Chapter 992 Great Director

On August 24, 2004, Shuntian Prefecture, Minghu Film City.

Minghu Culture held a grand premiere ceremony for "Dragon Inn".

In addition to the main crew of the film crew, Jin Han, Zhou Zhiyu, He Yingyu, and Cheng Suping, Minghu Culture also came out in full force. Li Qian and Qi Jie were present in person to stand for the film.

Many directors, actors, singers, etc. from the industry also came to join us.

This summer, blockbusters of domestic films have hit the market one after another, but except for "The Matrix", the box office seems not to be ideal - because "The Matrix" is too dazzling.

Since June, Zhao Meicheng's "Blood", Wu Han's "Laughing Heroes", and Guo Yulong's "Feng Huo Opera Princes" have not met everyone's expectations in advance.

Of course, Li Qian's "The Matrix" was a hit, and it was a global hit, but then, Liu Chengzhang's "Flying Apsaras" was under the double pressure of "The Matrix" and "Jurassic Park 2". It’s not bad, at least it’s not a hit on the street. Looking at it now, it’s not a big problem to get more than 500 million box office when it’s released. too ideal.

Now, it's Jin Han's "Dragon Inn".

As competitors, "Flying Apsaras", which was released on August 8, and "The Matrix", which is still in theaters today, are what "Dragon Inn" has to face.

Liu Chengzhang was still leading a team in other places for the promotion and road show of "Flying", and he definitely couldn't make it back, but Fang Baijin, as the producer of "Dragon Inn", still rushed over on time to attend the film's premiere ceremony.

Moreover, he rarely took the initiative to stand next to Jin Han, Zhou Zhiyu, He Yingyu, Cheng Suping and other main creators. Together with the production manager Qin Nuo, he stood in the welcome hall at the entrance to welcome the guests.

Not long ago, Fang Baijin finally agreed to cooperate with Minghu Culture in consideration of the pleasant cooperation with each other, especially since Li Qian has always shown great appreciation for himself, and Minghu Culture is indeed growing bigger and bigger, with a bright future. The position of art planner in the film and television department officially joined Minghu Culture.

There was no such job as an art planner before he came, and when he came, he was the only one. In terms of work attributes, he is directly under the leadership of art director Li Qian.

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A good film market with a large overall volume can provide better opportunities for more films, more types and styles of films, and it is more hopeful to promote the diversification of the entire film industry and form a kind of prosperity. situation, because everyone can find their jobs in this market.

But on the other hand, there must be good movies constantly appearing, constantly attracting old audiences to the movies again and again, and attracting new audiences, thereby driving the development and expansion of the entire movie market, only then can there be A large and healthy film market.

The two complement each other and promote each other.

No matter which side loses the chain, it will cause the other party to suffer damage.

Needless to say about the other time and space, with the entry of many traditional directors and joining in the pursuit of the box office, the director of the scene is not small, but the quality of the film is really difficult to satisfy everyone, which greatly hit the audience. The enthusiasm for buying tickets and watching movies also led to a sharp decline in the movie market after a period of rapid expansion, and even continued to hover at the bottom for several years.

The so-called five-generation and six-generation directors of the older generation lost their troops in this wave, and were beaten to death by the commercialization tide of the film market. Then, when a new generation of directors grew up, the market began to gradually become active again, and with the rapid development of the domestic economy, the film market began to develop rapidly and surprisingly after 2008.

To be honest, many successful commercial genre films, as well as many successful directors, grew rapidly at this time, and the Chinese film industry began to take on a new look.

In the current time and space, although the entire domestic film market has experienced a wave of adjustments and shocks, the overall trend is moving forward, especially since "Life and Death" vs. "Huang Feihong" in 2002. The market There are shocks, but in general, the speed of development and expansion is actually very fast, and it even gives many people a feeling that it is about to explode and develop greatly.

In this, although the entire market is developing rapidly, one after another box office box office hits appear, giving people a feeling that Chinese films are booming, but in fact, Li Qian's personal role in this is too great.

