On August 28, Zhang Enhui, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jilin Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Changchun Municipal Committee, along with Wang Zilian, Mayor of Changchun City, met with Hu Jinjun, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the China Media Group, Mao Yu, Executive Deputy Director of China Film Administration, Lu Liang, Deputy Director of China Film Administration, Zhang Hong, member of the Party Leadership Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and Secretary of the Branch Party Leadership Group of China Film Association, and other important guests attending the 18th Changchun Film Festival.

Zhang Enhui and Wang Zilian expressed their gratitude to the China Media Group, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Film Administration, and China Film Association for their strong support for the revitalization and development of Changchun. Zhang Enhui said that Changchun is the cradle of China's film industry and the film festival serves as a cultural business card of Changchun. He hoped that guests from all walks of life would continue to pay attention to and support Changchun's development, and provide valuable suggestions for hosting the film festival and strengthening the film and television cultural and creative industries. Taking the opportunity of hosting this film festival, Changchun will further promote the deep integration of film, television, and modern cultural tourism industries and gather powerful spiritual momentum for its revitalization and development.

Hu Jinjun and other guests stated that they would give full play to their respective strengths and encourage more film and television workers to come to Jilin and Changchun to participate in creative filming. They would provide support for the cultivation and development of film, television, and cultural tourism industries in Changchun.