Chapter 66: Meeting the Parents (Part II)

After sitting down, Zhang Le had a feeling of being interrogated by the three halls, but his strong psychological quality did not make him feel restless.

A normal heart, this is what Zhang Le has always warned himself. But in the past life and this life, when I met my girlfriend's parents for the first time, where is it so easy to maintain a normal heart.

Yang Xin'er played cuteness to Old Man Yang and pleased the old man, but she still did not divert the attention of his parents.

Both Yang Guomin and Li Fang set their eyes on Zhang Le. Seeing this, Yang Mingwei smiled as if gloating.

"I heard that you were the top student in the college entrance examination in Bashu Province back then, why didn't you go to Yanda Qinghua and choose the film academy instead?" Yang Guomin was the first to speak.

"The main interest! When I was in high school, I developed a strong interest in movies. In addition, he may be a little angry, and he was relieved to see that Hollywood movies had made Chinese movies lose their armor and dominate the domestic box office list, so he insisted on applying for the film academy at that time. Zhang Le smiled and said.

"Single-minded? You applied for film school, and your family didn't agree?" Li Fang frowned and asked.

"My family respects my wishes. The main ones who oppose it are teachers and classmates. Zhang Le still said with a smile.

My family respects my wishes, hehe, about me and Yang Xin'er, you should also respect Yang Xin'er's wishes!

"Is our country's cinema bad?" Old Man Yang suddenly asked.

"Among the top five at the box office, only one is a Chinese-language movie, and it ranks last, which is the "Waiting to Return" that was released last year, starring me, and the theme song was written and composed by Zhang Le. The first four movies are all Hollywood movies, that is, American movies. Yang Xin'er said.

Why Zhang Le chose film school before instead of studying Yanda Qinghua is indeed very interested in movies. As for what happened to see a Chinese movie being beaten by a Hollywood movie, and I held my breath, it was probably for the old man.

I see that national films are not good, so I want to contribute to Chinese films, which is based on national honor as the ideal, how lofty. You want me to change my career, in front of the old man, but you have to be cautious.

The people of Mr. Yang's generation have struggled all their lives for this country and this nation, putting everything out of the way, following one after another, forgetting their lives and forgetting death, in order to catch up with other countries. Now the military has risen, the economy has risen, science and technology have risen, and the international status has also risen.

Suddenly hearing that the movie in their own country was beaten to the point that they lost their armor, as a person of their generation who has fought with foreigners all their lives, it is naturally unacceptable.

People who have lost their armor and have been in the army all their lives, these four words are very sensitive.

Yang Xin'er wanted to laugh in her heart, Zhang Le was so bad, this was using her grandfather's power to block her mother's mouth!

Thinking of this, Yang Xin'er looked at her brother Yang Mingwei with some gratitude. There is no doubt that if it weren't for his reminder before, Zhang Le's answer might have the same meaning, but the content of the answer was definitely not like this.

The same meaning, different words, the feeling is naturally different.

"Good, angry youth! Young people should scold Fang Xuan and compete with foreigners. Old Man Yang listened to Yang Xin'er's words, looked at Zhang Le and said.

"He'll be able to do it, I'm sure I'm sure he'll be able to do it." Yang Xin'er glanced at Zhang Le, and then said, "Grandpa must not know that the first movie he shot invested only a few million, and now it has only been a few days, and it has already won hundreds of millions of box office, and the box office reputation has caused a great sensation." ”

"Oh? How much can a movie make at the box office now?" Old Man Yang asked curiously.

"The top five box office are all above 500 million, and the highest box office is nearly 1 billion. And in the top five at the box office, Hollywood movies account for four, how much is that?" Yang Xin'er said, "And my country's movies in North America and other places, the box office can be described as miserable. In the past, the British used ** to make money in our country, and now the Americans use their movies to make money in our country. A few movies, billions! Making money is secondary, and the most important thing is that they spread their values through movies and impact our Chinese culture. ”

"Xin'er, you're a bit alarmist." Li Fang frowned, and then said.

It would be too stupid for her to react at this point. Looking at the old man's appearance, it seems unlikely that he will use Zhang Le's profession as an excuse.

After Li Fang finished speaking, he also turned his head to look at Yang Mingwei, and the look in his eyes was self-evident. Apparently, she guessed what her son had said on the way to pick them up.

It may not be appropriate to use ** as a metaphor. But it is an indisputable fact that the United States spreads their values through their films. If China's films can't catch up, sooner or later, the domestic market, like North America, will become Hollywood's backyard. ”

"I don't understand movies, but I also know that movies can't be measured only by box office. Xiaole studied film, you say, right?" Li Fang said.

"The quality of a movie naturally cannot be measured by the box office." Zhang Le smiled and said, "However, the box office of a movie can show the strength of the film's influence." If the box office is high, there will naturally be more people watching it, and the greater the influence. ”

"Listen to you, I'm afraid you make movies to pursue the art of box office more than the movie itself, right? Aren't you afraid that people will say that your movies are full of copper stench?" Li Fang looked at Zhang Le and asked.

"Art films and commercial films, I do lean towards the latter." Zhang Le smiled, didn't pay attention to the pit given to him by his future mother-in-law, and continued, "I think art films are made for a few people, and commercial films are films that belong to the public." What's more, I still want to make money from foreigners by relying on my own movies. So, I'm more interested in commercial films. Of course, it would be best if you could achieve a balance between art and business. ”

"Haven't you ever thought about making a movie to win awards abroad and win glory for the country?" Li Fang said again.

"Auntie shouldn't have seen those films that won awards abroad, right?" Zhang Le shook his head, and then said, "Many of those films can't be released in China. If you've seen it, I'm afraid you don't want me to make a film like this. ”

"Someone on the Internet has ridiculed that a Chinese film wants to win awards at a foreign art film festival, and it is easier to shoot something that reflects the bad of China, and if it is spicy and critical, it will be even better. For example, the poor and backward, the gloomy and cruel, etc.!" Yang Xin'er shook her head and said with a smile, "It's okay if you don't win these awards." ”

"Xin'er's words, although they are a little thin, I have to admit that there are such directors in China." Zhang Le continued, "Of course, I don't like to make art films to win any awards, the most important thing is that I think that taking foreigners' trophies will never be practical to make foreigners' money." Winning awards is of course to win glory for the country, but if Chinese films are allowed to open up foreign film markets, for Chinese films and the country, it will always be more important than winning a few trophies. Hollywood blockbusters dominate our box office, and that's a shame for us. And Chinese films dominate the foreign box office list, that is our glory. This glory is actually much more than those trophies. ”

"Can you talk about something else? I don't understand much about movies. Talk about topics that I can interject in, or I wouldn't have a sense of existence. ”

When Zhang Le's words fell, there was a moment of silence, as if he was thinking about what Zhang Le had just said. At this time, Yang Mingwei, who had long been a little impatient, spoke.