Once the series produced by Minghu Culture are separated, you will find that the historical development trend is really surprisingly similar—even if it is not the same time and space at all.

In the past two or three years, many directors of the old wave have rushed to the street one after another.

It may be too early to say that they have been completely eliminated, but in this turbulent wave of commercial films and box office films, many directors of the previous generation have indeed begun to fall behind.

Qin Wei and Du Weiyun rushed one after another.

Zhao Meicheng's first commercial blockbuster "Blood" was released on June 12. By the end of July, it had already been offline. According to Zhao Meicheng's bragging in advance, the harvest is not gratifying, and it is estimated that it will only save capital.

This was beyond the expectations of Zhao Meicheng and Yuan Ke.

Even Liu Chengzhang, who is recognized as one of the first batch of successful commercial directors in China, suffered miserably with "Sword Immortal".

In sharp contrast to this, a group of new directors began to rise rapidly in this wave of the market.

Of course, this includes Wu Han, who has been with him for many years before, but more, of course, is the group of Minghu directors headed by Li Qian.

Li Qian, Feng Bicheng, Zhao He.

"My Sassy Girl", "Once Upon a Time in Wong", "Red Sorghum", "Big Wrist", "Once Upon a Time in Wong: A Man Should Be Self-Strengthening", "The Matrix".

It is no exaggeration to say that it is they, and their batch of films, that have supported the Chinese film market in the past two years, especially the face of domestic films.

It is precisely because of their existence and rise that although the domestic film market has fluctuated, it has not experienced a huge decline and a long-term trough like in another time and space. It also makes the decline of the older generation of domestic film directors in front of the market seem like Not so shocking.

New flesh grew rapidly, covering the huge wound.

But among these people, there was no Jin Han.

He is a filmmaker who had in-depth cooperation with Minghu Culture before Li Qian entered the film and television industry. He was responsible for the MVs of Li Qian's studio and Minghu Culture, and the MVs of Liao Liao and He Runqing. Minghu Culture is involved in film and television. As the company's pioneering work, "Legend of the New White Snake", he is responsible for acting as the director of photography and directing the camera himself. And Minghu Culture's film and television department hadn't even been established yet, and he was already Li Qian's appointment as the company's film and television director.

This qualification, not to mention Feng Bicheng and Zhao He, who came halfway later, even Han Shunzhang, who is also a veteran, is hard to match. At the time of filming "Legend of the New White Lady", Jin Han was the director of photography. He was the one who often slapped Li Qian on the table and yelled at him. At that time, Han Shunzhang only existed as the butler of the crew, serving them. His status in the crew was even inferior to that of the heroine Bai Yujing.

Later, he directed "Meteor Garden" and "Full House". He directed many popular TV dramas for the Minghu Culture Film and Television Department, which was in the rising stage at that time, and became the only one who was qualified to be equal to Li Qian at that time. Provoked the heavyweight members of the entire Minghu Culture Film and Television Department.

Han Shunzhang, Zhao He, and later Lu Lingxi, Feng Bicheng, etc., all of them were assistant directors or production managers at that time, and they were responsible for running errands for him and Li Qian.

However, "On the Road" fluttered.

It was Wang Jinglu's only big-screen movie so far, and it was the proprietress of the Minghu Department. Being able to pull her to be the heroine proved the detached status of Jin Han in the Minghu Culture Department at that time.

But that film, word of mouth and box office, did not succeed.

Jin Han held his breath all the time, and the later "Peacock" barely got his wish. It won the Cannes award and won a Cannes actress, which is considered a moment of glory.

But it flopped at the box office.

Counting the distribution rights sold in various European countries, the film has just returned its cost.

And at this time, looking back, Han Shunzhang has risen, not only is the butler of the Minghu Culture Film and Television Department, he also has a series of TV drama masterpieces, and he will enter the film industry next, from Li Qian Needless to say, the resources that can be obtained.

Feng Bicheng is already a 500 million director.

