Chapter 534 The Voice of Hong Kong begins broadcasting

April 4, Hong Kong;

Yang Wendong brought Li Xiaolong to a villa area in Tseung Kwan O and said to one of the villas, "Bruce, this is where you will live in the future. Someone will deliver food to you for the first month, and then you can buy it according to your interests."

"I live here?" Li Xiaolong said in shock when he saw the villa in front of him.

He originally thought it would be good enough to have an apartment to live in, but he never expected that he could actually live in a villa in Hong Kong.

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "You live in this kind of house in the United States, so it's natural that you live in the same house in Hong Kong."

Li Xiaolong said: "I do live in a single-family house in the United States, but that is just the suburbs of the United States. It is still incomparable to the location in the center of Hong Kong town."

Even though the US economy is stronger than Hong Kong's, suburban housing prices are still lower than those in Hong Kong's towns. He also lived in Hong Kong when he was a child and knows how valuable such a house is in Hong Kong.

Yang Wendong waved his hand and said, "Don't think too much. If you think the conditions are really good, then you should work harder. As long as your film performance is good, you can easily buy this house in the future, or I can give it to you.

The people who live here are all high-ranking executives of Hong Kong films or TVB, as well as some very good directors or actors. You can communicate with them more when you have time.”

During the real estate crisis in 1967, Changxing Real Estate not only hoarded a large number of commercial office buildings or shops, but also a lot of residential buildings;

However, Yang Wendong did not like normal small houses, so he chose large apartments, 2,000-foot mansions and villas in Hong Kong Island. Especially in the latter, many rich people or those with some money would also consider immigration, so their own properties would naturally be sold and taken over;

This area of villas in Tseung Kwan O was acquired by Changxing Real Estate, because it was a property that a real estate company urgently sold off. There are 56 villas in total, and 37 of them were acquired by Changxing Real Estate;
Tseung Kwan O is also the headquarters of TVB and Cheung Hsing Film Company, so it is given to senior executives of these companies or people who can make money for the companies to live in as an encouragement.

It was natural and normal for Li Xiaolong to get one;
Anyway, it is only the right of residence, and the ownership is still in the hands of Changxing Real Estate. Yang Wendong is not planning to sell these high-quality properties at high prices in the short term in the future, so it is better to use them first than to leave them empty.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Yang." Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "If my first movie performs well, I will bring my wife and children over."

Yang Wendong said: "No problem. If your children go to school in the future, it is best to go to Hong Kong Island. The Hung Hom Tunnel will be open to traffic next year, and it will be convenient then."

The Hung Hom Tunnel is expected to open to traffic around the middle of next year. Once it opens to traffic, travel between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon will be much more convenient. Otherwise, even Yang Wendong would find it very troublesome, and the super-rich would have to queue up when they encounter the port to board the ship;

Li Xiaolong didn't think much about it and said, "Okay."

"Come on, I'll take you to meet some people in the Hong Kong film and television industry." Yang Wendong smiled;
Afterwards, the group came to the TVB headquarters building, next to which is the Changxing Film Company's building. Last year, Changxing Real Estate Company selected a large piece of land and built a headquarters for the two companies. It is also close to the film and television city, which is convenient for everyone.

With Yang Wendong's personal introduction, Li Xiaolong got to know many senior executives in Hong Kong's film and television industry.

Zou Wenhuai, Qi Ruifan and the top executives of the film and television company were naturally very cautious about Li Xiaolong. After all, being introduced by the boss, they must be very optimistic about him.
This is also the purpose of Yang Wendong's visit today, to make the entire company pay attention to Li Xiaolong, and then concentrate resources to make the first movie a hit, so as to cooperate with his plan.

After the core members arrived at the conference room, Yang Wendong said, "Mr. Zou, I invited Mr. Li to come to Hong Kong to make a movie this time. For the first movie, follow his requirements and cooperate well in terms of manpower and resources. As long as it is not excessive and unreasonable, I will fully support it."

"Understood, Mr. Yang," Zou Wenhuai said, "Just follow the producer model."

"Yes." Yang Wendong nodded.

