On October 26th, the box office of the new week was released, and the movie "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" successfully broke through the 500 million yuan mark and reached 506 million yuan, which was second only to "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Transformers 2";

Before the release of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", many people believed that the box office of the movie would be good, but except for Zhang Ran, almost no one dared to believe that the box office of the movie could break through the 500 million yuan mark, after all, in the eyes of many people, the main theme movie has become synonymous with ugliness and boredom, and "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" broke through the 500 million yuan mark, which really stunned countless people.

Due to the great success of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic of China", the Literature and Art Bureau of the Propaganda Department and the Film Bureau of the General Administration held a seminar on "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" on the 27th, and the film's director, screenwriter and person in charge of distribution, marketing and some theaters attended the meeting.

At the seminar, representatives from all parties talked about it and said that "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" was highly praised after its release and has become a new benchmark for contemporary literary and artistic creation. Experts and scholars from the theoretical field also conducted an in-depth analysis of the new elements and new highlights reflected in the creation and production of the film, which will have a positive impact on the creation of mainstream films in the future.

At the seminar, Zhang Ran didn't say much, but simply introduced the situation of Jiahe Cinema. In his opinion, the quality of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" is mediocre, the narrative is streamlined, and the reason why it is so successful is mainly to arouse the feelings of ordinary people for the country. Although many people have a lot of dissatisfaction with the government and usually scold, they are still full of affection for the country, and on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone is willing to go into the cinema to watch such a movie.

However, Zhang Ran didn't say this, "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" is a political achievement of many people, and if you want to say this, it is equivalent to denying other people's achievements, and people have to hate themselves!

On this day, Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest newspaper in circulation, announced a shocking news, due to the impact of the economic crisis, coupled with excessive debt, the pride of the Italian fashion industry Prada is ready to sell, is talking about the acquisition, the potential buyer may be a company from China, the entire acquisition plan may involve up to 5 billion euros.

However, Prada categorically denied the rumors that the brand was about to be acquired, and a Prada spokesman said that Prada did receive a lot of investment and acquisition intentions, but Prada is doing well and has no plans to sell it for the time being.

Although Zhang Ran and Prada reached an agreement on the acquisition funds, the two sides did not sign a contract, and there are many things that still need to be discussed. Miucia Prada and her husband are the heads of the Prada family, but everyone in the Prada family owns shares, and they don't have the final say on everything, they have to convince the family members, and there are many specific terms to be negotiated for the acquisition, such as the departure and retention of the company's management, whether the remuneration of employees has changed, and the issue of the acquisition deposit.

These specific terms do not need Zhang Ran to go into battle in person, and the acquisition team led by Ye Lin will negotiate with Prada. However, since the general direction has been set, the whole negotiation is progressing relatively smoothly. By the end of October, the specific content of the entire acquisition agreement was almost negotiated, and only one disagreement was left that could not be discussed, so Ye Lin reported to Zhang Ran and waited for Zhang Ran to make a decision.

The biggest difference is the issue of management, Prada wants the company to operate independently and continue to be run by the Prada family, while Century Summit wants to implement de-family management and let professionals manage it, and at the same time wants to integrate Prada into the industrial chain of Century Peak, and does not want the company to operate independently.

In the conference room, Ye Lin and the people from the acquisition team all looked at Zhang Ran, waiting for him to make a decision.

Zhang Ran undoubtedly hopes that Prada will be de-familialized, Miucia Prada and her husband's business mode is problematic, so Prada has been burdened with a very heavy debt burden for many years; and this kind of husband and wife is a family business has a particularly big problem, he believes in his business philosophy, he remembers that after Prada was listed in Xiangjiang in the previous life, due to Miucia Prada's husband's arbitrary behavior, he lost one-third of his management personnel in just half a year, and internal and external troubles followed, resulting in a sharp drop in stock prices.

However, Miucia Prada and her husband are the kind of people who think very highly of themselves, and if they are taken down as soon as they come up, it is estimated that the acquisition will fall through, so there is no need to rush too much, complete the acquisition first, and then find an opportunity to marginalize them later.

After thinking about what to do, Zhang Ran said decisively: "Prada can operate independently, or it can be handed over to the Prada family to manage, but we have the decision-making power for Prada's development, as well as the right to adjudicate, in addition, they must be responsible for the company's performance, if there is a problem with the performance, then I will definitely ask them!"

Ye Lin nodded and began to report other terms: "The entire acquisition is 8.5 billion US dollars, of which 2 billion is shares, 6.5 billion is cash, according to the agreement, we will pay the 6.5 billion in three installments, the first fund of 1.5 billion US dollars will be paid within 2 weeks after the signing of the contract, the second 2.5 billion will arrive in November, and the remaining funds will be paid in December......"

After listening to the whole contract, Zhang Ran gave an affirmative answer: "Just do it according to this!" He turned his head to look at Yu Liping and asked, "How is the financing situation?"

Yu Liping said: "We have negotiated with the China Development Bank, the Bank of China, and three European banks, and they will provide financial support for this acquisition." ”

Up to now, Century Summit has completed a series of acquisitions, and most of the funds for these acquisitions are through financing, which has brought nearly 10 billion foreign debts to Century Peak, but the market value of Century Summit is close to 50 billion, and it is developing well, this financing has not encountered any obstacles, and various banks are rushing to lend them money.

