Chapter 939 The tree fell and the hozens scattered
Hong Kong Island presents an extremely embarrassing situation.
Those practitioners at the bottom clearly put forward conditions: cancel the boycott, support Hugelive, block Hong Kong independence elements, and let filmmakers from the two places live in harmony!
The bosses couldn't accept it and no one dared to speak out, but they couldn't handle it and could only pretend to be dead.
This set of gameplay can be put simply in two words: vote!
The Hong Kong entertainment industry has come ashore in a clean slate, packaging themselves as civilized people, learning from the West, playing associations, playing with votes, and choosing rights and freedoms. Well, just choose.
On the contrary, it is simple, whoever has more people will get more votes.
Whoever has the most votes can become the president and control the voice of the 13 associations... Even if it goes one step further, it cannot be said.
The whole story is a movie by Johnnie To, "Underworld".
In Hong Kong these days, even the gangsters need votes. On the stage, they are all civilized people, but behind the stage, they will hit you on the head while you are fishing.
Of course, it doesn't work for the big guys to pretend to be dead.
5,000 practitioners and 4,000 people support Hugelive. They petitioned Hong Kong officials to express their opinions.
In fact, officials have also considered that Hong Kong's Internet industry is backward and there are no representative companies. Hugelive's headquarters here is like pie in the sky, so they don't want Hugelive to move.
After a while, the previous fierce opposition suddenly subsided.
The mainland side is even more disgusting. I just found someone to talk to Yao Yuan, and you guys don’t object anymore? Then isn’t my talk in vain?
At the same time, driven by Film Fortnight and the Internet, there was a wave of praise for Hugelive:
"Hugelive already has 20 million paying members worldwide. The Hong Kong market is too small. No matter how popular it is, it can't be compared to it!"
"There is no pressure to sell, and the money is generous, so of course I choose Hugelive!"
"The cinema is mainly for dates, and the tickets are expensive. I hope to see new actors. The old faces are too boring."
"I think this is a good opportunity. The era of exporting Hong Kong films to the outside world is over. Now that Hong Kong films have no ability to compete again, it is better to use the Internet platform to rise again.
Hugelive's development momentum is very good. If it becomes a hit on the platform, it will be loved by audiences in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia. I heard that it will enter Japan and South Korea next year, which will be even better!"
In this situation, many smart people have begun to take sides.
…………
99 Entertainment has been busy recently, with an endless stream of visitors, both from the mainland and from Hong Kong, all of whom are respectable people whose names can be called.
Today it’s directors Lam Chiu-hsien and Tsui Hark.
Master-disciple relationships are very common in Hong Kong. Lam Chiu-yin used to be with Tsui Hark and Chan Ka Shang, and he was considered a disciple. Tsui Hark filmed "Take the Tiger Mountain" for 99 and was not included in the liquidation list. Today he brought his apprentice to surrender.
"There have been too many people looking for me recently, and I have the same conditions for them all!"
"understand!"
Lin Chaoxian nodded fiercely and said: "I am willing to follow the boss!"
"Well, I'll give you a share."
The conditions mentioned by Yu Jiajia are to completely separate this group of people from the Hong Kong circle and belong to 99, including but not limited to: no cooperation with artists on the blacklist, public statements of stance, etc...
This blacklist is naturally composed of Huang Qiusheng and To Wenze, but it is much more than in history.
Take Zhang Jiahui for example, he went to the streets to support him. Because he shut up in time, he escaped. Later generations are still jumping around, but of course he can't do that now!
The Hong Kong community has always been a whole, and those who can accept these points are tantamount to abandoning the dark side and embracing the bright side.
Tsui Hark added: "He also has a script that he wants to ask Boss Yu to read!"
"What script?"
Lin Chaoxian quickly took it out. Yu Jiajia took a look and saw that it was adapted from the murder of a Chinese crew member in the Mekong River Golden Triangle in 2011. He said: "The subject matter is very interesting. I will take a closer look!"
