155 [Sue the Electrical Inspection Department] (ask for subscription)
"Ah Tian, do you have a way?" When the Xiang brothers heard Yang Le's words, their eyes lit up and they said in surprise.
In the past few days, because of this incident, they are all about to die, they are restless in sleep, and they can't sleep at night, but now when they hear that there is a turning point, they are all like drinking elixir, and their spirits are immediately refreshed.
Summer nodded, "There is a way, but it takes a little risk, but it is not dangerous." ”
"You're confused about me, what can you do?" Xiang Huaqiang shook his head and said, what "risky", what "no danger", just like a tongue twister, almost stunned him.
"Initiation-Prosecution-Telephone-Prosecution-Division!" said Xia Xia, word by word, seriously.
"What?!" the Xiang brothers' eyes widened for a moment.
The Electricity Inspection Department is in charge of film censorship, and films that fail to pass the censorship are not allowed to be released in Hong Kong. Therefore, although the level of this government agency is very low, the power in its hands is extremely great, and it has almost choked the throat of all Hong Kong film companies.
Now in the summer, he even suggested that their brother go to sue the electrical inspection office, isn't that Tai Sui's head breaking ground, and the tiger's mouth is shaking!
"What kind of idea is this?!Like the Electrical Inspection Department, it's too late for us to sue it, and now we are going to sue it?! Once it is annoyed, all movies will not pass the review in the future, and it will be finished at that time!" said Xiang Huasheng with a wave of his hand.
"yes, we can't afford to mess with the electrical inspection office. Even if the lawsuit is won, the person is offended. In the future, it will always give you small shoes to wear, and each movie will drag you for a few months, and the loss will be more than 10 million by then. Xiang Huaqiang also felt that the idea of summer was very unreliable.
"Don't be in a hurry, listen to me first, I came up with this idea, it is not to harm you, what good is that for me?" said Summer, spreading his hands. "I asked you to call the inspection office, it is indeed a little risk, but the lawsuit will be won, and there will be absolutely no worries. ”
"Really?!Tell me what? Xiang Huasheng heard Xia say this, and he also felt that it made some sense. The brothers have been good for the summer. They collapsed, and it really didn't do the summer any good.
"Hong Kong is a zone of the rule of law, and all the institutions of the Hong Kong government have laws to follow, as you all know. Summer then said.
In the past few years, although corruption was rampant in Hong Kong, and the police and bandits colluded and colluded, it was only because of the inaction of law enforcers that Hong Kong's laws were still very complete.
This is because Hong Kong's legal system is inherited from the United Kingdom, which has undergone thousands of years of reform. It is one of the most complete legal systems in the world today.
The Xiang brothers all nodded, and they all agreed that Hong Kong is a place of law. And the reason why their community can still exist is because there are loopholes in the law to exploit.
And as long as there is no evidence, even if they know that they are the Black X Society, the police have nothing to do with them, and they are also responsible for protecting their business and personal safety.
If it is to set up a community in Taiwan, it will catch up with the "One Qing Movement" without trial. He was arrested and deported, and he was sent directly to Green Island to serve his sentence. I don't talk to you about the law at all.
"Ah Tian. What does this have to do with us? The electrical inspection office has a normal review, there are laws to follow, and there are rules to follow, what can we sue them?" Xiang Huasheng said puzzled.
It is true that Hong Kong is a region governed by the rule of law, which protects the rights and interests of both citizens and civil servants. As long as they don't bend the law for personal gain. It is impossible to sue them to win.
Now "The Legend of Wesley" cannot pass the censorship, itself because the film is flawed and infringes on Ni Wei's copyright. There is also a well-founded reason why people are not allowed to pass the trial.
Of course, even if there is no foundation, people deliberately drag you for a year. It can only be regarded as slacking off at work, and it cannot be regarded as illegal at all. You can't win this lawsuit.
You're wrong about that. As far as I know, there is no legal basis for censorship by the Electricity Inspectorate, and there is no enacted 'Film Censorship Ordinance' in Hong Kong. Xia said with a smile, "All along, they have only done things under the 'executive order' of the Hong Kong Governor's Office, and have not gone through the formal legislative process, so what they do is actually illegal." ”
"What?!" the Xiang brothers' eyes widened in surprise, "Is this true?"
The Hong Kong Electricity Inspection Office, as the only authority to censor films in Hong Kong, does not have to follow the law in doing things, which is too absurd, right?!
They have so much power, but they can't follow and have no rules to follow, so they can't do what they want and do whatever they want!!
"It's true. If you don't believe me, ask your lawyer if Hong Kong has ever enacted the Film Censorship Ordinance, which has been formally legislated by the Legislative Council. Summer said firmly.
When Xiang Huasheng heard this, he hurriedly called his lawyer.
After a moment, he put down the phone and shook his head, "There really isn't such a regulation!"
