Chapter 385: Chen Daoming's thoughts
The joint statement was quickly reprinted by major web portals and placed on the headlines of the entertainment section, followed by major media outlets, and the entire public opinion situation quickly reversed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Naturally, this statement was also forwarded to forums such as Tianya and Maopu, which sparked a heated discussion on the Internet.
"It's great, finally a heavyweight has come out to speak for the king!"
"Supporting mainland actors, so united, moving. I like Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu more and more, and the three views are so positive!"
"Support the banning of Zhang Weijian, Nicholas Tse, Wang Jing!!
In Tianya, many netizens began to organize a signature campaign to boycott "Little Fish and Flowers", and some netizens even began to organize emails to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, calling to complain, demanding that "Little Fish and Flowers Be Missing" be banned.
This joint statement has also aroused great attention from the Xiangjiang side, so many mainland big names have come forward to speak, and the whole thing has really become a contradiction between Xiangjiang and the mainland film and television circles.
Although many people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry look down on the mainland, now the Hong Kong film and television industry is in trouble, and directors and stars are looking for a way out in the north.
As a result, old artists in Xiangjiang began to stand up and speak, including Zeng Zhiwei, Huang Rihua, Xue Jiayan, and many artists said that whether it was an accident or an intention, after all, they hurt people and should apologize. Almost everyone revealed a meaning, hoping that the big thing will be small, so as not to ruin the image of Xiangjiang artists and affect the cooperation between the two places because of this incident.
Wang Jing received a call from the producer, and the General Administration received a large number of complaint calls, demanding that "Little Fish and Flowers Be Perfect" be banned. At this time, Wang Jin realized that the matter was getting bigger, and hurriedly went to the hospital to visit Wang Bozhao, not only apologized in person, but also explained his previous actions: "I was too anxious at the time, and I just wanted to press it down quickly after the accident, so after listening to the simple report of the people around me, I didn't come to do a careful and in-depth investigation, and I didn't come to the hospital to visit the injury and said those words at the press conference." ”
Immediately afterwards, Xu Xiaoming, vice president of the Xiangjiang Performing Arts Association, personally went north to visit Wang Bozhao in the hospital and expressed his condolences. After watching Wang Bozhao, Xu Xiaoming immediately went to the set of Huairou's "Little Fish and Flowers" to find Zhang Weijian and Nicholas Tse, who were filming, to communicate, you can't mess up the good situation just because you two.
Under pressure from all sides, Zhang Weijian and Nicholas Tse finally went to the hospital together to visit Wang Bozhao's injuries and apologized in person.
The next day, the newspaper published the full text of Zhang Weijian and Nicholas Tse's joint statement, officially apologizing to Wang Bozhao: "I, Zhang Weijian and Nicholas Tse, apologize for accidentally injuring Mr. Wang Bozhao in one of the martial arts scenes during the filming of the TV series "Little Fish and Flowers", and hereby declare that we have absolutely no intention of accidentally injuring Mr. Wang Bozhao, and we are very sad and sorry for the injury caused to Mr. Wang Bozhao, and hope that Mr. Wang Bozhao will understand. On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we would like to extend our deepest condolences and wish Mr. Wang Bozhao a happy holiday and a speedy recovery. ”
In the small theater of the Nortel Meter Guide Building, Chen Daoming put the newspaper on the chair and put it on the chair: "Apologize early, it's over, if you have to make trouble to this extent, these people are too arrogant!"
Zhang Ran smiled and said: "This is a good thing, the bigger the trouble, the better." Now that co-productions are the general trend, we really need Heungjiang's film and television talents, especially in action and stunts. However, there are cultural differences between the two places, and in addition, the Xiangjiang personnel are superior to each other in the crew, there will definitely be friction, this kind of thing is not the first time, and it will not be the last. Taizu once said that if you seek unity through struggle, you will survive in unity, and if you seek unity by retreating, you will die in unity. This time it will make a big deal out of it, and even if there is a conflict in the future, the other party will restrain itself!"
Chen Daoming nodded, then looked at Zhang Ran, and asked, "Let me ask you something!" A few days ago, I read media reports that the Screen Actors Guild of America blacklisted two Xiangjiang actors who beat people.
Zhang Ran responded: "The blacklist of the actors' union should be fake. I've never heard of the Actors' Guild having a blacklist, and even if they really want to get out of the blacklist, they will definitely investigate, and it can't be so fast! But the Actors' Guild does have a lot of measures in terms of actor protection. ”
Chen Daoming said: "Tell me about the regulations of the actors' union and what protective measures are taken for actors!"
Zhang Ran didn't know why Chen Daoming was asking this, but since the other party asked, he briefly talked about the various regulations and terms of the actors' union.
Chen Daoming sighed after hearing this: "We should learn from others, if we have an actors' union, will two Xiangjiang actors dare to beat people so unscrupulously? Our cultural market is not standardized, especially in the actors' filming of film and television dramas and the protection of their own rights and interests, there are many problems, and actors need to have an organization to protect their own rights and interests.
People protect their own things, protect their employment rate, protect the basic guarantee of the industry, and people are doing the right thing. We also have to protect ourselves, whose mother does not protect her child, can this child love this mother? Therefore, for the protection of ourselves, from our producers, all the way to our management department, all the way to the director, if you have this awareness, people will respect you, and it is not easy to go to the mainland to pan for gold. I won't make your money, and I turn around and say you're stupid!"
Zhang Ran smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This matter can't be changed in a short time, and in the next few years, this situation will not only not be reduced, but will become more severe!"
