Shen Fang nodded and shook his head at the same time.

"Well, the current film and television industry is on a path that is both right and wrong. The most popular movies in the industry right now are those with an artistic flair, which aim to educate the world and give people some correct values ​​and ideas. As for TV series, the most popular ones right now are historical dramas and detective dramas, like Uncle Wang's Forbidden City, and the Iron-Toothed Ji Xiaolan that you and Uncle Zhang collaborated on. In my opinion, these works are excellent, but they cannot reach an international audience because foreigners find them difficult to understand."

"Actually, Hong Kong action films followed the right path for a period of time, especially Jackie Chan's movies and some of Chow Yun-fat's movies. Even Hollywood was learning from them and paying tribute to them."

PS: Many Hollywood blockbusters, such as Uncharted, John Wick, Men in Black, Flash Point, and True Lies, have famous scenes that pay homage to scenes from Hong Kong films.

"There is no doubt that these works are excellent. The dialogues in the first part of 'The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan' are thought-provoking. However, we need to keep up with international standards. Currently, the popular movies in Hollywood are popcorn action blockbusters, comedies, or horror films. But what about our domestic films? They are now focused on humanistic reflections or artistic romances. This is not wrong, but the audience is too small. If we want to go international, we need to bring out the unique characteristics of our Chinese culture."

"Even if I were to develop historical IPs, I wouldn't just film those scheming and intrigue dramas; I'd film action blockbusters, because that's what people love to watch these days. Of course, I'm not denying our current film and television works; they are excellent. But we need to keep up with the times, or we'll fall behind. The domestic film industry started very late, and if we want to catch up, we need to innovate."

Shen Fang's bold words made everyone present think deeply.