The sky-high salary of actors has not been legislated by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television: Hebei market solves itself

Wang Jianqiang, deputy director of the Radio, Film and Television Regulations Division of the Policy and Legal Affairs Department of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, expressed the hope that as the market order is further optimized, the power of industry associations continues to increase, and a more reasonable, more rational and more complete film product budget system will be established. This problem will be solved through the market's own power.

On the 19th, at the provincial theater management work in Shanxi Province and the "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" training conference, there was no legislation on issues such as the sky-high salary of actors. Wang Jianqiang, deputy director of the Radio, Film and Television Regulations Division of the Policy and Legal Affairs Department of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, expressed the hope that with the further optimization of market order, the power of industry associations will continue to increase, and a more reasonable, more rational and more complete film product budget system was established. This problem will be solved through the market's own forces.

According to public information, in recent years, the remuneration of film and television actors in my country has hit record highs, and there is a lack of reasonable pricing standards, which has led to a rapid increase in film production costs and caused widespread controversy in the industry. When the draft "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" was submitted to the 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress for review again in August 2016, some members suggested establishing a film remuneration management system through legislation.

However, the Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into effect on March 1, 2017, did not implement a remuneration management system.

In this regard, Wang Jianqiang said that when the "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" was enacted, there were calls for legislation to restrict this issue. However, during the process of soliciting opinions, encouraging views were found that the development of the industry has its own laws, believing that in the process of market development, it will play a corrective role and solve some abnormal problems in development.

He said,"We hope that with the further development of the industry and the further optimization of the market order, the power of industry associations will continue to increase and promote the establishment of a more reasonable, more rational and more complete budget system for film products. Through the power of the market itself, solving this problem has not been reflected in legislation, because if we rely on forced legal intervention, it is likely to cause distortion of market price signals, and it will be difficult to operate."

In addition to the sky-high salary of actors, the film grading system is also the focus of public attention. The Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China does not establish a grading system.

In this regard, Wang Jianqiang said that countries adopt grading systems or censorship systems according to their national conditions."Some countries implement grading systems, such as India, Canada and other countries implement mandatory grading, which also includes a result, banning screenings, which is essentially a form of censorship."

He said that the environment to truly achieve classification is very difficult and requires a supporting industry environment. However, the current situation in my country is not suitable. Some experts believe that after classification, the supervision of pornographic violence may be relaxed, and some people will In order to seek short-term benefits and cater to vulgar tastes,"Of course, this practice will not become the mainstream, but the impact cannot be underestimated. So not everyone supports grading, but some people oppose it. In terms of legislation, we have not promoted the grading system, but also based on reality and specific national conditions."

Many people support the film grading system to protect the rights and interests of minors. In this regard, Wang Jianqiang said that although my country has not implemented a film grading system, the "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that films must not contain content that infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of minors or harms the physical and mental health of minors. If the screening of films may cause physical or psychological discomfort to minors and other audiences, they should be reminded, and also positively support the production and production of films that are conducive to the healthy growth of minors.

It is understood that recently,"Wolverine 3" has been clearly announced, and audiences below primary school students need to be accompanied by their parents to watch it. Wang Jianqiang said: "This is a reminder, not what some people think is a prelude to grading."

Regarding controversial issues such as sky-high salaries and grading systems, he said that the "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" does not include these issues in the scope of adjustment and is a better choice based on the current situation."But this issue has not stopped. In the future implementation of the law, in the practice of industry development and management, we can continue to explore and study."

It is understood that the "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on November 7, 2016 and will come into effect on March 1, 2017.

Editor: Nancy