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Volume One Chapter 571: Rescue the Market (End)

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    Buzz As Lin Xiaozhi¡¯s last words fell, the venue that could barely remain quiet suddenly turned into a noisy vegetable market. The spotlights once again shined fiercely, even more fiercely than before.  So much so that even Lin Xiaozhi, who was wearing glasses, used his hand to signal everyone to quiet down to cover himself from the dazzling spotlight.  "Lin Sheng, you just accused Hong Kong of not having a law and system that can protect the film industry. Are you dissatisfied with the inaction of the Film and Entertainment Department and the Hong Kong government?" "What are the privileges of the establishment of an artist union?"  "You promised to establish a 'Film Development Support Fund,' but you also set a threshold for receiving support. Is this for profit purposes?" "Recently, I heard that many small and medium-sized theaters in southern and central Taiwan have established a Taiwanese theater.  Alliance, are the Taiwanese cinema operators you just mentioned referring to the unhealthy competition? "Since June, there have been reports that Media Asia has reached an agreement with mainland China on the introduction of movies.  It has also been revealed that even if many of the films that Media Asia has recommended to the North this year have been rejected by the radio and television, will the policy of introducing 15 Hong Kong films per year be implemented? " "Everyone, please wait a moment.  An Wuzao, please wait until I finish my announcement. We will leave enough time alone to be interviewed by you. At that time, some of the guests we invited will appear to answer your questions together. " I released a few in succession.  It was big news, so he expected the commotion among the reporters present.  However, he still spent a lot of effort, clapped his hands continuously for a long time and made some promises to give detailed answers later, so that the unfinished press conference could continue.  "Next, I will continue to announce that in view of the fact that in recent years, a large number of screenwriters in the industry have blindly followed the trend of script creation, and many film companies have not paid attention to original scripts, resulting in a significant stagnation or even degradation of Hong Kong film innovation capabilities, Media Asia will join forces with the Hong Kong Film Association,  The Screenwriters Guild jointly organizes the Hong Kong Original Script Competition to encourage Hong Kong and foreign screenwriters in Hong Kong to actively create outstanding original scripts. In addition to vigorously promoting scripts that have been well received by the judges and widely praised, many film companies including Media Asia will participate in the competition.  Priority will be given to high-priced scripts. Please don't doubt how much we are eager for good scripts that dare to innovate. I can express my position here in advance. If someone can create a script of the level of "Once Upon a Time" and "The Dragon".  Come, the price is whatever you want, Media Asia will directly provide a script buyout fee of no less than one million Hong Kong dollars, and even give the screenwriter box office dividends. ""In addition to some measures to deal with the current crisis in the industry, today's press conference, we  There are still some news about Media Asia itself that we want to announce to the outside world. First of all, we are honored to tell you that the post-production of the movie "Assassin's League", which I created and shot on my handheld, has been completed and will start in the near future.  Entering the comprehensive promotion stage. Thanks to the cooperation of distributors in mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, my film will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, and Japan on October U.  , the film will also be screened in theaters in South Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom on the 7th. I would like to express my gratitude again to the staff of Media Asia's distribution department and distributors in various regions. I believe that we will not disappoint everyone's expectations and will definitely serve you well.  "Bringing a new visual feast" "You must still remember my other best-selling movie "Resident Evil" last year. I am very happy to share with you another news about it, that is, last year's movie  When the movie was a hit around the world, it set off a zombie craze. At that time, more than a dozen European and American companies contacted us, hoping to give us the rights to adapt the game. Although one European and American company offered us US$1.7 million (equivalent to about 13UU more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars).  At a sky-high price, after more than half a year of negotiations and screening, we finally decided to award the game adaptation rights of "Resident Evil" to Japan's Kafuku Kang (Capcom) for US$950,000 plus 4 game sales dividends), which will be valid for twenty years.  , at the same time, Jiafu Kang Company will also have the priority to purchase the game adaptation of the subsequent series of movies of "Resident Evil". He smiled and spread his hands: "Many people may think that we have made a money-losing business from a purely numerical perspective.  Buy and sell. But I don¡¯t think so. We have carefully examined the game creation capabilities of Japan¡¯s Jiafu Kang Company, and believe that the cooperation between our two companies will still be related to "Resident Evil". We are honored to be published in Japan.  The giant Kadokawa Shoten has reached a cooperation agreement, and the novel and comic of the same name adapted from "Resident Evil" will be released in Japan later this year. Here I hope to talk to some fans who have been waiting for the comic version of "Resident Evil" since last year.  I would like to apologize. In order to better enter the Japanese market, after Kadokawa Shoten contacted us last year, the completed comic version of "Resident Evil" had to be suspended and reworked for secondary creation.  However, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Ma Rongcheng and others, this film is more precise than the previous version.The comic version of "Resident Evil" has been born, and Tianxia Company will start shipping it to bookstores on the market at a later date. I hope everyone likes it" Having said this, Lin Xiaozhi put the manuscript in his pocket.  After turning around and nodding to the staff behind him, under the curious gazes of many media reporters, several staff members quickly brought a beautifully packaged cardboard box from the backstage and presented it to Lin Xiaozhi.  He waved his hands and continued: "The following will be the last thing we will announce at today's press conference. Thanks to the engineers of Media Asia Electronics Company, I am honored to announce another good news to you here today, that is  Decades after the birth of the VCR, with the development of technology, we finally invented a brand new alternative to the expensive VCR, which is our CD player.  " He asked the staff to immediately open the packaging box and took out the Media Asia CD, which had been reworked and modified several times and finally finalized. Because the body is made of plastic except for key parts, its weight  It only weighs less than five kilograms, which is not only much lighter than the tape recorders currently on the market that often weigh seven or eight kilograms, but also under his strong request, both appearance design and thickness have reached the level of a certain classic BBK model in history.  The height of the DVDR can be said to have been paid at a considerable price. Historically, BBK did not spend much research funds and almost copied a certain Japanese product. However, Media Asia Electronics reduced the weight and thickness in order to meet its requirements.  The clarity and service life have to keep up, and the money spent for this is not just a little or two, but tens of millions. Thanks to the birth of similar products in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s, we have a reference.  In addition, there is also the mature NPPl compression technology support in the United States, otherwise it will take a long time to come up with the finished product. He directed the staff who had done the drill to open the CD and show it to a group of media reporters.  In front of him, Lin Xiaozhi took a box that was as thin as a cigarette box but much larger than it from another staff member. He took it out and showed it to everyone, and saw a corner of the wonderful poster of "Resident Evil" printed on it.  . He waved it proudly in front of a group of people, then tore open the outer packaging, took out a brand new CD inside, held it in his hand, and introduced: "It uses the latest laser printing technology.  The disc produced can perfectly compress a two-hour movie into this thin disc, and the resolution is not much worse than that of mid-to-low-end tape recorders on the market.  I am very excited to tell you that because of its birth, large, bulky and expensive video recorders may not be kicked out immediately, but the markets such as homes and small screening rooms that were once dominated by them will definitely be eliminated in a few years.  With a new owner, this is the result of the hard work of hundreds of engineers at Media Asia Electronics over the past few years. We have brought a new opportunity and reform to the film industry, which is bound to significantly increase the income of those film producers.  "Profit" Although Lin Xiaozhi gave CD a high evaluation, what made him regretful was that he actually found that he had been working hard for him for a long time. Most of the reporters and media people below were generally skeptical or did not believe it at all.  The attitude was looking at him. The spotlight dimmed for a moment, and Lin Xiaozhi immediately realized that talking about the epoch-making status of CDs with these Hong Kong entertainment reporters who did not have much technological genes, he could only be reduced to a salesperson.  He was thick-skinned enough, so he immediately handed the disc and CD back to the staff behind him, and motioned them to step back for a moment, and then announced: "The news we are going to announce today is now complete. Please accept the following.  