Chapter 410 Do you want the fifth generation to make science fiction movies?
Many people don't like Han Sanping, probably because of his habit of defying authority.
I feel that people overstate his contribution.
Some people think that he has caught up with the times and reaped the dividends of policies.
It would be the same for anyone else in his position. Even if he did nothing, the domestic film market would still be prosperous.
Zhang Chen doesn’t think so.
Our film environment used to be more literary and artistic, and the only ones making literary films were Lao Mouzi and Feng Xiaogang.
Lao Mouzi did it because he had already conquered literary and artistic films, while Feng Xiaogang did it out of necessity.
In the era when he became famous, making commercial films was very despised.
But he couldn't help it. According to the style of literary and artistic films, all the films he made were hits.
He doesn't have the background of others, so he can continue to attract investment after he rushes to the street.
You can only change your thinking.
You can watch "One Day in the Life of Feng Xiaogang in 2000", which contains all kinds of sadness.
Later, he became commercially successful with comedies, but deep down he still yearned for literature and art, otherwise there would be no "I Am Not Pan Jinlian" or "1942".
Zhang Chen feels that the times need people like Han Sanping. If Han Sanping does not promote commercial films, there may only be two people making commercial films in China.
He admired this man very much.
If you put yourself in Han's shoes, the wisest thing to do is not to promote a blockbuster strategy at all.
If you do more, you will make more mistakes, if you do less, you will make fewer mistakes, and if you don’t do more, it will be better. Anyone with a mixed constitution will understand this truth.
But Han is still willing to take risks to do this, which shows that he has something in mind.
He wants to make a difference. Regardless of whether the starting point is public or selfish, this attitude alone exceeds 99% of people.
Therefore, even if it is the trend, choice is more important.
During his years in office, he really developed the domestic film market.
Many people have gradually developed the habit of going to movie theaters to watch movies.
In 2002, the total output value of the national film market was only 800 million, so "Hero" was able to set an unprecedented record. It does not mean that its box office was 250 million, but that its box office was equivalent to a quarter of the total box office that year.
This record is the same as when "Desire" was played and the crowds were empty. It is the kind of record that will never come after it and is given by the times.
By the time Han Sanping retired 14 years ago, the total domestic film production value had reached 29.6 billion.
What an amazing achievement. The key is that this achievement was achieved with a bunch of insects.
When Zhang Chen and the two left China Film, Guo Fan was still confused. Do big shots talk about business like this? After chatting for a while, they got an investment of 100 million?
Is it so easy to attract investment?
While walking, Fan Xiaopang called.
Zhang Chen got through, and when he came to the other end, he expressed his position: "I did not audition for "The King of Kung Fu."
"Oh~"
Afraid that Zhang Chen wouldn't believe it, Sister Jiuyi further explained: "I really didn't go to audition for "The King of Kung Fu." They did send an invitation, but I didn't go. I know that you and Huayi had a feud and were enemies. I won’t do it..."
"Oh, I understand, I believe you~" Zhang Chen's tone was still light.
Fan Xiaopang was very worried. The two bastards, the Wang brothers, really had bad intentions. They had caused such a big thing even if he didn't go. If he had gone, they wouldn't be able to wash themselves away even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
“I really didn’t go~”
"I know, I believe you, I told you that you are the heroine in "Pacific Rim", only a fool would audition for "The King of Kung Fu" at this time..."
This time Zhang Chen's words finally made Fan Xiaopang feel a little relieved, but it was still not safe.
"Where are you now?"
"China Film."
"Come to my place tonight, or I can go find you..."
"What?"
"I'll make some dumplings for you."
She felt that she had to convince him personally.
Zhang Chen loves to eat, so making dumplings for him should be able to bridge the gap.
"Well, I'll contact you later tonight."
Zhang Chen generally does not refuse artistic invitations.
After hanging up the phone, Fan Binbin, who was sitting at home, finally let out a long sigh.
