The China Young Pioneer Directors Alliance is a joint-stock company. Dream Chaser Entertainment invested 20 million, taking 50% of the shares, and the rest is shared equally by several other companies. This company is not for profit. It was an idea of Shao Shuaijun.
Feeling that it was difficult for the younger generation of directors to work hard, Shao Shuaijun thought that after making money with "Source Code", he would also imitate Andy Lau's Asian rising star directors and launch a plan to support mainland directors.
However, some unpleasant things happened with the share of "Source Code", and Shao Shuaijun didn't have enough connections at the time, so the matter was shelved. It was not mentioned again until after the establishment of Dream Chase Entertainment, and it was discussed several times one after another.
This time, we finally decided to establish a Young Directors Alliance and invited several large companies to operate it together.
After announcing the three plans and taking a group photo, the leaders and bosses went to the box. Shao Shuaijun returned to the rostrum and was interviewed by reporters together with the main creators of "33 Days After Love". This is today's theme.
Since Shao Shuaijun had let it go before, no reporter dared to ask questions about the shady story of the box office, and the artistic debates about the movie were rarely mentioned. They all focused on the gossip about the movie.
A reporter asked why it was necessary to find young actors to take on major roles instead of using stars.
Shao Shuaijun replied: "The big production of "Painted Skin" exhausted me. All aspects have to be coordinated, especially the artist's schedule, which requires repeated consideration and consumes a lot of energy. I filmed "33 Days After Love" actually for myself.
Relax, Liu Shishi, Wen Zhang, Yang Ying, and Chen Jing are all students who have not yet graduated. I can scold them as much as I want and tell them to come at whatever time they want. I feel like it is really a pleasure to make a movie at this time, haha.
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So a reporter asked if Shao Shuaijun was a tyrant on the set. Liu Shishi laughed and said: "The director is actually a very gentle person. As long as you complete the filming according to what he said, he usually doesn't curse. Of course, if you make a mistake and are caught, the director has a
The nickname is Subwoofer, and it will make you so embarrassed that you will die of shame."
Yang Ying also said: "Sometimes the director is obviously wrong, but we still have to criticize ourselves and then praise the director for being wise. As long as you find the trick to deal with him, follow his words, and then flatter him, everything will be fine, OK."
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"Oh, let me tell you this, I am not a tyrant on the set at all, but a coward on the set." Shao Shuaijun saw everyone mercilessly exposing his background, and felt that he had to stop him, so he pointed his hand at Yang Ying like a pistol,
"Yang Ying, what is one plus one?"
Yang Ying immediately said: "Two."
"Bang!" Shao Shuaijun pretended to shoot, then blew on his finger, "You know too much."
After he finished, he saw that no one responded and stared blankly, not understanding what he was doing. Shao Shuaijun blushed, coughed and said: "This is a joke, uh, okay, let's continue the interview." It seemed that he wanted to be humorous.
Then, I failed to grasp the atmosphere again and ended up being cold.
"Director Shao, the joke just now is so funny." A reporter said with a perfunctory flattery, "Painted Skin has been confirmed to be released in the summer. Will it be released simultaneously in North America this time?"
"It's possible, the details are still being discussed. We have already talked with Lionsgate Pictures several times. If we reach an agreement on the fee and sharing, it will be released simultaneously in North America."
"So, does Director Shao have any new film plans after "33 Days of Love"?"
"I don't know." Shao Shuaijun didn't tell the truth. Although he intends to direct a movie in the United States, there are too many variables. After all, the United States is different from China. In the United States, he is a foreigner. It would be easier if someone else invests in hiring him to film. He can start his own company.
Investing in movies brings a lot of troubles.
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The celebration banquet ended quietly when Shao Shuaijun was drunk.
If we talk about the previous debates, some people would still criticize Shao Shuaijun. But after the two major killer weapons of Time.com and the Young Directors Alliance were launched, the sudden flameout against Shao Shuaijun was surprisingly effective. As long as it is
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that once the Time Network is formed and once the Young Directors Alliance is established, offending Shao Shuaijun will not be worth the loss.
Shijiang.com is a website in name, but it obviously aims to integrate movie information and cooperate with the film bureau. After it is put into operation, it will definitely play a guiding role in the movie market. On the surface, what Shao Shuaijun said is to let netizens evaluate their own opinions.
, but there are too many ways to influence movies.
For example, deliberately delaying the launch of a movie on a website, deliberately leading to negative comments about the movie, or blocking a certain movie on the website, these are all cudgels. As a filmmaker, everyone knows that the reputation of a movie is very important.
Publicity during this period is also important.
Shijiang.com doesn’t need to make any big moves. If you are stuck for two or three days, it will make you feel depressed and distressed.
Without cooperation with film bureaus and theater chains, Mtime.com would not have such an effect. It is a pity that Shao Shuaijun took the lead in cooperating with the film bureau and major theaters to spread the influence of Mtime.com. No one can stop it.
Some of the foresighted filmmakers naturally backed down.
The Young Directors Alliance is even more sharp. I wonder which director of the older generation does not have three or five apprentices. These apprentices are all studying directing, but they rarely have the opportunity to make movies. When the Young Directors Alliance came out, these people were still excited.
, it was too late to curry favor with Shao Shuaijun, so why would he criticize him?
As a result, the debate that was originally heated up and even the People's Daily was alarmed, was extinguished within a few days as soon as the celebration banquet held by Dream Chaser Company came out. After all, few of these filmmakers are sincere.
You are paying sincere attention to the problem, just showing your face to expand your reputation, and there is no way to offend a rising star.
Whether he wants to admit it or not, Shao Shuaijun has become the climate.
Therefore, the faction that supported Shao Shuaijun won a complete victory in the debate. Except for a few old diehards who were still stubbornly resisting, they all changed their tune to support the commercialization of film schedules and the development of commercial films.
"The development of commercial films is a breakthrough for domestic films. I believe that in the future our Chinese films will flourish." Zhang Jian changed his tune during the interview.
"I am very pleased to see that the mainland film market is becoming more and more open. "33 Days of Love" has undoubtedly made a good start. I hope that the Young Directors Alliance can take care of Hong Kong. We also have many outstanding young directors in Hong Kong." Liu Zhenwei also changed.
His films have been released in the mainland in recent years and have achieved good box office results. After seeing Shao Shuaijun's current influence, he tried to speak out to resolve his previous unfriendly attitude.
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Shao Shuaijun, who was testing the Time Network, looked at the newspaper Wang Cuicui brought and sighed softly: "What is literature and art? What is business? The box office theory is the wrong criterion, and the so-called art theory is also wrong. Although I use
We have used some means to force these people to bow their heads, but there is still a long way to go to change their deep-rooted ideas. I hope that as Zhang Jian said, in the future, Chinese films will let a hundred flowers bloom, and both literary and commercial films will flourish."
