Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 485 Listen to "multiple opinions" and unlock new knowledge

The next day, Kang Jianmin accepted exclusive interviews with several media outlets including Sina and Penguin, discussing issues surrounding yesterday's Golden Rooster Awards.

Reporter: "Does it mean that the film itself is not very convincing if it only won one award for Best Picture?"

Kang: "In fact, it should have won more awards. The overall level of this film is quite outstanding, and the awards are well-deserved."

Reporter: "More outstanding than Your Name?"

【Kang remained silent and ignored the question.】

Reporter: "Why have you hardly ever heard of the award-winning film?"

Kang: “The Golden Rooster Awards has always been committed to its professionalism. Of course, this does not mean that works that do not win awards are unprofessional.

However, the Golden Rooster Awards is an expert award and does not take into account whether a film has entered the market and passed the test of the audience.

Some works are indeed not well-known, but it would be wrong if you don’t even pay attention to the Golden Rooster Awards.

Moreover, there are actually quite a few movies of very good quality, I hope everyone can go and watch them.”

"..."

In the afternoon, Chen Linfeng, sitting in the car, looked at the report displayed on his mobile phone and showed the expression of an old man on the subway.

Why haven’t you watched the award-winning movies?
A: You should all go and see it.

Is it so outrageous?

Chen Linfeng continued reading, and the reporter gradually revealed his true colors and mentioned issues that many celebrities had denounced.

Reporter: "Many filmmakers mentioned some problems with the Golden Rooster Awards yesterday. Judges of the organizing committee, did you encounter these problems during the selection process?"

Kang: “The judges are all very professional.

According to the Golden Rooster Awards judging guidelines, only front-line creative personnel are eligible.

The first-line refers to filmmakers who have won the "Golden Rooster", "Hundred Flowers" and "Huabiao" awards in the past, as well as some film critics, professors, teachers, etc.

The Golden Rooster Awards jury they formed is already the most representative judging panel."

“Then why are there still so many dissatisfied voices from filmmakers?”

[Kang was silent for a long time, then answered:]

“Perhaps there is a slight imbalance in the age structure. The film festival selection cycle is very long. It is difficult to invite young filmmakers on the front line due to time constraints, and there are few young experts in the commentary circle.

It’s not that we don’t know there might be some problems here, but this is just not the solution.”

"Why are so many top creators invited to the selection of '100 Years of Film Classics'?"

[Kang did not respond to this question, and the interview ended here.]

Chen Linfeng almost laughed out loud. This reporter was really good at creating show effects.

The question you raised is so sharp, how should people answer it?

You can't be like the CEO of a certain gaming company and cry because of these sharp voices.

He put his phone down, not paying attention to the remedial measures the leader had spent the entire night taking.

The sensitivity is rare enough, but unfortunately the problem is too serious and has become irreversible.

Just listen to his answers and you will know. After reading them, netizens will be even more outraged.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Linfeng and his party returned to Yanjing from Hefei.

Along the way, apart from taking time to read the news on my mobile phone, I received a lot of phone calls at other times.

They were all asking about last night's attack on the Golden Rooster Awards.

Some are fellow artists who want to get some information;
There are also several other film and television company CEOs who are keenly aware of the possible changes and want to see if there is any profit to be made;

Of course, there are also inquiries within the system.

Many Hong Kong and Taiwan celebrities and artist bosses have spoken out. These people have special identities and also need a positive response.

The person most closely related was Director Zhao from the Film Bureau, and he asked directly.

"Xiao Chen, how do you want to solve this problem?"

Chen Linfeng was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter? Director Zhao, I don't quite understand."

"Don't play that trick on me. Even though there were many people complaining last night, you were the one who was really lethal.

This morning, some colleagues and leaders noticed the public opinion about this matter. What was originally a good activity has now become a mess. We can't let outsiders see the joke."

"The '100 Years of Film History Classics' segment that I led didn't cause any trouble."

"Do I need to say more? If it weren't for you who caused such a big gap between the two links, would there be such a storm of public opinion?"

