Director’s Legend

() Wang Zhongjun received a call from Shao Shuaijun, sighed, and only said: "Don't go out tomorrow night, I will pick you up at the studio, and at the Kunlun International Hotel tonight, I will invite the leaders of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to have dinner."

Shao Shuaijun already knew that Wang Zhongjun, who was caught in the middle, was not a good man, but Shao Shuaijun was satisfied with Wang Zhongjun's arrangement of the meal. Wang Zhongjun's dinner should have been prepared a long time ago, and he probably started preparing it as soon as Feng Xiaogang said it, otherwise it would be impossible to immediately invite the leaders of the SARFT.

It showed that Wang Zhongjun valued him.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun heaved a sigh of relief, this thing, people who are in the entertainment industry, are scared of everything. Especially the film bureau, the pair of scissors is simply a reminder, a masterpiece can be cut into a low-performance one. Fortunately, Wang Zhongjun helped resolve it, otherwise, once "Buried Alive" is deemed to belittle the government, Shao Shuaijun will not be able to release new movies in China in the future.

In the studio, I checked my finances and looked at some newly purchased equipment, and the time passed quickly. In the afternoon, Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Xu Zhen came over together.

"Great director, Gong Xi Fa Cai!" Huang Bo is always smiling and optimistic.

"The 300 million director!" Ning Hao also laughed.

Shao Shuaijun was puzzled: "What 300 million director?"

"The mainland is 120 million yuan, and North America is 21.1 million dollars. The total is 300 million yuan. It's amazing, Ah Jun. You have conquered even the old beauty." Xu Zheng said with emotion.

"It's just so-so." Shao Shuaijun grinned, pretending to be modest. He did not expect that his film "Buried Alive" would become the box office champion of mainland movies in North America. Of course, this number one will soon be lost. Remember that Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was released in North America in August this year, with more than 5,300 million box office.

However, "Source Code" will also be released this year, and it may not necessarily surpass "Hero".

"By the way, Old Xu, how is the preparation of the crew of "On the Journey" going?"

"The actors have been found, and now we are looking for a venue. When the funds are in place, we can start filming. Ah Jun, you have to be my producer. I'm afraid I won't be able to cooperate with others."

"I don't necessarily have time. You see, I'm the producer of "Crazy Racing", and I haven't been to the set... Oh, I finally understand, you are just using me as an excuse to get yourself a producer A person's job is. Okay, as long as you can take it, I will be your producer." Halfway through Shao Shuaijun's words, he understood what Xu Zheng meant.

Still very generously agreed, he is the director, so he was naturally deeply moved. A good producer can help a movie a lot, but a bad producer can ruin a good movie. It's as if the secretary wants to organize the minister to be his confidant, because he is in charge of the hat, and the mayor and county head want the financial bureau chief to be his confidant, because he is in charge of the bag. The director also wanted someone of his own to be a producer so that he would not be hindered in all aspects.

After discussing for a while how to shoot "People on the Journey", Shao Shuaijun asked Ning Hao again: "When can the racing film be completed? Contact Huayi Brothers as soon as possible to start publicity, don't wait until I "Source Code" came out, and the two conflicted."

"That's right, I have to think about it, don't be beaten too hard by "Source Code"." Ning Hao nodded.

"It's not about being beaten up, but because I'm afraid that your racing car will beat my source code. "Source Code" is a touchstone, and it focuses on Hollywood tastes. Mainland audiences may not buy it. It may not beat the racing car at the box office." Shao Shuaijun shook his head. The style of the stone is in the same line as the stone, and it is absolutely right in today's China. "Source Code" is hard to say.

"By the way, after the film is finished, Xiaojun, Lao Xu, Huang Bo and I have recently completed a new script, can you show it?"

As Ning Hao spoke, he took out a script from his bag.

