At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 750

Shen Xudong has also been in the circle for several years, and he has heard many things...

It's not even news that some female stars go to Thailand to hire little guis and make lipstick with corpse oil in order to become famous!
Especially in Hong Kong, the leading place in the world of metaphysics, there are even more celebrities who have been rumored to "raise a little gui".

It's hard for you to understand why these people believe this stuff.

But Shen Xudong probably understands that Marx once said: "Even the most absurd superstitions are based on the eternal nature of human nature."

Many people in the entertainment industry are actually not sure that they will be popular...

Whether it is hot or not depends on a lot of luck, and there is a lot of uncertainty.

The so-called little red depends on praise, big red depends on fate, strong praise is punished by God...

Countless handsome men and beautiful women flood into the entertainment industry every year, and every agency hopes to make their artists popular.

But it's hard to say whether an artist can be popular or not!

A talented artist may not be popular; a handsome artist may not be popular either.

So, what conditions do artists need to be successful?

This question, I guess the artist himself is also muttering in his heart.

In a circle with no standards for advancement, except for some entertainers with rich fathers and family backgrounds, the rest of the artists can only pin their chances of success on mysterious things such as ghosts and gods, luck, and Feng Shui.

When people cannot control their fate, they tend to believe in bulls, gods, ghosts and snakes.

Therefore, it is not surprising that operations such as praying to gods, worshiping Buddha, and raising children are performed.

In addition, many celebrities can become popular and feel that they are the darlings of the heavens, so they always feel that they will lose something...

In fact, the heart is not satisfied!
Many people feel unreliable after becoming popular and have no sustenance in their hearts. At this time, they have to believe in something...

Why do you say they don't trust science?

Because what they pursue is inner peace, science is so strong, but it may not be able to bring this to people!
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The second discussion point of "Time" is "How to make a movie that Chinese and American audiences like... In addition to the story, do you consider the scale and universal value?" '

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I don't believe in the so-called universal values, and don't discuss this with me. When freedom meets fairness, when democracy meets human liberation, I will definitely stand for the latter. Therefore, I only consider storytelling when making movies. , As for the scale or whether Chinese and American audiences like it, it’s not within my consideration.”

After a pause, he then added: "For example, "Twilight", I think mainland audiences hate it... But it can be a big hit in the United States, for example, "Painted Skin", the box office in the mainland is very high, and it is sold in Southeast Asia. It’s not bad, but it’s definitely not going to be sold in North America, including Europe... When making a movie, don’t think about globalization, and don’t think about what foreigners can’t understand..."

"Then what do you think about the movie going overseas?"

"I don't have any opinion. I always think the best way is to forget about "output". What we hate most when we play games since childhood is the kind of source restriction. You have to hold the handsome seal yourself, and you have to personally direct everything. , This is not allowed, and that is not allowed, this one is detrimental to the prestige of a great country, that one is a disgrace to the historical heritage... Such a guy is boring, and he is the most unpopular."

"So, I bypassed them and started my own American film company. This is a temporary way!"

"Temporary?"

"Take your time and get the aircraft carrier right first. When China has twice as many aircraft carriers as the United States, it will be easy to talk about anything.

I always believe that a nation or a country does not rule the world by movies!
If you look at American films, some are really bad, but the whole world is willing to accept them, because people have aircraft carriers as the backstage, and the film industry alone is useful. "

Uh, he talked about the determinism of the aircraft carrier again, which is actually the determinism of national hard power!
All cultural worship is essentially power worship.

Why did Hollywood fail in China later?
On the one hand, the plot really pulls the hips, and later Hollywood is simply a collection of American model dramas, lgbt must be assembled, and the dog-tailed mink adds the dog-tailed mink, innovation is absolutely impossible, and there will be nothing left to make up...

On the other hand, people really don't believe that America can save the world!
"Actually, the conditions of Chinese films are very superior. It can even be said that apart from North America, Chinese films have the best development environment in the world."

"First, the average price of Chinese movies is relatively expensive, almost equal to the absolute prices of developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan, far exceeding the ticket prices of developing countries such as India. For the film industry, this means that The profit from each audience is also much larger, which is quite beneficial for the return on investment, especially the high-cost special effects necessary for contemporary big productions."

"Second, this high-quality market has been protected by the state as much as possible. Compared with South Korea, which was once famous for its strict protection of the national film industry, its protection system originally required theaters to show domestic films for 146 days a year. In 2006, despite the objections of Korean filmmakers, this restriction was reduced to 73 days per year, and there were no others. In our film market, only 20 blockbuster films are allowed to be introduced each year, and there are also protection measures for the film schedule. Relying on state-owned companies to monopolize the distribution rights of overseas blockbuster films, and theater chains' cooperation with the film bureau's policies, is a beautiful thing that filmmakers in other countries dare not even dream of."

"What about the review?"

"I also don't agree with the current non-graded, turnkey censorship system. However, it must be fair. Over the past few years, the censorship system has not restrained filmmakers as much as it did at the beginning of the century and earlier. up.

The sixth generation has already fully lifted the ban, and now they have not passed the censorship barrier. It is nothing more than a pure color blue with too much exposure, bloody or disgusting scenes that can directly cause psychological discomfort, and overly sensitive political topics.

As a producer, I certainly know that these are sometimes useful gimmicks for some films, but any strong film industry in the world has never been dominated by these types of themes.

Or to put it more bluntly, if it is reduced to the point where it is impossible to make movies that the audience wants to watch without relying on these, then this kind of movie can only be called novelty-oriented, and there will be no great future at all! "

"The biggest problem with Chinese films is that there are actually too many Chinese filmmakers. To put it bluntly, they are the mainstream of Chinese filmmakers. They are too keen on emphasizing and maintaining their identity as "artists". For purely commercial films, they are still neither. I understand and don't bother.

Even when shooting so-called "literary films", many Chinese filmmakers probably feel that if the vast majority of audiences can directly understand the movie in the cinema, they will lose their share, so how can they confuse the audience? shoot! "

"With this mentality, how can we compete with Hollywood for audiences? Those who ignore the audience will be abandoned by the audience! In three years, the first ten years of the WTO agreement will expire. According to the agreement, we will open up the film market. By then, We are facing head-to-head competition from Hollywood!"

Well, the aircraft carrier determinism is swiping...

(End of this chapter)