"Yes, Mr. Xia." Zhang Yimou said with a shame.

He is not afraid of not knowing the goods, but is afraid of comparing goods. In the face of such a great movie as summer, he also realized his own gap, and was really embarrassed for a moment.

He also made up his mind that he must pay attention to the script in the future, so as not to be as funny as he is today.

"Director Zhang, I actually think you should try to shoot commercial films." Xia Tian suggested to Zhang Yimou again, "Now the domestic market has changed from a seller's market to a buyer's market. Movies must meet the needs of the people in order to be popular and achieve high box office.

But many mainland filmmakers have not yet realized this. In my opinion, as one of the young representatives of mainland films, you should lead a good leader and set an example for everyone.”

Now that the mainland film market has been restructured, the country is no longer responsible for unified purchase and sales. Major film factories have lost their jobs and must go to the market themselves to find the market.

In this way, they face market testing directly. If the filming of the works does not meet the market requirements, then they cannot even recover the costs. Now the film factory is responsible for its own profits and losses and loses money in the film, it may be shut down.

Previously, state-owned factories were regarded as iron rice bowls. However, in recent years, news about state-owned factories going bankrupt, bankrupt, reorganization, and sale have often been reported in newspapers. Iron rice bowls have become mud bowls and are no longer insured.

If you think you can be like before, it doesn't matter what the movie is like, and you will respond that there is a country to pay for it, that would be a big mistake.

But many filmmakers are still thinking about it and can’t turn this far in a short period of time. They are still using their own temperament to make some movies that no one likes to watch. Although they can’t be said to be bad movies, there is indeed no market.

Making such films consumes manpower, material resources and financial resources, but it doesn’t make money. Not to mention what will happen in the long run, it will be a loss for several consecutive films, which will be a fatal blow to many filmmakers.

Therefore, the most appropriate way is to recognize the reality as soon as possible and compromise with the market. Otherwise, the market will be forced to teach people to be a human being.

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When Zhang Yimou heard Xia Tian say this, he nodded, but still didn't know what to do, "Mr. Xia, then how should I make a commercial film? What kind of commercial film should I make?"

He really has no experience in shooting commercial films. He doesn't know which subject is the most popular, nor how to shoot that type of film. After all, the requirements for commercial films are different from those of art films.

When making art films, you must satisfy yourself. As long as your thoughts and emotions can be expressed, you must also be able to show them. However, commercial films need to cater to the audience's tastes. But each carrot and cabbage has its own preferences, and the audience's tastes are different.

How to accurately capture the audience and make your movies popular? This science is much more profound and not something that everyone can master.

"The concept of commercial films is actually very broad. As long as you make a movie for the purpose of making money, it can be called a "commercial film". However, from my perspective, commercial films are genre films, such as science fiction films, action films, comedy films, horror films, romance films, etc.

Among the genre films, action films and comedy films are always the most popular, especially action films that are more popular in the world. Action films like Bruce Lee and Cheng Long are not only popular among Orientals, but are also very popular in European, American and even African countries. So I think Director Zhang, you should try making action films." Xia Tian smiled.

"Action movie?! I don't know how to shoot." Zhang Yimou frowned.

He has watched action movies, but he really has no idea how to shoot them. He doesn't know how to think of those fancy moves, so how can he direct actors to act.

"You don't have to worry about this. If you make action movies, Hong Kong has action guidance and will help you design very exciting and exciting fighting movements. What you need to consider is the literary drama part.

Although action movies are called action movies, the most important thing is literary dramas. If you think about the story, why do people fight? What should you do after the fight? You should strive for rationality and drama.

If you just make a fuss and don’t have a wonderful story to support it, it will not attract audiences like a street fight," Xia Tian explained.

In my previous life, many action movies in the mainland were still world-class in terms of fighting scenes. After all, there were many Hong Kong martial arts coaches making a living in the mainland, and the quality of their action routines designed was still very good.

However, most of the action films are not qualified in the literary drama. The plot is unreasonable and the characters are too mentally retarded, which makes the film have big scenes, but there is no attractive story. It is like a piece of gold plated with glitter, which looks golden, but how can it be swallowed by people?

Zhang Yimou was relieved to hear Xia Tian say this. If he didn't have to worry about action scenes and just considered literary scenes, he would indeed be much more relaxed.

"Mr. Xia, if that's the case, then I can give it a try." He nodded.

"Well, I suggest you can shoot some historical action movies, such as the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, the Battle of Hegemony between Chu and Han, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In these eras, countless heroes have appeared, from emperors, generals, and ordinary people, and many heroic stories have happened... even more exciting than the history of any country in the world. Just pick a piece from it, it is enough to make a story." Xia Tian suggested with a smile.

China has 5,000 years of history, and the recorded history is more than 3,000 years. There are twenty-four official history compiled by the official, and there are countless unofficial history.

If you add literati notes, local county annals, folk stories, operas, etc., then there will be more records.

This is a very valuable asset, and no country in the world can match it.

It’s a pity that these good stories have not been effectively developed and are left there for nothing.

In comparison, Americans not only filmed their own history, but also snatched stories from other countries. For example, "The Gladiator" is from Greece, "The Adventures of Sinbad" is from Albert, "Mulan" is from China, and "The Brave Heart" is from Ireland...

Americans use "take-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it-it

If Zhang Yimou can make a good start, find good stories from the five thousand years of history, and make a good movie, I believe this trend will surely lead to this trend.
Chapter completed!