After hanging up the phone with Xie Jin, Lin Chaoyang contacted Tao Yushu in the United States and explained the situation to her. Tao Yushu had a very positive attitude.

Wan Dao has always been one of the important ticket warehouses for Hong Kong movies, and there is nothing wrong with meeting and chatting with these film company bosses, directors, and screenwriters.

As for the entry of Lawan Island Film Company, Tao Yushu was very cautious, thinking that even if their funds were to be used, Lin would have to take the lead. "Of course, we will talk about it later when you return to China."

Lin Chaoyang responded, and the two chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Time flashed to March 27. In the morning, Lin Chaoyang sent his two children to school, returned home, made a cup of tea and continued writing a novel.

There was no call from Tao Yushu at noon. He knew that he would definitely not be able to contact Tao Yushu at this time.

Waiting until the evening, Tao Yumo came back from school after picking up his two children and asked: "Brother-in-law, the Oscars have been awarded, right? My sister didn't call."

"The awards should be finished."

This year's Academy Awards will be held at Chandler Hall in Los Angeles, California on March 26, US time. There is a 16-hour time difference between Hong Kong and California. Logically, there should be news at noon today.

Tao Yushu didn't call, so there was only one possibility: "Parasite" failed to win the Olympics.

The lack of calls is in line with Tao Yushu's strong character. I guess he should be feeling uncomfortable right now!

Considering the time difference, Lin Chaoyang didn't rush to call her.

After dinner, the news on Jade Channel mentioned the just-concluded Academy Awards. As expected, "Parasite" failed miserably, and the Best Foreign Language Film award went to "Cinema Paradiso".

Before the Academy Awards, many media in Hong Kong were predicting the prospects of "Parasite" to win the Oscars, and they were generally optimistic.

After all, it has won the Palme d'Or in Cannes and performed well in the Oscar frontline, so the probability of winning the award should be very high.

Now that the results have come out, both the media and the film industry have felt a pang of regret. This may be the closest Xiangjiang Film gets to the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

It wasn't until midnight that Lin Chaoyang made the call.

"Hello!"

When the call was connected, Tao Yushu's voice was cold and slightly depressed.

"Are you in a bad mood?" Lin Chaoyang asked her in a brisk tone.

There was no word on the other end of the phone. Lin Chaoyang coaxed: "Haven't you heard of the law of conservation of luck? "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" just hit the box office.

If "Parasite" wins another Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, God will be jealous of you!"

Tao Yushu snorted, "You know how to talk nonsense!"

"Okay, then I will give you a serious analysis." Lin Chaoyang said.

Tao Yushu immediately became serious, "Say."

"Actually, the award evaluation has a lot to do with the social atmosphere at the time, the organizer's philosophy, and the artistic trend of thought.

Let’s take the West Berlin Film Festival as an example. It’s true that Yimou is talented, but without Hader, he might not have won the Golden Bear so easily, and it might have taken a few more years.

A very important reason why "Parasite" was able to defeat "Cinema Paradiso" at the Cannes Film Festival is that film festival awards often focus on artistic criticism, which is the strength of "Parasite".

As for the Oscars, the business atmosphere is even heavier.

Nowadays, the United States has a prosperous economy, a strong military, and developed culture, and the entire society is singing and dancing. "Parasite", which aims to criticize class divisions and the opposition between rich and poor, is destined to suffer from them.

On the other hand, "Cinema Paradiso" tells the themes of growth, family, and friendship, and is completely in line with the American aesthetics of this period. It is reasonable to win the award."

At this point, Lin Chaoyang paused and then concluded: "So, the failure of "Parasite" is a crime other than war."

"That makes sense." Tao Yushu's tone was a little arrogant, and he was obviously still a little unwilling.

"It's just an award. The three major European universities have won so many awards. Do you still care about this one?" Lin Chaoyang consoled him.

"I haven't taken this before."

Lin Chaoyang laughed and said, "Do you think this is stamp collecting?"

The couple chatted and laughed, and Tao Yushu was in a better mood. She always showed the strong woman side.

Yesterday, when "Parasite" failed to win the award, she also acted calmly and did not show any low mood in front of outsiders.

Only when facing Lin Chaoyang will he reveal his fragile and soft side.

Originally, she planned to wait until "Parasite" won the award and was released before returning to Hong Kong. Now after talking to Lin Chaoyang on the phone, she felt a little homesick, so she simply arranged her work and flew back to Hong Kong.

After being away for more than a month, Tao Yushu felt extremely warm when she returned home and enjoyed family happiness. Unfortunately, this happiness did not last long.

"Where is Yan Yan?" After dinner, Tao Yushu asked Lin Chaoyang after not seeing his daughter for a while.

"I don't know, it seems to be in your cloakroom, right?"

"Yan Yan! Yan Yan!"

Tao Yushu looked at his daughter's name and walked to the cloakroom. Sure enough, he found his daughter's figure in the corner of the cloakroom. She was squatting on the ground and trying hard to put on her shoes.

