Entertainment upstart

Chapter 689 Industry Status and Influence

"Why it was released five days later is mainly a commercial arrangement."

Zhou Xia responded honestly, and continued to explain with a smile: "It's the New Year's Eve now, and the filming schedule is very tight, and "Private Order" will be officially released today, so we only have two choices.

Either it will be screened directly after the premiere five days later, or it will be screened yesterday, and then it will be released on schedule. I think everyone prefers this arrangement compared to the previous one. "

"Of course, at least some movie fans and fans can watch the movie in advance, don't you think so?" Lu Yu answered with a smile and shouted to the audience.

The audience immediately responded with enthusiastic applause, and they agreed with the statement. Last night, it was screened on a large scale. If they really paid attention to Zhou Xia, they would basically grab tickets and watch it.

"Director Zhou, now not only movie fans are looking forward to seeing your commercial masterpiece as soon as possible, but the theaters are also counting on the release of your movie to bring them a rich return as if they were waiting for the New Year.

Professionals in the industry are looking forward to hitting the national box office record under the leadership of "New Detective" within half a month. What do you think of these expectations?For the entire domestic film industry, are these considered healthy? "

Lu Yu quickly turned the question to what she really wanted, about Zhou Xia's influence on the entire domestic film industry, his status, and so on.

She finally invited Zhou Xia to be on the show. After preparing for such a long time, she must seize the opportunity to do an in-depth and interesting interview.

It just so happens that there are very few in-depth interviews with such characters that Zhou Xia participated in. Through this interview, more people can have a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of him.

For this purpose, she had to communicate with Zhou Xia's manager and assistant four times in the outline of the interview for Zhou Xia before negotiating today's issues.

"I personally and the company are very honored for everyone's expectations. But for an industry or an industry, it is indeed unhealthy and unreasonable to expect a company or a person to achieve a certain performance. Only when a hundred schools of thought contend and a hundred flowers bloom can the entire industry sustainable growth."

Zhou Xia stroked his chin and responded seriously.

"Director Zhou, when it comes to the industry's expectations and reliance on you and Xia Hua, as well as Xia Hua Film and Television's reliance on you, this seems to be a certain tradition and inheritance of the domestic film industry and domestic private film companies."

"Oh, how do you say this?"

"Look, for Xiahua Film and Television, are you very happy with Director Zhang at the New Screen, Director Feng with Huayi, Director Jiang Wen, Director Kai with Xinli, including now joining Xiahua, before It's director Ning Hao of Galloping Pony. Aren't these all similar?
A director propped up a film company, and then developed into a more mature enterprise.Of course, compared to other companies, Xiahua's development is faster and healthier, which is reflected in the decline in the proportion of your personal movie box office in the total box office of Xiahua Film and Television in the past few years. "

"There are similarities." Zhou Xia nodded and admitted Lu Yu's statement.

"I have a piece of data here that can explain this situation in more detail. So far, Director Zhou has released four films, "Charlotte Annoyance", "Detective Chinatown", "Painted Skin 2", and "Starting Line", the total box office is 66 billion.

It can be said that in the four years since the establishment of Xiahua Film and Television, you have released an average of one directed work every year, and Xiahua Film and Television originally developed from your studio. The first movie, Charlotte Annoyance, was released.

In the same year, Xiahua Film and Television had another movie "Broken Love 33" that was released on the same day. The box office of the two movies totaled 22 billion, accounting for nearly 154% of the 14 billion movie box office in the country.
For an emerging private film and television company, this figure has already set a record. It took more than ten years for established private film companies such as Huayi Brothers and Optical Fiber Films to accumulate Xia Hua's box office results.

In 2012, after absorbing new shareholders and investment, Xiahua Film and Television took off completely, and produced and released a total of five films, "Detective Chinatown", "Painted Skin 2", "BJ Meets Seattle", "Thailand Lost" , The movie version of "You at the Same Table" earned a total box office of 66 billion, more than three times that of the previous year, accounting for more than 190% of the nearly 30 billion box office nationwide.

However, your film box office share in Xiahua Film and Television has begun to decline, from 68% in the previous year to 54%. This year, judging from the current statistical data, this data has further declined. Contribution may be less than 30%.

All this shows that Xiahua Film and Television's dependence on you is constantly decreasing. Many people in the industry believe that Xiahua has embarked on a correct development path. It may be the beginning of a more detailed division of labor and a more professional operation in the domestic film industry like Hollywood. What do you think about this view?What do you think of the difference between other private film and television companies and Xia Hua? "

"Maybe, but Xia Hua hasn't developed for a few years, it's still too early to draw conclusions, and our Hollywood is still different, so it may not be useful to apply it mechanically.

Hollywood is basically a producer-centered system, while China is a director-centered system. Judging from the current stage of development of the domestic film industry, I personally think that a director-centered system is more appropriate.

Of course, in the future, with the development of the film industry, it will become more systematic, the industry will become more mature, and more professional and capable producers will be produced. At that time, it may be similar to Hollywood, with producers and a few big directors centered.

From this point of view, there is no gap between other private film and television companies at present and Xia Hua. If I really want to say it, it is that Xia Hua pays more attention to discovering and training young directors, and is more willing to give them room to display their talents. , Xia Hua's development is so fast. "

Zhou Xia immediately replied seriously, if he was the director alone, then Xia Hua would produce at most two films a year, it would be impossible to do what he is doing now.

"Director Zhou is humble, although it is a good thing that Xia Hua Film and Television has reduced its dependence on you in terms of box office, but you are irreplaceable to Xia Hua, and your influence in other aspects may be greater than before.

The founder of a company is the soul of the company. I believe that many people have the same opinion as me. In the past two years, many people in the industry have regarded you and your movie "Charlotte Annoyance" released during the Spring Festival in 2011 as the domestic film industry. development as a historical event.

It’s like looking at the significance of Director Zhang and his “Hero” to the development of the domestic film industry in 2003, and some even discussed it from the perspectives of communication, marketing, and the Internet. What do you think of this definition and evaluation?
From your point of view, in the past 40 years since the reform and opening up of the domestic film industry, what events and people have had such a great impact on the entire industry like you? "

(End of this chapter)