724. Petitions
Two days later, Wu Xiubo came to Huayi again with the selected script, and it was still the conference room, but this time he didn't see Nie Wei, and it was Luo Kai who received him.
"Your nanny car, agent and assistant have been chosen, I will take you to meet them after dealing with the script in a while, you can work together if you think it is suitable, if it is not suitable, it will be brought up within three days, and I can help you change it." Luo Kai said as he took the script handed over by Wu Xiubo: "Just this play?"
"That's it. Wu Xiubo smiled at Luo Kai and replied.
"Wait a minute. As he spoke, Luo Kai took out his mobile phone, flipped through the phone book, quickly found his target, and then dialed the number.
"Director Mao? I'm Xiaoluo, I heard that your new TV series doesn't lack a male number two? Yes, it's the role of Li Tiangang, Mr. Nie wants to recommend someone to you, his name is Wu Xiubo, don't worry, Mr. Nie's vision is very accurate, this actor guarantees that you are satisfied, that's okay, that's it. ”
Wu Xiubo watched Luo Kai call from the side, it didn't take five minutes from beginning to end, although the content he heard was intermittent, but Wu Xiubo was not stupid, and he knew from Luo Kai's response that his role had already been done.
This also made Wu Xiubo feel the benefits of having a backer again, the role that he might not be able to get after all the hard work, and the result did not need Nie Wei to come forward, as long as his agent played Nie Wei's signboard, it could be done in a few minutes.
This is also the first time that Wu Xiubo feels that it is so simple to get a role, and he feels a little bitter in his heart, because if he had such an opportunity, why would he have wasted more than ten years.
"Wu Xiubo, you remember this phone number, call this number three days later to contact the director, he will arrange an audition for you, you don't have to have any psychological pressure, you will definitely be able to pass by playing as usual, the main thing is to go through the motions and show it to other investors. After Luo Kai finished speaking, he sent the phone number to Wu Xiubo's mobile phone by text message.
"Thank you, Brother Luo. Wu Xiubo was very eye-catching and immediately thanked.
"Haha, it's a trivial matter, remember that it's not me who helped you, how can I have such a big face, it's the relationship between Mr. Nie, he is very optimistic about you, tell you one thing, yesterday Mr. Nie and Mr. Wang specially talked about you, Mr. Nie said, you are the second Chen Daoming of our Huayi. Luo Kai said, and seemed to be unintentional, but in fact he intentionally revealed a secret to Wu Xiubo.
Sure enough, hearing that Nie Wei compared him to the second Chen Daoming, Wu Xiubo was also excited.
He is already past his twenties and flaunts his age, and Chen Daoming's achievements are obvious to all in the circle, Nie Wei said this, doesn't it mean that he is optimistic that he can become a top actor in China in the future?
This affirmation really moved Wu Xiubo, who was nearly forty years old, and suddenly had a feeling in his heart that he was dying as a confidant.
Seeing Wu Xiubo's grateful look, Luo Kai also felt that the goal had been achieved, and encouraged Wu Xiubo a few more words, so he took him to see the team that the company had equipped for him.
Wu Xiubo soon met the team and nanny car that Huayi equipped for him, the car was a domestic nanny car of about 300,000 yuan, as well as an agent and a life assistant.
"Your activity arrangement will be in charge of Manager Lin in the future, Xiao Wang is your life assistant, you can tell her anything you need to pay attention to in life, in addition, Xiao Wang also knows makeup, if you don't want to use the makeup artist of the crew, let her draw. ”
"And this car, is the company's new batch of new cars, you are also in a hurry, the company will be responsible for the cost of fuel, by the way, do you have a stable residence in Kyoto, if not, you can apply for the company's staff dormitory, standard one house and one kitchen, the place is not big, but it is very complete. Luo Kai introduced.
"No, no, my home is from Kyoto. Wu Xiubo waved his hand again and again to explain, while thanking Luo Kai for his kindness.
