Chapter 407 Fire!

Yu Bojun is actually a very talented person.

There is a common judgment in the industry: a director who can make art films well, as long as he has the knack to make commercial films, it will be a lot of money, but a director who makes commercial films all the year round, even if he wants to play art , and often play around leaking wind.

Yu Bojun is also a bit leaky, but at least overall, he has done quite well.

From this point of view, Li Qian may not be qualified to be called a good director now. He just has a lot of good things in his mind that people in this time and space don't know. He can change it out and make it a good thing recognized by people in this time and space, then he is qualified. However, there is no doubt that he is qualified enough after years of watching movies and working in the industry in another time and space. senior movie viewers, and at least third-rate film critics.

Therefore, with a full score of 10, he can give Yu Bojun's "Scallion Love" 6.5 points - not high, but at least, it is already above the passing line and the standard line.

And if you consider that Yu Bojun's previous film was a so-called urban romance film every year, the first time he shoots a film like "Love in Green Onion", he can show such quality...you just have to It can be said that he is actually very talented, but he was wasted too much before.

It's just that, to shoot "To Live" at this level, obviously, it's not interesting.

The screening in the projection room of Yu Bojun's film studio in Shuntian Prefecture is over.

Yu Bojun got up and turned on the light, and said, "What's the matter? Let's just talk here, or change places?"

Today was the first time I met someone after the first cut of "Love in Green Onions". Those who were not close enough, Yu Bojun didn't call, so the few people working in the room at this time were all acquaintances.

Cao Zhan, Li Qian, Zhao He.

Originally, Jin Han promised to come, after all, he is the chief photographer of this drama, but he skipped the ticket.

Zhao He thought for a while, and said: "I think it's not bad, all that should come out, I dare not say how good it is, but at least, the standard is already good."

Yu Bojun raised his eyebrows and looked at Cao Zhan.

Cao Zhan rubbed his nose, "Some places are a bit rough."

Yu Bojun nodded, and after a while, seeing that Cao Zhan had no intention of continuing, he turned to look at Li Qian.

Li Qian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is it good or bad?"

Yu Bojun said directly: "Nonsense!"

Li Qian smiled, "I'm afraid of hitting you!"

As soon as the words came out, Cao Zhan and Zhao He also looked over, while Yu Bojun's eyes lit up, and he took advantage of the opportunity to sit on the armrest of the luxury seat next to him, "Say!"

Li Qian thought for a while and said: "Above the standard! I don't know if you will lose money or not. Your family runs theaters, and you know distribution. You know this better than I do. Go, don't be ashamed, you can be generous and modest, saying that there are still many shortcomings, but everyone, especially those who have seen your previous films, will look at you with admiration! But..."

Li Qian smiled, paused, and said, "At this level, I'm still afraid that you will be blinded by the filming of "To Live"!"

Yu Bojun snapped his fingers, "I knew it, you laid the groundwork so much, just for the last sentence!"

Cao Zhan and Zhao He both laughed when they heard the words.

Zhao Hedao: "It's not that exaggerated. What I, Li Qian, said earlier is quite correct. In this film, your progress is quite large and obvious."

Cao Zhan smiled and hugged his shoulders, "Qian has said everything I want to say later, so I can save trouble."

Yu Bojun sighed, sucking his teeth there.

After a long time, he asked: "This level...isn't it shameful?"

The other three said almost in unison, "Don't be ashamed!"

Yu Bojun nodded, "Ok, let's change the place, and my brothers will help me with my fingers, to see where I should check and make up for the omissions, and I will cut it again later. It is agreed, after we are done, tonight , I’m treating you, don’t run away, I’ve been in the house for two months, tonight, I’m going to get drunk!”

Cao Zhan took out a cigar, but he didn't light it, and played with it, "I'm fine, I guess Qian doesn't have the skills!" After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Li Qian.

Li Qian raised his hand and tapped his forehead, and before Yu Bojun could speak, he said, "Recently... I've been a little busy, but, okay, since Brother Yu has been alone in the editing room for two months, today's In this game, I should."

Yu Bojun snapped his fingers again, "This is the brother!"

