Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Chapter 1586 Unexpected 3

Whether investing in movies is beneficial to Fujairah and Heiyun Group is a question that Bao Zixuan needs to think about. Another point is that the few people in front of them are not short of investment; whether they will agree with Hei Yun to enter the market is also a key issue. No investment is required, and they may look down on small money. But if it's a big investment that they can't refuse, let them become real big names in the industry; the kind of people who have the absolute right to speak and can control the wind and rain in the entire Hollywood!

It is estimated that no one can refuse this temptation, because the big meal prepared by Bao Zixuan is very rich.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Other costs are easy to talk about. After all, actors and directors have to work hard, even painstakingly. And the money is based on acting skills and strength, which is not a lot. But I don't understand why the publicity and production get it Is it unreasonable to share the same amount?"

Hearing what Bao Zixuan said, the few people at the scene were still very relieved. After all, they are producers, directors and actors; of course, they don't like publicity and distribution companies getting too much share.

George Lucas said very seriously: "That's because the Hollywood film distribution channels are mainly in the hands of the eight major film companies."

"At present, Hollywood is basically monopolized by 8 film companies, they are: Warner Brothers, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, United Artists, 20th Century Fox Films, Disney Films."

"These film companies not only have a long history and a large number of film and television copyrights, but also control almost all the upstream and downstream links of the film and television process. It can be said that they have mastered the film trend from the script. Those of us who want to make films, Basically, big companies cannot be bypassed. Because big film companies have a complete system, the studio alone is a chasm that is difficult to jump."

"For example, MGM Films is one of the earliest five major film companies in Hollywood. A film production company has shot one of the most outstanding films in film history - "Gone with the Wind", created an enduring screen classic - 007, shaped Created the immortal cartoon image - cat and mouse, initiated the establishment of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and launched the Academy Award; that is, the Oscar. Any one of the above achievements can make this company immortal, let alone several Myths are all in one. The company’s lion logo was once regarded as a symbol of the United States, and its superstars gathered together to create a myth of releasing a movie every week.”

"As a veteran giant in the film industry, Paramount is well known for its symbol of stars surrounding snow-capped mountains. In fact, it is very appropriate to use mountains as a metaphor for Paramount's position in the film industry. In the first 30 years of its establishment, the company The company has been sitting on the throne of Hollywood hegemony with many stars, high-quality movies and chain theaters all over the United States."

"From the 1960s to the 1990s, Paramount's real power changed rapidly, but this did not affect the quality of the company's films. Whether it was Robert Evans or Barry Diller, the company's president Can make films like 'The Godfather,' 'Saturday Night Fever,' and so on."

"Of course, the few of us who completed Indiana Jones are also cooperating with Paramount, otherwise there will be no guarantee of too many screens."

"In 1920, two brothers H-Cohen, J-Cohen and Brant, who were originally working in Universal Films, established a small company in Hollywood to produce short comedy films, called CBC Film Sales Company. In 1924, it was renamed Columbia Pictures. , and developed into one of the eight major companies in the American film industry in the 1930s, mainly due to the shrewdness of H-Cohen and the creative talent of the company's director F-Capra."

"Currently, Columbia Pictures has been acquired by Japan's Sony; making it even stronger than before. It is difficult for other film companies to shake its status in the world."

"In April 1923, Warner Films was founded by the four brothers Harry Warner, Albert Warner, Sam Warner and Jack Warner. At that time, the headquarters was in New York, USA, and the studio was located in Burbank near Hollywood. Warner Bros. started film distribution and exhibition business in New York in 1917, and the establishment of Warner Company to produce films is an expansion of the business.”

"In 1925, he took over the Vitagraph production company, and in 1927, he produced and released the first sound film "The Jazz Singer" in film history, which made Warner Company enter the ranks of Hollywood's eight major film companies in the early 1930s. "

"Universal Pictures ranked second among the eight major Hollywood companies, and became the most powerful film company in Hollywood during the company's founding stage. The powerful theater chain, by the mid-twenties, had ceded the top spot to the new MGM company. But even so, its strength should not be underestimated."

