For some companies, the “pause key” becomes a rest.
Editor’s note: This article is from the micro-channel public number “As the Internet network” (ID: wxs360) , Author: Zhao Tiancheng.
“The company is gone, no need to come back.” Online snippets are becoming a reality.
With the preliminary control of the epidemic, the resumption of work and production across the country has begun to gradually advance. Some film and television crews have resumed work, and theaters in various places have gradually resumed business. The entertainment industry that was pressed the pause button is also “restarting”.
However, many companies have survived the winter of film and television in 2019, but still have not survived the dark period of 2020.
For these companies, the “pause button” becomes a pause.
988 entertainment companies died on the eve of the epidemic
The epidemic not only harms the health of the people, but also brings life and death tests to companies.
According to the data provided by the company to NetTV Interconnect, from February 1 to March 20, a total of 988 cultural and entertainment enterprises in the country were registered and cancelled.
From the perspective of the region where the company is located, 73.5% of the total number of provinces and cities that have cancelled Top10. Among them, 183 were cancelled in Beijing, 114 in Guangdong, 100 in Zhejiang, 83 in Jiangsu, 70 in Shandong, 51 in Shanghai, 37 in Hunan, 31 in Sichuan, 30 in Fujian, and 27 in Shaanxi.
It is amazing that in Hubei Province, where the epidemic is most severe, none of the entertainment companies has cancelled it. This may happen because there are fewer entertainment companies in Hubei, or it may be because of security considerations that the relevant government affairs of the cancellation of the company were suspended and the cancellation of the business was not possible.
NetTV (ID: wxs360) learned that during the epidemic, many regions across the country have introduced related policies for simple cancellation of special events and special operations for enterprises, and most provinces and cities have launched “One Netcom” service platforms for enterprise cancellation. To realize the cancellation of the “One Netcom Office”, it takes less time, fewer materials, and no need to report. This greatly reduces the cancellation process for enterprises, and provides efficient and convenient channels for market exit for qualified companies.
Veteran companies have not been spared
Among the 988 cancelled entertainment companies, there are many new companies established for one or two years. Some companies were established at the end of 2019 and cancelled at the beginning of 2020, not more than 5 months before and after. Life is incredibly short.
In fact, not only are new companies falling into this epidemic, there are also many established companies that have been established for 10 or 20 years.
“Beijing Yingshi Film and Television Art Co., Ltd.”, which was acted as a legal person by the famous director Ying Da, was cancelled in February.
Beijing Yingshi Film Art Co., Ltd. was established in 1995. Regardless of the registered capital is only 500,000, but produced “I love my family”, “Sister of the idler”, “the family of the Northeast”, “the story of the cooking class”, ” A large number of new hits such as “72 new tenants” and “A Family Have a Happy Event”, with a national television drama production license, were once a banner for the domestic sitcom market. With a professional studio of nearly 2,000 square meters in Beijing, it is known as the “House of Chinese Sitcoms”.
But this is an old-fashioned production company with a 25-year history.
In fact, Indah has been in a semi-retired state in recent years, and there are fewer and fewer works by Yingshi Film and Television. After “British”, sitcoms are no longer difficult for young and old.
In addition, Andy Lau ’s only mainland agent, “Dongyang Qiushuitang Film & Television Co., Ltd.”, has been dealing with Andy Lau ’s concerts, endorsements and other related matters in recent years. His group has brought together a large number of talented artists such as Zhang Hanyun.
But “Qiu Shui Tang” was also cancelled in February, and the official website cannot be opened at present.
The movie theater suffered heavy losses, and movie casting was discouraged.
Under the epidemic, perhaps the biggest feelings of ordinary film and television companies are project stagnation, delayed plans, and difficult financing. Zero, we have to bear greater pressure on rent costs and equipment maintenance costs.
In this case, all the theaters are “tearing hard to resist,” and those theaters that can’t carry it have already fallen.
The main company of “Yingkou Hengda Cinemas” “Yingkou Hengda Cinema Management Co., Ltd.” was cancelled in February.
The reporter of “Internet TV Interconnected” learned that Yingkou Evergrande Cinema was still in the normal schedule before the Spring Festival, and after the collective withdrawal of the Spring Festival film, the ticket was normally refunded for the audience. On January 19, a joint inspection team composed of the Propaganda Department of the Yingkou Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Emergency Management Bureau, and the Municipal Fire Bureau also inspected Yingkou Evergrande Cinema.
Yingkou Evergrande Studios is not yet open. It is unknown whether it will be closed for a long time.
The main company of “Jiaxing Wanda Cinema City” “Jiaxing Wanda Cinema City Co., Ltd.” was cancelled in March. The cinema, which was represented by Zeng Maojun, president of Wanda Cinema Line Co., Ltd., was not spared.
Lincang Perfect World Studios, which used to be 17.5 Studios, changed its legal person 4 times, but the main company, Lincang Yijia Studios Co., Ltd., applied for a simple cancellation in February.
The Moyu County Century Film Projection Center, which has been awarded the “National Rural Film Projection Advanced Collective and Excellent Projection Team” by the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Culture, and the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television, also applied for cancellation in March. Urdu Kadir, once known as a “projector walking in the countryside”, still failed to retreat from this torrent.
Mando Films Group, which owns 4 movie studios, has applied for a simple cancellation of its subsidiary, Shenzhen Mando Pictures Investment Co., Ltd.
In addition, Changchun Jishi Film Studio (Erdao Eurasian Store), Wenzhou Luoma Studio, Jining Wenshang Sunshine Studios, and Zhuanghe City Haitianying Theater have also canceled. There are many old brands that have been operating for more than 10 years Studios.
The film investment company Guangzhou Xingyue Cinema Management Co., Ltd. has only maintained for 14 months, and Foshan Haosheng Cinema Management Co., Ltd. has applied for cancellation only 5 months after its establishment.
Under the epidemic, the whole situation is difficult, the theater is struggling to support, and the capital is somewhat discouraged.
Next, there will be more theaters facing bankruptcy, eventually being eliminated or annexed, and the cinema company will enter the era of deep integration of “big fish eat small fish”. China ’s cinema market share will be similar to that of the US cinema. Like the online market, it has formed a highly concentrated trend.
Conclusion
Under the nest, there are finished eggs. Under the epidemic, even companies that have not been shut down have been affected to varying degrees.
The cancellation of these 988 entertainment companies may not be completely affected by the epidemic, or they may have encountered operational difficulties before the epidemic, but the epidemic has become “the last straw that crushes camels.”
Of course, there are many more companies that, although affected by the epidemic, have not yet fully shown up.
Perhaps after the resumption of work, there will be more companies that are truly facing the “test” of life and death from the market.