Chapter 140: The Great Director's Problem
Everyone goes through a special stage: when they see a mountain, they want to know what's behind it. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info if someone tells him that he may go over the back of the mountain, you will find that there is nothing special. Looking back, I feel that this side is better. But he won't believe it. With his character, he will not be willing to try it himself.
This dialogue is from the movie "East Evil and West Poison", although the speed of Sunglasses King making movies is criticized, it is undeniable that his level of making movies and the level of screenwriters are absolutely unique.
A lot of words really go straight to everyone's heart.
Duan Xu's current realm is not enough, and he may not understand this philosophy of life, but he has read a lot of books, which is enough for him to vaguely touch the edge of some truths.
So when facing Ma Xiaogang, Duan Xu can always give Ma Xiaogang a particularly strange feeling, it seems that this young man always has a calmness that is not commensurate with his age.
"Xiao Duan, how was the exam?" After sitting down, Ma Xiaogang didn't talk about his thoughts first, but asked about Duan Xu's college entrance examination.
Duan Xu smiled and said lightly: "It's okay, there shouldn't be any problem in going to Jingcheng University." ”
Although there is no official assessment, he has probably read the answer in the past two days, and he already has a number in his heart. Although my results in the college entrance examination this time will not be too top-notch, they will definitely not be too bad.
Ma Xiaogang nodded: "Just have a bottom, this is the same as doing things, and you don't have to be in a hurry if you have a bottom in your heart." ”
Duan Xu smiled slightly, he could hear it, this Ma Xiaogang had something to say, otherwise he would not have said such a thing.
Thinking of this, he deliberately blinked his eyes and looked at Ma Xiaogang: "Director, hearing you say this, don't you have confidence in the play "Stone"?"
Ma Xiaogang smiled bitterly: "Look at what you said, your script has already been written to the storyboard, if I don't have confidence, wouldn't it be in vain for so many years." I'm not because of this, I'm ......"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Duan Xu's face full of smiles, and couldn't help but stop, and then glared at Duan Xu: "You stinky boy, you were waiting for me here......"
"Haha!" Duan Xu shrugged his shoulders and showed a relaxed expression: "Uncle Ma, you have wronged me, I just see that you are worried, so I sincerely care about you, how can I say that I am tricking you?"
"Come less, you little monkey, you have too many eyes. ”
"If you say that, I'm quite wronged. Duan Xu said with an innocent face.
Sighing, Ma Xiaogang said to Duan Xu: "I'll tell you the truth, what I'm worried about now is another thing......
As he spoke, he told Duan Xu what was on his mind, and as Ma Xiaogang told him, Duan Xu understood why this leading commercial film director in China is now so sad.
Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with Duan Xu himself.
Because of Duan Xu, Ma Xiaogang agreed to cooperate with Chen Dahe to direct this "Crazy Stone" invested and filmed by Chen Dahe's company, on the one hand, because the relationship between the two people for many years was there, and Ma Xiaogang didn't mind helping his old friend. On the other hand, it is also because Ma Xiaogang feels that he can't always rely on Wang Shuo's gang and expects them to write scripts for himself.
After all, talented people are arrogant, so Ma Xiaogang keeps kneeling and licking others, hoping that the other party is in a good mood and gives himself a good book, which is very uncomfortable.
So Duan Xu's appearance was just right for Ma Xiaogang to have an excuse.
And the consequence of his doing this was that a group of people led by Wang Shuo were very dissatisfied with Ma Xiaogang, and they felt that Ma Xiaogang was clearly planning to abandon them and start anew.
"The current situation is that no screenwriter in Beijing is willing to cooperate with me. Ma Xiaogang smiled and said helplessly to Duan Xu: "Originally, I just planned to cooperate with you once, but I didn't expect to stab the hornet's nest." ”
In fact, he really didn't expect things to turn out like this, he originally just wanted to cooperate with Duan Xu and release a signal to others, but he didn't expect to offend Wang Shuo all of a sudden.
Duan Xu laughed secretly in his heart, he actually understood Ma Xiaogang's situation now.
In his original memory, when Ma Xiaogang became famous ten years later and became the first commercial film director in China, he had completely abandoned Wang Shuo's gang.
It is difficult to say who owes whom on these two sides, but it can only be said that everyone is not the same.
Even Duan Xu himself knows that don't look at Ma Xiaogang and himself now looking like he is a confidant and forgetful friend, if one day, when he doesn't need himself, this Ma Da director will abandon himself like a shoe.
In the entertainment industry, there are too many things that are warm and cold, and I have seen countless such things in my dreams.
Talking about feelings with these people in the film and television entertainment industry is just a joke.
