The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 336
Tianrun Films.

"Have you received an invitation to the premiere?"

Wu Zhaoxian, president of Tianrun Pictures, looked at his old friend with a half-smile, and asked aloud.

Sitting in front of him was the fifth-generation director of Huaguo, and also the last stickler of kung fu movies and martial arts movies called by the media, Wang Molin.

The slightly teasing question from the old friend did not make Wang Molin change color or even become angry from embarrassment, but his expression was calm: "Yes, didn't you also receive the invitation letter?"

Wu Zhaoxian did not let go of his old friend, and asked with great interest: "Have you decided to attend the premiere?"

"Go, won't you go?"

"I'm definitely going, Tianrun is a shareholder of DreamWorks, and the relationship between the two companies has always been good, why not go?" Wu Zhaoxian said with a smile, "Director Wang Da is not the same. "

Wang Molin sneered at Mr. Wu's high-sounding statement that "Tianrun has a good relationship with DreamWorks". Apart from the good relationship with China Film Group, DreamWorks' relationship with other major companies is getting more and more subtle. Don't worry about it. Tianrun is still a shareholder of DreamWorks, but Tianrun is not behind the several public opinion turmoil?
This is not a matter of feelings and opinions, but a matter of interests.

The original layout of the five major studios was inserted by Sixth Life, sitting on an equal footing with them and even riding on their heads. The entire film and television industry has undergone huge changes, and they are drastic changes, no matter how polite DreamWorks is. How kind to people, but its rising speed is too fast, and the sense of shock cannot be lowered no matter how much it is.

In fact, the impact and reshaping of the entertainment industry and even the cultural industry by Internet companies such as Penguin and Huanshiwang in recent years has actually been more intense.

But who made others an Internet company?
It's not the same track as you, and it's huge. In every sense, you have nothing to do with them. If you can't beat them, you can only join them. If you can't join them, enjoy them. If you can't enjoy them, try to adapt.

However, DreamWorks is not an Internet company, and its size is not large compared to the Big Five. It is also following the path of a traditional film and television company, even more pure, and its foundation is not deep.

This also makes big companies such as Jingying and Tianrun unable to accept their fate. The position of film and television companies is determined by competition and grinding. Everyone is a film and television company, and you are not from the Internet. Why should everyone obey you?

Although thinking this way, Wang Molin did not dismantle Wu Zhaoxian's stage, but said in a deep voice: "This young man dared to send me an invitation letter for the premiere. He is so open and bright. If I don't go, won't it appear that I am immeasurable? I It's still his senior, you don't lose if you lose, and I'm not like Feng Xiaogang."

At the beginning, Wang Molin was annoyed by Chen Jingxing's "outrageous words" about "The Matrix", but he criticized the young man publicly on the Internet, even almost by name, and some of his disciples and grandchildren also followed suit with DreamWorks. The verbal battle created a big topic on the Internet.

To be honest, he felt some regret later on, not that he really agreed with Chen Jingxing's "big talk", but that his speech was indeed a little impulsive.

Although he has always been known for his courage to speak out, he has always been not afraid of offending people when he goes to the radio, television and film bureaus, and people and things in the industry that he can't see. Even if he strongly disagrees with this statement, how can Feng Xiaogang, who has never been to university, be included in the fifth generation of directors?

However, because the so-called "new kung fu movie" criticized a junior, Wang Molin always felt that he seemed a little timid, or became angry from embarrassment.

Is he angry?Be it.

With the rapid expansion of the film market in the past few years, it has been accompanied by the gradual decline of martial arts and kung fu themes in China. From the previous synonymous with blockbuster movies, the exclusive theme of the annual crown has become an intermediate theme, although the box office is still in volume. There has been growth, but compared with comedy, sci-fi and other genres that continue to hit 10 billion 20 billion, it is obviously unable to keep up.

As the last stickler of martial arts and kung fu themes, Wang Molin has naturally slipped from the position of leading commercial film director. Now the Huaguo film market is dominated by young people.

Any old man will feel uncomfortable in the face of young people's "scrambling for class and power", and even the most generous people cannot avoid it.

Not to mention that Wang Molin had complicated perceptions of Chen Jingxing himself. This genius who single-handedly propped up the sci-fi theme of Huaguo not only squeezed old guys like them into a corner, but also repeatedly uttered voices that made him feel harsh.

For example, when Chen Jingxing's previous works had a great influence overseas, especially in Europe and America, he was repeatedly mentioned in interviews with domestic and foreign media that if Huaguo movies and Huaguo culture are to be exported overseas, they must rely on the symbols of modernity. .

Every country and every civilization has a different history, and the history has shaped different traditional cultures, and this is the Tower of Babel, which is the barrier and barrier for cultural export.

However, the problems encountered in the process of industrialization and modernization are all common. No matter where people have similar memories of modernization, they will resonate.

The most successful films exported by Hollywood are mainly modern films, stories about modern cities and modern society, whether they are superheroes or crime suspense.

Various elements of American history, such as western films, have little influence in the world.

South Korea exports the most modern idol dramas or movies, modern pop music, not costume dramas. Even if there are one or two popular costume dramas, they can only be exported to countries and regions that are also in the Confucian cultural circle.

Even the film and television works that Huaguo can currently export are mainly modern idol dramas.

