China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 352 Chinese Method

He Fang's discussions with the big guys in the industry must not be about confrontation with Hollywood, because this kind of thing cannot be said out loud. What if you say that someone inside has told Hollywood all the domestic plans for profit?
Second, this meeting should not be initiated by any party, otherwise that party will become the target of public criticism and the target of foreign competitors in the future.

Third, this meeting cannot be initiated by the most official radio and television, otherwise it will become the official intention to do something detrimental to Hollywood, which will instead arouse vigilance and suppression from the United States.

Therefore, this is a 'China Film and Television International Development Forum' led by China Film Group, Hu Film Group and Shanghai Film Group, and united with outstanding domestic film and television production, distribution, theaters, websites and other private companies.

This forum only discusses one topic, 'How to go global for Chinese film and television'.

Look, our discussion was organized spontaneously. There was no official call, and it was not called from anywhere.

In addition, we did not discuss any competition with third parties. We only discussed China’s film and television going global.

So, who can say anything?Who can criticize anything?
However, what will actually happen after Chinese film and television go global?The result is that it will compete with current international film and television works.

Therefore, the actual significance of this forum is to officially announce to the outside world that China's film and television industry is about to enter international competition.

This is the way Chinese people do things. In a different way, no one thinks there is any problem with it, even foreigners don’t think there is a problem.

This is Chinese wisdom.

This forum is actually more like an industry summit, but it has a clearer direction than an industry summit, pointing to 'international development'.

The forum is divided into four days in total. The first day is the opening ceremony, the international situation and trends of film and television. The first day is mainly about the opening, and then a wave of questions about the situation and trends of the international market of the film and television industry.

The second day was the International Film Production Forum and the International TV Series Production Forum. They held group discussions on the problems in film and television production, the gaps with international works, how to solve these gaps, etc., and fully discussed these issues.

The third day is the International Cinema Forum and the International Publicity Forum, which mainly discuss how to internationalize the cinema, how to distribute Chinese films, and how to promote Chinese films well.

The fourth day is the international film and television cooperation policy and culture forum, discussing and reviewing the results of the forum. Forum conclusion.

The fifth day is the closing meeting, which is the release of the forum report.

Does the organizational form of this forum look familiar?It looks familiar. This kind of discussion happens many times in China every year, whether it is local issues or national issues.

This kind of discussion is very efficient and easy to produce results.This is summed up through years of experience and is by no means a retreat.

So how did this forum come about?
Of course, He Fang planned it when the movie was released, and finally reached the result after repeated discussions with several big players in the industry and with the responsible leaders.

The specially established forum organizing committee is composed of people recommended by several major group companies. The chairman of the forum is Fu Ruoqing, deputy general manager of China Film Group Corporation.

The vice president is a vice president elected by each of the six major film groups. Tian Liang was promoted by Huying.

On the night when He Fang arrived in the capital, he was going to attend a banquet organized by the forum. The banquet was held at the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center, which will also be the meeting place of the forum in the next few days.

Zhang Qian drove with He Fang to the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center. This place is in Huairou, and it will also be an important art district in Beijing in the future. It is also the base of China Film Beijing, the new campus of Nortel, etc. He Fang has not been to this China Film base yet. I have never been to Nortel’s new campus.

Poor Nortel, you probably want to curse, right?All of a sudden, the Third Ring Road was moved outside the Sixth Ring Road to an inaccessible place. I really don’t know what the planners were thinking.

"He Fang, how about we set up a film school in Changsha?" Zhang Qian asked suddenly.

"Huh? Film school?" He Fang had never thought about it, and he was still a little confused when Zhang Qian suddenly asked him. "Who told you this idea?"

"No one came up with an idea, it just came to me suddenly. We were just discussing whether Nortel would move to Huairou. I was wondering if this school would be lonely. We have been cooperating with CalArts for the past few days. , Is it possible to set up a special film and television academy directly in Changsha. After all, Huying Group and Mango TV are two major entertainment companies, and there are places for talents." Zhang Qian said.

