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Volume One Chapter 620 Perfect Ending (End)

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    When the word "cage dweller" came out of the mouth of the award-winning guest, Lin Xiaozhi's eyes flickered slightly and he patted his hands a few times.  The movie "Cage People" is actually quite embarrassing. The director has a very good stance and wants to make a movie that reflects social issues and highlights the livelihood of the people at the bottom.  However, after the film was released, many Hong Kong people believed that it was a film that called for fairness and flag-raising for illegal immigrants from mainland China, Vietnam, Southeast Asia and India.  Fortunately, many art films are of this nature. Even if the mainstream audience does not buy it, it is enough as long as film critics and some filmmakers think it has depth and connotation.  " Flowers within the wall and beauty outside the wall are not just a thing for Hong Kong films. For example, many of Lao Mouzi's local films have been accused by the domestic people of vilifying China's image. However, they have not won awards at home and abroad to get soft.  It is difficult for art films to balance public reputation and film critical reputation. Looking around the world, there is no guarantee that such a classic will be produced every year. This is one of the reasons why Lin Xiaozhi has always stayed away from art films. It is because of his two lifetimes of experience.  After making movies for so many years, I still dare not give this guarantee.  Shortly after the 'Best Art Film', another attention-grabbing award came - the 'Best Foreign Language Film' award. This is the first foreign language film gold cup that the Academy Awards will award after the reform, so the Academy Awards Association gave  attached great importance to it.  Just like the previous heavyweight awards, the presenters invited to announce this award are also a man and a woman. The man is Chen Baiqiang, the most popular male singer in Hong Kong after Tan Zhang, and he is paired with Chen Baiqiang.  The actress he partners with is Tong Ling, a new film queen whose popularity has skyrocketed in recent years due to Media Asia's support.  "the five films nominated for the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards are Joer-Chen, Joer-Chen from Singapore." A 20-second edited clip began to play on the big screen.  After the clip was played, Chen Baiqiang continued to read: "People's Power from the Philippines, Bhutto-reaney-Mann-Haas" As each nomination was read out, there was a fierce burst of cheers from the audience.  applause.  Lin Xiaozhi also applauded vigorously. The emergence of the 'Best Foreign Language Film' award is undoubtedly a boost for the Hong Kong Film Awards, which is eager to increase its own influence. If it is managed carefully for a few years, it will not dare to say anything further away, at least  In Asia, especially in Southeast Asia and East Asia, it is very likely that foreign films will be eager to make a career. Many people who are sensitive to market reactions have seen this.  Lin Jianming watched with interest for a while, and after the nominations were submitted, he suddenly asked: "The Academy Awards now even include foreign language film awards, and their influence is growing. Is it really so profitable to make movies?" "In the past two years,  Fortunately, as long as the script is not too bad, the director's skills are decent, and a few veteran actors are hired to support the scenes, and the investors are not too impetuous, it will basically make a profit without losing money.  the voice replied.  He is telling the truth. This is a rule that Media Asia has concluded based on the Hong Kong film investment data collected in recent years.  It¡¯s really not easy to make money making movies in this era. If you have a decent script and hire a director who can hold a handheld camera, and there are no big-name stars, you can bring in a few veteran actors who have been in the industry for many years to support the scenes. Even if you invest three to five million, as long as you don¡¯t  No matter what kind of art movie you make, even a shoddy follow-up movie can make a small fortune. If you are lucky and you find a dark horse, it is not difficult to make 18 million from a movie.  In fact, in the past few years since 1987, less than 20% of the films in Hong Kong that invested over 10 million yuan ended up losing money.  You can count on two hands the number of films that have invested over 20 to 30 million yuan and yet have not recovered their cost, including "Eagle", "Hot Detective", "Days of Being Wild", etc., and they all have their own.  reason.  "Eagle Project" was made because Jackie Chan repeatedly intervened in the filming. He was eager to make the movie a masterpiece so as to take the opportunity to enter Hollywood. However, even if he is a big-name actor, he cannot ignore the importance of the director's existence. As a result, he interfered again and again.  Under this situation, the cost of the film kept getting higher and higher, and it finally exceeded 100 million. It is an honor to be the first Hong Kong film to cost over 100 million.  John Woo had another reason. Although he pioneered a new era of hero films, he also became the target of low-level Taiwanese and Hong Kong film crews and directors. When all his own genius ideas were ruined by a bunch of shoddy productions,  , but Brother J swore to investors and audiences that his new movie was a painstaking and innovative work.  