After listening to Xu Hui's words, James ignored it, wrote down some words in his notebook, and then looked up: "You just mentioned the market. Do you think simply as for movies, is the audience important or the movie itself important?"

Damn, why did you get into this topic again?

"I don't really want to answer this question. In fact, every movie I make is a true reflection of my own heart. I prefer some warm and kind things, so my movies seem to be evil and righteous..."

"You mean your aesthetics are just in line with the public aesthetic?"

James is excited. When interviewing, once he comes into contact with the other party’s sensitive points, he often visits many things with true temperament.

"It should be said that I am very convinced that people are good at the beginning. According to the classification of movie genres, I am naturally close to the Hollywood movie style. The movies I make usually do not talk about big principles or contain philosophy. My movies usually have celebrities joining, usually positive characters, and negative characters. The positive characters eventually defeat the villain through some hardships..."

Xu Hui roughly summarized the martial arts films he has filmed in recent years, and it seems to be in this style.

"But if this is the case..."

Before James finished speaking, Xu Hui continued: "For example, let's talk about the end of the movie. Hollywood-style movies will definitely be happy ending! Good people are rewarded, sins are redeemed, bad people are punished, etc. If such a movie is taken to Europe and participate in Cannes, Berlin or Venice Film Festivals, first of all, it will be difficult to be shortlisted!"

"European movies are realism and avant-gardeism. They think that the ending of a good movie should be unsolvable, just the kind that has no way out!"

"You must keep all the previous sections of the movie in your heart, so that you can't breathe, and they think it's a good movie!"

“Or, pursue sensory stimulation, like blood, like sex, or something…”

Xu Hui said a long paragraph and finally stopped. James looked at him and suddenly asked, "You know this very well, why don't you try to make a movie you mentioned to win the award?"

"Back to the movie itself, I can't accept such a movie. If you ask me to shoot it, I shouldn't be able to shoot it."

After thinking about it, Xu Hui gave an example: "A few days ago, they invited me to attend the Busan Film Festival. Although I didn't have time, out of respect, I still read all the movies that have won international awards in South Korea in recent years. "Empty Room" directed by Kim Ki-dou and "Old Boy" directed by Park Chan-woo. The sensory stimulation is very strong, but apart from sensory stimulation, I can no longer feel anything else. Therefore, I should be a director who yearns for the sunshine deep down!"

"Whether I'm making a movie or watching a movie, I hope the story can have a way out, even if it's false hope..."

"From this point, your movie is indeed more in line with the public aesthetic!"

James summed up.

"…Yes, for example, "Huang Feihong", I actually changed the ending to the American fleet suddenly coming down and rescued the bad guy directly, and forced the officials to release all the bad guys with guns. Huang Feihong had martial arts, but he was not as good as a pistol. Finally, he lamented, "Withful country has no diplomacy!", and the artistic conception of the movie was immediately different..."

James nodded: "Yes, this modification will indeed make people feel profound..."

"But if you change that, the audience will feel depressed..."

"Look, you still think about the audience and the market!"

"No, really no, I mainly feel that I feel comfortable watching the ending now, and the audience is also comfortable, so they buy it. First of all, my movie must reflect my heart. I can't pretend to be another director in order to win the award..."

...

After chatting for about two hours, Xu Hui looked at the time and it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

"James, do you want some afternoon tea?"

"Okay, I'm a little hungry."

He asked the little assistant to go out to make some meals and placed them on the coffee table in front of him. Xu Hui and James were having a chat.

"Xu Hui, do you have a director you particularly like?"

"Of course, I started to go on the road of film. My favorite director was Kubridge, and then Cameron. Now I prefer it to Yuuka Koreedo, a Japanese director..."

Xu Hui answered casually while eating pineapple pie.

“…Is it Hirokazu Koreeda?”

James was stunned for a moment. He looked through his memories and seemed to have never heard of this director.

Xu Hui suddenly woke up. It was Koreya Yukata who became famous all over the world. It was the 2014 movie "Like a Father and a Son". Of course, he also has a work called "No one knows". In the summer of 2004, the young man Yuya, who had his own eyeliner, defeated other competitors including Liang Chaowei in "2046" with his heartbreaking performance in "No one knows", and almost controversially won the palm leaf...

But now it is 2010, and Yukazu Koreya may have some reputation in Japan, but looking at Asia, there are not many followers of his movies.

Fortunately, Xu Hui once studied it as Yuka Koreed.

"…I watched his "Stepless" and liked directors with this style. At first glance, his works are very ordinary, but there is always a sensitive point that can hit you, and this sensitive point is very warm and represents the beauty of human nature!"

Finally, I made this topic come back.

"What about your domestic directors? Whose movie do you prefer?"

James didn't even expect what Xu Hui had experienced just now, so he asked casually.

"I will definitely go and watch the movies of three major directors Zhang Yimou, Chen Kai, and Feng Xiaogang every time they are released. In fact, the previous generation of Chinese directors have a very high level, especially the three I mentioned..."

"But their movies are completely different from your aesthetic..."

"…I think you must see different things when you appreciate movies. Although I am a martial arts movie, I like to watch movies of different styles, such as the Godfather, which I never tire of watching, such as Woody Allen's movies, and Eastwood's movies..."

"…Do you have a movie that you particularly like? Except for the Godfather I just mentioned."

"I really like some old movies, such as Shaw Brothers' martial arts films, director Hu Jinquan and director Li Hanxiang. Many of my movie scenes were learned from them."

"After "Huang Feihong, do you have any new movie plans?"

"Next year I will try to shoot a martial arts film in 3d+imx. After that, I may try movies with larger scenes or movies with more complex narrative structures..."
Chapter completed!