Chapter 463 I don’t know what to name this chapter

Just when Liu Zhou was still immersed in the joy of becoming a father again, he suddenly received an invitation letter from Shanghai.

On September 13, Shanghai Radio and Television invited him to attend the inauguration ceremony of its new leader.

You may not be very familiar with Shanghai Radio and Television, but you may have heard more of its other name, which is also its English abbreviation, called SMG.

Shanghai Radio and Television is a large media group that was officially established last year and merged Shanghai TV, Shanghai Oriental TV, Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station and Shanghai Oriental Broadcasting Station.

In later generations, there was a well-known award ceremony in the field of TV dramas called the National Drama Festival, which was hosted by SMG.

The reason why the inauguration ceremony of the new head of SMG was so grand was because the new head, Li Ruigang, was extraordinary.

Li Ruigang serves as the president of SMG concurrently with the president of Shanghai Oriental Media Group. Shanghai Oriental Media Group is even more powerful than Shonan Optics, with its turnover exceeding 10 billion last year.

It’s just that Shonan Optronics is more high-profile, and directly stirs up trouble in the entertainment industry, while Shanghai Oriental Media Group is the one that takes charge.

All media-related industries of Modou, including SMG, paper media, Moying Group, etc., are subsidiaries of Modou Oriental Media Group.

It also hosts the Magnolia Awards and the Shanghai International Film Festival. It can be said to be a giant in the domestic media field. In fact, it is even more powerful than the China Film Group.

China Film Group's main influence is only in the film industry, and it is only comparable to the Magic Film Group under its umbrella.

So even though Liu Zhou didn't want to leave Beijing, he still had to give face to the invitation letter, because ordinary film and television company bosses were not qualified to receive an invitation.

On the 13th, Liu Zhou came to the headquarters of Shanghai Radio and Television Station located in Pudong New District of Shanghai, where Li Ruigang's inauguration ceremony was held.

As one of the most prominent media giants in China, Li Ruigang's inauguration ceremony gathered CEOs from almost all related industries in the industry.

Liu Zhou was led to the auditorium, and when he looked around carefully, he saw many familiar faces.

Some of the big names in the entertainment industry, such as Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, Qin Hong and others were all there, but they were still not prominent enough among all the guests, so they could only sit in the middle row.

In the front, those who could sit together with the leaders of Modou Optoelectronics and Han Shanping were all bigwigs of media groups with market capitalizations of tens of billions or even nearly hundreds of billions.

For example, Jiang Nanchun, chairman of Focus Media and the third largest shareholder of Huayi, was sitting in the front.

For people in the film and television industry, Huayi, Bona, and Guangxian are giants, but looking at the entire media circle, for Huayi and others, large groups like Focus Media are giants.

This is the first media group to be listed on the U.S. stock market and has also established a firm foothold on the Nasdaq. Its market value is nearly 100 billion yuan, and it has a monopoly on billboards in commercial office buildings in domestic cities.

The market value of the more than 10 LCD billboards alone is equivalent to that of eight Huayi companies.

However, there is some bubble element. After all, a LCD billboard that costs three or four thousand yuan has a market value of three or four hundred thousand yuan, which is rare.

It depends on when this bubble bursts. Of course, it is also possible that it will get bigger and bigger.

Jiang Nanchun was not very familiar with Liu Zhou, but he often dealt with the two Liu Zhous next to him. One was the president of Xiangnan Optoelectronics and also the head of Southern Media Group.

The former is because Jiahe Group has a lot of cooperation with Shonan Satellite TV. When Liu Zhou goes to discuss cooperation, he usually negotiates directly with the president of Shonan Optoelectronics.

Moreover, the two often met at some important domestic meetings, so they were quite familiar with each other.

As for the latter, Liu Zhou is more familiar with him. Since Liu Zhou is from Guangzhou, he has established close ties with the southern media since his debut.

Media such as Southern Weekend and Southern Metropolis Daily, which have very good relations with Liu Zhou, are all under the Southern Media Group.

As Liu Zhou's career grew bigger, in order to exaggerate his influence on public opinion, he also started comprehensive cooperation with the Southern Media Group.

Therefore, Liu Zhou has a much closer relationship with the head of Southern Media Group.

Although the Southern media has problems of one kind or another, it is undeniable that they have indeed provided Liu Zhou with considerable help since his debut, and their influence is indeed not to be underestimated.

It is impossible for Liu Zhou to put down his chopsticks and curse just because he doesn't like some of their behavior, otherwise who would dare to cooperate with him in the future.

