Chapter 133 The theme of the press conference - Spray
The first question was relatively easy, and the reporters behind also paid attention to their wording.
But there must still be antagonism.
"Film critics said that "Shark Tank" did not go deep into the characters' hearts. Compared with "Into the Dark", it seemed superficial and the script was a bit thin~"
The second person asked to ask a question Even for a normal reporter, the other party's questions are also very tricky, and even a bit sinister, a bit like "using the other's spear and hitting the other's shield".
Let’s change the metaphor again, pull out your sword and kill you~
Zhang Chen had already expected it, and spread his hands: ""Shark Beach" is a thriller, a monster movie, the story of a man escaping from the mouth of a shark, how to go into it? In the heart of the character, is he reciting a Diamond Sutra to the shark? "
Hahaha! ~
The crowd burst into laughter again, and the reporter who asked the question was a little embarrassed. He didn’t expect Zhang Chen to respond like this.
She wanted to say something else, but was immediately interrupted by Dong Jianqiang.
"Each person has only one chance to ask questions. Please abide by the rules. The next question is up to you..."
Dong Jianqiang nodded to another person, and the other person said: "Hollywood magazine "Variety" selected Director Lu Chuan as the best in the world. What do you think of the top ten young directors? "
"I congratulate him, by the way, I haven't heard of the "Variety" magazine you mentioned, but I know that there are many kinds of directors in Hollywood. They also have a lot of selections from tabloids, and you can get in by spending a little money. "
What Zhang Chen is least afraid of is this kind of problem, this "Variety" magazine, who knows what he is.
However, if Lu Chuan is rated as one of the top ten young directors in the world, his level is not much higher.
Soon, the next question came: "I am asking on behalf of many netizens. Do you think "Kekexili" is a bad movie?"
This time Zhang Chen was more serious and organized his language before answering. : "I have never thought that the movie "Kekexili" is not good. What I have always been negative about is Lu Chuan.
"Kekexili" is a good movie, but it is not a commercial film, so Lu Chuan It is wrong to overemphasize that the box office is caused by unfair film scheduling."
"Why deny Lu Chuan?"
The man asked a second question, Dong Jianqiang still wanted to. Interrupted, but was stopped by Zhang Chen.
"I can answer this question. The industry generally believes that Lu Chuan's first work "Looking for the Gun" is not Lu Chuan's work, but should be regarded as Jiang Wen's work.
The second work "Kekexili" , I think the movie itself is very good, and the subject matter is also social, but this movie is suspected of plagiarism. This is the director's own failure and what I despise the most.
Back to the previous question, if such a plagiarist is involved. Being rated as one of the top ten young directors in the world, I think it is an insult to the other nine people."
Zhang Chen said and looked at each other.
Soon another person was called, and this person still asked the previous question: "Why do you think it is normal for the box office of "Kekexili" to be low?"
Zhang Chen frowned, feeling that these people were a little stunned, but he still answered.
“"Kekexili" is not a commercial film. Its pseudo-documentary format is destined to not have a high box office, because it does not have any factors that should have a high box office.
I will say two more things In other words, you may think "Kekexili" is a good story, but a good story does not necessarily have a high box office. The two are not necessarily connected.
For example, in 1999, there were two movies in Hollywood. Movies with very similar settings
"The Matrix" and "The Matrix"
The settings of the two movies are very similar, both are an imaginary world.
The setting of "The Matrix" felt refreshing and imaginative at the time.
But in fact, the setting of "The Matrix" is even more amazing. It creates two levels of illusory space, and the complexity of the setting is far higher than that of "The Matrix".
But in the end, there was a huge gap in the box office of the two movies.
The global box office of "The Outlaws" was less than 20 million, while the box office of "The Matrix" was 460 million, a box office difference of more than 20 times.
Have you ever thought about why?
Isn’t "The Outlaws" a good story? In terms of storytelling, it is better than "The Matrix", but its box office is only a fraction of others. Why is this?
In fact, the reason is very simple. "The Matrix" has exciting fights and dazzling special effects. The fighting actions were designed by Yuen Jiaban of Hong Kong himself, and the special effects were completed by Havok, a well-known company in the industry.
These are necessary for commercial films. They have gimmicks and visual impact. These are what people like to watch.
As for "Time and Space Hacker", none of these are available.
Up to now, "Kekexili" is in a sense another "Time and Space Hacker". The scenes are not exciting enough and the character conflicts are too simple. Although the subject matter has certain advantages and the story is good, this alone is not enough.
So the low box office of "Kekexili" was foreseeable from the beginning. "
Zhang Chen's explanation is really well-founded, and everything he said was faithfully recorded by the camera.