Shao Shuaijun took a look and was startled. It was the three words "no man's land". In terms of this No Man's Land, it should be regarded as the third movie of the trio of Ning Hao, Huang Bo, and Xu Zheng, but compared to the madness of the first two films, "No Man's Land" is even crazier. The filming was completed in 2009. Before Shao Shuaijun was reborn, he had not yet passed the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and could not be screened.

After reading the content for half an hour, Shao Shuaijun slammed his mouth: "To be honest, the script is very good. Although it is a one-line comedy, it is bold and innovative. It is too dark, and there is almost no good person in the play. This kind of heaviness is several times that of "Crazy Racing". Ning Hao, I don't like this book, and I won't be able to pass the film bureau."

"The script can be revised, it can always be reviewed by the Film Bureau."

"Lao Ning, everyone here is brothers, so let me say something realistic." Shao Shuaijun patted Ning Hao on the shoulder, "We are not artists, we are commercial directors, you are, I am, and Xu Zheng is too. We are shooting now What do movies do? They are for making money at the box office, earning word-of-mouth and earning status. What kind of movies do audiences like to watch? I don’t think it’s a heavy literary film, but a light-hearted humor, or a cool blockbuster, or a life-and-death love. " The irony of No Man's Land is too strong. Indeed, I can feel from the script that you are eager to express your own style and ideas. You can have this kind of thing in the future. Now, if you can't touch it, don't touch it. "

Ning Hao frowned and insisted on his own opinion: "Filmmakers should speak out their own ideas boldly, Ah Jun, this is a good book, I am reluctant to give up."

"Lao Ning, I'll give you a multiple-choice question, which one would you choose to bring laughter or tears to others?"

"This kind of analogy is unnecessary. I think a movie is 90 minutes long. After laughing and laughing, but not realizing anything, it is not a good movie. Only when you remember it deeply, it is a good movie. .”

"What's the use of remembering? Take "No Man's Land" as an example, it's full of blackness and irony, don't you want the audience to remember, oh, this world is black? We live in this complex society , It’s already very depressing. What the audience needs is relaxation. No one wants to come to the cinema to watch a movie that makes them feel bad for a week. What is the essence of the movie? Lao Ning, have you thought about it? I think about it , Entertaining the public, this is my definition of film, and it is also the code I believe in. Literature and art can be handed over to others."

Seeing everyone listening carefully, Shao Shuaijun drank his saliva and continued: "When I promoted "Buried Alive" in the United States, I saw many different aspects. I thought that the connotation of "Buried Alive" could impress the old beauty. But But the reality is the opposite. They were only willing to pay $100,000 for it. If it wasn't for a film company like Lionsgate that likes to take an alternative style, I would have run back in despair this trip.

Why? Have you thought about it?

The first one is market selection. North America has the most popular movie market in the world, so the United States has Hollywood, and countless good movies are produced every year, and we don't like our Chinese movies at all.

Second, Chinese films are too literary and artistic, too preachy, but not very entertaining. The best ones are kung fu movies, but you can't just rely on kung fu and think that everything will be fine. If there is no interesting content, who will watch it?

Third, we have no scene. It seems that there are many Chinese people, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands can be mobilized to make a movie, but there are no special effects, and the martial arts scenes have to be hooked, which is too fake. What about the West, what about Old America? There are more than 200 special effects companies in Hollywood. In the 1970s, special effects blockbusters such as "Star Wars" were produced, which made people excited.

Movies are nothing more than a product of vision and hearing. Today, when cultural differences are huge, Hollywood movies are unscrupulously robbing the world of money, and Chinese movies can't find a place at home. The fundamental reason is that our idealism is too strong, and we always want to pursue profoundness. Armed with Hollywood materialism, we can catch people's attention.

Now is the era of the eyeball economy. If you catch the eyeballs, it is equivalent to grabbing the money bag! Lao Ning, do you think this is the reason? At a small scale, your script may not be able to pass the review, and at a large scale, the market positioning is not suitable. "

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(It’s still been passed on, in case the network can’t be repaired in the afternoon, there will be trouble)