Kang Junjie's cheeks are a little thin, with a straight nose, not thick eyebrows, and a pair of oval gold-rimmed glasses in the middle, which has the demeanor of a young gentleman.

When shaking hands, Kang Junjie introduced himself in Cantonese, which surprised Lin Youlun.

"Mr. Hong is from Hong Kong?"

"I was born in Hong Kong when I was a child, and then moved to Taiwan with my family, so I should be half a Hong Kong person." Kang Junjie smiled and said.

Lin Youlun nodded, and then made a gesture of please. After sitting down, he asked very directly: "Is there something wrong with Mr. Kang's visit this time?" ”

"I heard that Mr. Lin is staying in this hotel, and the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee specially sent me over to see if Mr. Lin has any other needs."

Lin Youlun shook his head, after the idea of reforming the Academy Awards was shelved, the purpose of his visit to Taiwan this time was purely to accompany Wang Guxian to attend the award ceremony, and there was no in-depth contact with the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee.

"I came to Taiwan this time mainly for personal reasons, so Mr. Kang only needs to express his gratitude to the chairman of the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee and all the members for their concern on my behalf, and there is no need to worry about other things."

The disappointed expression in Kang Junjie's eyes flashed, and after holding his glasses, he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't bother anymore...... Personally, I have a lot of admiration for Mr. Lin and hope to have the opportunity to communicate with him. ”

Kang Junjie had already stood up, but Lin Youlun had no intention of getting up to see off the guests.

"I wonder what Mr. Kang wants to communicate with me?" Lin Youlun's eyes were full of playful expressions, and he looked Kang Junjie up and down.

"The success of the Academy Awards in the past two years has been a great inspiration for the Golden Horse Awards. However, the Academy Awards now have a big flaw. ”

Kang Junjie's words came out. Lin Youlun's brows furrowed slightly. Because these words are right in his heart for all this time,

Kang Junjie saw the interested expression on Lin Youlun's face, sat back in his seat, and continued: "Hong Kong films have accumulated huge influence in the world over the years, but the Academy Awards are resting on their laurels and rejecting excellent films from other regions, I think this is a big mistake. ”

"The Academy Awards were born because of Hong Kong films, and only Hong Kong films are selected. I think it's normal. Lin Youlun said quietly.

"Just imagine, if the Academy Awards can relax the entry restrictions, with the current influence of Hong Kong films in Asia, it is enough to push the Academy Awards to the height of Asia's first-class film awards. In a smaller way, it can expand the influence of the Academy Awards themselves; In the big picture, the influence of Hong Kong films in overseas regions will be qualitatively enhanced because of this measure. ”

Lin Youlun didn't interrupt out loud, but showed a thoughtful expression, Kang Junjie knew that his words had moved the other party, and he continued: "The current expansion of Hong Kong films in overseas regions is still at a very low-end level in my opinion. Relying on sophisticated production to occupy the market, this means is indispensable in the early stage. But it's always been like this, and it's obviously not a long-term solution. Countries like Japan and South Korea have a good film industry base, so would Japanese and South Korean filmmakers be willing to watch Hong Kong films occupy their domestic market all the time? How long can the current development momentum of Hong Kong films be maintained, and whether they will be caught up by countries such as Japan and South Korea, these questions are uncertain, and Hong Kong films have a fatal flaw that the local market is too small and dependent on the external market greatly, and this defect will be exposed more and more obvious in the future, if you don't plan early, the future of Hong Kong films is very worrying......"

Lin Youlun made an interrupting gesture, "I agree with all these questions that Mr. Kang said, but does this have anything to do with the Academy Awards?" ”

"The restrictions on the participation of external films in the opening of the Academy Awards are an important part of what I said to enhance the overseas influence of Hong Kong films. I think that if filmmakers from other regions can be proud of winning the Academy Awards, it is definitely more important than Hong Kong films breaking more box office records in overseas markets, because the latter only occupies the other party's market extensively, while the former can deeply influence the other party's filmmaking philosophy. ”

These problems mentioned by Kang Junjie have actually been considered by Lin Youlun for a long time, but when it comes to the actual operation, there are many difficulties, the most direct is that many people in the Academy Awards Organizing Committee do not approve of this reform.

Lin Youlun can ignore these objections and force the reform of the Academy Awards, but doing so will cause him to lose a large part of the support of the people.

Kang Junjie is very smart, Lin Youlun only revealed a little bit of information in this regard, and he guessed that Lin Youlun was likely to have a problem in this regard.

"I heard that the Hong Kong International Film Festival is preparing to change from being an official organizer to a co-organized event between the government and non-governmental organizations, and if there is too much resistance to the reform of the Academy Awards, Mr. Lin may be able to think differently."

