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Volume 3 Chapter 13 Playing Chess

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    "Old Wang, please tell me everything." Shen Chong took a chess piece, took a step casually, and asked, "What's the new policy?" "Xiao Shen, this move of yours is a bad move." Wang Yang snapped.  , eating Shen Chong's horse, said: "General" Shen Chong couldn't laugh or cry. He had no intention of playing chess, but this old man seemed to enjoy it - in 1979, the visiting group from the mainland had very strict discipline.  No one was allowed to act alone, so he had no choice but to use the excuse of playing chess with Wang Yang to inquire about policy trends.  "Xiao Shen, when you were in Beijing, you said that I was too impatient. I think you were too impatient." Wang Yang put his hands on his sleeves and said with a smile: "Policies can't be formulated in a day or two. It's very early. Let's move quickly.  Well, it's your turn." "Mr. Wang is bluffing me again." Shen Chong looked at his radiant look and said with a smile, "Otherwise, you, a busy man, wouldn't have time to come to Hong Kong." "  What does it mean to play? It¡¯s time. Do I want to play?¡± Wang Yang adjusted his big black-rimmed glasses and said, ¡°I¡¯m here for inspection.¡± ¡°Handsome, don¡¯t move lightly.¡±  General, said: "Old Wang, don't lie, if you don't tell me, I will go to Beijing and ask. " "General again" Wang Yang smiled and set up his cannon, and then said: "You are a ghost, you can inquire about everything, but this matter  It's not a secret, you can find out if you ask Wei Baoguo.  " "You are always authoritative, Brother Wei can't compare to it.  Shen Chong stared at the chessboard, thinking, and said: "Did China Film Company agree to split the box office accounts?"  " "Don't even think about it." Wang Yang was extremely resentful of China Film Company's policy of monopolizing purchasing and marketing. As soon as he heard the word "China Film Company", his mood immediately turned cloudy, and he said angrily: "China Film Company needs funds to build movie theaters across the country."  System, I understand this, but who can understand the difficulties of our studio?  Last year, China Film Company collected 900 million yuan in box office nationwide. 900 million yuan, but our 17 film studios couldn't even get a dime. Xiao Shen, tell me, what's the truth about this?  "(Note) "You have national financial allocations, so you won't starve to death.  " "Nonsense.  Wang Yang waved his hand vigorously and said: "The amount of money allocated is only enough to complete the annual production tasks. There are hundreds of people in the factory, and they eat, drink and have sex for free?"  Employees need to be paid, equipment needs to be updated, and factories need to be maintained. If they don¡¯t get a share from the box office, where will the money come from?  " "When China Film Company bought a copy of the movie, didn't it give back 900,000 yuan?  " "That little money is of no use." Wang Yang cursed and said, "We have to pay fifteen or six kinds of taxes every year just to the country. There are also various apportionments in Beijing. We pay this and that.  UU Universal can keep 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, which is considered good.  " Shen Chong thought about it for a long time, finally picked up a chess piece, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, don't complain all the time. Judging from your look, something good must have happened.  " "There is a good thing, but I'm not sure when it will happen.  Wang Yang's mind was not on the chessboard at this time. He took a random step and said: "The central government agrees in principle that the copy price will be set on a floating basis based on the film's distribution."  " Shen Chong was not surprised by this result. Speaking of which, although China Film Company bears the name of a company, it is actually a government agency. Its main functions, like the post office, are the product of the "national one game" thinking.  , spread the pie across the country, rob the rich and give to the poor, collect box office from the cities, and then build cinemas in underdeveloped areas and rural areas. Movies are propaganda tools and spiritual welfare, and the distribution network must cover the whole country. However, in the late 1970s and 1980s,  At the beginning of the 1990s, most areas in China were underdeveloped, so the pressure on China Film Company was quite great. China Film Company has indeed made a great contribution to the popularization of Chinese films. After the great revolution of the 1980s,  Construction, in the early 1990s, except for remote provinces such as Tibet and Xinjiang, most villages across the country had cinemas or projection teams. This was a very great project. Without the emergence of televisions and video recorders, China Film Company could be said to be China.  The number one hero in the film industry, unfortunately, as these two things entered thousands of households and rural movie theaters with poor conditions, they were quickly eliminated. All the previous efforts were in vain. And because of the arduous political tasks,  China Film Company must maintain a strong monopoly position, which results in oppression of studios, leaving studios without the funds and motivation to follow market changes and grow, resulting in a serious disconnect between content and market. Both the upstream and downstream of the film industry are sluggish. The harder China Film Company works, the more  On the contrary, it will make Chinese films die faster. At the literary conference, Shen Chong preached everywhere about the destructive power of television on the film market and the harm to the film industry of having the Internet without content, and giants like Wang Yang helped to promote it. Now the central government has come out and  It's not surprising that Shen rushed out and asked, "Mr. Wang, what's the floating method?"  " "What China Film Company means is to calculate based on the number of copies.  Wang Yang didn't even look at it. He took a step forward and said, "If the number of copies sold exceeds a certain number, the studio will be rewarded with a certain amount of money."??Gold.  " "Then what do you mean by being old?  " "I've thought about it, it's better to settle based on the box office.  "Wang Yang said: "In the short term, it will be beneficial to our studio to adjust the number of copies. After all, movies in many places are free and there is no box office revenue. But as you said last time, we in China are  With rapid development, now the ticket price is only 0 cents, and the box office is 900 million. When the ticket price is 1 yuan or 2 yuan, how much box office will it be?  