Back to the point, Liu Zhou's position is of course in the front row. Just based on the Jiahe Group, he is qualified.

So when Liu Zhouyi arrived at his workplace, the people around him greeted him warmly, and they were chatting and laughing, and the scene was very lively.

Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong and others sitting in the back row felt uncomfortable when they saw this scene. They had not felt it before, but now at this occasion, they truly felt the gap between them and Liu Zhou.

But they didn't feel sad for long, as the inauguration ceremony soon began.

The ceremony was very formal, even high-ranking officials from Shanghai showed up, which shows the importance of Li Ruigang.

Li Ruigang is also a director of the global media giant WWP Group and the only Chinese director.

After the ceremony, everyone moved to the Expo InterContinental Hotel on the Huangpu River to attend a grand banquet.

After Liu Zhou socialized around, he also chatted with Han Shanping, whom he was most familiar with.

At this moment, Li Ruigang came over with a wine glass.

"Mr. Liu, thank you for coming to attend this inauguration ceremony." Li Ruigang said with a smile.

"Mr. Li, you are now the president of Shanghai Radio and Television Station. Of course I have to come. Jiahe will also make TV series, and now we have to curry favor with you."

"Haha, Mr. Liu, you're joking. I really hope that Golden Harvest's TV series can be broadcast on Dragon TV. Everyone in the industry knows that Golden Harvest's TV series are a guarantee of high ratings."

"Then it's a deal. From now on, if I bring a TV series produced by Golden Harvest, Mr. Li can't refuse."

"Of course not." Li Ruigang said firmly, "I heard that Golden Harvest has devoted itself to creating a big drama called "The Legend of Zhen Huan". We can cooperate then. Price is not a problem."

Liu Zhou couldn't help but complain in his heart, you are the president of a group, and you are actually concerned about the issues of a TV series.

However, since there is this opportunity, Liu Zhou also feels that he can establish a good relationship with SMG, although Jiahe already has broadcasting channels on CCTV and Shonan TV.

But who would complain about having one more channel? Besides, Dragon TV will also be one of the four major first-tier TV stations in the future.

Currently, Golden Harvest Group has also established a variety show department. In the future, it will be impossible to only cooperate with Shonan TV to produce its own variety shows.

Of course, cooperation is cooperation, but "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is the best drama. If Dragon TV wants to win the first round of broadcasting rights, it must show its sincerity first.

"Of course there is no problem with cooperation, but the filming of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has not been completed yet, and I usually don't care about the specific matters of the company. When the time comes, I will ask our company's President Zhang to go and talk to Dragon TV in person."

"No problem. In the future, we SMG and Jiahe Group can strengthen our cooperation."

The two chatted for a while, and Li Ruigang left first. He was the host today and needed to greet other people. Looking at him leaving Beijing Film Academy, Han Shanping sighed and said:

"This is a great person. I am really grateful to you for your help today. Otherwise, I might not be able to get into this circle."

"How is that possible? Although the market value of the company he manages is higher than that of China Film, in terms of rank, you and he are on the same level."

"No, he's only in his forties. He will definitely be able to move up to a higher position in the future. I will have to retire after this term."

What Han Shanping said was indeed true. Li Ruigang was still in his prime, and he would not stay in Shanghai Oriental Media Group for long. In two years, he would jump from a state-owned enterprise to the Shanghai Municipal Committee as deputy secretary-general, which could be considered a promotion.

If he takes one step forward, he will be able to join the team, and unless there are no accidents, he will at least be a provincial governor in the future.

But who could have thought that two years later he would give up his official career and choose to go into business!
Liu Zhou still admires other people's courage in this regard. He estimates that if anyone is given the choice between doing business and going into politics, they will choose politics.

"Let's not talk about him anymore. We won't have many opportunities to deal with him in the future. The finished film of Interstellar has already been released. Why don't you take a look at it first when you return to Beijing?"

Hearing Liu Zhou's words, Han Shanping's eyes suddenly lit up and he said:

"Finished so quickly?"

"It's not that fast. After all, it will be released in more than two months."

"Of course we have to wait and see. Then we can invite those theater companies to come and watch it, and then ask them to schedule more screenings during the Lunar New Year holiday."

"No problem, I'll arrange it and organize a movie viewing party when the time comes."

"By the way, don't forget the symposium on the 20th. You will be speaking then."

"Don't worry, there's no way I would forget something so important."

In fact, it is not the symposium that is important, but because the standard of this symposium is relatively high and it is hosted by De Yun from Haizi.

