Chapter 425 Interview
On that day, Wang Shu, Liu Dehua and Li Binbin participated in the recording of the interview program.
"Director Wang, Brother Hua and Sister Binbin, hello, welcome to Sina Interview." The host greeted politely with a smile.
The three people sitting in front of me, whether they are Wang Shu, Liu Dehua, or Li Binbin, are all important figures in the Chinese film and television industry.
This interview needs to be taken more seriously.
As for Wang Shu and others accepting an exclusive interview with Sina instead of an interview with a TV station, naturally Sina's exclusive interview belongs to the type of interview that will appear on the Internet tomorrow.
The interview programs on TV stations are all pre-recorded.
It is common to say that the recording period and the broadcast time are at least one or two months, or even two or three months.
At this time, we were recording a TV talk show. For "Taipei Trip", which is currently being released in theaters, the day lily is almost too cold.
Only relatively time-sensitive interview programs like Sina Interviews can play a role in the promotion of "Taipei Trip".
"Hello." Wang Shu, Liu Dehua, and Li Binbin responded politely one after another without making any excuses.
The female host first chatted with Wang Shu and the others for a while, then said with a smile: "Director Wang, I heard that the box office of "Taipei Trip" on the first day was 18 million, setting a new record."
"This Data proves that there is a market for zombie movies in our country.”
“In the international film field, we can see many excellent zombie movies, such as “Dawn of the Dead” and “I Am Legend”. There is the "Resident Evil" series, and these zombie movies have allowed countless audiences to see the excitement of disaster movies."
"I personally like "Resident Evil" very much."
"However, don't watch so many zombie movies. It seems that it is difficult for us to see any zombie movies made in China, let alone excellent zombie movies."
"Can you tell me where the problem lies?"
Actually, both parties had already discussed this issue before recording the show.
When this question comes up, Wang Shu will naturally say something more targeted to continue to increase the popularity of "Taipei Trip".
So, Wang Shu pretended to think deeply for a moment, and said quietly: "This issue, many viewers may think of one thing at the first time, and that is the issue of domestic censorship, because we all know that domestic review of movies Censorship is very strict, so it is difficult to see the kind of flesh and blood flying in movies made in China, so naturally no one wants to make them.”
"It is undeniable that review is indeed a key. However, this is not absolute."
"In fact, zombie movies are not exactly the kind of scenes of flesh and blood."
"For example, "Travel to Taipei", which is currently being released, although there are some bloody scenes, the proportion is not high."
"It can be seen that censorship is not necessarily the main reason why no one makes a zombie movie. Problem."
"The real reason why we cannot make excellent zombie movies in China is the soil problem."
"Looking at European and American zombie movies, most of the plots describe what will happen to human life after the zombie outbreak."
"If the director was more capable, he could add some human trials and pathos to it. , it is not impossible to win awards.”
“It’s just that most of the scenes shown in European and American zombie movies are difficult to appear in China.”
“Like Europe and the United States, a zombie crisis broke out. , the president said a few words."
"Then he turned around and ran away."
“Such a situation is basically impossible to happen in China.”
“A zombie crisis broke out here. We might be confused in the early stage, but in the later stage, as the government reacted, it began to gradually solve the problem. The zombie crisis needs to fully mobilize our people and launch an anti-zombie campaign focused on people's war. Within a week, the zombie crisis will be basically under control."
"From now on, the people should eat. It’s time to drink. It’s basically impossible to happen like in foreign movies. After the zombie crisis breaks out, ZF executives say a few words and then run away. It’s almost impossible to happen in China.”
"So, there is almost no soil for making zombie movies here. In reality, even if a zombie crisis breaks out, it will be quickly solved by the government."
"This greatly affects script creation, and also It greatly affects the director’s performance.”
"It's better not to take pictures."
That's what he said, but in fact, it may also be a cover-up.
When the news can no longer be suppressed, everyone will be finished.
Wang Shu is being interviewed now, so he must not say these words.
As for the words that influence script creation, they are also polite words.
Although it has influence, it is not impossible to create.