Zhang Ran nodded, and was just about to speak, when the phone rang softly, it was an unfamiliar number, Zhang Ran confessed, walked to the side and connected: "Hey, hello!"

A young man's voice, but the voice was very calm: "Is it Comrade Zhang Ran?"

Nowadays, it is rare for people to call the other party as a comrade, and it is generally a person from a government department who calls him so.

Zhang Ran said, "Yes, I don't know if you are?"

The other party replied: "I am the General Office of the State Council, and the premier will hold a film work symposium on the 15th of next month, and he invites you to attend this meeting." ”

Zhang Ran was slightly stunned, film work is divided according to the administration and is under the leadership of the State Council, but just like Zhang Ran said when he gave a lesson to Asian film students, because in the eyes of the country, film is an ideological tool and a propaganda tool, so it has always been the great elder of the propaganda mouth.

However, since it was the prime minister's invitation, Zhang Ran naturally couldn't refuse, and immediately replied: "Okay, I will definitely participate." ”

After asking two questions about the meeting, Zhang Ran hung up the phone. Yu Liping saw Zhang Ran's brows tightened, so she asked what was wrong. Zhang Ran waved his hand, said "Let me think about it", and sat on the sofa thinking about what was going on.

How strange is this? What the hell is going on?

Has something gone wrong with Chinese films lately?

Zhang Ran suddenly remembered that Chinese films are indeed facing a crisis, although in his opinion this is not a crisis, but will play a role in promoting Chinese films, but in the eyes of most people, it is indeed a huge crisis;

The "Film Promotion Law" is about to be launched!

On August 13 this year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) found that China's restrictions on the distribution of U.S. films in China violated international trade norms and ruled that China should relax restrictions on the import and distribution of audio-visual products, including overseas films, DVDs, musical products, books and magazines.

After the WTO ruling came out, the Chinese government appealed the ruling, but everyone knows that this can only be delayed for a while, and the outcome of the ruling is unlikely to change, and in the end the United States will definitely win the case.

According to the World Trade Organization, if the United States wins the lawsuit, then the United States has the right to impose punitive sanctions on Chinese products. This is something that China absolutely does not want to see, so the Chinese government will inevitably relax restrictions on American films.

Zhang Ran remembers that when he visited the United States in 2012, he signed the "Memorandum of Understanding between China and the United States on Resolving Issues Related to TO Films" with the United States, agreeing to increase the quota of 14 part-account films in addition to the quota of 20 overseas account-sharing films per year, and its box office sharing ratio will also increase from the previous 13% to a maximum of 25%.

The signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding" is a last resort, the country knows that after the increase in the number of imported films, there may be imported blockbusters entering the domestic film market every month, and Chinese films will be PK with imported films in every schedule, and the living space of domestic films will be seriously compressed, which will have an impact on the immature Chinese film industry.

France, South Korea and other countries have restricted them through laws to protect their own films when facing the impact of Hollywood films, and China will inevitably formulate a series of measures in the form of laws to promote the development of the film industry and escort domestic films.

Zhang Ran remembers very well that before the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding" with the United States, the "Film Promotion Law" was fully activated.

The State Council generally doesn't care about film affairs, but they are in charge of the legislative work of the "Film Promotion Law", and now the prime minister wants to hold a film symposium, which can only be this matter, and the legislative work of the "Film Promotion Law" will be fully launched!

In fact, as early as 1984, there was a first draft of the Chinese Film Law, but it has been difficult to produce for various reasons. In 2003, the State Administration officially took the lead in organizing the drafting of the "Film Promotion Law", which set off a wave of eagerness in the industry. According to the statement at that time, a draft of the Film Promotion Law would be formed in May 2004, a relevant report would be submitted to the State Council in June, a first draft of the Film Promotion Law would be drafted and formed from August to October, and opinions would be solicited from people inside and outside the industry, and the draft would be studied and debated in November and December 2004 based on the opinions of various parties.

In February 2005, Tong Gang, then director of the Film Bureau, said that the drafting of the Film Promotion Law had entered the stage of substantive operation, and that he would strive to come up with a draft legislation in 2005 and strive to include it in the national legislative plan; in August of the same year, Zhao Shi, then deputy director of the State General Administration of the People's Republic of China, said that the "Film Promotion Law" would solicit opinions from the industry before the end of the year, and strive to report to the State Council and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation and adoption in 2006.

At the beginning of 08, Han Shanping told Zhang Ran that the draft of the "Film Promotion Law" had been finalized and submitted to the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, but there was no news about the "Film Promotion Law" after that, and I don't know which link it was stuck in.

Now it's finally moving, and it's a great joy!

Zhang Ran said overjoyed: "Wow, wow, it's finally going to start!"

Zhang Ran was a very calm person in Yu Liping's eyes, and now he was very surprised to see him excited like this, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you excited like this, what's wrong?"

The smile on Zhang Ran's face couldn't be stopped: "The "Film Promotion Law" is about to be really launched, this is the dream of several generations of Chinese filmmakers!"