Wu Siyuan raised his right leg and put it on the knee of his left leg, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and leaned his body slightly towards Lin Youlun, "What, Mr. Lin is also interested in the mainland market?" ”

Lin Youlun raised his eyebrows and said noncommittally: "How can you see it? ”

On the question of how to view the mainland market, Lin Youlun has always given people a vague impression, or that most Hong Kong filmmakers lack a clear understanding of this issue, and are more evasive.

From the standpoint of "Ming Pao", Lin Youlun's attitude may be biased towards neutrality, but as a filmmaker who is important in the Hong Kong film industry, a neutral attitude is inappropriate for him.

The relationship between Taiwan and the mainland is still in the ice-breaking period, Lin Youlun went north with the group this time, which should be a signal to Hong Kong filmmakers, even if Lin Youlun himself does not have this idea, but others will interpret it this way, at least Wu Siyuan thinks so.

"Then what did Mr. Wu enter the mainland to film for?" Lin Youlun asked rhetorically.

"Make money?" Wu Siyuan smiled dumbly, "Mr. Lin may not know much about the situation in the mainland, although the mainland is carrying out reform and opening up, but the film is not included in the open field, for the ideological aspect, the mainland has always been very strict, it can be said that the mainland film market is now completely in a closed state." The only possibility for Hong Kong films to enter the mainland is to take the road of co-production, and the procedures for co-production are very complicated, usually with a certain studio, ostensibly cooperation, but in fact, after the filming, the mainland copyright is to be given to them, and they pay a little labor fee. ”

"So there aren't many people like me who go in to make movies, and I actually go in more for the convenience of framing, because Hong Kong is very small, and you don't have a place to shoot martial arts movies, Taiwan, South Korea, I've already made too many films, so being able to enter the mainland to make action movies, I think it's very helpful to improve the level of the movie, and I don't want to say that I want to take the mainland's income copyright. And with the current economic level of the mainland, in fact, it does not make much money. ”

Lin Youlun knew that what Wu Siyuan said was the truth, but Wu Siyuan was essentially a film businessman, and he would not be so concerned about unprofitable things.

"You can't make money now, but what about five or 10 years from now? With such a huge population base, the potential of the mainland film market in the future is definitely not inferior to that of North America, and Mr. Wu should have considered this long ago before entering the mainland. Am I right? ”

Wu Siyuan gave a thumbs up. complimented: "Mr. Lin is really as wise as a torch!" ”

Wu Siyuan didn't deny it, and Lin Youlun didn't mean to beat around the bush with him, "Don't hide it from Mr. Wu, I'll go north this time." I just want to try to persuade the mainland's high-level to open up channels for the introduction of Hong Kong films! ”

Wu Siyuan was slightly stunned, and then shook his head: "I'm afraid this is not realistic?" ”

Lin Youlun spread his hands. "Hong Kong and the mainland have been separated for so long, and they lack understanding of each other, and the film can be used as a bridge between the two places, shouldn't this appeal be too much? It is unrealistic to fully open up, and it shouldn't be very difficult to introduce a few Hong Kong films every year? ”

Wu Siyuan thought for a while, "Since Mr. Lin has such an idea. As a part of Hong Kong filmmakers. I'm certainly supportive and I know a few Cantonese. The leadership of the General Administration of Electricity. Maybe they can help Mr. Lin talk. ”

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The hotel where the Hong Kong business delegation stayed was the tallest building on Chang'an Avenue, and from the window of the room, the shallow buildings in the distance stood in the dazzling sunlight, the orange buses meandered along the white cement road, and the green space beside the road was littered with children running in the shape of ants. North. At this time, there were not too many high-rise buildings in Beijing, but the sky was very blue and transparent, not as gray as in later generations, and the pedestrian clothing on the street was still very simple, with a strong atmosphere of the times, and bell bottoms that had been popular in Hong Kong for a while began to appear on some young people, but they had not yet formed a cháo stream.

zhōngyāng 政. Wu Siyuan was not an official member of the delegation and did not live with the delegation, so Lin Youlun and he left the phone numbers of their respective hotel rooms and separated.

Just a few minutes' drive from the hotel to the Great Hall of the People, another member of the delegation who was in the same car with Mr. Lam was Lee Siu-kee, the head of the Lee family in Hong Kong. In the car, Lin Youlun chatted with the "Asian stock god", and the two had some common topics in the stock market, but unfortunately the time was too short, and there was no more in-depth talk.

The specifications of this reception banquet are very high, and the seats are all arranged in advance, Lin Youlun glanced at the empty seats at his table, and the names posted on them were not impressive, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

A vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) delivered a speech at the dinner, and most of the attendees were officials from the State Economic and Trade Commission. The Hong Kong chaebol group went to Beijing, and zhōngyāngzhèngfǔ attached so much importance to it, and also wanted to achieve some results in economic cooperation between the two places.

