Chapter 371: Classic Memory

The tea party is about to begin. This time, there are quite a few directors here. The National Preceptor Zhang Yimou walked in slowly, always looking so unhurried. At this time, some directors stood up and greeted Zhang Yimou one after another. This was A benchmark for Chinese directors, every move can attract media attention.

Zhang Yimou showed his honest smile and greeted everyone, as if he was very approachable.

But people who are familiar with him know very well that Zhang Yimou is a very stubborn person, the kind of person who will never look back when he sees the truth, especially in art, he has his own persistence, maybe It is precisely because of Zhang Yimou's persistence that he has reached this point.

At this time, Jiang Wen, who had been sitting lazily in the front row, saw Zhang Yimou and immediately stood up and said: "Director Zhang, you are here. If this matter had not come, I would not have come to attend this kind of meeting at all, every three days." During the meeting, what level did it come out?"

Jiang Wen is not polite at all. He speaks rudely, does not rub sand in his glasses, and is also a very proud person. Of course, Jiang Wei still showed enough respect in front of Zhang Yimou.

This meeting was actually the same. Jiang Wen came because he heard that Zhang Yimou would come. He had been notified of this kind of tea party before, and he didn't even bother to come.

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "This is for the future of the film market. As a filmmaker, you always have to take time to pay attention. This year's box office is really chilling."

Even Zhang Yimou said such things, it shows what kind of situation the Chinese film market has reached at this time.

Jiang Wen snorted and said, "Can you blame others for this? If it weren't for those people who were complaining about the Golden Rooster Award and the Mayor's Award, you are a film award or a commendation issued by the government. A conference, what the hell, someone like that deserves to be called a filmmaker."

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "You, this person, don't pay attention to what you say. What does it have to do with us if you play with others? If you don't say those offensive words, it will be good for your future. No Can always be so aggressive." There are not many people who can criticize Jiang Wen, but the one who can criticize Jiang Wen and still make Jiang Wen nod and listen is Zhang Yimou.

Jiang Wen seemed to have thought of something at this time and said: "Director Zhang, I heard that your [No One Less] was shortlisted for Cannes. This time, there is great hope."

Zhang Yimou did not feel proud because of this, and said with a smile: "You can't say that. It's just a shortlist. It's not a big deal. We can't be careless before the results are actually announced."

These words also attracted waves of envious looks from the people around. That was the Cannes Film Festival. This was an honor that directors in the circle dream of. Let alone winning an award, even if it was shortlisted, it would be It is very difficult. If you can be invited to go to Cannes, your worth will be doubled after you come back.

But in Zhang Yimou's eyes, receiving such an award seemed to mean that his performance was very light and indifferent, and people seemed to be used to it.

But thinking about Zhang Yimou's experience, it seems that he really has such a qualification. At this time, Ye Ming and others just walked in. After coming in, they naturally said that they would chat with their acquaintances. Ye Ming saw the national master Zhang Yimou at a glance, and also saw the genius Jiang Wen. The two seemed to be chatting very enthusiastically.

He walked over and said hello first: "Director Zhang, Director Jiang, I didn't expect you two to come so early. It seems that the leader has paid special attention to you two."

Then who are the two of them? They are people who have their eyes above their heads. In a situation like this, that means that as long as it is an unimportant instruction from the leader, it is probably that they will not come. These two people, Are you proud? Zhang Yimou turned around and glanced at Ye Ming, and then said with a smile: "You kid, I guess the leader has noticed you are more powerful, otherwise you wouldn't come.

You have told me how many meetings you have been absent from, and the leadership is responsible for it. Fortunately, you are here today. Otherwise, the leader might have sent people to the Shanghai stock market to capture you at a time like this. The leader has high expectations for you today. I hope you will not disappoint the leader's expectations. "

Ye Ming said with a smile: "Of course I will remember what Director Zhang said, but today, I think the leader has no hope. But this is just a formality. On the contrary, [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] ], I think most of the managers who came this time are here for this."

It is normal for businessmen not to start early without profit.

