After returning to China, Lu Yanhe went back to school first.
I checked in with counselor Chen Shiqiu, and had dinner with my roommates and classmates.
Roommate Xiao Jing has gone to England.
Both Mao Jiayang and Zhou Mukai successfully obtained the postgraduate qualifications. They do not have to face the pressure of the future for the time being, which is the most relaxing time.
“I don’t know how Xiao Jing is doing in the UK. It must be great.” Mao Jiayang clicked his tongue twice, “I don’t know if I will have the opportunity to stay abroad for a while in the future.”
"Do you want to immigrate?" Zhou Mukai asked Mao Jiayang in surprise.
The reason he was surprised was that he usually didn't think that Mao Jiayang had the ideological tendency of "foreign countries are better".
“Forget about immigrating, I am still only used to our Chinese food.” Mao Jiayang smiled, “But I really want to go to different places to experience life.”
Lu Yanhe said: “Before I have the same idea."
"Really?"
"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "When I first had the opportunity to go abroad, I was quite excited. No matter where I went, I would find a way to squeeze in some time to visit the local area. But later I went to more places. From now on, I gradually lost this sense of excitement. I also felt that I was still a loser. I am only used to eating Chinese food. In other places, it’s okay to go there for two or three days to experience the different customs, history and culture. But after staying for a long time, I can’t get used to it this time in Venice. I miss the food of our country, so I will make an appointment with you for dinner as soon as I come back.”
Zhou Mukai: "I really want to go to Japan."
"I've been to Japan, and the food there is better than Korea." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "Korea is really not delicious at all. ”
Zhou Mukai: “I’m not interested in food. I really want to visit the place where I was when I was a child. The scenes that appeared in the animations I watched.”
“There’s really nothing to say about Japanese animations,” Mao Jiayang also said, “I don’t know why, but the animations I watched when I was a kid were basically from Japan and the United States. , but we don’t have many domestic animation works.”
Lu Yanhe: "Well, the main reason is that there are not many good ones, they are all cartoons for young children."
"Now we have made some." Zhou Mukai said immediately, "I haven't watched many of them in the past few years." The less, the better.”
“Really?” Lu Yanhe was surprised. Because he doesn't watch animation much anymore, he feels strange when he occasionally sees an animated movie like "The Angry Crow".
Zhou Mukai: "Now there are many animated works adapted from online novels."
Mao Jiayang suddenly remembered something, nodded and said, "Yes, I also watched one some time ago, called " "Dragon Master", I didn't even know it was adapted from an online novel. After watching the twelve episodes of the first season, I found out that it was so well shot. I didn't even expect that we could make such animations in our country. .”
"Obviously our domestic animation started very early, but I don't know why it suddenly went dormant for a long time."
"Those people from the School of Science and Engineering often say that liberal arts are useless. Every time I hear this I'm speechless," Zhou Mukai complained.
Mao Jiayang, who studied computer science, immediately raised his hand: "Zhou Mukai, don't beat me to death with a stick. I don't think so. I quite envy you who study literature. Alas, to be honest, because of the knowledge of science and engineering They are all explicit, objective, and visible to others Yes, but the knowledge of liberal arts is implicit, subjective, and has different effects on different people, so there is this argument that liberal arts are useless."
"If liberal arts are truly useless, the history of human civilization will be different. It's all useless, and no one with any brains would say that, just like you. I want to travel to Japan because I am influenced by their animation works.”
“I have always felt that Yan He is doing a great thing because he is creating our own culture and it is a hit. Or box office, these are very temporary things. Come down, maybe ten or twenty years later, "Six People" will become a window for others to understand the young people of our era. Movies like "Three Mountains" and "Late Spring" will attract some people just like Japanese animation. Foreigners come to China.”
"Look at the opening ceremony of any Olympic Games. The host country is not showing its own country's history, culture and development process. Which opening ceremony is not using literature and art, which represent the achievements of spiritual civilization, as a display to the world? Window?”
Mao Jiayang looked at Lu Yanhe’s face, really full of envy, and he said: "I also think that one day I can make something valuable that can be written into the history of our country and human civilization."
Lu Yanhe and Zhou Mukai looked at Mao Jiayang in surprise. After a long time, he sighed: " Mao Jiayang, your ideals are so grand.”
A look of embarrassment appeared on Mao Jiayang’s face.
“It’s a bit exaggerated. I feel inexplicably ashamed now.”
