China Entertainment 1997

In December, Cao Xuan temporarily left the crew of "Dear" to attend the re-election meeting of the China Film Association.

Li Xuejian officially serves as the new chairman of the Film Association, and Tang Guoqiang is the honorary chairman.

Twelve people including Cao Xuan, Wang Xingdong, Yin Li, Feng Xiaogang, Cheng Long, Chen Dadao, Xi Meijuan, Huang Jianxin and Pan Hong were elected as the new vice-chairmen of the Film Association.

To be honest, Cao Xuan himself did not expect this appointment.

He has no doubt that he has the qualifications to serve as the vice chairman of the Film Association. Regardless of his qualifications, in terms of status, achievements, industry influence and other factors, he is not unqualified even if he competes directly for the chairman.

The reason why it was a bit surprising was that he still held a position in the Music Association, and since Li Xuejian was his master and apprentice, he wanted to avoid suspicion, but he didn't expect that his superiors still insisted on making him the vice chairman.

It's normal if you think about it carefully. Again, he is expected to compete for the chairmanship. He can't even be rated as the vice-chairman. It really doesn't make sense.

In contrast, whether it is a temporary position in the Music Association or a master-disciple avoiding suspicion, it is not enough to affect the results.

Who makes him Cao Mou is the ace + leader of Chinese-language movies? If he doesn't take the top position, who will take the top position?

Even to a certain extent, his master Li Xuejian also benefited from him.

Although Li Xuejian of the original time and space is the current chairman of the Film Association, he did not have other competitors when he took office.

Of course, Li Xuejian's own qualifications are on display here. He has been the vice chairman since 1998, and has not been defeated for more than ten years in the following three terms. It is his turn in terms of seniority, not to mention that he has a good apprentice.

Let's put it this way, until now, except for Li Xuejian who can meet the needs of all parties, no one else can suppress Cao Xuan.

Wang and Yin have senior qualifications and official backgrounds, but their external influence is too weak. They have no problem getting to the top, but they can't manage things.

Xi and Pan are just prostitutes, and there is no intention to look down on women here. They are also very good performing artists, but they do not have enough resumes and they are already the top vice presidents.

Director Chen had both qualifications and reputation, but he had a grudge against Cao Xuan, and Cao Xuan didn't care about him at all.

Not to mention Feng Xiaogang and Huang Jianxin. The former had no confidence facing Cao Xuan, while the latter was supported to some extent by Cao Xuan and Mr. Han.

As for Cheng Long, Cao Xuan called him big brother, but in fact everyone knew what was going on.

In the past few years, Cheng Long's films have basically been invested by Cao Xuan and supported by Fanxing Cinemas. Yinghuang and Cheng Long are actually involved with Cao Xuan.

Big brother is just a title, in fact Cao Xuan is the dominant person on both sides.

Cao Xuan might betray Cheng Long and help him out if something happened, but pointing out that he had to listen to Cheng Long's instructions in everything was not very realistic.

Therefore, the best candidate is Li Xuejian.

His qualifications, status, and influence can satisfy all parties. The most important thing is that the relationship between master and apprentice is here, and he can manipulate Cao Xuan.

Nowadays, if the Filmmakers Association wants to have a strong voice in the industry, it must make suggestions to official units such as China Film and Shanghai Film and Television, and it must also win over private giants like Fanxing.

With Li Xuejian taking the position, and with the support of Cao Xuan and Fanxing, as well as his relationship with China Film Group, the Film Association's voice in the industry will increase significantly in the next few years.

This is not an exaggeration, the Music Association is the best precedent.

Although the Musical Association was powerful in the past, it only had so much weight in the pop music world. What really matters is the market, major record companies and platforms.

But after Cao Xuan took over the Music Association, the members and voice of the pop music industry in the Music Association increased year by year. Similarly, the influence of the Music Association in the pop music world also increased day by day.

There are many reasons for both master and apprentice Li Cao to take charge of the Film Association, but Cao Xuan is undoubtedly the most critical key.

After the meeting concluded, Cao Xuan was interviewed, and other leaders were also interviewed by the media.

Many senior members of the Film Association have complicated expressions. They did not have this popularity before, and it was not a big page.

Now, online media and print media have come to visit one after another. As soon as the conference ended, there were hot searches there, and the grades were getting higher and higher, and there were even special interviews and reports.

They are not stupid, they all understand who brought the attention, and they must admit that regardless of whether this move is right or wrong, the influence of the Film Association is growing rapidly.

The interview with the crew took nearly two hours to finish. There is still a meeting tomorrow. Master and apprentice Cao Xuan and Li Xuejian also went home to meet in private.

Li Xuejian still lives in the same old community.

The old man's salary has also increased in recent years, but he is a talented actor and many roles are not the same. The specific number is not as high as imagined.

