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Wei Jundao.

Lao Mouzi seemed to be thinking about something.

"Xiaojun, give me an example.

"For example, the conflict between doctors and patients, and the problem of poor people being unable to afford medical treatment." "Dying to Survive" is also an art film.

It is also a realistic subject.

Why did "Dying to Survive" achieve such a great success at the box office and in the public eye?

Because these big directors always open up the scars of the past.

What the Medicine God is talking about is the problem we are facing now.

So it resonates more.

"There are also issues such as education, housing prices, and healthcare... there are too many problems.

Brother Zhang, with your ability, if you work hard in this area, coupled with your status and energy, I believe that even if you shoot a realistic film, the box office will not be too bad, not to mention the reputation.

“There’s really no need to dwell on the past; we should focus on the most pressing issues we face today and film them so that the audience can relate to them.

"To put it bluntly, we have to keep up with the times."

What Mr. Wei said was all from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Yimou's directing ability is absolutely beyond reproach.

Wei Jun now feels that in terms of directing skills alone, Zhang Yimou is far better than him.

But the audience just likes to watch Director Wei's plays.

why?

Because Director Wei makes movies that the audience likes to watch.

These directors, who are particularly talented in directing, only shoot the movies they like.

The problem is that filming is an industry.

Without the support of the audience, you can't form a positive cycle.

Lao Mouzi took Wei Jun's words to heart.

"Xiaojun, I will think seriously about what you said.

I know there must be something wrong with our generation of directors, and the audience has gradually abandoned us.

I don’t want to retire yet, so I’m going to try my best to improve.”

"Brother Zhang is awesome."

Wei Jun gave Zhang Yimou a thumbs up.

Lao Mouzi was in his seventies and was still active in the film industry.

Wei Jun really admires this aspect.

Wei Jun felt that he couldn't do it even when he was fifty years old.

He probably will work until he is 40 and then enjoy life.

"Xiaojun, do you have any other suggestions? Tell me all of them.

Lao Mouzi said seriously: "Our country's entertainment industry should usher in a big change. I, your brother, don't want to retire yet. I still want to make a few more movies."

Wei Jun thought for a moment and said to Lao Mouzi, "Brother Zhang, if you really want to film a story about the past, I suggest you look abroad."

"Abroad?" Zhang Yimou was a little surprised.

Wei Jun nodded and said, “Yes, abroad.

When we recall the past, we don’t necessarily have to recall the past of our country.

Let me give you an example. On May 6, 1882, the United States signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which directly exposed racial discrimination.

In that era, Chinese workers were treated worse than pigs and dogs in the Ugly Country.

If we must expose the scars, why not expose them on the heads of outsiders? Let the domestic audience see that the country of hope that many of them yearn for is actually a country full of racial discrimination.

There is no lighthouse in this world. This is not the most realistic film. Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up.

"This can indeed be filmed, but the box office probably won't be high."

Wei Jun nodded and said, "Of course it can't be high, but Brother Zhang, as long as you make art films, the box office will not be high."

Lao Mouzi: ...

No problem.

"Don't even think about box office for art films. Don't be too greedy."

Lao Mouzi nodded.

"Xiaojun, you're right. I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about both art films and realistic dramas. I thought you were a pure commercial film director."

Lao Mouzi said.

Wei Jun chuckled and said, "Brother Zhang, I also graduated from a serious film academy with a degree in directing. I have a solid theoretical foundation, okay? But I basically don't make art films because the audience is too narrow."

"You're not planning on filming at all?" Lao Mouzi said with some regret: "Xiaojun, the box office will definitely depend on commercial films, but when it comes to winning awards, art films have the best chance of success.

You are now firmly ranked number one at the box office.

But in the eyes of many people, your status in the industry has not yet reached the top because you have won too few awards."

Wei Jun nodded.

He knows this too.

In the past few years, Wei Jun has actually won directing awards.

After all, his achievements are there, it is impossible for him not to win any award.

But in terms of awards, Wei Jun is indeed obviously inferior to these big directors.

And those art film directors.

Because all the films he made were commercial films.

It is well known that judges prefer art films.

Moreover, Director Wei didn’t take the award seriously at all, so he didn’t put any effort into public relations.

These days, it’s basically unrealistic to win awards without doing public relations.

Is there any truly fair, just and open award?

The Oscars are full of shady dealings, and the same is true for these domestic awards.

Director Wei didn't spend a penny on this.

It would be strange if he won the award.

Under such circumstances, Director Wei was still able to win a few Best Director awards sporadically, which only shows that Director Wei's ability is still recognized.

But to go further, he still needs to make his own efforts.

"Xiaojun, you should have won a few awards by now."

Lao Mouzi confided in Wei Jun: "You are already unrivaled in business. If you win a few more awards, you can directly take over from me and become the recognized number one in the industry.

Wei Jun smiled: "Brother Zhang, are you praising me or yourself?"

Praise them all, praise them together."

Lao Mouzi was also drunk, so he spoke in a relaxed manner. Others took my position away from me. I didn't accept it, but I accepted it if you took it away, Xiaojun.

You have the dominance and responsibility of a leader. If you take it, it will be a good thing for the entire circle.