"So they're just nonsense! Great!" Xiang Huaqiang said happily, this is called "the mountains and rivers are poor and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village"!
The Electricity Inspectorate thought that it had choked the throat of the Hong Kong film company and could do whatever it wanted, but in fact they were illegal agencies at all.
"Ah Tian, okay, how do you know that they are originally paper tigers?" Xiang Huasheng said as he looked at Xia in surprise.
Summer smiled slightly, this was something he had learned from his textbook.
That article describes the process of the birth of the film classification system in Hong Kong. In March 1987, the British "Asian Wall Street Journal" publicly exposed that the film censorship of the Hong Kong Electricity Inspectorate was carried out without a legal basis, which caused a great shock at the time.
Subsequently, the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong urgently set up a task force to review the "Film Censorship Ordinance", and finally introduced the "Film Censorship Bill" in 1988, which has a classification system for Hong Kong films, and there is a formal "****** film".
Officially, because I read this article, I only knew the weakness of the electrical inspection office in the summer, and I knew that a dozen and one was accurate, and it was guaranteed to be so painful that it couldn't speak.
"You use that to sue them and make sure that the case will be won. "And I believe they should take steps soon to introduce a formal legislative 'electrical inspection ordinance' as soon as possible, so that we will have rules to follow when we make films, and we don't have to worry about being stuck by the electrical inspection department." You say, "Is this a good thing that will benefit the public once and for all?"
"Yes, yes, that's a good thing. The Xiang brothers all nodded, their expressions very excited.
If this thing can be done, not only will the "Wesley Legend" they invested in be released and solve their economic crisis, but the brothers will also become heroes in people's hearts if they have made such a great contribution to the Hong Kong film industry. Those filmmakers owe them a favor.
"You should contact a few more media outlets to build momentum, and then connect with several major film companies in Hong Kong, and it is best to find some celebrities to help you speak out, then this matter will be even more done. Summer pointed out again.
"Understood. Xiang Huasheng nodded, with a hideous smile on his face, "That damn electrical inspection office, I've made Lao Tzu miserable these days!
Seeing that Xiang Huasheng, who has always been gentle and elegant, Xia was also angry at this time, and it seemed that he had indeed suffered a lot of grievances.
Whoever has invested 18 million Hong Kong dollars does not want it to sink directly into the water without even making a sound.
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After giving the Xiang brothers ideas, he returned to the crew of "Zombie Family" in the summer and continued filming.
In this play, he is not only the leading actor, but also the director, and the producer, and the crew has to deal with all the affairs, and he is really busy.
As soon as I returned to the crew, I saw Wang Qixian coming over, "Brother Tian, I called you just now, and he said that he was Li Guoxing of Meiya Entertainment." ”
"Meiya Entertainment?!" was stunned in the summer, this is a top film distribution company.
Meiya Entertainment was founded by Nanyang overseas Chinese Li Guoxing, and its main business is to distribute Hong Kong films to Southeast Asia. In its heyday, it was one of the four major publishers in Hong Kong along with Shaw Brothers, Golden Princess, and Golden Harvest.
When VCD was popular in the mainland, almost every disc had the logo of "Meiya Entertainment" at the beginning, which has become the deepest memory of Hong Kong films for many post-80s generations.
Even in the new century, Meiya is still among the first camp of Chinese film distributors in the face of competition from the three major distributors of Media Asia and mainland China.
As a professional who graduated from the directing department, Summer is of course familiar with the name of Meiya. Now the boss of the film distribution company calls himself, apparently sending him money.
"I just don't know what price he offers. Summer thought to herself, and then called Li Guoxing back.
"Mr. Li, hello!" Xia said with a smile, "What are you looking for me for!"
"Boss Xia is busy, but I still want to invite you to a light meal, I don't know if it's inconvenient for you?" Li Guoxing also said with a smile.
"Mr. Li invited, how can I push it, it's so decided. Summer agreed.
"Okay, happy, eight o'clock tonight, The Peninsula Hotel, is it okay?" said Li Guoxing again.
"Okay, a word is a certainty, see you or disperse. Summer nodded.
After putting down the phone, Summer danced happily.
Listening to Li Guoxing's tone, it seemed to be very sincere, and he couldn't help but look forward to the date in the evening.
The export of "Mr. Zombie" has been sluggish because of the lack of channels to sell in the summer.
Several Nanyang film companies have also offered prices, but they are all very low, which does not meet his psychological expectations.
Now that Meiya, a big publisher, has made a move, I believe it should not disappoint itself.
"Brother Tian, what's the good thing, so happy?" Wang Qixian asked curiously.
"Someone sent me money, do you think I'm not happy?" Summer smirked, "If today's deal is negotiated, I'll buy you a mansion in the middle of the mountains tomorrow!" )