Of course, it is impossible for Duan Xu to say this to Ma Xiaogang, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, especially when he knows what kind of existence this person in front of him is, all Duan Xu can do is to echo Ma Xiaogang with a wry smile, and listen to him complain to Wang Shuo and others, such as writing scripts and delaying drafts, interfering with filming from time to time and a series of problems.
People have the instinct of self-interest and exclusivity, and when they have conflicts with others, they will subconsciously put themselves in the right position, that is, they will unconsciously discredit their opponents when they talk to others.
Most of what Ma Xiaogang said now was from his own point of view, so Duan Xu just listened to it.
After a while, the big director finally finished complaining, and then looked at Duan Xu and said: "After this shooting, I estimate that in the short term, it will be difficult for me to find a good script." ”
After all, every industry has its own circle, with Wang Shuo's status in the screenwriter circle, he opened his mouth to block Ma Xiaogang, and now Ma Xiaogang, it is really difficult to find a good script.
After all, his status today is definitely different from that of ten years later.
Duan Xu smiled and glanced at Ma Xiaogang meaningfully, but did not talk immediately.
He knew very well that Ma Xiaogang would not say this to himself for no reason, maybe he should have said this to many people.
How could a director who is well versed in the method of social survival only choose to hang himself from a tree, or to be more precise, Ma Xiaogang is an extremely smart person, although it is a bit early to draw a line with Wang Shuo, how can he not have a backhand?
If there is really no way out, then Ma Xiaogang will not be able to get into the later position.
The only thing Duan Xu was curious about now was what Ma Xiaogang meant by saying these words to himself.
"Xiao Duan, have you had any inspiration lately?" Ma Xiaogang saw that Duan Xu didn't speak, chuckled, and asked Duan Xu.
Duan Xu was stunned: "Why do you ask that?"
He was a little strange, why did Ma Xiaogang know that he had a script in his hand?
Ma Xiaogang smiled: "Of course, I heard about your bet with Lao Chen, besides, how can a genius boy like you have only one good story, right?"
Duan Xu was inexplicable for a while, he couldn't believe that Ma Xiaogang could judge that he had other scripts in his hand just from Chen Dahe's bet with himself, if he was really that powerful, wouldn't he be even better than the CIA.
Ma Xiaogang smiled and didn't say anything more, but talked about the actor Huang Bai.
"Well, although Huang Bai's acting skills are a little immature, I think it has a very comedic effect. Ma Xiaogang said with a smile: "I also knew him through other people's introductions, although he is a newcomer, but I think he is very suitable for this play." ”
Duan Xu laughed secretly in his heart, the trajectory of history is really unpredictable, he originally thought that Ma Xiaogang would use a big-name actor like Geng Yong to play "Crazy Stone", but he never expected that he would find Huang Bai by mistake.
At this time, hearing Ma Xiaogang's words, Duan Xu smiled and said: "I also think he is very suitable, although his appearance is average, but our drama is a comedy, and the actor doesn't need to be a handsome guy." ”
After saying this, both of them couldn't help but laugh.
The setting of "Crazy Stone" is quite bizarre, and the whole movie doesn't need a handsome guy, in Duan Xu's opinion, it is really not interesting for a handsome guy to act in a comedy.
The two chatted a few more words, and at this time, an assistant director came over and said to Ma Xiaogang that everything was ready, could you start filming, Ma Xiaogang smiled at Duan Xu and said: "I'm busy first, let's call when I get back, this time your college entrance examination is over, and if you have time, you can come to the crew more." ”
Duan Xu smiled and nodded: "Okay, you are busy with yours first." ”
From beginning to end, he didn't talk to Ma Xiaogang about the script in his hand.
It's not that Duan Xu doesn't want to talk to Ma Xiaogang, but because he knows very well that people sometimes have to be smart when they should be smart, and they must know how to pretend to be stupid when they should be stupid.
If a person can't even see through such a thing as a trade-off, and is eager for quick success, then it is impossible to succeed.
It's just that Duan Xu is a little unpredictable, where did Ma Xiaogang know that he still has a script in his hand, and Yao knows that he has never said this in front of Chen Dahe or him.
Even if Brother Chen made a bet with himself, Duan Xu only said that he would work for Chen Dahe in the future, but he never mentioned that he still had a script in his hand.
If you can't make a small promise inadvertently, you are very likely to have a collapse of trust. If you don't keep a small letter, how can you keep a big word. It's not too nitpicky, and there are some situations where you really can't afford to lose.
With a stomach full of doubts, Duan Xu walked to the back kitchen, where his mother and sister should be.