China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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Speechless!

Everyone in the theater had their hair standing on end at this moment!

Needless to say, those movie fans.

They are staunch supporters of Guan Ling, and they will support Guan Ling with both hands and feet no matter what he says.

But the film producers and directors present here really felt itchy all over, because Guan Ling's words really tickled their itch, making each of them feel a little embarrassed but also a little comfortable at the same time?
It's like pushing urine out of the bladder in the early morning after holding it in all night.

There is a feeling that makes people shiver all over and gasp for air.

Guan Ling's words seemed like he was pointing at the noses of those below him and cursing, I am not your natural enemy, I am your ally, and too many of you always seem to treat me as an opponent.

What's your big picture view?

Such words,

Guan Ling didn't say anything, but many people below seemed to have heard the meaning.

"Many domestic filmmakers are still confined to the idea of ​​closing the country to the outside world."

Guan Ling's voice continues, "Take some old-school directors as an example, they are proud of art awards and ashamed of commercial films. It's already 2102, and they are still clinging to the afterglow of the last twenty years of the last century, stubbornly refusing to acknowledge the changes in today's society.

Hold the position,

Hold the award,

Controlling characters,

Control everything. "

Guan Ling's next words were like heavy hammers, hitting everyone's eardrums hard.

Everyone below suddenly became silent.

Even Han Sanpin didn't expect that Guan Ling would dare to speak so... outrageously at the premiere!
Are you giving a speech?!

Are you crazy? !

Han Sanpin swallowed a few times and suddenly his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

He had already imagined what kind of reaction the entire circle would have after Guan Ling's words came out.

The key point is, aren’t you going to go public?
By then, everything will be slandering you, and the news will be all about your private life and your arrogance. They will all increase your resistance. Will you still be able to survive in this city?
This guy Guan Ling is so awesome.

This was something that no one at the scene was prepared for.

Zhang Yimou's face has changed.

He didn't know which old-school directors Guan Ling was talking about, but there was a high probability that he would be one of them...

Brother Chen Kai's complexion looked a little better, but his forehead was instantly covered with cold sweat.

Guan Ling's words were like several loud slaps in the face.
He hit me in front of my brothers without giving them any face.

They didn't realize why there was such a change, and they felt very disconnected.
At first, it seemed like they were still praising them for winning the award.
Then he brought up the box office, saying that many people should not treat him as an imaginary enemy.

Then it got to the point that the old-school directors’ thinking hadn’t changed.

Isn't this still scolding them?

And could you be more tactful and curse in a roundabout way?

Why do you have to do it so quickly?

There's no way to pretend not to hear.

And Guan Ling continued.

"A certain director has been inviting me to join the Film Association since the year before last, and even offered me the position of vice chairman. I have been prevaricating, and to this day, I have not joined."

Guan Ling's words made Han Sanpin raise his head again.

He knew very well who Guan Ling was talking about.

Li Shaohong.

Not only that, Han Sanpin also advised Guan Ling once or twice.

Guan Ling agreed at the time, but he was often busy, so he kept putting it off.

For things like this that concern the system, a few urgings are the limit and it is unlikely that anyone will rush forward.

Although they were eager to invite Guan Ling in, after a few times, they just treated it as a fixed task and just asked one question. As a result, the problem is that Guan Ling has not joined until now.

When Guan Ling revealed this matter on stage,
There was an uproar below.

"Why shouldn't I go? I don't want to go. There are so many domestic film festivals, but I've only been to the Golden Horse Awards and the Huabiao Awards. I've been invited to the Hundred Flowers Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards many times, but I haven't even submitted a film. Why shouldn't I go? I don't want to go.

But this has no impact on whether I get box office revenue or whether I win awards abroad.

Who do I admire? It’s the bear directed by Zhang Yimou. At the Berlin Film Festival, Zhang Yimou was ready to burn the world’s throat with strong liquor, while nowadays, many directors only want to hand lukewarm hangover soup to Hollywood directors.

Many of our directors seem to suffer from technological anxiety. They no longer study how to reflect the layers of Chinese culture, nor do they want to try to consider how to use Chinese rhythm to show the explosive points of the golden rule.

Keeping up with the international standards is not a form of cultural flattery, nor is it a form of creative weakness, using the gap in the industrial system to cover up creative inertia and actively belittling oneself at the narrative level.

This is not the director I remember.

This is an evasion of responsibility and it is unreasonable.

When Akira Kurosawa conquered Hollywood with "Ran", the samurai spirit did not seem to be condescending to westerns.

For those costume dramas that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, even many art directors at the core of aesthetics seem to no longer recognize the cloud-thunder patterns on bronze ware...

According to what I said, you still have to slap your balls..."

