giants of the era

Chapter 250 Two-dimensional and artificial intelligence
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, Umbrella University needed their support to establish the Academy of Film Arts; secondly, Li Zetian had someone buy the "Film Biweekly" and became the organizer of the Hong Kong Film Awards, and also needed to cooperate with them.Hong Kong films have 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.Now two sessions have been held, but the scale is small and the influence is low.Now, the Hong Kong Film Awards are entrusted to Li Zetian to hold, so it will naturally be a special event in the future, and it must be extremely grand.This can not only increase the ratings of Asian TV, but also mastering the Hong Kong film festival is like mastering the trend of Hong Kong films, setting a tone and letting Hong Kong films move forward along a bright road.

Not all trash movies can win awards, and people who don't have bad acting skills can also become actor kings.

When Li Zetian met with the bosses of these three film companies, at first they thought that Li Zetian wanted to acquire their companies. After all, Li Zetian had a "convict record", so they all held a hostile attitude. But after hearing Li Zetian's proposed cooperation, They all expressed their support.Because whether it is the establishment of the Academy of Film Arts or the hosting of the Hong Kong Film Awards, it is of great benefit to the development of Hong Kong films!

Then we talked about some issues of joint venture filming and film distribution, and we talked very harmoniously.

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

"Uh, is my food that ugly?" Li Zetian asked with a smile.

Dongfang Yuqin looked at Li Zetian seriously for a long time, then suddenly gave a "puchi" smile, covered her mouth and said with a light smile: "Of course there is, and it's very ugly!"

Li Zetian laughed loudly and said: "Well, I admit that sometimes I have ugly looks. But this time, I really don't have the idea of ​​buying a Hong Kong film company. You know, the film distribution channel is the most important link. .And Hong Kong is only a small place, and the distribution of films 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 films in Hong Kong. Why buy them?"

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

Bowei Film and Television Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney. The name "Bowei" is a neutral name (without the word Disney), which can prevent some of its films such as ghost movies, zombies, police movies, etc. from violating Disney. Family, happy brand image.Therefore, the appearance of the name "Bowei" on the company endorsement of the product packaging can protect the Disney brand and open the way for Disney's brand diversification. ?
Bowei Film and Television Company has the ability to distribute international films. If Hong Kong films want to go international, they need to rely on it to a large extent.For Bowell Film and Television, Hong Kong movies are also a big profit, and it will also help Bowei Film and Television 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 all of them became popular, especially the songs you wrote for them, which became popular all over Hong Kong! Now people have asked them to make TV dramas and movies, especially Chen Ruoxi, who not only sings Well done, and with outstanding looks, she is known as the 'Goddess of the Music World', and the lingering song "Female Flower" has touched the hearts of many men... Many female singers are very envious of the person who helped her write the song!"

"Cough cough..."

Li Zetian couldn't help coughing a few times when he heard the words, secretly thinking that Dongfang Yuqin had eaten gunpowder today?
"This...the traffic jam in Hong Kong after get off work hours is really annoying!" Li Zetian immediately looked away from the car window, talking about him from left to right.

Dongfang Yuqin raised her chin, revealing an inexplicable smile.

After returning home, Li Zetian's mother, Xiao Zhixuan, arranged a table of good 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 down next to Li Chengzhi and talked about what happened today. He said, "Dad, don't worry, today I met with Run Run Shaw, Zou Huaiwen and the three giants of New Art City. They all support Umbrella University very much." To establish the School of Film Arts, we are willing to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the Umbrella University. Whenever they need actors in the future, they will come to our school to choose."

"This is great. Only by having the opportunity to act can we attract students!" Li Chengzhi said happily, "I happened to go to the Hong Kong government today and wanted to apply for a piece of school land for the establishment of the Academy of Film Arts. smoothly."

Li Zetian nodded and said, "I will ask the umbrella company to spend [-] 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 let me ask for it, anyway, it doesn't need much money!" Li Zetian said richly, then returned to his room, lay on the bed and squinted for a while, until Dongfang Yuqin told him to get up and eat dinner.

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

The comics industry is a very important part of the entertainment and cultural industry, isn't Marvel awesome?Are Japanese comics awesome?

Japan's manga industry chain accounts for a large proportion of its GDP, including manga animation, games, movies, TV series adaptations, and peripheral products, etc., which are very profitable.On the other hand, the Chinese manga industry has not improved, and it is almost beaten by Japanese manga and cartoons.

Li Zetian is now developing Hong Kong comics, one is to develop comics with Chinese characteristics, to carry forward them, not to be crushed by small Japanese comics; second, of course, to make money.

Two-dimensional things are becoming more and more popular among young people, and the future is going to be a mess!
In addition, Li Zetian thought that artificial intelligence may be combined with two-dimensional characters to create different sparks, such as the 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 pretend to be cute and chat with you online, it must be more attractive.

PS: I recommend my friend Sima Baishan's official article "The Age of the Big City", which develops from a poor and white town into an international metropolis. It's very interesting. Let's take a look.

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