On October 26, the box office of the new week was released. The movie "The Founding of a Country" successfully broke through the 500 million yuan mark, reaching 50.6 billion yuan, second only to "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Transformers 2"; and "The Sound of the Wind" has achieved steady and steadily thanks to its excellent quality and good reputation, with a box office of 2.5 billion. Ding Sheng made two consecutive movies and completely gained a foothold in the film industry.

Before the release of "The Founding of a Country", many people believed that the box office of the movie would be good, but except for Zhang Ran, almost no one dared to believe that the box office of the movie could exceed the 500 million yuan mark. After all, in the eyes of many people, main theme movies have become synonymous with ugly and boring; and "The Founding of a Country" exceeded the 500 million yuan mark, which really shocked countless people.

Due to the great success of "The Founding of a Country", the Art Bureau of the Propaganda Department and the Film Bureau of the General Administration held a seminar on "The Founding of a Country" on the 27th. The director, screenwriter, distribution, marketing and some theater leaders of the film attended the meeting. Zhang Ran was one of the directors of the film and naturally attended the seminar.

Representatives from all sides talked loudly at the seminar, saying that "The Founding of a Country" was highly praised after its release and has become a new benchmark for contemporary literary and artistic creation. Experts and scholars from the theoretical circles also conducted in-depth analysis of the new elements and highlights reflected in the film's creation, production, and these will have a positive impact on the creation of future mainstream films.

Zhang Ran didn't say much at the seminar, but simply introduced the situation of Jiahe Cinema. In his opinion, the quality of "The Founding of a Country" is mediocre and the narrative is flowing. The reason why it is so successful is mainly because it aroused the feelings of ordinary people towards the country. Although many people have a lot of dissatisfaction with the government and are usually scolded, they are still full of emotions towards the country. On the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone is willing to go to the cinema to watch such a movie.

However, Zhang Ran did not say this. "The Founding of a Country" is the political achievement of many people. If you say this, it is equivalent to rejecting other people's achievements. People must hate themselves to death!

On this day, the Evening Post, the most circulated newspaper in Italy, released a surprising news. Due to the impact of the economic crisis and excessive debt, the Italian fashion industry's proud Prada is preparing to sell and is discussing the acquisition. The potential buyer may be a company from China, and the amount involved in the entire acquisition plan may be as much as 5 billion euros.

However, Prada flatly denied the rumors that the brand was about to be acquired. Prada's spokesperson said that Prada did receive a lot of investment and acquisition intentions, but Prada was doing well and had no plans to sell it for the time being.

Although Zhang Ran and Prada reached an agreement on the acquisition funds, the two parties did not sign a contract and there were many things to be discussed. Musea Prada and her husband were the heads of the Prada family, but each of the Prada family held shares, and not everything was decided by them. They had to convince family members; in addition, there were many specific terms for the acquisition, such as the stay and departure of the company's management, such as whether the employee's salary had changed, and the issue of the acquisition of deposits.

These specific terms do not require Zhang Ran to go in person. The acquisition team led by Ye Lin negotiated with Prada. However, since the general direction has been decided, the entire negotiations are progressing smoothly. By the end of October, the specific content of the entire acquisition agreement was almost done, and only one disagreement was left, so Ye Lin reported to Zhang Ran and waited for Zhang Ran to make a decision.

The biggest difference is the management problem. Prada hopes that the company will operate independently and continue to be operated by the Prada family; while Century Peak hopes to implement defamily management and let professionals manage it. At the same time, he hopes to integrate Prada into the Century Peak's industrial chain, and does not want the company to operate independently.

In the conference room, Ye Lin and the people from the acquisition team looked at Zhang Ran and waited for him to make a decision.

Zhang Ran undoubtedly hoped that Prada would become a family. Museya Prada and her husband had problems with their business methods, so Prada has been carrying a heavy debt burden for many years. Moreover, this kind of couple has a particularly big problem with the family business and is firmly convinced of his business philosophy. He remembered that after Prada went public in Xiangjiang in the last life, Museya Prada's husband was arbitrary, and one-third of his managers lost in just half a year. Internal and external troubles followed one after another, causing the stock price to plummet.

However, Musea Prada and her husband are both people who have high self-esteem. If they take them down as soon as they come, the acquisition will probably fail. There is no need to be too anxious about this matter. Complete the acquisition first and then find an opportunity to marginalize them later.

After thinking clearly about what to do, Zhang Ran said decisively: "Prada can be operated independently or handed over to the Prada family to manage, but we have the decision-making power and adjudication power for Prada development. In addition, they must be responsible for the company's performance. If there is a problem with the performance, I will definitely ask them!"

Ye Lin nodded and began to report other terms: "The entire acquisition of US$8.5 billion, of which 2 billion is shares and 6.5 billion is cash. According to the agreement, we will pay the 6.5 billion in three times, pay the first fund within 2 weeks after signing the contract. The second fund 2.5 billion will arrive in November, and the remaining funds will be paid in December..."

Listening to the full contract, Zhang Ran gave a certain answer: "Just follow this!" He turned to look at Yu Liping and asked, "How is the financing situation?"

Yu Liping said: "We have already negotiated with the China Development Bank, Bank of China, and three European banks, and they will provide financial support for this acquisition."

