independent filmmaker

In 2000, the millennium.

In the first half of the year, China and the EU signed an agreement to join the WTO, and the whole country studied the "Three Represents".The problem of unbalanced development between east and west, urban and rural areas was exposed, and policies such as "Western Development" began to be laid out this year.

In the summer, the Sydney Olympic Games was held, and China won 28 gold medals.It was still summer, and the investigation of the Xiamen Yuanhua case with a smuggling value of 500 billion yuan was concluded, and more than 700 cadres were actually brought out, including provincial and ministerial officials.Lai Xing escaped, but the common people paid more attention to the romantic rumors about the two prosperous actresses.

In the United States, the dot-com bubble burst.Nasdaq suddenly turned around and fell by half within half a year.Later, Nobel laureate Stiglitz wrote in his book "The Noisy 90s": [What are the seeds of destruction?The first is prosperity itself. 】

This year, the pattern of Chinese films has undergone a fundamental change. With the emergence of DV, the "DV generation" stood on the stage, even overwhelming, and "film production" gradually moved from professional to amateur, or in other words, slowly to coexistence.A great era of images has come suddenly, with turbulent winds and clouds.Independent filmmakers cheered that they could be more free. Finally, they no longer need to spend exorbitant fees to buy movie film, and they don't need to go to places such as Australia to develop copies of movies.So far, there is no such thing as "fifth generation" and "sixth generation" of Chinese films, because everyone can make them, and it's not like passing on one stick to another.

At this time, the official did not cast their eyes on the "DV generation".People are free to prepare, shoot and disseminate freely.At this time, although the Internet has been popularized, the speed of the Internet is very slow, 8 is still "dial-up Internet access", people can only read pictures and texts, there is no way to watch videos, Xie Lansheng privately organized filmmakers to meet, communicate, and watch their own movies together , Discuss the advantages and disadvantages together, support and encourage each other, the place is usually Xinye's home-Xinye Nong made a home theater.He posted on the forum, asking directors to come to the party, and the number of people became more and more, and it became more and more complicated.Just for this event, Xin Ye refurbished the house. He made the room three steps out, put in three rows of sofas, and added a few more chairs to the room to seat 24 people, which is enough for Xie Lansheng to organize an event with a certain theme. It's time for a movie.Lan Sheng screens six movies a day, and each broadcast lasts for four days, so that everyone's DV movies have a chance to be "exhibited". Of course, before the event, he will invite some people to select the movies first.Many filmmakers from other provinces also came to Beijing to participate in the event.And as long as a good movie is found, Xie Lansheng will come to copy it, show it to "movie viewing groups" in various places, and show it to movie lovers. .

Also because of the emergence of DV, in 2000, female directors appeared.In the state-run studios, men controlled the entire country, and women dared not apply for director exams. Now, they can also make movies.Many men are naturally contemptuous of films made by women, but Xie Lansheng likes them very much, and can even be said to be a little fascinated, because the films of the other party are rare and tender.Therefore, for those filmmakers who have not studied directing, especially women, Xie Lansheng will be extra helpful, and always feel that it is not easy for them.

This year, when there were no activities, Xie Lansheng was preparing for his family novel.As for Xin Ye, apart from watching the two new films invested by his company, he spent the whole year promoting the American martial arts he just participated in in the United States.He has to participate in various film festivals, various selections, and various interviews, and he is very impatient.The promotion of the film is very delicate. Firstly, it focuses on the Chinese community, secondly on boxing and MMA (unrestricted fighting) audiences, then on teenagers, and finally covers everyone. It advanced into Chinese cinemas, then entered art cinemas, and finally entered mainstream cinemas. Dozens to hundreds to thousands, step by step.Its publicity period is very long, and the main creative team is physically and mentally exhausted.However, it was also because of careful preparation that the film won many awards.

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In 2001, the atmosphere in China and the world was very different and completely different.

On January 1, Shenzhou-10 was successfully launched.

On July 7, Beijing, Paris, Toronto, and Istanbul entered the final competition for the "Olympic bid".At 13:6 pm Moscow time and 10:[-] pm Beijing time, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch opened the note and said only one word "Beijing".Members of the Chinese delegation celebrated loudly and hugged each other. Fireworks were set off all over Beijing. Beijing's second Olympic bid was successful.

On October 10, the Chinese men's football team defeated Oman by one goal at Shenyang Wulihe Stadium and entered the World Cup finals.Shenyang Wulihe Gymnasium instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy, and the next day's "Sports Weekly" headlined the front page titled "Qualified!" "Everyone thought that this day's victory was just the beginning.

