"Director Ma, Director Ma, what do you think about what Director Li said, you consume hardships to fill your purse?"

"As a film that reflects the suffering of the nation, Director Ma thinks "1942" can win a billion box office?

"A year ago, Director Ma and Director Li made an appointment on Weibo for the Chinese New Year, "1942" is about to be released, in the face of the popular "Truman's World", does Director Ma regret it?"

"Will "1942" be withdrawn and avoid the edge for the time being?"

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At an offline fan meeting, the atmosphere was quite warm, and Ma Xiaogang, who was chased by reporters, was unskilled, looking at the ugly faces in the audience with a cold face.

In the same situation, Ma Xiaogang had already experienced it once yesterday, and just like today, he brushed his sleeves away.

Now, there is really no way to scold Li Qian, even if you have no brains, you know.

Li Qian himself was about to be blown to the sky last year, and this time "Truman's World" is no worse than "I Am Not the God of Medicine" in terms of word-of-mouth and box office.

Returning to the business car, seeing that the assistant had just hung up the phone, Ma Xiaogang asked coldly, "Did they come up with any solutions?"

The assistant hurriedly said, "Director Ma, what Mr. Huang means is that he can't hide from it, so he just responds positively, anyway, our movie is in a big position, and the theater side has given two or three points of profit, and it will ensure that the film will be scheduled, and then strive for a little agency charter in the early stage, and the box office will be about 800 million, and the outside world can't say anything." ”

Ma Xiaogang's face immediately darkened again, the matter was caused by the Huang brothers, and he was asked to clean up the mess.

However, there is really no way to do it, in the name of righteousness, others can't use the standards of commercial films to demand him.

"That, Director Ma, Mr. Huang said to call him back when you are free. The assistant said again.

"Tell him I'm not available!"

Ma Xiaogang shouted angrily, and now he didn't want to talk to the two pig teammates of the Huang family brothers at all.

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Continue to publicize and hold meetings in Zhengzhou, after all, "1942" is about the great drought in southern Henan, and southern Henan is also a key point.

It is also necessary to strive for the charter of the provincial organs, which is the same as "Tangshan Earthquake".

Even if he has decided on how to deal with it, at the next stop, Ma Xiaogang will no longer be hiding.

"It's ridiculous!"

Ma Xiaogang loudly refuted Li Qian's slander about his consumption disaster and filling his pockets, and complained with a sad and angry face.

"1942" has been in preparation for 18 years, and it is the film that I spent the most effort on, such a work is actually asking for hardship, every shooting has to pay a lot of hardship, the cost is very high, the shooting is very gritted, the complexity of the production, including the physical effort to pay, but I still have to shoot, just because I like and am moved by this incident.

In order to shoot this movie, for the sake of the story and characters, the main creator and I re-walked the road of escape twice, traveling to southern Henan, western Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, and Chongqing.

The filming was also very difficult, every time there was an explosion, hot rubble hit Xu Wan and Feng Yuancheng's faces and necks, Zhang Mo staged a train jump in the freezing cold of minus 20 degrees Celsius, and everyone endured both physical and physiological torment....."

focused on the difficulties of filming, various examples, and then emphasized the significance of making this film, the significance to the Chinese nation, to today's society, and to all audiences.

After saying a lot, he began to criticize Li Qianlai, "Yes, that's right, the theme of "1942" may not be as good as "Truman's World" at the box office, after all, it is an entertainment film, and it has inherent advantages, compared to "1942" because it is too heavy, it is not an entertainment movie, and it will suffer at the box office.

It doesn't matter if the box office is not as good as others, I thought of it from the time I made this movie, but I don't allow anyone to make an entertainment film by themselves, entertain the audience, and then use it to slander others, which is not only for me, but also for the thousands of crew members who paid for "1942", and it is also a harm to the history of the Chinese nation......"

The chattering mouth turned quickly, and the reporters in the audience were stunned, this is the first time I have seen Ma Xiaogang refute others in this way, and he should have been the one who was refuted before.

However, the reporters did not forget their duties in the slightest.

"Then Director Ma, before you said that the minimum expectation is one billion box office, since you want to make such a movie, why do you still attach so much importance to the box office?"

Ma Xiaogang said sincerely, "I hope that the box office will be high, not for myself, but for all the people who have contributed to the film, I want to prove to them that their hard work is worth it, and at the same time, I also want to tell the majority of directors and investors not to be afraid of losing money, and to have the courage to try more genres!"

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In the next few times facing reporters, Ma Xiaogang concocted the same method, saying that he was a representative of a conscientious director, and admitted that "1942" was not as good as the entertainment film "Truman's World" at the box office.

At the same time, he said in a roundabout way that Li Qian was unforgiving, made an entertainment film, took advantage of the box office, and came to show superiority.

