"The failure of "The Great Wall" was doomed from the beginning, and the blame is on the lack of objectivity in editing rights. Director Zhang, with all due respect, "The Great Wall" would not be successful even if you edited it yourself. In the final analysis, two foreigners People came to our country to save the world in ancient times. This story has no possibility of being a hit."
In the previous life, the knees of the Chinese people were not so weak. In this life, the Dragon Kingdom is more powerful. Even though it cannot compare with Hollywood in terms of movies, it is definitely impossible for the audience to accept this kind of story theme.
Even though "The Great Wall" is really well shot, the special effects are quite good, and Da Tiantian's looks are also very good.
But if the audience doesn’t accept it, they just don’t accept it.
Our country has been number one in the world for thousands of years in ancient times. Does it need to be saved by a few Western savages
Who is disgusting
Audiences watch movies to feel happy, so why watch movies when they feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Yimou is not very accepting of Yue Guan's point of view: "It is to get out of the Dragon Kingdom. If Hollywood's first-line male star is not selected as the leading actor, "The Great Wall" will never be able to be filmed around the world."
"Director Zhang, if you lose, you lose. It doesn't matter for anything. And I'm not saying that, the great directors of your generation have an obsession with Hollywood and Oscars." Yue Guan shook his head: "Hollywood is really awesome. It's awesome, but not all movies are awesome. They have more bad movies, and it's impossible for a pure Dragon Countryer to win an Oscar. You're not a banana like Li An. There's no need to praise Hollywood's stinky feet. And put his own reputation on it.”
Yue Guan's words were a bit too rude.
Zhang Yimou couldn't accept it for a while.
Mo Xiangwan gave Yue Guan a wink and stepped forward to calm down the atmosphere: "Director Zhang, what Yue Guan means is that you are already a top director in your own right. Even if you don't have an Oscar award, there is no doubt about your achievements. There is no need to blindly Pander to the Oscars.”
"Yes, my respect for Director Zhang comes from the bottom of my heart. In my heart, Director Zhang is the first among the older generation of directors." Yue Guan added.
This is true.
Xiaogangpao was considered a master of commercial films before he was not pretentious, but after he embarked on the path of an art master, he was on the same track as Zhang Yimou, and he was undoubtedly beaten by the national master. When making a literary film, ten small steel cannons combined are not enough to hit Zhang Yimou.
Not to mention Chen Kaige, "Farewell My Concubine" is basically his final film.
Jiang Wen... In people's minds, they don't put the audience first at all. They just get high and that's it. Investors don't care, and the audience doesn't care. They don't understand my movies at all.
In other words, Guoshi really wants to make good commercial films, but his storytelling ability is really weak.
Judging from various awards, Guoshi is indeed the number one director in the country.
This cannot be denied just because his time has passed.
But his time has certainly passed.
That's why Yue Guancai said that Guo Shi is the number one director of the older generation in his mind.
Zhang Yimou did not hear the subtext of Yue Guan. When he heard Yue Guan praise him so highly, a smile finally appeared on his face and he said modestly: "Our generation is old and our thinking has become rigid. Like Yue Guan said, to Oscar Their obsession has been engraved in their bones, and they are not as confident as your generation of young people, who are very confident in their bones."
The atmosphere relaxed and Mo Xiangwan breathed a sigh of relief.
From her heart, she wanted to cooperate with Zhang Yimou. After all, Zhang Yimou is too famous, and the combination of Zhang Yimou + Yue Guan can make movie fans full of expectations from the lineup.
However, she knew that Yue Guan would definitely not give up the leadership, so she tentatively said: "Director Zhang, our company's budget for "Fengshen Series" is currently 600 million, and it may be more in the future. For such a huge project, our company It is impossible to give up the leading rights, and the final editing rights will definitely belong to our company. Is this really non-negotiable?"
The national teacher was silent for a moment, but still shook his head firmly: "It's not negotiable. Editing has a great impact on the success or failure of a movie. If someone else edits the movie I made, the movie might be the same as mine. A movie with completely different ideas.”
Mo Xiangwan wanted to give a few more words of advice.
But Yue Guan spoke: "Then I can only express regret, Director Zhang. We will cooperate again next time if we have a chance."
Yue Guan took the initiative to reach out his hand.
Zhang Yimou shook hands with Yue Guan and said with great regret: "Yue Guan, I really want to cooperate with you."
He is basically a master in other aspects, but his storytelling ability is a bit weak.
Working with Yue Guan to make up for this shortcoming, Zhang Yimou felt that he was very likely to reach the top.
But great directors have the pride and persistence of great directors.
There are some principles that he is unwilling to break.
There is no way.
Yue Guan could only say: "There will definitely be a chance in the future."
After sending Zhang Yimou away, Mo Xiangwan said regretfully: "Yue Guan, are you really not going to give it another try? After the official announcement of the Wang Zha combination between you and Zhang Yimou, it will definitely attract everyone's attention."
Zhang Min raised his hand: "I agree."
Yue Guan shook his head and said: "There is no chance. Zhang Yimou will bow to the Hollywood industrial system and give up the final editing rights, but our company is not that big of face yet. Moreover, Zhang Yimou thinks that he was cheated by giving up the editing rights before, and he has been bitten by a snake for ten years. I will definitely not agree to give up the final editing rights now because I am afraid of the rope."
"Is the final editing right so important to our company?" Mo Xiangwan asked.
Yue Guan's answer was without hesitation: "It's very important. Directors in our country, especially big directors, always like to convey private values when telling stories, but they just can't tell a good story in a regular way. If they don't grasp the final editing rights, God knows they will What can I take a picture of?"
Literary youth is not a problem.
If you can't even make a good story, it's a big problem for young people.
You can tell the story to the level of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and output values as you please.
But you can’t even tell a story well, and you still want the audience to accept your values. Do you think the audience is a fool
Wu Baige, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Xu Zheng after "囧囧"... actually all have this problem.
It's very difficult to find a director who can honestly make commercial films.
Therefore, each of Chen Sicheng's "Detective Chinatown" series has become more popular at the box office.
Don't worry about Mr. Chen's character. He just tells stories honestly and keeps the audience entertained.
This is really a rare quality among directors.
"Do you want to find a director who can make movies honestly and without any pretense?" Mo Xiangwan asked.
Yue Guan nodded.
"Wang Jing."
"Wang Jing is not good, he is not good at shooting this kind of subject."
"Then who else can do it?"
"There is a person whom I made an appointment to meet tomorrow."