158 [Film Censorship Bill] (Seeking to be fully enacted)

"Little fool, you feel sorry for me for making money hard, and you don't want me to spend money indiscriminately, don't you?" Hearing Wang Qixian say this, Xia was suddenly very moved in his heart.

Wang Qixian nodded.

A mansion is at least one or two million Hong Kong dollars, so much money, enough to do many things.

"Little fool, is it to make money just to spend, otherwise what would you do with hard work?" Xia said with a smile, "Besides, I am willing to spend money for you!"

"But it costs a lot of money to buy a house. Wang Qixian shook his head and said. Although she has never bought a house, she also knows that every inch of land in Hong Kong is expensive, and the price of a luxury house is definitely not cheap.

"Isn't it just millions, buy it!" Xia waved his hand and said proudly, "You are my woman, of course I want you to live well, eat well, and dress well, otherwise how can I be worthy of your affection for me." ”

"But it's nice to live here now. Wang Qixian still shook his head and said, he never wanted to spend so much money in the summer.

Because she knows that it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. Once you open this head in the pursuit of enjoyment, you will spend more and more money in the future, faster and faster, even if you earn no amount of money.

She also heard that making movies is a very risky business, and many filmmakers are destitute because of failed investments. Like Cheng Long's godfather Luo Wei, known as the "lucky general" back then, the movie has a box office of millions at any time, so he has also accumulated a net worth of tens of millions. But in the end, the few movies he invested in failed at the box office, so that he didn't even have pension money.

Wang Qixian still hopes to keep a little more money by his side in the summer, and don't spend it indiscriminately as soon as he has money, otherwise he may be blind when he really uses the money.

"But as soon as you buy your contract, you will no longer be an artist of Shaw Brothers, so it will not be appropriate for you to live here anymore. Rather than being kicked out by someone when the time comes. Why don't you buy a house yourself? Xia persuaded, "Besides, the housing prices are still relatively low now, so we can buy them and live in them while maintaining their value." If we really need money at that time, our house can also be sold or mortgaged. It's not a waste of money at all. ”

Housing prices in Hong Kong have always been controlled by large real estate developers, and it is difficult to bring them down unless they are hit by the global financial turmoil. Although I don't understand the specific ups and downs of real estate in Hong Kong in the summer, I also know that in the new century, the housing prices here are quite expensive, much higher than those in the capital and the magic capital. Therefore, buying a house now to preserve its value is also one of the best ways to manage your finances.

"Oh well. When Wang Qixian heard Xia say this, he also felt that it made some sense, so he nodded in agreement.

"You agreed. That's great. Xia said happily, "Then where do you want to live, a mansion in Mid-Levels, Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, or Kowloon Tong?"

"I don't know, alas, I haven't been to those places, I've been to Hong Kong for so long, and I'm only familiar with the Shaw Brothers. Wang Qixian shook his head and said in annoyance.

Although I have been in Hong Kong for nearly half a year. But she has been busy filming all the time, and she has no time to visit Hong Kong. Of course, it is not clear what these places are good or bad about.

"So be it. You and I are still busy filming these days, I think it is better to let your mother go for a spin first, anyway, our house is also for the elderly to live in, what do you think?" Xia thought for a while and proposed.

"Good. Wang Qixian nodded.

……

The next day, Summer told Wang's mother about it. She was overjoyed.

This son-in-law is really amazing, he became a multimillionaire all of a sudden, and his daughter really didn't choose the wrong person.

"Don't worry, it's up to me. Wang's mother smiled, "I promise to help you find a good house." ”

"Yes. Everything is up to my aunt. Seeing that Wang's mother was so happy, Xia was also very happy in her heart, "Auntie, remember to buy a bigger house, don't worry about money." ”

"I see. Ah Tian, you still have the ability. Xiaoxian followed you, really didn't follow the wrong person. When Wang's mother heard him say this, she suddenly became even happier.

The aunt complimented. Summer also laughed.

Marriage experts all say that if you want to get a wife, you have to get a mother-in-law first. coaxed my mother-in-law to be happy, and having her help to say a word is better than saying a thousand words by myself.

"Alright, I'll leave everything to Auntie. Then let's go filming first!" said Summer with a smile again.

……

After Wang's mother took over this task, she was busy running around for the next few days, running real estate agents, and going to see the house in person, and she took some photos with her camera when she thought it was good.

Although she has to walk a lot every day, not only is she not tired, but she is energetic and energetic every day, and she looks younger than before.

Xia, Xia Xue and Wang Qixian have also looked at a lot of photos and materials of the house these days, and preliminarily drafted a few mansions, ready to wait for the filming of "Zombie Family" to be completed and then go to inspect it in person. If you think it's good, you buy the house at that time.

