Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 634: It’s a movie and more of a mission

Internet thinking has officially invaded the film and television industry, as can be seen from several forum topics at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival.

"New Normal in Film: Internet+ and Industrial Upgrading"

"Big Data Promotes Big Movies: Take You to Play and Take You to Fly"

"New Blueprint for Internet Movies"

"Internet Movie Shanghai Summit"

"Internet Literature·Film and TV Drama Scripts·New Screenwriting Talents"

There were only a dozen forums at the Shanghai Film Festival this year, and Internet topics accounted for less than half of them.

Liu Yifei doesn't understand Internet thinking. Although she doesn't want to participate in these forums, there are some things that she can't refuse, so she still went to the "New Blueprint for Internet Movies" forum.

Her original intention was to just sit there and be a mascot, so she prepared a few clichés that she copied online to comment on Internet movies to deal with it.

As for money, the industry welcomes it warmly.

"Our interest is not in making movies, but in changing the relationship between production, supply and marketing of movies."

Many people on the forum understood what Liu Yifei meant: "Don't talk about subversion and change. Let the works of the film industry speak for themselves. Show the film before talking."

Ahli's views were not shared by most of the guests. Everyone worked together in a tacit understanding and declared the rules of the industry to outsiders trying to enter the industry - if you like bragging, you should play marketing and finance, and the works in the film industry will speak for themselves.

Liu Yifei's good self-cultivation does not allow her to criticize people in public, but she is a good master of yin and yang.

Liu Yifei also told a joke at the end.

In fact, not only Liu Yifei, but also other industry guests at the forum did not quite understand what he just said.

"The Internet will subvert the entire film and television industry!"

The key is that he said at the beginning of his speech that he was "an Internet person and it was his first time to participate in a film festival."

She continued: "I am an actor. I actually didn't quite understand what Mr. Zhang just said, haha. I think whether it is the Internet or anything else, if you enter the film and television industry, you will definitely end up giving your works to The audience will watch it. I am looking forward to seeing Mr. Zhang’s movie in the cinema. I hope the Internet will come in and prevent me from losing my job.”

When it was her turn to speak, she said straight to the point: "Actually, I don't know much about the Internet. I can't even change the address book on my mobile phone."

Knowing that you are an amateur, you still make such violent comments?

"The main theme of Internet+ movies is movies, and we want to bring new value to the industry."

Why did you come in and overturn the production, supply and marketing system?
Movies have been around for more than a hundred years, why do you want to subvert us as soon as you come?
If you're not interested in making movies, why are you here?
Judging from the current situation, most of the industry has a conservative attitude towards Internet + movies. They feel that apart from bringing in a sum of hot money, Internet companies cannot yet see changes in the film and television industry.

When asked what she has been busy with recently, Liu Yifei finally revealed the news: "I am preparing a new film, which will be launched in a few months."

The Shanghai International Film Festival is almost the most important social venue in the film and television industry. Even if Liu Yifei has no films to participate in or release, she has been actively participating in various events at the film festival these days.

The coal bosses who only had money but didn't understand movies were ripped off by them. Now Internet companies are just like the coal bosses a few years ago in their eyes.

But one of Ali's senior executives made violent comments one after another, which made Liu Yifei a little bit unable to control her temper.

"In five years, the shape of movies will change. In ten years, the nature of movies will change."

Ahri was having a hard time today, but they didn't seem to care about the opinions of the film and television industry, and they were quite domineering and confident with "I subvert you, what does it have to do with you".

The audience in the audience laughed, thinking that she was telling a joke to liven up the atmosphere, not taking it seriously.

"What kind of film is that? Can you tell us a little bit about it?"

"It's a movie about women's married life." That's all Liu Yifei said.

It was also after this interview that Liu Yifei's agent officially replied to the person in charge of Ahri that Liu Yifei's schedule this year is not suitable and she cannot take on "Three Lives Three Worlds".

Liu Yifei's last event at the Shanghai Film Festival was the premiere of the upcoming "Slaying the Wolf 2" in Shanghai. Wu Jing criticized domestic youth romance films at the scene: "Now our Chinese films are competing with Hollywood. They are all youth romance films, which have a bit of a 'YW' feel. As a film about cancer for straight men, "Slaying the Wolf 2" can also attract Female audience.”

Liu Yifei expressed her desire for action movies: ""The Secret of the Dragon" was not very satisfying. I really want to make action movies again...I am very good at it."

Liu Yifei left Shanghai the next day and returned to the capital to continue promoting "Wang Xiaofang Born in 82".

The weekend after returning to Beijing, the crew of "Chinese Widow" contacted Liu Yifei to inquire about the schedule.

Liu Yifei's staff said that they had made appointments for this year's schedule, and then asked the director if he was willing to modify the script.

The film crew was vague on this issue, only saying that the crew wanted to cast Liu Yifei from March to May next year.

Liu Yifei will have time next year, but the "Chinese Widow" side obviously didn't answer the question.

The remuneration was not mentioned, and the script was not mentioned as to whether it could be revised. The schedule was immediately set.

This made Liu Yifei's staff realize something was wrong.

"As long as the schedule is not busy, we still hope that the script can be revised and the play is completed before we can continue the discussion."

Of course Liu Yifei is not the crew's only choice. Very few crews will stick to one actor from beginning to end.

But Liu Yifei is an actor with her own hot spots, and she can help the crew save a lot of publicity fees.

Of course, Liu Yifei's salary is not so friendly.

The pay for literary and artistic films is not high. Even if Liu Yifei gives her a friendly price, it will still be higher than other actors, unless you agree to let her get a share.

The crew of "Chinese Widow" verbally agreed to Liu Yifei, but then turned around and contacted alternative actors.

This is also normal.

Liu Yifei could actually tell that the crew of "Chinese Widow" was not that sincere and that they were unwilling to change the script.

Who is willing to change a script that has been written?

If you say it doesn’t conform to Chinese language habits, then it doesn’t conform?
Liu Yifei told her husband about "Chinese Widow", and Zhang Yuanjun laughed after hearing it: "My silly wife, why did you change the script?"

Zhang Yuanjun sometimes really doubts that his wife is born with bad movies. How come she succeeded in transforming and these movies still come to her door?

"It won't work if I don't change it. Its lines really don't conform to Chinese people's language habits." Liu Yifei looked at the script from a creative perspective from beginning to end.

Zhang Yuanjun said: "As a producer, I will think you are looking for trouble."

Seeing that Liu Yifei was still confused, she asked, "Who is the investor in this project?"

"Propaganda Department of Zhejiang Province."

"That's right," Zhang Yuanjun said, "You regard it as a movie and a creation, but others regard it as a promotional mission. To put it harshly, this kind of film neither pursues box office nor awards."

"Then what does he want?"

"It's enough once this film is made." This kind of mission film doesn't even need to go to theaters. It just needs to be sold to movie channels at all levels after filming.

"Then he would hire a director as big as Billy August, wouldn't it be better to just find him?"

Zhang Yuanjun said: "It has to be a bit of a gimmick, otherwise it will make people feel that they don't take the movie seriously.

"Don't even think about this movie. August won't change the script for you."

Liu Yifei was mentally prepared: "Tsk, what a pity. I still want to meet the director with the Double Palme d'Or."

"You are still young now, and all directors will have opportunities in the future." Zhang Yuanjun consoled him.

(End of this chapter)