Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Yu Pangzi, and others standing to the side also looked at Zhang Yimou with expectant eyes, waiting for him to give a speech.

Zhang Yimou quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, Director Feng, I don't know what to say. I was just lucky."

"Director Zhang, tell me about it. In our industry, success comes first, and you are the first to win the Palme d'Or. It's no exaggeration to say that you are the number one director in China now. Let's talk," Han Sanping said with a smile.

Zhang Yimou took a puff of his cigarette: "Alright, I'll just share my humble opinion. Let's have a chat, but please don't say anything too... inappropriate, or I'll feel embarrassed."

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Senior brother, everyone sitting here is a friend, so let's chat casually."

"Well, when I went there this time, I was immediately struck by how incredibly professional Universal Pictures is. After the film's release, they maintained excellent control over the audience, and their statistical data was collected very accurately and quickly. Their promotional efforts were also truly impressive. They have exclusive theaters throughout North America, South America, the UK, France, Italy, Central Europe, and Northern Europe. They have a lot of influence. I also talked to them about their film production process."

"Their approach is to adopt a fully industrialized production process, with the producer taking the lead. The director, props, voice actors, actors, screenwriters, makeup artists, costume and prop masters can all be assembled quickly in a short period of time. Moreover, they use a clock-in-the-clock work schedule to film and leave on time. To be honest, I find it unbelievable, but that's how they are. Not only are they efficient and fast, but they also produce good results. The director doesn't have much say in the crew; the producer is king."

"Another point is that they do a particularly good job in copyright protection, which protects the rights of original creators very well. After the film is released in theaters, you can't find pirated versions online. If you want to watch it, you have to pay to buy the official DVD. And their business is also very diverse, including merchandise, toys, autographs, clothing, and some other things that I don't understand. They have really turned the film industry into a legitimate business, a real industry, operating both online and offline, making multiple profits from one source. We should learn a lot from their approach."

"Here, I have to admire my junior colleague. He's following the same path as Hollywood. He's right, Chinese films must move towards the era of blockbusters. Otherwise, relying solely on domestically produced art films, we simply cannot compete with Hollywood's special effects blockbusters. We're here talking about love and family, while they're wielding heavy weapons, rocket launchers, Predators, aliens—even a fool would know what to watch."

Feng Kuzi nodded: "I agree with this point. If the Chinese film and television industry wants to get on the right track, commercial films must be the main force."

Han Sanping clicked his tongue: "The industrialization system you mentioned can't be implemented in our country. It's different from our national conditions. In our mainland film and television industry, everything is decided by the director, and the shooting method of clocking in and out is definitely not feasible."

Shen Fang laughed. He agreed with this point. It wasn't impossible, but there were too many people with connections, and also their tendency to dawdle. To put it simply, there were too many obstacles involved, making it impossible for mainland Chinese films to achieve industrialization.