1011: Farce
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At the meeting, there were also heated discussions and debates, which were not lively. (Please search, the novel is better and faster!)
Some people have a wait-and-see attitude, shouting that "just increasing the number of places, and not letting go of the censorship will be useful." "Will the censorship-censorship system for film creation be loosened accordingly? Otherwise, a group of movie colleagues wearing shackles and hand-to-hand combat with American special forces armed to the teeth, imagine this tragic scene, but it is also an American blockbuster! "If we don't make corresponding reforms in the censorship system and classification system, Chinese films, don't die too quickly!" Don't look at the recent "Painted Skin 2" and "Four Famous Catches" are quite popular, and you can't save China's ...... by relying on costume films"
It was noisy and lively below, and the leaders were also annoying.
The number of places has indeed increased, but how to introduce them and how to arrange the schedule are enough headaches.
Some people are even more angry, "National Property Protection Month, who is protected, all Hollywood blockbusters are protected." ”
This is indeed a strict mistake in execution. These bigwigs are all very rich, where will they care about the face of a few of your officials, there are a lot of scolding. So that they know that Feng Xiaogang is not the only one who can scold.
The leader was irritable, and suddenly saw Li Donglai, who was listening energetically, and simply grabbed the bag directly, "What does Director Li Donglai think about the introduction." As we all know, your film has been shown all over the world. ”
Li Donglai was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect to answer the question by name.
The field suddenly fell silent, and all eyes looked at Li Donglai.
"Ahem," Li Donglai moistened his throat, took a glass of water handed over by Messiha, and took a sip before saying, "Since the agreement has come into effect." It is no use to express indignation at the number of 34 films. I agree with the introduction of 34 films......"
"Of course you agree, it's all your Phantom that is screened." I don't know who it is, I'm used to having a big mouth. It is customary to top a sentence.
Li Donglai's face did not change at all, and he said with a smile: "This is not right. Even the Phantom movies are not all introduced. We all follow the process. Just like my blockbuster film "The Hangover" has already won more than 700 million box office worldwide, and "Teddy Bear" has also broken 600 million box office, it will still not be introduced, and we have no complaints. Since the rules cannot be changed, then the only way to obey them is to obey them. ”
The people below are even more disdainful. "Your film market has already spread to the world, so naturally you don't care about the box office in the mainland."
This idea is wrong, and even DreamWorks has gone to China to start a company together. How could we Phantoms not care. Li Donglai retorted without hesitation, "The total box office for the whole year this year may exceed 1.5o billion, and next year it will be 2oo billion." Nowadays, the domestic film market is getting bigger and bigger, and one day there will be a time when a single domestic film will exceed 1o billion box office. Even 1o billion is nothing anymore. The 2o billion box office is also not far away. The person who said this kind of thing is obviously a layman, and I recommend that he not engage in film-related work in the future. ”
He said this mercilessly, and it also made people know that he was not just a young man, and he would still curse if he provoked him. And whoever took the sentence just now, he was not interested in knowing.
There was a pause at the scene, and it was rare that no one answered, and even the person who was directly despised by Li Donglai just now was silent.
Li Donglai smiled. continued: "Let's get back to business. ”
"I don't think it's a big problem to have a quota of 34 films, but you need to think more about the introduction of genres. Are all Hollywood box office blockbusters introduced? Not really. We have many options. Don't just focus on high-grossing blockbusters. Introduce more genre films, literary films, and give such good films a certain number of places, so as to cultivate the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies. Just like our "Can Get Out of Control" released at the beginning of this year, who dared to shoot pseudo-documentaries before? We Phantom did it, and it also filled the gap of the pseudo-documentary genre zero for domestic films. What is the result, the box office is not very good, which proves that everyone does not necessarily have to watch blockbusters. Especially for some audiences who don't like blockbusters, they have watched too many foreign literary films and genre films, and they can also raise the interest of niche movie audiences. In this way, in the future, domestic directors will shoot small-budget works, and they will not have a box office of tens of thousands a day, and finally hit the streets. ”
As soon as these words came out, the scene was silent again for a long time, and many people nodded their heads one after another, agreeing with Li Donglai's construction.
Li Donglai seemed to have opened the chatterbox, and he couldn't stop as soon as he opened his mouth, and even the leaders on the stage were just about to speak, but they were blocked by Li Donglai's voice, so as not to give face.
