Chapter 138 The Wushu Association Invites the Country's Top Martial Artist to Come to the Stage
The publicity staff of the Ministry of Science and Technology is having dinner.
He posted the interview video of the science and technology staff 10 minutes ago.
The official microblog has only 12,000 followers.
In order to let more people see the video, they bought a placement, and it is estimated that it will be released to the public within 5 hours.
After a simple 15-minute dinner, he picked up his phone and his eyes widened.
50,000 likes, 30,000 reposts?
What the hell?
Even the cat meme emoticon package video made by the new young people last week did not increase so fast.
Clicking in and taking a closer look, I found that it was Director Chen who helped to repost it.
The appeal is really strong.
Some official accounts responded quickly below the video.
[Capital Chinese Medicine Association]: You are popular, I am so envious.
[Opera Channel]: Hiss - filming an industry to make an industry popular, Director Chen raises poison, right? Damn! Come back to film opera soon!
[Animal Protection Association]: Squat one.
[Ministry of Environment]: Squat one.
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Capital Wushu Association.
In the warehouse, seven or eight people were quickly sorting out the props. They had just finished the National Day martial arts performance half an hour ago and were returning the props to their places.
In the lounge upstairs, the vice president walked over to the president and sat down.
"Old Xu, have you read the news online?"
President Xu was in a bad mood.
Because few people watched today's performance, he was feeling aggrieved.
Hearing his question, he felt even more annoyed.
"What's the difference between what you said and asking me 'Are you there?' What's the news?"
"The interview with the scientific and technological personnel became popular. When Chen Xiao shoots an industry, the industry's popularity explodes. This good thing has fallen on us. I heard that the Ministry of Culture and Chen Xiao are planning to cooperate in making a martial arts film, and Minister Li's secretary is looking for a martial arts instructor. Why don't we help invite a few professionals?"
He specifically asked to help find people because the current situation of the martial arts instructor industry is a bit subtle.
In recent years, film and television production has become more and more crude.
Actors are too lazy to train, and martial arts films are all slow motion and special effects.
Excellent martial arts instructors have changed careers because they have no movies to shoot or because of conflicts with directors and actors.
There are not many outstanding martial arts instructors left.
President Xu nodded and said, "I heard about this. I must help. This opportunity to spread martial arts must be seized. I plan to invite Senior Kuang Shaoyi."
When he heard the name Kuang Shaoyi, the vice president's heart tightened.
Kuang Shaoyi was known as the top martial arts instructor in China in the 1990s.
He really deserves this title. He has been learning northern kung fu since he was a child, and he has studied Bajiquan and Yuanyangjiao in depth. Later, he also studied southern kung fu. He also dabbled in knives, swords, guns, and sticks.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long.
After the millennium, he retired from the film industry because of conflicts with many directors.
Thinking of this, the vice president asked with some embarrassment:
"It's hard to invite him out, right? Even if he can be invited out, he has too many ideas. Chen Xiao is learning martial arts, and it's easy for them to have conflicts, right? If they really have a fight, it will be awkward for us to be caught in the middle."
President Xu waved his hand and smiled, "People will change, don't worry, there will be no conflicts. I'll take care of it, don't worry about it."
Seeing the president say this, the vice president didn't say anything more.
I just hope that this new martial arts film can inject some vitality into them like the previous two films.
...
"Very good! I feel several years younger today."
In a private room of a Chinese restaurant, Zhou Tao from the Ministry of Science and Technology looked at the comments praising the technology personnel on his mobile phone, smiling.
He took a sip of tea and asked, "Is the box office coming out soon?"
On the seat opposite him, Li Zhiming calmly picked up a piece of braised fish, "Yes, it's almost there. It's estimated to be more than ten minutes."
"Looking at this posture, he can win another award!" Zhou Tao smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on his face.
He and Li Zhiming are old acquaintances.
There were only two people in the private room, and he was too lazy to put on airs, and his smile was beyond words.
He picked up the phone and continued, "Let's go, Cannes, Berlin, and Venice!"
"What's so good about those awards? It's boring. You have to learn from me and keep a calm mind."
Li Zhiming said, and ate a leisurely meal.
Zhou Tao snorted and laughed.
"Still pretending? Who? Half a year ago, when Farewell My Concubine swept the Venice Awards, he sent me a message late at night to show off. He was late for work the next day? He was absent from the training session. Who was that?"
Li Zhiming put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "I have won 28 international awards in the past six months. I am used to it."
In the past six months, Farewell My Concubine has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the 19th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, the Japan Film Critics Association Best Foreign Language Film Award, the International Federation of Film Critics Award...
An average of 6 awards per month.
It's not that he can't win other international awards, but that they were not held in the past six months.
This has caused him to feel nothing when he sees the awards now.
He is so tired of winning awards.
Not only him, but also the crew is tired of running.
In the past two months, without being impolite, the crew simply took turns to receive the awards.
Zhou Tao snorted and laughed, "You've changed. You weren't like this before."
"Don't worry, Interstellar will still be registered. After all, the crew members need to gain fame."
"Then this year's Cannes will be a fight between Interstellar and Farewell My Concubine?"
Li Zhiming smiled slightly and nodded, "I think so. But it doesn't matter. I have a new goal."
"What goal? Tell me."
"Establish a new film festival, create a new award, and raise it to the status of the three major awards. Hold the right to speak in the film industry in our hands!"
Zhou Tao paused while picking up the food, and his face became serious, "This is difficult."
There are some film festivals in China now, such as the Magic City International Film Festival, the Capital International Film Festival, and the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.
In terms of influence, there is indeed a lot of room for development.
But it is almost impossible to create a new award that is on par with the three major awards.
Zhou Tao frowned and said, "We do have three good movies recently. But..."
Li Zhiming smiled and said, "Isn't Chen Xiao planning to build a company? I have communicated with the higher-ups and will support him to build a film and television base as soon as possible, speed up talent training, and strive to develop into a global film and television industry base within 15 years."
At this point, Li Zhiming smiled.
What a coincidence.
The country is now focusing on the development of culture, and it just happened to meet a film and television genius.
Chen Xiao wanted to develop, and he just happened to catch up with this trend of the times.
It can be regarded as what young people call "running in both directions".
"15 years." Zhou Tao repeated.
15 years, it sounds long, but it is such a short time in the big era.
The Olympics have just been over for about this long.
Is 15 years really enough to build a global film and television industry base and create a big award?
Forget it, he studies scientific research policies every day, and he really doesn't understand the situation in the film and television industry, so he doesn't want to think about it.
Zhou Tao retracted his thoughts, "I wish you good luck. By the way, I am more curious now, how much is the box office of "Interstellar"?"