Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 348 Wonderful Night in the Museum
"Chen Shiping is going too far!"

“The higher-ups are too biased!”

"I'll report this to my leader!"

Everyone in Shanghai Film Group was furious after learning the details of the distribution of Huaxia Films.

I've been busy for several years making wedding dresses for others!

That bastard Chen Shiping left a mouthful of soup for them!

The distribution rights of imported films have been divided, but what is the difference from before?
It is still China Film Group that makes the decision!

From the left hand to the right hand, right?
The key point is that Shanghai Film Group now does have a say in the distribution of imported films.

Their initial demand was that there should not be a concentrated monopoly. Now, it’s different. They have set up 17 companies at once.

But in fact, it’s not China Film’s decision?
They can't even reason with each other!
It's so fucking aggrieved!

The people at Shanghai Film Group held an emergency meeting, including not only Shanghai Film Group but also SMG Group.

One is film, the other is television and radio. Their development strategies are the same, which is to keep pace with the international trends and hope to introduce foreign investment so as to develop rapidly and go global.

Now that their plans have been disrupted, they also need to adjust them.

We had originally planned to obtain the distribution rights for imported films as an important bargaining chip, but now we have to make new plans.

What these people do is more of a business activity, and their way of thinking about issues is also from a business perspective.

They are really good at doing business.

SMG later developed very well, cooperating with many foreign media giants, establishing many joint ventures, and extending its reach to every corner of the media industry.

Later, Huaren Culture was also supported by SMG Group. One of the subsidiaries of Huaren Culture was the one that hosted the program "Turning Point".

In addition, there are many radio stations and television stations cooperating with them, and some news media, newspapers and magazines have the presence of SMG.

They can also be seen on several TV channels in Hong Kong.

All of these rapid expansions were achieved after China joined the WTO and introduced foreign capital.

But they did go out and set up international TV channels in places where many Chinese people gather overseas.

The problem is that it is only limited to Chinese areas.

You opened the door and thought you could go into other people's homes, but what is the reality?

However, such results are still something they can brag about.

You play business, and they play politics.

However, some of the frequent actions of SMG Group in recent years have also attracted the attention of the higher-ups.

The idea proposed by SMG is that if several super media giants can be developed abroad, why not in China?
We must keep pace with the international community and learn from other people's models.

Last year, the leaders and Chen Shiping talked about establishing a super group, which was also intended to create a super giant spanning the entire media industry.

Just thinking about such a group is scary.

China Film Group, CCTV, radio, publishing, and television transmission network.
When these leaders in each sub-sector come together, it’s terrifying!
At that time, it was no longer China Film Group Corporation or CCTV, but Guangzhou Film Group Corporation, abbreviated as CMG!

However, one can also imagine how much trouble such a super group merger would encounter!
Such a group is frightening no matter where it is. Whoever becomes the chairman can be said to be in charge of the entire media industry.

Chen Shiping actually hopes that this group will be established. The level of this group has reached the top!

The key is that with his abilities and achievements, he may become the chairman of this group in the future.

Of course, the prerequisite is to be able to coordinate the issues between the various groups, otherwise falling apart can be a matter of a word or two.

The bureau is now actively preparing for this matter and has also made an appointment with Chen Shiping to come to the bureau for a talk next week.

I heard that the publishing house and CCTV have already completed the talks, but the specific results are not clear.

No one dared to disclose such a big thing.

Chen Shiping doesn't care about it now. This thing is not that easy. Just take it slow.

Regardless of whether Guangdong Film Group can succeed in the end, it cannot hinder the development of China Film.

Now just take care of your own things first.

Huairou, construction site of digital film base.

Wearing a safety helmet, Chen Shiping looked at the buildings that were about to be topped off, and began to look forward to the day when they would be completed.

There were more than a dozen people following Chen Shiping, all of whom were member representatives of Huaxia Publishing.

Bringing them here is just a pie in the sky!

The digital base is a very important part of future plans!
Now there has been some progress in various studies, but many researchers are complaining because of limited site and equipment.

The Film Equipment Corporation is currently unable to provide a better venue.

Chen Shiping pointed to several buildings and said, "In the future, this will be a research institute for digital technology.

The building on the left is the Film Equipment Research Institute, and the building on the right is the Digital Special Effects Research Institute.

Later, an equipment production line and the world’s largest digital studio will be built at the innermost part of the park!"

Chen Shiping stepped on a red brick, looked back at them and said: "In the future, this place will continuously provide equipment to the national film industry! Even beyond China and Asia!

It will also be Asia’s largest film production base and a dream cradle for special effects blockbusters! ”

In fact, Chen Shiping did not have much appeal to the expansion of film equipment beyond Asia.