The main purpose is to discuss how to respond to the large-scale impact of Hollywood movies in the future and the future development of Chinese films.

This time it is not a general discussion like previous industry meetings, but is to provide a basis for the formulation of policies from above.

After the banquet ended at noon, Liu Zhou and Han Shanping did not stay long. They rushed back to the capital together in the afternoon.

After returning to Beijing, Liu Zhou submitted the film for review after confirming that there was no problem with "Interstellar". Han Shanping would take care of it later, so he didn't have to worry too much, after all, China Film also had a general investment in this film.

Liu Zhou then focused his main energy on the movie "Aftershock".

Time soon came to September 20th, and Liu Zhou dressed meticulously and came to a meeting room in Huairen Hall in Haizili.

There were nine participants sitting at the long oval table, and Liu Zhou knew them all.

They include Zhang Hongsen, deputy of the film and television regulatory department; Tong Gang, director of the Film Bureau; Han Shanping, chairman of China Film Group; Ren Zhonglun, chairman of Shanghai Film Group; Li Xuejian, chairman of the China Film Association; Yin Hong, professor at Shuimu University and vice chairman of the Chinese Society of Literary Critics; Yin Li, director of the film "The Legend of Mir 2" and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Zeng Maojun, general manager of Wanda Cinemas; and screenwriter representative Liu Heng.

There are people from all walks of life in the circle, and they are all very influential figures in the circle.

Liu Zhou immediately saw a nameplate with his name on it, next to Tong Gang, and next to him was Han Sanping.

Except for Li Xuejian, Yin Hong and Yin Li, who Liu Zhou was not very familiar with, everyone else was Liu Zhou's acquaintance.

So when he arrived, everyone present greeted him with a smile.

Liu Zhou also responded with a smile and sat down in his seat.

After chatting for a few words, Han Shanping lowered his voice and reminded:

"Please be a little more careful when you speak later."

This was not the first time Liu Zhou had attended such an occasion, so he naturally knew what he could say and what he could not say.

However, he knew that Han Shanping meant well and was worried that he would cause trouble, so he smiled and nodded to indicate that he understood.

At 9:20, the leader arrived at the meeting room on time.

As soon as he came in, Liu Zhou and others quickly stood up and greeted him respectfully.

The leader came over with a smile and shook hands cordially with Liu Zhou and others.

When it was Liu Zhou's turn, they chatted a little more, which made him feel flattered.

Although Liu Zhou had met the leader on some other occasions before, this was the first time he had shaken hands and talked with him in person.

After shaking hands with everyone, the leader sat down at his seat, glanced at everyone, and said with a smile:
"Comrades, let's have a meeting now."

The representatives attending the meeting all sat up straight, like primary school students in class.

The leader did not say anything introductory, but went straight to the point:
“We are holding this symposium today for two reasons.

First, after more than a decade of hard work, Chinese films have made great progress and have become a major film country. The film industry has made great strides and achieved phased results in industrial development.

However, we are still only a big country in the film industry, not a strong country in the film industry. Next, we need to transform from a big country in the film industry to a strong country in the film industry.
Second, last August the WTO ruled that we lost the case against restricting imports of American films. Although we have appealed, the chances of winning are slim.

Next year the country may relax restrictions on Hollywood films, and Chinese films will have to face the challenge of this giant Hollywood!
In order to accelerate the realization of our country's grand goal of transforming from a film power to a film powerhouse, and also to respond to the challenges brought by Hollywood films.

The country is about to introduce a series of measures to promote the deepening of reforms in the film industry, promote the leapfrog development of my country's film industry, and achieve a historic transformation from a film power to a film powerhouse.

I invited you all here today to listen to your opinions. Here are some relevant documents. After you get them, please take a closer look and share your views later. "

As soon as the leader finished speaking, the secretary behind him distributed some documents.

The document is not thick, only three thin pages, with the word "Draft" written on the cover. The purpose of holding this film work symposium is to make some revisions based on listening to everyone's opinions.

Despite this, Liu Zhou still felt something sacred, as he was participating in the formulation of industry rules and even legal provisions.

How could he have had this opportunity in his previous life? Not to mention the opportunity, he might not even have been able to get any information about this symposium.

Who would have thought that a leader who is so busy with all kinds of affairs would actually take time out to host a film-related symposium?
Not to mention ordinary people, even Liu Zhou found it incredible when he first heard that it was the leader who was hosting the meeting.

(End of this chapter)