Although Ren He suddenly took out a lockbox and put it on the table, which was quite weird, Sun Yan didn't think much about it at this time.

Although he did not approve of this script, which seemed to him to be only rubbish, he really cared about the question that Ren He suddenly asked.

What is the most important thing for a sci-fi film?

Sun Yan has answered such questions countless times in front of various media.

For example, this formulaic answer -

"Science fiction films, as the name suggests, are film and television works that are based on the background of fantasy scenarios based on science, and on this basis, the narrative is unfolded, so for science fiction films, the most important place is nothing more than to conform to scientific elements as much as possible, and at the same time, to provide more imagination space on this basis as much as possible, so that readers can diverge their thinking in a novel and novel background, and drive their curiosity and desire for knowledge for the unknown. ”

But what he said on those occasions was only the answer he should give in an interview as a science fiction director, not the real answer in his heart.

Such an empty and general cliché cannot, of course, be the answer in his heart.

Sun Yan glanced at Ren He seriously, and then said: "The reason why science fiction is a science fiction film is because it has an imaginary element based on science, and the most important thing for a successful science fiction film is, of course, science fiction itself. ”

This is an answer that I often use in front of the media to explain my understanding of the word science fiction, but in fact such an answer, although correct, is too empty. ”

"In the actual sci-fi film shooting process, we need to pay attention to the things we need to pay attention to, far more than the sci-fi in a movie, compared with the actual shooting, it is the simplest point to reflect enough sci-fi elements in the movie script. ”

"The real difficulty is how I, as a director, should shoot and show the audience after I have good sci-fi elements. ”

"For a successful film, there are actually a lot of important things, which is the professionalism and experience of the director, followed by the professionalism of the cast and crew. ”

Sun Yan paused, as if laughing self-deprecatingly: "And for the sci-fi films in the movie, what is more important than the things I just said are ......"

"Special effects. ”

"Unlike other films, in science fiction movies, special effects almost occupy most of the picture, because there are many futuristic and even surreal scenes that we can't realistically represent. ”

"If there are good enough special effects, then even if it is a second-level script, a second-level director and actor, after the post-processing of the finished film is released, the guaranteed results will not be too bad. ”

"On the other hand, even if a top director and powerful actors participate in a science fiction movie with insufficient special effects, after the release, the audience will still scold and scold the 'Wumao special effects'. ”

"You can check how many of the so-called successful sci-fi films are presented in the polishing of the first-class special effects team......"

After saying this, Sun Yan stopped answering and waited for Ren He's next words.

At this time, Ren He was a little confused.

He originally thought that Sun Yan would give him some things in the professional field, after all, he didn't understand a lot of what he had said before......

But what I didn't expect was that Director Sun came directly to a drifting corner in the end, turning the answer that Ren He seemed to understand into dry goods that he could understand in an instant.

And this was exactly the answer he wanted.

"The most important thing for a successful sci-fi film is the special effects. ”

To translate, the sentence actually goes something like this – "The most important thing for a successful sci-fi film is money." ”

The reason why Ren He threw out this question was to bring Sun Yan's thinking in this direction, but what he didn't expect was that Sun Yan, as a science fiction film director, seemed to think so......

This is also a bit of a tongue-in-cheek.

Ren He's good impression of Sun Yan has increased a little, because he likes to deal with straightforward smart people like Director Sun.

"Director Sun, although I think you are really good, if it is a normal situation, I will probably become friends with you, maybe you will come to my funeral when the time comes......"

"But in order to stifle Song Xiaoxuan's unrealistic daydream, I can't help Director Sun......"

"Uh...... You're not going to come to my funeral and spit on my coffin board later, are you?"

Ren He, who blamed himself again in his heart, smiled at Sun Yan on his face, and he was about to speak......

Sun Yan interrupted him first.

"Mr. Ren, I can probably guess what you are going to say, you may want to say that you will give me plenty of money to smash the special effects, if that's the case, you may have misunderstood what I meant. ”

"Although the most important thing for science fiction films is the special effects, and the script is fine, but what I am talking about is the second point, not the ...... of the dog you gave."

The word "" that was about to come out did not pop out of Sun Yan's mouth in the end, after all, there was still a table of dishes......

After a slight dry cough, he continued: "If you use the script you provided, IMHO, even with the best special effects in the world, it will not be a high achievement. ”

"If you really want to work with me, can you consider changing the script? Actually, I have some good sci-fi scripts on hand. ”

Ren He shook his head: "Mr. He should have told you that he would invest in you to direct this movie, and the other conditions are easy to say, but I have the final say on the script and the female number one candidate." ”

As a smart person, although he was very curious, Sun Yan did not ask what the reason for Ren He did this.

After all...... He guessed and guessed, this said that the female number one was going to be designated, and eighty percent of it was playing...... Ahem, which female star do you want to make friends with......

Sighing softly in his heart, Sun Yan's voice was a little lower, and he said slowly: "If that's the case, I'm sorry Mr. Ren, it may be difficult for us to have a chance to cooperate." Although I may get very good convenience in terms of many shooting conditions and even treatment if I work with you, I am different from other directors......"

"Maybe there are some directors who are all about money, but I chose to enter this industry because I realized my dream of making movies when I was a child. More than anything else, I want to show a film shoot that I want to bring to the audience, and find a balance between artistry and audience reputation. ”

Ren He's eyes looked directly at Sun Yan and asked, "Director Sun, I will give you what may be the highest shooting budget in your directorial career, as well as the most advantageous conditions, are you really unwilling to cooperate?"

It stands to reason that it should be an answer blurted out, but in fact, Sun Yan hesitated.

It is true that he has a heart to pursue his dreams, but people always have to eat.

Ren He's words made him feel a little moved, but it was only a little bit.

Soon he said "I'm sorry".

Ren He spoke again and asked: "You just said that the most important thing in science fiction is special effects, and then you said that although other things are secondary, they can't be completely nonsense. What I want to tell you is that I have the ability to bring in the best special effects team for you, and I can also give you the most financial support in terms of actors, and other support......"

In other words, of all your priorities for a successful sci-fi film, the only thing that doesn't satisfy you is the script I just showed you. ”

"But have you ever thought that maybe this script is not as rubbish as you think, it may not be useless, but it has its own shining points, maybe it's just that you have lost your eyes?"

Sun Yan was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Ren He to question his vision in front of him, a professional director.

"After all, if you had a good eye for every script, you might have been successful a few years earlier, which is true, but I also tell you the truth as a friend. ”

Sun Yan shook his eyebrows at Ren He's sudden refill, and he was about to refute......

The small lockbox on the table was gently opened by Ren He.