Chapter 1132 Old Friend
Chapter 1132 Old friend...
Shen Xudong smiled and said: "One of the most terrifying things in the world is that people in the entertainment industry suddenly become serious and lack the spirit of entertainment."
"I particularly like a line in "Farewell My Concubine". The troupe master said at the beginning - "We are all low-class, don't dislike anyone."
Feng Xiaogang chuckled: "Xudong always keeps his attitude very low. From the moment I met him, he has always had the mentality of serving the audience... I want to review this. It may be that I am old. I just want to make a few movies." It doesn’t matter whether the audience likes the movie you like..."
Shen Xudong smiled: "You are at a high level...you have reached this level!"
"I think about it, I really shouldn't say this..."
Dai Jinhua interjected: "Of course the responsibility does not lie with the audience, but with the high degree of monopoly of film and television capital... The theater chain has the right to speak, and the high degree of monopoly has resulted in limited choices for the audience. They themselves are passive and helpless."
Shen Xudong retorted: "This has nothing to do with monopoly. The terminal pricing of products in the cultural field often has nothing to do with product quality. To put it bluntly, good movies also cost 40 yuan a ticket, and bad movies also cost 40 yuan a ticket. Tickets. In terms of capital decisions, if a movie wants to make money, it only needs to accomplish one thing - attract as many viewers as possible."
"Then the movie thing becomes, how to get "as many" viewers as possible. As for the audience level, it doesn't matter!
Theoretically speaking, there are many ways to attract audiences, such as the whole team working together to study the performance, such as carefully polishing the script and revising it repeatedly, such as exploring the boundaries of art and winning unexpectedly... But unfortunately, the method of making a good movie may not be able to achieve success in the market. Make money. "
After a pause, Shen Xudong added: "This is not just the Chinese market, it is the same all over the world... The box office slump of "Pacific Rim" and "Edge of Tomorrow" back then was related to Warner's poor promotion..."
“In the current stage of investing in movies, investors also know that money has to be spent wisely, but what is interesting is that for investors, the wisest thing is not the script and the main creator, but the stars and hype. Only movies with sufficient publicity will have the capital to fight for them. Schedule more films and make more money.”
“Actually, we can’t blame capital. Domestic capital does not dare to invest more in outstanding creators who work slowly and meticulously. Capital tends to invest in creators who are quick, easy and economical. The reason is very simple, because of system restrictions and many aspects. The instability... What should I do if the policy changes? A few years ago, a colleague made a film about the National Army's resistance against Japan, but it was banned because of the policy. Later, when Sino-Japanese relations became tense and relations across the Taiwan Strait eased, the film was again banned. … Make some films that are painless and not itchy. It’s safest to make them quickly and release them quickly. But if you don’t wash the carrots quickly, there will naturally be more junk movies…”
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In fact, no movie creator would say that we are going to make a bad movie just to make money and not for reputation.
This goes against the laws of the market, and reputation for bad movies will only get less returns.
Therefore, when setting up a project, every filmmaker hopes for a good harvest at the box office and word-of-mouth.
However, box office and word-of-mouth are sometimes a single-choice question. When choosing between box office and word-of-mouth, some teams often consider box office first.
Stuff it with elements that you imagine the audience will like, including celebrities, traffic, and a mess of vulgar jokes...
In this case, the movie is definitely a bad movie...
As for the model of investing heavily in big IP, this is not only done in China, but also all over the world.
In Hollywood, just take hero movie themes as an example. From 1970-2000, there were only 14 hero movies in 30 years.
But in 2017 alone, 7 hero movies were released.
Is this investment overheating?
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"Isn't this our great beauty?"
Shen Xudong met Ni Ni, who came to promote "The Legend of Wukong"...
Nini was also very happy to meet Shen Xudong and hugged her: "...Long time no see!"
"It hasn't been that long...we just met the year before last..."
"28 Years Old" premiered, Shen Xudong and Nini renewed their relationship...
"It's been a year!"
"Then you won't contact me either..." Shen Xudong changed the topic: ""The Legend of Wukong" will be released in July?"
"Um…"
"Who are you playing?"
"Azi..."
"Zixia?"
"Zixia? Are you talking about Journey to the West?"
Shen Xudong was surprised: "Have you never seen Jin Hezai's "The Legend of Wukong"?"
"I saw it," Ni Ni nodded, then shook her head: "But our "The Legend of Wukong" is different from the original..."
"It's definitely different," Shen Xudong nodded; "The original work is a prose..."
"The Legend of Wukong" is actually a fanfic of "Journey to the West", but it is in the opposite direction of "Journey to the West"...
There is a pair of contradictions in the character Sun Wukong, which is the contradiction between the two behaviors of "making havoc in the Heavenly Palace" and "seeking Buddhist scriptures from the West."
"Journey to the West" including the far-reaching TV series "Journey to the West" all praise the cause of learning...
"The Biography of Wukong" completely denies the cause of Buddhist scriptures and believes that the one who made trouble in the Heavenly Palace is the real Sun Wukong. The Buddhist scriptures are just an involuntary punishment and a shocking scam.
Therefore, many people like it because he tells the story of a monkey, and this monkey is the Monkey King, the Monkey King, instead of fighting and defeating the Buddha!
Ni Ni smiled awkwardly: "A new version of the story..."
Shen Xudong didn't take it seriously: "Where is the screenwriter now? How bad can it be? Can you tell me about the plot..."
After listening to Ni Ni's story, Shen Xudong was speechless. He still underestimated Jin He Zai's integrity. Jin He Zai changed his name to 'Qian He Zai'...
"The Legend of Wukong"... a shitty adaptation. The promised anti-heaven turned into anti-a woman, and this woman was finally officially designated as a demon, which made the originally passionate slogan look extremely funny...
Shen Xudong raised his eyebrows and then asked: "Who is the villain?"
"Teacher Yu Feihong!"
"Yu...Teacher Yu...did she come to the film festival?"
"Here you go, you know her... Oh, I remembered, she also appeared in "The Love of the Golden Bough"!"
"Well, I haven't seen you in many years..."
Then Ni Ni actually led Shen Xudong to meet Yu Feihong...
Teacher Yu... looks more and more like Faye Wong!
She has become more and more out of the industry in recent years, mainly because of interviews, um, marriage and love.
He left behind a bunch of classic quotations, such as "I am not a celibate, nor am I not married, I just stay in whichever state is comfortable." ’
And if you don't fight or grab, people are as pale as chrysanthemums...
Became a symbol of "independent women"!
Liu Shishi’s evolved body!
Of course, the most important thing is the work - "Love Has an Afterlife" which has been mentioned repeatedly...
In fact, her personality is very good. You see, it is easy to show timidity in the cultural circle, and she does not have a well-known masterpiece in the entertainment circle.
The difference card is played. Those in the entertainment circle look very cultured, and those in the cultural circle are good at acting...
She was also very happy to see Shen Xudong: "I haven't seen you for a long time..."
Shen Xudong shook hands and deliberately picked her palm. She rolled her eyes at Shen Xudong in annoyance...
Okay, got it!