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The 59th Oscars ended on the penultimate day of March at the Los Angeles Music Center. Apex said, .. the biggest winner of this year's Oscars is the movie "Field Platoon".

This film depicting the Vietnam War not only won the global box office of more than 100 million US dollars with a cost of 5 million US dollars last year, but also successfully won the two important golden people of the best picture and the best director, which can be said to be box office and reputation. Double harvest.

In addition to "Field Platoon", there is actually a winner. The Hong Kong media has paid the most attention to this Oscars ceremony in recent years. In an era when Hong Kong movies are at their peak of glory and can crowd out European and American blockbusters in markets such as Southeast Asia and Taiwan, Hong Kong people don't really care much about Oscars.

There are indeed many Western films that can harvest a lot of box office in Hong Kong every year, such as "Rocky 4", the box office champion of all Western films in Hong Kong last year. This is the sixth time that Stallone has entered the top ten of the annual box office list of Hong Kong Western films. Hong Kong audiences really like this tough guy very much.

However, the box office of "Rocky 4" in Hong Kong was only 1.61 million Hong Kong dollars. If it was placed in the box office rankings of Hong Kong films last year, it could only rank tenth. This is less than half of the 4.65 million box office of the Hong Kong film champion "The True Color of Heroes".

Therefore, the attention of Hong Kong people to the Oscars, the annual entertainment festival on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, is far less than that after the decline of Hong Kong films 20 years later. But this year is different because for the first time, Hong Kong people are involved.

In fact, the relationship between Chinese and Oscar can be traced back to the 8th Academy Awards in 1956. At that time, the Chinese American director Mr. Huang Zhongzhan successfully won the Oscar for best director with the movie "Rose Tattoo". certainly. In fact, as early as 198, director Huang Zhongzhan relied on another "Cape Wandering Soul". It was the first time he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.

The last time Oscar had a relationship with a Chinese was at the 57th Academy Awards two years ago. Mr. Wu Han, who immigrated to the United States from Cambodia. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his wonderful performance in the movie "War of the City". This is the first Chinese actor in the history of the Oscars to win an acting award. Of course, even after 30 years, this honor is still the only one!

Although Hong Kong films are in their heyday and Hong Kong is also known as the Hollywood of the East, it is not really Hollywood after all. In fact, there is still a huge gap between the film industry in Hong Kong and the film industry in the United States. In fact, everyone is not aware of this gap, but it is deliberately ignored many times!

But be a Hong Kong movie. When the United States on the other side of the ocean has received great recognition, everyone has a kind of pride that comes from the bottom of their hearts. So Hong Kong's newspapers have recently started to report on various news about "Sleepless in Hong Kong" in the United States, analyzing whether it can win the Oscar for best foreign language film in one fell swoop.

It's just a pity that "Sleepless in Hong Kong" only got one nomination in the end. The 59th Academy Award for Best Picture was won by a film from the Netherlands. The Dutch film, called Attack, tells the story of the Nazis during World War II.

The cruelty of war, the good and evil of human nature, these high-profile things will be more favored by the judges. And love movies like "Sleepless in Hong Kong" with a happy ending. Just like the handsome Leonardo, he is actually very discriminated against by Oscar.

Unless "Sleepless in Hong Kong" can crush all prejudice with an unprecedented box office like the big ship of the later Cameron. Get the judges not to vote for you, or you'll lead audiences to question the Oscars' fairness. And "Sleepless in Hong Kong" is naturally impossible to do this. In fact, the reason why it was able to get the nomination was largely the result of public relations and media hype.

The average PR cost of a movie competing for an Oscar now is around $500,000. And Li Xuan is the award-winning action for "Sleepless in Hong Kong". A full $4 million budget was provided. And it also has "the screenwriter is the richest man in the world", and "Internet" these hot topics can be hyped. This kept Sleepless in Hong Kong throughout the nomination voting period. Continue to appear in the news pages of the American media.

More publicity and exposure can influence a large group of people who haven't really appreciated the movie. Judges who vote only on first impressions. But when the nominations for the various awards are announced, all the judges will become much more cautious in the second round of voting. It is completely predictable that films like "Sleepless in Hong Kong" that are biased towards commercialization and lack profound humanistic connotations will fail.

Of course, Li Xuan's investment of up to 4 million US dollars has not been in vain, in fact, it is very valuable. Because he managed to gain a lot of attention for the new word "Internet" in this American entertainment feast that lasted from the end of November last year to the end of March this year.

This past month, US President Ronald Reagan delivered his annual State of the Union address in a joint session of Congress. And in this year's State of the Union address, he introduced the US federal government in a special space. In the next plan, he will increase support for high-tech industries represented by the Internet and computer industries.

In the 1987 federal budget, which was just released in the middle of this month, the government budget for supporting the information technology industry was specifically listed. Of course, the White House is not prepared to use taxpayer dollars to directly pay for massive infrastructure communications. Instead, it is prepared to encourage commercial capital to actively invest in these areas with the principle of "who invests, who enjoys".

But there are some things that capital can't achieve, or can't do efficiently. For example, even if the Oriental Research Institute is willing to disclose the World Wide Web technology for free, it is still very difficult to convince the entire Internet to give priority to the World Wide Web.

Because other electronics giants like ibm will definitely consider the pros and cons of this matter for themselves. They may feel that it will deepen the monopoly of the Oriental Group in the emerging Internet industry, so they will secretly resist the promotion of World Wide Web technology.

And if it is the US federal government level to promote the standards of World Wide Web technology, then the situation is completely different. So Li Xuan has already hired a special public relations company. Take an active tour in Washington.

In fact the section where World Wide Web technology was born is very good because of its core http protocol (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). There is no obvious conflict with the existing ftp protocols and protocols.

