Chapter 608: Chief Director of the Opening Ceremony
Zhang Ran can see that the leaders like the program "Kung Fu" very much, and the whole program integrates modern technology and traditional culture very well, reflecting the integration of sports and art in Chinese culture. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
However, Zhang Ran was not particularly satisfied with this show, in his conception the show should be like this, Cheng Long and Bruce Lee fought against each other, but they couldn't beat it, and they were beaten by Bruce Lee. So Cheng Long suggested that Bruce Lee change his way, better than parkour. This is Cheng Long's forte, so Cheng Long easily defeated Bruce Lee, and the two were tied.
Parkour was pioneered by the Frenchman David Bell, and after the release of the movie "Violent Block" starring David Bell, the action in the film quickly became a fashion sport and became popular all over the world, but David Bell himself admitted that he was influenced by Cheng Long's movie, so let Cheng Long and Bruce Lee have a period of parkour, there is no problem at all, it is definitely a very fashionable and very good-looking show.
In addition, through the lifting of LEDs, a very three-dimensional sense of buildings is built, allowing the two actors to shuttle and jump between the high-rise buildings in the modern city, which is both sporty and fashionable, which can well show the appearance of modern China and make people feel that this is a vibrant and vibrant country. Another great benefit of this is that the modern part is different from the ancient part, where the ancient part is grand and romantic, and the modern part is more relaxed and personalized.
It's a pity that Zhang Ran's idea was not recognized by the other members, and the second half of this show of "Kung Fu" became a Tai Chi performance. Of course, the performance of Tai Chi is also very exciting, very connotative, and has a strong visual impact, but in Zhang Ran's opinion, there is not much difference from the first half of the performance, which is still a traditional group gymnastics performance, and does not show the style of contemporary China.
Next, the children sang nursery rhymes on the LED, held colored pens to depict the green mountains and green waters and the smiling sun on the ink paintings, and the colorful birds spread their wings and soared......
After the report, the leaders of the Politburo who were present came over and shook hands with the members of the creative team, and the others ended in one or two seconds. When he arrived at Zhang Ran's place, the No. 1 leader held Zhang Ran's hand and did not let go, and said cordially: "The report was very successful, congratulations!"
Zhang Ran hurriedly said, "Thank you, Chairman." ”
The No. 1 leader said: "You young people have knowledge and ability, and they are the future of the country, and I hope you can create more works with positive energy." ”
Zhang Ran nodded and said, "We will definitely work hard!"
The other members of the creative team simply didn't know how to envy it, first the second leader had a cordial conversation, and then the first leader also talked to him, it seems that the leaders like Zhang Ran very much, otherwise they wouldn't have said so much to him!
After coming out of the conference room, Zhang Yimou got into Zhang Ran's car and planned to talk to Zhang Ran. Although he will not make a film during the Olympics, after the Olympics, he plans to make a film of Yan Geling's novel "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", which will be more bloody and brutal, and he worries about censorship.
Waiting for the car to drive out of Zhongnanhai, Zhang Yimou looked at Zhang Ran and asked, "Do you think the state will relax the censorship in the future?"
As an old filmmaker who has been in the circle for 20 years and has been banned, Zhang Yimou knows that censorship cannot be canceled in a short period of time. Wanting to replace censorship with grading is purely unclear-headed. His only hope is that the state will relax its censorship a little bit so that everyone will not have so many constraints.
Zhang Ran muttered: "Just now the chairman said that strengthening the construction of cultural soft power is a major strategic task of the country in the future. I think in the future, film censorship should be relaxed gradually, but the speed of this process depends largely on the speed of the film market!"
Zhang Yimou said puzzledly: "Is censorship related to the speed of development of the movie?"
Zhang Ran asked with a smile: "Do you think our domestic movies can beat Hollywood?"
Zhang Yimou said with a wry smile: "Every year, there may be one or two films that can compete with Hollywood in China, and the others will die miserably if they collide with Hollywood." ”
Zhang Ran nodded slightly and said: "Last year, our domestic box office was 4 billion, and the market was still very small, but the country has begun to pay attention to the film industry." What if this market is 40 billion? What will happen then? We all know that the level of domestic films is very low, and it is impossible to beat Hollywood at this level. If the state wants to protect the domestic market from being occupied by Hollywood, it will definitely adopt corresponding measures. For example, domestic protection month, such as various restrictive policies. The problem is here, the level of domestic films is very low, it is difficult to support the overall situation, if the restrictions on Hollywood are too strong, there are no imported blockbusters, a considerable number of audiences will not enter the cinema, in this way, the entire market is at risk of landslide, cinemas may usher in a wave of closures, and the entire film industry may collapse, just like in the 90s. This is a 40 billion market, if it collapses, how many people will lose their jobs, how can the state not care? Hollywood science fiction blockbusters will turn New York, Los Angeles, and even the earth upside down at every turn, and we can't shoot a power outage in Beiping, so what can we do to fight Hollywood? At that time, the state will inevitably loosen some restrictions and let us travel lightly to fight Hollywood, otherwise it will be impossible to beat Hollywood. This is the power of the market! As long as the film industry really gets started, the market will inevitably force the film industry to carry out reforms. The various systems, classifications, and completion guarantees of American films are all the result of market choices. These policies will be available to Chinese films in the future, and this must be the product of market choice, not by shouting slogans!"
