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Less than 48 hours after the end of the Daejong Awards, Kim Jong Myung sat in the Sejong Cultural Auditorium again, and his seat did not even change, and it was still in the corner of the guest seat, and even next to him was Lee Jae-bin of CJ Pictures. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, this is not a fantasy novel, and naturally there is no so-called time lapse, in fact, this is another grand event organized by the Korean Filmmakers Federation - the internal election of the Executive Committee of the Korean Filmmakers Federation, just like the Daejong Awards.

To be honest, if he hadn't come here, Kim Jong-ming probably wouldn't have known that there were so many professional film practitioners in South Korea, and they were full of halls, almost filling half of the auditorium.

"First of all, we need to clarify the new EC theme. Li Cangdong on the stage flew like a teacher giving a lecture. "What policy, to put it bluntly, does not seek icing on the cake, nor does it seek to send charcoal in the snow. However, when we encounter something that threatens the normal development of Korean films, we must speak with one voice on behalf of all Korean filmmakers!

As soon as these words came out, a signed note was soon handed directly to Director Li Da on the stage.

Li Cangdong smiled and shook the slip in his hand: "The president of CJ Cinemas in front of me asked me that both activities are aimed at domestic film quotas, if the Filmmakers Executive Committee adheres to this policy, does it mean that the interests of the cinema chain will be targeted by the new Korean Filmmakers Executive Committee? If so, is it necessary for the cinema chain to participate in the election of this executive committee, and what is the point of participating?"

Before Li Cangdong's words fell, the audience booed. Of course, this is for the boos on the theatrical side...... In a sense, Korean films are basically in the feeling of 'the world has been suffering from theaters for a long time'.

"No matter how much the harvest is, the theater will harvest half of it first......" Jin Zhongming looked at the excitement of the surrounding crowd, and shook his head helplessly. "It's no wonder that people are so excited about the cinema issue. “

"Understandable. Li Zaibin responded with a calm face, and he didn't know which side he could understand.

"President Sun!" Li Cangdong had a good demeanor, and he waved his hand on the stage. "First of all, you have to make one thing clear, the two campaigns are aimed at the government, not the theater chain, and the theater chain is just the executor. Am I right?"

Not only the people of CJ Cinemas, but also many cinema practitioners nodded their heads because of this unquestionable fact.

"Moreover, even though the government has always been the main force that interferes with the development of Korean films, today we still invited the chairman of the Korean Film Promotion Council, Jung Jin-ju, here, and he will automatically get a place on the executive committee immediately, and treat them like this, let alone just follow the market's untargeted theater side?"

The theater practitioners in the audience applauded one after another, at least from the perspective of the speech, Li Cangdong's words are very elegant and standard.

"So to speak. Li Cangdong nodded the table and finished the question with great momentum. "Our purpose in this executive committee election is to seek a truly binding and effective organizational structure for filmmakers, and we will welcome all the normal components of Korean films, all reasonable conditions, and ensure their right to speak. So what is not welcome? Or who is it? Of course, it is those who do not want to discuss issues in a serious manner! Specifically, Mr. Kim Dong-ho...... The old man is obviously no longer a public official, but he wants to kidnap the Busan Film Festival to follow the government unconditionally. For another example, Chairman Zheng Renye is also vague about his position. So, before the planning for the Executive Committee began, we asked them to retire! And then there was this election......."

The audience applauded thunderously!

In other words, what is called 'something that threatens the normal development of Korean films'? At least in the eyes of directors and screenwriters, there is only one thing, and that is the South Korean government! And Kim Dong-ho, the big nail buried in the film circle by the South Korean government, has been pulled out by everyone in the way of surrendering without a fight, and it can be blown for a lifetime!

However, the people who spoiled the excitement still came, and the theater chain should applaud, but when it was their turn to speak, they were unceremoniously, and even came up and directly proposed something unplanned for the election meeting.

"The structure of the nine associations in this election is not convincing!" said the president of Lotte Cinema, who came to power, fired directly. "We are not saying that actors, screenwriters, directors, women filmmakers and independent film associations are inappropriate, in fact this detailed distribution is very reasonable! However, it is certainly not appropriate to bring together all the financial forces that represent an important part of Korean cinema into one ridiculous producers' association! We are also part of Korean cinema, and there is no reason why so many people and so many meticulous industries should only give us one place! We are asking for an independent cinema association, in fact, we already have a corresponding industry association, so we can just take it! We also ask an association of performing artist agency companies to make their voices heard on behalf of the actor agency company!"

