Chapter 408 Why Not Be a Director?

I’ve already won an award, how can I evaluate it?

Teacher Huang did not answer, and Zhou Shen took over the topic: "We want to thank Xudong. It was our first time filming a movie with Liu Lu, so we were very nervous, but Xudong told us, 'This scene was filmed by ourselves. Just have fun, don’t feel pressured’…”

Liu Lu also said: "He was deeply involved in script preparation including post-editing..."

Zhou Shen nodded: "Yes...Actually, the work "The Pilot", whether it is the original work or the script, is Xudong's work..."

"So," Director Chen took the microphone: "Why don't you just become a director?"

Shen Xudong was delighted: "I have no idea about this for the moment...and I can always control it more accurately when watching others shoot than when I shoot... The authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders know clearly!"

Then Chen Hao shared his filming experience

After a brief chat, some time was left for the students.

The young people were very active and hoped to impress Shen Xudong deeply.

If you get pulled by him casually, you will lose at least five years of hard work. Therefore, the questions basically focus on Shen Xudong...

"...I would like to ask Xudong, what is the difference between the original novel and the movie script?"

"Actually, the novel "The Aviator" is different from the movie. When I wrote the novel, people like Li Mingqi were so-called romantics or idealists, but to a certain extent they were also escapists. By.

How brilliant the ideal is, how strong the desire to escape is.

These little people have their own self-enclosed universe. They refuse to join the crowd and use their own way to fight against the polishing of the world, but the world also flattens them in another cruel way. .

Therefore, I write novels with a critical attitude...

However, when I was writing the script, I obviously favored it... giving him a coat of romance! "

"I watched "The Aviator" three times in the cinema and just watched it again. I want to ask why Li Mingqi..."

"Senior, I heard that the leading actor is from Nortel? Why not use one of our actors?"

"...Actually, the director and actors of "The Aviator" are all from our company. Needless to say, Senior Chen Hao, Huang Bo was our voice actor when we were working on "Screening Room". We have known each other for a long time..."

The last question was asked by Chen Xiao: "I would like to ask the seniors... Regarding "The Aviator", are you more looking forward to winning awards or making box office profits?"

Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Actually, "The Aviator" has been aiming to win awards from the beginning, so the commercial element of the movie is not very strong..."

"Then do you think it's more important for a movie to be box office or to win awards?"

"You should think about this clearly from the beginning of the movie project, analyze the subject matter, the possible cast, and then estimate the market limit...

Let me give you an example. For example, if "The Aviator" doesn't win an award, if we want to sell 15 million yuan at the box office, we need to spend at least 8 million in publicity expenses... But if we win the award, we will save a lot of publicity expenses. , but... it’s not a good thing to win an award, because most viewers subconsciously don’t want to watch it when they hear that it won an overseas award! "

"...But there are also many viewers who are willing to pay for art films!"

"It's useless. There are only 2,000 screens in total now. You have to consider the market and theater chains. What kind of movies do theater chains like? They hope that when a movie is released, all men, women, and children across the country will be willing to sit in the theater to watch it. ...Art films obviously do not have this attribute! This is a very real problem!"

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"I think Chen Xiao is pretty good. She will definitely have no problem playing in ancient costume!"

"...Okay, I'll talk to him later!"

Chen Xi nodded...

She also thinks this Chen Xiao is good!

Sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, definitely the right way to earn a living...

The company has signed a lot of "powerful people", and it should also add an idol person.

As for whether Chen Xiao will agree...

No need to think about it?

Tianmei Media is famous for giving opportunities and flattering people...

"Jackie Chan's "Myth" will be released this weekend..."

"It's okay. With the current market and film quality, it's rare to have a long-term box office. It's usually fixed at two weeks. After two weeks, the box office is about the same, and piracy should be rampant."

"But we haven't even had two weeks..."

Shen Xudong scratched his head: "Then I don't have the ability to persuade "Myth" to be withdrawn!"

"...I just want you to consider the reality before you brag next time and ask for 20 million box office. Now it seems that 15 million will be good!"

"I didn't think so much at the time!"

Shen Xudong is also quite embarrassed...

But the awesomeness has already been blown out...

Chen Xi thought of something and reminded: "Go to the Hundred Flowers Awards next month...don't forget it!"

"I know...no, isn't this the Golden Rooster Award this year?"

"...Then the Golden Rooster Award...it's almost the same!"

"How can it be almost...well, it is indeed almost the same!"

…

The golden rooster is powerless and the flowers are withered...

A brief analysis shows that it is actually the fixation of circles. The so-called market impact is only an external cause. The real internal cause is the so-called division of circles by some people in the film industry. People within the circle can naturally make all the changes, while people outside the circle have no say. No right to vote…

If film awards want credibility, the film industry or film art must always take the lead.

Not occupying both ends is also a skill!

The world's largest film market in the future does not have an influential film award, which is a tragedy in itself.

Back to the subject, this year's Golden Rooster Award is actually the 25th Golden Rooster Award. Shen Xudong has the impression that Jackie Chan was crowned Best Actor with "New Police Story"!

Well, the Hong Kong Film Awards won’t award you an award, but our Golden Rooster Awards will award you the best actor...

However, this time, there is Director Chen from "Outstanding Citizen"...

Well, judging from the nominations, "Outstanding Citizen" is the big winner, with five nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography!

Didn't sign up for the Golden Horse Awards - the Golden Horse Awards have been a mess in the past two years. I don't know what happened. I imitated the three major film festivals and won the Jury Award, but refused to give up the original team...

Not only the Jury Prize, but also the Special Jury Award, and even "Best Taiwanese Film of the Year" and "Best Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year"...

Makes people feel unwelcome!

However, this year's "The Aviator" signed up for the Golden Horse Award, because starting from this year, such awards will be cancelled...

By the way, there are benefits to signing up for the Golden Horse Awards—the finalists will be awarded a bonus of NT$50,000 and a certificate.

Of course there are also Golden Rooster Awards - "Outstanding Citizen" was filmed in Huairou, and the local government of Huairou also has film-related support strategies...

However, Shen Xudong didn't expect that with the reports of the test screening of the Chinese drama, the most discussed topic on the Internet was 'Why doesn't Shen Xudong become a director? ’

Even many reporters asked about it.

Shen Xudong explained seriously at first...

I got tired of asking, so I asked directly, ‘Why should I be a director? ’