Millennium director

Relying on the Pingyao International Film Festival, Jia Zhangke has, to a certain extent, controlled the right to evaluate and interpret mainland films.

Although what he grasps is only a small part, and his authority is not comparable to that of the Golden Rooster, the level is definitely different.

It is equivalent to changing from a chess piece to a chess player.

This is the importance of having your own film festival and film exhibition.

Perhaps because of this, after approving the establishment of the Pingyao International Film Festival, the authorities no longer approved applications for the establishment of film festivals or film exhibitions based on private individuals or private enterprises.

After the Pingyao International Film Festival, only local governments can take the lead in establishing film festivals and film exhibitions.

The higher-ups also realized that this kind of "right to interpret" mainland movies cannot be owned by private individuals or private companies.

But now, because the Pingyao International Film Festival has not yet appeared, the superiors have not yet reacted.

For example, the FIRST Youth Film Festival was founded in 2006 and landed in Xining in 2011. The impact was still very small and it was not taken seriously at all. It was only after 2014 that it was really taken seriously, that is, after "The Labyrinth of the Heart" won the award.

Before that, the Light and Shadow Era can completely start its operation, create its own film festival, and strive for approval from above. In this way, even if the holes for private individuals and private companies to establish film festivals are blocked in the future, they will not be able to stand up to the Light and Shadow Era. It's over.

There is a high probability that Jia Zhangke’s Pingyao International Film Festival will never appear again.

After whispering a deep apology in his heart, Wu Yuan immediately asked Li Xiaoping to handle this matter.

He had already thought of the name of the film festival.

If you want to do it, do it big. If you don’t have a film exhibition, it will be a film festival.

The name is—Times·International Light and Shadow Film Festival!

The venue can be Sanya, a tourist resort, and it will be held every year or every two years. It will mainly invite outstanding films from Asia to participate in the awards.

With the support, support and platform of a great international director like Wu Yuan, we might be able to host an international film festival of the same level and standard as the Macau International Film Festival!

For a film festival, if it wants to become famous and gain influence, it really depends on the level of connections it can invite. A major international director can be as powerful as ten or hundreds of mainland actors and stars.

As it happens, what Wu Yuan lacks most is connections and influence.

If he wants, he can even invite Cameron, Nolan, and Spielberg to Sanya as guests during the first edition of this film festival!

Strive to become famous in one shot!

"It just so happens that the six films supported by the company can also be screened at our film festival. They are considered important participating films in the first film festival."

"You will be responsible for the invitation of domestic directors and actors, as well as the screening of their new works."

"I will personally invite some directors and works from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and Hollywood to participate in the film festival."

"With them on the stage, this will definitely be the most popular film festival among young people in the country!"

Wu Yuan kept talking about the blueprint in his mind with Li Xiaoping.

In his opinion, as long as he can invite a group of Hollywood actors and stars, the Era International Light and Film Festival will definitely become the most watched event for young people in the mainland, just like the annual New Year's Eve party.

It just so happens that Wu Yuan also owns the online video platform Guangying Kuaibo, which can also conduct online live broadcasts!

The advantage he has is so great that he can definitely create a film festival that far exceeds the Pingyao International Film Festival!

"I understand, I will go for approval as soon as possible." Li Xiaoping's voice on the other end of the phone was also a little excited.

It is a film festival of its own in the Light and Shadow Era, and with the help of Wu Yuan, a famous international director, Li Xiaoping is also looking forward to it!

"Then it's settled, let's promote the establishment of the film festival as soon as possible!"

Time passed by so quickly bit by bit.

Although there is a film festival to be held, this is not something that can be done in a short time.

The review and approval process takes time. After the review and approval, a series of film festival link formulations, review selections, and process arrangements also need to be designed and improved slowly. Although there are precedents from major domestic and foreign film festivals, this is the first time to do this. This kind of thing must be practiced carefully in the era of light and shadow.

At least within this year, this film festival cannot be launched so quickly.

And when the time came to July, in China, another important event in the era of light and shadow came one after another.

After more than two years of preparation, "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" is finally going to be released nationwide.

Back in May, the first trailer for the film was released online and sparked a lot of buzz.

The IP "Soul Ferry" has been the most important IP of this online video platform since its establishment.

At present, this web drama has been produced and broadcast for three seasons. With the increasingly severe crackdown on Internet piracy in China, those pirated video websites have gradually disappeared. As a solo web drama of Guangying Kuaibo, "Soul Ferry" It is also becoming more and more famous and has become a must-have drama for young people born in the 90s.

In terms of membership fees on the website alone, this drama has created hundreds of millions of benefits for the Light and Shadow Era.

It's a pity that the seemingly huge profits, after deducting the production costs of the online drama and the construction and use of the company's servers, not only did not make any money, but even suffered a slight loss.

In this era when online video platforms are booming and are grabbing mergers and acquisitions to seize the market, no video platform can make a profit. Even the video platform developed by Wu Yuan, a futurist, is still losing money and burning money.

Naturally, the big movie derived from "Soul Ferry" has become a project that both Light and Shadow Times and Light and Shadow Express are paying great attention to.

The success or failure of this movie is directly related to the subsequent layout and future development of the two companies.

A lot of pressure.

But once you succeed, the rewards will be huge.

At least the two male and female protagonists, Zhu Yilong and Yang Rong, are very excited now, imagining what kind of bright future they will face after they become famous.

On July 8th, the leading actors, led by Yu Yi, Zhu Yilong, Yang Rong, Ni Hongjie, and Liu Yan, under the leadership of director Liu Meichuan, held a grand premiere of "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" at Beijing Light and Film City !

On the day of the premiere, at the invitation of Light and Shadow Times, hundreds of well-known actors, entertainers and stars in the industry came to support the show.

Unlike Wu Yuan's movies, other movies under the Light and Shadow Era Group still need the popularity and influence of the stars at the premiere to at least get a few cover headlines for the movie.

After the grand premiere, "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" was released on a large scale across the country on July 10.

On the day of its release, "Soul Ferry: Huangquan" achieved a box office of 48.62 million yuan at the premiere!

Shocking the industry! (End of chapter)