I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 759 Forum (13)

Ever since the Shanghai Film Festival held a film summit forum and it became popular, many film festivals have added related activities.

Changchun Film Festival also has it.

The only time it went viral was in 2016 when a bunch of bigwigs refuted the "Chinese film turning point theory has arrived"...

Because more self-media criticized it, "The turning point is the turning point, it is not subject to the will of the leaders!"

This is normal. If you want to stand out, you either have to have insightful opinions or make outrageous remarks.

The film forum section of the Shanghai Film Festival is full of outrageous comments!

Back then, Wang Xiaoshuai criticized Ning Hao and Lu Chuan, saying, "Their box office revenues were over 100 million yuan, but they were failures as directors."

Then I was refuted by Tianya and Tieba at that time...

After that, there were news reports about each festival. Here are a few examples: Yu Dong said at the Shanghai Film Festival that "all future film and television companies will work for BAT!"; Feng Xiaogang also said that "there are too many rubbish movies because there are too many rubbish audiences";
Last year, Yu Dong confronted Wang Changtian, “No matter how you set the service fee standard for Maoyan, do you collect more than the national film fund?”

Wang Changtian was not to be outdone: "The function of the cinema is to schedule films, but now they charge extra for scheduling films!"

The Shanghai Film Festival was cancelled this year, so the Golden Rooster Film Forum invited Yu Dong, Huang Zhonglei, Wang Yibing, Wang Changtian and Shen Liang...

Liang Ge’s main role is to listen.

He didn't intend to speak either.

In terms of qualifications, Shen Liang is a newcomer in the production industry, and his company is called Shen Liang Film Studio, and the name has never been changed...

Studio, it sounds like it can't compare to XX Media's grand and classy sound...

Yu Dong spoke first: "In the three years from 2020 to 2022, the entire Chinese film market lost 2023 billion in box office revenue. billion is the cash flow of our film industry, which has a huge impact on film companies. We have seen the final moment when the epidemic will end, and I hope that Chinese films will be able to recover quickly in !"

"Except for Alibaba and Tencent, the industry is generally short of money. This is a reality. The 1000 billion lost is the cash flow of the entire industry. The entire film industry is also generally lacking in financial capital and overseas capital support. Now it all relies on the self-owned funds of various film companies. In fact, it is the most difficult time. Bona hopes to make good use of every penny."

Yu Dong talked about American movies again: "American movies are more about science fiction and anime heroes, which is gradually moving away from China's movie-watching habits today. Every audience wants to see Chinese stories and Chinese emotions on the screen."

"It is expected that The Wandering Earth 2 will surpass Avatar 2! Shen Liang also has something to say~"

Shen Liang was stunned for a moment when he was named, and then he said: "Anyway, I will definitely go to the cinema to watch "Avatar 2"..."

"So how much do you think The Wandering Earth 2 will make at the box office?"

"It's hard to say, I think it won't be less than 30 billion!"

"What about Avatar 2?"

"…It's hard to say. The first movie was released 13 years ago, and the audience has changed. The mainstream audience nowadays is the post-00s. For this group of audiences, how much appeal can Cameron or Avatar have? There must be some, but how much, I haven't counted…"

"However, the appeal of Hollywood movies to mainstream audiences is indeed decreasing. They are too politically correct... This leads to the story being completely routine and templated... Audiences watch Hollywood blockbusters to have fun, not to teach themselves values..."

After a pause, Shen Liang added: "Even the so-called diversity is not very diverse. I have never seen a plot with a black man and a white woman, a yellow man and a white woman, or an Indian man and a Jewish woman..."

A group of people laughed...

Wang Changtian interjected: "'Keep You Safe' has earned nearly 20 billion yuan at the box office. I think the audience's support for good movies is still very strong!"

"Thank you Mr. Wang..."

"'Annual meetings cannot stop', will there be a meeting at the end of the year?"

"It should be in the theaters. We have reached an agreement with the theaters...it will be released on Christmas Day!"...

In fact, according to the distributor’s idea, it would be best to choose a date for the release of “Annual Meeting! Can’t Stop”…

The market is too cold!
The total box office last month was less than 6 million yuan, and there were less than ten new movies released, most of which were just to make up the numbers, such as "Red-crowned Crane", "Exploding Butterfly", "Love in Jinggang Mountain", "Spring Water and Stars", "Deer in the Deep Forest", etc., with a total box office of less than !
The overall environment has a great impact. Because of the relaxation of prevention and control measures, many people dare not go to the cinema to watch movies.

Most importantly, there hasn’t been even one phenomenal hit in the cinema!
This is bad!

Therefore, "Avatar 2" was specially introduced...

The industry's estimate for Avatar 2 is around 30 billion to 50 billion...

After all, it is the sequel to the record-breaking "Avatar"!

The probability of breaking the record of "Avengers 4" is still very high.

After all, the box office record of "Avatar" in that year was directly doubled from less than 7 million to 13.6 billion...

So, when I heard Yu Dong say that "The Wandering Earth 2 will surpass Avatar 2"...

The reaction on the scene was sneering...

Whether it’s the industry leaders or the audience, no one expected the plot of “Avatar 2” to be so bad that it’s totally unwatchable…

Cameron spent 13 years honing his skills, but in vain.

The plot of "Avatar 2" is terrible!

If you want special effects, there are special effects. If you want plot, there are special effects. If you want characters, there are still special effects!

Damn it! Humans have mastered the technology of interstellar travel, but in the end they are attacked by alien primitives like flying dragons!

Anyone with a little bit of common sense knows how stupid this plot is. It is even more outrageous than the Qing Dynasty defeating Europe and the United States after two industrial revolutions.

Every frame is a painting, but when put together they are shit!

The technology of the 25th century does not involve controlled nuclear fusion, nor does it involve capturing asteroids in the universe to develop comet minerals. Instead, it travels across light years to Pandora to become a cyber coal boss and engage in interstellar demolition developers. These are typical traditional arts of the old-fashioned Ansa colony...

There is a serious misalignment between productivity and production relations. With the magnificent galaxy as the backdrop, it tells a twisted story about carvings on shit!

It’s hard to imagine that James Cameron, who made “Titanic”, “Terminator” and “True Lies”, would write such a boring movie…

There is really no imagination at all!
Take a look at "The Three-Body Problem": higher-level civilizations will use dimensionality reduction attacks against lower-level civilizations. They will destroy you, but it has nothing to do with you.

Hollywood blockbusters are like that...

Wakanda's vibranium technology is unique on Earth, and wars are fought in close combat; at the beginning of Star Wars Episode 2, the fleet fights face-to-face; the gray-robed wizard's stick fighting skills are invincible.

……

Then we talked about international perspectives, and a bunch of people talked a lot...

Something like 'Internationalization of movies is a major trend'.

It was Shen Liang's turn. He scratched his head and said, "I think we should survive first, and then consider other things. The film industry is in a difficult situation right now. The total box office last month didn't even reach 6 million... At this stage, we should first consider how to invite the audience back to the theaters. Otherwise, talking about internationalization and broad vision is pure empty talk!"

(End of this chapter)