Chen Linfeng narrowed his eyes, "Then this has nothing to do with me. You can blame whoever makes trouble."

His tone was a little impolite.

Director Zhao became more friendly, "I know that if you look closely, this is not your problem, but the problem must be solved."

Chen Linfeng did not respond, but just said, "I am on my way to Yanjing now. I have already made an appointment with President Han to go to President Tie's house to have a chat this afternoon."

"Oh?" Director Zhao understood what Ya meant. "Is there a rule?"

"I guess it will be ready by then." Chen Linfeng thought for a moment, "How about I remind President Han after this is over and ask him to call you?"

The voice on the other end of the phone became more amiable.

“I said Xiao Chen must know what’s going on and would never do anything rash.

Don't worry, if you need any help, just ask Lao Han to come to me."

"Thank you, Director Zhao."

"Hey, we're one family, no need to talk about this."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Linfeng curled his lips.

You want to take credit but you won't even say a few nice words. You're so flattering.

After arriving in Yanjing, he and Liu Qianqian did not go home, but went directly to Tie Zong's home.

After the phone call, Han Shanping also set off at this time.

In the end, the three of them arrived at the right time almost at the same time.

At this time, Mr. Tie was already waiting at home.

"Good afternoon, Aunt Tie. Oh, Uncle Hua is rare to see. He's at home too."

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Linfeng started shouting.

When Professor Hua saw that the person coming was Chen Linfeng, he said with a smile, "Little Chen is here, come in and sit down."

Mr. Tie also responded, "Your uncle Hua is taking a break these two days, so it's just right for you to catch up."

Chen Linfeng introduced Han Shanping who came with them to the two of them.

There's no need to introduce Sissi, I've seen her before at the wedding.

"Auntie Tie, this is Mr. Han from Huaying. I mentioned him to Auntie Tie on the phone before."

Tie Zong nodded and said, "I've seen him before, but I wasn't very familiar with him."

"Hello, Mr. Tie."

Han Shanping is also a big boss. Although his rank is not as high as Han Shanping's, his attitude is neither humble nor arrogant.

After the two sides met, everyone sat down.

Seeing that there was brewed tea on the table, Chen Linfeng refilled it for everyone present.

After skipping the pleasantries and warming up the atmosphere, they gradually started talking about the Golden Rooster Awards.

Since last night, discussions on this issue have intensified both online and in the media.

Even though today is Sunday and the leaders are not at work, the China Railway Corporation received several phone calls throughout the day.

Everyone is concerned about this matter.

The event of 100 Years of Film Classics was officially led by the China Railway Corporation, so if there were any problems, it would naturally be her fault.

"Of course, the fact is that this event was very well organized and the feedback from all parties was very good. It was really a credit and no fault at all."

The chief railway official said, “It’s just that the system still values ​​unity and cooperation. It’s not good to be too outstanding and outshine those around you.

We also need to demonstrate the spirit of helping others and bring the Golden Rooster Awards to life.

It would be best if we could reach the level of this "100 Years of Film History Classics" selection. If the Golden Rooster Awards itself is in a state of decline, we will also do our best to make it improve."

Chen Linfeng was amazed by these words. He knew what excuse he would use to interfere in the Golden Rooster Awards. If he failed, he had already found a way out.

Han Shanping nodded and said, "This charter is well-crafted."

He looked at Chen Linfeng, "Xiao Chen, you were the one who was in charge of this matter in the first place. You should have some ideas now, right? Tell me about it?"

Everyone present looked at Chen Linfeng.

He didn't waste any time. He had been planning this since the beginning of the year and now he could finally talk about it.

“The two main problems with the Golden Rooster Awards right now are that they have to be held every two years, which is too time-consuming, and that the award itself lacks credibility.

As long as these two problems are solved, the remaining problems, such as lack of sponsors, few participating stars, insufficient attention, and local cities’ unwillingness to take over the hosting, will all be minor issues.”

Han Shanping couldn't help but nod his head. There was something wrong with what he said.

Tie Zong just listened silently. She didn't know much about this aspect and it was not appropriate for her to say more.

