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    As for the rating system, at least Hong Kong filmmakers are not aware of it yet. So when Uncle Six and others asked Li Mingbao on the phone if they could show bad movies, Li Mingbao temporarily agreed, but the requirements were strict.  Control quantity.  It canĄŻt be too overwhelming.  Now that he has returned to Hong Kong, Li Mingbao feels that he should explain the film screening system carefully. Once there are rules, things will be easier to handle.  Without rules, the management of United Cinemas will be very chaotic.  "They can show salty and wet films, but our United Cinemas are not allowed to show this type of movies now, although there is a certain market for this type of movies in Hong Kong. However, the Censorship Bureau is very strict with this type of movies.  Shocking. Although it is true that Shaw Brothers Golden Harvest had never shown this type of movie before, it is a bit inappropriate to show this type of movie now that it has been switched to United Cinemas for the safety of United Cinemas.  We can't show these films that haven't been censored. It's a big deal, and our joint theater chain is already very hateful. If we do something outrageous again, I'm sure someone will be jealous of us. After all, what we are doing now is basically the same.  It's equivalent to a monopoly, and the British won't let us Chinese get too comfortable," Li Mingbao said.  "But these kinds of movies are very profitable. Isn't it too wasteful to just give up? If we don't screen or shoot, others will seize this market. If competitors appear because of this matter, it will be very difficult for us."  It is very disadvantageous. The Hong Kong market cannot represent the market in other places, and the United Cinemas can only manage local movies in Hong Kong, but not movies from other regions." Uncle Liu said with some hesitation.  Li Mingbao also understood what Uncle Liu meant.  United Cinemas is indeed a major player in Hong Kong, but that does not mean that it is also a major player in other places. To be honest, apart from being very powerful in Hong Kong, United Cinemas can only rely on movies in other places.  Without control, movie theaters in other places may not be able to pay for United Cinemas.  Especially people like Liu Shu and Zou Wenhuai. Although Liu Shu can no longer make movies, the theaters he owns are not only Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong. In Southeast Asia and Taiwan, Liu Shu also has his own cinemas.  , these cinemas, when the United Cinemas was first established, Li Mingbao did not gather them together.  It's not because he doesn't have enough money, but because if he acquires movie theaters outside Hong Kong, he won't be able to use them.  Uncle Liu can own movie theaters in other places because, as a veteran tycoon, Uncle Liu has his own influence both in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, and there are not only people with such influence in Hong Kong.  Not only the sixth uncle, Zou Wenhuai also counts as a share.  Among the three major theater chains in the past, the one with the worst ability to sell out ports was actually the Golden Princess.  This is why Princess Golden could not keep up with the pace of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest in the later stages. This was because Golden Princess boss Lei Juekun himself was not in good health, and also because Golden Princess had no overseas distribution channels.  One of the so-called overseas distribution channels is to have theater chains overseas. This can influence the ideas of foreign film acquisition businessmen to a certain extent and prevent them from taking advantage of others.  Because even if they donĄŻt sell the movie to you, they still have channels overseas. Selling it to you is a win-win situation. If they donĄŻt sell it to you, you can only eat it alone, and you canĄŻt do anything to Uncle Liu and them.  But Princess Jin did not receive such good treatment. When Boss Lei created Princess Jin in Hong Kong, he wasted all his efforts. Under such circumstances, if he wanted to sell his movie outside of Hong Kong, he would not be able to make money.  He can only find overseas film producers, and his ability to restrain these overseas film producers is quite small, leaving a lot of room for those overseas film producers to operate.  So at first, Boss Lei was interested in talking to those overseas film producers about the issue of sharing, but he immediately realized that he would suffer too much from such a share. Most of the profits went into the pockets of those overseas film producers, and he had no choice but to lose.  A little hard earned money.  Therefore, boss LeiĄŻs subsequent films are basically made through buyouts. He will charge whatever the buyout price is in a certain region. Whether it is a bad movie or a good movie, it is all done in the form of buyout.  of.  Although the income from this is much smaller than the profit sharing, even for blockbusters.  But the problem is that Boss LeiĄŻs actual income from the share is even worse, so he can only negotiate the buyout price. At least this way, Boss Lei can actually get the money.  At a time when Hong Kong is relying more and more on overseas box office sales, the profits of Mr. LeiĄŻs movies sold overseas are not as good as those of Golden Harvest and even Shaw Brothers. Under such circumstances, how can Mr. Lei compete with these two companies?  What about companies competing?  Originally, Boss Lei wanted to achieve great things, but unfortunately his health was not good and he eventually faded out of this industry.  Having said so much, what I want to express is actually very simple. For Uncle Liu and Zou Wenhuai, their overseas theater chains are also part of their profits.? score.  