When we arrived at the dining room, there were four dishes and one soup on the table.
The aunt also brought the watermelon juice that was just right. Yu Jiajia couldn't wait to take a sip and said with satisfaction: "Well, your craftsmanship is really good. It tastes just like the one I had when I was a kid."
"Isn't this just local jelly?"
Yao Yuan also tasted it and found it was mediocre, so he asked: "You really don't want to eat?"
“If you don’t want to eat, don’t eat!”
"Then we eat."
So the couple started to have dinner, with Yu Jiajia acting as a lightbulb nearby, scooping out a bowl of watermelon juice, and said: "Today we held a press conference on Tomb Robbery Universe, saying that it will be officially charged next year."
"Well, how was the reaction?"
"Just wait and see, everyone will be fine once the photo is taken. In fact, there is no problem with charging. Nowadays, young people have different consumption concepts. What does it mean to pay more than ten yuan a month?"
"The price has been set?"
“The initial subscription is RMB 15 per month, and there are discounts for quarterly and annual subscriptions.”
"15 yuan is fine, it's not expensive." Yinyin agreed.
"If you pay, you must get paid benefits. You can't just watch ads for free. If you pay to watch ads, and call them 'member-only ads,' that's disgusting," Yao Yuandao said.
"These are all trivial matters. I came to you to talk about Hong Kong..."
Yu Jiajia put down the watermelon juice and said: "Wanda acquired AMC, and I talked with Lao Wang and prepared to take over two theaters in Hong Kong.
There are currently 45 theaters in Hong Kong. Golden Harvest originally had 6. With 2 more theaters, we can account for 18% of the share. Golden Harvest is the only theater in Hong Kong. If there is a theater chain and Hugelive grows again, there will definitely be a conflict.
"
"Are the two AMC theaters managed by themselves?" Yao Yuan asked.
"No, put up the AMC brand, Broadway is operating as an agent."
"Broadway, Jiang Zhiqiang?"
"Yes, he has 11 theaters."
Jiang Zhiqiang, the owner of Anle Film Company, owns a Broadway theater chain, the peak of Hong Kong movies in the 80s and 90s, Golden Harvest, New Arts City, Shaw Brothers, and Debau.
Broadway Cinemas stayed out of the matter because it only screened foreign-language films and was the exclusive agent for Hollywood films in Hong Kong.
At that time, the mainland market was closed, Hong Kong films were rampant, and Hollywood could not make any waves in Hong Kong. But starting from the late 1990s, the situation reversed, Hong Kong films declined, and Hollywood conquered the world.
Coupled with China's accession to the WTO and the liberalization of the market, shooting international blockbusters has become a new trend.
Jiang Zhiqiang is familiar with major Hollywood studios and has well-connected connections. He took advantage of the chaos and rose up. He saved "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "The Golden Jacket", "Lust, Caution", "Monster Hunt", etc., and became Hougang
A very important boss in the film era.
Tang Wei took refuge with him, and Liu Yifei also took refuge with him, filming "Mulan".
"..."
Yao Yuan asked: "You mean, Jiang Zhiqiang will make trouble for you."
"It's not just him. You know the virtues of those people in Hong Kong. I want to turn Hong Kong Island into a back garden. This is a matter of time. Anyway, I have to do it."
"Then what's your plan?"
Yinyin listened very enthusiastically and asked.
"Use Hugelive's abundant funds and platform to siphon Hong Kong Island and control their film and television industry!" Yu Jiajia said.
"I think it's a bit difficult. The mainland market is so big. They can come to the mainland to shoot movies. There is no need to go to Hugelive." Yinyin actively participated.
"Yeah, that's what I'm worried about!"
"..."
Yao Yuan was holding a bowl in one hand and vegetables in the other, eating slowly, his mind spinning rapidly, and he said: "With the rise of the mainland market and stars, the Hong Kong scene will be better off in a few years.
When genuine, high-grossing mainland productions continue to emerge, that's when we will take a dominant position.
But this takes time, and you may not be able to wait. And even if domestic entertainment flourishes in an all-round way, Hong Kong’s leading directors and stars will still exist and will not completely decline.”
He paused and continued: "How about this? You know the Hong Kong Film Awards, right?"
"nonsense!"
"Then you know that the Academy Awards Board of Directors is composed of thirteen associations, right?"
"I know, what's wrong?"
"These thirteen associations include directors, theaters, screenwriters, photography, lighting, art, stunts, editors, etc. In other words, they represent all film and television practitioners in Hong Kong. Do you know the specific number?"
"At its peak, there were 20,000 people doing it. After SARS, there were only 5,000 people left. Now there are even fewer people." Yu Jiajia said.
"Okay, let's count it as 5,000 people. Even if Hong Kong declines again, these 5,000 people will still have to eat. As the saying goes, work will start. So what is the current model?"
Yao Yuan had a habit of placing bowls again, but as soon as he placed one, Yinyin took it away.
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!"
whispering sound!
He curled his lips and said: "The current model is that the top directors and stars use the rules of co-production to lead everyone to start work.
For example, when Chan Ke-sin and Wong Jing shoot a movie, in addition to looking for Hong Kong actors, they will also find some Hong Kong behind-the-scenes staff to assemble the team, ranging from producers and supervisors to art, lighting, editing, and even scene notes, script management and tea.
They fight in the inner circle and are united towards the mainland.
The big guys lead the way, and the younger guys follow behind, working together and eating together."
"ah!"
Yu Jiajia slammed the table and said excitedly: "I understand!"
"Hehe, I understand too!" Yinyin smiled.
"I want to separate their heads from the bottom, cut off this pattern of big and small, I will put food on the table for those thousands of practitioners, and let them know that I am the one who provides the most basic necessities.
And it’s not just movies, TV series are also very sad. TVB is getting more and more stingy, there are fewer and fewer dramas, and many people can’t get along..."
Yu Jiajia quickly relaxed her thoughts and said: "I will lead them to start work, and then influence the film and television associations, which are also voting members of the Academy Awards, hehe!"
"What did you think of? Oh, tell me quickly!" Yinyin was extremely anxious.
"You know the Academy Awards never give Best Actor to Mainland China, right? Those are their last pair of underpants, I want to take them off!"
Yu Jiajia had a clear idea, and her whole body was shaken up.
To put it simply, this trick is to mobilize the masses and defeat local tyrants.
It's pretty good now, but it will be called depression in later generations. How many people in Hong Kong's film and television industry had to change careers because there were no jobs. There are people who work as security guards, people who work as porters, people who sell fish balls, people who work as market managers...
More than 600 people are unemployed at TVB alone.
"Wonderful, wonderful! Today's decision can be called the Xiangshan Pair, no less than Zhuge Wolong!"
"Okay, I'm leaving!"
"Give me 3 years, and I will conquer Hong Kong Island and become Hugelive's back garden!"
Yu Jiajia was so mad that no one could stop her. She left immediately. She was out the door in the blink of an eye, got in the car in the blink of an eye, and left with a rumble.
"..."
Yinyin took the last bite of rice and was quite envious: "It's great, Jia Jia lives so coolly!"
"You can do this too."
"I don't, I want face."
The two of them smiled, finished dinner, took the dog for a walk, and then played basketball in the yard when they came back, sitting on chairs and whispering.
Yu Jiajia likes that, and they both like that, each having their own pursuits in life.