This director needs to apologize

Chapter 284: Coveting Heaven’s Merits for Oneself

As "Mulan" enters its fourth week of release, the total box office has successfully exceeded 4 billion. It is only one step away from the already released "It's Not Easy". It is only a matter of time before it catches up again and takes the top spot at the domestic movie box office.

Chen Yiming's schedule has been greatly reduced, leaving only a few sporadic interviews.

But before taking a vacation, he still had to attend the annual meeting of the Film Society.

This year's annual meeting of the Directors Association happened to be when "Mulan" was first released. Chen Yiming skipped class as expected, but he had no reason to take leave at the annual meeting of the Association. Ma Erye also specifically reminded him to prepare carefully for the annual meeting. speech on.

On March 3th, Chen Yiming came to the Imperial Academy of Drama again. This time it was a gathering of talents and young adults. The two "young ones" Xu Feng and Chen Yiming were all going to speak on the stage.

Chen Yiming arrived very early. Instead of sitting in the front row, he chose a seat near the back.

When he was closing his eyes to rest, he felt someone punching his shoulder. When he opened his eyes, he saw a big braised egg with narrowed eyes in front of him.

Looking back, I saw it was Xu Feng.

He is a short man from the capital city. He holds a hat in his hand, revealing a shiny bald head. He wears a pair of round-rimmed glasses on his round face, full of joy.

In addition, in the early years, Demon Shadow was relatively weak and its film resources were pitiful. Therefore, although Xu Feng was born in the Demon Circle, he has always been closer to the people in the Imperial Circle.

Xu Feng waved his flowery hand and said modestly, "It's hard to say that it's impossible. I'm just lucky. In terms of project experience, the significance of "Mulan" is greater. Making industrialized commercial blockbusters is the industry trend."

For example, "It's Not Easy", which made him an instant hit this time, is Wang Yibai's company's main investment.

After hearing this, the bald man tried his best to control himself, but he still couldn't control the corners of his mouth that were grinning from ear to ear.

So Chen Yiming took the initiative to compliment him and said, "What is the theme of Teacher Xu's speech this time? I am very much looking forward to sharing your experience."

Bald Xu debuted very early. He is a star graduate of the magic show. He became famous at a young age but has a somewhat ungrounded air.

Xu Feng sat down next to Chen Yiming, and the two started chatting.

He said this, but looking at Xu Feng's expression, it was obvious that he was still very confident in his speech, so Chen Yiming continued to ask.

I always believe that "Tai No Easy" has exceeded 10 billion, which is definitely a major event that can be recorded in the history of Chinese film. "

You know, "Mulan" has just finished catching up with "It's Not Easy" at the box office. No one's praise can make him more prosperous than the director of "Mulan".

Chen Yiming and Xu Feng were close acquaintances. After all, they both belonged to the same magic circle. They had met each other several times without looking up, and they became familiar with each other after seeing each other many times.

"Teacher Xu, let me tell you, I have never dared to make a comedy, I am not sure.

"It's Not Easy" was a hit with Xiao Bo, and his bald head suddenly rejuvenated his career. Chen Yiming took a quick look and saw that this guy's face was rosy and his complexion was very good. I guess he was in a very good mood.

"Director Chen, you're too polite. Just talking about the major domestic film events, they must be "1951" and "Mulan". I can only rank third.

But I do feel that domestic comedy has great potential and is an important category to resist Hollywood.

I am going to create a series that is not easy. Hollywood talks about movie universes every day, and China can also have one. Chen Yiming said to himself that although his bald head is a bit eccentric, his judgment on the market is very reliable. Looking back on his past life, the subject matter that can be stably exported in the next few years is really domestic comedy.

The upper limit is high, and the lower limit is also high, worthy of the comment that the harvest will be guaranteed despite droughts and floods.

The two of them chatted with each other in a hypocritical manner, and soon the big bosses attending the meeting took their seats one after another, and the annual meeting began.

Of course, official meetings cannot be all about money. Although Chen Yiming and Xu Feng are both qualified to speak on stage, they are actually ranked lower in the list.

You take the position of speaking and I will appear on the stage, insisting, implementing, promoting and praising, which made Chen Yiming drowsy.

At the end of the meeting at dusk, it was finally Bald Xu's turn to take the stage to speak.

The bald man said it with high spirits, and the central idea was exactly the grand plan he just revealed, to create China's own movie universe.

I have to say that what the hero saw was that Chen Yiming hadn't even scratched the surface yet, but Xu Feng had already finished planning the blueprint.

Not to mention, his idea is very feasible. After all, "It's Not Easy" is an amazing show, and road comedies are very replicable. As long as the main creative lineup is stable and the venue is changed and some jokes are changed, it can be produced. A sequel, I think the audience will buy it.

It’s just that it’s really inconvenient for Chen Yiming to remind me just now that Wang Yibai is the main producer of “Taiwan Is Not Easy”, and the copyright doesn’t seem to be in Xu Feng’s hands at all, right?

With the kind of person Mr. Wang is, he will definitely not allow the golden rooster that lays eggs to fly out of his own courtyard wall. The bald man may not be able to take the lead in the sequel to "It's Not Easy".

However, Baldy Xu will not miss such an obvious thing, and Wang Yibai is experienced and will definitely not change directors rashly. The follow-up of this series has great potential.

Amid warm applause, Xu Fengzhi walked off the stage with great satisfaction, while Chen Yiming was waiting to take the stage with his speech.

His speech has little to do with "Mulan". The theme is that the industry is about to explode, be careful and work hard, and singing good songs while singing bad songs is like schizophrenia.

"Dear leaders and teachers, from last year's "Pandora" to this year's "Mulan," the industry has truly witnessed the explosion of the Spring Festival. This is both accidental and inevitable.

In the past few years, countless high-end cinemas have sprouted in cities at all levels in China. Urbanization has advanced rapidly, and residents’ cultural and entertainment needs have grown rapidly, creating a unique family entertainment schedule in China.

Going out with the family to watch movies during the Spring Festival holiday has become a Chinese New Year custom, just like making dumplings and watching the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve.

This means that the industry will usher in a wave of rapid expansion of movie-watching groups. The pie has been enlarged by the development of the country. Whether it can be caught and eaten depends on the performance of regular film works. "

Chen Yiming attributed the performance of "Mulan" to the film bureau's policies, the promotion of national development, and the accumulation of upstream and downstream industries. He even spoke highly of the friendly warm-up of "It's Not Easy."

In short, the conclusion is that "Mulan" is purely a result of greed and luck. I hope all colleagues will work hard and try to have a hot bite during the Spring Festival next year.

What follows is a warning: once the stage is set, it is even more important to sing the show well. If shoddy work leads to a lack of customers, it will be a loss for the entire industry.

In fact, no one really cares about this kind of thing. China produces 8 to theater movies a year, and if they all get broad bean scores, those that can get above will probably be difficult to reach double digits. It is so shabby.

If the movie is not made, who knows how bad it could be?

(End of this chapter)