"Oh, this is too much to think about. It is better to set up a film school than to set up Hunan Institute of Mass Communication. Isn't that ready-made? It's just that their school does not have the relevant majors of the film school. We can cooperate with them to solve the missing problems. Wouldn’t it be over once the photography, art, animation, directing, literature, production, performance, recording and other majors are established? Why do we have to build a new school?
No, why are you talking about this all of a sudden?China has no shortage of film and television professionals.Every year, many talents trained by the Film Academy are not easy to find employment, and we still go to... Forget it, why bother, think about how to let Chinese film and television go global, you also run abroad every day.As the person in charge of a well-known production company in the industry, you are going to speak. "

He Fang was messed up by Zhang Qian.

"Ahem, this matter... I have an idea in my mind. It is how to circumvent the containment and suppression by the United States and the West. We have been working on the shortcuts you mentioned last time for several years, and we have figured out some..."

Zhang Qian really wanted to continue talking, and then He Fang patted the center console of the car.

"Stop it, stop it." He Fang immediately stopped. Zhang Qian was still confused and didn't understand what was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Qian asked.

"Are you stupid? Are you telling me your true method? Are you afraid that the Yankees won't know about it, right? This method needs to be done quietly. By the way, go discuss cooperation with Maoyan, Maoyan's new video website After it goes online, they will acquire the domestic film and television copyrights, and then we will get the genuine resources from them.

Do you understand the rest?The money needs to be laundered to Maoyan through Maoyan International advertising revenue, and then distributed to major companies.Remember, we cannot compete with the United States through legal means, so we will use illegal means.

Are you sure you want to talk about this method in this forum?Are you afraid that you won't die quickly enough? He Fang took a breath.

Zhang Qian gave a thumbs up, "You are awesome. I thought you were just talking about using this method for publicity, but I didn't expect... Fortunately, we have experience in making pirated Chinese film and television websites abroad over the years."

He Fang nodded.

"We need to be more experienced and learn from the website RARBG. They are the largest piracy website in the world. They have various resources, but no one can find out where they are.

Therefore, we must also be extremely concealed.Later, we will mobilize domestic film and television companies to sue our pirated websites. Don’t let them be found out in one investigation. When the time comes, we will arrest our own people? "

"Pfft, can you really fool the Americans with so many condoms?" Zhang Qian said with a smile. "It doesn't matter how long they can hide it. Even if they can't hide it anymore, they won't be able to do anything about it. They can't help the Chinese film and television industry to fight against piracy, right?" He Fang said with a smile.

"Haha, yes. If we can't do it head-on, then we'll do it secretly. It's a pity that there is already a RARBG website, otherwise we can also build a website dedicated to piracy of Hollywood. That one is more profitable and does not have to be returned to them." Zhang Qian said .

"Do you think Hollywood really can't catch them? Do you know a well-known novel website in China? The piracy of books there is serious. Do you think they can't handle piracy? The world needs sunshine, but it also needs darkness. Without darkness, it would be useless. Is sunshine important?

Where does piracy bring disseminated traffic?There will be a threshold for the spread of any movie.For example, the box office of the movie with the highest box office in the world can't break through 30 billion US dollars, so should the audience outside the 30 billion US dollars box office want to watch this movie?

If the high price and harsh copyright fees of Americans are followed, can Africans afford to watch "Avatar"?How can some countries in the Middle East that do not allow "Avatar" to be screened let their people see "Avatar"? "

He Fang's series of rhetorical questions made Zhang Qian nod thoughtfully, "So, piracy will allow audiences beyond the 30 billion box office to see this movie, and it will not affect them from continuing to sell high-priced copyrights.

