"We want to hold a film award that belongs to Hong Kong?"
At the Tseung Kwan O studio, in the main building with black and white images, Fang Jianhui looked at Chu Huan sitting on the sofa with some surprise. Then Fang Jianhui understood that Chu Huan knew what happened to Miao Kexiu at the Golden Donkey Award.
His own woman was bullied at the Golden Donkey Awards, and then Chu Huan created a Hong Kong Film Awards to compete with the Golden Donkey Awards. This is in line with Chu Huan's style of doing things.
"There is no problem if you want to create a film award that belongs to Hong Kong. Just tell Shaw Brothers and basically this award can be established. But the most important thing is how to increase the influence of this award outside Hong Kong!"
Fang Jianhui naturally understood Chu Huan's thoughts, and naturally began to think about how to increase the influence of this award.
Fang Jianhui is not worried about the influence of this award in Hong Kong.
The current structure of the Hong Kong film industry is that black and white is the king of the Hong Kong film industry, while Shaw Brothers can barely be considered a minor king. As for other film companies, they can't even be counted as two or two.
Coupled with the black and white media behind the current black and white images, when TVB, newspapers, and magazines jointly promote it, this film award will instantly become the most influential film award in Hong Kong.
However, Fang Jianhui knows Chu Huan. Since Chu Huan wants to suppress the Golden Donkey Award in Taiwan, the influence of the Hong Kong Film Awards must at least be transmitted to Taiwan.
But it is very difficult to break the influence of the Golden Donkey Award in Taiwan.
Because the current Taiwan Golden Donkey Award is a film award under an official background.
In 1957, when Taiwanese-language films were at their peak, the Credit Information News Agency held the first "Taiwanese-language Film and Film Exhibition", referred to as the Taiwanese-language Film Exhibition. The award ceremony was held on the same day at the Taipei International School.
Hosted by the president, there were 32 films competing at that time. The festival followed the North American Academy Awards model, with the presenter handing the awards to the recipients.
The award categories can be divided into 11 "Golden Donkey Awards" selected by professional judges, 10 "Silver Star Awards" voted by the audience, and 1 "Honorary Award" and 10 "Audience Choice Winners". This is
The name "Golden Donkey Award" was used for the first time on a formal occasion, but the Taiwanese Film Festival was only held for one session before being discontinued.
In 1962, in order to promote the development of Taiwan's film industry and encourage excellent Mandarin films and outstanding film workers, the Taiwan authorities organized the Golden Donkey Award by the Information Bureau.
After 1968 (the fifth session), the Golden Donkey Awards were sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan. In 1984, it was again sponsored by the Information Bureau. Private film groups took turns co-organizing it. Until 1990 (the 27th session)
, in order to comply with the government's policy of "privatization of public utilities", the Information Bureau announced its decision to transfer the Golden Donkey Award, Golden Bell Award, and Golden Melody Award from the official to non-governmental organizations.
That’s why it is said that the Golden Donkey Award is now an award with a government background.
Chu Huan is now organizing film awards in Hong Kong. It is obvious that he is competing against Taiwan's Golden Donkey Award. Therefore, let alone wanting to let Hong Kong's film awards enter Taiwan to increase his own influence, it may even cause the Taiwan authorities to question black and white.
Suppression of video movies!
After hearing Fang Jianhui's worries, Chu Huan sat on the sofa and seemed not to care.
"My experience with HSBC during this time has taught me a truth!"
Fang Jianhui naturally knew that Chu Huan would definitely have some conflicts with HSBC because of the matter of the richest man in Xiangjiang. Now that Chu Huan said it in person, Fang Jianhui asked curiously.
"What's the point?"
Chu Huan adjusted his sitting posture, and then said solemnly, "That is to give in blindly. It will not let the other party let you go, but will make the other party feel that you are easy to bully. You can only show your muscles at the right time."
, Only in this way can the other party understand that we are not easy to bully!"
Fang Jianhui thought for a while and said, "I understand the truth, but Brother Huan, now Taiwan's box office profits for Hong Kong movies account for more than half. If our company is really targeted by the Taiwan authorities, then our company's profits will be
At least a third of it must be subtracted!”
Chu Huan said easily, "Shanhai Cinemas now owns two-thirds of the theaters in Xiangjiang and is the well-deserved number one cinema chain company in Hong Kong. If any film from anywhere wants to enter the film market in Hong Kong, it must cooperate with us."
Black-and-white images require profits from Taiwan, but films shot by Taiwanese film companies also require Hong Kong's market.
