During this period, Chen Tiandu also participated in the recording of the special program of "World Cinema Journey" Master Dialogue on the movie channel.

The main guests are Spielberg and Zhang Yimou, and the host is Zhao Zhengxiang. Because of the language barrier, Chen Tiandu was more like a translator sitting with him. He was very modest, and he was willing to translate some words that the two of them did not understand.

CCTV's ratings are nationwide, and no TV station can pose the slightest threat to him. Chinese people admire things on CCTV very much, people or things.

Before this, Chen Tiandu was already a little famous in Hollywood, but the Chinese people didn't know what this young man looked like, five big and three thick, or a big beard. Maybe after this TV show is broadcast, everyone will be more familiar with him.

Spielberg praised Zhang Yimou's talent, and especially hoped that he could shoot science fiction films, Zhang Yimou immediately said: "I really want to make movies with such themes, China has a lot of imaginative, romantic themes, and many ancient romantic stories." I hope this movie will be as successful and good as Spielberg's film. ”

After a pause, he added: "It can be said that there are no science fiction movies in Chinese movies so far, and I heard that this movie in Tiandu is a science fiction movie, and I am very much looking forward to it." Young people's ideas are very advanced and easy to accept new things, and the future of Chinese films needs young people like him who dare to innovate. ”

Chen Tiandu smiled, "I'm so ambitious, because science fiction is the easiest weapon to break into Hollywood." Before that, let alone China, even if the world can make good science fiction films, only Hollywood. Compared with science fiction films, I actually prefer to make classic feature films like Mr. Zhang. It's a pity that my shallow life experience makes me afraid to start lightly, so I have to choose a whimsical science fiction film. I hope that this sci-fi film can give you a good start. ”

Zhang Yimou immediately shook his head, "Don't learn from us." There are many feature films in China that can make them, and there may not be a second one for science fiction films. Filming this "The Matrix" is more important than making ten feature films. ”

He said sincerely, but Chen Tiandu didn't dare to accept it, and sighed in a joking tone: "Alexander." I really don't dare to think too much, I just hope that "The Matrix" will not be smashed and embarrass us Chinese filmmakers. ”

Spielberg represents Hollywood, and naturally can't escape some sensitive topics. After Zhao Zhengxiang brought up the atmosphere of the opening conversation, he immediately cut to the chase and asked: "Mr. Spielberg, now that some countries are boycotting Hollywood films represented by you, what do you think about this problem?" ”

Spielberg naturally wouldn't be embarrassed, and thought for a while: "In fact, after "Jurassic Park" was filmed, some people criticized me, and my "Jurassic Park" grabbed their market. I have to admit that the world film market is dominated by American films, and the American film industry has built a very good brand, of course, it does cause problems, but this problem can be solved. ”

"What do you think is going to do to solve this problem?"

"In the end, it's the audience who decides what kind of theater to show what movie. If you say that I robbed you of all your film market, why don't you simply refuse me and not let my film enter your market? A lot of people want to make money, or let my movie in, what can you do? It's hard to fix. ”

Zhang Yimou said: "Actually, Tiandu also mentioned this problem in his graduation speech. It is a principle to create a competitive film environment and leave the decision to the audience. In the past, we focused on making literary films and focusing on winning awards, because we could get state subsidies. But now that the road is getting narrower and narrower, and we're losing a hundredfold of our audience, this number is staggering, and it's time to make a change. ”

The topic came to Chen Tiandu again, and Chen Tiandu agreed: "Leaving the decision to the audience requires filmmakers to make movies more carefully." Maybe you still have the idea that commercial movies only value money and have no story connotation, but now, we must win back our audience. Only the audience is the only criterion for testing the quality of a movie. ”

Zhao Zhengxiang said with a very interested expression: "Actually, we are more interested in Chen Tiandu. Your script was actually favored by director Spielberg, and it is a script that tells the story of World War II in the United States, how did you do that. ”

"Quite simply, to eat."

“…… The film did well at the box office in China, and some of the American values are evident in the story. How did you come up with the idea that the family environment inspires you? ”

"It's something that has broadened my horizons, not limited to the war at home. If I change the environment to China, I'm afraid this movie won't be made, then I have to keep running, don't I? The family environment was not very inspiring, mainly because I deliberately welcomed it, because I was about to graduate and had to find a lucrative job so that I would not starve. ”

Zhao Zhengxiang: "......"

"Well, who would have thought that a classic would be born, the reason is so simple. Art is complex and often simple. Director Chen Tiandu let us see the hard work of the artist. So, do you have a director you admire in China? ”

Chen Tiandu immediately pointed with his hand, "I admire Teacher Zhang." ”

This question was too perfunctory, Zhao Zhengxiang was dissatisfied and continued to ask: "What about Director Zhang?" ”

Chen Tiandu thought for a while, "Actually, there are many. But the director I admire the most is director Feng Xiaogang. ”

"Oh, why?" You must know that Feng Xiaogang's movies have not won any awards, and his set is not appreciated by the older generation in the circle.

"I admire him for creating a precedent for Chinese commercial films, and his Chinese New Year films have become the safest brand of domestic films. Moreover, his films make investors make money, and the audience will laugh when they watch it, which is the most needed director representative in China nowadays. ”

"Director Chen Tiandu is very respectful of commercial films?"

"No, I'm just stating the type of good director. What China needs now is commercial film directors, but the persistence of literary film directors is also an indispensable pillar of Chinese films. The current domestic film environment is not good, but some directors are still sticking to their ideals and have been committed to the position of literary and artistic films. They are something I admire very much, and they will also leave a permanent oasis of sand for Chinese films. ”

Zhang Yimou applauded lightly in agreement. After the translation, Spielberg nodded as well.

"Okay, this question, I still want to ask director Spielberg, what are the things you will never compromise on as a director?"

Spielberg said, "There's one thing I'm not going to compromise on — I'm not going to make a movie, I don't put my heart in it, it's just about making money." Many people think that I made the sequel to "Jurassic Park" to make money, but in fact, I liked that story and made it. The other is history. Many of my films are actually very similar, such as "Schindler's List", "Saving the GI", etc., which are some testimonies of history. For me, the subject matter of film related to history is what I pay the most attention to. As I've gotten older, I've stopped just assuming I'm a viewer. I felt that saying that I had to say something on my mind, rather than showing the audience the story they wanted to see, was completely different from the first half of my career. ”

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