Hong Kong has also begun to gradually test the producer-made film model, that is, the director is responsible for the film project, then shoots it, and finally takes a commission from the entire film revenue;
This was also the development path of Hollywood in its early years, because companies in the cultural industry, following the traditional model of paying fixed salaries, would only see their quality deteriorate. Shaw Brothers Films next door was proof of this, and even Hollywood eventually had to let go of the traditional model and use producers instead;

Even from the perspective of capitalists, if they give appropriate profits to capable directors or producers, they can make better movies and ultimately make more profits. Otherwise, how could those Hollywood vampires give profits to directors and stars?

Hong Kong also started to experiment in the past two years. People with ability can submit their scripts themselves. After they are reviewed, they can negotiate the dividend ratio. The dividend ratio is usually very low at the beginning, but as long as they can continue to achieve results, the dividend ratio will become higher and higher, which can also stimulate innovation.

From Yang Wendong's perspective, he is also happy to see this model. In this way, he monopolizes the film output and channels. However, under this monopoly, he can still have various innovations and promote the development of Hong Kong films. It is simply a perfect business model.

Zou Wenhuai said: "No problem, Mr. Li, just tell me what you need."

He had also heard of Li Xiaolong, after all, he was a Chinese actor in Hollywood and had made movies in Hong Kong when he was a child, but he didn't pay much attention to him;

Now that the boss personally gave him a grand reception, he naturally took it more seriously.

"Okay, that's it." Yang Wendong nodded, then looked at Li Xiaolong and said, "Xiaolong, I also hope to see your movie come out soon."

As time entered the 70s, and with his dedication over the years, Hong Kong movies and TV series began to please him, and at least they didn't seem so boring to him.

This also makes his personal life somewhat interesting, especially the TV series adapted from novels by Jin Yong, Gu Long and others, with some powerful actors, the standard is still good. Except for the stunts, the fighting is much better than the various fairy-tale romance films after Ji Ji Niang.

After the meeting, Zou Wenhuai took Li Xiaolong to Changxing Film Company to familiarize himself with the personnel and resources in various aspects; Yang Wendong chatted with Qi Ruifan: "Old Qi, are you almost ready for The Voice of Hong Kong?"

Qi Ruifan said: "Yes, all kinds of publicity have started since the beginning of the year, but the organization of this event still needs internal testing first, so it took two or three months. We are also preparing to start large-scale publicity soon, and then it will officially start."

"Okay, then I'll wait and see your ratings." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

In addition to Li Xiaolong and Hong Kong films, cultural exports also include TV series, variety shows and comics.

Relatively speaking, TV series are the most difficult, because they involve the background of Hong Kong or the Chinese world. Unless the movie breaks through the overseas market one day, the TV series may also reap some benefits later.
In terms of comics, Yang Wendong mainly relies on animation. Peppa Pig and the future Dragon Ball are what he is counting on. After these two have achieved success, he will also have other animations in the future.

Variety shows are also the core of going overseas, but it is not the show itself, but the creative copyright. However, if you want to sell the copyright, you have to make achievements in Hong Kong first, and then slowly expand to other countries or regions near Asia.

Qi Ruifan said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, we will definitely try our best to make this event a success, just like the Miss Hong Kong pageant."

Although a good variety show costs more money, many advertisers are still happy to sponsor it as long as the ratings are high enough;
Just like the Miss Hong Kong event, many Hong Kong real estate companies, stores and even car companies seek advertising space in the Miss Hong Kong event. TVB also gains ratings and advertising fees from the Miss Hong Kong election, as well as potential high-quality actresses.

This time, "The Voice of Hong Kong" will also select many high-quality potential singers and even pop stars.
"The Voice of Hong Kong, a 1,000-square-foot mansion as a reward, is officially launched. Don't look at the appearance, just listen to the sound"

On April 4, Oriental Daily, Hong Kong Chinese Daily and Ming Pao, three newspapers with a combined circulation of over 18, jointly launched a front page headline;

The four big characters "Thousand-foot Mansion" were specially bolded and in a very eye-catching bright red color, which instantly attracted many people who came to the newsstand to buy newspapers.

"A thousand-foot mansion? Where is it?"

