Hainan Province has many tourist attractions, including Sanya, Haikou, and Sansha. There are countless beaches and magnificent sights. It receives a large number of domestic and international tourists every year. However, the Hainan Provincial Government is not without worries. Mainly because of the
The international reputation is not high. Compared with places like Singapore and Malaysia, it is at least a few grades lower.
Internationally, when it comes to Rio, Brazil, many people probably know it, because the scenes in many well-known movies come from here. This is an invisible propaganda method, and it is also a very powerful propaganda method.
So when the production company of "The Fast and the Furious" said it wanted to film here, the city government leaders of several cities were very excited and wanted to seize this opportunity.
However, they soon encountered obstacles.
"You want to film the collusion between the underworld forces and the police? You want to film the old city here? You want to film the robbery?"
These government officials may be more open-minded in other places, but when it comes to this choice related to political reputation, they will maintain a strong sense of caution and even vigilance. Who knows whether this will affect their future career?
When Wang Shang learned about their worries, he immediately became depressed: "It's just a movie, and it's not real. In the United States, even the White House can do it. Why can't it do something a little darker in China?"
Wang Shang directly made a phone call to the principal of Modou Film and Television University and explained his thoughts.
In the past two years, Wang Shang's Tianwang Studio has reached an unwritten cooperative relationship with Modu Film and Television University. Many students from Modu Film and Television University will go to Tianwang Studio for mobile internships, and when Wang Shang is recruiting people,
This school will also be given priority. Therefore, Wang Shang's relationship with Principal An is now relatively close.
When Principal An heard Wang Shang's opinion, he felt that it was reasonable. Although the country has introduced many policies to support movies, officials are still wary of movies. The most prominent one is Wang Shang.
He said: "The White House in the United States can be filmed in a movie, why can't the Forbidden City?"
The words are crude but not crude. These words reveal the current misalignment of the government in supporting movies: On the surface, they are very supportive, but in their hearts they are still afraid that movies will damage their own image. So they can't help but cut them off at the source.
Hainan didn't work, so Wang Shang settled for the next best thing and took the inspection team to Guangdong Province for inspection. They still encountered the same problem: "It is okay to improve the image of the police, but it cannot damage the image of the police, especially if something like this is likely to be released globally."
movie of."
When Wang Shang heard an official say these words, he almost vomited blood and died.
paralysis!!!
What kind of feudal thinking is this!
The filming reached a deadlock, which made Wang Shang very disappointed. Wang Shang also thought about whether to downgrade to Hong Kong for filming. The film environment there is quite open, and it doesn't matter if you say that the Hong Kong Governor is a bad guy.
"Do you want to shoot those dark plots in Hong Kong, and go to the South China Sea to shoot the scenery? But I am really unwilling to do so!!"
Just when Wang Shang was struggling, things seemed to take a turn for the better.
On January 1, 2005, some astute media discovered Wang Shang's situation and revealed it to the outside world: "The filming of "The Fast and the Furious", China's largest investment, has reached a deadlock - there is no scene to be seen.
The movie will involve collusion between police groups and criminal groups, so the local government dare not take it."
This news immediately attracted the attention of many movie fans and production companies.
"Can't take pictures? What a pity, right?"
"Collusion between police and criminals? Apart from Hong Kong, it is probably difficult to even show it in other places..."
"The government needs to be more bold in supporting movies. When various drugs, gangster movies, and even movies about kidnapping the president continue to appear in the United States, and fighter jets, aircraft carriers, and warships can participate in the filming, domestic movies are still in stagnant water.
, all officials are servants of the people, all people are good citizens, and the entire society is extremely harmonious."
"Even if "Fast and Furious" is filmed, it will probably be banned from being released..."
"This is a topic worthy of our deep thought."
As time goes by, this topic has become more and more popular, and many people in the film and television industry have begun to join this topic, publicly express their views, and have begun to call on the government to pay more attention to the current situation of the film and television industry and provide more support.
Then it became more and more intense. More and more people joined in. People in the film and television industry have indeed suppressed it for a long time. They have always had many modern urban films, but unfortunately they cannot pass the review. The reason is because the government is afraid of damaging its own image.
"Wang Shang, did you do this?" When the incident became more and more serious, Wang Shang received a call from Principal An, his voice was very serious, even harsh.
"What's the matter?" Wang Shang was confused. He had never seen Principal An so strict.
"It's the one uploaded by the society, saying all kinds of bad things about the government..."
After Wang Shang heard this, he jumped up in shock and quickly explained: "This is absolutely none of my business. I am already thinking about changing the script."
