"This is the most advanced jukebox in Japan?" Wang Zijun looked at the arcade-like machine in front of him, and he really couldn't associate it with karaoke.

Zheng Zhenkun moved very quickly, although he had not invited professional research and development personnel, but in only a few days, he collected several of Japan's most advanced jukeboxes to Taipei.

The most primitive karaoke machine in front of me is more than half a person tall, with a row of red buttons on the fuselage, and compared with the game arcade machine, there is one more microphone and one less joystick.

Wang Zijun pressed the button to select the song, and the electronic accompaniment immediately came out of it. To the ears of professionals, these electroacoustic accompaniments are far less effective than artificial accompaniments, but for ordinary people, except for some noise, there is not much difference.

Wang Zijun was surprised: "Japan's jukebox technology is so high? ”

Zheng Zhenkun said: "Yes, the last time I went to Japan, the accompaniment of the jukebox was only the sound of drums, and there were not too many people who liked it." I didn't expect to find out about it this time, only to know that many companies on their side are researching and developing rapidly, by the way, it is the karaoke you said that day, and that's what the Japanese side really calls it. Now karaoke has caused many backing bands in Japanese bars and karaoke halls to lose their jobs, so they have to develop into the television industry. ”

Wang Zijun opened the cassette box and took out a cassette of songs from it, which was larger than the cassette tapes of later generations, but somewhat similar to a video tape.

"The current cassette technology is not mature, and it is far less good than vinyl records. And there are not many song tapes on the market, just a few songs that come and go, and if we start to develop our own karaoke machine now, it's still too late to catch up. Wang Zijun said: "Brother Zheng, do you think that the cassette will replace the record in the future?" ”

Zheng Zhenkun didn't know why Wang Zijun came around to this, shook his head and said: "Definitely not, the sound quality of the record is perfect, where can the cassette compare?" ”

"I mean, what if the cartridge doesn't have any noise in the future, and it's so small that it can be carried around on a small radio?" Wang Zijun thought of the later Haishan Record Company, because Zheng Zhenkun insisted on spending hundreds of millions of yuan to build a vinyl factory when the tape technology was mature and vinyl records were about to be eliminated, and insisted on issuing vinyl records, and the market share was gradually lost, so it collapsed.

Wang Zijun had to give him a wake-up call first.

It's a pity that even with Wang Zijun's reminder, Zheng Zhenkun is still not interested in cassette technology.

Whether it is a cassette or a later CD, in some respects, the sound quality is still slightly different from vinyl records. I can't say that there is a gap, just that many audiophiles insist that vinyl sounds more comfortable and reflects the original sound.

The decline of vinyl records has little to do with the musical effect, the biggest reason is that vinyl records and record players are too bulky, while tape recorders, and even Walkmans and CD players are easy to carry, and tapes also have recording functions.

Since Zheng Zhenkun couldn't accept it, Wang Zijun thought that by that time, he would build his own tape factory and tape recorder factory.

……

"Meteor Butterfly Sword" has been painted in major theaters in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the final total box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan has reached 48 million Taiwan dollars. This box office exceeded the expectations of everyone at Wong Films.

Of course, this is also due to the continuous rise in movie ticket prices in Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as the gradual improvement of the economy, and the fact that people are willing to spend money to watch movies during the Chinese New Year.

Stocks in Hong Kong and Taiwan continue to fall, but the impact on ordinary people is fading, and no one is touching stocks except professional gamers and funds.

Aside from Hong Kong and Taiwan, "Meteor Butterfly Sword" has also begun to be released in several major cities in Southeast Asia, and according to the news fed back there, all the box office is red, and there are thousands of empty alleys. …,

Even if some countries deliberately raise the tax rate for Chinese-language films, Wong's Film Company will not make much less.

The biggest loss for this is still those movies that are not very high at the box office, because like Malaysia, there is a direct film access system. In other words, no matter how much you box office, pay me how many tens of thousands of protection fees before I allow you to release it, this is simply a hooligan policy, maybe the box office of a movie is not enough to pay the admission fee after removing the cost.

"Meteor Butterfly Sword" is about to end perfectly, and the popularity of "Unparalleled in the World" has not passed, although the controversy is very large, and many people have publicly expressed that they are not interested in the cold humor in the movie, but the box office is increasing steadily.

The only regret for Wang Zijun is that since the Spring Festival, the box office of "Unparalleled in the World" has begun to decline sharply, and its stamina is not as good as that of the purely commercial film "Meteor Butterfly Sword".

Sometimes, don't really pay too much attention to the connotation, because the audience doesn't buy it.

Even so, because of the promotion and continuous release of "Unparalleled in the World" during the Spring Festival, its total box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan reached more than 30 million Taiwan dollars by mid-February, and if nothing else, the final box office was at least 45 million.

The unexpected happened

As soon as Qiong Yao's drama "Where the Seagull Flies" was released, the attendance rate of Wang's Film Company's films declined rapidly, and the audience was pulled away from there.

Qiong Yao plus Li Xing plus Zhen Zhen, the appeal of these three in Taiwan is too strong.

At the same time, the content of this movie is not bad, the scenes are gorgeous, all handsome men and beautiful women, it is simply a top idol drama.

Whether it is a film critic in Taiwan or Hong Kong, in recent years, they have not looked down on Qiong Yao films with the same content. Of course, it is also possible that the psychology of not being able to eat grapes and saying that grapes are sour is at fault.

