"It seems that Director Lu is still very confident in our domestic film market."

The host Cao Song felt that when it came to the topic of the industry, Lu Ban should be able to express a lot of opinions, which was also the purpose of this interview, because the audience were all students of Yannan University of Communication. For these young people who have not yet entered the society, it is important to have an intuitive understanding of this industry.

As a newcomer who has graduated for less than two years, Lu Ban’s understanding of the industry should be similar to but different from those of these college students, and he can provide very valuable reference opinions.

"If the box office of 'Magic Tides' can reach our target, it will be the box office champion of this year. In this case, it means that we are the number one film power."

Lu Ban opened his mouth and spoke.

"???"

The host Cao Song was stunned.

Can this be so crazy?

"Wait, Director Lu, even if 'Magic Tide' can earn 13 billion at the box office and become the box office champion this year, it doesn't mean that our country's film strength can be on par with Europe and the United States, right?"

The college students present also agreed with Cao Song's statement.

The fact that one or two movies became extremely popular and had high box office is just an isolated case. Just like in the past there were domestic movies that earned 4 or 5 billion at the box office, but many people said that these movies were just to please the Chinese people and had no influence internationally. Domestic movies are still stuck in a backward era.

"So what does it take to be on par with Europe and America?"

Lu Ban asked back.

"Although we are already the world's largest film market, although we have formed our own film genres, although our film box office has reached billions, and although our own films are no longer lagging behind foreign ones in the face of direct domestic box office competition, this still does not mean we are on par with Europe and the United States."

His words silenced everyone present.

Indeed, this is what everyone thinks.

When talking about movies, it must be the Oscars, Palme d'Or, Golden Bear, etc. If it doesn't win these awards, then the movie is just for the Chinese people to entertain themselves.

On some movie websites, foreign movies generally have high scores, while domestic movies generally have low scores. Foreigners change the original female lead into a black person for the sake of political correctness to represent racial equality, while domestic directors' reasonable adaptation of the background becomes a fabrication. For the same plot, foreign directors' production will produce a wonderful reversal, while domestic directors' production will be seen as plagiarism and reference.

After all, many people, whether they are ordinary audiences or film and television practitioners, feel inferior in their hearts.

Even if movies made in other countries slander Chinese people, there will be people who will come to whitewash them, because to them, foreign movies are good and correct.

"When our films were hot at the box office, some people said that only winning awards at international film festivals could prove that the film was good, and that high box office was just a commercial film, because the audience's aesthetic level was low. When our films won awards internationally, some people said that they were pure art films, made specifically for the judges, and had no commercial value."

Lu Ban paused and looked at the others.

"So, can we make a movie that can win awards at international film festivals and do well at the box office, and make money without having to do anything?"

The crowd was silent.

Normal people wouldn't dare to say such things.

Only a madman could think he could do it.

We lag behind others in technology, talent, funding and all other conditions. The most crucial thing is that the right to speak in the relevant reviews is still in the hands of others.

Only those films that show the backwardness, ignorance and feudalism of their own country, and only those films that depict idyllic, simple and conservative scenes can win the favor of judges and audiences.

But Lu Ban didn't think so. Having seen countless movies in both worlds, he felt that the domestic films in this world had developed quite well. Even without him, one day in the future, they would surely be able to produce films that were no less impressive than those of any other country.

"I will protect everything about domestic films."

Lu Ban clenched his fist in front of the audience.

Of course, he is not a brave man.

If "The Devil's Tide" can sell well both at home and abroad, then ordinary people's enthusiasm for watching movies will surely be greatly improved, and his movies will surely create higher box office records in the future. Who knows what conditions will be required to complete future career development tasks? If the box office reaches 5 billion US dollars, Lu Ban can only point a gun at the heads of these audiences and make them buy tickets one by one to watch the movie.

In addition, if the box office revenue of "The Demonic Tide" is less than 5 billion, Lu Ban may have to ask Song Yunyan for help and subsidize himself to get by.

For Song Yunyan, who can handle transactions worth billions without blinking an eye, it shouldn't be a problem for her to support herself with more than ten billion!

I'm not just making a movie, I'm saving the world!

Lu Ban has good reasons.

Seeing Lu Ban's confidence and determination to overturn the past, the students of Yanan University of Communication were infected and excited, clenching their fists, eager to give it a try.

Young people are the most easily excited. What's more, many of them have not experienced the era when domestic movies and TV series were comprehensively beaten down. They do not have the idea of ​​worshipping foreign things ingrained in their bones. Therefore, they were even more excited when they heard Lu Ban's words.

"So, the release of The Devil's Tide is not just a movie, but a challenge from domestic films to foreign films. Maybe in the past, domestic films have always been inferior to foreign films, but now we have the opportunity to compete with them. Fellow students, it is our duty to defend the glory of domestic films."

Lu Ban also stood up and issued a call.

The host Cao Song was a little at a loss for a moment.

Isn't this a light-hearted talk show? How did it suddenly become about the competition between domestic and foreign films?

However, Cao Song also felt that what Lu Ban said was right. They needed some works to enhance the self-confidence of young people so that more people would devote themselves to the film and television industry.

Although the process was a bit roundabout, unexpectedly, Lu Ban's words allowed the program to take a shortcut and reach its destination.

Lu Ban's interview was quickly recorded and circulated on the Internet after various editing.

Some of them highlight the key points, expressing Lu Ban's expectations for the new film and his views on the development of domestic films, while others cut one sentence out of three, portraying Lu Ban as an arrogant and conceited director.

For example, in many forums and chat groups, screenshots of Lu Ban’s live broadcast were combined with his words to make a long picture.

Lines like "This means we are the number one film power," "I will protect everything about domestic films," and "It is our responsibility to defend the glory of domestic films" are all on it, and it ends with "Getting 13 billion will be considered a success," which really makes Lu Ban seem extremely arrogant.

Soon, Lu Ban had a new nickname on the Internet.

Crazy Xiao Lu!