Three or four years ago, Zhang Ran didn't think about experimenting with the almost perverted techniques of multi-part montage and monolithic scene scheduling, but after he directed the Olympics, the whole thing was different. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are more than 14,000 actors in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and the requirements for the director's scheduling ability are extremely high, and more importantly, the entire opening ceremony is not only for the audience, but also for the audience in front of the TV.

Zhang Yimou once said that the opening ceremony of the Peking Olympics is more difficult than 100 movies, which is really not an exaggeration!

After the tempering of the Olympic Games, Zhang Ran has a new understanding of the audio-visual language of movies and scene scheduling, so he has the basis for conducting multi-part montage and integral scene scheduling experiments.

Zhang Ran, who was shocked by everyone, had already expected it, and said lightly: "I heard a story that the Buddha recruited disciples, and there was a eunuch among them. Zhang Ran felt that all the foreigners present were strangers and might be relatively unfamiliar with eunuchs, so he explained briefly: "Eunuchs, do you know? The Buddha asked the eunuch, "All colors are empty?" The eunuch replied, "You know, disciples never approach women." The Buddha waved his hand and said, "If you don't get close to all the colors, how can you know the emptiness of color?" In fact, if we can't try all kinds of techniques, how can we know if we can use them, and how can we know which is the most suitable for us?"

Several directors present were all stunned, this is quite reasonable, how do you know which technique is most suitable for you if you haven't tried it?

Scorsese feels that Zhang Ran and Coppola are somewhat similar, both are UCLA graduates, both followers of Akira Kurosawa, and their way of making films is also very similar, both are creating commercial films in the way of auteur films, so their films have both commercial and artistic attributes.

Coppola has made many innovations in cinema, using "The Godfather" to revolutionize gangster films, "Apocalypse Now" to revolutionize war films, while Zhang Ran's "The Aviator" has made a new breakthrough in film language, and "Tangshan Earthquake" has revolutionized disaster films with an almost documentary approach.

Of course, Zhang Ran's movies often use too much force, and they have not yet reached the level of Coppola's lightweighting and handy use of the camera. However, Zhang Ran is only in his early thirties now, and he is still in the growth period, who knows how far he will be able to grow in a few years?

In fact, after filming "Apocalypse Now", Coppola was only forty years old, which was the golden age for directors and the most creative time, but because of the breakdown of his relationship with Hollywood studios for this film, coupled with the subsequent box office fiasco of "Old Love, New Love", he was burdened with huge debts, he could no longer afford to invest in making films independently, and could only be hired by major Hollywood producers to make money to pay off his debts, and he has been in a slump since then. This is quite similar to what happened to his nephew Nico Raskech later.

Many people lamented what happened to Coppola, believing that he was one of the best directors in the world, and that if he hadn't been scrapped by Hollywood, maybe he would have been able to get rid of one of them.

Coppola's use of multi-part montage and holistic scene scheduling made "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now" classics go down in history, but it also led to his later tragedy.

Scorsese admires Zhang Ran very much, and really doesn't want Zhang Ran to be scrapped like Coppola, when he is the most creative, he said: "Multi-part montage and overall scene scheduling are extremely time-consuming and energy-consuming, and more importantly, they will lengthen the shooting cycle and make the cost of the film rise sharply, Coppola was ruined in this way, I don't want you to plant on it!"

Zhang Ran could feel Scorsese's concern, smiled at him, and said: "I don't have Mr. Coppola's talent, 'The Godfather' is an unattainable goal for me, and it may be a height that I will be unable to look up to for the rest of my life." But there is one thing that I am better than Mr. Coppola, I can make more money than him, I have enough money to guarantee my creative freedom, even if I smash two or three movies, it doesn't matter, I can afford to lose!"

Everyone present was slightly stunned, they realized that Zhang Ran is not only a director, but also a super-rich man, with assets of more than 10 billion, not to mention smashing one or two, even if he smashes one or twenty, he will lose at most three or four billion, and he can afford to lose it completely!

Several directors present are independent directors, in order to raise funds for the film, they really beg grandpa to sue grandma, sometimes they can't wait to sell their butts, only the successful Scorsese has no financial troubles;

The most depressed is none other than Jason Reitman, this kid is about the same age as me, and it is extremely difficult for me to pull two or three thousand investments, but this kid has tens of billions, which is really more popular than people! He said with a depressed face: "You guy doesn't make movies very well, but the fact of making money is too powerful, it's only been a few years, and he has more than 10 billion, it's just perverted!"

Everyone present felt the same way, in just a few years, he has earned tens of billions of dollars, and the speed of his rise is comparable to that of Bill Gates!

Zhang Ran shrugged his shoulders and said lightly: "I'm just lucky, I've always been lucky." Jason, the film industry is very cruel, if a director fails two works in a row, no one may invest in you in the future. If that day really comes, you come to me, I will definitely invest in you!"

Jason Reitman suddenly had the urge to hit someone, and shouted: "Damn, even if I go to steal and rob, cheat, or even sell chrysanthemums, I won't ask you to invest!"

