Magic Modified Huayu

I feel that mainland audiences only like us old guys, not Hong Kong films.

All the latest Hong Kong films are not as good as the older ones in the eyes of mainland audiences. Even though technology has improved a lot and my acting skills have improved a lot, the feelings are priceless and cannot be replaced by technology and acting skills. "

Speaking of this, Andy Lau sighed a little.

He can clearly realize that his acting skills are improving.

When he was young, he was a real idol.

There is no difference between them and today's traffic stars.

There's really no difference.

They all rely on their looks to get opportunities and audiences.

His fans are no different from Xiao Yan's father's fans.

Back then, Andy Lau’s fans were so obsessed with chasing him that they wanted to jump into the sea.

In comparison, the fans of today’s traffic stars at least know not to speak softly.

No difference.

On the contrary, Andy Lau's acting skills are becoming more and more superb now.

Those people in the industry who thought he was just a pretty face at the time gradually began to recognize his acting skills, including his singing ability.

But Andy Lau found that the audience's favorites were still the works he filmed when he was young.

Those works that he considered less mature.

Many times, the audience does not think something is good just because the star does his best.

At this time, the stars themselves will also have a strong sense of contradiction.

The stars themselves will be overwhelmed.

When they lose their judgment of the market and their way forward, they can easily make stupid moves.

Uranus also faces this kind of trouble.

Because everyone wants to move forward.

The closer one's career reaches, the stronger his sense of crisis becomes.

It’s true that Brother Hua is a superstar, but he hasn’t retired from the entertainment industry.

The mood and feelings of a superstar who is on the decline and a superstar who is at the peak of his career are certainly different.

Director Wei is not surprised that King Liu has lost his grasp of the market.

He looked at Nicholas Tse.

Chef Xie shook his head even more firmly.

"Director Wei, I'm just a chef. How could I possibly understand what the audience likes?"

Director Wei was amused by Nicholas Tse.

"Brother Hua, Brother Feng, let me first clarify that the following words are my personal opinions and may not be correct.

I am just throwing out some ideas, and this is an experimental study. It is definitely not an official conclusion, and it may very well turn out to be wrong in the end."

Director Wei first patched up his own views in advance.

To avoid being embarrassed later.

Only after the patch was applied did Director Wei express his true opinion.

“I consider Brother Hua and Brother Feng to be my own people, and this isn’t a public place, so I’ll be frank.

"Some mainland art film directors specialize in making art films that smear China. They like to film negative corners of China, such as backwardness, poverty, and even superstition. However, Western audiences and judges actually like these films that smear China because they meet their expectations of China.

Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse nodded together.

What Director Wei said is not a secret.

In fact, it can be said to be an open matter within the circle.

Art film directors are different from commercial film directors.

Commercial film directors make money from box office and gain a foothold in the industry through their own strength.

As long as they can make money, all parties have to support them.

So don’t think too much about it.

But it is well known that audiences do not like to watch art films.

In this case, if art films want to make money, they have to think of other ways.

Some people in the industry have been advocating the establishment of a dedicated art cinema chain to exclusively screen art films, saying that this is done abroad.

Director Wei can only say that there are so many places where taxpayers' money can be used in China.

There are still so many children who cannot afford to go to school.

There are still so many ordinary people who cannot afford to buy a house.

It seems a bit of a waste to just use it to support art films and build art cinema chains.

As for the question of why taxpayers’ money is used?

nonsense.

Which rich person would invest in an art house cinema chain?

There are people who do business that will get them killed, but no one will do business that will lose money.

The so-called industry insiders who advocate the establishment of art cinema chains are the kind of people who talk without any hesitation.

Anyway, it’s not his money that is being spent.

It's the country's money.

All he has to do is open his mouth and ask for fame.

If you ask them to use their own money to establish an art cinema chain, do you think these people will still support it?

There are no dedicated art house cinema chains in China.

But China does not lack art film directors.

The way this group of people make money is mainly to make money from foreigners.

From this perspective, this group of people can be considered as the heroes who earn foreign exchange.

If we ignore the fact that they deliberately make art films that cater to the psychology of foreigners.

