New Age Artists

Chapter 450 Others Are Hell (33)

Objectively speaking, Shen Santong even understood some people a little bit.

Putting aside the crazy, any normal person would probably be disappointed if they saw the so-called elites like this.

7 month 21 day.

Shen Santong flew to Hong Kong Island.

A-share listing is not considered for the time being.

These people in the investment and financial circles are not smart, but they are very greedy.

He wanted half of Shen Santong's shares, part of which would be used as circulating shares, and a large part of which would be used to gain benefits for all parties.

As Shen Santong has no shortage of funds, he has temporarily given up the idea of ​​listing domestically.

When I went to Hong Kong Island, I didn’t think about buying Jiahe. I just treated it as a trip and relaxation.

Shen Santong had previously wanted to use Jiahe for a pilot project. If the attempt failed, the loss would not be too great, and as long as he did not lose the mainland market, he could make a comeback.

When making money from the stock market, the losses are borne by the company, so we don’t feel bad.

Shen Santong has thought it through very carefully. He controls the top Hong Kong films, and as long as the box office is good, the stock price will still soar.

Now, Shen Santong has lost interest in watching Hong Kong movies.

There are simply too many talented people on the mainland.

There are all kinds of food in the Hong Kong circle, but even if you let go, you can’t eat much.

The key is that it is ugly and hinders the progress of the industry.

This is not just the case in Hong Kong Island, some companies in mainland China are also like this.

If you expand the market from 10 to 20, even if you eat up 10, there will still be 10 left.

But the way some people play is to fight for those 10 and fight fiercely for them.

The growth could have doubled, but it only increased by two points.

The progress of the industry is entirely driven by economic development, and there is little endogenous driving force.

on the plane.

Shen Santong was looking at the documents and saw that a female star from the future had joined Shenhai Culture.

Mao Xiaotong, 05 Vocational School of the Central Academy of Drama.

In later generations, they also starred in anti-Japanese war dramas and period dramas. By the time they made it to the top, their best years had already passed. These young actors were indeed miserable.

Aerial view of Hong Kong Island.

Shen Santong felt relieved about some things that happened in his previous life.

When Shen Santong wanted to make a Hong Kong film, he asked someone to conduct some life surveys in Hong Kong Island.

Understood a lot of things.

Whatever young people in Hong Kong do is predictable.

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The current living situation of Hong Kong Island residents is that 700 million people are crowded in an urban construction area of ​​about 200 square kilometers.

In later generations, the breathtaking Internet celebrity building in Xiaoshan District was built, covering an area of ​​1400 square kilometers.

It is larger than the total land area of ​​Hong Kong Island.

The permanent population of Xiaoshan District is only 200 million.

On top of the suffocating population density on Hong Kong Island, people earn 3-4 times the salary of a white-collar undergraduate in Hangzhou, spend 2-3 times more on food, 4-5 times more on housing, and 5-10 times more on subway and taxi expenses, yet the per capita living area is only half that of Hangzhou.

Compared with Hong Kong Island, Hangzhou is simply a paradise on earth.

Therefore, considering this environment, Shen Santong understood the bad attitudes and crazy behaviors of some Hong Kong people.

It’s hard not to be crazy when you grow up in such an environment.

One could even say that when sightseeing in Hong Kong Island, one encounters very friendly and welcoming locals, which can be described as rare and great characters.

Because the living environment is really bad.

What makes Shen Santong even more nervous is that there is a lot of land in Hong Kong Island that is not being developed. It can be used as golf courses or for greening, but it cannot be developed for people to live in.

The land development rate in Hong Kong is only about 20%, and the land development area used for residential purposes is 6 to square kilometers, accounting for only % of the total land area.

On the surface, it is to protect the environment, but if you ask again, it is to maintain property prices, so citizens are unwilling to build.

In fact, it is all a sleight of hand, just for the benefit of real estate developers.

This shows how hateful people like Li Jiacheng are.

From Hong Kong Island, Shen Santong got a lot of inspiration on how to make historical films about the Qing Dynasty.

Shen Santong is planning to make a Qing Dynasty historical film, but not now, he has to wait ten years.

Many people don’t want to mention the Qing Dynasty.

Can a minority group survive for so many years relying solely on brutal rule?

In other words, what made ordinary people tolerate a privileged group? There were uprisings, but overall they did not exceed the threshold, at least the Yuan Dynasty did not fail to survive for a hundred years.

As the old saying goes, those who are not from my tribe must have different hearts, but is it good to have more tribesmen?
People like Li Jiacheng don't treat the citizens of Hong Kong Island and their fellow tribesmen very well!
Repulse Bay Villa.

