This first Chinese Film Exhibition may also be the last one.

Ding Daming immediately reviewed his two sentences, and Teng Jinxian waved his hand, "It's just a joke. Let's chat after the meeting. Don't make it so formal." He then asked Tao Yushu: "I see that Comrade Yushu didn't speak much at the meeting. Is that true?"

What are your concerns?"

Tao Yushu smiled bitterly and replied thoughtfully: "It's not that I don't want to speak, it's just that our company's status is quite special. Even if we speak, it is only a personal opinion and will not help the overall situation."

Teng Jinxian smiled and said: "If you think this way, it proves that you are a comrade who has an overall view. We are not in a meeting now. Let's communicate in private. We might as well be bold."

He sighed and said: "Although you and your lover are in Xiangjiang now, you are still our own people. Lin's Pictures has produced a good work like "The King of Children". I think we should compare it with the current development of the domestic film industry.

Have some understanding.

This film exhibition exposed many problems in our film industry!

In recent years, the number of new films produced by several feature film studios affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and provincial film studios has been increasing year by year, but the number of moviegoers has been declining year by year. By the end of last year, the total number of moviegoers had dropped by more than 4 billion.

Among these released movies, the proportion of losses reached 47%, 28% were flat, and only 25% made profits. The situation is not optimistic!" Teng Jinxian exposed his shortcomings when he came up, and Tao Yushu understood that he did have the idea of ​​​​candid communication.

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She pondered for a moment and said: "Since Director Teng is so candid, then I have something to say directly." Teng Jinxian's spirit was shaken. What he wanted was to speak directly.

"As you said, the domestic film market seems to be flourishing, but in fact it is in constant decline.

Some people attribute this to the impact of the rise of the art form of TV dramas. This argument certainly has some truth, but it is not entirely correct. In addition to television, wouldn’t dance halls, video halls, roller skating rinks, billiards and other entertainment forms divert movie audiences?

Is that so? Some comrades have stayed in the system for too long and can easily develop a feeling that this should be the case.

They believe that China's film market should have 20 to 30 billion moviegoers a year. No matter whether the films produced by those studios are good or bad, people must watch them. Filmmaking is an art and cannot be developed in the direction of commercial films.

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These views are prevalent in the minds of the majority of film practitioners in our country.

But the essence of the matter is that our film market has been under the control of the planned economy and unified purchasing and marketing since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Now that the country has entered a stage of reform, the market economy is constantly impacting the development of all walks of life, and the same is true for movies.

I irresponsibly conclude that the shrinking number of moviegoers will probably continue, and there is still a long way to go before bottoming out." Tao Yushu was not speaking very boldly at the meeting, but it was precisely because of her

This kind of boldness made Teng Jinxian appreciate him even more.

"Comrade Yushu is right when he says that the social environment we filmmakers face is developing and changing, and it is no longer possible to look at problems from the same old perspective. So what do you think is our biggest problem now?"

Tao Yushu couldn't help but glance at Ding Daming. Ding Daming seemed to have a premonition of something and twisted his body uneasily. "I think no one has the motivation to change."

Teng Jinxian frowned. He was trying to understand Tao Yushu's meaning. Ding Daming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nowadays, a studio can get 900,000 yuan from China Film for making a movie. This is just like the big pot rice before. No matter whether the movie is good or bad, whether it is a loss or a profit. It all depends on the studio, the director, and the actors.

It doesn't matter, everyone is receiving wages anyway.

How can you make a good film under such circumstances?"

Hearing this, Teng Jinxian couldn't help but retort: ​​"There are also many good movies."

"Many of the good films we have seen are based on the conscious and self-disciplined creations of many comrades with superhuman professional ethics and artistic accomplishments. But people eat all kinds of grains, and we cannot ask everyone to become an artist with both political integrity and talent.

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I don’t know Director Teng, and I don’t know that there is a saying in society today, “The income from making atomic bombs is not as good as selling tea eggs, and the income from selling scalpels is not as good as making razors.”

In the past, when people made movies, they were decent, had decent income, and had status. But what about in a few years?

Comrades in the studio are still earning tens of dollars a month. Will they still calm down and make movies? I heard that Liu Xiaoqing was punished for going out to perform acupuncture before, but he still refused to change his ways. Why? Isn't it just to make money by performing acupoint?

Our country is still at the point of a dual-track economy, but the shift to a market economy seems inevitable in the future. By then, if the film industry cannot keep up with the development of society...

Tao Yushu did not continue, but both Teng Jinxian and Ding Daming fully understood what she meant. After a moment of silence, Teng Jinxian said "competitiveness" and then asked Tao Yushu.

"What do you think is the most effective way to improve the competitiveness of our domestic films?" "Improving the studio's crisis awareness and business philosophy."

"What's specific?"

Tao Yushu hesitated and said: "We can try to introduce a group of excellent foreign films first. Only with competition can we have motivation."

Teng Jinxian's brows wrinkled unconsciously again, and Ding Daming said: "Aren't we also introducing foreign approved films now?" "Many of the films that China Film is currently introducing are works from many years ago, right?

Moreover, some films are only introduced as reference films, and many ordinary people have not yet seen them.

