Chapter 129: Discussion of the Film System
"It's Wushan Xiaoyou, right?" Ai Zhisheng stretched out his hand.
This is a scholar-type leader, who stayed on to teach after graduating from Huaqing University, and once held the position of vice president and deputy party secretary of that well-known university.
Later, he turned around gorgeously and entered the state affairs? Courtyard, into the political arena.
Ai Zhisheng, who was born in 1928, is 61 years old this year and is still working in a leadership position, and this situation will gradually decrease or even disappear in the coming years.
Don't look at the state shouting all day long that cadres should be knowledgeable, professional, and younger, it will take time to really complete this process.
In terms of the title, he hesitated again and again, and finally came up with this nondescript title.
"Ai Lao, it should be the kid and the others who are going to greet you!" Wu Shan smiled, and respected this old man who was more than ten years older than his father.
"It's only a few steps away," Ai Zhisheng's hand was warm and powerful: "It just so happened that a few friends from Hong Kong Island came over, and we got together in a paradise, all in the same courtyard." ”
Except for Lin Qingxia, who met for the first time, everyone else was somewhat familiar, and Wushan didn't remember the name very much, so he just shook hands with everyone in turn.
When it came to Lin Qingxia, he paused slightly, but he was a little touched, and he didn't give people a sense of lust.
Besides, which woman in the family is not a national beauty? will not be half a point weaker than her, like Wang Lu is still above her.
"Hello, little sir!" The man stood at the end, it seemed that he knew himself, but fortunately, he reported to his home: "I'm Xu Anhua, so I won't bring them to Minister Ai." ”
"Oh?" Wu Shan's hand stayed on him for a second: "Hello Director Xu, it seems that the harvest is good." ”
"What's good." Ai Zhisheng smiled bitterly on the side: "I didn't get the instructions above, so it's not easy to make decisions." ”
Originally. Xu Anhua reprinted a mainland movie called Tonight Starlight.
This film is produced by Shaw Brothers Pictures and Tomson Pictures. Because it doesn't involve politics, I want to release it on the mainland.
In fact, it is very difficult to be in Ai Zhisheng's position, on the one hand, he wants to make some reforms and lead Chinese film and television people to find a way to adapt to the current reform.
On the other hand, do you have to focus on the middle? The main tone of the Propaganda Department must not contradict the spirit of the above.
This year's school? After the turmoil, the ideological trend of the diehards prevailed for a while. In their opinion, this kind of love and love film is not suitable for the main theme of reform and opening up.
"I remember that there was once a film called Lushan Love." Wu Shan frowned: "There was also a film by Director Xie the year before last, called Furong Town. ”
"After watching these two films, I think they are very beautiful. It's a pity that there is a fly in the ointment, the directors should be affected by the policy and always want to express something. There was a little less heat on the doorstep. ”
"Oh?" Ai Zhisheng was shocked: "You also watch movies?" ”
"Then what do you think I'm doing in my spare time?" Wushan couldn't laugh or cry: "My family likes to watch it, so I will accompany them to watch it, but unfortunately, I regret it when I enter the cinema." ”
"It's a theme movie. has not yet escaped the ten-year catastrophe and the ideological trend after the founding of the People's Republic of China, all of them are the image of Gao Daquan. ”
"I'm thinking, foreign words. This kind of film is called a literary film, and I always want to express something about the creator through the film. The result is to educate the public. ”
"Is it so easy to educate?" Wu Shan said with a wry smile: "From the ancient sages to Confucius and then to the later Confucian family, it seems that the people's brains are still in the feudal period today. ”
"Besides. Our country has been supporting, how much did it cost to make a movie? What is the budget? How much did the cinema sell? What is the profit? ”
"Look at the Hong Kong Island colleagues coming over today, they are much ahead in this regard."
"The movie itself is a commodity, the people pay for it, and they are willing to watch it, so that they can make money, so that several major national film manufacturers do not lose money, but how much box office do they take?"
"It gives me the feeling that the whole thing is a mess!"
