"To put it simply, apart from Hollywood, no other country can invest in a movie like Titanic, and no other single film market can bring in more than half a billion dollars in box office revenue for a film, and the shadow of Hollywood movies still hangs over the film industry in all countries around the world."

In fact, this problem is not only the film industry, but also the entire media industry, Ryan briefly analyzed a few words for this group of young people full of fantasy.

"The media market in the U.S. is the largest insulator in the world, North American audiences watch far fewer foreign movies than you might think, and U.S. television has never aired a foreign program in prime time. Of course, like "Hero," Chinese cinema is not completely ungrounded in the American film market, and it can have a small and specific audience. ”

"The Chinese film industry should first consider how to develop at home, so that it can expand outward."

It's a pity that there has never been a second "Hero" in Chinese films in the future, except for those literary films that moan without disease and one-sidedly expand their dark side, Chinese films have left the Chinese market and have no soil for survival at all.

If Chinese films want to rise, it is not just a matter of movies.

Of course, Ryan wouldn't say that, after all, he's just an outsider.

In fact, nowadays, the exchange of information is becoming more and more free, and the actual situation of the North American film market is not a secret, perhaps no one has said so bluntly before that it is very, very difficult for Chinese films to successfully enter North America, but this group of professional students, if they are not stupid, as long as they simply analyze the actual situation, it is not difficult to find that what Ryan said is the basic truth.

As for good overseas movies, they can kill the North American market...... Well, the weather outside the auditorium was nice.

After going around in circles, I finally left Chinese films.

"Now more and more Hollywood films are trying to incorporate elements of cultures and nationalities from around the world into their creative styles, Ryan, like you said. Although "Mulan" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" use Chinese elements, they are still very Hollywood style overall. So how did Disney consider incorporating elements of other cultures and nationalities into its work? ”

"This classmate's questions are very professional." Ryan looked at the bespectacled male student and said, "Diversity and the integration of other great cultural elements has always been a trend in Hollywood films. ”

"Hollywood and a lot of filmmakers think that it's just a movie, and I can do whatever I want. It's true that you can, but you shouldn't do it, and if you treat film culture too casually, the consequences are often very strict. ”

Ryan then gave a brief explanation. "Every movie produced by Hollywood is different, very, very different, each film has its own story background, and we will do a lot of background research during the preparation period, and we will do research and look around."

"Let's talk about Disney, for example, we have a new film, which is a fairy tale set in the South Pacific, which is local folklore. Our directors, writers, and executive producers, they go there and visit anthropologists, older villagers, fishermen, music experts. Chat with them and learn about their stories. We knew what we wanted to structure the story, but we wanted to incorporate the real elements, whether it was the characters' personalities. Or a mysterious legend, we want a sense of realism, the words and deeds of the characters...... Every little detail is made with precision. This is true of every movie. ”

"Our goal is that when the experts in this industry see our films, they will say that we really worked on it, and we made something right, such as 'Ratatouille' and 'Cars,' which Pixar Studios is working on."

Ryan has already seen the camera in the venue, and this exchange will definitely spread, "Our zuò makers will frequently go to the three-Michelin-starred restaurant to chat with the top chefs inside, and we have done enough research with the attitude of making the most exquisite food, and all the details must be in line with reality." ”

"There are also animated films about racing, where the makers not only interview the racers, watch the racing, but even participate in amateur racing themselves."

"Although these are all animations, we try to get all the details in place, because the average person can't know that much about this industry, and the culture is not very deep, and the average viewer just thinks it's real, but we want the connoisseurs to look at it and say, God, they've really put in a lot of work. It's going to make the film more believable, and we don't want to make a random story and make the setting look very Chinese or South American, we want to really go deep into the culture, study those cultures, and try our best to be authentic. ”

Compared with the previous unconventional words of the media, Ryan is still more attentive to answering the questions of these young people, although the words are inevitably mixed with water, but it is very realistic, for this group of young people who are about to enter the film industry, fantasy can be used to make movies, but it cannot be used to treat this realistic industry.

