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    Taiwanese political circles do not have a good impression of Lee Ming-bao. Even if Taiwanese movies need Lee Ming-bao, they will not bend down. After all, the Taiwan market is also good. Lee Ming-bao has taken advantage of it, but he has not become so big that he ignores the Taiwan market.  Therefore, even if Taiwan treats the relationship with Li Mingbao coldly, it will not have much impact on the film industry.  Assistant Wang is gone, which is a good thing for Taiwanese filmmakers. After all, everyone will not be too happy if the official people are present.  Because these people are not official, and they are completely different from the masters of military education films. These people are not too particular about politics, but about money.  And everyone knows that the relationship between Taiwan and Li Mingbao is not very good. With an official person here, everyone can't talk freely. Now only insiders are left, so it is much easier to talk.  So along the way, everyone was talking and laughing, and the conversation was quite pleasant.  Of course, the content of the conversation cannot be too in-depth. It only briefly talks about the development of the film industry, and everyone is also somewhat envious and jealous of Hong Kong's ability to create a circulation port.  I don¡¯t blame them. After all, everyone can see the benefits of distribution in Hong Kong. With this policy, Hong Kong films are already far ahead of the Taiwanese film industry. Coupled with this policy, Taiwan will be left behind.  You must know that Taiwan's film industry was actually not too different from Hong Kong's film industry. For a period of time, Taiwan's film industry was even better than Hong Kong's. With a broader market than Hong Kong's, that  Everyone is living a very prosperous life in this era.  But over the past few decades, Taiwanese movies have become increasingly declining, while Hong Kong movies have suddenly burst into new glory.  One is moving forward rapidly, and the other is retreating steadily. If people in Taiwan don't have any ideas about this situation, it would be totally unreasonable.  Especially when Hong Kong's innate foundation cannot be compared with Taiwan, this makes Taiwan even more unhappy.  "But it's not good to be unhappy. It's impossible to blame Hong Kong for moving too fast to cause the current situation. My family knows my own affairs. Everyone knows what is going on."  But it was only when I understood clearly that it became impossible to catch up with Hong Kong.  In the future, it is not unforeseen that industry professionals in Taiwan will rely on Hong Kong to make a living.  So even though there were some complaints in their hearts, everyone still put on a smile when facing this guy Li Mingbao.  You can't have trouble with anyone, but you can't have trouble with money, right?  Hong Kong has become rich. It is not impossible for Taiwan to get closer and share some of the profits. Everyone is Chinese and has an inherent advantage over foreigners.  After the group got off the bus, Li Mingbao discovered that the reception banquet for him was actually placed in the Taoyuan Hotel. The history of this hotel is quite long and has strong political significance. After many additional conditions, of course, this hotel  The local charges are not cheap.  For people in the Taiwanese film industry, it is quite a burden to arrange such a meal or the itinerary for the next few days here.  But since others were so kind, if Li Mingbao didn't go in, it would be a slap in the face. So even though he knew that these people were trying to make themselves fat, Li Mingbao could only enter the hotel with everyone smiling.  After entering a specific box, Li Mingbao discovered that the welcome luncheon was quite large. There were three large tables, which could seat at least thirty or forty people, and the number of people was full. It seemed that this place was full of people.  The industry elites are basically all here.  Seeing Li Mingbao looking at the environment, Li Hanxiang whispered to Li Mingbao on the side: "Young man, don't you think it's a bit of a fuss? People in the industry here in Taiwan don't have a very easy life. Coming to the Taoyuan Hotel is a bit wasteful.  Your idea is good, but you also need to look at who is paying the bill today. Those who make movies have no money, but those who work in theaters have a lot of money. There are also some half-hearted people.  It¡¯s also very rich, so this scene is not a big one. After all, there are many people who rely on you to eat. It¡¯s not easy for you to come here. If they don¡¯t entertain you well, your reputation will not be good.¡±  With Li Hanxiang's explanation, Li Mingbao finally understood why he was being entertained at the Taoyuan Hotel today. The people who paid the emotional bills were the guys from the theaters. In this way, it makes sense. The average person in the film industry in Taiwan  It's all hard work. Asking Li Mingbao here is quite a burden.  Only those guys who work in theaters are the really rich people. For them, it is a piece of cake to treat themselves to food and accommodation here. As long as their movies continue to be released in Taiwan, they can make money no matter what.  return.  Li Mingbao doesn¡¯t like Taiwan¡¯s box office performance. There are actually many reasons, including political reasons and money-making reasons. Most of the money-making reasons lie with these theater chains.  What to sayThe Taiwan Film Market is actually a rather strange place in this market, in terms of the current era.  The decisive factor in making money or not is not the box office results at all. Maybe a movie's box office results are very satisfactory, but the production company is losing money, and it is not uncommon for the investment to be in vain.  