Coupled with his poor health, the annual medical treatment costs a lot of money. Even though Cao Xuan contributed a lot with subsidies, he still tried his best to pay back as much as possible.

For example, the year before last, Cao Xuan arranged for him to go to the United States for an inspection and paid for it back and forth. Later, the old man found a way to spend money to find a valuable Qi Baishi painting for Cao Shuangguo to celebrate his birthday.

In this way, Li Xuejian has all the savings in his hands. It's far from an ending, but it's not that rich either.

They followed Cao Xuan's advice and spent money to buy a new house for their son. They also left some money for medical treatment and pension. The old couple still lived in the old house.

In fact, the house is not that bad, but after living there for 20 or 30 years, it is inevitably a bit old in all aspects, and the area is not large.

Li Xuejian didn’t have much idea, Cao Xuan had some ideas.

"Master, the villa in Chaoyang that I mentioned last time is also vacant. You and my wife can live there. If you don't live there, you can just live there and help me gain popularity."

Cao Xuan had a lot of money and a lot of houses, and a lot of them were vacant. He had long said that he would give his master a house, but Li Xuejian didn't want it.

"No, I'm used to living in this house, and the neighbors are familiar with it. What are you doing here?"

Li Xuejian is quite satisfied with his home. The house in the 1990s cannot be said to be old, but it has been tidied up properly and is comfortable to live in.

Although he appreciated his apprentice's filial piety, he sometimes felt that the concepts of master and apprentice were not compatible.

In terms of the huge area of ​​Cao Xuan's house and the luxurious and exquisite decoration, it is not a small Forbidden City, but it is not much different. By his standards, an old house of less than 150 square meters + more than 15 years old is equivalent to a "beggar's den".

"It's not that exaggerated."

Cao Xuan called Qu, he also came from hard times. He lived in bridge caves and basements, so how could he not eat minced meat.

I just feel sorry for the old man, and there is indeed an empty house. I made a few belittling remarks, but he was labeled as "extremely extravagant and lustful".

"Okay, you don't appreciate it when I talk too much and feel sorry for you. It hurts my heart."

"laugh."

Li Xuejian glanced at him, did not start a fight, and talked about business in a voice that was somewhat hoarse due to illness in the past two years.

"What are your plans for this change of leadership?"

"What are my plans? I'm just a soldier under your command. I'll hit you wherever you say. Hey, these sweet potatoes are pretty good."

Cao Xuan had never been an outsider in Li Xuejian's family. He pulled out a pack of dried sweet potatoes from the drawer and tasted it happily.

"If you want to eat it, take it away later. Don't show off now."

Li Xuejian was still somewhat ambitious. He wanted to do something when he got to the position, but he didn't have much clue, so he wanted to ask Cao Xuan what he thought.

Even though he is a master, his family knows his own affairs. Putting aside the acting aspect, Cao Xuan usually takes charge of many things in the Li family.

Even though Li Xuejian is now the chairman of the Film Association, in his heart, it is still his precious apprentice who makes the decision.

Seeing that the old man was about to bite, Cao Xuan also stopped joking and looked straight.

"I want to attack the Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award."

"It's not easy."

Li Xuejian frowned, Cao Xuan's choice actually did not surprise him.

The China Filmmakers Association has a great name and is involved in many aspects, but the places where it can truly exert its influence are limited.

In contrast, the best goals for achieving the best results are the Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards under the Film Association, which are also the best things the Film Association has in hand.

After winning the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, the two of them agreed with each other in the Film Association. Only after they have successfully reformed these two awards can they be considered to have achieved something.

Although Li Xuejian is not very good at politics and management, he has been in the Film Association for more than ten years and he still knows the ropes inside.

"I know it's not easy, but no matter how difficult it is, it's better than anything else."

Cao Xuan was very indifferent. He also understood what Li Xuejian knew.

But to be honest, the situation of the Film Association was like this. Either it was just a job, shouting slogans for a few years, and doing superficial work, or it was a golden rooster and a hundred flowers. He didn't like other things, which were thankless and laborious.

"Tell me your plan."

A person of Li Xuejian's age wouldn't know how to just slap the table and shout, but he asked Cao Xuan to continue the conversation, which showed that he was still interested in this matter.

After staying in the Film Association for more than ten years, and this time becoming the top leader, Li Xuejian really wants to bring some good changes to the Film Association.

"Actually, my idea is very simple. The rules have been here for decades. It is unrealistic to make major changes. It would be great to make a few changes."

Cao Xuan counted on his fingers: "First of all, the rule of once every two years is not necessary. The golden rooster and the hundred flowers are separated, and each has a year.

The total number of 5 films shortlisted can be collected no matter how hard it is. In previous years, it was held every two years. It seemed that there were more choices, but the quality of the actual shortlisted works was much better.