Just like digital projectors, it is actually a very small market, and the number of cinemas in the world combined is not that large.

It is not a very popular field, and many powerful investors look down on such an industry.

The same is true for photographic equipment. Professional-level equipment is difficult to commercialize, and everyone is just doing it as a side job.

Really big companies rarely make digital projectors and cameras.

These are all small companies doing this.

Therefore, the competition in this field is not particularly fierce for the time being.

If we work hard, we can become the industry benchmark in a few years!
Chen Shiping has an inexplicable self-confidence, which is that he always believes that as long as Chinese people focus on a certain industry, they will definitely be able to become the number one in this industry!

Digital projectors and digital cameras are not cutting-edge technology, and the technical barriers are not as big as those of chips, so there is real hope of catching up.

By that time, products for the consumer market will naturally be produced, and the future of those optical factories will be bright.

Cameras of brands such as Seagull, Great Wall, etc. can continue to survive.

The domestic market is so huge that the demand for video cameras will reach its peak in the future. If we do well, a counterattack is not impossible!
Otherwise, it would be very embarrassing if we only act as an OEM factory.

The domestic MP3 and MP4 industries have developed many big brands, but they did not have their own technology and were sued as soon as they appeared at international industry conferences.

Damn it, it’s so embarrassing to tell anyone about it.

Chen Shiping took the people from Hua Xia Publishing on a tour and boasted about it for over an hour.

The purpose is to demonstrate China Film Group’s strength and potential, as well as its plans for the future.

How can we lead these people in the future if we don't convince them?

Especially those in theaters, they must obey their leadership.

The digital cinema chain is also led by China Film Group. In the future, China Film Group can do whatever it wants with the domestic distribution!
The distribution company of Shanghai Film Group? Haha, go play in the mud!

Chen Shiping wanted to keep Shanghai Film Group in a half-dead state so that they would lose their trump card in negotiations with overseas capital.

Do they really dare to sell themselves out completely?
It shouldn't be that crazy.

Chen Shiping actually wanted to cooperate with them, but they insisted on competing with him, so there was nothing he could do. After returning from Huairou, Chen Shiping organized a meal for these CEOs to bond and then the party ended.

There is no need to rush to set up Hua Xia Publishing House.

If possible, Chen Shiping would like to postpone it until next year.

It was late at night and it was already past ten o'clock when Chen Shiping returned home.

Tao Huimin hasn't gone to bed yet. She is lying on the bed watching TV.

The TV is still broadcasting costume dramas, which have been quite popular in the past two years.

Chen Shiping took a look and lay down on the bed, half dead, saying, "Wife, I have a headache."

Tao Huimin sat down and rubbed his temples. After a long while, she said, "Next time you drink too much, go to their place."

"???" Chen Shiping opened his eyes, looked at her and said, "You don't love me anymore!"

"Yeah, I'm too lazy to serve you. You come home late every night."

"I'm busy lately."

Tao Huimin tapped his forehead and asked, "Are you going back to your hometown during Qingming Festival?"

Chen Shiping snuggled into her arms and said, "Come back. I've just finished my work. I'll be back the day after tomorrow morning."

"Then I'll pack my things tomorrow." Tao Huimin said, then suddenly pinched Chen Shiping and said, "Behave yourself."

Chen Shiping said "oh" and kept his hand in her clothes without taking it out.

It's easy to get drunk if you drink a little alcohol.

After being pinched a few more times, Tao Huimin softened and held Chen Shiping's head to feed him milk.

Soon the two rolled together, one drinking milk and the other eating intestines.

The next morning, Chen Shiping slept in. Who would go to work during the Qingming holiday?

Obey the holiday regulations!
At this time in the Palace Museum, Cheng Kaige's eyes were red from staying up all night.

However, the leading actor Stephen Chow was fine. Instead, he visited the museum with great interest.

This was the first time Cheng Kaige collaborated with Stephen Chow. He had never seen any of his movies before, only The Truman Show directed by Chen Shiping.

If it weren't for this movie, he wouldn't have agreed to let Stephen Chow be the male lead.

Xiying Group also recommended Stephen Chow. Although A Chinese Odyssey was filmed very poorly, they knew Stephen Chow's acting skills.

Especially in terms of comedy skills, there are really few actors in China who can surpass him.

Cheng Kaige rubbed his eyes and had no intention of accompanying Zhou Xingxing on the tour.

It was extremely difficult to shoot this movie. We couldn’t interfere with the normal operation of the museum, so we could only shoot at night. Who could stand staying up late every day?

After finishing filming at the Palace Museum, we went to Xi'an to film in both museums.

At that time, the two sides were arguing fiercely, and Cheng Kaige had no choice but to mediate.