Outside an Admiralty newsstand, a woman looked at a newspaper and asked the boss, because according to the rules, customers can only read the headlines and cannot flip through the newspapers. Otherwise, the newspapers have so little content that you can just flip through them and it will be almost over. How can the newsstand sell its products?
The newsstand owner smiled and said, "There are several places, including Hong Kong Island and maybe Central. You can just buy one and read it. It only costs a few cents."

"Okay, I'll get a copy of the Oriental Daily News," the woman said, taking the money from her purse and taking the newspaper;
Then she came to the side and started to watch. Then a man came over and asked, "Aya, what's wrong?"

"Ah Long, look, TVB has launched a new program called The Voice." Aya handed over the newspaper and said, "When contestants go to the singing competition, the judges have their backs to the contestants and only score them based on their voices. They can only turn around after they have finished singing."

"There are games like this?" Aaron also became interested. After watching for a while, he said, "If this is the case, many people will sign up, right?"

Aya said: "Yes, many people can sing, but generally they don't have many channels. This is a good opportunity."

"Register anywhere. I can go too. I've been singing in many bars for several years. Maybe I can get among the top few. They all have houses." Aaron was also tempted.

The top few will be rewarded with houses, but the location and size will become worse and worse according to the order;

But for ordinary people, a house in a bad location is something that many families cannot afford in their lifetime. Now it is possible to get a house by singing, which is really a good deal.

More importantly, this competition seems fair because the judges are not allowed to look at the singers behind them, and the singers are not allowed to say anything other than singing, thus avoiding the possibility of internal cheating and judges judging based on appearance.
Even the entire program will be broadcast on TV in the later stages of the competition, which will further avoid the possibility of cheating.

Aya smiled and said, "Let's go and sign up."

On April 4, the first preliminary round of the Hong Kong "Voice of China" program was held in Tsim Sha Tsui. About 25 singers will perform here one after another, and then 60 will be selected to enter the next round;
Of course, these 30 people did not just sign up, but went through a basic screening process. For example, when signing up, they had to sing a little bit and if they could make the initial judges feel that their singing was OK, they would be eligible to enter the preliminary round.

Only after the preliminary round will the real "blind review" stage take place.

In the morning, several TVB cameras were ready, as were the Hong Kong Commercial Radio's recorders. Reporters from Oriental Daily News and Hong Kong Chinese Daily News also arrived at the scene. For such a high-quality program, it would be natural for their media companies to be given priority in obtaining first-hand information.

After the judges came on stage one after another, their chairs immediately turned back so their backs were facing the stage. Soon, the first contestant came on stage. After the host whispered something with him, he started singing directly.

The first song is the famous "Fire of Love" in Hong Kong, which is also a representative song that many people can hum a few lines of.
"Her eyes are flowing, half shy, as charming as flowers, and as soft as willows~"

The elegant singing voice rang out, and many of the audience cheered quietly. Those who were able to go on stage basically had some skills. Although they were not as good as the stars, they were generally not bad, and the audience did not have very high expectations for them.
After a song is finished, the ten judges in front will score it based on the sound, and then remove the highest and lowest scores, and the remaining score is the singer's score;
In the following half day, 30 singers gradually took the stage and were tested one by one. Finally, the top three were selected. These three will participate in the next round of the finals.
After TVB finished filming the day's game, it was immediately sent back to the TV station headquarters for editing and then broadcast during prime time the next evening.
Civilian singers compete for the championship and have the opportunity to get a thousand-foot mansion and become a singing star, which in itself attracts many ordinary people. This may also be an opportunity for a few people to escape from the bottom of society.
As for the radio station, it is also preparing to broadcast live together with TVB, but only the sound can be heard. In Hong Kong today, televisions cannot be said to be a luxury, but there are still many families that do not have one. Radios are very cheap nowadays, and basically most families have one.

"Dear viewers, this is Hong Kong TVB."

Amid the anticipation of many people, "The Voice of Hong Kong" officially began. On this day, even the normally bustling streets seemed a little quiet.

The next day at noon, Qi Ruifan came to Changxing Building. When he saw the boss, he smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, the data we randomly checked this morning showed that about 77% of users watched the "Voice of Hong Kong" program last night."

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(End of this chapter)

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