"Mr. Xia, this story is indeed very good." Li Baotian and Li Xuejian also said in admiration.

This story of summer is very satisfying just by listening to it. It is full of competition from human nature, collision of wisdom, and arrangement of fate. They have not encountered such a good script for so many years.

Of course, this also has something to do with the creative environment in the mainland. Films like this with violent themes and dark endings are not allowed to be filmed in the mainland, so naturally no one asks for trouble and writes scripts with such themes.

However, they still think summer is very powerful and can come up with such a wonderful story.

Gong Li looked at Xia Tian with admiration.

"Thank you for your praise." Xia Tian nodded and smiled.

"The Seven Deadly Sins" won everyone's applause, which was long before his expectations and was not a rare thing.

"Director Zhang, what is your story about "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge"?" Xia Tian asked Zhang Yimou for advice.

In fact, he had heard of this movie in Gong Li before. He had watched it in his previous life, so he didn't need Zhang Yimou to tell him.

But Xia Tian asked this, he had other plans.

After listening to Xia Tian's "The Seven Deadly Sins", Zhang Yimou was embarrassed and knew that his "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" was too far away, so why did he have the nerve to show off his skills again?

"Mr. Xia, I'll just forget it." Zhang Yimou waved his hand and smiled.

"Director Zhang doesn't have to be modest, just talk about it." Xia Tian urged with a smile.

Seeing this, Zhang Yimou had no choice but to nod and tell the story of "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge".

...

With the "Seven Deadly Sins" in the summer, Zhang Yimou's film was greatly disappointed and exposed many shortcomings. Not only is the story thin, but the characters are also flat, and there is also the suspicion of being top-heavy.

To be honest, Zhang Yimou himself did not know these problems. Because since he chose this story, he has become a "institutional person".

Those in the authorities are confused, while those onlookers are clear. Zhang Yimou reads this story himself and feels good no matter how he reads it. This is "Xi Shi comes from the eyes of a lover."

Even if others think this story is not that good, no one dares to tell the truth in front of Zhang Yimou, the international director. Instead, they cater to him against their conscience.

In this way, Zhang Yimou naturally did not easily notice the good or bad of this story, so he easily fell into misunderstandings when making this movie.

This is also the reason why many directors and celebrities become famous will lose their work quality and performance level if they do not advance.

Because when they are at their position, they hear flattery, no criticism, no opposition, and they cannot hear reasonable suggestions, so it is naturally difficult to make changes.

This is equivalent to the "understanding and insight" mentioned in martial arts novels.

The solution is nothing more than staying away from the circle of fame and fortune, being down-to-earth, and knowing oneself, so that we can make continuous progress.

Actors like Li Xuejian, Huang Zhizhong, Wang Zhifei, Chen Baoguo, Feng Yuanzheng, He Bing, and Chen Peisi are not hyped or vulgar, stay away from the spotlight, and rarely participate in variety shows, so they can continue to improve their acting skills and successfully shape one classic role after another.

In comparison, those traffic stars will die if they don’t hype a day, and they are busy on shows, filming advertisements, filming covers, and meeting fans... they are so busy that they can hit the back of their heads. It would be strange if they have the time and energy to improve their acting skills.

Moreover, they are unwilling to accept criticism from others. They regard all critics as "black fans". Anyone who dares to criticize them will be besieged by their "brainless fans".

In this way, even if there is a correct sound, they will ignore it and ignore it.

...

When Zhang Yimou was filming "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", he had already become famous in China. He is one of the most powerful young directors in the mainland and an iconic figure in the world's production.

So when he made this movie, even Chen Wendong, the boss of Tianxia Entertainment, did not interfere, saying that it was "give the director full creative freedom."

Therefore, with this absolute creative freedom, Zhang Yimou made such a movie.

To be honest, if it is a bad movie, it is really unfair to him. But if it is a masterpiece, it is indeed not worthy of it.

Zhang Yimou did not realize this before, but compared with Xia Tian's "The Seven Deadly Sins", even he had to admit that his "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" was not a little bit inferior.

So after talking about this movie, Zhang Yimou's face turned red with shame.

"Director Zhang, your story in this movie is a bit weak." Xia Tian smiled.

Zhang Yimou nodded, "Yes, Mr. Xia, I realized it too."

"Director Zhang, I know you are a photographer and are very good at film colors, compositions, and sets, making your movie full of charm." Xia Tian smiled, "But, you can't ignore the story of the movie. The script, the script, the book of a play. If the script is ignored, the whole movie will not be able to stand."

"Yes, Mr. Xia, I was really negligent this time." Zhang Yimou nodded awkwardly.

He didn't realize that there was something wrong with the story of the movie "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" before, and no one mentioned it to him, so he didn't realize it until now. It was really embarrassing.

You know, he thought he had made a masterpiece and was planning to win awards at the Cannes Film Festival. But now it seems that it is a blessing to not be scolded or embarrassing.

"Okay, Director Zhang, you should learn from your lesson this time. You must pay attention to polishing the script in the future." Xia Tian reminded.

In his previous life, Zhang Yimou made several movies, but the story was written too badly, so he brought a lot of scolding for himself. For example, "Hero", "The Ambush on Ten", "The Golden Armor All Over the City" and the shocking "Three Guns Shooting the Case".

The success of these bad movies in the box office has brought a very bad reputation to the mainland entertainment industry.

From then on, film companies learned to use big stars, big productions, and big publicity to make money, and instead threw all the most fundamental stories and acting skills aside.

This has made domestic films synonymous with "bad movies" and their infamousness has not been restored for more than ten years. Many citizens have also been deeply poisoned and contributed their hard-earned money to thosebad movies in vain.

The rampant number of bad movies has also made it rare for domestic films to go abroad and lack influence internationally.

In contrast, excellent foreign movies can often achieve high box office and reputation in the mainland, such as India's "Wrestling, Dad", "My My God", "God of the World", and Thailand's "Genius Gunner", etc.

It is naturally unfair to blame Zhang Yimou. But these great directors, as the leaders of mainland films, do not take the lead, and they should indeed reflect on it.
Chapter completed!