Although the convenience of the Internet era allows people to open a laptop at home to see a variety of movie resources, it has to be said that some films are still sitting in the "pitch black" movie theater and watching it more feeling, after all, the stereo sound effect and large screen of the movie theater are incomparable to the computer.

What's more, single dogs can hook up with each other in the cinema, and couples quickly warm up in the cinema, which determines the status of the cinema.

Of course, the old cinemas that remain unchanged will still be eliminated by the times, and only unique cinemas that continue to innovate and keep up with the trend can go on step by step.

As an international metropolis where retro and modern, culture and material collide with each other, London's film industry is quite prosperous, with many independent characteristic cinemas, which can not only attract the attention of literary and artistic youth, but also ensure that they can win market share in the PK with large chains of commercial cinemas.

And what's interesting is that when it comes to British movies, whether it's Angela, or Emily Shaw who wants to be a star, Eddie Boleyn, Arthur has heard of the Harry Potter series... Sadly, however, Harry Potter is still a Hollywood movie.

Arthur suddenly realized that one of the biggest problems was whether there was such a thing as a "British movie", and even many British people were puzzled. Of course, common sense and reason tell Arthur that it certainly exists.

Well, British intellectuals and fans are in a better position to provide a wealth of evidence to discern or explain the characteristics of British cinema. However, just like the moon season and roses, LCD TVs and plasma TVs, ordinary people are not interested and can't tell the difference between British movies and American movies.

No way, from the beginning of World War I to today, Hollywood has always occupied more than 80% of the British film market, so much so that the British ZF began to implement an import quota system for American films as early as the twenties of the last century.

After the end of World War II, high tariffs were imposed on Hollywood films, but theaters and audiences would rather revisit old Hollywood films than support new British domestic films... After the fifties and sixties, as the eight major Hollywood companies used Britain as a location and talent pool, British cinema was almost dwarfed into an outsourcing workshop in the Hollywood production industry.

By the early 90s, the British film industry had completely fallen to the bottom of history, with only six or seven films produced entirely in Britain producing only six or seven films a year, while Hollywood blockbusters, including British-American co-productions, almost monopolized 90 percent of the market share.

To tell the truth, when he saw these materials, Arthur was dumbfounded, six or seven films a year? It has reached a miserable, pitiful and pathetic point, and the so-called British film has already existed in name only.

Since 2001, the UK has begun to use co-productions invested by British independent film companies and major American film companies to classify and count its own films. This classification objectively clarifies the identity of British films, makes British films independent from the control of major Hollywood studios, and facilitates the government's special support and subsidies for independent films, so that British local films can get a chance to breathe and revivenation.

However, I can't stand up to generations of British filmmakers, all of them are looking to Hollywood, and one by one they are looking forward to climbing to the Oscar, the throne of the screen world.

So, while the Oscars are almost contracted by the British, they are more just adding points to American films, and when they come back to make purely British independent films, their own countrymen usually don't buy it.

Over the past decade, the annual output of purely British films has gradually risen from a few dozen to more than 100 today, while the US-UK co-production has remained at around 20, but the latter's box office share has been almost double that of the former.

In the new century, the size of the British film market has jumped to the forefront of the world, but the independent films that have been marginalized have also shone and achieved good results during this period. Even under the strong squeeze of American films, British independent films were in a marginal position from the early stage, with extremely low market share and box office revenue. With the improvement of industrial competitiveness, British independent films have gradually started the development process of de-marginalization.

Well, to put it nicely, this is the last stubbornness of the British film industry in the British single-LI cinema market, and the ugly thing is not to be so self-deceptive, what else can be done?

Leicester Square, London, England.

Originally designed for theatrical performances and then a haven for niche film lovers, the London headquarters of the Picturehouse Cinema Line, the Prince Cinema, was built next to the square.

For more than 50 years, this Prince Cinema has screened countless films, and the types of films scheduled are very rich. Not only are classics often shown here, but even those alternative movies that are out of style are often left with a place for them. It can be said that the good films that are rarely seen elsewhere are the main films here, and this is simply a paradise for movie lovers.

Now that he has decided to enter the entertainment industry, Arthur, who is not short of money, will not drag his feet, and on the afternoon of listening to Angela's plan, Arthur asked Angela to contact the person in charge of the Picturehouse cinema chain and informed the other party that Arthur, a young billionaire, wanted to buy them, and would visit in person the next morning to negotiate the acquisition.

"It's a cheque for forty-five million pounds—"

In the conference room, Arthur, who was in a tailoring suit, with a confident and calm smile on his face, took the check handed over by Angela, who was also smiling, and then just clipped the check to his finger, and looked at the heads and executives of the Picturehouse cinema line across the conference table with bright and sharp eyes, and continued.

"I'm a person who likes to go straight, if you agree to my acquisition, then this check is yours, and your position will still be retained, and you will continue to help me manage and operate the 'Shadow House Cinema Line'!"

The faces of Ms. Binns, the CEO of Shadow House Cinemas, and other executives of the cinema chain changed slightly, and their eyes focused on the slightly swaying cash checks, and the atmosphere in the conference room became extremely silent, and the sound of chaotic breathing could be heard clearly.

"Ahem... Mr. Boleyn, this is a bit ... Some are too anxious, we only received your acquisition offer yesterday, and today... Ms. Binns, the CEO of the cinema chain, withdrew the burning gaze that fell on the large check, squeezed out a smile on her face, and forcibly suppressed the excitement in her heart, and wanted to fight for more interests.

Arthur's eyes were sharp, he smiled and shook his head slightly, put the check on the conference table, stretched out a finger and pressed it, the corners of his mouth rose, and said in an indifferent tone: "I said, I like to do things straight, and the valuation of your theater chain is around 40 million to 42 million, and the price of 45 million pounds is very fair."

The UK independent cinema market is booming, with three boutique cinema chains – you Picturehouse, as well as Everyman and Curzon.

To be honest, the reason why I chose you is because I used to be a member of the Shadow House Cinema Line, and I have some personal feelings in it, so, if you agree, then we will sign the contract now and complete the transaction, and if you refuse, then I will go to the other two.

How to choose, I give you fifteen minutes to discuss ... ”

As he spoke, Arthur raised his wrist and looked at the time on his watch, then a bright smile appeared on his face, and his clean teeth were very shiny.