I didn't want to be an actor

During the two-year cold winter, film shooting was greatly sluggish due to factors such as the environment and policies, and the number of projects approved for investment each year decreased significantly. The only exception was the shooting of mainstream theme films.

Main theme films, especially tribute films, have mission attributes, so they can still be "released normally".

Then, investing in mainstream theme films will inevitably lead to a large number of releases.

From the Spring Festival to the National Day, they all became the home of mainstream theme films.

The National Day was still a period of correct supply and demand, but the Spring Festival was really hard to describe.

No matter which movie you choose, the film company wants you to cry and walk out of the theater, and all kinds of troubles during the New Year.

For the audience, watching mainstream theme movies is a feeling of family and country. At the beginning, everyone did have an inclusive mentality...

However, this tolerance has become a benefit in the eyes of others, and they want to sweep it away.

Any theme, once capital rushes in, will soon become mediocre!

When mainstream theme movies become a box office panacea, capital follows suit without a bottom line, and harvests the audience as leeks.

They are released in a rush, ignoring the supply and demand of the schedule and the feelings of the audience.

Then, the public developed an aversion to the main theme...

This aversion is called label aversion - as long as your subject matter is related to the main theme, then... the public will naturally feel annoyed.

From aversion to rebellion, it is unpleasant no matter how you look at it!

Unless you can make a main theme movie that cannot be faulted, otherwise, as long as you release it, you will definitely be scolded.

But how can a movie be flawless?

What's more, these people have no idea of ​​making a good movie - they just want to make a living.

It's all business. Who dared to shoot the main theme in the early years? Later, they saw someone take the first bite of meat, and they started to gather again.

Just like the campus youth film back then, big IP + fresh meat was rampant for a while...

Under this premise, Shen Liang can't follow the crowd...

It's better to do more other types.

……

Airport, terminal.

Shen Liang is live broadcasting.

He first shared his joy of winning the Best Actor award: "Actually, I feel that I have made a breakthrough in "Life Events"... When the film was filmed later, I couldn't even tell whether I was Shen Liang or Mo Sanmei... However, winning the award for "Peak Explosion" is not a loss of face, after all, my acting is not bad... I did suffer a lot..."

""Peak Explosion" is the first main theme production led by China Film after the change of leadership. The box office reached 3.3 billion and the reputation is also good. What's the problem for me to win the Best Actor award with "Peak Explosion"?"

"... "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils"... Brother, that movie has too strong commercial attributes and entertainment..."

"Look forward to the Golden Rooster Award in a month... I am also looking forward to it~"

"There are too many main theme movies... There is no way, the film environment has been bad in the past two years, and capital is not willing to invest in other types... I still have two main theme mission films, "Watergate Bridge" and "Miracle", which will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year. After that, That's it..."

"Why don't capital dare to invest in other genres... There is a misunderstanding here, that is, everyone imagines "capital" as the Big Brother in 1984, who can control society with will.

What is the fact? Many film investors in our country are just messengers chasing market demand... Now the main theme works well, everyone rushes to the beach...

Other genres, no one dares to guarantee a harvest...

Capital can't accept losses.

I'm fine, my next few movies are all comedy dramas... Including "Famous" released on December 10th, which is also comedy..."

"I... You all know me, I rarely consider the theme when I take a movie, the most important thing is the script and the characters..."

"Then if there is a good script to find me, I have no reason to refuse..."

Well, a bunch of brothers in the live broadcast room can't stand it - the market is full of main theme movies, it's really hard to hold on!

Then, a brother asked, 'Chen Kexin announced the establishment of a production company Changin' Pictures focusing on streaming content, and no longer serves the mainland officials. What do you think of this? ’

“I don’t care much… It’s unreliable to release it around the mainland. The last fig leaf of Hong Kong movies: censorship. Poor box office and bad reputation can all be attributed to censorship. Little do people know that the decline of Hong Kong movies is not because of the mainland, but because Hong Kong locals don’t watch Hong Kong movies!”

