Chapter 639 Meetings and Restrictions on Pay
On the afternoon of the second day, the National Film Work Conference was held in Beijing.
Hundreds of people participated in the meeting.
The leaders emphasized that film is a cultural entertainment method loved by the broad masses of the people, and the strength of film intuitively reflects the comprehensive national strength, leads the development direction of China's culture, and is an important carrier to demonstrate the self-confidence of Chinese culture.
In his speech, he praised the film and television companies that performed well, but also criticized the existing problems.
"There is still a big gap between the quality of creation and the audience's expectations, and there are a lot of movies produced in my country every year, but there are very few good-looking ones. Some filmmakers take third-rate scripts, find some random actors, shoot a few actions, read a few embarrassing lines, add a few five-cent special effects, and then spend most of their energy and cost on publicity and hype. The call was high before the release, and the disappointment in the place after the release. As a carrier of cultural dissemination, film should not only bring economic benefits, but also social benefits. As a filmmaker, you need to concentrate on studying the script, be brave in innovation, improve professionalism, and bring more realistic works. It will bring a higher level of enjoyment to the spiritual and cultural life of the broad masses of the people. The leader's words can be described as merciless.
In the past year, although the total box office of Chinese films continued to rank first in the world, there were many films with a poor reputation.
It can be said that behind the brilliant achievements, there are many problems.
"Industry governance and market norms are still relatively extensive, and if Chinese films want to flourish, they can't do without a positive and healthy industry atmosphere. For example, the problem of adding remuneration, the sky-high remuneration is bound to reduce the cost of film production, and eventually cause a decline in quality, but the industry is shrouded in an atmosphere of 'money worship', and artists will be impetuous, mercenary, which will restrict the development of Chinese films. "The second fire burned to the industry governance and market norms, and once again cut to the 'sky-high salary'.
Then he pointed out two problems, both of which are very obvious problems in the current film industry, and they are also the most important problems.
Asking questions is naturally relatively simple, but what about solving problems?
That's a bit of a noise!
For film and television companies, it is natural to compress the remuneration of actors, and the compression of actors' remuneration means that the investment is reduced at the same level of production. The reduction in actors' salaries also means that with the same size of investment, more money can be spent on film production.
But for actors, who wants their salary to be reduced?
Shouldn't the market be left to the market?
Isn't it because of market demand that I get such a high salary?
There are also a lot of cheap actors with good acting skills on the market, so you can find them!
For Li Hao, he also has his own needs, that is, to relax more restrictions, and at the same time regulate the market, open up more channels, and crack down on piracy.
This is actually a game, or a negotiation, where all parties compromise with each other and finally get a condition that is acceptable to everyone.
The whole meeting lasted for three days.
In the past three days, Li Hao also found some people to hold a meeting in private.
There are some things that are not suitable to be talked about on the table, after all, they are naked interests.
Is it difficult to fight piracy on the Internet?
It's not difficult at all!
It's nothing more than Baidu and others conniving and making trouble.
Otherwise, if the web page can't be opened, who can see piracy?
Of course, in addition to private discussions, leaders must also go to interdepartmental associations to increase work in this area.
After three days, some results were finally achieved.
What Li Hao thought was basically realized, and the next thing is to see how to implement it.
If you can't achieve this level, everything will be in vain.
Regarding the remuneration of actors, a certain consensus has been reached that the remuneration of actors shall not be higher than 50 million per film, the remuneration of actors shall not be higher than 35% of the production cost of the film, and the remuneration of the leading actor shall not exceed 60% of the total remuneration. Compared with the previous one, the actor's salary accounted for no more than 40%, a decrease of 5%, and the starring actor's salary must not exceed 60% of the total salary, which was 70% before, a decrease of 10%!
And the penalty has been increased, that is, the penalty is twice the amount of the remuneration.
There is no doubt that this is a tight spell for film and television companies and actors.
For a movie with a production cost of 300 million, the actor's salary will be about 100 million, while the starring actor's salary will not exceed 60 million, other actors account for 40 million, and the remaining 200 million will be used to make the movie.
The representatives of the actors are naturally dissatisfied, but the bigwigs have reached a consensus, and they have no choice.
I can only go shopping and have fun to vent my dissatisfaction.
After all, this time, compared to before, it was much stricter.
It's not just about contracts, it's about the control of accounts, and it's impossible to want a yin-yang contract.
There are also box office dividends, which are also blocked.
If you want to play some tricks in the future, it will not be so easy, and the risk will be much greater.
"Alas, we people have no status, and are completely treated as pigs, to be slaughtered and cut off." Yang Mi couldn't help but complain, she only felt that the actor's salary was not higher than 50 million per film, which was simply aimed at her.
Wasn't she willing to star in some movies before, just because the other party could give a high salary.
"Mi Mi, I'm the one who has suffered a lot of losses, okay?" Hu Ge said angrily: "I don't have a variety show. ”
He is now the highest-paid.
Now the salary can be said to be cut in half.
Tong Liya didn't care, anyway, she had already decided to stop filming, she didn't care about the high or low salary, and she didn't have a dime to do with her.
Hot Bar and Nazha are different, their single salary is not so high, but the salary of the problem actor is not higher than 35% of the production cost, and the main actor accounts for no more than 60% of the total salary, which is also a big bleeding for them.
It can be said that this rule will affect any star.
On the contrary, those supporting roles and old actors are not affected, and even benefit.
"Okay, okay, everyone don't pour bitter water, think about your income, those academicians' lifetime income is not as good as your annual income, it's time to be content." Li Hao said.
It's a game, and if you follow the North American side, it's a total victory for the capital.
There is no way, these celebrities' high salaries, under the media publicity over the years, belong to everyone's dislike, and it is very negative.
Limit the remuneration of celebrities, and as soon as the report goes out, the vast majority of people applaud.
If you want to say it, it can only be said that the boss of the film and television company is cunning and cunning, and he has laid out it early.
To be honest, he can't get used to this.
The market and technology should be on par with Hollywood, and when it comes to investment, it is its own national conditions, and when it comes to actors' salaries, they sadly attribute the poor quality of movies to the high salaries of actors.
As for the financial reports and the like, every year is either a small profit or a loss, but the company is still operating well, and there is no bankruptcy.
You must know that according to the statistics released by the state, the gross profit of the film and television industry over the years is more than 25%.
(End of chapter)