ps: I wish you a happy Chinese New Year! I wish you a happy New Year first!

Less than 48 hours after the Big Bell Awards ended, Kim Jong-ming actually sat in the Sejong Cultural Auditorium again, with the seat not even changing. And it was still in the corner of the guest seat, and even the one next to him was Li Jae-bin from J Pictures.

But this is not a fantasy novel, and naturally there will be no so-called turning back time. In fact, like the Dazhong Award, it is another grand event held by the Korean Filmmakers Federation. The internal election of the Executive Committee of the Korean Filmmakers Federation.

To be honest, if it weren't for coming here, Kim Jong-ming would probably not have known that there were so many professional film practitioners in South Korea, full of all, almost half of the auditorium.

"First of all, we need to clarify the new executive committee's theme policy. "Li Cangdong on the stage spits like a teacher's lecture." What policy, to put it bluntly, does not ask for icing on the cake, nor does it ask for help in time. However, when we encounter something that threatens the normal development of Korean films, we must make a consistent voice on behalf of all Korean filmmakers! This shows the unity of Korean filmmakers! For specific behaviors, please refer to the bald movement and the quota movement that year!"

As soon as this statement was made, a signed note was quickly handed over to Director Li Da on the stage.

Li Cangdong smiled and shook the note in his hand: "President Sun, who is just in front of me, asked me that both activities are aimed at domestic film quotas. If the Filmmakers Executive Committee adheres to this policy, does that mean that the interests of the theaters will be targeted by the new Korean Filmmakers Executive Committee? If this is the case, is it necessary for the theaters to participate in this executive committee election? What is the point of participating?"

Before Li Cangdong finished speaking, there was a booing sound in the audience. Of course, this was booing for theaters... In a sense, Korean movies are basically in the feeling of "the world is bitter for theaters for a long time".

"No matter how much harvest is, the theaters will harvest half of it first..." Jin Zhongming looked at the excitement of the crowd around him, and shook his head helplessly. "No wonder everyone is so excited when dealing with theaters."

"It's understandable." Li Zaibin responded with a calm face, but he didn't know which side he could understand.

"President Sun!" Li Cangdong looked very handsome. He waved his hand on the stage. "First of all, you have to figure out one thing. The two movements are aimed at the government, not theaters, but theaters are just executors. Am I right?"

Not only people from CJ Cinemas, but actually many theater practitioners nodded because of this unquestionable fact.

"And, even though the government has always been the main force that interferes with the development of Korean films, today we still invite Chairman Zheng Jin-zhou of the Korean Film Revitalization Committee here, and he will automatically get a quota for executive committees soon. This is the case for them, let alone just follow the untargeted theaters in the market?"

The theater practitioners in the audience applauded. At least from the perspective of speech, Li Cangdong's words were very stylish and of course.

"So," Lee Cang-dong clicked a table and ended this issue with great momentum. "Our election of the Executive Committee is to seek a truly binding and combative filmmaker organizational structure. We welcome any normal components of Korean movies and any reasonable conditions and guarantee their right to speak. So what is not welcome? Or who is it? Of course, those who are unwilling to discuss the issue seriously! Specifically, for example, Mr. Kim Dong-ho... the old man is obviously not a public official anymore, but he wants to kidnap the Busan Film Festival to follow the government unconditionally. For example, President Jung In-ye's positioning is also unclear. So! Before the Executive Committee starts planning, we asked them to retire! Then, this election...

Applause from the audience was thunderous!

By the way, what does it mean to "threat the normal development of Korean films"? At least in the eyes of directors and screenwriters and literary creators, there is only one thing, that is the Korean government! And Kim Dong-ho, the big nail buried in the film circle of the Korean government, was removed by everyone's concerted efforts to defeat others without fighting, and it can be beaten for a lifetime!

However, the disappointed people came. The theaters should applaud, but when it was their turn to speak, they were not polite, and even came up and directly proposed something unplanned by the election conference.

"The nine major association structures of this election are not convincing!" The president of Lotte Cinema, who came on stage, fired the fire directly. "We are not saying that actors, screenwriters, directors, female filmmakers and independent film associations are not suitable. In fact, this detailed distribution is reasonable! However, it is definitely not suitable to bring all the investors who represent important components of Korean films into a ridiculous producer association! We are also part of Korean films. There is no reason why so many people and so many meticulous industries are only given one quota! We ask for an independent theater association. In fact, we have corresponding industry associations, so we can just bring it directly! We also ask an entertainer agency association to speak out on behalf of the actor agency company! "

There were booing in the audience, thanks to the president's energetic spirit, so he insisted on speaking in a perfect way.

