In the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

Yang Ming looked up when he heard this, and a smile immediately appeared on his face and said, "Old Tao, can you not make fun of me?"

After saying this, he couldn't help but shake his head, revealing a wry smile and speechlessness.

However, it is no wonder that recently, because the global box office of "Transformers" has created a miracle belonging to Chinese films, it has been the headline of major media for days, and the title of "10 billion director" has been repeatedly mentioned in the past few days.

He really didn't expect Tao Lao to know this and use it to make fun of himself.

"Haha, Yang Ming, don't you know, Tao Lao was just sighing about the exemplary role that your "Transformers" brought to domestic films!" Bai Pan, the host of national television, stood beside Tao Lao and said with a hearty smile.

"Uh! okay!" Yang Ming patted his head and pretended to look at the two of them depressedly.

The main program of the Great Chinese Culture and Art Exchange Gala held tonight is basically based on singing and dancing, and cultural and artistic exchanges have also become entertainment exchanges.

Otherwise, it's always the same old-fashioned way before, and it is estimated that no audience likes to watch this kind of sleepy show.

However, after several reforms, the current cultural and artistic exchange party has become a platform for well-known celebrities from all over the world to compete in singing and dancing.

The artists and stars who can appear on today's stage are definitely extraordinary people in the entertainment circles of their respective countries.

First of all, that is, there is enough fame, and it is estimated that even ordinary artists and stars may not be able to calm the situation.

Secondly, you must have enough self-confidence and strength!

There are so many big-name stars from all over the world who come to the party, so the party must have a matching host, and ordinary people really can't hold the scene.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the host of this year's Greater Chinese Culture and Art Exchange Gala hosted by Huaxia will naturally be served by Bai Pan, the best variety show host in China.

A person who has been the host of the Golden Dragon Award ceremony for five times, there is absolutely no problem with coping with this kind of entertainment exchange party.

Tao Lao, as the chairman of the Golden Dragon Award Organizing Committee, will also attend today's party as a guest.

Because there was at least an hour before the official start of the party, the three of them did not go in and sat down, standing on the sofa in the theater hall and chatting and joking.

During this period, Tao Lao and Bai Pan both mentioned their congratulations to Yang Ming from time to time, and the global box office results of "Transformers" really shocked everyone in the domestic entertainment industry.

Bai Pan is okay, as a host, if it weren't for the perennial hosting of the Golden Dragon Award, it is estimated that he would not know much about this aspect.

But Tao Lao is different.

As the chairman of the organizing committee of the Golden Dragon Award, and the Golden Dragon Award is the vane of the local film industry, Yang Ming's "Transformers" can achieve such miraculous box office results, so he naturally took the opportunity to ask Yang Ming for his views on the development path of domestic films!

Tao Lao's inquiry is not as stubborn as when Yang Ming was in the film academy, and the teachers and students of the academy were more serious about business and art.

Yang Ming listened to Tao Lao's words, and felt that this old man had to think farther than any domestic filmmaker he had come into contact with, and even in some aspects, the old dean and Li Canghai's predecessors did not see Tao Lao in the long run.

However, the information revealed in Tao's old words made Yang Ming's brows furrow.

"Yang Ming, since you entered the film industry, every movie has been a great success, and the movies you have made have also become the target of many film companies, as far as I know, there will be several science fiction movies released next year, and the information I learned from the Film Association is that a lot of capital has poured into the film industry in recent months, and the number of new films made next year will double or triple compared to the past!"

Speaking of this, Tao Lao couldn't help frowning deeply, and asked a little uneasily: "Yang Ming, I know that you can get to this point, in addition to talent, I think you can see farther than others, and it is also one of the important reasons for your success, you just said to me, can you tell me what kind of true thoughts you have in your heart?"

Yang Ming's brows furrowed slightly when he heard this, and then he glanced at Tao Lao, and couldn't help but feel a sense of respect for this old man in his heart.

This is an old man who has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Chinese film industry!

Commercial blockbusters compete with art films, to put it bluntly, that is, the factor of capital.

Money may not be able to make a blockbuster movie, but without money you can't make a blockbuster movie.

