Entertainment Empire System

[The stone steps were green in the old days, and the mist and rain were misty and the fire was thin. The most beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is the green willows and clear lotuses. --Freehand Jiangnan】

Spielberg is also an impatient guy. After saying this, he immediately called his acrobatic assistant to check the splicing of the antique statue.

At this time, Ye Mingcai said: "If you really want to shoot this type of movie, then I actually have a suggestion. We in China have a lot of culture, which the West has always considered to be very mysterious, or It is said to exist in legends. These are supported by history and are not as controversial as the culture of Sanxingdui. If you two are interested, you can cooperate. If nothing else, it is more mysterious than the Mummy and Resident Evil. It’s more thrilling, that’s no problem.”

Ye Ming has the confidence to say these words. After all, this is the foundation of China's five thousand years of civilization. This kind of confidence is not something that ordinary people can have.

Moreover, a culture that has lasted for five thousand years is so profound. This is definitely a shame to those people in the West who drank raw materials and drank blood. Among the four major ancient civilizations in the world, those that perished were destroyed, those that were colonized were colonized, Babylon was probably completely destroyed, and Egypt was colonized in more than a day or two, and its own writing was lost. And Asan's country has been completely Westernized by John Bull.

Even the official language of Asan is English, so when it comes to such a thing, one can imagine what their culture will be like.

Therefore, when it comes to such an issue, only Chinese culture can stand up and say that it has not been cut off. Even if it passed through the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the final result of the Manchu people was to be completely Sinicized. Now there are a few Manchu people who understand Manchu writing?

Chinese culture has this ability to Chineseize you into its own culture. This is the case with Buddhism and the same is true with Christianity. This characteristic actually proves how strong the Chinese people are in their own culture.

If there is no strong cultural foundation, how many national construction companies would dare to do something like this last year? There are only two countries in the world that can do this. One is China, which uses its five thousand years of cultural heritage as the basis, and the other is Eagle Sauce. The Bald Eagle uses its powerful force and cultural export to cause This result was achieved, but up to now, what Yingjiang is most concerned about is China, and he is always on guard against China's rise. Anyway, it means that imperialism will never die in its pursuit of self-destruction.

Since this is the case, Ye Ming believes that if we use Chinese culture to shoot movies like The Mummy and Resident Evil, it will also be a counterattack against the imperialists.

To let the world recognize your culture, naturally means that you must first let the world understand what your culture is like. After all, it is said that there are still certain prejudices against China in some places in the world.

But movies are a powerful tool for cultural export. If we do this well, it will definitely give the world a more positive understanding of Chinese civilization. At this point, Ye Ming also has his own purpose, and regardless of whether Spielberg and Lucas do it or not, he will still make this kind of movie in the future. Of course, it would be great if you could get a helper.

Regarding Chinese culture, not just Hollywood, but the entire Western world is very cautious. In fact, in recent years, what Western countries have done most is to discredit China. How can they do so. Anyway, in such a matter, they actually do not want to see the rise of China.

As for Chinese movies, there are only two types of Chinese movies that Westerners like most. One is Red Sorghum filmed by Zhang Yimou, headed by the great national master, Lao Chen’s Yellow Earth, and other movies that describe the suffering of the Chinese nation, or A movie that reflects China's backwardness and dark side. Blind Shaft's Wang Baoqiang was able to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer. First, Blind Shaft told the truth. The darkness of some private mines in China may even be worse than those in Blind Shaft.

But more importantly, it satisfies some Westerners' appetite to smear China. People in this treasure island like Western godfathers, especially American godfathers, so much, come on, let's approve it. Anyway, there are still many similar examples. It can be seen from the international awards that Chinese films can win. In fact, those that describe the suffering of the nation and the hardships of people’s lives account for the majority, and even one of them cannot be missing. In fact, It also has a certain meaning, and I believe many people will see it clearly.

As for my father and mother, it is even more obvious. If my father and mother were not filmed by a world-renowned Chinese director like Zhang Yimou, the national teacher, the possibility of being banned in China is very high.

This is the privilege that great directors have in movies. It is no exaggeration to say that even after Zhang Yimou and Ping Ge had a falling out, he went out and said, I want to make a movie. Not much else, there is no problem in attracting an investment of 30 to 50 million. This is just It is a sentence from Zhang Yimou that can be achieved without a script. As for Zhang Yimou's reputation and attracting hundreds of millions of investments if he has a suitable script or something, there won't be much of a problem.

Therefore, when it comes to such a thing, in fact, Chinese films are basically recognized by Westerners, and it is basically difficult for the kind of films that are praised by the official royal family to make a difference. The other Chinese movies that are recognized by Westerners are Kung Fu movies. Kung Fu movies shot in China are the best. No country can compete with China. But basically speaking, these are the only two types of Chinese films that are recognized.

