The Xinhua News Agency yesterday made a clear report on the disciplinary and comeback procedures for inferior artists for the first time in the industry, which attracted widespread attention from netizens.
In response to the concerns of netizens, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency today conducted an exclusive interview with Pan Yan, secretary general of the China Performance Industry Association, who issued the "Management Measures for the Self-discipline of Performers in the Performance Industry".
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Xinhua News Agency: Which types of entertainers are applicable to the "Administrative Measures for the Self-discipline of Performers in the Performance Industry"?
Pan Yan: The applicable population of the management measures refers to performers engaged in various types of stage art performances such as music, dance, drama, opera, and folk art, such as singers, band members, members of singing and dancing groups, dancers, drama actors, opera actors, etc. Musical actors, cross talk actors, talk show actors, acrobatic magic actors, etc.
Xinhua News Agency: The issue of fake singing is of great concern to the public. How to judge whether it is fake singing?
Does the scope of commercial performances include TV evenings?
Pan Yan: "Entertainers shall not deceive audiences by false singing or false performances in commercial performances" is formulated in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the "Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Performances" and "Regulations for the Implementation of the Regulations on Commercial Performances", outside the TV studio The commercial performances held are all within the scope of management.
The judgment on whether or not to sing will be based on the judgment of the cultural market comprehensive law enforcement agency.
Xinhua News Agency: How do you find out that there are illegal artists?
Do you accept social reports?
Pan Yan: The Secretariat of the Ethics Building Committee is responsible for daily public opinion tracking and related information collection and sorting work, and timely discover and understand the violations of the entertainers.
At the same time, the members of the Association's Ethics Construction Committee and the members of the China Performance Industry Association apply to the committee to initiate the evaluation process for violating performers on the premise that they can understand and grasp the relevant facts. The evaluation work is handled in strict accordance with the management methods and related work regulations.
As this method is an industry self-discipline management standard, the scope of application is limited to the industry, and there will be no social reporting channels.
Xinhua News Agency: Can the industry's self-discipline approach be fair and just?
Will it be a mere formality, or overly protect the interests of the industry?
Pan Yan: The association is currently improving the "Ethics Building Committee Working Regulations" and "Illegal Performers' Self-Discipline and Re-evaluation Standards", which are supporting the management measures, and report them to the relevant authorities.
From March 1st, the self-discipline measures and re-evaluation of artists who violate the rules will be carried out by the Ethics Construction Committee in accordance with the relevant work regulations and evaluation standards.
In the committee’s personnel composition, industry representatives account for less than one-third of the total, and each review work will be conducted in a “back-to-back” manner without interfering with each other, and strive to integrate the opinions of representatives from all walks of life to be objective and fair.
Xinhua News Agency: Before the release and implementation of the "Administrative Measures for the Self-discipline of Performers in the Performance Industry", do artists who violated the practice standards apply this method?
Pan Yan: The management measures have been formally implemented on March 1, 2021, and will not be retroactive. The previous relevant circumstances do not apply to the measures.
(Bai Ying, Hu Mengxue)