The last time Lu Tan came to Yannan was during the last Yannan College Student Film Festival.
At that time, he was still a fledgling film director. Before that, he had only had experience in online movies. Now, just one year later, Lu Jian can no longer participate as a contestant and can only attend as a judge.
Seeing that the judges who were criticizing him last year have become colleagues this year, and the young directors who were competitors last year are still contestants this year, Lu Jian felt as if he was in another world.
But for many directors, they feel like they are a world apart.
Lu Jian, who only made online movies last year, has become one of the top ten domestic box-office directors and actors in just one year. His new film will be released globally and will compete head-on with "Fatal Speed 11".
We have all seen highly prolific directors who make two or three low-budget bad movies a year to make ends meet. We have also seen high-quality directors who spend three or four years crafting a movie carefully.
But everyone has never seen such a productive and high-quality director like Lu Jian.
What’s even more frightening is that the production speed of Lu Tran’s movies is even faster than that of copycats.
"The Cry" has just made hospital-themed horror movies popular, and "In the Mouth of a Madman" has started a trend of deconstructing the fourth wall. The copycat online movies haven't even been finished editing yet, and a new movie is about to be released. This
How can there be such a truth in the world?
Moreover, the performances of the actors in Lu Jian's movies are all excellent. Every supporting actor has actor-level acting skills. Coupled with the amazing special effects, it is really hard to imagine how he obtained such good resources.
In the lecture hall of Yannan University of Communication, Lu Jian was participating in an academic salon, which is a chat program between hosts and directors. During the College Student Film Festival, he had a conversation with a different director every day to discuss film development and other issues.
This program has many college students as viewers, and it will also be broadcast live online. Due to the presence of Lu Jian, the number of people watching is several times greater than usual.
"...We are honored to have Director Lu Jian as our guest on the first day."
The host's name is Cao Song, and he is the official host of Yannan TV. This time he returned to his alma mater to be responsible for this program, which can be regarded as repaying the training he received from his studies.
"Hello Director Lu Jian, your "Devil Tide" has attracted a lot of attention now. It is the only Chinese-language film that has been released simultaneously around the world in recent years. What do you want to say to the audiences who are looking forward to this film?
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After hearing the host's question, Lu Tan picked up the microphone.
"This movie is very good-looking. I hope everyone can go to the cinema to watch it. It is best to go several times to beat the box office."
There was good-natured laughter from the audience in the audience.
"So, Director Lu, you are very confident about the box office of this movie, right?"
The host answered and asked again smoothly.
"That's not entirely true. I think "The Devil" will be considered successful if its global box office reaches 13 billion."
Lu Jian told the truth.
"What a great goal, 13 billion votes...wait, 13 billion???"
The host realized it later and confirmed the number.
Not 1.3 billion, but 13 billion.
"Director Lu, are you kidding me? Thirteen billion is not a small number. You know, our previous domestic box office champion was 5.6 billion. Thirteen billion is more than doubled. This is not
It’s a small goal.”
The host Cao Song was a little surprised.
If Lu Jian said that his goal is to surpass his previous films, it would be a manifestation of striving for excellence.
But directly reporting a figure of 1.3 billion, which lacks common sense, is really difficult to understand.
"This time it will be released simultaneously around the world, and so much pre-publicity work has been done, just in the hope of making a breakthrough at the box office."
Lu Jian immediately replied.
"Speaking of which, "Fast 11" has been postponed to the Christmas schedule and will meet "The Tide" head-on. Some people say that the box office of these two movies will represent the production level of the new generation of movies from both countries.
So, what do you think?"
When the host saw that Lu Jian didn't seem to have any explanation for the 13 billion box office, he changed the topic.
There is no point in insisting on arguing at this time, so it is better to continue the conversation along this topic.
"I am also looking forward to "Fast 11", which is the final work of this series and should be able to give the series a good ending."
Lu Tan replied.
"We respect these predecessors who created wonderful movies, but now is our time."
"Director Lu, you are very confident in your statement. Do you think "The Tide" can surpass "Fast 11" at the box office?"
Host Cao Song asked.
"It's not a matter of whether it can be exceeded. I think that the box office of a film is not the only criterion for determining the quality of the film. Some commercial films with a wide audience will definitely have higher box office than niche literary films or films with vertical themes, but we can say
Are these commercial films better than other films in all aspects?"
Lu Tiao asked rhetorically.
"Does Director Lu think that even if the box office of "The Tide" is not as good as "Fat 11", what behind "The Tide" represents is more valuable than "Fat 11"?"
Cao Song smiled.
Although what Lu Tan said is indeed true, when it comes to this at this time, it is inevitable to feel that one has to find a way out in advance because one's box office may not be as good as the other's.
"No, what I mean is that even if the box office of "Fast 11" is not as good as "Tide", it does not mean that it is a worthless movie."
Lu Tan corrected him.
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This person is a bit crazy.
Cao Song had previously heard that Lu Kan was a very talkative and kind person, but now it seems that although he does not have the airs of a great director, he is very crazy at heart.
This kind of director usually has two consequences in the future, or the work is actually criticized and then becomes everyone's joke.
Either he has really accomplished what he said and succeeded in pretending, and people will exclaim "He did it again".
If it had been any other goal, Cao Song might have thought that it was possible for Lu Jian to achieve it, but this goal of 13 billion was the last of a classic work that spanned more than ten years, so it was impossible no matter how he thought about it.
"Director Lu, it seems that you have high expectations for the box office and reputation of "Magic Tide". I would like to know what impact you think "Magic Tide" will have on the domestic film industry?"
The host sighed.
"This is not an expectation, but a goal. I have always been down-to-earth and will not do anything that I cannot do or that I am not sure about."
Lu Tan replied again.
"As for the impact of "The Devil" on the development of the domestic film industry, I think the release of "The Devil" means that this type of movie will no longer be a patent of Europe and the United States, and such epic blockbusters can also be produced in China.
This is probably the impact on our domestic counterparts.”