For the long term, it is better to use the box office to float.  " "Then the box office floating, what kind of floating method is it?  " "First set a red line with China Film Company. If the box office exceeds this red line, the excess will be divided into a percentage of the box office, and it will be regarded as the studio's income.  " "This floating method is good, but it is not easy to operate.  Shen Chong thought for a while and said: "There is no independent third-party box office statistics agency in the mainland, nor is there a sound cinema management system. China Film Company says that the box office is what it is. The studio is at a loss, and what about this red line?"  After all, how to determine this percentage depends on China Film Company¡¯s attitude.  " "Who says it's not?  Wang Yang sighed and said: "The current film industry in the Mainland is not sound in many places, and there are too many rules and regulations. It is not easy to do something, but no matter what, it is better than taking 900,000 in copy fees."  .  " "That's right, if you cross the river by feeling the stones, things will always be solved.  Shen Chong laughed, crossed the river, and said, "Old Wang, this time it's my turn to be the general."  " "You kid, take advantage of my distraction to carry out a sneak attack.  Wang Yang looked at it, then pushed the chessboard, disrupted the chess game, and said shamelessly: "Xiao Shen, this game doesn't count, let's play again."  " "Old Wang" "Let's start over again. I was just talking too much. I'm old and I don't have as much energy as you do when you're young. I can multitask.  Wang Yang placed the chess pieces and said, "Xiao Shen, let me ask you something."  "    "You say.  " "Before I came to Hong Kong, CCTV showed a documentary about Deng Gong's visit to Huangshan. The shooting perspective was very unique and was widely praised.  Wang Yang leaned forward and asked in a low voice: "Did you take this film?"  " Shen Chong's eyes twitched and he said with a smile: "How is it possible? I don't know how to make movies. How can I make a documentary like this?  " "Xiao Shen, you are really naughty.  Wang Yang also laughed. He pointed at his face and said, "You can't hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me. In July, a young man from out of town stayed in the editing room of Beijing Film Studio for seven or eight days.  Can you hide this from me, the factory director?  " "Mr. Wang, there are some things that are inconvenient to say, but I don't mean to hide them from you.  Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Shen Chong stopped being perfunctory and said, "It's just a coincidence."  Huangshan is the most famous mountain in China. I heard that "The Legend of the White-haired Witch" planned to go there to shoot exterior scenes, so I found an excuse to follow it and see it. I didn't understand filming, so I took my camera and RN camera and wandered around.  While enjoying the scenery, I happened to meet Deng Gong, so I took a few tapes. Later, Sister Nan said she wanted to take them back as a souvenir, and asked me to go to the Beijing Film Studio to cut out the important scenes and make a documentary.  " When Wang Yang heard this, he was amazed. After a while, he asked: "Do you have any film in your hand?  " "No way is it possible.  Shen Chong tapped the chess piece on the chessboard and said, "All the films, including hundreds of photos, have been taken away. I didn't even have a chance to show off."  " "I have seen a lot of documentary material.  Wang Yang asked again: "Were you with me the whole time in Huangshan?"  " "No, I just met him on the first night.  Shen Chong didn't want to say more. He stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Wang, please go first."  " "What did you say to Mr. Deng when you were in Huangshan?  Forget it, forget it, pretend I didn¡¯t ask.  "Wang Yang waved his hand, pushed the pawn, changed the topic, and said: "During the literary congress, us old guys were all whispering in private, saying that you are a young guy in his early twenties, what's wrong with you?  I can also attend filmmaker meetings, that¡¯s why.  " "Mr. Wang, I went there based on my true ability, okay?  " "You are fooling me, tell me, during the meeting, were there any people under 30 years old?  Wang Yang laughed and said: "There are not many people under 40 years old, but you have made history."  " While playing chess, he said: "Xiao Shen, you are really capable, I admit that, but you are too young and have no qualifications. In Beijing, the theories you say are very reasonable, but some people just don't listen.  You know what they say?  " "It's nothing more than being young and ignorant and not knowing what the world is like.  " "It's good that you know. A big tree attracts the wind, but sometimes it's better to keep a low profile.  "Wang Yang advised: "You are still young, don't be impatient. Your ability and vision are not bad. If you hide your capabilities and bide your time for a few years, when you have enough qualifications, you will be more useful at the next literary meeting.  " "What Mr. Wang said is that I am indeed a bit impatient.  Shen Chong chuckled and nodded repeatedly. After playing a few moves, he asked again: "Besides the fluctuation in copy prices, is there any good news?"  For example, what if a movie is co-produced???'s?  " "There is no policy for the time being regarding co-production.  "Wang Yang said: "After all, there is no co-production film yet, there is no precedent, and when you cross the river by feeling for the stones, you have to have the stones first.  " Hu Jin has not yet secured his assets in Taiwan, and is not yet qualified to film in the Mainland - making movies is not a revolution after all, and there is no need to drag others into bankruptcy, so Shen Chong has not yet made clear the matter of co-production. "Then the import of movies  Are there any new policies?  " "You have to ask Wei Baoguo about this. I am not the director of a film studio and I have no control over the import of films.  Shen Chong wanted to ask again, but he heard a knock on the door. He thought it was Fu Qi who came. When he opened the door, he found the secretary Qiu Siyu with a serious expression.  "Xiaoyu, what's wrong?" Qiu Siyu handed over a magazine that was turned to the middle page and said, "Mr. Shen, look." Shen Chong took the magazine and browsed it for a while, only to feel a surge of anger.  The soles of his feet went straight to his forehead. He had never been so angry after traveling through time. He couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck me." Note: The box office and studio figures in this chapter are all from "Research on the Development of Chinese Film Industry and Policy".
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