After breakfast, Lin Niantong walked out of the house with his bag on his back and stopped a taxi on the side of the road. After getting in the car, he told the taxi driver to go to the set of the Clear Water Bay Yindu Agency.

The driver was a little talkative and chatted with Lin Niantong. In the past two years, the property market in Xiangjiang has plummeted, and many people who have taken out loans to buy houses have suffered heavy losses, as have drivers. At the same time, he was full of complaints about the mainland, feeling that it was because of the return of Hong Kong that many people began to emigrate, causing the property market to collapse.

Lin Niantong comforted the driver, after the June Seven riots, the Xiangjiang property market also collapsed, and then it rose again, and it increased several times. Li Cucumber only became the richest man in Xiangjiang when he ate a large number of houses and land sold at low prices by others when he was six or seven years old. The collapse in housing prices is only temporary, and it will definitely rise in the future.

The taxi quickly stopped at the entrance of the Clear Water Bay studio, and after Lin Niantong paid, he got out of the car and walked towards the standard screening hall in Yindu.

In addition to screening 14 mainland films, this film biweekly exhibition will also screen "Half of the People" and "Unheard Love" shot by Yindu for mainland filmmakers. Xu Wangqiu's "Cold" was not originally on the screening list, but under the strong request of Lin in the same year, Yindu decided to screen "Cold" for everyone.

However, "Cold" was banned from public screening by the Electric Inspection Department, so it could not be shown in cinemas like "Half of the People" and "Unheard Love", and could only be screened in Yindu's own screening hall.

Walking into the standard screening room, Lin Niantong found that there were already many people sitting inside. Xu Wangqiu was standing in front and communicating quietly with Xu Anhua and Tian Zhuangzhuang. In the third row of the screening room, there were several people engaged in theory and film criticism, and they were excitedly discussing something. So he walked over and took a seat beside them.

Lin Niantong chatted with Lev, and they were all looking forward to Xu Wangqiu's new film. Especially after communicating with Xu Wangqiu at the opening reception of the film biweekly, they all wanted to see what Xu Wangqiu had explored in the new film.

It didn't take long for the screening time to come, and Xu Wangqiu walked to the stage of the screening hall. The guests and the audience at the scene knew that Xu Wangqiu must have something to say, so they all quieted down and listened attentively.

Xu Wangqiu looked at the guests and the audience at the scene, and said with a smile: "My new film "Cold" will be screened soon, this movie was shot by me for Sister Xia Meng's Blue Bird Company. I believe everyone knows that this movie was banned from being released by the Electrical Inspection Department, but I believe that this movie will be released sooner or later. Until then, we'll be taking the film to Cannes. Therefore, after reading it, everyone will give more opinions, and now there is still more than a month before the opening of the film festival, if there is anything bad, there is still time to make up the shooting and correct it. Well, I won't say more. Let's watch the movie below. ”

Lin Niantong saw that Xu Wangqiu was so modest, and nodded secretly in his heart. Directors tend to be more egoistic and think that my ideas are the best, and everyone else is not good. I didn't expect Xu Wangqiu to take the initiative to let everyone give their opinions, which is very rare. People who can humbly listen to the opinions of others and face up to their own shortcomings will definitely have a bright future.

The lights in the screening room soon dimmed, and then a light erupted from the back wall, and images began to appear on the screen.

Lin Niantong heard Xu Wangqiu talk about "Cold" mainly reflecting class issues, but after the movie officially started, he found that this movie was not quite the same as he imagined. "Cold" has similarities with Scorsese's "Taxi Driver", both of which tell the story of two people at the bottom of society, who completely explode after a series of changes, and finally embark on the road of crime. In "Taxi Driver", Travis kills the bustard, the landlord, and the prostitute, but ends up as a hero, like a comedy of black humor. After Zheng Yi, the actor of "Cold", went on a killing spree, he was not relieved, leaving only deep despair.

Lin Niantong thought about the conversation he had with the taxi driver just now, and remembered that many people in Xiangjiang have suffered heavy losses due to the collapse of the property market in the past two years, and in the movie "Cold", the tragedy of the protagonist's family was also caused by the collapse of the property market, but the story of the movie happened in 1996. He was extremely surprised by this, Xu Wangqiu is a mainlander and has not spent much time in Xiangjiang, but his observation of Xiangjiang is so in-depth, which is something that most Xiangjiang directors have not done.

It's really incredible, maybe that's genius!

In the movie "Cold", David Jiang's performance is definitely a highlight. He perfectly presented the character of Zheng Yi from a good person who firmly believes in justice and adheres to kindness, to a madman who kills even children. The audience can clearly see that the pillars of the characters' hearts are destroyed one by one, and finally go completely crazy. The movie's portrayal of the character of Zheng Yi can be used as a psychology textbook. David Jiang is simply not acting, but has turned himself into Zheng Yi. David Jiang's performance will not be inferior even if it is compared to Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver".

In the movie "Cold", there are a lot of night scenes, colorful neon lights, plus slightly distorted lenses, giving people a bizarre feeling. The whole city is like a monster, devouring the wealth and lives of the lowly people. The film places great emphasis on positional relationships, and there are a large number of shots with high and low camera differences. For example, the hero's family lived in a low place at the beginning, and the new home they moved to later was in a relatively high position, while Huang Shilang's family lived in a villa on the mountain. This is the case in Xiangjiang, where rich people live on the mountain, and those who don't have money live on the mountain, and a few decades ago the Chinese were not even qualified to live on the mountain.