These films are introduced at buyout prices, which is certainly cheap, but what we as practitioners and ordinary people enjoy are domestic films made a few years ago, or even ten or twenty years ago.

Under such circumstances, how can we expect our film market, practitioners and audiences to keep pace with the times?" Ding Daming felt that Tao Yushu's words were hidden in her thoughts. After all, she was running a film company herself.

Tao Yushu seemed to see his thoughts and said openly:

"Personally, I very much hope that the restrictions in the film field can be liberalized. Director Teng may not know that our Lin's Pictures... She told the story of the ban and restrictions imposed by the Bay Island on Lin's Pictures

once, and then said:

"The reason why Wandao has dared to suppress the Z-school filmmakers in Hong Kong so wantonly over the years is simply because of its own market advantage. The mainland's film market is closed, which is the most uncomfortable for us filmmakers in Hong Kong.

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I also understand that our film industry has a special status in politics, but...sigh..." Tao Yushu's sigh was not completely fake.

On one side is a completely closed market, and on the other side is a market that can be entered with a low head. The enemies are very sharp, and our own people are weak. Being a Z-school filmmaker in Hong Kong in this era requires paying a heavy price.

Although they all understand Tao Yushu's psychology, what she said is true. Teng Jinxian and Ding Daming are inevitably embarrassed when facing this situation. "Alas! Comrade Yushu, you have been wronged. Our work is indeed not enough."

Teng Jinxian's attitude is very good, but it seems that he has no intention of supporting the Z-sect filmmakers in Hong Kong.

The movie involves ideological control, and he, as a director, would not dare to make any promises or statements.

Since the 1980s, the trend of bourgeois ZYH has spread in the country.

At the beginning of this year, the "People's Daily" published an editorial "A clear-cut stand against bourgeois ZYH" to unify our thinking. The culture of Hong Kong and Taiwan is naturally a part of the bourgeoisie, and we must be vigilant.

Tao Yushu said without giving up: "Director Teng, I have a suggestion. Can you please consider it?" "Please tell me. If it is within my ability, I will try my best to help."

The implication is, don't say anything that goes too far.

"Now the country is wary of bourgeois ZYH and wary of Hong Kong and Taiwan culture. I understand it very well. But I wonder if it can also provide some conveniences to our own people.

We don’t dare to ask for so much, as long as we are given two or three movie quotas every year.”

Before 1993, domestically imported films were never divided into separate accounts. They were all sold out of copyright, and the average price was generally around US$20,000. Even those films that Yindu institutions cooperated with domestic studios were

At most, it is the buyout fee paid by China Film to the studio.

Listening to Tao Yushu's request, Teng Jinxian fell into silence.

The matter of splitting accounts has nothing to do with ideological control, but the root of the problem is that if the Film Bureau and China Film Group do this, they will inevitably offend film producers across the country.

We ourselves can only enjoy buyouts, so why should outside films be able to share the bill when they come in?

The most difficult thing in the world to block is Youyouzhongkou!

Seeing the embarrassed expressions on Teng Jinxian and Ding Daming's faces, Tao Yushu sighed softly in her heart. Sure enough, this kind of thing was not something she could easily change with just a word.

"This matter... is not realistic." Just when Tao Yushu was discouraged, Teng Jinxian pondered for a long time and finally spoke. Hearing this, Tao Yushu's heart completely fell to the bottom.

"but……"

Tao Yushu's disappointed eyes immediately raised and looked at Teng Jinxian.

"If the film produced by your company can win an award with international influence, I can make an exception and introduce it as a separate film." "Director Teng, I don't know what the standard of the 'award with international influence' you are talking about is?"

A strange flash flashed in Teng Jinxian's eyes, "Well... To be able to win the highest honor at the three major international film festivals in Europe, or the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the United States... Hearing this, Tao Yushu's heart just mentioned

He sank down, with a wry smile on his face.

Perhaps knowing that his request was a bit outrageous, Teng Jinxian also felt guilty and said: "Comrade Yushu, there is really no precedent for this kind of thing in China." Tao Yushu did not feel angry because of Teng Jinxian's request.

She understood that from Teng Jinxian's perspective, he had to have a justifiable reason before he could break the monopolized purchase and sales system in the film industry and make an exception. She, who had always been rational, put away those discouraged emotions in the blink of an eye.

He said calmly:

"Anyway, thank you, Director Teng, for finally giving us an opening. This request is indeed difficult, but it is not an impossible task. I will try my best."

Teng Jinxian knew the difficulty of this kind of thing. Although he was not optimistic about it, he thought of the principle of "ask for it and get it". If he really won the award, it would be considered his political achievement. Moreover, this time the film showcases Lin's films

The industry's participation really supported the scene for the film bureau and China Film Group.

He thought about it, discussed it with Ding Daming, and decided to give Lin's Pictures a fixed quota of two imported films every year in the future, and at the same time give a certain premium on the buyout price. No matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat, so Tao Yushu will naturally not refuse.

His goodwill.

After a long conversation, Tao Yushu asked Teng Jinxian and Ding Daming to have dinner. After being declined by the two, she left the China Film Building alone. It was September when she arrived in Yanjing, and it was already October when the film was finished.

Something happened in Yanjing, and Tao Yushu asked Yu Yuxi to book a ticket for her back to Xiangjiang.
Chapter completed!