Xu Wangqiu was not in a hurry to write the application report, he was the director of the art center, he went to Xiangjiang to shoot movies for half a year, and he was a shopkeeper for half a year, and now that he is back, he must ask the center about the situation in the past six months. He came to the art center and knocked on the office door of deputy director Yang Liuqing.

Yang Liuqing was a little disappointed when she saw Xu Wangqiu coming back. The films shot by the export company are divided with China Film, and the units that cooperate with the export company can also enjoy the sharing treatment. The quota in the hands of the export companies is limited, and the film studios, as well as the film companies in Hong Kong, are trying to get quotas.

When Xu Wangqiu was away, Yang Liuqing was the person in charge of the art center. In order to get the opportunity to cooperate with export companies, various film studios and Xiangjiang Film Company invited him to dinner and gave him a lot of gifts. There was even a Xiangjiang boss who told him that as long as he could get the quota, he would give Yang Liuqing 100,000 yuan. Now that Xu Wangqiu, the director, is back, the film studio will definitely look for Xu Wangqiu directly, and Yang Liuqing's benefits are naturally gone.

Therefore, Yang Liuqing didn't want Xu Wangqiu to come back at all, and felt that it was best for Xu Wangqiu to stay in Xiangjiang from now on.

Yang Liuqing did not show his careful thoughts, and asked Xu Wangqiu for warmth. Hearing that Xu Wangqiu wanted to know about the situation of the art center in the past six months, he gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the art center in the past six months, just like his subordinates.

Because Xu Wangqiu imitated the green light system of Hollywood film companies, he came up with a script review system. What is the script and whether the project can be approved needs to be reviewed by the system. During Xu Wangqiu's absence, the art center did not become Yang Liuqing's Yiyan Hall, and the entire center operated relatively normally.

In the evening, Xu Wangqiu had dinner with Liu Lin and Wu Zhiliu, because it was a brotherhood dinner, everyone brought their families. Only Gu Changwei is an exception, he came alone. Everyone laughed at him: "Old Gu, Liu Lin's personal problems have been solved, now you are the only one left, you have to work hard!" Gu Changwei said depressedly: "I have been working hard, but others do not cooperate!" Xu Wangqiu smiled and comforted: "If you have time to go to Nortel, you can't fool the girl of the company, and it shouldn't be a problem to cheat the little junior sister." ”

After ridiculing Gu Changwei, Liu Lin and the others told Xu Wangqiu about their situation. The sequel to Liu Lin's "Falcon" and the sequel to Zhao Ban's "Bloody Capture of Demons", preparations have been almost underway, and filming will start soon. Wu Zhiliu and Xia Gang have already chosen the theme and are writing the script. Wu Zhiliu is preparing to make a war movie, while Xia Gang is preparing to make a film that reflects urban life.

Xu Wangqiu told Liu Lin about his experience in Xiangjiang, and added fuel to his story about being attacked by the killer. Liu Lin and the others were all stunned, they had only seen the Kuomintang assassination in books before, but they didn't expect Xu Wangqiu to really meet them. They originally wanted to find an opportunity to go to Xiangjiang in the future, but now they realize that Xiangjiang is not so good, and it is dangerous to go to Xiangjiang.

The next morning, Wu Zhiliu took the script to Xu Wangqiu and asked him to help him read it.

The name of the script is "Liu Laozhuang Eighty-two Heroes", which tells the story of On March 16, 1943, more than 3,000 cavalry members of the 17th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Lianshui and Huaiyin in Jiangsu Province attacked the party and government leading organs of the Huai D Sea anti-Japanese base area along the Liutang River in Huaiyin County in 11 ways, in an attempt to destroy them in one fell swoop. In order to cover the transfer of the leading organs and the main force, the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 19th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the 7th Brigade of the New Fourth Army took the initiative to block the enemy at Liu Laozhuang. The 4th Company engaged in fierce battles with 1,000 enemies, repelled 5 enemy charges, and killed and wounded more than 170 Japanese soldiers. In the end, all 82 people in the company, including instructor Li Yunpeng and company commander Bai Sicai, died. After the war, the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army named the 4th Company "Liu Laozhuang Company".

