"Let's talk about "The Hangover", everyone found that the lines in "The Hangover" can be directly translated. Lin Xiao continued to analyze.

"Comedy is actually the most difficult to cross borders, because we live in different environments, even if it is ourselves, the same stalk, you think it's funny, others don't necessarily think it's funny. I don't know if you've noticed it, Hollywood movies, especially comedy movies and dramas, usually carry some of their local things, such as quoting some old movies, such as the "Star Wars series", which has formed a Star Wars culture in North America, but it is difficult for our Chinese people to understand, maybe we will take the time to take a look, but I can guarantee that you will not think this is a very classic movie. ”

"Similarly, our domestic movies sometimes quote some allusions, these allusions, for many of us Chinese, have received education in this area, so we can all understand it, I think it is common sense, but do you expect foreigners to understand?"

"Huang Feihong Series, we Chinese people have read that period of history and can understand some of Huang Feihong's words, we may feel very heavy, but do you expect foreigners to be able to empathize? Obviously, it is impossible, every country has its own history, culture, these things have been instilled in our minds since childhood, they are deep-rooted, we must have some understanding of the history of our own country, and in the same way, we do not need to be so clear about some foreign history. ”

"Some people may ask, then why is the "Huang Feihong series" popular in North America? Aren't foreigners not aware of this history? Or, don't they don't care about what this history means? Here we have to talk about kung fu, "Huang Feihong" in China, many of us may discuss, Huang Feihong's personality change, will we discuss whether the red light is the Boxer Rebellion? This is the focus of our attention, but foreign audiences, their focus is different. ”

"As I said before, there are some things that are difficult to break down cultural barriers, or you can't force foreign audiences to understand our domestic history, so if you want them to watch this movie, you need to give them other things to pay attention to. ”

"For example, kung fu! Do you know what is the most acclaimed thing about "Once Upon a Time" abroad? It is kung fu, action design, not the plot, at least the plot is not the main thing. ”

"Speaking of "Kung Fu Panda", I believe it is not difficult for everyone to understand that "Kung Fu Panda" also relies on kung fu and the unique character cuteness of animated films. "Kung Fu Panda" is actually a simplified version of a martial arts story. ”

"All in all, in terms of special effects, in the cast of the movie, can we imitate the original Hollywood killing? Obviously, no, we can't, we can't surpass the big Hollywood productions on a technical level, so we have to find another way. If it's just to please those foreign audiences, what is the difference between it and those movies that smear the situation in our country?"

"In fact, the difference is very big, don't think it's a bad thing to do what it likes, in fact, it's as powerful as Hollywood, isn't it also doing what it likes our Chinese audience? Aren't they trying to please our Chinese audience? For example, using Chinese stars, filming in some Chinese cities, or even simply, the background of the story is in China, or Hong Kong Island, isn't this flattering?"

"Why do you do that? Of course, so that you can buy tickets to the movies willingly. ”

"Some people say that our movies are to carry out cultural propaganda, in fact, in my opinion, that is nonsense, the primary purpose of movies is definitely not to promote any culture, what ideas, but to sell money!"

"Some people may feel uncomfortable in this way, but in fact, in itself, the movie is made and produced to entertain the public, it is first and foremost a commodity, you need to sell it to others, whether it is a Chinese or a foreigner, you must first make them accept it, and then you are qualified to consider others. ”

"Yes, you can promote our Chinese culture and values, but if your movie fails and not many people watch it, then does it make sense? No, not at all, you can never make a work that is recognized by most people. ”

Lin Xiao said a lot, well, in fact, it's not all nonsense, of course, it's all big and complete things, more specific, Lin Xiao can't say it.

"Thank you Director Lin for the wonderful sharing you have brought us, so the next one. After the applause, the host continued to roll call.

"The male classmate in the first row. ”

"Hello teachers, I am a sophomore student in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, I want to ask Mr. Lin Xiao, your movies have never missed, so what do you think is the most important thing for making a movie?"

Hearing this question, the directors and actors on the stage couldn't help laughing, this question is really a rookie question, but after all, it was raised, so Lin Xiao still thought about it very seriously before saying: " There are countless stories and legends in this world, and human beings are the best at telling stories and making up stories, each Wu Tian has its own story, everyone has their own story, we perceive the story, we are full of curiosity and interest in the story, and for me, the most important thing is how to tell a story, how to tell a special story in a proper way. ”

"Mr. Lin, do you think the story is the most important thing for the movie?" asked the directing student, a little confused.

"Cinematography, acting, editing, post-production, costumes, etc., are all equally important, all the elements that make up a film are equally important, and of course, in my opinion, all of these things are in the service of telling a good story. ”

"So, yes, I think if I have to say the most important thing, it's how to use the limited resources at hand to tell a story as well as possible. Have you noticed that in fact, in today's movies, whether they are domestic or Hollywood movies, the story is actually getting simpler and simpler, and the special effects are getting better and better, it seems that as long as there are visual effects, everything is not a problem, but it won't take long to cause aesthetic fatigue and get worse, but in the same way, we will find that some movies, even if they don't have too much novelty, will still make people feel that the movie is good-looking, which is the key to telling a good story. ”

"So how do you tell a good story?" the classmate asked persistently.