The audience booed, thanks to the president's full of energy, so he insisted on saying it round.

"There are four forces within Korean films...... "Lee Jae-bin sighed faintly. "Officials, employers, direct practitioners, ideological controllers. “

Kim Jong-ming's ears moved slightly, these words are similar to the Korean film industry that An Shengji analyzed for himself at the beginning, four forces, or four levels, but the words are different.

And among these four forces are nothing more than two sets of eternal contradictions. Lee Jae-bin continued. "The contradiction between the management and the practitioners on income distribution, and the contradiction between the ideological controller and the official over the right to speak, these two sets of contradictions will never disappear, but will only eliminate the other. And a person who wants to make a difference in the film industry as long as he can reconcile these two contradictions, he will basically be invincible!"

Kim Jong Ming looked at Lee Jae-bin in surprise.

A little emotion, Zhong Ming don't care. Li Zaibin smiled slightly, as if he was playing a mountain at the wine table just now.

"Although it is a word of emotion, it is also a good word!" Jin Zhongming also nodded with a smile. It seems that the reason why this meeting was successfully held was that everyone worked together last year to bring down Kim Donghu and Jung In-yeol, who represent the official forces, and then brought together almost all the film practitioners with this authority. But ......"

"But what?" asked Li Zaibin curiously.

However, the dispute between the government and the private sector has come to an end for the time being, and the conflict between labor and management is the mainstream. As he spoke, Jin Zhongming looked in the direction on the right side of the stage, where several presidents of the Filmmakers Association, including An Shengji, were talking to each other, obviously, they were all people who understood, and they knew that the power of the management should not be underestimated, and their opinions could not be ignored, so they were so serious.

"Uh, Director Li, aren't you going up?" Jin Zhongming suddenly reacted, his teacher went up in the name of the president of the trade union, and Li Zaibin next to him seemed to be the current president of the producer association in the nine major associations, so he should go up...... Well, by the way, Kim Jong-ming is also a vice president himself.

"You called you for a meeting yesterday and you didn't come......," Li Zaibin couldn't help but sneer. "Yesterday, in order to integrate forces, the Producers Association held a re-election, and your vice president is still there, but my president was taken away by President Sun. “

"I see. Jin Zhongming suddenly realized, no wonder the management was so aggressive this time, it turned out that he had been prepared.

As for Lee Jae-bin's strange attitude, it is even more understandable, although CJ Group has a big business, although it is the result of Lee Jae-hyun's years of hard work, but back to the original identity of this group, it is the company that the founder of Samsung gave his eldest daughter-in-law, Ms. Sun, in other words, CJ Group was Sun and Lee in the world from the beginning, and Lee Jae-bin's position was changed, and there must be CJ's internal coordination...... But giving it to a person surnamed Sun inevitably made Li Zaibin particularly unhappy.

The disturbance on the stage lasted for a long time, and the members of the major associations below were also chattering, but after a long period of deliberation, the other eight associations still agreed on their opinions.

"We respect the efforts of theaters, agencies, and producers for the development of Korean films, as well as your presence and strength. Lin Quanze personally took the stage to respond to the request of the management. "Actually, we are also willing to make concessions on the number of seats on the Executive Committee. But with all due respect, in terms of the power system, there is nothing wrong with adding a cinema association...... However, the ten-member quota can easily cause problems in the operation of the Executive Committee, because it can easily lead to confrontation...... And if you give more places to the employer, for example, according to your intentions, the entertainer agency also has a quota, it is tantamount to a greater unfairness to the vast majority of entertainers. What's more, as we all know, producers and entertainers naturally have a great degree of overlap...... Therefore, our plan is to add a cinema association, but also to increase the number of associations representing front-line film workers......"

The people in the audience exchanged their heads and ears, but on the whole, most of them nodded, after all, in terms of numbers, the front-line practitioners of the film accounted for the vast majority.

"We disagree. After a little discussion, several bigwigs of the management immediately rejected the plan. "The establishment of the association itself should take into account the real distribution of power and the appeal of interests, and for the sake of checks and balances, we have come up with an association that we don't know why? And today we can temporarily add a vague association, will we add a second one tomorrow, and how much harm will this do to the authority of the executive committee?"

