What kind of bad thoughts can the director have?

Chapter 293

Art films do not make money, which is one of the most widely spread stereotypes in public opinion, full of survivor bias, and sometimes even people in the film and television industry inevitably think so.

In fact, as long as you think about so many big directors who are keen on making art films, you should question this statement a little bit. It is impossible for these big directors to regard money as dung, or their brains are not easy to use.

What's more, directors may have artistic dreams, but investors and producers may not. In most cases, it is not up to the director to decide what subject matter to shoot, at least in Hollywood, and investors are rushing to make money.

Director Jia Zhangke is a typical literary and youth art film director. Japan’s Kitano Takeshi Studio invested 5000 million yuan to support him in making those films. No one would think that this is because the little devil has a lot of money, and probably no one would. Think Director Jia is very poor, can poor people afford movie theaters and film festivals?
If you count the income of mainland directors on your fingers, you will find that the richest ones started out making art films, and the most prestigious ones are also those few.

The accurate statement about art films not making money should be that if art films are released at the same time as commercial films, the box office in the same period is usually not as good as commercial films.

However, it can’t just be counted in the same cycle. The screening cycle of good art films is quite long, much longer than commercial films. It is common for them to tour in various places for one or two years, and the accumulated box office is not low. Calculated according to the investment ratio Even quite substantial.

Besides, even within the same cycle, whether the box office is good or not depends on the quality. I have never heard that commercial films can earn more than art films.

In addition, making an art film is the same as publishing a song. The release of the song itself may not make much money, but the derived benefits are great. Yang Shu did not earn a penny from the release of the two songs, but singing everywhere has already earned Nearly a million.

The same is true for art film directors. Once they become famous, they will also make a lot of money.

Yang Shu's previous life has proved through "Love Letter from the Kingdom of Heaven" that if an art film is made exciting enough and suits the tastes of young people, it can also create a miracle at the box office.

It is also out of this consideration that he chose "The Life of the Disliked Peach" in this life. This is an unexpected, ironic and self-deprecating comedy that is easy for young people to accept.

In the previous life, he made money by praising love. In this life, he tried to make fun of love, and the effect may be equally good.

The three of Yang Shu arrived at Pinghu Film and Television City in the morning. Sister Tao participated in an event in Shanghai before, and then met with the empress to help take the children to the Film and Television City in the afternoon.

Brother Chao is currently filming the first season of "Running Brother" in Hangzhou. It takes about two hours to drive to Pinghu. In the afternoon, he will finish work early and come to settle his wife and children.

The three checked into the hotel of the crew first, and then Yang Shu fell asleep until the afternoon.

These days I’m tired of traveling here and there. Last night after the Qiandao Lake performance, I took a boat to Jiande City. The high-speed rail is still under construction, so I can only go to Hangzhou by expressway. It was already midnight when I arrived and stayed.

Qiandao Lake is actually the Xin'anjiang Reservoir, which belongs to Hangzhou, but the distance is relatively far, 140 kilometers, which is twice the distance from Tonglu, Yangshu's hometown, to Hangzhou.

In other words, Jiangnan Town, his hometown, is just in the middle of Qiandao Lake and Hangzhou City.

The expressway was built along the Fuchun River, and all the way was full of pictures of Fuchun Mountains. It passed through Yangshu’s hometown of Jiangnan Town at ten o’clock, and it was 70 kilometers away from Hangzhou.

Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu are in good spirits. Ai Wu and Wu are very interested in the scenery outside the window. Under the moonlight, the black mountains and white waters are like ink and wash, exuding a unique charm. Even the poplar trees are a little obsessed.

"Shushu, your hometown is so beautiful."

"necessary."

In the previous life, when they were working on the crew of "The Legend of Miyue", the three of them chatted about Jiangnan Town. At that time, Yang Shu read Bai Juyi's "Recalling Jiangnan" to them.

"The south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, the scenery is familiar from the past, the river flowers are red at sunrise, and the river is as green as blue in spring."