This equipment for Wu Xiubo is actually the basic model for Huayi to treat key artists, that is, an exclusive nanny car, an exclusive agent and an assistant responsible for daily life, looking at the circle, it can also be regarded as the basic standard for treating second-tier artists, which is also in line with Nie Wei's current positioning of Wu Xiubo.
If it is said that Wu Xiubo was considered a second-tier in the circle before, it remains to be discussed, but now that he has joined Huayi, all this does not need to be discussed.
And this is only temporary, Nie Wei will not bother to sign a first- or second-tier artist for the company, in her thoughts, Wu Xiubo will at least climb to the first line to pass, as for how far he can climb up, it depends on how hard he works.
Wu Xiubo has made his own choice and is about to start his first play after entering Huayi.
Time has passed another week unconsciously, and the most concerned thing in the entertainment industry during this time is the award ceremony of the Golden Horse Awards.
Because this year's Golden Horse has a controversial movie in the mainland, this movie called "Ring" won seven Golden Horse trophies at this year's Golden Horse Awards.
This incident has also caused a heated discussion in the mainland entertainment industry.
A film that has been criticized by many people in the mainland has been greatly affirmed when it is put on Treasure Island, and this kind of contradictory thing will always be accompanied by various different voices.
For example, there are still many filmmakers in the mainland who feel that this movie is synonymous with vulgarity and has nothing to do with art at all, but there are also many people who feel that this movie can't just look at the surface, this is a movie that needs to be brought to the brain to find out what content and ideas the director wants to express, which is enough to call it a classic.
For this reason, it has once again sparked a discussion on the film classification system in the mainland.
In fact, in 2001, the famous screenwriter Wang Xingming had already proposed that the mainland would also implement a film classification system, and it was not until 2004 that the Film Censorship Bureau promulgated a document called "Film Promotion Plan", focusing on regulating market access and classifying and managing all kinds of films.
But this document has been like a dead letter until now, and the mainland's film classification system is still a blank page.
In the past ten years, countless filmmakers have called for the implementation of this system in the mainland, but in the end, all of them have come to naught, and some great directors have not even waited for the implementation of this system until their deaths.
In fact, in Nie Wei's view, with the vigorous development of the national film market, the quality of the audience is also improving, and the aesthetic standards are also rising, and these audiences are increasingly hoping to see various types of movies, but these wishes are also not satisfied by the current domestic film censorship system.
An institutional standard that can turn horror films into horror comedies has also stifled the creative space of countless directors, and when many directors in China start filming, they are not thinking about how to shoot themselves, but thinking about what they can't touch, where there will be thunder and must not shoot, and only after excluding these can they start shooting.
This narrow creative space naturally restricts the development of domestic films, which is also the most complained about by many audiences, in fact, sometimes it is not our Chinese filmmakers and TV people who can't make excellent works, there is really no suitable land for survival.
Two days later, Nie Wei received a call from Wang Jinsong, and Mr. Xie Lao, the dean of the original directing department, was ready to take advantage of this heated discussion on the film classification system to call on well-known directors and actors in the circle to petition the Censorship Bureau again for the implementation of the domestic film classification system.
And calling Nie Wei, naturally hoping that Nie Wei can join this event.
"No problem, you reply to Teacher Xie, I will go to the school tomorrow to sign and will support the teacher online after the event starts. Nie Wei didn't hesitate at all, and immediately agreed.
Although Nie Wei knows this kind of thing very well, it is likely to be another useless effort, but it is still necessary to participate, because this petition is not only because the initiator is the vice principal of his own school, but also because this petition is the general trend, and it is something that almost all film and television people in the circle hope to succeed.
As for whether he will offend a relevant department, Nie Wei really doesn't care, if the other party wants to control himself, he really has to weigh it, after all, Nie Wei's achievements are not only in the entertainment industry, just the starry podcast in his hand, as the largest social platform in the country, the media power it can mobilize is not something that any department is willing to offend.
The next day, Nie Wei rushed to Jingdian as promised, and signed his name on the petition of 10,000 people with the pen handed over by Mr. Xie.
