Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 477: Purely an Accidental Injury

The people who couldn't sit still were not the big and small Wang of Huayi, nor were they Wu Baige.

Since the day "The Crossing" was released, these three people have never really had the final say.

Now the big and small Wang just want to throw the real estate in their hands to Zhou Mo and make him shut up.

Wu Baige began to retreat and work on his masterpiece.

The ones who really can't sit still are a bunch of great directors from the previous generation.

Brother Kaizi, little steel cannon...

When netizens heard Zhou Mo’s words, their first reaction was: This is definitely an insult to Wu Baige, and they don’t know whether Wu Baige will respond.

However, early the next morning, a netizen suddenly posted a comment, and then this comment became a hot topic.

The general content of the comments is as follows:
Although this statement is meant to mock Wu Baige, it seems that it can also be applied to the older generation of great directors.

Look at what the big directors have been doing in recent years, oh, or maybe even more than ten years.

It's obvious that our domestic technology is gradually improving, and we have no shortage of people and teams. Moreover, we have a director-responsibility system that is different from Hollywood. How come the works produced are so crappy?

Not to mention how good their movies are, could they at least take the audience's emotions into consideration, shoot the entire movie smoothly, and let the audience spend their money to have fun?

Before each movie is released, they advertise that they will make hundreds of millions of dollars. But after watching the movie, let alone the billions, they don’t even understand it.

It was originally a simple complaint, but it gained recognition from many netizens.

Netizens began to express their disappointment with the big directors.

"Preaching is better than acting."

"The whole film is full of the director's personal opinions, but there is no story of the movie itself."

"I've been watching movies for many years, and I've discovered one thing: why is it so difficult to watch a commercial film? I just want to pay money and have a good time in the cinema, but these directors can't even meet this small requirement. They always want to instill something in me."

"Director Zhou actually said this a long time ago. Commercial films need to be simple, clear and enjoyable to watch. So Director Zhou also said that if you want box office, don't give up awards, and if you want awards, don't give up box office.

But our big directors want everything. They want the audience to buy their movies and also want them to pay for their tickets.”

"In fact, The Great Wall also contains Director Zhou's personal ideas, which are the struggle between the 'immortals' and mortals, as well as Zhao Shan's own contradictions. However, these contents are hidden in the plot and do not affect the viewing of the movie. Even if you can't analyze them, it is still very enjoyable to watch the whole movie.

This is the performance mode that commercial films should have. I think the story content of commercial films can never overwhelm the story of the film itself."

Originally, the netizens were just making simple complaints, but when the voices grew louder, the commotion they caused still scared many people.

Because almost all directors in the entertainment industry are on the list of complaints.

Even Zhou Mo is no exception.

Some people think that he is too cheap when making movies, likes to use underhanded tactics to deal with his competitors, and is not a pure director.

Zhou Mo was not surprised by this. He was not RMB and could not be liked by everyone. Besides, not everyone liked RMB.

But the complaints against Zhou Mo are still in the minority, and the main criticism is still concentrated on the great directors of the older generation.

A typical example is Kaizi’s gang.

"The Promise" was boasted too much back then, saying that no one would be able to understand it within five years. Now it's been almost two five years, and still no one understands it.

It is foreseeable that in another two to five years, not many people will be able to understand it.

The same goes for Lao Mouzi.

"Hero" performed so well back then, so why did they start filming "Mansfield 2" later?

In addition to these two people, Xiao Gangpao and some directors in the Hong Kong circle are also included.

Unfortunately, Jiang Wen was also mentioned.

And it is mentioned emphatically.

"One Step Away" has given the audience a huge blow.

Lao Jiang hadn't made any moves for three years, but his first release grossed over 80 million on the first day, which is enough to prove how high the audience's expectations of him are.

It then dropped directly to 20 million, which is enough to reflect how much the audience dislikes this film.

So Lao Jiang made it to the list brilliantly.

Of course, big directors all have very tough tempers.

How could he admit his mistake just because of a few complaints from the audience?

Someone like Jiang Wen wouldn't care about this kind of rhythm at all.

The little steel cannon is as strong and tough as ever.

Directly post to confront the audience:

“It’s not your fault if you don’t understand art. After all, China’s aesthetic journey has just begun. But if you don’t understand it and like to criticize it, then you should think carefully about whether there is something wrong with you.”

This statement was like adding fuel to the fire, and immediately set off a new round of complaints. However, by the next afternoon, something happened that made Zhou Mo laugh and cry.

