As of October, about fifty of these old Hong Kong films had passed the censorship of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. These are the films that can be seen on the market now, mainly Shaw Brothers' old martial arts films from the 1970s and 1980s.
These old Hong Kong films whose copyrights were purchased cannot be directly converted and compressed; they still require post-production processing.
In Shaw Brothers movies from the 1970s and 80s, there were often scenes of people not wearing clothes. Would you dare to censor these scenes without editing them?
Hong Kong films also have some political issues. Many films use metaphorical techniques to reflect the mainland system. Can you submit this for censorship?
Just like the famous comedian's movie "From Beijing with Love" was not released in mainland China, isn't this the reason?
Therefore, processing these films is quite troublesome, and many films still cannot pass the review even after editing.
However, such films are a minority; most films can still pass censorship after processing.
These films arrived at Haiyun in May and were released in August, where they were immediately well-received by the market.
Before 1998, movies were not common in the DVD market, and even when they were available, they were very few.
The source material was mainly copied from videotapes, and the piracy technology was inadequate.
Furthermore, the versions of old movies sold by Haiyun Audio-Visual are priced roughly the same as pirated versions.
Since the price difference between the original and the pirated version is not significant, only a fool would buy the pirated version.
Therefore, sales are still quite guaranteed.
By October, the cumulative sales had reached several million.
Liang Liang's investment of tens of millions of yuan in these films is expected to be recouped by the Spring Festival.
The remaining films will be released one after another, and it is estimated that hundreds of films will enter the market by the Spring Festival.
In addition to these feature films, Liang Liang also inquired about their company's album sales.
"You mean Haiyun Audio-Visual Company's products? This company is amazing. They seem to have a knack for grasping the direction of music. Whether it's pop or rock, they have their own unique perspective. Almost every album they release sells well, and every now and then they release some hit albums. Some of these hit albums sell so well that you can't even understand it. Fans come into the store, take out their money, buy the albums without even looking at them or trying them on, and leave."
"You ask me how many copies I can sell in a single day? Let's take the albums that Haiyun Company released in August and September as an example. On the day 'Proud Youth' was released, I sold two hundred cassette tapes and three hundred CDs. We sold out, otherwise we could have sold more."
That's the beauty of people in Beijing; they never hold back their chatter. If there's nothing else to do, someone can keep you company and talk on and on until the end of time.
If no customers came in, he tended to chat with Liang Liang until the lights of every house were lit up.
After settling matters in the capital, Liang Liang returned to Lianwan and drew a rough sketch based on the cinemas of later generations. He then found professional designers in Lianwan to refine the cinema design according to his sketches and design requirements.
Once the design drawings are completed, construction will begin next year.
Despite making numerous attempts to secure funding for Liang Liang's projects, Zhao Fang was unable to complete them all. After all, there were simply too many projects—hundreds of cinemas—to be finished within three years, which was impossible.
In the end, Zhao Fang took all the projects in the three northeastern provinces, but he was powerless to do anything about the projects in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Shandong.
Liang Liang didn't need to worry about finding a construction team; someone else would take care of it for him.
Liang Liang is considering whether or not to start her own construction company.
My company will have many projects to do for many years to come. If I own the company, I will save a lot of project costs, and the quality will be guaranteed.
If you build a project for yourself and then cut corners, wouldn't that be a joke?
Even if their own company has no more projects, they can still develop residential buildings for sale, and maybe they'll make it onto the rich list.
The idea flashed through Liang Liang's mind, but it was just a fleeting thought.
He knows nothing about architecture. If he really enters this industry and gets taken advantage of without even realizing it, wouldn't he be a fool?
Let's stick to what we understand.
The 1998 Spring Festival Gala was on January 28th, so CCTV's Spring Festival Gala preparations began in early December.
Liang Liang declined the invitation to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, citing health issues and numerous commitments, but managed to persuade three currently popular girl groups to accept the invitation.
These three girl groups could easily carry the ratings for singing programs on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala.
The Sea Waves Band needs no introduction; they are already a top-tier band in China, and their popularity is unstoppable wherever they go.
After the hit drama "Meteor Garden" aired this summer, Flash Girls and Yan Tian Tuan also began to rise to fame. Taking advantage of their popularity, they released two albums, both of which broke the million-sales mark within three and a half months of their release at the end of November, and are now moving towards two million sales.
With their stunning looks, energetic dances, catchy songs, and the company's strong promotional efforts, there's no reason why they shouldn't be a hit.
When they're not popular, no matter how much you promote their albums, sales won't increase much. But once they become famous, their works will be released like water flowing out of the market.
The hit TV series "Meteor Garden" has now begun to spread to neighboring countries and regions.
And it has already achieved remarkable results in Xianggang.
The next step is to enter Southeast Asia.
The TV series "Star River Garden," filmed by Hailanghua, has also begun airing.
This drama is a complete copy of "Meteor Garden", but it is not a sequel.
Next year, Ocean Sound Records will use the original cast to film a sequel to "Meteor Garden".
After its release, "Galaxy Garden" also saw its ratings rise steadily, surpassing those of "Meteor Garden". This was mainly due to the popularity of the female lead, Hai Lang Hua.
Haiyun Audio-Visual's TV dramas performed well this year, but its movies fared much worse.
Zhang Xie's film, which he directed independently in the first half of the year, only grossed 10 million yuan at the box office when it was released at the end of June.
After deducting costs and revenue sharing, the film didn't lose money, but the profit of a few hundred thousand was barely enough to make a profit.
The film he shot in the second half of the year was "Big Shot's Funeral," with the script written by the creative team at Liang Liang's behest. Liang Liang personally wrote the part about the mental hospital.
Of course, some modifications were made to make the words and props more consistent with 1998.
For example, the word "DVD" in the original movie can only be replaced by "VCD".
In 1998, VCDs only started to become popular, and even Japanese people didn't understand DVDs yet. So, it's ridiculous for you to suddenly appear in a movie.
The dialogue about website click rates and other things in the original movie has also been modified.
Although it was a satirical comedy, some of the more outrageous lines were removed by Liang Liang.
After the script was completed, Liang Liang read it several times before approving filming.
Filming for this movie began in July and was completed in just over two months. It is currently being submitted for review.
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