"Five hundred times of looking back in the past life have been exchanged for one passing in this life. This is the romance of poets, but many poets don't know that poets first have to live in reality and toss themselves half to death, even if they become famous poets, there is no meaning. ”

Ye Ming did not hesitate to comment on the behavior of several poets, thinking that this matter was not worth it.

Li Lianjie immediately said: "Is there a poet who has gained fame and fortune, and is very happy in life and creation anyway." ”

Ye Ming pondered for a moment and said: "Huaxia's rhythmic poetry can do this, for example, Li Bai Du Fu, Bai Juyi or something, the worst Li Bai is also at least the president level of the Tang Writers Association, Du Fu Bai Juyi, what Su Dongpo Cao Cao is even more bullish." ”

Li Lianjie immediately shrugged her shoulders and said: "You didn't say this, let's talk about Huaxia movies, this is still relatively easy, what do you think of this?"

Ye Ming immediately said: "Everyone thinks that there is a gap between Chinese movies and Hollywood, this is a fact, but it doesn't mean that some people in China think that this gap is so big that they can't catch up."

This is wrong, we have a gap, but Hollywood is also inferior to us, such as our humanistic feelings, such as our spiritual realm, this is the difference between Hollywood movies and Chinese movies.

Our movies are rhythmic poetry, and Chinese movies always want to take into account the market and criticism, but Hollywood movies follow modern poetry, and it is the mainstream of Hollywood's box office to put the box office up first. ”

Zhang Ziyi proposed on the side: "Hollywood also has some independent films with humanistic feelings, maybe the box office is miserable, but it is indeed very thoughtful, and the reviews are quite high." ”

Ming nodded and said, "Yes, Hollywood has such a movie." But I'm talking about the mainstream, the mainstream of Hollywood is the values of the United States, making money first, and the rest are on the sidelines, but our Chinese movies have reached this level now. Even a few years ago, our films were underwritten, and this is not a development at all.

Although it is now liberalized, the director said that I made a movie for the box office, which is almost none, maybe Feng Xiaogang and Director Feng are one, but he didn't dare to say this, although he did it like this. Director Zhang's hero should be going towards this goal, right?" Zhang Yimou said embarrassedly: "This blockbuster was formulated from above, and I am also an executor." ”

In the beginning. In fact, Zhang Yimou didn't plan to take it, but then someone said, if you don't take it, someone else will take it, maybe the filming location will be worse, this sentence moved Zhang Yimou, so he followed this proposition composition.

Ye Ming nodded very seriously and said, "That's right, it's set from above." Because the leaders above are also aware that the reform of Huaxia films is good. Naturally, it is said that the box office should be raised first, let the audience be happy first, and let the audience be willing to return to the cinema to watch the movie, this is the most important thing, just like a place like Hollywood, give me the box office first. And then to talk about something else, this is commendable, after all, it means that we have begun to take the first step towards the marketization of films.

The film first takes the audience to the cinema, and then it says these comments from artists, critics. A movie that is not watched by the audience, even if it is praised by critics, cannot be said to be a successful movie.

It's like saying that Hollywood has already brought the audience to the cinema, so at this time, Hollywood occasionally releases one or two art films, and it is under the name of Hollywood, even if the box office is not good, it will not lose much.

This is the importance of the market. You always have to have a market and an audience first, and then you can shoot any art films, high-end films. Otherwise, you will starve to death sooner or later, just like saying that a poet is the same, you can be arrogant, you can be unsociable, you can be high and low, but remember, first you survive first, first you do a good job of people, and then you become a poet, this is the perfect state of life. Film poets, in fact, are all the same. ”

At this time, Zhang Yimou looked at Ye Ming with a smile and said: "I didn't expect it, when you go to Hollywood, your horizons have broadened so much, these comments, if you throw them in China, you are guaranteed to make those old guys stunned, and many people will accuse you." ”

Ye Ming shrugged his shoulders and said with a disapproving look: "I'm not afraid to say this, others say it for me, this is not what I said, these views of the domestic film market are what Coppola said, this is something like this when I met director Coppola some time ago, and when we were drinking together, he thinks that movies are to get the box office out first, and then talk about art, otherwise it's nonsense." ”

Zhang Yimou pondered for a while and said: "Coppola, Francis, Ford, Coppola, one of the four legendary Hollywood directors, the director of the Godfather trilogy, it seems that [Apocalypse Now] has done quite a lot of damage to Coppola, and a big director like him thinks that the box office is the most important." I thought that a director like Coppola thought that art was the most important thing. ”

Ye Ming laughed and said: "This, too, in fact, Director Coppola also thought that art was the most important thing at the beginning, and even said that before [Apocalypse Now], he thought so, he told me personally, in fact, when he filmed the godfather before, he didn't want to take on the filming at all, a gangster film, what a thing, there was no artistry at all, but in the end he still took the film."

It wasn't until [Apocalypse Now] almost bankrupted him and discredited him that he realized that the box office of a movie is the most important thing. ”

Coppola's original words are that the movie is actually a bastard except for the box office, and this is what Coppola said when he vented his inner dissatisfaction.

Coppola's joyful and ambitious filming of "Apocalypse Now" ended in failure, and the lesson of the fiasco was very profound, which was actually different from his original film ideals, so in such a situation, he would think that any data outside the box office was a bastard.

This is actually more suitable for the current situation of Chinese films, not to mention art. Don't talk about messy things, at this time, let's talk about the box office first, the box office will not succeed, and the rest will be bastards. Coppola can be said to have hit the nail on the head to say the existence of the current situation of Chinese films. At this time, the crux of the Chinese movie was directly said.

Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "It turned out that Coppola said it, this is right, even if Huaxia knows, no one dares to say anything against it, this is the current situation of Huaxia films, worshiping Hollywood, always thinking that everything in Hollywood is good, and everything in ours is bad." Knowing that it was Coppola who said it, no one is qualified to judge him. ”

This is also, they are the four legendary directors of Hollywood, not to mention anything else, even if it is the godfather of the immortal legend, it can make many filmmakers look up to it, not to mention the godfather trilogy, and classics like modern apocalypse. Coppola is able to beat most of the domestic film practitioners. Therefore, those critics and experts call beasts or something, and naturally no one dares to say that Coppola is not. It's a matter of qualification, you can laugh at the box office fiasco of Coppola's Apocalypse Now, but you can't say that he doesn't have a deep enough insight into art, about cinema.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou believes that there are no critics in China who are qualified to evaluate Coppola. This is also a strange status quo in China, anyway, Hollywood things are all good. This is actually what Zhang Yimou is more sad about, admiring foreign flattery, if filmmakers have this mentality at this time. So how about playing with Hollywood, there is no need to mention catching up with Hollywood.

Ye Ming did not continue this heavy topic, this is not something that can be solved by a few people who push the door, this is a problem that needs to be persisted in for a long time. Anyway, in such a situation, they just complained.

At this moment, Ye Ming changed the topic and said: "Director Zhang, now that you have come to the United States, the domestic reporters have not said that you are not doing your job, you are not making movies, and you have traveled to the United States?"

Naturally, reporters talk about how to attract people, especially entertainment reporters, there is no discipline at all, especially those reporters from Hong Kong and Taiwan, who are simply how attractive and how to say. Zhang Yimou actually understands what kind of reporter Ye Ming is talking about, those reporters in China are somewhat disciplined, but those in Hong Kong City and Treasure Island may not give Zhang Yimou face.

In addition, with the presence of Li Lianjie, it is not wrong to say that every move of the hero can attract the attention of many people.

Therefore, on such a question, Zhang Yimou snorted at this moment, and said a little unhappily: "Those people, what do they do, now we are invited by the Golden Globe Awards to participate in the Golden Globe Awards." ”

Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Golden Globe Awards, the hero has not been released, will you participate in the Golden Globe Awards at this time?"

This Golden Globe Award can only be participated in by the released movie, and if it is not filmed successfully, it is naturally impossible to be eligible to participate.

This is also the strange thing about Ye Ming, in fact, when he heard that Zhang Yimou was coming, he wondered what Lao Zhang was doing when he was not at home to shoot heroes at this time, and came to the United States? Zhang Yimou glanced at Ye Ming and said, "You are in the United States, don't you know about the reform of the Golden Globe Awards?"

Ye Ming shook his head and said: "These days are busy filming the day after tomorrow, there is no time to come out to play, some time ago I also filmed the exterior scenes in Duluce in the Five Great Lakes, so I don't know much about some news from the outside world." ”

Zhang Yimou suddenly realized and said: "I see, this matter is actually very simple, because on such a question, the Hollywood Golden Globe Awards are going to be reformed, and the Golden Globe Awards generally start a few days before the Oscars, you should know this, right?"

Ye Ming naturally knows this news, this Golden Globe Award is quite interesting, and it is known as the vane of the Oscars in the entertainment industry.

In fact, when it comes to the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, it is also very interesting, the Golden Globe Awards, in fact, are awards for journalists, which were selected by a group of reporters at the beginning, and later it is not easy to be the second oldest in Hollywood.

Generally, almost all of the awards that can be won at the Golden Globe Awards are won at the Oscars, so the Golden Globes are known as the vane of the Oscars.

But there are also times when these two awards are in conflict, in 2013, the Oscars actually announced the list of nominees in advance, which does not conform to the unspoken rules of Hollywood.

This time, the Oscars announced the list of nominees in advance, which made the Golden Globes very unhappy, you don't give me steps, I don't give you face, and directly let Ben Affleck, the director of [Escape from Tehran], who was not nominated for the Oscars, get the best director.

You know, at the Golden Globe Awards, Spielberg and Ang Lee are also nominated for Best Director, which is the face of the Golden Globe Awards.

At that time, Spielberg's work was "Lincoln", while Ang Lee's was the more powerful "Life School". Anyway, this is a Golden Globe award that beats the Oscars.

Of course, this is what happened later. Now the Golden Globe Awards are just the beginning of reform. Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Has the Golden Globe Awards been reformed?" It seems that I heard someone in the crew say that it is not promoted from February to January, staggering the Oscars, and not being the second oldest in ten thousand years. ”

The day after tomorrow during filming, Ye Ming really heard about it, but he didn't take it to heart, after all, it is said that in such a situation, at this time, filming is all he has, a good actor must be engrossed in filming when filming, in Hollywood, in Japan and South Korea, there is no such thing as an actor rolling a scene. This is a sign of professionalism.

Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "That's the same thing, this time it's really reformed." The Golden Globe Awards wanted to be promoted to January, which was a huge change, so some colleagues were invited, saying that they were here to communicate, and we were invited.

This time, we didn't participate, even if we participated, it was next year's Golden Globe Awards, this time, in fact, it was to communicate with other peers, of course, it was also to promote our films, this time, we wanted to make heroes in the Hollywood market, therefore, the country is very supportive of such a thing, otherwise we wouldn't be able to run over at this time. ”

After all, this is a proposition essay, if it is said that the box office is too bad, it is a little unsightly for the people above.

Therefore, at this time, how to raise the hero's box office is the most important issue, Zhang Yimou came to the Hollywood Golden Globe Awards to promote, in fact, it is for the box office, which is very similar to what Coppola said. (To be continued.) )