This director only makes bad movies

Xu Nan has achieved continuous success, and the North American box office of the movie "Washington" has exceeded 270 million US dollars.

If it were an American with such achievements, he would have been recognized as a great director long ago.

But Xu Nan is a foreigner, and the success of his movies seems to be due to luck.

Let’s not talk about the past few knock-off films. Take “Titanic 2”, a world-famous movie, for example. If it weren’t for the support of theaters and Cameron’s assist, it would be impossible to have a box office of hundreds of millions.

As for "Washington", if it weren't for Paris, even if Xu Nan promoted it well, whether the box office could exceed 100 million is still a question.

Regardless of whether Xu Nan thinks so, people in the industry think so. They always feel that Xu Nan's success depends on luck and that he has little ability.

So many people are paying attention to Xu Nan's next movie. If his next movie can still be successful, there is no doubt that Xu Nan is capable.

Or maybe he already had the ability, but people in the industry could always find excuses to say he didn't have it before. But as long as Xu Nan succeeds again, people in the industry will have no excuses.

But Lin Ziyi has a different view than others. She knows that Xu Nan is capable. In China, Xu Nan's two movies have achieved great success, and they all rely on marketing.

Although the quality is not very good, the box office is real.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch mice, it’s a good cat.

Xu Nan's new movie should do very well at the box office, and being able to get a role is also a good resource. If it is released, many people will grab it, and many people will even be willing to be unspoken.

Xu Nan shook his head: "My new movie is not short of actors. Moreover, the cost of my movie is very low, so I can't pay too high a salary."

Lin Ziyi said: "It doesn't matter, many newcomers are willing to pay for your movie."

Xu Nan repeated: "I have no shortage of actors."

Lin Ziyi was a little regretful: "Okay, forget it. By the way, what's the name of your new movie?"

Xu Nan immediately said: "This needs to be kept secret. You will know when the movie is released."

Lin Ziyi glanced at Xu Nan and said nothing.

Hollywood does have a tradition of keeping large-scale projects completely confidential. There have even been cases where actors didn't know the name of the movie after receiving the script.

But it’s a bit hard to understand that you, a person who relies on marketing, also keep things secret.

This is the consequence of Teacher Xu Nan's evil ways. Even if he succeeds continuously, people will still be subconsciously biased against him, even if they are acquaintances.

This is just like playing e-sports. The country recognizes it as a formal sport, but there are still many people who think it is not a legitimate sport.

There is no way, you have to lose whatever you gain, this world is fair.

At this time, a capable old man wearing a formal dress, black-rimmed glasses, a serious face, and brown and white hair walked over.

Lin Ziyi took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, Mr. Spielberg."

Xu Nan was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.

It turns out that this is Spielberg, one of the top directors in the United States.

Cameron started out as a truck driver and became a director by accident, so he didn't shoot many movies.

But Spielberg is different. He has been fond of movies since he was a child. He has already started making experimental short films before he went to college. He started making movies when he was less than thirty years old. It has been almost forty years now.

After more than 40 years of continuous filming, Spielberg has accumulated an astonishing number of works. From science fiction films, war films, biopics, and even literary films, Spielberg can make films in many styles. Change.

At the same time, Spielberg is also the director with the highest cumulative box office in the United States and has won countless awards. For other directors, one successful movie is enough to last a lifetime. Spielberg is different. He has dozens of successful films, many of which are groundbreaking.

For example, "Jaws" won the annual box office championship that year and launched the genre of monster disaster movies.

And "Jurassic Park" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and so on.

Spielberg has so many successful works that he can't even count them.

Most directors make movies of varying quality, but Spielberg is amazing. No matter what type of movie he makes, the quality is always above the standard.

Maybe he doesn't have an epoch-making work like Cameron's "Titanic", but there are too many second-level works.

In addition to being a successful director, Spielberg is also the boss of a film and television company. His DreamWorks Film and Television is one of the few entertainment giants in the United States, second only to the three major theater chains.

In terms of qualifications, status, and net worth, Spielberg is all top-notch. No wonder Lin Ziyi took the initiative to say hello.

Facing Lin Ziyi, Spielberg squeezed out a smile on his serious face.

"Beautiful lady, your beauty is like the sun in the sky, lighting up the entire hall."

Lin Ziyi smiled slightly: "Thank you."

The two started talking quickly, with Xu Nan listening carefully.

It turns out that Spielberg's latest work will be released soon, and he hopes that Lin Ziyi can arrange the films for him at a higher level.

Of course, this is imminent, but actually it will take a long time, more than half a month later. It is not easy for the movie to be released. There are schedules, theaters, promotions, etc., and a lot of things have to be taken care of.

The larger the production, the more complicated this aspect becomes.

It's not like copycat porcelain, you can pick it up in a short time.

Lin Ziyi also attaches great importance to Spielberg's new movie. This is a big production from DreamWorks. There is no need to look at the quality of the movie first. Just relying on Spielberg's name, when it is released, the number of theaters and film schedule will be determined. Not low.

Great directors have this kind of privilege.

Of course, the specific number of theaters and film schedules can only be determined after watching the movie. Theater chains have always been strict in this regard.

Spielberg was quite satisfied with Lin Ziyi's conditions and nodded slightly.

At this time, he suddenly noticed Xu Nan: "This is"

Lin Ziyi introduced: "He is Xu Nan."

Spielberg knew who it was instantly. He was a Chinese director, and no one in the industry didn't know it.

Just because he hasn't seen Xu Nan, doesn't mean he hasn't heard of it.

Xu Nan nodded towards Spielberg: "Mr. Steven, I am a fan of your movies and I like your "Jaws" very much."

Spielberg nodded slightly: "Your movie is not bad, and the marketing is very good."

"But young people, I have to give you a piece of advice. The most important thing about a movie is its quality. Marketing alone won't do it."

Xu Nan smiled and nodded, looking like he had been taught something.