Sun Honglei and Jing Tian were both in the audience.

Hearing Guan Ling talking about the costume drama, both of them fell silent.

Silence to the point of being speechless.

Jingtian almost cried.

She could feel that Director Guan scolded many people, but she was sad that Director Guan also scolded her.

I've already slept, and you're still scolding me!

Jingtian felt very aggrieved.

“I didn’t prepare a speech.”

Guan Ling suddenly raised his hands and gestured.

"I'm just a little sad. After the number of Hollywood blockbusters increased this year, I don't seem to see the determination of people in the industry to resist. Which projects are aimed at next year's Hollywood blockbusters? Which projects are carefully polished and trying to seek support? Who is holding back a breath of anger and thinking of saying that Chinese directors will never bow down?"

Guan Ling continued, looking at the directors below, and said softly:

"I was about to swear. Sorry."

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang were all shocked!
Guan Ling began to count on his fingers: "The Promise, an imitation of The Lord of the Rings, is just empty visual garbage. It was said that no one understood it for five years. Now it's been seven years, and I still don't understand it. And because I participated in the premiere that year, sometimes when I think about it now, I still sulk at night..."

Chen Kai's eyes turned white.
I knew you would definitely use me as a target...

"The Banquet, a copy of Hamlet, turned into a pretentious stage play..."

"The Flowers of War invited a Hollywood screenwriter, but ended up turning the Nanjing Massacre into a poor copy of the Chinese version of Schindler's List.

The most disgusting is the two-part "Red Cliff", which tells the story of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, the waves of the times, and the heroes of the ages. Among them, the laughing Cao Cao, the indomitable Liu Bei, the knife-chopping Sun Quan, and even every famous general, are all heart-wrenching stories.

But "Red Cliff" created a street fight between Hong Kong gangs in the name of an epic blockbuster.

A group of young men rushed to be the first, just to see the eldest sister-in-law.

I especially want to ask, what is the creative logic of these directors?
I think this is definitely not a heroic view of history..."

As Guan Ling finished speaking, many people in the audience turned green in the face.

"Director Guan, are you feeling a little overconfident?" Xing Nana sat next to Ning Hao and couldn't help but whisper in his ear, "I'm a little nervous now, what should I do?"

"What's there to be nervous about?" Ning Hao said, "Director Guan is doing this for everyone's benefit, isn't he? From the beginning of this year to the end of the year, the box office has basically been carried by Lingyun Media, and Director Guan also hopes that more people can step up."

"You can't just criticize these big directors."

"When shooting a person, shoot the horse first; when capturing a thief, capture the leader first." Ning Hao said, "If I were in this position, I would do the same."

"You?" Xing Nana glanced at Ning Hao, "You'd better just stay behind Director Guan and eat his dust. I think you've gotten carried away after winning the Silver Lion Award for Best Director. If these big directors fight back, won't Director Guan be beaten to a pulp?"

“When the time comes, put the three trophies in front of you and pull up the domestic box office rankings. Director Guan won’t even need to speak when he holds the press conference,” Ning Hao said.

Xing Nana's face suddenly froze and she couldn't utter a word.

Ning Hao is right.

No matter who fights back, Director Guan’s taunting intensity is at its maximum!
If you have something to say, talk to the trophy in front of me?
If you have something to say, tell it to the list on my box office charts.

Han Sanpin's lips were almost stiff, Ren Zhonglun was also a little nervous, and many of the directors below looked extremely embarrassed.

No one thought of it,
Guan Ling will do this at the premiere.

Everything was fine at first, but suddenly things turned sour.

And also slap him in the face!

What's the big deal?

Hu Ge stood beside Hou Hongliang and whispered, "Boss Hou, when you finish filming the TV series written by Director Guan, will it be boycotted by the industry?"

Hou Hongliang was speechless and said, "I don't know either!"

Liu Yifei looked at Guan Ling on the stage with stars in her eyes. She had always known that Director Guan was always willing to talk.

Zhu Yawen was below and wished he could go up and cover Guan Ling's mouth.

Just can't get on.

Jackie Chan was also there, and because of the upcoming release of "Chinese Zodiac", he took it very seriously.

Yao Xingtong looked at Guan Ling and spoke to Cheng Long cautiously, "Brother, do you think Guan Ling would be annoyed when I asked you to use your connections to ask Director Guan last time?"

"Hard to say."

Cheng Long was also a little speechless, "He always gets angry. Back then, because of a quarrel with Huayi, he beat me for two consecutive years. I was so beaten that I developed PTSD..."

Yao Xingtong's face suddenly turned bitter.

And at this moment,
The most exciting,
None more so than the media present at the scene.

