"Sister Mei, please contact the reporter. I want to hold a press conference." Shao Shuaijun said calmly.
Yi Jianmei said worriedly: "Ajun, you have to think about it before you speak. This time many of the older generations in the circle have taken action. Although I am also very angry, I have to learn to be patient when I should. In fact, it is necessary to deal with it coldly."
Time has passed. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to talk on the stage?"
"Sister Mei, I know your concern is that the older generation of filmmakers have extensive connections. But so what, I am not without connections now. How many people above are counting on us to support them, from distribution to theaters, Hong Kong
I have my company in the United States. I, Shao Shuaijun, am also a big crocodile in the entertainment industry. Others don’t know that when crocodiles shed tears, they are eating meat!"
Although the mainland entertainment industry has opened up, there are still only a few filmmakers who can keep up with the times. And those who are behind the times still hold the moral high ground and hinder the development of Chinese films. Shao Shuaijun is not talented, but everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.
Now that you have the awareness and ability, why not change this situation.
Even if he hits his head badly and bleeds, he still has to make a hole.
It’s not a waste of time to be reborn and walk this circle.
Soon, news spread that Shao Shuaijun was going to hold a press conference. On March 8, Women’s Day, the press conference was held as scheduled at the Nortel International Exchange Center. In addition to hundreds of media, there were also many Nortel employees attending the press conference.
teachers and students, and even the film bureau sent several investigators to observe.
Issues involving film arrangement monopoly deserve attention.
"I'm very happy that so many friends from the media are here today, and I'm also very grateful to Nortel for providing me with the venue. At today's press conference, I mainly want to talk about the issue of the film schedule of my movie "33 Days After Love" that many people have criticized.
.First of all, I want to confirm that the film schedule of "33 Days of Love", which we worked out with the film bureau and major cinemas, was 38%. Later, many cinemas took the initiative to ask for additional screenings, and indeed it reached 50% at one time, and some cinemas even
"Love Is Not Blind" is being screened throughout the day.
But I don’t think I have a monopoly on film schedules. I have never asked others to release my movies. The 38% film schedule does not exceed the limit. There have been many films that exceeded 38% of the film schedule before. I don’t have that much energy.
I persuaded dozens of theater chains across the country to increase the number of films scheduled. The reason why I got this number was more because of the reputation I accumulated through my movies.
Anyone who shows movies knows that I, Shao Shuaijun, am the guarantee of the box office.
They are willing to show my movie because I bring them benefits. "33 Days of Love" is so popular that any smart person will naturally think of additional screenings. This is not a monopoly, this is the charm of the movie. In the past two weeks, the movie
A popular ticket is hard to get, and countless people are lingering at the entrance of the cinema. Do we ask the cinema not to meet the needs of the audience?
Many people criticized me for killing the survival of other films. What I want to say is, why can my films survive while other films cannot? Some people say that art films do not have a good box office in the first place, so naturally they cannot resist. I am confused,
A bad box office means not many people watched it, right?
What's the point of showing a movie that no one will watch?
If you are really artistic, your box office will never be bad. There are many examples of art films that have achieved good box office. Don’t always blame the box office failure on the limitations of the subject matter of art films. Does art mean that only three or five people understand it and everyone else understands it?
Something you don’t understand?
I admit that the theme of "Love Is Not Blind" is not profound. I will never admit that "Love Is Not Blind" is not art. Isn't art a trend? In ancient times, it was popular for literati to have sex with prostitutes. At that time, everyone regarded it as elegance and art.
Now you are breaking the law and you are a gangster.
Therefore, I personally always believe that art is what satisfies the spiritual pursuit of the public, rather than self-righteous self-admiration.
The teacher from Tianzhuang scolded me for being useless, so I got curious. When I was playing a small role in Hengdian, I learned directing knowledge by myself. In order to learn, I watched many films by the director, including his "Zhasa in the Hunting Ground".
", I watched it back and forth three times. After watching it, I wanted to give up being a director.
Why?
Because I couldn’t understand it, I watched it three times and didn’t understand it. I thought I was too shallow and not worthy of being a director. Until now, the movies I have made have been screened all over the world and achieved good results, but I
I still don’t understand what “The Hunting Ground” is about. Fortunately, I didn’t understand it, otherwise I wouldn’t have achieved the results I have today. This is the art he talks about, and even I, a director, can’t understand it.
Art!
You can think about whether Chinese movies need so-called art films that are incomprehensible, or movies that can stimulate the box office and stimulate the market. The film industry has to feed a lot of people. Opening a movie theater is not a bank. They also need
You need to sell tickets to maintain equipment, pay rent, pay wages and support yourself.
A movie with great art but no one will watch will make him lose money. Will he still open a movie theater after losing money? No, and then the movie industry will collapse! A popcorn movie can make him money
, let him continue to invest in cinemas, and more movies will be released here, including art films, and the film industry will survive.
Therefore, don’t belittle other people’s films easily. I respect my predecessors and respect their contribution to Chinese films. I won’t say much about the older generation of filmmakers because I’m not familiar with them at that time.
Let’s talk about the fifth-generation directors. I respect Director Zhang Yimou. His “Hero” has a global audience of 1.3 billion and earned recognition for the Chinese people. “Alive” is even more of a masterpiece. I respect Director Chen Kaige and his “Farewell My Concubine” is my favorite.
A symbol of Chinese cinema. There are many directors, and I respect them, such as director Lu Chuan. "Kekexili" was made at the cost of his life. He deserves respect.
But I won’t respect the director Tianzhuang who made "The Hunting Ground". I don’t want to scold him. I don’t want to scold him. I hope he won’t scold me casually. I have not trampled on art, nor have I killed Chinese movies.
I don’t want to brag, but "33 Days of Love" has a box office of 300 million nationwide, which is something no one has ever done. I am very pleased that it has come true in my hands, and I am even more gratified that this is the recognition of me from the national audience.
As a director, I shudder just thinking about it.
Is there any greater encouragement for a director than gaining recognition from the audience?
At the same time, this also shows that our movie market is becoming more and more prosperous, and more and more people choose to go to movie theaters to watch movies. I believe that due to the impact of "33 Days of Love", more movie theaters will be put into operation in the future, allowing
More movie revenue will support more filmmakers.
so.
I would like to proudly declare here that I am not a sinner of Chinese movies, nor can I be called the savior of Chinese movies.
I am Shao Shuaijun.
He is a director who has been fighting for Chinese movies and Chinese-language movies."
Wow, wow, thunderous applause.
Shao Shuaijun stood up and bowed deeply to the reporters, teachers, and students in the audience.