The ftp protocol (File Transfer Protocol) is a protocol developed to "transfer" files between specific hosts. Take the supercomputer at the University of California, San Diego, for example. Go to the networked supercomputer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to download a certain file. Most ftp downloads now usually require a username and password to complete. As for the protocol, as the name suggests, it is a protocol developed specifically for email.

In the http protocol, as long as it is a specified identifiable hypertext file, anyone can download it. Its applicability is greater than ftp, these transmission protocols that have been born, and it can make the transmission of information on the Internet easier and more free.

Therefore, as long as the US government starts to actively promote the development of the Internet, the World Wide Web technology is definitely the last choice now. In another time and space, a protocol that was born around the same time as the World Wide Web. It's still not invented in the minds of professors at the University of Minnesota.

Even if other companies try to stop it, they will not be able to find a comparable technology for a while. Coupled with the fact that in the White House, there is also Bush Sr., who is gradually preparing to emerge as an ally, Li Xuan's success is really high.

Yes, on the issue of promoting the Internet, Bush Sr., the most powerful contender for the next president of the United States, is Li Xuan's ally rather than his backer. These are two completely different concepts. Allies represent the equal status of the two sides, while backers mean that Li Xuan is in a slight position.

For example, in the merger and acquisition battle that the Oriental Group acquired the company before. Bush is the backer of Li Xuan. He received a large amount of political cash from Li Xuan, and he was obliged to contact and provide assistance for his patron. But in fact, whether the Oriental Group can successfully acquire companies has little to do with Bush Sr.'s vital interests. Therefore, he will not use his milk-feeding strength to shout for the Oriental Group.

The significance of promoting the development of the Internet in the United States this time is different. The information technology industry is likely to be an important engine for the development of the US economy in Bush's next presidency. Another time and space. During the campaign, Clinton famously attacked Bush Sr. "Idiot, the problem is the economy!".

Does Bush Sr really not know. To American voters, is the job in their hands more important than the freedom of foreigners? Of course it's impossible, even if he doesn't know, the presidential think tank behind him must know!

In fact, when the worst economic recession in the United States since World War II occurred during his tenure, Bush Sr. was not inactive. The U.S. economy actually began to slowly recover in the last quarter of 199, but before the economic data for the last quarter was released, the U.S. presidential election was over, and Bush Sr. was kicked out of the White House by angry American voters!

But now, Li Xuan handed over a golden key that may ease the crisis and continue to keep the US economy within an acceptable range in the next few years to Bush Sr. in advance. Promote the development of the Internet in the United States, and use the high-speed growth of the information industry to ease the pain caused by the future economic recession.

This allows Li Xuan's interests to be unified with Bush Sr.! Bush Sr. will naturally do his utmost to support the development of the Oriental Group in the US Internet industry. Because he is a politician, not a computer technologist. Professional things still need to be done by professional people, and Li Xuan is undoubtedly the person who has both professional level and allows him to rest assured and trust.

In fact, after receiving a call from Bush Sr. on New Year's Day, Li Xuan quietly flew to the United States at the end of January. This time, he had a more in-depth communication with Mr. Vice President, and the two sides had a very candid exchange on their respective interests.

According to the information disclosed by Bush to Li Xuan, he has reached an understanding with President Reagan, and the other party will strongly support his proposals in technology during the last two years of his term. For Reagan, his presidency has come to an end, and there is no need to be wary of the vice president's seizure of power.

Reagan and Bush Sr. have cooperated very well for the past six years. And Bush Sr. is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat, so Reagan is naturally willing to follow the flow and fully support Bush Sr.'s next campaign work. After all, this is good for the entire Republican Party!

Of course, in addition to the Eastern Group's full support for Bush's next move, Li Xuan will also actively contact his contacts in the Democratic Party for Bush. Although the two parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, will fight to the death for the presidential election, in fact, politicians on both sides have various alliances in private.

For example, during Reagan's presidency, he used his charisma to successfully win the support of many Democrats. So many bills submitted by the federal government can also be passed smoothly in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

Now that the Democrats completely control the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Republican Party faces a worse situation than it was six years ago. So if Bush wants to make a difference, he also needs the support of Democrats.

For example, Mr. Albert Gore, who was successfully promoted from Congressman to Congressman in two years. After Gore was elected to the Senate, he not only quickly became a member of the Senate Science and Technology Committee, but also had a certain influence on the Science and Technology Committee in the House of Representatives.

Bush wants to promote the development of the Internet in the United States~www.readwn.com~ The science and technology committees in the two houses are definitely a threshold that cannot be bypassed. In fact, with the support of Bush Sr., several Republican congressmen are already mulling a motion to build the nation's "information superhighway". If these bills are to be passed in both chambers, they naturally need the support of Democratic lawmakers.

The topic left American politics on the far side of the Atlantic and returned to Hong Kong. Recently, the focus of public opinion in Hong Kong, in addition to "Sleepless in Hong Kong" hitting the Oscar for best foreign language film, there is also a hot topic is the trial of the world's first Internet virus case.

As for what crime should be charged in this case, it is also a bit of a headache for the Hong Kong judicial community, because there has never been a similar precedent in the world. And a professor at the University of Hong Kong published an open letter in Ming Pao to Judge Cai Zhiming of the Hong Kong Supreme Court, who is in charge of the case.

He hoped that Judge Cai could exempt the perpetrators of the Internet virus crisis in Hong Kong from punishment or give them a lighter punishment. Because the perpetrator himself did not have such great malice subjectively, he never even thought that a prank would turn into a disaster sweeping the global Internet. Only the Internet, a new thing, caught everyone by surprise and caught everyone off guard.

After this open letter was published, it immediately caused a huge controversy in Hong Kong, with supporters and opponents! (To be continued..)