Vol 3 Chapter 339: I await your challenge

Counting the previous three times, this is the fourth time Adrian has visited the mainland. Of course, it is the first time for an official visit as the chairman of one of the world's largest media groups. Therefore, it is necessary to face the flock of journalists, and to say a lot of nonsense that sounds practically useless, but also to occupy the headlines of current affairs and entertainment sections of various media.
After all, in addition to being the chairman of the Media Group, he is also a legendary director. 80% of the films he has directed have been released on the mainland, and there are a large number of fans.
However, Adrian's official visit to the mainland is not for these reasons. Although there are many commercial negotiations, but those professionals are responsible for it, all he has to do is to visit. Yes, to make it simpler is to come around and take a look at it. Of course, it is impossible to play with women this time. Such a high profile will attract a lot of attention. If a reporter captures something that should not be shot, then It's a bit of a hassle, and his Playboy's name is already famous.
In fact, at the reception that night, the women who easily got an invitation card were like moths fighting fires, racking their brains to talk to him-mostly in the entertainment industry, Lin Zhiling and Gao Yuanyuan's fame The road, and how big and small Shuangbing squeeze into Hollywood, is no secret in this circle, not to mention the Wang brothers often also cooperate with the media to make signs.
So, as long as Adrian thinks, there is no problem how to play. It's just troublesome if caught by reporters, and it's hard to say if there are any stupid women who want to use this stupid method to enhance their reputation, even though he owns many media companies in mainland China. But after all, it's not your own place, and it can't be as easy as using your fingers.
The reason why it is so high-profile is that some commercial cooperation needs to be negotiated in a formal way, and in the next two years, if you want a high-profile visit to the mainland alone, you need to consider carefully. Adrian is not Buffett. There is no word. The ability to let the stock market appreciate-this is also a Zhang pass. However, he also acknowledged that there was such a meaning of returning clothing to his hometown, but it was only a little bit, except for the reasons mentioned above. There are also small things that need him to really understand.
"There is no doubt that you are creating a miracle. Even here, the land of the first good is still three days a day," Adrian stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the China World Hotel, sighing so much "It's hard to imagine. When I came here a few years ago, the Fifth Ring Road was just put into use. But now the Sixth Ring Road is almost completed. It seems that the Seventh Ring Road is definitely indispensable."
Then he turned to smile at the old man around him: "I hope you will not build the ring road to the United States in the future."
"That's a good idea." The other side laughed and didn't care. "To be honest, you are the media tycoon who knows China best, Mr. Cowell."
After a pause, he added: "This is not a compliment. Your decrees know more about China than many Chinese, such as yesterday ’s speech at Yanjing University. I personally agree with the film and the latter part. "
"Really?" Adrian raised an eyebrow unexpectedly.
"Of course," the other nodded earnestly, with a scornful tone. "You're right, if those people can't do well within the rules, they will be able to do well if they cancel the rules?"
"Thank you." Adrian smiled though. But he didn't pay much attention to his heart. His remarks were mostly complimented, and in his heart, I like the last few sentences.
Just as all the big names come to China, they will always give lectures at several well-known universities. Adrian was not exempt, so he gave a lecture on
New Media and the Public
at Yanjing University yesterday. In the beginning, he actually wanted to go to Mizuki University. Although most of the country ’s top leaders came from Yanjing, the most important ones always came from Mizuki, so he wanted to see it.
However, I thought about it and gave up. Although Mizuki University also sent invitations, the words were not sincere, it was more like coping, but Yanjing University was more enthusiastic. In order to avoid sending the wrong signal, Adrian finally chose By.
Most of the lectures are nothing to say. The manuscripts for the lectures are prepared in advance and shown to the school and some people. The participating schools are also selected. However, sometimes there are always a few daring guys. When talking about the emergence of online videos may lead to more personal movies, and then allowed to ask questions, a student asked him what he thought of Chinese movies.
"There is no doubt that Chinese films are trying to catch up. Although the pace is faltering, although sometimes it is not clear, it is indeed moving forward. I know that" Hero "has a bad reputation on the mainland, but in North America, it does. It's a good movie. "Adrian replied in fluent Chinese, and the entire speech was conducted in Chinese, which gave him a lot of surprised eyes, and at the same time gave those who were preparing to show English not to play.
He originally intended to just say the last sentence, but the person who asked the question did not seem to be satisfied with the answer, and then asked immediately: "Do you think there are specific gaps between China and Hollywood in film production, from system to system?"