After reading the script, Xu Wangqiu said regretfully: "Liu Laozhuang's eighty-two martyrs, this is a good story." Actually, I originally wanted to shoot this story, but unfortunately I couldn't shoot it. ”

Wu Zhiliu said in surprise: "Why can't you shoot?"

Xu Wangqiu said helplessly: "It will be blocked, as long as there are too many guns, it will be screened, you see how much content I blocked when I filmed "Falcon". I like war movies, and I really want to shoot "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang" and "Armageddon", but the shield is too strong, and I can't shoot it at all, and now I can only take the feature film route. ”

Wu Zhiliu frowned and said, "Then won't I be blocked when I come to shoot?"

Xu Wangqiu rolled his eyes: "You are not the protagonist, you will only be mentioned a few words when you make this movie, and you will not be blocked." ”

Wu Zhiliu said depressedly: "That's much better than me, if you still show your face after making a movie, I can only be mentioned a few words." ”

"Who made you a supporting role, isn't the supporting role just to set off the glorious image of the protagonist? Okay, don't talk about this uselessness. Or your script. Xu Wangqiu said a few words and returned to the topic, "The overall structure of your script is okay, but it feels relatively rough, and the details still need to be polished." The movie doesn't handle well in the end. I think it would be better to hold the ceremony of recruiting new recruits in the company with Liu Laozhuang Company in the end. I don't know what Liu Lao Zhuanglian's induction ceremony is like, but I heard my brother say that their induction ceremony is very moving. ”

Xu Wangqiu stood up and demonstrated the ceremony of joining the company on the spot: "Xu Wangchuan! How many soldiers are you in the White Blade Fighting Hero Company? I am the 2,397th soldier of the White Blade Fighting Hero Company, and I am proud of myself, and I am proud of the 2,396 people before me! Zhang Cheng! How many years is the history of our company? Our company was born in 1938 and has a history of 34 years, and in these 34 years, it has participated in more than 200 battles and defended the honor of soldiers......

He exhaled softly: "My brother has been discharged from the army for several years, but he is still excited when it comes to the joining ceremony. There may be differences between my brother and Liu Laozhuang's joining ceremony, but the general process should be similar. The ceremony will be very powerful, symbolizing a kind of inheritance, indicating that the spirit of the 82 martyrs of Liu Laozhuang has not been forgotten and is still being inherited. This is more powerful and moving than typing a piece of text directly. ”

Although Xu Wangqiu just demonstrated it, Wu Zhiliu still felt excited. He thought it would be a great idea to make the induction ceremony the end of the movie, so he said, "I'll take it back and change it." ”

Soon after Wu Zhiliu left, Liu Heng came with the script of "Thirteen Soldiers Return to the Jade Gate".

Liu Heng not only wrote the script of "Thirteen Soldiers Return to the Jade Gate", but also wrote two drafts. The first draft is written from Geng Gong's point of view, telling how Geng Gong and his men held on and how they finally returned to Yumen Pass, and the other draft is from Fan Qiang's point of view, telling how Fan Qiang overcame many difficulties with 2,000 reinforcements and brought Geng Gong and them back to Yumen Pass.

Depending on the narrator, the topics presented are also different. With Geng Gong as the protagonist, this draft mainly talks about why to keep. Geng Gong swore not to surrender in the face of lack of water and food, and persevered for more than a year. By the time Fan Qiang led the reinforcements to arrive, there were only twenty-six people in the entire team. What supported Geng Gong and them to stick to the end is what this draft wants to present.

Taking Fan Qiang as this draft, it mainly talks about why to save. The discussion of whether or not to save appears twice in this draft. One was a debate between ministers in the court. The second time was that after the reinforcements captured Liuzhong City, there was another debate about whether to cross the Tianshan Mountains to save Geng Gong. In the end, the rescue army gave Fan Qiang 2,000 soldiers and asked him to lead the troops to rescue. Why do you want to save Geng Gong and them, and whether it is worth spending so much energy to save Geng Gong is what this draft wants to present.

