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Chapter 234 Night in Xiangjiang

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    Although Yuan Qiao feels that the "Hong Kong Nights" film promotion event launched by the Hong Kong Trade Development Bureau in Cannes is a waste of time, as she said, she came to this event to meet people. As for whether she can sell the film to Europe and the United States  , she couldn't control it even if she wanted to.

    She is a soft-spoken person. Except for her own family members who can listen to what she has to say, how can anyone else listen to her?  Just do whatever you like. In fact, it is not without benefit to hit a wall. Let them understand that even if "the moon in foreign countries is always full", it cannot shine on the heads of their descendants of the Yellow Emperor.

    Before dinner, since I came to the film festival, apart from attending Chinese film screenings, I spent the rest of my time either with Mr. Chen from Xinyuan or with people from Xinyu, busy working on overseas films for these two companies.  Gu Huxin, who was publishing Pathfinder and dealing with film producers from various countries, rushed back, changed her clothes, and went out with Yuan Qiaoqiao and Lu Meili.

    Yuan Qiaoqiao looked at her neatly dressed cousin beside her and asked in confusion: "No, my aunt and I are going to attend this movie promotion event. Why are you joining in the fun?"

    "Can't I open my eyes with you?" Lu Meili glanced at her mother, glanced at her again, and said with a smile, "Why, you don't want to?"

    Following her gaze and glancing at the silent aunt, understanding the hidden meaning conveyed in her eyes, Yuan Qiaoqiao shook her head quickly and said, "No, no, you are free, as long as you are happy."  .¡±

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    The event was scheduled to start at eight o'clock in the evening. At about 7:30, the Gu family and three people arrived at the door of the Majestic Hotel and were startled by a group of Wuyangyang people.

    On both sides of the hotel door, a guard stood on each side. They were originally just checking the invitation letter, but because so many people came, in addition to the invited guests, there were also many people carrying long guns and short cannons to eat and oversized cameras. It seemed that  The guy who was a reporter walked inside because he had a press card.

    Old people, young people, men, women, family members, foreigners from other families people walked in in a hurry, and the door of the hotel was so crowded that they were just serving as "doormen".  The guards once again took on the responsibility of maintaining order and were extremely busy.

    Seeing this scene, Lu Meili was surprised and asked: "Why are there so many people? Qiaoqiao, didn't you say that foreigners are not interested in our movie and won't support it? Then why are so many people coming?"

    "There are many people here, and they may not be here for the movie. Some are here to compliment friends, some have the same purpose as me, some are here to join in the fun, and some are Anyway, I estimate that 100% of them are here for the movie.  One would be nice.¡±

    "Then the hotel lobby they booked is big enough to accommodate so many people?"

    Yuan Qiaoqiao shook her head, "I don't know, this is my first time here, but the organizer must have something in mind. After all, the main purpose of this promotional event is to revitalize Hong Kong movies."

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????: "I don¡¯t know who it is, but I just thought about it and came up with such an idea. It stinks no more."

    Although I don¡¯t know much about movies and I don¡¯t have much contact with things in your industry, I have eyes that can see and ears that can listen. If nothing else, just saying that Xinyuan is selling movies in Cannes this time.  The experience of dealing with those film producers makes me not think that foreign countries will not be interested in our country's movies.

    Fortunately, this is just an event organized by the Hong Kong Trade Bureau, and neither the state nor the Hong Kong authorities take the lead. Otherwise, it would be really embarrassing and would be sent abroad.  "

    Even an outsider like my aunt can see the truth. In fact, many knowledgeable people in Xiangjiang may not be able to see it. For example, the King of Sunglasses, Du Qifeng, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Zhou Xuchi, etc. are very famous abroad. There are many in Xiangjiang.  Well-known directors and artists did not attend the event.

    As Yuan Qiaoqiao walked away, she explained, "I am not forced by the situation of Hong Kong Film. I am forced to have no choice.

    "If we don't think of a solution, Hong Kong's film market will become like Taiwan, a desert.

    There were problems in Taiwan¡¯s film market back then. In fact, it wasn¡¯t that Taiwan didn¡¯t have good directors, good producers, and good actors But in the end, Taiwan¡¯s film market failed to recover from its collapse in the 1980s until now.  .

    There is no other way. In the end, the people who make movies in Taiwan can only change their positions and go to Hong Kong to develop again.

    Don¡¯t think that people in Hong Kong only discriminate against mainlanders. In fact, when Taiwanese came to Hong Kong to develop, they were also discriminated against and excluded.  For example, Wang Zuxian was once called a "Taiwanese girl".

    With the lessons learned from Taiwan, if we don¡¯t want Hong Kong¡¯s movies to end up in the same situation as Taiwan, we must naturally find a way out for Hong Kong¡¯s movies.

