Chapter 796 Interview with Sun Daohao

Beijing.

A courtyard house.

Sun Daohao was lying on a lounge chair under the willow tree to rest. There was a chair opposite him, and two cups were placed on the tea table.

The post-editing of "Dark Forest" is still going on, and overall it's going relatively smoothly.

Taking advantage of today's rest, he waited for the arrival of an old friend in the courtyard.

Sun Daohao does not live here now, but coming here can truly relax his body and mind because of a special sense of belonging.

Take a sip of rich tea water, listen to the chirping of cicadas, gently shake your fan, close your eyes slightly and feel the rare peace in such a big city.

Sun Daohao glanced at the time on his watch and began to pour tea into another cup.

The appointed time was getting closer and closer, and his old friend was almost here.

"Old Sun, I really envy your life." I heard his voice before I saw him.

A man of the same age as Sun Daohao came in, and it was his friend Yu Anping.

The two have known each other since they were young and have been old friends for decades.

Yu Anping held two bottles of wine and a CD in his hand, looked around at the flowers and plants in the courtyard, sat opposite Sun Daohao and said with emotion: "Hey, it's still more comfortable to live here."

In his early years, Yu Anping sold his courtyard house as start-up capital for his business. Now that he has the money to buy it, he can no longer buy it back.

Although he lived in a big villa, he had the same idea as Sun Daohao, and wanted to return to the courtyard.

"Stop feeling emotional, Lao Yu, drink tea."

Regarding the matter of selling the house, Sun Daohao had advised him and even said that he could lend the money to Yu Anping.

But starting a business comes with huge risks after all, so Yu Anping directly rejected Sun Daohao's kindness.

"I brought you good wine specially." Yu Anping held up the CD: "There is also the thing you asked me to find. I asked someone to store it in the CD."

"Thank you very much."

"Hey, what's there to thank you for? It's all small things. Just have a drink with me when you have time."

"Hahaha, you are so old, you should drink less. I will drink tea with you at most."

Sun Daohao looked at a disc without any name, which contained the movie "Star Journey".

"Star Trek" is a classic American science fiction movie that has been used as a reference by many great directors who make science fiction movies.

Due to some special reasons, it was not introduced in the country.

For Son Do-ho, there is not a single domestic science fiction film worth learning from.

In order for "Dark Forest" to be successful, it must learn advanced experience from some foreign classic science fiction movies.

The two were chatting.

Yu Anping's cell phone rang.

"Okay, I'll go back right away."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Anping said helplessly: "I came over today and wanted to have a drink with you. The company suddenly has something that I need to go back to handle."

"Go back to work first, there will be a lot of free time in the future."

"Okay!" Yu Anping turned and left.

Sun Daohao returned to the living room with the CD and started watching "Star Journey".

This movie was made more than thirty years ago, but it is still amazing to watch at this time.

While watching, Son Daohao would sigh with emotion from time to time. There is still a big gap between domestic and foreign science fiction movies.

He is confident in his "Dark Forest", but he is also under tremendous pressure.

Two hours later, the movie ended. Sun Daohao rubbed his chin and frowned slightly, thinking about what he could learn from the movie "Star Journey".

The ringtone of the cell phone interrupted Sun Daohao's thoughts.

Although it was an unfamiliar number, Sun Daohao still answered the call. Not many people knew his mobile phone number.

"Hi, hello."

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"Hello, Director Sun, we are "Jinghua Daily"."

"What's the matter?"

"We would like to do an exclusive interview with you. Do you have time?"

"In which aspect?"

There are many types of exclusive interviews with news media, and you can only agree to them if you understand the situation clearly in advance.

"Your new movie "The Dark Forest" is a science fiction movie. At present, domestic movies are very weak in science fiction, but it is very popular in the domestic film market. Many viewers want to see the domestic masterpiece science fiction. Movie. This interview is mainly to learn about your new movie and your understanding and expectations of domestic science fiction movies.”

"That's it." Sun Daohao patted his thigh gently, thinking about whether to agree. After a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."

In fact, he wanted to wait for this kind of interview after "The Dark Forest" was released.

It is still unclear whether the audience can accept it. If the results are not satisfactory, some netizens may ridicule it.

