Chapter 409 Some People Want Face, Some Don't
"Of course, I think this drama In the Name of People will set a record. At the same time, this drama also wants to tell everyone that for actors, as long as they perform well, that's enough. Besides, there is no distinction between actors with high popularity and actors with high acting skills, nor between actors who are out of fashion, because whether an actor is out of fashion or not is related to the script."
Yu Xiaoshu nodded gently at this time and said: "So, do you understand what I mean?"
Meiling shook her head and said, "I don't understand."
Another reporter nearby understood immediately: "I understand, Mr. Yu, what you mean is that there are actually many good actors in this market, no matter if they are skilled actors or have high popularity, all they lack is an opportunity and a good script, and these need the market to promote them, so you mean to hope that other screenwriters can also join in and change the market together..."
The more the reporter spoke, the more excited he became.
Currently in Yuanxing, Yu Xiaoshu can indeed be regarded as a leading rising star screenwriter. No, it’s not as simple as just being a leading rising star screenwriter. In three years, Yu Xiaoshu has now returned to his former peak as a screenwriter.
However, this does not mean that Yu Xiaoshu is truly invincible.
What are you thinking??
It's too funny to think you are invincible just by relying on a few classic TV series and two movies.
Just look at Yu Xiaoshu's ranking in last year's Screenwriters Guild. He only made it into the top ten, and that was because of "Soldier Assault".
Up to now, Yu Xiaoshu is only relatively successful in Yuanxing China, but the other top ten screenwriters are not only famous in China, but also in other countries.
Of course, Yu Xiaoshu was not in a hurry.
In his opinion, Baiqian Media is still relatively weak and cannot be compared with other film and television giants. Up to now, Baiqian Media has not even established its own cinema chain. How can it blindly expand overseas at this time?
Besides, Yu Xiaoshu always believes in one thing: what belongs to the nation is what belongs to the world.
Many times, some so-called great directors or screenwriters often blindly give up their own strengths, and even often just want to satisfy the West.
In short, the right to speak does not lie with the East.
This is how it is on Earth. Usually, as long as it is a domestic film, the score will naturally drop by one point. If Master Wu is in the film, the score will drop by another point. But if it is a Western film, no matter how bad it is, it will add one point.
Fortunately, Yuanxing was not so exaggerated, but the struggle between the East and the West has never stopped.
Take movies for example, some domestic screenwriters and directors do not want to tell their own stories. On the contrary, they just keep watching the blockbuster movies coming from the West. Not only that, they also keep imitating the so-called personal heroism of the West.
right.
It's direct personal heroism, and just like last year's Spring Festival, all the big directors' science fiction, fantasy, and disaster films did not tell their so-called national stories.
They are all copied from the West.
This was something Yu Xiaoshu was not satisfied with.
But he also knew that what he said was useless, after all, the market always needed to turn around slowly.
What Yu Xiaoshu wants to reverse now is the era of blockbusters.
Everything depends on the movie "Lost in Thailand".
As long as "Lost in Thailand" can win at the box office and truly tell the investors, it is not just luck that a low-budget movie can make a profit.
Needless to say, "Let the Bullets Fly" is not a so-called low-budget movie. On the contrary, this movie can be called a blockbuster. Precisely because of this, many people regarded "Let the Bullets Fly" as a sample of another era of blockbuster movies that would have a chance.
What no one expected was that Yu Xiaoshu released another big satellite during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The success of "Lost on Journey" made many people envious and jealous.
This movie is also causing some divisive discussion among people at the moment.
On the one hand, I think the success of "Lost on Journey" is not reasonable, and at the same time it is just luck. To be precise, it is impossible for such a thing to be successful a second time.
This is exactly the case. No one thinks that the era of blockbusters is wrong. On the contrary, whether it is the current capital in the industry or the big directors and screenwriters in the industry, everyone agrees that blockbusters should still be the main focus.
A movie cannot decide anything.
Unless, unless other subsequent movies can be successful, this will simply not be possible.