After this sentence came out, what he wanted to say was basically certain. Not only did the classmates sitting near him look at him, the heads of some of the school leaders also turned their heads slightly to show a fearless look. .
"I understand what this classmate means," Adrian said with a smile after a few seconds of pause.
This is ... this is the tradition of Yanjing University? It is right to say that they are mple. In this case, he is not polite.
"There is such a country," he suddenly raised his voice. "Their film industry has just begun, and the domestic market is occupied by foreign films. People are very forgiving of movies from other countries, even bad ones. However, it is very harsh on domestic films. In order to support the domestic film industry, the government has to legislate to restrict foreign films and encourage local filmmakers to produce more and better works. At the same time, they have established various review committees to ensure films The box office and 'pure' movie footage began to cut and ban movies they thought were bad. "
Having said that, Adrian laughed, with a meaningful expression: "Any classmate can tell me now, which country am I talking about?"
The auditorium of Yanjing University was silent for a while, and then I didn't know where it came from a small but clear grunt: "If you use this as an example, it must not be our country's puppet."
Suddenly laughed.
Adrian also laughed: "Yes, this country I am talking about is the United States in the first half of the last century."
A buzzing sound sounded, but it quickly fell down. With the rapid development of the Internet, these students here will not know what he is talking about.
"Yes, I'm talking about the Hayes Code," Adrian continued. "As early as 1915, state governments at all levels set up review committees and demanded that films must be cut according to regulations. .Otherwise, it will face the consequences of a ban. In a few years, the committees of the states united into a national organization. In a few years, the code for reviewing standards was published and was issued by the then head of the agency Will? Hayes is enforced, so it is called Hayes Code. There are 12 injunctions in the entire code, including crimes, sex, religion and so on. Of course, whether it is violated or not depends on the inspectors of the commission. Attitude. I think that all the students present should have watched the "Flying Home" movie on the website about the difficulties encountered by the film made by Howard Hughes. I guarantee that the details are true. "
The low laughter sounded with a little embarrassment, not because of the Hays Code, but because of the phrase "read it on the website."
"I know that there must be classmates who say that times are different. Standards are different, and now they should be more free. I agree with that," Adrian raised his hands and raised them. "In fact, I completely agree that the unrestrained imagination can fly higher. In fact, those originally prohibited by the Hayes Code are everywhere in today's Hollywood films, and the deeper the offense, the more box office."
There was another low laugh, but the smiles of the students seemed meaningful, and the school leaders in the front row exchanged their eyes a little uneasily.
"But I do n’t want to say this with the example of the Hayes Code," Adrian said. "I want to say that the Hays Code has ruled Hollywood for almost 40 years from its official issuance to its end. In these 40 years, we still have "Angel of Hell", "Wurthering Villa", "Casablanca", "Roman Holiday", "Bing Xu", there are many works that can be called classics! I believe that even if The same goes for watching these movies decades later. "
His voice rose again, in contrast, the voice of the students in the auditorium gradually went down.
"So," Adrian smiled meaningfully. "My question is, where are your Angels of Hell, your Casablanca, your Roman Holiday?"
He didn't wait for the answer and he said loudly immediately: "If a person cannot make the most basic movement to relax his wings without strict rules, why can I believe that you can break away from the shackles of the rules? Fly higher and farther, instead of doing Brownian motion? "
There were a few chuckles, and then they went down quickly.
"I like China, and I am optimistic about China's potential," Adrian Feng said again. "I don't think this needs to be proven."
Of course, there is no need to prove that among the American entrepreneurs visiting the mainland, his Chinese is definitely the best.
"Although China's film industry lags behind the United States in all aspects, I still hope that China's film industry can develop, because Hollywood needs competition, the United States needs competition, don't justify it, and don't dodge it. This is a fact, and it will be a long time in the future. In time, cooperation and competition between China and the United States will be everywhere. "He said seriously.
To be honest, he originally wanted to use the word "opponent". This neutral word can better reflect the current relationship between China and the United States, but considering that others may not use his thinking to interpret it, it may not be favorable on both sides. , So eventually switched to "competition" instead.
"Without competition, there will be no vitality. Without vitality, there will be degradation, survival of the fittest. This is a proven truth," Adrian's voice echoed in the auditorium. "Now Hollywood is in a position of desperation." Up. We are invincible in the global market, but because of this, many producers start to think that as long as the special effects are done well, they can earn more investment, and then they forget the most important point. So it can be a good movie because it has a good story. "
He raised his hands again, and a lot of people at the scene showed their thoughts: "I first hoped that Europe could play this role, but unfortunately they would rather stay in a small circle to keep warm and maintain their so-called 'art' rather than more Further. Regarding my comment on this point, if you have watched "Allen Show" on the Internet, you should be able to find it, Issue 43 of 2005. "
A few more embarrassing laughter.
