Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 267 The cake is not divided, it is taken away directly!
In the courtyard house in early summer.

Chen Shiping was sitting in the courtyard having a drink with Jiang Ping, the office director of the Shanghai International Film Festival and the legal representative.

Chen Shiping took a sip of wine, looked at Jiang Ping and said:

"I really don't want to fight for Category A, it's not important to me at all."

"Shiping, are you telling the truth?"

Jiang Ping looked at Chen Shiping with some surprise.

"I haven't said this publicly because I can't say it, otherwise the capital will have objections."

Hearing Chen Shiping's words, Jiang Ping asked curiously: "Then what do you mean by telling me this today?"

Chen Shiping threw a peanut into his mouth and said, "It means if you don't work hard, you won't have a chance to work hard!"

Jiang Ping fell silent, took a sip of wine and said, "Has the General Administration come to talk to you?"

Chen Shiping nodded, there was nothing to hide.

Jiang Ping sighed and said, "Shi Ping, I understand that the higher-ups are interested in you. At first, I thought you were coming for us."

Chen Shiping said in a dumbfounded voice: "Why am I rushing to you?"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have a drink. I have to leave first. I'll buy you a drink next time."

"Sure, I hope you can succeed."

After Jiang Ping left, Tao Huimin ran over, sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, and said happily: "Husband, why don't you want Category A?"

"It's useless, it only adds to the trouble."

Chen Shiping sighed and said: "The things inside are complicated. It's not as simple as a film festival. I don't want to participate."

"Then what will you say later?"

"We'll see what happens over there in Shanghai. If they can handle it, I won't have to worry."

After Chen Shiping said a few words, he raised his cup and said to Tao Huimin, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's have a drink."

"Come on!" Tao Huimin raised the cup and touched it with him, then drank it in one breath with a smile.

The young couple sat in the yard drinking wine and chatting.

Let Jiang Ping and the others fight over the film festival.

Two days later, when Chen Shiping went to the headquarters again, the results had already come out.

The SH municipal government has made another effort in the past two days, but Chen Shiping is not sure how to operate it.

However, the General Office of the Supreme Court directly gave instructions.

Chen Shiping kept saying it was a pity in front of the leader.

Then I continued to enjoy the Asian International Film Festival.

However, it is very troublesome to submit the application to the International Producers Association and get it approved.

There is already the Asia Pacific Film Festival, and it is not that easy to have another Asian International Film Festival.

But Chen Shiping didn't care, he just took the money and went to public relations.

If there is anything that cannot be done without money, then it must be because there is not enough money!
Speaking of which, domestic film development is still late, and it has no say in the international arena.

You still need to find someone else's association to certify it, but there's nothing you can do about it, because the French invented the movie.

You have to enjoy the benefits of your ancestors!
A week later, Chen Shiping brought his team to France.

Also traveling with them were Jiang Ping and the others.

They are here to get Class A certification.

After arriving in Paris, Chen Shiping made an appointment with the Secretary-General of the International Film Producers Association to meet him.

The other party expressed surprise that Chen Shiping wanted to hold an Asian Film Festival.

"You just applied for the Shanghai International Film Festival, and now you want to apply for the Asian International Film Festival?"

"That's right, I want to have a chat with you before formally submitting an application to the association."

Chen Shiping handed over a cigar and said, "A good Cuban cigar."

The other party took it, put it on the tip of his nose, sniffed it and said, "I seem to smell the fragrance of a girl's thighs."

Chen Shiping laughed a few times, then pushed the two boxes over and said with a smile: "This is a meeting gift for you. This is a very important etiquette in China."

Then the two started chatting while smoking cigars, and half an hour later they went to a high-end club to drink together.

When he went in, Chen Shiping was carrying a box, but when he came out, he was empty-handed.

The next day, Chen Shiping led the team to formally submit an application to the association.

People from the Asia Pacific Film Festival received the news that day.

I immediately called the association and asked to reject such an application.

The Asia Pacific Film Festival first started in 1953 and was later certified by the International Producers Association.

One of the organizers of the Asia Pacific Film Festival was Run Run Shaw, but at that time he was cooperating with some filmmakers from the "Republic of China" and Japan.

It is worth noting that it was founded in 1953, and China did not join in the following decades.

It was not until much later that China joined the Asia Pacific Film Producers Alliance, the organizer of the Asia Pacific Film Festival, and brought the association to the capital to become a core member.

But that will be a long time ago. At least there is not a single mainlander in the Asia-Pacific Film Festival at this stage.