Kang Junjie's words were like a bolt of lightning, instantly illuminating Lin Youlun's thinking vision.

The Hong Kong International Film Festival, sponsored by the Hong Kong City Council, has existed since 1977, but the enthusiasm of the Hong Kong film industry has not been high, and the Academy Awards have come from behind, and it has been in a position that is not embarrassing or embarrassing over the years.

The Hong Kong International Film Festival has been recognized and supported by the International Federation of Film Producers' Associations since 1978, which is an advantage that the Academy Awards do not have.

Lin Youlun has been stuck in the mindset of wanting to transform the Academy Awards, and the so-called authorities are obsessed, so some problems are not as clear as Kang Junjie, a bystander.

And this Kang Junjie is not simple, he has been talking about the Academy Awards in front of Lin Youlun before, but after the most talk, he easily turned the topic to the Hong Kong International Film Festival, unless he knew from the beginning that Lin Youlun had encountered a lot of resistance on the issue of the reform of the Academy Awards, otherwise there is only one explanation that makes sense - Kang Junjie came to the Hong Kong International Film Festival from the beginning, and talking about the Academy Awards is just to arouse Lin Youlun's interest, and then lead to the real topic.

At this moment, Lin Youlun already had serious doubts about Kang Junjie's identity.

"Mr. Lin guessed correctly, I am not a representative of the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee." Facing Lin Youlun's questioning eyes, Kang Junjie did not continue to conceal it: "I'm sorry I didn't explain the truth to Mr. Lin just now, but if this is not the case, Mr. Lin probably wouldn't be interested in listening to me say so much, and he may not even be able to meet this time." ”

"Mr. Kang has worked in the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee before?" Lin Youlun leaned back and changed to a more comfortable sitting position.

Kang Junjie was slightly stunned, "How did Mr. Lin know about Lu Dao?" ”

Lin Youlun shrugged, "I guess." ”

Lin Youlun didn't lie, he did guess, but this guess is well-founded, Kang Junjie is very familiar with the style of the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee, and he can get the information about his stay in the hotel, the biggest possibility is that he has worked in the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee, and may have held important positions.

"Mr. Lin guessed correctly, I did work in the organizing committee of the Golden Horse Awards before, mainly responsible for the selection and operation of overseas markets. I had a disagreement with the executive committee and some of the judges, so I chose to leave half a year ago. ”

"Actually, I'm more interested, what kind of philosophical differences made Mr. Kang choose to leave the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee?" Lin Youlun asked curiously.

"Taiwan's film industry is already very backward, but the Golden Horse Awards like to encourage the creation of films with strong artistic colors, resulting in the entire award selection being artistic and abstract, which has no effect on encouraging the development of Taiwan's commercial films. Although the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards are more open than the Hong Kong Film Awards, they are far inferior to the Academy Awards in terms of pragmatism, and I think that a successful film festival should not only pay attention to the artistic expression of the film, but also pay attention to the exploration of the commercial value of the film. ”

"So you plan to apply this philosophy to the operation of the Hong Kong International Film Festival?"

"The premise is that I can get Mr. Lin's support, otherwise all this is empty talk."

Lin Youlun's fingers rhythmically tapped the armrests of the chair, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked at Kang Junjie: "I will return to Hong Kong after the awards ceremony tomorrow, before that, I would like to see your feasibility report on the operation of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, do you have any questions?" ”

Kang Junjie suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded vigorously.

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As soon as Kang Junjie left, Wang Guxian hurried to the hotel café with a short and fat middle-aged man with a look.

"Over there!" Wang Guxian's eyes were sharp, and when he entered the door, he saw where Lin Youlun was sitting.

Lin Youlun was holding the unfinished coffee, slowly tasting it, raising his head, just in time to see Wang Guxian walking towards him.

"Dressed on?"

Wang Guxian didn't answer Lin Youlun's question, but asked anxiously, "What about the person who asked you to meet?" ”

"It's gone." Lin Youlun looked at Wang Guxian's expression wrongly, "What's wrong?" ”

"That man is an impostor!" Wang Guxian was so anxious that he stomped his foot.

Lin Youlun glanced at the short and fat middle-aged man who came over with Wang Guxian, this guy wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, and explained: "Mr. Lin, I am the representative sent by the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee, and when you saw that person just now, he is definitely a liar!" ”

Liars? Lin Youlun secretly felt funny, but he only said that he had only chatted with the "liar" for a while, and he was not deceived, so Wang Guxian and the middle-aged man were relieved.

Wang Guxian proposed to call the police, but Lin Youlun disagreed.

The middle-aged man also helped on the side, saying that this incident had a bad impact on Lin Youlun and the Golden Horse Award Organizing Committee, so Wang Guxian gave up. (To be continued......)