"Zhang Weiping said that good directors will win box office awards together, and You are not a good director. What do you think of this? ”
Immediately, another reporter asked a new question.
Zhang Chen smiled disdainfully: "Zhang Weiping is just a clown. I still say the same thing. If it was said by director Zhang Yimou, I would accept it. Even if it was said by the three major directors, I would accept it, because he does have his own merits. But Zhang Weiping, why should he? He doesn’t even understand what a movie is..."
Zhang Chen once again expressed his contempt for Zhang Weiping, and the reporters were very interested.
"Then what do you think of the criticism of you by White Page and others?" "They are just a group of cultural hooligans. They talk nonsense just because they are the authority in certain aspects and have the right to speak.
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These people commented that my "Shark Beach" is inferior and said that "Shark Beach" is not as good as "Kekexili". I suspect that they have not even watched the movie
Let me just say, the investment in "Shark Beach" and "Kekexili" is both 10 million. What is the box office of "Shark Beach" and what is the box office of "Kekexili"? "
"You mean the quality of a movie is entirely determined by its box office? What about art films? "The reporter felt that he had caught the loophole in Zhang Chen's words and was very excited.
Zhang Chen glanced at him: "Of course movies are divided into art and business, but no matter how they are expressed, a movie is Movies must be worthy of investors.
Unless you finance the movie yourself, then you can do whatever you want, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t go to theaters, just enjoy yourself.
But if it is a movie that investors provide money for you to make, should you put the interests of the investors first? If you insist on making a movie even though you know it's destined to lose money, isn't that an obvious way to deceive people?
It is people like this who turn art films into niche art, and people like this who make no one dare to cast art films anymore.
Investors invest in movies, of course, not to realize your artistic dreams, and they are not your father. People just want to make money. If a director cannot even do this, he is either incompetent or a liar. ”
Zhang Chen’s words were categorical and he didn’t save any face.
Today, I was going to spray him until he felt happy.
Well, so far, it’s all Very cool.
"What do you think of the scolding war between Gao Xiaosong and Han Han?" Suddenly another reporter asked.
Zhang Chen has been waiting for a long time, thinking that someone finally asked about this.
That’s right, Han Han has been targeted in the past two days, and then Ao Dajong suddenly jumped out. He didn’t pick Zhang Chen as his opponent. He probably felt that he couldn’t win, so he targeted the one who looked weaker. Han Han.
The two expressed their opinions on the Internet, and the battle was endless.
Of course, the hot spots are definitely not as good as Zhang Chen’s scolding.
But as the second battlefield of Zhang Lu's scolding war, many people are paying attention.
Zhang Chen said: "About this, I must make it clear that Han Han has nothing to do with this matter. He just expressed his opinion that "Shark Beach" is worth watching, and then he got angry.
Those who slandered Han Han, you have picked the wrong opponent, or you are just looking for someone who is weak. If you have the guts, come to me~
Anyway, I have mentioned it. Let me share with you my opinion.
How did 'Harvard Girl' Liu Yiting get into Harvard?
That's a liar.
The books her parents published contained all kinds of chicken soup, telling people how children should be self-disciplined and how to take chicken blood from a young age to get into Harvard.
Then, the reason Liu Yiting was admitted to Harvard had nothing to do with any of this. It was purely because she had a letter of recommendation written by a U.S. senator.
The reason why the senator was willing to write to her was because Liu Yiting attended an American summer camp in 1998, and the senator was the host of her host family. ”
One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and many people know about Liu Yiting’s deeds.
In 1999, she graduated from Chengdu Foreign Languages School and was specially recruited by Harvard University in the United States with a full scholarship.
Afterwards, it was reported by Xinhua News Agency and became famous throughout the country.
Also, the discussion about education caused by Han and Han was really influential.
Liu Yiting was used as a positive example to provide evidence to refute Han Han.
Now Zhang Chen actually said that all of this was simply a scam.
"Do you dare to take responsibility for what you say?"
"Of course, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can verify it."
Of course Zhang Chen dares to take responsibility for what he says, Ni Ma, it has been verified by later generations, there is nothing that I dare not be responsible for.
Hahaha~
Now, someone is happy again.
Zhang Chen has always had a hobby of giving people nicknames. There is no one else in the world who likes nicknames better than him.
But someone immediately asked: "You said Gao Xiaosong is an American?"
"Short and tight."
"Oh, you said Gao Xiaosong is American? "Human?" The reporter compromised, but somehow found it catchy.
"Well, I heard that too. He said that he has an American passport and is an American citizen. I suggest that the relevant departments check him. If he is really naturalized in the United States, cancel his Chinese passport. ”
Zhang Chen pulled the trigger.
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