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Just when they were busy filming in the summer, the Xiang brothers also began to create public opinion, exposing the illegality of the "film censorship regulations" adopted by the electric inspection department.

Well-known Hong Kong newspapers such as Oriental Daily, Sing Tao Daily, South China Morning Post, and Ming Pao, as well as the Asian Wall Street Journal in the United Kingdom and The Tiger in Singapore, have all published this news.

After this news was exposed, it quickly caused a strong reaction in Hong Kong.

This is because Hong Kong people have always recognized that Hong Kong is a zone governed by the rule of law. Although the collusion and collusion of the police and bandits in the past has led to lax law enforcement in Hong Kong and the failure to abide by the law, in recent years, with the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, this ugly phenomenon has been fundamentally improved, and people have regained confidence in Hong Kong's laws.

At this time, it was suddenly revealed that the regulations imposed by the Film Censorship Division under the Hong Kong Information Service were "illegal", which immediately reminded the citizens of the dark and corrupt side of Hong Kong in the past few years, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people.

Isn't it a big joke for the Hong Kong government, which claims to be a district under the rule of law, that its institutions are not doing things illegally?

Hong Kong's film companies also seized the opportunity to challenge the Electrical Inspection Department. Although over the years, the electrical inspection department has not done much, neither has banned many movies, nor embarrassed which filmmakers.

Still, no one wants to wear a shackle on their head. Now that they can bring down the Electricity Inspection Department and reduce the power in their hands, these film companies are certainly not willing to give up this opportunity.

On the one hand, the dissatisfaction of the public, on the other hand, the opposition of the industry, the Electrical Inspection Department was disgraced for a while, and the Hong Kong Governor's Office was also facing tremendous pressure.

In desperation, the Executive Council and the Legislative Council had no choice but to urgently set up a task force to scrutinise the "Film Censorship Bill" and include the "Film Classification System" in the Bill.

And the drafting of this law has also touched the hearts of all filmmakers in Hong Kong. This is because as long as this bill passes through the legislation of the Legislative Council, it will have legal effect. At that time, once the regulations are violated, the film may not pass the review, or be classified into other grades, which will affect the scope of the audience, which will also affect the box office of the film, and then affect the income of all filmmakers.

Hollywood was the first to implement a film censorship and classification system, and in 1909 it established the Film Censorship Board to censor films. But at the time, there were no specific standards for censorship, and the censorship was so strict that films often failed to pass the censorship, which led to frequent conflicts between film dealers and commissions, and even lawsuits to the Supreme Court.

It wasn't until 1930, after the tireless efforts of film companies, that the Producers and Distributors Association introduced a new censorship regulation, called the Hayes Code, which set detailed and clear standards for film companies to follow and follow the law. Hollywood cinema thus entered a golden age.

With the experience of Hollywood in the United States, Hong Kong filmmakers are naturally worried that the draft is too strict or the regulations are too vague, so they have been asking to be included in the formulation and review of the draft.

Summer also hopes to participate in the drafting of this draft, but it seems that he is not qualified enough, and he has not received an invitation from the task force, so he is not disappointed.

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At a time when the Hong Kong film industry is paying attention to the drafting of the Film Censorship Bill, several other things have happened.

One is that the Xiang brothers sued the Prosecutor's Office, asking the judge to rule that their actions were illegal and that they pass the Wesleyan Legends review. Now the lawsuit is still being fought, but according to the urine nature of Hong Kong law, it is not uncommon for a lawsuit to be fought for a year or two.

One is that "Mr. Zombie" was released to Nanyang by Meiya Entertainment and achieved quite high box office results, setting off a "zombie fever" in Southeast Asia.

Li Guoxing took the opportunity to make a lot of money, and the video of "Mr. Zombie" also took the opportunity to sell very good sales, so that Summer also made a fortune.

One is "Ethereal Journey", "Notes on Tomb Robbery", "Buddha is the Way", "The Legend of the Little Soldier" and "Qin Shi Mingyue", the five novels were officially published and distributed, with a first printing of 30,000 copies each, and they were sold out by Hong Kong readers in less than three days.

On the day of the first launch, the bookstore, which has never been frequented by too many people, actually had a long queue of people, and even needed the police to dispatch police to maintain order. It can be seen that the charm of fantasy novels can really make people unstoppable and unstoppable.

In contrast, Hong Kong's martial arts novels have further languished. The martial arts novels of people like Long Chengfeng, Huang Ying and others can't be sold at all now. The previously popular "Martial Arts World" magazine has now dropped its sales to only one or two thousand copies.

After seeing the photos taken by the reporter, Mr. Jin Yong also lamented to the summer that martial arts novels are dead and fantasy novels are on fire.

And the popularity of the novel also brought a rich return to the summer, making his net worth further climb. (To be continued.) )

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