During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 697: Your Majesty, why did you surrender first when we were ready to fight to the death?

Permanent ban on all channels! ?
If anyone else said this, no one would care, or even sneer at it, because those present here represent the entire industry, it’s nonsense!
But when it comes out of Wei and Jin’s mouth, it’s different.

Because his weight and influence in the Chinese-language film and television circles across Taiwan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and even in the global film and television circles, are enormous, and are completely incomparable to ordinary directors or film and television company bosses!

Judging from the several people he has banned since his debut, none of them had a good ending.

It is said that the two from Hong Kong are currently setting up night markets.

Cai from Taiwan can only stay in his local area and appear on variety shows to make a living.

The one who had the best ending was Dong Bailian.

Because of the support of King of Sunglasses and Ali's hitchhiking, she can still get a few TV drama offers, but it is not as good as before and she has basically become an 18th-tier actress.

But this time, Wei Jin's move was even more ruthless, and he actually asked Tudou Video, Golden Harvest Cinemas, Shanhe Cinemas and other parties to jointly ban it.

You know, Tudou is currently the number one video website.

Not only does it have a market share of nearly 18%, but it also ranks first in the industry in terms of the three major indicators: daily users, monthly users, and monthly time.

It can be said that to date, Tudou Video has become one of the most important profit channels in the TV drama market.

As for Golden Harvest Cinemas and Shanhe Cinemas, they are even more amazing.

Although the former's market share in China is not high, only about 4%, it has an extremely large number of screens in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and even Southeast Asia, and its influence is extraordinary.

The latter, as the first listed cinema chain in China, has strong financial strength and has been making great progress in the past two years. Its market share has gradually caught up with Wanda Cinemas, accounting for 16%!

It can be said that in the entire entertainment industry, there are countless production companies that rely on these two theaters for survival!
If we lose the channels of Tudou Video and the two major cinema chains, the loss of profits will be extremely large.

In other words, when the energies of these multiple parties are combined, no film and television company can ignore them.

And those "bad artists" who were banned were undoubtedly sentenced to life imprisonment!

For a time, all major film and television companies and associations became anxious!

"The Film Association opposes this! This proposal is too irresponsible. It is bullying, monopoly, and a crime!"

"The Performing Arts Association opposes it! It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. There is no need to kill them all."

"The Directors Guild objects! Punishing without teaching is cruelty, it's too arbitrary!"

"The Music Association objects! Killing people is not enough, and permanently banning them is too much!"

"Hua Yi objects!"

"Ahri strongly objects!"

“LeTV opposes!”

"Chengtian objects!"

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In just a few tens of seconds, voices of opposition arose one after another, even more intense than before.

Some people also feel that the industry does need to change, but Wei Jin’s proposal is too radical, so they can only remain silent and wait for developments.

In addition, as for state-owned enterprises, due to their nature, they are not very suitable to participate in this kind of confrontation before the General Administration’s opinion comes out.

Including Director Deng of Xi'an Film Studio and Ren Zhonglun of Shanghai Film Studio, they all looked at Wei Jin several times, as if they wanted to explain something.

Fiber Optic Old Wang looked at the excited crowd and realized that it was time to take sides. He glanced at Wei Jin who was standing straight next to him, gritted his teeth and stood up as well.

"Fiber Optic, I support President Wei's proposal!"

The first person who agreed appeared, causing many people at the scene to feel their hearts tighten.

After all, optical fiber is also a mountain in the film and television industry. Even if its presence is not strong, it is enough to bring bad luck to many people.

Moreover, Lao Wang’s support will also make many people aware of the trouble - because Wei Jin is not fighting alone!
Sure enough, as Lao Wang spoke, many people seemed to have just reacted from the chaos and immediately stood up to agree.

Ning Hao, Lu Yang and other contracted directors of Shanhe Media all stood up and expressed their support.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Ning, who had put down the phone, stood up and expressed his opinion directly.

"Wanda Pictures and Wanda Cinemas support President Wei's proposal!"

"Crazy, crazy, all crazy"

Those who were just watching the excitement gasped, and those who opposed it fell silent.

Nima Shanhe, Golden Harvest, and Wanda, the three cinema chains combined have a market share of nearly 40%. What the hell are they doing?

Is there any production company so stubborn as to dare to offend the three major cinema chains at the same time and use artists with bad records?

Including Huayi's Wang Zhonglei, he opened his mouth several times and wanted to continue refutation, but finally backed down!

There's no way, he's afraid too.