Among them, it is necessary to master a degree!

A large amount of capital and money poured into the film industry, causing a temporary prosperity, which is definitely worth mentioning if it had been placed in the past.

But I don't know why, Yang Ming just has a feeling of unease.

Even, he doubted that the real situation in reality was more serious than what Tao Lao said!

Although the world pattern of this world is very different from that of previous lives, there is one thing in common, that is, at least in the past few decades, there will be no particularly big wars, and the flames of war will be far away from the earth, at least not involving the land of China.

Without the threat of war, a peaceful world would be extraordinarily prosperous in the entertainment industry, and this phenomenon will remain unchanged!

Moreover, compared with the previous life, China in this world is simply a giant empire, Nanyang has long become the backyard of China, East Asia has become the Greater Chinese cultural region of China, and there is no country in the world that can threaten the national security of China, so there is no doubt that the entertainment industry in China in this world will be more prosperous than in the previous life.

In particular, the global box office performance of "Transformers" is as high as 8 billion, even if the cost and various tax expenses are removed, the income is at least about 2 billion Chinese yuan!

A movie can earn 2 billion Chinese dollars a year.

Such a huge return on investment is like a stimulant injected into the Chinese film circle, so that the capital forces that have long been determined to enter the entertainment industry have surging into the film industry.

Thinking of this, Yang Ming suddenly realized, no wonder when Liu Xinsheng called yesterday, he mentioned from time to time that there would often be people from all walks of life who contacted Oriental DreamWorks and wanted to invest in the next movie that Oriental DreamWorks would shoot.

It's just that for Oriental DreamWorks, which has a lot of cash, it is obvious that it does not need external funds, and it was rejected by Liu Xinsheng.

I see.

Yang Ming seemed to have figured out something on his face, no wonder it was so, randomly, he thought seriously for a while, thought about it and said slowly: "It is inevitable that capital will enter the film industry, or every corner of the film industry has long been filled with the power of money, but we haven't noticed it before." ”

"I also hope that more people will enter the film industry, after all, without a steady stream of funding, the industry will not be able to develop. ”

"It's just that even if the annual box office data of the local film market increases, the number of films that can be accommodated is limited, which is bound to lead to a phenomenon, a very large number of films cannot be released, and there is another problem, that is, because of the factor of capital, art films will become fewer and fewer, and even in the end, they will disappear, and there will be no more market for art films. ”

Hearing Yang Ming's words, Tao Lao's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but say in a lost voice: "How can it disappear?"

- Alas!

Seeing Tao Lao's incredible expression, Yang Ming sighed silently in his heart, and said leisurely: "This disappearance does not mean that no one has made art films, but that they have disappeared from the audience's sight, because there is no longer a market for art films in theaters, and there is no profit in the theaters, and the theaters will never consider it!"

In the era of money, basically no one will do anything without profit, and cinema chain companies are no exception.

To be honest, Yang Ming is definitely not alarmist.

In the previous life, the number of local independent films and art films, after 2010, the number of productions declined year by year, and even some movies began to be filmed, which was already a film destined not to be released in theaters, what a sad thing.

Yang Ming's words are definitely not an exaggeration, this is an inevitable phenomenon.

After 2010 in the previous life, the local film market became bigger and bigger, and gradually became the second largest box office in the world, a market of 100 billion.

And these incoming capitals, stepping into the film industry, naturally will not come with the purpose of developing domestic films, they have only one purpose, that is, to make money.

The power of capital is powerful.

How could they, with the purpose of making money, let independent films and art films that are destined to lose money be released in theaters.

Although there are also profitable independent films and art films, the probability of that is too rare.

Compared with the local film market, which will only be completely expanded after 2010 in the previous life, the film market in China today has shown signs of this rapid expansion.

It is estimated that in two years at most, the film market in today's China will exceed 100 billion yuan!

And it will increase further.

Such a huge market is really tempting.

Yang Ming analyzed what he thought in his heart to Tao Lao one by one, and when he heard it, the old man's face couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and he muttered in his mouth: "How can this be? How can this be? Yang Ming, when you think of this, is there a way to stop it!"