"Four forces within Korean movies..." Li Zaibin sighed quietly. "Official, capitalist, direct practitioner, ideological controller."

Kim Jong-ming's ears moved slightly. This sentence was similar to the Korean film circle that An Shengji analyzed for himself. The four forces, or four levels, were just different.

"And among these four forces is nothing more than two eternal contradictions." Li Zaibin continued. "The contradiction between investors and practitioners on income distribution, ideological controllers and official contradictions on discourse power, these two contradictions will never disappear, and will only rise and fall. As long as a person who wants to make a difference in the film industry can adjust these two contradictions, he will basically be invincible!"

Jin Zhongming looked at Li Zaibin in surprise.

"Don't care if you feel a little bit of emotion." Li Zaibin smiled slightly, as if he was talking about the mountains at the wine table just now.

"Although it is a sentimental statement, it is also a good word!" Kim Jong-ming also smiled and nodded. "It seems that the reason why this conference was successfully held was that last year everyone worked together to bring down Kim Dong-ho and Jung In-ye, who represented the official power, and then used this power to summon almost all the film practitioners. But..."

"But what?" Li Zaibin asked curiously.

"However, the dispute between the government and the public has come to an end for the time being, so the contradiction between labor and capital is the mainstream." As he said that, Kim Jong-ming looked to the right side of the stage, where several presidents of the filmmaker association, including An Shengji, were whispering together. Obviously, they all understand people and knew that the power of the capital should not be underestimated and their opinions should not be ignored, so they took it so seriously.

"Uh, Director Li, aren't you going up?" Kim Jong-ming suddenly realized that his teacher went up in the name of the union president, and Li Jae-bin around him seemed to be the current president of the Producers Association of the Nine Major Associations, so he should go up... Uh, by the way, Kim Jong-ming himself is also a vice president.

"I called you to have a meeting yesterday and you won't come..." Li Zaibin couldn't help but sneer. "Yesterday, in order to integrate the power, the producers association held a re-election. Your vice president is still there, but my president was taken away by the President Sun."

"So that's it." Jin Zhongming suddenly realized that no wonder the capital was so aggressive this time, and it turned out that he was prepared.

As for Li Zaibin's strange attitude, it is understandable. The CJ Group has a great family and a great business. Although it was the result of Li Zaixian's years of hard work, when it comes to the original body of this group, it is the company that the founder of Samsung gave him his daughter-in-law, Ms. Sun. In other words, the CJ Group was the first to be Sun and Li. Li Zaibin's position was replaced, so there must be internal coordination between CJ... But giving it to someone named Sun would make Li Zaibin particularly unhappy.

The turmoil on the stage lasted for a long time, and the members of the major associations below were chattering endlessly. However, after a long period of discussion, the other eight associations still unified their opinions.

"We respect the efforts made by theaters, agency companies, and producers to the development of Korean films, and also respect your existence and strength." Lin Quanze personally responded to the request of the investors. "In fact, we are willing to make concessions in the quota of the executive committee. But we are frank, from the perspective of the power system, there is no problem with adding a theater association... However, ten quotas can easily cause problems in the operation of the executive committee because it is easy to cause opposition... And if the investors are given more quotas, such as the entertainment agency according to your intention, there is also a quota of the entertainer agency, which is no different from a greater unfairness for the entertainer who accounts for the vast majority of the people. What's more, as we all know, producers and entertainer agency naturally have a great overlap... Therefore, our plan is to add a theater association, but also add an association quota representing front-line film staff..."

The people in the audience whispered, but generally nodded. After all, in terms of the number of people, front-line film practitioners accounted for the vast majority.

"We disagree." Several bigwigs from the capital immediately rejected the plan after a little discussion. "The establishment of the association itself should take into account the real distribution of power and interest demands. For no reason, we have created an unknown association for checks and balances. And today we can temporarily add a confused association. Will the second one be added tomorrow? How much harm will this cause the authority of the Executive Committee?"

CJ President Sun's words were very powerful. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words are not smooth, and if the words are not smooth, the things are not smooth. Once this statement is spoken, let alone the audience is much quieter, even Lin Quanze and others are silent.

"What do you want?" During the stalemate, Li Cangdong suddenly snatched the microphone directly. He realized that this group of people either came purely for trouble or were prepared... No matter which one it was, you have to ask clearly.

"I know what Director Lee thinks, but we are not here to make trouble. In fact, we are willing to "bear each other for the country." The president of Mijia Cinema, who has not spoken, suddenly picked up the microphone calmly, which made Kim Jong-ming squint. "In fact, we do have a plan to ask all Korean filmmakers to consider... First of all, we will not appeal to occupy the three committee places, because that is really unreasonable... However, the Cinema Association is objective and must be established and enjoyed a place."

