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Chapter 228 How about I tell you a story?
It can be said that Zhao Kangnian's coming to attend the meeting was beyond everyone's expectations, including Xu Chuan.

People in the conference room learned that Zhao Kangnian was coming because he was changing his name brand.

Xu Chuan knew about this because Zhao Kangnian brought people directly to the office where he and Cai Meng were staying to "inspect".

In the office, Xu Chuan couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why..."

"I just have time, and Comrade Zhaoqi is here too. Why don't we go and listen together." Zhao Kangnian said with a smile.

When Xu Chuan heard this, his eyes instinctively glanced at Xu Zhaoqi standing next to Zhao Kangnian.The two of them just said hello and didn't talk much.

Now that Zhao Kangnian said this, Xu Zhaoqi also smiled and said: "Xiao Xu, the topic of your symposium is good. We are in charge of this area of ​​work, and we really need to listen to the ideas and suggestions of professionals."

There must be topics for everyone to discuss at the symposium, and the participants must be informed of the topic in advance so that they can prepare what they want to say.

Not only that, before the free discussion at the symposium, there is another important link, which is for the representatives to take the stage to explain their views on the topic.

Some of the representatives who came to the stage were designated with relatively good grades, and some signed up on their own initiative.

Speaking of which, there are not many topics this time, only three in total.

The first topic is, what are the main contradictions currently facing China’s domestic film industry?What are the problems caused by this main contradiction?

This is actually a relatively common issue, but being common does not mean it is unimportant.

On the contrary, this issue is very important.If this matter is not discussed at the beginning, there will be no basis for discussion of subsequent issues.

At the same time, this issue best reflects the differences in perceptions of the industry between different directors.

The second topic is the current future development direction of China’s domestic film industry.

The content discussed in this topic actually follows the first topic. Only by recognizing the main contradictions in the development process can we propose a reasonable development direction.

The third issue is actually more specific than the first two issues.This topic is "the direction of advance fund support based on the current status of the film industry."

To be honest, Xu Chuan knew very well that the directors who came to the meeting this time were basically here for the third topic.

The previous two topics, in the eyes of most people attending this meeting, are old-fashioned things that they have no interest in.

The last issue of “spending money” is more realistic.If it hadn't been for this topic, maybe the directors attending the meeting today wouldn't have been so complete.

However, all this will change with the arrival of Zhao Kangnian and Xu Zhaoqi.With these two people attending the meeting and without these two people participating in the meeting, there are completely two different concepts about how serious the directors were about this meeting.

If Zhao Kangnian and Xu Zhaoqi had not come, most of the people present would have dealt with the first two issues as they could.

Now...if they had any brains at all, they would know that the focus of this meeting has shifted from the third topic to the first two.

The fact was just as Xu Chuan had guessed. In the conference room, the directors who were about to speak on stage took out their speeches and read them.

While reading, I was thinking about whether there is anything that can be modified in this speech.

Those directors who took the initiative to speak have put more or less thought into their drafts.

Those who were assigned because of their good grades wrote all clichés.There is no problem using this phrase in other places, but now I always feel a little guilty when I use it.

For a moment, some people at the scene couldn't help but start scratching their heads.

Just a few minutes later, there was a sound of footsteps outside the conference room, and the people inside immediately realized that it was Zhao Kangnian and the others.

So they all stood up in perfect agreement.Just as they were getting up, some people quickly walked in from outside the door.

"Reporter." When the assistant director saw these people, he immediately whispered to Huan Ze.

Huan Ze did not reply after hearing this, but began to calm down his inner mood.He is also one of the representatives who will speak on stage this time, and he signed up on his own initiative.

He was already a little nervous, but now he felt even more nervous when he saw these long guns and cannons coming in.

Outside the door, Xu Chuan looked at the reporters pouring in without much surprise.For public events like Zhao Zongzhi where players are present, reporters are the standard.

After the reporters entered and took their seats, Yu Hong led Zhao Kangnian and others to the main seat of the venue.

Xu Chuan naturally followed Zhao Kangnian. When he saw his name tag placed next to Zhao Kangnian, he couldn't help but be stunned.

However, he did not do anything to change the brand, but sat down next to Zhao Kangnian honestly.

Seeing Xu Chuan sitting down so calmly, Xu Zhaoqi on the other side suddenly understood why Zhao Kangnian admired him so much.At least it can be seen from his current behavior that this boy is courageous.