"That's good. I also believe it's not you. Let me tell you, we old men have already sent the report to the internal reference. As a result, I don't know if it will affect the internal reference result.
." Principal An's tone finally softened, "Also, you must not get involved in this kind of thing in the future. You must know that there are many conspiracy theories nowadays, and the affairs of the country are not for you people to speculate on."
Wang Shang responded quickly, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Thinking about it, this matter is indeed very detrimental to oneself. People with a little more modesty will probably think that Wang Shang is secretly gesticulating and expressing dissatisfaction with the government. This will definitely reduce Wang Shang's impression score in front of the government.
"I was shot even while I was lying down!!!" Wang Shang cried with a sad face, looking up to the sky at a 45-degree angle, his face full of guilt~~~
Afterwards, Wang Shang could only keep a low profile and dared not speak out about anything.
Contrary to Wang Shang, it can be said that the entertainment industry has made this topic a hot topic at this time, and many filmmakers have put forward their own demands.
Fans who like to watch movies have also expressed their support and feel that the government's review of movies is too strict.
On January 5, 2005, the central government finally issued a document - the "Announcement on Further Supporting the Development of the Chinese Film Industry". In the announcement, it significantly relaxed the review standards for some film shootings, and also stated that
In addition to confidentiality, police stations and the military are allowed to participate in film shooting. In addition, various restrictions in hundreds of categories have been relaxed...
As soon as this document came out, countless filmmakers immediately rejoiced.
After Wang Shang saw this document, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the storm was over and "Fast and Furious" could be re-filmed.
At this time, Wang Shang received a call from Principal An; "It was quite mysterious at first, but in the end, the No. 1 leader said, 'The United States can do it, why can't China? Is China worse than the United States?',"
The head of the department spoke and the matter was settled."
Wang Shang was surprised. He didn't expect that there was such an inside story about this matter, and he didn't expect that it would alert the No. 1 leader.
Principal An continued: "Later, Chief No. 1 said again, 'That young man is pretty good!' Although he didn't refer to anyone specifically, it goes without saying that he was referring to you."
"Referring to me?" Wang Shang's heart was beating unsatisfactorily. He didn't expect that he was named, and he was the No. 1 leader. He was excited, nervous, and a little scared.
"I don't know if you have checked the three generations of my ancestors. It seems that this kind of practice has been mentioned in movies and novels..." At this time, Wang Shang suddenly thought of this point.
Of course, Principal An didn't know that Wang Shang was distracted, and continued: "This matter is now confirmed. Although you have lost points in the eyes of many high-level government officials after all this trouble, at least the No. 1 chief has recognized your
The name is a blessing in disguise."
Then Principal An talked with Wang Shang about school cooperation before finally hanging up the phone.
After the central government issued this document, it really stimulated the film industry. Many "banned" scripts that had been sealed for a long time were taken out and prepared for filming. It is estimated that by the end of 2005, there will be a lot of monster movies.
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The Nanhai Provincial Government also responded very quickly and hurriedly called and invited Wang Shang to come and shoot. In their opinion, the No. 1 leader said, "This young man is good!" What if he didn't support it?
Aren't you questioning Chief No. 1?
Soon Wang Shang took people there and signed an agreement with the local government.
The government agreed to rent helicopters, allow the crew to enter the security bureau for filming, agree to close streets for filming, and agree to secondment police forces to assist...
Everything is negotiable...
It seems that at this moment, the Nanhai Provincial Government has turned into a big boy who is eager for justice and squanders wealth...
After the main filming locations were confirmed, Wang Shang led the inspection team to other areas to look for filming locations for the beginning of the "Jailbreaking" and "Train Hijacking" scenes. In the end, they successfully found suitable locations in Nanhai Province.
of lot.
After the filming location was determined, Wang Shang began to look for actors for the movie.
If you want to enter the international market, you must combine European and American styles, and it is best to use European and American actors to enhance the sense of involvement of European and American audiences. Therefore, in addition to selecting a few actors in China, Wang Shang also needs to select actors in Hollywood.
several actors.
Wang Shang handed over the matter to Paramount. Currently, Tianwang Studio and Paramount are in the honeymoon period of cooperation. "Death Comes 2" will be distributed by it. With the foundation of the first part, the second part will definitely
It will be a big hit. As for "The Fast and the Furious", Paramount has also contacted Wang Shang and obtained its European and American distribution rights.
So when Wang Shang asked Paramount to help select actors, Paramount agreed without hesitation.
Anyway, there are so many actors in Hollywood that they can grab a lot of them, and Wang Shang didn't ask for too much. He just wanted to be photogenic and have better driving skills, and he didn't ask for big stars.