"What a shame, it's good." Zhou Mukai changed his previous expression and said to him, "Honestly, thanks to being roommates with you and Xiao Jing for the past four years, I have a little change in my view of science students. When I was in high school, almost everyone, from teachers to classmates, firmly believed that only people who were not good at science should study liberal arts. I really hated them."
Mao Jiayang laughed.
"It's okay. Look how good it is now. Most of the people around you don't think so anymore." Lu Yanhe said, "There are biased people everywhere, but as long as you become more and more Well, you can stay farther and farther away from those prejudiced people."
"Lung. What nonsense." Mao Jiayang laughed, "Look at what Lu Yanhe said against Yongshan Hesan at the media conference in Venice. It's like this, and there are idiots like Yongshan Hesan who are fooling around. ”
Zhou Mukai complained: “That’s a fool.”
Lu Yanhe looked at them in surprise.
“You all know Yongshan Hesan?”
“People scold him on our school forum every day.” Mao Jiayang said, “You don’t know how many people in our school are helping you scold him. Is he? Many classmates even went abroad to defy him."
Lu Yanhe was shocked.
"No way? Everyone... there is no need to do this."
"There is no way. You may not play much in school forums, and there are really not many forums that are active now. But in Zhenhua, our school forums still have a lot of active users every day. Many of them have graduated ten or twenty years ago. My senior students are still used to filling it with water, and everyone likes it very much Chatting in the forum. You are the most famous person in Zhenhua now. It is inevitable that everyone will talk about you more. How can everyone sit idly by when you are bullied?" Mao Jiayang said, "Alumni of our school. They are still very united."
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.
“Furthermore, it’s just a matter of criticizing Yongshanhesan. Everyone also wants to have some entertainment projects.” Mao Jiayang said, “Sometimes when I get tired of writing code, I will also go over the wall to scold him. , anyway, there is no psychological pressure to scold him."
Lu Yanhe clasped his hands and said: "Respect!"
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Lu Yanhe actually admires these roommates around him.
In a university like Zhenhua where outstanding students gather, basically everyone was a proud student in their respective high schools before coming here.
After coming to Zhenhua, almost everyone needs a process of adjusting their inner mentality.
How to go from being “way ahead” to adapting to an environment that is “always lagging behind”.
And Lu Yanhe also knew that for a star artist like him, no matter how much he tried to minimize the impact, it would inevitably affect his roommates to some extent.
But not only did his roommates never complain about it, they were never affected.
Whether it is academics or other aspects besides academics, each of them has always been serious and hardworking.
Lu Yanhe's state is not that of an ordinary school student. And if you have such a person around you, it will actually affect your state a lot. But they not only maintain their excellent academic performance every year, but also work hard to expand and improve themselves in other aspects.
Just like Zhou Mukai, who is usually a college bully and spends time in the library almost every day. Later, he took the initiative to ask Lu Yanhe if he had the opportunity to work as a part-time editor for "Jump Up" magazine. Now he has become a "Jump Up" magazine 's mainstay.
Compared to himself, Lu Yanhe has always felt that they are representative examples of relying on personal efforts and struggle.
Actors and the entertainment industry are not universally representative fields.
Lu Yanhe does not dare to be arrogant and think that he can earn tens of millions per year at a young age and become a nationally famous person, which can be achieved entirely through his own efforts and so-called talent.
He knows how much of the industry and era’s dividends he has accounted for.
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At the "Road to Glory" film seminar, Lu Yanhe also mentioned this again.
In the eyes of the outside world, activities such as film seminars are mostly just formalized standard actions.
But Chen Ziyan made a special statement to Lu Yanhe.
“This time you can talk more about your understanding of movies and this industry.” Chen Ziyan said, “Since you are no longer just an actor, you should let them hear more about you. "
So, when it was Lu Yanhe's turn to speak, he said as soon as he opened his mouth: "Actually, I He is a very lucky young actor. Because he has cooperated with many very reliable and talented producers, directors, editors and crews, he has gained a lot of fame through his films. In fact, this is all The achievements in film and television dramas have given me an aura.”
This is also what Lu Yanhe said from the bottom of his heart.
As soon as he spoke like this, many seniors present looked at him much softer.
Which senior doesn’t like a more humble junior?
Especially a junior who is very famous and makes them feel out of control.
Lu Yanhe took a stance first and then continued.
