Chapter 502 The first gathering of the Youth Guidance Association
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Compared with his ability in construction and decoration, Director Chen's warm-up show is relatively average.
The first program at the opening is Han Sanping and Chen Kaige, returning the belongings of Mr. Mei Lanfang to the Mei family. It can be regarded as the opening point, but the dialogue seems to have been rehearsed, and it is a bit sensational.
As for the movie itself...
Overall, the quality is pretty good. If it had been made by an ordinary director, it would probably have won a lot of praise from the media.
But for Chen Kaige, this answer seemed not so satisfactory. At the same time, Liming's performance was also criticized by reporters.
The scene was once filled with the smell of gunpowder, but this time Director Chen was surprisingly humble, and with Liming's good attitude, it ended smoothly.
However, the next day, a major newspaper devoted half of its page to the headline of the entertainment section to publish a composite photo, with a still from "Mei Lanfang" in the upper left corner of the photo and a still from "Operation Kunpeng" in the upper right corner.
As for the second half, there are comparison photos of Chen Kaige struggling to cope on stage and Xu Kun sitting in the audience enjoying himself.
The title is "The Change of Old and New?" ! 》
The huge question marks and exclamation marks are all made of blood red.
These are things for later, let’s not mention them for now.
But after the premiere, it was already past 11 o'clock at night.
Just as everyone was leaving, Xu Kun, dressed in disguise, took Liu Haibo, Ning Hao, and Jia Zhangke to a nearby barbecue restaurant.
Seeing Xu Kun's hidden appearance, the boss didn't find it strange. There was a lot of commotion in the film and television city tonight, and he knew without guessing what kind of star he must be in this outfit.
When they arrived in the private room upstairs, before Xu Kun could unload his equipment, Jia Zhangke asked: "Since the purpose is to support young directors, how will the problem of financial resources be solved after the Youth Directors Association is established?"
It seems that Section Chief Jia is well prepared.
Liu Haibo, who had received the assignment a long time ago, immediately knocked on the table and joked half-truthfully: "You, Director Jia, shouldn't be short of money to make movies, right? I heard that many foreign organizations are vying to invest in you." What about the new movie?”
Using foreigners' money to film scandals about Chinese people is one of the reasons why Jia Zhangke is criticized.
Jia Zhangke glanced sideways at Liu Haibo and said calmly: "Every penny I earn back and spend is worthy of my conscience."
"Isn't this right?"
Liu Haibo also stared sideways and continued to criticize: "Is that enough if you can live up to your own conscience? Aren't you people always clamoring to enlighten the people's wisdom?"
"Cough~"
Seeing this, Ning Hao shook his head and took the initiative to interrupt: "How about we order food first? At least get a few bottles of beer...tea."
He originally wanted to order a few bottles of beer, but he was worried that the three people at the table would get violent after drinking too much - mainly because he was worried that Jia Zhangke would be beaten - so he temporarily changed his mind and said he wanted tea.
After his interruption, the waiter brought two more plates of edamame and boiled peanuts, which diluted the atmosphere a little.
Only then did Xu Kun answer Jia Zhangke's question: "The Film Bureau and the China Film Association agreed to help with part of the solution, but we have to raise the bulk ourselves. I plan to wait until after the Chinese New Year to contact various domestic film and television companies, and we will do a charity fundraiser. .”
After hearing this, Jia Zhangke chewed edamame and asked: "When you take other people's money, do you have to agree to their demands?"
"Haha~"
Liu Haibo sneered, seeming to be questioning how Jia Zhangke had the nerve to ask this.
But Jia Zhangke ignored his objection and stared at Xu Kun, waiting for him to give his answer.
"It depends on the amount of sponsorship." Xu Kun spread his hands and said: "If it's one to two million, we can help promote it and express gratitude, which is considered a return of favor - if the amount of sponsorship is large enough, then there must be The businessman is here.”
"Then you have to make a charter in advance."
Jia Zhangke pressed forward step by step: "Most young people with talents and ideas are unwilling to accept too many constraints and kidnappings."
"That's easy."