He spoke mercilessly, because the later Sam's movies have eroded our culture too much.
What is the reason? It's a tight spell on the filmmaker's head.
How many Sam are there? How much do they invest in movies? And how many Sams go into the cinema to watch a movie?
Entertainment activities are somewhat monolithic now, but the Internet will become more and more popular in the future, and at what point will many viewers come to the cinema to watch movies?
"Comrade Wushan, you're right," Ai Zhisheng's brows haven't stretched since he started to speak: "Our country is indeed too far behind in the film sector. ”
Strictly speaking, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television is a structure of a ministry, and when he was established, he was also a high-ranking minister, serving as a deputy minister-level minister in the capacity of a full minister.
To put it bluntly, the country still wants to explore the way for the cultural industry, and hopes that he can make a breakthrough.
If he really pushes China's film and television forward during his tenure, even if he is sixty-four years old at that time, there is no possibility of further progress.
Now that he has arrived in the officialdom, Minister Ai is not far behind, even if he is a scholar-type official.
"I just think that you and Secretary Wu are in a set of economic construction, and I didn't expect to care so much about the cultural industry, it seems that my own ideas are too narrow."
As he spoke, he shook his head involuntarily.
"How is that possible?" Wu Shan smiled and waved his hand: "The establishment of the Ouluotai Film Studio and the Film and Television City, it seems that I have done a lot." ”
"Huh? Haha, look at my memory! Ai Zhisheng patted his head.
I don't blame him, he didn't come to radio and television at that time, and he didn't care much about this industry.
"So, Comrade Wushan, in front of our friends on Hong Kong Island, please give us an idea." Now that he has the confidence, he can tell people that it means the Wu family in the future.
Scholarly officials emerge within the government, but the group is not strong.
On the contrary, the Wu family has shined in the reform and opening up. The Propaganda Department held a meeting, and from time to time let everyone use their brains to learn from Yizhou, southern Guangdong, and Ouluotai, and dare to be the first in the world.
"Let's let my colleagues on Hong Kong Island talk about the system over there," Wu Shan pointed at Xu Anhua: "I think Director Xu has more say in this regard than I do." ”
The 70s of the 20th century was an important turning point for the popularization of culture on Hong Kong Island.
With the popularization of television, Hong Kong Island movies have also developed socially and economically. As a result, Hong Kong Island films in the 70s tended to be diversified and authentic.
Inheriting the aggressive momentum of the mid-60s. In the early 70s, Shaw Brothers continued to dominate the Hong Kong Island film industry and was known as the kingdom of Southeast Asian films.
They have produced a large number of Chinese martial arts films, including Li Hanxiang, Zhang Che and Liu Jialiang.
are all based on familiar swords, fists and feet kung fu films, and the movie world is full of strong masculinity, among which Zhang Che's movies have created idol-level martial arts stars.
Hong Kong Island's film industry has always been dominated by commerce, and the New Wave films are not popular, so it is inevitable that they will be eliminated.
In the early 80s of the 20th century, New Arts City Film Company sprung up and absorbed a large number of up-and-coming directors at that time.
These people include Wu Yusen, Tsui Hark, Lin Lingdong, Gao Zhisen, etc. concocted a commercial film, in which comedy is the mainstay.
The common denominator of these films is that they are created in the mode of collective creation of TV stations, which are full of dense jokes and movements, and are based on catering to the tastes of the audience.
The greatest achievement of Hong Kong Island cinema is to let the world know about Chinese kung fu, before Bruce Lee became famous, the Hong Kong Island film industry was about Tak Hing, Shi Jian and others starred in the "Wong Fei Hung" series of movies.
This series of 99 films has been filmed by Guan Dexing and is eligible to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
Kung fu films are the biggest feature of Hong Kong Island and the highest achievement in the Hong Kong Island film industry.
Comedy is one of the historical strengths of Hong Kong Island's film industry, and comedy is universal.
There are not many countries and regions that do not make comedies. This is one of the genres that moviegoers love the most.
