The atmosphere is very subtle.
Since the reform, the mainland has always been cautious about Hong Kong. To put it bluntly, it is a bit licky. Now it is the other way around? Hong Kong people take the initiative to come to the mainland and sing patriotic songs?
"Xiao Chen, don't exaggerate!" Ding Qiao said.
"Everything is true. You may not be familiar with these entertainers. Let me introduce them briefly..."
Chen Qi took the imperial edict he had written and said: "Tsu Hark is a famous director in Hong Kong. Everyone knows that mainland China has the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, and Taiwan also has the most authoritative film award called the Golden Horse Award.
In order to win over Tsui Hark, Taiwan awarded him a Best Director Award last year.
However, with all our efforts, Tsui Hark abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, and has officially joined our literary and artistic front. He directed "Orphan" and "Tai Chi 3"!
His lover, Comrade Shi Nansheng..."
Chen Qi himself was speechless, saying: "He is one of the best management talents. There is a company in Hong Kong called Xinyi City. At the beginning of the year, a movie took 26 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, ranking first. The relationship with Taiwan is very good.
Shi Nansheng is in charge of the administration and finance of Xinyi City.
But under our united efforts, Shi Nansheng and Tsui Hark surrendered together, and Xinyi City is now on the verge of collapse. We plan to pursue the victory and completely defeat them!"
"There is also TVB, which is Run Run Shaw's TV station. Two actors, Andy Lau and Leung Jiahui, have good images and excellent acting skills. They are top-notch rising stars. They are also under Yindu."
"Hong Kong's popular female star Zhong Chuhong was deeply inspired and actively asked to come to the mainland to see it."
"We have brought these people here one by one with great hardship. Hong Kong is heavily commercialized and money is paramount. It is not easy for these people to give up material temptations. It is even more rare to have such patriotism.
To be honest, the system in Hong Kong is different from that here. They are all excellent talents, and many competitors are watching. If they pay to poach them, they can leave at any time.
We cannot hurt others' hearts and throw away the hard-won achievements of the united front.
Therefore, I sincerely ask all leaders to pay attention!”
His task was to make a movie, and the United Front was a side job, but since he had done it, he had to let everyone know his contribution.
What he said made the leaders stunned and Ding Qiao felt itchy.
He understood!
Tsui Hark! The director who won the Golden Horse Award last year surrendered this year and earned 7 million U.S. dollars from making a movie! This needs to be reported, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in the national cultural system, and they all have to thank Chen Qi.
"What virtues and abilities do I have? A new official takes office, a new official takes office..."
Ding Qiao looked at Chen Qi like a gold ingot and said gently: "What do you think about this?"
"I chatted with them. They are in the south, they are longing for the snow in the north, and they are also particularly obsessed with the traditional culture of the capital.
This matter must go through many studies. Since it cannot be decided in a short time, I think it is better to just wait until winter and invite them to visit the capital, see the snowy Forbidden City, go skating in Beihai, and then hold a TV gala.
Performing on the same stage with people from the mainland's literary and artistic circles is festive and lively, and it also allows audiences across the country to see the sincerity of our Hong Kong compatriots."
Everyone started buzzing and talking:
"TV gala, is that the business of Radio and Television and CCTV?"
"But the united front is our credit. I can communicate with them. I know the leaders of CCTV."
"Hong Kong is still relatively sensitive, so half a year is plenty of time to study it."
"Anyway, I support it. This matter must be led by our Ministry of Culture!"
"Isn't Li Hanxiang also in the capital? This is a model!"
Everyone is very interested in this matter, excited and looking forward to it, just like readers watching and opening their browsers...
When an individual can bring dignity and face to the collective, there will be no opposition, and those who do will only dare to beep in their hearts.
Ding Qiao thought for a while and had an idea in his mind, and said: "Xiao Chen's proposal is very good. In principle, we support it, but it involves too many aspects and it really cannot be decided in a short time. Let's discuss it slowly later, okay?"
"Today's meeting ends here..."
The meeting ended.
Ding Qiao called Chen Qi to his office alone, closed the door, and said with a smile: "Xiao Chen, you really brought me a big surprise... Speaking of which, I have heard about you for a long time, but not yet.
We had a good chat, and I just have the opportunity today."
"Don't dare, I should have come to visit you long ago."
They are close to each other.
Ding Qiao said: "I will definitely get the several applications you made, including venues, personnel, building materials, etc. for you. Now there is something I need to tell you, which is the distribution of your foreign exchange earnings.
The country earns foreign exchange from exports, usually agricultural products and primary industrial products. The amount of foreign exchange earned is turned over to the state, given to the province, given to foreign trade companies, and kept for yourself.
But you are outside the regulations, because no one thought that movies could be exported to earn foreign exchange. The competent authorities called me in a few days ago to discuss this matter specifically, but could not find any applicable provisions."
"The country wants me to earn foreign exchange, but there are no specific regulations?" Chen Qi complained deliberately.
"Writing rules for you alone? How can such a thing happen? Besides, you scared everyone. You exceeded the base too much!"
Cardinality.
For example, if a company earned US$1 million in foreign exchange last year, this US$1 million is the base number.
This thing is very complicated. It was relatively general in the early 1980s. It was officially clarified in 1986: for every dollar of foreign exchange earned within the base, three points of RMB will be awarded; for the part exceeding the base, every dollar of foreign exchange earned will be rewarded with one dime of RMB.
In addition, a certain proportion of foreign exchange and other provisions can also be left.
There are no detailed provisions yet, let alone such an ancient thing as making money from movies...
"So I want to ask about your needs, don't be formal, just mention it boldly, I will go and communicate with the financial department!" Ding Qiao reminded.
"Whether it's me or Yindu, the most important thing at the moment is to increase production and make more movies, which will require more money. If you ask me to say it, I will be blunt..."
Chen Qi thought for a while and said: "In my case, it does not involve foreign trade companies or localities. It only needs to be handed over to the state. You and the leaders of the Ministry of Culture are good, so you also need to allocate some to the ministry.
The rest should be given to us, plus incentives and foreign currency retention."
"You want to keep the foreign exchange profit?" Ding Qiao frowned.
"Let me give you the simplest example. I needed three cameras to shoot "Life is Beautiful". The old director Wang Yang was very supportive of me, but there were strong opinions within Beijing Film Studio and they held a special meeting to oppose me.
Later, we settled down with a partnership to build a building, and then we agreed to rent me three cameras.
My company is just an empty shell with nothing, and I have to buy many things with foreign currency. How can I do it without money?"
Chen Qi paused and added: "If you can't formulate terms for me individually, why not consider the whole thing? What if other studios can also export and earn foreign exchange in the future? Then a term is needed.
It is better to take this opportunity to make a simple rule, so as to have a basis.
In addition, our company is running out of ammunition and food, and we hope to allocate funds as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to film any scenes."
"Boy, tell me, how much do you want?" Ding Qiao stopped calling him Xiao Chen and just called him "boy."
"..."
Chen Qi silently picked up the pen and wrote two sets of numbers, one in RMB and one in US dollars.
Ding Qiao tasted it and said: "It's not bad. It's not a big deal. If you gain face for the cultural system, we won't treat you badly. We will try our best to fight for you!"
Chapter completed!