“Our domestic film and television drama market is one of the best in the world. This allows our film and television dramas to have a very solid industrial foundation to further promote the development of our film and television production. In the past two years , we also see that international movies At the festival, there are more and more Chinese-language films. While commercial films are booming, art films are also taking on new life. This is a time when I am particularly lucky as an actor, no matter what kind of film I want to act in, I can find it. Suitable project.”
On such an occasion, Lu Yanhe said such words in front of the film department leaders and other influential personnel, which undoubtedly made them feel comfortable.
Lu Yanhe was not interested in being a cannon and firing at them.
He himself is a beneficiary of this industry, no matter what kind of gun he shoots.
“It’s quite a surprise that “Path of Glory” won the Best Film Horizon Award at the Venice International Film Festival. This also shows that it’s not just about reflecting the dark and ugly side of our country. Only movies can win international awards, right?"
Lu Yanhe smiled.
There are now many arguments in China that only films that reflect the ugly and dark side of the country can win awards internationally.
Lu Yanhe dare not say that there is no such thing at all, but judging from the many films he has seen, especially the award-winning films at film festivals, basically the award-winning films, no matter which country, are based on satire and criticism. theme.
Satire and criticism are themselves one of the most important themes in artistic creation.
Of course, Lu Yanhe did not dare to say more on this occasion. He only mentioned it briefly, and then came to what he really wanted to talk about.
“Two days ago, I had dinner with my classmates. My classmate said that he really wanted to go to Japan. We asked why he wanted to go to Japan. He said that it was because he saw Japan when he was a child. There are a lot of animations, so I want to watch them. In fact, we are very encouraging of movies and TV series. Foreign friends come to China to have a look, but we all know that there are very few foreign friends who can actually come to China and set foot on our land in person. Film and television dramas have almost become a way for other people around the world to understand our country. An important window, it can even be said to be the most three-dimensional window.”
"Why do you say that? Because each of us will actually have some attitudes and opinions about different countries due to the influence of historical, political, cultural and other factors. This will also lead to our opinions on everything related to this country. Generate some derived ideas, but film and television dramas are characters, stories, and emotions. We who cannot go to that country to experience the customs and customs often... You can feel it through movies, TV dramas and other literary and artistic works.”
“Other people in the world actually think the same way about China,” Lu Yanhe said. “How can we eliminate the prejudice against China. , the prejudice against us Chinese, let them see the development of the times and the country, and see the bravery, hard work, justice and enthusiasm of the Chinese people? These beautiful things cannot be advertised as written? "Movies and TV series are a business card that has been verified around the world and introduces the image and culture of one's country to people in other countries."
"Good works, no matter what the subject matter, are all creating a positive national image, whether they are commercial films, literary films, or genre films, it does not mean that there are only main theme films Only in this way can I do it. The "Six People", "Late Spring", "Three Mountains" and this time "Path of Glory" do not have a main theme, but they are all loved by many people abroad and have many foreign friends. Because of these works, I have a lot of interest in our China and Chinese culture.”
What Lu Yanhe said here today actually means something.
In the past, when the domestic film market was not big enough, there was a strong tendency in the entire film and television industry to look for recognition and presence outside. Even at that time, I was actually not confident, so I thought what was outside was good and good, but No matter what, it has inspired many creators to work hard to make Chinese voices heard internationally.
But now, I am too confident, which has led to the other extreme. I feel that I don’t need the approval of others. My domestic market is big enough, even if Chinese movies and TV series have little influence around the world. It affects them to make money on their own, and becomes another level of "behind closed doors". Behind this phenomenon is another kind of "arrogance", and people who try to continue to "go out" are given a hat of "worshiping foreigners". "Fascinating" hat.
Twenty years ago, Chinese-language films would appear frequently in the international film scene, and they have never disappeared.
Ten years ago, Chinese-language films suddenly appeared slowly and less and less. It was not until the past two or three years that one or two works slowly appeared and returned to the international film scene.
"I think it is still necessary to encourage Chinese-language films to participate in more international film festivals. This does not mean that they have to win awards, or that only international awards are higher than domestic awards." Lu Yanhe smiled and said in the best way The student said in a non-aggressive tone, "It's a domestic award. No matter what, someone will get it every year. But what about foreign awards? If we don't actively participate in the competition, we won't be encouraged." If we make films that are suitable for film festivals, we may disappear from the international film scene for another seven or eight years.”
“These are just some of my feelings. There must be many because of my young age. Teachers should criticize and correct any mistakes that are not well thought out.”
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Encourage Chinese films to participate in more film festivals.
