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Finally, it was the turn of the award for Best Film. The host shouted excitedly: The presenter, Mr. Liu Lang, the chairman of Shengtang Entertainment Co., Ltd., will reveal to us who will win the best feature film this year.
More than a thousand people at the scene stood up and applauded enthusiastically. Liu Lang slowly walked from the backstage to the front stage, raising his hands as he walked.
"Hello fellow colleagues, I am Liu Lang...!"
The scene burst into applause again.
"Thank you all. I am honored to participate in this Flying Award presentation. I am also honored that Mr. Hu asked me to present this most important award. Our country's entertainment industry developed relatively late. At that time, I could only watch TV series from Hong Kong Island.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Fearless Heroes, none of them are our mainland TV series. Later, Wanwan film and television dramas appeared again, Bao Qing, Yi Tu Long Ji, the entertainment culture of the mainland seems to be occupied by these two places.
The entertainment industries of Hong Kong Island and Wanwan are mature and this is their advantage. We cannot compare at this stage. We have to spend a certain amount of time to continuously accumulate and improve, and sooner or later we will catch up with them.
But we have an advantage that they will never be able to match, and that is our mainland market. Hong Kong Island has a population of 7 million, which is less than the capital city. Wanwan, with a population of 20 million, cannot compare with Liaobei Province. The two of them combined
They are not as large as those in Northern Liaoning Province. Such a market is destined to never be as big as our mainland. Last year, there was a TV series called "Huan Zhuge Ge", which caused a huge sensation in the three places. This TV series made more than a dozen dollars in the mainland.
billion, this is our advantage.
As the mainland continues to develop, the market will become bigger and bigger. I predict that in ten years' time, the entertainment market in the mainland will reach 70 billion, becoming the entertainment market in the world second only to the United States.
So I hope that the entertainment people from Hong Kong Island can come here quickly, so that there is room for your development...Finally, I wish that we, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places, can be one family!"
Liu Lang's speech once again attracted warm applause. He was the only one who dared to say such words. If it were anyone else, it would probably cause dissatisfaction among Hong Kong Island and Wanwan celebrities.
"Okay, I've said so much nonsense, now let's get to the topic."
Liu Lang opened the winning letter in his hand.
"The winner of the 1999 Flying Award for Best Feature Film is..."My Father and Mother", congratulations to them!"
Many cast and crew members of the film crew stood up and hugged each other. Then the creative staff walked onto the podium under the leadership of director Zhang Yi. Director Zhang respectfully took the trophy from Liu Lang's hand, and everyone followed in turn.
He stepped forward to shake hands with Liu Lang.
"I am very happy to receive this award, and even more happy that this award was awarded to our team by Mr. Liu himself. Liu Lang just said it very well. We have excellent actors, excellent screenwriters, excellent directors and excellent awards in the mainland. Of course,
The most important thing is the excellent audience. With so many excellent staff together, our film career will definitely be successful, thank you all!"
The award ceremony ended in a peaceful atmosphere. After the event, all award-winning individuals and teams had to take a group photo on stage.
As a guest, Liu Lang didn't want to overwhelm the guest, so he just stood aside. As a result, everyone began to line up around him, and soon Liu Lang became the center again.
There is no way, he is the biggest boss at the scene, who dares to let him stand in the corner?
After the awards, Mr. Hu of the National Film Company invited Liu Lang to a group dinner. Liu Lang was very considerate, and he became the focus of attention. Directors, actors and producers all gathered around him, giving them toasts and business cards.
They hope to have a relationship with Liu Lang, because they know that as long as they have a relationship with Liu Lang, it is equivalent to connecting with the world and being able to show up in Hollywood.
In recent years, Shengtang Company has brought many Hong Kong actors to Hollywood. The most famous one is Long Ge. Liu Lang personally wrote the script for him. With "Red Fan Zone", Long Ge became another celebrity after "Long Ge".
Among the Chinese movie stars in Hollywood, his salary has now reached 10 million US dollars, and he is a well-deserved Huarong person.
In addition to Brother Long, he also plays "Brother Fa". He has played several roles in Shengtang's movies. Although he is not the protagonist, he is also the second or third male lead. Many Americans know him, and Liu Furong, Lai Ming, etc.
Others also often appear in important roles.
These actors also know that they cannot be the protagonists of a movie. Shengtang Company is facing the European and American markets. Casting a Chinese actor as the protagonist will not be recognized by the other party. It is already very good to play an important role.
, Of course, Brother Long is a special case. After all, foreigners can't play his movies, only him.
The most important point is that the emergence of Shengtang Company has prevented Chinese people from being treated unfairly in Hollywood. This is the biggest contribution of Shengtang Company.
Brother Long had become very famous in the 1900s with movies such as Drunken Master. A Hollywood producer called him to interview for a role. Brother Long flew to the United States with more than a dozen people on a plane. The interview time was not long.
If it exceeds ten minutes, there will be no results.
Since the growth of Shengtang Company, Hollywood's attitude towards Chinese actors has completely changed. They will not and do not dare to discriminate against Chinese actors, because Liu Lang is Chinese, and Lin Guodong and Ye Jinsheng are both Chinese. If they offend a few of them, especially
Liu Lang, even if you are a well-known director, you may still be ostracized in Hollywood.
Two years ago, Brother Long once spoke in detail about Liu Lang's importance to Hua Rao in a talk show. Only then did people know his importance to Chinese actors. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid Americans wouldn't even watch it.
Take a look at you.
Liu Lang clinked glasses with everyone politely, but he would not drink much wine, and even so, the other party was flattered.
Mr. Hu from National Film and Television was very happy, especially Liu Lang's speech, which deeply touched the country's heart. The words that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places are one family undoubtedly raised this celebration to a new level.
"Mr. Liu, when will your Shengtang come back to shoot some movies? You can't stay abroad all the time. You have to help the country's film industry no matter what!"
Mr. Hu drank a little too much and came to Liu Lang's side accompanied by several celebrities.
"Mr. Hu, the reason why Shengtang does not make movies in the mainland is to protect other companies. Our country's market needs a hundred schools of thought to contend and a hundred flowers to bloom. If I, Shengtang, come in, then other companies will not be able to survive, right? But Shengtang Company can
If you make some investments, let’s make money together!”
"Haha, yes, Mr. Liu, you are very thoughtful. Shengtang is the strongest entertainment company in the world. Sony and Disney are no match for you, let alone our domestic entertainment companies, our country's movies, especially good ones.
There are not many movies, and we urgently need to learn some advanced foreign experience, especially industrial light and magic. The special effects are simply amazing. They are completely fake and real. Why not teach domestic companies!"
Mr. Hu wants to take advantage of Shengtang Company.