"What's going on? What's going on?"
"Is Jin Hui fighting with Tianhai?"
"Maybe it's a coincidence?"
"It's a coincidence that the launch conference is held on the same day and at the same time. The meaning is not too obvious. What's more, Tianhai has just announced the launch conference, and Jinhui has officially announced it. If this is a coincidence, I won't believe it to death. .”
"Another point is that Tianhai is shooting a martial arts action movie, and Jin Hui is also shooting a martial arts action movie, which is enough to explain a lot of problems."
"Actually, it is possible that the type collision is a coincidence, but if all the coincidences are added together, it is absolutely impossible to be a coincidence. Jin Hui is coming towards Tianhai. He is probably going to suppress Tianhai."
"Hey! There's something good to watch now."
"I just don't know if there are several giant companies involved in this? Everyone knows that the giant companies such as Huayi, Xingkong, Great Wall, and Jinhui are all in the same spirit and vent their anger out of the same nostril. Although there is competition among each other, But when there is an external threat that threatens their existence, they will unite to suppress it. Tianhai Entertainment was suppressed once before Wang Xuan took over, and suddenly fell from the clouds into dust."
"It doesn't matter, one moment and the other. In the past, Tianhai was so easily defeated because there was no Wang Xuan. Now Tianhai belongs to Wang Xuan. If Wang Xuan is so easy to suppress, he is no longer Wang Xuan."
"That's right. Just to put it bluntly, Huayi and other giants have never suppressed Wang Xuan. They started suppressing Wang Xuan when Wang Xuan was in Tianyu. What was the result? Has it been successful once?"
"I think you are a little too optimistic. In the music world, companies such as Huayi cannot suppress Wang Xuan, but what about other aspects? We have to know the fact that when several giants and quasi-giant companies join forces, they can control at least half of the entertainment industry. It’s easy to get resources stuck in Tianhai’s neck.”
"I agree. Just talk about the film industry. Huayi and several giants and quasi-giant companies directly control more than one-third of the theaters, and can directly and indirectly influence more than two-thirds of the theaters. If you want to block Tianhai's neck, Tianhai Even the filming rate of the film is a problem.”
"Is it that scary?"
"Otherwise? The four rogue companies are not called for nothing."
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In fact, the current environment in the film and television industry in China is unhealthy. Entertainment giants directly control four of the top ten theater chains, and their shareholding can indirectly affect more than two-thirds of the theater chains. This environment can easily form a vertical monopoly. , which is very unfair to other entertainment companies or film companies.
Learn about "Paramount Law" from another time and space.
The "Paramount Act" refers to a film industry law promulgated by the U.S. government in 1948. This law judges the vertical monopoly of large studios to be illegal, that is, it stipulates that production companies are not allowed to conduct film distribution and theater screening businesses at the same time. It has had an important impact on the formation of Hollywood's current power structure and game rules.
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The birth of "Paramount Act" can be traced back to the 1918 duck flu. At that time, many theaters were forced to close, and the production companies saw the opportunity to buy the screening industry at a low price, and purchased theaters at low prices, slowly forming a control over the exhibition industry.
For the film industry, controlling the production and screening of films by super large companies is tantamount to being players and referees at the same time, hindering the healthy development of the entire industry. At that time, the company in charge of Hollywood's voice proposed a "collective booking" sales strategy for independent theater companies, that is, the package sales of many films.
If independent cinemas want to purchase the screening rights of some high-quality films from large companies, they must purchase some designated films, and most of these films are not of high quality. For theaters, this is tantamount to forced buying and selling, and when major studios have a huge say, many theaters have to swallow their anger.
This has seriously affected the development of the film industry. So "Paramount Law" was born.
At that time, with the implementation of antitrust laws, vertically integrated companies in all walks of life in the United States were required to make rectifications. The "Paramount Act" is the antitrust law in the film industry. It is called this because Paramount was the first to respond to abandon the theater business, and then it affected other major Hollywood studios.
