Drinking tea and blowing the sea breeze, Lin Zixuan and Meng Jing talked about the past in the entertainment industry. Those yellowed memories reappeared and surged in their hearts. .

One of them is an eyewitness and the other is a recorder.

"We started with TV dramas. To be honest, at that time, it was a local industry for doing TV dramas, and in the circle they were just a local hat. Only those who were engaged in movies were called art." Lin Zixuan said, "Just say one thing, can you go abroad to win awards when filming TV dramas? Thinking of becoming famous internationally, you still have to make movies."

"So later you came out to make your own movie?" Meng Jing said.

"The main purpose is to enter the film circle and improve its status in the entertainment industry. Zhang Yimou won an international award and is called an international director. No matter how good your TV series is, no one will call you a big director. You have a hierarchical concept." Lin Zixuan responded, "Although the domestic TV series market is now popular, some film directors have begun to make TV series, this hierarchical concept has not changed."

"The first movie of Good Dream Company was Director Feng's comedy. What did you think about it at that time? There were not many comedy movies at that time, they were all feature films." Meng Jing asked.

"We have tried many themes in the years we did TV series, such as sitcoms, urban romance and business war dramas, etc. We have a general understanding of the market and know what audiences like to watch." Lin Zixuan explained, "Comic movies are easily accepted by the audience, so we make comedy movies."

"Is choosing a movie from a market perspective? Is this the secret to the success of Haomeng Company?" Meng Jing asked.

"It can be said that the company had just been established at that time. The first thing I thought was that I could not go bankrupt. If I made an elegant art film, I would definitely not be able to sell it. If I smash it in my hand, I would not be there now." Lin Zixuan admitted, "Mr. survives, develops later, and pursues art will be a matter after a full meal."

"This is a pragmatic spirit." Meng Jing agreed, "Director Feng's New Year film caused a lot of sensation at the time. The audience liked it very much, but it was not favored by professionals."

"Yes, this involves the dispute between art films and commercial films in the early years." Lin Zixuan nodded, "Domestic cinema schools and filmmakers recommend European art films. Teachers only talk about art, not business, and are disdainful of commercial films, creating such an atmosphere. Although art films now have less space to survive, the concepts of people in the circle have not changed, and the style of art films is high."

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of the relationship between the two?" Meng Jing said seriously.

"Making money by making commercial films and winning awards by winning art films is the consensus in the circle." Lin Zixuan said, "Not only us, but also Hollywood. Domestic filmmakers are a bit extreme and want to criticize commercial films. In fact, there is no need, and it is good to live in peace."

"But commercial films have indeed squeezed out the space for art films, and I think it's hard to compromise." Meng Jing disagreed.

"This is the choice of the market, or the choice of the audience. The domestic film market has just opened, and neither the audience nor the theater chain has been refined, and is in a state of wild growth." Lin Zixuan explained, "In the future, the market will divide the audience into different types of groups. Some viewers like romance films, some viewers like horror films, and theater chains provide different services to different audiences. This is a future development trend."

Lin Zixuan is talking about private theaters, or non-mainstream theaters.

Mainstream theaters release commercial blockbusters, art films release art films, and some small private theaters release types of films. These private theaters can allow viewers to obtain higher quality services.

They can design themed activities that can be broadcast freely on demand, which is more atmosphere than watching movies in mainstream cinemas.

Mainstream theaters focus on screening quality, while private theaters focus on audience experience.

Haomeng Cinema has made similar attempts, but the results are not ideal. On the one hand, it is because of the domestic environment, and the audience is not adapted to this model, and on the other hand, the commercial returns are not met expectations.

The market will take some time to cultivate, and the same is true for the audience.

"You have worked with director Zhang Yimou. Recently, several films of director Zhang have been criticized by domestic filmmakers and have not received good responses. What do you think about this?" Meng Jing asked.

"When it comes to this, I am very grateful to Zhang Yimou. I received 50,000 yuan for the adaptation fee of the play "Living" and the screenwriter's remuneration. At that time, 50,000 yuan was not bad. Moreover, the movie he made allowed the novel "Living" to enter the European market." Lin Zixuan recalled, "Zhang Yimou had artistic ambitions and ambitions in his early years. It can be seen from the movie that he had a strong personal style and was aimed at classics. Since he turned to a film with urban themes, he was a little confused and could not see his personal style."

"Are you saying that Director Zhang's transformation failed?" Meng Jing asked.

"You can't say that, it should be said that you are in a period of adjustment." Lin Zixuan corrected, "A director needs a lot of courage to transform, especially a famous director. He is under pressure and I don't know if the audience can accept it. Compared with those directors who have been repeating themselves, Zhang Yimou is brave, but he needs time to adjust and find the aspects he is good at."

"Where is Director Feng? He is also transforming. Do you think he needs an adjustment period?" Meng Jing changed the topic.

"I am too familiar with Director Feng, so it's hard to say. Everyone thinks he is good at commercial movies and Feng's comedy. In fact, if you watch the TV series he shoots, you will know that he can control different types of themes." Lin Zixuan said in a deep voice, "This time it's not a transformation, but a bigger investment, giving him more room to play."

"Does Director Feng still shoot New Year's films? The audience is very looking forward to Director Feng and Teacher Ge." Meng Jing said curiously.

"Definitely, Good Dreams will not give up on the New Year's film market. In fact, the domestic film market has reached a turning point. After joining the WTO, we have to import twenty overseas blockbusters every year. Under the impact of Hollywood blockbusters, the situation of domestic movies is worrying." Lin Zixuan analyzed, "The New Year's and Spring Festival periods are the best periods in China, and the yield is the largest."

"Mr. Lin is so unfavorable to the prospects of domestic movies? The box office of several films in Haomeng Company this year is very high, and it is almost half of domestic movies." Meng Jing said in confusion.

"It depends on whom I compare with. Take "Little Snow's Big Adventure" as an example. The current domestic box office is close to 200 million, which is less than 30 million US dollars. It is not as much as "Little Snow's Big Adventure" in the first day in North America." Lin Zixuan gave an example, "The gap is objective and cannot be ignored, just like it is a Hollywood blockbuster."

The two did not strictly follow the interview outline, and were relatively casual and talked about wherever they wanted.
Chapter completed!