Watching Ma Xiaogang speak again and again, Li Qian suddenly had an illusion, this Ma Xiaogang is really the same Ma Xiaogang who used the box office to beat other directors every day?

In the past, just like Ma Xiaogang said Li Qian, others said that Ma Xiaogang is like this, only the box office, the audience likes to watch it, and the high box office is better than those movies that no matter what they have.

Now, it is completely reversed, and it can't compare to the box office, so that the words that others scolded themselves back then were all scolded to Li Qian as they were.

Li Qian shook his head secretly, and looked at this person.

However, the audience can't know more about Ma Xiaogang's influence in the past, only a few people really think that he is a conscientious director, and in the audience's impression, he is still the copper-smelling and vulgar Ma Xiaogang.

"Oh mom, I'm laughing to death, if I hadn't paid attention to movies every year, I couldn't know Ma Xiaogang anymore, I almost thought he was the conscience of the Chinese film industry, after the box office hit the street, I started to talk about connotation, connotation, and meaning again, didn't Ma Xiaogang look down on this the most before!"

"If it weren't for the previous "Tangshan Earthquake" being spit out by Ma Xiaogang and the Huayang Huang brothers, I would have been a little persuaded by Ma Xiaogang. ”

"Do you remember when "Tangshan Earthquake" was released, every time the box office came out, on the first day, the first week, and there were 2345600000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ”

"I'm embarrassed to say Li Qian, it turns out that in Director Ma's heart, "Truman's World" is just an entertainment film, Director Ma's vision is really high, I hope your level can keep up with the vision. ”

"I wondered, didn't Ma Xiaogang always make comedies before, how embarrassed to say that people make entertainment films, and the connotation of "Truman's World" is much stronger than most literary films!"

"Wait for the movie to be released, Ma Xiaogang even blew out the mirror of the Chinese nation, if it was average, I really wouldn't go to watch his movies in the future. ”

"It's blown too much, it can be blown better than the news broadcast, and if you come a few more times, your reputation will be lost!"

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The Internet is very lively, anyway, Ma Xiaogang firmly stands on the righteousness of his own movie genre, grasping that "Truman's World" is a comedy entertainment film with no connotation.

Bite these two points and don't let go, no matter what others say, don't let go.

Not to mention, the audience really can't do anything about him, Ma Xiaogang won't talk to you about the various connotations and metaphors of "Truman's World" at all.

"1942" does occupy the righteousness, after all, the drought in southern Henan was also a once-in-a-century disaster, and the movie reflected that era, before it was released, it was not good to criticize.

So, a miraculous stalemate came down, which made the Huang brothers and Ma Xiaogang overjoyed.

It also lifted their spirits, and they propagated according to the line of thought, anyway, if they don't watch "1942", they are not worthy of being Chinese, they do not respect history, and they do not respect the dead.

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Just when the film market continued to be hot, Wu Xi, in the villa area of the lake and mountains, Zhang Yimou wrapped himself tightly and drove to the nearest movie theater after having breakfast with his wife and several children in the morning.

After "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", he was idle, and he also left the chaos, not at all like a new picture of a regular film and television company.

hasn't decided which company to join yet, but he is not in a hurry, while taking a good rest, he slowly polishes the script of the new film, and then accompanies his wife and children on Wu Xi's side.

Previously, as soon as Li Qian's new movie "Truman's World" came out at the box office on the first day, it broke 100 million, coupled with the discussion of the content of various audiences on the Internet, which made him very curious and planned to watch it on Friday.

But there are many children in the family, there are many things, I wanted to come yesterday evening, but there are no tickets at all, even the corner is full, only the one at half past eleven in the evening remains.

It was too late, and I had to go back to tell the story to the child, so I didn't go.

As a result, there were many children and many things at home, and it was not until the second Saturday that I had time to come to the cinema, otherwise a week would have passed.

I thought it had been on the screen for a week, and it was morning again, so there wouldn't be too many people.

However, when he parked the car and came to the cinema, Zhang Yimou realized that he was wrong.

At 10 o'clock, five minutes before the movie was shown, and there was no good spot in the middle when I bought the tickets.

Moreover, there are quite a few people in the cinema.

Looking at the young people, not sleeping lazy, getting up early in the morning to watch the movie, Zhang Yimou sighed with emotion.

The last time my movie could cause such a sensation was "The City is Full of Golden Armor", but there were definitely not so many people during the day, especially in the morning.

There are talents in the country.

sighed twice, the movie also opened, Zhang Yimou followed the crowd and walked into the cinema.

Originally, I had a small screening room at home, but in the past, I asked someone for a copy and watched it at home.

But now, after leaving the new picture, I haven't joined other companies for the time being, so I just came to the cinema to watch it.

At the beginning of the movie, Zhou Xingchi appeared first.

Zhang Yimou and Zhou Xingchi still know each other, this acting is very different from his previous movies, but it is a bit similar to himself, but he is more and more confident, the kind of confidence that exudes from his bones, but there is no expression and smile.

