Chapter 681 The Fourth Generation of Directors Came to an End, and the Peak of the Fifth Generation Gradually Passed
The cold wind was still howling the next day, and it was best to hide in a warm home in this weather. But Fang Minghua is not idle. He will soon hold a meeting of the second World Chinese Literature Award reading class, where the winning literary works will be selected. Now he has to take reading notes seriously.
The weather got better in the afternoon, but the snowy roads were a bit muddy. Song Tangtang usually didn't come back at noon. After the two children finished eating, Fang Minghua drove them to school, then returned home, made a cup of tea and continued reading.
At this moment, the nanny knocked on the door and came in and said, "Brother Fang, there is a man named Wu Tianmin at the door looking for you."
"Brother Wu? Invite him in."
"OK."
Fang Minghua went downstairs to the living room. Within two minutes, the nanny walked into the living room with Wu Tianmin, who was wearing a military coat.
"Brother Wu, why are you coming here when it's so cold? If you need anything, just call." Fang Minghua said.
"It's nothing, I just want to hang out with you for a while. Do you need to change your shoes?" Wu Tianmin said while looking at the clean ground.
"No need to bother, just come in." Fang Minghua greeted warmly: "Xiaoqin, go make tea and get the Longjing tea from my study."
"I want it."
The two of them sat on the sofa in the living room and started chatting.
"This morning, President Song convened a meeting with the company's top management to analyze the box office performance of the movie "Face"," Wu Tianmin said.
"Did she tell you?"
"No, he said that the film is of high artistic quality, and newspapers and media have said so. As for the box office, it does not fully reflect the true value of a film."
"I know she is comforting me." Wu Tianmin smiled and continued: "Actually, I also expected a loss at the box office, but I didn't expect the loss to be so severe. As Mr. Song said, the current film market is completely different from that of the 1980s. Same."
"It's true. Competition in the film market today is much more brutal than before. We not only have to compete with American blockbusters, but also with those video halls and pirated discs. I also told my wife that in the next few years, domestic filmmakers will I’m afraid life will be difficult,” Fang Minghua said.
Wu Tianmin nodded after hearing this.
"Yes. I have stayed in the United States for five years and have watched many of their movies. I also went to Hollywood to inspect and understand their film production and operation processes. To be honest, we have nothing to say about their technology and market-oriented operation concepts. It’s a good comparison for others.”
Wu Tianmin continued.
"Today at the meeting, I also specifically talked about this issue. Just one "The Fugitive" made us lose our armor. It is said that there will be ten similar movies next year. I really can't believe it. Domestic movies How to deal with it.”
"Then what do you think we should do? Surrender?"
"I don't think of any good solutions for the time being. With our current technology and economic strength, we cannot make a film like "The Fugitive." This film was released in the United States last year and is not the most popular movie in the United States."
"The biggest hit is "Jurassic Park," right?" Fang Minghua said with a smile.
"How do you know?" Wu Tianmin was a little surprised, and then said: "You have friends in the United States, it's not surprising to know."
Fang Minghua smiled and said nothing.
"It is said that the global box office of "Jurassic Park" was nearly 1 billion US dollars. 1 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 8 billion yuan in RMB. It is said that our total national box office last year was only 2.8 billion yuan! It is simply unimaginable."
"If such a film is introduced, how do you think our mainland films will compare?"
Wu Tianmin finally sighed.
"What's the result of your final discussion?" Fang Minghua asked with a smile.
"President Song said that on the one hand, to control the number of films, we must consider both artistry and box office. We cannot compete with Hollywood blockbusters for technology and funds, but we can make some films that are popular with the domestic public, especially comedies."
"In addition, I insist on walking on two legs and try to make back the money I lose in the film market in the TV drama market. The TV drama market is still quite popular in China now."
"Well, that makes sense." Fang Minghua nodded.
How could it not make sense?
Fang Minghua analyzed these for his wife while sleeping in bed last night.
"I'm going to take a two-year break and stop making movies. I want to think hard and help Mr. Song handle the company's business."
"Well, that's a good idea. After all, you have stayed in the United States for five years and have a relatively deep understanding of American movies. You can learn from the foreigners and learn skills to defeat the foreigners. You can help my wife in this regard. And if you meet a suitable The script can still be filmed, I believe in your vision." Fang Minghua said.
"Eye." Wu Tianmin shook his head and said mockingly.
Wu Tianmin chatted for a while, then said goodbye and left.
After Wu Tianmin left, Fang Minghua drank tea and fell into deep thought.
The fourth generation of directors has come to an end.
Not to mention the fourth generation of directors, even the fifth generation of directors such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are gradually passing their peak years.
But from an artistic point of view, the films made by Wu Tianmin are still very good. Historically, Wu Tianmin made very few films after returning to China, but each film has good artistic quality, including this "Face" and the last one "100" Birds toward the Phoenix".
No matter what, Wu Tianmin is still a well-known figure in the domestic film industry. He is one of the few domestic filmmakers who is familiar with the American film industry. He assists Song Tangtang in Shengshi Film and Television, so he can worry less.
1994 is coming to an end. This year is known as the pinnacle of China's literary and artistic circles.
On December 17, the three members of Magic Rock performed at Hong Kong Hung Hom. He Yong wore a red scarf and a classic striped sailor shirt and shouted to the audience: "Girls of Hong Kong, are you pretty?"
That night that rocked the whole of Hong Kong has since become a legend.
It's a pity that two years later, another "Is Li Suli pretty?" was banned, and Chinese rock also plunged to the ground and could never get up again.
This year was a year of original masterpieces in the mainland pop music scene. Li Chunbo won the 94th Most Popular Male Singer Award for "A Letter Home", Sun Yue released the golden song "Wish You Peace", Yang Yuying and Mao Ning formed a "golden boy and jade girl" combination and sang the classic "Heart Rain", Na Ying released her first solo album "Thinking of You Day and Night", and Ai Dajin wrote a song "My Deskmate" for his good friend Lao Lang, which became the pinnacle of Chinese campus folk songs.
In the film industry, Jiang Wen's "Sunny Days", Wong Kar-wai's "Ashes of Time", "Chungking Express", Lee Ang's "Eat Drink Man Woman", Er Dongsheng's "Love Undying", Jet Li's "Fist of Fury". Excellent works have emerged one after another.
But what is strange is that the box office revenue of mainland movies has dropped precipitously.
In 1992, the national box office revenue was 3.2 billion, which dropped to 2.8 billion in 1993, and suddenly dropped to 2 billion in 1994!
The eight major film studios in the country all suffered losses, and even Shengshi Film and Television, which has been in the limelight in recent years, suffered losses for the first time.
The literary world was calm, and realistic works represented by "In the Name of the People" suddenly rose. Liu Xinglong's "Sharing Hardships", Tan Ge's "Big Factory", He Shen's "Director of the Petition Office", and Guan Renshan's "No Hometown in the Snow". They were published one after another, announcing that the avant-garde literature that had been popular in the mainland literary world for several years had completely collapsed and returned to realism.
Today is Christmas, and Fang Minghua's house is very lively.