Chapter 389 Hot Discussion and Response

Gao Jun, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly stood up and clapped his hands vigorously. Yu Dong and others sitting nearby couldn't help but curl their lips in their hearts, but they also stood up.

Zhang Guoli also clapped with a smile on his face. Through this forum, he had a more three-dimensional understanding of Liu Zhou.

In the past, because he was close to the Beijing circle, he did not have much interaction with Liu Zhou. He only had two impressions of Liu Zhou: one was that he was the youngest tycoon, and the other was that he was a famous director.

But today, Zhang Guoli also realized Liu Zhou's temperament, knowledge and profound understanding of Chinese-language films.

To be honest, Liu Zhou's performance today really impressed him, so he also expressed his support for Liu Zhou with applause.

At this time, the audience also stood up and applauded loudly. They did not understand the film market, nor did they understand the significance of film industrialization, but they were still moved by Liu Zhou's words and felt their blood boiling!

The only person who seemed out of place in the entire venue was Wang Xiaoshuai. He was the only one who did not stand up and applaud, which made him particularly stand out.

Wang Xiaoshuai looked at the dense crowd of audiences below the stage, feeling the applause that was pouring down on him. He felt extremely lonely inside, and couldn't help but lament that these people all supported Liu Zhou.

This is really sad. It is so difficult to do art in China!

However, no one cared about Wang Xiaoshuai at this time. After Zhang Guoli summarized a few words, he officially announced the end of this film forum.

After the forum, Liu Zhou refused interviews from the reporters who flocked to him, and also declined Zhang Guoli's invitation to have dinner with him.

It's not that he is aloof, he can also see that Zhang Guoli is taking the initiative to show his goodwill to him, but Liu Zhou really doesn't have time.

He needs to rush back to Beijing as tomorrow is the first roadshow of Golden Harvest Group before its listing.

Although everything that needed to be prepared had already been done, he definitely had to go back the night before and get some rest.

Just when Liu Zhou's flight landed in Beijing, various reports about his clash with Wang Xiaoshuai at the film forum appeared in the media and caused heated discussions on the Internet.

"I don't even bother to talk about Wang Xiaoshuai's mentality of being sour grapes. He can't find investment and can't make a profitable movie, but he says that directors who make movies with a box office of over 100 million have no dignity, while he is sacrificing himself for his ideals. Pah!"

"That's right. He describes himself as so great, but in fact he just lacks the ability. If he is given a budget of 100 million to make a movie, he may not know how to spend it."

"Listening to the conversation between Wang Xiaoshuai and Liu Zhou, it was clear who was better. Wang Xiaoshuai only made some empty words and kept complaining about the difficulties of art films.

Liu Zhou, on the other hand, speaks of facts and reasons, and what he says is supported by certain data, which makes it more convincing. Most importantly, it can be seen that Liu Zhou has his own understanding of Chinese films.

Looking at what he has done in the past, we can see that he has always been doing things step by step according to his own ideas instead of just talking about it all the time.

With talent, foresight, and strong execution, Liu Zhou deserves to be successful."

"The one above, tell me the truth. Are you Liu Zhou's secondary account? If so, we won't blame you."

"Hahaha, it shouldn't be Liu Zhou's trumpet. He's not that narcissistic. But the guy upstairs did say it well."

"Haha, that's right. Jiahe will be listed in a little over a month. Liu Zhou is probably very busy right now. How can he have time to hang out on the Internet?"

"I support Liu Zhou, he is absolutely right. There are too many domestic directors who like to be self-congratulatory and think they are awesome, but in fact they are just idiots in the eyes of the audience! Liu Zhou has stripped off the painted skin of these pretentious people!"

"That's right, especially those so-called sixth-generation directors. Their abilities are far inferior to those of the fifth-generation directors such as Lao Mouzi and Chen Shishi. The movies they made are unbearable to watch, but their tempers are terrible."

"We don't have to condemn them all. Jia Zhangke's films are pretty good."

"Wang Xiaoshuai must not have read "On the Self-cultivation of Directors". A person with normal IQ and decent self-cultivation would not say such things when his own movie box office and popularity are not as good as others. The worst thing is that he even brought up his dignity."

"I didn't expect Liu Zhou's ability to talk nonsense is so strong. Since he is being kept, don't talk about dignity. Haha... This sentence is so appropriate."

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The confrontation between Liu Zhou and Wang Xiaoshuai is actually a confrontation between commercial films and art films. The dispute between commerce and art is no longer a new topic, and there have been several exchanges and collisions before.

This confrontation between Liu Zhou and Wang Xiaoshuai not only caused a lot of heated discussion in the outside world, but also caused quite a stir in the industry.

Many directors expressed their opinions when interviewed, but most of them supported Liu Zhou.

The next day, Ning Hao, who was still in Shanghai, said in an interview with a reporter from Southern Weekend:

“I fully agree with Director Liu Zhou’s view on putting the audience first.