CJ Sun's words are very powerful, as the so-called name is not right, words are not good, words are not good, things are not harmonious, as soon as this remark came out, not to mention that the audience was much quieter, even Lim Kwon-taek and others were silent.

"Then what do you want?" In the stalemate, Li Cangdong suddenly snatched the microphone directly, and he could see that this group of people were either purely here to make trouble, or they were prepared...... Either way, you have to ask clearly.

"I know what Director Li thinks, but we really don't come to make trouble, in fact, we are also willing to 'endure each other for the country'. The president of Meijia Cinema Line, who had not spoken, suddenly calmly picked up the microphone, causing Jin Zhongming to squint his eyes. "Actually, we do have a plan for all Korean filmmakers to consider together...... First of all, we are not going to ask for three committee seats, because that would be unreasonable...... However, the cinema association exists objectively, must be established, and enjoy a quota. “

"But the ten-person quota is not healthy!" Li Cangdong emphasized.

"Then set up a new number of members of the Executive Committee as you wish......"

Li Cangdong laughed angrily, but immediately he became serious with the other party's words.

"But this quota should not be based on some ghost association, because that would be unhealthy! However, we can have all the Korean filmmakers here today elect an exclusive executive committee similar to the cabinet regardless of the ministers!

Everyone got serious, because according to the other party's plan, on the one hand, due to the huge number of film practitioners, the place belonged, and on the other hand, it was more in line with the so-called procedural justice, so that everyone could accept it and be more convincing to the public!

A practical plan will naturally trigger a wide range of discussions, and the uproar on and off the stage will become a vegetable market, with people handing notes, each saying their own things, arguing fiercely, and confronting each other...... It really feels like the Korean Congress.

"To be honest, what are your ideas?" Kim Jong-ming suddenly turned sideways to look at Lee Jae-bin. "Why do I think it's a little weird? Not to mention such fair conditions, the power of so many capitals is so consistent, it would be strange to say that there are no big people behind it. “

"I don't know. Lee Jae-bin's expression didn't look like he was faking. "They do have a series of connections, and there are big names behind them...... But I don't know. “

Jin Zhongming looked Li Zaibin up and down, sighed slightly, but did not speak again.

As Jin Zhongming said, this is a very fair plan, although the discussion is very intense, but the major associations quickly completed a unified voice in their own way, and then when the opinions are summarized on the right side of the podium, it is also surprisingly unanimous!

"The Women Filmmakers Association abstained, and the remaining seven associations all agreed, plus your Producers Guild itself...... The plan passed!" Lin Quanze frowned and announced the result solemnly. "Introduce the Cinema Association and add a general elected executive committee. “

"Then ask one more thing. "Someone didn't speak in order, but just shouted. "Our new association rushed the election, and if we chose a duplicate candidate for the sake of unifying forces......"

"No problem. Lin Quanze waved his hand. "This topic has been discussed before, as long as it is a duly elected candidate within the association, it doesn't matter if the eleven executive committee seats are one......!

"That's good!"

There was a round of applause from the audience, not everyone was willing to drag on here, otherwise there would be no appearance of various associations and executive committees.

However, they did not need to worry much soon, because as the demands of the management were met, the meeting process became extraordinarily smooth, from the authorization of the executive committee by the major associations, to the oath of approval of the executive committee by all filmmakers, to the unification of the roster of the major associations...... These formalities may seem useless, but in fact, according to experience, when it comes to the real moment, Koreans who want more names than deaths will not hesitate to succumb to these video materials and registered signatures...... With this, the authority of this executive committee can be ensured.

However, as the process progressed, the atmosphere finally became delicate...... The Executive Committee election is finally about to begin!

In other words, although the major associations have their own internal structures, in fact, most of the associations except the Directors Association are mainly based on technology, and there are few characteristics of this kind of power organization. In addition, many associations are extremely busy or idle, and it is difficult to connect with such permanent institutions. Then, it is natural to put aside the temporary chairman system and re-elect the internal election.

In fact, this is where the meeting began. You must know that in the past, when the president was in charge, many associations broke out in ridiculous political battles for unknown reasons...... While the meeting was intended to solidify the outcome and institutionalize the Executive Committee, there was also a unanimous call for a five-year election to end the chaotic struggle for power.

