Chapter 22: What Do You Want?
In less than 24 hours, such a Chinese cultural fever that quickly spread to the entire Western world has already been noticed by the country in the morning of the same day, Chinese time, and when the time came to noon, with the escalation of Chinese cultural fever in the Western world, more and more Eastern countries discovered this abnormal social hotspot in the Western world, and then reported on it.
In the middle of the night at EST, that is, at 11:30 a.m. China time, Li Qian, who had just fallen asleep in New York at the time, received a call from China on the other side of the ocean.
He is most afraid of this, so he usually sleeps at night, and his mobile phone will be turned off, this time it was fun in the afternoon, and everyone got together to drink and celebrate in the evening, so the mobile phone forgot to turn off.
He was woken up and had a splitting headache.
It's Zhao Sicun.
"Hey. ”
"Hey, Qian'er, have you slept? I'll tell you, I know you should be asleep, I don't want to make this call, even if I do, I'll wait until a few more hours to estimate the time over there when you should wake up." Brother, what you did is too good!"
"Well, what's wrong?
Zhao Sicun on the other side laughed softly twice, and said: "It's not just news, the news is big, and it will definitely be broadcast on the news tonight." I just came out of the meeting, and I didn't return to our bureau in the car, and the big leader praised me by name, saying that this is what an excellent artist should do! According to the news I received, the big leader suddenly asked about the acquisition of Colombia, so it is estimated that in the next few days, I will start holding meetings everywhere, and this time, the preferential treatment given to you by the boss is definitely not bad!"
"Can it be higher than before, and can you give me some more support?"
Zhao Sicun on the other side smiled, "As soon as the big leader spoke, this strength is at the level of a small office meeting before, and it can't be compared!" After a pause, he said again: "Let's put it this way, the big leaders have all spoken and paid attention, even if this matter is not easy to do, it must be done now! Even if you suddenly don't want to do this and feel that you can't do it, the relevant departments, such as our most direct one, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, have to help you get this thing done!"
Li Qian gradually came to his senses.
So, he said, "You wait for me!", and then simply sat up, got up and lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and turned around to comfort Zhou Yan, signaling her to continue sleeping, and he put on his pajamas and opened the door and walked out of the room, and sat down in the living room, and then said: "So, can you give another batch of interest-free loans?"
Zhao Sicun laughed again when he heard this, "Isn't the money for this matter enough, what's the use of asking for so many loans? No matter how interest-free it is, it needs to be repaid! It's not for nothing, so, for other things, think about it, what kind of policy support do you need, at this time, you can just open your mouth if you want it!"
Li Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and all kinds of thoughts flashed in his heart, and he soon completely understood what Zhao Sicun meant-the next series of meetings he was going to have, in fact, to put it bluntly, as soon as the big leader spoke, the people below were afraid that this matter would not be done, so he hurriedly arranged for Zhao Sicun to ask Li Qian, what do you need? What do you want, although you said, as long as you get things done, the big leader is happy, and we will help you do your business.
This is a rarity!
When encountering this kind of thing, Zhao Sicun's sentence got to the point - asking for money has become a trivial matter, asking for money is a bit silly, and the more important thing is to ask for policies!
So, Li Qian thought for a while and said: "Our company is preparing to apply recently, and we want to obtain the qualification for the introduction and distribution of foreign films, and we also want to be able to get a small channel quota of several films per year......"
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Sicun couldn't help but interrupt him, and said directly: "I said that you are a little promising, okay?" Brother, just this matter, even if there is no mess of your acquisition of Colombia, and there is no big event you made up this time, that is, the matter of communication between our Film Bureau and the Ministry of Culture, I can help you do it, I can help you do it, this is too wasteful to ask for this at this time, you can think about other ......."
Hearing him say this, Li Qian was suddenly a little stunned.
