Chapter 1020 Meet the Reporter
Don't think that if you win the Oscar, you will have a good talisman for King Kong, how can you say that Jing Jian's status in the film industry at this time is not as good as that of the national teacher Director Zhang, right? Didn't he still suffer the siege of film critics after "Hero"?
What made Jing Jian even more depressed was that Zhao Xia and the others were not only comforted, but also sneered on the side: "I said that I am engaged in art, do you know that something is wrong?" made Jing Jian really angry.
Immediately afterwards, another anti-Japanese drama that started filming at the same time was released in Hong Kong, Macao and the whole country, with the same routine, the same publicity, and the same big hit, and then ...... The same bad reviews?
While the iron was hot, Seed Media and Yindu Organization immediately prepared three new anti-Japanese dramas against the tide of public opinion. Even other companies in Hong Kong have seen several similar projects. Even the major studios in the mainland have started filming seven anti-Japanese dramas of the same type at the same time?
Don't think that movie studios in this era won't follow suit. Those experts, professors and film critics can not eat the fireworks of the world, but the leaders of the studio have to take care of the people under them to eat. Since it can be a big hit, who will not be able to get along with money? And the copyright awareness is quite indifferent, and even dare to shoot with a script and change the name, which is much more exaggerated than following the trend now.
Don't believe it, it's true. If you are interested, you can listen to an old cross talk of Jiang Kun and Li Wenhua, "...... watched a movie, went out to discuss, and discussed 12 protagonists, 6 couples in love, 5 rightist dads, 6 Japanese moms......"
This is a mockery of the fact that all the movies at that time were all a routine and followed the trend seriously.
As a result, Jing Jian's image in the film industry suddenly became extremely bad. As...... The father of the anti-Japanese drama, ahem, not only did he resist "saving," but also ran wildly all the way on the road of "death"? This is simply a "heinous crime"! Such "scum" must not be tolerated to survive in the Chinese film circle!
The wave of criticism is blowing more and more violently, and the department in charge of propaganda is also quite a headache. On the one hand, there are many powerful people, and they are all influential literati and scholars, and on the other hand, although they are only one person, not to mention that after winning the award, they can create business cards in the world, at least they can create foreign exchange, which is real money, right?
Finally, someone couldn't hold back, and Ling Feng took the initiative to come to the door: "Xiao Jian, what do you think? How can you say that you have also been in Jingying, and it is easy to sell well? Ask someone to come forward and say a few good words, and then take out millions to support a few art films, organize a seminar, and if you can't go to Europe and the United States, you can go to Hong Kong." What else will happen if you eat people with a soft mouth?"
"Eh, sister. I am an upright, honest and honest person, resolutely fighting against unhealthy trends, and I am an excellent underground party?" Jing Jian said with a hippie smile.
"Pull it down!" Ling Feng pointed to the rock sugar bear paw on the wine table, and scolded with a smile, "This is the people's fat and people's ointment! Sooner or later, I will destroy you as a local tyrant." ”
During this period, there were still stocks such as bear paws and humps in the time-honored shops, and the prices were not very expensive. Since he made an appointment with Ling Feng today, Jing Jian will try it by the way.
After sitting down, Ling Feng showed concern: "Xiao Jian, it's not that my sister wants to talk about you, you are stubborn in this matter." I know you're not convinced, but you can't ignore it? If you don't speak, others can't help even if they want to. ”
"What should I do then?" Jing Jian showed a helpless expression, "I can't fight with my mouth and pen, and I don't want to echo their wrong views." And will anyone listen to what I say? Just be a turtle with a shrunken head! Anyway, there is your pomegranate skirt covering me, sister!"
"Phew!" Ling Feng smiled, "Do you have the heart to eat my soft rice? ”
"Hehe, that's ugly, men and women are equal!"
"Well, there will be two reporters later, and you can pick something nice. Some official articles are still needed. ”
"Come, call them!"
In fact, Jing Jian's attitude towards the whitewashing of public opinion is indispensable. He really didn't take it seriously. Film reviews have only affected some fans, and the audience is not very wide, so why bother with it? Of course, if he has the opportunity to say a few words, Jing Jian will not object.
Ling Feng was obviously prepared, and the two reporters from "Popular Film" arrived soon. During this period, all kinds of newspapers and magazines were widely circulated, and "Popular Film" once held the world record for the highest sales volume of a film magazine with a print run of 9.47 million copies in a single issue. It can be seen that Ling Feng and the competent departments behind him are indeed attentive.
The reporters who came were a man and a woman, and after taking a few photos of Jing Jian, they began to ask questions. The questions at the beginning were fairly routine, nothing more than a few words of congratulations and commercial hype. However, the question soon came to the current storm of public opinion.
"Director Jing, what do you think of art films and commercial films?"
"All of them are important, and they are indispensable. ”
"Oh, what do you mean...... seems to put commercial films and art films on an equal footing?"
Jing Jian glanced at the male reporter who asked the question: "I am correcting a misunderstanding here. There is a dispute between commercial films and art films all over the world, including in Europe and the United States, and even in Hollywood. But there are many bad movies in commercial films, and there are also many bad movies in art films. Most of what we can see is carefully selected, maybe less than a tenth. Indeed, most of the award-winning films are art films, and the characters in them are easy to shine. Because they are all characters with mutilated personalities or psychological cripples, they have relatively high requirements for acting skills. It is easy to attract the attention of the judges. But commercial films are also not easy, it is necessary to attract as many audiences as possible to the cinema. The difficulty is almost the same, so why bother?"
"Really?" the female reporter on the side became interested, "Then what type of film do you think the future path of my country's film should be?"
"Commercial films, of course. Jing Jian replied without hesitation. Ling Feng and the two reporters were stunned. And Ling Feng was anxious to make his eyes look at him, wanting Jing Jian not to talk nonsense.
Sure enough, the male reporter came to the spirit: "Director Jing, then give up the pursuit of film art? Now there is a bad trend in society, that is, everything is about money." Shouldn't you, as a filmmaker, take the initiative to set an example?"
Jing Jian smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, I'll just be direct." Art requires talent, and I don't even dare to consider myself a film artist. And across the country, directors who are still working on the front line of movies may not even have a hand if they have artistic talent. Maybe there will be some young directors in the future who will develop this talent. But there will never be a lot of them. Moreover, artists also have highs and lows in their creations, and they are not always able to maintain a strong desire to create. So, this is a refutation, art itself is a treasure. If you don't have that diamond, don't do that porcelain job!"