Heads Up Hollywood

?The special effects industry is a high-end industry with a particularly high cost.

Because it is a high-tech field, governments of various countries are working hard to promote the development of this industry.

In many cases, technology can be transferred.

Why has Weta Digital developed so well?

Because the New Zealand government has given great tax incentives and financial subsidies!

Also in North America, in order to develop the special effects industry, Canada is also implementing a tax subsidy policy in all aspects. The government can provide 30% of the start-up funds!

The strong pressure of survival has caused American special effects companies to go bankrupt.

No way, American labor is too expensive!

To survive, it is an inevitable choice to open a branch in a country with low labor costs.

Among countries with technology, funds, and policies, South Korea is the first!

With the promotion of strong policies by the South Korean government, more and more Hollywood special effects companies have gone to South Korea to establish branches.

Why was South Korea's special effects industry able to dominate Asia? Can it be outsourced for Hollywood?

The reason is simple. In the "Special Effects Industrial Park", there are many branches of Hollywood special effects studios!

Most of South Korea's special effects companies are born out of Hollywood's technical processes.

In the early stage, the South Korean government invested a lot of funds, policies and tax incentives to attract Hollywood technology, equipment and management concepts. After several years of exploration and learning, local special effects companies in Korea have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

This is the current national policy of South Korea.

But it's still in its infancy.

For Tang En, this is an opportunity. He wants to be a good person and bridge the gap between the two parties.

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Seoul National University is the number one university in South Korea.

The Ministry of Culture, the Film Promotion Committee, Seoul National University College of Arts, Korea University Film College, Yonsei University College of Humanities and many other national institutions jointly planned today's blockbuster event.

Lecture on film theory by Don Walker, the world's richest man and famous director!

The core of today's speech, the Film Revitalization Committee has already stipulated - to talk about film special effects.

The presentation is an hour away.

Tang En shook hands with many important people one by one in the meeting room of the Academy of Art.

There are officials, scholars, professors, directors, writers, actors... Even the Samsung prince Li Jae-yong came here in person.

Tang En is not interested in those messy people.

At most, he would exchange a few words with the heads of the Korean entertainment circle, and then he would communicate with the officials of the Film Promotion Committee.

This is the highest authority in the Korean literary and art circles!

On the surface, the Revitalization Committee is under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, but the power of this association can go directly to the Blue House!

In this association, there is a "blacklist of literary and art circles".

What kind of people are on the list?

Very simple, disobedient people.

Either they don't abide by the current entertainment system, or they offend big conglomerate chaebols, or they use their fame to criticize the supreme ruler...

These people are all blacklisted.

The revitalization committee will use its power to take various restrictive measures on the listed figures and institutions, such as excluding them from the subsidy targets, such as uniting with major media organizations to block them...

"Chairman Wu, you are too kind. The development of South Korea's cultural and entertainment industry has achieved great success in just a few years. This is well documented. Not to mention the award-winning film "Old Boy" in Cannes this year , just say that the Hallyu culture is sweeping across Asia, and the revitalization committee has contributed a lot.”

Tang En was talking eagerly with Wu Shigen, chairman of the revitalization committee.

Wu Shigen returned from studying in the United States and belonged to the cutting-edge practical group. He sighed and said, "It's not enough! Especially our movies are placed in Asia... they can only be regarded as second-rate. Mr. Walker, you may not know, push forward 15 Even a shoddy Hong Kong movie can sweep the Korean box office in 2019."

Tang En smiled and waved his hands, "Actually, in my opinion, it's very simple to do a good job in the movie market."

"Oh? Can you tell me more?" Wu Shigen immediately became interested.

Tang En said: "Originally, the content of my speech was to discuss the film industry, but you said that it is best to discuss the concept of film special effects, which is in line with the current national policy. This topic is very big, so I will briefly talk about it .”

Wu Shigeun shook hands with him warmly, "Mr. Walker, you have helped us a lot! If it really works, every Korean should thank you for your help."

Tang En shook his head, with a calm expression, "It's unnecessary to thank you, as long as you don't cause trouble for me."

"Huh?" Wu Shigen raised his eyebrows, keenly aware of something, "Why? Could someone here cause trouble for you?"

Tang En said: "I just had a meal with a few actresses, but I was photographed by the paparazzi, and the rumors spread. I don't care. The point is that this kind of false news will affect their careers. If If this happens again, I will never dare to come to Korea again.”

Wu Shigen understood it immediately, and was furious, "There are always such a group of bugs in the media industry! Don't worry, Mr. Walker, I will send someone to deal with this matter personally. I can also assure you that South Korea will never There are public reports that tarnish your image!"