If Li Mingbao now asks them to directly ban films such as salty and wet movies because of the problems with the United Cinemas, it will be a huge loss for them.  After all, salty and wet tablets, if you donĄŻt talk about its legality, are definitely something with a small investment and a big return.  For a movie like this, it doesnĄŻt even matter how good your script is or whether the plot is good or not. As long as the actresses in the movie are willing to spend the money and their own conditions are good, there is no reason why the movie cannot make back its money. Among all movie types, there is no guarantee that the profit will be earned.  The compensation is for the salty and wet tablets.  If you think about how Japan will rely on such movies to become one of their economic pillars in the future, you will know how low-cost and cost-effective such movies are.  You know, Japan's scientific industry is quite developed, and its economic situation can be considered a developed country.  "But in such a country, salty movies can become the mainstay of the economy, blowing up all high technologies. From this point alone, it is easy to see the problems inside.  Therefore, for Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and even Princess Jin, it is certainly not in their interests to abandon this genre film for the benefit of the United Cinemas.  Hong Kong can't show this kind of movies, shouldn't other places be able to show this kind of movies? For the sake of Hong Kong's career, giving up profit growth points in other places, no passionate young man would do such a stupid thing, let alone an old fox.  Uncle Liu.  Li Mingbao knew that the interest relationship here was very complicated, so deep that Uncle Liu and the others would not give up profits no matter what.  So when he said this, his original intention was not to ask Uncle Liu and the others to stop. To be honest, Li Mingbao himself wanted to have the opportunity to go to Japan to acquire several famous film companies. This is equivalent to the eldest brother, let alone the second brother. The two of them are almost the same.  , all have the same virtues, how can he restrain other people?  The reason why he asked this question was just to raise another question, so when Uncle Liu clearly expressed his objection and other people seemed to agree with Uncle Liu's opinion, Li Mingbao said everything he wanted to say.  He said: "I know that the profits of this type of movies are very high, and I also know that Hong Kong has no control over other places, but the United Cinemas are absolutely not allowed to show this kind of movies now. Uncle Liu, you don't want to be manipulated by the British Hong Kong government."  Got the clue? If you, Uncle Six, can turn this type of movie into a legal movie, then I wonĄŻt say anything. After all, you canĄŻt make trouble with anyone, and you canĄŻt make trouble with money. I also want to make more money, as long as  It's legal money. What kind of money can't be made? The key is that this kind of movie is not a legal movie now. The British Hong Kong government could turn a blind eye, but that is not the case now.  If everything is reasonable and legal, there will be a broader way out in the future. Let's forget about minor problems. If something goes wrong, it will be difficult to imagine. " "How can such a legal movie be legal?  Li Sheng, you are making things difficult for me." Uncle Liu was relieved to hear that Li Mingbao was not completely opposed to this type of movie, but when he thought that Li Mingbao wanted this type of movie to be legal, Uncle Liu felt that it was too difficult.  After all, he cannot go against the entire public opinion. No matter how good his relationship with the British Hong Kong government is, things that involve public opinion still require considerable caution.  Therefore, Li Mingbao's suggestion was as unspoken as it was said.  Seeing that Uncle Liu didn't understand what he meant, Li Mingbao had to take the initiative to remind: "Why can't it be legal? Like Hollywood in the United States, as a model of global movies, don't they completely reject such movies? As long as they do  With good planning, this kind of movie is not completely unacceptable? Even if this kind of movie is legal, it is still good news for you, the bosses of the film company. In the past, it was necessary to be secretive, but now it is straightforward and aboveboard.  "Isn't the screening very good?" "You mean the rating system?" Zou Wenhuai asked first at this time.  He is more familiar with Hollywood than Uncle Liu, so when Li Mingbao mentioned this matter, Zou Wenhuai immediately thought of the classification system.  If Hong Kong also establishes a film rating system, maybe there will be a new way out for this matter.  You know, no matter what kind of movie you make, itĄŻs not as safe as making this kind of movie.  Other movies still have the problem of losing money, but for this kind of movie, as long as your investment is not too big, it is actually impossible to have a big investment in this kind of movie.  , mainstream audiences actually donĄŻt care too much, because they originally watch this type of movie and donĄŻt want to find fault with the plot. If they invest too much, it is simply a waste.  Therefore, when the investment is not large, this type of movie is basically equivalent to a guaranteed profit. At most, it is a matter of making more money and less (unless the heroine of your movie is asked to be played by a weirdo like Sister Feng.  Otherwise, there is no risk at all. Maybe even people like Sister Feng will like to watch other things. Who can explain?)
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