"I knew the story before I read it, that after the defeat of an ancient king, the queen committed suicide by dancing in front of him. Am I right?"

After speaking, the French director squeezed his eyes and flaunted his knowledge.

Zhang Chu smiled and replied: "That's right, only by understanding this story can we understand the meaning of our movie." ”

Xu Ji tasted the tea with a smile on the side, and he was very pleased.

This kid has been idle for so long and finally returned to the topic, which is really not easy!

So he was ready to wait and see what tricks Zhang Chu could talk to Maren and the others about.

Outsiders barely know about their friendship with Maren, who has been in touch for years, and the two families went on holiday to Australia together last year.

It's just that neither side is a celebrity in Hollywood, so no one recognizes it when they go to the scenic spot, and they are happy...

Maren was a little regretful, and he revealed a little insider: "You also know the process of the Cannes Film Festival. The shortlist of the main competition unit is not controlled by us, it is selected by the film viewing committee, and only after the opening of the film festival will we select relatively good works from the selected works. ”

"So have you seen it?"

After so much, Zhang Chu is still most concerned about the beginning of the problem.

"Of course I've seen it, and everyone loves this movie very much. I've heard that the selection committee almost unanimously voted to be among the first batch of finalists!" Maren recalled with a smile: "I've seen a lot of movies, but it's rare to be able to combine so many elements perfectly, especially the same-sex theme. Xu told me that there have been people of the same sex in Peking Opera actors since ancient times, but very few of them have achieved good results. ”

Maren didn't think it was enough to enjoy saying so much, he sorted out his thoughts, and then praised: "The final ending of the male protagonist in the movie is the same as the beauty in the historical story, this structure is very good!"

"Thank you, this is the best compliment I've heard in recent times. ”

There is a very strange phenomenon in China, it is all the credit of the director when the movie is made, and the first thing that is the screenwriter's pot is the fault of the movie.

But Zhang Chu is sure that the script of "Farewell My Concubine" will not be made into a bad movie if it is handed over to any professionally educated director, because its script is too hard!

The premise here is a professional director, not just a random person pulled out of the street.

The relationship between a screenwriter and a director is like that between a storywriter and a storyteller.

The screenwriter decides what the story itself looks like, and the director decides how the story should be told to others.

"Farewell My Concubine" is an extremely cruel story, but the audience does not find the movie too heavy to bear when watching the movie.

The time span of the film is very large, in terms of the time told in the film, it is more than half a century.

For such a long time, the characters are closely linked, and it can't be done without enough skills!

The main characters who have appeared in the story are representative, whether it is Cheng Dieyi, Duan Xiaolou, or Yuan Siye, Ju Xian, the opera master, and Xiaosi, each of them has a beginning and an end to their stories, and everyone's motives for doing everything are clearly explained.

This is very good in the character setting of the script, and many good scripts do not reach this point.

No one can be separated from the era and society they live in, and there will be no abrupt characters.

Although Maren doesn't know much about Chinese culture and the historical period in which the film is located, although he doesn't understand some places in the middle of the movie, he can also see that the supporting characters are all brilliant and tightly promote the story.

"Farewell My Concubine will be the most talked-about film at this year's Cannes Film Festival, especially the lead actor, I even think he can win two awards: Best Actor and Best Actress. I'm supposed to be crazy!"

Zhang Chu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, it seems that Zhang Guorong's acting skills and appearance are very good, which can be deeply remembered by foreigners.

It is estimated that it will be a strong contender for this year's Cannes Best Actor!

He didn't directly ask himself if he had a chance to win the Best Screenplay Award, which was too deliberate.

And even if he won this award, it would not have much effect on his promotion.

Who made Zhang Chu not a professional film and television industry?

The film and television works he wrote as a screenwriter were generally his own adaptations.

If others can win this award, their value in the industry will naturally be unusual, and it is estimated that an ordinary script can ask for $3 million.

"Maren, what do you think a good script should look like?"

Zhang Chu used the method of knocking on the side, which was more tactful and roundabout.

Probably not used to communicating in English, Maren always has to think about what words or sentences should be used in this sentence, who made Zhang Chu and Xu Ji both know nothing about French, except for a bnjur!

"An excellent script should first of all be in terms of values, and I don't think there can be any chaotic three views in the work. Of course, there are many people who shoot chaotic values as beautiful or bleak, realistic, and moving, but those are a minority after all. In most of the movies that have left a name in film history, they can't find fault with values. ”

"The second is professional skills, which must be done by an expert and have a professional level. It's not enough to have a good story, it has to be told. ”

"Finally, there's emotional resonance. If you want to convey a certain emotion to the audience through the movie, then the script must have enough emotional investment and resonance. If you can't even convince yourself, you can't convince the audience. ”

Zhang Chu nodded while listening, and he quipped: "Is "Farewell My Concubine" a good script according to this calculation?"

"Of course!"

Maren also laughed after speaking, and still didn't understand what Zhang Chu meant.

"Hopefully, this film will bring a new and exciting experience to audiences around the world, and it would be even better if it could promote affirmative action for sexual minorities in your country. ”

Zhang Chu didn't think so much, and he didn't want to emphasize his ability.

After the publication of his book "Norwegian Wood", netizens did begin to realize all aspects of depression, but there is still a long way to go before it can change the perception of the general public.

Although I don't mind taking social responsibility, I won't rub the heat of political correctness like some people who shout slogans!

Just like the crew of "Farewell My Concubine", they never posted any LGBT rights in terms of publicity strategy, but just wanted to tell this story quietly.

"I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future, and I'm looking forward to what kind of script you will come up with then!"