But what Xiao Chen said still sounds reasonable.

In everything we do, if we grasp the main contradiction, things will be easier to handle.

Chen Linfeng continued, "Let's talk about the most troublesome thing first. The fairness of the Golden Rooster Awards requires the ability to fairly and reasonably select the outstanding works of the year.

The biggest problem right now is with the Golden Rooster Awards jury, but we can't just rudely remove everyone from the jury.

First, the public opinion storm that might be triggered is too big, and second, many of the judges do have deep connections, and if they force their way in, they will easily be stopped by various obstacles and return empty-handed. "

The most difficult part of reform is how to deal with the old interest groups.

As soon as he said this, China Railway Corporation and Han Shanping understood what he meant. This was the biggest difficulty.

Even Liu Qianqian understood it, having seen many cases like this in history books.

There really is nothing new under the sun.

"If we want to solve this problem, the key point lies in the judges of the 'Centennial Classics of Film History'. We don't need to do anything special. We just need to put all the judges, who are just over a thousand in number, into the Golden Rooster Awards jury."

It's useless to add a little water to a blob of ink. I'll add a basin of water to disperse all the black blocks.

“After the two juries are merged, the rules for adding people later will have to be more strictly controlled.

For example, in the future, only filmmakers who have won the Golden Rooster Awards will be allowed to serve as judges, and at most those who have won awards at international A-level film festivals.”

There was no sign of surprise on Tie Zong's face. He said that this time the selection of the 100-year classics in film history was so formal that it would not be used once and then thrown away.

Han Shanping thought that this was exactly what should be done. It was indeed the method with the least noise and most easily accepted by the current Golden Rooster Awards organizing committee.

The two motioned for Xiao Chen to continue.

“In fact, the most difficult part is that we have already laid a good foundation, so it seems to be easy to solve now. The real difficulty lies in how to change the current situation of having one session every two years.

It may not be easy to ask the Ministry of Culture to change the regulations they issued previously.”

Chen Linfeng looked at President Tie and said, "Auntie Tie, I think it's up to you and President Han to help with this matter. If someone in the industry needs to speak up, I can contact some colleagues to send a petition or something. I can't help with anything else."

Han Shanping shook his head. Xiao Chen was too cunning. He was giving away credit and making it sound like he was making things difficult for others.

It is difficult to ask the higher authorities to change the regulations, but it is also easy to just issue a new regulation.

The old regulations were issued in 05. It has been 6 years now. Is it true that the higher-ups have no idea whether it is good or bad?

I'm just afraid that it would be hard to slap myself in the face.

Now, the film has caused a big mess due to the Golden Rooster Awards, causing dissatisfaction among filmmakers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and has become a hot topic among Chinese and foreign media.

There is also a collective petition led by relevant leaders within the system and practitioners in the industry.

The new regulations issued by the authorities can be said to be in line with people's wishes and are new methods under the new circumstances.

This way, you won’t have to worry about getting slapped in the face.

The people who do this may be seen by their superiors as helping them solve their problems. The China Railway Corporation naturally understands this.

She smiled and said, "Xiao Chen, don't make it sound so difficult. In fact, I have to accept your favor."

Seeing Chen Linfeng had something else to say.

She interrupted directly, looking very serious.

"There's no need to do this with our family."

Han Shanping also nodded quickly, "That's right, Xiao Chen, we don't need to be so distant."

"I was thinking wrong." Chen Linfeng said with a smile.

All three laughed.

Professor Hua didn't want to get involved in this matter and had already returned to his study.

Only Liu Qianqian was left holding the teacup and sipping tea in small sips, not knowing what they were laughing at.

Consensus has been reached on the two core issues, and the remaining minor issues will be easy to handle.

There are three aspects to this operation.

From the perspective of industry practitioners, a joint report is still necessary.

In this regard, Mr. Tie suggested that Chen Linfeng add the name of the Film Association, after all, he is also the nominal deputy of the Film Association.

Chen Linfeng nodded and agreed.