As a result, after the movie was released, the audience generally saw that it was still the same routine as Lao Wu. There were some innovations, but they were far from as high as expected.  It can only be said that John Woo, the box-office hit of "Hot Detective", has aroused everyone's appetite too much. Otherwise, with the quality of this movie, even if it cannot be a big hit, at least it will not be difficult to make money.  As for Lao Wang, who made "Days of Being Wild", let's not mention it.?, when this magic trap was introduced to Lin Xiaozhi by his best friend Liu Zhenwei, hoping that Media Asia could sign him and invest in him to make a movie, Lin Xiaozhi's face almost turned pale with fright. Even with his huge net worth, he could not afford to support this eye-catching actor.  The owner who only has art in his life and has never thought about making money will not accept any money from him.  Wong Kar-Wai's debut film "Carmen" began to show his true nature as a deceiver. He lost more than 4 million but got an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Gold Cup. Is this account a profit or a loss? As an investor,  Deng Guangrong, the boss of Yizhijie, felt that it would be fine if he did not lose anything. The golden trophy was so festive.  "But since the beginning of "Days of Being Wild", Lao Wang seemed to be determined to trick Deng Guangrong.  First, I invested 140,000 yuan in a scam, and hired a bunch of big names. If the money was not enough, I would continue to ask for money. If a shot was not satisfactory, I would reject it and reshoot it. If the money was not enough, I would continue to add more. Anyway, the money is not my heartache.  ¡°As a result, a small-to-medium-budgeted film that earned only HK$50 million at the box office for Lao Wang could not even make back its money.  But what was the final box office of "Days of Being Wild"?  Hong Kong¡¯s local capital is HKD 9.75 million. As for Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other foreign places, that is really a tragedy, so don¡¯t mention it.  But for the sake of art, losing some money is nothing.  "Days of Wild" swept the 1991 Golden Statue and Golden Horse Awards, with 18 nominations in exchange for 12 gold cups. However, when Deng Guangrong came on stage to receive the award, his face was filled with tears. The day before accepting the award, he was given an intravenous drip in the hospital, and he did not  I don't know if he was angry, but even if all he got were pure gold trophies, he still lost money to his grandma's family.  ¡°When I met Deng Guangrong, who was taken advantage of, Lao Wang also smiled. I would feel uncomfortable if I didn¡¯t trick you to death.  I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s because he wrote a letter of guarantee to Deng Guangrong, or because Deng¡¯s memory has deteriorated so much, or because he respects his general too much. Of course, it¡¯s also possible that Ying Zhijie has been close to Media Asia in the past two years and has co-produced the film.  Several movies have made a small profit.  In the middle of last year, Lao Deng somehow got his imagination wide open again. Perhaps he thought that Wong Kar-wai was not going to make urban sadistic romances and would turn to the hot-blooded ancient costume martial arts movies that the audience loved. With his first-rate directorial skills, he would definitely be able to make them.  A classic that was well-received and well-received. After bargaining, 27 million was allocated to Lao Wang.  It's a pity that he is still too sweet. As soon as he got the money, Lao Wang turned around and recruited a group of big-name celebrities. As soon as he saw the remuneration, he spent 77, 888 or 88% of the money. Even the scheming and stupid Lao Wang didn't know  What a shame, not long after turning on the phone, he went directly to the **** to continue asking for money, forcing Deng Guangrong, who was strapped for money, to sell a property under his name and scrounge around to get a small five million for him.  More than half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. Wong Kar-Wai's "Ashes of Time" has been floundering for a while and it has not yet filmed a third of the plot. It seems that it is running out of money again. Just last month, it took another three million from Lao Deng. I heard  He said that he has set his sights on Lao Deng's property in Qingshui Pavilion, and recently encouraged him to sell it to support his filmmaking.  Out of the position of a friend, Lin Xiaozhi once tactfully advised Deng Guangrong to cut it off.  He knows how cruel "Ashes of Time" was in history. It eventually defrauded investors and caused losses of more than NT$200 million (HK$67 million). It dragged four investors, including Deng Guangrong, into bankruptcy and two of them went bankrupt.  , directly led to the closure of Yingzhijie Film Company, which was well-known in Hong Kong.  If Wong Kar-Wai didn't have a good brother Liu Zhenwei who helped the investors who were cheated by him to make a big-selling "East and West" for free to pay off their debts, an investor with some connections in Taiwan would have said  He threatened to destroy one of Wong Kar-Wai's arms and legs!  In these years, you can easily earn millions by making a crude follow-up movie, and the profit of a romantic movie with all your clothes off is only high or not low. If you keep improving and make a medium-to-high-budget movie, the final profit can be tens of millions or even over 100 million.  