The main core members are Wanwan, Xiangjiang, Japan and other regions.

There are very few international film festivals in Asia, and there are none in Wanwan and Xiangjiang.

Japan only had it in the late 1980s.

If films from many Southeast Asian countries want to be showcased internationally, they can only go through the Asia Pacific Film Festival.

The Asia Pacific Film Festival indirectly affects films from many countries.

This is a very big cake. Now if someone comes to grab the cake, of course they won’t be happy about it.

But this is also the reason why Chen Shiping insists on organizing the Asian International Film Festival.

Everyone has already made the cake, so why don’t we just bring it over?

Why go through all the trouble to develop Category A? Why do we have to do a lot of publicity and develop slowly?

Chen Shiping really wanted to call them and say, we won’t divide your cake! Let's take it away directly!
Soon people from the Asia Pacific Film Festival came to Paris, preparing to lobby the association to reject Chen Shiping's application.

Chen Shiping is not worried that they will succeed, we just spent the money!

Soon the association's board of directors held a meeting to discuss the issue of international cinema in Asia.

At the meeting, Chen Shiping also met people from the Asia Pacific Film Festival.

There is a person from Wanwan and someone from Tokyo.

They didn't look good when they saw Chen Shiping, but Chen Shiping kept smiling at them generously.

Come and see who is more powerful.

The Wanwan representative of the Asia Pacific Film Festival said directly: “There are already regional international film festivals in Asia, and repeated establishments will only weaken the influence of film festivals.

The Asia Pacific Film Festival has been held for more than 40 years! It is already a very mature film festival. It makes no sense for China to apply for hosting the Asian International Film Festival! "

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "Why doesn't it make sense? China has a mature film market and a very high reputation in the international film industry.

And we have reached cooperation with many countries. We organize film festivals, which can push the development of Asian films to new heights. "

The other party immediately retorted: "The Asia Pacific Film Festival can also do this!"

"You can't do it. The Asia-Pacific Film Festival has been held for 40 years, and now it has almost become someone's toy." Chen Shiping snorted and said: "The one held in Wanwan the year before last year actually awarded more than 70 awards. .

Most of the awards are given to filmmakers from the Bay Area, which deviates from the principles and original intention of an international film festival! Film festivals like this should be banned! "

The Japanese representative could not help but interject: "The Asia Pacific Film Festival is non-competitive!"

Chen Shiping slapped the table and said: "So when it is held in South Korea, it is in the form of an exhibition, and when other countries hold it, it is in the form of competition. You don't even have a fixed charter and system! It should be banned directly!"

Everyone in the conference room was numb. Chen Shiping had to add that he should be banned even if he said something.

Wanwan's teeth were itching as he stared at Chen Shiping and said: "The original purpose of the Asia Pacific Film Festival is to showcase diversified Asian films!"

"Then why do you give out so many awards! You have bad intentions and inconsistent words and deeds! Forget about banning it!"

"Formal freedom is to adapt to the different situations of too many host countries!"

"If there are different standards, there will be no fairness and justice. What about movies from countries other than the host country?! I strongly demand that they be banned!"

In the conference room, Chen Shiping attacked them one by one, demanding that the Asia Pacific Film Festival be banned after each attack.

The key is that Chen Shiping's objection is quite reasonable.

This is totally unexplainable!
The key is that the Asian International Film Festival that Chen Shiping wants to organize has not yet been held, and there is nothing wrong with the regulations submitted. It is completely in accordance with the standard international film festival.

None of them had any choice but to be grabbed by Chen Shiping's painful feet and attacked fiercely.

By the end, they were all a little flustered.

There are indeed many problems at the Asia Pacific Film Festival!

Damn it, what if it’s really banned!
The directors of the International Film Producers Association began to talk about it at this time.

The people at the Asia Pacific Film Festival could only temporarily turn off the flames, fearing that if they continued talking, they would not be able to stop Chen Shiping from speaking up and getting himself involved again.

Preferably someone who can publicize the council privately.

After the meeting, representatives from Wanwan and Japan gathered together to discuss privately the directors of the Public Relations Association.

However, public relations requires money. Their alliance is very loose and there is no common funding. Every event is funded by the host country.

Sometimes the host country has no money and simply stops hosting the event that year.

Such an organization exists among several core member countries for the benefit of their respective national films.

Whether the Asia Pacific Film Festival is good or not has nothing to do with them.

Anyway, when it's your turn to host it, just give yourself more benefits.

But in fact, there are not many benefits. If a movie wins a prize, you have to receive awards and bonuses.