According to what Yang Ming said, the pattern of domestic films in the future is definitely not the bright future that the old man wants.

Can the kind of film industry full of copper smell still be considered a film industry?

It's better to change the name to the business circle, which makes Tao Lao, who has dedicated his life to the cause of film, unable to accept this future development situation.

Hearing Tao Lao's question, Yang Ming shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Tao Lao, don't talk about me, even if the government comes forward, it can't prevent this situation from happening." ”

Not violating any law, using legal procedures to make money, so that you can watch yourself make money, and you have nothing to do, this is the terrible thing about capital.

Neither rice nor China can prevent capital from entering the film industry.

Like in the previous life, a large number of rough and rotten movies filled the screen, and countless movies with 3D titles were crazy to make money, in fact, this is just a side effect after a large amount of capital poured into the film industry.

There's no way around it.

In other words, this is an inevitable choice of history, for the audience, watching blockbusters with wonderful pictures with special effects is naturally more exciting than art movies with egg pain!

Audiences who like to watch brain-burning art movies, after all, are only a minority.

Seeing Tao Lao's lost look, Yang Ming thought of some of his own experiences in his previous life, and a few thoughts came to his mind, and then said: "Tao Lao, you don't have to be like this, this is the trend of the times, since we can't stop it, then we have to learn to adapt." ”

"Oh, how do you say it?" Tao Lao, who was originally in a disillusioned mood because of the film circle he planned in his mind, was facing a gloomy situation because of the capital coming in, and after hearing this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he grabbed Yang Ming's hand and asked eagerly.

Yang Ming sorted out his thoughts in his mind, and then said slowly: "In fact, the Golden Dragon Award is a good way to adjust, in terms of film selection, it is slightly tilted towards art films, but it can't be done too much, if it is too obvious, then the Golden Dragon Award will lose the meaning of an entertainment feast!"

"Or, we can set up another award in addition to the Golden Dragon Award, or directly transform another domestic film award to focus on independent films and art films! ”

"Also, it would be nice to have a theatrical chain that specializes in the distribution of such independent films and arthouse films. ”

He slowly said a few opinions that he knew in his previous life, and in the end, he remembered something, and said: "To be honest, in the recent past, I have continued to acquire a cinema company to specialize in the distribution of independent films and art films. ”

In terms of independent film and art film distribution, the best in the previous life was Europe, or France, where the Cannes Awards were held.

In fact, whether it is in the past life or in the present life, the Cannes Awards are the most aggressive, the Academy Awards are the most vulgar, and the Chinese Golden Dragon Award is both, the golden mean.

This kind of cinema company specializing in the distribution and release of independent films and art films also exists in the United States, but it is not as important as in Europe, after all, commercial blockbusters are the mainstream in the United States.

As for Huaxia, whether in the past life or in this life, there is no such professional cinema.

It is impossible for anyone to do this kind of cinema, it is estimated that if someone really does it, they will definitely be scolded for having their brains in the water to do this kind of cinema.

However, if the government gives certain policy support, the effect will be different, but this must be done by people from the film association and contact with the high-level officials of the government.

"Do you have any other methods besides these methods?" Tao Lao nodded, feeling that Yang Ming's ideas were not bad, at least to a certain extent, to alleviate the situation where all the world was full of commercial films.

Yang Ming tilted his head, thought for a moment, and continued: "Open source and throttle, throttle, then open source!"

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly, with a mysterious smile, looked at Tao Lao and said: "There are too many domestic films, so you can only rely on output to recover the production cost!"

Tao Lao slapped his thigh when he heard this, and shouted, this attention is really good.

But when he thought of something, his face suddenly became distressed, it is estimated that how can those domestic movies in China be like DreamWorks, and they can succeed at every step!

Before this, in the foreign film market, except for East Asia, it was already a great luck in misfortune that domestic films were released without letting the theater companies lose money.

At this time, Bai Pan, who had been listening to the discussion between the two of them, said: "Both, the time is almost up, I will go in and prepare." ”

Before leaving, he glanced at Yang Ming deeply, this young man is not simple.