"Ryan, most of your work is commercial, and there is no shortage of artistic works such as 'Desert Island' and 'The Pianist', commercial and artistic, how do you balance the two?"

"Everyone, in addition to being an actor and producer, I am also a businessman, and I will answer this question from my own perspective."

Ryan doesn't use those ethereal things to embellish his words at all, "As for how to find a balance between business and art, it has to do with how much money is spent, maybe less than two or three hundred million dollars, I shoot casually, I have this market value, such as "127 Hours", it costs less than two million dollars to produce, can I talk to director Natalie?" Miss Portman casually made zuò according to her own ideas. ”

"But if it's a live-action movie of "Transformers" with an investment of $170 million, then it won't work, we must strictly follow Hollywood's commercial film model to produce zuò, and shoot something that is popular, naïve, and what mainstream audiences like to watch, otherwise we will lose such a large amount of money, even Disney can't stand it."

"Let's put it this way, when I come up with a new commercial idea, just listening to me, people in Hollywood will feel like they want to throw money at it."

There was a lot of good-natured laughter in the auditorium, and Ryan tilted his head, "But when I have something literary to talk about, they get nervous, will the audience buy it?" Will I lose money on my investment? ”

"Therefore, the theme of Hollywood's large-scale commercial films is relatively naïve, and the mainstream movies that audiences around the world see are relatively naïve, and the philosophical part is almost up to the point, and movies that are too literary and obscure will only become niche films."

There was a round of applause from below, not too enthusiastic, and Ryan's obviously commercialized view was obviously not recognized by too many people.

He himself knows this, it has been better in recent years, at least China's commercial films have developed, and audiences are willing to go back to theaters.

"Ryan, now that you're the richest person in the world, what do the movies mean to you now?"

The question was asked by a girl, who seemed to be a little familiar, and it was estimated that she might have been a star who walked out of this school in her previous life, but Ryan couldn't remember her name, and she wasn't interested in knowing.

"I don't have any hobbies, I'm very lazy when I'm not making movies, making movies is my life, my way of life. When I have nothing to do, the whole person's spirit is scattered, I need a plot, a reason, a story, to unite my gods, in fact, so many people like to watch movies The same is the same, I need the power of spiritual solidification. ”

"People's joy is related to the suffering, they are all compared, the greater the pain, the greater the relative joy, the higher your expectation of joy, when disappointed or unable to do, that pain is also great. In short, people who make movies will not be bored, and there will be many ups and downs in their mood. ”

Ryan paused for a moment and seemed to have some feelings, "Movies are a very expensive visual product, and sometimes it's hard to make a film, I hope people all over the world know how hard they are, but when the dream thing is shown in front of your eyes, not only joy and surprise, but also thank God, thank all the people who struggle with you, even if it is a small return, you will feel great joy and feel that life is very meaningful." ”

"I want to put myself in different situations, dramas and roles to experience life and learn about the world. Cinema is not only a job for me, it is my life. ”

"What do you think of this trip to China and Chinese culture?"

"I like Chinese culture very much, otherwise I wouldn't have practiced so fluent in Chinese, I think my Chinese level is still good." There was another good-natured laughter and applause below, and Ryan clapped softly, "I think people meet soulmates all over the world, and they don't have to be separated by cultures. Your heart, your beliefs, your feelings about the world, are more important than cultural differences, because it's human nature. ”

"I hope that culture can bring us different perspectives and colors, because culture has a peculiarity and we need to appreciate each other. But the most important thing is to be able to find the true nature of human beings through culture, and these are all things in common. I have filmed all over the world, in Poland, in Australia, in Guilin, what characteristics I want to capture, that is my profession, my interest. But the ultimate goal of these efforts is to capture human nature and make it possible for people all over the world to have this sense of communication, which is more important than cultural differences. ”

"What is the difference between the Chinese film industry and the American film industry?"

Hearing this question, Ryan gave a humorous answer, "The biggest difference is the language. (To be continued......)