Chapter 808 808. Transfer target
While Nie Wei and Wang Zhonglei were talking on the phone, several text messages came in. When Nie Wei hung up the phone, he opened them and saw that they were all sent by his friends in the entertainment industry.
The content was also very consistent. It was not a word of comfort to Nie Wei, but asking Nie Wei if he needed help. The only thing that surprised Nie Wei was that Zhou Xun, who had rarely contacted him before, sent him a text message this time, saying that if there was anything he could help with, he should ask as soon as possible.
Facing the concern of these friends, Nie Wei responded one by one. While expressing his gratitude, he also told them that the matter was not a big deal and that he did not need to trouble them for the time being. However, Nie Wei would not be polite and would definitely ask them if he needed help.
On the other hand, after Wang Zhonglei finished talking with Nie Wei, he immediately started to contact those old predecessors who had been clamoring for the implementation of the film rating system.
The first person Wang Zhonglei found was Xie Fei. This 61-year-old man was one of the initiators of the film review system many times before.
Xie Fei himself is a director and screenwriter. Because most of his works are concentrated in the 1980s and 1990s, few young people today know his name.
However, in the circle, the name of this old man is well-known.
Because he has served as the director of the Beijing Film Academy's directing department for decades, the directors trained by him can almost occupy half of the entire Chinese entertainment industry. Even Nie Wei can be regarded as his disciple. In one sentence, it is that his students are all over the world.
Only such a person will respond to the call.
When Wang Zhonglei called Xie Fei, Xie Fei was preparing to have dinner with his wife.
"Who called at this time?" Xie Fei's wife asked curiously.
"It's the kid from the Wang family. He must have something to ask me. You should eat first and don't wait for me." Xie Fei said to his wife, and then took the phone to the study.
After entering the study, Xie Fei picked up the phone and asked directly: "Tell me, Xiao Wang, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The old man asked so directly that the greeting Wang Zhonglei was about to say was stuck in his throat and was forced back into his stomach, almost choking Wang Zhonglei to death.
"How can I say that, old man, you don't allow me to greet you at ordinary times, after all, you are the leader of our film industry..." Wang Zhonglei said compliments, but before he finished speaking, the old man Xie Fei on the other end of the phone interrupted him impatiently.
"Okay, Xiao Wang, you and I don't know that you have something to talk to me about on time, and don't give me any magic words. If you have something, just say it quickly, I'm still waiting for dinner."
Wang Zhonglei thought that he was really old and clever, and he didn't stop fooling himself at all, but since old man Xie Fei asked so, Wang Zhonglei didn't go around anymore and directly told old man Xie about his demands.
"That's it, old man. Isn't the rating system for Chinese films what you have always hoped to achieve? Nie Wei and I have discussed this matter. We both think it is a good opportunity. Many people on the Internet also hope that our films can also have such a more reasonable system."
"But you also know that this matter can only be done with the leadership of a respected predecessor like you. It is impossible for us young people to do it alone." Wang Zhonglei did not forget to flatter Xie Fei in the end. After all, he had to coax this old man.
"Xiao Wang, you are full of calculations. You want to use me as a gun." Xie Fei was unmoved by Wang Zhonglei's flattery and ruthlessly exposed the matter.
Wang Zhonglei smiled and explained: "Grandpa, you really think too much. We sincerely believe that only you can do this."
"Okay, don't flatter me, don't fool me anymore, I promise you this."
"Grandpa Xie, listen to my explanation... Eh? Grandpa, you agree?" Wang Zhonglei was ready to fool him again, but he didn't expect that Xie Fei, who had been speaking clearly on the other end of the phone, suddenly agreed. This was beyond Wang Zhonglei's expectations. He thought he would have to spend some time talking, and even asked Nie Wei for help.
"Don't be happy too early. I agree to you, but I also have my requirements." Xie Fei said.