"Teacher, if you need help with publicity, just let me know, I will do my best to help you. After Nie Wei signed his name, he did not forget to ask Mr. Xie and his teacher Wang Jinsong for help.
Because this matter is really related to Nie Wei's own interests, if the mainland really may implement a film classification system similar to that of Hong Kong and the United States, the most beneficial thing is not only the director who makes the film, but also the film production company behind it.
"Good boy, I will definitely say if necessary, and thank you for your willingness to support this event. Mr. Xie held Nie Wei's hand and thanked him constantly.
"Mr. Xie, I will be ashamed if you thank me so much, this is what we should do as filmmakers, and it is even related to our creative space as filmmakers, I am just doing what a filmmaker should do, and I don't deserve your gratitude and praise so much. ”
"Jinsong, the students you teach, not bad, really good. Mr. Xie smiled and said to Wang Jinsong on the side, Nie Wei's words were on his heart, which made Mr. Xie feel that if everyone in the circle had Nie Wei's consciousness, I am afraid that the matter he wanted to do would have been done a long time ago.
It's a pity that there are people who originally stood up, and there are people who don't want to offend people and choose to turn a blind eye.
Nie Wei didn't stay at school long because he had something to do, and it wasn't until three days later that Nie Wei saw on the news that Xie Fei had published a petition signed by 10,000 people, and attached a petition of up to 3,000 words.
The content is basically cliché, mainly talking about the existing film review system that no longer meets the development of the existing market, and calling on relevant departments to improve the system as soon as possible to create a better creative environment and commercial standards for the film market, so as to meet the increasing appetite of the audience.
These words are also things that these old people have to mention every once in a while in the past ten years.
Of course, the public rarely pays attention to the petition, and everyone prefers to look at the petition signatures and have those celebrity signatures to express their support.
There are a lot of big-name artists and directors who have signed, including Nie Wei Zainei, as well as Director Feng of the same company, Director Lu, etc., the company's actors, such as Zhou Xun, Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Cheng Kun, Huang Xiaoming, These actors also signed, not only Huayi fully supported this petition activity, in fact, half of the entertainment industry is supporting.
For example, Huang Jianzhong and Wu Yigong, who were at the same time as Mr. Xie, also signed, these can be regarded as the north head of Mount Tai in the circle, and Huaxia films have laid the initial foundation with their efforts, in addition to Guan Hu, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuang, Huo Jianqi, these five generations of directors also followed the voice, and the six generations of directors such as Jia Zhangke also followed the flag.
Although 10,000 people are a bit exaggerated, there are hundreds of signatures on it, basically including half of the big-name directors and artists in the circle, and there are even more people who are helping to wave the flag and shout on the Internet, less than half a day after the news came out, there have been tens of millions of clicks, and there are also nearly a million people reprinting and more than 100,000 people replying, and there is almost a voice of support below, after all, this is also a matter of the audience's own interests.
Obviously, the vast majority of people are fed up with blood turning into dye, and the key thing is to make a difference.
Such a huge petition, but the censorship remained silent, and it was not until the evening that its official platform issued an announcement saying that everyone's petition would be carefully considered.
However, in Nie Wei's opinion, this is purely perfunctory.
Mr. Xie and the others still haven't given up, and what Nie Wei can help is to try to make the hot searches related to this petition more advanced.
Things are just as Nie Wei expected, as the popularity of the topic decreases, the matter will eventually come to an end, and in the end, everyone did not get an accurate answer, obviously this matter is still a long way to go for Chinese filmmakers.
Nie Wei had already put his mind on the company's New Year's Eve concert at the end of the year at this time.
The 60,000 tickets prepared for this year's New Year's Eve concert have already been sold out, and later the company communicated with the stadium to apply for 3,500 tickets, of which 1,500 were put on the Internet for sale, and they were sold out in less than five minutes.
This can be regarded as retaining the last glimmer of hope for many viewers who have not bought tickets and really want to watch it.