There is one award every year, one at the beginning of the year and one at the end of the year. The one at the beginning of the year reviews the movies of last year, and the one at the end of the year reviews the movies of the current year. Only in this way can the influence of the awards be consolidated and spread to the maximum extent. In two years, the day lilies have become cold. "

Cao Xuan has long been unhappy with the bizarre practice of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards.

In the past, it may have been due to the production of movies, but now the number of movies released every year reaches three digits, and there are even more movies released through other channels, and it is still based on two years, which is really not keeping up with the times.

Nowadays, the mainland film market is becoming more and more prosperous, the Golden Statue is in decline, and the Golden Horse has an ambiguous attitude. If the limelight is not right, it will be suppressed immediately.

At this moment, when the Golden Rooster Awards bucked the trend and won the highest crown for Chinese-language films in one fell swoop, if you hesitate to move forward, you will eventually suffer the consequences.

"The second point is to reduce the rejection of commercial films, suppress the excessive pursuit of literary films and theme films, and make the award selection as objective as possible."

In fact, Cao Xuan didn't have much hope in this regard. Literary films and movies with main themes are already more popular in this regard.

All major film awards around the world, as long as there are no special rules, will tend to favor literary and artistic themes. This is true for the Golden Horse and Golden Statue, and the same is true for the Oscars.

As for the main theme, these awards also have this problem, except that the "main theme" of the Golden Horse and Golden Statue is local movies, while the "main theme" of the Oscars is political correctness.

Cao Xuan didn't think about what he could do, but he still had to use the slogan.

At least we must not be ashamed of commercial films, we must adopt an attitude of fair competition, and we must not let the film's high box office become a deduction. When judging awards, we must judge the film itself and try to ignore off-site factors.

"The third point is to cancel the unspoken rules. Once you have received an award, you cannot receive it again. What nonsense is this? Awards are about movies, and those who have won awards cannot win awards. How can it be fair?"

This is the rule that Cao Xuan hates the most. Other awards such as Hundred Flowers and Golden Rooster are okay. Golden Rooster Best Actor and Best Actress. Starting from certain years, it has been implemented that winners cannot win again.

This will cause great damage to the credibility of the award.

Apart from anything else, Cao Xuan suffered greatly.

Because he won the Golden Rooster Award for "When a Man Falls in Love", and no matter how good his subsequent "Save Mr. My Life" and "Sword Rain" performed, he still won the Golden Rooster Award.

The same is true for Yan Bingyan and International Zhang. "Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart" and "The Grandmaster" were soft on external awards. Just because they won the Golden Rooster Award, they were automatically eliminated.

I even made a scary assumption. There were four Best Actor nominations in a certain session, and three of them won Best Actor. The actor who didn't win was the one with the worst film performance among the four, but just because he didn't win, he won the Best Actor in the end.

sad! hateful! hateful!

The Chinese film awards are all in vain, but Cao Xuan has the worst impression of the Golden Rooster. The reason is that he has the highest expectations for the Golden Rooster. No matter how bad the awards in Xiangjiang, Taiwan are, it has little to do with him. Only awards from the mainland will. I hate that iron cannot become steel.

In addition to the above-mentioned dissatisfaction, Cao Xuan actually hopes that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers selection will remove geographical restrictions and be open to actors and staff from Hong Kong and Taiwan, making Chinese-language films truly a family affair.

However, Cao Xuan thought about this later and still made certain reservations.

Because there is no telling what the future will be, there are too many two-faced people with human faces and animal hearts. If they don’t see it and explode, the negative impact will be too great, so it’s understandable to be conservative.

As for the Hundred Flowers Award, there are many shortcomings, but it is better than the Golden Rooster. Cao Xuan personally hopes to continue to amplify the commercial film elements of this award, which can be regarded as a small selfish move of his.

In his expectation, Golden Rooster is to embrace all rivers and hit the first place in the Chinese film awards, while Baihua is to put commercial and entertainment popularity first, find a new way to catch up with the three gold medals.

If possible, Cao Xuan hopes that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers will replace the three Chinese-language gold medals as the highest award for Chinese-language films.

Anyway, he is a Grand Slam, no matter how he changes it, his honor will not be reduced...

Facing a series of Cao Xuan's ideas, Li Xuejian partially agreed, while others still hesitated, but his overall attitude was more supportive of Cao Xuan.

At present, if we want to immediately resume the annual election, we still need a certain buffer period and negotiations with all parties. However, it is not a big problem to get rid of the unspoken rule that "you can no longer participate in the election after winning the award".

The two decided to use this as a good start.

After that, if the golden rooster can't bite it off, you can use the flowers to restore the flowers to once a year, and then try to get the golden rooster.

The Film Association changes its term every five years, leaving plenty of time for them. If the two of them can get the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers back on track at this stage, or even take it to a higher level, even if their chairmanship is not in vain...