Drinking tea and blowing the sea breeze, Lin Zixuan and Meng Jing chatted about the past of the entertainment industry, and those yellowed memories resurfaced and came to mind. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

One of them is an eyewitness and the other is a narrator.

"Our group of people started from TV dramas, to be honest, at that time, making TV dramas was a dirt industry, and in the circle it was a local hat, and only those who engaged in movies were called art. Lin Zixuan said, "Let's just say a little bit, can you go abroad to win awards for making TV dramas? If you want to be internationally famous, you still have to make movies." ”

"So then you came out to make your own movie?" Meng Jing accosted.

"The main thing is to enter the film circle and improve your status in the entertainment industry, Zhang Yimou has won an international award and is known as an international director, no matter how well you shoot a TV series, no one will call you a big director, you have a hierarchical concept. Lin Zixuan responded, "Don't look at the hot domestic TV drama market now, some film directors have started to make TV series, but this concept of hierarchy has not changed." ”

"The first film of the Good Dream Company was Director Feng's comedy, what did you think about it at that time? At that time, there were not many comedy movies, they were all dramas. Meng Jing asked.

"In the past few years, we have tried a lot of themes, such as sitcoms, urban romances and business war dramas, etc., so we have a general understanding of the market and know what the audience likes to watch. Lin Zixuan explained, "Comedy movies are easy to be accepted by the audience, so we make comedy films." ”

"Choosing movies from the perspective of the market, is this the secret of the success of Good Dreams?" Meng Jing asked.

"It can be said that at that time, the company had just been established, and the first thing I thought about was that it couldn't go out of business, if it was to make an elegant literary film, it would definitely not be sold, and if it was smashed in your hands, there would be no now. Lin Zixuan admitted, "Mr. exists, and then develops, and the pursuit of art is a matter after a full meal." ”

"It's pragmatism. Meng Jing agreed, "Director Feng's New Year's film caused quite a stir at the time, and the audience liked it very much, but it was not treated well by professionals." ”

That's right, this involves the dispute between literary films and commercial films in the early years. Lin Zixuan nodded and said, "Domestic film academies and filmmakers respect European literary films, teachers only talk about art in teaching, not business, and disdain commercial films, creating such an atmosphere. ”

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of the relationship between the two?" Meng Jing said seriously.

"Making commercial films to make money, making literary films to win awards, this is the consensus in the circle. Lin Zixuan said, "Not only us, but also Hollywood, domestic filmmakers are a bit extreme, eager to criticize commercial films, in fact, there is no need, peaceful coexistence is not bad." ”

"But commercial films do occupy the space of literary films, and I think it's hard to compromise. Meng Jing disagreed.

"This is the choice of the market, or the choice of the audience, the domestic film market has just opened, and neither the audience nor the theater chain has been refined, and it is in a state of savage growth. Lin Zixuan explained, "In the future, the market will divide the audience into different types of groups, some audiences like romance films, some audiences like horror movies, and cinemas provide different services for different audiences, which is a development trend in the future." ”

Lin Zixuan is talking about private theaters, or non-mainstream theaters.

Mainstream cinemas release commercial blockbusters, literary cinemas release literary films, and some small private cinemas release genre films, which allow audiences to obtain higher quality services.

They will design themed events that can be freely on-demand, which is more atmospheric than watching movies in mainstream cinemas.

Mainstream cinemas focus on the quality of screening, while private cinemas focus on the audience's experience.

On the one hand, the domestic environment, the audience is not suitable for this model, and on the other hand, the commercial income does not meet expectations.

The market needs to be cultivated over time, and so is the audience.

"You have worked with director Zhang Yimou, and recently several of Director Zhang's films have been criticized by domestic filmmakers, and the response has not been good, what do you think of this matter?" Meng Jing asked.

Speaking of which, I am very grateful to Zhang Yimou, I took 50,000 yuan for the adaptation fee of the play "Alive" and the screenwriter's remuneration, which was a lot at that time, and the movie he made made the novel "Alive" enter the European market. Lin Zixuan recalled, "Zhang Yimou had artistic ambitions and ambitions in his early years, and it can be seen from the movie that he has a strong personal style, and he is going to the classics. ”

"Are you saying that Director Zhang's transformation failed?" Meng Jing asked.

"I can't say that, I should say that we are in a period of adjustment. Lin Zixuan corrected, "It takes a lot of courage for a director to transform, especially a famous director, there is pressure, I don't know if the audience can accept it, compared to those directors who have been repeating themselves, Zhang Yimou is bold, but he needs time to adjust and find what he is good at." ”

"What about Director Feng, he is also in transition, do you think he needs an adjustment period?" Meng Jing changed the subject.

"I am too familiar with Director Feng, but it's hard to say, everyone thinks that he is good at commercial films, Feng's comedy, in fact, if you watch the TV series he makes, you know that he can control different types of themes. Lin Zixuan said in a deep voice, "This time it can't be said to be a transformation, but the investment is a little bigger, and he has more room to play." ”

"Will Director Feng still make a Chinese New Year film? The audience is very much looking forward to Director Feng and Teacher Ge. Meng Jing said curiously.

In fact, the domestic film market has reached an inflection point, after joining the WTO, we will import 20 overseas blockbusters every year, and under the impact of Hollywood blockbusters, the situation of domestic films is worrying. Lin Zixuan analyzed, "The Lunar New Year and Spring Festival are the best schedules in China, and they have the largest yield." ”

"Is Mr. Lin so optimistic about the prospects of domestic films? The box office of several films of Good Dream Company this year is very high, and it is almost half of the domestic films. Meng Jing was puzzled.

"It depends on who you compare with, take "Xiaoxue's Adventure" as an example, the current domestic box office is close to 200 million, which is less than 30 million US dollars, which is not as much as the box office of "Xiaoxue's Adventure" on the first day in North America. Lin Zixuan gave an example, "The gap objectively exists and cannot be ignored, just like a Hollywood blockbuster." ”

The two did not strictly follow the interview outline, they were more casual, and they talked wherever they wanted.

Meng Jing didn't want Lin Zixuan's formulaic answer, she wanted a more frank exchange between the two sides.