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With the strength, the restart of the annual commendation conference of the National Directors Association was brought up. After many preparations, it was decided to hold the second commendation conference in January next year, and an external press conference will be held on October 2 this year.And for the commendation meeting a month later, the National Directors Guild will conduct a general election.

Another task is to assist the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television in preparing for the Beijing International Film Festival.This is also the third international A-category film festival in Asia after the Tokyo Film Festival and the National Film Festival in Japan.The mission of radio and television is to become bigger and stronger, and the assistance of these elite directors is indispensable.

On the night of Wan Xiaohu's arrival, Huang Jianxin, the president of the directors' association, acted as the host and invited a large number of directors to a dinner party.In the name of the show, it is to clean up the dust for the international director Wan Xiaohu, but in fact it is to discuss tomorrow's itinerary.

With Wan Xiaohu, the greatest director in the country and even the world, sitting in charge, this time the directors' association has great ambitions. It wants to hold association awards in a real sense, and it should be formalized, not just a small fight like it was in 2005.

The best directors from the Mainland were all present.

Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Ning Hao, Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, He Ping, Li Shaohong, Lu Chuan, Tian Zhuangzhuang and so on.

In the midst of toasting and chatting, Huang Jianxin, as the president of the previous session, pulled Wan Xiaohu and said, "Director Wan, we have already made an agreement. In the next session of the Directors' Association, you will lead everyone to do things."

Wan Xiaohu knew the news a long time ago, so he wasn't surprised. However, he declined a bit: "I really want to do my best for the directors' association, but you know that I don't have enough time, and I may not be able to take good care of it."

"It's okay. The specific work can be handed over to the executive committee, and you start. You are a busy person, and we dare not force you to be tied to the directors' association every day, but the directors' association needs to be formalized, and your reputation is indispensable. This meeting You have to pick the long one for five years.”

"Boss Hu, you can't just stop bringing us dirtbags to play because you are in the big circle of Hollywood. You should pass on the experience of Hollywood, let us learn a few things, and go outside to earn some money." Feng Xiaogang was driving like a fool. joke.

"I can't talk about experience, but I have some experience. Since everyone agrees to formalize the directors' association, I will not refuse. At that time, everyone will need to work together. Come, let me toast everyone."

The next president of the Chinese Film Directors Association was placed on Wan Xiaohu's head.

After a few glasses of wine, the list of new management personnel, vice president, secretary general, deputy secretary general and executive committee members, everyone also communicated with each other, and only waited for the voting the day after tomorrow.

After talking about the election, the wine also started to drink. Taking advantage of the excitement, they began to discuss this year's commendation conference, which award should be given to whom.

The awards of the commendation conference are Film of the Year, Director, Young Director, Actor of the Year in the Director's Eye, Actress of the Year in the Director's Eye, Screenwriter of the Year, Director of Hong Kong and Taiwan of the Year, and Director with Outstanding Contribution.

Other directors paid attention to the attribution of various awards in this commendation, but Wan Xiaohu didn't care about it at all.

He felt that the directors present had too obvious limitations in vision, and they didn't understand the priorities at all.

Directors Guild Honoring Actors and Screenwriters?

So unprofessional!

"Everyone listen to me, I think we should do bigger!" Wan Xiaohu put down his cup, looked around, and said slowly.

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"Our Chinese Film Directors Association only has a total of more than 300 members, and more than 200 of them pay a membership fee. Only a few dozen directors are active in the front line, which is too shabby. We should follow the example of the American Directors Guild and form the National Directors Guild. Including all directorial talents."

Wan Xiaohu spoke very solemnly.

The Directors Guild of America is a directors' trade union covering American film, television, stage play, radio and other art fields. Any director can apply for membership.

Whether you are an advertisement director, mv director, stage play director, documentary director, TV drama director, mini-series director, animation director, entertainment program director, radio drama director, or film director, you can enjoy rights and obligations in the directors union .

In addition to these directors, it also includes assistant directors, director assistants, producer assistants, behind-the-scenes of stage plays, etc. Personnel involved in directors can also join the club.

The directors union award set up internally only rewards directors.

Therefore, the Directors Guild of America has become a veritable paradise for directors to communicate.Wan Xiaohu is also a member of the Directors Guild of America. When the post-production of several films he directed was not completed, he communicated with members. At the same time, he often enjoyed various films that had not yet been released.

It is also because of the existence of the directors' union that certain directors who have never directed a film will be directly directed by Bo Le to direct large-scale productions.There are not a few such directors who become famous in one fell swoop.The circle of directors said that Xiao was small to begin with, and if he made friends with more directors, there would always be more opportunities.