Paramount, which ended its theater business, immediately acquired NBC TV. With the rise of the television industry at that time, other major film companies also made business adjustments to industry layout and content production.
Farewell to the era of "collective booking", major Hollywood studios have to pay more attention to film quality. The pressure from the downstream exhibition industry also forces major studios to constantly compete and balance in terms of content.
In later generations, Hollywood's ability to become the center of the global music and film industry is closely related to the promulgation of the "Paramount Act."
It is worth mentioning that without the monopoly of large companies, independent production companies have also gained opportunities in the screening market, creating independent production companies such as Lionsgate Pictures. Theater companies have also begun to develop independently. American theater chains have gradually formed a separate structure of AMC, Regal and Emark. 50% of the screens in the United States are controlled by these three theater companies.
The current film industry environment in China is similar to the American entertainment industry before 1948 in another time and space. Super large companies control the resources of theaters and control the production and screening of movies. It is a deformed product.
Because the history of China's film industry is not that long, although the film industry existed at the beginning of the last century, it took the 1970s and 1980s to truly become a large-scale film industry, and it was only the 1990s that it truly gained the support of the whole people. Moreover, at that time, people were not interested in going to movie theaters to watch movies, so movies were screened outdoors.
However, there are still some people with a long-term vision who see that theater chains are an inevitable product of the development of the film industry, and they have seized the blank period and invested in the establishment of cinemas. The theater chains under Huayi, Starry Sky, Great Wall, and Jinhui were established in the early 1990s. After more than ten years of development, they have become one of the best theater chains in the country. Several companies have joined forces to directly control more than one-third of the theater chains in China's film industry.
But the problem is that they are competing with each other. In terms of theater chains, a single company does not actually control even one-tenth of the power and cannot constitute a monopoly. Therefore, the relevant departments originally wanted to introduce a countermeasure similar to the "Paramount Act" Monopoly regulations, but think about it and forget it.
In fact, even if it is introduced, the effect will not be great.
Because it is an inevitable trend for production companies to distribute movies and screen them in theaters at the same time, even if they do not directly control the theater chain, they will control it indirectly, because who wants to let others choke their neck?
If a production company only has the production rights, and the film distribution and theater screening rights are in the hands of others, it is tantamount to letting others tie a rope around their necks. If both parties are in the honeymoon period, it will be fine. If there is a conflict and Conflict, what should I do if the movie cannot be released after filming?
Therefore, it is inevitable for a capable production company to establish its own theater chain.
In this time and space, the film industry in Eagle Country also has an antitrust law similar to the "Paramount Law", but it has now expired. The major production companies in Meilaiwu directly or indirectly control some theater chains.
The same is true in another time and space. "Paramount Law" has also been weakened in the mergers and acquisitions between film and television companies.
For example, Universal Pictures purchased eplex Odeoers theaters in 1987, which were successively controlled by film production companies TriStar Pictures and Sony; Columbia Pictures purchased 48% of the shares of Walter Reade Cinemas; Paramount Pictures and Cooperation with theater chains; Warner Bros.’s application to completely lift Paramount’s constraints on it was finally approved.
Therefore, if the relevant departments introduce a film anti-monopoly law to separate the production and screening of films, it is really meaningless. They just need to keep a close eye on it and prevent it from forming a monopoly.
At least now, Huayi, Starry Sky, Great Wall, and Jinhui companies cannot form a monopoly in theaters if they join forces. Starlight Cinema, which accounts for the largest theater chain market share, and Huamei Cinema, which accounts for the third largest share, are both completely independent theater chains.
One of these two theater chains is backed by Starlight Group, and the other is backed by Huamei Group. They are both wealthy owners. It is very difficult for giant companies like Huayi to form a real monopoly.
