The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 734 Extra 3: The Struggle for the Right to Speak!
"Baoqiang, have we earned enough money?"

Inside the rented room, his companion whispered to Baoqiang.

It was late at night, and they had already closed the doors and windows and were preparing to rest.

"If you're considering taking a class, that's about it!"

"Great! Let's register on the first of next month!"

"Brother, do you think I should focus on becoming an action actor?"

"You have considerable skill, so you should focus on developing your strengths first. Once you've firmly established yourself and become a regular leading man or even a supporting actor, it's not too late to learn other acting styles!"

"Brother, you really don't think I'm good enough for the lead role?"

"If you want to be the lead in a kung fu movie, unless you have both fame and skill, there are plenty of martial artists at the film and television center. Why should it be you?"

"Yes, there are many experts in the Nanhua community. It's just that their minds aren't on the kung fu actors, otherwise I don't think they'd have a chance!"

"Why say all this? Just study hard in the training course, and you'll probably make it big soon. Then you won't have to worry about these things anymore!"

"..."

The two dreamed about the future and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, they went to the Nanhua Community Film and Television Center early again.

First, I went to report to the new film crew and got some basic information about the role I was going to play. Then, I happily went to freeload breakfast.

While the film crew is still away, I'll first go to the kung fu actor training class, and also register for the regular actor training class. I'll just wait until the first of next month to enroll directly.

After finishing all that, the two were finally at ease and followed the crew to the filming location.

The training courses at the film and television center naturally cannot be like those at regular film and television schools, where everything is taught.

Basically, it imitates the model of TVB's artist training program in Hong Kong to cultivate relevant professionals.

By leveraging the film and television center in Nanhua Community, we aim to cultivate various professional talents in the film and television industry who combine theory with practice.

This naturally includes both action actors and regular actors.

For example, stunt doubles are a profession, and they are not the same type of action actor.

In short, the actors are divided into very detailed categories!

Thus, with just three to six months of professional training, one can adapt to the performance style of a particular type of actor.

If one is still ambitious or has good talent, one can establish oneself as an actor in a certain type and then improve one's acting skills in other areas.

You don't need to know everything from the start!
Fortunately, the film and television center has enough shooting schedules and capacity to support the training program participants' learning and practice.

It is said that those formal film and television schools regard the various professional talent training classes of Nanhua Community Film and Television Center as a thorn in their side.

There's no other reason than the competition for film and television resources.

The Nanhua Community Film and Television Center mainly shoots genre films, which are very popular in the market.

As for commercially oriented film and television dramas, their ability to promote actors goes without saying.

In terms of movie stars, the film and television center has produced more stars than regular schools.

Crucially, the film and television center also completely dominated in terms of publicity.

Since mainstream universities in China adopted the art-centric teaching philosophy of France, the so-called fifth and sixth generations of artists have emerged.

The films they made were mostly so-called art films that exposed scandals.

They failed miserably at the domestic box office, making no money whatsoever, and could only turn to overseas markets, just like in the normal timeline. At the rate these people could produce films, graduates from reputable art schools would have plenty to spare.

Many of them came to the Nanhua community and joined the film and television center's system; most of them were actors and behind-the-scenes professionals.

As for directors, those in the know understand; very few are favored by the numerous film and television companies in the film and television center.

Putting aside everything else, someone like Lu Taro would never be recognized by the film and television center.

In the domestic film box office market, it can be said that films produced by the Nanhua Film Group have a monopoly.

Even top-quality Hollywood films can hold their own.

This result has led to the films made by the so-called fifth and sixth generation directors generating significantly less buzz and impact.

There's nothing that can be done in normal time and space!

The domestic film industry relies on them for support; we can't afford to be disrespectful to them.

However, with the existence of the Nanhua Community Film and Television Center, there are quite a few commercial films in China, and the fame and influence of these art film directors have been compressed to the extreme.

Only by winning one of the three major European awards can a film or television production possibly cause a significant stir in the domestic film and television industry.

But once it was released, its true colors were immediately revealed.

Besides, the film and entertainment magazines popular in the Nanhua community are anything but polite.

Don't the magazine editors know what kind of mess the three major European countries are in?

If it's about winning awards for pure art, then there's nothing to say.

However, if one tries to win an award based on certain criteria specified by the three major European organizations, they will immediately be subjected to a barrage of criticism from the film and entertainment magazines published by the South China Community.

Ironically, the film and entertainment magazines published by the Nanhua Community are gaining increasing sales and influence, and they are also very knowledgeable about the inside stories of the three major European entertainment companies.

Well, it's incredibly accurate, one spray and it hits the mark!

Even with the academic media and newspapers and magazines praising them, they still didn't get any credit.

Well, to put it in the words of later entertainment novels, it was a struggle over the right to define art and the right to aesthetics, and there was no logic to it.

This is also the main reason why formal film and television schools hate the film and television center in Nanhua Community so much.

The existence of the film and television center is like another banner for the film and television industry!
Because of its influence and prestige, the academic school is not only difficult to suppress, but there are even signs that it is being suppressed in return.

To be honest, if given a choice, domestic audiences would definitely not be so enamored with academic directors.

Baoqiang and his companions were unaware that once he entered the film and television center's training program, he would be cut off from filmmaking opportunities through academic channels.

This is further complicated by the infiltration and guidance of American influence. In short, the relationship between the academic faction and the Nanhua Community Film and Television Center can only be described as appalling.

If it weren't for the special circumstances of Nanhua Community, the film and television center would probably have been shut down by the academics long ago.

Even so, the major domestic film and television awards have virtually no connection with the Nanhua Community Film and Television Center.

Fortunately, the Nanhua Community Film and Television Center established a comprehensive film and television awards system as early as the late 1980s through its community-published film and entertainment magazine. These awards were far more fair, just, and transparent than the major national awards.

Not to mention, they also have the entire South China film and television industry as their backing.

The Golden Phoenix Awards at South China University of Technology are the most prestigious film awards in Asia. Even just participating films can attract attention from all over Asia.

The high-quality films produced by the film and television center have the opportunity to be screened at South China's most famous film festival, so there is no need to pay too much attention to certain awards that are getting worse and worse.

(End of this chapter)