So back to the topic, the election, it will naturally make people feel a little nervous and delicate, just like the gentleman and lady dispute between Park Wonchun and Luo Qingyuan outside, and it is inevitable that Luo Qingyuan will be exposed to a beauty salon with a price of tens of millions of won......

So, in order to avoid chaos in the situation, the elections were held one by one starting from the Directors Guild!

Although Li Cangdong is not the president of the Directors Association, as the designated successor of Lin Quanze, he was naturally unfazed by his election this time.

Next is the election of the Korean Filmmakers Technology Association, and the old chairman Han Jae-yi was also easily elected, and there are not so many technical personnel, and his position has always been very stable.

The third elected executive committee member is called Li Dahao, who is a candidate for the Screenwriters Association, and if you look at Cui Xikui, the president of the Screenwriters Association, who is stunned, you can know that this famous screenwriter president is obviously yin.

"Cui Xikui has been too keen on fame and fortune this year. Li Zaibin, who seemed to know what was going on, shook his head with a little emotion. As a result, it caused dissatisfaction within the Screenwriters Guild, and even the people in the Directors Guild were unwilling to pull him, so it's no wonder that it was like this. “

Jin Zhongming naturally bowed slightly.

The fourth executive committee member is from the Independent Film Association, and he is also an acquaintance of Kim Jong-myeong, Lee Chung-yeol, the director of "The Sound of Cowbells".

The fifth candidate is from the Women Filmmakers Association, who is still a director, and he is a person who Kim Jong knows no longer - the famous representative of the New Wave film directors, Li Tingxiang.

It is no wonder that although there are many members of the Women Filmmakers Association, South Korea is a patriarchal society after all, and actresses are generally reluctant to participate in these things, so female directors in the association have a great upper hand, and Lee Tingxiang is one of the best, not to mention the number two.

However, seeing the appearance of these two candidates, Li Cangdong couldn't help but frequently look at An Shengji and Jin Zhongming hiding in the corner, because the Directors Association has always believed that these two places should be the characters in their own entrainment, but these two people are obviously very close to An Shengji, a powerful figure in the actor...... But then again, these two candidates are really speechless, no one can say that they are not suitable, and they are both serious directors...... Even Li Cangdong himself felt a little puzzled by his suspicions.

"Don't look at me like that......" Facing Li Zaibin's puzzled gaze, Kim Jongming smiled awkwardly and shook his head. "Director Li Zhonglie was instigated by me, he owes me a lot of favors, and I really did this to fight for a little right to speak...... But Aunt Li Tingxiang, I don't carry this pot!"

"Memorize it!" Li Zaibin shook his head. "The aunt who brought you from the United States, the seniors of your parents, and the director of your first work, won't you be embarrassed?"

Kim Jong-ming was noncommittal.

Soon, the sixth executive committee member who followed was also produced, and the actors' association, which had already been coordinated, directly chose Lee Byung-hun, which was the result of previous internal discussions.

The seventh executive committee member came from the Korean Film Union, and Ahn Sung-ki, who was listed on the backdoor, was also elected without hindrance.

The eighth executive committee member is Zheng Jinju, who has been set a long time ago, as the only official representative, although the Korean Filmmakers Federation has been abolished, but the official is official after all, and the existence of the Film Promotion Committee cannot be ignored by anyone, and giving an executive committee seat is already the biggest victory.

The next election came from the Producers Guild, and a lot of people were in the mood because they wanted to know which one the other side would play...... Kim Jong-ming and Lee Jae-bin are registered members, and one of them is also vice president, so naturally they also received a voting notice in the mobile app.

This is a place similar to the Chinese penguin colony, a very simple function, very direct and transparent, you can directly choose your favorite candidate...... In fact, most associations have adopted this seemingly naïve, but in fact practical, way of conducting elections.

Kim Jong-ming came up and chose Lee Jae-bin's name, and then ignored it.

However, Li Zaibin immediately coughed violently and handed the mobile phone to Jin Zhongming.

Jin Zhongming's expression froze slightly, without him, the number of votes behind his name in the mobile phone app was growing violently, and he soon occupied a huge advantage!

The ninth executive committee member is Kim Jong-ming!

Li Cangdong and Lin Quanze couldn't help but glance at each other, it is obvious that things are going to be big! Aside from the official and the capital, actors and directors are the two most representative groups in Korean films, but these two groups have always been safe, the main reason is that the director naturally suppresses the actors!

