Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 228 The Redemption of Chinese Films
The opening red carpet is just like this. You can walk and communicate and then leave. There will be no award-winning works on the closing red carpet nine days later, so there is no need to join in the fun.

This red carpet is for fans to lick the screen.

"Oh, so beautiful."

"Sister, I want to be your dog!"

that's it.

Of course, there will be movie press conferences and the like in the future, which are also for the purpose of attracting headlines and attracting attention.

For example, Yang Mi came with three movies, including "Painted Skin 2", "HOLD Live Love" and "The Great Warrior".

At the press conference of "HOLD住爱", the director announced the big news that the two worked hard in the kissing scene and they even talked about marriage on the spot.

The media was once hotly discussing the matter between the two.

Cecilia Cheung brought "Dangerous Liaisons" and "The Lion Roars 2", which were also very popular. A reporter asked her if she was going to get back together with Xie Bi Wang, and she replied: "No, I'm divorced."

This alone can make headlines.

Every star who came has more or less works, including Huang Xiaoming's "Big Shanghai" and "Magic"; Liu Ye's "The Banquet" and "The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel"; Wu Xiubo's "Beautiful Fate" and "The Four".

It’s all for publicity and for the sake of platform.

Fang Hong stayed at the backstage event for a while and then left without communicating with anyone.

This kind of thing, once you become powerful, naturally a bunch of people will surround you. Before your power explodes completely, of course they will stand on the side of the biggest guy.

Just like the international situation, the boss is in power and the second in command has to stand aside.

After the red carpet, Zhang Songwen, Xie Miao and others went their separate ways, filming or working, and they will not stay here for long.

There is no need to waste time since there are no film awards.

But Fang Hong couldn't leave yet, because Zhang Hongsen from the Film Bureau had also come and asked him to participate in a film forum and communicate with his peers.

I’ve even thought of a name for the forum: The Redemption of Chinese Films!
As for Liu Tianxian, she's been promoting "The Four". The movie will be released in ten days, so she's still very rushed.

There was no press conference for this movie, and the venue also costs money. I have a good idea of ​​what kind of movie it is.

These two days have been very lively, with constant news and big news from the film festival.

China Film Fund announced that it will complete a US$3 million financing to operate ten Hollywood blockbusters, including Marvel's "The Incredibles" and "Looper", as well as the French director's "Wolf Totem".
Fang Hong had never heard of what kind of movies these were, but one thing was clear.

The authorities have been promoting Chinese films to the world, at a great cost.

Chinese celebrities are also promoting it, including Xu Qing who starred in "Looper".

You have to know that 3 million US dollars, or 21 billion, is something Fang Hong hasn’t earned half of in three years. If this money was given to Yutu, then Yutu could take off directly.

It's just wishful thinking.

Wang Changtian also came. He found Fang Hong and asked if the problem with Liu Tianxian had been solved. Fang Hong said that there was no problem, and that if anyone wanted to target him, they would target "Lucy 1" and not you.

What level are you? Don't you know? I didn't say that.

It would be very difficult for Huayi's forces to face both Yutu and Guangguang at the same time, so they would definitely only target one of them.

On the 18th, two days later, the film forum was held as scheduled on the first floor of the central hall of the Shanghai Exhibition Center.

The hall was bright and spacious, and the neatly arranged rows of chairs were already filled with people, including news celebrities and filmmakers.

Internationally renowned directors such as Wong Kar-wai, Feng Xiaogang, Guan Hu, Wuershan, Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ang Lee, Zhang Yuan, Lu Tailang, Jackie Chan, Tsui Hark, He Ping, Jiang Wen, as well as Luc Besson, Danny Boyle, Stephen Daldry, Yoji Yamada, and Anthony Minghella have all come.

Including some CEOs: Fatty Yu, Mr. Xiao Wang, Wang Changtian, Li Shaohong, Yang Shoucheng, Jiang Zhiqiang, and the CEO of Chinese Culture.

There were also leaders from all walks of life in Shanghai, the chairman of the China Film Association, and leaders of the Film Bureau, all sitting in the front row.

The scene seemed serious. No one was talking to each other. Only lights were flashing, indicating that the reporters were taking pictures.

"In recent years, Hollywood blockbusters have increasingly occupied the space and resources of cinemas, creating unprecedented pressure on Chinese-language films. Chinese films are therefore facing a new transformation.

Today we are very honored to invite the mainstay of Chinese film to brainstorm the future of Chinese-language films and help Chinese films flourish. Mr. Jia Zhangke is invited to host this forum. "

This year, some restrictions on Hollywood movies have been relaxed, so there are a lot of Hollywood movies. "Kill Hollywood" has been a constant topic in recent years.

The host finished speaking the topic of the meeting while holding a card, then walked off the stage. Jia Zhangke straightened his suit and walked onto the stage.

“Hello everyone! Welcome to the forum of the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival. Today is a rare opportunity because so many directors and colleagues have gathered in Shanghai.

Let's discuss the film environment we face, whether it is film creation or distribution. Chinese films have indeed shown very rapid development on the one hand."

Jia Zhangke said a lot, saying that Chinese films are developing rapidly, both the number of films and the number of screens are increasing rapidly.

By the way, he also mentioned that the Chinese film environment, for example, old banned directors like Lou Ye and Wang Xiaoshuai have returned to the domestic production environment.

Then he said, "Now please invite Feng Kuazi, Lu Tailang, Guan Hu, and Fang Hong to come to the stage to discuss this with everyone."

Several directors whose names were called came onto the stage one after another.

Fang Hong also didn’t understand why he was asked to communicate with this group of directors. What could they communicate about?
I guess they were afraid that he would get into an argument with those bosses. The competition is already fierce, so they just needed to talk about the movie.

