Although "Obscure" performed well in the domestic market, after all, it is still a literary film, so it can only be said that compared to literary films, its performance is not bad.

This suddenly caused those who wanted to see Li Yi miss to cheer for a while.

After all, Li Yi has indeed not made any high-grossing movies for a long time.

If it were other directors, Li Yi's achievements during this period would definitely be enough to praise him for a while, but because this person is Li Yi, such achievements are naturally not good.

"What else can I say this time? The domestic market is getting bigger and bigger, but the box office of Li Yi's movies is getting lower and lower. Everyone knows it. Doesn't this mean that the talent has been exhausted?"

"I keep making literary films, but I don't win any awards. This is not Li Yi at all!"

"When "I Love You" was released, there were already signs of success. The subsequent "Heartbeat" and "Obscure" were all well-received but not popular. What happened to the dog director? Is it true that he can't make it?

Is there a movie that everyone likes?”

"One thing to say, although several of the films are okay, I still prefer commercial ones. I really don't like this kind of slow-paced film!"

If there were still many movie fans who were complaining about Li Yi before, then this time, even the fans feel that Li Yi has indeed not made a commercial film for too long.

Generally speaking, no matter how good you make literary and artistic films, they tend to be niche. Starting with "I Love You", to "Pumping Heart" and then to "Obscure", it can be said that they are all niche films.

It's hard not to feel uncomfortable with movie fans who like more popular commercial movies.

After all, Li Yi's past films, although he occasionally made literary and artistic films, rarely followed one after another.

But all the directors in China are secretly happy. They really want Li Yi to continue making such small-budget niche literary films.

In fact, Li Yi doesn't have much preference for this. After all, he doesn't need to prove himself now.

But people around him and some die-hard fans of Li Yi all complained about Li Yi.

"It's time to tell those people that your uncle is still your uncle! Director Dog, rise up!"

"Let the film industry once again enter the era of fear dominated by the devil!"

“Looking forward to the next movie!”

This is what some die-hard fans of Li Yi are saying.

Zhao Guangming and other friends of Li Yi's circle also secretly hope that Li Yi can make some noise in his next movie.

After all, as a benchmark figure in Chinese-language films, if Li Yi really went all-in on literary and artistic films, at least people like Zhao Guangming would not want to see it.

And many movie fans are making suggestions for Li Yi.

"Making blockbusters, war movies are good!"

"Yes, although "Changjin Lake" does not have high ratings, it is still good enough as a commercial blockbuster. The dog director can give it a try and make another one."

"Director Dog, I haven't made another dog movie for a long time, why don't you make another one?"

"How about trying Cats? Or other pet movies?"

"How about suspense films? It seems that there have been quite a few films of this type in China in recent years."

"It's a thriller. It will repay the resentment of being deceived when watching director Gou's first movie!"

"Thriller films have to be shot in Hollywood. I'm afraid it will be difficult in China, right?"

"It's still a tear-jerker, I just hope it can be a little more sensational. "Obscurity" is too restrained, but I'm not used to it!"

And what is Li Yi doing?

Of course, it's impossible for Li Yi to be unaware of these discussions, but to be honest, he doesn't really want to make a pet movie, mainly because it's really tiring to shoot that kind of movie.

In fact, there have been several dog-related movies before, but there is one thing to say, at least in Li Yi's opinion, these movies may have merits, but few of them can't surpass "The Story of Hachiko".

So, he didn't really want to take pictures.

And filming this kind of movie is actually quite tiring.

After all, pets and children are the hardest to photograph!

He has recently become obsessed with reading suspense crime novels. It's not that he wants to make such movies, but that such novels are so exciting that they are really addictive.

"So, do you really plan to make a suspense film?" Mu Qing asked curiously. As a person beside her, of course she knew what Li Yi was doing recently.

"Although suspense movies are indeed a good subject, I just like to read this kind of novels. It doesn't mean that I must shoot them." Li Yi said calmly.

"I think suspense movies are good, and "The Sixth Sense" you shot before was pretty good." Mu Qing said with a smile.

"Let's talk about it again!" Li Yi turned over another page without comment.

He found that reading suspense novels was more enjoyable when reading paper books.

What he is reading now is a novel written by a suspense novelist from an island country, which is quite interesting.