For a long time, under his auspices, no matter which path Minghu culture takes, such as music, TV dramas, market performances, movies, and recent theaters, it has actually taken a particularly stable route - because Li Qian knows that he only needs to go down-to-earth, and he can still succeed by virtue of his own advantages, without any opportunistic shortcuts or crooked ways.
Therefore, in this way, walking steadily ensures that Minghu culture has developed along the way, with almost no obvious disadvantages, no eye-catching shortcomings, and basically no small problems or pigtails at the official level, policy level, etc.
Even, because it is so smooth and steady all the way in the most stable way, so after so many years, no matter what you do, Minghu culture has basically not encountered too many blockages and challenges from its peers - last year, "Huang Feihong" was stepped on by "The Gate of Life and Death", which can be regarded as a quite serious rebound and suppression of the rise of Minghu culture in the film and television industry, but it still can't touch the foundation of Minghu culture at all, and it has not been able to stop or affect the rapid rise of Minghu culture this year!
This matter has developed to this year's "Huang Feihong's Boy as Self-improvement" released after the big hit, because the movies produced by Minghu Culture this year have exploded three times in a row, at this time, when insiders carefully examine Minghu Culture, they found that this company has been walking too steadily over the years, and in the face of his rapid growth, everyone almost unanimously found that there was nothing to be done.
As a result, whether it is Zhou Yanghua's Oriental Media Group or Hu Fei's Huafei Film and Television, as the bigwig and giant in this industry, they changed the direction of the wind almost at the same time, and began to shift from last year's confrontation to seek various cooperation with Minghu Culture - even at the expense of lowering their own prices!
So in this case, Li Qian never expected him to get any special treatment or policy support from beginning to end.
The advantage of going very steady from the beginning is that you are not afraid of any opponent or situation, because you are very well prepared, and the disadvantage is that the country suddenly thinks that you are good and wants to give you some small privileges and support, Li Qian can't think of what support he should ask for!
Because as long as Minghu Culture continues to follow this step, it does not need any special support from the state at all, and it can completely achieve the final result that Li Qian wants!
Other companies will expect what the state can give, and Minghu Culture has basically done it and done it within the scope of the law-for a moment, Li Qian suddenly remembered: Can I refund the taxes I paid when I received the concubine certificate?
That's a lot of money!
But before he could think about it, he himself beat this sentence to death in his head!
If you open your mouth about this, it will be too embarrassing!
You yourself are amorous, or you are greedy and lustful, and you have no choice but to marry one by one, so you are embarrassed to ask the state for a policy?
What do you think!
You must know that in recent years, there have been various discussions in China, and the state has also held various meetings to discuss the complete abolition of the concubinage system!
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Qian's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and he really thought of one.
So, after not speaking for a long time, he suddenly spoke: "Brother Zhao, when you say this, I really suddenly thought of one, it is said that the two theater lines directly managed by your Film Bureau have been operating poorly in the past few years, so it is said that you have been discussing internally, hoping to introduce some partners or managers?"
On the other side of the phone, Zhao Sicun suddenly burst out laughing.
After laughing, he said, "I guess you have to fight this idea!"
After a pause, he said: "Haven't you invested a lot of money yourself, and have you been buying land and renting land for new construction, or acquiring, renovating and expanding? Last time Mr. Qi came to the bureau for the record, I had the impression that the scale was quite small, why, you still have an appetite, can you swallow it?"
Li Qian replied directly: "The more the merrier! I can swallow more!"
Hearing these words in Zhao Sicun's ears, he was a little surprised!
Over the years, since domestic films have opened up the commercial film market, the overall tone has of course been developing greatly, but almost every few years, there will be a wave of huge market shocks.
In 97 and 98 years, the market almost fell off a cliff, and this year, in addition to the films of Minghu Culture, the productions of other domestic film companies have suffered market fiascos, including Qin Wei Du Weiyun and other big directors, and the market of the domestic film market, after Minghu Culture has come up with three blockbuster movies at the box office of five or six billion, now it can only remain the same as last year - that is to say, if there is no three films of Minghu Culture, this year will fall!
