1979 Golden Age

"We support film reform, and we also support Guangdong Province as a pilot. We also support the promotion of exchanges and cooperation between the two places! But China Film's function is to be responsible for national film distribution. You can't bypass China Film when you are doing pilot projects!"

"Pilot pilot means reform experimental field! I think we can break away from the rules and regulations. If we still follow the original old tradition, then what is the point of pilot project?"

"Reforms must also abide by the law! Our functions at China Film are entrusted by the law. The trial of box office splitting for Hong Kong films in Guangdong first involves the question of who introduces them? How can 20 Hong Kong films come in a year? Let your Guangdong film company introduce it on its own Is that beyond the scope of your functions? We, China Film Group, must introduce it and then distribute it to your film company!”

"This kind of reform is just empty talk, going around and back again!"

The atmosphere in the conference room was extremely intense. The current situation is: All parties generally agree that Guangdong Province will serve as a pilot for box office splitting, but how will the benefits be distributed? China Film and Provincial Film Companies are unwilling to give in.

The Hong Kong delegation and Chen Qi were watching. He was caught between the two places, neither speaking for Hong Kong nor speaking for the mainland.

Meeting like this for a day produced no results, and the delegation was used to it.

I stayed for a week last time! The first few days were basically wrangling, and I decided on something on the last day.

The last time they came was in spring, the capital was still a bit chilly, but now it was midsummer and the scenery was different. As usual, Chen Qi acted as a tour guide to accompany them everywhere.

Leader Zhu has not expressed his opinion and seems to be still learning humbly. At the end of the meeting on the third day, he suddenly called Ding Qiao over.

"I have just taken office and I am still familiar with various aspects of work. I would like to ask you for your advice. I followed the three-day meeting and I have some understanding. I think the pilot idea is very good. Reform and opening up means taking bold steps. That’s called openness! I’m always a little timid now.”

Um?

Ding Qiao was stunned for a moment and tasted the taste. Does transferring this person over mean further liberating his mind?

The Ministry of Truth represents the thoughts of above.

Historically, Leader Zhu proposed the famous three-lenient policy: generosity, relaxation, and tolerance.

From a movie perspective alone, it ushered in an era of chaos in domestic films. This kind of thing, it has always been chaos when released and death when caught. Leader Zhu was transferred after just two years in office.

In 1987, the central government began to oppose "bourgeois liberalization". Why did it oppose it? It means that liberalization has gone too far in the past, but that is a story for another day. Speaking at this moment, Ding Qiao followed his intention and said: "The resistance to film reform is very strong. We want to make a breakthrough and then drive more provinces to follow suit."

"Who came up with this idea?"

"Comrade Chen Qi!"

"Why would he make such a suggestion?"

"Comrade Chen Qi united the Hong Kong film industry last year——·——

Ding Qiao briefly explained the cause and effect, and Leader Zhu looked surprised. This little comrade was more capable than he thought. He paused and then asked: "What do you think about the integration of film and television?"

"I obey the organization's arrangements!"

"I understand some of your difficulties. What do you think about changing Comrade Chen's position?"

What? !

Ding Qiao was shocked, but with a calm expression on his face, he asked, "Do you want to transfer him from Dongfang Company?"

"I just think that he has been at Dongfang Company for 4 years, which is not a short period of time. The company is developing well now. We can let him try other positions and maybe he can play a greater role. For example, the TV system, the book system, the news system "

"Well————There is something I don't know whether to say or not."

Ding Qiao hesitated for a moment and decided to help.

"Let's chat privately, feel free to talk!"

"You may not know how Dongfang Company came to be. It started 4 years ago. At that time, he filmed a movie "Tai Chi" at Beijing Film Studio.

》....."

Ding Qiao Balabala started telling the story again. Chen Qi acted without permission in Berlin and made millions of dollars. When he came back, he was suspected of having a stance problem and was locked up for investigation. Then he had a fight with China Film Group Corporation, and Fu Qi brought the battle report to Beijing to meet Mr. Liao.

Liao Gong went to Haizili again, and finally Haizili met Chen Qi, and Dongfang Company was established.

Leader Zhu's expression was very rich, just like listening to storytelling.

"This person is not the result of Dongfang Company, but this company is the result of this person. If you want to transfer him, you'd better consider the opinions of all parties."