Lin Youlun found nothing at the dinner, and after returning to the hotel, he received a call from Wu Siyuan. The leaders of the General Administration of Electric Power gave him an acquaintance.

The delegation enjoyed the treatment of foreign guests, and there was a special car to pick up and drop off the trip, and Lin Youlun quickly rushed to the meeting place.

Wu Siyuan introduced that Guang. The leader of the General Administration of Electric Power is named Huang Licheng, he is not tall, he wears a gray sè tunic, and he speaks unhurriedly. After learning of Lin Youlun's identity, he was very enthusiastic and asked many about the development of Hong Kong films.

"I've heard that a Hong Kong film can now earn hundreds of millions of dollars at the overseas box office, is this also the case?" Huang Licheng asked curiously.

Lin Youlun and Wu Siyuan glanced at each other, Lin Youlun picked up the teacup and didn't mean to answer, Wu Siyuan said: "Director Huang, it is true that Hong Kong films have a very good market overseas, especially in East and South Asia, but there are really not many movies that can have a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars overseas, and they can be counted on two hands." One of the most profitable should be "True Lies", which was released only this year, and the global box office of this movie should add up to more than 200 million US dollars. ”

Huang Licheng nodded, "I know the movie that Mr. Wu said, and the overseas edition of the People's Daily also reported on this matter. Hong Kong films are internationally famous, which can be regarded as giving us a long face for Chinese films. ”

"It's a pity that this movie can't be released in the mainland......"

Lin Youlun sighed, and Huang Licheng's radiant expression suddenly froze. Wu Siyuan hurriedly stood up to play a round and explained: "Director Huang may not know yet, the movie I just mentioned was invested and filmed by Mr. Lin. ”

"I see." Huang Licheng nodded, "I can understand Mr. Lin's feelings, but the countries that introduce foreign films have relevant regulations, and they can't just come in casually." ”

"Are Hong Kong movies also considered foreign films?" Lin Youlun asked rhetorically.

The expression on Huang Licheng's face looked a little embarrassed, Hong Kong has not yet returned, and it must be considered a foreign film according to the regulations, but saying such things in front of Hong Kong compatriots may hurt the feelings of the other party. When negotiating with the British, he always emphasized that Hong Kong has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times, and now that the overall situation of the return to China has been decided, if he makes inappropriate remarks, even if there is no problem, he will label others as politically immature.

"Hong Kong and the mainland are definitely one and the same, but after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the capitalist system is still practiced, and China is a socialist country, and the ideological conflict cannot be resolved in a short period of time, which I hope Mr. Lin can understand."

"Only exchanges can promote consensus, and Hong Kong films cannot be regarded as a flood of beasts just because Hong Kong is taking the road of capitalism, in fact, as a cultural product, it does not have a strong political affiliation, and can become a channel for exchanges between the two places. After Hong Kong films come in, it can not only promote the mainland film industry, but also meet the needs of the mainland people in terms of jīng god culture to a greater extent. I just hope that the mainland will open up channels for film exchanges between the two places, and as for what films to import and how much to import, it is entirely up to the mainland to decide. ”

Lin Youlun said all his thoughts, but this matter was very important, and Huang Licheng did not express his position in the end.

Compared with the direct introduction of Hong Kong films, Huang Licheng is more interested in Hong Kong and mainland co-production films, and put aside the topics discussed before and asked questions about film distribution.

The mainland's current film distribution system is that each film studio will hand over the film to China Film (not the current China Film Group) after filming, and China Film will sell the copies, sell the copies, and give a little money to the film studios, which is a very standard economic model. With the deepening of reform and opening up, such an issuance system has been somewhat unable to keep up with the pace of the times.

Huang Licheng asked Lin Youlun to introduce the international method, and Lin Youlun directly told him that if the movie is a blockbuster, most of the money should go to the studio, so that the studio can do it again, and then make a better movie.

"If the film industry wants to succeed, it is not enough to rely on the support of zhèngfǔ, the key is to rely on the market. Taiwan and Hong Kong are a very good comparison, the Taiwan authorities spend a lot of money to support local films, and Taiwanese films have indeed won a lot of awards overseas over the years, but when it comes to actual influence, they can't catch up with Hong Kong films, the reason is that Hong Kong films pay more attention to the market, and Chinese films must take this step if they want to reform. ”

In terms of the reform of the film distribution system, Huang Licheng was moved by Lin Youlun's words, but in terms of the introduction of Hong Kong films, his attitude was still very vague, and at the end of the meeting, he only said that he would report Lin Youlun's wishes to a higher leader, and then there was no follow-up.

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