1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 127 Output, everyone is outputting!
When Xia Tian returned to Yanjing, the first thing he did was to visit his third brother, Han.

Before returning in the summer, Han Sange had already received an appointment letter as the "legal representative of Yanjing Film Studio" and taken office as the sixth director of Yanjing Film Studio, as well as the youngest one!
—The previous plans have now come to fruition.

Xia Tian and Han San had a meal together. They cooked a few simple dishes. Xia Tian drank soda, while Han San drank baijiu (Chinese liquor).

After drinking enough, Han Sanping, who always appeared energetic, confident, and assertive, also showed a hint of confusion. He asked, "Tian'er, do you think I can help Chinese cinema develop?"

Although he appears fearless in public, everyone has a heart, and he inevitably experiences hesitation and anxiety in private.

Not to mention that we just showed him Jurassic Park, which we "copied" from the United States, last summer!

The impact was tremendous!

Is this the opponent we're facing? Can we really defeat them?
Summer picked up her soda and said with a smile, "Third Brother, do you believe that China will become stronger and stronger?"

He slammed his hand on the table: "Of course I believe it! I think we will definitely be able to catch up with and surpass Britain and the United States one day."

Xia Tian said, "That settles it then. Film is a part of a country's soft power—cultural entertainment. Soft power relies on hard power. So when our national strength increases, our films will definitely become stronger!"

...That's not necessarily true!
Some people are giving up, unable to even capture the inland market, let alone export their culture.

Capital plus boxer – what can you do?
But right now we're just cheering on Brother Han! We'll deal with the future later.

We still need him to lead the charge!
Keep it up, Third Brother!
……

What Xia Tian didn't expect was that yesterday he had just bragged to Brother Han about hard power, soft power, the film industry, and cultural export.

The next morning, I woke up to find a humiliating piece of news in the newspaper!

On July 23, the U.S. intercepted the Chinese cargo ship "Yinhe" in international waters of the Indian Ocean, citing "conclusive evidence that it was transporting chemical weapons materials to Iran."

We certainly won't accept that, and we refuse the US request to return to port or accept the US ship's personnel boarding for inspection.

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We will have to wait thirty years before we can loudly proclaim, "You have no right to speak to China based on your position of power."

It took several generations of development for us to become strong and no longer be bullied!

……

On July 29, the American special effects blockbuster "Jurassic Park" was released in Hong Kong, and unsurprisingly became the top-grossing film in Hong Kong this year.

With a box office of HK$6223 million, it surpassed the second-place film, "Flirting Scholar," by more than HK$2200 million!

On the same day, Stephen Chow's "The Mad Monk" was also released.

The film ultimately only grossed 21 million at the box office, which is considered one of the worst results among Stephen Chow's films.

Moreover, the budget for this film was quite substantial!
Although Stephen Chow is paid a salary, he doesn't lose money. But the production company and the film distributors on the island are losing a lot of money!

Let's not even talk about the production company; they probably won't lose too much. But not making a profit is still a loss!

The film producers on the island really lost their shirts!

As I said before, when Hong Kong films are sold to other regions now, they're mostly selling trailers!
Just like selling apartments off-plan, it's like selling movies on a pre-sale basis.
The film was already being sold as soon as it was officially launched.

For those who are particular, they'll even cut out a behind-the-scenes clip. But for movies starring big stars like Stephen Chow, they only need the title and cast list to start selling them!

This involves an element of gambling, but if you don't sell, someone else will, and you won't make a profit. And the price is being driven extremely high!

The film distributors on the island spent 30 million to buy Stephen Chow's "The Mad Monk", but ended up losing a lot of money!

This huge loss really hurt them, so film distributors on the eight islands began a collective boycott of Hong Kong films and trailers.

Investors on the island have become very cautious when purchasing the distribution rights to Hong Kong films, focusing more on film quality rather than blindly pursuing star power.

The era when a few celebrities could secure investment is over.

If this is considered a return to normalcy, a positive change, then what follows is a different story.
Because film companies in Hong Kong were unwilling to be pressured to lower prices, they banded together to boycott the island, refusing to sell films to it, believing that there would be no films to show on the island in three months—the island's film industry had collapsed, and it had no output of its own.