The five people went on stage and sat in a row, facing the audience. Fang Hong sat first next to Jia Zhangke.

Jia Zhangke sat sideways, facing them, and began today's topic: "I'll just call you the principal. I hear everyone calls you that."

"I think we should be more low-key. This name is too presumptuous!" Fang Hong said.

"Hahaha, it's okay, no one will mind, and no one will have any objections." Jia Zhangke laughed. There was also laughter from the audience. The principal is still a very humorous person.

However, the expressions of the people in the audience varied. Some people glared at him, while others, such as Mr. Xiao Wang and Fatty Yu, were unhappy with Fang Hong.

Jia Zhangke asked: "As a new generation director, what are you going to do with the surge in the number of Hollywood films?"

"Get ready to continue filming the movie." Fang Hong said.

The other directors looked at him, the audience looked at him, Jia Zhangke waited for a while, then asked in surprise: "That's it?"

"Oh, let me say a few more words."

Fang Hong didn't know what to say. He was telling the truth, but the truth was cruel. He said, "Science fiction movies represent the level of a country's film industry. We are still quite backward in this area. I haven't seen a big-budget science fiction movie yet.

Of course, I say this because Yutu has been working hard in this area, trying to make special effects movies and then transition to science fiction movies. "

These words made the leaders in the audience very satisfied, and the "continue filming" just now was irrelevant.

It's as if it has nothing to do with him and he has no sense of responsibility.

Zhang Hongsen pointed at the stage and whispered something to a decent-looking, older man next to him.

The man looked at Fang Hong and nodded slightly.

"Let me ask the president, what do you think about business and art?" Jia Zhangke continued to ask.

This means that he doesn't make art films.

"First of all, whether it is a director or a company, the first thing to do is to survive. Only after surviving can you consider art, use business to promote art, make money from business, and then let art win reputation and expand the expression space of Chinese films." If Fang Hong spoke seriously.

That thought is quite profound.

"I agree with what the principal said. If I don't make any money from filming 'Killing', I might lose my qualification to work in the industry. It's not an exaggeration. The market is so realistic." Guan Hu agreed.

"I think the principal is talking nonsense. He obviously has the capital to film art, but he just doesn't. To put it bluntly, he just doesn't know how to do it. Why is he talking so righteously?" Feng Kuazi showed his buck teeth and attacked directly.

The audience was stunned. This was too arrogant. They started to confront him publicly.

However, he has had the capital to be arrogant in the past two years. Every movie directed by him can make money and he has never tasted the bitterness of failure.

Moreover, serious dramas like "Aftershock" and "Assembly" not only make money, but also allow people to sit in the hall of art.

Not to mention comedy films, every one they make money.

Otherwise, he would not have been asked to direct the Spring Festival Gala in 14, given his outstanding achievements and high status.

"I really don't know how to take photos. My photos may not look good. I admit it."

Fang Hong was also very direct: "But is the comedy in your Beijing-style joke collection necessarily so high-end?"

"It's better than your cheesy youth film." Feng Kuzi said.

"I'm vulgar and you have bad taste." Fang Hong said.

The two of them even started to confront each other and attack each other.

Jia Zhangke did not stop them and let the two of them target each other. This is communication, and competition is also communication.

The leader didn't show any expression and just watched the show.

"So what? Audiences like to watch whatever I shoot. No matter whether it's of high quality or not, they just love it." Feng Pants was still pretending.

Mr. Wang felt very happy when hearing this.

"Then let me tell you, the audience will always need comedy, but they don't always need your comedy, Feng Kuzi's." Fang Hong's words were sharp.

Feng Kuzi looked unhappy. Indeed, his comedies are always sarcastic and dry, shot over and over again, with no novelty or breakthrough.

As for comedy, if Stephen Chow can make it, if Ning Hao can make it, it won’t be long before Xu Guangtou will be able to make it too.

Feng Kuzi certainly knew that his comedy would fail sooner or later, otherwise he would not have made a serious drama.

On the other hand, Fang Hong hasn't made a youth film for a long time and has already transformed.

Seeing the victory of the principal, Jia Zhangke turned to Lu Tailang and said, "I heard that Director Lu's film The Banquet was originally scheduled to be screened in July this year, but it was postponed according to Weibo. Can we talk about it?"

"I have been very conflicted. I can't say anything on stage. If I say too much, I won't be able to release it in the second half of the year. I feel especially sorry for the investors. They have paid a lot of money to support me twice. I hope I can get through it safely this time."

Rikutaro was talking about the fact that "The King's Banquet" was stuck in review several times, which made him exhausted for a while.

"I think that allowing Hollywood movies to enter China will make China more market-oriented and in line with market rules, and will allow the film industry to be left to the film itself, rather than to politics."

That's a really bold statement, it's a complaint about censorship.

As he spoke, Rikutaro wiped the tears from his eyes and continued to complain: "I think we should not regard movies as a very important propaganda tool, but as a medium or form of entertainment for the public."

"You said you wanted to entertain the public, so why did you shoot something that goes against the mainstream ideology? You can just straighten out your ideas." Fang Hong meant that he shot the wrong way.

He blames censorship for his crooked butt and even wants freedom in reviewing films.

Several leaders adjusted their sitting posture so that they could watch leisurely. Some people just needed to be disciplined. They said they were not suitable, but people like Xiao Fang were very suitable.

Because leaders have a lot of things to consider, not just the movie itself, but they can't say it explicitly.

Therefore, they need people in the circle like Fang Hong to tell them directly what to shoot and what not to shoot.

(End of this chapter)