Invite the guest team to the stage to accept the inquiries from all the media reporters and friends with me.¡± Needless to say, Chen Qiang, who was backstage, saw that he was silent when he introduced SVCD, so he immediately arranged for people to invite the invited guests. So he did this  As soon as Bian Cai announced, the door on one side of the venue opened immediately, and a team of about ten people, led by Xu Ke, Sammo Hung, Huang Baiming, and Zhang Guozhong, immediately walked into the venue and went straight to the podium.  After everyone stood still, without Lin Xiaozhi's signal, a group of reporters who had been suppressed for a long time immediately acted like wild cats that had smelled the fishy smell. He could even see a few with red eyes and veins on their foreheads.  The bulging reporters held the microphones in their hands and squeezed towards the podium. ¡°Hello Lin Sheng, could you please tell us what the significance of the establishment of the Artists Union is and how it can ensure the safety of film practitioners.  Legitimate interests?  How will it continue to operate?  " "The artist union we envision will be a powerful organization capable of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of all artists in Hong Kong. Therefore, the union must obtain the support of the government. We are already in contact with the Hong Kong government on this point. I personally visited it two days ago.  I have met Mr. Governor and discussed this issue with him, and I believe that with the support of the government, the establishment of an artist union is only a matter of time.  Because the industry does not have a strict law and system to protect everyone¡¯s interests, such asFor example, during the recent anti-gang war in Hong Kong, some film crews were affected by the anti-gang gang due to the issue of unclear sources of funding for film shootings. Some directly announced the suspension of filming, and some simply ran away without a word from the producers and directors.  Who is most unlucky is not the low-level artists.  The existence of the Artists Union is to provide legal and organizational protection for every artist. If any film company or crew defaults on your legal income, you can leave it to the Artists Union to help you fight for it. Considering that the Artists Union also needs to hire professionals.  Legal consultants and lawyers, so every member who joins the Artists Union must pay a membership fee to the union every year to keep it operating.  " "You mentioned before that the Hong Kong film industry lacks a complete legal system. Can Lin Sheng explain in detail?  " " Let me continue what I just said. Even some big-name stars in Hong Kong cannot get their full salary before the movie is released.  Except for a few who are guaranteed box office, most artists are paid part of their remuneration when they sign the contract, part after filming is completed, and the rest will be paid after the movie is released.  And because most of this type of remuneration is a verbal agreement maintained by reputation, or a paper agreement that does not have strict legal guarantees, the consequences of such a lack of institutional constraints are serious.  Things like the recent situation where producers and directors run away and no one gets the money they deserve are not uncommon in the Hong Kong film industry. There are many new artists who are owed a lot of salary and cannot get paid.  There are even times when, without the constraints of a system, some stars during the filming process feel that the movie they accept will be popular and they are a big name, so they blackmail the director and producer to get higher pay.  Otherwise, it¡¯s not uncommon for people to threaten not to shoot.  Once there is a clear legal and institutional restriction, and the signed agreement is clearly written in black and white, no matter it is a big-name director, producer, film company or artist who claims to be a big-name star, they must abide by it, and whoever violates it will  Just send anyone to court. Look, who would dare to mess around like this?  " "The Film Development Support Fund initiated by Lin Sheng said it was to support local films, but it also set a threshold for receiving support. Is this move for profit purposes?  What are the thresholds?  " "It's not entirely wrong if you think so. First of all, as a sound institution, an institution that can continue to operate and continue to play its role, the Film Development Support Fund must ensure sustained profits in order to continue to develop.  .  Therefore, we will definitely repeatedly screen the film companies and directors that invest and support, and kick out those companies that want to defraud money and investment, and those with bad reputations.  As for the threshold, at this stage, our main support targets are commercial films with profitability. It¡¯s not that I personally look down on artistic films. It¡¯s just that unless these films are particularly excellent, most of them cannot guarantee that investors will get a return on their investment, so we are very  I will not consider investing in literary and artistic films for a long time.  "We will never consider investing in scripts that are shoddy, suspected of plagiarism, or have no creativity." "You use the name of the Hong Kong Film Association to intervene in disputes between local film producers and Taiwanese theater companies. Is there any selfishness in this?"  " "What selfish motives do I have?  What this journalist friend said made me dumbfounded. First of all, according to some data I have collected from the industry in the past month or so, after the birth of the Taiwan Film Producers Alliance, relying on scale and the threat of banning screenings, it has managed to achieve a lower level than in previous years.  They signed up more than a dozen movies for at least 20% to 30% of the price, causing direct economic losses to local film companies of nearly 30 million Hong Kong dollars.  Do you know what this money means?  We can't make money by relying solely on the local market, and the profits in Taiwan have been taken away by them. If the films can no longer be sold in Southeast Asia and other markets, then these dozen or so films will probably lose money.  Investors are unhappy after losing money, and producers are unhappy. Who is the unlucky one?  It's the director, the screenwriter, the crew and the low-level artists. It's very likely that one or several small film companies will go bankrupt because of this.  " "Why did Lin Sheng give up on the Taiwan market before and now fully cooperate with the mainland?  Is it because of political leanings?  "    "politics?  Your association power is too rich. I believe that everyone here does not know that I, Lin Xiaozhi, used to be a standard dandy, so please don't impose such high-end things on me as politics.  The reason why Media Asia decisively abandoned the Taiwan market before was because after Li Huihui came to power in Taiwan, the island began to have an extremely anti-Hong Kong film attitude. The most obvious manifestation is that the island's government has subsidized the four major state-owned theaters with huge sums of money for many years.  The introduction of American films squeezes the market share of Hong Kong films, but is unwilling to give Hong Kong films more and better opportunities to compete on the same stage.  The reason why Media Asia chose to fully develop the mainland market is because from my several trips north, I saw the vigorous vitality of the land in the north and the love of northern compatriots for buying imported goods and Hong Kong movies and videos, which made me aware of the market in the north.  There is much to be done.  I am first of all a filmmaker, secondly the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Association, and finally the boss of Media Asia Group.  So for the past few years, I have been committed to bringing excellent Hong Kong films out of Hong Kong, not only to the mainland, but even??We need to bring them abroad to show more movie fans.  " In just a short while, Lin Xiaozhi answered multiple questions in succession. Seeing everyone's eyes and firepower directed at him, Huang Baiming and others next to him took some time off, and couldn't help but attract firepower for them: "Recently, due to the reaction,  The influence of blackmail has gradually spread to the industry, and the negative consequences of the break in the capital chain of some film companies have begun to affect the entire industry environment.  We support the government's anti-gang operation and are willing to cooperate with the government to completely eradicate the evil claws that have reached out to the film industry. We also want to thank our colleagues from film companies such as Golden Harvest and Golden Princess for working with me to support the industry during this crisis.  .  Friends from the media may wish to communicate with them" The one-and-a-half-hour press conference passed quickly. After dragging Huang Baiming and others into the water, it does not mean that Lin Xiaozhi can be free, because it is today's press conference.  Because of the protagonist, there are always a large number of people eager to poke the microphone into his mouth, so even if there are more people around him who are asked questions, it is just a few extra breaks in the middle, and the main firepower is still concentrated.  He has answered many questions, and unlike the past few press conferences, he almost never refuses any question from the questioner, and even several entertainment reporters asked about his wife Li Jiaxin's recent gossip.  He patiently answered questions about the upcoming delivery date. Therefore, when he glanced at the time on his watch and announced that the press conference was over, not many people on the field felt dissatisfied. On the contrary, most of them were dissatisfied.  Everyone clenched the interview tape recorder in their hands with excitement on their faces, wishing they could go back quickly and write down the many revelations they got during today¡¯s interview into reports, so that their newspapers would sell like hotcakes. It¡¯s conceivable that one day later.  Hong Kong will definitely become lively again because of today's press conference.
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