Chapter 360: Business is over, let’s celebrate

Chapter 360: Business is over, let’s celebrate

Chapter 360: Business is over, let’s celebrate

Open up the domestic film and television market and introduce foreign film and television talents.

These two suggestions immediately made the big boss frown.

On the contrary, Director La was somewhat interested in Wang Hao's suggestion.

When Wang Hao made this suggestion, he was naturally also closely watching the reaction of the top leader.

Seeing the big leader frowning, he immediately said:
"Further opening up the domestic film and television market is an inevitable process.

Since our country has chosen to join the WTO and enter the world trade system, openness in the cultural field is naturally inevitable.

After all, we in China also have the idea of ​​exporting our culture overseas, don’t we?
You cannot prevent the introduction of foreign cultures on the one hand and export our own Chinese culture on the other.

This kind of cultural dumping of "having it all" will not work in international cultural exchanges. People in other countries are not fools."

Wang Hao's words successfully relaxed the leader's frown. He began to ponder, and Wang Hao continued:
“If we want to spread our own culture, we have to allow outside cultures to come in. This is a normal communication model.

Of course, our Chinese nation itself is inclusive and open.

The reason why the country did not advocate this in the past was not because our thinking was relatively closed, but because at that time our domestic film and television industry was in a period of transformation, and its own strength was not strong enough to resist the impact of foreign film and television cultural industries.

Like the past "Titanic" and various Hollywood blockbusters, if there were no government maintenance and support, I am afraid that mainland filmmakers and the film and television industry would have been defeated in the face of such a fierce impact, not to mention the development of our own film industrialization.

Therefore, the country’s previous policies were not wrong. If the country is not strong enough to defend its territory, there is no need to talk about exporting its territory.

However, times are constantly changing. Today, our national strength and economy have made a qualitative leap. Under the command of our leaders, the domestic film and television industry has also developed to a certain extent. National self-confidence is very abundant, and the masses also recognize our own culture.

At this time, we cannot say that we can compete head-on with European and American culture, but at least we have been able to stabilize our position and not be knocked down by external shocks.

Since we won't be defeated, why don't we be bolder?

Young eagles have to leave their parents' shelter and hunt on their own, and flowers in a greenhouse have to face the sun and wind and rain. Past protective measures cannot provide protection forever."

Wang Hao talked about the current situation of cultural exchanges at home and abroad, and then began to talk about the benefits of open cultural exchanges.

“And what I mean by further opening up the mainland film and television market is not that there should be no regulation, but that it is best to loosen up the loop according to the actual situation.

There are several benefits to doing this.

First, as the domestic film and television industry market expands to tens of billions or even hundreds of billions, this will be a big cake. Further opening up the mainland film and television market will help attract foreign investment and cooperation.

This kind of cooperation can also provide some protection and convenience for our country's film and television industry's overseas cooperation projects.

Simply put, this is using ourselves as bait. With the mainland market as bait, any overseas film and television companies that covet this market and want to allow their film and television projects to enter the mainland market will at least have to be friendlier to us.

This kind of interaction in the market is inevitable in international cooperation.

Moreover, once the other party's investment in the mainland gradually increases, they will naturally be cautious.

As far as I know, the main force behind Hollywood is Squid Capital. Those people have a high status and voice in the Bald Eagle and control a large number of publicity channels.

If they have significant interests in our country, they will be biased towards us on some issues.”

Wang Hao had just finished talking about the first benefit when the big boss raised his eyebrows, his eyes revealing a hint of interest.

Wang Hao didn’t know whether the top leaders in China were aware of the relationship between the Squid and Hollywood.

However, with the experience of later generations, he knew that the invisible influence of those guys in the United States was indeed astonishing.

Apart from anything else, the rapid passage of the anti-squid ban bill alone is enough to show how strong the other party's control over the bald eagle is.

"Secondly, gradually relaxing restrictions on the film and television market can also promote the improvement of the technical level and industrial construction of our domestic film and television industry.

In the past, our country’s protection of the domestic film and television industry was too good and too comprehensive, which led to the fact that the market competition was not very fierce. It was still in the small-scale stage and there was not much pressure.

On the one hand, this has indeed preserved some vitality for my country's film and television industry, preventing it from being completely wiped out by the impact of Hollywood, but on the other hand, it has also caused a mentality among domestic film and television industry practitioners to be complacent and stick to the old ways.

