The visit of the world's richest man to China has caused quite a stir.

However, for ordinary people, the influence is not great, and the mainstream media will not compromise with capital and promote the concept of "the richest man in the world", only talking about the famous Hollywood director and young entrepreneur Donn Walker.

However, for the film industry, the scope of the impact is still quite large.

Tang En's plane landed in the imperial capital, and most of the filmmakers in the Beijing circle went to greet him. Not only old acquaintances Miss Zhang, Lao Mouzi and others, but also the Wang brothers, Feng Pants and others were also present.

Tang En didn't have a good impression of the Wang brothers, and in comparison, he might as well be frank and direct in dealing with Miss Zhang.

The chaos in the mainland film industry basically stems from two forces.

First, they are Hong Kong government filmmakers, who brought up money circles, money laundering, and godfather culture. Second, it is the Wang brothers. The two of them set off the domestic "water army" culture, in order to remove obstacles for Feng Pants, directors with a higher level than him are sparing no effort to be black, who is black.

"Welcome! Welcome! You have done us a great favor by coming this time!" Lao Mouzi walked up from afar and shook hands with Tang En warmly.

There were more than a dozen staff, assistants, bodyguards and others around Tang En, and the pomp was a bit big, so he smiled and said, "I'm a bit too many, did you bring a car?"

"Yes!

"Okay, let's go eat first! Talk while eating!"

In front of old acquaintances, Don was not polite.

When I returned to China for the first time in so many years, I really wanted to eat a bite of authentic hometown food.

Lao Mouzi was stunned for a moment, and a bright smile immediately appeared on his wrinkled face, "Okay, no problem, let's go!"

At this time, Miss Zhang also walked over, took off her sunglasses, and called out sweetly, "Brother Tang." ”

Don glanced at her, nodded, and said "um".

Lao Mouzi's invitation to Tang En's visit to China this time is indeed for a major event, a very important thing for Chinese films.

The State Administration of Film is going to promote and promulgate the "Film Promotion Law".

At present, China still lacks a bill specifically for film protection, film control, film supervision, and film support, and all provisions are issued in the form of ministerial provisions.

It's too painful.

Because many times the order is changing overnight, the development of Chinese films has always been frightened, for fear of making another "Six Gentlemen" incident.

With clear legal provisions, there is a creative basis, and filmmakers will not be caught off guard by a sudden order from their superiors.

In May, a preliminary draft of the "Film Promotion Law" was formed, and in June, it was submitted to the Government Council. Now is the stage of drafting and forming the first draft of the "Film Promotion Law" and soliciting opinions from people inside and outside the industry.

The entire Chinese film industry is full of interest and actively participates in an attempt to make this "Film Promotion Law" more perfect and reasonable. Lao Mouzi invited Tang En to come for reference, mainly to use his international vision.

Most of China's group of filmmakers and film bureau officials are local creations and lack international vision, and if Chinese films want to go abroad, this "Film Promotion Law" must conform to the international trend.

Lao Mouzi doesn't know much either, so it's just right to invite a big guy like Tang En over.

Tang En was in the car, so he simply listened to the other party's introduction, and his face was indifferent.

What can be said?

It's really bad to dampen the enthusiasm of these poor and hard-working filmmakers in the mainland.

He had a prescient mind, and he knew something hidden.

The "Film Promotion Law" was proposed as early as 1984, but it has been shelved for various reasons. It wasn't until 2002 that a "Hero" came out, which led to the reform of China's film industrialization. In 2003, the State Administration of Film couldn't sit still and officially took the lead in organizing the drafting of the "Film Promotion Law", which was eagerly anticipated by the industry.

It's 2004, and it's the hottest time!

But in fact, it can only be a basin of cold water.

In February 2005, the Director General stated: "The drafting of the Film Promotion Act has entered the substantive operational stage. Efforts will be made to come up with draft legislation this year and to include it in the national legislative plan. In August of the same year, the deputy director said: "The Film Promotion Law will solicit opinions from the industry before the end of the year, and strive to submit it for adoption in 2006." ”

In 2008, China Film stated that "the draft of the Film Promotion Law has been finalized and submitted to the Legislative Affairs Office of the Government Council." ”

Then, there was no more news.

Later, the mainland film market became more and more prosperous, and the United States noticed it, and began to use international relations and diplomatic relations to exert pressure, demanding that the mainland abide by the TO agreement, open up the film market, and allow more Hollywood films to enter.

In desperation, the leaders went to the United States to sign the "Memorandum of Understanding between China and the United States on Resolving Issues Related to TO Films", which made a series of adjustments to Hollywood films, and agreed to increase the quota of 14 special account-sharing films in addition to the annual quota of 20 overseas account-sharing films, and the proportion of overseas films at the box office has also increased from the previous 13% to 25%.

