This star is going to the moon

Chapter 264 Netflix Can Kill South Korean Film and Television! The War for "Space Internet" Officially Begins!
The outdated American film "Parasite" won Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards!

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho won the 92nd Academy Award for Best Director for "Parasite"!

Wow, amazing! A true pride of Asia!

[That's wonderful! East Asian film and television culture is finally gaining international recognition! I'm so excited!]

South Korea's film industry is truly impressive; they can even win Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. What's the use of high box office returns for those mindless domestic films? They don't even get an Oscar nomination!

Sigh, that's why they say the domestic film and television industry is facing a downturn.

[Hilarious! The Chinese film and television industry was boasting about beating the Americans, but they can't even beat South Korea. What a bunch of losers.]

South Korea has acquired Netflix's license, and they're reportedly planning to film a blockbuster this year called "The Squid Game," aiming to leverage Netflix's influence to propel the South Korean film industry to new heights.

[Exactly! Your country simply won't let Netflix in, no wonder the film and television industry is experiencing a downturn!]

[You guys are really something. A South Korean won an Oscar, and you're all happy about it?]

[Exactly, if you're happy, then so be it. Why do you have to kick China while the back? And do you really think the reason Chinese films can't win Oscars is a technical problem? It's a fucking political problem!]

[You want domestic films to win Oscars? You should get our films released on a large scale in the US first.]

[Haha, I'm dying of laughter at this! Some people keep saying that China's film industry is closed off and doesn't let foreign films in, but I clearly remember that China gave "Avengers: Endgame" over 80% of the screenings, while Chinese films only get a maximum of 400 screens in North America, while their own films start at 4000 screens! Who's really closing things off here?]

[You...it must be because your country doesn't follow trade rules and wants to take more than its share, that's why the US is restricting you. Otherwise, why would they, who value free trade, restrict you?]

You... must be an idiot!

Why are you swearing at me...?

Yesterday was a joyous Lantern Festival in China, but with the Oscars being announced today across the ocean, the Chinese internet has become a chaotic mess again.

This trend even reached the filming location of the Huayao Mate Xs foldable phone advertisement.

The main reason is An Fangfei. She happened to watch several Oscar-winning films when she went to Europe for a brand event and travel, including "Parasite".

She declined to comment on the movie, but the online discussions about Netflix caught her attention.

Because she bought a lot of Netflix stock.

"Netflix is ​​conquering markets all over the world and constantly producing great shows. Its stock is also rising rapidly. Do you think it can boost the film and television industry in the US after entering the country?"

During a break from filming the advertisement, An Fangfei was browsing Weibo asking for directions to Yun.

"Take me flying?"

Lu Yun shook his head: "Killing them would be more like it!"

"what?"

"What do you mean, 'ah'?" Lu Yun patted An Fangfei's head and said, "Think about it, little notebook, do you really think the Americans stationing troops there are trying to protect it?"

An Fangfei recalled numerous news reports about the US military's rampant bullying in Japan, then shook her head.

In fact, before Lu Yun was reborn in his previous life, the film and television industry in Hanchong Country was already half dead.

For several years, the domestic film and television industry was experiencing a "film and television winter," and then "Ne Zha 2" came out, which proved many people wrong.

If audiences aren't going to the cinema, is it due to audience reasons, market reasons, national reasons, or economic reasons?

A quote from a live-streaming e-commerce host is quite fitting here.

"It's been like this for so many years, why don't they think about their own reasons?" Meanwhile, in South Korea, due to Netflix's success, major American OTT platforms such as Disney Plus and HBO Max have also announced their entry into the South Korean market.

However, at the same time, South Korean local television stations such as KBS and SBS experienced a gradual decline in viewership and struggled to maintain high-quality productions.

When top actors and production teams choose Netflix because of its high-investment, high-exposure series, South Korean broadcasters' market share is constantly eroded, leading to a gradual loss of their influence.

The result is that Netflix dominates the South Korean market, while local teams can only passively accept external pricing.

Besides financial considerations, Netflix's series produced in South Korea are gradually showing signs of cultural incompatibility.

Korean dramas originally excelled in their delicate portrayal of emotions and their ability to create atmosphere. However, Netflix's involvement has brought with it traces of American creative style, exaggerated depictions of grand scenes, and a constant, forced adaptation of traditional Chinese and Western cultures.

Yes, there are Chinese people involved here.

Because of Netflix's involvement, the country of shabbyness is making rapid progress on the road to becoming a "stealing country".

As a result, Netflix's productions in South Korea have not only failed to enhance Korean dramas, but have instead caused them to lose their essence, becoming a hodgepodge.

Netflix's Korean dramas initially gained fame for their "explicit content," "daring productions," and "visual stimulation." As viewers' standards rise, the Korean dramas controlled by Netflix can only increasingly rely on "novelty."

It's not just the quality of Netflix's South Korean productions that's been criticized; their extravagant, mass-production approach is fundamentally more like a "gambling" industry than an entertainment industry.

Using a large number of production teams from other countries at a lower cost, while monopolizing all subsequent profits, is a "scissors difference" tactic in the process of transferring low-end industrial chains!
When resources are depleted, labor costs rise, and industries cannot be upgraded, capital will immediately pack up and leave to find the next lamb to be slaughtered.

Currently, China's film and television industry is striving to emulate Hollywood, and Hollywood is also... diving.

It's a kind of two-way journey.

The two later talked about superhero movies, mainly because An Fangfei had also seen "Joker" abroad, and its star, Joaquin Phoenix, won the Best Actor Oscar that year.

"I never imagined that superhero movies could be so profound, full of realistic satire of Americans. I heard there's going to be a sequel, but I wonder when it will be released, or even if it will be shown in China?"

Hearing An Fangfei mention this, Lu Yun's lips twitched slightly.

The second Joker movie was indeed released in China, but this one was really bad.

The first Joker movie was already pretty good, but the company insisted on making a sequel that was clearly just a money grab, and before it was even finished, it turned out to be a terrible sequel.

It also won the Golden Raspberry Award for two or five years, being named the "worst remake, copy, or sequel".

"Brother Lu, Sister Fei, everything's changed, time to film..."

"Got it, I'll be right there..."

The TV series "The Three-Body Problem" will wrap up filming next month. Lu Yun's scenes as "Wang Miao" have been mostly filmed, so as before, he will start coordinating with the other actors and the overall schedule, and will no longer film "Wang Miao" scenes consecutively.

This also gave him more free time, such as for shooting commercials for Huayao foldable phones.

The launch date for the Huayao Mate Xs is set for the 24th of this month, which is fast approaching.

While he was filming the advertisement here, another batch of 60 Starlink satellites were launched by the Falcon 9 rocket on the other side of the ocean.

This brings the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit to 300!
The "Star Dou" satellites have only launched the first batch of 30, and have just reached their designated orbits and positions. Ground testing and commissioning have just begun.

The American high-ranking officials were very satisfied with this!

"We've won the race for space-based internet!"

(End of this chapter)