In addition, Huaying will issue a report, and the China Railway Corporation will also issue a report in its capacity as the deputy director of the Cultural Association.

The three parties submitted the report through their respective channels.

This is the opinion of all parties.

The three of them chatted for a long time about the details, and it was not until around seven or eight in the evening that everyone dispersed.

Before getting in the car after leaving the house, Chen Linfeng and Han Shanping talked about the phone call that Director Zhao made in the afternoon.

Han Shanping couldn't help but sigh, "You really treat everyone equally."

"I can't help it. I'm the youngest here, so I have to be careful."

Han Shanping couldn't help but complain, "Throughout this whole thing, everyone has been following your lead. Who would look down on you?"

He patted Chen Linfeng on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I got it. I'll discuss the details with Director Zhao and I won't let him look for you again.

It will definitely make you have only merits and no faults."

Chen Linfeng spread his hands and said, "It's actually useless for me to have this skill. I can't use it anyway."

"Don't you still have a lot of positions in the association? You are more or less in the system, so you can't say you are completely useless."

As it was getting late, the two did not talk much and then left.

In the following days, Liu Xixi went to Hollywood to participate in the final round of promotion for "The Walking Dead" before it was aired.

Chen Linfeng first called Director Kang of the Film Association, explained the whole story, and invited him to join the joint signature.

Director Kang didn't say anything at this time. He said that there was absolutely no problem with my jury and it was the most representative.

Without saying a word, he nodded in agreement and expressed great gratitude.

At this point, who can't see the general trend?

There was no other way before, we could only try to prevent the ship from sinking.

Now that there is an opportunity, the natural thing is to jump to another boat as soon as possible.

Organizing Committee Member: I have a sentence MMP...

As a result, the last bit of resistance that could be called resistance is gone.

According to the plan, Chen Linfeng contacted Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, Xu Ke, a group of directors, actors, behind-the-scenes professionals, and the Film Association.

After discussion among everyone.

Drafted by Chen Linfeng, everyone jointly submitted a "Recommendation Report on Guiding China's Film Industry Towards Healthier Development" to their superiors.

The article not only highlights the various problems of the Golden Rooster Awards, but also provides solutions.

Regarding the problem of actors’ pay being too high in the industry today;

A series of problems that may arise from ticket subsidies;

As well as the unreasonable profit sharing ratio between producers and theaters.

Statements and suggestions for action were made.

Among these, some are Chen Linfeng’s own personal goods.

Of course, the overall content of this section must be added after discussion among the three people.

The report cannot just talk about the Golden Rooster Awards.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be telling my leaders that I am targeting the Golden Rooster Awards and your unreasonable “two-year format”?

Even if the leader knows everything, he still can't say that.

Now the report makes much more sense.

We are concerned about the current state of industrial development and want the industry to develop better, so we offer constructive suggestions to higher authorities.

Whether it will be adopted depends entirely on the wise decision made by the superiors.

In fact, everyone knows that apart from the Golden Rooster Awards, other issues will most likely not be touched.

With such deep-rooted problems and the livelihood of millions of canal workers at stake, who would dare to make changes unless there is an opportunity for change?

However, around December, when Han Shanping and Zhang Weiping started the profit-sharing dispute, the leaders probably paid more attention to the report.

I guess no one would have thought that these practitioners are so capable.

I thought you were just talking. You aren't really here for the advancement of the industry, are you?
By the end of October, Chen Linfeng had basically finished all the work he was doing.

The editing work of "Inception" has been completed, and the remaining post-production work such as special effects, sound effects, color grading, etc. is a relatively long process.

He only needs to check on her once every few days.

At this time, "The Walking Dead" had already started airing, and Liu Qianqian also had some free time.

According to the planned schedule, the two went to the Coral Kingdom for their honeymoon.

Neither of them appeared in the country throughout November.

This November, the country is in turmoil.

Although the report was submitted in the first half of the month, the leader took a long time to consider it.

Because the "A Century of Film History Classics" event was so outstanding, related discussions continued.

Therefore, public opinion about the Golden Rooster Awards continues to ferment.

