Chapter 773: Go Online More and Read More Information

This is what I said...

Shen Xudong originally thought that Feng Xiaogang would fall out, but Ya actually nodded mockingly: "I want to win a prestigious international award in my life, and there is no shame in bragging to others!"

"Didn't "A Sigh" win the Pyramid Award at the Cairo International Film Festival?"

Feng Xiaogang looked at Wang Shuo, who was a little embarrassed...

Just what he said back then, ‘Award at the Cairo Film Festival? Isn’t that the African Township Enterprise Award? ’

Directly pushed Feng Xiaogang to the point of ridicule...

At that time, the film critics were looking down on Feng Xiaogang. Winning an international award seemed quite bluffing. Wang Shuo's "Township Enterprise Award" was a breakthrough for them. All kinds of ridicule made Feng Xiaogang very embarrassed.

Shen Xudong helped to save his respect: "The Cairo International Film Festival is also an international Class A film festival..."

Wang Shuo asked directly: "Then why didn't you take "The Grandmaster" to Cairo?"

"…Well."

One sentence left Shen Xudong speechless...

why are you not going?

Nonsense, what are you going to do at the Cairo Film Festival?

Not to mention that the main competition unit has no weight at all, and there are not even international film producers...

Director Chen interjected: "I watched "The Grandmaster", a good movie... I feel like you have made great progress!"

"No," Shen Xudong shook his head: "From the very beginning, I wanted to move closer to the form. Therefore, the lighting and setting of each shot were extremely careful. It is not like ordinary kung fu movies that only prepare the props correctly, but has a solid and sincere quality. The texture... I just want to shoot the martial arts world in my imagination..."

"It's really beautiful..."

"It's just that you used the title of "The Grandmaster", what should Wang Jiawei do?"

"I think he can use my popularity to promote it when it comes out, and make money!"

…

Feng Xiaogang was the mainland box office king last year, with "Tangshan Earthquake" taking in 669 million and "If You Are the One 2" taking in 471 million...

The combined box office of the two movies exceeds 1.13 billion!

Last year's total box office was only 11.2 billion, which is equivalent to more than 10% taken by him...

What concept?

Taking 2018 as an example, the total box office was 60.698 billion, with the top three "Operation Red Sea" at 3.65 billion, "Detective Chinatown 2" at 3.39 billion, and "I'm Not the God of Medicine" at 3.1 billion...

It's equivalent to "Operation Red Sea" + "I'm Not the God of Medicine"...

If it's you, are you feeling bloated?

"I'm going to make "1942"..."

Shen Xudong was a little impressed: "Come on!"

Feng Xiaogang had the idea to adapt it when he saw "Review of the Past 1942" in 1994...

However, at that time, he had no money and no one, so he spent more than ten years like this...

I'm really impressed that I still have the idea to take pictures...

"I'm going to divide it into two lines: the thousands of miles of desolation in Henan contrast with the singing and dancing in Chongqing; the ragged clothes of the victims contrast with the splendor of the dance; heaven and hell are only thousands of kilometers apart..."

Feng Xiaogang roughly talked about his idea...

In fact, "1942" is really good. Keywords: bloody, cruel, cruel. Feng Xiaogang was very good at expressing the three words!

It's a pity that it was released during the Lunar New Year, and "Pi" was included. Many netizens, led by Douban, have infinitely elevated "Pi" as the ultimate work that discusses the universe, human nature, and philosophy.

Then "1942", which was released at the same time, was unlucky - the initial rating on Douban was 6.2!

Of course, this also has something to do with Feng Xiaogang himself - the Hushubao incident made him stand on the opposite side of many netizens.

But...this type of movie is lacking on Chinese screens!

Thinking of this, Shen Xudong asked: "Approximately how much capital is needed?"

"It's still 200 million at least!"

“…How much funding do you have now?”

Shen Xudong originally wanted to say, "I invested," but he didn't think it was appropriate. Maybe he had already found an investment. Sure enough, Feng Xiaogang said cheerfully: "You don't have to worry about funding. I never worry about investment when I make movies!" "

"That's good…"

Shen Xudong picked up the cup: "Congratulations, Director Feng, your dream has come true!"

…

"1942", Feng Xiaogang's personal label is too serious, especially when Fan Wei appears in the movie!

Fan Wei tells everyone every time he shows up that this is Feng Xiaogang's movie.

What's the meaning?

Gags, even in the face of such a heavy topic, with no hope and no climax, the mood of the previous plot has been depressed, and the scenes of banter can still be arranged.

This resulted in a very bad rhythm throughout the movie, but there were no ups and downs, I was lost, and I couldn't hold back my tears.

In a nutshell: it tells the story in a straightforward manner, and the plot lacks dramatic conflicts. It can reflect social issues, but the premise is that it is a movie, and it lacks the routines it should have.

In addition, the biggest problem with "1942" is also Feng Xiaogang. After the movie was released, he received all kinds of bombardment and complained for himself...

It is very difficult for a movie to achieve both artistic and commercial considerations, as well as box office and reputation.

Jiang Wen has now accomplished "Let the Bullets Fly"!

It was normal for Feng Xiaogang not to do it, but the movie was made and he was very satisfied...

In fact, the dream has come true!

It has also been recognized by mainstream film awards.

It’s quite a harvest.

But if the box office is not good, coming out to curse the streets and the audience is really a shame...

Therefore, Shen Xudong asked: "Should "1942" be released in the summer season?"

"Probably not, Huayi Brothers want to release it during the Lunar New Year period..."

"Huayi Brothers? Are they the producer?"

"right…"

Feng Xiaogang explained: "It was Zhong Lei who came to me to encourage me to make "1942", and that's when I started thinking about it... So, I didn't cooperate with Tianmei this time..."

"I understand," Shen Xudong nodded, then frowned: "...but next year during the Lunar New Year, we will have two high-quality comedies!"

"Good quality?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Well, one is the sequel to "A Journey to the Road", called "Thailand", and the other is Ning Hao's "One Shot to the End"... I read the script, and it's quite funny!"

Feng Xiaogang thought about it seriously: "...It really can't be released during the Lunar New Year period, otherwise, the box office will definitely be miserable!"

Cao Huayi, who had been silent next to him, nodded: "... During the Lunar New Year, everyone watches comedies..."

"Yes, our goal for both movies is to break one billion!"

"Together?"

"No, it's a single chip exceeding one billion..."

"...Breaking one billion..."

"The number of screens this year has almost exceeded 10,000. According to this trend, by next year, it will increase by at least 4,000 yuan, that is, 14,000 screens, which is enough to support a movie with a volume of 1.5 to 2 billion... Moreover, local comedies will compete with Hollywood. The common choice of all countries in the world, watching the global film scene, the popular comedy genre is the best choice for local movies to compete with Hollywood blockbusters..."

Feng Xiaogang thought Shen Xudong was giving him a hint, and said distressedly: "But I can't grasp the audience's thoughts now!"

Shen Xudong nodded: "I talked to Ning Hao about this issue. I think this is the tragedy of creators, especially comedy creators, because comedy must adapt to the times and be close to the people at the bottom. You have to understand what they are thinking, but we These people achieved a class jump through movies, but were trapped by the siege of class. They did not understand the changes of the times at all... nor did they understand what the people at the bottom thought..."

These words made several people present think deeply. After a while, Director Chen looked admiring: "You are so right!"

"How to solve it?"

"Go online more, read more information, and visit more forums... Also, never challenge netizens' perceptions... especially about hot topics!"