Turn on the computer and prepare to post a blog to clarify.
After getting to know Zhang Chen, she gradually got into the habit of using blogs, but they were usually used for publicity. Occasionally, she wanted to express her feelings but found that the blog was too long and inconvenient to use.
At the same time, I was also thinking about how to tactfully mention Gao Yuanyuan's matter while making dumplings at night.
Among the film lists announced by Jiahe, two of the three films feature Gao Yuanyuan as the heroine, which makes her taste a little unusual.
Including "Search", she has been the heroine in three of Zhang Chen's films.
Internally, alarm bells were ringing.
What alarmed her more than the heroine was the drastic change in Gao Yuanyuan's image in "Search".
In the past, Gao Yuanyuan was just a young flower, fresh and elegant, but extremely immature.
Now Gao Yuanyuan exudes the aura of an urban bitch all over her body. As a fellow urban bitch, she understands this attraction to men very well.
It can be said that the transformed Gao Yuanyuan made Fan Xiaopang truly feel the sense of crisis.
After Zhang Chen left Zhongying, he went to the digital base again. It wasn’t far anyway, it was nearby.
The progress of "Painted Skin" is all normal. Zhang Chen checked some of the completed special effects, and they basically met his requirements. If there are some unsatisfactory areas, he can just make some fine adjustments.
"Guo Fan, starting from today, you will be the coordinator of "Pacific Rim"..."
"Okay, boss~"
Guo Fan did not refuse and immediately took the job.
Zhang Chen originally thought that he would complain about being tired and embarrassed, but he didn't. There was even a hint of excitement in his expression.
Sure enough, this person's character was determined early on.
In later generations, he was able to build the crew of "Little Broken Ball" from scratch, and persisted in begging for food and filming. In the end, it was actually filmed by him, which shows his great perseverance.
"The Wandering Earth" is fine, then "Pacific Rim" should be fine too.
"Tomorrow I will find a few artists to help me finalize the images of mechas and monsters. The most important thing left is the concept drawings and storyboards..."
"Okay boss, I've written it down~" Guo Fan's eyes were filled with excitement.
In fact, the best candidate is Chen Xi, but the other party already has three projects in hand. Even if Shi Nansheng is added, Zhang Chen is too busy to put his feet on the ground. Zhang Chen is really embarrassed to add more burdens to him.
The group left China Film Academy, and Guo Fan followed Zhang Chen, like a little follower.
Zhang Chen didn't make any promises, he just wanted to see if Guo Fan was born to do this.
Guo Fan worked very hard and kept writing and drawing in his little notebook. He didn't know what he was thinking about.
The car sped back to the company.
Along the way, Guo Fan kept writing and drawing in a small notebook, as if he was recording things to be prepared in advance.
As expected of a law student, the regulations are indeed clear.
Zhang Chen closed his eyes and rested, seemingly resting, but in fact he was still thinking about the movie in his heart.
It would take at least two years to film a science fiction blockbuster of the scale of "Pacific Rim."
The shooting time is not long, but the preparation and post-production time will take seven or eight months. If the special effects are complicated, the post-production time may be even longer.
Therefore, "Pacific Rim" must be supported as soon as possible.
The car drove to the downstairs of the company. As soon as Zhang Chen got out of the car, a group of reporters appeared out of nowhere and surrounded everyone in an instant.
Guo Fan had never seen such a scene before, and he struggled to protect him, but Zhang Chen waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
"Everyone, please don't crowd. Just follow the old rules. Three questions, okay? Who will be first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowded crowd suddenly stopped, and everyone raised their hands, like primary school students waiting to be called. Zhang Chen casually clicked on one.
"Yesterday Mr. Wang from Huayi rebuked that Star Entertainment's announcement to start shooting science fiction films was purely sensationalism. He said that China has no soil for filming science fiction films.
He also said that the so-called "Pacific Rim" is a complete farce, made up to steal the popularity of "The King of Kung Fu"...
