The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 327 Three Fires

"Wait! This is just the first fire!"

Han Jiadong saw his father about to get up and quickly called out to stop him.

Han Sanpin sat down again after raising his buttocks. "What else do you want to do?"

“It’s not a hall of fame, it’s the Hall of Fame!”

Han Jiadong smiled and said, "The previous one can re-motivate some people below the first-line, but it still has little impact on the actors who are still in the first-line. They will still do bad things. So I hope to open a hall of fame in the name of the General Administration to reward those who have made sudden contributions to the film and television industry."

Han Sanpin showed some interest: "Oh? Tell me more about it."

Han Jiadong said methodically: "First of all, the purpose. To be honest, although today's stars look glamorous, they lack a sense of honor. Whether they are actors or directors, even if they brag about their profession to others, it is mostly because this profession makes money quickly and they can play with artists and fans. They are rarely proud of the profession itself.

There are many reasons for this phenomenon. Some people have witnessed or even experienced the chaos and shame in the industry, and some have received comments from the outside world, where they have been arbitrarily labeled as "actors" without any clear reason.

The purpose of opening the Hall of Fame is to hope that actors can regain the sense of honor of this profession. Not to mention all actors, at least the actors who enter the Hall of Fame can gain a sense of honor, and then through publicity, gain recognition from the public, so that the actors can regain motivation because of this sense of honor.

To achieve this effect, I hope that the Hall of Fame is not just a title, but should come up with something more substantial, such as building a museum-like building specifically for them, and then sculpting golden bodies for each Hall of Fame member and displaying them inside for fans and tourists to admire and take photos with.

At the same time, in order to highlight the value of the Hall of Fame, the entry threshold must be raised and the number of members must be strictly limited. The number of people in the first class can be larger, with five or even ten members, and then it will be fixed at one or three each year, following the principle of "better to have nothing than to have something unqualified". If no one who meets the standards can be selected, it is better to leave it vacant than to fill the number with someone unqualified, thus lowering the value of the Hall of Fame.

The entry criteria are considered from three dimensions: honors, representative works, and influence.

The first batch of candidates can be posted online for netizens to vote. On the one hand, this can quickly increase the fame and influence of the Hall of Fame. On the other hand, it can allow ordinary people to participate and better gain their sense of identity.

Of course, the voting results are only for reference, otherwise if we choose a bunch of traffic idols... it would be better not to choose at all."

Seeing that his son had considered the matter so thoroughly, Han Sanpin looked at Han Jiadong with relief and pride: "Okay, I will also discuss this matter at the meeting."

After agreeing immediately, he became even more curious about what happened next: "Where's the other fire?"

Han Jiadong hesitated: "These two points are called 'hot', but they don't actually cause any substantial loss of interests to anyone. They are more about honor. The last point will really affect some people's cakes... Dad, you haven't even secured your position yet, so let's talk about it when the time is right."

"Oh? Tell me first, and I'll decide after I listen."

Han Sanpin's curiosity was even more aroused.

Han Jiadong hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his immature idea: "The last point is the pay..."

Wait for him to finish.

"No wonder you brought up the first two points. It turns out you were waiting for them here!"

Han Sanpin sighed and nodded, "Yes, it is too idealistic to expect people to change consciously just based on a sense of honor. They will only take action if their interests are truly affected... Now is not the right time. Let's talk about it after the first two points are implemented."

After talking with his father at night, Han Jiadong turned his attention back to promoting the movie.

With the support of Han Jiadong and the series, even though the ending of "Lost in Chongqing" was not so good, it still broke the 2 billion mark in the third week of its release.

And the daily box office still remains above 30 million.

On weekends, it can reach more than 50 million.

During this period, except for a different film "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" which achieved a good box office of more than 2 million yuan, the box office performances of other imported blockbusters "Terminator" and "Maze Runner 4" as well as domestic films "Tiny Times ", "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" and "Li Cha's Aunt" were not very ideal.

Among them, "Li Cha's Aunt" is a movie produced by his old employer Happy Twist, in which Shen Teng starred at a low salary out of nostalgia.

Except for him, almost all the actors in the movie are from Happy Twist.

Ma Li, Ai Lun, Huang Cailun, Song Yang, Chang Yuan...