It can only be said that the current field of Chinese-language commercial films is a blue ocean. Domestic directors have too many familiar projects to put on the big screen. There is no need to go out and work on projects that are not good at and do not even know the market. There are no zombie movies.
After these remarks, the host started a discussion with Wang Shu, Liu Dehua, and Li Binbin.
When the topic came to an end, the host added: "Director Wang, you are the only one who has made a zombie movie in China. It is not an exaggeration to call "Travel to Taipei" the pioneer of Chinese zombie movies."
“As a pioneer, can you tell us about zombie movies?”
"You just said that some domestic reasons limit the creation of zombie movie scripts."
"Now, maybe your explanation of zombie movies can help everyone open up their minds."
>Wang Shu pondered for a moment, and then said: "I don't dare to be a pioneer, a pioneer, and someone who helps everyone open up their minds."
Then he added, "But... when it comes to zombie movies"
“In fact, zombie movies, as a special type of movie, have always been loved and sought after by many audiences.”
"With their unique themes and exciting plots, they attract the attention of the audience and become a highlight in the film industry."
"First of all, zombie movies are a special type of movie. The themes and emotions conveyed are very unique and profound."
"In these movies, we can often see the bravery, tenacity and unity displayed by human beings in the face of zombie crises. These movies will also reflect the selfishness, cruelty and fear of human beings in extreme environments. Through the creation of these plots and characters, the audience can have a deeper understanding of the complexity and diversity of human nature, as well as the various choices and choices when facing life and death tests. Decision.”
“Secondly, zombie movies are also very good in terms of visual and special effects.”
“Through well-designed special effects and scene construction, these movies can often bring excitement to the audience. A great visual impact and shock.”
"We need to put a lot of effort into designing the image of zombies. We use various makeup and special effects techniques to make the image of zombies lifelike, making the audience feel like they are in the world of zombies. This kind of visual impact and fear Sense is also one of the important reasons why zombie movies can attract audiences.”
“In addition, zombie movies also have unique charm in plot setting and narrative structure.”
“These movies often have a unique charm. With the zombie crisis as the background, a series of gripping stories are presented through the protagonists' struggle for survival and emotional entanglements. In these stories, the audience can see various human conflicts and emotional entanglements, as well as people in desperate situations. The desire to survive and the ability to save oneself. These plot settings and narrative structure make the zombie movie not only an ordinary horror movie, but also a movie full of human brilliance and warmth."
"Overall. As a special type of movie, zombie movies have very unique charm and appeal in terms of themes and emotions, visual and special effects performance, plot settings and narrative structure.”
"They are not only a form of entertainment, but also a kind of thinking and exploration of human nature and society." "Travel to Taipei" is now being released. I hope everyone can understand and feel this film more deeply while watching the movie. The connotation and emotion conveyed by the movie can also get some inspiration and thinking from it. ”
On December 23, the box office data of "Taipei Trip" was released yesterday, with 21 million.
While the box office trend is stable, the content of Sina interviews with Wang Shu, Liu Dehua, and Li Binbin has also aroused heated discussion on the Internet.
There was a discussion about auditing and soil.
Some people believe that the review by the Film and Television Bureau has restricted the development of domestic zombie films.
Some people believe that the lack of corresponding domestic soil limits the development of domestic zombie films.
There are also some people who think that both the audit and the soil are fig leaves.
The reason is that domestic filmmakers are too arrogant.
In short, as the topic of zombie movies spreads and arouses discussion on the Internet, the popularity of "Travel to Taipei" has increased. rise.
Huayi's CEO Wang and Feng Xiaogang originally wanted to hold a celebration party due to the strong box office performance of "If You Are the One", but they were not in the mood after learning about this incident.
They know that as the topic and popularity of "Travel to Taipei" increases, attendance will definitely be maintained.
As "If You Are the One" waxes and wanes, the attendance rate will decline.
Over time, it will be difficult to compete with "Taipei Trip" and it will inevitably be squeezed out of the film schedule.
"What do you think we should do?" Wang Zhonglei's eyes fell on his good eldest brothers Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang.
Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang were silent and had no good way to deal with it.
When Wang Zhonglei saw that the two people did not answer, he immediately suggested: "How about we also create some topics to raise the popularity of "If You Are the One"?"
Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang both looked at him and asked in unison: " What topic are you talking about?”
Wang Zhonglei was speechless for a moment, scratched his head and thought for a while, and said: “How about we release the news that Ge You and Shu Qi are actually making a movie?”
Wang Zhongjun said angrily: "If you don't care about Ge You's thoughts and don't want to cooperate with Ge You in the future, then just do it."
Wang Zhonglei smiled after hearing this. Laugh, he also knew this was a bad idea, but he couldn't think of a good way at the moment.
He scratched his head and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang were silent again when they heard this.
In the past, Wang Zhongjun could participate in talk shows like Feng Xiaogang and Wang Shu to brag and maintain the popularity of the movie.
Now that the opponent is a $500 million director, this approach will not work.
For a long time, Wang Zhongjun glanced at Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang and said softly: "Actually, our place is pretty good."
"Wang Shu and others have been hyping up the popularity of "Travel to Taipei", making the box office of "Travel to Taipei" remain high."
"The most affected ones are "Mei Lanfang" and "Travel to Taipei" "Women Are Not Bad", "Ip Man"."
"The impact on our "If You Are the One" is relatively small."
Wang Zhonglei heard this. He felt happy and said with a smile, "Don't tell me, there are people who are worse off, haha."
Feng Xiaogang on the side also smiled when he thought of this.
Originally, "Taipei Trip" was so popular that it was expected to affect the box office of "If You Are the One," making Feng Xiaogang and others feel depressed.
Now, thinking that there are people who are worse off, I feel a lot more balanced in my heart.
Wang Zhongjun and others are right, the ones with the greatest influence are "Mei Lanfang" and "Women Are Not Bad".
As for "Ip Man", it is relatively good.
At this moment, Director Chen Da was angrily complaining to his wife Chen Hong: "Wang Shu, whenever a movie is released, don't you feel uncomfortable if you don't put something out?"
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"Mei Lanfang" was released in early December, and it has been available for nearly 20 days now.
Normally, a movie’s first-week box office can account for one-third of the total box office.
After the golden period of the previous week, it will go downhill.
If the reputation is not good, the box office will even be cut in half.
"Mei Lanfang" is already in the late third week of its release, and its potential in theaters has long been exhausted.
Under normal circumstances, if "If You Are the One" and "Taipei Trip" are not two strong box office movies that occupy a large number of films, "Mei Lanfang" can still achieve certain box office results by relying on sporadic attendance.
Nowadays, due to "If You Are the One" and "Taipei Trip", the film schedule of "Mei Lanfang" has been reduced.
With only a small number of films scheduled, let alone sporadic attendance.
Furthermore, "Mei Lanfang" and "Taipei Trip" are both films invested by China Film.
Looking back to Chen Kaige, the promotion of "Travel to Taipei" is still going strong, and the film schedule will inevitably increase.
Since "If You Are the One" is also a strong film, they would not be willing to reduce the number of films allocated to "Taipei Trip".
Therefore, if "Travel to Taipei" increases its film schedule, it will only crowd out the film schedule of films such as "Mei Lanfang" and "Women Are Not Bad".
Among them, "Mei Lanfang" is originally a movie invested by China Film.
So, as long as China Film Group makes its announcement, the film schedule of "Mei Lanfang" will most likely be allocated to "Taipei Trip".
Thinking of this, Chen Kaige became angrier and angrier.
"Mei Lanfang" currently has a box office of more than 80 million yuan.
Chen Kaige admitted that compared with the investment of 100 million, the box office of more than 80 million is indeed average.
However, if the film schedule of "Mei Lanfang" is guaranteed, it is not impossible to save a box office of over 100 million.
Now it is difficult.
In the original timeline, "Mei Lanfang" had a box office of 115 million.
Now, with the addition of "Taipei Trip" to the December schedule, the box office of "Mei Lanfang" is likely to stop at 90 million.
(End of this chapter)