So, the others decided to let time do the talking.
Anyway, it’s not long.
The preparations for "Lost in Thailand" began during the National Day holiday, and the industry currently believes that "Lost in Thailand" is bound to flop.
kindness.
It's not just a certainty, it's an absolute failure.
After all, there are already about five fairly good movies scheduled to be released between July and September, and these five movies are following the trend of "Lost on Journey".
So, if these five movies are successfully released in the three months from July to September, the plot of the so-called embarrassing system will basically be almost complete by then. At that time, tell me, is there any need to wait for the release of "Lost in Thailand"? ?
It's bound to fail.
Everyone is already aesthetically fatigued.
How is the saying? ?
It is better to follow the trend as early as possible. If you follow the trend quickly, you can kill the original creation.
Think about it, although no one knows what the movie "Lost in Thailand" is about yet, everyone feels that there is no difference. Since a lot of people want to follow suit, how can he resist?
This is one part of the people. Another part naturally believes that "Lost on Journey", a movie that makes a big profit with a small investment, is worthy of reference. Among these people who believe in it, some choose to follow the trend and make movies. These people are ready to treat "Lost on Journey" as a fat sheep and are ready to make a lot of money.
But no matter who they are, everyone has a neutral view on the movie "Lost in Thailand".
Look, among the reporters present, some of them may have paid some attention to the movie "Lost in Thailand", so the questions they asked were all positive about the movie, but Meiling didn't care.
She just continued to rush forward.
"Teacher Yu, many people think that Lost in Thailand will flop, because everyone thinks that from July to September, there will be copycat movies released every month, and by then everyone will be aesthetically fatigued. Do you still think Lost in Thailand has an advantage during the National Day holiday?"
Meiling asked Yu Xiaoshu at this time.
The other reporters also hurriedly pointed their microphones at Yu Xiaoshu.
On the one hand, this question is indeed a bit sharp. After all, some reporters present also wanted to ask Yu Xiaoshu this question.
Especially Zhou Mei, she wondered why Yu Xiaoshu, such a smart person, was so confused just this time? ?
Sequel, why don’t you make a sequel to “Let the Bullets Fly”?
After all, for something like "Let the Bullets Fly", no matter how hard others try to follow the trend, they can't really catch up.
But "Lost on Journey" is different.
But is it really different? ?
Yu Xiaoshu didn't think so.
Look at "Lost in Thailand", which became a huge hit after "Lost on Journey", and then look at "Lost in Hong Kong", which flopped after "Lost in Thailand". As for "Lost in Russia", there's no need to say more.
You see, even the creators can't guarantee that the sequels will continue to be a hit. After all, there are very few TV dramas or variety shows that can be successful every season. So, what makes you dare to say that you can succeed by following the trend?
More importantly, what trend are those who followed the trend of Lost on Journey following? ?
There is absolutely no meaning at all.
"I still want to say one more thing, that is, the script is king. I have reminded everyone countless times that at any time, the script is the key to the success of a work. This is why we respect screenwriters so much. However, in the past two years, I have found that many people have changed. Everyone thinks that screenwriters are not important, as if as long as there are special effects and excitement, it will be fine. In the era of blockbusters, as long as there is a big production, big investment, and enough actors, it will be fine. How is this possible?"
Yu Xiaoshu shook his head slightly: "Since the blockbusters can't do it, these people who want to follow the trend of Lost on Journey think that they can succeed by just tinkering with the box office. Do you think it's feasible?"
Others didn't think so at this time.
Because everyone thinks that "Lost on Journey" is just following the trend.
Meiling said, "But Mr. Yu, this Lost on Journey is really following the trend. I think..."
"You think it's useless, and other people think it's useless too."
Yu Xiaoshu interrupted Meiling rudely, and then said seriously: "Today, during the press conference, I would like to express my opinion again. Those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die. I hope that those who follow the trend of Lost on Journey can learn from the reason why this movie is successful, instead of just thinking that you can do it yourself. In addition, this market needs healthy development, so I hope every screenwriter will have a sense of shame and not do such plagiarism..."