During this trip to Hong Kong Island, Shen Santong treated it as a holiday and had a barbecue.

After chatting with Shi Nansheng about the filming of Detective Dee, Shen Santong talked about tomorrow's meeting and said, "It's still at Fushan Road. It can be seen that Zou Wenhuai has feelings for that place."

This time, Zou Wenhuai did not leave Shen Santong alone and made an appointment to meet the next day.

We still meet at the Fushan Road Tea Restaurant.

Shen Santong still asked Shi Nansheng to accompany him in the negotiations.

Shi Nansheng said: "In its heyday, Jiahe made its fortune on Fushan Road."

"In the 1960s, the most famous film studio was Diamond Hill, where there were several studios, such as "Wah Tat" and "Ta Kwun", and filmmakers flocked there."

"After Zou Wenhuai and Ho Kuanchang left Shaw Brothers, they applied to the government for a piece of land to build a studio, which was on Fu Shan Road."

Wang Jing, a drinking buddy, interjected, “Not far from Axe Hill Road is Clearwater Bay Road, um, Shaw Studios at Clearwater Bay.”

Shi Nansheng said: "The Hong Kong government took back the land, and Jiahe later planned to move to Tseung Kwan O."

Shen Santong knew about this: "Wang Jing's Jingyi and several companies intercepted it together."

Wang Jing was enjoying the sea breeze and talking about the past: "Jiahe really let me down and cheated me out of money."

"Of course, it was Shaw Brothers who took the lead at that time, and joined forces with China Star, Asia Entertainment, Era International, Media Asia, and my Crystal Films to fight against Jiahe."

Shi Nansheng said: "It is agreed that we will invest 11 billion Hong Kong dollars to build the film studio facilities, including the post-production center, administrative building, photography studio, cinema and exhibition hall."

"The bid is successful, and the other five of your companies will gradually withdraw from the investment plan."

"Only Shaw Brothers continued to operate the Tseung Kwan O Film Base - Costume Street and Republican Street."

Wang Jing doesn't care much about going back on his word. It's business, that's how it is.

He listed them one by one: "The Costume Street has filmed "The Record of Justice for the Sorrowful Death", "The Strange Case of Judge Shi", "The Divine Fortune Teller in Commoner", and "The Princess Got Married".

"In the early Republic of China, there are "Heroine Women", "Rouge and Powder", "The Pharmacy", and "Pearl of the Orient".

"Uncle Six, you really helped the Hong Kong film and television industry a lot."

"Nowadays, Hong Kong films are so difficult."

Shen Santong knew what Wang Jing was worried about: "I won't come to compete with you for food. I don't think highly of the Hong Kong film market."

"I have thought about injecting vitality and energy into Hong Kong films before, so that they can have a new lease of life."

"Now I realize that I can't do it. It's simply not something that can be done by my own strength."

Wang Jing was in a complicated mood. Shen Santong looked down on the Hong Kong film market and did not come to compete for it, which could make some people feel relieved.

But I also feel suffocated that the Hong Kong films that were once at their peak have fallen to this point.

Shi Nansheng asked, "Is it a photography exhibition? Do you think Hong Kong films have no future?"

Shen Santong shook his head: "It has nothing to do with the photography exhibition. It may also help some people in Hong Kong who have no chance to come forward."

"The big picture determines what kind of culture can be produced with a population of seven million."

"You were born in Shanghai, and your father, Wang Jing, was also born in Shanghai."

“How many filmmakers during the Hong Kong film boom were born and raised in Hong Kong?”

"Unless Hong Kong filmmakers welcome visitors from all over the world and become a cultural hub, absorbing the best culture and talents from both the East and the West, but obviously that is not the case!"

"'A Better Tomorrow', you can also make Zhang Guorong as handsome as Xiao Ma Ge for the Korean market, just for them."

"Now, facing the mainland market, you guys should give an explanation for the ending. You just messed around with the design and didn't even want to design a plot."

"The Hong Kong Film Awards is also for self-entertainment, and is even worse than the Golden Horse Awards. The Golden Horse Awards at least know how to use the mainland market to promote the Golden Horse Awards."

"The key is."

Shen Santong pointed to the sea and the beach under his feet: "Hong Kong Island, seven million people are crowded in such a small place, and many places are not developed, so only about 20% have been developed."

“How many people can live in a spacious house and enjoy the beach and the scenery?”

"Such a land is simply hell for ordinary people. Reality is too heavy. No matter how beautiful the thoughts are, they cannot escape the gravity of reality. How can a beautiful culture be produced?"

Wang Jing and Shi Nansheng were silent, and so were the other guests.

(End of this chapter)