As the saying goes, 'Great success begins with a lack of competition', there will be no progress only if there is competition.

If you can make money simply by making a movie without improving your special effects technology, acting ability, and directing level, then people will not think about innovation and improvement, but about making profits by leveraging the country's cultural barriers.

Therefore, opening up the domestic film and television market and introducing film and television workers from Japan, South Korea and Hollywood to develop in China will not only allow domestic film and television industry practitioners to more intuitively understand the gap between the two sides and solve the problem of talent shortage in the domestic film and television industry, but also enable the survival of the fittest and better eliminate a group of industry practitioners who are not enterprising. "

As soon as Wang Hao finished giving his second reason, Han Sanping shook his head first.

"Director Wang, what you said is not objective.

The introduction of foreign films has always been the responsibility of our Huaying Group.

In this regard, I can say responsibly that we do not have major restrictions on overseas films.

In addition to the domestic film protection month, aren't other overseas films, including Hollywood films that once topped the domestic box office rankings, such as Titanic, Avatar, and Transformers, also allowed to be screened in mainland China? How can this be said to be a lack of openness?

You are busy with your work every day and don't know much about the introduction of foreign films into the country.

In fact, our restrictions on overseas films are not that severe. Not only Hollywood films, but also other Japanese and Korean films, and even European, American and Southeast Asian films are allowed to be screened in China.

Director La is also aware of this. He previously served as the deputy general manager of the import and export branch of Huaying Group and has also participated in the introduction of large-scale films with shared revenue.

The most crucial factor in introducing foreign films is the impact of market economy.

After all, there are cultural and language barriers between us and overseas countries. Not all overseas films are popular in China, especially those from Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, which do not perform very well at the domestic box office.

Moreover, many overseas films are too explicit, some are bloody and violent, or have problematic values, and they cannot pass the above review, so there is nothing we can do about it.

So you don’t have to worry about the movies your company has invested in and shot overseas. As long as the content is good, we won’t hold it up. Just follow the normal process.”

Han Sanping's words were not meant to undermine Wang Hao, but to help him.

It is impossible for senior leaders like them not to know about the film projects invested in overseas by Wang Hao's Galaxy Group.

If Han Sanping doesn't talk about this matter today, the senior leaders will definitely have doubts when they know about it in the future. Even if Wang Hao is truly dedicated to the public, they will still question Wang Hao's true purpose and whether he has any selfish motives.

Wang Hao certainly understood Han Sanye's good intentions, and he did have his own selfish motives. It is already 2012, and the era of traffic idols headed by the "Four Returnees" is only a year or two away.

Rather than letting those guys dominate the Chinese entertainment industry in the future, it would be better for Wang Hao to take the lead in tearing open this gap and bring in those idol artists who have been fighting in the red oceans of Japan and South Korea for a long time.

The reason why domestic idols have such a big influence in later generations is that when overseas idols are unable to enter the mainland market, there are more people than porridge, which allows the "Four Returnees" to reap the benefits.

When there are few idols, traffic is concentrated on a few people, and naturally the quantitative change will lead to qualitative change, which looks scary.

But what if there are dozens or hundreds of high-quality, mature idols in the country? What if those huge numbers of fans are spread among these hundreds of idols? Will their influence still be that great?
I'm afraid these people will start to fight among themselves first.

Of course, it was impossible to express such selfish thoughts in front of the big boss, so Wang Hao just smiled awkwardly and apologized proactively.

"That's because I didn't understand the specific situation clearly."

Director La was also smiling and trying to smooth things over:
“It’s not that you don’t understand the situation, but you and your Galaxy Group are already the top companies in the domestic film and television industry.

Most of the Hollywood movies that enter the mainland market do not pose any threat to you, nor can they bring you any pressure, so you feel that the domestic film and television industry is not open enough to the outside world.

In fact, for those small and medium-sized domestic film and television industries, the pressure they face from overseas film and television projects is still very great.”

Wang Hao also agreed with what Director La said, "This is also where I didn't think carefully enough."

Indeed, in this life, the Chinese film and television industry, because of Wang Hao, has been able to better resist the impact of Hollywood movies and culture on the country in some ways.

However, it is precisely because of Wang Hao that further opening up the mainland film market and accelerating the integration with the world film and television industry has now become feasible.

At this time, the big leader finally spoke up to end the discussion, setting the tone for this discussion. He waved his hand and said:

“That can’t be said. Some of the problems you raised still exist, and we can’t just turn a blind eye to them.