In addition to being invited to movie premieres, I also usually spend money to buy tickets to watch movies, both domestic and Hollywood films.

When I was watching it, I found that when watching Hollywood movies, the audience would watch it more seriously and their emotions would be easily carried away by the movie. In fact, Hollywood movies are not that profound, but the audience is fulfilled and relaxed during the movie watching process, while our domestic films are not enough to give the audience the dream-making ability, healing ability, etc.

I often reflect on whether I am thinking too much about what I want when making a movie, rather than what I can give to the audience. "

Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai are both leading figures of the sixth generation of directors. However, it was somewhat ironic that yesterday Wang Xiaoshuai and Liu Zhou were arguing about commercial films and art films.

The day before yesterday, which was the opening day of the Shanghai International Film Festival, Jia Zhangke publicly revealed that he would be launching his first commercial film, "In the Qing Dynasty", produced by Du Qifeng.

Therefore, many reporters went to interview Jia Zhangke. When Jia Zhangke was asked about his opinion on the dispute between Liu Zhou and Wang Xiaoshuai, he said:

“Although I insist on making art films, I am not opposed to making commercial films. Making commercial films does not mean that I have no artistic ideals.

Art films cannot stop at film festivals, they must go to the market and inspire the audience, so I agree more with director Liu Zhou’s point of view.

When I was studying at the Beijing Film Academy, my teacher told us that movies are art, but also commodities. Directors who are anti-commercial are absolutely insane. From the moment a movie is launched, it already has commercial attributes.

Moreover, some stories cannot be filmed using the model of low-cost art films and can only be operated using the model of commercial films, such as "In the Qing Dynasty" that I am preparing.

"In the Qing Dynasty" is a novel martial arts film, mainly telling the story of..."

Although Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai are both sixth-generation directors, they do not have much in common and their relationship is average.

As for Liu Zhou, the two can be said to have known each other since childhood. Although their relationship is not as close as before due to the difference in status, it is still much better than his relationship with Wang Xiaoshuai.

Moreover, Jia Zhangke will never forget Liu Zhou, who was a student at the time and invested in his first film "Xiao Wu" without hesitation.

Without Liu Zhou's investment, there would be no success of "Xiao Wu", and naturally there would be no one's current achievements and status.

Not to mention that he is not familiar with Wang Xiaoshuai, even if he is familiar with him, if he has to take sides, Jia Zhangke will only stand on Liu Zhou's side.

What's more, Jia Zhangke felt that what Liu Zhou said made sense, while Wang Xiaoshuai didn't say much of the truth.

So when facing the media, Jia Zhangke expressed his support for Liu Zhou without hesitation.

In addition to interviewing domestic directors, some reporters also found the famous South Korean art film director Heo Jin-ho who came to participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival.

His works such as "August Photo Studio" and "The Passing of Spring" are well-known in the mainland.

Regarding the dispute between art and commerce, Xu Qinhao said:
“Commercial films are indeed more attractive to audiences, so I consciously use some commercial elements in my own films, such as using famous actors.

The artistic and commercial aspects of a good film can actually be coordinated, just like "No Man's Land" directed by Ning Hao, which has both artistic and commercial aspects. "

Some people even went to Dunhuang and found Zhang Yimou who was filming a movie. However, he rejected all the interview requests from reporters. Now is the critical period of filming, and he has no intention of accepting interviews.

Moreover, he has heard more about the dispute between business and art than Liu Zhou, and his ears have become callused, so he is too lazy to express any opinions.

However, although the reporter was sent away, I couldn't help but feel happy and a little proud that Liu Zhou compared himself to the backbone of Chinese-language films at the forum.

After all, Liu Zhou is not an ordinary person. To be able to receive such a high evaluation from him, even Zhang Yimou, who has always been very good at cultivating his qi, could not help but feel a little moved.

Although the debate between Liu Zhou and Wang Xiaoshuai is somewhat one-sided, it is not to say that Wang Xiaoshuai has no supporters.

As directors of the sixth generation, Wang Xiaoshuai's good friend Lou Ye and famous Northwest director Wang Quanan strongly supported Wang Xiaoshuai when facing media interviews.

This made the debate between the two people at this film forum even more heated.

At this time, many reporters wanted to interview Liu Zhou, because Liu Zhou had not made any comments since then, but they were all rejected by Liu Zhou.

If we were to say who is the happiest person at this moment, it would be Ren Zhonglun, chairman and president of Shanghai Film Group.

As the dispute between Liu Zhou and Wang Xiaoshuai becomes more heated, Shanghai International Films has attracted more and more attention in China.

Now Ren Zhonglun is extremely grateful that he called Han Shanping a few days ago and successfully invited Liu Zhou to participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Originally, we just invited him to boost the film festival, but unexpectedly the effect was so good.

If Liu Zhou wasn't an extraordinary person, Ren Zhonglun really wanted to invite him to attend the film festival next time.

(End of this chapter)