Everything in Beijing's Circle Has Its Own Rules

Chapter 82 Everything in Beijing's Circle Has a Response (Second Update)

Many people don't know that Han Sanping was the one who discovered Xiao Gangpao.

This leads to the issue of the term "Beijing Circle".

Fifteen years ago, the most powerful force in the mainland entertainment industry was undoubtedly the Beijing circle.

Fifteen years ago, before the internet had fully entered the market, even the combined strength of the Shanghai and Northwest regions couldn't compete with that of the Beijing region.

Even after Huayi Brothers collapsed, the Beijing entertainment circle seemed to have disappeared, but what was the reality?

They became even stronger, recruiting almost all the good directors, and China Film Group gradually faded from view at that time.

There is a misconception here. Many people think that the "Beijing circle" refers to the group of people from Huayi, but that is incorrect.

The so-called "Beijing circle" is just a general term, and it includes two circles, one large and one small.

The "big circle" naturally includes everyone in Beijing who works in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, He Yi'an believes that the Beijing circle can be divided into three factions.

One faction consists of actors from the Beijing People's Art Theatre; another faction consists of actors from the Beijing Film Studio, commonly known as China Film Group, who are the true behind-the-scenes bosses of the Beijing entertainment circle; and the third faction is what many people commonly refer to as the Beijing entertainment circle.

The Beijing People's Art Theatre focused on stage plays, while China Film Group focused on films and imported films. The Beijing film circle, as commonly understood, started by relying on television dramas.

The main figures in this small film and television circle are Wang Shuo, Ye Jing, Zheng Xiaolong, and Ye Daying.

Wang Shuo naturally mentored Xiao Gangpao, Xu Jinglei, and Wang Ziwen.

However, after Xiao Gangpao and Wang Shuo had a falling out, the person who truly supported him was Han Sanping. It was only with Han Sanping's support that Xiao Gangpao dared to stand up to Wang Shuo.

Of course, they reconciled later, but that's another story and reason; after all, no one can turn down their own interests.

The individuals and companies that emerged from Feng Xiaogang's influence include Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei of Huayi Brothers, and Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen was of course a member of the Beijing circle, but as mentioned before, the Beijing circle was also divided into factions, and Jiang Wen could never get along with them.

However, Jiang Wen stayed with them in the early stages, since they were all children of high-ranking officials.

Therefore, the characters brought up from Jiang Wen are director He Ping, Geng Le, and Zhang Yibai.

You see, these people are actually from various places, but the people who could stand out independently in these places have all been recruited.

This is also why the Beijing entertainment circle can continue to develop.

As for the other side of the mountain, the characters derived from Zheng Xiaolong's storyline are Zhao Baogang and Ge You.

Zhao Baogang brought out or followed him, and the writer Shi Kang was one of those who was brought out by him. In turn, Shi Kang brought out Wang Luodan.

The connection that stems from Ye Daying's line is Mei Ting.

For his sake, Mei Ting was willing to stand up to the Central Academy of Drama and forcefully drop out of school.

Of course, she wasn't treated unfairly. Back then, Hong Kong artists had to go through all sorts of vetting processes to film movies in mainland China, but Ye Daying easily got Leslie Cheung to act alongside Mei Ting. After "Red Lovers," Mei Ting became famous.

Later, she was given a role in "Don't Talk to Strangers," which made her famous throughout the country.

When filming "Red Lovers", Ye was always there, and even rented a studio in Goose City to train writers.

Among these writers emerged a notable figure: Fei Xing, the director of "Silent Witness."

On the last mountain peak, Ye Jing appears to be the least famous among these people, but that's only because he's low-key. In reality, he's the most powerful, and the one whose strength cannot be discussed in detail.

All you need to know is this: back then, if you wanted to film any kind of war movie, just contact him, and he could even get you real tanks!

Many serious crime scenes are like this —

So why is the Beijing elite the most powerful in this era?

Just look at these people; they control too many resources, and they also know about any new rules in advance.

By the time people in other places found out, they were already feasting on the delicious food.

Of course, it would be fine if they only ever played around in the TV drama industry.

They were lucky to be in the right place at the right time. The main purpose of transferring Han Sanping to the Beijing Film Studio and taking over the China Film Group was to turn both of them around and make them profitable.

That's why he made sweeping changes, the most important of which was bringing in private capital.

This is actually a way to expand the market.

The so-called Beijing-based bridgehead, Huayi Brothers, is actually a product of China Film Group's tacit approval and indulgence in fostering this ideology.

To put it bluntly, Han Sanping is their officially recognized adoptive father.

Of course, this is not because Mr. Han thinks highly of them, but because in 98 he personally supported Little Cannon and personally produced "Shen Fang Yi Fang", which was the first time that the concept of the New Year's film season in mainland China was introduced.

China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), which was reorganized and established in 99, did indeed need some pioneers to promote the development of the domestic film industry.

Huayi is just a pig that rode the wave.

This is why Huayi and Langyuan were established around the same time in 2001.

Because they all knew some information.

This is also why He Yi'an hasn't directly targeted Huayi like others have.

At the same time, there is no intention to challenge the Beijing elite circle.

After all, from a normal person's perspective, he is actually a member of the Beijing elite circle.

They're just not from the same mountain as them.

Langyuan will definitely become the new stronghold; that is an indisputable fact.

After all, can these circles really disappear completely?

Every industry and profession has its own circles; as long as there are people, there will be circles, and there's no end to them.

So He Yi'an personally called Ding Lei and asked him to help introduce him to Sohu and Starwave. That's what the circle is all about.

For example, his personal phone calls to Mu Deyuan and several school principals also demonstrate his inner circle.

Only those within a specific circle can truly have a say.

Otherwise, who would pay attention to you?

After hanging up the phone, Mu Deyuan not only found a few people from the directing department, but also personally went to find his fellow students, namely Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei.

They were true classmates and true fellow students.

Mu Deyuan didn't mince words and directly addressed He Yi'an's situation, asking them to share their opinions.

In return for He Yi'an's promise of annual funding, Zhang Huijun and the dean of the Central Academy of Drama began contacting everyone in their school who could speak out.

He Yi'an, far away in Venice, was of course unaware of their efforts; he had not yet finished dealing with his own affairs.

After arranging these public relations matters, He Yi'an then made a phone call to a secretary of a leader in Sichuan.

"Secretary Chen, this is He Yi'an from Langyuan."

"Regarding the 'Kung Fu Panda' project that Langyuan and you were discussing, I've made some new progress, and I wanted to give you an update!"

"No, no, there's no problem. I just happened to be in Venice and ran into the head of DreamWorks. I talked to him about the project, and he was very interested. We already mentioned when we first discussed it that for now, we can only collaborate with Hollywood on this project."

"Yes, but we'll have to wait a bit. It's not easy to get cooperation from Hollywood—it's okay, it's what I should do—"

"Here's the thing, I'm planning to publish the Kung Fu Panda comics first, and then roll them out all over the world. Langyuan has decided to donate all the proceeds from that, and then establish some charity schools in the name of the panda —"

"After all, I'm also from Sichuan, so I know a bit about the situation in our area—now that I have some ability, I still want to give back to my hometown—"

"This is all I should do, but I'm afraid I'll need some cooperation from other places—okay, okay—you don't need to bother with those little things online."

"Then I'll visit you when I have some free time—no problem, please give my regards to the leader."

After hanging up the phone, He Yi'an rubbed his face, which was a little stiff from smiling.

Those with work experience should know how to showcase their achievements when facing their superiors.

Of course, you should report your work more often!

Every matter receives a response, and every issue is resolved.

Don't be afraid of trouble!