"But ten people are unhealthy!" Li Cangdong emphasized.

"Then set up a new executive committee quota according to your wishes..."

Li Cangdong laughed furiously, but immediately he became serious with the other party's words.

"But this quota should not be based on any ghost association, because that is unhealthy! However, we can allow all Korean filmmakers present to elect an exclusive executive committee similar to the cabinet regardless of the minister! Is that fair?"

Everyone took it seriously, because according to the other party's plan, on the one hand, the number of film practitioners is guaranteed to belong to this quota, but on the other hand, it is more in line with the so-called procedural justice, allowing everyone to accept it and be more convinced!

A practical solution will naturally trigger a large-scale discussion. The noise on and off the stage became a vegetable market. Those who handed the notes, spoke in their own words, argued fiercely, and confronted... It really felt like a Korean parliament.

"To be honest, what are your ideas?" Kim Jong-ming suddenly looked sideways at Li Jae-bin. "Why do I feel a little weird? Not to mention such fair conditions, the power of so much capital is so consistent. It would be strange if there is no big man behind it as a pusher."

"I don't know." Li Zaibin's expression didn't seem to be a fake. "They do have some connections, and there are big people behind them who are pushing... But I really don't know."

Jin Zhongming looked up and down at Li Jae-bin, sighed slightly, but did not speak again.

As Kim Jong-ming said, this is a very fair plan. Although the discussion is very intense, the major associations quickly completed a unified caliber in their own way. Then when the opinions were summarized to the right side of the podium, it was also surprisingly consistent!

"The Female Filmmakers Association abstained from the rights, and the other seven associations agreed, plus your producers association itself...the plan was passed!" Lin Quanze frowned and announced the result seriously. "Introduced the theater association and added a general election executive committee."

"Then ask one more thing." Someone did not speak in order, but shouted out directly. "Our new association hastily elected, if we choose repeat candidates for the sake of unified power..."

"No problem." Lin Quanze waved his hand. "This topic has been discussed before. As long as it is a formally elected candidate within the association, it doesn't matter if the eleven executive members are all alone! Because what we need to ensure is that the intentions of practitioners are truly expressed... "

"That's good!"

There was a burst of applause immediately from the audience. Not everyone was willing to delay time here, otherwise there would be no various associations and executive committee members.

However, they no longer need to worry much, because as the requirements of the investors were met, the meeting process became particularly smooth, from the authorization of the executive committee by major associations, to the swearing recognition of the executive committee by all filmmakers to the unification of the rosters of major associations... These formal things seem useless, but in fact, according to experience, when it comes to a critical moment, Koreans who are more famous than dead will succumb to these video materials and registration signatures without hesitation... With these, the authoritarianism of the executive committee is ensured.

However, as various processes continue, the atmosphere finally becomes subtle... The executive committee election is finally about to begin!

By the way, although major associations have their own internal structures, in fact, except for the director association, most associations are mainly based on technology and rarely have the characteristics of such power institutions. In addition, many associations themselves are extremely busy or leisurely, and it is difficult to connect with such permanent institutions. Then, putting aside the temporary presidential system and re-entering internal elections is naturally a natural call.

In fact, this meeting started here. You should know that when the president was in charge of the system, many associations had an unknown ridiculous political struggle... Although this meeting had the intention of solidifying the results and institutionalizing the Executive Committee, a five-year term election was held to end the chaotic situation of fighting for power and profit, it was also a unanimous call from everyone.

Then when it comes to the topic, the election will naturally make people feel a little nervous and subtle. Just like the dispute between Park Won-soon and Luo Qingyuan outside, it is inevitable that Luo Qingyuan will be exposed to a beauty salon priced at tens of millions of won...

Therefore, in order to avoid chaos in the situation, the elections were carried out one by one from the Directors Association!

It was naturally Lee Cangdong's election, and the internal cohesion and combat effectiveness of the Directors Association have always been a master of Korea. Although Lee Cangdong is not the president of the Directors Association, as the successor designated by Lin Quanze, his election this time is naturally calm.

Next is the election of the Korean Filmmaker Technology Association. The old president Han Zaiyi was also easily elected. The technicians did not have so many troubles, and his position has always been very stable.

The third executive committee selected was Li Dahao, who was a candidate for the Screenwriter Association. Looking at the shocked president of the Screenwriter Association, Cui Xikui knew that this famous screenwriter president was obviously impolite.

