Big director

There is a more distinctive concept in China, that is... open-air public theaters.

In fact, when the film was just emerging, people would go to school or the countryside with simple projection equipment, and there was no need for any indoor venues. At night, a curtain was erected in the open air, and it was a lively screening.And knowing where there is such an event, those who got the news must have moved together, and moved the small bench to occupy the seat early.Especially the children, every time it is like Chinese New Year, even if the movie is over, they are reluctant to go home.

That’s right, those years were so shabby—the important thing is that everyone didn’t think it was shabby, and they thought it was very fashionable. Even if they played around, there were only a few movies, and they could memorize their lines. I still have to watch it again at the next organization screening.

By this time in [-], the living standards of Chinese people had finally improved, and now and then they could afford to go to the cinema to watch movies that cost tens of dollars a time.But at the same time, some poor and remote villages, and those schools that pay more attention to "quality education" still retain this "primitive" screening mode.If you can’t afford it, it’s still in the open air. If you can, you can use auditoriums, gymnasiums and other places to make guest appearances. The ticket price is relatively cheaper and more acceptable.

For children, the content of the movie is not important, what is important is the excitement.This kind of open-air theater, especially those organized by the school, shows movies that are very educational, such as the theme of the Red Anti-Japanese War, and the theme of praising the love of fathers, mothers, teachers and students. In short, it not only enriches the students' spare time life, It also plays the role of washing the soul, why not do it?

For example, Gu Xiaoyu's school organizes this at least once every semester.

Gu Xiaoyu is in the fifth grade this year. She lives in a third-tier city and is an ordinary girl.At the very beginning, she didn't support this move of the school much. Whenever there was a notice, she would be excited for days.But slowly, there are movie theaters in the city, but they still watch those old preaching films... It's good to not have to go to class, but can we keep pace with the times?Anyway, the movies organized by the school are becoming more and more like a chicken rib to these "big kids" who gradually have their own ideas.

This time during the Golden Week of the [-]th, she went to play at her grandma’s house in the country after her holiday. She played for seven days in a row, and even the homework was rushed out on the last day. I can't get it back.As a result, I was sitting in the classroom when the class bell rang, and the class teacher came in to inform everyone: "We will gather in the playground tonight. The school will organize everyone to watch a movie and watch "Drifting Under the Sea"! If you want to see it, sign up and pay five yuan per person." ..."

five yuan? !Didn't you pay two yuan before?Gu Xiaoyu turned her head and asked her deskmate: "Do you know what movie it is? It's so expensive!"

The tablemate was already blushing with excitement, "You don't even know?! This movie is very popular right now! It's everywhere on TV and newspapers. My cousin called me and said she watched it, it was really good! It's a pity the movie ticket It's too expensive to ask for 30 yuan, and my mother won't let me go, I didn't expect our school to finally do something good!"

Gu Xiaoyu looked around and found that there were many people who were as excited as her tablemate, and of course, there were also people who were as dazed as her.Yang Shan, who is the most active in her class, told others in a very loud voice that she had already seen it, and it was really, really good-looking!If I had known that the school would organize to watch it again, I wouldn’t have gone to the cinema and wasted money!But that's okay, just watch it again...

really so pretty?Gu Xiaoyu pursed her mouth, she had only returned to the countryside for seven days, and she came back like a primitive person out of society... But everyone's reaction gave her a lot of curiosity, she was absent-minded in class all day, waiting for the evening After school, I took the money and went back to school. At this time, the playground was crowded with people. A few teachers were adjusting the projector. Gu Xiaoyu was sitting in their class, waiting for the movie to start.

This movie screening is different from the previous ones.

In fact, it is very simple to see whether the audience likes it or not.No one was distracted, everyone followed the plot of the movie, laughed when it was time to laugh, sobbed when it was time to cry, and when the movie was over, everyone stood up and applauded unanimously, full of reluctance...

Gu Xiaoyu was the one clapping her hands desperately. The applause lasted for a long time. When she came back to her senses, her palms were already red and painful.She moved the small bench, walked out with her deskmate, and said excitedly: "It's really good! There should be more movies like this! The little mermaids are so funny! But the bottom of the sea is really scary. Those creatures look so beautiful. It's too weird, and now I think about it, it's a bit creepy..."

"That's right!" The tablemate also nodded in agreement, "I'm really afraid of those mollusk creatures, and I don't know if they exist in reality, and if they look like that... Anyway, the filming in the movie is so funny! Hahaha the director is so talented Already!"

"Speaking of the director," Gu Xiaoyu paused, scratching his head in distress, "I remember that the film had a stamp of 'Zimo Movie' at the beginning, so is Zimo the director's name? He has filmed before What movie is it?"

"I really know this," said the tablemate excitedly sharing information with his good friend, "It is said that I have never made a movie before, and this is the first one! The director named Zimo just came back from the United States. , I have a newspaper at home, and there is a picture of him on it! He is only 17 years old, and he looks really good-looking!"