Hearing this, Wang Zhonglei was relieved. After all, the old man was such a wise man just now. He knew there was a pit but jumped without hesitation. He felt uneasy. Now the old man wants to make a request, he thinks this is the normal routine.
"You said, as long as we can do it, we will definitely do it for you." Wang Zhonglei promised.
"Of course you have to do it for me, this is the price you should pay for taking my gun lightly." Xie Fei is not stupid, he can see clearly what Wang Zhonglei is thinking.
But just as Wang Zhonglei said, the film rating system is also what he has always hoped to promote, and even what he has been pursuing and working hard for the past ten years is to be able to win this film rating system for Chinese films.
"Xiao Wang, you want me to be this gun, old man I am willing, but I hope that when you hold my gun, when you stab it out, don't be light and fluttery, you must be able to pierce the hearts of those people."
"The film rating system is not for me to pursue personal interests, but for the sake of the overall environment of our Chinese film industry. In recent years, how many films have been ruined just because of today's backward film system? Regardless of our The audience, or we, the creators, seem to be shackled, and our hands are tied, so how can we produce good works. "
"I believe that as the boss of a film production company, you also have a deep understanding of this, right? If nothing else, take this time's "League of Assassins" as an example. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the "League of Assassins" released in our mainland and the United States. I know it’s half a level lower, but it’s obviously a movie, so why the quality is different when it’s released in different places, I believe you should know better than me.”
"So, the film rating system is not an appeal for my personal interests. How many movies can I make when I get old? This appeal is a heartfelt appeal for all of us filmmakers and even all those in the film and television industry, and it is also for us Are you right about the demands of China’s future film and television arts?”
Xie Fei's words, which seemed to pierce his heart, made Wang Zhonglei silent for a moment, because every word of this old man's words touched on his innermost feelings.
But Wang Zhonglei also understood how difficult it would be to accomplish such a thing.
"Old man, we have already bought the hot searches on Qianbaidu, iFlytek, Souli.com and of course Fanxing Weibo. You just need to give me the 'chapter' and I guarantee that it will be seen by tens of millions of netizens overnight. , and I promise to withstand the pressure and keep your article on the hot search list for at least twenty-four hours.”
"Okay, okay." Xie Fei agreed with a smile. Although he hadn't stated his request yet, Wang Zhonglei had obviously understood it.
Xie Fei mentioned the film rating system several times before, and many people responded, but in the end nothing was done. The reason is that they lack publicity channels. Without publicity channels, the voices of directors have little influence, and naturally It won't affect those people.
So this time Wang Zhonglei came to his door. What Xie Fei was thinking about was whether he could get more publicity channels for him. Unexpectedly, before he could say anything, Wang Zhonglei had already offered him with both hands, and the resources he gave were quite sincere. It exceeded Xie Fei's estimate.
Come to think of it, Huayi has also spent a lot of money this time. These channels promised by Wang Zhonglei will cost tens of millions alone, not to mention that there will definitely be favors involved.
Thinking of this, Xie Fei stopped talking nonsense with Wang Zhonglei, told him that he was going to write an article, and then hung up the phone.
Since such a good opportunity has been placed in front of him, Xie Fei naturally wants to seize it tightly.
However, after hanging up the phone, Xie Fei did not immediately write an 'address'. Instead, he thought about it and then took out the phone.
After Wang Zhonglei waited anxiously for nearly three hours, he finally received a call from Xie Fei. The old man still maintained a strong style on the phone. He didn't talk nonsense to Wang Zhonglei at all, and directly asked him to report a fax number, and then ten minutes later , Wang Zhonglei got six copies of the article in front of his company's fax machine.
Among the six articles written by the author, except for one by Mr. Xie, the other five were also written by well-known seniors in the industry.
For example, Yu Qiuyu was the former dean of the Pearl Academy of Drama and a national contemporary scholar.
There is also Xu Xiao, the honorary dean of the Huaxia Academy of Drama and a master of drama.
