Why nowadays are most TV series costume dramas and period dramas? Because it's too difficult to put a drama that reflects reality onto the screen. I created a TV drama, One Family from Wenzhou, which tells the story of how a family from Zhejiang province made a living by doing business across the country in the 1980s and finally expanded their business to Europe. When I proposed the drama to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, they asked me to consult and get approval from six ministries¹, including the Ministry² of Foreign Affairs and the National Energy Administration.

为什么现在电视剧题材多以古装剧和历史剧为主？原因就在于深刻一些的现实题材电视剧审起来都非常繁琐。我拍了一部电视剧——《温州一家人》，讲述了上世纪八十年代浙江一家子走南闯北、经商创业的故事，最终将事业扩展到了欧洲。当时我将这部剧提交给国家广电总局去审，他们让我带着作品去找六个部门咨询，其中竟然还有外交部和能源部。

 

Gao Mantang, screenwriter and member of the CPPCC National Committee

高满堂，编剧、全国政协委员

 

 

When I was young I received much help from the older generation of film people. Now, it's time for us to nurture³ the next generation. I will serve as president of Shanghai Film Academy. It's a university. But I don't think it necessary for a young man who has talent for movies to score 600 in the national college entrance examination.

我们这一辈电影人是在父辈的扶植下成长起来的，现在也到了我们把经验交给下一代的时候。我将担任上海大学电影学院院长。这是一所大学，学生入学都需通过高考，但对于具有电影天赋的年轻人，我认为即使高考分数达不到600分，也应该让他们入学。

 

Chen Kaige, film director and member of the CPPCC National Committee

陈凯歌，导演、全国政协委员

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