Lin Niantong's biggest expectation for "Cold" is to see what new attempts are made in the language of the film, and in the process of watching the movie, he has been paying attention to this problem, but he has not found anything special. He thought that Xu Wangqiu might have tried, but he didn't find it. However, in this movie, Xu Wangqiu adheres to the concept that the camera is a living thing, and he is becoming more and more skillful. Many times the characters do not show their faces, and the inner state of the characters can be clearly felt through the movement and changes of the camera.

Lin Nian thought to himself, Xu Wangqiu's concept is really worth analyzing, so I will write an article based on it.

The plot of "Cold" is very tight, which makes people follow the plot all the time and immerse themselves in the movie. In the two-hour movie, Lin Tongnian didn't feel the passage of time, and even felt a little strange how it ended so quickly.

When the lights in the screening room came on, Lin Niantong felt like a dream. He wanted to go over to communicate with Xu Wangqiu, but when he saw Xu Anhua, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and the people of Yindu surrounding Xu Wangqiu, he temporarily gave up this plan.

Xu Anhua is extremely satisfied with this movie, and feels that the movie is quite perfect in all aspects, and it is a masterpiece that reflects reality very much. She said sincerely: "This movie is really shocking, and after watching it, it has a very big impact on people's hearts, and I am still a little blocked in my heart now." I didn't expect you to shoot the story of Xiangjiang to this extent. ”

Xu Wangqiu thought to himself, my sister died in the hands of real estate developers, and she knew too well the virtues of capitalists, so he smiled and said: "Thanks to the joint efforts of Yan Hao and the entire creative team, they have experience in making realistic films, and they also have a better understanding of the living conditions at the bottom of Xiangjiang." With them, it's easy. ”

Shi Hui and the others couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts, and congratulated Xu Wangqiu one after another: "Your movie is well made, and it profoundly exposes the nature of capitalist cannibalism, which is much more profound than the movies we made before." ”

"Yes, Huang Shilang said in the movie, do you know what the citizens of this city are in their eyes? It is the grass they plant, which can be harvested every ten years. It's really a breakthrough, capitalists are really cannibalistic. ”

"Huang Shilang is Li Cucumber, I really feel bad when I can see him killed in the movie. I believe that when the movie is released, many Xiangjiang audiences will applaud after watching it. ”

At the same time, Lin Nian and these film theories and film critics also had a heated discussion.

"I think this movie is the modern version of forcing Liangshan, or the modern version of Wu Song. In the end, Zheng Yi went on a killing spree, a bit like Wu Song's blood spattered Mandarin Duck Tower. Li Wusong not only killed Jiang Menshen and Zhang Dujian, but even Zhang Dujian's family did not let go. In the movie, Zheng Yi is also the same, completely annihilating humanity, and even killing Huang Shilang's two children. ”

"There are indeed similarities, their tragedies are caused by the oppression of the lower by the top. The male protagonist of the story "Cold" is named Zheng Yi, although he has experienced misfortune, he is still a good person full of hope and justice, Zheng Yi is homophonic to justice, but in the end, Zheng Yi was forced to become a demon who even kills children, which has a particularly great psychological impact. ”

"Many of the names in the movie have meanings, Zheng Yi's wife is called Liang Zhi, which is conscience, Liang Zhi is dead, Zheng Yi will become a demon completely. However, what shocked me the most in this movie was David Jiang's performance, I didn't expect it to be able to act to this extent. The music of the movie is also very good, especially the contrast between the two "Under the Lion Rock" is too stark, it is simply a stroke of genius!"

"Yes, yes, those two "Under the Lion Rock" are really amazing. In the front of the movie, "Under the Lion Rock" made people feel that the future of Zheng Yi and his wife was full of hope, and when they were ready to kill Huang Shilang, "Under the Lion Rock" sounded again, giving people the feeling that it was not hope, but despair. It's like telling us that no matter how hard you work and how hard you struggle, you are a grass farmer who is harvested!"

Just when Lin Nian was discussing with them, Xu Wangqiu came over and said with a smile: "After watching the movie, let's talk about your opinions, needless to say about the good places, mainly about the problematic places." ”

Everyone expressed their opinions, basically all of them boasted, and then said that they felt bad. Xu Wangqiu listened carefully to everyone's feedback and gave feedback on their pointed out problems. The problems they pointed out were basically caused by conceptual problems or lack of understanding, for example, some people thought that bed scenes were unnecessary, but Xu Wangqiu thought it was necessary. Xu Wangqiu explained these different views, and he frankly admitted that the real flaws were indeed his own mistakes.

In the process of communication, Lin Nian and them gradually realized that "Cold" is like an iceberg, only a small part of the water is exposed, and a lot of the content is hidden underwater; if you don't care about it, it will not affect the movie, but if you analyze the things under the story, you will find that there are a lot of hidden contents.

Lin Niantong said to Xu Wangqiu with a smile: "I only watched this movie once, I'm afraid it will be difficult to write a good movie review." ”

The next morning, the entertainment section of the Oriental Daily published Lin Niantong's commentary with the headline: "From Traditional Painting to Mirror Man Theory." The critics called Xu Wangqiu's concept "mirror man theory", and believed that Xu Wangqiu has always emphasized that the lens is alive and the lens must move, which is the inheritance and development of the concept of "swimming" in traditional Chinese Taoist thought.

At the end of the article, Lin Niantong pointed the finger at the Electrical Inspection Department: ""Cold" is an extremely good movie, even compared with the best movies in the world, it is not inferior. Banning the release of such movies is a shame for Xiangjiang films. I think it is necessary to think about whether the electronic inspection system is good or bad for Xiangjiang films. ”