Zhao He took over the "Huang Feihong" series, and "A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" was a big success, with a director of 500 million.

Lu Lingxi, another successful female director in China, is also a beautiful director and a talented female director. She has a great reputation and her dramas are also very popular. Now in Minghu culture, she is already recognized as the top card in making emotional dramas and delicate female dramas.

etc.

Oh, by the way, maybe in the near future, Sun Yuting will be added. Li Qian himself said that the second part of "The Matrix" is likely to be handed over to her to take over.

Presumably under Li Qian's control, the first film has a huge market influence and reputation. As long as Sun Yuting's sequel is not too bad, it will be a proper international director.

As for him, who is he sure, or qualified enough to surpass?

The position of film and television director of Minghu Culture, which he still sits under now, is actually a bit of a misnomer.

So, after returning from Cannes, he got "Dragon Inn", which he valued very much.

He asked for money and people, and led people into the desert. From the beginning of the set, he led people to do it, and later in the filming, he even talked to He Yingyu and the others bit by bit.

Since the movie was approved within Minghu Culture, he has been in this movie for a year.

Now, the movie is finally coming out.

He knew that if the movie was successful, he would be in the right position, if not...Even if Li Qian didn't mention the position of film and television director, he would have no face to continue sitting.

So, what is success?

500 million is the foundation, the starting point, and more than 600 million is more ideal.

Because even Zhao He and Feng Bicheng have reached 500 million, let’s not talk about the domestic film market, but just talk about the internal film and television department of Hu Culture, if you are only 500 million, are you ashamed to say that you have succeeded?

But, 500 million!

There are not many movies in China with more than 500 million yuan!

He is not Li Qian!

Although the script of "Dragon Inn" was written by Li Qian, Fang Baijin was dragged by Li Qian to be the producer, no doubt to set up a fence for the filming of the film, but the film is still his own after all.

Jin Han knew very well in his heart that his directing style and visual style were different from anyone else.

Therefore, with the blessing of Li Qian's gold medal screenwriter, the story really made me couldn't help but praise it very much, but when the movie was about to be released, and had to really accept the verification of the market, Jin Han was in a state of turmoil. .

The guests were about to arrive, so he opened the door and walked into the purpose-built conference living room on the first floor of Minghu Cinema, ready to smoke a cigarette and take a rest, but as soon as he entered, he saw Li Qian surrounded by a large group of people.

With a smile, Jin Han knew that at the moment when "The Matrix" became a global hit, Li Qian's accumulation of previous years and movies had completely set up his brand.

When mentioning Chinese movies in the past, Qin Wei must be mentioned.

Later, when it came to Chinese films, Qin Wei and Li Qian were both great directors, because both of them have won awards to prove their strength, and both have won unprecedented box office hits in domestic films.

But now, no matter at home or abroad, when it comes to Chinese movies, Li Qian must be mentioned, and "The Matrix" must be mentioned.

Of course, Li Qian is the existence that almost all domestic film and television companies, production companies, theater operators, actors, and agents are most willing to pursue.

Even at this time, Han Shunzhang was already surrounded by five or six people, chatting lively.

The reason is also very simple. Lao Han is the chief steward of the film and television department of Minghu Culture. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has become so popular recently-everyone said that Lao Han will probably enter the film next step.

Such a powerful figure and a powerful director are of course the ones everyone is willing to pursue.

Taking a deep breath, Jin Han thought: "Just watch it!"

Prove yourself, prove your ability to win the box office, prove that you are not outdated, and prove that you are not a director who just keeps making literary movies that no one watches.

Li Qian's script, "Sassy Girl"'s big screen best couple Zhou Zhiyu and He Yingyu's return, plus Cheng Suping, and the hard work and dedication of the past year.

Jin Han firmly believed that he would definitely succeed in this one!

And once this film is completed, I will become the third major director after Qin Wei and Li Qian who can make not only popular and award-winning literary films, but also commercial films that sell well at the box office.