"Founded in May 1935, it was formed by the merger of Fox Films, a large company in the silent film era, and 20th Century Films. It was one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s."

"The Walt Disney Company; referred to as Disney, is the second largest media and entertainment company in the world. It was founded by Walt Disney and his brother Roy Disney in 1923. In the field of animated films, it can be said to be invincible. And peripheral derivatives field, and has come to the forefront of the times.”

"In 1919, it was funded and created by Charlie Chaplin, D- Fairbanks, M-Pickford, and DW-Griffith. The purpose is to get rid of the shackles and exploitation of big film companies, and strive for more creative freedom and Greater profits. The original idea was to film and distribute the works of the four founders. Later, due to the withdrawal of Griffith and the limited number of works by Chaplin, Fairbanks, etc., the company then funded independent producers to film and distribute Their films were the focus of their business. Unlike other film companies at the time, United Artists did not have its own studio and needed to rent venues for filming; it did not have its own hired film stars and directors, and instead invested in independent producers to make films ; do not have their own movie theaters, and the distribution of films adopts the method of signing contracts with distributors one by one."

"In the 1950s, the American film industry entered a period of depression and recession. Chaplin and Pickford successively sold their stocks to financial capitalists. After that, United Artists changed hands several times, and finally in 1981, it was acquired by the owner of MGM, K. - Kerkorian paid for it, merged it into MGM, and renamed it MGM-United Artists.”

"Because of Chaplin in the early stage, the company grew very rapidly; later, it was acquired by MGM; under the integration of resources, the strength is even stronger than before."

"People like us haven't been in the film industry for a long time, and we seem to have some reputation. But we don't have enough background, so we can only rely on big film companies. Therefore, after shooting the film, we can only distribute it through the channels of the eight major film companies; otherwise It's hard to get too many screens."

Bao Zixuan: "When I was in the United States, I heard that Hollywood film companies are not allowed to own theaters! How to find them for publicity, there are other secret operations inside."

In order to prevent the film company from being both an athlete and a referee, the U.S. anti-monopoly investigation agency punished Paramount Films. The Paramount case is the anti-monopoly law of the U.S. Department of Justice for the film industry. In May 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling on the "Paramount case" in accordance with the antitrust law, ruling that the vertical monopoly of major studios was illegal and required production Film companies give up the business of film distribution and cinema exhibition.

After this ruling, Paramount Pictures has gradually sold its theater chains; it has become a company that focuses on distribution and production ~www.readwn.com~ no longer owns theater chain business. Other Hollywood companies also want to divest their theater business, and the Paramount case has completely changed the ecology of the Hollywood film industry.

The Paramount case not only allowed the film company to divest the theater business, but also terminated the "collective booking" film sales method at that time. At that time, the film company usually packaged and sold multiple movies to other theaters, selling large and small films together. The film company is unilaterally beneficial, and such a packaged sale method was prohibited at the time.

Judging from the situation at the time, the Paramount case indeed brought the North American film market on a path of healthy development. The major film companies could not dominate alone, nor could they rely on the advantages of theaters to overwhelm other competitors.

But things are so absolute, there are policies at the top, and countermeasures at the bottom. In short, if you want to stop it completely, you can't do it at all. After all, movie theaters also need to have good movies released, if there is nothing, how can the audience buy it!

Therefore, in many cases, they are the ones who beg the film companies; if there are no excellent films, if they are built in good theaters, who will patronize them! Therefore, as long as the eight companies reach an internal agreement, then the small and medium-sized film companies really have no bright future.

Be it an actor or a director, to put it bluntly, they are all workers. In front of the real boss, it is nothing at all. If you support you, you will be popular, if you don't have resources, you will be forgotten and eliminated by the market!

(end of this chapter)