"Choi Xikui has been too passionate about fame and fortune this year." Li Jae-bin, who seemed to know what was inside, shook his head with a little emotion. "The result has caused dissatisfaction within the Screenwriter Association, and even the people from the Directors Association are unwilling to pull him. It's no wonder this is like this."

Jin Zhongming naturally nodded slightly.

The fourth executive member comes from the Independent Film Association, and is also acquaintance of Kim Jong-ming, Lee Zhonglie, the director of "The Voice of the Cowbell".

The fifth candidate comes from the Women Filmmakers Association, who is still a director, and is a well-known person Kim Jong-ming is not familiar with, and Li Tingxiang, a famous representative of the director of New Wave Films.

It is no wonder that although there are so many members of the Female Filmmaker Association, South Korea is a patriarchal society after all, and actresses generally protect themselves and are unwilling to participate in these things. Therefore, female directors in the Association have a great advantage, and Li Tingxiang is also the best in the category.

However, seeing the emergence of these two candidates, Lee Cang-dong couldn't help but look at An Shengji and Kim Jong-ming hiding in the corner, because the Directors Association has always believed that these two places should be the characters he brought, but these two people obviously have a deep relationship with An Shengji, a powerful figure in the actors... But then again, these two candidates are really speechless, and no one can say that they are not suitable, and they are both serious directors... Even Lee Cang-dong himself feels so confused about his doubts.

"Don't look at me like this..." Faced with Li Jae-bin's puzzled gaze, Kim Jong-ming smiled awkwardly and shook his head. "Director Li Zhonglie was encouraged by me. He owed me a huge favor. I did this to compete for some right to speak... But Aunt Li Tingxiang, I won't take the blame!"

"Can you recite it or not!" Li Zaibin practiced and shook his head. "The aunt who brought you from the United States, her parents' seniors in the same school, and the director of his first work, wouldn't make things difficult for you, right?"

Jin Zhongming refused to comment.

The crowd made more associations, and soon, the sixth executive committee member followed suit also emerged. The actors association, which had already coordinated, directly chose Lee Byung-hun, which was the result of previous internal discussions.

The seventh executive committee subsequently came from the Korean Film Union, and An Sung-ki, who went public through a backdoor, was elected without any obstacles.

The eighth executive committee member is Zheng Jinzhou who has been decided long ago. As the only official representative, although the Korean Film Federation has been abolished, the official is the official after all, and the existence of the Film Revitalization Committee cannot be ignored by anyone. Giving a quota for executive committee is already the biggest victory.

The next election comes from the producers association. Now many people are energetic because they want to know which one the other party will play... Kim Jong-ming and Lee Jae-bin are registered members, one of them is the vice president, so they naturally receive voting notices from the mobile app.

This is a place similar to the Chinese penguin group. It has a very simple function, very direct and transparent. You can directly choose the candidates you like... In fact, most associations use this seemingly naive but actually very practical way to conduct elections.

Kim Jong-ming came up and chose Li Jae-bin's name, and then ignored it.

However, Li Zaibin immediately started to cough violently and handed his phone in front of Jin Zhongming.

Kim Jong-ming's expression sluggishly, nothing else. The number of votes behind his name in the mobile app is increasing dramatically, and he soon gained a huge advantage!

The ninth executive committee member is Kim Jong-ming!

Lee Cangdong and Lin Quanze couldn't help but look at each other, it was obvious that things were going to be big! Putting aside the official and the investors, actors and directors are the two most representative groups in Korean movies, but these two groups have always been in peace. The main reason is that the director naturally suppresses the actors!

But this time, it seems that we will turn it all with Kim Jong-ming as the core!

However, they were powerless. Because not to mention that when facing the official and the capital, they were natural allies, unless they were very dirty, they would never be able to break up. More importantly, the successful holding of this conference was more due to the efforts of directors who liked to tinker with things. The election result and the executive committee's resolutions were endorsed by those of you. Otherwise, the authority of those of you will only be damaged!

And as of now, this pair of teachers and students has not yet occupied an absolute majority, and the situation can still be barely controlled by the final election.

The election of the tenth executive committee began soon, this time it was the election of the newly joined Korean theater industry association. By the way, many people at the scene had no thoughts about this. After all, if everyone in the producers association is still familiar with it, then many people in theaters feel almost like a white space.

In fact, Kim Jong-ming thought so at the beginning, but when the election began, his mobile phone began to buzz, and his brain immediately began to buzz. He had just acquired several insignificant theaters and just remembered that he seemed to be part of this association! More importantly, the mobile phone clearly showed that he, who had just entered the theater, was actually a big lead in the election in this association that had just qualified for the executive committee election!

Two minutes later, the election results were successfully released, and the tenth executive committee member was also Kim Jong-ming!
To be continued...