In fact, there have indeed been a lot of suspense films produced in China in recent years. It is a pity that there are excellent films, but there are almost no ones that can be regarded as classics.

"However, among suspense movies, there are indeed very few domestic classics." Mu Qing pondered for a moment and said.

"What do you think is the reason?" Li Yi asked with a smile.

"It has a lot to do with the general environment, right?" Mu Qing thought for a while and said.

"Oh?" Li Yi did not look up.

This question was also raised when Li Yi had a small gathering with his friends.

"I think it's very simple, because, to be honest, there are not many domestic detective and suspense works, including literary works, etc. that are really famous. On the contrary, the island countries have more advantages in this aspect. Unfortunately, their

The film industry is in recession." Zhou Guo said after taking a sip of beer.

“It’s not without reason that detective mystery novels are popular in the island country. It can be said to be the influence of the general environment.

I heard a friend from an island country say a while ago that it seems that there is a very scary fact in the island country, that is, there are quite a few death cases that are classified as suicides.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the one hand, there are indeed many suicide cases in the island country, and on the other hand, it is also because of the cost of solving crimes. There seemed to be a period of time when there was an acute shortage of domestic forensic doctors, so there was simply no

Evidence cannot be found through scientific methods, so many murder cases will be closed quickly as long as they are considered suicide cases.

And because of this, reasoning, detectives, etc. began to become popular in the island country.

Because when a case cannot be solved by scientific and technical means, many unjust, false and wrong cases will naturally occur. Therefore, at this time, they need a "detective" to be the hero.

In fact, after 9/11 in Hollywood, superhero movies began to become popular and have the same effect, because when they found that the official could not bring them safety, they naturally longed for superheroes to save them!

By the same token, the popularity of mystery novels and the popularity of the detective profession in island countries has become a matter of course." Chen Wen said with a smile.

"Isn't it? So exaggerated?" Mu Qing looked surprised.

"This is true. If you think about it carefully, are there many cases where the detective profession appears in the island country's film and television works, including animations?" Chen Wen asked with a smile.

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Li Yi was also a little surprised.

Don't mention it, think about it carefully. Although this is not exclusive to islanders, it is true that the profession of detective appears a lot in island countries' film and television works, including animation works.

Although there are many suspense novels in Europe and the United States that have protagonists similar to detectives.

But it can be seen that most of those people appeared in a relatively long time ago.

In those days, there were certainly not as many criminal investigation methods as there are in modern times, so it seemed quite normal for a profession like detectives to appear.

However, the detective profession appears in the island country and is popular in many film and television works. It can be seen that they are really accustomed to detectives assisting in solving crimes.

"Looking at China, how could a non-staff person like a detective appear in a case?" Chen Wen said with a smile.

"Indeed, in domestic films like this, the protagonists are either criminal police officers, forensic doctors, or relevant experts who are outstanding in their professions, but they only provide assistance. Unlike in the island countries, even detectives can directly solve the case!" Chu

Xue Xiang nodded.

"However, there are very few suspense films in China that can be called classics. Is it not just because of this?" Chen Wen shook his head again.

"It must be more than that. If you think about it carefully, it seems that many of these films are relatively large-scale, right?"

"It's not just a matter of scale, but also an issue of ending. If you think about it, several of the suspense films in Hollywood that are known as classics are either thrillers, really like Piao, or they are villains, that is,

The culprit is still at large in the end. This type of movie is obviously not suitable for our country."

"Indeed, there are even fans of the serial murderer in the United States, and there are quite a lot of them. It would be wonderful to make a movie like that, but it does have a very negative impact on society!"

Everyone started discussing.

Li Yi deeply agreed with this.

From an ordinary person's perspective, it is true that the impact of watching such a movie is definitely negative.

You, a very vicious person, actually escaped after committing a crime. Damn it, can this have a good impact?

However, if a suspense film wants to be good, the villain must first have a high IQ, not the police. Only in this way can the plot become exciting.

But by the same token, the impact will naturally be bad.

After all, the murderer who everyone calls for beating can get away with it, so what the hell do you want to do?

But by the same token, from the standpoint of a director, simply a director, isn’t making a movie just for the sake of “looking good”?

As for social impact, we will usually consider it, but it will never be critical or decisive.

So the question is, is there a way to get the best of both worlds?

When Li Yi thought of this, the memory of a movie suddenly appeared in his mind.
To be continued...