Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 191 A few words (4/4)

Shen Yan... spent two days in BJ, and his achievements included three portal websites, a TV station, and two weekly magazines...

Most of them are asking about "The Beauty Inside"...

It must start with "It's a big hit at the box office, how do you feel?"

No, how could he be feeling? He must be happy...

Would he be sad if the movie became a big hit at the box office?

Then let him talk about his opinion on the movie...

No, what opinion could he have - the movie has been released for nearly twenty days, what opinion can he have? You can't find it online, and he doesn't have any new opinions!

Also let him summarize the rules of creation...

A bunch of slots...

However, Brother Yan was very patient and repeated the same thing over and over again:
"I thought it would do well at the box office, but I didn't expect it to be this high... After all, 'The Beauty Inside' is an urban fantasy light comedy, and the budget is there!"

“I did make a lot of money…”

"My personal opinion is that 'The Beauty Inside' might be a little novel and creative in its subject matter... The source of the inspiration is 'Martin's Morning'... Yes, many viewers have noticed that... I really didn't expect the audience to appreciate it so much."

"I don't think love stories need to be overly novel in terms of plot. Most viewers don't think being 'superficial' is something to be blamed for..."

"The process of love is to get to know each other, understand each other and then fall in love..."

Then, I asked about "Wuxia"...

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then replied, "'Wuxia'... I watched a scene or so, and I felt the biggest problem with the movie was the early buildup... You cast Zhen Zidan and told the audience he was the protagonist, but everyone knew he was the murderer... What was the point of all that buildup?"

"And with a production cost of over 100 million...it's completely unclear where the money was spent!"

"If I were an investor, I would definitely not work with Chen Kexin. He might be a good director, but he's definitely not a good partner..."

"'Far Cry'... is a fan film. In the mobile internet age, fans are more connected, and many compete with each other. If you buy two tickets, I'll buy three... Also, fans don't care much about the film itself. Public opinion mainly reports on the film's box office success, which to some extent fuels fans' desire to buy tickets..."

"Whether it will become the norm... I can't say for sure, but it's likely to continue. Fan movies can verify the market value of idols. Otherwise, if you claim to be a popular idol but don't have fans willing to spend money on you... that's ridiculous!"

About fan films…

Shen Yan has nothing to say!

Anyway, this thing has always been around, and it will be available in 2025, and the pre-sale starts at million yuan - what's the point of being a top-tier player if it's less than million yuan?
Fan movie...

Far Cry was indeed released at the right time, and then Tiny Times pushed it to a climax, and the so-called four top streamers continued to replicate this path...

Then "Shanghai Fortress" initially ended this model.

Zhu Xian is considered a continuation of...

However, it was a failed attempt. The quality of the finished product was too poor, and it dominated the schedule. Major film critics and marketing accounts only kept silent for more than a day, and various attempts to manipulate the score were unsuccessful.

"Send You a Little Red Flower" is different: pre-sales were fully booked, Maoyan and Tao Piao Piao maintained high scores for several days, Douban initially released a score of 8.0, and all major film critics and marketing accounts shut down...

A new way to play with big capital and top streamers! Of course, "Little Red Flower" still dropped 8000 million on the third day...

The quality is mediocre after all!

Including "Little Me", which was able to suppress "The Accidental Murder 3" at the beginning, but it couldn't do it later, and was even overtaken by "Laughing in Love with You"...

However, during the Spring Festival period, Chinese films have evolved to the point where they don’t need audiences, box office, or even plots. They only need online trolls and underworld forces to win big.
——Xiao Zhan’s fans believed that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero" was the box office champion of this year's Spring Festival, and it reached 3 million in pre-sales.

What a win!
This type of fan movie is actually no longer an orthodox one, it should be called a post-traffic era movie.

When a movie has traffic enabled, it means that its other tags are covered up!
Regardless of whether it is science fiction or martial arts...

Oh, there is one exception, Lu Chuan - he single-handedly took on the bad reviews of "749", so much so that many netizens sympathized with Wang Junkai...

……

By the way, during the interview, I specifically asked him about his views on art films...

"It's not that art films should be alienated from the market or the masses, but rather that they have a different focus from mainstream commercial films, emphasizing more on the artistic expression of the film. They may not necessarily be films for a minority, but from the outset, they are not created for 'the majority to see.'"

"Let's talk about an objective fact: many directors who shoot art films generally have a strong urge to educate the audience or instill their own ideas!

It is an objective fact that everyone knows that it is necessary to educate the audience on one's own views, positions, and even political leanings. "

"I just want to ask a question: why do these people assume that audiences are outclassed by art filmmakers in terms of knowledge, insight, and even common sense when it comes to interpersonal, social, and even political issues?"

"The audience doesn't owe you anything, and they're certainly not your parents. Why should they sit through a two-hour movie and then spend another seven or eight hours collecting and researching background material, supplementing the setting, and then analyzing the jumble of clues to reveal the underlying meanings of the characters or the director himself?

If you can’t analyze it once, you need to read it a second time, a third time…”

“The audience is not a masochist!”

"I'm particularly disgusted by some so-called art filmmakers who are demanding that the state force them to "diversify the types of films shown in theaters," demanding financial subsidies to establish and maintain "art film theaters," and demanding direct funding for "outstanding filmmakers" without allowing problematic material or content to be passed...

The reason is always “We can’t let Chinese films die out!”
All three of my films are very profitable, which shows that the film industry is doing very well.

Please stop targeting taxpayers' pockets!"

"From my perspective, I definitely prefer commercial films that are popular with the public!"

"Most moviegoers buy tickets to the cinema just to have some fun... after a tiring day, they want to relax with a movie. They don't want to experience art...

This group of audiences is actually the mainstream audience of theaters. They support the Chinese film market... I will definitely give priority to their needs."

"Winning awards...isn't my pursuit, and I've never thought about expanding into overseas markets...I've always believed that so-called cultural exports are about overflowing, not catering to the needs of the audience..."

"Measuring China's resources to please foreigners... this is meaningless!"

"For example... let's take 'The Mummy 3'... That movie made me so angry. Seeing a few foreigners chattering non-stop on Chinese soil, jumping around in front of the great Qin Shi Huangdi and being indestructible, I felt so upset..."

“…I’ll probably be making a few suspense films and police dramas in the future!”

"That's all!"

(End of this chapter)