At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 151 Determining Investments (34)

"Film Theory and Criticism" is the masterpiece of Professor Dai Jinhua.

She studies film theory, so she naturally takes an elite standpoint, and her theories are all based on completely treating film as a work of art...

Therefore, she thinks "Return" is a bad movie, most of the movies shown in our theaters are "non-movies", the audience is "non-audience" and so on.

Of course, I can’t agree with this. The criteria for judging movies should be objective and diverse. After a movie is released, as scholars and ordinary audiences, of course everyone has the right to express their opinions.

It cannot be said that because you are a film scholar, what you say is the standard!
And...she has very little knowledge of film technology, especially the technology 10 years later, she is good at using ideals and justice to attract fans, and she is more fluent in academic rules than anyone else...

Having said that, her "Film Theory and Criticism" is still very reasonable, especially the assertion that the fifth and sixth generations cater to Western aesthetics...

First of all, she affirmed the artistry of Western film festivals - against Hollywood commercial films.

At the same time, she also said that the award-winning films of Western film festivals have commonalities in aesthetics...

In other words, if you want to win an award at a European film festival, you must think from a European and American perspective...

She directly said that the content of the works of the fifth generation directors mostly present uncivilized and spectacle-like folk culture, and there is also a certain lag in time...

Shen Xudong finished speaking, and then said: "Similarly, it can be concluded that the works of the sixth generation directors may be good works, but their mentality may also be complicated, subtle or helpless when filming, but their works are affected by The influence of Western film festivals is an indisputable fact."

"So, you don't like these kinds of movies?"

"I can't say whether I like it or not, I just think it's too coincidental..." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "Anyway, the students in our school don't like this kind of movie..."

"A trick? Where is the trick?"

Shen Xudong gave an example at random: "For example, we use the Three Gorges immigrants as the material to make a film against the construction of the Three Gorges... The first half uses documentary techniques to portray a comfortable and backward world, and the second half is about the incompatibility after immigration... "

The tube froze for a moment...

Shen Xudong continued: "We often say that the elements of an award-winning movie - class, nation, church and system, can be combined at will..."

"According to what you said, won't it be easy to win the prize?"

"No, you have to know people, otherwise, your film will not enter the main competition at all!"

All major film festivals have their own referees. The "Xiao Wu" filmed by Lao Jia back then was also recommended by Hong Kong film selectors to go to the Berlin Film Festival!
……

Let's stop this topic and mainly talk about "Outstanding Citizen".

Cao Huayi said first: "This film is not commercial enough...it has to go the film festival route..."

"This is not a commercial film in itself, right? There are no commercial elements"

The so-called commercial elements, such as popular stars, well-known directors, complicated special effects, etc...

"Eminent Citizen" is certainly a good movie, but... the market performance was predictably low!
After all, Chen Daoming's box office appeal is still very weak...

"Return", "1942", "Tangshan Earthquake" including "Hero", all rely on the director to sell well!

"My 1919" can't find the data at all...

"My Heart Is Flying" has been away from the film industry for nearly five years!

By the way, "My Heart is Flying" Chen Daoming has been busy, not only helping Ao Dashou to follow the story, but also helping him find Zhang Zhenyan's producer, and through the intimate relationship in the circle, he successfully helped him get Huayi Brothers investment…

Let me tell you something about Zhang Zhenyan, this gentleman is A Mou's old iron, the queen producer, "Qiu Ju", "To Live" and "Speak Well" were all completed with his help.

Then, "My Heart is Flying" suffered a blood loss. Chen Daoming did not make a movie for four years, and rejected "Mei Lanfang" by the little poet, and also rejected "Confucius" by Hu Mei...

I just don't know why I fell in love with "The Tomb of Thorns"...

Cough cough, come back, anyway, Chen Daoming still has ideas about acting in a good movie.

Chen Daoming was anxious: "Why is there no commercial element? I think this story is quite complete... and there are some laughs too!"

Cao Huayi smiled and said: "...we will definitely invest, isn't this discussing how to issue it?"

Gao Lili chimed in: "That's right, don't worry, let's discuss which film festival this movie is suitable for..."

"...you want it?"

Zhou Yanxi: "Definitely, Mr. Chen said that the script is good, we must rush to invest..."

Chen Daoming looked at Shen Xudong: "Listen up, they want it!"

Shen Xudong got up quickly: "Well, thank you Mr. Chen...Thank you two bosses..."

"...Thank you, this book is outside, there are definitely people rushing to get it!"

Zhou Yanxi interjected: "Actors, do you have any ideas?"

Shen Xudong hurriedly said, "It's up to the teachers to decide for themselves... When I wrote the script, I didn't intentionally substitute other roles besides the writer himself..."

"Then how much do you estimate the cost?"

"I've never made a movie... But it's definitely not too high, there are quite few scenes, and I don't need any special effects..."

"This is..."

……

What happened after that had nothing to do with Shen Xudong. A group of people discussed the choice of actors...

The main plot of "Outstanding Citizen" revolves around the writer played by Chen Daoming, but there are quite a lot of characters in the play, first of all, the childhood friend who married his first love; secondly, the first love and the daughter of the first love; the county magistrate , The curator of the literary museum who doesn't like him, by the way, there must be media...

Shen Xudong really can't plug in this thing.

They have their own circle and actors they are familiar with.

Gai Lili is Chen Hong's classmate, so later Cao Huayi became Xinli Media and signed a five-film contract with the little poet...

In addition, Chen Daoming also has his own circle!
"Celebrating More Than Years", "The First Half of My Life", and "Golden Years" are all produced by Xinli, and there are many shared actors.

For example, Chen Daoming, Yuan Quan, and Ma Yili, who also belong to Wang Jinghua's banner.

The other batch of "familiar faces", Tian Yu, Li Zifeng, etc., belong to Zhou Yanxi's Xitian Film and Television. Yes, Zhou Yanxi later founded Xitian Film and Television...

As for the relationship between Xinli and Zhang Ruoyun, it should have something to do with Liu Bei...

Liu Bei belongs to the first generation of goddesses in the Beijing circle——"The Story of the Screenwriting Department" she played the heroine...

However, this circle is not considered the Beijing circle in the traditional sense...

Because they don't play with Wang Shuo...

Shen Xudong was searching blindly, when Cao Huayi suddenly asked him, "Is your girlfriend an actress?"

Shen Xudong replied subconsciously: "I don't have a girlfriend..."

Zhou Yanxi was surprised: "Isn't Cao Xiwen your girlfriend?"

"...We are classmates, we have a good relationship..."

"That's fine, I'll give her the role!"

what role?
what are you guys saying?
(End of this chapter)