Finally, Hollywood is coming!

The State Administration of Film was frightened, fearing that mainland films would lose their vitality under the impact of Hollywood, and that it must use legal means to protect domestic films, and began to quickly start the draft that had been shelved for many years.

After four years of active operation, the Film Promotion Law was promulgated in November 2016 and came into force on March 1, 2017.

At this time, the film market has been seriously deformed.

The leader of the artists said that China's film officials are full of fools, but there is nothing I can do about it.

What can be done about this?

He can make movies like "Titanic", when they were released in the mainland in 98, be released in some big cities without reducing one frame, demonstrating cultural confidence and artistic openness. But it can't change the situation when the 3D version of "Titanic" was released, and the big scissors continued to exert their power.

Tang En looked at Lao Mouzi's red and excited face, and was a little difficult to speak, and suddenly asked, "By the way, aren't you going to make a new movie?"

Lao Mouzi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'm still working on a script, adapted from a Chinese drama." ”

Tang En knew as soon as he heard it, it should be "The City Full of Golden Armor", smiled, and glanced at Miss Zhang, who was traveling with him: "Are you the starring actor?"

"Me?"

Miss Zhang shook her head.

Lao Mouzi said: "The heroine of the new film is a queen, and her image is ...... It doesn't match. ”

Don blinked, "No supporting actresses?"

Miss Zhang raised her hands, "I've already quit!"

Lao Mouzi hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "My investor, the boss of the company...... He will decide who will be chosen. ”

Don understood as soon as he heard it.

That's the perk of making a movie.

In Hollywood, casting directors have a lot of power.

Including first-line superstars, they must be confirmed and approved by the casting director before they can be signed.

If the casting director disagrees, even if the producer and director take a fancy to it, they can't sign the contract, which is the operating system of the industrialized process.

As for those ordinary small roles, the casting director can decide in one word.

On the mainland...... In other words, the mainland commercial film market, which is driven by the Hong Kong government's film culture, almost does not have the concept of "casting directors".

Female number one?

Female number two?

The big boss's investors are directly hand-picked!

For other roles with more scenes, the director and producer will be divided one more point, and it will be about the same.

For the remaining small roles, let the assistant director choose at will, and that's fine.

Casting Director...... Usually when selecting a group performance, it needs to be used, and the power is seriously reduced.

When filming "Hero" and "Ambush on All Sides", Boss Zhang, the investor behind Lao Mouzi, may not dare to mess around in order to make money, and he uses some big-name experienced actresses.

Since "The City is Full of Golden Armor", Boss Zhang has experience, money, and confidence, and has worked hard for Chinese films for so many years, and it is time to enjoy it.

In this special environment, Tang En understood, so he nodded, "Movies can't tolerate the slightest sloppiness, especially the relationship between investors." ”

"Of course!"

Lao Mouzi nodded immediately.

Don looked at him deeply, and said nothing.

Point to point.

The financier behind Lao Mouzi, in addition to Boss Zhang in the mainland, also has Jiang Zhiqiang of the Hong Kong government. However, Boss Zhang stuffed a nameless female No. 2 in "The City Full of Golden Armor", which was really annoying.

Later, the movie's revenue fell short of expectations, which led to the dissolution of the three parties.

Otherwise, with Jiang Zhiqiang's overseas prediction and operation ability, I am afraid that he will not promote the filming of a film with seriously controversial values such as "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling".

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little cold, Miss Zhang said with a smile: "Brother Tang, what about the role you promised me?"

"Huh, when did I say yes to you?"

"Mulan!" Miss Zhang said with her chin raised.

Don glanced at her, "I didn't promise you. ”

"During this time, I watched the cartoon "Mulan" more than 20 times, and if I play "Mulan", it will definitely be better than the cartoon!" Miss Zhang said unrelentingly.

Her heart is very big, and the domestic film circle can no longer satisfy her, and she is bent on going to Hollywood.

However, she does have the strength.

As we all know, visas on the mainland are troublesome, and for stars who often go abroad, it's painful. However, it is not a problem for Miss Zhang, she has a special pass and a green channel. It is the only one in the mainland entertainment industry.

Tang En pondered for a moment and said, "New Universal intends to deepen its cooperation with the mainland film market and make some films about oriental culture. Pixar is currently working on a cartoon about China's giant pandas, and if nothing else, "Mulan" will launch this year. ”

"Wow!"

Miss Zhang screamed excitedly.

Once "Mulan" is launched, there is no doubt that the heroine must be her!

At this age, looking at the whole world, is there a yellow-skinned actress who is more red than her?

Lao Mouzi took the opportunity to say: "No problem, tomorrow I will help you introduce people from the Film Bureau, and you will talk about it!"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors