Entertainment Empire System

At the beginning of the show, the atmosphere was obviously relatively harmonious. Everyone was considered acquaintances, and everyone knew about each other's topics. It all depended on the performance of each other. Moreover, this kind of special topic from big names is a great test of the host's skills. Han Shanping, Zhang Yimou, Ye Ming, and Zhang Ziyi, four people are here this time, and each of them is considered to be an outstanding top character in the industry. With a lineup like this, the average host would really say that it is impossible to continue this show. But Zhu Jun is indeed experienced, and his aura can control the situation.

I introduced the Third Master straight to the point. This was a must, because as long as there were officials present, the introduction must be to the officials. This was an unspoken rule.

Next is the great director Zhang Yimou, who is a national master. This is understandable. The status of a director who applied for the Olympics can be imagined.

Next, Ye Ming was introduced, which is understandable. Under such circumstances, Ye Ming's results were enough for him to sit with Director Zhang.

As for the next Zhang Ziyi, although there is something wrong with Ye Ming, I have to admit Zhang Ziyi's efforts. No matter whether she is arrogant or indifferent, her efforts are also the cornerstone of her step by step journey to where she is today. At the Berlin Film Festival, it’s not just an actor who can win an award just by attending.

Of course, everyone knows that Zhang Ziyi is able to sit here entirely because of Zhang Yimou's favor.

Who doesn’t know that Lao Zhang strongly supports Zhang Ziyi? And next, Zhu Jun actually started talking about the movies of Han Shanping and Zhang Yimou when they were young, and then talked about the fifth generation of Chinese directors, and talked about yellow land and red sorghum. Although Brother Chen Kai, Ye Ming was also a little unhappy. , whose work is Yellow Earth? At least it is clearly owned by Brother Chen Kai, and this movie also sets a precedent.

Of course the classic one is Lao Zhang’s Red Sorghum.

At this time, Zhu Jun began to talk about the breakthrough of red sorghum, intentionally or unintentionally, in order to pave the way for the following topics. Sure enough, at the end of the story, it turned to Ye Ming's crazy stone. At this time, we started talking about market economy.

The market economy of movies must be mentioned, and it is precisely because of this that Crazy Stone has a special status in the history of Chinese movies.

This is a classic dark horse movie, so dark and shiny. Even if the history of Chinese movies is written in the future, it will be impossible to get around Crazy Stone.

When Zhu Jun said this, he immediately and cleverly raised a core question today: "Director Zhang, in terms of box office, the movie Crazy Stone is very successful, and the market has verified this. To be honest, the box office performance of [Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin] is somewhat unsatisfactory. How do you evaluate these two movies? In terms of market economy, what are their successes and failures?"

The central topic is actually the reform of the market economy. At this point, Zhu Jun said this point of view and breathed a long sigh of relief. It is not easy. This kind of interview with a task nature is the most test for a host. If it cannot be controlled well, it will be a fatal blow to this program.

Obviously, Zhu Jun has mastered the situation quite well this time. By now, everything that should be said has been basically revealed.

The purpose of raising this question is to see how Zhang Yimou copes with this problem. This is a direct test of Zhang Yimou's EQ and IQ.

If the question says that the answer is not good, it will be very offending. Even Zhu Jun only dared to mention this issue in the program after seeking Zhang Yimou's consent, otherwise he would not have done so.

Zhu Jun is not afraid of directly offending the two great directors, Lao Zhang and Lao Chen, but the key is whether it is worth doing this. If it is not worth it, then Zhu Jun will not do it.

But now, it seems that for the sake of the show, it's worth it. Now let’s see how Zhang Yimou responds.

Zhang Yimou also had a headache for a while. This kind of offending work is obviously not the style of Zhu Jun, a good old man. What this girl is good at is sensationalism. Just like the stories in Qiong Yao's novels, if you die in art life or not I cried a few times, and it seemed like something was missing. Even if Uncle Benshan came up, what a ridiculous person he was, there was still an urge to wipe away tears. This is Zhu Jun's ability.

Zhu Jun would generally not do this to offend others.

But this time there is no way. This time is not an interview that Zhu Jun wants, but a leader. The leader must ask Zhu Jun to say this. By the way, he talks about movies and market economy, and finally talks about market economy reform. , this is all agreed upon in advance. The leader had spoken, so Zhu Jun naturally didn't dare not listen.

