Chapter 63: Departure (5/5)
The most obvious gap between Chinese and American films is, of course, the quality of professionals.
In terms of investment, we are not short of money, technical equipment, we can also introduce, but the gap in terms of professionals, this thing is not a day or two can catch up...
For example, "The Wandering Earth", if Zhang Junsheng gets to Hollywood, he can definitely be presented on the screen for a year and a half at most, but not in China, because many people need to exercise...
What's more, the two projects of "Full-Band Blocking Interference" and "The Wandering Earth" were launched at the same time, and tens of thousands of staff were hired at one time...
However, after the tempering of these two films, it will be much faster to carry out related projects later!
Therefore, Chinese filmmakers should not be arrogant, it is completely unnecessary!
As for censorship, censorship is indeed being relaxed step by step...
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"Many people say that they praise Korean movies, saying that they are so good that they can make "The Crucible", "Horror Live", "Chaser", "Yellow Sea"... Actually, the ceiling of Korean movies is very low, because their market is small, and it is difficult to sell in non-Korean-speaking areas, and as for special effects, do you really think that Korean special effects companies are better than us? Yes, a few years ago, they were quite good, but now? I can tell you, at least two-thirds of Korean special effects companies have closed down because of poor management!"
"I think the most worthy of learning from Korean filmmakers is the spirit, they can't die, and they are proud of their films, once there is any word-of-mouth masterpiece, it will definitely form a national movie-watching frenzy, unlike some of our film companies, looking for a few big stars, making up a script at will, just like letting the audience pay... It's too perfunctory, the audience is not stupid, whether there is sincerity or not, they can see it!"
Sun Weihong said: "Why can't we make some movies that reflect life, or that kind of movies that have a philosophy of life? I think we Chinese people prefer to watch such films with Chinese culture, so why don't we make more films of this kind?"
“… You're talking about realism, right?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Junsheng took over the topic: "Actually, a healthy film market should have all kinds of movies, there are many reasons for the single type of Chinese films, there are policy reasons, and there are market reasons, it is inconvenient to say more here, I can reveal a point, Yuehua now has eighteen film teams, some are doing comedy, some are doing heavy industrial science fiction films, and some are making realistic works, we are divided into types!"
"However, global audiences still love to watch blockbuster movies, and Hollywood accounted for 78 percent of the global box office last year... As far as I know, there are only five countries in the world where the proportion of local films is higher, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Turkey, and other countries have been overrun by Hollywood blockbusters. ”
"Turkey?"
Zhang Junsheng frowned: "Don't look down on the strength of Turkish film and television dramas, they are the top five TV drama exporters in the world!"
"No, I'm just surprised..."
Zhang Junsheng was actually very surprised, he really didn't expect Turkey to be so strong.
Turkish cinema has a lot of influence in Arab countries.
Turkish cinema has a very high local share and can rank third in the world, after the United States and India.
With the rise of Turkey, the influence of Turkish films will become more and more influential, especially in the world...
Xin*Xinjiang has introduced a lot of Turkish TV series!
In fact, there is also Nigeria, Nigerian films, Hollywood in the United States, and Bollywood in India are known as the world's three major film bases, with a large number of films produced annually, and have a great reputation in the black African region.
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and the prospects are limitless.
The disadvantage is that it is basically a small production and the quality is rough.
However, there is a very complete film primary industry in the local area, and Yuehua has also established a branch in the local area...
Of course, American films are still the number one in the world, and Hollywood films are crushing local films in most countries.
American films are highly international in terms of capital, technology, talents, and markets, representing the highest level in the world's film industry, and the Hollywood film industry system is the most complete and developed in the world.
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It's time for the audience to ask questions.
"I think you're too absolute, why do you say that China should make blockbusters, do you think the previous blockbusters are good?"
Zhang Junsheng explained: "... I'm talking about heavy industry production that is in line with the industrial base, such as science fiction films, such as blockbusters like "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", rather than blockbusters that accumulate big stars and increase production costs!"
"Then why do you think mainstream audiences like blockbusters?"
“… "Super Body" has grossed more than $900 million worldwide, and "Havoc in Heaven" has grossed more than $500 million worldwide, half of which are provided by overseas markets!"
A middle-aged man stood up: "Then why can't we shoot "Farewell My Concubine"?"
"Farewell My Concubine" is of course a good movie, and it is a great movie that is enough to rank in the top ten in my mind, but its era has passed! What kind of people watched movies at that time, and what kind of people are they now? Now belongs to the highly market-oriented film era, and it is the best era of commercial films. ”
"For example, I don't think anyone can find fault with "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", and some people have not watched it and directly scored one star... There are also people who talk about Western values, please, the original author and director of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" are all Orientals, and we are also talking about Eastern things, why do we want to forcibly add Western values? Sometimes I think... Alas, the audience is really difficult to serve, just shoot casually, they will buy it anyway, but no, the audience needs to be cultivated, and when they slowly develop basic viewing literacy, we will have more choices!"
"Moreover, most of the viewers who leave messages on the Internet have a feeling of admiration for foreign flattery, for example, "Youth Pi", I feel that this film is a bit too utilitarian, and it goes straight to the Best Director Award, when Li An chatted with me, he also said that he chose this narrative technique to win the award, but many viewers just think that Li An is amazing, the best director, is the first! I am also the best director at the Oscar, why don't I have this treatment?"
"That day, I talked to director Zhang Yimou about this topic, and he said, 'Foreign monks are good at chanting'... I think it's right!"
Sun Weihong controlled the scene: "Okay, Mr. Zhang, do you have any suggestions for Chinese films?"
"I'm not at the point of giving advice, if I have to say it, it should be the scale!"
"In addition to the basic artistic and technical standards, as long as the subject matter and scale can be given a go, at least it must be the same as the industrial imported films.
We can shoot whatever others can shoot, because even if our skills are not as good as others temporarily, we can't tie our hands, otherwise we won't even have the opportunity to fight.
For the rest, please trust the audience!"