The Academy Awards Ceremony was proposed by Xu Guanwu and agreed by Sir Shao and Zou Daheng to be established as an awards ceremony belonging to Hong Kong filmmakers.

The Xiangjiang Film Club was proposed by Xu Guanwu, because both of them did not agree to hand over the Academy Awards to "The Phantom of the East", and naturally they did not want to hand it over to each other. Therefore, Xu Guanwu proposed that Hong Kong's large and small film companies be gathered to form a Hong Kong Film Club, which was responsible for organizing the Academy Awards ceremony.

Sir Shao and Zou Daheng listened to Xu Guanwu's idea and also felt that this proposal was not bad. If the major film companies can be brought together, it goes without saying that the three film companies of Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Xu Brothers are the leaders, and the other companies will become their little brothers.

There are naturally many benefits to being a big brother, and this point does not need to be explained by Xu Guanwu, Sir Shao and Zou Tycoon already know it. In the past, large and small film companies were too scattered, and the film companies they could influence were only about a dozen at most. Now, at least 100 film companies will join. At that time, the three major film companies can use their own strength to call for wind and rain at the Xiangjiang Film Club, and it will be very beautiful when I think about it.

Because of the establishment of the Heung Kong Film Club, Sir Shao and Zou Daheng quickly expressed their support. The next step is to discuss the rights and obligations of the Heung Kong Film Club. Without rights, it is naturally impossible to attract people to membership, and without obligations, there is no need for the association to exist.

Xu Guanwu proposed to set up a support fund to support small and medium-sized film companies to make films; Relax restrictions on your employees so that they can work more freely; Give up some high-quality schedules, so that the films of small and medium-sized film companies can also be released......

Regarding the three points proposed by Xu Guanwu, Zou Wenhuai and Sir Shao listened. They all admired his heroism. Needless to say. Let's just give up some of the high-quality schedules. It was a bit of a surprise to them.

However, after thinking about it, Sir Shao and Zou Daheng still agreed to his three proposals.

First, in terms of money, although Shaw Brothers is declining, Sir Shaw's own wealth is growing, mainly because the price of his property in the downtown area has been soaring. In later generations, despite the closure of the Shaw Brothers, Sir Shao could still make large donations to the mainland every year, and it was because of this that he could make a large amount of money. Shao Yifu is also known as the king of the city. It's not a simple name.

Golden Harvest has little resistance to paying money, and they have recently cooperated with Hollywood's New Line Pictures and have sent more than a dozen films to the United States. Although the cinema chain of New Line Pictures is not as good as National Entertainment, and the box office is not as high as the Hong Kong films sent by Hui, there is always an income of 3.5 million yuan, which has already made Golden Harvest very happy when converted into Hong Kong dollars.

The second point, in terms of employees, to be honest, the most sought-after stars in the Hong Kong film industry are still owned by Hui's, one is young, and the other is popular. Third, the price is reasonable. Most of the Shaw Brothers stars are out of gas, and there are very few stars of the new generation. Golden Harvest's own stars are also a little insufficient. After all, it is not like Xu's has its own talent training base. Occasionally, he lacks manpower to make movies, and he has to borrow people from TV stations.

If the work restrictions of employees are relaxed, then they can also pay for Xu's stars to film, and the money they earn will not be in their own pockets. Besides, all his employees have signed long-term contracts, even if Xu wants to take the opportunity to poach, it is not an easy task. This proposal is beneficial to everyone, and naturally there is no reason to refuse.

The third point is to give up part of the high-quality schedule, which is a bit difficult for Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, but the so-called giving is what you get. If you don't give a little benefit, who is willing to be obedient? And you can also use the theater schedule as bait to attract more film companies to take refuge in yourself, which is actually a good deal that makes money without losing money. After all, if you want to win over other film companies, you must also give convenience in terms of schedule.

Xu Guanwu saw Sir Shao, Zou Daheng accepted his proposal and couldn't help but smile slightly, these three proposals were made by him after careful consideration, referring to the development trend of the Hong Kong film industry in recent years, Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest business conditions and other information, before the proposal was put forward, there was eighty percent certainty that the Tao would be passed, and now it was passed as expected.

Seeing that Sir Shao and Zou Daheng looked like they had taken advantage, Xu Guanwu was also secretly amused in his heart. He could guess some of the thoughts of these two, but he just thought that these three proposals would be beneficial and costly, and he could take the opportunity to get a bigger bargain, so he readily agreed.

But it's so easy to take advantage of the cheapness, although Xu Guanwu won't deliberately cheat the two of them, but when the Xiangjiang Association is really established, and then the directors' club, screenwriters' club, actors' club and other branches are established, it is equivalent to setting up their own trade union in Hong Kong in disguise. When the time comes, these people will naturally fight for their own interests. At that time, it will be difficult for Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest to take advantage.

Hollywood has flourished for so many years, and it is also inseparable from the existence of these actors' unions and directors' unions. With the protection of the union, these actors and directors can be protected and can give full play to their abilities, and are no longer just tools of the film company. Reform and opening up have long told us what amazing achievements people will bring if they give full play to their subjective initiative.

The Hong Kong Actors' Union, the Director's Union, etc., all began to be established in the 90s, at that time, because the showbiz was rampant, actors were always facing threats to their lives, and there were bad companies in arrears of actors' wages, so at that time, a group of influential filmmakers such as Cheng Long, Zeng Zhiwei, Hong Jingbao, Xu Guanwen and other influential filmmakers stood up and took the lead in establishing the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association.