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"...Anyway, I think that this change in this paragraph is not abrupt, but it feels a little bit wrong. Think about it, Cong Hua'er is illiterate. You can expect her to communicate with a literary youth a few times, and she will be satisfied. Did Wen Qing think about it? I remember it clearly. Qian and I discussed this part at the beginning, and our script was not written like this! I think you still have to add that part of the scene!"

"No, no, no, no, no, no, when I was editing the film, I weighed it carefully for half a month. While editing other things, I was still thinking about it! Adding this little foreshadowing is nothing, then But it’s a four and a half minute plot, you know, this means that the rhythm will be slower, which will make this section more lengthy, and the audience can’t stand it. Believe me, I understand the audience when they watch this section. How would it feel, they either fell asleep, or left early, or...hehe, scolding mother!"

"How is it possible! You have endured it for seventy minutes, and you can't stand the last four or five minutes? Let me tell you, the people who will buy tickets to watch this movie are no longer the same as you used to be." The audience, they are all mentally prepared for the dull rhythm of literary films!"

It was agreed to talk about things in the afternoon and drink in the evening, but in the end, not only chatting in the afternoon, but also a banquet in the evening, and while talking, Yu Bojun and Cao Zhan started fighting again.

Seeing them blushing and having thick necks arguing there, Li Qian remembered that when he was on the set, he was exactly the same as the two of them now. At that time, he could argue with Jin Han for a long time for a scene and a light, and even In the end, the quarrel got to the point where they were about to quarrel, and both of them yelled loudly, scaring the crew so much that no one dared to speak out.

When filming, I also feel tired, but more of that kind of excitement dominates everything. I sleep very little every day, but I feel refreshed every day. After filming, I look back and think: I am really tired!

As Zhao He also joined the battle group, he stood in a group with Yu Bojun and argued with Cao Zhan. After arguing with them for a while, Cao Zhan turned his head and saw that Li Qian had been drinking and playing, so he called him, "Qian, What do you think?"

Li Qian put down his wine glass, thought for a while, looked at Yu Bojun, and said, "Brother Yu, actually, I think that if you think about it from another angle, it might help you clear your mind."

The three of them all looked at him, as if listening attentively.

Li Qian said: "You should think about it again, think clearly, who are you shooting this film for, and who are you shooting for! Do you care more about the box office or word of mouth? Of course you want both , but there is always something more important, right?"

Seeing that the three of them looked thoughtful, Li Qian said with a smile: "I don't necessarily understand other things, but I think that as far as movies are concerned, my point of view is that if you want to walk a road, you must It achieves the ultimate, don’t try to have both sides! At least, when our level is not so high and so easy, don’t try to please both sides, because that’s impossible!”

Speaking of this, Li Qian smiled and said: "This morning, Lao Jin came to me, and then, 3.5 million, I signed him on the spot. We all know that we will lose money, but I told him that since we want to play This, don’t worry about the box office or not, if you want to play, just have fun and pour out all your thoughts! This game is fun, and then come back honestly and shoot what I want!”

Zhao He suddenly laughed when he heard the words, pointed at Li Qian, and said to Yu Bojun and Cao Zhan: "I don't know if you guys feel this way! I have known Qian for a shorter time than you, but only in the past three or four months For me, especially in the crew, let me tell you, my feeling is that this guy doesn't look like a twenty-year-old at all. As for what he said just now, do you hear a little bit? Just like adults It’s like exhorting a child! Jin Han is that playful child, and he is that adult!”

Before he finished speaking, Yu Bojun and Cao Zhan had already burst into laughter.

Yu Bojun couldn't help but said at that time: "You just realized it!"

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Or do you think me and Lao Cao just love playing with a kid so much?"

Li Qian shook his head and smiled wryly.

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while before Yu Bojun suddenly came back to his senses and slapped his forehead, "I said this grandson won't come! Why are you dating a girl? It turns out he has money!"

After finishing speaking, he smiled himself, then shook his head and nodded again, "That's right, I'm now a fucking director of a literary film! What kind of force? You all enjoy it, so is it still called a literary film? Then where did I get the force? The so-called force, the premise is the minority!"

Cao Zhan and Zhao He laughed without saying a word.

But Li Qian reached out to stop him at that time, "Brother Yu, I have to refute this statement. Art and commerce are not contradictory. Although most people may not be able to achieve perfect integration and perfect unity, it does not mean Others can't do it well... NO! Don't look at me, I'm not talking about myself!"

After a pause, he said with a smile: "My information is not accurate, I just know that if it is soon, by the end of this year, if not, next summer, you will see an epoch-making blockbuster! In terms of picture, performance, In terms of special effects, in short, in many aspects, it is at the crushing level!"

The other three exchanged glances with each other, and Yu Bojun asked, "From Hollywood?"

Li Qian nodded, "Hollywood!"

Cao Zhan thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Then the blockbuster movie you mentioned seems to be in a bad time. From our country, it probably won't get as high a box office as expected!"

After finishing speaking, he himself sighed first.

Then, in the private room that was still in full swing just now, the atmosphere suddenly dropped.

Yes, this year's domestic record market and theatrical performance market are booming, but the film market has encountered an unprecedented recession!

In 1995, the domestic box office for the whole year was only more than 5.3 billion. Pushing forward, the domestic box office in 1990 was only 2.2 billion. Last year, that is, in 1997, the total national box office was already as high as More than 8 billion—in just eight years, the domestic annual box office has quadrupled!

This growth rate is said to be comparable only to the U.S. box office market from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. But compared to the data in 1997, if the U.S. box office is to quadruple, it has to go back to 1985. Start counting, they spent a full twelve years!

Of course, the total base of the US box office is relatively large, so its doubling growth and its scale are even more dazzling in comparison, which is not comparable to the current domestic box office market.

However, the rapid development of the domestic box office market in the past ten years seems to have ended in 1997. When the time came to 1998, the domestic film market suddenly experienced a big cliff-like decline! According to the annual box office forecast made by professionals based on the data of the summer vacation, this year’s domestic box office market is estimated to be only about 6.8 billion in total—not even as good as in 1996!

Of course there are very complicated reasons for this. For example, the economic situation is definitely not just a matter of the film industry itself. The overall economic situation is the cornerstone of this market. But no matter what, the total market volume has plummeted, and the box office is sluggish. , which is obviously not what any filmmaker wants to see.

In particular, the first cut of "Love in Scallion" has been completed, and the soundtrack will start while it is being refined. At the same time, the movie has to start thinking about its release.

Yu Bojun obviously had more headaches!

So, while talking, Cao Zhan comforted him with special words, "You have to think this way, anyway, you don't have any money to earn, it's just a matter of paying more and paying less, you've been working on this film for so long , Did you miss a few girls? How much breakup fee, house, and car did you save? If you think about it, you might even make money!"

Yu Bojun pointed at Cao Zhan in astonishment, and said to Li Qian and Zhao He, "Have you ever seen someone so open-minded?" Li Qian and the others all laughed.

Cao Zhan was really serious, and said with a serious face: "Don't laugh, what I said is true! Next, apply to Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Vancouver, all film festivals that can be submitted, and first go around the world Go around, if you get a prize or something if you are lucky, the media will blow it up, maybe you can really get back your money!"

Now, even Yu Bojun couldn't help laughing.

That's what brothers can say!

While everyone was chatting and joking, Li Qian's cell phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Qi Jie, so he connected it. He was still smiling, and Qi Jie said on the other end of the phone, "Hurry up and turn on the TV, the second program of Shuntian Satellite TV." ,quick!"

"Uh..." Li Qian was stunned for a moment, and said, "I don't have a TV here, so I drink alcohol! What's the matter? What happened?"

Hearing Li Qian's words, the three people in the box all turned their heads to look over.

On the phone, Qi Jie said: "Flying Band, Geng Le, you know?"

Li Qian nodded, "I know, bass player! The old man in the industry is famous, what's wrong?"

Qi Jie said: "This is being talked about on TV, and Geng Le was interviewed, saying that the Four Great Beauties don't even know what rock and roll is!"

Li Qian froze for a moment when he heard the words, and then frowned.

After a pause, he nodded, and said calmly: "I see." After speaking, he hung up the phone.

All three looked at him, and Cao Zhan asked, "What's wrong with Old Geng?"

Li Qian shook his phone and was about to speak when Cao Zhan's phone on the table rang suddenly.

Li Qian smiled, put down the phone, and said, "Go ahead, it's probably the same thing!"

Cao Zhan picked up the phone and connected.

Half a minute later, he said the same thing, "I see." Then he hung up the phone.

The two looked at each other, and both were faintly angry.