Although Xu Kun had not carefully considered this before, he did not find it difficult: "Those who are willing to accept additional conditions can get additional sponsorship, and those who are not willing can try to spend a small amount of money to do big things."
Jia Zhangke was silent for a while, but did not refute, but nodded: "As long as we can give those young people who insist on independent creation a chance, after all, there is no absolute fairness in this world."
Chief Jia is not the kind of person who sticks to the past.
Seeing that Jia Zhangke's question had been answered, Ning Hao breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but express his doubts: "Then how do we, the 'Youth Guidance Association', identify who are the young talents that should be supported? After all, this woman is not pregnant, so it is difficult to recognize her at a glance
Especially now that the cost of filming is getting higher and higher, even a short film that is a trial is not something that ordinary people can afford - we can't just select from the rich, right? ”
"I've thought about this too."
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
Xu Kun answered: "My idea is that our Youth Guide Association can cooperate with video networks and TV stations to organize a collection of short videos and promote them on TV and online at the same time.
Those who want to participate can send their shooting plans to us and the video network for review. Those who pass the review will receive a certain amount of sponsorship and free shooting equipment.
As for the filming process and progress, the video network and TV station can send people to follow up and monitor to ensure that the money and equipment will not be misappropriated or damaged.
In the second and third rounds, we will find some big-name actors to cooperate with the contestants. By then, we can also drive traffic and ratings. Video networks and TV stations will definitely be willing to spend a sum of money as the final bonus. . ”
Listening to Xu Kun's eloquent talk, Ning Hao couldn't help but sigh to himself that 'the people meeting are not busy'.
If he was still a little bit unconvinced by Xu Kun's ability to make movies, then he was completely convinced by Xu Kun's ability to build a network and make money.
What was originally a thorny problem was actually turned into a variety show by Xu Kun, which not only solved the funding problem, but also solved the channel problem. In the end, everyone gained something and everyone was happy.
If it were him, he might not be able to figure it out even if he tried hard - even if he could come up with an idea, he might not be able to persuade TV stations and video networks to get involved, but this was no problem for Xu Kun.
But at this time, Jia Zhangke raised another objection: "It is a good idea to cooperate with video networks, but TV stations...their review standards are stricter than those of big screens. Will this lead to some young people who pay attention to people's livelihood issues and look forward to social progress to be excluded?" Excluded? ”
Sure enough, Section Chief Jia was not so easy to deal with.
"What you said is wrong!"
Liu Haibo tapped his finger on the table impolitely: "What we are discussing now is a topic composition. If you come to participate in the competition, you have to read the scriptures incorrectly and go far off topic. Then they can only blame themselves for being eliminated. ! ”
Jia Zhangke did not argue with him, but turned to look at Xu Kun: "I think we filmmakers should have some humanistic pursuits in addition to box office and art - this is also what the older generation of filmmakers advocated. Spirit, you shouldn’t throw it away”
Xu Kun stopped Liu Haibo, who was about to argue again, and looked at Jia Zhangke for a moment, and finally decided to speak: "You can arrange for two people to participate in the review. If such a situation is discovered during the review, do not talk to the TV station , video network debate, report directly to the Youth Guidance Association, and we will have a private meeting to discuss whether to support it.”
Although Xu Kun has many criticisms of the so-called sixth generation directors, some films do reflect social problems in a more realistic and sharp way, and even urge governments and enterprises to make corresponding improvements.
It would not be appropriate to filter out all these and leave only Wei Guangzheng's things. Moreover, if these people are forced to be on the opposite side of the Youth Guidance Association, it will definitely bring some negative effects to the Youth Guidance Association and to Xu. Influence.
Instead of doing this, it is better to open an opening in advance and let them in for training - if they are really stubborn, they can be targeted when they go back to suppress them.
After agreeing to give an opening to this type of young director, the following topics became much more harmonious. Director Li Yu, whom Xu Kun asked Liu Haibo to nominate, also won unanimous recognition from everyone.
After all, Li Yu originally belongs to the sixth generation of directors, and is also considered a leader among female directors born in the 1970s.
(End of chapter)