The cost of 20 million was almost entirely raised by Happy Twist.

Therefore, whatever is promoted, basically we can only rely on Shen Teng’s fame and appeal.

Even the title of the movie is an imitation of "Charlotte's Troubles".

After more than a week of release, the box office was only over 100 million.

The platform predicted that the final box office would be just over 200 million.

Although compared with the cost of 20 million, it is already a big profit.

But it also set the worst record for a movie starring Shen Teng.

It is also the worst-reviewed movie.

The Douban score is only 4.5 points.

After watching the video, many of Shen Teng’s fans couldn’t help but leave messages on Shen Teng’s Weibo, advising him not to take on such bad movies anymore, otherwise he would sooner or later lose the audience appeal he had worked so hard to build up.

People who watch other movies can’t help but feel lucky that they chose to avoid them when they see the miserable state of these movies.

otherwise……

At the same time, I am very grateful to Han Jiadong.

I am grateful that Han Jiadong did not separate the two films into July and August, but chose to fight with himself, and released them only half a month apart.

Of course, with a whole year's worth of movies accumulated and the summer vacation being a very popular period, with most movies trying to avoid Han Jiadong, the competition in August is not weak at all.

"Monster Hunt", "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", "One Step Away", "Yanjing Love Story", "The White-Haired Witch of Moonlight Kingdom", "Dear", "Soulmate", "The Pancake Man", "Old Cannon"...

However, in the eyes of others, competing with other movies, at least they can still compete, but encountering Han Jiadong's movie... is no different from giving away one's life.

July 17th.

"Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is officially released.

As expected, it was another blockbuster movie.

With a box office of 2.3 million yuan on the first day, it ranked fourth on the first-day box office list after "Lost in Chongqing".

Although the Douban score of 8.1 is not as good as the 8.7 of "Lost in Chongqing", it is also considered excellent.

In the end, it took just over a week and less than ten days to break the one billion mark.

Han Jiadong originally planned to go to the United States to continue to accompany his wife and children after the movie was released.

As a result, his father called him back.

"The first of the two things you told me before has been approved, and the grading list has basically been finalized. Take a look." Han Sanpin handed a list to Han Jiadong.

"Show me what?"

Han Jiadong said this, but driven by curiosity, he took the list and looked at it.

Basically, I am strictly following the standards I mentioned before.

The first-tier stars all have representative works and awards.

Jay Chou, Chen Daoming, Li Xuejian, Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Fan Bingbing...

Among them, Yang Mi is the weakest in terms of awards.

Since the Golden Eagle Goddess is not considered an honor, the only honor she has is the Hundred Flowers Film Actress award.

The remaining Golden Eagle Awards and Magnolia Awards for Most Popular Actress are not considered hard honors.

If you really count it, her honors are only good enough for second-tier.

But because she had won first place in both the movie box office and the TV series ratings of the year, and more than once, according to the previous plan, if she was particularly outstanding in other aspects, the conditions could be slightly relaxed, and she was able to enter the first-line market.

And among the list of second-tier actors, there are too many former first-tier ones.

And they are considered top-notch among the first-tier ones.

Hu Ge, Shen Teng, Tang Yan, Liu Sisi, Zhao Liying, Tong Liya, Deng Chao, Liu Tao, Wang Baoqiang...

Once this name list is announced, it will definitely cause an uproar in the circle and on the Internet.

But these people really don’t have any honors to show for themselves.

The fact that they were able to reach the second tier was because they were so outstanding in other aspects, which allowed them to move up a level in terms of honors.

There is no way. This is how the entertainment industry is now. Few people care about honor. They are all thinking about how to become famous and make money.

Look at Shen Teng and Wang Baoqiang, who ranked first and second in total box office.

Wang Baoqiang is lucky, at least he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer, but Shen Teng has not won any awards so far.

Hu Ge is in the same situation. Not to mention film awards, he even won zero awards in the three major TV drama awards.

There isn't even a consolation prize like the most popular or most beloved.

Tong Liya, who has won several newcomer awards, is considered good among them.

As for those super popular idols who just returned to China, their names were not even found on the second-tier list.

"Good."

After reading it, Han Jiadong gave his own evaluation.