Here, if you want to make a money-losing movie, you need not only the 'ability' but also the 'right time, place and people'. That's why Lin Xiaozhi confidently answered Lin Jianming, who seemed to be interested in making a movie. As long as there are no pitfalls, this will  It is difficult to lose money after investing in a movie for several years.  Of course, it will be difficult to say in a few years.  As expected, the Academy Award finally gave the first 'Best Foreign Language Film' trophy of the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards to Lin Quanze's "Elegy". Looking at the podium, there was an overjoyed look on his face.  After Ji Lim Kwon Taek took the gold cup from Tong Ling's hand, he delivered his acceptance speech in English. Lim Hyo Ji was not surprised at all.  It is ridiculous to say that after the expansion of the jury group of the 8th Academy Awards, this award, which should only be judged based on the quality of the works, has gradually begun to have several unspoken rules.  For the same award nominations, new actors/directors will have to give way to the elderly. Most of the blockbuster commercial films will lose to the literary films with poor box office. Comedies will definitely not be able to compete with tragedies.  "The Mute Girl Juxiang" did very well at the box office, "Young Boxer" is too young, "People Power" is too political, "Five Sumo Boys" is a comedy, I want to be in the golden ageLike winning awards, each has its shortcomings.  ??It was already rotten before it became famous in the world, so last year Lin Xiaozhi did not hesitate to offend countless people in the industry, forcing the Academy Awards to finally undergo major reforms.  It seems that the reform of the Academy Awards is not yet complete.  At least last year, he failed to abolish the jury system and replace it with a public jury system implemented by the Oscars that can be universally applied for. Some bad habits of the past Academy Awards are still affecting today.  it.  There is a long way to go!  The 12th Academy Awards placed the 'Best Director' Gold Cup at the end as the finale. Lin Xiaozhi also had a nomination in hand. Although he had already won a Gold Cup last year, after all, the trouble left some stains.  Although he said that he didn't care, in his heart he was still very eager for this upcoming gold cup, which symbolizes the highest recognition for directors in Hong Kong films.  The Golden Cup presenter for the ¡®Best Director¡¯ award is naturally from Asia. The Academy Awards also invited a man and a woman to present the award to the ¡®Best Director¡¯ winner.  The honorees who were fortunate enough to be invited to present the awards were brother Leslie Cheung and the queen of beauty, Wang Zuxian. Lin Xiaozhi¡¯s eyes fell on the latter, with a slightly strange expression.  In fact, looking at the title of Jade Girl, there are not many people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry who are really qualified to wear it, and there are even fewer people at the level of diva. There are barely two and a half, one is Zhong Chuhong, the other is Mei Yanfang, and the other half.  It's Brigitte Lin.  Hong Gu took a sexy route when she debuted, but she herself is very clean and self-possessed. Over the years, she and Fa Ge have gone through Scandal and Leslie Cheung, but the former one is just chasing rumors, and the latter one is actually quite interesting. It's a pity that Brother  Not only is he slow and not active enough in the relationship, it may also be related to his failed first love in the past. In short, these two buddies are like best friends and are far more than friends. After several years of emotional entanglement, Zhong Chuhong did not wait for a promise after all.  It was a pity to accept the pursuit of an advertising talent.  Not to mention Sister Mei, her carefree temperament seems to be able to talk to anyone, but she is very persistent in her emotions.  She had a crush on Andy Lau before, but she was too indecisive in her relationship. As a result, Zhu Liqian took the lead and snatched Andy away just a little bit later. After seeing a wealthy princess willing to hide behind the scenes for love, she said  If she didn't tell her, she also personally wiped out the unresolved relationship. Later, despite the disparity in status, she accepted the advances of the dragon and tiger martial artist Lin Guobin, and she repeatedly stood up for him and acted like a little girl.  As for why Brigitte Lin, who is most in line with the temperament of a beautiful woman, is only considered half, what should I say? The complicated emotional scenes she encountered when she was young were no worse than Wang Zuxian, and they were completely enough to make a movie.  It was only after she suffered several emotional injuries that she calmed down and focused on filming, and gradually gained a reputation as the best actress in Hong Kong and Taiwan.  Lin Xiaozhi is no stranger to Wang Zuxian, although they have not cooperated much in the past.  But don't forget his identity. For example, if Wang Zuxian started dating Lin Jianle two years ago, even if you can't inquire about it, you still know more than outsiders.  Gossip was running through his head, and suddenly Lin Xiaozhi seemed to hear a burst of exclamations and applause. Before he could recover, he suddenly felt someone pushing him on the left and right. When he came back to his senses, he saw everyone around him.  Everyone is looking at themselves, with blessing smiles on their faces.  Just when Lin Xiaozhi was about to ask, he heard Tsui Hark, who was sitting not far away, say: "Lin Sheng, congratulations on winning this year's 'Best Director' Gold Cup!" In an instant, there was like a thunder in his head.  