After hearing what Xia Tian said, everyone here changed their color.

The film exhibition is a very good publicity platform for them, such as small and medium-sized film companies. They lack distribution channels, and no matter how well the film is filmed, they may not be able to sell it. The film exhibition has attracted film merchants from all over the world to come to negotiate for movies, which is an opportunity for them.

Although their movies are sold at most several million Hong Kong dollars, they cannot catch up with the fraction of the profits made by Tianxia Pictures. But this money is already a huge sum of money for small and medium-sized companies like them.

If they are deprived of their right to participate in the exhibition next summer, they will not even make the money. That would be a huge loss!

"This is too domineering, how can you do this!"

"If we don't let us shoot, then we don't let us shoot, then what should we shoot? If you have money, you can shoot whatever you want, and you won't be afraid of losing. If we lose a movie, the company will collapse. Can you afford to bet?"

"I'm not afraid of following the trend and bad movies. Isn't it because we're afraid that we can get the money from him? Humph, Tianxia Pictures has been shooting follow-up movies a lot in recent years, so how do you calculate it?!"

Everyone complained, but no one dared to say out loud the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

The reason is very simple. With Xia Tian’s current power in the Hong Kong film industry, no one can think of scrambling to this industry if anyone dares to jump out of opposition at this time.

There was an independent alliance before, and he could compete with Xia Tian for a little bit. But now, the independent alliance has been crippled by him, and they have nothing left. Can you accept it?

Being rich and powerful is so domineering!

"Do you have any different opinions?" Xia Tian then glanced at everyone and said.

Everyone lowered their heads, no one dared to look at him.

"Very good, then that's it." Xia Tian nodded, "Come on, cheers~"

"Cheers~ Cheers~" everyone responded in scattering response, drinking the slightly bitter glass of wine.

...

After the celebration meeting, Huang Baiming, He Guanchang and others found Xia Tian.

"Mr. Xia, you must be original, don't follow the trend. Isn't it too strict? After all, there are not so many good stories, and there are so many good subjects to shoot." Huang Baiming said to Xia Tian with a smile.

"We are not as talented as Mr. Xia, you can write so many good stories. It is very difficult for us to innovate." He Guanchang also complained.

Although they are also big companies, they dare not innovate casually. After all, they are in heavy debt now. If they invest several million Hong Kong dollars in a movie, they will be troublesome if they lose money.

"I'm not asking not to follow the trend, I'm just asking not to follow the trend." Xia Tian waved his hand and said, "It's understandable that film companies follow the trend to make movies, take advantage of the popularity, and make money with the east wind. I've done this too.

But if you follow the trend, your attitude must at least be correct. Just now, I was embarrassed to say it too badly in front of them. Look at what they were shooting?! It’s shoddy, cut corners, and it’s extremely garbage!

Such works appearing at film festivals are irresponsible to tourists and film dealers! People come to participate in film festivals happily, but seeing these garbage will affect their moods and make people dare to come back for the second time? If this phenomenon is not punished, can the film festival continue?”

After hearing what Xia Tian said, Huang Baiming, He Guanchang and others nodded.

"It is wrong to follow the trend and bad movies, and we should make some rectifications." They agreed.

Although their movies are following the trend, they are not bad movies at least. Since they are not included in the ban, there is no need for them to talk to others. Everyone cleans up the snow in front of the door and don’t worry about the frost on others.

"In addition, although followers will not be banned, you should also think carefully. It is best to be able to innovate. After all, foreign film manufacturers have a very picky appetite. At that time, if people don't like our movies, everything will be over." Xia Tian reminded again.

The entertainment industry is a place where you will die if you don’t innovate. Producers must work hard to bring new things up to retain fans who are fond of the new and tired of the old.

If the speed of innovation cannot keep up with the changes in the tastes of movie fans, it will face the risk of elimination. No matter how big the company or the famous director is, it will not escape this phenomenon.

For example, Stephen Spielberg, one of the world's most successful directors, has filmed countless well-known and popular movies since the late 1970s, such as "Jaws", "et", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Schindler's List", "Jurassic Park", "Save Private Ryan", "Cat and Mouse Game", etc., which have made movie fans all over the world worship it.

However, his masterpiece "The Dream of the Giant" released last year suffered a box office Waterloo because of its old theme and outdated techniques.

For example, Zhang Cheung, the first Hong Kong director to earn a box office of one million yuan, was very popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

But in the 1980s, his story, techniques and ideas were outdated. No one in Hong Kong asked him to make movies anymore, so he could only be forced to retire.

According to Di Long, during his stay, Zhang Che wrote a large stack of thick stories and wanted to entrust him to the film company, hoping to make a movie. However, after he read it, he sadly discovered that no story could be used and was completely inconsistent with the tastes of modern people, so he could not help him.

Zhang Che was very angry at the time and wrote a handwritten letter to Di Long, saying that he was of use and that he was not a useless person.

"We also know this principle, but how to innovate. Unlike Mr. Xia, we don't have so many good scripts and good stories." He Guanchang and Huang Baiming both looked embarrassed.

"If you want to be innovative and have a good story, you must recruit excellent screenwriters. If you want to recruit excellent screenwriters, you must respect their work and give them corresponding rewards." Xia Tian replied, "In ancient times, King Zhao of Yan built a golden platform to recruit talents. I think your wisdom should not be inferior to that of the ancients."

Hong Kong film companies have always disrespected screenwriters. Many screenwriters can't even make money, let alone make money. For example, Huang Baiming was a film screenwriter and wrote scripts for the film company. However, the script was filmed, but he couldn't get the royalties, which made his family uneasy. Fortunately, he founded his own company and became his own boss, which saved him from the worries of food and clothing.

But among the three giants in Xinyi City, he was the one with the least shares. Mai Jia, who served as the director, and Ishida, who served as the actor, received more shares than him, and much more. From this point alone, we can see how unrespected the status of the screenwriter is.

If your work is not valued and your salary is not guaranteed, then you want to be a screenwriter. The lack of screenwriter has also led to the lack of innovation in Hong Kong films, which ultimately led to its decline.

Therefore, if you want to be innovative, you must first start by respecting the screenwriter and improving the treatment of the screenwriter. Otherwise, everything will be a castle in the air.

After hearing what Xia Tian said, the bosses also fell silent.
Chapter completed!