Zhang Yimou suddenly realized: "So that's the case, or do you see the market thoroughly." Zhang Yimou remembered that Zhang Ran and the No. 1 chief talked about science fiction films, and asked: "After the Olympics, are you going to make science fiction films?"
Zhang Ran shook his head and said: "I have a lot of stories in my hands, but I haven't figured out which one to shoot yet." I just mentioned the science fiction film, mainly because Ning Hao's project was stuck. ”
After "Crazy Travel" became popular, Ning Hao opened his mind and prepared to shoot the Korean chapter of "Crazy Travel", telling a series of stories about several young people who traveled to South Korea and encountered the spread of the zombie virus. Ning Hao was ambitious and ready to make the first zombie movie in New China, but the General Administration gave him a blow to the head, and the script outline was directly beaten back without review.
Zhang Ran asked the General Administration about the reason, and the answer was that all subjects involving biochemical viruses and zombies could not pass the trial. Zhang Ran said: The story happened in South Korea? The General Administration's answer was very affirmative, and no matter where it happened, it could not pass the trial.
After knowing the meaning of the General Administration, Ning Hao could only give up the Korean chapter of "Crazy Travel", and then handed in the script of "The Tricolor World", but the result also failed to pass the review, and the reason given by the General Administration was that the impact was not good.
What the hell is this reason? Ning Hao almost didn't go crazy. In addition to being depressed, he could only hide in the corner and hold back new stories.
And Ding Sheng is also changing the script after filming "Redemption", preparing to make Wang Jinkang's science fiction novel "Hunting" into a movie and a sci-fi action movie with international standards.
Zhang Ran was worried that Ding Sheng's story would not pass the trial, so he took the opportunity of the Politburo leader to mention science fiction films and said that he did not expect the General Administration to give the green light to science fiction films, as long as he could be treated with other films, he would be satisfied. The General Administration is particularly strict with science fiction films, and it is more difficult to pass the review than many other types of films.
Now the only question is how to let the Directorate General know what the first chief said?
Two days later, Zhang Heping gathered all the members of the Olympic creative team and said that something important was announced. After all the members of the creative team arrived, Zhang Heping slammed the table with a cup and said loudly: "Comrades, have a meeting!"
Zhang Heping made two opening remarks and went straight to the point: "The day before yesterday, we reported the opening ceremony plan to the leaders of the Politburo, and the Central Committee gave us an instruction. He looked at Wei Yufen, the coordinator of the opening and closing ceremonies, and said, "Read the content of the instructions." ”
Wei Yufen opened the instructions, cleared her throat, and read: "The whole plan is very exciting, the creativity is very good, and many ideas are very good. How to make the audience understand and even have repercussions through performances requires more thinking. It is necessary to fully display the most exciting, touching and shocking ones, and give enough time and space for good ideas to resonate with the audience......"
Everyone present smiled, and the leaders of the Politburo were indeed very satisfied with everyone's plan, and gave quite a high evaluation.
“…… The Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games should give full play to the role and opinions of the artists to implement them. After the plan comes out, we should gather the opinions of experts from all parties, concentrate the collective wisdom, design and organize several ceremonies......"
After Wei Yufen finished reading, Zhang Heping said with a smile: "The leaders of the Politburo have fully affirmed our plan, and now everyone can rest assured!"
Zhang Ran was the first to applaud, and the others also applauded. Everyone's face was filled with the joy of victory and infinite pride, and they all felt that their hard work for more than a year was not in vain.
Once the central leadership has reviewed, many programs can be implemented next, or even transferred to production. Now there is still a year and five months before the opening ceremony, and everyone has enough time to make the show even more exciting. When it came to the August issue, the whole world was amazed!
Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Heping and said with a smile: "Minister Zhang, our plan has passed the central review, this is a great event, do you think you should have a small gathering in the evening?"
Everyone else also followed suit: "Yes, yes, this is a big deal, it should be celebrated!"
Zhang Heping looked at Zhang Ran, then at Zhang Yimou, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the content of the meeting is not over yet, and we will talk about other things when we finish talking about business." The second content of today is that the Olympic Organizing Committee has already reached a conclusion on who will direct the opening ceremony!"
The conference room fell silent in an instant, the smiles on everyone's faces disappeared, and the atmosphere of the scene suddenly became tense.
Zhang Ran's heartbeat accelerated a little, and he felt that almost everyone's eyes were focused on him. He took a deep breath to stabilize the tension in his heart, and his eyes fell on Zhang Heping's face, waiting for the final result.
Zhang Yimou was also very nervous, although he felt that he had little hope of winning, and it could be seen from letting Zhang Ran report to the Central Committee that the Olympic Organizing Committee was more inclined to Zhang Ran. However, no one can say clearly until the end of this kind of thing, what if the leader thinks that Zhang Ran is not stable enough?
Han Lixun, Shen Wei and others from Zhang Ran's team all held their breath; Wang Chaoge, Fan Yue and others from Zhang Yimou's team unconsciously clenched their hands; and the others were also extremely nervous at this moment.
Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Heping, expecting him to announce the final results.
Zhang Heping looked at Zhang Yimou, then his eyes fell on Zhang Ran's face, and said with a smile: "The two chief directors are very good, but there is only one who can direct the opening ceremony.