After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

"I know him, the director of Red Sorghum, and I really like that movie."

Kevin smiled.

Whether it was Jiang Wen or Zhang Yimou, they were all important figures that he had never seen in his previous life.

This is different from the alienation of foreign celebrities.

Seeing them when they were young, Kevin was filled with emotion.

Hearing that Kevin actually knew himself.

Zhang Yimou couldn't help laughing.

This feeling also made him a little proud.

Although he doesn't feel much about Steve Kevin's current status in the world, in fact, he is already in the whole world.

Recognized as one of the ten most powerful directors.

The total box office of the films he shoots and invests in is even higher than the annual box office of some countries.

He knew his name, which gave Zhang Yimou a lot of face.

"Director Kevin won an award, and I like your movies very much."

Mainland directors in this period actually despised commercial films.

Everyone shoots with artistic connotations, what is needed is to express something through the film.

However, these are for general commercial films.

Steve Kevin is a director of a commercial film with a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Or an Academy Award-winning director, which is quite a different story.

In front of Kevin, Zhang Yimou has no capital to despise. If he insists on saying something, he will only be called bitter by others.

After the politeness, the three began to chat.

After some conversation, Zhang Yimou suddenly sighed.

"Our film market cannot support Hollywood's hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office."

"you are wrong."

Zhang Yimou has talked to this point, and Kevin also wants to educate him.

Nothing else, educating the big shots in the previous life that he could never touch.

It can satisfy Kevin's hobby of being a teacher.

"It's not that the mainland market can't support this kind of box office, it's that it lacks a real commercial blockbuster to stimulate this kind of box office."

These words are not empty words.

The Titanic, which will be released next year, will earn 3.6 million yuan at the mainland box office.

Before that, it was extremely difficult for mainland mainland movies to break through tens of millions.

"Commercial films are the foundation of the film market."

"Only if the film companies make money, they will invest more money in films and expand a larger market."

"It's a very simple truth."

While conveying his thoughts to the national teacher Zhang Yimou, Kevin also hoped in his heart that he could absorb his thoughts early.

There is no way, if the mainland film market is allowed to grow freely.

We have to wait for more than ten years.

Whether it is shooting Shushan or educating Zhang Yimou, Kevin hopes that the mainland market can grow faster.

This will allow more Hollywood movies to put enough pressure on mainland filmmakers.

At the same time, it is necessary to let the small capitals in the mainland realize how profitable the film industry is.

These filmmakers, don't point to the money pit of the coal boss, and make good movies that can make money is the business.

What Kevin said made Zhang Yimou at a loss for words.

The current mainland filmmakers have never considered money at all.

Talking about the box office in front of filmmakers seems ashamed to meet people.

But it's definitely not healthy.

A movie costs tens of millions.

Not even a shadow.

There are too many times, and the coal boss is not a fool, who wants to let the money go to waste.

What Kevin said caused Zhang Yimou to think deeply.

At the same time, he wondered whether he could imitate Hollywood and make a real blockbuster.

Chapter 199 Help Xu Keliwei

"Crowds, you don't like highbrow art movies."

"Not to mention anything else, try to loosen the restrictions on [-] banned movies. Guess they will watch that kind of movie, or watch these movies that pursue art."

"Of course, it's not that pursuing art is wrong, but art should be an embellishment of the popular."

"Placing art above the popular is putting the cart before the horse."

Kevin's words, like enlightenment, completely changed his mind.

"Then Director Kevin means that I should make a commercial film?"

Zhang Yimou asked a little unconfidently.

"Yes, not only you, I think the film market needs more directors of commercial films."

"In this way, a virtuous circle can be formed."

Kevin answered in the affirmative.

After Zhang Yimou thought about it in his heart, he was shocked to find that what Steve Kevin said was reasonable.

The idea of ​​shooting a commercial blockbuster by myself is vivid on paper.

As leaders in the Chinese film industry, they can't just focus on making the movies they want to make.

Also consider the big picture.

It is their responsibility to make the film market more prosperous.

Only commercial films can attract audiences into movie theaters and cultivate their movie-watching habits. When these people increase, the movie market will mature.

Jiang Wen also rolled his eyes, leaned over and said:

"Director Kevin, why don't you teach us Hollywood filming techniques and techniques, and I'll teach you the Eight Parts of Vajra Kungfu, which are the special fitness exercises you want."

"no problem."

Kevin, who is a good teacher, fully agreed.

After chatting with them again, Kevin took the two of them to where Tsui Hark was.

...

"Maguire, how is your Kung Fu practice?"

Seeing Maguire's awkward movements, Tsui Hark couldn't help frowning.

When he asked this question, he was actually accusing Maguire of not working hard.

In view of the fact that there are too many foreigners in this crew, it is not easy for him to make such direct accusations.

After all, the status of Chinese Americans in the United States is quite average. Although he is a great director in Hong Kong, his words are not so effective in front of this group of Hollywood crew.

And it's not good for him to directly talk to Steve Kevin about this kind of thing, after all, as a director, he can't control the crew.

It's actually a very embarrassing thing.

"Practice very well!"

Maguire was completely unaware of his poor skills.

Still in a good sense of self.

Seeing that Maguire didn't seem to understand what he meant, Tsui Hark said again:

"I think your movements need further practice."

"But I think my movements are pretty standard."

Maguire did not give in.

In Hollywood, the director's status and resume are related.

Tsui Hark has almost no works in Hollywood, so his popularity can be said to be zero.

His resume alone is naturally impossible to convince Maguire.

Even Maguire wants to take the initiative so that he can have more roles.

He has read the script of Shu Shan's drama. Although he is the protagonist in name, it is actually more like a group drama.

There are even more supporting roles than the main characters.

If Kevin was directing this play, then he would not dare to do such a thing against the director anyway.

However, the producer Kevin went to play with the two beauties, which gave him this idea.

If you succeed, the benefits will be too many...

"I'm the director!"

Tsui Hark just said a word to express his status, and stared at Tobey Maguire, waiting for him to back down.

As a newcomer, the heroine stayed silent and did not dare to speak.

The dispute between the male lead and the director has nothing to do with her as a newcomer, as long as she doesn't get angry.

When Kevin came to the scene, what he saw was such a scene. The crew had just turned on the machine, and the actor and the director got on the bar in silence.

"Someone tell me, what happened?"

Kevin looked around and asked loudly.

Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen stood behind them silently.

This kind of conflict between the crew is not something they should participate in, just be a bystander.

Seeing that no one was talking, Kevin casually pointed to an assistant director:

"You, tell me what happened?"

The assistant director who was pointed at came to Kevin with an unlucky look, and recounted what happened just now in an impartial manner.

Kevin immediately understood that this was a fight for the crew's right to speak.

However, in the crew organized by Kevin.

He will not allow others to do this kind of thing that competes with the director for the right to speak.

Kevin's complexion sank, and he walked into the crowd.

"I'll just say this once, I hope everyone respects and obeys Director Tsui Hark's instructions."

"Among the crew, going forward, I don't want anything to challenge Tsui Hark's authority."

"If anyone delays the shooting task of the crew, I swear, I will make him pay the price."

"There is only one result for such a person, get out of Hollywood."

"Do you understand? Everyone!"

Kevin scanned the crew with his eyes and saw that no one was speaking, so he continued:

"Now, the crew will rest for an hour, Director Tsui Hark, come with me."

Tobey Maguire, after Kevin's words, quickly sobered up.