For example, if a new director or an unknown director made a mistake in the movie, the audience might be more forgiving. This was because they did not have much expectations for a new director. If the movie did not do well, many people would think that it was not easy for a new director to achieve this.
On the contrary, the audience would take it for granted that Zhang Jingan's movies had good box office sales and a good reputation.
He was an internationally renowned director and had been famous for many years. He was supported by many movies that had good box office performances. Once his crew was established, both the audience and the media would pay more attention to him. At the same time, their expectations of him would be much higher.
If he did not do well, the audience would be disappointed and might think that he had run out of ideas.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Jingan had to be more careful in every movie he made in order to maintain his current status.