Undoubtedly, this touched Wang Molin's sensitive nerves. As a director who has experienced and even participated in the glorious era of martial arts culture and Kung Fu culture in Europe and America, he loves martial arts and Kung Fu, and he is deeply moved by that glorious cultural output. pride.

He even firmly believes that in the future, Huaguo film and television will be exported overseas again, and martial arts and kung fu must be relied on. He firmly believes that what belongs to the nation is what belongs to the world.

Obviously, it is completely opposite to Chen Jingxing's "what belongs to the world is what belongs to the nation".

But facts speak louder than words. Chen Jingxing has successfully exported Huaguo's film and television works time and time again with "world", and the public and the government will not be concerned about whether they are national. Since they are produced by me, they are naturally national.

Chen Jingxing's theory grasped the present, while Wang Molin's kung fu only had the past and the future, which blocked his mouth.

Until Chen Jingxing mentioned kung fu, he also claimed to make kung fu elements popular overseas again, and to make new kung fu movies.

This directly violates Wang Molin's "forbidden". You, a director of "the world is the nation", don't make your "world movies", but take out the "national" things, and even brazenly want to repackage the nation. Push the world out again.

If you say that, what has become of me, Wang Molin?In this way, won't Wang Molin change from a "Kung Fu movie stickler" to a person who doesn't know how to adapt or even make bad Kung Fu movies?

This naturally made Wang Molin very angry, and the jealousy towards the younger generation and the accumulated resentment also broke out together.

Presumably some of his disciples and grandchildren, as well as many practitioners who are also engaged in martial arts and kung fu-themed film and television dramas, also echoed. It should be the same reason.

The unseemly dispute also made Wang Molin feel a little bit regretful, only he himself knew that he was really angry because of his unwillingness to admit defeat.

On the contrary, Chen Jingxing would actually send him an invitation letter for the premiere, which surprised him a little. The two had such an unpleasant quarrel, and it was "Matrix" that caused the storm to be released.

The directors and stars invited to the premiere, especially heavyweight directors like Wang Molin, were definitely not a random list made by the staff of DreamWorks.

There were a lot of media at the premiere. In case of media interviews—as a big-name director, Wang Molin will definitely be paid attention to and interviewed by the media, especially since there is still a public case surrounding this movie. If the media does not make a fuss, then it is not the media It's -- he said something that wasn't very pleasant, and it was ugly.

No matter whether he liked this young man or not, he had to admit that Chen Jingxing was rather courageous, and he didn't know whether it was a genuine generosity or an act of demeanor.

"Maybe he just wanted you to make some noise at the premiere, and the media will write about it? Are you afraid that the movie will not be popular?" Wu Zhaoxian, the boss of Tianrun, who has a "very good relationship" with DreamWorks, is not afraid to use malice Speculate on Chen Jingxing's motives.

"Hot?" Wang Molin shook his head slightly: "Is this movie lacking in popularity?"

As soon as this remark came out, Wu Zhaoxian's face darkened unconsciously, and then he showed a wry smile: "Heat... Hey, Chen Jingxing is not only talented in movies, I think he is even more talented in marketing!"

Speaking of this, Mr. Wu still finds it unbelievable. The operation of DreamWorks is so coquettish that the colleagues including Tianrun are a little dumbfounded.

Originally, "Matrix", which was stingy even with Zhang stills, is actually not very popular. It has been in a state of little transparency for half a year. Since entering the summer file, it has been completely overshadowed by the dazzling "Gravity", even though it is only two years away from the release. It's been a month, and I haven't seen how DreamWorks is working hard.

Wu Zhaoxian thought it was because of the loss of the distribution channels of National Film, and it was the first time that DreamWorks was responsible for the distribution of movies on a popular schedule like the National Day, so he was a little timid and unable to do what he wanted. One of Run's major plays avoided the National Day file.

But I didn't expect that the two cartoons directly ignited the topic, and even raised the audience's expectations for this movie. The desire to see "Matrix" on the ticketing software soared, approaching the pre-release "Center of the Earth". "Gravity", the film schedule given by the theater chain has also been improved again on the basis of this public opinion.

I really can't blame some media for calling DreamWorks' marketing before the release of "Matrix" "millions of announcements". In Wu Zhaoxian's view, it is simply "billions of announcements"!The effect of the two animated short films is stronger than the tens of millions of publicity and distribution costs. In comparison, Tianrun's marketing department seems to be eating nothing.

Compared with Wu Zhaoxian, who was born as a businessman, Wang Molin is a director after all, so he has a different opinion: "Hmph, not everyone can learn it. I also watched the two trailers. Let's not talk about the movie "Matrix". , as far as the production level, content and emotional appeal of these two animated short films are first-class in China, even unparalleled, the stories of these two short films are slightly expanded and made into live-action versions. Any episode of Black Mirror.

The quality of these two animations is the root of everything. Even if it has nothing to do with "Matrix", it can trigger discussions among the audience. Coupled with the secretive sense of mystery of "Matrix", this is the key to the success of marketing.

Let alone other things, can Tianrun produce these two animated short films? "

Wang Molin ignored Wu Zhaoxian's ugly face. Although he still felt uncomfortable with the word Chen Jingxing, he must admit that not everyone is qualified to learn from the success of Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks.

(End of this chapter)