Jackie Chan’s two sessions focus on targeted poverty alleviation, Xi Meijuan interprets the plight of middle-aged and elderly actors

National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Literary and Art Circles Panel Discussion

1905 movie network news On March 7, the panel discussion on the literary and art circles of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference continued at the Quintiles Hotel in Beijing. Star members Jackie Chan, Feng Xiaogang, Xi Meijuan, Zhao Baogang, Zhang Kaili, Feng Yuanzheng, Wang Liping, etc. all attended. The members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference today discussed hot topics such as "Culture Going Global", "Young Artists Do Charity", "The Dilemma of Middle-aged and Elderly Actors" and "The Importance of Realistic Themes".

In response to the above issues, the 1905 film network interviewed Jackie Chan and Xi Meijuan on the spot, providing everyone with a first-hand in-depth interpretation of the report.

Jackie Chan talks about culture, it takes time to go global, do charity and make yourself a good person

In today’s discussion, Jackie Chan once again expounded his views on the proposals of "cultural going out" and "targeted poverty alleviation".

Jackie Chan

For Jackie Chan, who has been working hard in Hollywood since the 1990s, cultural going out is not an empty talk. He used his experience in Hollywood to make a successful demonstration of cultural going out, so that Chinese kung fu was recognized by the world audience through the screen.

At the scene, Jackie Chan recalled the hard experience of going abroad, "At that time, when I went to the United States for an interview, the other party sent you a script and asked me to work hard to read it, but in the end I didn’t believe it. But you have no way. If you want to integrate into their market and learn their things, you can only swallow your anger."

Later, Jackie Chan, who was stimulated by the failure of the interview again and again, with the spirit of self-improvement, worked hard to learn English and practice Chinese kung fu, so that Hollywood saw his charm. Now, not only has Jackie Chan become a symbol of Chinese kung fu in Hollywood, but his apprentices have also served as martial arts instructors in Hollywood films such as "Avatar" and "Ace Agent".

While filming in Hollywood, Jackie Chan also pays great attention to the overseas market performance of Chinese films, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the overseas audience of Chinese films is still dominated by Chinese. So how to expand the audience base of Europe and the United States? Jackie Chan pointed out that it will take some time for culture to go global. On the one hand, from the beginning of film preparation, it is necessary to tell Chinese stories well from an international perspective; on the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the publicity of Chinese culture overseas, so that more overseas audiences can understand Chinese films. For example, you can put "Amazing, My Country" with English subtitles and go overseas to screen, so that foreigners can better understand China.

After saying that culture goes out, Jackie Chan once again mentioned his proposal on "targeted poverty alleviation", emphasizing the importance of charity. "When you are young, you don’t understand the meaning of charity, mainly to maintain your image, but when you do charity sincerely, you will find that doing charity can make you a good person." Jackie Chan said that not only does charity every day, but also leads young artists and movie fans around the world to do it together.

Yesterday, since Jackie Chan’s proposal to do charity with young artists was issued, actors such as Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Dongyu, and Yang Zi have expressed their willingness to actively participate in the battle of poverty reduction, which has also doubled Jackie Chan’s confidence. "Film and television artists, as a highly concerned group, can attract social attention with their own influence, attract forces from all walks of life to participate together, and can also lead fans’ correct social values with a healthy public welfare image, playing a good leading role; everyone can get better publicity effect, can go deep into the front line to understand the needs of various places, and help them promote local tourism, sell special products, shoot public service advertisements, etc."

Xi Meijuan explains the screen crisis of middle-aged and elderly actors, emphasizing the importance of realistic themes

Xi Meijuan

Xi Meijuan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a national first-class actor, has starred in well-known film and television dramas such as "Red Carnation", "Wang Gui and Anna", "Old Age" and "Hot Mom".

Looking carefully at her work resume, you will find that most of the works with realistic themes, and many ordinary people’s lives are interpreted by her, which is vivid and interesting. And this also coincides with her own pursuit of art. The times have undergone earth-shaking changes, not only the actions of big people are worthy of praise, but also the every move of ordinary people is worthy of being recorded by the times, and their lives have also undergone earth-shaking changes.

It can be said that how to better pay attention to real life in literary and artistic creation has always been regarded as a very important issue by Xi Meijuan.

"To tell the Chinese story well, we should tell the story of the Chinese people well," Ms. Xi told reporters at the afternoon panel discussion. "Let the world know what has happened to the Chinese people and whether their aspirations have been met. How to reflect this view in literary and artistic works is what literary and artistic workers should really care about."

Why emphasize the importance of realist works? "Realist works record the stories that are happening in the present," Ms. Xi explained. "If the work is good enough and passes the test of time, it may also become a traditional culture, which is how cultures are connected. So, in today’s era, it is the common responsibility of all literary and artistic workers to use what works to leave the truest information on the progress of the great era for future generations."

In the panel discussion a few days ago, some members mentioned that in today’s realistic film and television dramas, there is often a phenomenon of similarities between elders. Will actors encounter fewer and fewer scripts and roles to choose from when they reach a certain age? Xi Meijuan also gave her own answer at the scene, "When actors reach a certain age, the opportunities to be protagonists will decrease. This is not a unique phenomenon in China, but a worldwide professional phenomenon. But this does not mean that the professional space of middle-aged and elderly actors will be reduced as a result. There are also many roles for parents in life dramas. We are considering the quality of these roles. This is something to pay attention to in the source creation."　

In the process of communicating with the two committee members, the reporter found that whether Jackie Chan discussed the way of cultural going out or Xi Meijuan talked about the importance of realism, after the two said some historical achievements, they all showed a sense of urgency.

The sense of urgency reflects the courage of people to be vigilant about the existing difficulties and work hard. A nation with a sense of urgency is a nation with hope. In the field of literature and art, the sense of urgency reflects its due value through the responsibility shouldered by literary and artistic workers, that is, in the process of creation, literary and artistic workers must always think about how to do a lot of tempering, so as to leave the truest information on the progress of the great era to future generations.