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Compared to people in the director industry, domestic film distribution companies and cinemas were not happy after hearing the news, and each of them seemed a little melancholy.

Other people’s achievements are theirs.

The biggest problem now is that I am very sad!

The domestic film screening industry seems to have entered winter.

91年总票房23.6亿，92年32亿，93年28亿。

Then, due to the development of video halls, televisions, and especially the emergence of VCDs, the box office became worse and worse every year.

It's a cliff-like drop.

If it weren't for the Hollywood blockbuster two years ago, the box office would have been even more disastrous.

Last year, there was still no improvement. On the contrary, due to the publicity effect of CCTV's bidding, the VCD market was completely discovered. In addition, the piracy of discs became more and more serious and could not be controlled at all. The box office was even worse, as if it was stepping on the accelerator on a downhill road and rushing down all the way.

It has actually fallen below one billion!
Not even one-third of what it was in 92.

However, the number of employees needed for distribution and cinemas is still the same, and the consciousness of millions of workers is at stake! Just two-thirds of them are gone, and the whole industry is wailing.

Therefore, many people even wrote letters to reflect how bad VCDs are and hoped that they could be banned.

However, it is of no use, because the majority are the ones who understand, and the historical trend is unstoppable, it will not stop to wait for those who have not gotten on board.

Moreover, this was a pioneering effort in the domestic technology industry, with newspapers and media promoting it everywhere, and now it’s being banned?

Moreover, the profit and tax income provided by BBK in 95 was calculated in billions.

You say ban, so just ban it. What are you thinking?

Therefore, they set their sights on pirated VCDs. After all, although VCDs were stealing business, discs released by legitimate companies still had to purchase copyrights, and the quantity was limited. But pirated discs were different. There were all kinds of films, from Hong Kong films to Hollywood blockbusters, which was a disaster for the domestic film market.

But this thing is even harder to ban.

First of all, it doesn’t take a lot of space to make pirated discs; a small workshop can do it.

Secondly, this is something that does not pose a big threat to the general public, and its priority is not even at the top. There are many other things that require manpower to take care of.

Therefore, many people in this industry placed their hatred on Huang Ze.

If it weren't for his BBK VCD, how could the film industry have become like this?
This guy is a traitor to the domestic film industry!

Especially after the news that Huang Ze received a total of 19 nominations was passed on, this argument became even more serious and even reached the ears of Huang Ze's father.

Then, with a phone call, Huang Ze heard about this matter.

"Why is this happening to me?"

Huang Ze raised his eyebrows and was speechless.

It seems like if I don’t make VCDs, no one else will.

Even without VCD, we would have pursued openness and entered deeper waters, with domestic film and television programs entering the market, people's living conditions improving, and televisions rapidly being rolled out. Could we continue to rely on the distribution system to make a living?
The video tape industry in Europe and the United States is more developed, so why haven't we ever seen distributors starving to death?

Can you think more about your own reasons and whether you have worked hard over the years?
Huang Ze just laughed at the news.

Blame it if you want.

When something goes wrong, blame others, and even if you are not at fault, isn't this the common trait of everyone?

Moreover, you can only blame yourself, in the end, it can't affect you at all.

Even in public opinion, it is difficult to have a big impact.

There are quite a few people working in the distribution system and in cinemas, but compared to everyone, they are only a small group.

Huang Ze knew that among the vast majority of the rest, his reputation was still very good. After all, he was willing to donate money, and in recent years, he helped domestic films shine internationally and brought glory to the country. None of these things could discredit him.

Know me and blame me, only...

After hanging up the phone and shaking his head to get rid of the news that made him unhappy, Huang Ze continued to devote himself to the public relations of the Oscars.

And it’s an intensified public relations effort!

……

The Oscars haven't started yet, but there is good news elsewhere.

Living up to Huang Ze's high expectations, Li An's "Sense and Sensibility" did not change the Berlin Film Festival this year. It won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

It became the second Golden Bear trophy in Li An's hands.

As for the copyright of this film, Huang Ze only let them sell the copyright to some small countries, the kind that most people don’t know the names of, and even after looking at a map, they don’t know which continent they are in. The rest will not be sold at all!

A film like "Sense and Sensibility" that is very suitable for the European and American markets should have greater value instead of simply being sold out.

Of course, now is not the time to buy it out, Huang Ze wants to put it off until after the Oscars night.

One is to decide whether "Sense and Sensibility" will cooperate with Warner or Miramax based on the awards won by the two films.

There's another reason.

If I can win a big award on Oscar night, then "Sense and Sensibility", which has my name in the producer column, will also receive more attention.

Grab bigger profits for yourself!

……

Time flies.

Before long, it was March 25th.

The crew of "Life is Beautiful" walked the red carpet first, and it was the turn of "Chicago" after a few crews, so Huang Ze sat in the courtesy car of "Life is Beautiful".

"Director Huang, I thought I could get a nomination for Best Supporting Actress!" Zhang Manyu joked with Huang Ze in the car.

She knew that she would have no chance of winning the Best Actress award, even if it was just a nomination, so she chose to sign up for the Best Supporting Actress award as the leading actress.

Anyway, the heroine's role in the movie "Life is Beautiful" cannot be compared with that of the hero, so it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a supporting role.

Besides, it’s for the award, everyone can understand.

Unfortunately, even with such sacrifices, she didn't even get a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

"This Oscar is really hard to get by!"

"No way!" Huang Ze shrugged and explained, "The skin color determines that we will never be one of our own."

“Bias is everywhere!”

"Actually, you're not the worst off." Huang Ze pointed at Wang Zhiwen who was sitting in the front row. "If he were white, he would definitely be nominated for Best Actor, and his chances of winning the Oscar would be more than 50%."

"Stop talking, stop talking!" Wang Zhiwen turned around and made a crying expression, "Brother Huang, you told me this, do you want me to cry? Or do you want me to laugh?"

"I thought you were comforting me!"

"Haha." Zhang Manyu suddenly felt that it was not so difficult to accept that she did not even get a nomination. The next second, she changed the topic to Huang Ze, "What about you, Director Huang?"

"You're launching two films at the same time, aiming for an Oscar."

"Best Director and Best Picture, at least one should be won, right?" (End of this chapter)