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On September 7, the crew of "Shaolin Temple" held a press conference for the launch of the movie "Shaolin Temple" at the gate of Tianhai. The film's screenwriter and chief director Wang Xuan led other creative teams to make an appearance. Almost all major media outlets in China sent reporters here, intending to obtain first-hand information.
In addition to the crew and media reporters, there were also many melon-eaters at the press conference.
At the press conference, Wang Xuan delivered a speech, announcing the official launch of "Shaolin Temple". Afterwards, the executive director took over and briefly introduced the story outline of "Shaolin Temple" as well as the creative team and the shooting location.
Then officially entered the question and answer session.
The first question was from a reporter from the Southern Entertainment News: "Hello, Teacher Wang Xuan, Director Li just briefly introduced the story of "Shaolin Temple", but there are still many things I don't understand. Can I interview you?"
"Please tell me." Wang Xuan said.
"Director Li just introduced that "Shaolin Temple" is an excellent action film that mixes the historical legend of thirteen stick monks saving the king of Tang with a thrilling story of avenging his father and becoming a monk to learn martial arts. It is now an excellent action film in China. Quite a few. I would like to ask Teacher Wang Xuan, how do you think this film will be different from the existing action films in China?"
"The biggest difference is that "Shaolin Temple" will be shot in real locations, with real feelings, real scenes, and real stories."
"Ah? What do you mean? Don't other action movies shoot in real locations? As far as I know, there are quite a few action movies that are shot entirely in real locations, right?"
"It's different. What you call real scenes refers to the background, and what I mean by real scenes not only refers to the background, but also includes the shots. All the shots are real people. There is no trampoline or stand-in, and the shot is shot to the end. Not relying on stunt editing.
To give a simple example, the action of unsheathing and sheathing a sword is easy to shoot in many action movies. Even an actor who does not know kung fu can just cut the two actions of drawing the sword and sheathing it together. But that doesn't work here in "Shaolin Temple". I require that the action must be real, done in one go, and shot to the end. "
"Huh? Isn't this difficult?"
"It will be difficult. But I believe my crew can do it. If you listened carefully to Director Li's introduction just now, you should know that the main actors in "Shaolin Temple" are all elites in the Chinese martial arts world. Stunt skills. What I want to present to you is a real action movie that systematically reproduces authentic Chinese martial arts on the screen, allowing the audience to fully appreciate the shining martial arts performances of China. Some current action movies are somewhat classy. It ignores the artistic charm of traditional martial arts. In fact, martial arts can also be artistic and should become a work of art." Wang Xuandao.
As soon as this was said, warm applause broke out.
Afterwards, media reporters asked several questions related to the "Shaolin Temple" movie. Wang Xuan answered them one by one, and the answers were both interesting and professional, winning a lot of applause.
It was the Sina Entertainment reporter's turn to ask questions. He asked a question that was almost unrelated to the "Shaolin Temple" movie: "Hello, Mr. Wang Xuan, I am a reporter from Sina Entertainment. I noticed that Jinhui Entertainment also held the "Martial Arts Myth" today. "The launch conference of "Shaolin Temple", which is also an action movie, many people said that Jinhui Entertainment's film was directed at Tianhai in order to suppress "Shaolin Temple", what do you think of this?"
Of course Wang Xuan knew that Jin Hui's movie was directed at Tianhai, but so what? He didn't take Jinhui Entertainment seriously at all. So Wang Xuan laughed and said: "First of all, I think everyone is a little too sensitive. Maybe it's just a coincidence? It's just starting now, and the filming progress of different movies is fast and slow. I don't know when the filming will be completed, let alone when it will be released. No. Why come to the sky and the sea?"
The media reporters were naturally dissatisfied with Wang Xuan's answer. Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Jin Hui is here for Tianhai, otherwise he would not have followed the official announcement, held a launch conference on the same day and time, and filmed the same type of movie.
In the end, Wang Xuan was making peace with him. It would be surprising if the media reporters were satisfied.