Both drafts are well written, and both are quite meaningful, and no matter which draft is made, it can be made into a good movie.

Xu Wangqiu felt that with Geng Gong as the protagonist, the story was more complicated, not only with many characters, but also involving many cities. To make this story, not only did you need to make a lot of armor, but you also needed a lot of scenery, and you even had to build a Seoul city. Without an investment of 10 million or 20 million, I am afraid it will not be possible. The draft with Fan Qiang as the protagonist is relatively much simpler, and there are not so many scenes that need to be built, so it is much easier to shoot.

After weighing it, Xu Wangqiu chose Fan Qiang as the protagonist. In addition to being better shot, he feels that Fan Qiang's draft involves the value of life and is of more practical significance.

More than a year ago, Zhang Hua, a student at the Fourth Military Medical University, died saving the old man. This incident has sparked heated discussions, with some people believing that it is too uneconomical for the country to spend so much energy to train a college student that it is too uneconomical to sacrifice for the old man, while others believe that human life should be saved and that human life is equal. Sixteen years later, Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" was released in China, and whether Zhang Hua should save people or not caused heated discussions again.

Xu Wangqiu decided to shoot "Thirteen Soldiers Return to Jade Gate", but it was still far from starting. He hopes to make this story as realistic as possible, and doesn't want to be like many movies, where people in the Tang Dynasty wear Song Dynasty clothes, and Song Dynasty people wear Ming Dynasty clothes.

If you want to shoot realistically, you need to do a lot of preparation and research, such as clothing, such as architecture, such as how to fight the war, what formation to use, etc., all of which need to invite experts to participate. In addition, it takes a lot of time to set the scenery and make costumes and props. It is impossible to turn on without a year or two.

"Thirteen Soldiers Return to Jade Gate" can't be started in a short time, Xu Wangqiu doesn't want to be idle, and plans to use this time to make a small-budget movie, and the story should preferably take place in Beiping. In this way, you can not only make movies, but also stare at 5.1 channels, and accompany your family, killing three birds with one stone. It's just that what to shoot in this small-budget movie, Xu Wangqiu didn't have an idea for a while.

Xu Wangqiu was thinking about what he should shoot when there was a sudden knock on the door. When he looked up, it turned out to be Brother Chen Kai, so he smiled and teased: "Yo, isn't this Director Chen, why do you have time to come to my place?"

Brother Chen Kai's eyebrows jumped, and he almost had the urge to scold. He had just made his first movie, and Xu Wangqiu actually said that he was director Chen Da, isn't this a humble person. He forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said coldly: "Xu Wangqiu, don't be complacent. Isn't it just a Golden Bear in Berlin? It's not a big deal, the Cannes Palme d'Or is the highest award in the film industry. Someday. I'll take the Palme d'Or, I'll surpass yours. I've made a movie, and if you're brave enough to do it, come and see it. ”

Xu Wangqiu said lazily: "What's the name of your movie?"

Brother Chen Kai said proudly: "One and eight." ”

Xu Wangqiu was slightly stunned, the previous life "One and Eight" was the pioneering work of the fifth generation, which was completed by Zhang Junzhao, Zhang Yimou, Xiao Feng, and He Qun, four Nortel students assigned to Guangxi Film Studio. The story of the film is rather peculiar, and breakthroughs have been made in story structure, photographic composition and character building. As a photographer, Zhang Yimou's contribution to the film can be said to be a great contribution.

Now the situation is different from the beginning, Zhang Yimou was not assigned to Guangxi Film Studio, but entered the export company. The film was originally completed by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Junzhao, but it was completed by Chen Kaige and Zhang Junzhao.

Xu Wangqiu was very curious, without Zhang Yimou, but with more Chen Kaige's "One and Eight", what would be it like, and said cheerfully: "I'm looking forward to this movie, when will it be released?"

Brother Chen Kai saw that Xu Wangqiu agreed, and said happily: "It will be screened at Beijing Film Studio at eight o'clock tomorrow night." ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled faintly: "I will definitely arrive tomorrow night, I hope you will not let me down." ”