And don’t forget, we and Shaw Brothers now have almost a monopoly on the distribution channels of all films in Southeast Asian countries except their own films.
If the Taiwanese authorities really want to fight us to the death, then Taiwanese film companies can even fall out with them!"
Shanhai Cinema has never stopped its development, especially after Black and White Pictures acquired Golden Harvest, and has almost become an absolute leader in the Hong Kong film industry.
And those independent theaters suffered.
Zhou Zhibin, the general manager of Shanhai Cinemas, was naturally much more domineering when acquiring these independent theaters.
Usually, it’s just a sentence: “You choose whether you live or die. If you live, sell the theater to Shanhai Cinema. Shanhai Cinema will give you a fair price and use the money to do other businesses. If you die, you will never do anything else.”
From now on, any film produced by any film company in Hong Kong will be prohibited from being shown in your theater."
Under such a situation that is almost a rip-off, those independent theaters have no other choice.
Today, there are only four cinema chain companies left in Xiangjiang, Shanhai Cinemas, Shuangnan Cinemas, Shaw Brothers, and Anle Cinemas!
Due to the background of Shuangnan Cinemas being a national brand, both parties are basically on their own terms. Shaw Cinemas cooperates with Shaw Brothers to form a country of its own, while Anle Cinemas only has two theaters showing Western films.
In addition, there are no so-called independent cinemas in Hong Kong.
It can be said that at this time, Shanhai Cinemas has firmly grasped the lifeblood of the Hong Kong film industry.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Xiangjiang film industry has almost become Chu Huan’s exclusive territory. Any film from other places that wants to enter the Xiangjiang film market must cooperate with Shanhai Cinema.
Like the textile industry, today's black and white images have monopolized the entire Hong Kong film industry.
This is why Chu Huan has the confidence to organize a film award in Hong Kong to compete with Taiwan's Golden Donkey Award.
It is true that the Taiwan market is the largest film market in the Hong Kong film industry, but Hong Kong is also the largest film market in the Taiwan film industry. In addition, black and white images also almost monopolize the distribution channels in Southeast Asia. Even Taiwanese films want to
To be released throughout Southeast Asia, we also need to use this channel.
Therefore, unless no one wants to have an easy time, the Taiwan authorities will not really fall out with the black and white video.
After all, there are many film companies in Taiwan that also have government backgrounds, and if there is a disturbance, the Information Bureau may not have an easy time.
After hearing what Chu Huan said, Fang Jianhui immediately showed a happy smile, "If that's the case, it would be much easier."
Chu Huan said, "You should organize a professional group to discuss this matter. I hope to see a film award belonging to Hong Kong next year."
Now Chu Huan no longer has to be responsible for specific things. As long as he puts forward his plan, the people below will naturally improve the plan!
Sure enough, after listening to this, Fang Jianhui didn't have any objections and said, "Brother Huan, don't worry, there will definitely be no problem with me!"
Chu Huan nodded slightly, and then asked Fang Jianhui another question, "I heard that some film critics are criticizing movies with black and white images recently?"
Fang Jianhui nodded and said with some self-blame, "Brother Huan, this matter is my fault. I saw that Director Li's romance films were very popular, so during the past six months, I asked the company to focus on filming some romance films.
It is precisely for this reason that those film critics seized the opportunity to criticize us!"
Seeing Fang Jianhui admitting his mistake, Chu Huan smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
Fang Jianhui said seriously, "I have already thought about reducing the number of romantic movies in the future for the sake of the company's image."
Chu Huan continued to ask noncommittally, "Is Feng Yue Pian's profit high?"
When Fang Jianhui heard this, he immediately said excitedly, "Of course it is high. This type of movie has low investment and a fixed audience. Now that there is a video tape market, it has created a small sales myth. Just
In the past six months, Fengyue Film alone has brought the company nearly 50 million Hong Kong dollars in revenue!"
After hearing this data from Fang Jianhui, I knew that "Fortune" still had some statistical problems. According to Fortune's statistics, Black and White Media, which focuses on black and white images, will bring Chu Huan 300 million Hong Kong dollars in income every year. This
The data is somewhat sparse because Fortune ignored the emerging videotape market!
As the base camp of Kyushu, Xiangjiang has naturally started selling Kyushu Electronics products early. Although the sales volume cannot be compared with Japan, Europe and the United States, it has at least opened up a market.
The video tape profit of Fengyue Film is higher than the movie box office profit, and the sales profit is higher than the rental profit.