Director Feng Xiaogang also said that he could not imagine how a Chinese director could make a science fiction film. What do you think of this? ”
The reporters were all fired up as soon as they came on, eager to make big news.
Zhang Chen actually didn't believe it: "Did they really say that?"
"It's absolutely true~"
Not only did this reporter nod, but other reporters also testified for him. Only then did Zhang Chen believe that it was indeed true.
Zhang Chen thought for a moment before replying: "They said that, and I don't blame them at all, because they don't understand science fiction at all.
There has not been a pure science fiction movie in China so far. I am taking a road that no one has gone before.
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It was a success, and Chinese movies have had an additional genre since then.
If it fails, no one in China will dare to touch the subject of science fiction for several years or even more than ten years.
But the attempt must be made.
There is always a need for someone to take this step, and it must be our young people. Are you planning to let fifth-generation directors make science fiction? Director Feng Xiaogang, for example, his movies are all about lip service, and he knows nothing about science fiction~"
"You mean the fifth generation of directors can't make science fiction films at all?"
Zhang Chen nodded: "Yes, the fifth generation of directors, their thinking has long been solidified, and they can only shoot what they are good at."
Zhang Chen is not afraid of reporters scribbling at all, scribbling is better to make things more popular.
He just wants to put gold on his face and portray himself as the Shennong of the film festival. The filming of "Pacific Rim" is just a taste of everything.
It's so normal for those people to have such thoughts.
Later Liu Cixin won the 73rd Hugo Award for Best Novel for "The Three-Body Problem". This was the first time a Chinese won this award.
The novel "The Three-Body Problem" has been sought after by science fiction fans, and even the president of the United States is a fan of his books.
Such a huge influence, coupled with the support of China Film.
With so many convenient conditions, it was still so difficult for the film project "The Wandering Earth" to be born.
That was 2017.
In 2006, it was normal for him to be unfavorable. If he was optimistic, Zhang Chen would have to worry about whether there was something wrong.
Who makes it possible that there is no precedent for the success of any domestically produced science fiction film before?
Even in 2017, when everything was much better, when the filming of "The Wandering Earth" was announced, there were still a large number of die-hard fans on the Internet calling for:
Don’t let the Chinese take pictures~
Don’t let the Chinese take pictures~
Don’t let the Chinese take pictures~
"The Wandering Earth" was a success in the end, and Guo Fan's begging for help and his tricks such as fighting wolves with bare gloves became good stories.
If it fails, it will no longer be the case, and it will become illegal fund-raising, a scammer, or something like that.
To put it bluntly, everyone still doesn’t believe that the Chinese can produce a science fiction blockbuster with special effects comparable to Hollywood.
"Okay, there's one last question left, who's coming?"
Zhang Chen didn't want to continue to get entangled with them, so he decided to make a quick decision and went straight upstairs after answering the last question.
Seeing the raised hands, Zhang Chen randomly clicked on one, "It's just you."
The person being called upon this time was a female reporter. He originally thought that the other party would continue to ask about "Pacific Rim", but unexpectedly the other party asked a completely irrelevant question:
"Director Zhang, do you know about the audition for the heroine of "The King of Kung Fu"? It is rumored that Liu Yifei, Fan Binbin, and Zhang Ziyi all auditioned. Who do you think will win the heroine in the end?"
Zhang Chen was stunned, how could this reporter's brain be so sophisticated?
Could it be that it was arranged by Huayi?
But he still replied: "I know about the audition. I don't know who the heroine will be in the end, but I'm sure it won't be Fan Binbin~"
"Why?"
Zhang Chen didn’t care that this was his fourth question:
"Because I just had a phone call with Binbin, and she clearly told me that she never auditioned for "The King of Kung Fu" at all. It was just boring hype.