Even the great "Havoc in Heaven" that was later boasted was a children's movie, an exception among exceptions. There may be such a children's movie in China in just a few decades. But has Upheaval made money in the West? It seems there is none at all. Therefore, it can be seen from this point that Chinese movies are not well recognized by Westerners. Only after China's economy developed rapidly and became the second largest economic entity in the world, Westerners had to face up to this. With the rise of behemoths, even Hollywood has no moral integrity at all and is trying to please the Chinese audience. In order to satisfy the taste of the Chinese audience, it can create a separate plot for the Chinese audience when filming movies.

In fact, this is Hollywood kneeling down for money. Who made China rich?

Anyway, at least now, Westerners' understanding of China is basically a relatively biased one. As for such a thing, in fact, it is more to say that in such a thing, Westerners refuse to promote Chinese culture and are afraid of the rise of Chinese culture. This thing can be seen from Spielberg's attitude. In fact, at this point, Spielberg is also somewhat resistant to these things from his heart.

Therefore, Spielberg thought for a while and said: "If we are talking about kung fu movies, then Chinese movies are relatively popular in the Western market. As for science fiction adventures and the like, it is really difficult to say that there is any market for this. If we make a large-scale investment and produce a movie that suffers losses due to cultural differences and ends up losing money, not everyone of all shapes and sizes is qualified to bear this responsibility."

This is actually Spielberg's worry. In fact, Spielberg, as the most successful commercial director, usually considers what he can get when making movies. If he can get high box office, that is the best. , but if it means that you can't get high box office, if you can make yourself look good in the art circle, improve your status, etc., then there is no problem.

Spielberg is not short of money now, so it is indeed very normal to occasionally shoot some art films. But when it comes to a problem like this, if he can't get both benefits, he has to consider whether he will make this kind of movie. Obviously, the Resident Evil, Mummy, etc. that Ye Ming was talking about are the types that Westerners prefer.

But if it is shot against the background of Chinese culture, it is difficult to say what the outcome will be in such a matter, and whether it will lose money. Therefore, on such a problem, Spielberg had to consider the box office issue. He has little interest in a movie like this that has no fame or fortune.

Ye Ming said very confidently: "Don't worry about this. Movies with elements such as tomb robbing, science fiction, ghosts, horror, etc. have no national boundaries. Moreover, this kind of movie also has the advantage that it will not involve any involvement in filming. to some political issue.

No journalist or critic would say that Resident Evil or The Mummy had any political purpose.

Most of us in China are atheists, so you don’t have to worry about religious issues when it comes to matters like this. You said that if the movie you shoot goes against the teachings of Christianity, Islam, etc., will those godly guys let you go? They will definitely try their best to boycott you. But sci-fi and tomb-robbery movies based on our Chinese cultural background basically don’t have this problem.

After all, most viewers like me are atheists, and they are too young to watch movies like this. I just want to see if they are interesting. Therefore, I think there is no big problem in shooting this type of movie. If the script were better, it would be very difficult to make money on something like this. I believe that as a director, you should be able to consider this matter more clearly. "

Maybe it means that horror movies or something will be restricted. For example, only adults are eligible to watch, and it is not recommended for people under the age of 18 to watch.

But this kind of movie has never been banned. Therefore, if Ye Ming explains this type of movie from one thing like this, then it is actually very convincing based on one thing like this.

Therefore, on a question like this, after Ye Ming finished speaking, Lucas immediately went on to say: "That's right, there is still a market for science fiction and horror movies, but we have to see the script first. Only then can we decide. It doesn’t mean that there have never been bad movies in the genres of horror and science fiction. In fact, these two types of movies are one of the easiest types of movies to throw away. Therefore, if it is If there is a script, then I think we still have a reason to talk about it.”

Ye Ming just said that casually, and when he heard this, he said: "I just said that. As for you, if you say you don't believe it, then I don't have any solution. And it's a question like this. Above, I couldn't come up with any scripts at the moment. I doubt that I haven't written the script for this kind of movie now. This is just a genre that I thought of in a flash. Oriental ghosts and tomb robbers, Oriental science fiction, these are all It’s very selling point, I think this will be a very popular topic in the future.”

Ye Ming actually sees this issue more realistically, because he himself is very clear about this issue. Now is the time to start planning to shoot a movie of this type. Of course, his reputation in the Western entertainment industry is not as high as that of a top superstar, so he feels that it is not the best time yet. But if you want to start preparations, then you should really start at this time.

Otherwise, we might fall behind on something like this. Now that there are two great directors, Spielberg and Lucas, at this time, it would be strange if Ye Ming himself did not know how to seize the opportunity to seize these two people. Therefore, Ye Ming himself very much hopes to cooperate on such an issue.

Of course, I don’t mean to shoot right now, but at least I should be ready to do this now.

For such a thing, there is actually no more suitable person than Spielberg and Lucas. After all, both of them are very suitable candidates in terms of their qualifications, influence, and real abilities.

Coupled with Ye Ming's technology and script, this will definitely create one or even two series of movies. Notoriety will not let go of such an opportunity to make money.

After all, it was said that there would be no such store in this village. It's not impossible for Ye Ming to invest on his own, but it's definitely not as easy as joining directors Spielberg and Lucas. (To be continued)