It’s not for gold plating, nor is it because external awards are superior and superior to domestic awards.
Simply because, international film festivals still hold the artistic say of film, a globally popular art form.
Only until the day when China has its own Hollywood and Oscars, can you start from scratch and no longer need to rely on other people's communication channels, you can be like a Hollywood movie, waiting for others to take the initiative to invite you to participate.
Now that the Chinese market is so big, he, a fledgling young man, comes from the Chinese film market, so once he is shortlisted, he will be warmly received by the officials of major film festivals - are they all targeting him?
Lu Yanhe is not that shameless.
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Lu Yanhe's words did not cause much discussion at the scene. However, after the event, someone came over and said that his speech was very good. They also asked him to continue to work hard as a Chinese filmmaker and bring Chinese films. Continue to showcase the artistic charm of Chinese-language films internationally.
"That's enough." Chen Ziyan nodded and said to Lu Yanhe, "With these words, you are the one who has Shangfang's sword."
Lu Yanhe was still confused and vague Yue realized something, but didn't think it through completely.
Until he heard that a comedy blockbuster "Left Foot" released by Chenguang Film Company wanted to be scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival and be released together with "Rouge" to compete for the box office, but it was blocked and withdrawn from the Mid-Autumn Festival. Later, Lu Yanhe knew what Chen Ziyan meant.
Chen Ziyan said: "To protect art films, the government has many means of protection. It is one thing to set up a fund to support creations, and it is also another thing to release several small slots for art film screenings. "The Great Immortal of the Left Foot" "The reason why a movie like this suddenly wants to be scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival is that there are no other blockbusters during the three-day holiday, so I feel that I can't let it go."
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Scheduling is a science, not to mention its impact on movies.
The film "Unfortunately", which was released in the summer, was not released during the Spring Festival, and the industry estimated that it lost at least 300 million.
Lu Yanhe was still a little embarrassed and asked: "Then...isn't it unfair to "Left Foot Immortal"?"
"Fair?" Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes, " Lu Yanhe, please don’t have a heart attack right now. Movies can be art. But movies are competing products. Do you believe that a movie like "Left Foot" can directly eat up at least 5% of the film schedule that originally belonged to "Rouge"?"
Lu Yanhe: "Uh. , I put away my holy heart and stopped having an attack.”
Chen Ziyan said: "It is a good proof of what a movie like "Rouge" can bring to Chinese movies, and let the industry see what good movies can bring to the world in addition to box office."
Lu Yanhe hissed He said, "Sister Ziyan, the pressure you have suddenly put on me has increased."
Not long after "Road to Glory" announced that it would start small-scale screenings on September 10th, "Happy Hour" also announced that it will be released on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
For a time, the Mid-Autumn Festival was occupied by three films that won awards at international film festivals: "Rouge", "Happy Days" and "Path of Glory".
The media were stunned for a moment when they saw this film list.
Why, the Mid-Autumn Festival suddenly turned into a period for art films?
What about those commercial films?
Aren’t you coming to this schedule? Don’t like this small stall, do you want to rush to the National Day stall?
Lu Yanhe still vaguely felt that this was wrong. Of course there is competition between films released in the same schedule, but should they compete in this way?
As he thought about it, he warned himself not to have a virgin heart.
He felt that he really had this problem.
I didn’t think so before, but now it is true.
But he also felt, is this called the Virgin’s Heart?
He just wants to compete openly.
But no matter what Lu Yanhe thinks, this is not a situation he can change.
"Left-footed Immortal" has withdrawn from the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it must have been withdrawn after reaching an agreement with others.
In the end, Lu Yanhe did not allow himself to think any more, and only told himself that he had never asked for "scheduling protection for artistic films". He only called for more support and encouragement for artistic films. No matter what he does, that's beyond his control.
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After attending the "Road to Glory" seminar, Lu Yanhe went to Jiangzhi to see the crew of "Wulin Gaiden" that was being filmed, and then went to Jiangguang to meet I met Chen Siqi and had a meal with the members of the "Jump Up" team in Jiang Guang.
While he was busy with his own affairs, the domestic film and television industry was also uneasy.
The TV series "Deviation" starring Zeng Qiao was stopped halfway through the show because one of the actors in the show was caught soliciting prostitution.
Zeng Qiao sent a message to Lu Yanhe, cursing him for his bad luck.