But she was not wearing her own children's shoes, but Tao Yushu's high heels.

"Those are mom's shoes, they are too big for you."

Tao Yushu just squatted down to support his daughter when he saw her little face and was stunned on the spot.

Yan Yan was seen with a pair of panda eyes, his lips were painted red, like a bloody mouth, and he was looking at her with confused eyes.

"Mom~" Yan Yan called out and asked, "Am I good-looking?"

Don't be angry, don't be angry, there will be no one to take care of you when you get angry!

Tao Yushu recited this silently in his mind and managed to squeeze out a smile.

He took off Yan Yan's shoes and led her to the bathroom to wash her face.

When passing by Lin Chaoyang, he laughed heartlessly when he saw this scene.

After a while, my daughter came out of the bathroom and turned into that cute and well-behaved little angel again.

Lin Chaoyang wanted to hug her, but Tao Yushu looked away.

"Who asked you to wear my shoes?"

"You also learned how to put on makeup? Did your aunt teach you?"

Tao Yushu stayed at home for two days, during which the Hong Kong media's enthusiasm for paying attention to the Academy Awards subsided and began to report on another important event that they had previously ignored.

The films invested by Lam Pictures have become huge hits in the U.S. market!

"The Turtles" has been in theaters in the United States for three weeks, and its cumulative box office has exceeded US$120 million!

The investment of Lin's Pictures in "The Turtles" was very secretive and had never been made public. It was only after the box office hit that Tao Yushu instructed people in the company to report the news to the media, in order to naturally benefit Lin's Pictures.

Industry creates momentum.

In the current Xiangjiang film industry, there is civil strife in Xinyi City, and there is no way to save it. Jiahe's strength is still strong.

However, Sammo Hung, whom they relied on in the early years, could no longer keep up with the trend of the times. Cheng Long was the only one left, and he was gradually unable to cope with the aggressive foundation of Lam Pictures.

Now that the news of Lin's Pictures' overseas investment explosion has come, it is undoubtedly bad news for these two old rivals.

But this incident is good news for ordinary people in Xiangjiang.

Hong Kong's film companies can not only show off their prestige locally and compete in markets such as the Bay Islands and Southeast Asia, but they can also occupy a place in a powerful film country like the United States.

Many people in Xiangjiang inevitably felt a burst of pride when they saw this news.

Amid the media enthusiasm, some entertainment media focused on the sales of Lam Pictures' works, while some financial media focused on the performance of Lam Pictures.

For example, the Hong Kong Economic Journal predicted in their news report that Lam Pictures' revenue this year may exceed HK$1.6 billion, 75% of which comes from overseas markets.

The Hong Kong Economic Journal said that "The Turtles" is certainly the key to Lam Pictures' revenue surge this year, but its active expansion of overseas markets in the past two years also contributed a lot.

They specifically mentioned in the article Dalu Pictures, an overseas subsidiary established by Lam Pictures in Japan.

In less than a year and a half since its establishment, Dalu Pictures, in addition to being responsible for the distribution of Lam Pictures films in Japan, has also participated in the investment and production of 6 Japanese local films, and has gained a lot.

In the article, the Hong Kong Economic Journal also talked about the listing opportunities of Lam Pictures.

The Hong Kong Economic Journal believes that Hong Kong films are at their peak at this time, and Lam Pictures should strive to be listed within two years.

Finally, the Hong Kong Economic Journal also emphasized:

The proportion of traditional foreign markets such as Bay Island and Southeast Asia in Lam's Pictures' revenue is constantly decreasing, which is conducive to Lam's Pictures' better transformation into a company that spans the upstream and downstream of the film industry, with international vision and influence.

The giant of the film industry.

The "Hong Kong Economic Journal" report caused a lot of discussion in Hong Kong. In the eyes of many wealthy businessmen, the film business is unlikely to be on the table.

One reason is that the Chinese have despised the art of drama since ancient times, and the other reason is that the plates are too small.

In the 1980s, the scale of the Hong Kong film market continued to expand, but it was only HK$1 billion. Counting the overseas market, the total was only HK$3 to 4 billion, which was less than one-twentieth of the market value of Cheung Kong Holdings.

Cheung Kong Holdings is just one of many real estate companies in Hong Kong.

But this year, Lam Pictures gave everyone a big surprise, with revenue exceeding HK$1.5 billion, which is enough to support a listed company with a market value of several billion in the Hang Seng Index market.

So much so that Liang Botao of Peregrine called Tao Yushu the day after seeing the report. The first thing he asked was: "Mrs. Lin, are you interested in listing Lam Pictures?"

At this time, Tao Yushu had just landed in Shanghai. Listening to Liang Botao's words, she did not express her position. She just said: "We will talk when I get back."

Hearing this, Liang Botao couldn't help but feel happy. He didn't refuse because he had an idea.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to return to Xiangjiang."
To be continued...