South Korea is a "democracy" with freedom of speech.

However, the government, chaebols, and many important figures all have unquestionable authority. This is the white list.

Whoever dares to object will be blacklisted!

The meaning of Wu Shigen's words is very clear, as long as Tang En really helps Korean movies, then he will also be on the white list.

Tang En smiled with satisfaction.

This is what he wanted.

In the future, he will have deeper and deeper contacts with the Korean entertainment industry.

Especially Girls' Generation.

Block all unknown possibilities first.

To avoid accidents.

With the worries of the future resolved, Tang En can talk a lot, "Movies are not just movies. Movies are a display of a country's comprehensive strength. In my opinion, the quality of a country's film industry is mainly related to three aspects. Relevant. First, the industrial capacity of scientific and technological innovation; second, the strength of intellectual copyright protection; third, the external intervention of the market economy."

Wu Shigen, with an open-minded appearance, actually took out a small notebook and a signature pen from the inner pocket of his suit.

Seeing this scene, many people gathered around.

Oh Seok-geun is a big shot!

He is an official, equivalent to the imperial commissioner arranged by the president.

He is so serious and formal, it must be no small matter.

Especially many Korean directors and actors, they are not qualified to get too close, they can only watch from a distance.

Look at the young man in the center.

In the eyes, exudes a kind of fanaticism of worship.

Director, when did you receive such honorable treatment?

Twain made them truly feel the sense of accomplishment of serving movies and taking movies as their ambition!

Tang En couldn't laugh or cry with such a big battle, he waved his hands again and again and said, "Then I'll just talk briefly, it's just my personal opinion, you don't have to take it too seriously."

"Where? Mr. Walker, you are too modest."

"that's humble!"

"We all have to learn."

...

Tang En had no choice but to continue what he said just now, and said: "The core of the movie is the content, and the core of the content is innovation. Innovation is a mode of thinking, and all walks of life are integrated. For now, the top 100 innovative companies in the world For example, there are 44 in the United States, 28 in Japan, 12 in France, 3 in South Korea, and 1 in Britain, Germany, China, Italy, Taiwan, Finland, etc. From this perspective, South Korea has strong innovation capabilities, and movies naturally have great potential .”

Including Wu Shigen, everyone's faces were very surprised.

They all knew that Tang En was very optimistic about the Korean film market, otherwise he wouldn't have traveled all the way to Korea.

Now hearing Twain admit that he is a fan of Korean movies, and that he is even associated with technological innovation companies, ranking fourth in the world, this is a great surprise.

"Of course, this is only the first point. There is also the second point, the protection of intellectual property rights. South Korea is the first country in the world whose revenue from digital music surpasses that of traditional records, which shows how strong copyright protection is. However, South Korea After all, it is a country with a civil law system, and there is still a slight gap compared with countries with a maritime law system such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Feedback to the film, Britain and the United States are the world's first-rate countries, while countries such as Japan, South Korea, France and Germany can only be regarded as second-rate."

Everyone understands the truth of Tang En's words.

The legal system of the sea is a jury system. When protecting intellectual property rights, in addition to compensatory damages, there are also punitive damages.

In the civil law system, there is no legal provision for punitive damages, and the cost of infringement is greatly reduced.

There is no piracy in Japan, not because of the good copyright protection, but because of the cultural influence of the country from childhood to adulthood... Foreigners can easily play piracy when they go to Japan.

Tang En went on to say: "The third point is that movies need to be marketed and promoted to reduce government intervention. We all know that France is the birthplace of movies, and there have been trends such as impressionism, poetic realism, surrealism, new wave movies, etc. The former French film is the leader of the world film!"

"Unfortunately, France made a big mistake later. In 1959, the Ministry of Culture was established. In order to promote French culture, various standards were set. As a result, French films plummeted. After 2000, France banned the Ministry of Culture and the government no longer interfered. , French films have returned to the Hollywood-style marketization tendency. Then we also saw that French films are returning to life."

"From this aspect, South Korea's policy intervention is a bit more, and there is still a big gap with the United States, Britain, France, Japan, and Germany. Fortunately, the first two scores are very high. Taken together, the next ten years In 2019, the final ranking of the world film industry level is likely to be the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France and South Korea."

In the end, Tang En used his foresight again to start the big deception mode.

Although suspected of being criticized, Wu Shigeun accepted it humbly and nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, Mr. Walker, you are so right. Ten years ago, there were two directors, Kim Dong-won and Jo Sung-bong, who were arrested for showing the movie "Red" , caused a great social impact. Because of this incident, we abolished the film censorship system. Since then, there has been a real recovery of Korean films.”

Tang En looked at him with a half-smile, "So... what's next?"

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