Chinese born in the 80s, most of their initial impressions of Japanese-style architecture come from a cartoon called "Smart Ichikyu", in which Ikkyu pouts his ass every day and wipes the corridor, which is the edge side.

At this moment, the old Kurosawa is sitting cross-legged on the side, looking down at a painting.

Kurosawa Hisao said, "Father, I brought someone here. ”

Kurosawa looked up and said, "Please be seated," and then waved to his son, "Go get busy." ”

There is only one cushion on the edge side, which is prepared for Chen Kaige.

took off his shoes and went to the edge side, Chen Kaige sat cross-legged on the cushion, and Lin Hai knelt at the back of his side.

The choice to kneel has no special meaning, just to facilitate leaning in and whispering.

Kurosawa didn't greet him, and when he came up, he threw out a question.

"What do you think of this painting?"

Lin Hai translated the question to Chen Kaige, and then looked at the painting together.

In the painting, there is a dress ball, and from a bird's-eye view, the women's swirling skirts look like colorful flowers, while the men's stretched limbs look like intertwined branches.

The painting as a whole is saturated and gorgeous, and the style of painting is slightly sloppy, but it is very recognizable.

At first glance, it is a cheerful painting, but if you look closely, you will see that in the corner of the painting, there is a samurai with a sword, hesitating to step onto the dance floor.

……

The painting is not signed, but from the point of view of the style, it is clearly the work of Akira Kurosawa.

Many people may not know that Kurosawa is not only a master of film, but also an outstanding painter. As a young man, he dreamed of becoming a painter and was greatly influenced by Van Gogh. If it weren't for the strong Japanese style in his paintings, it would have been easy for a layman to confuse him with Van Gogh's work.

Kurosawa's success in the field of cinema has a lot to do with his artistic skills, and the large number of storyboards he drew during the filming of the film showed his unusual talent for painting, most of which later became treasures in the art world.

Since the painting was painted by Kurosawa himself, his question is somewhat intriguing.

……

Chen Kaige thought for a while and said, "I see loneliness in this painting. ”

After listening to Lin Hai's relay, Kurosawa asked, "That's it?"

There is nothing wrong with interpreting the painting in terms of loneliness, but that is not what he wants to express.

Chen Kaige thought for a while and added: "There are also changes in the times. ”

Chen Kaige's answer is based on what Kurosawa has experienced in recent years.

It's true that Akira Kurosawa is the emperor of movies, but he has always been criticized in Japan, which has a lot to do with his violent temper that likes to work against people.

The media didn't like him, and when the famous director Kenji Mizoguchi died, the newspaper said: Kenji Mizoguchi is dead, and we can't produce a Kenji Mizoguchi anymore, and if Akira Kurosawa dies, we still have a lot of Akira Kurosawa.

The filmmakers didn't like him either, thinking he was picky and stubborn, so after suffering a box office fiasco in 1970, no one was willing to invest in him for a whole decade. ('75's "Dersu Uzara" doesn't count, it's just a deal)

As mentioned earlier, Japanese films are now based on a producer-centric system, and no one wants to be his puppet except for Akira Kurosawa's son, so after 1993's "Sunset Love", he has never released a new film.

……

Chen Kaige gave the answer of "loneliness" based on what Kurosawa has experienced in recent years. In his opinion, a director who has been excluded by the film industry and put on the shelf is undoubtedly lonely.

As for the "change of times", it is quite a euphemism. Chen Kaige himself felt that Akira Kurosawa was outdated, thinking that he could no longer keep up with the pace of the times.

After listening to this, Kurosawa continued to ask, "Is there anything else?"

Chen Kaige thought about it and shook his head.

Lin Hai couldn't help but shake his head.

Among the domestic directors, there are many highly accomplished artists, such as Xu Ke, Feng, and Zhang, who have superb painting skills, and Jiang Wen of the mud and stone genre at the bottom, Chen Kaige is sandwiched in the middle, and his level is not up or down, and his ability to appreciate art is naturally not up or down.

In the case of Akira Kurosawa's painting, it is obviously expressing a certain emotion, but it has absolutely nothing to do with "loneliness".

……

Kurosawa noticed Lin Hai shaking his head, so he asked, "Do you have a different opinion?"

Lin Hai hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes." I don't think this painting is about loneliness, it's about anger. ”

"Oh?" asked Akira Kurosawa, with a look on his age spotted face, "How?"

Lin Hai moved forward, sat down, pointed to the painting and said-

"This dance party should refer to the movie "Shall We Dance?" released the year before last, and this samurai is obviously the director of you. ”

Lin Hai stopped at this point, and there was no need to say more, the meaning was already clear.

Seeing the satisfied smile on Kurosawa's face, Lin Hai sneered: I just don't like other people's movies, so I can't wait to pull out a knife and hack everyone to death, old man, do you want to be so irritable?

……

Lin Hai explained the conversation between the two to Chen Kaige, and Chen Kaige showed an expression of sudden realization.

At this time, Kurosawa asked again.