"But what if the other party releases "Martial Arts Myth" and "Shaolin Temple" on the same day and at the same time?" a media reporter asked.
"If that's the case, then the other party should be prepared to look for teeth all over the place." Wang Xuan said with a smile.
As soon as this answer came out, the media reporters finally got excited. Wang Xuan finally answered the question head-on, and even used the term "looking for teeth everywhere." This was definitely a breaking point.
At this moment, many media reporters created many exciting headlines in their minds.
What about "Jin Hui and Tian Hai are in conflict, Wang Xuan said that they will beat each other until they are full of teeth", what about "Suppressing "Shaolin Temple"? Be prepared to be full of teeth first", what about "It's a showdown, Tian Hai is not afraid of Jin Hui's suppression" , Wang Xuan said that he would beat the other party until they are all strewn with teeth..."
Anyway, it’s as exciting as it gets.
Wang Xuan actually had a rough idea of what the media would write about it when he got back.
But it doesn't matter.
The difference from the time when he first crossed over is that now his wings are full, he is no longer alone, and he will not be afraid of anyone. The entertainment industry is essentially a world where the weak and the strong prey on the strong. Strength is respected, and whoever has the biggest fist is the right one.
For example, in the beginning, even Zhang Lei, a traffic star who relied on hype, dared to slander him and smear him. Now you want Zhang Lei to smear him? Even if Zhang Lei had 10,000 courage, he wouldn't dare to provoke Wang Xuan now.
Also, when Wang Xuan first emerged in the composing world, even if he composed an epoch-making song like "East Wind Breaks", Zhu Zhenhao still dared to say that he was not a top songwriter. Now you ask Zhu Zhenhao to come out and see?
Being low-key is only suitable for the weak in the entertainment industry and for those who are not capable of being high-profile. If Wang Xuan wants to be powerful and the boss of Tianhai Entertainment, he cannot keep a low profile because he needs to give confidence to the Tianhai team and the outside world.
"Teacher Wang Xuan, what do you mean, are you not afraid of "Myth of Martial Arts"? But "Myth of Martial Arts" is a star-studded show. The screenwriters and directors are both top-notch, and the lead actor is Jiang Long, an action superstar. I heard that the production The funding is still as high as 80 million, does Teacher Wang Xuan still have confidence in "Shaolin Temple"?" a reporter asked.
"Of course there is. "Shaolin Temple" is also full of stars." Wang Xuan said.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone at the scene was stunned.
Isn't it? If you read it right, the leading actors in "Shaolin Temple" are all newcomers. The most famous one is Xu Ying, who played Zhong Bai in "Welcome Together". Where are all the stars gathered?
Could it be that there are some big-name stars among the leading actors of "Shaolin Temple" who did not attend the launch conference? A reporter weakly raised this question.
"No. All the leading actors are here." Wang Xuan said.
"If that's the case, where did all the stars come from?" a reporter whispered.
Wang Xuan heard it with sharp ears and smiled: "Of course. Have you forgotten about me? I am a super star. Is the entire cast of "Myth of Martial Arts" as popular as me?"
"Pfft!" When the media reporters heard this, they immediately complained. Some people couldn't help but said: "Can it be the same? Teacher Wang Xuan, you are just the director, you are not acting in it."
The melon-eating people at the scene were also dumbfounded.
What a nonsense!
Wang Xuan, just keep talking!
"Why is it different? The director is also a member of the crew. It also has a positive effect on the movie. Moreover, you have really underestimated my crew. Let me tell you, among my current crew members, at least one person can be born in the future. A top-level action star, China's top action director, top director, just this, don't you think it's not a gathering of stars?" Wang Xuan said.
"If this is true, of course it can be regarded as a gathering of stars. But it must be born." Many people thought.
Anyway, except for Zhu Xu and Li Tao, few people at the scene believed Wang Xuan's words. Everyone felt that Wang Xuan was talking nonsense.
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