Giant of the times

After Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin left Hutchison Whampoa, they spent the next day dealing with the three major film giants in Hong Kong.

Firstly, the Umbrella University needs their support to establish a school of film arts; secondly, Li Zetian had people buy "Film Fortnightly" and became the organizer of the Hong Kong Film Awards, so he also needs to cooperate with them. Hong Kong films occupy a place in Asia and even the world, but before 1982 there was no film festival of its own, or even an official organization for filmmakers. It has been held twice now, both of which are small in scale and have low influence. Now, the Hong Kong Film Awards has been handed over to Li Zetian. From now on, it will naturally be a special event and an extremely grand event. Not only can this increase the ratings of Asia Television, but mastering the Hong Kong Film Festival is like mastering the trends of Hong Kong films, setting a tone for Hong Kong films to move forward along a bright road.

Not just any trash movie can win an award, nor can a person with bad acting skills become an actor.

When Li Zetian met with the CEOs of these three film companies, at first they thought that Li Zetian wanted to acquire their companies. After all, Li Zetian had a "criminal record", so they all had a hostile attitude. However, after hearing Li Zetian's proposal for cooperation, They all expressed support. Because whether it is establishing the Academy of Film Arts or holding the Hong Kong Film Awards, it will be of great benefit to the development of Hong Kong films!

Then we talked about some joint venture film production and film distribution issues, and they all talked very harmoniously.

After a busy day, on the way home, Dongfang Yuqin said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I thought you were going to buy their film company..."

"Uh, am I that ugly when I eat?" Li Zetian asked with a smile.

Dongfang Yuqin looked at Li Zetian seriously for a long time, then suddenly laughed, covered her mouth and chuckled: "Of course, and it's very ugly!"

Li Zetian laughed and said: "Okay, I admit that my appearance is quite ugly sometimes. But this time, I really have no intention of acquiring a Hong Kong film company. You know, film distribution channels are the most important part. . And Hong Kong is just a small place, and the distribution of movies is not that difficult. Disney established Bowei Film and Television Company as early as 1954, which can be responsible for the distribution and investment of movies in Hong Kong, so why bother to acquire them?"

"Oh, that's true..." Dongfang Yuqin nodded.

Bowei Film and Television Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney. The name "Bowaway" is a neutral (without Disney) name, which can avoid some of its films such as ghost movies, zombies, police movies, etc. from violating Disney. Family and joy brand image. Therefore, the presence of the name "Buvey" on company endorsements on product packaging can protect the Disney brand and open the way for Disney's corporate brand diversification. ?

Bowei Film and Television Company has international film distribution capabilities. If Hong Kong films want to go international, they need to rely on it to a large extent. For Bowei Film and Television Company, Hong Kong films are also a huge source of profit, and they will also help Bowei Film and Television Company to open up the Asian market and enhance its film distribution capabilities. In short, it is mutually beneficial.

"By the way, Andy Lau, Beyond, Aaron Kwok, and Chen Ruoxi should be very popular now, right?" Li Zetian asked casually.

"Yes, Violet Records released albums for them, and they were all instant hits, especially the songs you wrote for them, which became popular all over Hong Kong! Now people have approached them to film TV series and movies, especially Chen Ruoxi, who not only sings She has good skills and outstanding appearance, and is known as the 'goddess of music'. Her sentimental song "Female Flower" has touched the hearts of many men...many female singers are very envious of the person who helped them write songs!"

"Ahem..."

When Li Zetian heard this, he couldn't help coughing a few times and secretly thought that Dongfang Yuqin had taken gunpowder today?

"Well... Hong Kong has traffic jams right after get off work hours. It's really annoying!" Li Zetian immediately looked away from the car window and looked around at him.

Dongfang Yuqin raised her chin and showed an inexplicable smile.

After returning home, Li Zetian's mother Xiao Zhixuan prepared a table of delicious food, Li Chengzhi sat on the sofa and read the newspaper, and Zhou Qiqi did her homework in her room.

Li Zetian came to sit next to Li Chengzhi and chatted about what happened today. He said, "Dad, don't worry, I met with Run Run Shaw, Zou Huaiwen and the three giants of New Art City today. They all support Umbrella University very much." Establish a School of Cinematic Arts and are willing to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the Umbrella University. If they need actors in the future, they will come to our school to select them."

"This is great. Only by having the opportunity to act can we attract students!" Li Chengzhi said happily, "I just went to the Hong Kong government today and wanted to apply for a piece of school land to build a school of film arts. The current talks are still relatively small. smoothly."

Li Zetian nodded and said: "I will ask the umbrella company to spend 200 million Hong Kong dollars to build this school later. If it is not enough..."

Li Chengzhi interrupted with a smile: "This much money is enough!"

"Well, if it's not enough, just ask me for more. It doesn't cost much anyway!" Li Zetian said generously, then returned to his room, lay on the bed and squinted for a while, until Dongfang Yuqin asked him to get up and eat. dinner.

The next day, Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin went out early in the morning to meet with Hong Kong comics giant Huang Yulang.

The comics industry is a very important part of the entertainment and cultural industry. Is Marvel awesome? Are Japanese comics awesome?

Japan's comic industry chain accounts for a large proportion of its GDP, including comic animation, games, movies, TV series adaptations, peripheral products, etc., and is very profitable. On the other hand, China's comics industry has shown no improvement and is almost beaten by Japanese comics and cartoons.

Li Zetian is now developing Hong Kong comics, firstly, to develop comics with Chinese characteristics and promote them so as not to be crushed by Japanese comics; secondly, of course, to make money.

Two-dimensional things are becoming more and more popular among young people, and the future is going to be really hot!

In addition, Li Zetian thought that artificial intelligence may be combined with two-dimensional characters to create different sparks, such as virtual singers in previous lives: Japan’s “Hatsune Miku” and China’s “Luo Tianyi”. If they are not just a virtual singer, but a virtual character with artificial intelligence, who can be cute and cute, and can chat with you online, they will definitely be more attractive.

PS: I recommend my friend Sima Baishan's official article "The Era of the Big City", which tells the story of the development from a small and poor rural town to an international metropolis. It's quite interesting. Check it out.