Hualiu Director

Chapter 274

Regarding whether to train artists in Mandarin, whether to send artists to the mainland to film, this is actually controversial among TVB executives.

The top executives are not fools. They all know that the mainland has a huge market and a generous salary.But there are also brokerage companies in the Mainland who are eyeing it.

Because tvb has never been a generous company, and the commission for artists is not much better than that of previous Korean companies, so once excellent tvb actors go north to the mainland and see Shuangzi's earning efficiency, they may not come back.

This is the embarrassment of the TVB executives, and it is also where Lin Hong despises them the most.

I want the horse to run, but I also want the horse not to eat grass!How is this possible?

Many tvb artists in the entertainment news are old and miserable, and young artists are living in distress. The reason is that tvb's resources have decreased, and the salary has always been too low. As long as there is no job, they can only live on their own. There is no money to eat, and it belongs to the state of stopping work and stopping eating.

So the entertainment news has the news that the former tvb entertainer is living on relief funds, and the former Hong Kong sister left the TVb and set up a street stall to buy fish balls after leaving the TVB.

Wanting to retain someone is nothing more than giving him space for development and giving him a reasonable salary, and TVB can't do these two things.

Their current way of doing things is to seek resources for cooperation in the mainland while using contracts to restrict most artists from going north to film.

In fact, if they can be more confident, reform the salary plan, so that artists will not be affected in terms of basic living and supporting their families.Then seek cooperation with mainland film and television companies. With the professionalism and superb acting skills of TVB actors, it may not be impossible to break into a new world.

Artists have no worries and can concentrate on making money in the mainland. Their money is also TVB's money, thus embarking on a virtuous cycle.

But tvb, which has always advertised its aggressiveness and forge ahead, shrinks back on this matter, which is really ironic.

"We have also discussed this topic many times. The future of Hong Kong film and television is not in Hong Kong, but in the mainland and overseas markets. I don't know if Director Lin Hong agrees with this point of view."

Zheng Yuling asked this question in order to guide Lin Hong to say the first suggestion last night, which was the concept of big ip, and Lin Hong also wanted to take this opportunity to push the concept of big ip to the market.

Because it is time for many comics of Star Animation to link up, and this is also a very good publicity, especially the Hong Kongization of "Doctor Strange", which is a very good opportunity to enter.

“I agree with this point of view, but I don’t fully agree with it.

At the peak of Hong Kong film and television, in addition to the Hong Kong local market, there are also Southeast Asian markets, Japanese and Korean markets, and the mainland market.

The reason why Hong Kong film and television is going downhill now is mainly because of the loss of overseas markets.

The main reason for this is that the cultural and entertainment industries in various markets are developing, and countries are also consciously supporting local cultural industries. The shrinking of the Hong Kong film and television market is inevitable.

In addition to market factors, the stagnation of innovation in the content and themes of Hong Kong film and television is also a reason.

The major markets are already familiar with the original stories of various themes of Hong Kong film and television, and focus on the research and shooting of genre films of a certain theme, such as ghost films in Thailand and gangster films in South Korea are very distinctive.

On the contrary, Hong Kong film and television are lagging behind in the critical period of transformation..."

Lin Hong intentionally paused here, and Zheng Yuling knew it was time to ask a question.

"What does Director Lin Hong mean by the critical period of transition?"

"The era of metaverse and big ip is coming, the film and television industry will face global technological changes in the near future, and the day of reshuffle will not be too far away."

Among the people present, only Zheng Zhiwei and Chu Lan had heard Lin Hong's introduction about the big ip last night. No one of them can understand the two words together.

"Director Lin Hong, can you be more specific?"

"The metaverse is essentially a virtualization and digitization of the real world. It is a virtual world that is finally formed by the continuous integration and evolution of many offline devices and platforms under the framework of shared infrastructure, standards and protocols..."

Lin Hong didn't hide it this time. He told all his understanding of the metaverse and the big ip, and listed the development of metaverse access equipment in many laboratories at home and abroad, as well as China and the beautiful Several major countries, including China, attach importance to and develop the Metaverse.

A word to wake up the dreamer, when everyone present learned about the broad prospects of the metaverse, they finally understood what Lin Hong meant when he said "Hong Kong's reaction has lagged behind".

"So, now that the metaverse is coming, what should the Hong Kong film and television industry do to catch up and even overtake?"

This is also the ultimate purpose of Liu Tianwang and the others in inviting Lin Hong to come to Hong Kong, but it is a pity that Lin Hong has not found the answer so far, and can only give three suggestions.

"Hong Kong's film and television development must be rooted in Hong Kong, which I always firmly believe. And Hong Kong's big IP should also have Hong Kong's characteristics.

For example, Chalao’s martial arts world is a classic for Chinese people all over the world, but there are not many works that can form a universe, and the protagonists in the timeline have no chance to interact. Because it is a martial arts world, Dugu Qiubai and Zhang Sanfeng have no chance. We can't meet each other, otherwise the setting of the martial arts world will collapse.

Another point is that the audience already has an inherent impression of the martial arts world in their minds, so they have less expectations for the plot of the old martial arts world, and there will be no surprises. "

There are many business cards of Hong Kong film and television dramas, but there are only a few that can form a virtual universe. The key is that these are past glories, and it is not appropriate to use them to make a big IP now.

At the end of the show, Lin Hong did not come up with a solution, but Lin Hong gave three suggestions.

One: The Hong Kong entertainment industry must create a big IP that is exclusive to Hong Kong.

Two: Hong Kong artists must participate in the promotion and exchange of works to a greater extent.