He continued to speak freely, saying: "Of course, the increase in the number of imported films is a good thing for the theater owners. To tell you the truth, our Mei Cinema Line is stepping up to build theaters, at least for now, the cinema line has not yet opened up foreign investment. Are theaters going to give up production? No, even Wanda has started filmmaking, who is willing to give up and show movies exclusively to others. I think that only by always adhering to local culture and local films will Chinese films rise one day. Of course, we can't do it behind closed doors, there are many places that should learn from Hollywood, and China will never fail to make blockbusters that are recognized by the world. And this period is not too far away, it is close at hand......"
Speaking of this, he began to be cynical again, with a smile on his face, he stood up and bowed to the four directions: "Little brother, the first Chinese science fiction film "Gravity" directed by me, starring the king of heaven Andy Lau and the queen Maggie Cheung. It will be released worldwide in January next year. The little brother bowed to you, and I confessed to all the theater bosses, the movie is guaranteed to be absolutely good-looking, and it must be united when the time comes, at least not to let the mainland box office be lower than that of North America. I also want Hollywood to see the charm of our domestic blockbusters. I'll go out and explore the way first, and when the Americans are familiar with the faces of Chinese actors, it will be much smoother for everyone to go out in the future. ”
Wang Jianlin gave face, and said with a smile: "In the schedule of November next year, Wanda Cinema Line will leave a gap for you." ”
Li Donglai smiled again, "Then thank you, brother, I will invite you to drink when I turn around...... I drink juice. ”
"Haha." Quite a few burst out laughing.
Li Donglai came to do business on the spot, which made the leaders on the stage cough, "Director Li Donglai, we are still discussing at the meeting." ”
"Oh, okay. It's wrong, it's off topic. If you forgive me. ”
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Discussions came and went, and in the end, it was Li Donglai's mention that was recognized.
Increase the number of quotas for literary and artistic films and genre films, and ensure that such films will be released every year. This result made a group of filmmakers sigh, who said that ginger is old and spicy, people can become famous at a young age, and it is really not luck to start from scratch and show their current wealth.
In short, this agreement has made Hollywood go crazy.
The agreement has also received a positive response from many Hollywood studios.
Walt Disney Executive Bob Igor and DreamWorks Executive Jeffrey Kazanberg said that the agreement will greatly break the ice between Chinese and American film exchanges, and is a new initiative with a great positive effect.
In addition, according to the analysis of the American media, the agreement will bring hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue growth to the American film industry every year. With a 12% increase in the share of the bill, each Hollywood film is expected to earn between $2ooo and $4ooo more at the box office in China, while 3D and IMAX films will also earn more in China.
The president and CEO of MPAA, the most influential industry association in the U.S. film industry, shouted, "This is a landmark agreement!" This is absolutely huge news for the American film industry and the thousands of people who work for the American entertainment industry! ”
The report of these news is definitely pouring salt into the wounds of Chinese filmmakers.
The fact has come true, and they can only catch up, and there is no other way.
But the whole meeting was still secretive about the third license, and even denied it. But the news doesn't come out for no reason, there is no wind and no waves, someone must be prying open this wall.
Among them, the most fierce competition is still a state-owned enterprise, Zhong-Guowen-Huayi-Art Co., Ltd.
They are state-owned, and there are people in the Ministry of Culture and Culture, the Propaganda and Propaganda Department of the National Political Association, and the General Administration of Guangzhou.
Li Donglai can also understand that it is a fool's dream for a private-owned enterprise to get the right to introduce it.
At least Phantom is not strong enough to influence Chinese films, and if it is also like South Korea in the mainland, it is easy to say anything about the top five films at the box office every year. Now we can only wait for the large-scale release of the Phantom movie next year to see if there is a turnaround.
Throughout the first half of this year, overseas media (in fact, mainly American media) began to "think about the Chinese market", first reporting that the number of imported blockbusters may increase by 1o, and then reporting that the introduction of imported films and the liberalization of power will be released, which made the domestic and domestic media jump and constantly seek verification from the film-film bureau, and then denied them one by one.
The essence behind this is that overseas companies are eager to further pry open up the Chinese market -- after all, China is now the world's second largest film market, and overseas media will naturally fan the flames, constantly putting pressure on China's side, knocking on the side, and hitting the pole with and without dates.
Another industry insider said that the amount of 34 blockbusters introduced every year was discussed by a certain big leader in person. However, the relevant policies for the introduction of films are not something that can be decided by the leaders of the National News-News-Out-Edition-Radio-Television-General Administration Bureau by touching their heads, it involves the cultural strategy of the entire country, how can it be so easy to let go?
As a result, it was a fuss for more than half a year, and in the end, the Phantom had to fight for the quota of the movie under his name. Smaller filmmakers can compete for the "batch of films" quota. Otherwise, don't think about it. (To be continued......)