Many big directors called Zhou Mo.

What he meant was that the pace was too fast right now, and Zhou Mo shouldn't take it to heart.

"Don't worry, Director Zhou. I know you didn't give us a warning like the netizens said. We all know that you were talking about Wu Baige at the time.

As for the audience, they will vent their emotions and then wait until the movie is released, and they will buy tickets and spend money as usual.

How can a director not express himself?

When my old Chen's movie, "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", is released, you are welcome to come and attend the premiere."

This call was made by Chen Hong, and Zhou Yun said almost the same thing.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Mo didn't know what to say.

Although these people are heartless, they still came over to comfort us.

Let's say these people are humane, but what they just said clearly showed that they didn't take the audience seriously.

After all, they still didn't take the audience into consideration.

Da Tiantian was eating nearby. When she saw the call was hung up, she said, "I guess no one expected that the rhythm would cause such a big commotion in just one day."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "That only shows that the audience has accumulated opinions about these great directors for some time, so they were ignited instantly.

Unfortunately, you heard what I said just now, some things cannot be changed."

Da Tiantian was not surprised by the reaction of the big directors: "Then reality will teach them a lesson. After all, they are the ones who lose money in the end after the movie is made. But they themselves are not short of money, and they will not change it. It is estimated that it will continue like this."

At this moment, other crew members were naturally there too.

Listening to the two big guys' words, I felt very panicked.

While they were still considering whether to like or support the reactions of the big directors after this morning's rhythm, these two people had already started discussing that the big directors would be gradually abandoned by the market in the future.

Although I felt that what Zhou Mo and Princess Tian said was quite right, I really didn't dare to say a word.

The young people didn't have enough status to say anything, but Chen Baoguo did try to interrupt.

He is in a high enough position that it doesn't matter if he says a few words.

After listening to the two chatting for a while, Chen Baoguo said: "What Tiantian said makes sense. In fact, it's not just the director who has this problem. We old guys sometimes feel confused about the future direction.

Daoming and I have discussed this before. The entertainment industry changes every day, and we don’t know how many years we can stay in the industry in the future.”

After saying this, Chen Baoguo turned his gaze to Zhou Mo, who instantly understood and asked, "Teacher Chen wants me to guess what the entertainment industry will be like in the future."

Chen Baoguo nodded: "It is said that working with Director Zhou, not only can we make good works, but we can also hear your insights on the future of the entertainment industry, so I also want to take this opportunity to listen this time."

Zhou Mo saw that at this time, almost all the crew members had gathered together.

I worked on the language a bit.

“It’s not really an introduction, I’ll just say this for now, and everyone just listen to it.

Everyone should have noticed the development of the entertainment industry in recent years. Capital is constantly being invested, and talent shows and celebrity teams are becoming more and more active.

In the future, because traffic stars can easily make money and their fans tend to be extreme, these people will have more and more resources, and after a certain level they will begin to squeeze out the space of ordinary actors.

But everyone knows that it is probably impossible for these people to produce good works given their level. The more noise they make, the more fans they gain, but more and more viewers will begin to hate traffic.

This will lead to a situation.

While the traffic stars are making a lot of noise, some actors who focus on filming and acting will also be sought after by the audience much more strongly than in the past.”

Zhou Mo paused here.

What he was thinking about was that at a certain stage in his previous life, there was a wave of enthusiasm for "old actors" both inside and outside the entertainment circle. It was quite a commotion and could be considered an unconscious reaction to the rampant traffic.

“But this kind of admiration is conditional, that is, the actors and artists being admired cannot do anything that would damage their image.

Once it appears, there will be a huge backlash immediately. "

Zhou Mo raised his fingers and counted, "Including but not limited to stance issues (Zhao Mouxin), private life issues (Xia Donghai), double standards (Pan Zi), endorsements (Huang Ama), imposing one's own perceptions on the audience (Sixth Teacher), etc.

The teacher said that when the term "old drama bones" appeared, it was actually a kind of traffic. Traffic is a double-edged sword. If you want to make money from traffic, you must consider the cost of using traffic.

You are responsible for the risks involved. "

These words made some of the actors very nervous.

From what Zhou Mo said, the environment in the future will indeed be much more extreme.

"Is there any way to avoid this risk?" Hu Ge suddenly asked.

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Stop talking. There are too many people in the entertainment industry who are half-full and half-full. They don't have much background, but suddenly become rich. It would be strange if there are no problems."

(End of this chapter)