Only those with courage can truly play the "pioneer" role of pioneer funds.What's even more rare is that this guy is not that reckless, he is courageous and knowledgeable.

The people on the stage had different thoughts, and the directors who were clapping their hands in the audience naturally had mixed feelings.

If not everyone knew that Xu Chuan was an ordinary person who was born in a rural area and whose parents both died.Everyone now has to find out what Xu Chuan's background is.

"Director, who do you think he is..." The assistant director sitting at the back, applauding, couldn't help but ask Huan Ze.

Although he didn't finish his words, Huan Ze still knew what the real problem of the assistant director was.That’s Xu Chuan’s “Why?”

Huanze believes that many people present actually have this doubt in their minds.But he also believes that many people know the answer to "Why is Xu Chuan?"

That's because Xu Chuan "got on the stage."

Don't underestimate these five words. To be evaluated by these five words, you must have many factors at the same time.Talent, achievements, and even the ideological consciousness of the whole person, as well as the ability to express consciousness, are indispensable.

At least, 9% of people in the entertainment industry have nothing to do with these five words.

Thinking of this, Huanze whispered: "Speak less and listen more."

The assistant director closed his mouth when he heard this.

At the same time, a woman's voice sounded in the venue. It was the voice of a relevant person from the literary and art institution at the main table.

She is the moderator of this meeting, responsible for the process, and is also responsible for the opening of the entire meeting.

In addition to re-emphasizing the theme of the meeting at the beginning, it is also an indispensable part to introduce the leaders participating in the meeting.

This time, Xu Chuan was not introduced at the front, but at the end.This is actually more in line with the conventional approach. The position given to him is to express attention and is regarded as a special courtesy.

However, such formal meeting documents that need to be archived must still follow a standard format.

After an introduction, Zhao Kangnian, as the number one leader at the venue, naturally had to be the first to speak at a symposium.

This is a bit different from internal meetings. In most internal meetings, the leader makes a summary speech at the end.

"Everyone, first of all, on behalf of... welcome to everyone. The film industry is... therefore, both organizationally and personally.

We attach great importance to the development of our film industry.You are all young talents in our film industry, among the best.

Today's symposium is based on one principle, and that is to be open and honest. Everyone should not have scruples or psychological burdens.

I see that some of the directors here are also actors. This actor has a very powerful skill in memorizing lines.However, I hope that today everyone will not memorize lines, but actually talk about problems and make suggestions. "Zhao Kangnian always smiled when he spoke.

He really wanted to lighten the atmosphere of this symposium.At least it looks relaxed on the surface, so there is some "joking" in the conversation.

The director on the scene naturally laughed in a dignified manner.Xu Chuan on the stage was no exception. He smiled very happily.

In fact, when Zhao Kangnian said that everyone is "young talent", he could no longer bear it.

Because the first reaction in his mind when he heard these four words was nothing else, but the first time Gao Qiqiang invited Li Youtian to dinner in "Hurry Up".

Then after Li Hongwei came over with a group of energetic young men, Gao Qiqiang called them the "young talents" of Mang Village.

To be honest, this means that there is no marketing in this aspect, otherwise "young talents" would have had as much meaning as "crouching dragon and phoenix chick".

In addition, Zhao Kangnian's last words "Don't memorize your lines" gave Xu Chuan a sense of intimacy.Because he had heard something similar to this when he was on Earth. It was said to Huang Bo by a big boss at a meeting in 18.

Zhao Kangnian finished his speech, and Xu Zhaoqi also spoke as usual. After they finished speaking, they did not let anyone else speak, but went directly to the next process.

Representatives spoke on three topics.

Sometimes it is such a coincidence that the first representative to take the stage was Jia Bicheng, who plunged into the adaptation trap.

At this time, Jia Bicheng wanted to scold his mother. If he had known that Zhao Kangnian would come, he would not have agreed to speak on behalf of him even if he were killed.

Damn Xu Chuan, are you trying to trick everyone?You piece of shit gave birth to a son without an asshole.

While cursing in his heart, Jia Bicheng went up to the stage and stood behind the podium to start his speech.

It is worth mentioning that other people in the meeting did not need to look up at him to speak.Because the speeches of all representatives were printed in advance and distributed to everyone present.

