Chapter 391 Mina

Chapter 391 Mina

Chapter 391 Mina
"Today, we invite everyone to this meeting, which has three main points."

After viewing the sand table of [Oriental Galaxy Cinema Metropolis] and taking a general tour of the industrial park, the leaders and Wang Hao and other leaders of the film and television industry entered the conference hall that had been arranged in advance and officially started the 2013 Film and Television Industry New Year Development Planning Conference.

The content of the entire conference can be summarized into three core points: looking back on the past, focusing on the present, and looking forward to the future.

First, looking back at the past, the radio, television and cultural departments will report on the achievements made by the Chinese film and television industry in 2012, and will also commend companies and projects that have achieved good results.

What the radio, television and radio, film and television leaders want to focus on here is the golden period of the Spring Festival that has just passed. The total box office in seven days directly exceeded 10 billion, which is double the total box office of more than 5 million during last year's Spring Festival.

The leaders of the relevant departments naturally praised Wang Hao and "Gravity" for making this amazing achievement come true.

It is foreseeable that "Gravity" will be the protagonist in this year's domestic film festival awards and many official events.

After reviewing the past, we have to base ourselves on the present. The second thing the radio and television department wants to say is that this year, that is, in 2013, the cultural department will implement some policies for the film and television industry. At the same time, we will solicit the opinions and views of the film and television companies on the scene on these policies, and answer the questions that everyone is concerned about.

Many of the policies are old hat, but there are also a lot of new content.

For example, cracking down on piracy of film and television works is an issue that the radio, film and television authorities have been talking about every year. Everyone has become accustomed to it and knows that they still have to rely on themselves to do this.

This year, it was also said that infringements of film and television works would be severely cracked down. The change is that the scope of the crackdown will be further expanded, and protection of online copyrights and copyrights surrounding works will be increased, while a quick response through train will be added.

Another issue is the content and scale of works in the film and television industry. To be precise, it means that everyone should make films honestly and not mess around. The appearance of vulgar, pornographic and violent content should be prevented. At the same time, certain subjects should not be crowded together, and other subjects should be avoided as much as possible.

This is also what the radio and television often said in the past, such as the criminal investigation themes involving cases, the political, anti-corruption and anti-gang themes, and certain historical themes. In short, the red line was drawn.

Among the issues regarding film shooting and review, there is a key point, which is also the main purpose of holding this meeting, that is, the cultural department will further open up the mainland film market.

In official terms, this is called "to further strengthen cultural communication and exchanges between China and foreign countries, deepen reforms and promote the export of China's excellent cultural content."

What Wang Hao said to the big boss at the beginning did have some effect after all.

Of course, the emergence of "Gravity" must have given the leaders above enough confidence. With outstanding filmmakers like Wang Hao and excellent domestic films like "Gravity", the country knows that the era of all-round protection of Chinese film and television culture is over.

The child has grown up, it's time to let him go out and see the outside world.

According to the leaders of relevant departments, the restrictions on co-production of film and television works in the country will be reduced in the future.

Of course, this reform of the management model for co-production films will be carried out in different time periods, steps and regions.

The development of Sino-foreign co-productions in China has gone through two stages so far.

The 1.0 era began in the 80s, represented by the mainland-Hong Kong co-productions "Shaolin Temple" and "Kapok Robe", the Sino-Japanese co-production "An Unfinished Game of Chess", and the Sino-US co-production "The Last Emperor". China participated in the co-production in a collaborative manner.

The 2.0 era was the beginning of the new century. A large number of Hong Kong filmmakers went north to produce "Chinese-language films" and Sino-foreign co-productions under the background of CEPA, which marked the 2.0 era of Chinese co-productions.

The full name of the so-called CEPA is "Closer Economic and Trade Arrangement between Mainland China and Hong Kong". The overall goal is to gradually reduce trade barriers between the two sides, but barriers to the film and television cultural industry are not included.