As for why?
This type of movie, everyone still likes to stay at home, whether watching it with the fifth girl or with their girlfriends, it can bring a different flavor.
Before this, there were special theaters in Xiangjiang that screened movies of this type, but in a place with so many people, some people couldn't let go and did things that didn't fit the atmosphere of the scene.
But there are always some small hotels next to this type of cinema
After hearing this, Chu Huan chuckled and said to Fang Jianhui, "So you mean to say a few words to those irrelevant people and then sacrifice the company's profits?"
Fang Jianhui was stunned, he didn't expect Chu Huan to have such thoughts.
But then Fang Jianhui said excitedly, "Aren't I worried that this reputation will have some bad influence on the company and Brother Huan on you?"
Chu Huan said disdainfully, "Shit, believe it or not, I just need to announce it to the public. If anyone says something about black and white images in the newspaper, I will immediately invest in him to make a movie. Those film critics will line up and come to me."
Call me daddy!"
Fang Jianhui couldn't help laughing when he thought of that scene, and said, "If that's the case, then I won't pay attention to them!"
Chu Huan was still a little dissatisfied, "After they scolded us, they were happy and gained a reputation, and then you, the one who was scolded, happily pretended that nothing happened.
Fang Jianhui, you can do it, why didn’t I realize before that you still have the potential to be a little Shou Shou?"
Fang Jianhui's face darkened, and Chu Huan's venomous tongue, which he had not seen for a long time, once again made him feel like a coward!
"Although I know what you said is a bit unreasonable, I have no way to refute it, so I decided to take action against those people!"
Chu Huan then showed a satisfied smile, "Is this right? As the general manager of the largest film company in Hong Kong, if you don't even have this bit of domineering power, then I think you'd better not be the general manager of Black and White Media."
The establishment of Black and White Media is basically nearing completion, and Fang Jianhui naturally became the general manager of Black and White Media and concurrently the general manager of Black and White Imaging.
Originally, according to Fang Jianhui's opinion, since we are now a group company, we want to move the headquarters of Black and White Media to the Tseung Kwan O studio.
However, when Fang Jianhui told Chu Huan about this, he was rejected by Chu Huan. The Chinese Bank would be completed in a year and a half. Chu Huan planned to use it as the headquarters of his Xiangjiang enterprise. That is to say, by the time
At that time, all the companies under Chu Huan's name will move their headquarters to China Banking.
So when the time comes, Black and White Media will also move to Chinatown. If that's the case, it won't be a mistake to make trouble this time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Fang Jianhui said to Chu Huan seriously, "Brother Huan, I have a small plan in mind now, but I need to borrow some cartoonists from Fantasy Comics Club!"
Chu Huan glanced at Fang Jianhui and said, "Do you know how valuable my cartoonists are? Let them help you? It's impossible for the cartoonists to come, and the cartoon apprentices will have no problem when they arrive!"
With the publication of "Kunlun Comics" and "Jianghu Comics", the number of artists in Fantasy Comics Club has tripled again. Not only that, for future development, Fantasy Comics Club has also established an apprenticeship system at the suggestion of Kamikura Yasuo
.
That is, recruit some young painters into the company to serve as assistants for the official painters. This type of cartoonist apprenticeship is mostly young people in Xiangjiang!
In the future, Fantasy Comics will definitely have more than these three comics under its name.
Fang Jianhui said nonchalantly, "No problem, I just draw a few four-frame cartoons anyway, so it's not a big problem!"
Seeing Fang Jianhui's mean look, Chu Huan guessed that he wanted to steal from her, but Chu Huan didn't care. He was the general manager of his company anyway, so stealing from her was for the good of the company!
Peter Lai, 45 years old, was once an assistant director at Shaw Brothers. After participating in the shooting of several films, he got the opportunity to direct a film independently.
As a result, Peter Lai made a mistake that many new directors often make. He wanted to cater to the market, but at the same time he wanted to add some of his own private goods to the movie for the audience.
As a result, a film with four different characteristics was produced, that is to say, it was a film that was not commercial but not literary and artistic.
You can imagine the box office of such a movie. The grandson of Pujie knocked on the door of Grandma Pujie’s room, and Pujie came home!
An angry Shao Yifu cursed Li Peter in public, and from then on, Li Peter never had the chance to direct the film again.
With no job opportunities, Peter Lai could only look for opportunities to direct movies after leaving Shaw Brothers and moving to other film companies.