For example, you become friends with a great director. The great director knows your talent. At this time, a film company invites the great director to direct. If the great director is not available or does not want to, he may recommend you. This opportunity will come.Especially many TV directors.Or documentary directors are very talented in themselves, but they are not well-known, and what is missing is this opportunity.

It is not without reason that Hollywood movies have been prosperous for nearly a hundred years.

In comparison, the development time of Chinese films is short.The commercialization process is shallow, and the rules of many industries are not perfect.In China, there is no professional organization for directors, and the only organization for directors is the National Film Directors Association.

Other TV directors, commercial directors and the like can't find an organization at all.

Even the organization can't find it, who else can they count on to discover their talents.

"It may not be easy to form a directors' union." Huang Jianxin said hesitantly.

"You can take your time. This year won't be able to catch up. Next year, we can try to recruit TV directors first. Set the framework and expand the membership bit by bit." Wan Xiaohu originally wanted to talk about it in detail, but after thinking about it, the matter is not in a hurry. Come on, "Forget it, this idea is not very mature yet, let's talk about it after I sort it out, let's have a drink!"

"Right. Drink first."

"Do it."

"drink."

"Director Zhang, I offer you a toast."

"Wan Dao. Do it first and be respectful."

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The next day, the press conference was held as scheduled.

A group of directors, including Wan Xiaohu, faced the reporter's questions and introduced the seminar and commendation meeting to be held in January next year.Of course, it is impossible for reporters to only ask these questions, and the questions they ask are all-encompassing.Qi Wan Xiaohu was the one who received the most questions.

"Wan Dao, there are rumors that you will be elected as the president of the directors' association in the next general election. Is this true?"

"Well, I can only say that I am one of the candidates. It still depends on the number of votes voted by everyone."

"Wan Dao, it seems that you didn't release any films in 2011?"

"Yes, two films in production, it may take more time."

"Wan Dao, what do you think of the Chinese film market breaking through the [-] billion mark for the first time?"

"As expected, generally speaking, according to this momentum, by 2014 the year should be able to exceed 300 billion. However, the scale of the industry is large, and there are not many really high-quality movies. Our overall strength is far from Hollywood There is still a long way to go.”

"Director Wan, how do you think the Chinese film industry should develop next?"

"This is a big problem. As far as I am concerned, the current development of domestic films is not bad. We don't want to compare with Hollywood. In Asia, it is second to none. However, it doesn't mean much to be the number one in Asia. , after all, we still have to compete with Hollywood. How to better combine nationalization with commercial films is our most urgent need right now."

"Wan Dao, if you become the president of the directors' association, will you discriminate against art films? We all know that you are the greatest commercial director in the world."

Wan Xiaohu raised his eyelids: "I don't discriminate against art movies. On the contrary, I like art movies very much. However, in the past ten years, I have not seen any Chinese art movies that I appreciate. Either you have no disease** , either unrealistic or incomprehensible. I hope that there will be a group of directors who can make truly resonant art films, such as "Sunny Day", "Farewell My Concubine", "To Live" and so on."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar. Chinese directors should not make too many art films, and the impact is too wide.

But Wan Xiaohu didn't care much, and continued to say with a smile: "Don't think I'm too harsh or exaggerating. You follow me and think about it. In the past ten years, has there been any innovation in the structure of our film narrative? Is there innovation? Is there innovation in special effects? Is there a romance film that makes people feel uneasy for three days after watching it? Is there a character film that makes people remember a person deeply after watching? There is a social film that makes people resonate beyond words ?"

Without waiting for the reporters to think, Wan Xiaohu gave the answer himself: "No, not even one! It's not that we are all making bad movies, but that the overall creativity of our creations is even lower than that of ten years ago. .Because the current expansion of the market has far exceeded our expectations. You only need to make a movie, so-so, and basically you can make money without losing money. Who cares about art.”

"The market determines the allocation of resources. Now our supply is less than the demand. The base of the audience increase is here. It is not afraid that you will not shoot badly, but you will not dare to shoot. This kind of market growth may still have a golden period of seven or eight years. During this period, to put it bluntly, everyone must be thinking about occupying the market, and it is difficult to pay attention to the artistry of the film itself. The decline of art films is a matter of course.”

"Just now you asked me how to join me as the chairman. I can only say that no matter whether I become the chairman or not, I still have some weight in the Chinese film circle. I have been committed to promoting the commercialization of Chinese films. Only when commercialization catches up with Hollywood can we spare no effort to support art films."

"Another reason is that the country is a big country. From the perspective of international competition, we need strong soft power to reflect the status of a big country. Movies are a very important means of promoting globalization. We need to show the image of a big country to the world. Then you first Gotta make your film appeal to foreign audiences?"