msmithbooks Chapter 43 Deep Waters
Chapter 43 Deep Waters
It would be better if the box office were lower, so that all the money would be made by that internet cafe idiot Huang Anzhong!
Then Wang Xiaohao took a plane all the way to the capital.
This is the capital city, right under the emperor's nose. And it's far from the sphere of influence of Huang Anzhong.
Once he arrived here, Wang Xiaohao was no longer worried about what Huang Anzhong would do to him!
He checked into a hotel and began preparing the script for his second film.
In fact, Wang Xiaohao had already planned to make his second film, "Love Letter".
The reason he decided to make this movie was primarily because he wanted to offer his services to the industry!
Wang Xiaohao comes from the two major directing departments of Peking University and Beijing Film Academy, so it will be quite difficult for him to make it in the film industry!
If he wants to make it in the industry, the first thing he needs to do is to pledge his loyalty and tell people in the film industry, "Master Eight, don't fire, I'm one of us!"
How can I offer a pledge of loyalty? You can't kill people these days.
The simplest way is to make an art film!
The core power in the film industry actually lies in the hands of those who are involved in art and academic research!
Don't argue!
In fact, this is true for most industries.
At the very core, they are all academics!
The same applies to the film industry, while those in academia naturally tend to favor art films!
With his current abilities, Wang Xiaohao is not yet capable of making serious art films.
Therefore, Wang Xiaohao plans to continue with the path dependence. Since the first film was a commercial romance, the second film will naturally extend to an art-house romance!
However, this is only the first reason.
There's a second reason: Wang Xiaohao is preparing to curry favor with someone powerful!
Before Wang Xiaohao transmigrated in his previous life, he had read many entertainment novels, which often mentioned that talent triumphed over capital!
However, what Wang Xiaohao wants to say is that in other industries, talent has a chance to overcome capital, but in the film and television industry, it is almost impossible!
This industry is very complex!
Everyone knows this!
But how deep are the waters in this industry?
It exceeded most people's expectations!
Because the entertainment industry was called the arts and culture circle before that, and even earlier, the arts and culture front!
Back then, the people inside were called artists!
Think about it, the battlefront!
Think about it again. In the parallel world of the previous life, anyone who knows a little about history knows how deeply the film industry and the highest levels of government were connected since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The entire film and theater industry is completely under Yunhe's personal control.
What was the first public opinion storm since the founding of the People's Republic of China? It was the film "The Story of Wu Xun".
Moreover, it was a critique personally written by the teacher in a fit of anger.
These are things that cannot be discussed in depth.
Let's just talk about salary!
In the early days of the Republic of China, the legendary eighth-level fitter only earned about one hundred a month, while the fourth-level arts and literature worker seemed to earn two hundred and seven.
As for the first-level literary and artistic talent, that's almost three hundred! That's basically the level of a minister!
Did you notice anything?
Just how much importance does the government attach to the arts and culture front?
Some might say that those are things from the old Chinese almanac.
But we should think about something called continuation and inheritance.
It's impossible to suddenly sever them!
Not to mention the many artists in the performing arts troupe who were generals.
Most people don't realize what this means, and might say things like it's undeserved, or that anyone who can become a general just by singing a few songs is just being sarcastic.
However, one can infer from this that the arts and culture circle back then was glamorous and respectable, with high incomes, making it a career choice for many children from families who did not expect them to achieve great success.
This is especially true for women!
So even now, there are still many people in the entertainment industry with unfathomable backgrounds.
Those who just float on the surface, constantly talking about their grandfathers, are nothing compared to what's really going on.
The real deep-sea monsters are actually quite inconspicuous!
In the entertainment industry, even an inconspicuous person might have unfathomable connections behind them.
Even those who seem to be doing just averagely in the eyes of ordinary people!
Of course, some people might disagree!
Why would a truly successful second or third generation come to mingle in this shabby circle?
But you have to understand that even some mediocre second or third-generation heirs, with their family connections, can still be a game-changer for ordinary people!
So you can imagine just how mixed this circle is, right?
Take Yang Jie, the director of the 1982 version of "Journey to the West," for example; she looked like a little old lady.
However, his father was a martyr, not only a member of the Communist Party but also a member of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.
The first broadcast announcing the liberation of Qingdao was made when Qingdao was liberated.
In the teacher's later years, he recorded traditional operas and folk arts such as "The Story of a Hundred Flowers" for him.
This is just one example.
Throughout the film and television industry, there are countless similar examples.
Numerous experienced and powerful deep-sea monsters lurk and move about within its depths.
As for making money in this circle, without a background, you can almost forget about it.
Let's take the company as an example. In my previous life, which of the big, earliest film companies didn't have a powerful background?
Especially the largest one, if you look at their financial statements from back then, you'll see that at least one-third of their annual revenue came from government subsidies!
Anyone with a little social experience knows how difficult this thing is to handle. It's not something an ordinary person could easily touch.
To put it bluntly, anyone living in a small county knows that an ordinary person can't even get a basic living allowance, let alone this kind of policy and financial support!
Many writers of Chinese entertainment articles are quick to antagonize certain companies, thinking that their own movie-making skills are so great that they can easily defeat the other party!
This is what naivety is!
Therefore, starting a film company and making it big and strong is not as easy as ordinary people imagine!
Movies are propaganda tools!
This industry is affected by policies more deeply than anyone imagines.
This isn't a place where you can do whatever you want just because you're talented!
If you, with no connections, want to start a company and compete with others, all they need to do to deal with you is cut off your funding, and they can trap you and kill you.
When your movie is released, we'll delay giving you a share of the box office revenue for two or three years.
If you try to raise funds outside the circle, someone can easily find a connection and someone will immediately come to check your accounts.
I really don't understand what "only the magistrate is allowed to set fires" means.
There are many things that other companies can do, but you can't!
Once you do it, someone will come to investigate in no time!
This is the difference between having a background and not having one!
If the location isn't good, even if you're an ordinary person and run a small restaurant, it might not matter, but you might still have people coming to cause trouble every few days.
Not to mention industries that are strongly correlated with policy!