Because it is legal for them to sell high-priced copyrights, but piracy is illegal, and they have been cracking down on illegal piracy, it seems that the two sides are at odds.But in fact, the two sides are interdependent. The genuine ones make money that the genuine ones can make, and the pirated ones make money that the genuine ones cannot.Even if there is no pirated version, it is impossible for the genuine version to earn the box office of African countries and some countries in the Middle East with inconsistent teachings. "

Zhang Qian added.

He Fang puffed out smoke and gave Zhang Qian a thumbs up.

"Do you understand?"

"Hey, this kind of thing, you can basically figure out what the situation is if you just pick a corner. Now I am worried, since I can't talk about what I thought before, what should I talk about on the forum?" Zhang Qian also nodded. big.

"Hey, think about it slowly." He Fang looked like he was watching a show. He didn't want to think about everything for Zhang Qian. He was not a nanny.

After driving about an hour and a half from the capital to the north, they arrived at the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center. The chairman of the forum and several vice presidents were waiting in the reception center.

As soon as Fu Ruoqing saw He Fang, he immediately shook hands enthusiastically.

"Hey, Director He is here, welcome, Mr. Zhang, welcome."

"Chairman Fu, thank you for your hard work. You are still doing reception here. This standard is a bit high." He Fang laughed.

"Well, there's no other way. It's our first time doing this event, so we'd better do our best. Besides, all the big guys are here, so we should receive them here."

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Next, He Fang shook hands and greeted several vice chairmen one by one, and was led by the staff to check in, and then went to the room to rest.

He Fang checked the schedule. The dinner officially started at 07:30 in the evening, so he took a bath in the room first.

At [-]:[-], Zhang Qian called him to make an appointment.

When they arrived at the banquet hall, the directors of six or seven film groups, including Chairman Wang of Huying, Chairman La of China Film, and Chairman Ren of Shanghai Film, as well as Huayi, Bona, Guangguang, and Xiaoma were present. Executives from Pentium, Xingmei, Wanda... and many other private companies.

Facing such big guys, everyone was making a fuss.

After waiting for everyone to arrive, Fu Ruoqing, the chairman of the forum, came to the stage to announce the official start of the banquet and invited Director Cai from the General Administration to come to the stage to speak.

Although this is not an official event, it is officially supported, so it is normal for relevant leaders to come and speak.

It is impossible to shrink the activities in order to avoid suspicion. It would really look like there is something wrong in one's heart.

Director Cai, um...although he doesn't have a film background, but he also has a publicity background, which is already a professional counterpart.

Think about another person named Cai, right?People who play table tennis don't affect their football management. There is also a man surnamed Chen who can also manage football as a dock worker.

Therefore, Guan Film and Television, who is engaged in publicity, is already quite a professional counterpart, so his speech is also very professional.

Of course, this was just a dinner speech, and Director Cai simply said a few words about the importance of this forum, the Administration's support for the forum, and his best wishes for a successful convening and successful conclusion of the forum.

At the same time, I also hope that all participants will spend five meaningful days here, five days that are fruitful, and five days that will make great contributions to the development of the industry.

After Director Cai finished speaking, no one else spoke, and Chairman Fu Ruoqing announced the start of the dinner.

He Fang sat at the main table, sitting with Director Cai, some officials, and several film group chairmen.

There is no way, he has the qualifications.

"Director He, it's really rare. This is the first time I've seen you appear in such a public place in so many years." Director Ren of Shanghai Film Studio pulled He Fang and said with a smile.

"Well, haven't I been busy all these years, busy laying some groundwork, busy earning some international status. Now our film and television industry is developing well, but there are also some problems. No matter how busy I am this time, I have to respond to everyone We have called on everyone to discuss future development plans. I hope that under the guidance of Director Cai, we can find a new path."

He Fang said a few unqualified official tunes, and everyone nodded and smiled.

Director Cai smiled kindly, "Director He, you have to contribute your wonderful ideas. I know that you have a lot of wonderful ideas in the film and television industry over the years..."

"Yes, yes, yes, Director He, we all want to hear your fantastic ideas." Everyone agreed.

(End of this chapter)