Although Huayi is working on "de-monopolizing movies", its roots are still in the film and television industry. If it really dares to confront the three major cinema chains head-on, its stock price will collapse first!
It can be said that faced with the unreasonable and "vulgar" behavior of Wei, Jin and their allies, no one could do anything.

Therefore, everyone could only turn their eyes to Tong Ju on the stage, hoping that the referee would leave.

"Very good. The discussion atmosphere at today's meeting was very lively, which is good."

Director Tong, who was sitting on the rostrum, first gave a general overview of the situation at the venue, then gave Wei Jin a deep look and announced:
"I have received your opinions. The bureau will study and discuss them and come to a final conclusion. That's all for today."

As soon as the words were spoken, the leaders actually began to leave, which stunned countless people at the scene.

No, both sides were arguing and about to fight, so why did the referee retreat directly?
But soon, those association members who opposed it showed joy on their faces.

Once the decision of the meeting enters the analysis and judgment process, it will be the home court of the association members and there is no possibility of losing!

Including Lao Wang and Ye Ning, who had just been on the same front with Wei Jin, they were also confused, because Director Tong’s previous attitude was very clear, that a major rectification was needed.

Now, we have set the stage for you. Even if you could take a step back and come up with a more compromising plan, it would at least be better than a truce now, right?
Doesn't this give the enemy a chance to counterattack?

There is a saying: We are ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first? !

Wei Jin, on the other hand, saw it more clearly. This matter involved too many things, so how could the official attitude be so easy to come out?
Even if Director Tong has a tendency, he cannot go against the "public opinion". He probably has to take it slow and wait for the follow-up development.

But it doesn’t matter, let the bullets fly for a while, there is still a lot of fun to watch.

"Boss Wei, you are so fierce! I am so scared, ah"

When the show was over, Jiang Wen gave a thumbs up from a distance, somewhat self-deprecatingly. "Director Jiang, what are you talking about? It's better to have a stand than to compromise."

Jiang Wen shook his head without saying anything and left. The mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was not far away, also waved his fist at Wei Jin, as if to cheer him up.

When most people had left the scene, Wei Jin turned around and said to Wang Changtian and Ye Ning who had not yet left, "Thank you, Brother Wang and President Ye, for your support today."

"Hahaha, you're too polite, aren't you, Mr. Wei?"

Ye Ning smiled and waved his hands, "To be honest, if it were me alone, I wouldn't dare to make this decision. But the big boss told me on the phone to follow President Wei and he would take care of anything that happened."

"Yeah. Mr. Wang is indeed a pretty good guy."

Wei Jin nodded. He had to admit that when it came to major issues, Old Wang was indeed clear-headed and unambiguous.

No wonder Big Wang lives longer than Boss Xu, Boss Ma and others.

At this time, Wang Changtian suddenly said leisurely: "Brother, if nothing unexpected happens, you will become a thorn in the eyes and flesh of many people."

"Hey, brother, have I ever been scared?"

Wei Jin shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he didn't care. With his current status, he was not afraid of such a storm at all.

To be frank, as long as he doesn't seek death himself, the golden body he has built over the past ten years cannot be broken by any external force!

As for commercial competition, it’s not that he looks down on companies like Huayi and Bona, but there is really no one who can compete with them.

"Okay, it's almost time for dinner. Let's go, I'll treat you today, let's have a good time together."

"That's great. I haven't had a drink with Mr. Wei in a while, hahahaha"

Ye Ning nodded immediately, and Lao Wang readily agreed.

But after arriving at the place and taking a few bites of food, Wang Changtian still asked: "Brother, what should we do next? Should we really issue a notice to ban it?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ning put down his wine glass and looked at Wei Jin, waiting for his answer.

"Brother, Mr. Ye, don't be in a hurry. Once we make a public statement, we will be forcing the authorities to do something, which will have a bad impact. Moreover, this kind of powerful weapon should be used only when the final decision is made."

At this point, Wei Jin was confident, "As for what's next, you two just sit back and watch the show."

"Oh?"

There are no secrets in the entertainment industry, and there was no requirement to keep the content of the morning meeting confidential.

So before the dinner with Wei Jin and others was over, this meeting concerning the future of the film and television industry had already landed on the headlines of major portals and became a hot topic on Weibo.

"It is reported that this morning, the General Administration officially held a film and television industry conference to discuss and solicit opinions on the current chaos in the entertainment industry."

"La Peikang, chairman of China Film Group, suggested that practitioners who violate laws and crimes should be severely punished, and the careers of such public figures should be appropriately restricted. A number of state-owned enterprises, led by Xi'an Film Group and Changchun Film Group, agreed with this."