Zhu Yitang, the first generation of film directors after the founding of China...
These people, individually, are seniors respected by everyone in the industry. Now together, their influence definitely covers most of the entertainment industry, and the students taught by these old people are not just actors and directors.
Wang Zhonglei originally thought that it would be good to ask Mr. Xie to take action. Unexpectedly, Mr. Xie not only took action himself, but also directly gave him a super gift package. However, Wang Zhonglei gave him such a gift package for no reason. Wang Zhonglei probably guessed this. An old man's thoughts.
Obviously, they wanted to take advantage of Huayi's investment this time and try to win it all at once.
Wang Zhonglei is not optimistic about their actions, but he admires the courage and belief of these old people. After all, what they are fighting for is not their personal interests, but that you are really working hard for the future of the entire film and television industry.
Of course, after seeing the thoughts of these old people, Wang Zhonglei was also a lot more cautious. After all, Huayi is a private entertainment company, and there is no benefit in going against the official. Of course, Wang Zhonglei will not fight the support he promised to the old people in private. A little discount, and even willing to add some extra codes.
Of course, he also told Nie Weiwei about this in advance.
"Well, I understand. I will contact other websites and try my best to help the old men withstand the pressure." Nie Wei didn't say anything, just silently doing her part.
As for Wang Zhonglei's suggestion of increasing support, Nie Wei would naturally not object.
After Wang Zhonglei and Nie Wei agreed on the matter, half an hour later, a "payment document" written by several old men appeared on Qianbaidu's headlines. The content criticized the censorship bureau's inaction and believed that this incident had nothing to do with the movie. , mainly caused by the unreasonable film censorship system.
Of course, after criticizing the censorship bureau, they once again mentioned the grading system for film review, believing that these systems that have been used in Hollywood and even Hong Kong for many years are actually more mature and reasonable. They also expressed that these good The system is the best help to the Chinese film and television industry.
Some of these articles were written passionately, some were written to the point, and some were written in a reasonable way. A group of netizens who just finished reading the media's condemnation of "Assassin's League" and had not yet digested the media's dross articles, turned around and were attracted by the articles written by these old men.
"I knew that there are still wise people in this world. Those media are purely black conscience and blind."
"This is the real voice of justice. And the film rating and review system mentioned by the old men, I think it is too correct. If there is such a system, we don't have to watch deleted movies in the future."
"That's right, it's obviously a movie made by us Chinese, but we Chinese can only watch the deleted version, but the foreigners have to watch the complete version. It's so aggrieved to think about it."
"No matter what, support, support, support, this must be supported."
Under the deliberate guidance of some water army, netizens' attention quickly shifted from the previous media articles that criticized "Assassin's League" to the suggestions on the film rating system written by these old predecessors.
Even in the end, there was no need for the Internet trolls to guide the discussion. More and more netizens spontaneously organized themselves to cheer for these articles.
In the words of one netizen, those media articles were completely far-fetched, and the suggestions put forward by these old people were the real insights. We are not stupid, so of course we should look at good articles and support these good suggestions.
In just one night, "Assassin's League" was no longer the eye of the news, and the most popular news on the Internet has been replaced by the film censorship rating system.
At the same time, the people in the censorship bureau were also in a state of panic at this moment.
The main person in charge actually got the news within half an hour after the news came out, but he didn't care much at that time. After all, similar things have happened in the past, and they didn't even need to respond. These netizens vented their anger and calmed down.
As for those old men, at most they would bring you gifts during festivals and get scolded, and then tell their own difficulties, and most of them would be over.
After all, no matter how harsh the scolding is, it won't hurt them.
But when the person in charge woke up the next day, he found that the whole world seemed to have changed. He thought that the news would die down overnight, but it turned out to be getting more and more popular. At present, the total number of discussions on major online platforms is about to exceed 10 million.
A bad premonition began to grow in his heart.
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