But everyone knows about Peter Lai, so no film company is willing to use him.
There was no other way. In order to eat, Peter Li could only start writing movie columns for newspapers and comment on some currently released movies to earn his own living expenses.
Because Peter Lai has been kicked out of the film industry, even when he is middle-aged, Peter Lai is still very angry. Therefore, when reviewing movies, he has always been known for his vicious words. No matter what kind of movie it is, it will definitely be the best when it comes to him.
He was sprayed all over his body!
Li Peter, who had been writing the manuscript all night, put down the cigarette in his hand, wrote the last sentence, and finally finished what he wanted.
Picking up the paper in front of him, Peter Li showed a satisfied smile on his face.
This is another article criticizing the rampant romance films in today’s film industry.
In Peter Li's view, this type of film has nothing to offer except for the costumes and the camera shots. Isn't it just relying on some revealing shots to attract audiences to the cinema?
The world is declining, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!
I thought I could earn another royalties by sending this article to the newspaper. In this case
Thinking of this, Peter Li turned around and saw the woman lying on his bed.
Peter Li got into bed without saying a word, waking up the woman and causing some dissatisfaction, but soon the dissatisfaction turned into the sound of the creaking bed board scraping against the floor.
A few minutes later, the woman got dressed, took out 300 Hong Kong dollars from Peter Li's wallet on the table, put it to her mouth, kissed it, and then said, "Thank you, boss, remember to come back to me next time!"
After saying that, the woman stepped on her high heels and left Li Peter's residence.
Peter Li had a cigarette afterward, and then prepared to go to sleep. Mimi Huhu didn't know how long he had slept when he suddenly heard the phone next to the bed ring.
But Peter Li woke up in a hurry, picked up the phone excitedly, and said loudly, "I'm ready. I can shoot a new movie at any time, including romantic movies!"
As a result, a joking voice came from the other side, "Peter, are you crazy for wanting to make a movie? I, Lao Li, want to have tea with you!"
In fact, Lao Li is not very old, not even as old as Li Peter, and he is only in his 30s this year, but both others and himself are willing to call him Lao Li. As for why, it is impossible to verify.
Not only is Lao Li not as old as Peter Lai, but he also has less experience in the industry than Peter Lai. He is the kind of person who has always wanted to enter the film industry as a director, but has never been able to get the chance. Later, he was forced by life to write in a newspaper.
Movie column!
Li Peter looked at the clock on the wall. It was already past 11 o'clock. After cursing "fuck", he asked, "Are you treating me?"
Lao Li chuckled and said, "I'll treat you, and you pay for it!"
"Fuck!" Li Peter cursed again, and then said, "Why?"
"Don't forget you still owe me 200 yuan!"
"I know, wait for me at Sister Hua Tea Restaurant, go over now!"
"Where are you going to Sister Hua again? She is already over 40!"
"Hmph, what do you know? The older you get, the stronger the flavor becomes!"
"Okay, you're the one paying for it anyway, I don't care where you go."
Half an hour later, Li Peter appeared in slovenly clothes and rubbed his eyes at Sister Hua's Tea Restaurant. When he saw Sister Hua sitting at the bar and cashing out, wearing a tight T-shirt with a deep round neck, he immediately became energetic.
"Sister Hua, you are still so beautiful!"
"It's the same sentence every day. It doesn't bother you when you say it, but it bothers me when I hear it!"
"When I become a director, I will definitely let you, Sister Hua, be the female lead."
"Fuck your mother, you used this reason to trick me into sleeping with you, and now you use this bullshit reason?"
"you do not believe me?"
"Do not believe!"
Peter Li shook his head and said that Sister Hua had no discernment. He walked straight in and saw Lao Li who had already arrived.
"You're like this, and you're dead before you can make your second movie!" Lao Li looked at Li Peter's unfulfilled look and said jokingly.
"Fuck!" Li Peter cursed angrily and said, "Fart, if Shao Laoliu hadn't appreciated it and didn't submit my film to the Golden Donkey Award, I would be the Best Director of the Golden Donkey Award now!
"
After the two of them cooed with each other, Sister Hua threw their lunch directly on the table, and the soup splashed on the table, but the two of them didn't pay attention.
While eating lunch, I continued to complain.
"By the way, didn't you say before that you had written a movie script that was sure to be a sensation in Hong Kong and that you were going to hand it over to Black and White Video? How is it now?"
Peter Li asked Lao Li after taking a sip of stocking milk tea.