Chen Daoming was stunned: "Why is this?"
Zhang Ran said: "In the eyes of many people, especially investors, Hong Kong and Taiwan are high, and even many hosts are imitating Hong Kong and Taiwan accents and feel foreign. Investors looking for actors tend to be Hong Kong and Taiwan actors. Zhang Yimou's "Ambush on All Sides", Feng Xiaogang's "No Thieves in the World", and Chen Kaige's "Wuji" starring almost all Hong Kong and Taiwan actors.
What's more important is that now the Hong Kong and Taiwan teams are going north in a big way, co-productions have become the mainstream, and the investment is all on the directors of Hong Kong and Taiwan. People in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles have always been very strong, and the actors they use are basically Hong Kong and Taiwan actors. The actresses are better, because the co-production stipulates that there must be mainland actors, so they will use mainland actresses, but the male actors are miserable, like Chen Kun , Liu Ye and other mainland students have no chance to get ahead, so they can only match Hong Kong and Taiwan actors. In the next few years, the little birthday in the mainland will not be easy!"
Speaking of this, Zhang Ran glanced at the students who were rehearsing on the stage, and sighed slightly: "Chen Kun and they have become famous, and they can at least play a supporting role in the movie." Jia Milkliang's group of actors from 80 to 85 years is the worst, they can't get a chance at all, and they can't play supporting roles!"
Chen Daoming slapped his palm on the handle of the chair and made a "snap" sound: "Why? This is not normal, if you make a film in Hollywood in the United States, people who don't join the union won't let you film, so why should you let you film? Where did you come from? If others can have such a system, why can't we have it? When the CPPCC meets next year, I will put forward a proposal to establish an actors' union and implement an industry access system to protect the interests of mainland actors. ”
Zhang Ran remembered that an actors' union seemed to have been established in China later, but this actor's union was just an empty shelf and did not play any role in the protection of actors: "The situation in China is different from that in the United States, where actors' unions have very big rights. No matter how big a superstar is, as long as he is expelled from the union, he can only act in non-union movies, and non-union movies are basically small movies with tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, and his future in Hollywood is over. Our situation is completely different, even if we become a trade union, we have no substantive rights and do not play a role. ”
Chen Daoming doesn't see it that way: "I know I can't change it, because it involves institutional issues, and my proposal can only be said to be an appeal to let everyone pay attention to this matter." ”
Zhang Ran nodded and said, "We really need someone to speak out, and we need a respected person like you to stand up and speak out!"
Chen Daoming looked at Zhang Ran and said: "Just shouting doesn't work, you directors have to use more mainland actors." We don't praise our own people, why should the director of Xiangjiang praise you!"
Zhang Ran laughed and said: "I filmed "Three Fools" just to praise the students in our class. I have been teaching them for four years, and I hope that they will have a better path in the future. Moreover, Nortel has recently prepared to unite universities in Japan and South Korea to concentrate on the three advantages of cultivating commercial film directors, and I believe that this situation will improve in four or five years!"
Chen Daoming said with emotion: "The future can only depend on you young people, you have more ideas and courage than us, which is very good!"
After chatting for a few words, Zhang Ran said to Chen Daoming: "Teacher Chen, are you free at night? Our class will watch a movie collectively tonight, if you are free, come with us to watch it!"
Chen Daoming was surprised and said, "What kind of movie? won't it be "Ambush on All Sides", right?"
Zhang Ran smiled and waved his hand: "I filmed "The Aviator". The American distributor hopes that "The Aviator" will represent China in the competition for foreign language films at the Oscars, so that it can get good publicity. To participate in the competition, you must be commercially screened in cinemas in your home country for seven days before October 1. The release date of "The Aviator" is December 16th, and in order to participate in the Olympic Games, we found a movie theater for a seven-day screening, and today is the last day!"
Chen Daoming laughed when he heard "The Aviator": "The domestic media have praised your movie to the sky, I just want to see if it's really that good!"
Wang Bozhao's beating incident came to an end because the two beaters apologized. Nicholas Tse has a relationship between Ying and Huang, and Wang Bozhao himself does not have much opinion on Nicholas Tse, so he has not been affected much. Zhang Weijian is tragic, and what awaits him is a two-year ban. For a popular actor, a two-year ban means that his career is ruined.
This is the price of arrogance!
However, this incident made Zhang Ran soberly realize that the plan of the Asian Film Academy is correct, and it is necessary to vigorously train actors and directors in the mainland. He was inferior in his own land, discriminated against by foreign actors, and it was an international joke to say it! During the entire National Day period, Zhang Ran did not go out, and stayed at home to write the plan of the Asian Film Academy.
On October 4th, the Oscars officially announced the selection list of the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in various regions around the world.
The media was in an uproar, thinking that the General Administration was crazy, the stinky reputation of "Ambush on All Sides" was actually sent out to participate in the Oscars, are you a fool to be an Oscar judge, isn't this a shame for Chinese films?
Zhang Ran was a little regretful, but he could also understand why the General Administration did this. Zhang Yimou's qualifications are placed there, and he has been nominated for three Olympic foreign nominations, although "Ambush on All Sides" has a poor reputation in China, it is highly evaluated overseas, and the General Administration is definitely inclined to "Ambush on All Sides".
However, three days later, the list of nominees announced by the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards gave Zhang Ran some comfort. "The Aviator" won 11 nominations for Best Feature Film, Director, Actor and Actress, and became the biggest winner of the nomination list of this year's Golden Horse Awards. (To be continued.) )