Chapter 1128 The Market Is Huge (34)

Shen Xudong has a deep memory of the movie "What to Do at Home", not because of how exciting the story was, but because of the handheld lens + close-up/close-up shot, which directly made him dizzy...

Handheld lens + close-up/close-up is actually the early shooting method of the sixth generation - because it is simple and saves money!

Actually, there is no need…

A shaky camera doesn't make people immersed in the situation. If you can empathize, it's already a good movie!

"Home" is certainly a good movie, and its setting is very good: Zane's family, a Syrian refugee, fled to Lebanon. Because they had no identity, their family lived a miserable life.

However, Zane's parents continued to have children even though they were unable to raise and educate them, so the young Zane had to go out to work odd jobs early and endure heavy pressure in life. After going through many hardships, Zane went to court and sued his parents. The reason was: because my parents gave birth to me!

Of course, this is a true story.

Its director Nadine Labaki is actually quite famous. Like Xavier Dolan, she belongs to the direct line of Cannes. The difference is that Xavier Dolan is very efficient. When he was 18 years old, he wrote, directed and starred in his debut film "I "Kill My Mother" won three major awards at the Cannes Film Festival - Directors' Fortnight-French Writers and Composers Association Award, International Art Cinema Association Award, Young Vision Award...

At the age of 20, he won the Un Certain Regard Award for "Lawrence", and then "Mommy" was shortlisted for the main competition and won the Jury Prize...

At the age of 26, he became the youngest jury member of the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.

Nadine Labaki is actually the same, biweekly "Caramel" → Un Certain Regard "Where Are We Going" → Main Competition "What Is Home" triple jump...

But her efficiency dropped, and she only made three movies in 10 years.

She was still short of funding for filming, so Tianmei Company took the initiative to contact her and fully sponsor the filming of "What to Call Home" in the name of the Belt and Road Initiative. The condition was the copyright in China. She readily agreed and also agreed to come to China to participate in a series of Activity…

As for "The Long Journey", it is a Serbian film and is adapted from real people's deeds - it wants to express the theme that poverty is the greatest tyranny. Its political and social significance is greater than the film itself.

The hero Nikolai's wife paid improperly, and their two children were taken away by social welfare institutions.

In order to get his children back, Nicholas started petitioning.

Because he was poor, he had no money to take a car, so he could only walk to the capital Belgrade, which is 300 kilometers away.

Nikolai's astonishing move made the headlines of local newspapers. After arriving in the capital, he appeared on the TV news, which won widespread social sympathy for him to get his child back.

But Siryev, the director of the Welfare Center, disagrees at all. No matter what he does, Nikolai will not get custody of the child. Even if he takes out the president's letter of advice, it will not work. Everything is decided by the Welfare Center...

But the ending is a stroke of genius: After finally seeing his two children, Nikolai returned home. The neighbors thought that Nikolai would not come back, so they teamed up to rob the house and robbed everything in the house.

Nicholas took things home one by one. The neighbors were indifferent and consciously did not resist, allowing him to take back his own things. Finally, Nicholas sat at the table and ate without crying, staring at the camera. The film ended. .

There are a lot of thoughts, for example, will the two children who stay in their original families really be happy in the future?

Their mother had a mental breakdown and was severely burned. Their father had no skills and could only make money by working part-time. Their living environment was harsh and difficult. Children who grew up in such an environment seemed to have the infiltration of family and affection, but Who can guarantee that they won’t become the swingers speeding down the street on motorcycles in the movie?

Won't you become a clerk in a convenience store who is ridiculed and fooled?

Wouldn't he become another accomplice who takes away his neighbor's belongings?

The approach of Sirier, the director of the welfare center, seems selfish, but who can say that he did not provide another way out for these unfortunate children from their original families?

Both of these are good movies. Shen Xudong believes that once they are released in China, it will not be a big problem for the box office to exceed 100 million. I remember that the mainland box office of "Home" was as high as 376 million, and "Long Way to Find a Child" is not bad either...

Most importantly, the combined cost of the two films was less than US$2 million...

"Civilizations are colorful because of exchanges, and civilizations are rich because of mutual learning..."

"We will join forces with China Film and China Film to cooperate, introduce, and distribute five to eight films in minor languages ​​every year. China's film market is huge, and we need high-quality films in minor languages... Never question the works you have shot with your heart. No one will appreciate…"

"I like Iranian movies very much, "Little Shoes", "The Song of the Sparrow", "The Wind Will Carry Us Away"...

Serbian movies "The Bridge" and "The Fantastic Life of a Milk Delivery Man"...these are all treasures of human cinema..."

Well, Shen Xudong said what he said according to the speech script...

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"Don't worry, these two movies are just preliminary cooperation. We are taking the lead. Once there is good market response, domestic film companies will definitely rush in..."

"Spain's "Mirage" has 110 million; Russia's "Munich" has more than 91 million... The batch of films has a high degree of market recognition and is also an important part of the domestic market and some cold periods... We have to believe in the audience My aesthetics are gradually maturing!”

"The re-release of "Life Is Beautiful" has grossed close to 90 million at the box office. This shows that our market is not obsessed with Hollywood..."

Shen Xudong confessed to Zhang Hongsen...

Director Zhang is a little worried about the mainland market performance of "What Is Home" and "Long Way to Find a Child".

"...I hope what you said is right..."

"Haha, don't worry, Director Zhang, I specialize in making movies."

Zhang Hongsen smiled and then asked: "You specialize in movies. Can you help me analyze what happened to the movie market in the first half of the year?"

"The market is very good. The number of moviegoers is not less than last year. On the contrary, it has increased by 2%!"

"I mean, why don't people watch domestic movies anymore?"

"Oh, there's nothing particularly good-looking..."

Shen Xudong replied casually, and Zhang Hongsen shook his head: "I have watched several movies on May 1st, and the quality is at least passable!"

"Today's bleakness is just paying for yesterday's shoddy production. There were too many bad movies released last year, which caused the audience to lose confidence in domestic movies..." After a pause, Shen Xudong asked: "I'm more confused, why are these domestic movies of good quality... movie, would you choose such a schedule where predators are crushing you, instead of the upcoming domestic film protection month?"

"Because there will be "The Great Cause of Army Building" at the end of July!"

"...I thought they were going to avoid "Wolf Warrior 2"..."