Needless to say, some people do have advantages in certain aspects.

For example, Jia Bicheng, as a player who likes to adapt, his ability to adapt was fully demonstrated at this moment.

He "adapted" the "speech" he had prepared before.

In other words, what he is saying on stage now is somewhat different from the manuscript you see in your hands.This kind of behavior is allowed at this kind of symposium and is not a rare phenomenon.

However, cliches are clichés, and it took some time to revise them later, but it cannot change the tastelessness of Jia Bicheng's entire speech.

After about 15 minutes, Jia Bicheng's speech ended.Then, people came up one by one, and everyone spoke at about this time.

In the process, Xu Chuan discovered that some directors have a sharper view of problems and have indeed seen the difficulties the film industry is currently facing.

But, what is regrettable is that some directors can only read and ask questions.When it comes to the direction of development and ways to solve problems, those words are a bit hard to hear.

In this way, about an hour and a half later, Huan Ze, the penultimate speaker, finally took the stage.

Huanze’s previous speech was not much different from others.In fact, the main contradiction in the film industry is very clear, which is the imbalance between supply and demand.

The real difference between what he said and what others said was what he elaborated on the latter two issues.

He believes that the future development direction of Chinese films must be to achieve industrial upgrading.The investment of advance funds in movies must also be in this direction.

When he reached this point, Zhao Kangnian turned to Xu Chuan and said, "What do you think?"

Xu Chuan smiled when he heard this and replied: "I think this is also the case."

Zhao Kangnian nodded slightly when he heard these words and did not continue to communicate with Xu Chuan.

Seeing this, Xu Chuan also turned his attention to Huan Ze's speech. The speed of talking must not be faster than the speed of reading.

Therefore, although Huan Ze on the stage did not finish speaking, Xu Chuan still finished reading Huan Ze's speech.

But after reading it, Xu Chuan, who was originally in high spirits, suddenly became a little disappointed.

Because Huanze elaborated on a concept at the end of his speech.That's why he believes that we need to let China's blockbusters gain international reputation.

In other words, he believes that the critical moment for Chinese blockbusters is to find ways to go global.

The way to go global is to make science fiction films, a genre recognized by audiences around the world.At the same time, the film industry will be upgraded by making science fiction films.

This sounds okay, but in fact it is a big problem.

Because it is not the first priority for China’s blockbusters to go global.The first thing is to make something that is recognized by the domestic audience in China.

In other words, telling Chinese stories well and telling stories that Chinese audiences like is the real first step.

If the purpose from the beginning is to gain foreign recognition, there will be problems in this direction.If the direction is wrong, the work will be completely different.

Not only that, Huanze also wrote a short story at the end, as an example of the development direction of Chinese-style hard science fiction movies. This story may also be the outline of the science fiction story he wants to make.

The plot is probably about a Chinese archaeologist who unexpectedly discovered a strange bronze artifact while excavation at Sanxingdui.

There are many strange inscriptions on the artifacts.

Later, when the male archaeologist deciphered the inscription, he discovered that it was actually a communication device left by aliens.

An accident happened because the communicator was activated by the male protagonist.

The aliens soon arrived, and a fierce battle ensued between the earth and the aliens.

However, due to the gap in science and technology, the people on earth were beaten back and forth and were helpless in the face of this situation.

The male protagonist believes that this is his own problem, and he decides to bear the responsibility of the entire human race.

So, he chose to negotiate with the aliens. During the negotiation process, the alien queen was impressed by the hero's courage and responsibility and fell in love with him.

Under the influence of love, the alien finally died down and left.

Should I say it or not, this story has a strong sense of déjà vu.

Typical Hollywood narrative style.

If there is any difference, it is that this story is set in Chinese.

In fact, it is this element that Huanze wants to illustrate.It takes Chinese people as the background and Sanxingdui as the beginning of the story.

Huanze believes that this is the key to the organic combination of Chinese culture and science fiction themes.

This may be something he has been thinking about for a long time, so he talked about it very excitedly.But time was limited after all, so he left the stage after giving an overview.

"What do you think of this story?" Zhao Kangnian's attitude towards making science fiction films is very clear and supportive.So after listening, he asked Xu Chuan.

"Not so good. Aliens are also coming to invade the earth. I have a better story here. Do you want to hear it?" Xu Chuan said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)