"I see!"

Leader Zhu nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for letting me know. I'll think about it again."

"Okay, you're busy!"

Ding Qiao left the office, his mood still not calmed down, good guy! This new leader is so awesome that he immediately wants to transfer people. But, think about it from another perspective: Chen Qi's talents are indeed not limited to movies. He may also be able to play a big role if he is transferred to other positions such as external publicity.

That's out of your control.

Two more days passed and the meeting was held again.

The two sides continued to quarrel over the distribution of benefits, and the Hong Kong delegation also joined in. They were fighting over the proportion of the accounts.

The mainland does not have split accounts and does not understand this model. However, Hong Kong's split accounts can get about 30%, and they also want to get more.

"Okay, okay! We can't reach an agreement like this."

Seeing the quarrel going on, Leader Zhu finally opened his mouth and directly called the person by name: "Comrade Xiao Chen, can you tell me what you think?"

"good!"

Chen Qi did not take the initiative to participate due to his status, so the leader asked him to speak before speaking, saying: "We must discuss it separately first, and talk about the division of box office accounts first."

"I have a proposal: There are 20 quotas for Hong Kong films every year. Oriental Company and Yindu will be responsible for selecting films, China Film will be responsible for introducing them, and Guangdong Film Company will be responsible for promoting and showing them. We don't want a penny of profit, leaving 35 for Hong Kong films. % of the bottom line cannot be lower than this ratio. The remaining 65% should be discussed by the two of you, so don’t waste time in meetings.”

People from China Film and Guangdong Province snorted at the same time, but did not refute.

"I said at the last meeting that the film industry is not limited to the film itself, but extends to theaters and film and television cities. Hong Kong will jointly establish a company, Guangdong Province will establish a company, and the two parties will establish a theater in the form of a joint venture.

There is no need to expand at the moment. Build a modern, high-standard five-star theater first, just like the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou as a benchmark, and see the results first. If the results are good, Hong Kong will be able to negotiate with the mainland alone to build other theaters. "

"I mainly want to talk about the film and television base. Hong Kong produces 100 films annually, has two major TV stations, and produces 60 TV series annually. Mainland China produces more than 100 films annually, and TV series are developing rapidly and thriving.

This is a huge film and television industry that has yet to develop. I dare not say that in the next five years, the demand for location, costumes, extras, post-production, etc. will be increasing in both places. We might as well take precautions and build a film and television base first.

Just like this! "

Everyone noticed that he had a picture frame covered with cloth.

I saw him swiping away the cloth, revealing his true appearance. That is a concept map of a film and television base in the style of an oil painting.

Antique pavilions, bridges, flowing water, streets and markets are all here.

‘We don’t build something small, we build something big and embed the entire history of China into it. Of course, it is impossible to build them all at once. We will pick those with the greatest demand and build them first. For example, most of the movies and TV dramas nowadays are set in the Republic of China, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

good! Then we build a Republic of China style area, a Ming and Qing palace area, and a Ming and Qing residential area————.”

Chen Qi pointed to the frame and talked, "Our goal is to bring film and television crews from all over the country together here.

Prosperity can be guaranteed for at least 20 years.

We don’t make money from venue rentals, everything is free, so how do we make money?

I would like to say that the film and television industry is a comprehensive thing. For example, if there are more crews, the basic necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation must be guaranteed. Then it must be equipped with hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, self-employed people can come here, and it can also attract tourists.

The crew also needs a lot of materials to make costumes and props.

just!

Guangdong Sanlaiyibu has absorbed many enterprises with a wide range of small commodities. We use this advantage to provide the crew with a full set of logistical support, form an industrial chain, and create a new commercial center with the film and television industry as the core to drive the development of the service industry! "

The whole audience was stunned for a moment. Aren’t we studying the introduction of Hong Kong films into Guangdong? What is a business center? !

Chen Qi was not done yet and continued: "There is an issue of currency exchange. Hong Kong naturally wants to earn Hong Kong dollars, and Hong Kong dollars are our important foreign exchange. I would like to make another immature opinion. The box office accounts will be settled in Hong Kong dollars.

The conditions are how many dramas Hong Kong should start in the film and television city every year, etc.

At the same time, the government can provide certain preferential policies, but this is not my business scope.

I'm done! "