Chapter 565 Youth Guide Association is listed
However, when Xu Kun arrived at the headquarters of the China Film Association, Ning Hao and Jia Zhangke had already arrived. Jia Zhangke was still dressed very simply and rustically, while Ning Hao had changed his usual image and dressed much more formally.
Seeing Xu Kun looking at him and smiling, Ning Hao rubbed his empty neck uncomfortably and sighed, "It turns out that being an official is not free. When I think about being the vice president in the future, I feel like I'm wearing a tight hoop."
Jia Zhangke's face looked a little unhappy. He lowered his voice and said to Xu Kun: "President Xu, those people in the office..."
“It’s just international practice.”
Xu Kun spread his hands and said, "Which semi-official organization doesn't have some social skills? This principle is the same even if you go to the United States or Europe."
Facing Xu Kun who looked calm, Lao Jia opened his mouth again but couldn't utter a word.
When facing ordinary people, he can just use Yilin's tone to refute and praise the rule of law and democracy in other countries.
But Xu Kun is not someone who has never been abroad or cannot afford to go abroad. If he continues to use those fabricated things as evidence, it will be an insult to everyone's IQ.
Finally, he said somewhat disappointedly: "Even so, they can't all be relatives, right?"
"This isn't a proper office, at most they just serve as a communication channel. I believe they should be able to handle this matter."
As he was speaking, Chen Xuebin's car also stopped in the yard.
Old Chen got out of the car and waved over here, saying, "The sign and the red silk are here. Take a look and see if you like them. If you like them, have them put up quickly."
He brought three signs, one large and one small, both vertical, and a separate gold-plated horizontal plaque.
The big and horizontal ones are prepared for the office, and the small one needs to be hung next to the sign of the China Film Association - the original sign is not big, so the Youth Directors Association naturally cannot take the spotlight.
Xu Kun and Ning Hao both said there was no problem, and Lao Jia did not express any objection, so Xu Kun called out a few people with connections and directed them to hang up the plaque.
At this time, Mr. Li Qiankuan from the China Film Association also arrived. He came up and gave instructions with a smile: "Hang it higher, hang it higher. Young people should be vigorous and upward, and at least the sign should be level with the China Film Association's sign."
Xu Kun and Jia Zhangke politely declined a few words, but seeing that the old man was serious, they asked their connections to hang the sign at the same level as the China Film Association.
Fortunately, I bought a size smaller, otherwise it would be very difficult to deal with.
After covering the hung sign with red chips, several people surrounded Li Qiankuan and walked inside.
"While we still have time, why don't we go for a walk around?"
After entering the room, Li Qiankuan suggested: "Even if you don't work here, the China Film Association is still your mother's home. How can you not know your mother's family?"
Since he said so, Xu Kun and others could only follow his advice.
So I walked around and met many senior seniors in the circle - usually there would not be so many people coming, but today was because the Youth Directors Association was established, and the higher-level leaders wanted to be there to congratulate, so there were more people coming.
Among them even included Mr. Xie Tieli. Mr. Xie was the previous and current president and currently holds the title of consultant in the association. He seldom comes here normally. This time he came specially to show his support because he heard that Xu Kun was going to set up the Youth Directors Association.
Facing Mr. Xie, a representative figure of the first generation of directors after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Qiankuan also became a junior.
Hearing him talking about the plaque hanging just now, Mr. Xie Tieli nodded and said: "Young people should have an upward spirit and dare to be the first, especially in filming movies - I watched Xu's "Operation Kunpeng" twice and was deeply moved.
Ever since the Chairman said "The Chinese people have stood up" at the founding of the People's Republic of China, decades and generations have been writing articles around this sentence, and there has never been any change until Xiao Xu's movie appeared.
That's right! Now that the country has gradually become stronger, as filmmakers, we should show this point openly, shout it out earlier and louder than others, instead of being left behind by the times!
If we remain at the level of ‘standing up’ for decades without any changes, I think the person who would be most unhappy would be the Chairman himself.”
Xu Kun felt a little embarrassed by these comments and praises. Ever since the release of "Operation Kunpeng", countless people have criticized him for his performance in "Cha Ai Guo Fan".
Once Mr. Xie said this, even if it wasn't the final word, it at least shut up many people.
During this period, Liu Haibo, Yang Qing, Li Yu and Jin Yimeng also arrived one after another, and the leadership team of the Youth Directors Association and the first batch of support targets after its establishment were complete.
So at Li Qiankuan's suggestion, everyone went outside the gate and began to prepare for the ribbon-cutting and sign-hanging ceremony.
During this period, many people came, including representatives of the Mesozoic generation of directors such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Chen Kaige, as well as relevant leaders from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television and the Film Bureau.
Old man Lan Tianye is here too.
Ever since Xu Kun won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award, the old man's attitude towards him has become closer - there is no other way, after all, the European Big Three have always been praised, and even a revolutionary predecessor like the old man is not immune to this. Although the listing ceremony seemed to be missing something due to the ban on firecrackers, it was generally completed in a grand manner.