But it's a pity that not long after the establishment of this association, before it had time to play its role, Hong Kong films began to decline. Another reason that restricts the role of work is that most Hong Kong filmmakers also run companies, and they are the bosses of this company and that company, so they naturally do not want the union to play too much effect, so as not to delay their own wealth. Another point is that Chinese people like to talk about human feelings, have a weak sense of law, and like to ask others to discuss first, or choose to endure it themselves, and easily do not want to get involved in a lawsuit. This also limits the effectiveness of trade unions.

However, the current pattern of the Hong Kong film industry is different from the previous life, which was the rise of independent production companies, which prospered Hong Kong films and ruined Hong Kong films. But now it's the Big Three that monopolize the cinema chain. The development of independent production companies is restricted. Trade unions can play a big role in this. There is a lot of room to play a role in uniting independent production companies to compete with the Big Three, or using the Big Three to resist independent production companies.

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Xu Guanwu made three suggestions to determine the three major rights of the members of the Heung Kong Film Club, and as for the obligations, Sir Shao and Zou Daheng made suggestions. After discussing with the two people, they only proposed that members should pay 10,000 Hong Kong dollars per year as a membership fee. HK$10,000 is not much for a film company, and based on the more than 100 film companies in Hong Kong, the membership fee will be at least HK$1 million. With this money. can ensure the normal operation of the Hong Kong Film Club.

For example, holding a meeting, having a meal, holding an event or something every three or five times, especially the award ceremony, even if it is a party in a small circle, it will cost at least 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. This million Hong Kong dollars is basically enough.

There is also a gathering in the middle of the month every month, and if there is something to say, there is nothing to do. The Heung Kong Film Society is responsible for reconciling conflicts, resolving disputes, resolving difficulties, and serving all film companies in Hong Kong. One for all (all for one).

As for other, more detailed obligations, both men tacitly did not mention them. That's all under the table. Xu Guanwu naturally knew what their idea was, but he didn't mention it himself.

After discussing the Hong Kong Meeting, everyone turned their attention to the award ceremony. Because the three companies do not trust each other, it is imperative to formulate a set of fair and impartial award rules.

Xu Guanwu took advantage of the situation to launch the director's meeting, and the actors' meeting ...... and other organizations, Zou Wenhuai, and Sir Shao thought about it for a while and did not object. After all, the three of them are now the three giants of the Hong Kong film industry, and they will naturally have an advantage in Hong Kong. The greater the power of the Xiangjiang Society, the greater the power of the three of them, which is a good thing for them.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but be secretly happy when he saw that they had agreed to establish these branches. With these branches, Hong Kong filmmakers will naturally unite together to fight for their rights and interests in the future, and I am afraid that there will be problems that will cause Sir Shao and Zou Daheng a headache at that time. As for the Xu family, Xu Guanwu was not very worried. After all, Xu's Film Company is no longer the focus of his money, and the annual income of two or three billion Hong Kong dollars seems to be a lot, but compared with other incomes, it is obviously not ranked. Even if he suffers a loss, as long as he can get back the prosperity and development of Hong Kong films, Xu Guanwu feels that it is worth it.

In the previous boom stage of Hong Kong films, all kinds of black X would run rampant, competing interests, and everyone regarded others as enemies of life and death. But once the Hong Kong movie collapsed, the cake fell directly to the ground, and no one had to fight, and no one could eat it. During the previous boom period of Hong Kong films, whether it was Golden Harvest, New Arts City, or Shaw Brothers, the market value was at least more than one billion Hong Kong dollars. But as soon as Hong Kong movies went downhill, the selling price of Golden Harvest was only more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars. The Shaw Brothers library has more than 700 excellent films, and the copyright has only sold more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars. The decline of Hong Kong films has affected these originally very valuable films, and now they have also depreciated significantly.

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After determining the rules of the award ceremony, the setting of the awards, and the method of selection, the three of them invariably mentioned the name of the award ceremony.

Since it is an award ceremony, there must always be a magnificent name, otherwise it will be thought to be a juggling of the grass stage team.

Zou Daheng proposed to call it the Golden Cup Award, and planned to design the trophy in the shape of a wine glass. Sir Shao proposed to call it the Golden Tripod Award, because he was very good at writing and playing calligraphy and painting, and he felt that the meaning of the tripod was really great. Hui Guanwu proposed to call it the Academy Awards, which has the same name as the Academy Awards, highlighting the ambitions of Hong Kong filmmakers.

Zou Daheng and Sir Shao looked at each other, both taken aback by Xu Guanwu's thoughts. Although they have always claimed that Hong Kong is the Hollywood of the East, they have long known the gap. Hollywood's annual box office totals billions of dollars, and counting the sales of merchandise, videotapes, and so on, the entire scale is tens of billions of dollars.

Hong Kong's box office is only 300 million or 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and counting peripheral products, video sales, port copyrights, etc., it is only more than 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the difference in scale is too big.

Now Xu Guanwu actually proposed that the award ceremony be named the Academy Awards, this ambition is really big enough. However, Zou Daheng and Sir Shao thought about it for a while, and also felt that it was more reliable to call the Academy Awards than the Golden Cup Awards and the Golden Tripod Awards, so they unanimously agreed to Xu Guanwu's proposal.

As for the production of the trophy, Xu Guanwu proposed to find a professional to study it carefully. As far as he knows, he has changed five shapes for the Film Awards trophies, because the early Academy Awards were just a gathering in a small circle held by "Film Fortnightly", so the design of the Academy Awards trophies was more casual, at first it was just a simple portrait, the second was a man holding up the planet, and the third was a blue crystal square. The fourth shape of the Academy Awards is the most bizarre, it is a two-headed monster, which looks very ugly. It wasn't until the 90s, because of everyone's unanimous proposal, that the Academy Awards finally changed the trophy shape, selected Miss Hong Kong champion Zheng Wenya as a model, and designed a trophy for a beautiful woman to win the star, which was unanimously recognized by everyone. (To be continued......)