When Zhang Ran heard this, he laughed and said, "If one day you are really reduced to selling chrysanthemums, you must inform me, and I will hire ten strong men to patronize your business at that time!"

Jason Reitman really wants to vomit blood, this damn bastard is so vicious!

Robert De Niro coughed and reminded, "Hey boys, there's still ladies here, be careful when you talk!"

Zhang Ran realized that he was rude, and quickly apologized to Scarlett Johansson: "I'm really sorry, Miss Johnson, polluted your ears!"

Scarlett Johansson smiled and waved her hand, "It's okay, I think it's interesting." In fact, you shouldn't hire ten strong men to patronize Jason's business, but you should patronize it yourself, it used to be a battle in the same city, but this time it has become a fight in the same bed, and you can still talk about movies after it is over!"

Poof! The crowd burst into laughter.

Darren Aronofsky couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's a pity that Ang Lee is not there, if he hears this suggestion, maybe he will make a new version of "Broken Arm Mountain", filming the relationship between the two directors, in 1999, on the campus of USC, Jason Reitman, a student of the directing department, and Zhang Ran, a student of the sworn enemy UCLA, met on the stage of the battle in the same city. Three years later, they met on the Scorsese crew, and they were both assistants to the crew. Zhang Ran is more talkative, while Jason is introverted and reticent. The two were originally mortal enemies, but their personalities were not harmonious, so they clashed constantly. Until the movie was finished, the two drank too much, and under the influence of alcohol and hormones, something that shouldn't have happened between them, and the emptiness and loneliness made the two 24-year-old young people fall in love with each other!" Speaking of this, Darren Aronofsky was a little frozen: "I grass, my plot, this plot, it's all exciting to think about!"

The crowd laughed wildly, and then laughed and applauded: "Darren, are you ready for your next movie? If not, shoot this! This is a male version of Romeo and Juliet, if it is filmed, I will go to the cinema ten times!"

"No, this story is not good on the set of Mr. Scorsese, it should be placed on the crew of "Brokeback Mountain", the bed scene between Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger ignited the passion in Robin and Jason's hearts, made them realize their true selves, and then there was the drunken scene later!"

"It's perfect, I'll mobilize all my fans to the cinema to support the movie when the movie is made!"

Zhang Ran and Jason Reitman are both black lines, these bastards are too good at breaking around!

After laughing, Scorsese looked at Zhang Ran and said: "Coppola has said many times, he said that Lucas was originally an experimental film director, he made so much money from "Star Wars", and he should go back to make some creative works with small budgets, but he didn't, it was "Star Wars" that ruined him." It's really great that you have so much money and still be able to persist in the exploration of audiovisual language!" He looked at several other young directors present, smiled and said: "Now the film is getting worse and worse, lacking ideas and souls, but I am lucky to have you young people, because of you, I am very excited, Zhang Ran, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Jason Reitman, you are the future of cinema!"

Scorsese's words have excited several young directors, but at the same time they are a little heavy, with the development of digital technology, it has become easier and easier to make films, and at the same time it has made movies more and more uncreative, and now studios only want to produce series that are not willing to take risks, and the screen is flooded with all kinds of remakes and sequels, and movies are becoming more and more boring.

After chatting about this issue for a while, Scarlett Johansson suddenly asked, "Robin, what movie are you going to make next?" I don't know if there is a role that suits me, but I'm looking forward to working with you." ”

Scarlett Johansson is a very strange actor, because she looks too sexy and hot, and many people have the impression that she is a commercial film actor. In fact, she makes most independent films, and she herself is also very passionate about independent films, and she has been hanging out with Woody Allen's old man for the last two years, which is the fundamental reason why she is here.

Among the younger generation of directors, Zhang Ran is considered to be the most promising to become a master, and cooperating with such a director will improve his career as an actor, so Scarlett Johansson very much wants to cooperate with Zhang Ran, and has expressed this willingness more than once.

Zhang Ran really has a story that needs to be played by Hollywood actresses, and Scarlett Johansson is indeed a good choice. However, he wanted to make that story a sci-fi epic of "2001: A Space Odyssey", which he couldn't do with his current ability, so he was not in a hurry to make that story.

In fact, Zhang Ran experimented with multi-part montage and overall scene scheduling, and also wanted to train for that movie.

But that was years away, and there is no need to say it now.

Zhang Ran smiled faintly and said: "I am looking forward to working with Miss Johnson, but unfortunately the next thing I will make is a Chinese film called "A Man Puts on the Lights", which tells the story of an old policeman, a female mute and a criminal. But I came to the United States this time, in addition to business, there is also a purpose for casting for my next movie, the movie will start at the beginning of the next year, it is a science fiction war film, about the war between humans and AI, the name is "The Colonel's Sabre", it is a men's play, there is only one female character, the wife of the male protagonist, but there are few scenes, it can only be regarded as a cameo. How is it possible, I would like to invite Miss Johnson to make a cameo!"

Scarlett Johansson said cheerfully, "No problem!"