The crew of "I Am Not the God of Medicine" has been in Yindu for a week, and there are not many scenes here, but every scene is the focus, and it is not allowed to be sloppy.

However, there is plenty of time, except for the scene on the first day when Cheng Yong traveled a long distance to Yindu, he deliberately started filming without resting enough when he came to Yindu, and the rest of the time arrangements were relatively generous.

A week has passed, and almost all the scenes of Yindu have been filmed, including some background shots of aerial shots in the airport and New Delhi.

On the 12th, in a Chinese-owned factory on the outskirts of New Delhi, the last scene of Yindu was filmed, which was the scene where Cheng Yong came to buy medicine for the first time.

There is no need to set up a separate studio, which saves trouble.

Just this scene, there are not a few shots, there is a day of time, and there is no hurry, after NG a few times, Li Qian also patiently talked about the scene.

"Brother Zheng, when I knew that a generic drug with a retail price of 2,000 yuan was only 500 yuan in the factory, the surprise in my eyes was a little closer, don't be like winning five million, and when I laughed, I also restrained a little, we are showing it to the audience. ”

Xu Zheng was puzzled, "But, with such a high profit, any businessman will be like this, Cheng Yong sold medicine to make money at the beginning." ”

That's right, but you have to take into account the audience's thoughts, and you can't just be a profiteer at the beginning, too much. ”

"In this case, if you sell 5,000 bottles in the back and get angry at the patient, isn't it the same?"

"That's different, although he sold 5,000 a bottle and 4,500 a bottle of profit at that time, he really helped the patient, although the audience will feel a little darker, but they won't hate this character, even if Cheng Yong is just to make money in the front, he can't make the audience disgusted with this role. Li Qian patiently explained.

In fact, it is similar to the Buddhist saying that put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha, a murderer who is full of evil puts down the butcher's knife and becomes a Buddha, most people will feel angry, but if this wicked person kills some bad people, or kills the enemy in order to avenge the murder of his father, it is easier for people to accept it. ”

Wen Muye interjected on the side, "Cheng Yong is an ordinary person and a little person who loves money, but he must not be portrayed as a profiteer in the first half, if there is a profiteer face here, it will disgust the audience." ”

"Okay, I'll try. Xu Zheng nodded thoughtfully.

Very subtle differences, the effect presented is different.

At this time, a Yindu man who had been watching next to him interjected and spoke fluent English.

"Director Li, are you so concerned about the audience's reaction, is it for the box office?"

It was Aamir Khan who spoke, the actor who was second only to Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan, and heard that the director who set a box office record for Chinese films came to Yindu to film, and came to the crew to watch the filming the day before yesterday.

Although he did not question Li Qian's age, he watched Li Qian's filming on the side for the past three days, and found that Li Qian often emphasized the audience's viewing feeling.

If it is a general commercial movie, it is normal, but after learning about the movie "I Am Not the God of Medicine" and the background, I always feel that Li Qian is a little too philistine, so I can't help but speak.

Looking at the Yindu Heavenly King, who was over forty years old and still had a harmless baby face, Li Qian nodded, "That's right, it's indeed for the box office." ”

"But?"

Aamir Khan didn't finish his words, it wasn't that the meaning was already obvious and incomprehensible.

In the early years, because of his public criticism of Gujarat's plan to build a dam, solidarity with the protests, and calls on the local government to resettle the migrants, because of his overly drastic attitude, the film "The Color of Basati" starring him at that time was forced to go offline early, and "Destroy for Love" was banned locally, with a loss of up to 500 million rupees.

Even though his professional and commercial interests were damaged, he still insisted on his point of view and did not apologize, so it is impossible to understand why Li Qian wants to make such a sensitive film for China, why he still thinks about the box office all the time.

Li Qian still respects this Yindu Heavenly King, not to mention the movies such as "Wrestling Dad!" starring him in his memory, just a TV show "Truth Interview" that sharply exposed Yindu's social shortcomings broadcast last month is enough to make people respect, although he is a foreigner.

Huge dowries, medical miscare, forced abortions by women, free love and arranged marriages, the caste system, several episodes a month, are all such topics that no one dares to openly criticize in Yindu.

Li Qian said, "My purpose in making this film is indeed to reflect medical issues, and even hope to play a role in promoting medical reform, but only if the film can create enough sensation that everyone can go into the cinema, watch the movie and be moved by it, and then speak out for it."

