As the policies of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television become more and more popular among the people, bad movies can finally find no one to blame.

I am risking my life to clear the name of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television this time!

Careful people will find that strange changes are taking place in Chinese film and television: bad movies and TV series are released one after another, and there is no time to catch a breath after criticizing them; however, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, which has been heavily criticized by netizens, has recently received a lot of likes.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has taken a lot of actions recently - live broadcast platforms and individuals must be certified to work; regulate the performing activities of Korean artists in China; regulate reality shows; standardize the purchase and broadcast of TV dramas so that celebrities cannot be used as a bargaining criterion; the only types of costume dramas allowed to be broadcast during prime time are historical dramas, etc.

These policies have won a lot of likes from netizens online. At first glance, I thought that the radio and television authorities also hired internet trolls.

After all, the previous policy was this:

1. Between September and the end of October, patriotic and anti-fascist themes must be broadcast

2. Crack down on extramarital affairs and one-night stands

3. Puppy love is allowed in campus films, but it is not allowed to be successful

4. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, animals are not allowed to cultivate into spirits

5. Do not display criminal methods to prevent criminals from learning to commit crimes

6. Police investigative techniques must not be displayed to prevent criminals from learning how to counter-investigate.

7. Criminals can’t live too long

8. Criminals cannot have more scenes than police officers

9. Too many police officers cannot die, otherwise they will appear incompetent.

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The universal comment section looks like this:

After being immersed in this style for a long time, we have become accustomed to sneering at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and to creating false "new radio and television policies" based on hearsay and then criticizing the new policies.

But think about it, is it really possible to have good movies if these rules don’t exist?

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is like the head of a poor family. It is both lenient and strict in its management, all in order to help the poor Chinese film industry save some money.

In fact, compared with some urban management departments, you will feel that the radio and television are actually doing quite well. At least what they release is justified, necessary and targeted.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television plays an important role in protecting the domestic film market. Do you want protection with constraints, or do you want to run naked without protection?

Many times, the things banned by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television are like poppy. A boiled fish with poppy may be more delicious, but over time, it may become "fish-flavored opium". As for whether it is fish or not, who cares?

The SARFT may be at fault, but it certainly doesn't have to take the blame for bad movies.

Back to the topic at the beginning of the article, in the past, when we criticized bad movies and TV series, we would always end up blaming the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. It seemed that as long as the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television let go of the rope, all problems would be solved.

But some policies may be relaxed, while others may never be. Even if some issues are relaxed, it may not necessarily solve the film and television problem.

I highly recommend a rating system, but is it possible for China to have a rating system? It seems unlikely in the near future. The key is that if the rating system is really implemented, can you control the audience? Can you control the pirated version of a movie that was released online for two days? I have even seen a big online movie being pirated before it was released.

Therefore, as long as piracy exists, it will be impossible for Chinese films to have a ratings system, because our audiences themselves will not be able to abide by the ratings system in the first place.

The rating system will accurately distinguish those restricted films, and under the situation of rampant piracy, these films will inevitably become popular among pirates and will appear in Baidu Cloud and spread wildly as soon as possible.

Do we have to put tobacco seeds in boiled fish to make it delicious? Or is it that the chef is not as skilled as others? Besides, the policies of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television are very flexible. Farewell My Concubine is about the Cultural Revolution (a fish that slipped through the net?), and A World Without Thieves is about a thief as the protagonist! In the past two years, the scale has become more and more exaggerated. A truly good chef can dance with shackles.

When bad movies are rampant and policies are popular among the people, it becomes increasingly far-fetched for the creators of bad movies to blame the radio and television industry.

The radio and television industry may be at fault, but the bigger fault always lies with the practitioners.

Therefore, don’t use the excuse that “the radio and television don’t allow it” to deceive yourself. The Hollywood that we yearn for is just a shackle for some other people.

Adjust your direction, polish your work, or practice your skills, then your dedication will be seen by the audience.

People always say that radio and television is a circle, which stipulates that you can only do things within this circle and you should not touch things outside the circle.

But in fact, radio and television is indeed a circle, but it only stipulates what you cannot do within this circle. There is still a broad world with great potential outside the circle!

Finally, I beg the editor, please don’t sign my name on the article! Don’t sign my name! Don’t sign my name! I have to say it three times because it’s important, otherwise I’ll probably be criticized to death…

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.