"It will grow well, it will grow early!"

Early in the morning, on the white stone steps of Imperial Entertainment, I saw Lee Chung-hee standing there, and after the employees of the company who came in were stunned, although they were strange in their hearts, they all nodded and bent down to say hello.

Lee Chung-hee also responded with a smile, but his attention was more focused on the doorway.

For about four or five minutes, several cars came in, and then the mystery was finally lifted by the people he was waiting for.

Hollywood directors, Martin Scorsese, who just won the Oscar for Best Director, as well as Steve Spielberg, European director Luc Besson, European director, and arguably the best cinematographer Bruno Nutan, as well as Korean director Lin Zequan, Chinese director Feng Xiaogang and so on.

In short, there are dozens of famous directors, actors, and even playwrights and photographers from all over the world.

This is the reason why Lee Chung-hee waited here early in the morning, and he invited these people to discuss the Imperial International Film Festival that he was about to prepare, and then, the Imperial International Music Festival.

went upstairs, and after greetings, Lee Chung-hee began to tell everyone about the theme of this time, and everyone basically knew something.

"We all say that film is art, but there are not many people who really understand it, and many people just follow the crowd and shout like that, what is art?"

Lee Chung-hee shrugged his shoulders amid everyone's smiles, "I don't quite understand the rest, but as far as film art is concerned, forgive me for taking the liberty of life, it must be obscure, bitter and bitter life encounters, that kind of smooth and beautiful." Simple but pure love is not art. Even the rough ones. In large-scale commercial films, it is not art that can bring happiness and pleasure to everyone. ”

Lee Chung-hee said, spreading his hands again, "Movies have a history of nearly 100 years, and the times are changing, I think we must also keep pace with the times, and we need to open up our evaluation of movies a little more and pay attention to life." It's not just poverty and hardship, sadness and darkness, etc., the good side is not so profound, but it is well expressed, and it is still worthy of commendation.

Then, popcorn movies and literary films can be distinguished from each other with their own expressions, and at the same time, without giving up the pursuit of their best combination ......! ”

There are so many film festivals in the world. Some have regional characteristics, such as film festivals in various countries. Some have their own stylistic characteristics, such as the Sundance International Film Festival, which features independent productions.

Since the Imperial International Film Festival wants to do it, it must have its own characteristics, and Lee Chung-hee not only wants to make a truly international model, but also does not want some film festivals that play an international model but do not do international things.

Even if it is the Oscar, it is actually Hollywood's self-amusement, but Hollywood's influence is too great, so it has become the so-called world film festival, the largest, most authoritative, and the most awesome.

In this regard, Lee Chung-hee can only hehe, now, with the influence of the entertainment company under the Imperial Group Company, he can definitely steal the limelight from others.

Of course, things have to be done slowly, nothing is so beautiful overnight, so, taking advantage of the fact that this Christmas can be very comfortable at home, he called people over, and everyone discussed what to do.

Charter, this is the most important.

Everyone basically understands Lee Chung-hee's thoughts, how to say it, there are not many people in the entertainment industry who can directly throw their faces and not give Lee Chung-hee face in the world now.

Hollywood not to mention, South Korea and China not to mention, even Europe, the penetration of North American Imperial Pictures and Imperial Music is very ferocious, to put it bluntly, whether you make a movie or release a record, someone has to pay for it.

Those who borrow money directly, or occasionally meet a rich man who is crazy for the movie, are really a super few, in a word, everything involves interests, and playing with the Imperial Group Company has always been popular and spicy, and Meidi is very.

Therefore, Lee Chung-hee said that he wanted to hold such a film festival, and everyone knew his strength, so they were very popular.

So, in the next few days, everyone enjoyed the best hospitality, and at the same time, according to Lee Chung-hee's general idea, they began to work on the preparatory regulations of the Imperial International Film Festival.

This matter naturally can't be hidden, after all, so many people go here with Lee Chung-hee every day to eat delicious food, go there to see the scenery, go here to see famous places, and go there to play golf, so they quickly caught it.

Empire Pictures in North America and Empire Entertainment in South Korea also quickly released relevant information, so there was an uproar in public opinion for a while, but there was no quasi-news, and they could only make it up according to their own imagination.