The sudden surprise made him a little confused mentally. He didn't know how he got up and how he got on the podium.  Fortunately, the attention of the crowd and the intensive spotlights quickly brought him back to his senses. When he took the 'Best Director' gold cup from Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong who were congratulating him with smiles on their faces,  Lin Xiaozhi's throat squirmed for a moment before finally speaking.  "This is a surprise that I didn't expect. Thanks again to all the judges for your favor. In fact, I have already won the Best Director Gold Cup in the previous session. At the same time, none of the other directors nominated this time are Yi Yu.  So please allow me to apologize. Just before Mr. Tsui Hark reminded me, I didn¡¯t come back to my senses!¡± There was a burst of good-natured laughter in the venue!  "More than ten years ago, the Hong Kong Film Awards were founded amidst the cheers of the industry, and the golden 1980s of Hong Kong films came with it. In just a dozen years, the box office of Hong Kong films in this city successively exceeded 20 million and 30 million.  10,000, 40 million, and then there were the first works with box office of over 50 million and 60 million, and a new rising industry was born. " "Six or seven years ago, not long after I entered the industry.He once said in the media that "Hong Kong movies in the future will be a sunrise industry with a total value of well over 10 billion."  Now it seems that I was still too conservative at that time.  " "Media Asia went public in January 1991, and its market value exceeded 10 billion that year.  Subsequently, Jiahe and Golden Princess went public, each setting off a wave of turmoil.  Thanks to Hong Kong citizens and institutional investors for their optimism, there is also news that there are currently three to five film companies in the industry that are seeking to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.  Hong Kong film, the future pillar industry of Hong Kong, is constantly expanding.  " "In the past 92 years, Media Asia Pictures Group has invested a total of 1.472 billion Hong Kong dollars (including advertising, publicity and acquisition of old film copyrights), and shot a total of 41 movies and 13 TV series, creating a  With a box office of close to 4.227 billion Hong Kong dollars and a cumulative TV viewing rate of over 100 million people, it has added more than 17,000 jobs to Hong Kong. At the same time, Media Asia¡¯s after-tax profit in 1992 exceeded HK$2.6 billion (including video tapes).  and SVCD disc revenue), we are confident that this figure will increase by at least another 30 to 40 percentage points in 1993!  " After a slight pause, Lin Xiaozhi continued: "This is the best era for Hong Kong films. We are deeply cultivating and developing our local area, looking north to the mainland, expanding traditional Asian overseas markets, and striving for new markets in Europe and the United States.  Many people may wonder that it is inappropriate to say this when delivering the best director acceptance speech, but please allow me to chat with you on this highly anticipated stage.  " "Hong Kong is too small, and it is only a tiny place compared to the rest of the world.  In the past, because of Hong Kong's special status, half of the world's funds and goods wanted to enter the closed market in the north. Most of them would consider passing through Hong Kong for safety reasons, which is why this international metropolis rose.  " "But we need to see that with the further promotion of reforms in the north and the stabilization of the international political situation, Hong Kong will no longer be a bridgehead for foreign funds and goods to enter China.  As an international metropolis with no industry but commerce, our destiny is destined to decline as more and more foreign capital directly enters the mainland market through northern cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Tianjin.  " "However, God is undoubtedly fair. He has closed the door for us but still leaves a window.  Real estate can create huge wealth, but it cannot satisfy the six million Hong Kong people. Finance can amass wealth, but it cannot satisfy the six million Hong Kong people.  But it¡¯s OK for traveling, it¡¯s OK for shopping, and it¡¯s OK for Hong Kong movies, an emerging industry that is gradually growing!  " "In the past 1992, a total of 240,000 people in Hong Kong were engaged in film and television-related work, with an average monthly income of more than 14,000 Hong Kong dollars, which was 4.84 times the average income in Hong Kong, creating foreign exchange earnings of US$1.9 billion.  As the influence of Hong Kong films increases, we have driven a wave of tourism that has grown by one million people per year, with more than half of the recent growth coming from Europe and the United States.  " "After six or seven years, I once again stand in front of the media and the public, solemnly and optimistically predicting that the total value of Hong Kong's film industry will easily exceed 100 billion in the next ten years, and this figure may double in another ten years.  .  The Hong Kong film industry needs more high-quality talents, and Hong Kong needs a healthy and thriving film industry to support the economic backbone of this Oriental Pearl in the future. We welcome more and more people to participate in the rise of Hong Kong films.  Come¡­¡­"
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