I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 600 I'm crazy, I'm cooperating with him

Chapter 600 I'm crazy, I'm cooperating with him (13)

During the two-year cold winter period, film production was greatly sluggish due to factors such as environment and policies, and the number of projects approved for investment each year decreased significantly. The only exception was the filming of mainstream films.

Main theme themes, especially tribute films, have mission attributes, so they can still be "produced normally."

Then, investing in a large number of mainstream movies will inevitably lead to a large number of releases.

From the Spring Festival to the National Day, it has become the home ground for main-theme movies.

The National Day period has a relatively accurate supply and demand schedule, but the Spring Festival period is really hard to describe.

No matter which movie you choose, the producers are eager to make you walk out of the theater crying, which is very annoying during the New Year.

For the audience, watching a mainstream movie is about the feelings of family and country. At the beginning, everyone was indeed tolerant...

However, this tolerance has become a benefit in the eyes of others, and they are eager to sweep it away.

Any subject matter will soon become mediocre once capital rushes in!

When mainstream movies become a box office panacea, capital follows suit without any bottom line and treats the audience as leeks to be harvested.

They are released in a rush, disregarding the supply and demand of the release schedule and disregarding the feelings of the audience.

Then, the public developed a dislike for the main theme...

This kind of aversion is called label-based aversion - as long as your subject matter is related to the main theme, then... the public will naturally feel annoyed.

From resistance to rebellion, nothing I see is pleasing to the eye!
Unless you can make a mainstream movie that is impeccable, you will definitely be criticized as soon as it is released.

But how can a movie be flawless?

What's more, these people have no intention of making a good movie - they just want to make a living.

It's all business. In the early years, who dared to shoot mainstream films? But later, when people saw someone taking the first bite of meat, they started to flock to it again.

Just like the campus youth movies back then, big IP + young handsome guys were all the rage...

Under this premise, Shen Liang can't just follow the crowd...

Or do more other types.

……

Airport, terminal.

Shen Liang is broadcasting live.

He first shared his joy of winning the Best Actor award for two consecutive years: "In fact, I feel that I made a breakthrough in "Life Events"... When the filming of the movie was about to end, I couldn't even tell whether I was Shen Liang or Mo Sanmei... However, winning the award for "Peak Explosion" is not a loss of face, after all, my acting is not bad... I did suffer a lot..."

"'Peak Explosion' is the first mainstream production led by China Film after the change of leadership. The box office reached 33 billion yuan and the reputation is also good. What's the problem for me to win the Best Actor Award with 'Peak Explosion'?"

"... "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils"... Brother, that movie is too commercial and entertaining..."

"I am looking forward to the Golden Rooster Awards in a month... I am also looking forward to it~"

"There are too many mainstream films... There is nothing I can do. The film industry has not been doing well in the past two years, and investors are reluctant to invest in other genres... I still have two mainstream films, Watergate and Miracle, which will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and then there will be no more..."

“Why capital doesn’t dare to invest in other types… There is a misunderstanding here, that is, everyone imagines “capital” as Big Brother in 1984, who can control society at will.

What is the truth? Many of our country's film investors are just messengers chasing market demand...Now that mainstream themes are working well, everyone is rushing to grab the market...

For other types, no one can guarantee a good harvest...

Capital is not very receptive to losses.

I'm fine. My next few movies are all comedy-drama type...including "Famous" which will be released on December 12th, which is also a comedy..." "I...you all know me. I rarely consider the subject matter when accepting a movie. The most important thing I consider is the script and the characters..."

"Then if a good script comes to me, I have no reason to refuse..."

Well, a bunch of brothers in the live broadcast room can’t stand it anymore - the market is full of mainstream movies, and it’s really hard to hold on!
Then, a brother asked, "Chen Kexin announced the establishment of a production company Changin' Pictures that focuses on streaming content and will no longer serve mainland officials. What do you think of this?"

