Since 1983

the next day.

Fatty Wang came down to have breakfast.

Huang Baiming greeted him to sit at a table and asked, How did you sleep?

It's okay, the environment is OK.

Of course, Bush and Kissinger have been received here. Thatcher was also Barabara back then...

Uh-huh.

Fatty Wang nodded and only cared about eating. After eating, he asked, How many people are present today?

Bosses, directors, more than forty people.

Is there no artist?

Gigi Leung, one of the top ten outstanding young people in Hong Kong.

Fatty Wang continued to nod and continued to eat.

This kind of occasion is originally an occasion for big bosses, so someone asked: Why are there so many celebrities here?

Gather the head, build momentum, follow behind the boss and shout 666!

After breakfast, at about 9 o'clock, we gathered in a conference hall in the VIP building.

There was a row of tables in front and N tables at the bottom. Besides the few who spoke, there were Er Dongsheng, Wen Jun, Lao Du, Wei Jiahui and others.

Gigi, the artist representative, has the iconic short hair, is tall and charming, and is at her peak.

She is also the head of a generation of jade girls. When the Shuangqi seized the face incident broke out in the past, she competed with Shao Meiqi for Yimian. And gossip with Boss Yang.

That's right, it's Boss Yang again, the cake incident.

After waiting for a while, the leaders of several departments entered the venue. After all, it is the entertainment industry, and it still focuses on radio and television. Leader Zhao gave an enthusiastic welcome speech.

Everyone sat upright, in suits and leather shoes, and then began to speak.

Ma Fengguo, head of the delegation to Beijing, was the first to say: We are very grateful to the parties concerned for showing such a high-profile and high-standard reception to Hong Kong films.

I have been talking about how to further open up before, but they are still at the policy level without the participation of professionals. This time I finally have the opportunity to implement it, and I hope to make breakthroughs in the details.

He doesn't talk much, obviously leaving time for others.

The second Brother Longwu.

This Northbound dialogue group is the largest in history, and I hope it will achieve good results.

In the past, we only expressed our opinions separately. This time, we were able to discuss with the managers and give us the opportunity to express our opinions collectively. I feel very relieved.

The representatives all spoke blunt Mandarin, which sounded very uncomfortable, and I knew it, and the speaking speed was relatively slow.

The wording is also quite distinctive, instead of leadership, it is called manager.

From January 1 next year, Hong Kong films will be able to enter the mainland without quantitative restrictions, which is a very good thing.

We respect the mainland's management practices in film and television production, and we have rich experience in film distribution.

So I would like to make a little suggestion:

It is hoped that distribution qualifications can be opened to Hong Kong companies, so that Hong Kong production companies can participate in the distribution of their own films.

Firstly, it can provide more experience to the mainland counterparts, and secondly, the investors have more confidence in the recovery of costs.

Straight to the point, straight to the point.

Want distribution rights!

In fact, in later generations, the state has not developed the opening for exercising power, whether it is for Hong Kong, Taiwan or Hollywood. Once the release is opened, it means that one's own position is handed over to others, and wolves are drawn into the house.

The dispute over the form of yishi is a big deal!

Brother Long Wu talked a lot, but the leader on the stage did not express his position, but invited the next one.

The next one is Lao Song.

First of all, I agree with Mr. Xiang's proposal on distribution rights. Like Infernal Affairs, the release time of the two places is different, which creates opportunities for pirated copies. I am deeply saddened that I have not been able to introduce it so far.

Let me be more specific. Can joint ventures be allowed? Is it that Hong Kong and the mainland jointly set up a distribution company?

At the same time, I also hope that Hong Kong films can enjoy the same treatment as mainland films as soon as possible.

I'm telling the truth, there are too few accounts, and we don't have to make money. The censorship in the mainland is strict, and if Hong Kong movies want to come in, they will definitely have to make multiple cuts and edits.

Over time, I don't think it will bring prosperity to Hong Kong films, but it will decline even more.

This is what Teacher Xu taught, after all, Lao Song's position is on that side.

Sure enough, the rest of the people cast admiring glances at him, worthy of the savior!

After Zou Wenhuai talked about theaters, Huang Baiming talked about taxes.

After Hong Kong films were introduced to the mainland, the relevant taxes reached almost one-third of the total distribution recovery cost, and investors had almost no profit.

Can Hong Kong films be exempted from taxes?

The leader on the stage responded immediately:

We attach great importance to your suggestion and will report it to the national tax department as soon as possible, hoping to consider it.

The consequences of consideration, of course, were not considered.

Finally, Fatty Wang.

As the representative of the director, he said: What I am most concerned about is the censorship system. We hope to implement the film classification system as soon as possible, which is conducive to the production and investment of investors...

...

Leader Zhao was listening very carefully, keeping records in his hand.

Roughly divided into a few points:

The Hong Kong side attaches the most importance, undoubtedly, to distribution.

Secondly, it is required that Hong Kong films also receive the same treatment as mainland films.

Then there are theaters, taxes and other issues.

Finally, there is the grading system.

She looked at these few items and frowned slightly, she really knew how to focus on the key points! If they do what they do, it will be equivalent to transplanting the Hong Kong film system to the mainland, seamlessly connecting with the big market of 1.3 billion people!

It is inconsistent with the country's original intention. The country hopes to develop co-productions, but these people don't mention co-productions at all.

And there is a meaning in the words: you have to help! Why don't you help? ? ?

Soon, it will be noon.

Several leaders studied for a while, and Leader Zhao replied in unison: We have written down everyone's opinions, and will study and discuss them as soon as possible to achieve a result that is satisfactory and beneficial to both parties.

Here, I will simply answer the question of the grading system first.

We have been discussing this grading system and have collected a lot of information. We also hope to have a film classification system that adapts to China's national conditions and can be implemented domestically.

Based on everyone's views, I found that we have common goals on certain issues, but I also hope that everyone understands that the decision of a policy does not happen overnight and requires full research and analysis...

Leader Zhao did not lie. The grading system was proposed in the 1980s.

It is impossible for the mainland to have a classification system!

...

The next day, continue the discussion.

In addition to these problems, Xu Xiaoming, a representative of the TV drama industry, the director of Huo Yuanjia and Chen Zhen, proposed to relax the policy on co-production dramas.

The leader said: We will investigate as soon as possible, and next year we will introduce measures with reference to the film management measures.

Eh!

This group of people has a good taste, and those who give a specific time limit should be true.

If you don’t give it, it should be a cliché.

The next night, several bigwigs met again, and the atmosphere was heavy.

The distribution rights are definitely gone. Look at them, they don't even have a positive reply.

Hong Kong capital also belongs to foreign capital. The mainland has joined the WTO and negotiated with the United States without opening up distribution rights. It is very persistent.

Forget it, is there any hope for the tax money?

The tax administrators didn't even come, it's just an excuse.

There is no need to ask about the treatment of Hong Kong films. What they value is co-productions.

Wow, so what's left?

The classification system will be mentioned tomorrow, at least the review is easy.

This is called retreating and seeking the second best, retreating again and again.

Lao Song began to stab people, saying: I don't like what I said, and I will probably get nothing here this time. The mainland focuses on developing co-productions. We want to continue the life of Hong Kong films, so we'd better follow the policy.

Co-productions are also okay, and more than 40% of the accounts are shared, just to give some distribution fees. We have stars and directors, and this is an advantage.

The mainland doesn't like us coming in, so it's fine not to enter, as long as there is money to be made, everyone is happy.

...

All the bosses have their own ideas, but they have one thing in common, making money!

Including those directors and actors, how many of them are so noble and really came to save Hong Kong films? Isn't it just to keep making money? !