Sun Daohao was able to agree solely because he was familiar with Yu Xiaobo, the editor-in-chief of Jinghua Daily.

There have been many interviews between the two parties, and the relationship between the two people is good.

Sun Daohao admired Yu Xiaobo's vision.

"Director Sun, when are you free?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little excited. I never thought that such a big director in China could agree so readily.

Sun Daohao estimated his free time and said, "Let's set it at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. I'll wait for you at home. You, the editor-in-chief, know the place."

After hanging up the phone, Son Daohao started watching "Star Journey" from the beginning again. There were still many places in it that needed careful observation.

Two days later, Saturday.

"Jinghua Daily" sent Zhao Shuang to conduct this exclusive interview.

Zhao Shuang has worked for "Jinghua Daily" for more than five years, specializing in interviewing public figures in the entertainment industry and has rich experience.

According to the address given by Yu Xiaobo, Zhao Shuang came to the door of Sun Daohao's house and suddenly felt nervous.

After doing so many exclusive interviews, this was the first time she interviewed such a top director.

"I hope everything goes well today." Zhao Shuang took a deep breath and encouraged himself in his heart.

For this exclusive interview, she made a lot of preparations in advance, not only understanding the development of domestic and foreign science fiction movies, but also studying Sun Dohao's personal habits.

The more top people are, the more they have some special habits.

The door to the courtyard was open, and Zhao Shuang still rang the doorbell.

After a while, the two saw Sun Daohao coming out, and Zhao Shuang quickly said hello: "Hello, Director Sun! I am Zhao Shuang, a reporter from "Jinghua Daily"."

"Hello! Please come in!"

Under the leadership of Sun Daohao, the three people came to the living room.

In addition to Zhao Shuang, there was also a photographer for the exclusive interview.

Before coming, Yu Xiaobo specifically explained that Sun Daohao didn't like too grand scenes, so they kept everything simple.

"You guys sit down first and I'll get you a glass of water."

Tea water is ready.

"Thank you! It's too troublesome for you, Director Sun." Zhao Shuang said quickly.

"You don't have to be formal. Although it's for work, everyone who comes here is a guest. Let's have a cup of tea together."

"Thanks."

When Zhao Shuang and Sun Daohao briefly exchanged the interview details, the photographer had already set up the camera and made an 'OK' gesture.

"Director Sun, let's begin our exclusive interview."

Sun Daohao tidied his clothes: "Okay."

Zhao Shuang had already memorized the questions for the interview, so he didn't have a manuscript in hand: "Can you tell everyone about when your latest science fiction movie "Dark Forest" will be released? The audience is very much looking forward to this movie."

""The Dark Forest" has been completed a long time ago and is still in the editing and post-processing stages. The most troublesome part of a science fiction movie is post-production. I want to bring a visual feast to the audience. I can't determine the specific release time. , it should be during the Spring Festival at the earliest.”

"In fact, the audience's expectations for domestic science fiction movies are not high. Did you feel a lot of pressure when filming "Dark Forest"?"

Son Do-ho's "Ruins" has been the highest-grossing film in China for more than ten years in a row, and new moviegoers are naturally looking forward to it.

However, domestic science fiction movies have always been criticized, and the disappointment in the hearts of the audience is much greater than their expectations.

"Of course there will be pressure, but I am still very confident in my movies. The audience's lack of expectations for domestic science fiction movies has a lot to do with the current environment in the entertainment industry. Money is not spent in the right place. Just relying on one or two actors is not enough." If you can’t make a high-quality movie, how can you make it popular with the audience?”

Sun Daohao has long been dissatisfied with the domestic entertainment industry environment, and this is not the first time he has mentioned this in front of the media.

He has always wanted domestic entertainment to go global. If it continues to develop like this, let alone go global, domestic entertainment will sooner or later be cannibalized by other countries.

“What are your biggest expectations for ‘The Dark Forest’?”

"The audience has lost confidence in domestic science fiction movies. I just want to use this movie to tell them that there is still hope for domestic science fiction movies. We can also produce domestic science fiction movies that are not inferior to American blockbusters."

The interview lasted for more than an hour with questions and answers.

Zhao Shuang thanked: "Thank you for taking the time to accept this interview."