"I don't really care... The mainland release is unreliable. Censorship is the last fig leaf for Hong Kong films. Poor box office and bad reputation can all be attributed to censorship. Little do people know that the decline of Hong Kong films is not because of the mainland, but because Hong Kong locals don't watch Hong Kong films!"

"If we look at the box office charts, there is not a single Chinese-language film in the top 25! Even if we zoom in to the top 2, there are only two films, Kung Fu and Cold War ... Hong Kong filmmakers make films that Hong Kong people don't watch, so how can we expect others to watch them? If we can't even hold on to the local market, don't count on the so-called overseas Chinese market!
Do you blame the audit for this?

You have to know that the mainland censorship has no influence on Hong Kong local films. If you are awesome, you can make your own movies and export them to Southeast Asia and Europe... but it is still not awesome enough!"

"If you ask me, apart from the Hong Kong films themselves, it would be hard for other observers to say that the current situation is caused by the restrictions and suppression of the mainland government policies. Instead, they would think that it is a reflection of the embarrassment of Hong Kong local filmmakers who are unable to break through their own obstacles."

“Sometimes I really don’t understand these Hong Kong directors. Where do their tempers come from?”

"Back then, the Hong Kong film industry forced Tony Leung Ka Fai, who had just won the Best Actor award, to set up a stall in order to gain market share. I heard that some big-name movie stars were forced to make movies with guns pointed at their heads. But at that time, they had creative freedom. Don't they have it now?"

“If it’s Jia Zhangke and his gang who are talking about turning to overseas streaming media, even though I feel physically sick from disgust, I have to admit that they have the right to do so, because censorship does have an impact on them.

But Chen Kexin is a bit stupid for doing this...

Pang Ho-cheung's shit, piss and fart Category III movies can still be shown in Hong Kong and make money, so why can't you?"

"Prospects? There is no prospect at all. The hit rates of the TV series developed by Netflix and Taiwan in cooperation, such as "Light the Night" are not as good as the ancient idol dramas that Netflix bought from iQiyi. "Life Events" was sold to Netflix for 1500 million US dollars. It ranked in the top three in Taiwan for two consecutive months and ranked in the top five in several Southeast Asian countries..."

"Why would I cooperate with such a person? What can he give me?"

"Honor, do I need honor? What's the matter? Can I win an Oscar or a Cannes Film Festival for acting in his movies? I'd rather just make movies that you like!"

Uh, Liang Ge didn’t control his emotions and started to criticize…

"Okay, this is my opinion on this matter... I'm about to get on the plane, so I won't talk about it for now..."

……

Chen Kexin's case has been making a lot of noise, and many people think it's feasible...

What the hell is this possible!
The film, television and entertainment industry is first and foremost a consumer market and industrial chain system, and a product of the market economy industry.

It is impossible to talk without considering the reality.

It is an inevitable trend for China's film, television and entertainment industries to grow bigger, stronger and become independent.

From a global perspective, there are only two markets in the world, and it is impossible for scraps to eventually penetrate each other.

This company will eventually go out of business, for the simple reason that there are too few overseas audiences for Chinese-language films, and no matter how good your films are, you won’t make much money.

There is no money to shoot, and even if you shoot, you can’t make money, and then the cash flow is even worse. It’s a vicious cycle.

When you are just starting out, you can rely on your friends in the industry to spend money to support you, but spending money alone will not become the norm.

Chen Kexin is not the kind of director known for his ability to make money.

Otherwise, choose another way: find sponsors, make movies about the themes they want to see, lower the cost of the film, and then go to film festivals and win awards to turn things around.

Director Jia and others are already familiar with this path, so Chen Kexin is unlikely to lose face and compete with them for this job...

There is also a series of high-minded Americans on this road. They are familiar with American political correctness and have a certain influence in Hollywood. You, Chen Kexin, are just an outsider. How can you fight against them?
There is definitely no play...

However, Shen Liang’s remarks caused an uproar - Chen Kexin is a big director!

You attack a great director like this?
Moreover, Brother Liang had previously praised Chen Kexin highly!
(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like