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Although I am not an ACG enthusiast in Guangzhou, I still have a lot of feelings for Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG, which is the first exhibition that Jimmy went to other places to report directly, and it happens to be the last time that Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG will be held in Jinhan. A few days ago, Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG issued a notice on Weibo and suspended for some reason. After the micro-blog was posted, it was also shaken by all parties, why? Today's article on Nandu Online can get a glimpse of what it is. In this place of the Celestial Empire, to do something bigger, you must be close to the government. Basically, all the large-scale comic exhibitions in China are supported by the government, even if there is no financial support, at least there can be a lot of green lights administratively. For example, ChinaJoy and CCG in Modu, CAF in Chengdu, ACG in Shenyang, etc., without the help of the government, whether it is the venue, or in the approval, or security, fire protection, you will have more and more difficulties.

Guangzhou's National Day "regular dish" and the annual China International Comics Festival were originally scheduled to start on September 28, but there have been "contradictory" news recently: on September 2, the "highlight" of the comic festival, the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao-Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition, was temporarily canceled; On September 3, the official statement said that the Anime and Game Show will be held as usual from October 1 to 5.

Anime fans are "confused". Nandu reporter investigation learned that Hong Kong Lingsu Expo Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Weishilong Expo Co., Ltd.), which founded and operated the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Exhibition for 7 years, suddenly decided to withdraw a few days ago. The event has been "taken over" by a company in Shenzhen and "changed" to the China International Comics Festival exhibition.

After the booth was invited, the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG exhibition was suspended

According to reports, in previous years, the China International Comics Festival included 5 sub-activities, namely the opening ceremony and the "Golden Dragon Award" Original Comics and Animation Art Contest Award Ceremony, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao and Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition, China Cartoonists Conference, Animation Copyright Fair, Closing Ceremony and College Students Original Animation Contest Award Ceremony.

Starting from May this year, this year's Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition has launched investment promotion, and by August, most of the booths have been rented out. However, on the afternoon of September 2, the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Exhibition issued an announcement on its official website and official WeChat, saying that the "Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao-Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition" originally scheduled to be held at the Pazhou Canton Fair Exhibition Hall from October 1 to 5 was suspended for some reason.

The Weibo blog has nearly 1,500 comments and more than 7,500 retweets in two days, and many anime fans are anxious to ask why. It is reported that from this Saturday, Guangzhou Weishilong Expo Co., Ltd. will also handle the procedures for the refund of exhibition fees and booth deposits for exhibitors.

This series of "unreasonable" moves has aroused speculation from all sides.

The comic festival project will be tendered this year

On September 3, the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, and Television issued an announcement stating that the 6th China International Comics Festival will be held in Guangzhou from September 28 to October 5. The text emphasizes that the main event of the comic festival, the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Animation and Game Exhibition, will be held as usual, and will be "upgraded" to the China International Comics Festival exhibition, which will be held from October 1 to 5, and the venue will still be the Pazhou Canton Fair Exhibition Hall.

The relevant person in charge of the Cultural Industry Department of the New Bureau of Culture, Radio, and Television said that this year's China International Comics Festival is different from previous years, and government departments are no longer directly involved in organizing planning services, and public bidding is required. It is reported that in July this year, the overall project was won by Guangzhou Manyou Culture Technology Co., Ltd. with 16.164 million yuan.

The person in charge said that he had been trying to retain Hong Kong Lingsu Expo Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Weishilong Expo Co., Ltd.) to participate in the sub-project - Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition, but the other party finally decided to withdraw. At present, the exhibition has been "transformed" into the China International Comics Festival Exhibition, which is undertaken by Shenzhen Chuangzhan Times Cultural Industry Co., Ltd., and the investment promotion work has been restarted.

The relevant person in charge of the company said that the scale of the exhibition will not be affected, and the specifications of exhibitors will not change.

A piece of paper jiàn came to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao ACG exhibition was finally suspended

Why did Hong Kong Lingsu Expo Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Weishilong Expo Co., Ltd.) and its Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Exhibition, which has been established and operated for 7 years, choose to temporarily withdraw? According to people familiar with the matter, it is mainly because the company is dissatisfied with the cooperation model between the government and related enterprises this year.

"We were going to be independent, and even planned to change the original name and run our own animation and game exhibition, so we carried out investment and registration work as usual," said the person familiar with the matter, adding that on August 29, the relevant departments urgently issued a red-headed document to let them plan to suspend the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG exhibition.

Wen Jiàn requires that foreign-related and international animation and game exhibitions must be reviewed and submitted to the Department of Culture for preliminary review by the Bureau of Culture, Radio, and Television and then submitted to the Ministry of Culture for approval. At the same time, it is established that all animation and game enterprises and relevant units shall not participate in animation and game exhibitions that have not been approved by the cultural administrative department.

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The government-enterprise marriage failed to survive the seven-year itch

The suspension of this year's ACG Animation & Game Exhibition announced the rupture of the relationship between a company and the government.

As early as July 2006, the then Guangzhou Municipal New Broadcasting Bureau sent staff to the Hong Kong Animation Festival to learn from experience, and the idea of inviting Hong Kong institutions to hold similar exhibitions in Guangzhou was born. Subsequently, the New Broadcasting Bureau threw red hydrangeas to the organizer of the Hong Kong Animation Festival, Lingsu Expo Co., Ltd.

According to reports, because this animation and game exhibition involved overseas institutions, the approval process was cumbersome. Later, with the active assistance of various government departments, the name of "Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition" was specially approved by the Ministry of Commerce, becoming the first animation and game exhibition approved by the Ministry of Commerce in the mainland.

During the National Day in 2007, the first Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition was held, with a total of 100,000 visitors during the five-day exhibition.

Many anime fans still remember the experience of attending the first ACG exhibition, "because of the large number of visitors, the exhibition was originally closed at 5 p.m. and extended to 8 p.m. in the last two days", "I remember the cosplay contest the most, which was the first time in Guangzhou to use a large stage of 12×8 meters, built on the scale of the Hong Kong Animation Festival"......

The following year, the first China International Comics Festival was held, and the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition was taken as one of the sub-projects. In 2009, the then Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee** also came to the Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Center in person to participate in the opening ceremony of the 3rd Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao ACG Animation and Game Exhibition.

According to media reports, the 2011 ACG Anime & Game Show had a record-breaking number of attendees, with more than 200,000 visitors in five days.

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"The ACG show is my favorite comic convention, and I've been looking forward to it since March, but what's going on with the sudden closure, and I ask for it to be rescheduled!" -- Netizen "Strategy Group_ Martyr"

"I have never been absent since the first session, I have been participating in the comic exhibition as a guest, witnessing the growth of the ACG exhibition, and meeting a lot of friends. -- Domestic illustrator black forbidden drugs

"Goodbye to the biggest animation exhibition in China!" -- Cartoonist black back