Not many media outlets can get exclusive interviews with Sun Daohao. Without Yu Xiaobo's relationship, "Jinghua Daily" would not have today's interview.

Sun Daohao drank tea and waved his hand and said: "This is what should be done to let the audience know the current development of domestic science fiction movies."

The photographer confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the captured image and then signaled to Zhao Shuang.

"Director Sun, I won't disturb your rest, we have to go back to do business." Zhao Shuang stood up and said goodbye.

Sun Daohao stood up and said goodbye: "Thank you for your hard work today."

After Zhao Shuang and the photographer left, Sun Daohao was not in a hurry to clean up. An interview of more than an hour was very energy-consuming for a person of his age.

Sun Daohao sipped the tea carefully and sat on the chair to rest for more than half an hour.

the next day.

"Jinghua Daily" published this exclusive interview with Sun Daohao on its multiple social accounts and wrote a long copy.

"I am very grateful to Director Son Do-ho for taking time out of his busy schedule to accept the interview."

"Science fiction movies are no longer unfamiliar to audiences and are loved by everyone, but why are they so difficult to develop in China?"

"Director Son Do-ho will explain to you the current development status of domestic science fiction films."

“Science fiction movies have been classified as minor category movies in the country.”

"This exclusive interview will explain in detail why director Son Do-ho was able to make a science fiction movie "The Dark Forest" under the current circumstances."

“The video will give you the latest updates on The Dark Forest.”

Once the video was released, it quickly became a hot search topic on various social software, and many self-media accounts began to repost it in order to gain popularity.

In just half an hour, the number of comments on the official blog of "Jinghua Daily" has exceeded 50,000, and it continues to grow.

"Looking forward to director Son Do-ho's new film! Looking forward to "Dark Forest"!"

“I thought it was fake news when I heard that director Son Do-ho was making a movie, but it turned out to be true.”

"I hope to see this "Dark Forest" during the Chinese New Year!"

"I believe that director Son Do-ho will definitely let us see the hope of domestic science fiction movies."

"This is a great and responsible director. His evaluation of the current domestic film market is simply spot-on. I like this temperament."

"When "The Dark Forest" is released, you must go to the cinema to support it and support the development of domestic science fiction movies."

"Based on what Teacher Sun said, I must go to the cinema when it is released and be the first to book a movie ticket."

“I’m already looking forward to the New Year!”

Bright Entertainment Company.

President's office.

Tan Yue took advantage of his break to open Weibo, saw this hot search, and gently clicked the mouse to learn about the situation.

The interview, which lasted more than an hour, was edited down to more than 40 minutes.

The content of the interview was not much at all, as long as some time for drinking water and resting were omitted.

In the video, Tan Yue also agreed with Sun Daohao's views on the current development status of domestic films.

Regarding "Dark Forest", although the domestic film market is not friendly to domestic science fiction films, Tan Yue believes that the box office performance of this film will not be bad, the director's box office is guaranteed, and this film is also within the scope of support from the General Administration of Culture .

Tan Yue believes that there is another aspect of "Dark Forest" that is not bad at the box office.

——Later work.

"Dark Forest" will be released as early as the end of the year.

From the completion of filming to the release, the middle eight or nine months were spent in post-production, which can be described as meticulous craftsmanship.

It would be surprising for a movie like this to do poorly at the box office.

"Slow work will produce fine work." Tan Yue couldn't help but sigh, thinking that he had already made two movies during this period, and the shooting plan for the third movie would be launched in a while.

In comparison, I felt that I was in a hurry.

This is also the difference between science fiction movies and other movies.

Post-production work such as nonsensical and romantic films basically does not require much time.

The special effects in "Kung Fu" pale in comparison to science fiction movies.

"It won't hit the schedule then, right?!" Tan Yue suddenly thought that the filming of "Infernal Affairs" was about to begin.

According to Tan Yue's plan, "Infernal Affairs" will probably be released during the Spring Festival.

Tan Yue broke the box office record held by Sun Daohao for more than ten years, and this time it was a real head-to-head confrontation.

Tan Yue put down the cup in his hand and said: "The scene will be very exciting!"

Even if the two of them have no action, netizens will definitely compare the two movies together.