Chapter 481 Chinese-Language Films Lack Literary and Commercial Films

“Hello, everyone. I am Director Wu Yuan.

“I wrote the script for the movie “Better Days” myself, and I personally approached Director Li Yang to invite him to direct this movie.”

“I believe in Director Li Yang, and I approve of his casting. Liu Yifei and Zhang Yishan are the most suitable actors for the two protagonists.”

“I don’t know when the atmosphere in the circle changed.”

“Everyone is pursuing big investments, superstar actors, and the equality of status and popularity.”

“But is this really the meaning of the birth of the art of film?”

“When did the casting of movie actors start to only look at the popularity of the actors? Whoever is popular should be chosen? Whoever is popular should be chosen?”

“Not only do they require the popularity of the leading actors, but they also require the fame of the leading actors to be equal.”

“The so-called first-line actors cannot play against second-line and third-line actors, otherwise it would be an insult to the first-line superstar.”

“What a ridiculous thing is this? ”

“When movies become a tool for actors and artists to compete with each other for status, will anyone really pay attention to the artistic value of the movie itself? ”

“I know that this circle is becoming more and more impetuous and more and more falsely prosperous, but I don’t want this impetuous atmosphere to be attached to my own movies.”

“The movies produced by our Light and Shadow Times always adhere to the principle of speaking with content. We never pursue big-name superstars or popular actors. We just want to select the most suitable actors for each story and put the right actors in the right positions.”

“This “suitability” has nothing to do with fame or status, but only depends on the fit between the actor and the role.”

“Director Li Yang’s casting this time is very good, and I am also impeccable as a screenwriter. I am looking forward to "Better Days" becoming another movie with both good reputation and box office in the Light and Shadow Times.”

“I also hope that everyone can have more confidence in our Chinese-language movies. It is impossible to pile up good movies with status first. This is a detour. ”

“Finally, Yifei and I have a very good relationship, so some bad media should stop wasting time to spread rumors.”

“After filming “Better Days”, Yifei will film a new movie with me. I will write, direct and act in it myself, and Yifei will be the heroine. Please look forward to it.”

A blog post of hundreds of words was posted on Wu Yuan’s newly registered Sina Weibo account, which was quickly authenticated by real name and celebrity.

Although it is a new account and no one is paying attention to it, the staff of Sina Weibo backstage have been keeping an eye on it.

As soon as Wu Yuan posted a Weibo, they immediately pushed this Weibo post to the square and also formulated it.

Now in this era when each Weibo is just starting out, it is still in the period of paying money to earn users. There is no such thing as buying hot searches. Instead, Weibo will actively promote some wonderful and interesting blog posts.

And Wu Yuan’s first blog post on the domestic online social platform is of course the top priority of promotion.

“Fuck, it’s a real person! ”

“Director Wu himself was forced to open a Weibo post to respond?”

“Okay, okay, it’s good that they didn’t break up. If Director Wu and Sissi broke up, I would never believe in love again!”

“Director Wu is going to act with Sissi in his new movie? Goblin fans are in luck!”

“This kind of bad atmosphere in the entertainment industry should really be killed. There are too many actors whose fame is greater than their ability. I don’t think the movies they acted in are good.”

“We should give more opportunities to some truly talented actors. Movies are different from TV series. Everyone has to pay to go to the cinema to watch them. If they don’t act well, it will be very disappointing.”

“Director Wu deserves to be the number one director in China. He dares to speak out!”

“I’ve long been fed up with those actors whose ability doesn’t match their popularity. Xiaoyanzi hasn’t acted in a TV series since she hooked up with Stephen Chow. Who is she looking down on?”

“Director Wu, please share more of your daily life on Weibo in the future. It’s too hard to just wait for Sissi’s Weibo next door! ”

“Director Wu, let me teach you how to use Weibo. First of all, Weibo can be attached with pictures. You should attach your own photos to it…”

A large number of netizens who were already surfing Weibo intensively rushed into Wu Yuan’s Weibo comments at the first time, and also clicked to follow him.

Of course, not everyone can listen to Wu Yuan’s words.

Although the fan circle culture in the mainland has just begun, it has a high starting point because it stands on the shoulders of the giant Korean idol circle.

Some fans who attach great importance to the status of their idol actors and regard this set of popularity as a criterion, immediately criticized Wu Yuan.

They don’t care that Wu Yuan is a big director, so what? What do they do?

We don't like what you say, so it's useless even if you are the president.

Great directors should be criticized, and everyone is equal in front of trolls.

However, in the eyes of Wu Yuan, who has experienced the development of the Internet in the future, the combat effectiveness of online trolls is just scratching the surface, not hurting.

At least there are not so many fun people, abstract monsters, zoos and the like now.

After he posted this blog post, the truly rational netizens and those who have noticed that the current situation in the entertainment industry is wrong have a lot of feelings.

It is an indisputable fact that the current mainland film industry has embarked on a deformed path while developing rapidly.

Or it can be said that this is a necessary path for a large entertainment industry to develop and take shape.

Hollywood and the Japanese and Korean entertainment circles have all experienced an era of "only star status is supreme". At that time, the superstar effect was also full. When investors looked for actors, they first looked at the popularity, status in the circle, and influence of the actors, and finally looked at their acting skills.

However, after going through that era, the current Hollywood and Japanese and Korean film circles have become mature, although their large-scale commercial films and heavyweight commercial films still rely on superstars, after all, superstars can carry the box office.

But the various film categories in these film markets have matured.

They also have a group of films that mainly focus on the acting skills of actors, with both commercial and literary or parallel, and the market is flourishing. It can accommodate large-scale commercial films that only pursue superstars, and also accommodate boutique commercial films that win by acting.

In this regard, the mainland film industry still has a long way to go.

The current mainland film industry has entered the first stage, where only big-name actors are pursued. Without big-name actors, investment cannot be obtained and projects cannot be established. The industry is very impetuous. Either there are only big productions, super commercial films that gather big-name stars, or there are only a group of small actors and small directors shooting self-admiring art films. The commercial and art films in the middle are completely blank.

And this is exactly the market that "Better Days" and even Wu Yuan's "Love Letter" want to explore and develop.

A mature film market should not only have blockbusters and art films, but also small and medium-cost and well-made art commercial films!