Lao Li's expression was the same as when Peter Li complained about Yifu Shao just now, saying, "Forget it, black and white images have no eyes for gold and jade, and they actually returned my movie script. I think they must want to plagiarize me."
idea."
Peter Lai showed a heartbroken expression and said, "The current Hong Kong film market will be destroyed sooner or later by film companies like Shaw Brothers and Black and White Pictures. Look at what they are shooting.
They are either all kinds of explicit romance movies or Kung Fu movies that promote violence. They have no artistic pursuit at all and have simply tarnished the art of film!"
Lao Li said with deep sympathy, "Yes, the same is true for the current Hong Kong audience. It is precisely because of these garbage audiences that these garbage movie companies and garbage movies exist."
The two of them clinked the teacups in their hands heroically.
"The future of Xiangjiang Film still depends on us!"
After the two of them had a passionate exchange of ideas, Li Peter took out the film review he wrote yesterday from his bag and handed it to Lao Li.
"This is what I thought of when I was riding my horse last night. It contains my worries about today's Hong Kong film industry and my plans for future development. Please help me take a look!"
After Lao Li took it, he looked at it once and slapped the table excitedly. He didn't care about the dissatisfied eyes of the surrounding diners and preached loudly.
"It's inspiring, it's inspiring. As soon as an article like this appears in the newspaper, I believe it will immediately attract the attention of movie fans in Hong Kong and the attention of the bosses of major film companies. By then, Peter, you will be the second Chang Cheh!"
These film critics also have idols, and their idol is Chang Cheh. From a film critic to a million-dollar box office director in Hong Kong, every film critic hopes to become the second Chang Cheh.
Just like every horizontal drifter and northern drifter in later generations, they all hope that they can become the second Wang Baoqiang.
But after all these years, there is still only one Chang Cheh in the Hong Kong film critic circle, and the same is true in later generations. More than ten years have passed, and among hundreds of thousands and millions of extras, there is only one Wang Baoqiang!
Peter Lai pretended to be reserved and said, "I have figured it out this time. If I want to have a voice in the film industry, I still have to follow the trend. I must first endure the humiliation and make a few movies with a box office of over 10 million, and then I can shoot
We ourselves want to shoot artistic films that can truly represent our personal thoughts!”
Lao Li nodded and said, "We are also contributing to the film industry in Hong Kong, that's why we endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden."
"Yes!" Peter Li nodded.
The two clinked glasses again.
But this time, neither of them drank, but looked at the door of the tea restaurant.
Under the warm sun, a girl wearing a white shirt, jeans, black and white sneakers, and neat long hair walked past the door of the tea restaurant.
Li Peter and Lao Li put down the tea cups in their hands almost at the same time, and then got up and walked out of the tea restaurant at the same time, and came to the girl's side.
When the girl saw the two of them, she was a little nervous and shrank back slightly. She said in less than fluent Cantonese, "What are you doing?"
Peter Lai thought he had a kind smile and said, "Beautiful girl, don't be nervous. I am the film director Peter Lai. I just saw you play a role that is very suitable for the female lead in my new movie, so I want to ask you if you are willing to make a movie.
?”
Maybe Li Peter's smile is too deceptive, or maybe the business card Li Peter took out after introducing himself looked too similar. Of course, girls also want to find a job as soon as possible, so girls believe in Li Peter.
words.
small book booth
"Hello, Director Li!"
Lao Li on the side felt a little regretful that he had spoken slowly just now, and at the same time he also looked down upon Peter Li, who still has the director's business card!
"Hello, hello!" Peter Li said with a smile that was as beautiful as a flower but looked ugly. "Beautiful girl, I really think you are very suitable for a kind of elegant and elegant temperament, and the character of the heroine in my movie is like this. If
If you have nothing else to do, how about we find a place to have a good chat?"
The girl thought for a moment and finally nodded and said, "Yes, but it must be in a crowded place!"
Peter Li immediately said, "That's natural. There is a coffee shop not far ahead. How about we chat there?"
The girl let down her guard and said, "Okay."
The three of them were preparing to go to the coffee shop together. Sister Hua, who was standing at the bar, coughed.
Li Peter immediately understood and said to Lao Li, "Lao Li, you go and pay the bill first, and then come to the cafe in front to find us!"
Lao Li ""
After arriving at the coffee shop, Peter Li couldn't wait to ask the girl, "Beautiful girl, I don't know your name yet!"
The girl smiled politely and said, "My name is Wu Shuhan!"