During the show, facing the host Ge Qing's slightly sharp questions, Ye Zhiqiu remained calm and did not give a direct answer, but asked in return.

"According to the current international exchange rate, how many US dollars is 30 billion RMB equivalent to?"

Ge Qing thought for a moment and replied, "About 4 million."

"So?" Ye Zhiqiu said, "Isn't this money?"

Ge Qing was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant.

Ye Zhiqiu continued: "Our country's film market is open, and Hollywood blockbusters are coming in. A large part of their box office revenue comes from the Chinese market."

"At that time, why didn't anyone say to exclude the box office of the Chinese market?"

"So now it seems that domestic money is not money, and only money earned in US dollars is considered money, right? Isn't this a bit of double standards?"

The host's questions were sharp, and Ye Zhiqiu's answers were full of energy and not polite at all.

A smile flashed in Ge Qing's eyes. She had understood Ye Zhiqiu's interview style three years ago. She didn't expect that after three years, his temper was still so straightforward.

As a talk show host, she has seen many different kinds of guests. This society is always full of people who are hypocritical and who think one thing and say another. The more "successful" a person is, the more worldly-wise they are.

Do you think they like to be "smooth"? In fact, they have no choice but to do so. There is an old Chinese saying that "the first bird to stick its head out gets shot", which is the most reliable way to survive in real society.

There are people like Ye Zhiqiu who are consistent in their words and deeds and dare to express their ideas without reservation, but most of them "die" halfway.

Therefore, people like Ye Zhiqiu are even more precious.

His confidence and courage do not rely on other people's opinions, but come from the "ink" in his belly.

Ye Zhiqiu’s answer was very interesting, but Ge Qing didn’t seem to intend to end the topic and continued.

\"But shouldn't excellent literary works be liked by the vast majority of people? I think this is also a point of confusion for some people.\"

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "I agree with this. Just like music, even if you don't understand the lyrics of a good song, you will be moved by the melody and the emotions it expresses."

"The same is true for film and television works. Many foreign classics are also well-liked by everyone. But at the same time, the appreciation of literary and artistic works is also limited and will be affected by cross-cultural barriers."

"The way of expressing language, history and tradition, the moral concepts and social values ​​of a nation or country are all influencing factors, but it cannot be said that a work that you cannot understand is not a good work."

"For example, the films I wrote, 'Secretly Great' and 'International Market', have been shown in many countries, but they are the most popular in Korea."

"And the recently released Game of Thrones in North America also broke local ratings records because it is a work that suits the tastes of the local market."

"Oh, right." At this point, Ye Zhiqiu shrugged and said, "Most of the box office performance of these works comes from overseas. I wonder if this is considered money in the eyes of some people."

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into good-natured laughter.

When it comes to sarcasm, you have to be a scholar!

A hint of helplessness flashed across Ge Qing's eyes, but he didn't say anything. The original intention of the interview program was to allow the guests to express their true thoughts through questions and answers, so this segment would also be broadcast without reservation.

All I can say is that those haters who attempt to use the so-called "domestic box office doesn't count" argument to carry out moral blackmail are probably hitting a wall.

The interview continued and the host brought the topic back to the work itself.

"It is said that making science fiction films is difficult. Can you tell me specifically what the difficulty is? And what kind of work did you do to make The Wandering Earth?"

Ye Zhiqiu recalled and said, "If we talk about how difficult it is, it can be divided into two levels."

"On the one hand, it is the technology and creativity of the work itself. Science fiction films often require a lot of cutting-edge visual effects, physical simulations and future technology designs, which require extremely high skills and abilities of the special effects team."

"In fact, at the beginning of the film production, we consulted with top foreign special effects teams to seek solutions to some of the difficulties, but to be honest, the results were not satisfactory."

"We originally thought that since they are a world-renowned special effects company, they must be very capable. But it turns out that's not the case. It's not that they are not excellent, but the gap between us is not as big as we imagined."

"The problems we imagine are the same in the eyes of the other party. They don't have any revolutionary solutions, and often end up using the same solution ideas as us."

"In that case, we might as well do it ourselves. Our special effects team worked on every detail. For this movie, we drew more than 3000 concept design drawings and established a complete world view and scientific system..."

As Ye Zhiqiu spoke, the host and the audience listened very attentively.

Especially when they heard that the crew of "The Wandering Earth" directly cooperated with the domestic leading machinery enterprise "Xugong Group" and moved the other party's entire production management system to the crew, they were amazed.

You know, the "Xugong Group" system was originally used for mining development, and the output value of those projects ranged from tens of billions to hundreds of billions...

How should I put it? It feels like... using a sledgehammer to kill a nut, but at the same time, the "serious" spirit of the "The Wandering Earth" crew is also extremely admirable.

This is the real professionalism and hardcore!

On the stage, Ye Zhiqiu continued his answer.

"Another difficulty comes from the market. 'Science fiction' is usually a 'high-cost, high-risk, not necessarily high-return' project, with a high budget, great difficulty and long production cycle, resulting in great pressure to make the film pay off."

"Capital is usually risk-averse and expects returns as quickly as possible, so naturally fewer people are willing to shoot this subject."

The host and the audience nodded repeatedly, and then Ge Qing asked again.

"Let's talk about the plot. The story itself is very exciting. Some netizens call it 'the first domestic science fiction work'."

"So what do you think is the difference between the story of The Wandering Earth and Western science fiction?"

Ye Zhiqiu thought about this question for a long time, and then he slowly spoke under the gaze of everyone.

"I think the biggest difference is that this is a science fiction work created from the perspective and way of thinking of the Chinese people."

Ge Qing immediately asked: "What is the Chinese perspective? Can you explain it in detail?"

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "You can find the answer to this question from the name of the movie - 'The Wandering Earth'."

"When the entire earth is facing the crisis of destruction, what might different people do? In the foreign science fiction films we watched before, they might build spaceships, escape from the earth, and find new planets suitable for human habitation."

"But in Chinese culture, there is an emotional imprint of 'attaching oneself to one's native land' and 'being hard to leave one's hometown', so I thought, if we are going to escape, why not take our homeland with us?"

“This is a choice based on different cultural backgrounds.”

As he finished speaking, warm applause broke out again at the interview site.