"Happiness with Eight Stars", as you can tell from the name, it is definitely a New Year comedy created by Huang Baiming!

In fact, after "The Greatest Happy Event", Huang Baiming created three more Lunar New Year comedies, "Happy Eight Stars", "Hundred Stars Hotel" and "The Happy Event"...

Very few people criticized the last three movies...

Why?

Is it because the quality has improved?

I think too much, it’s just because not many people pay attention!

Just like Liu Zhenwei, after "Westward Journey 3", he directed three movies: "The Fairy Ball War", "Where Are You Running" and "Kung Fu League", and few people criticized him.

Why? The reason is very simple. Scolding him will help to increase his popularity. Ignoring him is the best response to a bad movie.

However, the low box office of "Happy Stars" is mainly due to its schedule. It was released during the Spring Festival and coincided with "Mission: Impossible 4" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth 2"...

Wang Changtian mentioned this film mainly because "Eight Stars Embrace" was originally a distribution contract signed with Enlight. Isn't this Zhang Zhao's switch to LeTV? "Eight Stars Embrace" has also become a project of LeTV, and

It's the first shot!

The reason why Zhang Zhao left Enlight Pictures is clear: he wanted to have the right to independently lead Enlight Pictures.

But this is impossible. It is impossible for Lao Wang to give him the film department...

So, we can only part ways.

But they are all brothers who conquer the world together. Wang Changtian still cares about Zhang Zhao's actions. "Eight Stars Announcement", he feels that it should not be underestimated.

"The movie won't be released until the 20th, and then a bunch of Hollywood blockbusters will join forces to suppress it..."

Hearing this, what did Wang Changtian think of: "Have you heard that Hollywood's share of imported films will double next year?"

Shen Changlin nodded: "I heard it!"

"Then have you thought of any countermeasures?"

"Keep making movies...Hollywood is not that scary. Audiences will always be tired of their taste. In three to five years at most, Hollywood's original routines will no longer be popular."

Wang Changtian waved his hand: "You have never experienced Hollywood's large-scale entry into the mainland, so you don't understand how terrifying they are!"

Then, Wang Changtian talked about "The Fugitive", the first Hollywood blockbuster introduced to the mainland.

A blockbuster is a blockbuster, and it's extraordinary once it's released.

At that time, the average ticket price for Chinese movies was 6 yuan, and "The Fugitive" sold for 15 yuan.

Although it was only released in 6 cities including BJ, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Tianjin and Zhengzhou, it ended up taking in 25 million box office.

"It was only released for two weeks... By the way, you know "Titanic". It was released in China on April 30, 1998, with a box office of 360 million yuan. It has dominated the Chinese movie box office for 11 years. Hollywood is amazing..."

"Don't underestimate yourself. At this stage, the Chinese film market lacks high-quality films. Hollywood films with well-made production, mature narratives and cool special effects are really too fresh and attractive. But, in a few years, you will see..."

"Why are you so confident?"

"Because Hollywood has collectively moved to the right!"

The two then discussed the two values ​​​​from left and right ideological trends.

It is recognized that the golden age of Hollywood is from the 1960s to the 1980s!

In the United States, under the pressure of Big Brother, Hollywood is more radical than socialist. A group of directors are all left-wing. The creativity of left-wing artists has radiated and evolved. Excellent works on various themes have emerged in an endless stream. Science fiction movies have reached a climax. Looking back now, science fiction

The idea for the movie was basically finished before the 1990s!

Then Reagan came to power and lifted the lid that suppressed American capitalists. American financial capitalists entered the fast lane!

Capitalists don’t need to put a gun in the face of left-wing artists to force them to make movies. Capitalists only need to spend money on movies they are happy to see. Anyway, the cost of making a movie is getting higher and higher, and small producers

Businessmen themselves will run out of money.

Capital is constantly being acquired and film companies are being merged, and then we will find that those film directors that the audience likes very much seem to have no films for a long time...

Why does right-wing ideology hinder cinema?

Because the right wing must attribute success to the efforts of the capitalists themselves, right-wing artists are more subjective and emphasize subjective initiative. As long as we work hard, we can live a good life. Don't discuss the world or politics!

As long as I think and work hard, I will get a syllogism!

"The Pursuit of Happyness", "Forrest Gump"...

It looks beautiful at first glance, but you can’t always follow the same routine!

Don't touch politics, don't discuss the world, good people want to arrange for black people, LGBTQ, really do anything for the Keleqi Project!

In everything, we must use love to resolve conflicts and emotions to advance the development of the story, so the stories we make become increasingly logically confusing and outrageous...

By the way, "Miracle" is a typical right-wing ideological work - the entrepreneurial process is basically I think, I work hard, and then I get...

Wen Mino, what's wrong with you?

It’s a bit too opposite, but that’s basically what it means. Can you understand it?

…

"Look for yourself, in recent years the Hollywood blockbusters have either saved the earth or saved humanity, or anything else? Moreover, now the young people mainly born in the mid-to-late 90s and 00s have been living in various visual environments since they were born.

In the environment of special effects, they are really accustomed to the things in blockbusters. If they are not stimulated, they have no desire to consume! In the end, they have to watch domestic movies!"

"Of course, domestic films also have to live up to their expectations..."

Wang Changtian then asked: "Then if you were to operate the light, what would you do?"

"...I will work hard to train new directors."

"How to cultivate?"

Shen Changlin was speechless: "Why do you ask me this?"

"...So do you have any movie plans this year?"

""Search" and "Thailand"... By the way, there is also a movie called "I Am a Witness"... But that movie has to wait until director Cao Baoping finishes filming the TV series he is working on."

Cao Baoping is filming "The Misplacement of Your Hand". He also invested in this drama to make some money...

"The light is cast!"

Shen Changlin struggled for a while, and then said honestly: "This is a police movie, and the starring role is Shi Shi..."

Wang Changtian was delighted: "Are you worried about poor box office performance?"

"It's not that I'm worried, it's definitely not going to be good."

"It's okay. No matter how bad it is, can it be compared to "Heartbeat" and "Sleepwalking"?"

Well, both of these are projects that have suffered huge losses this year. One is directed by Zhang Qi, Liang Jiahui + Lin Xilei, the other is directed by Peng Shun, Li Xinjie + Huo Shiyan + Yang Caini...

The former had a box office of 12 million, while the latter didn’t even break 10 million!

The funds recovered may not be enough to pay for the film.

Because of this lesson, Ray will no longer invest in any thriller films from now on.

Shen Changlin was still confident that "I Am a Witness" would recover its costs, so he nodded: "Okay, let's jointly produce this film."

"Then I'll ask Xiaoping to follow up tomorrow..." Wang Changtian then asked: "You said "Zuo Er" can be a big seller. Then, can the works of Han Han and Guo Xiaosi, who are equally famous as you, be a big seller?"

Need I say more?

It’s sure to be a hit…

But Guo Xiaosi seems to have been bound to Jie Shi.

"It's hard to say...but I suggest you get in touch."

"I was also seriously ill and sought medical treatment... Mainly because you refused to sign a contract with the Rays..."

"Didn't I sign five films..." Shen Changlin suddenly remembered something: "Mr. Wang, if you really want to sign a significant director, I have a candidate."

"who?"

"Zhang Yimou~"

"Don't be blind..." Wang Changtian suddenly realized something and swallowed: "He is going to separate from Zhang Weiping?"
Chapter completed!