Where there are soldiers, there are bandits, and where there are black, there are white. Everything in the world is relative, and one thing must descend to another.
The protagonist in the gangster film is a man in the underworld, and the story is also about the struggle for power and profit within the gang. Or fight for territory with rival gangs.
The vast majority of police and gangster movies are action movies, with thrilling plots, and conflicts between police and bandits continue to set off a high tide for the plot.
Police films have a long history in Hong Kong Island films. There have been many excellent works in various periods of Hong Kong Island film development.
Police films highlight the courage of the police, and gangster films focus on the ferocity of gangsters.
Hong Kong Island is the capital of commercial films. The heyday of literary films was before the 60s.
After the rise of Shaw Brothers, a large number of commercial romance masterpieces and kung fu movies became popular. Hong Kong Island's literary and artistic films are gradually declining.
Ghost movies are another major signature genre movies on Hong Kong Island, and ghost movies are still divided into many genres.
It is strange that people admire the creativity of Hong Kong Island filmmakers, and it is really strange that they have such a strong imagination.
Erotic films can also be called tertiary films, but tertiary films are not all erotic films, and too many bloody scenes will also be classified as tertiary films.
But one thing is for sure, if there are more nude scenes in the movie, this movie is a tertiary film.
Listening to Xu Anhua and the people around him constantly introduced, Ai Zhisheng also asked some questions from time to time, and the most he asked was the separation of production and broadcasting.
"Actually, you've been talking about it for a long time, but you haven't talked about film censorship!" Wu Shan said with a smile: "No matter what the film, since the market needs it, the investors will shoot it." ”
The latest film classification system on Hong Kong Island was enacted on 10 November 1988 in accordance with the Film Censorship Ordinance (Cap. 392), which is divided into three levels: I., II AND III. based on the age limit of the audience
According to the laws of Hong Kong Island, films intended for display or distribution on videotape or laser discs on Hong Kong Island are required to be submitted to the Hong Kong Island Film, Television and Entertainment Administration for grading and approval by the Director.
Packaging of Class III videotapes or DVDs, as well as promotional materials for Class III films, must be submitted to the Film Censorship Authority for approval before they can be distributed or publicly displayed.
A copy of the Certificate of Approval of the Film Censorship Ordinance issued by the Film and Television Department must be shown for all graded films, whether they are shown in cinemas or distributed on CD.
The purpose of the rating is to protect minors under the age of 18 from the influence of undesirable film content. This will also help parents choose movies for their children.
As the current leader of the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television, Ai Zhisheng is usually high.
Even if Xu Anhua and the others even used the relationship of the He family to make an appointment with him, he was condescending and didn't take it seriously.
"I feel very strange," Wu Shan said bluntly: "A film of my daughter Jin Lingpai won the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival, why is it not allowed to be screened in China?" ”
"Huh?" Ai Zhisheng really doesn't know what is going on.
Qin Shijun, who was like an invisible man for a long time, had to stand up hard: "Hello minister, that movie didn't pass us when it was established, so it ??????"
"You are?" Ai Zhisheng couldn't be very clear about the employees below, even the people of the old Qin family.
"I'm Qin Shijun of the Qualification Review Department." He was respectful, and he completely lost his temper in front of the number one in the ministry: "But it's currently under review." ”
"Oh," Ai Zhisheng replied lightly, and then asked, "Jin Ling or your daughter?" In the past two years, he has made a great reputation. ”
"She's still like a child," Wu Shan didn't answer his question: "Don't think that when we implement nine years of compulsory education, all the students will go to class. ”
"I'm sorry, I haven't seen her movie yet, I guess it exposes some social problems. It's too shady, please pay attention to it when Qin is reviewing. ”
"Please rest assured Comrade Wushan and the minister, I promise to complete the task." Qin Shijun couldn't help but relax when he saw that the other party was not too harsh.
Everyone talked together for a long time, until the waiter came to announce the meal.
At this time, the train from the northeast to the capital has passed through the Shanhaiguan. (To be continued......)