So, Xiaojun, think about it carefully. You may not value awards, but you still need them."

"I understand. I'll seriously consider it."

Before, Wei Jun really didn’t care about awards.

But what Zhang Yimou said is right. He is already unrivaled at the box office. Even if he breaks his own record again, I'm afraid the audience will get used to it.

Regardless of whether they are in or out of the circle, a large number of people value awards. There is no need to take it too seriously, but you should definitely get a few.

It’s just…Brother Zhang, to be honest, I really feel that these domestic awards don’t have much value, and the audience thinks so too.

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Lao Mouzi smiled bitterly: "To be honest, it really doesn't have much value.

It's not that I'm a Western worshipper, but these awards in our country have been ruined by a group of people."

The judges were really bold in their comments as Li Yifeng won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Old Cannon", beating Duan Yihong from "The Sun Also Rises" and Zhang Yi from "Dear".

Li Yifeng defeated Duan Yihong and Zhang Yi...

The big joke of slipping the world.

Then Baby won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a corpse in "Mojin: The Lost Tomb"... Just like that... How can Wei Jun respect her?

To put it bluntly, they really have no shame at all.

As an audience judge, I was honored to join the voting process of the 33rd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards. Starting from the 19th, 101 public judges from all walks of life across the country (25 judges from Tangshan) arrived in Tangshan and began their intensive work of watching films. In the beginning, I watched the entire film every day, but later, in order to participate in the rehearsal of the evening party, I only watched the beginning and the end of the film, which made me begin to question the fairness of this award. But I thought that after all, it is a national award and most of the selected films have been seen by most people, so the selection should still be reasonable and well-founded. However, it is not as good as Liang Jing, who was selected for the Best Supporting Actress. In the clips we watched, she did not appear at all. Such situations abound.

The leaders who organized the conference have always told us that this selection is open and fair.

How true and fair! Let us choose our favorite movies and actors, but at the same time tell me to try to distribute the awards equally.

Later we were told that the live broadcast of the evening party would not be good if the winners did not come to the scene.

He told us a complete list of guests but told us not to influence our vote.

We once thought our vote was sacred, at least as sacred as we imagined.

Until later, I began to question it, but I still thought that the final vote was still on the voting machine in my hand.

Everyone will still fairly choose their favorites, but we are all too naive... On the morning of the awards ceremony

Everyone, please discuss in groups. I just want to say that the male and female supporting actors who won the awards were eliminated in the first round and not considered.

This is probably the consensus reached by all the judges. We, the audience, are not fools.

Who performed well or not and whether it was embarrassing or not? We can see that the leaders repeatedly emphasized that the awards should be distributed equally.

It suggests that we should give it to each other, but we want to speak from the heart and make a small contribution to Chinese films, and express our thoughts for the vast audience!

The funniest thing is that the party starts

When we voted for the best supporting actor, everyone was shocked because we had a meeting and the result was to vote for Duan Yihong or Zhang Yi.

Everyone was whispering about who would vote for Li Yifeng, but few people voted.

On the screen, the score was overwhelmingly high for the best supporting actor. When voting for the best supporting actress, I noticed many people around me voted for number 4, Yao Chen, and number 1, Wang Zhi. This was the biggest debate during our meeting about the best supporting actress. We were all convinced it was one of the two candidates, but number 1, Wang Zhi, only received three votes on the big screen, while most people only voted for Yao Chen, who only received a mere dozen! It was then that we all realized, on stage, that we were only representing the audience. The judging had nothing to do with us. Later in the awards process, someone quietly suggested not pressing the voting machine to see the results. Almost no one in our row pressed the voting machine. The big screen still showed a total of 101. Where did these votes come from? What does this award have to do with us, the public judges? How can you, the impartial judges who were invited to the scene, be impartial? Is this China's most prestigious film award? Is this the film award that represents the people? At the end of last night, all the public judges smiled at each other, laughing at the darkness and pathos of the Hundred Flowers Awards. Last night, I saw online the ridiculousness of this year's Hundred Flowers Awards selection process. We, the judges, will not take the blame for this shit, because the voting had nothing to do with us!

Finally, I wish the Hundred Flowers Awards will become better and better, or it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t happen!

WEIBOCON/U/S79ISO2 feels ashamed to receive such an award.

“So if I want to win, I’ll probably have to aim for the three major European awards or even an Oscar.

Although those awards are also shady, at least they are not too excessive.

Wei Jun said this, shook his head, and said: "But this is too difficult, I am sure you can help me break through at the box office.

Winning an award on foreign soil is not just about your strength.”

"Give it a try, maybe there's hope."

Lao Mouzi encouraged Wei Jun.

“Xiaojun, to be honest, I really want to see you make a realistic film and give me a sample.

I want to change now, but I don’t know where to start.”

"I've thought about it seriously. I won't move easily without a suitable script." "I've thought about it seriously. I won't move easily without a suitable script.

To be honest, if Wei Jun made "Dying to Survive", he would definitely gain both fame and fortune.

And it is absolutely amazing.

With a little bit of public relations, it would not be difficult for Wei Jun to win all three gold medals.