"Flying" lost the Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film and became the object of public ridicule.

The app was given a low score of 4.5 on Douban, and the rating on V Station was only 5 points.

Originally, the movie was not that bad, but its reviews plummeted because it won the Golden Rooster Award.

The credibility of the Golden Rooster Awards suffered further damage.

In the second half of the month, the higher authorities issued a notice abolishing the previous regulation that domestic official awards could only be given every two years.

Instead, the decision will be made by the organizing committee of each award.

Naturally, all relevant award organizations announced that they would change the award ceremony to an annual basis.

It's held every two years, and anyone who wants to come can come.

The Hundred Flowers Awards thus completely separated from the Golden Rooster Awards.

We really can't be together anymore.

As for the reform plan of the Golden Rooster Awards, it has not been announced to the public, but the official internal level has decided to carry out a comprehensive reform.

Of course, we need to collect "opinions from multiple parties" to determine how to make the specific changes.

The progress is definitely not that fast.

Han Shanping told Chen Linfeng the news that it would probably take until after the New Year.

Good things take time, and Chen Linfeng has the patience.

At the end of November, Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian ended their honeymoon early and went to Wandao to attend this year's Golden Horse Awards ceremony.

Last year, he spoke to the media about issues concerning the Golden Horse Awards.

Not only did the other party ignore him from beginning to end, but he also invited him again this year.

It feels like even if Xiao Chen abuses me a thousand times, I will still treat Xiao Chen like my first love.

There's nothing he can do. No matter how much he dislikes it, he can't step on someone's face. That's not his style.

I can only come and participate once more. After all, everyone knows that he is free during this period, and I can't even find an excuse.

In fact, Liu Qianqian was still a little confused. She didn't understand why he disliked the Golden Horse Awards but still came to participate.

Chen Linfeng didn't know how to answer. He couldn't just say that he wanted to win a prize for you.

Xixi wants to win a prize so much, we can’t let her child always not get positive feedback.

It's her turn now.

Last year, "The Ugly Duckling" failed to win an award. Ultimately, it was the Golden Horse Awards that were trying to strike a balance.

This year, Sissi came with a big hit with "Your Name".

This is the second time I come to support you as a hot favorite for the best actress award. It would be unreasonable if I don’t give you face again.

After arriving in the Bay Area, the media indeed brought up the issue of Sissi winning the Best Actress award.

“I think her performance in the film is perfect and deserves the judges’ attention and respect.”

"What about you, Director Chen? Have you ever thought about winning the Best Actor award?"

"what?"

Chen Linfeng hadn't really thought about this. He was a little caught off guard and stammered,
"That's not necessary. My main role now is still as a director and screenwriter. As for the actors, it doesn't matter whether I have them or not."

The most important thing is that there is a Wang Baoqiang this year.

The newly crowned Venice Film Festival Best Actor in "Hello! Mr. Tree" is no joke.

Chen Linfeng really didn't think he could win the Best Actor award.

He simply shook his head and said, “If it were in previous years, I would not be polite, but there are too many good works this year.

The performances of the male actors were also mostly excellent, such as Bao Qiang and Qian Yuan, who both performed very well, so I won’t argue with them.”

Saying this before the awards ceremony is tantamount to announcing withdrawal.

The media were shocked and reported it as big news.

That night, the news spread throughout the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.

At night, Liu Qianqian stared at him straight,
"Xiao Feng, did you withdraw from the election because of me?"

She looked a little lost.

"Of course not. Didn't I say it? I can't beat Wang Baoqiang, so I just show my spirit and withdraw on my own initiative."

"Really?" Liu Qianqian confirmed again and again.

"it is true."

Although there is a bit of intention to give up on giving the heroine a boost, it is indeed mainly because he feels that the chances are slim and it is just a waste of time.

But I definitely can't say too much at this time. Didn't you see that Xixi is already a little depressed?

She seemed to be determined.

I became unusually proactive overnight and even unlocked new "knowledge (zi) (shi)".

Well, from this point of view, it’s not a loss!

(End of this chapter)