“Let’s look at the box office charts. There is no Chinese-language film in the top 25! Even if we zoom in to the top 50, there are only two films, “Kung Fu” and “Cold War 2”… Movies made by Hong Kong filmmakers, Hong Kong people don’t watch them, how can we expect others to watch them? If we can’t even defend the local market, don’t expect to rely on the so-called overseas Chinese market!

Do you also want to blame censorship for this?

You should know that the mainland’s censorship cannot control Hong Kong locals Movies, if you are awesome, you can just make your own movies and export them to Southeast Asia and Europe... but it's still not awesome enough!"

"If you ask me, Hong Kong movies or the Hong Kong industry, apart from themselves, if it's replaced by other bystanders, it's really hard to say that the current situation is caused by the restrictions and suppression of the mainland government's policies. Instead, they will feel that it is a manifestation of the embarrassment of Hong Kong local filmmakers who can't break through their own obstacles."

"Sometimes I really don't understand where these Hong Kong directors get their temper from?"

"Back then, the Hong Kong film industry forced Tony Leung, who had just won the Best Actor Award, to set up a stall for the sake of the market. I heard that some big-name movie stars were forced to shoot movies with guns pointed at their heads, but they had creative freedom at that time. Now it's gone?"

"If it's Jia Zhangke and his gang who want to rely on overseas streaming media, although I'm disgusted to the point of physical discomfort, I have to admit that they have the right to do so, because the review does have an impact on them.

But Chen Kexin is a bit stupid for doing this...

Peng Haoxiang's shit and piss third-level movies can still make money in Hong Kong, why can't you?"

"Prospects? There's nothing promising. The TV series developed by Netflix and Taiwan have a lower click rate in Taiwan. For example, "Lights on the Road" is not as good as the ancient idol drama that Netflix bought from iQiyi, and "Life Events" sold for $15 million. For Netflix, Taiwan's popularity has been ranked in the top three for two consecutive months, and several Southeast Asian countries have also ranked in the top five..."

"What's wrong with me working with such a person? What can he give me?"

"Honor, do I lack honor? What's wrong? Can I win an Oscar or a Cannes for acting in his movie? I'd better make some movies you like!"

Uh, Liang Ge didn't control his emotions and started to criticize directly...

"Okay, this is my opinion on this matter... I'm getting on the plane soon, so let's not talk about it for now..."

...

Chen Kexin's matter is a hot topic, and many people think it is feasible...

What's feasible!

The film and television entertainment industry is first of all a consumer market and industrial chain system, and it is a product of the market economy industry.

It is impossible to talk about it in vain.

It is a general trend for the film and television entertainment industry in mainland China to become bigger and stronger and independent.

Globally speaking, there are only two markets in the world, and it is impossible for the scraps to enter each other in the end.

This company will eventually come to nothing, there is no other reason, the overseas audience of Chinese-language films is too small, and no matter how good your film is, you can't make much money.

No money to shoot, no money to make after shooting, and even worse cash flow, this is a vicious circle.

When you are just starting out, you can rely on friends in the industry to spend money to support you, but spending money alone cannot become the norm.

Chen Kexin is not the kind of director known for his ability to make money.

Otherwise, choose another way: find a sponsor and shoot a movie of the "you know" theme they want to see. Lower the cost of the film, and then go to the film festival to get an award and you can turn things around.

Director Jia and others have already walked this path with ease, and Chen Kexin is unlikely to lose face and compete with them for this bowl of rice...

There are also a series of high-level American factions on this path. They are familiar with American political correctness and have a power in Hollywood. You, Chen Kexin, are just an outsider. How can you fight them?

There is definitely no hope...

However, Shen Liang's remarks caused an uproar - Chen Kexin is a big director!

You attack a big director like this?

Moreover, Brother Liang praised Chen Kexin before!