Chapter 707: The Decline of the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry
How long has it been since I've sat down and talked with Fude?
At this time, Yang Dongxu can't remember clearly, but he only remembers that when Fude was retired from executive director to the background just as a shareholder because of a personal scandal, the time for private conversations between the two became less and less.
So when there were only two people left in the office, the atmosphere was suddenly a little silent, and neither of them knew what topic to talk about.
"Do you have any plans for the near future?" Yang Dongxu was the first to speak, breaking the silence.
"I don't have any specific plans, some time ago I was mainly in a meeting with Uncle Six and them to discuss things. Fu Decai smiled and said.
Although his status in Haina has plummeted, after all, he is a shareholder of Haina, and at the same time, he has undeniable credit for Haina's status today, so he still has the right to speak in some matters in the entertainment industry.
And it is precisely because his status in Haina has begun to become embarrassing, so his status in the Hong Kong circle has unexpectedly begun to rise. Perhaps those Haina's competitors want to find a breakthrough from him to lift a mountain that is pressing on the delivery.
It's just that this idea now seems to be undoubtedly a fool's dream, because as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see it, the entertainment industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan has begun to have a weak follow-up, or there is a fault in the ladder of star training.
It's not that they don't want to praise newcomers, major entertainment companies are also actively expanding newcomer contracts while stabilizing the old man to attract money for themselves, but things are so strange.
In the past, when I didn't praise newcomers and only thought about squeezing, excellent newcomers popped up one after another. As far as the current Hong Kong and Taiwan stars are concerned, almost all of them have fought their way out of the grassroots step by step to have their current status.
But now a lot of gas resources are spent to support it, and there are even big names like top stars with filming, but there are only a few young people who can be used to hold it over the years, and the others can only be regarded as famous, and then it is like a jam, how to push it is not popular.
Some people say that the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industry has gone from glory to decline, because it is too arrogant and not aggressive, or it is related to the rapid development of the world entertainment industry, and Hong Kong and Taiwan are falling behind.
But in the final analysis, the reason is that there is a fault line in the star echelon in front of us, and there are really few newcomers who can do it in the past two years, take female stars as an example. At the beginning, there were Anita Mui, Lin Qingxia, Zhao Yazhi and others.
After that, Maggie Cheung, Qiu Shuzhen, and Wang Zuxian, who faded out of the film and television industry last year and made a comeback, etc. But this year, Cecilia Cheung has become popular with Xingye's movies, and basically none of the other female stars can be on the stage.
The male stars are even more useful, whether it is Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam earlier, or the four kings behind, and even Zhang Jiahui and Louis Koo who are now starting to be picked up by Haina, etc.
In terms of actresses, not only is the number of actresses smaller than before, but their fame is not as good as that of one generation after another. In terms of male stars, since the Four Heavenly Kings, no matter how popular the people behind them are, how popular they are, they always feel that they are still a little bit less interesting.
Even Haina's people give people this feeling, let alone other entertainment companies. For example, Nicholas Tse, Yu Wenle and others who were praised by other companies are even worse than Zhang Jiahui and Louis Koo's current popularity.
Therefore, many people in the circle feel that the Hong Kong entertainment industry still seems to be full of stars, after all, so many big stars have absolute box office appeal not only in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, but also in the whole of Asia. But when watching the newcomer generation, there is always a sense of decline at sunset.
"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, there is no doubt that the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles have taken the right path before. The current celebrities who are so popular are also proof of this. But it is precisely because it is too successful that when I want to change, I find that this ship is too big, and it is not easy for one or two people to say change, or even if the person on the ship says change. ”
"I know this, but I can't change it, where is it, the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industry gives people a feeling that they are eating their old books. Fude said helplessly.
In fact, what Yang Dongxu said was quite harmonious, in fact, not all the people on the boat wanted to turn around, or there were many people on the boat who were still preventing the big ship from turning around.
The glorious Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles have raised a lot of predators, and these predators are currently at the helm of this big ship, and they can still draw far and continuous funds from this ship.
And it is very obvious that not every predator can be as far-sighted as Uncle Six, and is willing to give up some of the benefits to replenish fresh blood, but they can't wait to swallow all the cakes that have begun to dry up into their stomachs.
Of course, this has a direct relationship with the development of the mainland, but more often than not, the entertainment circles of Hong Kong and Taiwan are controlled too much by these predators, and the entertainment companies of the later generations can only go to the mainland to find opportunities. This is also the reason why most of the new entertainment companies coming to the mainland are not so active.