I also advise Mr. Wang of Huayi to just promote the movie. There is no need to use these things to hype. To paraphrase what Mr. Wang said before, it is to sensationalize~
In addition, I would also like to explain to Binbin that I am very grateful to Mr. Wang for personally sending me the audition invitation, but she can’t go, not because she doesn’t like "Kung Fu King", but because I have already decided that she will be in "Pacific Rim". "The heroine, she has no schedule at all..."
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he led Guo Fan into the building, the flash lights behind him flashing non-stop.
The reporters were excited. Today was not in vain, they had earned something.
Zhang Chen ignored the commotion behind him, and the two took the elevator upstairs and returned to the company.
I'm a little confused about what's so important about the role of the heroine in "The King of Kung Fu".
So what if you really get it?
In movies starring Cheng Long and Jet Li, the protagonists can always only be these two.
No matter how big their wrists are, everyone else can only be reduced to a foil.
In my impression, it seems that Liu Tianxian was the one who finally won the heroine.
To be honest, Liu Tianxian has been really prosperous in the past two years. In terms of national influence, she ranks first among actresses.
The simplest example is that she won the heroine, and everyone thought it was normal.
This is very abnormal.
It shows that other actresses have no competition with her.
"What's going on, you two are in such a mess?"
As soon as the two entered the door, Dong Jianqiang noticed their bad appearance.
"Forget it, I was blocked by a bunch of reporters downstairs~"
Zhang Chen replied casually, and then ran to the bathroom to tidy up his disguise.
Returned after a while.
"Is "The King of Kung Fu" tied to our promotion?"
Zhang Chen nodded.
The Wang brothers were not particular about what they did, but Zhang Chen surprisingly didn't say anything harsh to them.
Mainly because of Cheng Long's face.
After all, it was a movie that Cheng Long participated in, and Zhang Chen was recommended to be the director. Although it failed in the end, if Zhang Chen turned around and badmouthed the movie, it would make Cheng Long's life difficult.
"Lao Tian is waiting in your office. Go quickly~"
Zhang Chen originally wanted to chat with Lao Dong, but the latter reminded him that there was a visitor, so he hurried back.
But before we even got there, the phone rang.
Zhang Chen answered: "Uncle Li?"
Lao Li on the opposite side didn't waste any time: "I know you're busy, so I'll keep the story short. I consulted with our chairman and decided to increase the investment to 100 million~"
Zhang Chen paused and was quite moved by Lao Li's trust, but finally said: "I'm afraid this won't work, Lao Li, the investment amount has been almost divided, and I have to keep the rest for the Hollywood film producers. Only if there is enough interest can they really be interested in promoting the movie.”
Hearing what Zhang Chen said, Lao Li on the opposite side could only hang up the phone with regret.
Entering the office, I saw Wang Changtian who had been waiting for a long time.
"Mr. Wang, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting~"
Wang Changtian smiled, and his face wearing glasses looked gentle.
"I don't blame you. I came here without saying hello. I thought I could see you, but I didn't expect you to go to China Film Academy temporarily~"
"Oh, that's really unlucky."
After a pause, Zhang Chen got straight to the point: "Mr. Wang came here this time also for the share of "Pacific Rim"?"
"Yes, I would like to ask Director Zhang if I can give some of my share to Guangguang~"
Wang Changtian had actually heard what Zhang Chen was talking on the phone just now, and he also heard that the person on the other side was the lucky man who bought the shares of "Hurricane" from the Wang brothers and Feng Xiaogang.
The other party is really a lucky guy. "Hurricane Rescue" became a big hit. Apart from Xingchen Entertainment, he is the one who makes the most money.
Lao Li's name spreads more and more in the circle.
Zhang Chen looked embarrassed: "Sorry, Mr. Wang, after the share of "Pacific Rim" was subscribed by China Film, Shanghai Film and Television and several small companies, I don't have much left here.
If Mr. Wang really wants it, he can try to discuss it with Mr. Han. China Film Group has a share of 200 million, maybe they can share some with you~
I really can't help with the share, but I can help with the distribution. How about counting Ray as a share in this release? ”
"That's great."
(End of chapter)