Millennium director

"Ah? Can I go too?"

Wu Yuan was stunned.

If he remembered correctly, after the WTO film agreement expired "in those days", re-negotiation was a very high-level negotiation.

He didn't remember that there were relevant reports that there were people from the cultural and sports circles in the delegation. At least they had to be high-level officials from the Film Bureau and the General Administration, right?

How could he, a purely cultural and sports director, get involved in this matter?

"Director Wu, you are the person involved, so I will speak frankly about this matter."

Representative Li spread his hands and said patiently: "Actually, this matter is not a secret at the film bureau."

"If the superiors want to form a delegation to negotiate with Lao America, they will definitely need some professional consultants."

"No one in China knows the situation of the film industries of the two countries better than you. You also know the best about Hollywood. There is also a Hollywood film company."

"Regarding the negotiations on film-related issues, I will definitely invite you to participate as a consultant."

"It's just that this kind of thing will definitely not be spread everywhere. Even if the negotiations are successful, the specific negotiating delegation will not be announced to the outside world."

"In fact, this is also a kind of protection. After all, no one knows the impact of the newly negotiated agreement on the mainland film market."

“In negotiations like this at the national level, a small clause may, after final implementation, affect a market worth hundreds of millions or even billions, causing some companies that could have been operating normally to face difficulties or even go bankrupt because of the new clauses. .”

"So anyone involved in the negotiations will try to keep it confidential and will not disclose it to the outside world."

"My own job is related to film import and export, so I know some of the inside information here."

Wu Yuan nodded with half-understanding.

These things were something that he had no access to in his "last life". In his previous life, he only knew that a new agreement was reached in 2012, but the details of who negotiated it were not information that he could know at this level.

It turns out that in this kind of negotiation, there will be real industry leaders as consultants? !

"In addition to me, there should be other consultants, right?"

"Director Zhang Yimou?"

Representative Li shook his head: "No, you should be the only consultant in the film industry."

"Because you are not only an internationally influential director, you are also the owner of a Hollywood film company. With a dual identity, you are very knowledgeable about film production, distribution and markets in both countries."

"Even though some of other mainland directors are very influential internationally, their understanding of the market may not be as clear as yours."

"The most important thing is that they don't look at this negotiation from a macro level."

"This negotiation is not just about the number of films introduced into the division. The box office division ratio also needs to be changed. The issue of film approval must also be renegotiated. The treatment of co-produced films must also be implemented."

This new agreement negotiation is not just about getting a few more credits to introduce movies.

This involves the tens of billions of film markets behind it, and even more seriously, it will affect the development of the film markets in both countries.

What specific agreement must be reached so that Hollywood can become a part of Jolie's development of the mainland film market, without affecting the self-reliance of Chinese-language films, the development of private film enterprises in the mainland, and protecting the Chinese film industry? .

This is a very complicated matter that cannot be understood by a simple director.

In fact, Wu Yuan didn't understand either.

The fact that his film production company has developed so well on both sides of the ocean has nothing to do with his market vision. He is just a golden finger with foresight.

How could he understand that limiting the number of Hollywood blockbusters imported by the branch would be best for the Chinese film market and satisfy Hollywood at the same time?

But Wu Yuan didn't panic.

He doesn't understand this, but he's worried!

He knew what kind of memorandum of understanding agreement was finally reached this time.

If he is really asked to join the negotiating delegation as a consultant, he will just adapt to the situation.

"I understand, thank you Representative Li." Wu Yuan thanked with a smile.

Representative Li waved his hand: "Nothing, you will know about this soon."

"The specific time to start negotiations will be determined, and the superiors will definitely inform you."

"Okay." Wu Yuan nodded.

"The flight still takes a long time, so let's get some sleep and rest."

At Beijing time, Wu Yuan and the Chinese Legion that went to the Venice International Film Festival arrived at the Beijing International Airport.

The airport was still very busy at three o'clock in the morning, but there were not many reporters squatting here.

The attention of the three major European companies is really getting worse every year.

After Wu Yuan said goodbye to the others, he quickly got into the nanny car that came to pick him up and went straight home.

"You're back?" Liu Yifei opened her eyes drowsily and saw Wu Yuan standing in front of the window changing into pajamas.

"Well, why didn't you pick me up today?"

Wu Yuan asked with an aggrieved look on his face: "Every time I went back to China, you would pick me up personally if you were free."

When Wu Yuan set off for Venice, the promotional period for "Young You" was basically over.

Nowadays, except for a very small number of phenomenal works in domestic movies, most of them have almost exhausted their box office potential in the first two weeks of their release.

The same is true for "Better Days", which had a box office of 400 million in the first week of its release. It plummeted to less than 200 million in the second week, and only tens of millions in the third and fourth weeks.

In the end, the film's box office was determined to be the first in the box office of mainland movies this year.

However, the topic of "school violence" triggered by this movie has not diminished in popularity on the Internet. To this day, many people still discuss "school violence", and it has even extended to the field of social issues.

But all this has nothing to do with Liu Yifei. For her, after the promotion period is over, she is completely liberated and can stay at home and mess around.

But things seemed to be different from what Wu Yuan thought. At least Liu Yifei didn't stay at home and be a salted fish today.

"I'm tired." Liu Yifei stood up, put the pillow behind her back, and yawned as she said, "I went to shoot a pictorial with my mother today, and we didn't finish until one in the morning."

"I originally wanted to call it a day and pick you up directly, but I was too hungry, so I came back to eat first. After eating, I felt very sleepy. I wanted to take a nap and fell asleep immediately."

Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Picture shoot? Or shoot it with mom?"

"Yes, yes." When she mentioned this, Liu Yifei immediately became energetic and said with a smile: "'VOGUE' wanted to do a mother-daughter fashion theme and invited me and my mother to shoot a cover for them, so I agreed."

"Originally, my mother was not willing to do it. She was too embarrassed to appear on camera, and she felt that she was too old and would not look good in photos. However, due to my coquettish offensive, she still agreed."

"The finished film is beautiful. When the magazine is released, I will definitely buy a batch for my collection."

"Why don't you just ask the photographer for the original film?" Wu Yuan rolled his eyes and said a little funny.

"That's right!" Liu Yifei clapped her hands and then realized, "I will contact "VOGUE" tomorrow." (End of Chapter)