But this time, it seems that it is necessary to turn over the teachers and students of Jin Zhongming as the core!

But there was nothing they could do. Not to mention that the two are natural allies in the face of the government and the management, unless it is a big dirt, it will be difficult to tear the face; more importantly, the success of this conference depends more on the efforts of directors who like to stir things up, and the election results and the validity of the Executive Committee's resolutions must be endorsed by these people. Otherwise, it will only damage the authority of people of culture like yourself!

And at present, the pair of teachers and students do not have an absolute majority, and the situation can still be barely controlled by using the final general election.

The election of the 10th executive committee also began soon, this time it was the election of the newly joined Korean cinema industry association. In other words, many people on the scene didn't think about it, after all, if everyone in the producers association is relatively familiar, then many people in the theater are almost blank.

In fact, Jin Zhongming thought the same way at first, but when the election began, his mobile phone also began to buzz, and his brain immediately began to buzz -- he had just acquired a few insignificant small cinema chains, and he just remembered that he seemed to be a member of this association! And more importantly, the mobile phone clearly showed that he, a person who had just set foot in the cinema chain, was actually ahead in the election by a large margin in this association that had just been qualified for the election of executive committee members!

Two minutes later, the election results were successfully released, and the tenth executive committee member was also Kim Jong-ming!

Lee Jae-bin looked at Jin Zhongming with a shocked expression. Kim Jong-ming, Kim Jong-myung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Chung-yeol, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Ting-hyang...... Even if you don't care about the final or the ownership of the executive committee, this pair of teachers and students has already gained an absolute advantage.

What's even more terrifying is that if Jin Zhongming wins the last place on the executive committee (this possibility is still very high), then he can even put aside An Shengji and turn the executive committee into a hall of his own!

Many people who knew the relationship between Li Tingxiang and Li Zhonglie and Kim Jong-ming realized this, and then they either exchanged heads or turned back to find the person concerned without saying a word. But everyone was unexpectedly unanimous in their hearts - they felt that this was a deliberate act by Jin Zhongming, and it was the result of deliberate planning!

Exquisite design and strong strength integrate the two incompatible groups of management and entertainers...... And if he thinks about it this way, Kim Jong-ming has naturally become a deliberate forbearance after leaving Seoul for more than half a year, and the act of almost giving up the actor the night before yesterday has also become a placation for Ahn Sung-ki.

Lin Quanze, Li Cangdong and other directors became ugly, and Ahn Sung-ki drooped his eyelids so that people couldn't see his thoughts!

Not only are these people thinking weirdly, but there are actually very acquaintances, and they can't wait to run to him at this moment and ask: "Do you need to be in such a hurry?"

Kim Jong-ming ignored these gazes, he was seriously analyzing and thinking about the reason for this matter, he first had to figure out why? He didn't feel that he was shocked, and the Korean producers and theaters worshipped him.

First of all, of course, there is the existence of Lee Jae-hyun...... Lee Jae-bin's ignorance, the president of the cinema chain surnamed Sun, it would be strange if CJ made such a big tactical move without Lee Jae-hyun's approval. Coupled with the emergence of the Meijia Cinema Line, Lee Jae-hyun's purpose in doing this is also obvious, that is, to give himself a warning on the issue of cinemas appropriately...... Indeed, if he really succeeds in the acquisition in the future, how will the Korean film practitioners here today view the sudden appearance of this theater association and their election?

It's good to be careful, but it's not good to call it a villain's means, and it's a private act!

However, Lee Jae-hyun's strength seems to be insufficient, and he is now anxious to be like that, of course it is no problem to manipulate CJ, but Lotte and Mika, as well as Sidushq in the Producers Association...... Does he really have this face and ability?

Thinking of sidushq, Kim Jong-myung suddenly remembered Choi Tae-won that Lee so-man had told him...... Although I don't understand why this guy is always targeting himself, it makes sense.

After figuring it out, it is natural to analyze the pros and cons, everything has pros and cons, even if it is a poisonous honey bait, but if it is really wrapped in honey outside that is two rooms thick, then it should be swallowed and swallowed.

And that seems to be the problem.

If you really swallow it, even if the Directors Guild has a dislike for you, even if your reputation is damaged, then what? A five-year term is enough to happen a lot, enough to change many people's minds, and more importantly, the temptation to control the overall situation...... And isn't this exactly what you're striving for?