On October 10, Shanghai successfully held the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit, and the Chinese President personally presided over it.

On November 11, in Doha, the capital of Qatar, the participating countries negotiated and adopted the decision of China's accession to the WTO (World Trade Organization).Shi Guangsheng, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China, signed the agreement.China has finally entered the WTO.

On December 12, US President Bush granted China the status of "Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR)", marking the normalization of Sino-US trade relations.

In addition, the entire Qinghai-Tibet Railway started construction.

The penetration rate of mobile phones has reached 6.72%. Some people use "Mobile" and "Unicom", while others use the PHS "Little Smart" just launched by China Telecom.In the field of the Internet, Li Yanhong created Baidu.

If it is more negative, it is undoubtedly the "South China Sea collision". On April 4, a U.S. EP-1 reconnaissance plane was operating off the coast of Hainan Island, and two Chinese military planes followed it.After the collision, the US plane entered Chinese airspace and landed at the Chinese airport without permission, while the Chinese pilot Wang Wei crashed into the sea and disappeared.At that time, the TV was "searching for Wang Wei" for 3 days.Regarding the process of the collision, China and the United States blamed each other and insisted on their own opinions. In the end, after negotiations, the matter ended with "the United States regrets the collision incident, very sorry for the missing pilot, and very sorry for the forced landing at the Chinese airport. China releases the crew and returns the US plane." "end.

Worldwide, this year is a different story.

On September 9th, a seemingly peaceful day, the world changed.Two planes crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center successively, and the former tallest building collapsed screaming.Then the Pentagon was knocked off a corner.On this day, when the Chinese people woke up and heard people say "the World Trade Center has collapsed" and "it was knocked down", they didn't believe it until they saw the news with their own eyes.Subsequently, Al Qaeda and bin Laden declared themselves responsible for it, and a month later, the US military went to Afghanistan.The U.S. strategy has changed, and "ideology" is back on the agenda.

Also in 2001, the top 500 giant company "Enron" in the top 10 was exposed to financial fraud and eventually went bankrupt.The Internet bubble burst, financial regulation broke out, the World Trade Center collapsed, and the U.S. economy was in turmoil.

However, on April 4st, the Netherlands became the first country to recognize same-sex marriage, and Xie Lansheng was quite happy.He remembered what Xin Ye said, everything will get better and better.In the United States, in 1, because of the BaehrLewin case, although Hawaii issued a "Constitutional Amendment", stipulating that "marriage" is between men and women, it expanded the scope of "partner", and partners also have insurance, inheritance and other rights.Xie Lansheng thought he might also look forward to a wedding.

In the field of film, this year, private enterprises can apply to the Film Bureau for single-film quotas.After a private enterprise applies for a "Film Production Permit (Single Film)" from the Film Bureau, it can obtain the production qualification. This shows that private companies do not need to "buy factory labels" to shoot movies.

At the same time, the state-owned film company was reorganized, and six major film groups were established.

This year is also an important year for Xinye Lansheng.

In February, Xin Ye's American martial arts was nominated for an Academy Award.

At the end of February, Xie Lansheng's family gave him a second Golden Bear.Because of Xin Ye's film, Chinese-language films have become more popular, and Xie Lansheng's family realism has been sold in 2 countries, and it really let Western audiences know that "in that distant country, the country with 'martial arts', the country of socialism , people are not mysterious, and now, ordinary people living in the West have the same emotions, the same joys and sorrows as they do in the Western world."

In March, the results of American martial arts were good, but Xinye returned empty-handed.He doesn't care either. From 3 to 1989, he was an actor for a full 1999 years. He won a Berlin Best Actor and a Cannes Best Actor. One was in 10 and the other was in 1990. He was also nominated for the Best Actor in the Academy Award. Movies have also repeatedly won world awards, which is completely enough.

The film company opened by Xin Ye made a lot of money investing in two films, especially the Lunar New Year comedy, so Xin Ye cooperated with the director again, but this time, he became the only investor and the producer of the film.The film company opened by Xin Ye was one of the five units that applied for the single-film quota in the next year.

In the same year, Xinye bought a second house, which was bigger.

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In 2002, Shanghai won the right to host the 2010 World Expo, and the "South-to-North Water Diversion" project started.

Chen xx said that xx and xx are "xxxx".

This year, "sports" has attracted much attention.