So, what is the future development of the film market?
The overall trend is definitely going to rise, as long as the country's economic development environment does not change, so many people in the country, once they become rich, the film market will swell, which is the most normal and simple thing.
But the question is, what is the method of rising? What is the magnitude and frequency of the increase? Can the quality of domestic films be improved? In addition to Minghu culture, will there be more Li Qian, Zhao He, Feng Bicheng, and more "Huang Feihong" and "Big Names"? What extent will the domestic film market finally develop in the future?
No one dares to say!
Even if Zhao Si has been in the Ministry of Culture for more than ten years, he has always specialized in the management and scheduling of domestic culture and art, and recently he was transferred to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television as the deputy director.
Because, no one has a pair of eyes that can see through the future.
Perhaps there is only one Li Qian in the world at present, who is full of confidence and confidence in the development of the Chinese film market from beginning to end, and has never had the slightest weakening of expectations for this market because of any market fluctuations, shocks or landslides.
He has always believed that the future Chinese film market will definitely be a super big plate, and even if you look long enough, in the next 30 years, with the development of the economy, the Chinese film market will surpass North America and become the world's largest single film market!
Therefore, at this time, two state-owned cinema lines were proposed, and in the face of Zhao Sicun's question, he could say without hesitation: his appetite is almost infinite!
Zhao Sicun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said, "That's the case." The smaller one, if you want it, I don't think it's a big problem. First, in recent years, it has indeed been poorly managed, the cinema line is aging, and it is in urgent need of renovation, but for a while, the money cannot be approved, so, in principle, packaging and selling is an idea that the above has been considering. Now if you bring it up and want it, it should be discussable. But the big one, I advise you not to think about it, even if it continues to lose money, from the national level, it is impossible for the Film Bureau to agree to sell it as a whole. ”
After a pause, he emphasized: "In the hands of the government, there must be such a cinema chain!
Li Qian nodded slowly when he heard this, "No problem, as far as I know, the small one also has two or three hundred theaters, five or six hundred canvases, it's big enough!"
Zhao Sicun heard the words "um" and asked, "Then, that's it?"
Li Qian tried hard to use his brain, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The government stipulates that private shareholding shall not exceed 50% of any TV station, I don't know if this can be ......."
BEFORE LI QIAN FINISHED SPEAKING, ZHAO SICUN HAD ALREADY SAID CATEGORICALLY: "DON'T THINK ABOUT THIS! TV STATIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM MOVIES AND MOVIE THEATERS, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY TV STATION WITH A LICENSE TO HOLD MORE THAN 50% OF PRIVATE SHARES, WHICH IS A DEAD RULE! LIKE HUNAN'S SIDE, THE TAN FAMILY AND SEVERAL OF THEM JOINTLY HOLD 49.5% OF THE SHARES, AND NOW TAN DEZHANG HAS ALSO OBTAINED ALMOST ALL THE MANAGEMENT RIGHTS, WHICH IS ALREADY THE BOTTOM LINE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN ACCEPT!"
Li Qian nodded when he heard this, sighed, and said, "Okay, I understand." That's it!"
Zhao Sicun said "um" again, and said: "I should fight for it, I will help you fight for it, and you can call Lao Zou when you go back, he will definitely come forward with President Qi on your behalf in the near future, follow me to meetings everywhere, and mention all your requirements to him, reasons and ideas, you can talk about them, and even if I don't think it works, you can also say it, reject a few things first, and the latter one will be easier to pass, right!"
Li Qian smiled when he heard this, and said, "That's okay, I know." I'll call Lao Zou when I get back. ”
After the phone conversation was over, Li Qian hung up the phone, called Zou Wenhuai again, hung up the phone after telling the things to be explained one by one, threw the mobile phone on the sofa, and sat alone on the big sofa in the living room for a while, then got up and went back, ready to continue sleeping.