Almost all media outlets went viral!

Just one word, awesome!

Ever since Guan Ling won the Golden Lion Award, these media outlets have not been able to catch Guan Ling to publish news.

To this day, I have been holding it in for more than 20 days.

As a result, Director Guan directly made a nuclear bomb!
So exciting!
Many of the media people who came in were so excited that they screamed.

Isn’t this more exciting than winning an award?
Media people love watching fights in the entertainment industry the most!
Guan Ling continued, "I'm really sorry for speaking my mind. I hope that all the media present here today can try to be more tactful. My purpose is not to complain or criticize these directors, but to hope that from today on, the directors I mentioned can make more efforts for the development of Chinese films. Don't limit yourself to the feeling that you are invincible and therefore it is impossible for you to make a bad movie."

"I understand the voices around directors that make people feel flattered. There are smiling faces everywhere, nice people everywhere, and no one tells you that you are actually making a bad movie with illogical logic. From the actors and staff on the set who don't dare to do it, to the editors who don't dare to do it, to the reviewers who are full of question marks, to the audience's scolding, the only ones who can tell that you are making a bad movie are the reviewers.

But whether you are a rotten person or not has nothing to do with others.

I believe that Director Chen Kai must have deep feelings about these things. For example, in the two years after the release of "The Promise", I believe Director Chen Kai must have been very distressed. He felt that someone was against him all day long, but after the release of "Along with the Gods", he might be more calm.

Two years ago, director Zhang Yimou was also heavily criticized for his film "Three Shots", but compared to before the release of this film, director Zhang Yimou himself did not expect this.

There was news that director Zhang Yimou did not want to use some of the actors, but the capital disagreed.

So Director Zhang, changing the capital may not be a bad thing.

At least my capital can be used to earn money that does not insult the audience’s eyes.”

At this time, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige's expressions looked a little better.

Feng Xiaogang had been waiting for Guan Ling to help him ease the relationship, but in the end Guan Ling never mentioned it.

Feng Kuazi looked very embarrassed.

"But fortunately, he didn't mention Red Cliff. The criticism he gave to Red Cliff was much harsher than my criticism of The Banquet!"

"I also know that I may make bad movies, but at least so far, I have been fighting against making bad movies. I try my best to avoid these things happening to me. I hope to make good movies that are recognized by the audience, satisfy the fans, make the actors proud, and spread around.

Rather than an epic, golden, or whatever blockbuster.

I will shoot blockbusters in the future, such as "The Great Ruler", but the core of these blockbusters must contain something of Chinese origin. I will try my best.

But I also think that small films like "Perfect Strangers" that can be shot in ten days but have profound connotations are also the direction that Chinese directors need to work hard in the future. We can dig deep into one angle, and as long as this angle is closely related to people's lives, I believe it will still have a very high box office. "

Guan Ling finally got back to the point.

Then, Guan Ling looked at everyone and said the last sentence.

"Dear filmmakers, don't be afraid of Hollywood blockbusters. There may be someone named Zhong in this world!"

Then he bowed deeply, ninety degrees.

And then ended.

Randomly, the movie starts playing.

……

Although a movie was playing on the stage, it was very quiet below.

But at this moment, almost everyone's heart was filled with turbulent waves.

Tsui Hark was still in the mood just now, unable to come out of his trance.

Everyone knew that Guan Ling’s bold and powerful speech just now would create a huge wave in the Chinese film industry after the premiere!
even,
It's a revolution.

It is a relay race between veteran directors and new directors.

It has been recognized by many people before, even including Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, that Guan Ling has become the leader of the new school of directors.

However, China has never had an official statement on who is China's number one director.

Brother Chen Kai and Zhang Yimou fought for twenty years, and the fight was so fierce that the great cause was wiped out.

Later, Feng Kuazi used a commercial film to shut them both up.

What happened thereafter actually formed a solid triangle theorem.

Feng Pants, box office success but no awards.

Brother Chen Kai, he has awards but also bad movies.

Zhang Yimou is a national Olympic-certified director, but his box office is terrible.

No one can crush anyone else.

Until Guan Ling appeared, fighting on two fronts and suppressing on two fronts!

And today, this change may have already begun completely.

Guan Ling will become a leader of the new school of directors.

And if I heard correctly, he has just declared war on Hollywood movies.

A clear declaration of war.

A legitimate declaration of war!
Declare war in a dignified manner!
Tsui Hark sighed. If it were him, he wouldn't dare.

This is the difference in the pattern.

Tsui Hark is well aware that what Guan Ling said today about those directors will be a problem if they cannot beat Hollywood blockbusters in the future.
The scolding from the crowd will only fall more on him.

Like thunder! (End of this chapter)