Lu Yanhe also felt depressed for Zeng Qiao and the crew of "Deviation" - it would be frustrating for anyone else if everyone's efforts were suddenly in vain because of a piece of mouse droppings.
Two days later, Zeng Qiao came to ask him again: Yan He, do you know anyone from HP and Maxine? Can you help us get in touch to see if they are interested in "Deviation"?
If a drama disappears like this, it will be a real loss.
Zeng Qiao actually starred in "River of Silence" invested and produced by Maxine, but he had not had much dealings with Zhong Benshuo.
He felt that if he contacted Lu Yanhe, people might take him a little more seriously.
Lu Yanhe didn’t push back, so he helped to contact him.
Both Zhong Benshuo and Tom White said they would seriously evaluate it.
Lu Yanhe can only help so much.
It is impossible for him to say that with just one phone call, he can make people willing to spend tens of millions of dollars to purchase the broadcast rights of a Chinese drama.
Unrealistic.
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"Path of Glory" will begin small-scale screenings on September 10th.
Like in Yuming, there are only three theaters showing one movie a day.
As a result, as soon as the pre-sale opened, the tickets for these three shows were sold out within ten minutes, and even the corner seats were taken away.
Some people even complained on the Internet: Absolutely, this is the first time I bought a movie ticket and I bought it at the same pace as competing for concert tickets.
On the first day of small-scale movies, the national movie box office was 23,000, and the attendance rate was 83%. On the box office statistics platform, this number was once considered to be a system failure. Then, everyone took a look again. On this day, the national box office There are only 10 screenings.
“…”
This is a “small-scale screening” that has never been done by any domestic film studio.
Such a small scale shocked the industry.
However, the cinema is very satisfied.
A screening can make so much money, what a high rate of return.
From this day forward, the daily box office of "Path of Glory" is around 30,000 yuan every day.
Many movie theaters want to increase the number of movie screenings, but they don't agree.
Anyway, "Paths of Glory" is not a movie that is afraid of spoilers.
The point is not the plot.
Then, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived.
Up to this day, "Path of Glory" has only slightly expanded the number of screenings.
The role of stars is highlighted in the box office of these movies.
"Path of Glory" deliberately limited the number of screenings and was still only a drop-in screening. In the end, it only had a 7% screening rate, but it earned about 17 million at the box office.
As for "Rouge Button", it relied on the 32% film arrangement rate and the appeal of Wang Zhong, Chen Bige and Huang Kairen, especially the support of Huang Kairen's group of die-hard fans. The box office reached around 43 million.
"Happy Days" also rode on the popularity of the Venice International Film Festival and the gimmick of Venice Best Actress Ning Xiulian, attracting a box office of about 14 million.
In addition to these three movies, several old movies also relied on the increase in holiday sales to see box office surges.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the box office exceeded 100 million.
This is the holiday with the lowest daily box office in recent years.
However, the advantages of literary films are highlighted at this moment.
On the day of their release, the three films generated much discussion on social media, exceeding the imagination of the industry.
Especially "Rouge Button".
"Rouge" is the film with the highest ratings and favorites from passers-by among the three films.
Although it is a romance film, it has a plot, and it also has a sad ending that makes people cry.
"Rouge Button" gives girls, especially young girls, a strong sense of immersion, as if they have become the Ruhua who has been waiting for many years to say goodbye to a man who has failed her in his delusion.
I don’t know how many self-media published soft articles similar to "Women, even if you are a ghost, you should be a ghost that cherishes yourself" on this day, igniting women's empathy on social media.
"Road to Glory" has become a vehicle for young literary and artistic people to express themselves, their lives and their perceptions. It has also become a work publicly praised by many older generations in the film industry. Of course, because the screening rate is too low, the discussion it generates is far less than that of the other two works.
The most discussed one is "Happy Time".
The biggest controversy is that as many people praise the female consciousness and self-strength reflected in this movie, there are also many people who criticize the heroine in the movie for not loving herself in the end.
In short, in such a small period led by three literary films, after creating the lowest first-day box office during the holiday period in recent years, another small miracle was created - the box office the next day did not fall but increased. .
“What is the greatest commercial value of literary films? In almost every film, there is a natural theme that allows many people to express their opinions and attitudes.”
Chen Siqi That's what she said. The "Jump Up" team she led was responsible for the marketing of the two movies "Rouge Button" and "Path of Glory".
"Whether you like it or criticize it, you have to let it be seen by the audience, see it, and discuss it, then there will be something behind." (End of this chapter)