But it doesn’t matter if it is not included in the list. After Hong Kong and the mainland signed the CEPA agreement in 2003, the “Implementation Rules on Strengthening Cooperation and Management between the Mainland and Hong Kong Film Industries” introduced based on the agreement clearly included films in the category of “closer cooperation”.

From then on, the co-production model between the two was fundamentally changed. The identity of Hong Kong films changed from "foreign films" to "domestic films", and Hong Kong filmmakers also flocked to the mainland to seek development.

In 2003, following 2004, the "Regulations on the Management of Sino-Foreign Co-production of Films" came into being and has been in effect until now.

According to Wang Hao’s memories from his previous life, in the near future, even without his presence, co-productions will enter the 3.0 era.

In the 3.0 era, Hollywood blockbusters frequently extended olive branches, and the strategic cooperation of China Film International Plan and film list that arrived in 2015 formed the third wave of Sino-foreign co-productions.

During this process, the "Regulations on the Management of Sino-Foreign Co-production Films" also underwent two revisions.

Of course, now that Wang Hao has emerged in Chinese films, the situation is different.

According to the leaders at this meeting, this deepening of reform is divided into different management methods for different regions.

First of all, Hong Kong and Macao need to further define the one Chinese ideology and eliminate the cultural communication barriers between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places.

Simply put, it will be easier for Hong Kong and Macao films to enter the mainland in the future, and there will be no various access restrictions. They are all Chinese films, and as long as they can pass the radio and television review and obtain a screening permit, they can be freely released in the mainland.

When this news came out, the eyes of the Hong Kong entertainment company bosses who were attending the meeting lit up.

In the past, Hong Kong films that wanted to enter the mainland had always faced many invisible restrictions. They either had to be co-produced or the artists had to move north.

Now that this restriction has been further lifted, it is indeed good news for the Hong Kong film and television industry, and may even promote the return of talent and capital.

Of course there are happy people, and naturally there are also people who are worried.

Some of the more agile Hong Kong filmmakers also felt a shadow in their hearts after hearing the news.

The mainland has further relaxed restrictions, and the hidden meaning behind this is very obvious, that is, people no longer pay attention to them and do not take their existence seriously.

Ignoring is the greatest contempt.

But this is someone else's policy, what ability do they have to interfere? They can only listen obediently.

Compared with the comprehensive inclusiveness towards Hong Kong and Macao, the above also stated that the entry threshold for film and television works will be further lowered for the surrounding areas of China, that is, the Asian cultural circle including Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

In the future, the quota restrictions for Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian films entering the mainland will be separated from the quota restrictions for European and American films.

In the past, there were only a limited number of foreign films allowed into China each year. If Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian films wanted to enter China, they had to compete with European and American Hollywood films, otherwise they could only go the co-production route.

Now, this quota allocation system will treat different countries differently. In the past, 20 Japanese, Korean, European and American films were introduced each year. In the future, it will be 5 Japanese films, 5 Korean films, and 10 European and American films.

Of course, how to divide the specific number of imported films still needs to be discussed by the leaders, and this needs to be calculated in combination with the market, but the overall import quota will definitely only increase and not decrease. In the past, the country used import quota restrictions to protect local films.

Now that domestic films have grown, it is time to bravely face global competition.

Of course, facing competition also requires strategy.

What the leaders did not say is that restrictions on films from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries can be relaxed and lowered, but for Hollywood films, that’s not the case.

What happened in the past will remain the same in the future.

Anyway, in general, the leaders above held this meeting just to tell everyone in the industry that competition from outside is coming. This is a challenge as well as an opportunity, and everyone must be prepared.

Finally, the leaders looked to the future. There are challenges, but the future is bright. China's film and television industry will surely have greater development and a brighter future.

This briefing session ended with applause. Whether they like it or not, the heads of the film and television companies all knew that they had to make changes.

Of course, the Galaxy Group also needs to make changes, or it has always been on the road of change, so Wang Hao is not worried.

After the meeting, he accompanied the leaders and bosses of major film and television companies to have a meal in the cafeteria of Galaxy Film City. After seeing these people off, he boarded a private plane to the United States.

The Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood is about to begin. "Inception" has received several nominations this time. As the main creator of the film, he naturally has to attend.

Accompanying him were several people from the "Inception" crew who were nominated for awards, such as the director of photography and the special effects director.

In addition, there was another unexpected person in the team.

"Hello, Mr. Wang!"

Guli Nizha had a pretty face and stood at the boarding area for the private plane. She bowed slightly to Wang Hao.

"okay!"

After all, she is an artist under Wang Hao's company, and he has met her several times before, so he did not act too unfamiliar. He also greeted Guli Mizha with a smile and did not forget to show his concern.

"You're just wearing this? The temperature in North America is much colder than here."

The girl was wearing a snow-white sweater with an off-shoulder design that revealed her fair shoulders, collarbones and neck. The denim skirt underneath only reached a little above her knees, and she wore a pair of cowhide short boots, revealing her long white legs. Although she was also wearing an apricot long windbreaker, she still looked stunningly beautiful in Beijing at the end of February.

Of course Guli Mizha felt cold, but this time she was able to ride on the same plane with the company boss and an international director, so a little coldness didn't matter. She had to show her charm.

Her agent, Sister Zhao, said that she had no talent in acting and the second female lead in "Bad Genius" was the limit of the roles she could play in the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe".

The company's future development plan for her is mainly to build her into an idol star. If she wants to make further progress in her career, she will have to get support from a noble person.

As for who this noble person is, it goes without saying.

"Fortunately, it shouldn't be cold on the plane. My thick clothes are in the suitcase. I'll change into them when I get there."

Guli Nizha said this with a sweet smile, but her voice didn't quite match her appearance.

Wang Hao nodded, looked over the girl again, and then boarded the private plane.

Indeed, compared to the outside, the inside of a private jet is naturally as warm as spring.

Wang Hao sat down in the luxurious leather seat at the front of the plane, but Guli Nizha did not sit in the multi-person seat at the back. Instead, she followed and sat opposite Wang Hao.

Well, she began to take off her windbreaker, revealing her young body wrapped in a white sweater.

Wang Hao watched her performance quietly, and suddenly understood what the experience was like for those powerful officials in ancient times.

Although her acting skills are not good, it has to be said that Guli Nizha's appearance and figure are really good. She has a thin waist, long legs, and a picturesque face. At the same time, she also has a bit of exotic charm. If she is just used as a vase, she is still very pleasing to the eye.

"What are you doing in Hollywood this time?"

Looking at Guli Mizha who had already sat down with her legs together and looked a little reserved, since there was nothing to do, Wang Hao asked a question.

"I'm going there to shoot a set of fashion advertising magazines, and then I'm going to participate in an event for a small brand of cosmetics."

Guli Nizha put her hands on her thighs like a primary school student.

Wang Hao's eyes were always on her. Although she had prepared herself mentally and was very confident in her beauty, she was still nervous and uneasy when facing this big man who was now very famous in the entertainment industry.

But she misunderstood Wang Hao. Although his eyes were still on Gulimiza, Wang Hao's mind had already shifted to another matter.

Different from those domestic film and television companies, Galaxy Group can now be regarded as a multinational film and television enterprise.

Galaxy Group has its own branches in Hollywood, Japan and South Korea.

Although those branches are small, they also have a lot of business. Relying on the excellent quality of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] itself, they have initially established their own channel relationships in those places.

Nowadays, these branches have even participated in project production and investment, and the relationships they have are enough to help the group head office to promote its contracted mainland artists, celebrities and technical talents overseas.

Guli Nizha, a newcomer in the entertainment industry who signed a contract not long ago, is able to obtain overseas fashion resources and endorsements, all thanks to the power of Galaxy Group.

Otherwise, with her ability and brains, if she wants to make it in Hollywood, she'd better forget it.

Over there, outstanding looks are just a stepping stone. In the Hollywood modeling industry, competition is fierce, and it's not enough to just have a pretty face and a pretty body.

(End of this chapter)