The film was shot on both sides and the museum's name will not appear explicitly in the movie, which is fair.

Cheng Kaige returned home exhausted and woke up after sleeping for less than two hours.

The shooting plot for the evening still needs to be sorted out.

Tonight we will film the scene where Empress Dowager Cixi, who has been resurrected from her portrait, is being hunted down.

All the ancestors above chased her and beat her, saying that she was causing chaos in the government and ruining the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.
It was Chen Shiping who insisted on adding this plot, and Cheng Kaige laughed just thinking about that scene.

At night, in the museum, Liu Xiaoqing dressed up as Empress Dowager Cixi and was listening to Cheng Kaige's opera talk.

"First, he puts on an air of being an old Buddha, angry, upset, and nostalgic. Then, when the old ancestor appears, he kneels down and runs away quickly. The contrast between the beginning and the end must be great, otherwise the comedy effect will not come out."

Liu Xiaoqing nodded and said, "The more serious it is at the beginning, the funnier it will be at the end, right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean!" Cheng Kaige said with a smile, "You have played many queen mothers, but this is the first time you play one like this."

Liu Xiaoqing nodded and said, "That's right, but I'm looking forward to it."

"Haha, this is called historical regret and fantasy." After Cheng Kaige said a few words to her, he turned his head and looked at Cheng Daoming.

Cheng Daoming immediately said, "Don't tell me, you are so angry that you have lost your mind, right?"

"Oh, yes, you are Kangxi, you must be angry! The kind of anger that makes you collapse!"

After Cheng Kaige finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing. This plot was really a spoof of history.

What is Chen Shiping thinking?

Soon the shooting began.

Empress Dowager Cixi, played by Liu Xiaoqing, slowly walked down from the green screen scroll.

Seeing Zhou Xingxing dressed in modern clothes without a whip, he shouted angrily: "I want the foreigners to die!!!"

"Shock!" Zhou Xingxing took a step back, looked at Cixi in surprise and anger, and shouted: "Cixi old nosy?!"

"Pfft hahahahaha!!"

The entire set couldn't help but laugh at this moment, and Stephen Chow had no choice but to stop performing. This was not his direction, otherwise he would have to scold them.

The actors didn't laugh, but the staff did.

Liu Xiaoqing also laughed at this time, and her smile, dressed like Empress Dowager Cixi, was quite creepy.

Cheng Daoming is a very serious person, and now he is smiling with his hands covering his mouth.

It's just that even when he was wearing the dragon robe and smiling, he still looked very serious and very pretentious.

Kangxi is really Cheng Daoming’s destiny role. He has that aura once he puts on the dragon robe.

Soon after everyone finished laughing, they continued.

The filming went very smoothly this time. Cixi was angrily chasing Zhou Xingxing, and when she turned around, she saw Kangxi wearing a dragon robe.

Zhou Xingxing immediately ran over and shouted, "Emperor Kangxi, help!"

Then he quickly recounted the glorious deeds of Cixi. Cixi was still dignified at first, but as Kangxi's face turned worse, she immediately slid to her knees, kowtowed, then got up and ran away.

Kangxi immediately called for people to catch up.

Zhou Xingxing put his hands on his waist and shook off the sweat, and shouted at their backs: "Teach that old bitch a lesson!"

At this time, there was chaos in the museum. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty came out from nowhere with a group of Yulin soldiers to chase and kill Whip.

After a while, a few ladies from the Tang Dynasty came strolling around with smiles on their faces and surrounded Zhou Xingxing, commenting on his clothes and appearance.

Before Zhou Xingxing could even catch his breath while escaping, he was startled by the display cabinet he was holding on to.

There were two pottery Eighteen Arhats from an unknown dynasty inside, which jumped up and hit the glass, trying to run out to play.

Zhou Xingxing glanced at the introduction and shouted, "Ancestors, you are hundreds of years old, stop jumping around. If you drop a piece of mud, the curator will kill me!"

Bang bang bang~
Suddenly the ground began to shake. Zhou Xingxing suddenly thought of something and looked back in horror. He saw a golden dragon and a bronze dragon fighting.
In fact, what you see on the set are just two green strips of props rolling on the ground.

It will have to be made into special effects later.

After Stephen Chow finished this scene, he ran over to watch Cheng Kaige shoot the special effects shots.

He wants to change his career and become a director, and his next work will also have special effects!
It’s a good time to learn!
Zhou Xingxing agreed to perform, firstly because of Chen Shiping, and secondly because he came to learn.

China Film Corporation is now the leader in digital special effects films in Asia. I wonder how many people want to come and visit and learn.

(End of this chapter)