After hearing Xia Tian’s explanation, Zhou Liang Shuyi nodded.

To be honest, she actually felt powerless when she knew that Hong Kong movies were going to compete with Hollywood blockbusters.

Because Hollywood blockbusters are not only investing heavily, but also stories, special effects, scenes, etc. are far from comparable to Hong Kong movies.

The comparison between Hong Kong films and Hollywood blockbusters is as cruel as the comparison between street stalls on Temple Street and luxury goods on Central Plaza, with almost no chance of victory.

Therefore, she has been anxious these days.

However, after listening to Xia Tian’s analysis, she feels that Hong Kong films are not completely unstoppable.

"Mr. Xia, what are you going to do?" Zhou Liang Shuyi asked then.

"I am planning to add branches in Nanyang and South Korea to strengthen control over these two markets," Xia Tian said.

Tianxia Entertainment has no branch in Nanyang, and the movie was handed over to the Cathay Pacific organization there. Cathay Pacific's predecessor was Dianmao, which was once on par with Shaw in the 1960s.

But unfortunately, in June 4, the boss Lu Yuntao crashed on a plane, which affected the development of Dianmao. The latecomers did not have the ability of Lu Yuntao, and finally had to choose to withdraw from Hong Kong.

However, they did not give up completely. Later, they supported Shaw's general Zou Wenhuai to establish Jiahe and gained a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film industry again.

Cathay Pacific has its own theaters in many places in Nanyang, and is one of the largest film publishers in Nanyang. Tianxia Entertainment has cooperated closely with them, and the cooperation over the years has been relatively pleasant.

As for the release of TV series, we directly talked about cooperation with Nanyang TV stations. Nanyang has not many TV stations and the production level is not high, so Hong Kong dramas are very popular in Nanyang.

Hong Kong stars like Zhao Yazhi, Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei, Zhou Runfa, Zheng Shaoqiu and other Hong Kong stars are also very popular in Nanyang. They are no less than Korean pop stars in the new century.

The promotion and performing arts activities of Hong Kong stars in Nanyang are to cooperate with performing merchants in Nanyang. Because Hong Kong stars are quite popular in Nanyang, many Nanyang performing merchants like to invite Hong Kong stars to perform, and the rewards are very high.

Like the well-known Hong Kong comedy comedy Chen Baixiang, after his business went bankrupt, he went to Nanyang to perform. He could earn tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in just a few songs, and he paid off his debts through the performance.

...

Having said that, although the cooperation relationship between Tianxia Entertainment and Nanyang publishers, performers and TV stations is very harmonious, the times have changed, and everything is not unchanging. Today is a friend, tomorrow may be a mortal enemy. Today is a mortal enemy, tomorrow may be a friend.

In this case, it is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. It is better to set up your own branch in Nanyang, specifically responsible for the business there, and take every step of the way to finally connect with Nanyang's business. From movie distribution to performances, from talent discovery to market development... it is safer to leave it to your own people.

The same applies to South Korea.

...

After hearing this, Zhou Liangshuyi also agreed to do so.

"There are also many talents in Nanyang, especially among the Chinese in Nanyang, with many talents emerging." Xia Tian instructed, "We should discover more talents from Nanyang and transport them to Hong Kong so that we can ensure the vitality of the Hong Kong performing arts market."

One of the reasons why the Hong Kong entertainment industry was in decline in its previous life was the severity of talent.

In the 1980s and 1990s, a large number of first-class newcomers with good looks and talent have entered the entertainment industry through talent shows and scouts discovery. For example, Wang Qixian, Zhou Huimin, Zhou Xingchi, Li Jiaxin, etc. It is because of these charming stars that the Hong Kong entertainment industry is full of stars and attracted the attention of a large number of fans.

But after entering the new century, there are not many outstanding newcomers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. For example, in the annual Hong Kong Miss election, the beauty's appearance is simply eye-catching, far behind the seniors such as Li Jiaxin, Yuan Yongyi, Chung Chuhong, and Zhao Yazhi.

Stars such as Liu Dehua, Wang Xian, Liang Chaowei, and Zhang Manyu have all started to take on the leading roles since their twenties and have become the mainstay of the entertainment industry.

In comparison, in the current Hong Kong entertainment industry, there are still a group of old guys who are starring. Liu Dehua, Ng Junru, Liu Jialing and others are all fifty or sixty years old. Even Gu Tianfeng, Wu Yanzu, Yu Wenfeng, Zhang Bozhi and others are all over forty years. However, no new generation of actors can take over.

The same is true in the music industry. Mei Yanfang, Chen Huixian, Alan Tam, and Zhang Xueyou were only in their twenties when they debuted, but they soon became popular after their debut and became the queen-level figure in the music industry.

After entering the new generation, there were almost no singers in Hong Kong who were famous all over the country except Deng Ziqi. Moreover, Deng Ziqi was popular because she participated in mainland music programs, not because the Hong Kong entertainment industry made her famous. This is the gap.

Without decent reserve talents, the Hong Kong entertainment industry is like a stagnant pool. Except for some old guys who can make a living by consuming their previous popularity, others can only struggle in the mud.

Therefore, if the Hong Kong entertainment industry wants to maintain vitality for a long time, it must have sufficient talent reserves.

Why is the South Korean entertainment industry so popular? Isn’t it because it can always launch stars that make people excited? Male gods such as Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Hyun Bin, Song Joong-ki can be said to be one after another.

Therefore, if the Hong Kong entertainment industry wants to become popular, it has to continue to launch new stars. But to be honest, there are only five or six million people in Hong Kong. It is not easy to select some stunning talents in such a small population.

If we include the mainland, Taiwan, South Korea, Fusang, Europe and the United States, it would be almost the same. In fact, there were many foreign populations at the peak of the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

For example, Lin Qingxia, Wang Fengxian, Wu Yanzu and Rolflo from the United States, Zhong Liti in Canada, Yugali from Fusang, Shinichi from Chiba, Yang Ziqiong from Nanyang, etc.

"Mr. Xia, on the other hand, you launched the 'reinvention plan' to transform the employees of Tianxia Entertainment, and on the other hand, recruit people from overseas. Isn't this a contradiction?" Zhou Liang Shuyi asked in confusion.

"Oh, the re-engineering plan and recruitment plan are all about revelation and new things and metabolism. Excellent talents must be retained. After the poorly excellent ones are eliminated, don't let others go hungry. It's that simple. Our world entertainment is to select the best from the best, so that we can keep vibrant and always be ahead of other companies." Xia Tian smiled.

"I understand." Zhou Liangshuyi nodded after hearing this.

"If you understand, hurry up and implement it." Xia Tian smiled.

"Okay." Zhou Liangshuyi nodded again.

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Xia Tian then called Tang Congsheng, the manager of Tianxia Media, and "Sing Chew Daily should pay attention to it~"
Chapter completed!