"The Imperial International Film Festival, this is a private company film festival, is it reliable? I'm still crazy about awards, but of course, Dr. Li doesn't lack awards at all. ”

"After the Imperial International Film Festival, there is also the Imperial International Music Festival, what is Dr. Li's plan, of course, no one doubts that he will fail, it is completely impossible, the entertainment industry under the Imperial Group is definitely the most influential and profitable in the world, not to mention, there are so many artists and practitioners under their umbrella, even in the sports industry, they have begun to infiltrate ......"

"There is no doubt that this is another killer feature of Dr. Li to expand the entertainment territory of the imperial company, he began to march into the world, the future world entertainment industry, is his world, perhaps, we can also expect in advance, the sinking of the Oscars ......!"

It wasn't until a few days later that Lee Chung-hee sent the people away and officially held a press conference that everyone was able to get more news from it, and it was naturally crowded with people.

However, the music studio of the PBS broadcasting company is super large, and three or four thousand people are no problem.

"Why did you come up with the idea of having a film festival?" The TV station hosted this, and PBS undoubtedly got the first right to ask questions.

"Quite simply, in order to promote the exchange of world films," Lee Chung-hee shrugged, "I feel that the entertainment industry of the entire Imperial Company and the entire Imperial Company has a certain influence on the entire world film, so I want to continue this influence and make more contributions to the world film, so that the entire film industry has better development prospects...... ”

"Is there any difference between the Imperial International Film Festival and other film festivals and award ceremonies?" Although the reporters of the People's Gazette are also members of their own family, the Los Angeles Times has been given a second right to ask questions.

"It's very simple, we are a real world film festival, uh, I'm not belittling anything else, our film festival will be more diverse, and ensure maximum professionalism and fairness.

We have categories for popcorn movies and literary films, as well as Asian, European, African and American films, and we will use our strong PR capabilities and financial resources to introduce the world's best movies to fans around the world...... Of course, we will also praise these good films and filmmakers, we will set up their own categories, including films and regions, and we will also evaluate the overall ......! ”

"According to what you say, the scale will be very large, will you be confident that you can do it, President?" The People's Gazette finally got the third right to ask questions.

"It is necessary to have a large scale, in order to truly reflect the world film, the consumption of manpower and material resources is a must, the Imperial Group will be very generous to solve these, of course, the most important thing is professionalism and fairness, this, we are also in the final discussion, as for whether you have confidence or not, my habit is that I never do it without confidence, and this time it is the same.

However, whether it was successful in the end, I can't give you an exact answer. ”

"What are the specific selection criteria, and also, you just mentioned a lot, such as popcorn movies and literary films, etc., does this indicate that there will be differences in film awards?" Chosun Ilbo

"That's right, that's inevitable, for example, we will vote for the most popular, but also the best popcorn movies and literary films, we all say that movies are art, but what is film art, how to judge, must keep pace with the times, we should commend those popcorn movies that are well shot and bring happiness to everyone, he is actually art, he makes us happy and relaxed.

As for the specific selection criteria, they have not yet been officially decided, and they are still soliciting opinions and discussions from various aspects.

What we can say is that we don't just ask for the opinions of film critics, we also ask for the opinions of people who actually buy movie tickets to see movies, and we also ask for the opinions of more online fans, in short, this is a broader discussion, not just the opinions of a small number of professionals, which is not enough ......! ”

"Is this a criticism of the Oscar selection system, you have mentioned many times before that the pace of progress and the judging criteria of a few people, it seems a bit to say that the Oscars are outdated and the selection mechanism that has been criticized, especially that is almost Hollywood's own selection ......!" Deutsche Bild

"I didn't say that," Lee Chung-hee denied with a smile, "but you also said that some of the Oscar systems have been criticized, and we will strive to be more perfect than them, and our selection members will really be selected from all over the world, so that the final result will have more recognition ......!" ”

"When will the first edition start, is there a specific schedule, and are there any concerns about fairness as a festival named after the Empire?" China Movie Channel

"Well, is there a specific date, in fact, there is, the plan is to hold it at the end of next year, however, because of the lot of things, there may be delays, so if it doesn't work at the end of next year, it will be at the end of the next year,"

Lee Chung-hee spread his hands, "As for impartiality, I don't think Empire Group or I need to have our own private ideas in it, this is just a film festival sponsored and supported in the name of Empire Group, and the related operation and selection are carried out by professionals from all over the world."

Also, the public is unfair, it's useless to talk too much now, I believe that the Imperial International Film Festival will use its good operation to gain the support and appreciation of industry insiders and fans......! (To be continued......)