"Led by Huayi, Bona, Chengtian, Ali and other film and television companies, and supported by major associations: those who violate laws and disciplines should be dealt with strictly and severely, but they should also be given a chance to reform themselves."

"The famous director Wei Jin proposed to implement a full-channel and permanent ban on artists involved in drug-related, gang-related and other bad records. Many contracted directors of Fiber Optic, Wanda and Shanhe Media seconded the proposal!"

"Tudou Video, Shanhe Cinemas, Golden Harvest Cinemas and Wanda Cinemas will ban the release of movies and TV series starring bad artists, which has been strongly opposed by many companies and associations in the industry!"

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As the related news spread rapidly, the entire film and television industry was completely in turmoil.

Countless actors, stars, and practitioners were all shivering with cold.

Because of the clash among the big guys, even a slight drop in Yu Bo would be a matter of life and death for ordinary artists.

In particular, Wei Jin called for a ban on all artists with bad records, which hung a sword of Damocles over the heads of countless practitioners.

And those who have committed crimes and are still active in the circle are even more eager to kill Wei Jin.

In their view, this is simply a dog trying to catch a rat and meddling in other people's business!
But compared to the film, television and entertainment circles which were either opposed, silent, or afraid, countless netizens online were boiling with excitement.

Except for a few crazy fans, the voices were almost unanimous in applause.

However, even if public opinion is boiling, it cannot resist those associations or companies that hold opposing views.

Starting from that evening, a large number of press releases and posts appeared on related forums such as Weibo, Zhihu, Tianya, and Baidu Tieba.

There are also various articles on self-media.

Without exception, all of them are used to whitewash and refute!
They make their arguments with citations from classics, but the core arguments remain the same as before.

What is this, “A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold”, “No one is perfect, no one is without fault?”.
What are the sayings like "admitting mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue" and "the law has forgiven them, so why are people in the industry still holding on to them?"
However, compared to the previous posts that were just whitewashing, this time there were many posts attacking Wei Jin.

Some people said his proposal was too inhumane and tyrannical. They asked him: Don't you have any relatives or friends around you? You are destined to die alone.
Some even went so far as to angrily denounce: Wei Jin himself was not a decent person and had promiscuous relationships between men and women, so he had no right to shout out slogans calling for a ban.

Neither Shanhe Media nor Wei Jin himself responded to this.

Just the next day, a new song "The Lone Brave Man" written and composed by Wei Jin and sung by Chen Yixun was released along with its MV.

Although it no longer has the blessing of being the promotional song for "League of Legends" in its previous life, the lyrics of "Lone Warrior" itself are very infectious, contain life philosophy, and are inspiring.

Coupled with the various crime-hunting, explosion, and car-racing clips from "Operation Mekong", as well as the original footage of real drug-busting scenes from various places provided by the GA department, the song and MV still became a huge hit!

How popular is it?
After just 12 hours of being online, the number of views of the "Lone Brave" MV exceeded million.

It created a record that is almost insurmountable in this era!
As the song MV became a huge hit, discussions on the Internet about "drugs", "drug enforcement police" and "drug-related artists" have reached an unprecedented high.

Because at the end of the MV, Wei Jin deliberately added a paragraph of text and narration to sublimate the theme!
"From the 'Mekong River case' to the 2014 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in less than three years, more than 900 anti-drug police officers died, with an average age of 41. The oldest was 68 and the youngest was only 18.

Anti-drug police are one of the most risky types of police in peacetime. They often conceal their identities, fight on the edge of a knife, and move forward amid the sound of gunfire. They are not born brave, but they have a mission on their shoulders and choose to be fearless.

I urge everyone to say no to "drugs" together, because every penny of "drug" money will become a bullet shot at the hero's eyebrows!

I only hope that there will be no drugs in the world, and that every anti-drug police officer can return safely! "

I have to say that Wei Jin's move was really effective, and it made countless netizens cry and shocked!
Some netizens who were previously fooled by the whitewashing methods suddenly came to their senses and switched sides;

Some netizens who were originally indifferent and unconcerned have realized the seriousness of the matter and joined in;

And those netizens who were already filled with indignation were even more furious, and their anger could not be suppressed at all!

For a time, the entire online and offline world was filled with calls for the killing of artists involved in drug use.

The result was that the effect of that group of people's whitewashing was almost zero, and it even aroused the disgust of countless people!
While they were discussing how to continue to fight against Wei and Jin, a piece of news from "Peaky Capital" once again caused a sensation in public opinion!

This time, I really couldn't wash it.
(End of this chapter)