fantasy blockbuster era

Chapter 25 Discusses Cooperation
It is said to be a party, but it is actually a large-scale meeting attended by all the drama crews who have signed contracts with Douyin.

The venue for the meeting is an auditorium on the 3rd floor of the Douyin Headquarters Building.

In front of the auditorium is a row of microphones and seats. On the top are the high-level executives of Douyin and Xigua, and below are rows of seats for the staff of the show.

Each seat is pasted with a name, and when the crew arrives, they will be seated in order under the guidance of Douyin staff.

This is what Zhang Yang saw when he came.

This time he came here with Wang Fei and Lin Xiaohan to participate, and he knew that the discussion this time was mainly about arranging the playing order of the various plays before participating in the meeting.

After all, hundreds of dramas cannot be released all at once. To achieve the best results, it is best to do one after another, so that after one drama is released, a new drama will take over immediately. Better continuous suppression of other platforms is also more conducive to the development of Xigua Video.

Under the guidance of the staff, the three of them were led by the staff to the seats in the first row with their names on them and took their seats.

"Is it Director Zhang?"

As soon as he was seated, a middle-aged man next to his seat came up to chat with him very familiarly.

"you are."

Many of the participants this time were seniors in the industry. Zhang Yang felt that he was a newcomer in the industry, so it would be better to be more respectful.

"You don't have to be so polite. I'm Hu Kaitian. I just filmed "Zhang Sanfeng". Just call me Laohu." Hu Kaitian smiled kindly and pointed to the name tag on his seat.

"Hello Director Hu."

Taking advantage of the gap between shaking hands and saying hello, Zhang Yang glanced at the direction of his finger out of the corner of his eye. Sure enough, there was a name tag on the table with the three big characters of Hu Kaitian written on it, and a line below it that read "Zhang Sanfeng".

He knew this person, Long Snake Wu pointed out that the Chen Zihao he was going to find was called by the other party to be a martial arts instructor, and then he found Peng Zulong, Chen Zihao's apprentice.

The movie "Zhang Sanfeng" directed by the other party has sold well at the box office recently. Several movie websites predict that the final box office may be 8-10 million.

Hearing that Zhang Yang was still called you, Hu Kaitian said helplessly: "You don't need to be so polite, I heard from Master Chen that you like watching martial arts and fairy tales very much?"

"Well, I like watching it very much." Zhang Yang nodded modestly.

When filming Dragon and Snake, he often discussed action matters with Peng Zulong, and also talked about some of his own ideas. Peng Zulong should have told his master some interesting anecdotes that happened between the two.

When Hu Kaitian heard his confirmation, he smiled happily: "I like it too, but in recent years, the audience's expectations for martial arts dramas have become worse and worse, and the market is no longer what it used to be."

"I don't think so." Zhang Yang retorted, "I don't think it's the audience's problem, but the show's problem."

"In recent years, the shooting of martial arts dramas has become worse and worse. Many plots are messed up. The scriptwriters tampered with the original works, investors installed cronies, the actors' acting skills were not good, and the action special effects were complained by countless people. The scripts were scarce. After so many years of filming, they often appeared in the audience. What is in front of me are still those few familiar TVs. Everyone in the industry yearns to make quick money, and no one is willing to work hard on a new drama. With all these factors combined, how can it be possible to make a martial arts movie that will catch the audience's eyes? What about the drama?"

"I have seen Zhang Sanfeng directed by you, and I feel very good. The whole film is well-made, the plot is well-organized, the acting style is self-contained, and the special effects are eye-catching. The filming is very good."

"Its box office results can also prove my point of view. After all, the audience's eyes are always discerning. It's not that what your director thinks is good, but that the audience thinks you are good is really good."

Hu Kaitian listened thoughtfully, picked up the mineral water in front of him, unscrewed it and tightened it again: "Your point of view is very reasonable. But now the industry generally believes that martial arts dramas are outdated, what do you think?"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It still makes sense."

"Zhang Sanfeng's quality is so high, but the box office can't break through 10 billion, while many other types of movies with far worse quality can easily break 10 billion. This figure speaks for itself."

"After all, martial arts has been filmed for decades, and people have become accustomed to all the innovations. And since there are no new martial arts IPs in China, the decline of martial arts is inevitable."

"However, the decline of martial arts does not mean that the spirit of martial arts is gone. There are countless fantasy and fairy IPs that are popular on the Internet. As long as there are screenwriters who are willing to adapt them into a good script, I think the spirit of martial arts is enough in them. continue."

"Fantasy? Xianxia?" Hu Kaitian frowned: "There is no shortage of dramas of the fantasy and Xianxia genre, but many of the dramas I watched did not have high ratings, and the audience also had a lot of dissatisfaction."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yang was a little angry: "What is the current fantasy? What is it called Xianxia?"

"The most important thing in this type of drama is the special effects, and doing special effects requires money. What about the money? The cost of actors takes up the bulk of the entire budget for a film. How can there be money for special effects? How can the filming be good if the special effects are poor?" ? 5 Mao special effects still want to be recognized by the audience?"

"Secondly, the actors' acting skills are ridiculously bad. These new young actors are charged high fees, their acting skills are poor, their lines say 12345, and their expressions are only staring and pouting. Who will watch this film?"

"Another one, the screenwriter wanted to adapt the IP but didn't respect the original. He edited and edited randomly. The director didn't have a deep understanding of the original, and the film produced a bunch of different images. The plot was only about love, without further discussion and understanding. How could such a drama not attract people? scold?"

"Fighting energy turns into a horse, and Eternal Dust is the most typical example!"

The more Zhang Yang talked, the angrier he got, thinking of the "Dust of the Ancients" that would be released by the system, the feeling of being tricked came to his heart again.

"Calm down." Hu Kaitian quickly comforted him, and handed over the water in his hand, "Hearing what you said, I feel a little enlightened. Most of the audience who watch dramas now belong to your generation, and the views you express are more representative of most people. On the contrary, I, a middle-aged man, can't see through the mystery of it."

Zhang Yang took a sip of water and felt much calmer, "You are humble."

"It's not about modesty, but I really think what you said is very reasonable." Hu Kaitian waved his hand and said sincerely: "Your views are very interesting. I will think about it when I go back. If there is a chance, we will try to co-direct a drama together." Effect."

"Okay, if there is a chance, we will definitely cooperate."

Just as the two were chatting, another group of people came to a few seats not far from Zhang Yang.

The leader is actually a young man about the same age as Zhang Yang!

(End of this chapter)