She paused and said, "By the way, you will all be at the Academy Awards next year, right?"
"certainly!"
"That's good. The Academy Awards have been inflexible for so many years, so it's time to change them."
She waved her hand, indicating that they could go out.
When they got out of the house, Tsui Hark and Lin Chaoxian looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Boss Yu's intention was obvious, she wants to win the Academy Award next year!
This is the banner of Hong Kong cinema. Once the banner changes, that era will really come to an end. For some people, it is unacceptable, but for others, it doesn't matter. They were also the first batch to surrender.
After Tsui Hark and Lin Chaoxian, Chen Kexin, Wang Jing, Liu Weiqiang and others came to Yu Jiajia one after another.
Peter Chan is the most interesting. He not only expressed his attitude, but also expressed his willingness to try making a film for Hugelive, referring to the kind of large-scale and energetic film.
He did this in later generations. After filming "Win the Championship", he founded the "Pan-Asian Production Company", gave up the mainland market, and turned to overseas streaming media platforms. His first work was "The Murder of My Husband in Jiangyuan Nong" starring Zhang Ziyi.
What can I say about this person? He has a cunning side, but also a side that really wants to make some good movies.
Objectively speaking, the success rate of mainland films is not high. It cannot be said that it is entirely due to censorship, but it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with censorship.
The plan formulated by Jiang Zhiqiang and others: support the head, cooperate with Huayi Bona, and support mainland stars.
Now they are all bankrupt!
Everyone is running to join 99. Jiang Zhiqiang has withdrawn from retirement. The Hong Kong industry has no one to take charge of the overall situation. It is a mess. All we can do is wait for the arrival of the Hong Kong Film Awards.
…………
Another hazy morning.
Yao Yuan was wrapped in a coat and without washing his sloppy face, he ran to the gate of Chaoyang Park and got into the low-key black car.
It's still the same person inside.
"have you eaten?"
"Eating right now!"
"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you all the time."
There was no trace of embarrassment on his face. He laughed, sighed, and even scolded, saying, "You kid, what can people say? You are so courageous. You really did it. Did you have a premeditated plan?"
joke!
How could Yao Yuan admit it? Wouldn't that leave an impression of betrayal in the back of his head?
He hurriedly said: "No, no, we are entirely in Hong Kong to do Hugelive. It is more convenient. Hong Kong has a film and television foundation and experienced personnel. I just want to borrow this land to help me do OEM work."
Who would ever want to encounter something like this?
Those workers at the bottom have a difficult life, and I pay them a salary, so they naturally speak up for me. It’s just a blind cat that kills a mouse!”
"..."
The visitor looked at him with a half-smile, and without asking any further questions, he just said, "What do you mean by OEM?"
"Oh, that's right..."
He repeated the same rhetoric he had given at the Internet Conference, and someone asked: "What's the next goal?"
"The next step is to enter South Korea and make South Korea my OEM!"
Yao Yuan obviously saw the other person's eyebrows raised, but he didn't say anything. He nodded thoughtfully and said "good words" several times.
After the conversation, Yao Yuan got out of the car and ran back slovenly.
Hong Kong is a long-term, comprehensive problem that caused trouble for a long time until the National Security Law was promulgated.
At the national level, he can't do much, but he can still clean up the entertainment industry. At this point, Hugelive's rear is finally stable, and it's time to turn around and march towards South Korea.
"Phew...I'm so cold!"
Yao Yuan ran upstairs, rubbed his hands, and covered his daughter's face, making the child cry.
"What's wrong? Why are we talking to you again?"
"Little things, no matter how small, are not as important as eating."
He swallowed half of the bun that he had just finished in one gulp, took another sip of the hot soup, and exhaled a long breath of satisfaction.
Goodbye, Hong Kong movies!
(No more...
Blind date means being more picky among the pickiest group of people, it’s boring, it’s boring)