As a result, the film distributors on the island used their connections to increase the quota for imported films, and they started releasing European and American films without any restrictions!
The island's film distributors shifted their focus to American movies, which offered more guaranteed box office returns. With Hollywood blockbusters arriving, the blue sky was at its doorstep.
Hollywood's special effects blockbusters are unmatched in this era!

After all, movies prioritize visuals. Once those special effects blockbusters hit the screens, your story pales in comparison!
What would you use to put together those lifelike dinosaurs?

The decline of Hong Kong films cannot be blamed on Stephen Chow, but "The Mad Monk" is indeed a landmark, representing a turning point for Hong Kong films.

After the release of Jurassic Park, the United States began to export its culture through Hollywood movies, starting its global expansion!

The beacon of humanity has truly lit up now!

Meanwhile, South Korea also began to develop its film and television system, using idol dramas and idol groups to export its culture and make money to the world.

If we want to export our culture, we might have to rely on online literature.
Oh, by the way, *Ne Zha 2* performed well, but it doesn't really have much market impact. It just proves that our market is big enough!

When Jurassic Park was released, Hong Kong filmmakers were in an uproar, and many far-sighted people felt that something was not quite right.

But when it comes to the tides of the times, there's nothing you can do but go with the flow.

Summer called Ah Ying: "Pay close attention to ATV's situation. In the next few years, we'll try to take over the TV station..."

I'm not counting on movies anymore, but I need to make a living on TV; it'll be useful later!
……

Starting August 1, 1993, a new anime, "Ronin Warriors," was broadcast after the "Lianbo" program on Beijing Television.

Milan was overjoyed! This kind of animation is something I've never seen in China before.

In the summer, I watched Japanese anime on TV—and they all started exporting!

I'll output it too!

Lushu Walkman has begun to lift purchase restrictions and is now available for sale throughout mainland China and Hong Kong.

At the same time, it was announced that they would expand into Southeast Asian countries!

That's right, we've been looking for agents in various countries all this time.

The Japanese and South Korean markets haven't been fully penetrated yet, mainly because their genuine products are already there, making it difficult for counterfeiters to compete.

But this is, after all, a case of "foreign trade of industrial products" within China, and the media has given it a lot of coverage!
Suddenly, the Lushu Walkman is poised to become a "shining example of domestic products"!
Summer was a bit of a mixed bag of laughter and tears.

Yeah, I can kind of understand Lei Jun's happiness now~
……

At the Friendship Hotel, Xia Tian, ​​Zheng Xiaolong, and others were listening to Liu Huan talk about the theme song.

He transported the entire MIDI equipment from his home to the Friendship Hotel where the film crew was staying to compose the theme song for "Yanjing People in New York".

Liu Huan spoke eloquently to the group, mainly addressing Xia Tian:
"I tried something rocker, and I also tried something funky, but neither worked well. In the end, I realized that I didn't understand the script correctly, because it's not an American film after all, but a story about people from Beijing living in New York. That decided that the final choice was to be moderate."

"The so-called moderation means having an American feel while also catering to the listening habits of Chinese audiences. The melody should be good, and the instrumentation can have more variation and personality. For example, the end credits were originally planned to be entirely orchestral, removing all pop elements, but after seeing that the effect was not necessarily good, we kept the electronic sound."

He secluded himself here for more than a month, working tirelessly to write seven songs, including "A Thousand Questions," as well as more than ninety pieces of music.

The editing of "Yanjing People in New York" is now basically complete, and we're just waiting for the opening and closing credits, incidental music, and background music.

Zheng Xiaolong is, after all, one of CCTV's own people, and he has strong connections.

Soon it was confirmed that the TV series would be broadcast on CCTV!

Liu Huan, who sang the opening and closing theme songs for "A Native of Yanjing in New York," also took the opportunity to break through CCTV's three-year ban on him...

Summer didn't pay much attention to the TV series. Although it was an adaptation of his own work, it was still Zheng Xiaolong's TV series.

He's focused on his own film – "Fist of Legend" – and is in talks with China Film Group to release it simultaneously in Hong Kong and mainland China!
The latest introduction of a revenue-sharing model~
Summer: Rather than letting someone else benefit, I'd rather have it for myself~
(End of this chapter)