Yao Ming went to the NBA.In the 2002 draft, Yao Ming was included by the xx team as the "No. [-] pick" and started his NBA journey.CCTV often reported scenes where he was loved by xx fans.

In the summer, the Korea-Japan World Cup kicks off.

Many schools are closed to watch football.However, the Chinese team 0:2 Costa Rica, 0:4 Brazil, 0:3 Turkey, did not achieve the goal of "winning a game, scoring a goal, and tying a game" before the World Cup.Then, South Korea made it all the way to the semi-finals, but the referee's blatantness made the fans feel wronged and cried, saying that "football has been tarnished", and finally, Brazil won the Hercules Cup.

In the film industry, the [-]th National Congress clearly stipulated that culture is an industry, and film was clearly defined as a "manageable cultural industry."

The new version of the "Film Management Regulations" was officially implemented this year, and the film industry began a new round of industrialization and reform process.It stipulates that Chinese private film institutions can independently produce films, and only need to apply for the "single film" quota.In the past, private organizations had to cooperate with major studios in filming and use factory logos, otherwise they lacked qualifications.The new "Film Management Regulations" stipulates that private companies no longer need to buy bids.It also stipulates that foreign capital can also invest in and participate in film companies in China.In short, private production of films is legally allowed.

Under such a policy, this year, five private film companies applied to the Bureau of Radio, Film and Television for quotas, a total of 50 films. In 2002, only one of the top ten domestic films at the box office was produced by the state, and the remaining nine were all produced by the private sector, and the total production volume of the private sector was only one-third of that of the state sector.Studios are thinking too much and can't adapt to market demand.A number of companies were established one after another.

In addition, in the new version of the "Film Management Regulations", the content of prohibited films is described in more detail, and three main items are added: those that oppose the basic principles of the Constitution; those that disrupt social order and undermine social stability; those that endanger social morality or national excellence cultural tradition.

On June 6, Chinese films finally realized the theater chain system, and 1 theater chains were listed for business, of which 30 were inter-provincial theater chains and 11 were intra-provincial theater chains.Screenings based on "province" are officially a thing of the past.

Under such a policy, in order to encourage private companies, officials need to create myths.Therefore, the court costumes taken by Li Xian were regarded as the best choice.This film has a big director, big stars, big investment, and big production. Against this background, the official has given a super long schedule. Moreover, other movies are out of the same period. The box office rushed to 2.8 million.

The producer of Li Xian's film is called "Paper Films", which was opened by the son of the director of the factory when Xie Lansheng was in Xiaoxiang.At that time, Director Guan asked Chi Zhonghe to be the chief director of "Children in Troubled Times". After being rejected, he rigidly stipulated that Lan Sheng could not appear in the film for five years (Chapter 2-3). Starting from raw water, he can also cooperate with a great director of Li Xian's level, and the future is bright.

Xie Lansheng has always had some resentment towards Li Xian, on the one hand because of Liu Yao, on the other hand because of himself.

Once, a big acquaintance director chatted with Xie Lansheng. When it came to Li Xian's new movie, Xie Lansheng said sourly: "Its box office performance has played a big role. It was regarded as a myth and was pushed by the officials. to the altar."

Unexpectedly, when he turned his head, he repeated it to director Li Xian, and even added fuel and vinegar to stir up the flames.

Moreover, this news was also known by a famous film reporter, who posted the news on the main forum "World Movies" for everyone to discuss.The meaning of that post is that Xie Lansheng said that Li Xian's film is very, very bad. If it was him, he could easily win the box office of 2.8 million.Xie Lansheng had a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat when he saw the post, but he couldn't delete it.

He and Li Xian suddenly became rivals on the surface.

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Then came 2003.

In March, Hu xx was elected as the new president of the country.The central government and financial power are inconsistent, so the local government is forced to develop new financing channels and is keen to speculate on land.In the impetuousness of the whole people, policies such as the "scientific outlook on development" were put forward as guidance.Still in October, China's first manned spaceflight was a complete success.

This year, the biggest shadow was called "SARS", which later became SARS.

The disaster came suddenly and hit the whole of China. The first SARS patient was discovered in Guangdong in December 2002. However, it was not until February 12, 2003 that China notified the WHO of the SARS outbreak in Guangdong.On the same day, the Guangdong Provincial Government Information Office issued a press release for the first time, and the Yangcheng Evening News first published it. On February 2, Guangdong officials admitted that there were 10 patients and 2 deaths.People snapped up Banlangen.The Spring Festival travel has already begun, and the SARS virus has spread. On February 11, a sick professor went to Hong Kong to attend a wedding, and the virus spread worldwide.