Just as you said, as the country develops and the industry progresses, many policies should indeed be adapted to local conditions and adjusted accordingly.

In this regard, Director La and Chairman Han should also communicate more with the people below, and strive to go deep into the grassroots and fight on the front line, so as to avoid the formulated policies being too lagging and backward. "

When Han Sanping and Director La heard what the leader said, they naturally nodded repeatedly, indicating that they would definitely implement the leader's ideas.

"We have gained a lot from listening to you share the real situation in the industry today.

Like what you said about the lack of talent in the domestic film and television industry and the problem of vocational education in film and television, this is indeed an urgent problem to be solved, but we still have to communicate with the education department.

After all, this area does not only involve us. If it is simply basic skills training for the public, it is not impossible to mainly rely on private training companies.

But if it involves those higher film and television schools, it will not be a trivial matter.

Of course, Director Wang, I heard that you are also a top student from the Beijing Film Academy. If the major film and television academies are willing to take the initiative to carry out reforms in this regard, then things will surely be much easier.

As for further opening up the domestic film and television market..."

The leader paused.

“Only in times of adversity can one’s true hero character be revealed!

Xiao Wang, you are a great hero in the domestic film and television industry. You are young and energetic, and you are able to carry the banner of domestic films. We all recognize this.

Our department will definitely pay attention to what you said and discuss it at the department meeting. At that time, we may also call together industry leaders and heads of major companies to discuss and investigate it.

However, there is definitely no way to get a clear answer to this matter in a short period of time.

After all, just because your company will not be impacted, doesn’t mean other companies won’t be impacted. We still have to consider the opinions of more people.”

Wang Hao nodded and expressed his understanding.

Indeed, those domestic film and television companies all have more or less connections behind them. Wang Hao wants to push them forward, but they may not be willing to do so.

"Of course, further opening up the domestic film and television market cannot be determined for the time being, but I think there is nothing wrong with introducing foreign film and television talents."

The leader smiled and said:

"In fact, the country has not issued any policies or laws to prohibit overseas celebrities and artists and staff from coming to China.

As for how to introduce overseas film and television talents, coordinate labor relations and remuneration, these are all decided by your company itself.

What I can guarantee is that they will be treated equally on certain domestic issues, provided, of course, that they do not make any inappropriate remarks. "

"Please rest assured, leaders, we will carefully screen the talents we recruit!"

Wang Hao was overjoyed when he heard this. Even though the leader only said this verbally, it had a significant impact when put into practice.

It is indeed just as the leader said, there are no policies or laws in the country that prohibit overseas artists and staff from developing in China, but in many things, there are actually invisible barriers.

Leaders of some TV stations or heads of certain departments often worry about the so-called impact and adopt more cautious solutions in certain matters and refuse the participation of overseas celebrities.

Otherwise, it would be so fashionable to have an overseas artist, which can be said to be in line with international standards. How could those leaders not be willing to use them?

As for opening up the domestic market and introducing overseas film and television talents, will it lead to inviting wolves into the house?
Are you kidding? Wang Hao's Galaxy Film is right here. It is the mainstay of the domestic entertainment industry. How can he be afraid of inviting a wolf into the house?

If you don't have the strength, that's like inviting a wolf into the house; if you have the strength, that's like inviting someone into a trap.

Although it sounds long, the report between Wang Hao and the top leaders and others actually took less than an hour.

After talking about all this, the celebration party for "Inception" is about to begin.

Wang Hao quickly led the top leaders downstairs to the center of the venue, arranged for them to sit in the front row, and then began to greet other invited guests.

As the most successful commercial film director in China today, "Inception" is also the best-performing commercial blockbuster in China today. There are quite a few guests coming to the celebration party today.

Not to mention the big leaders and other guests with official identities, there are also some important persons in charge of domestic and foreign film and television companies, such as the Wang brothers of Huayi, Yu Dong of Bona Film Group, Xu Peng of Magic Film Group, Keita Miyamoto of Sony Pictures...

Of course, they cannot come alone and often bring along well-known artists and celebrities from their company.

So today, the front door of Wanda Vista Starlight Hotel is shining brightly with stars. Countless big stars who were originally only seen on TV or in newspapers have come in droves, causing the fans and moviegoers gathered at the door to cheer.

(End of this chapter)