When the crowd poured into the conference hall of the China Film Association, at Li Qiankuan's insistence, Xu Kun sat in the center of the rostrum, with Li Qiankuan and Xie Tieli on his left and the leaders of the Film Bureau and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television on his right.
Xu Kun first asked his superiors to convey the spirit of the instructions, then recited an eight-part essay under the watchful eyes of the public, and finally, witnessed by his superiors, handed over extra-large red envelopes with 450 million and 300 million written on them to Yang Qing and Jin Yimeng respectively.
Although Jin Yimeng's "Perfect Match" is not a big production, since Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing have joined, the production cost naturally cannot be too low.
However, she already had ways to attract investment, and she didn't expect the Youth Directors Association to provide much. All she wanted was a support quota so that she could ask the organization to solve any problems in the future.
It sounds simple, but by the time the meeting ended, it was actually past eleven o'clock.
Of course, you need to make some careful arrangements for lunch.
By the time they moved to the office in the afternoon, Xu Kun and Jia Zhangke were already half drunk - mainly because the higher-ups recognized them more, while Ning Hao, Liu Haibo and Li Yu received much less attention.
This made Liu Haibo quite unconvinced. He certainly had nothing to say about Xu Kun, but what was there for Jia to be proud of? The movie he shot couldn't even sell tickets in domestic theaters!
Xu Kun heard a lot of his complaints along the way.
In fact, Xu Kun felt that Lao Liu himself had more water in the bag, because in terms of directing skills, Teng Huatao was obviously better - but they were all brothers, and he couldn't bring down Liu Haibo.
When we got to the office, the style was much more cheerful and bright.
There were mainly many beautiful women, and most of the women who had a good relationship with Xu Kun came to help with the decoration on their own initiative - even if they didn't do any work, they would still rush to show up.
Most people would be overwhelmed when seeing this array of beautiful women, but even Jia Zhangke, who was always dressed simply, had frequent contact with various female stars, so he acted relatively calm, and at most made a few sarcastic remarks about Xu Kun's fickleness.
Xu Kun greeted the leaders and noticed that Gan Wei was smiling particularly brightly. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you so happy? Did Lao Jia propose to you?"
"I've already asked for it!"
Gan Wei glanced at him and said unhappily, "If you hadn't given me so many things to do and Lao Jia hadn't been busy with LeEco's IPO, we should have registered our marriage a long time ago."
"Then let's hold a grand ceremony after the listing. I'll give you a big red envelope then. If it's not for this, then why are you so happy?"
"This is it."
Hearing his question, Gan Wei couldn't help but laugh again and said, "If you have time, go watch the videos shot by your close female friends and you will know."
Xu Kun was really intrigued by her mysterious behavior, so he found Jiang Yiyan and asked for the video of them playing mahjong to watch.
But in the first half, all the women looked great and righteous under the camera, and even spoke less.
Finally, Jiang Yiyan couldn't stand it anymore and called for a timeout, and then several people started arguing about who should reveal their "true identity". In the end, the result of the argument was: Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Zhao Liying, and Wang Ou sat at the mahjong table.
The other three could only accept their fate. Yang Mi even tried to resist, but was suppressed by Shuang Feiyan.
Then, under Shuang Feiyan's remote control, the four of them began to expose each other's shortcomings and engage in verbal battles. Later, the four of them gradually became angry, and Shuang Feiyan didn't need to add fuel to the fire. First, Tang Yan and Zhao Liying had an argument, and later it turned into a confrontation between Yang Mi and Wang Ou.
Yang Mi has been in the drama crew since she was a child, and Wang Ou has been in the modeling circle for several years. They are both good at talking, and their sarcastic remarks to each other are enough to write a model opera with its own script.
In addition, Zhao Liying and Tang Yan were also involved from time to time, and the four-way fighting scene became even more overwhelming. It was a pity that when it reached the climax, Jiang Yiyan suddenly called for a stop.
"I was fooled by Huo Siyan!"
Jiang Yiyan said angrily, "I didn't react at first, but later I figured it out. Three of the four people at the table are my people, and Yang Mi is an ungrateful person. Isn't this just a joke for Huo Siyan and Chen Shu to watch?"
"Whether it's funny or not, this card game is really interesting. If it can be broadcasted, it will definitely be a hit - but if it is really broadcasted, their image will probably be ruined."
As they were talking, Jiang Yiyan's face suddenly turned cold. Xu Kun was confused as to why. He turned around and saw Liu Yifei and Shu Chang. The former was a little absent-minded, while the latter was looking around like a curious baby.
Thinking of Liu Xiaoli's promise to him, Xu Kun felt a little warmed up, but he looked left and right and could not find any trace of Liu Xiaoli.
Is this the automatic feeding mode turned on?
(End of this chapter)