This kind of thing may be a bit unbelievable in Hong Kong, but in Taiwan, it is completely normal.  Because in the Taiwanese film industry, there is actually only one place that really makes money, and that is the theater chain.  In other aspects, whether it is the distribution company, investors, or actors, they will not make much money. They can only starve to death.  The most fundamental reason why this situation occurs is that Taiwan¡¯s theater chains, stealing box office is completely a routine, or a routine.  No matter whose movie it is, or which company's movie it is, even if it is a company with a background, their movie box office can only depend on the strength of their own company, whether it is stronger than the theater chain. Only in this way can they  Get your money back and make a small profit.  If you want to make a lot of money, you still have to see if the theater chain agrees.  In this regard, whether it is a local company in Taiwan or a Hong Kong company, Liu Shu, Golden Harvest, including Princess Golden, the money they make from their movies in Taiwan actually depends on whether they are familiar with the theater chain.  If you are familiar with it, you can share some of the box office, and we can continue to cooperate in the future. If you are not familiar with it, it is just a matter of words to say that you are losing money. There are even so-called losses in theaters, and the movie is removed from the shelves, and then the movie continues to be shown in an open and full market.  .  It's not like this has never happened.  Li Mingbao is an insider, and he knows how deep the water is.  To be honest, Taiwan¡¯s film market actually has no shortage of audiences.  No matter how short it is, a population of tens of millions is still more than the population of Hong Kong, right?  The ratio of moviegoers in Taiwan and Hong Kong is actually similar.  However, Taiwan¡¯s population base is not comparable to that of Hong Kong.  Under such circumstances, the number of people watching movies in Taiwan is actually at least twice as many as in Hong Kong.  But with such a movie-going crowd, the box office of the same movie in Taiwan is often not as good as that of Hong Kong.  Isn't this strange?  Where did those extra viewers go?  Box office theft is a big problem in today's global market. Even in the North American market, it is impossible to completely eliminate it. However, box office theft is actually rare in a place as weird as Taiwan.  .  Many of Lee Ming-pao's movies have been released in Taiwan. If based on the normal box office share, the money Lee Ming-pao earns in Taiwan will not be much worse than that in Hong Kong. Even if his share ratio drops, based on Taiwan's movie viewing base, he earns  The funds will be more than those in Hong Kong.  But the actual situation is that although Li Mingbao has made money in Taiwan, the money he earns from each movie is several grades behind that in Hong Kong. This is not a small issue of one or two million Hong Kong dollars, but involves the above-mentioned problems.  Ten million Hong Kong dollars in capital.  But the money that Li Mingbao should have received disappeared without a trace, giving others an advantage in vain.  It's okay once or twice, but it's the same situation every time. Every time Li Mingbao gets money from the Taiwan market, it's only a few million Hong Kong dollars.  There has been no exception until now. It would be strange if Li Mingbao had any good impression of Taiwan.  Where did the money go?  Li Mingbao knew that every movie theater in the theater chain stole at least 70% of the box office, and it happened every time. If Li Mingbao didn't know who stole his money, he would be a fool.  When his movies were released in Japan and South Korea, they were always full, and the duration was not short. However, in the Taiwanese market, Li Mingbao has never seen a movie theater with an attendance rate of more than 80%.  Is this scientific?  Of course it's not scientific.  And this is not the most unscientific thing. The most unscientific thing is his movie. The time when the attendance rate fluctuates between 20 and 30% can basically account for two-thirds of the entire movie's release time.  If it were a movie in Hong Kong with an attendance rate of 20 to 30%, it would be no problem to download it directly.  But in Taiwan, even with such an attendance rate, his movies can sustain for several months. If there were no ghosts in it, Li Mingbao would really be an idiot.  But Li Mingbao couldn't talk about these things. He had to greet the owners of these theaters with a smile. This was not only true for him, but also for his sixth uncle Zou Wenhuai when he came over.  Although there are many theater companies in Taiwan, when it comes to attendance, even local companies have not given face to them, let alone immigrants from Hong Kong.  There may be some compensation agreements with film companies privately, but these agreements have nothing to do with Li Mingbao.  If it were just like this, Li Mingbao wouldn't bother to complain. The key is that one week before the release of Taiwan's military education film, the attendance rate for every show is absolutely 100%, and it lasts for a week, even though in fact there are not even one or two such films.  ?People can see it, but the attendance rate is on the report, and there is absolutely no problem at all.  And this situation will have to be maintained at least until outsiders take control of Taiwan¡¯s theater chains, and then they will let go of things that have no data value in some aspects.  But now, Taiwan's market is still controlled by those greedy theater chains, and even Li Mingbao has no way to fight back.
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