Zhang Yimou also had a dark face and said bravely: "As for this matter, when talking about these two movies, we must first talk about the success criteria of a movie.

In our entertainment industry, the standard for measuring a movie is from two aspects. One is the art department, which means whether the movie has artistic value. For example, Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" must have box office. It was completely wiped out by movies such as "Titanic", "Transformers" and "Harry Potter". Of course, the box office of this work is not as high as I mentioned before, but as far as literary and artistic films are concerned, it is quite good.

But in terms of artistry, [Apocalypse Now] is definitely a monumental work. Now, I'm not saying that your Harry Potter is too good, but in terms of art, reflection on human nature, etc., Harry Potter has indeed been left behind. "

Ye Ming owns the copyright of Harry Potter, so Zhang Yimou said this at this time to adjust the atmosphere.

Ye Ming waved his hand with a smile and said: "I have worked with Director Coppola. The director of Infernal Affairs is Director Coppola. This director is like a mountain to me, which keeps me high. It is said that his works are more artistic and more humanistic than Harry Potter.

I don't think anyone objects to this. In fact, Harry Potter is a children's literature. You can't expect a group of children to discuss war, human nature and so on. "At this time, the atmosphere at the scene began to become a little lively. In such a situation, Zhang Ziyi seemed a bit redundant.

The topic these three people talked about was simply lofty. Coppola, well, haven't you heard of his name? You should have heard of The Godfather, right? It is a masterpiece that has definitely entered the top 100 Hollywood classics.

Zhang Ziyi can't get in on this stuff. Under such a situation, Zhang Ziyi can't talk about domestic movies. She really doesn't have the qualifications to get in on foreign movies.

Needless to say, Lao Zhang, her backer, Han Shanping, she dare not compare with, Ye Ming, they did cooperate with Coppola, Infernal Affairs is also a classic Hong Kong movie, these are things Zhang Ziyi cannot refute.

Moreover, at this time, it seemed that Zhu Jun had no intention of asking Zhang Ziyi.

In fact, inviting Zhang Ziyi to come is just to see Zhang Yimou's face. At this time, Zhu Jun immediately brought the topic back and said: "People don't care about this. What they look at is the box office. In fact, in the hearts of ordinary people, Harry Potter looks more adorable. This is why Harry Potter The box office is an important reason for its very high performance. The market economy is an important indicator for testing a movie. At least the people vote with the box office, right?"

Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "That's right, that's what I'm talking about. In such a situation, the second criterion for the success of a movie we mentioned is the box office. The world's movie box office rankings can You can see it at a glance. I won’t say more about the box office of the number one Titanic. It’s heartbreaking to say too much. Is this a movie? How many years will we China have to work hard for? If it is converted into Chinese currency, then this box office will be enough. I have been making movies for ten or eight years.

This is the most direct and simple way in Hollywood, box office. Whoever has a higher box office will have more funds, privileges, and even stars. "

The market economy rules Hollywood. This is the same whether it is an independent producer, a large film company, or even the super director Spielberg. If you have high box office, you are a hero. Literary films are not something that just anyone can make.

Zhu Jun immediately said: "Speaking of which, the movies directed by Brother Chen Kai are considered to be of high standard in China in terms of stars, investment, and directors. The supporting actors are all Lao Zhao. Later, when Lao Zhao came, he complained about the director Chen Kai, and his scenes In the end, they were all deleted, and this time it was clean. This movie directed by Chen Kaige was a high-end work no matter what the hardware was, but in the end it was ruthlessly wiped out by the market. This has to be said to be a pity. .”

Maybe Brother Chen Kai didn't come, no matter what the reason was, but you didn't come, I'm sorry, how can you be worthy of my saliva? Therefore, in such a situation, Zhu Jun dragged Chen Kaige into the water as if he was cheating.

At this time, Zhang Yimou could only continue to say: "Well, all of Brother Kai's hardware is good, and his skills are also very good, but the screenwriter is too bad. This is a very flaw. In the end When I watched it, I just couldn't understand what he wanted to express in the movie. I couldn't even figure it out, but at a time like this, I think there will definitely be no less viewers who can figure it out.

Therefore, if the box office is not ideal, it is reasonable. It's just that I didn't expect that the box office of the movie "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" would be so bleak that people don't want to say it. ” (To be continued)