"What! You're only 17 years old!" Gu Xiaoyu opened his eyes wide, he was only four or five years younger than them, and he could make such a powerful movie!The little girl showed longing, and shook the arm of her deskmate with one hand, "Remember to bring the newspaper to school tomorrow, okay? I want to read it too!"

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely show it to you..."

The two little girls walked to the gate of the school and were picked up by their parents, chattering all the way, dreaming of all kinds of strange underwater creatures at night.

And Zhu Zimo, with the virus-like spread of the movie, quickly gathered a large group of young passerby fans.

Of course, in this day and age, the saying of fans has not been popularized yet.

When the Internet is not fully used, the transmission of information is always difficult and lagging behind. His first film was so quietly spread out and then quietly closed. In addition to breaking a series of box office records, it seems to be He didn’t get any other great achievements—for example, for the Golden Lotus Award that year, Zhu Zimo just went for soy sauce, but for the Hong Kong and Taiwan awards, he didn’t even have soy sauce. Animated movies that are not literary, even if they win the box office champion, are naturally discriminated against. Anyway, compared to live-action movies, animated movies are like motherless children, extremely miserable.

... This is all for later.

But in fact, Zhu Zimo has reaped a lot of invisible benefits—for example, he finally had a large amount of start-up capital, which gave him the capital to start a business.For example, he made a name for himself, at least among some teens, and he made a deep impression on them, and these people, in a few years and [-] years, will become the main contributors to the movie box office.For example, he has won the appreciation of many bigwigs with real power, and with the "passport" to enter this circle, especially the relationship with Han Siping, they have become close friends. Zhu Zimo even visited their house twice. I also like him very much...

On this day, Zhu Zimo went to visit Han Siping’s house again. Mrs. Han was busy in the kitchen. Zhu Zimo wanted to go in to help, but was pushed out and handed him a plate of fruit cut into various beautiful shapes. Zhu Zimo could only serve Then he went back to the living room and continued to chat with Han Siping.

Han Siping asked him: "The movie has been released for a week, and the box office decline is relatively stable. As long as there are no blockbuster movies released next, you will have the annual box office champion. Overseas markets, China Film is also seeking releases, Japan and South Korea It's already uploaded, and the data sent back is also very good... Do you have any plans for the next step? See if you are confused, don't waste your talent!"

Zhu Zimo smiled shyly and said, "Of course I have a plan. I'm going to shoot a live-action blockbuster next..."

"Oh?" Han Siping raised his eyebrows with interest, "What's the subject matter?"

"Actually, the details haven't been confirmed yet. What do you think of disaster movies?"

"Disaster movie?" Han Siping thought for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "It's hard. I know the disaster movies made in the United States, and I've seen a few of them. Whether it's a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, they all like it very much." Destroying some iconic buildings, or simply destroying the entire city of Washington, New York... It looks really shocking. I believe that with your technical support for shooting "Drifting Under the Sea", it will definitely make the scene very enjoyable. But I have to remind You, China is very different from the United States! In China, if you dare to blow up the Forbidden City, or Beijing and Shanghai, I can guarantee that the General Administration will not let you pass, and you will never have the chance to be screened!"

"Eh..." Zhu Zimo had indeed forgotten about this!He himself is very interested in disaster films with doomsday themes. Even after more than 300 years, the "Doomsday Theory" has endured for a long time. Human beings seem to be born with an unfounded spirit of worry. Since the invention of movies, severe cold, extreme heat, floods, Meteorites, aliens, monsters, viruses, zombies... countless kinds of doomsday depictions, too many creative ideas, destroying those prosperous signs one by one, human beings' humanity and struggle in the face of catastrophe, despair and resistance, heroes and leading the way Dang, in short, there are too many angles to shoot, this is a huge and resource-rich treasure trove!

Zhu Zimo has a clear understanding of his current level.

Although his first movie was considered a success, his actual advantages are not obvious except for the special effects far surpassing the contemporary technology. After time travel, I still have a bug-level space to carry with me, so after a few days of suffering, I feel proud again...Zhu Zimo knows himself, he must be very young in expressing his emotions, unless he continues to shoot those Silly, white and sweet animated films, if he wants to challenge a slightly thicker theme, he is doing his best, because his current works definitely lack a kind of "power to touch people's hearts".

Zhu Zimo is not the kind of idiot who knows that there is a wall in front of him but insists on bumping into it. He uses his strengths to avoid weaknesses. He must choose a subject that he is interested in and can roughly grasp, and then get used to controlling a team during shooting, at least he can control his subordinates. The actors pack up and obey, right?To be honest, the biggest challenge for him to shoot a live-action movie is dealing with people. He feels that he must find a capable and stable assistant director by then. The shortcomings have been exposed, and we will talk about whether the film is successful or not. First of all, we must ensure that the film is made, right?

His biggest advantage lies in special effects, and he has no reason not to grasp this.Grasp the main contradiction, and then we can expand the field of advantage!

Unexpectedly, the first suggestion was shot down... The SARFT is really the biggest stumbling block!