Han Sanpin simply skipped this topic.

"The remaining matter has also been approved, whether it is setting up a hall of fame or funding the construction of an exhibition hall and the statue, all have been approved. The number of places for the first year has also been determined to be ten, but the specific list has been controversial."

Han Jiadong was no exception to this result.

Not to mention honors like the Hall of Fame, even the rosters of the men's basketball and men's football national teams have various backdoors.

It's normal that the Hall of Fame list cannot be finalized for the time being.

"Oh? What was the main point of contention?"

"It's mainly about some people who can or cannot enter. For example, you, Zhang Yimou, Jackie Chan, and Zhang Manyu have firmly occupied several places. For the rest, some people think Gong Li and Jet Li should enter, while others think they have changed their nationality and should not be in the discussion. Some people think Stephen Chow, Andy Lau, and Chow Yun-fat should enter, but some people think Hong Kong is just a region and should not occupy too many places. Chen Daoming, Li Xuejian, and Tang Guoqiang should enter. There is also controversy over whether the late Zhang Guorong and Mei Yanfang should enter."

Han Jiadong nodded and did not refuse to be included in the list.

It doesn’t matter whether he gets in or not, but if he turns it down, what about fellow directors Zhang Yimou and Li An?
You can't just not care and prevent people who are qualified from entering, right?

After thinking for a while, he said, "This is our own Hall of Fame. People who have changed their nationality should definitely not be discussed here. As for whether they are dead or not, it should not be a factor to consider. We cannot give preferential treatment just because they are dead, nor can we exclude them just because they are dead. We should still treat them equally and follow the standards I mentioned before."

"What about Hong Kong actors? If we really go by the standards you mentioned, Hong Kong actors had a huge advantage before 00. Basically, the box office champion in Hong Kong was the box office champion in the whole country, and their fame and influence were far beyond the reach of mainland actors."

"Hong Kong is also China. It is their ability that Hong Kong films can win the national box office championship in a small corner of China. However, since it is just a region, the Hong Kong Film Awards, as a regional award open only to Hong Kong films or films invested by Hong Kong capital, should not account for too much of the honor."

"In this case, are the awards mainly for movies or TV series? Although Chen Daoming, Li Xuejian, and Tang Guoqiang have not won many awards in the film industry and their box office performance is not outstanding, they have won many awards in TV series and are also the president and vice president of the Film Association. In terms of level, they are the same as me."

"If you ask me, this is not a question of who is in charge, but rather, TV dramas should not be included in this discussion! Whether it is TV drama awards or TV drama works."

"Ok?"

Han Sanpin clearly showed an expression of surprise. The points Han Jiadong had mentioned before were actually similar to his thoughts.

But this last point...

He actually prefers to support the TV drama awards being listed alongside the film awards.

If we only compare film awards, there is a huge gap between mainland actors and Hong Kong actors.

If more than half of the final ten people are from Hong Kong, he will also feel bad.

So he hopes that one or two of the old men like Chen Daoming, Li Xuejian and Tang Guoqiang can get in.

"Tell me why."

He asked after a moment's silence.

Han Jiadong spread his hands: "What is the purpose of setting up the Hall of Fame? Isn't it to inspire actors to strive for excellence? If you can enter the Hall of Fame just by filming a TV series, then what is the point of setting up this thing?"

"But we can't completely ignore TV dramas..."

"I didn't say I wouldn't consider it. Filming TV series can increase your fame, and fame can bring box office appeal. Didn't Liu Yifei, Huang Xiaoming, and Yang Mi all gain fame through TV series? One of the criteria for the Hall of Fame is movie box office!"

Han Sanpin had a headache: "If I do this, they will all rebel against me."

"Why don't you just tell them directly? You can just state the criteria. You must win two of the three awards, Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, and Golden Image Awards to be eligible for the discussion. Of these, two or even three Golden Image Awards can be converted into one gold medal that matches the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse Awards. Once this condition is met, we can compare the number of awards we win, as well as the Huading Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, Huabiao Awards, Feitian Awards, Magnolia Awards, Golden Eagle Awards... The European Big Three and the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards are slightly higher than three gold medals, but not enough for one gold to replace two..."

(End of this chapter)