Chapter 53 The Idol's Resolve (2/4)
In fact, what Shen Changlin really wants to say is: Movies belong to culture and are closely related to politics and economic strength. At present, the right to speak about movies is firmly in the hands of Western countries. Want to become a movie boss?
Okay, become the world boss first!
When a country becomes number one in the world, it becomes a benchmark for values, aesthetics, artistic trends and other aspects respected by the world.
Movies from this country are sure to travel around the world.
All cultural worship is essentially the worship of power.
Samuel Huntington wrote a thick book "The Clash of Civilizations". To put it simply, it is this sentence: The United States has aircraft carriers, and values are written by the victors!
"The Clash of Civilizations" analyzes Western civilization: Universalism in the eyes of Westerners is imperialism to non-Westerners!
Shen Changlin continued: "I think so. The biggest problem with Chinese movies is that most practitioners, including investors, have no sense of honor in making movies, and only regard them as a tool to make money..."
"The high salary of actors has also led to lower salaries and lack of enthusiasm for other practitioners. What's even more uncomfortable is that most actors now no longer have the basic professionalism to integrate into their roles!"
"Whether it's a fan movie or a super bad movie with a cast of stars, it's all a sign of disloyalty. It doesn't matter if you think it's just making money..."
"Actors don't take themselves seriously, don't respect their profession, have no sense of honor, and don't respect the audience... This matter is actually quite serious."
"Every profession must have professional ethics and basic professional standards. In the past two years, hot money has poured in. The first problem is that it has pushed up the cost of actors. The second problem is that a large amount of shoddy content has begun to be uploaded quickly. It seems that everything can be made into a movie, whether it is a variety show or a game, everything can be adapted into a movie.
But the film industry is different from other industries. It takes a long process to produce a good director, a good screenwriter, and a good artist! Good content development cycles are very long!"
"For example, "The Return of the Great Sage" took seven years from development to release; the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" project took three years from confirmation to release, but it took two years to find a suitable director. Director Lu Yang only asked him to take over after he finished filming "Xiu Chun Knife 2 and 3";
"The Wandering Earth" is almost the same... For the "Wandering Earth" project, I confirmed that Guo Fan will be the director. I first let him film "The Wandering Earth" to practice, and then handed over "The Wandering Earth" to him..."
"A mature director takes time!"
"There is a serious shortage of creative personnel, coupled with the rapid promotion of capital, what will it bring? Soon, our industry will see a decline in content!
I looked at this year’s summer film list, and I personally feel that this year should be the turning point. Soon after the market stopped growing at a rapid pace, capital returned to rationality, and at this time capital went to other emerging industries..."
"By that time, the market will return to rationality..."
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Shen Changlin's turning point theory...has not been widely recognized!
At least not now...
According to general opinion, although the national film market was somewhat sluggish in April and May this year, the release of "Warcraft" in June instantly heated up the entire market - as of 16:30 on June 12, the film's box office successfully exceeded 1 billion mark.
The market is very hot, and there is no gloom in sight at all.
inflection point?
Abduct your sister!
The market is booming, with film lists being announced one after another, media conferences, press conferences, a bunch of S+ works...
Wanda Night released 30 blockbusters of various genres and made a domineering appearance;
Huayi also made an H plan;
Boehner has 24 film projects;
Anyway, why are you so exaggerated?
Everyone despises Jia Yueting, and everyone does Jia Yueting—drawing cakes and giving ppt speeches.
The Shanghai Film Festival in recent years has basically been a time when major film companies released their film schedules for the new year.
Tianxia Entertainment also followed the trend and held a film release conference - everyone has done it, but if you don't do it, what do you want to do?
One of the important functions of the film list is to make it available to the secondary market, which is a way for powerful companies to flex their muscles.
Shen Changlin did not participate in it. He participated in a forum, pretended to be cool, and walked away.
I declined a bunch of invitations…
Well, he went to the United States - "The Vengeful Man 2" will be released soon.
On June 24th, the competition "Independence Day 2: Resurgence"...
…
"Decryption" was aired in June, and the ratings were good. It broke 1 in the first broadcast and ranked first in the entire network.
Continuing Yang Xiaomi’s status as the ratings queen.
But the reputation is really bad.
Especially Chen Xuedong's acting skills have been criticized in various ways...
TV series such as "Decryption" and "Sparrow" are actually quite good. On the one hand, everyone finally realized how great Tom Hanks is: a fool like Forrest Gump really depends on his acting skills. On the other hand, in the protagonist, Against the background of acting skills, the supporting roles stand out.
It turns out we have so many good actors.
Yang Xiaomi is quite depressed. She acted in this drama quite carefully. After all, it is a work of the Mai family. The original work is also highly rated. There is a chance that it can be made into a classic TV series. No matter how bad it is, it can be similar to "The Pretender" Well.
One general is incompetent and the three armies will be exhausted!
Of course, the publicity still needs to be publicized, anyway... I just took a job!
After recording "Basecamp", she walked out of the Mango Building, got into the car, rested on the back seat, and looked at the night view outside the car...
"Stop!"
"…What's wrong?"
"I just saw a poster... It seemed to be "The Vengeful Man 2"... Why is it here at Mango Tower?"
Her agent Zhao Ruoyao explained: "Oh, TVB Media also has investment in this movie, and it is a joint producer..."
Yang Xiaomi nodded, indicating that she understood, and then asked: "When will it come?"
"It will be released on June 24th, the same day as "Independence Day 2"!"
"ah?"
In "Independence Day 2", Yang Xiaomi also starred, and it doesn't count...
Of course, Americans come to her because of the Chinese market!
"I heard that Warner Bros. has set the release date..."
"...Has the promotion of "The Vengeance 2" started?"
"Isn't this, posters, soft advertising, I heard that Warner spent 20 million US dollars on promotion in China this time, very careful!"
"Then... can "Independence Day 2" hold up?"
"Who knows this? But "Independence Day" was the global box office champion in 1996, and it is a famous IP around the world. This time it will be released after 20 years, and everyone is still looking forward to it."
Yang Xiaomi was thoughtful and then asked, "Did Shen Changlin say anything?"
"He didn't say anything... I heard them say that he went to the United States..."
"Promoting "Avenger 2"?"
"...Then I don't know."
Yang Xiaomi suddenly made a decision: "Book me a ticket to the United States!"
"…USA?"
"I have something I want to talk to him about in person!"
------Digression-----
I was blocked and found out
Chapter completed!