Read on slowly, because after reading the reviews on the Internet, you probably know what's going on.

However, when I saw the later stage, when the movie told the show "Truman's World", it was still a little difficult to understand.

The whole city is a studio, more than 100,000 people are actors, a reality show that is broadcast live?

Zhang Yimou, who was born in the 50s, obviously couldn't accept such a novel thing in its entirety.

However, it did not prevent him from understanding the movie.

Deng Chao's comedy, no, this is not a comedy, it is a cheerful and enthusiastic 30-year-old boy, and he has made a big breakthrough.

In the end, Truman still maintained his heart, it was still the same Truman, and when he walked into that door, Zhang Yimou sighed in his heart.

The four words of imagination are enough to describe the creativity of this movie, which he, an old man, would never have come up with.

"Through such an entertaining way, the connotation and commerciality are equally important, the connotation is more popular, and it is closer to the life of the daily society. ”

After watching it, Zhang Yimou knew the factors that made this movie a big hit, Li Qian's consistent characteristics, and this somewhat aggrieved story, telling it in such an absurd way, would not make people feel sad at all.

Just like "I Am Not the God of Medicine", the pharmaceutical industry, leukemia patients, such a heavy topic, was not so heavy by Li Qian, but after reading it, it was more moved and hopeful.

This Li Qian always talks about everything so beautifully.

Or maybe that's the kind of movie that audiences need now.

Walking out of the screening hall with the crowd, the audience around them talked excitedly about the amazing creativity of the film and the excitement of Truman walking out of the door for the last time.

No one was depressed, they were all happy, and when they waited for the movie to show in the screening hall all the way before, they were just happier and more excited.

Maybe, I really can't keep up with the times?

With a sigh, Zhang Yimou left the cinema.

At the same time, I also made a decision about where I was going.

He still has a large family to support, and Zhang Weiping has not yet paid him such a sum of money, which is the time when he needs money.

Among the major companies, Jia Leting gave the best conditions, and the key is the shares, which are worth at least hundreds of millions after listing.

Although Lay's Pictures has just been established, there are big names behind Jia Leting, and he has strong capital, so the follow-up development will not be bad.

For the sake of money, Zhang Yimou wants to join Lay's.

However, even if he watched Li Qian's movies cater to the audience's appetite and repeatedly sell well, Zhang Yimou didn't want to learn from him and cater to the audience.

He has his own persistence, the persistence of an artist for more than twenty years.

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Coincidentally, it has been more than half a month since the release of "Life of Pi", and Li Press can finally take a break from various activities and interviews to watch "Truman's World".

As a half-Hollywood director, Li pressed his heart to this movie and admired Li Qian more and more.

A tragedy, a sad story, will not make the audience feel a little aggrieved from beginning to end, this skill, looking at Hollywood commercial directors, are not many.

Although Li Qian and the Golden Horse Awards are a little unpleasant, Li Press still wants to mediate from them, after all, without the Golden Horse Awards of Li Qian's family, there is always a little less.

So, in an interview to promote the movie, Li Ji talked about "Truman's World".

"Although I have never met director Li Qian, he is definitely the most talented young director I have ever met, especially in the commercial field, any theme, any story, no matter the joy or sorrow, in his hands, he can always shoot so good.

Moreover, it is not only good-looking, but also can bring a lot of food to think to the audience, entertainment and art, and the combination of the two is just right. ”

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Ning Hao was a guest on a talk show, and when he talked about the new film he was preparing, he also talked about "Truman's World".

"In terms of comedy, I still need to learn more from Director Li, and the script I am currently preparing is essentially a sad story, how to get rid of sadness, and at the same time, tell this sad process in a comedic way, "Truman's World" has given me a lot of inspiration. ”

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After watching "Truman's World", Cheng Kaige also had to admit that Li Qian, a descendant wave, had already taken their generation and become the mainstream of the film industry, and in an exclusive interview with him as the chairman of the jury of next year's East Economic Film Festival, he also expressed his surprise and affirmation of "Truman's World".

If they all coincidentally said good things about "Truman's World", then Xu Zheng, Wu Jing, Su Lun, Han Yan and others did it on purpose.

Several people have been interviewed and talked about their feelings about "Truman's World", saying that this is not only a movie for entertainment, but also a movie that brings people to think about life.

It's just that he didn't scold Ma Xiaogang, even Xu Zheng, the comedy fellow who was most looking forward to Ma Xiaogang's hitting the street.

Huang Jianxin, the top producer in China, vice chairman of the Film Association, and the CEO of China Film, Huaying, and Magic Shadow, also praised "Truman's World".

However, one well-known director after another stood up and praised "Truman's World", which suddenly made Ma Xiaogang's words that this is just an entertainment film untenable.

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