World-class directors in the entertainment industry

"Excluding some dark horses, the commonality is that they all have famous directors, screenwriters, and actors."

Qin kept talking, but in fact he was talking about what he was talking about. On the surface, he looked serious:

"When it comes to this, we must first realize that the situation in each place is different. Hollywood has been developing for a longer time, and the industry is of course more standardized."

"Let's talk about screenwriters. The top screenwriters there earn as much money as the top directors."

"On our side, many directors are working as screenwriters, but few screenwriters are well-known. It is as if the screenwriting industry is a dispensable sideshow in our entertainment industry. This reflects the gap."

The directors below, whether they really agreed or superficially, all nodded in agreement.

"Back to the topic, Hollywood's literary films not only have a good soil, but also have a fixed pattern, which is the foundation for many big-name artists to get up again."

Qin Dong didn't care what the people below thought, and spoke according to his own thoughts:

"An artist cannot be prosperous all the time, and the same is true in Hollywood. Therefore, many big-name stars there, when their fame is no longer there, or for other reasons, many people have no choice but to make a comeback, and will choose to enter literary films to try their luck."

"There are many actors who are not superstars but are quite famous, and they are willing to often participate in such small-budget art films."

"When this happens, these people's pay will naturally be very small."

"So don't be surprised if you see a lot of familiar faces in an art film or a low-budget film."

"Famous directors also have the same situation. Maybe commercial films have failed, and no one is willing to risk investing large amounts of money in commercial films for the director. At this time, the director chooses literary films to make a comeback. It is the same reason."

"There is another kind of person among them, that is, those who have always been deeply involved in literary and artistic films and do not touch commercial films."

"This kind of specialty director is just like..."

Qin Dong looked at Hong Dapao below:

"Just like the previous director Hong Da Pao, who was once known as the "King of Lunar New Year films", if Director Hong has been working in comedies, then he will be a great director of this kind of feature films."

"Only Director Hong who has stepped outside the scope of comedy films can be regarded as the top director in the country."

Hong Dapao burst into laughter upon hearing this, his buck teeth protruding.

I was called out by this guy just now, and I thought I was going to make fun of him, but I didn't expect that he would praise me at the end, and my uneasy mood suddenly became extremely excited. He is a very good guy, and his emotional intelligence is really high.

"That's good. It's just Xiao Qin. You also said that the soil on both sides is different."

After Wu Tianming tasted it carefully, he asked:

"Just talking about big-name actors reducing their pay, I think this is very difficult."

"If big-name actors can appear in small-budget literary films, we would of course be willing to watch them, but it's difficult."

"And if the offer is less, the crew won't be able to hire them."

Master Zhang echoed Wu Tianming’s words very generously:

"What Mr. Wu said is indeed true. Although I have made so-called commercial films over the years, I also started in artistic films. I know the reality."

"Although the cost of today's literary and artistic films has increased with the development of the economy, it usually only costs a few million at most, which is already a lot."

"But this cost may only be one-tenth of the appearance price of a top actor."

Hong Dapao did not lag behind others. He was praised by Qin Dong just now and decided to establish a good relationship with this boy with very good emotional intelligence. No one knows the energy of the disciples in the compound better than him:

"What Director Wu and Director Zhang said is indeed reality."

"When I made movies in the 1990s, the cost was only a few million. But after two thousand years, the direct cost increased tenfold, and now, the cost easily exceeds 100 million. The net worth of actors, especially top actors, is really

It's too high."

"Director Qin, just take the several successful literary films you just gave examples. Excluding Director Zhang and Director Chen, those were all made many years ago."

"Let's just talk about "Let the Bullets Fly" directed by your senior brother Jiang. As we all know, it is a literary film, but everyone who makes it knows how much it costs."

"This kind of literary and artistic film with a cost of over 100 million cannot be considered a conventional artistic film. After all, there are not many directors in the industry who have the stature to bring in so much money."

"I wonder if there is any way to change this situation?"

"To be honest, as a director, facing the box office is very stressful, even if it is a commercial film."

Director Chen Kai nodded:

"What Lao Hong said is true. All of my films have suffered losses, but investors have often complained about them. Now it's difficult to raise funds."

Qin Dong almost had a problem with his expression management.

Others can say that this person and that movie are really hard to describe.

It can be said that one movie has a bad reputation, but are several movies so bad?

Qin Dong was opposed to this. From Qin Dong's point of view, Director Chen's film was indeed very interesting. This director was remarkable both in terms of directing and script.

Maybe the ideas are sometimes too advanced, causing the audience to not buy it.

Let’s just talk about this movie [Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun], which was rated as the worst by netizens. Is it really that bad?

Qin Dong felt that was not the case. The movie contained many human conflicts and was very realistic.

Just like in Gu Long's novel "Xiao Li Fei Dao", the woman who still has the title of "the most beautiful woman in the world" does things that no one can do, why?

This is the conflict of human nature. If you are not famous, you will never understand this weird operation.

Is it normal to be a dog for a steamed bun? It seems abnormal now, but as an ancient background, human nature at that time was not as weak as in modern times. It was normal. The so-called repayment of a meal with one's life was very normal human nature.

"Director Qin, what do you think about the current market, how can a small-budget film win the box office?"

Hong Dapao asked sincerely.

He wanted to make his own movie, but funding was a problem, so he was forced to make comedies many times.

He had long wanted to film [The Great Earthquake] [1942], and he had thought about it many years ago, but even if the brotherhood and the family are great, even if the two bosses, big and small, have a good relationship with him, and even if he, Hong Dapao, is known as the King of Lunar New Year,

You still have to make enough money every time you make a few comedy movies before you can get the funds to make the movies you want to make. This is the reality.

So if he can win big box office with a small cost, then he can pay for it himself. Anyway, Hong Dapao believes that with his reputation, even without Brotherhood and Friendship Company, there are still countless companies willing to distribute his movies, provided that he can

Cover the cost of the movie.

"Director Hong's question is a bit off topic."

Qin Dong was helpless. What kind of problem was this? How come this topic was off topic? Just looking at the wet eyes of the middle-aged and elderly people below, Qin Dong thought carefully and said:

"It's not that there aren't any solutions, it's just that they're not suitable for our situation."

"Oh, can Director Qin tell me?"

As soon as he said this, a director whom Qin Dong didn't know immediately started asking questions.

After all, although all of the people here are directors, there are only a few who don't have to worry about the crew's funds. In fact, everyone knows the situation of the others.

"Speaking of this, we have to talk about Director Zhang's movie [Hawthorn Tree Love] a few years ago."

Qin Dong first gave an example.