Zhang Yimou also knew his second brother very well: "Star Wars has performed quite well in the United States. I think they have really invested a lot of money this time. It took a lot of effort for Third Master to bring this movie over." You don’t have enough energy. Ye Ming, you have to work harder. If your theater chain can show this movie, it will become famous. Do you know what your theater chain lacks? "

Zhang Yimou is a famous international director. Although he is not involved in theaters, he has been in this industry for such a long time, so he naturally understands something. At that moment, Ye Ming said very politely: "Please give me some guidance from Director Zhang."

If you can get the guidance of a national master, the chance is very rare, especially at this critical time, there are even fewer experts' guidance. Zhang Yimou said with certainty: "What you lack is the memory of classics. Although your theater chain is known for its five-yuan movies, your brilliant theater chain still lacks the memory of classics. If you can show a movie Blockbusters will be firmly remembered by everyone. Classic blockbusters such as [Star Wars] and [Titanic] are the basis for theaters to be firmly remembered by everyone. Maybe , ten years, twenty years, even your theater chain has disappeared, but the person who watched blockbusters in your theater chain will always think of the classics I saw when and where. Blockbusters.

Back then, Kege and I saw the Shaolin Temple in a small auditorium at work. Haha, that kind of shock made me old-fashioned all my life. This is a classic memory. "

Zhang Yimou's words made Ye Ming feel enlightened. He began to think deeply about such a problem: memory, classic memories, the most classic memories that can remain in the hearts of the audience. This is the foundation of a cinema. Just like Mount Tai, it may not be as tall as Mount Tai. It is estimated that Mount Tai is not even among the top 100 peaks in the country. However, Mount Tai’s cultural heritage and the memories of generations of people are its most valuable. It can be said that no mountain in China can leave such a deep impression on Chinese civilization.

Therefore, the classic memories that theaters give audiences are very important. Ye Ming's eyes lit up and he said: "Classic memory, audience loyalty, you are saying that after the audience has a classic memory, the first thing they think of when watching a movie in the future is the theater chain they are familiar with. In this case, repeat customers will Will there be more?”

Zhang Yimou nodded very firmly and said: "The reason why the New Film Alliance has an unshakable position in Beijing is because it has too many classic memories for everyone."

Thinking about it, classic memories are hard to erase, but a movie like this doesn’t seem to be easy to come across. Ye Ming actually said that there is a "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but this movie has to wait. It won't be released until next year.

[Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] To be honest, Ye Ming is not very optimistic, and later generations have proved this. Therefore, at this time, Ye Ming said with a smile: "I will pay attention to this matter, but I think the new movie The people at the New Film Alliance probably won't give me such an opportunity. The five-yuan movie trial made many of their managers hate me. Therefore, even if the New Film Alliance gets the movie, will it make it worse? It’s hard to tell even if I play it together.”

Although Ye Ming's brilliant theater chain is affiliated with the New Film Alliance, to be honest, the brilliant theater chain is independently settled, so it is normal for the New Film Alliance not to give it to Ye Ming.

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou fell silent: "It seems that it is indeed the case. I knew that those guys would do this. They are jealous of you, but you just need to work hard. As long as the third master has spoken , then let me see who dares not to listen, just let the relationship go."

The relationship between Han Shanping and Ye Ming is very good. Therefore, under such a situation, Zhang Yimou hopes that Ye Ming can treat Li Ying well. People from the New Film Alliance must also give face to the third master. . Hearing what Zhang Yimou said, Ye Ming looked at Zhang Yimou's honest-looking face and knew very clearly in his heart that this person was not simple, and he was not a character that could be fooled by casual people.

Ye Ming actually listened to these words, nodded and said: "We'll see when the time comes. If it doesn't work, I'll go find the third master. Anyway, we can't agree. A five-yuan movie ticket is a thankless thing for us at Huihuang Academy." If it’s a good movie like [Star Wars], it won’t be given to us.”

At this time, Ye Ming has enough reasons to apply for this movie, but the key is to see if Ye Ming has such a motive. If he doesn't apply, the Third Master will naturally not take care of him.

Of course, it is very difficult to say whether the application can be approved. If you can get through the Third Master, it will naturally mean that everything is no problem.

After all, the third master is a well-known figure in the circle. At this moment, the hall suddenly became quiet, and the third master walked in slowly, wearing a serious Chinese tunic suit. (To be continued)