"Taiwan is trying variety shows, and if you have time to sit with Uncle Six, you can mention this. "If you are poor, you will be able to change, and Taiwan has done a very good job in this regard.
Whether it is a TV series or a movie, Hong Kong crushed Taiwan at the beginning, and later the fire of Qiong Yao's drama, Taiwan won back a city in TV dramas, but it is still in a weak position, and the movies are basically beaten.
Therefore, in this situation of being fully pressed, although costume dramas have achieved some success, Taiwan later began to turn away youth idol dramas, and movies really can't do it, and people began to change careers to do variety shows and not movies.
Both of these changes may seem like a desperate move, but they also confirm the old adage, "A tree moves the dead and a man lives." Taiwan's entertainment industry has made great achievements in both aspects, and has successfully embarked on a path of its own.
If the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles want to get a breakthrough opportunity, they can only take their time if they want to introduce Hollywood elements, after all, Hong Kong is only one of the four Asian tigers, and there is no way to attract the attention of superstars from all over the world. So variety shows are a good entry point.
After all, there are many comedy stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and there are enough superstars to attract attention, no matter what model of variety show you take, you have a strong foundation, take a good plan, even if you find a second-rate director, you can get good ratings.
"I'm still really mentioning this, Uncle Sixth meant to try it, but other people didn't reflect so positively. Fude sighed.
As a shareholder of Haina, although he has even lost his power behind the scenes, he is obviously more well-informed about Haina than others.
Since Yang Dongxu started a variety show overseas to help the Haina branch open up the situation, Fude has noticed this new entertainment model, and later at the end of last year, Haina signed a contract with Anhui Satellite TV to create an indoor variety show, Fude felt that this might be a good way, otherwise Yang Dongxu, who has always been a shopkeeper, would not pay so much attention.
But when he made this suggestion at the meeting, there was very little reflection. The fundamental reason is still the one mentioned before, the blood that predators can still draw in the already thin Hong Kong entertainment industry.
The reality is not so bad that they can't change when they are in the event of life and death, only a few people have a long-term vision, and it is obviously impossible for them to change the direction of this big ship.
In fact, this dead knot is not only in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but also in the mainland entertainment industry in later generations. Remove the factor of feelings, the new generation of young actors is compared with the old actors, and if you want to say that people are still young and need time to hone their acting skills, Yang Dongxu will admit it. But at least the professionalism of filming is not there, how can you say this?
So in a few years, the mainland entertainment industry will be almost similar to Hong Kong and Taiwan, although variety shows have become popular with some people, and there are dozens or hundreds of TV dramas and movies a year, but the stars of the younger generation are accepted by the public except for a few individuals.
The others basically rely on all kinds of arguments and entertainment headlines, and even simply brush up the traffic, mentioning that the salary is much more than that of the older generation of stars, but removing those young people who swipe their mobile phones to watch gossip news can be regarded as knowing these people.
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After staying in Yanjing for a few days, Yang Dongxu flew up, although Yanjing is where he started, but he undoubtedly feels more at home than the political center.
Therefore, in addition to the headquarters of Haina in Yanjing, although he has a lot of assets in Yanjing, most of his business is concentrated in the economically developed areas in the south. For example, Hurricane, Huaxiu, Dongxu, and even the newly established Rising Sun Technology and so on.
The headquarters building of Hurricane Construction started last year and is expected to be completed in the second half of next year, and will be put into use in March 2001, with a total design of 108 floors, and is currently under construction the tallest building in the magic capital. Beyond the syringe that was just completed in April this year, that is, the 88-storey Jin Mao Tower.
The hurricane building in the new year is not a big deal, it is basically centered around the construction of the headquarters building, and then continues to digest the land under the Pudong circle in previous years.
As for the development plan of Wanda Plaza, which was previously formulated, it is slowly advancing at a rate of 1 to 2 per year. Although the operation project of Wanda Plaza has brought Wanda a lot of income, it has also buried a lot of hidden dangers. For example, Wanda's high debt ratio was forced to top by Wanda Plaza.
Yang Dongxu of the circle does not dare to say that it has been all circled, but basically has a very solid foundation. Therefore, it is convenient to expand on the turf, and his choice can be more rational and analyze from the perspective of profitability, rather than adding burden to himself by non-stop horse racing.