Chapter 798 - Producer-Centric System (1/3)

Yang Ming already had a case in his heart about what conditions to use to sign Jing Yongchang.

Therefore, when he heard Lu Enzhong's words at this moment, he saw Jing Yongchang's expression tightened, and said unhurriedly: "Director Jing, although our company is not a producer-centered system, if the director wants to make a movie, the script must be reviewed by the company. ”

Hearing Yang Ming's words, Jing Yongchang's expression suddenly became not very good-looking.

Why? The reason why he got into trouble with his old club was because after the old club reformed, it fully emulated Hollywood's producer-centric system.

The producer-centric system, which has always been a director-centric system, can be said to be a very big challenge for Huaxia, which has touched the nerves of many people.

But now Huaxia films are increasingly powerless in the face of the offensive of Hollywood blockbusters, and it is inevitable to choose reform, and Jing Yongchang's old club has cut this knife on the director-centered system.

This made Jing Yongchang difficult to accept at all.

In the producer-centered system, the director has been reduced to a filmmaker, and the final editing right of the film has also been taken away by the company, which makes Jing Yongchang how can he stand it.

It can be said that in the past two years, as the Chinese film industry has been in line with the world, the entire Chinese film industry has been in turmoil.

"Could it be that your company is a screenwriter-centric system?" Jing Yongchang asked.

Yang Ming's genius in screenwriting has long been famous all over the world, and everyone in the Chinese entertainment industry knows it, and many people point out that if Oriental DreamWorks did not have the script provided by Yang Ming, it would not have been possible to have its current achievements.

It's no wonder that Jing Yongchang had such thoughts when he heard Yang Ming's words.

"It's not. Yang Ming shook his head, "To be precise, our company is a system where producers and directors come together. ”

The screenwriting center system is more popular in film and television dramas, and it is the mainstream in many European countries, but it is not the mainstream in China, if it were not for Yang Ming's creation of film and TV series scripts in the past two years, he was too demonic, and it is estimated that no one in the Chinese entertainment industry attaches importance to screenwriting at all.

"Oh, how do you say it?" Hearing Yang Ming's words, even Lu Enzhong couldn't help but ask with interest.

"Recently, because of the repeated success of Hollywood blockbusters in the domestic film market, many people have begun to study the success of Hollywood, and Hollywood's mainstream producer-centric system has entered the eyes of many people. Yang Ming organized the language and said slowly.

It can be said that in this world, he is the person who has studied Hollywood movies the most.

In his previous life, Hollywood brought countless indelible pain and humiliation to Chinese filmmakers, and countless filmmakers forgot to sleep and eat to study the success of Hollywood.

Hollywood movies, especially large-scale blockbusters with luxurious lineups, are completely pure pursuit of pure commercial value, so the requirements for efficiency are very high.

In this case, it will be inappropriate for a large film and television company to devote all its energy to script creation, actor search and filming, and it will also lose a lot because of a small operation, because too much investment in the operation mechanism will inevitably affect the production of efficient films.

Frequent discussions can be redundant and cumbersome to experienced directors, and in the case of a film, it can also reduce the efficiency of film production. In a highly artistic field like film, sometimes the opinion of a senior person can replace a qiē, because that is authority, it is a stereotyped culture, and no one argues or discusses.

Again, this can create the disadvantage that this institutionalized operation of the company often interrupts the director's train of thought and fades the creative inspiration.

In Hollywood, from the beginning of the preparation of the film to the final release, the market research, shooting, casting, shooting, and even the release time are all asked by the producer one by one, and the director basically does not have any rights, and it is estimated that only those heavyweight directors will have a certain right to speak.

Yang Ming deeply remembers that when George Lucas, the director of the "Star Wars" series in his previous life, was a guest on a news program on the CBS television network in the United States, he talked about the drastic changes that are taking place in the Hollywood industry today, and bombarded Hollywood studios: "Hollywood is becoming more and more lacking in creativity and imagination. ”

In the system of the Hollywood film industry, the director is just a filmmaker, and the director only needs to shoot the film according to the producer's requirements, and others are responsible for the rest, even if the final editing does not need to be handled by the director.

It can be said that Hollywood's film operation model is simply a natural opposition in the Chinese film industry, which is dominated by the director-centered system.

Jing Yongchang also chose the producer-centered system because of his old club, whether it was filming or editing in the future, his right to speak was threatened by Yan zhòng, so he chose to break with his old club.

In fact, according to Jing Yongchang's status in his old club, the company's right to speak in film shooting is still a lot more relaxed than other directors, after all, Jing Yongchang is the company's cash cow, but even so, Jing Yongchang still feels very dissatisfied.

It can be seen that the directors of the Chinese film industry are disgusted with the producer-centered system.

Hearing Yang Ming's analysis of the Hollywood producer-centered system, Lu Enzhong and Jing Yongchang both showed a listening look, and Lu Enzhong nodded from time to time, his eyes lit up, and he was obviously moved by the Hollywood producer-centered system described in Yang Ming's words.

Seeing Lu Enzhong's expression change, Jing Yongchang's face looked a little gloomy.

There is no way, Lu Enzhong is the boss of the film company, and he has a natural affinity for the producer-centric system, and no boss will not like this kind of profit-oriented film shooting system.

According to the Hollywood producer-centric system, if a movie has not yet been filmed, you can basically know whether the movie is profitable or loss-making.

Last year's "One Step Away" caused too much damage to Lu Enzhong, even if it has not recovered until now, if Tianxia Pictures implemented a producer-centric system at that time, it is estimated that such a big loss would not have occurred.

"This producer-centric system sounds like that. Lu Enzhong said with a thoughtful face.

He had heard of Hollywood's producer-centric system before, but no one could say it as thoroughly as Yang Ming.

Yiqiē is all about pursuing the commercial interests of the film.

To be honest, in this regard, Lu Enzhong is deeply touched after experiencing last year's failure, if a film company is on the verge of bankruptcy after years of losses, what can it talk about pursuing film art.

Seeing his old friend's demeanor, Jing Yongchang couldn't help but sigh and said, "Could it be that Oriental DreamWorks will also focus on the producer-centered system in the future?"

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This is an update from last Wednesday, and I should be able to pay off my debt tomorrow, and I am not as busy as I used to be, otherwise I won't be able to pay it back this month.