Without fixed standards and venues, it would be difficult to form a huge film trading market.

Apart from receiving some honors and being more likely to be distributed in other countries, the benefits of participating in the film are almost zero.

However, the film festival itself is for influence, and there are always benefits to being famous.

But it is difficult to stuff money into public relations privately.

Who pays for this?
How much is appropriate?
The representative of Wanwan spread his hands and said that he had no money and had very little funds to come up with.

The Japanese representatives can pay, but they don’t want to have to pay alone unless the Asia-Pacific Film Festival can become its own shape in the future.

After calling Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang directly said that we have no money and all our people have gone to the mainland. Who dares to go against the mainland?

Then we went to South Korea. South Korea took the opportunity to make demands, but the other member states stopped.

Although we don’t pay, you can’t take the benefits either!
Inkpad even spread his hands and said, "I have bananas, but I don't have money!"

I don’t even want to participate. You spend so much money on the film festival every year, and you take away all the benefits.

Yin Ni’s films are hard to describe, and the Asia Pacific Film Festival is dispensable to them.

Australia is very Buddhist, and the Asian International Film Festival has nothing to do with me. We are from the Pacific!

In two days, they failed to reach an internal consensus.

Chen Shiping was not idle at this time either.

Han Laosan has long been asked to lobby those countries to join and support them during the film festival tour, and slow down their pace from within.

After two days of discussion, the association's board of directors notified Chen Shiping that the application had been approved.

When the film festival is held, they will send people to participate and conduct assessments according to international film festival standards.

The Asia Pacific Film Festival has not been cancelled, it still exists, but the Asian International Film Festival has been established.

The first Asian International Film Festival will be officially held in April next year, and it will be held every year in Beijing!

Establish competition awards: Best Film, Jury Prize, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Audience Favorite Award;

Establish honorary awards: Outstanding Contribution Award, Rising Star Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Film Achievement Award.

The highest trophy is tentatively designated as the Golden Dove Award, which means peace and friendship.

As soon as the news spread back to China, it immediately caused a sensation.

The Shanghai International Film Festival has just received Category A certification, and soon after the Asian International Film Festival successfully applied.

This can be regarded as a serious blow to the country!
Chinese films really need to step onto the international stage and become the forerunner and leader of international films!
At this time, Chen Shiping has not returned to China yet, and the film festival will not be held until April next year.

Don’t worry, let’s go to Cannes for a walk first.

The closing awards ceremony of Cannes is about to begin.

Chen Shiping is going to join in the fun this time to see whether Cheng Kaige or Zhang Yimou wins the award.

If anyone doesn’t win an award, come to the Asian International Film Festival next year and I’ll definitely give you an honorary award!

Chen Shiping couldn't help but squeal when he thought of this, now we are also the ones who can award awards.

I’m holding an international film festival in my hand, and I’m asking you if you’re convinced!
After Chen Shiping came to Cannes and met with Cheng Kaige and the others, he whispered:
"Don't worry about whether you can win the award or not, I will give you the award later!"

Cheng Kaige: "." You are awesome!

Zhang Yimo: "." I want it!

Zhang Yimo received low reviews after being screened in Cannes, and international film critics were generally not optimistic about his film this time.

On the contrary, Cheng Kaige received a lot of praise this time. Many film critics said that Cheng Kaige's film this time was very exciting.

It is a cruel work that makes people feel extremely depressed and full of gray tones!
This kind of evaluation is very good, and it is the best affirmation for the evaluation Cheng Kaige has received in previous years.

At least I won't give him a Golden Alarm Clock Award again.

Chen Shiping is also optimistic that Bai Yexing can win the grand prize, but at most it can win the jury award.

There is a movie this year that is so powerful that even if Cheng Kaige came with Farewell My Concubine, he probably wouldn't be able to do it.

Movies about Yugoslavia, a country that has disappeared to be precise.

This movie is called "Underground" and it is about the history of this disappeared country.

A surreal and absurd comedy full of irony.

Chen Shiping liked this movie very much and it was very interesting to shoot.

With such a story and such a background, the Cannes jury has gone crazy with love!
Love, friendship, politics, times, suffering, war, deception, absurdity, ideals, men.
There are too many elements that the Cannes jury likes, and no film can beat it!

Chen Shiping sometimes wondered whether Cheng Kaige's luck had been wiped out by him.

Maybe I will never win the Palme d'Or in my life.

Alas, poor Cheng Kaige.

Wait until next year's Asian International Film Festival awards him an award to comfort him!
(End of this chapter)