However, as soon as "Where the Seagull Flies" was released, many film critics praised it, saying that this is a transformation of Qiong Yao's opera, which finally got rid of the three-hall model, and is more watchable for adults. In particular, Deng Guangrong and Zhen Zhen's performances in it have won unanimous recognition from film critics and fans.

Now many Taiwanese fans have publicly expressed their hope that Zhen Zhen can give up Xie Xian and fall in love with Deng Guangrong. This kind of argument made Deng Guangrong, who had a good personal relationship with Xie Xian, cry and laugh.

……

Just when "Where the Seagull Flies" was released, Qiong Yao, the original author of the movie, began to form a new film company in a hurry. Qiong Yao's original Firebird Film Company was affected by kung fu movies in the first two years, and some reasons for the company itself, although the movies were selling well, it was a pity that it was difficult to support the operation.

Among them, there is another reason that Qiong Yao is difficult to speak, that is, there is a crack in the relationship between her and Xintao. Years of extramarital love have made the two suffer criticism from the outside world, and Ping Xintao will not divorce his original partner, and the two have been in a cold war for a long time. Firebird Films is a joint venture between the two, so it has naturally been affected a lot.

The superstar film company co-founded with Wang Zijun this time is basically the original team of Firebird Company (a small studio and some staff), which can be said to be a disguised reorganization. Since Ping Xintao did not withdraw from the original shares, there are three shareholders in the newly formed superstar company. Qiong Yao accounted for 40 shares, Wang Zijun accounted for 40, and Ping Xintao accounted for 20.

No one has suffered a loss, but Wang Zijun knows how powerful and enduring Sister Qiong Yao is.

Wang Zijun didn't want to participate too much in the formation and management of the company, basically Qiong Yao was doing it, and there was only one management representative Wang Zijun from Wang's Film Company.

At the same time, Wang Zijun has submitted all the songs of his new record to the Information Bureau, and when the lyrics are reviewed there, if he does not change a word, it will take at least half a month.

Lin Qingxia also re-engaged in the filming of new dramas, while Wang Zijun turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window, and constantly created and revised the script of "People and Ghosts", because Bruce Lee had begun to set up a film production company in the United States, which was called Dragon and Tiger Film Company. …,

At this time, Hu Jinquan also came to the door, and his script had been ready.

"The Martyr's Chart?" Wang Zijun frowned.

Hu Jinquan said: "The story of the Ming Dynasty. ”

If Li Hanxiang is a master of Qing history, then Hu Jinquan is an expert in Ming history, and the movies he makes are almost all Ming Dynasty backgrounds.

Wang Zijun patiently read the script and didn't know how to evaluate it.

Hu Jinquan saw that Wang Zijun seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the script, and asked, "Is there any problem?" ”。

Wang Zijun sorted out his wording and said, "How do you say it? Judging from the overall plot, there are some places that are too protracted, which challenges the patience of the audience. ”

Wang Zijun said this according to the point of view of later generations, a few seconds into the theme, a few seconds of small climax, a few seconds of a big climax, and a few seconds in the middle to soothe the audience's emotions. can guide the audience's emotions from beginning to end, and there are few cold moments.

Hu Jinquan's script is very rigorous, but he is too slow to enter the play, and he thinks that he is very sophisticated in many places, and he unconsciously cites scriptures, and even if someone refers to wild history and official history, he will find a lot of hidden private work. It's a pity that the audience is not here to read history books, and not many people are interested in them.

The problem is not only this, if this movie is a martial arts film, it is not accurate, part of the framework and narrative are like historical films, and some of them have a bit of a romantic style, which seems a bit nondescript.

The most frightening thing is that Hu Jinquan deliberately reduces the fight scenes that can attract the audience, and instead adds metaphysical literary dramas, which contain a lot of his own thoughts.

It's deep in the show.

Overall, this is a film that is very popular with film critics and lovers of history and costumes, and for them, it can even be classified as a classic, but if it is made, it will most likely hit the streets.

Hu Jinquan said: "Didn't the audience listen to the story when they entered the theater? I think the film is well told and I took care of all aspects. ”

Wang Zijun was really embarrassed to splash cold water on him, after all, he was a well-known predecessor.

"Unparalleled in the World" is experimental enough, but I didn't expect Hu Jinquan's "Loyal Martyr's Picture" to be even more evil, and it is a bit of a sign of madness.

Wang Zijun thought for a long time before saying: "Brother Hu, with all due respect, if this movie is made like this, it will most likely win the film award, but maybe, I mean maybe, there will be a situation after the release of "Chivalrous Girl". ”

Hu Jinquan's smile was sluggish, he filmed "Chivalrous Girl" for more than three years, and he was also ambitious before the release, but he hit the street and didn't have the face to go out to meet people. If this situation happens again in "Loyal Martyrs" this time, he Hu Jinquan will not be able to mix in the film industry.

Wang Zijun stared at Hu Jinquan's eyes and asked, "Can the script be changed?" ”。

Hu Jinquan's script took him a lot of effort, just like a child who was pregnant for ten months. Hearing Wang Zijun say this, he was dissatisfied with it for sure. But now the old club Federal Pictures is about to die, and since he has found the Wang family, he is under the roof and has to bow his head.

Besides, Hu Jinquan has nowhere to go now, "Chivalrous Girl" hit the streets, and when other film companies hear that it is him, it is like hiding from the plague, except for Wang, who will invest in him?

"Let's change it." Hu Jinquan sighed, he even doubted whether he was really suitable for making movies.

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If nothing else, it seems that tomorrow will be closed ......,