More than 600 artists in Hong Kong are unemployed. What's the status of Hong Kong Star now?

According to Zhu Pi, a senior entertainment reporter in Hong Kong, at present, there are more than 600 artists in Hong Kong who are unemployed and have not filmed, and even some artists who are in trouble have already needed to receive 9000 Hong Kong dollars from the rescue fund in Louis Koo.

Although HK$ 9,000 seems like a lot, Louis Koo's rescue fund can only receive it once, and the money is not particularly large in Hong Kong, which has a lot of expenses.

Even Yu Shiman, a popular actress in TVB, only spent more than HK$ 20,000 to attend the ribbon-cutting event, which is definitely a part compared with the ribbon-cutting expenses of hundreds of thousands or even millions of domestic first-line artists. What is the price of cabbage? Yes

Hong Kong Star, once popular in Chinese mainland, is it really so down and out now?

1, why do artists lose their jobs? The most direct reason for the unemployment of Hong Kong artists at this stage is the epidemic situation, and many program groups have been forced to stop working, so these Hong Kong artists have lost their sources of income.

For those big-name Hong Kong stars who have savings, this is all right, but for those third-and fourth-tier Hong Kong artists, this epidemic will really become a disaster.

There are even reports that some Hong Kong artists who are not particularly famous already need part-time jobs to support themselves.

But the epidemic may be the most direct cause, but it will not be the root cause.

2. Has the entertainment industry in Hong Kong really declined? Now that I think about it, it seems like a long time. Explosion and fire? There may still be TVB fans chasing Hong Kong dramas, but it is undeniable that Hong Kong dramas and even Hong Kong movies have declined, or even declined.

The peak of Hong Kong's entertainment industry should be in the 1980s and 1990s, but after entering the new century, Hong Kong's entertainment industry seems to have fallen into a trap? Green and yellow don't pick up? An embarrassing situation.

Think about the Hong Kong movies at the end of last century, Andy Lau's Infernal Affairs and Tears Running, or the story of The Crow and the Robber, which all influenced the young people of that generation. Even the Hong Kong films at that time still had considerable influence in Southeast Asia.

But think about it. Nowadays, young people either chase American blockbusters or chase some domestic traffic dramas and idol dramas. Movies and TV plays from Hong Kong have long lost their popularity.

Speaking of the unemployment of Hong Kong artists, the most direct reason is the epidemic, but the fundamental reason is the gradual decline of Hong Kong entertainment industry in the Mainland. These Hong Kong artists will either move to the mainland or save enough money to retire.

After all, the high-light era that belongs to the entertainment circle in Hong Kong is over.

3. What is the current situation of Hong Kong artists? The total population of Hong Kong Island is just over 7.5 million, even counting other migrant workers, it will be tens of millions.

A movie market with tens of millions of people can't support so many Hong Kong stars. Even if a film is only shown in Hong Kong, it is estimated that it is difficult to return to the original capital.

Therefore, it can be said that most Hong Kong artists have started to develop in the Mainland, and no one will have a hard time with money, right?

In fact, even at the peak of Hong Kong movies, the income of these Hong Kong artists is not particularly high.

In the 1980s and 1990s, when Chen Honglie filmed a drama, the income per episode was HK$ 2,500. Even if there were 20 episodes a month, the income was only HK$ 40,000 to HK$ 50,000.

The income of HK$ 40,000 to HK$ 50,000 looked good in the 1980s and 1990s, didn't it? However, even after decades, TVB's salary is still not much higher.

Let's take Yu Shiman as an example. It is said that she is only paying TVB HK$ 40,000 per episode, which means that Yu Shiman's monthly income may be only several hundred thousand HK dollars, at most several million HK dollars.

This income is not low today, is it? However, this does not mean that Yu Shiman can earn more than HK$ 1000 million a year, because there are not dramas to be filmed every month, and it is normal to stop filming for several months or even half a year.

To put it bluntly, in most cases, Yu Shiman's annual income may be several million Hong Kong dollars, which is a huge sum for us ordinary people, but it may not be particularly high for stars, especially in places like Hong Kong, where expenses are high.

And judging from the positioning of TVB's popularity in Yu Shiman, Hua Dan, you are at least a second-tier star in mainland China, right?

While the second-tier stars in Chinese mainland earn tens of millions of dollars a year, it is normal for a TV series with the highest traffic in those circles to quote tens of millions.

Compared with Hong Kong stars, mainland stars still seem to earn too much.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Hong Kong stars began to move to the mainland on a large scale.