    Before, directors such as Er Dongsheng and Zhang ZhiliangActors once formed a film alliance, hoping to save Hong Kong films by reducing film production costs, producing high-quality films, and using "good money to drive out bad money".

    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that if you want to reduce film production costs, the most important thing is to reduce artists¡¯ remuneration.

    ¡°There were very few artists who responded to this, so in the end, this method failed.  This road won't work, because artists would rather reduce the number of filming than reduce their pay.

    Therefore, there are currently two paths before Xiangjiang Movies. One of them is to find a way to sell Xiangjiang Movies since most of the local box office of Xiangjiang Movies is losing money.

    The market in Southeast Asia has long been developed, but with the downturn in the Hong Kong market, problems have arisen in the film sales market here. Not only have prices been driven down, some films cannot even be sold, and the market share has gradually been lost to South Korea and other countries.  Films from other countries are crowding out the market, so the top priority for Hong Kong is to open up new film markets.

    The mainland¡¯s film market is not as good as that of Xiangjiang, so Xiangjiang urgently sought medical treatment and set his sights on Europe and North America.

    It just so happened that Director Li's film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar. This is the highest honor a Hong Kong filmmaker has received abroad, and it was won for a film about a flower grower.

    Cheng Long, Jet Li, Chow Yun-fa, Yang Ziqiong and other Hong Kong artists who have entered Hollywood have gained a certain reputation in Hollywood and have already established themselves. Therefore, they want to use the popular trend of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to see if they can  Will Xiangjiang¡¯s films be introduced into Europe and North America?  "

    Gu Huxin shook her head and said: "The idea is good, but I'm afraid the success rate is not high. There are too many differences between the East and the West, and cultural barriers are not easy to break."

    This is the main purpose of so many Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers coming to Cannes to hold this "Hong Kong Night".  "

    After hearing her words, Gu Qiaoqiao looked at Gu Huxin in shock.  North America and Europe are basically not very interested in Asian movies except for certain genres, such as martial arts movies.  Among them, King of Sunglasses is an exception. His movies are very popular in Europe.  Otherwise, if he makes one film, the local box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan will basically lose one film. If it were not for the subsidies for selling films in other places, no matter how rich the investors are, no matter how deep-pocketed they are, they will not be able to afford such losses.  ah.

    Gu Huxin was offended. She stretched out her hand to lick the hair beside her ears, and asked with some anxiety: "Qiaoqiao, why are you looking at me like that?"

    "It's nothing." Gu Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "I just think that even you, an outsider, understands. Why don't these old people who have been immersed in the film industry for many years, including many smart people, not understand? Maybe it's not that they don't understand, it's just that  The authorities are confused; or even if they understand it, they still have to give it a try, after all, maybe it will succeed."

    "Why are you standing here and not going in?" Director Xu Ke and his wife Shi Nansheng, and director Xu Anhua came over.

    Yuan Qiaoqiao smiled and greeted the three of them, "Isn't it time? I wanted to stay outside for a while, but I didn't expect so many people to come."

    The venue is really big, it can accommodate 800 people, and the planned number of guests is 600, but it is said that the number of people sneaking in has reached more than 1,600, and the buffet banquet is so crowded that it can only be set aside, let alone sofas, tables and chairs.  I'm afraid of being trampled to death just standing.

    Especially the guests were wearing formal attire. Although the weather in Cannes in May was a little bit annoying, it was actually possible to stay in a spacious room with or without air conditioning. Wearing suits, ties, and shiny leather shoes on a hot day, I really experienced the feeling of Spring Festival travel.  , being upset and agitated, they inevitably started to make noises.

    This event was spearheaded by the Xiangjiang Trade Development Bureau, and Chairman Wu Guangzheng also personally attended the event. Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, he quickly found someone to adjust and decided to start the event early.

    With the sound of the opening gongs of Cheng Long, Liu Dehua and Hong Jinbao, the grand "Hong Kong Night" party kicked off. Liti Zhong, who served as the emcee, introduced the participating Hong Kong stars to the guests in English.

    Cheng Long, the most famous person abroad, added the finishing touch to the lion dance, Jet Li performed martial arts, Andy Lau sang, and Li Jiaxin appeared in an avant-garde style as a "21st century science fiction girl". There were also traditional talent performances by flower growers such as dough-kneading artists at the party

    Yuan Qiaoqiao looked on in shock. Is this the Spring Festival Gala being moved to Cannes?  It's just a pity that the West does not appreciate this.  Cultural differences are destined to make this road unworkable.

    After the 2008 Olympic Games, countries around the world had a new understanding of flower growers. In 2015, the Cannes Film Festival hosted a "Through the Looking Glass" flower grower style event hosted by Sunglasses King and Gong Wei.  Among them, foreign stars from other countries wore dresses with florist-style elements and were ridiculed by netizens, who all thought they were nondescript. This is already (remember this website's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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