So far, Century Peak has completed a series of acquisitions, and most of the funds for these acquisitions are obtained through financing, which has brought nearly 10 billion foreign debt to Century Peak. However, Century Peak's market value is close to 50 billion and has a good development. There is no obstacle to this financing, and all banks are rushing to lend them money.

Zhang Ran nodded and was about to speak when the phone rang softly. It was an unfamiliar number. Zhang Ran accused him of guilt and walked aside to connect: "Hey, hello!"

A young man's voice, but his voice was very calm: "Is it Comrade Zhang Ran?"

Nowadays, few people call each other as a comrade, and the ones they call are usually from government departments.

Zhang Ran said, "Yes, I don't know you are?"

The other party replied: "I am the General Office of the State Council. The Prime Minister will hold a film work symposium on the 15th of next month. He invites you to attend this meeting."

Zhang Ran was slightly stunned. According to administrative divisions, film work is led by the State Council. However, as Zhang Ran said in class for Asian Film students, since movies are ideological tools and propaganda tools in the eyes of the country, the elders who have always been in charge of the propaganda mouth. Why is the Prime Minister holding a film work symposium this time? This is a bit strange!

However, since it was the invitation of the Prime Minister, Zhang Ran naturally could not refuse and immediately replied: "Okay, I will definitely participate."

After asking two questions about the meeting, Zhang Ran hung up the phone. Seeing Zhang Ran frowning, Yu Liping asked what happened. Zhang Ran waved her hand and said, "Let me think about it." She sat on the sofa and thought about what was going on.

This is so strange? What the hell is going on?

Is there something wrong with Chinese movies recently?

Zhang Ran suddenly remembered that Chinese movies were indeed facing a crisis. Although in his opinion, this was not a crisis, but would play a role in promoting Chinese movies, it was indeed a huge crisis in the eyes of most people. When it comes to the memories of the previous life, his eyes suddenly lit up, and an excited look appeared on his face. What he had been waiting for was about to start!

The "Movie Promotion Law" is about to be truly launched!

On August 13 this year, the World Trade Organization determined that China's restrictions on the distribution of American films in China violated international trade norms and ruled that China relaxed restrictions on import and distribution of audio-visual products including overseas film DVDs, music products, books and magazines.

After the World Trade Organization's ruling was released, the Chinese government appealed the ruling, but everyone knows that this can only delay time. The result of the ruling cannot be changed. In the end, the United States will definitely win the case.

According to the World Trade Organization, if the United States wins the lawsuit, the United States has the right to impose punitive sanctions on Chinese products. This is something China absolutely does not want to see, so the Chinese government will inevitably relax restrictions on American films.

Zhang Ran remembers that when he visited the United States in 2012, he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States on Solving WTO Movies Related Issues", agreeing to increase the quota of 14 parts of the movies in addition to the quota of 20 overseas account-sharing movies each year, and the box office account-sharing ratio will also increase from the previous 13 to the highest 25.

It was a last resort to signing the "Memorandum of Understanding". After the country knew that the number of imported movies increased, imported blockbusters may enter the domestic film market every month. Chinese films will be pk with imported movies in each period. The living space of domestic movies will be severely compressed, which will have an impact on the immature Chinese film industry.

When France, South Korea and other countries face the impact of Hollywood movies, they have restricted them through laws and protected their own films. China will inevitably formulate a series of measures in the form of laws to promote the development of the film industry and protect domestic films.

Zhang Ran remembers very clearly that before signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, the "Movie Promotion Act" was fully launched.

The State Council generally does not care about film affairs, but they are in charge of the legislative work of the "Movie Promotion Law". Now the Prime Minister wants to hold a film symposium, so this is the only thing. The legislative work of the "Movie Promotion Law" must be fully launched!

In fact, as early as 1984, the Chinese Film Law had its first draft, but it has been difficult for various reasons. In 2003, the General Administration officially took the lead in organizing the drafting of the "Film Promotion Law", which aroused a sense of eager expectation in the industry. According to the statement at that time, the draft of the Film Promotion Law will be formed in May 2004; the relevant reports will be submitted to the State Council in June; the draft of the Film Promotion Law will be drafted and formed from August to October, and opinions will be widely solicited from insiders and outsiders; from November to December 2004, the draft will be studied and demonstrated based on opinions from all parties.

Even the heads of relevant film departments have frequently expressed their views. In February 2005, Tong Gang, then director of the Film Bureau, said that the drafting of the Film Promotion Law had entered the substantive operation stage, and he strived to come up with the draft legislation in 2005 and strive to include it in the national legislative plan; in August of the same year, Zhao Shi, then deputy director of the State Administration, said that the "Movie Promotion Law" will be solicited from the industry before the end of the year, and strive to submit it to the State Council in 2006 and approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

In early 2008, Han Shanping told Zhang Ran that the draft of the "Movie Promotion Law" had been finalized and submitted to the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, but after that, there was no news about the "Movie Promotion Law" and I don't know which link it was stuck.

Now there is finally some movement, this is a great joy!

Zhang Ran said happily: "Okay, okay, it's finally going to start!"

Zhang Ran was a very calm person in Yu Liping's eyes. Now that he was so excited, he was very surprised and asked, "Why are you so excited, what happened?"

Zhang Ran couldn't stop his smile: "The "Movie Promotion Law" is about to be truly launched, this is the dream of several generations of Chinese filmmakers!"
Chapter completed!