"We don't judge whether the way these directors make money by making art films is right or wrong; we only refer to this method."

Director Wei paused for a moment, then continued, "Learn from the barbarians to defeat them. In any case, these directors have made money, these films have sold well, and they are popular in the West, which proves that this operating model is commercially viable.

So, this is something we can learn from.”

Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse understood what Director Wei wanted to express.

Andy Lau said: "Director Wei, I understand what you mean. Just like those art film directors deliberately make art films that cater to Western aesthetics, the films we make should also deliberately cater to mainland audiences so that we can reap more box office revenue.

But the problem is that many Hong Kong and Hollywood films are now deliberately catering to mainland audiences, but the response is not good either in terms of box office or word of mouth."

Director Wei complained: "Because those panderings are only on paper. The superficial pandering cannot cover up the arrogance in the bones. It would be strange if the audience likes it.

Take your previous Hong Kong films, for example. How did they cater to mainland audiences? By casting a few trophy heroines?

Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse both coughed lightly.

Because what Director Wei said made so much sense, they were speechless.

Hong Kong films in the past also knew that the mainland was the big market, so they did deliberately cater to mainland audiences.

But as Director Wei said, the arrogance in his bones cannot be concealed.

Therefore, when they shoot male-dominated movies, they only leave the vase heroines to mainland female stars.

Then they thought that this was catering to mainland audiences.

This is just a form of pandering.

It would be strange if the audience liked it.

“Instead of looking for adorable female leads, we can look for mainland male stars to play villains in Hong Kong films.

Didn't Wu Jing start out as a villain in Hong Kong films? I remember in "True Man," Wu Jing was the villain, and Nicholas Tse was the male lead, right? You ended up killing Wu Jing, right?

What about now? You’re cooking, and Wu Jing is a god.”

Nicholas Tse's face turned red after what Director Wei said.

"Director Wei, stop talking and give me some face." In "True Man", a movie released in 2007, Nicholas Tse played the second male lead.

Shawn Yue is the third male.

Wu Jing, the villain boss, is responsible for committing bank robberies.

Looking at this lineup ten years later, the audience will find it particularly ironic.

The protagonist group was almost wiped out.

The big villain who was beaten up by them back then has now become a big boss that they can never reach.

Is Wu Jing ten years later really much better than Wu Jing ten years ago?

Is his acting much better than Wu Jing's ten years ago?

Is he better at fighting than Wu Jing ten years ago?

Ten years ago, Wu Jing was not as famous as Nicholas Tse, but was he not as famous as Prince Fang?

Not as good as Shawn Yue?

You should know that Wu Jing did not become famous because of movies.

Wu Jing became famous in 1998 with "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi". In 1999, Wu Jing starred in "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li".

Even though Jiao Enjun's Li Xunhuan is extremely handsome.

But Wu Jing's Ah Fei was also very popular for a time.

and then?

He can only play villains in Hong Kong films.

Even if he is very good at fighting.

Even though he is not that well-known.

"Tingfeng, I'm not laughing at you."

Director Wei shook his head and said, “At that time, letting Wu Jing play the villain in a Hong Kong film was already a promotion in the minds of many people, including you.

In the minds of most people in the Hong Kong circle at that time, it was impossible for mainland stars to make money as leading actors, and you didn’t even have this concept.

This kind of arrogance that is deeply rooted in the bones cannot be changed simply by bowing down to cater to mainland audiences.

So what you call pandering is too superficial.

The audience is not stupid. They can tell the difference between you bowing to them or defrauding them of their money."

Nicholas Tse and Andy Lau did not refute.

In fact, what Director Wei said was not a profound truth.

There is never a shortage of smart people in this world.

But many things can never be done just by knowing.

Doesn’t Marvel know that it can make more money by pleasing Chinese audiences?

But Marvel just wants to make "Shang-Chi".

We clearly know that this kind of movie is meant to be watched by Chinese people.

I also know that I need to invite Asian stars or even Chinese stars to perform.

It can be seen that Marvel knows everything.

But the plot is meant to disgust you.