The voice of the individual is small, and no one will care about it in a few days, only if the voice is loud enough and the image is big enough, the above will seriously consider our voice. Therefore, it is necessary for more people to see the movie, be moved by it, and be willing to make their voices heard spontaneously, and their voices are much more useful than the movies themselves. ”

Public opinion is the key, in fact, there are many heavy reality movies in China, but few people have seen it at all, let alone someone who stands up and speaks, and no one will notice.

Aamir Khan still shook his head, "I'm sorry, I still can't accept it, since I want to shoot, I should not mix any impurities, and repay with the greatest sincerity." ”

In "Truth Interview", that's it, in order to shoot the first season of the show, he and his team spent three years investigating and collecting evidence, and traveled all over the country.

... How to say it.

If other people love to accept and accept it, not casually, Li Qian doesn't care about other people's voices.

But now there is time, and the other party is a Cheng Yong-style hero, Li Qian thought about it and continued patiently, "In the past few days, I have often heard people talk about the show "Truth Interview" in Yindu, but this is different from my movie "I am not the God of Medicine". ”

"What's the difference?" Aamir Khan asked.

"Every topic in the show is a huge contradiction in Yindu society, and it is a contradiction that all ordinary people will face, so it does not need to be processed, it can cause huge social repercussions, and hundreds of millions of people will watch it.

But the topic of Chinese medicine in my film, although it is also a social disease, is still a little far from most people, because the people who can't afford to take medicine and die of cancer are a minority after all, so it needs to be artistically processed to make it more touching, so that the audience can feel empathy.

Just like when I watch "Truth Interview", the topics in it, the miserable people, I feel pitiful for them, but that's all, because I can't feel their grief personally. ”

There are many more miserable and heavier films than "I Am Not the God of Medicine", but who remembers.

"I see, illegal abortions, huge dowries, medical misconduct, arranged marriages do not exist in your country. Aamir Khan muttered, becoming more aware of how bad the current situation was in Yindu.

As a developing country with a large population, and a neighbor, China is not as bad as it is advertised in China and the West.

"It's not non-existent, but it's much better in most places, and it's getting better. Li Qian said.

However, this did not make Aamir Khan very disappointed, revealing that trademark baby-faced smile and said, "I really want to go to Huaguo to have a look." ”

"Welcome. ”

"Don't bother Director Li, after the program of children's surname invasion was broadcast a few days ago, Congress invited me to testify, and I left first. ”

Looking at the broad back of the departing Aamir Khan and the firm steps under his feet, Li Qian shook his head.

In this country, it is absolutely difficult for ordinary people to understand, that series of social contradictions are not an isolated case, nor a part of the region, but happen to all ordinary people every day.

It's horrible.

Another point is that they have to pay a high dowry for marrying their daughters here, and they can even bankrupt some families.

According to statistics, the dowry generally accounts for the total income of the woman's entire family for six years before she can marry off her daughter.

Nasty country!

Waiting for Aamir Khan to leave, Xu Zheng asked, "This is the Aamir Khan who opposes the caste system, he seems to be a high caste too?"

Li Qian thought for a while and said, "It seems that he is a high-caste Ashraf, and his father, mother, and ancestors are all nobles, and he has a great influence in Yindu." ”

"He is also a beneficiary of the caste system, but in turn he attacks the caste system, his relatives and friends should also be of high caste, won't they hate him?" Xu Zhengqi said.

In the interview, Aamir Khan explicitly criticized the caste system, saying that I was born in this country because of my helplessness, and if my children and grandchildren are born, the country is still like this, it is our incompetence.

"Who knows, but it seems that Yindu once rebelled against the lower castes of the caste system, and after they were used to upgrade to the upper castes, they stopped their rebellion and became the exploiting class, and perhaps the high-caste people with social influence could change. ”

It's not uncommon for dragon-slaying warriors to eventually become evil dragons.

Speaking of this, Li Qian seems to have remembered a very interesting movie.

However, while filming, Li Qian waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't worry about other people's Yindu, in fact, this Aamir Khan is a bit similar to Cheng Yong in the second half, both are heroic."

Brother Zheng, you don't have this kind of thought in the future, what is he the beneficiary of the system but in turn criticizes the system, and then Cheng Yong is a character who is much higher than ordinary people in thought, he is the "God of Medicine", you have to fit this role in your soul. ”

"I'm just a layman. Xu Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, he said that he would also become that kind of noble and great character, what should he do if the second half of the shooting is not right.

Li Qian smiled, "At least during the filming time, don't have such cheesy ideas, pretend to be a noble person, and deceive yourself!"