Three: Cultivate a new generation of Hong Kong entertainment industry leaders.

In fact, the third is what the Hong Kong entertainment industry has been doing over the years.

From Principal Gu to Xie Feng, and then from Principal Gu to Xie Feng.

It seems that they are the only two who can be called the successors of the Hong Kong entertainment industry over the years.

Originally, there was an ancestor, but he lived in the beautiful country all year round, and the time when he returned to Hong Kong was about the same as when Lin Hong returned to Beijing.

The other candidates either went to take pictures, or bought clothes from trendy brand stores, or were even directly rejected by the high hopes of Prince Long.

Chu Lan is not bad, but his acting skills are really difficult to take the lead in a big production.

tvb actually has a few good youngsters, but they are limited by the production of TV dramas. Their performance on the big screen is quite hip, and it is just a joke to want to carry the Hong Kong film and television industry.

Hong Kong film and television is too heavy, principal Gu and Xie Feng alone can't carry it, and principal Gu is not young anymore, he is more like a transitional figure between Liu Tianwang and Xie Feng.

After leaving three suggestions, the recording of "Tonight's Starlight" ended.

Seeing Lin Hong and his party get in the car and leave TVB, Zheng Yuling, who was sent to the door, couldn't help but sigh, why can't Hong Kong produce a talent like Lin Hong.

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"Tseung Kwan O TV City was built in 2000, with a total construction area of ​​11 square meters..."

Lin Hong originally said with emotion that 11 square meters is not small, but then he realized that this is the construction area, not the land area.

Well, it's not fair to bully Tseung Kwan O TV City with a giant like Hengdian.

Considering that Hong Kong is very expensive, the construction area of ​​11 square meters is already very large.

As a film and television practitioner, Lin Hong must of course visit Tseung Kwan O when he comes to Hong Kong. This can be said to be one of the most important bases for local film and television in Hong Kong.

"Lin Hong, let's go, I'll take you to a special restaurant for dinner."

A special restaurant?How special is it?

According to Chu Lan's instructions, Ah Bin drove all the way to an alley behind TV City. After getting off the car and walking for about 50 meters, a simple old restaurant named "Guijiaan" appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as Chu Lan entered the door, the plump proprietress behind the counter came out twisting her waist: "Chu Lan is here, do you have friends today?"

"That's right, my good friend from the mainland, I'll ask the back chef to show me some cooking skills, my friend is really good at eating!"

When the proprietress heard what Chu Lan said, she instantly understood what he meant was that this was a distinguished guest and she must be treated well.

"Don't worry, I'll let the cripple do the cooking himself to ensure the authentic taste."

Said the proprietress twisted and went to the back kitchen.

During the conversation, someone greeted Chu Lan from time to time, and Chu Lan responded one by one.

This restaurant is full of small tables, and the diners are big and small, and many of them haven't removed their makeup. People in ancient costumes and people in urban drama costumes mix and eat together, which is considered a scene.

"Come on, let's go to the second floor!"

Chu Lan led Lin Hong and others to the second floor. Fortunately, there happened to be a table near the window where the guests had just finished eating. Chu Lan immediately asked the waiter to clean it up, and then the six sat down like this.

Lin Hong unbuttoned a button of his shirt, the air-conditioning in this restaurant was really not good.

"Sorry, the air conditioner in this restaurant has always been like this. The crippled boss said he didn't fix it to save money, but anyone who knows the business knows that the boss is taking care of the diners!"

It was the first time Lin Hong heard that not using the air conditioner for the guests on a hot day was to take care of the guests. It was really fresh.

"Brother Chu Lan, is there any significance to this?"

Chu Lan knew that Lin Hong would ask such a question, and he finally found something that he understood but Lin Hong did not.

"The owner of this restaurant was a dragon and tiger martial artist when he was 30 years old, that is, martial arts, and then he broke a leg during a stunt shooting.

Originally, he himself was ready to go back to the countryside, but later many people who were also martial artists came to Uncle Shao and begged him to give the cripple a way out.

Shao Sixth Uncle then bought the restaurant and rented it to the cripple for only one dollar a month.

The brothers of Wu Xing pooled in some more money, so there was this "Return to Home", which means that they hope that every brother of Wu Xing can go home safely when they finish work.

In fact, at the beginning, everyone just felt that the cripple was pitiful, and some things hurt others, so they contributed money to the cripple.

But the cripple is also a grateful person. He can actually earn a lot of money over the years, but the food here is very cheap. Apart from normal expenses and costs, he doesn't earn much.

And as long as the martial arts brothers need help, the lame boss will contribute money and efforts.

Because he was born in Wu Xing, the lame boss knew the hard work of Wu Xing, so he made many strange rules.

For example, there is no ice water or cold beer for drinking here all year round, and most of them are warm boiled water.

The air-conditioning here must not be too cold, because the body should not be too cold during the rest of martial arts, otherwise it is easy to get injured when restarting work.

You can also get Dieda wine at the counter at any time, all free of charge.

So don't look at this dilapidated restaurant, and there are no boxes, but the brothers from Wuhan who are filming in Tseung Kwan O will come here to eat.

Moreover, ordinary tourists are not received when they come here. They only say that the restaurant is full, there is no food, and the water is cut off. In short, it is to prevent outsiders from taking advantage.

This is also the restaurant where my master, Cheng Long, and Hong Jinbao often come to. I heard from my master that he ate here more than at home when he was young..."

Just as Chu Lan was talking about this interesting restaurant, there were bursts of shouting and cursing from downstairs!