"I have also inspected Japan, South Korea, and ... India. Unfortunately, their markets are too closed, such as India. They always like to add some songs and dances to the movie, so I ended up looking at China." Adri Ann finally slowed her tone and said with a smile. "You have created many miracles, and you will continue to do miracles, so why ca n’t you create miracles on this too? Although you still have a lot of work to do, although your filmmakers still do n’t put their place right, although you There are still many restrictions on your head. Although your market is already large but not mature and systematic, but I am optimistic about you. So I wait. Wait for you to adjust your attitude, wait for you to get rid of the rules, wait for you more Maturity, wait—your challenge. "
The warm applause rang.
The next day, there were naturally various voices on the mainland media, but they barely stood in a neutral position. Some newspapers in the south turned a blind eye to maintaining a certain bureau. Then praised Adrien's broad mind, who made him one of the super rich in the United States? Although some six generations of directors protested that some of the speeches were suspected of insults, unfortunately no one cared. Because Adrian is also a super director, from Golden Palm to Oscar, he is on the stage. No one has a richer type of work than him, neither does Kubrick. Can you blame his Chinese director ... basically No.
In addition, after the full text of this speech was posted online, it resonated with many young people, thinking that this legendary rich man and director who speaks fluent Chinese from the United States is quite good. This is really a good person for China. In this case, those directors who jumped out to show their sense of presence or hype were naturally unsatisfactory, unless some guys with very thick skins basically died down quickly.
Well, let's not talk about this, no matter how much the speech at Yanjing University has caused on the mainland, Adrian has already run behind him. As for the United States, there is no problem with Claude. The real thing to face is the old guy who is almost 60 years old. The more compliments the other party has, the more troublesome it is.
"I'm honored to be praised by mainland electronics giants like you, Mr. Ren." Adrian said two polite words, and then the words turned sharply: "Okay, let's talk about specifics Let's do it. "
"Of course ..." Although Mr. Ren smiled, the embarrassment still fell into Adrian's eyes. What would it be?
"I'll say it straight, Mr. Cowell," Mr. Ren said after hesitating for two seconds. "Do you have a stake in Bona ... Have you ever thought of selling it?"
Adrian blinked, only connecting the cause and effect in just a few seconds, and then took a few seconds to think more transparently-he was not unprotected against the mainland government, and collected information. Enough enough, after Mr. Ren, who had little to do with his industry, said that he wanted to talk in private, he even spent a lot of time preparing for it, how could he not think of what they wanted.
"I don't think I have any violations, right, Mr. Ren? Compared to Murdoch, I'm quite law-abiding." Adrian said with a smile.
Mr. Ren could not help coughing, his embarrassment became more and more obvious, and at the same time he was a little annoyed. Obviously, he took this task unwillingly, and he wanted to show face.
"You know, under normal circumstances ... the government is not allowed ..." He smiled bitterly, and finally said it straightforwardly: "Simply put, you have too many industries."
"But I didn't exceed the line you crossed, didn't I?" Adrian looked a little aggressive, "I'm a very law-abiding person, as long as the other party also behaves."
On the surface, it seems that it is because of Bona, because Poly Group, which has acquired most of the shares of Bona, is the military's site ~ EbookFREE.me ~ They obviously do not want to cooperate with foreign capital, especially the media such as the media Media Group Sharing. This is why Mr. Ren would be a messenger. He also has a military background. It is a warpage in the mainland's government and business. There is also a little connection between the company and the Apple-owned media. Not qualified.
However, from the perspective of Adrian, if you think deeply, you will understand that this is actually a measure taken by the mainland government under a hidden worry because there are too many mainland media companies in which he holds shares.
Huayi, Bona, Hairun, Orange Sky, etc., as long as they can rank as the number one mainland media company, basically all have a foot in. As for the well-known IT companies, video, community, search, instant messaging ... basically have not missed, although he has always adhered to the bottom line they have set, always the second or third shareholder, but the number It's too exaggerated.
For a mainland government that can tolerate other corporate giants but does not allow large media groups to emerge, this is unacceptable. However, Adrian has always kept his own position, and never had any excessive behaviors that challenged their bottom line, and they acted pro-China, but there are several Chinese women around him. They really couldn't find any good excuses. In the end, they had to ask the old man to come forward and test a few words. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (m) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)