Chapter 844 Give It a Try

Chapter 844 Let’s try it…

"In the past, my understanding of movies was limited to stories. After filming a few movies by myself, I have a deeper understanding of movies... The pictures, compositions, and actors' performances are all the director's showcase..."

"I watched "Search" this time and was very impressed. I especially admire Director Chen's ability to adjust the actors!

I am going to make a variety show called "I am an Actor" and invite four directors to be the judges, led by director Chen Kaige. In addition, there are also Tsui Hark, Ning Hao, and Zhang Jizhong. I want to find a group of potential and shining stars. actor…"

"Fighting against Hollywood is not only the responsibility and obligation of Chinese directors, but also the obligation of all Chinese filmmakers!"

Shen Xudong said this with a serious face...

Then...a group of media asked about "I Am an Actor".

How should I put it? "Run" and "The Voice of China" are both Shen Xudong's creations. Both variety shows are phenomenal. Now, Shen Xudong has released "I Am an Actor"...

It is very possible that this is also phenomenal!

"The rapidly developing film market and the huge demand for movie viewing have led to a large amount of hot money pouring into the film industry from film and television companies, investment institutions. This fact has added a lot of gangsters to the circle..."

"It shouldn't be like this..."

Shen Xudong continued to chat with the reporters for a while, and then Cao Huayi came over and led him to the backstage.

I chatted with Director Chen for a few words, then said goodbye and left.

As for the invitation...it will definitely be sent out.

Regardless of Director Chen Da's reputation, his role in promoting a variety show - attracting investment is still very powerful.

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In fact, Director Chen Da regrets that he has never been poor, or that he is not completely poor, so he has no way to understand the people at the bottom.

The 'poor' here refers to the poor who try their best to "survive", the poor who will face many choices and tests, the poor who need assistance, and the poor who need to suppress most desires!

Li Min is different. A man who has been squatting at home doing housework for six years, he knows very well the subtleties of ordinary people's family life.

Zhang Yi is almost the same...

Director Zhang has become a bit outdated in the past two years. This outdated means that the things he focuses on are out of touch with the times. Of course, his creativity itself is still there, and the stories he tells are still fine.

Brother Chen Kai is not completely poor, and the most embarrassing thing is that he is not completely rich either!

This leads to his poor aesthetics - not that his aesthetics are not enough, but that he is weak...

His film value pursuit is very single, blindly pursuing the upper class, petty bourgeoisie, high-end, elitism, discipline, and packaging it with artistry. These are in themselves poor expressions.

What is wealth?

Respect worldviews that are different from your own rather than scorn them, and do not make value judgments based on a single standard.

This is the minimum, but it's a pity that Director Chen can't do it!

Therefore, he will ask the audience to reflect on themselves and pave the way for his son in the entertainment industry...

This kind of person is not suitable to be a director, especially a commercial film.

The most important thing for commercial movies is to serve the audience well. He can guide, educate, benevolence, pity, consume, and harvest, but he cannot serve.

If you want to play art, you can't give up on the market. If you want to pursue the market, you can't penetrate the masses. If you want to penetrate the masses, you have to put on airs.

The result is nondescript and awkward to look at!

It’s hard to understand empathy without getting involved. I want it all, but I can't give it up. In the final analysis, love is not deep enough...

But... "Farewell My Concubine" is a monument in the history of Chinese cinema. Director Chen still has some cards. Coupled with Tianmei's distribution capabilities, "Search" accounted for 22% of the film schedule on its first day of release, with a total of 15,743 screenings. …

The box office on the first day was 17.2 million, the next day was 19.32 million, the third day was 22.25 million, the fourth day was 20.17 million...

The cumulative box office in the first four days was 78.94 million.

This result was unexpected. Of course, it failed to beat "Titanic 3D", which had a box office of 309 million the next week...

However, under the frontal attack of Hollywood blockbusters, it received a box office of 78.94 million in the first four days. This result is very eye-catching!

You must know that director Chen Da's last work "The Orphan of Zhao" only had a box office of 51 million in its first weekend...

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The company is discussing the variety show "I Am an Actor".

Gao Fenfen felt that Shen Xudong was a bit stingy. He had no objection to Brother Chen Kai, Tsui Hark, and Ning Hao, but why did he want to find Zhang Jizhong?

Chen Xi explained: "Zhang Jizhong is Xudong's boss... He has been quite embarrassed in recent years. Please help him..."

The trend of Jin Yong dramas has passed, and Zhang Jizhong is no longer the central figure pursued by TV stations. The worst thing is that the remake of "Journey to the West" continues to receive negative reviews, and the ratings have not improved...

Then, the two new dramas "The Age of Heroes" and "Xia Ke Xing" couldn't be sold at all!

"The Age of Heroes" was delayed for two years before it was aired on CCTV, and "The Heroes" was delayed for four years before it was finally aired on the TV drama channel...

The ratings are awesome!

"...You can definitely invite Zhang Yi or simply invite Francis Coppola to come over!"

Shen Xudong couldn't help but interject: "...Are you dreaming?"

"What's wrong with this? Just give me money, 10 million, but if it's really not possible, 20 million, with a three-month recording schedule, and it satisfies the director's habit of being a teacher, so why not agree?"

Chief producer Du Fang hesitated: "The essence of variety shows is entertainment. I'm worried that it will be difficult for these people to let go..."

Du Fang is the CEO of Tianmei Entertainment. She was specially recruited by Gao Fenfen. She was previously the director of the program center of Zhejiang TV Station...

What she said makes sense!

What is a variety show?

Variety shows are the most entertaining and popular form of mass media at present, and they are the ultimate embodiment of entertainment to death. The various hot searches derived from variety shows are full of intentional or unintentional misunderstandings, deconstructions, and malicious attacks.

Sometimes, the program team even deliberately pursues this kind of misunderstanding, deconstruction, and malicious attack. ,

To put it bluntly, variety shows naturally want to cause trouble, and in order to cause trouble, they will do anything.

Audiences naturally want to make trouble, and the hottest topics are always about tearing each other apart.

This form is naturally not suitable for people who hold it straight!

Hearing this, Shen Xudong was speechless: "Just name Director Chen!"

Du Fang nodded: "There is nothing wrong with Tsui Hark and Ning Hao...I am really worried about Brother Chen Kai and Zhang Jizhong..."

"It's okay. Director Chen is a very naughty person. He won't refuse... You try to invite him and ask for... 25 million!"

Shen Xudong is quite sure!

Because he has memories of later generations, Director Chen Da participated in two seasons of "Actors Please Take Your Place"...

If he doesn't like the controversy and the heat it brings, he can stay away from the entertainment industry and embrace the literary and art circles. There are many old artists and actors who have never received a single advertisement in their lives!

But he is different, he wants fame and fortune!

Therefore, he accepted the variety show invitation, but he couldn't stand the accusations from Station B...

"How about changing the actor?"

"Actor? Who? Gong Li?"

"Zhang Manyu..."

"...You can invite her to be a guest on a flight..." After saying this, Shen Xudong raised his wrist and looked at the time: "Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

"A date with a beautiful woman?"

"…I made an appointment with Lao Wang!"