In fact, this is the name of the Jiaofang tune in the Tang Dynasty. It should be able to sing, but it is a pity that Yang Shu can't sing.

The three sat in a row, and everyone was dozing off in the night driving.

At this moment, Jiang Shiyu leaned over and took Yang Shu's hand across the aisle: "Shushu, I discussed with Manman just now, when we have enough money, we will buy your old house back."

Yang Shu was surprised before being moved: "I bought it back, how could you think of buying it back?"

"That is your old house. It must have carried many memories of your growing up. It was sold for filming. Of course, if you have money, you will buy it back."

Surprised and moved, Yang Shu leaned over and grabbed Liu Man's hand, and the three of them held together.

"Okay, if we have the money to buy it back, let's transform it into a Jiangnan garden, and come to Jiangnan to retire together when we get old."

"Okay."

The darkness concealed many emotions, and the eyes of all three were shining, looking enthusiastic and innocent.

"It costs a lot of money to build a garden, doesn't it?"

"It doesn't matter." Sensational has to be provocative, and it's easy to be embarrassed if you don't get up or down, Yang Shu looks ruthless: "I will sing hard to make money, and one day I will make enough."

He didn't expect to make a lot of money from running the field, but it seemed hard work to say so.

"Earn money together," Jiang Shiyu was obviously incited under the enthusiasm: "Next, I will practice singing hard, and I must build a garden."

A few days ago, Yang Shu suggested that Jiang Shiyu sing "Side Face", and she has started to practice these few days, but this song is more difficult, and the practice is not going well, so that she often retreats.

"it is good."

The three of them worked together, smiling and holding hands tighter and tighter.

At this time, Yang Shu's face changed slightly, and his smile gradually froze.

It wasn't that his hands hurt from being held, he remembered that the three of them in the last life planned to go back to the south of the Yangtze River to plan to build a garden the next day, but he went through the cycle that night, and suddenly remembered this.

Now passing by Jiangnan Town, tomorrow we will go to Pinghu Film and Television City together, and after the cycle, he wakes up and is directly in the film and television city. The paths are so consistent, as if it is also a cycle.

Yang Shu had mixed feelings in his heart, which was very unpleasant. A wave of fear gripped him deeply, and he froze for a moment in the dark and shaking car, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Am I scaring myself? This... is just too stupid."

However, it was useless to understand in his heart, he stayed like this for a long time, holding hands and froze there.

Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu noticed something strange: "Shu Shu, what's wrong with you?"

Yang Shu was fine, he let go of his hands and sat down in his own place.

But then the mood was not good, and I didn't dare to sleep when I arrived in Hangzhou, because I fell into a cycle after falling asleep in Hangzhou last time.

"Bastard, with so many weird coincidences, who the hell dares to sleep."

He tried his best to hide his anxiety and fear, but he didn't do well. After repeated questioning by Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu, he admitted that he suddenly thought too much, and worried that he would lose everything now. Maybe when he woke up, everyone would become strangers again. people.

"What do you mean becoming a stranger again?"

The idea is so absurd, but very affectionate.

Although Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu were moved, they had no way to deal with his nervous anxiety, so they had to sit with him until two o'clock in the morning before going back to bed.

And Yang Shu didn't dare to close his eyes all night. He wrote "The Hidden Corner" and "The Life of the Disliked Peach" for a while, and went to the bathroom to practice singing. curse.

"It's so easy to cross the cycle, don't you need gas money?"

But his nerves are the best way to express it. He speaks the truth after drinking, and it is easy to tell the truth when he is confused. No matter what kind of love he is reluctant to part with, it is the truth. See you the next day, Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu It is obvious that they are more intimate with him.

After arriving at Pinghu Film and Television City, Yang Shu took a nap and felt that his worries were unnecessary.

"Get up quickly," Liu Man called him at around two o'clock in the afternoon, "My sister and my mother's motorcade will arrive in half an hour. Let's go to the underground garage together to help move things."

(End of this chapter)