"Tell me, why am I angry?"

This question also bothered Lin Hai, but he didn't want to dominate the crowd and threw the problem to Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige took the pulse, of course he knew how to answer, but he pushed the opportunity back.

"This question is asked to you, and you answer it. ”

……

The answer is simple, the question is how to answer.

"Shall We Dance?", translated in China as "Talk about Love, Dance", is a warm comedy film that tells the story of the protagonist who changes his attitude towards life and gets out of the mid-life crisis by learning social dance.

If you search the Internet, you will find two films with this name, a Japanese film released in 1996 directed by Zhou Fangzhengxing, and an American film released in 2004.

The latter is a remake of the former.

What kind of film will be remade by Hollywood? Answer: Make money.

Like "Infernal Affairs", the Japanese version of "Talk About Love, Dance" is also a work that has an excellent box office after its release. Not only in Japan, but also in the United States, the film was the highest-grossing Asian film released in the United States.

Not only is the box office very high, but the word of mouth is also very good.

On the garlic clove network of later generations, the score of 8.2 and one-sided praise fully reflect the audience's recognition of this film.

Of course, putting aside the sour grapes mentality, from the standpoint of a filmmaker, there are some problems with this film.

One of the biggest problems is kitsch.

Kitsch is also called pleasing the audience.

Is it wrong for the film to please the audience? No. The question is, which audience to please?

Although "Talking About Love, Dancing" is a Japanese film, it is trying to please American audiences from the inside out. This film unfolds on the topic of "midlife crisis", which is very favored by American films, from the narrative style, character setting, song and dance choreography to the emotional interaction of the actors, all with a strong Hollywood flavor.

This kitsch may be the root cause why Kurosawa is eager to kill the other party.

In addition, Kurosawa has been trying to introduce Japanese culture to the world, but this film has come to a counteroffensive; Kurosawa Akira prefers literary films, and when he is dying, he still asks Kitano Taketo, but "Dancing" is a commercial film......

Ahem.

Lin Hai felt that he couldn't wait to kill the other party if he was replaced.

……

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Hai decided to tell the truth.

"The reason why the director is angry is that the film is too commercial and kitsch. ”

Kurosawa was very satisfied with this answer, he picked up the painting, handed it to Lin Hai, and said, "This painting is given to you, I heard that my painting is selling well, you can choose to collect it or sell it." ”

The implication is that Lin Hai is at his disposal.

Lin Hai understood Kurosawa's subtext, thanked him for taking the painting, stood up, stepped on his shoes and walked to the courtyard, threw the painting into the tin bucket where the fallen leaves were burned, and realized that he didn't have a lighter.

"Give. ”

Kurosawa followed at some point, slapped a box of matches on Lin Hai's hand, and asked, "Don't you think it's a pity?"

Lin Hai shook his head with a smile and set the painting on fire.

In the firelight, the anger in Kurosawa's heart completely turned to ashes, he laughed, patted Lin Hai on the shoulder, and said, "You are good! You are very good!"

……

Back on the edge side, Lin Hai was about to sit down when Kurosawa suddenly shouted. Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged woman in a kimono came and added a cushion to Lin Hai.

The woman then brought out the brewed tea, held it to the three of them, and stepped aside.

Kurosawa took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said, "Officially acquaintance, I'm Kurosawa." ”

Well, this is the official beginning, and the previous ones were just a test.

Lin Hai thought to himself that if the answer to the "painting question" was not satisfactory, there would probably not be many satisfactory topics in the future.

……

Although they both know who it is, they still can't save the introduction that should be made.

Lin Hai introduced: "This is Mr. Chen Kaige, a Chinese director. ”

"What about you?" Kurosawa was more interested in Lin Hai.

"My name is Lin Hai, and I am also Chinese. ”

"Did you grow up in Japan?"

If this question was asked, Lin Hai might have lied, but the person who asked it was Akira Kurosawa, and Lin Hai thought that even if the other party knew, he wouldn't say it - the old man didn't bother to chew his tongue.

Lin Hai shook his head and said half-truthfully: "No, I only came to Japan at the beginning of the year, and I am currently ...... I'm getting ready for school. ”

Kurosawa was puzzled: "Preparing?"

"Yes. Lin Hai said: "Because of many reasons, it was delayed. ”

No matter how much you trust each other, Lin Hai will not say "smuggling", that is not trust, it is brain-dead.

"Have you figured out which school to go to, do you need my help?" the old man was very welcoming, not at all as brutal as the rumors were outside.

Lin Hai politely refused: "Thank you, but don't worry, the admission procedures have been completed." ”

"Oh. Kurosawa nodded and asked casually, "Which school?"

"Horikoshi High School. ”

Hearing Lin Hai's answer, Kurosawa showed a thoughtful expression, turned around and asked, and the woman in the kimono whispered a few words to him, and the old man suddenly understood.

"I remember it was an entertainer high school. ”

Kurosawa paused for a moment and asked Lin Hai with interest: "Are you an artist?"