Until April, it seemed that the SARS epidemic was not serious.The truth has been being covered up all the time. On April 4, when Minister of Health Zhang xx attended a press conference, he repeated the phrase "it has been effectively controlled" many times.

However, some doctors in Beijing disclosed the truth. On April 4, Beijing was designated as an epidemic area by the WHO. On April 11, the central government warned local officials that they would be severely punished for concealing the report. On April 4, the number of patients in Beijing was revised. After that, 19 new patients were added every day.Because of concealment, Minister of Health Zhang xx and Deputy Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee were dismissed.

All normal activities in China have been interrupted.Factories shut down, schools shut down, and the war lasted until June.Worldwide, 6 people were infected and 8422 died.

The college entrance examination was changed from July to June.

In this field of film, in the middle of the year, several private film companies officially ended their "agent distribution" and obtained distribution licenses, including Xinye Company.

In the same June, Huaxia Film Distribution Company, the second Chinese company that can import films, was established in Beijing, breaking the 6-year monopoly of China Film Corporation on imported films.

On October 10, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television launched a series of policies in one go, and they were all officially implemented on December 8, 2003.At that time, Lan Sheng didn't know that "12" was called a comprehensive film reform. Since then, domestic films have made rapid progress, smashing the box office and raking in the box office.

The No. 18 Order of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television "Provisional Regulations on Screenplay (Summary) Project Approval and Film Review" was issued, and the script review project approval system was changed to the script outline project approval system. go up.At the same time, it delegated the power of censorship, changed the status quo that all films must be reviewed by the Film Bureau, and preliminarily determined that several cities in Beijing and Shanghai could be finalized.The review of the "Sword of Damocles" was put down a bit, and the cumbersomeness of filming was further reduced.

In addition, Decree No. 19 "Administrative Regulations on Sino-foreign Cooperative Production of Films" was also promulgated, explicitly allowing foreign capital to participate in the shares.

Order No. 20 "Interim Regulations on Qualifications for Film Production, Distribution, and Screening" states that as long as any unit in the territory has made two "single films", it can have the same "film production license" as a state-owned factory. !That is, filming qualifications!

The factory logo was cancelled. As long as the film company has the production qualification, they can shoot whatever they like, and find the cinema to release it after the filming.When a director wants to make a movie, he doesn't have to compete with others for the filming spot, and he doesn't need to be approved first by the director of the state-run studio. You know, the director of the studio usually thinks old-fashioned.The director does not need to queue up to upload the film, he can create as he wants, and the outline of the film can be reviewed by the review department.

This means that the barriers in the field of Chinese film production have been completely broken, the last privileges of major state-owned studios have also been cancelled, the road to "selling bids" has been blocked, and they must face competition from private companies.

Everyone knows that with the disappearance of the factory logo, private companies can make movies at will, and there will definitely be a large number of excellent stories that will be made into films.

Xin Ye said that he felt that the film bureau would make moves in the near future.Xie Lansheng didn't know whether he could hope for this.

Through "Single Film", the comedy cast by Xin Ye's film company made a lot of money again.Moreover, through advertising, sponsorship, and selling various copyrights in advance, Xin Ye recovered the cost before the release, and finally made a net profit of more than 3000 million.

In addition, this year, the last film of "Infernal Affairs" "Ultimate Infernal Affairs" was officially released.This series is popular in Asia, swept the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards and the 40th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, was favored by Hollywood, remade, and later won the 79th Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, 4 awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing.

This series is so eye-catching.At that time, no one could have expected that the sky of Hong Kong movies would quickly fall into darkness and silence after the most brilliant fireworks of "Infernal Affairs".

The glory of Hong Kong movies has come to an end, and an era has passed.

After China's film reform in 2003, domestic films have been excited all the way, and a new wave has arrived.

The author has something to say:

The next chapter begins to enter the main line.

It should be more tomorrow...

Speaking of the more popular martial arts, I definitely think of "Crouching Dragon, Hidden Dragon".It's not the prototype of Shenma, that is, Chinese martial arts were really popular at that time, and I want to keep this background.Originally, it was not written that Xin Ye participated, but...it was wrong to write it...to participate!My Gongjun is the most Su in the world!

There is an official push for "Heroes".But still, it is not the prototype of Shenma, but just keep this background and rewrite the story inside.