Chapter 245: Two-Dimensional and Artificial Intelligence
After Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin left Hutchison Whampoa, they spent the next day dealing with Hong Kong's three major film giants. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
First, Umbrella University needs their support to establish a film art school, and second, Li Zetian has people buy "Film Fortnightly" and become the organizer of the Hong Kong Film Awards, and he also needs to cooperate with them. Hong Kong cinema has a place in Asia and the world, but until 1982 there was no film festival of its own, or even an official organization of the filmmakers themselves. Now it has been held twice, and the scale is not large and the influence is low. Now, the Hong Kong Film Awards are handed over to Li Zetian to organize, and in the future, it will naturally be a big special event, and it will be extremely grand. This will not only increase the ratings of ATV, but also grasp the trend of Hong Kong films as well as grasping the trend of Hong Kong films, setting a tone for Hong Kong films to move forward along a bright road.
Not all garbage movies can win awards, and people who don't have bad acting skills can become actors.
When Li Zetian met with the CEOs of these three film companies, at first, they thought that Li Zetian wanted to buy their company, after all, Li Zetian had a "criminal record", so they all had a hostile attitude, but after listening to the cooperation proposed by Li Zetian, they all expressed their support. Because whether it is the establishment of the Academy of Film Arts or the holding of the Hong Kong Film Awards, it will be of great benefit to the development of Hong Kong films!
Then we talked about some joint venture film production and film distribution, and they all talked very well.
After a busy day, on the way home, Dongfang Yuqin said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I also thought you were going to buy their film company......
"Uh, is my food so ugly?" Li Zetian asked with a smile.
Dongfang Yuqin looked at Li Zetian seriously for a long time, and suddenly smiled "poof", covered her mouth and chuckled: "Of course there is, and it is very ugly!"
Li Zetian laughed and said, "Okay, I admit that I sometimes look ugly when I eat." But this time, I really didn't have the idea of buying a Hong Kong film company. You know, the film distribution channel is the most important link. And Hong Kong is just a small place, the distribution of films is not very difficult, Disney Company as early as 1954 established Bowei Film and Television Company, can be responsible for the distribution and investment of Hong Kong films, why buy them?"
"Oh, that's ...... too" Dongfang Yuqin nodded.
Bowei Film and Television Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney Company, and the name "Bowei" is a neutral (without Disney) name, which can avoid some of its films such as ghost movies, zombies, police movies, etc., which violate the Disney family and happy brand image. Thus, the appearance of the name "Bowei" on the company's endorsement of the product packaging protects the Disney brand and opens the way for Disney Company brand diversification.
Bowei Film and Television Company has the ability to distribute international films, and Hong Kong films need to rely on it to a large extent if they want to go international. For Bowei Film and Television, Hong Kong films are also a large profit, and it also helps Bowei Film and Television Company to open up the Asian market and enhance its film distribution capabilities. In short, it is mutually beneficial.
"By the way, Andy Lau, Beyond Band, Aaron Kwok, and Chen Ruoxi should be very popular now, right?" Li Zetian asked casually.
"Yes, Violet Records has launched albums for them, and they are all instant hits, especially the songs you wrote for them, which are popular all over Hong Kong! Now there are people looking for them to make TV series and movies, especially Chen Ruoxi, who not only sings well, but also has outstanding appearance, and is known as the 'goddess of the music world'...... Many female singers are very envious of the person who helped her write songs!"
"Ahem......"
When Li Zetian heard this, he couldn't help coughing a few times, and secretly said Dongfang Yuqin ate gunpowder today?
"This ...... It's really annoying to get stuck in traffic jams in Hong Kong as soon as you get off work!" Li Zetian immediately looked out of the car window, looking at him left and right.
Dongfang Yuqin tilted her chin and showed an inexplicable smile.
After returning home, Li Zetian's mother Xiao Zhixuan arranged a table of good dishes, Li Chengzhi sat on the sofa reading the newspaper, and Zhou Qiqi was doing homework in her room.
Li Zetian came to Li Chengzhi and sat down, chatted about some of what happened today, he said: "Dad, don't worry, today I met with Run Run Shaw, Zou Huaiwen and the three giants of New Arts City, they are very supportive of the establishment of the Academy of Film Arts by Umbrella University, and are willing to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Umbrella University. Whenever they need actors in the future, they will come to our school to select them. ”
"It's so good to have the opportunity to act, so that we can attract students!" Li Chengzhi said happily, "It just so happened that I went to the Hong Kong government today and wanted to apply for a school site for the establishment of a film art academy, and the talks are relatively smooth so far." ”
Li Zetian nodded and said, "I'll ask the umbrella company to spend 200 million Hong Kong dollars to build this school later, if it's not enough......"
Li Chengzhi interrupted with a smile: "So much money is enough!"
"Okay, if it's not enough, just ask me for more, it doesn't cost much anyway!" Li Zetian said magnificently, and then returned to his room, lying on the bed and squinting for a while, until Dongfang Yuqin asked him to get up for dinner.
The next day, Li Zetian went out with Dongfang Yuqin early in the morning to meet with Hong Kong's comic giant Huang Yulang.
The comic industry is a very important part of the entertainment and cultural industry.
Japan's manga industry chain accounts for a large proportion of its GDP, including manga animation, games, movies, TV series adaptations and peripheral products, etc., which are very profitable. On the other hand, China's comic industry has not improved, and it has almost been beaten by Japanese comics and cartoons.
Li Zetian is now developing Hong Kong comics, firstly, in order to develop comics with Chinese characteristics, to carry them forward, and not to be crushed by small Japanese comics; second, of course, to make money.
Two-dimensional things are becoming more and more popular among young people, and the future is a hot mess!
In addition, Li Zetian thought to himself that artificial intelligence may be combined with two-dimensional characters to collide with different sparks, such as the virtual singer in the previous life: Japan's "Hatsune Miku" and China's "Luo Tianyi". If they are not just a virtual singer, but a virtual character with artificial intelligence, who can sell cute clothes and chat with you online, it must be more attractive.
PS: I recommend my friend Sima Baishan's official article "The Age of the Big City", which has developed from a poor and white small township to an international metropolis, which is very interesting, let's take a look.