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Preface
In recent years, the director industry has been full of talent.
Wu Jing, Wang Baoqiang, Jia Ling and other actors have all changed careers to become directors, and their achievements are also very expensive.
In particular, Jia Ling and Zhang Yimou also appeared in the Spring Festival file with their works this year.
And Jia Ling's box office also beat Zhang Yimou.
In this regard, some netizens commented: Zhang Yimou is really old, and even Jia Ling can't compare.
But can the box office really say it all? Is Zhang Yimou really exhausted?
Erō Genius?
Before this year's Spring Festival, Jia Ling's "Hot and Hot" attracted the attention of netizens.
The reason is that there is news that Jia Ling lost 100 pounds in this play.
This is very shocking news for many people who have not been successful in losing weight.
So much so that everyone once thought it was Jia Ling's hype.
However, I didn't expect it to be the truth.
However, even though the audience admires Jia Ling's changes very much, after watching "Hot and Hot", everyone's hearts are actually very flat.
In addition, this movie is actually just an adaptation of the Japanese movie "100 Yuan Love".
Therefore, many people's evaluation of this movie is: spending money to watch Jia Ling lose weight.
But in this case, why does "Article 20", which has a very full plot, lose to "Hot and Hot" at the box office?
Some people say that it is because the perception of "Article 20" as a New Year's film is too heavy, and everyone is still more inclined to comedy during the New Year.
Some people also said: The plot in the first half of the movie is a bit noisy.
However, even with so many reasons not to want to watch it, it is rare to see people say that they don't watch it because "the movie is not good".
It can be seen that although Zhang Yimou lost the box office, his reputation is still alive.
After all, you must know that since Zhang Yimou rushed to the Spring Festival stalls three times, he not only used a production cost of 150 million to win back the box office of 600 million.
He also used a small scene and a big production of "Man Jianghong" to defeat the most famous "The Wandering Earth 2".
Although the box office of "Article 20" failed to win the first place in the Spring Festival stalls.
But Zhang Yimou's reputation is still good in the hearts of the audience.
After all, Zhang Yimou can be said to be a leading figure in the fifth generation of directors and a benchmark in the director industry.
So even though he is in his seventies, his talent can still attract countless fans.
National Teacher
In 2005, the Organising Committee launched a global competition for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, trying to find a good director to guide it.
As soon as this news came out, Ang Lee, Chen Kaige and others all went to the bidding site with their own ideas.
Of course, the famous director Zhang Yimou is naturally indispensable.
Although Ang Lee's team has experience in the production of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, Chen Kaige also has his own handwritten creative plan.
But in the end, it fell to Zhang Yimou's team.
The reason is that Zhang Yimou has a perfect contingency plan for the projects inspected by the Olympic Organizing Committee.
Even when answering the judges' pointed questions, Zhang Yimou was able to cope with it.
Therefore, in April 2006, Zhang Yimou was officially hired by the Olympic Organizing Committee as the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
As a film director, Zhang Yimou can be comfortable on the set.
But when he carries the expectations of 1.4 billion people on his back, can he still do so?
The answer is: yes and no.
According to people familiar with the matter, Zhang Yimou was actually filming "The City Full of Golden Armor" at that time.
In order not to delay the progress of the opening ceremony, he brought the team to the crew and discussed the details of the opening ceremony while filming.
Regarding Zhang Yimou's "single-mindedness", many people doubt whether he can hand over a perfect answer.
However, with the release of "The City Full of Golden Armor", the audience found that Zhang Yimou's level was still online.
After all, the film was not only the box office champion of the year, but also won many awards.
At this time, Zhang Yimou also announced that he would take a break from filming for three years and devote himself wholeheartedly to the opening ceremony.
It is said that there is a reward for paying.
In the preparatory work, Zhang Yimou perfectly demonstrated what it means to be meticulous and race against time.
Even if it's just a soundtrack, Zhang Yimou has to review it many times.
In addition, even the color of the floor, Zhang Yimou did not let go.
Even the night before the opening ceremony, Zhang Yimou was highly nervous and went through the process over and over again.
Because of this, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics not only amazed 1.4 billion Chinese people, but also captivated audiences around the world.
Since then, the "national teacher" Zhang Yimou has been a god in a war.
So much so that Zhang Yimou not only directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Paralympic Games.
In 2022, he also became the chief director of the opening and closing of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
"It has to be Zhang Yimou who understands the romance of the Chinese best"
Zhang Yimou's opening ceremony once again dazzled the world.
A young boy stands under the flagpole and plays "My Motherland and Me" on a trumpet.
Although this performance is a little immature, it is full of true feelings.
In addition, Zhang Yimou did not invite a star to participate, and almost all of them were amateurs.
Even if a group of men, women and children dance a square dance together, Zhang Yimou can present a different artistic conception to the audience.
Just because Zhang Yimou set the theme of "breathing and sharing destiny" in the theme of the opening ceremony of this Winter Olympics.
However, it was such a simple and not simple opening ceremony that made everyone intuitively feel Zhang Yimou's talent again.
As the saying goes, the tiger father has no dog son.
Under the influence of Zhang Yimou, his children are also very good.
On Zhang Yimou's birthday in 2022, his wife Chen Ting posted the good news that his second son Zhang Yiding was admitted to Yale University on her personal social platform.
In addition, Zhang Yiding has also received notices from 6 other universities and a number of awards.
In this regard, netizens commented: Director Zhang has another excellent son.
It is reported that Zhang Yimou's eldest son Zhang Yinan directed a micro-film "Over There" when he was 17 years old.
The film not only won many awards after that, but also gave Zhang Yinan the opportunity to participate in Zhang Yimou's film production.
And "Sniper" is a work in which Zhang Yimou and his eldest daughter Zhang Mo collaborated, and Zhang Yinan also participated.
As Zhang Yimou's first Spring Festival movie, the movie also achieved good results.
It can be seen that Zhang Yimou should not be afraid that there will be no successor.
epilogue
As a generation of famous directors, Zhang Yimou's strength is obvious to the audience.
But Zhang Yimou was never complacent, and even said very modestly: The times gave him opportunities.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Yimou did not stop learning in his ancient years.
And this is where some young directors should learn from it today.
Just because you have achieved a little bit of success doesn't mean you have "eyes on the top of your head".
Staying humble at all times and enriching yourself more is the foundation of a long-term career.
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