In Yu Xiaoshu's opinion, since the reporter dared to ask, he dared to speak.
Besides, those people who followed the trend were really outrageous, and they were almost saying, "I just copied you, what can you do to me?"
In that case, Yu Xiaoshu doesn't mind getting angry.
Don’t treat bean buns as dry food.
What's more, if Yu Xiaoshu had given a warning at the launch conference today, then if these people still insisted on following the trend and filming, then it would not be his fault if they failed in the end.
Of course, Yu Xiaoshu felt that these people would definitely insist on their own way.
So, this is the clear card.
No matter how Yu Xiaoshu scolds them or what else he says, they certainly won't stop. After all, they have already started, and they are just trying to make money by following the trend.
After the launch conference, major media outlets reported on it.
As expected, Yu Xiaoshu’s comments can be described as sharp whether he is talking about In the Name of People or Lost in Thailand.
The fact that the ratings of "In the Name of People" will exceed those of "Sweeping Dark Storm" has successfully aroused everyone's interest.
Yu Xiaoshu is arrogant, but he has the capital to be arrogant.
On the one hand, his works have never failed, and on the other hand, of course, he has basically achieved what Yu Xiaoshu said.
In this way, Yu Xiaoshu might really have the confidence to say that "In the Name of People" will surpass "Sweeping Dark Storm".
In this case, what everyone wants is to just wait.
Of course, the most discussed movie is Lost in Thailand.
"Hahaha, I think what Mr. Yu said is right, that's the truth. Damn, do you really think it's so easy to copy and paste?"
"I also find it interesting. If copying others can lead to success, there wouldn't be so many flops."
"Yes, what Teacher Yu said is indeed right. Those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die. Isn't this normal?"
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Some rational people believe Yu Xiaoshu, and everyone thinks this is the norm.
If it is really that easy to succeed by copying others, especially for a movie, then we should just stop trying to be original.
What's more, such things have happened before.
There have been movies before that tried to take shortcuts and just followed the trend, but they died miserably.
So everyone wonders why these people have no memory? ?
How can this follow-up be successful?
However, there are some people who are not rational. They have always questioned Yu Xiaoshu. These people think that Yu Xiaoshu is just worried about the success of those five movies.
Among them, Wang Ming, the director of the recently completed film "Lost in Russia", accepted an interview with reporters and was asked about his thoughts on Yu Xiaoshu's remarks.
Wang Ming smiled and said, "I respect Mr. Yu very much. It was precisely because of the movie Lost on Journey that I thought of writing such a script and then filming Lost in Thailand. So I think what Mr. Yu said is right. The script should be king..."
It is obvious that Wang Ming is a smart man.
He was originally following the trend of Lost on Journey, how could he talk about something else at this time? ?
On the contrary, Wang Ming's words actually earned him a lot of points.
In "Lost in Russia", the reporter was a little disappointed that he didn't get what he wanted.
You should know that this movie was the first one to take advantage of the popularity, and the filming of this movie had already started before "Lost on Journey" was even released in theaters.
From this perspective, Wang Ming is indeed a smart man.
Among the other four, there is one "The Lonely Traveler", not to mention it. The screenwriter of this drama, Yu Xiaoshu, is quite familiar. He is Wang Yu, who was one of the top ten young screenwriters at the time. However, in the past two years, Wang Yu has fallen into a state of decline. Now he can only write this kind of follow-up subject matter.
As for the director, he is slightly more famous. His name is Xia Qing. When he was interviewed, he directly mocked Yu Xiaoshu for being afraid.
The subject matter is not yours.
Is this an attempt to monopolize?
Moreover, Xia Qing even said that he had actually wanted to film this script for a long time, even before "Lost on Journey" written by Yu Xiaoshu.
kindness.
I don't care about my face either.
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(End of this chapter)
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