As soon as he went to work the next day, Jiang Ran saw Tsui Hark in his office, and Tsui Hark's body no longer had the decadence and anxiety of yesterday, and he stood in front of Jiang Ran with a smile on his face.

"Ah Ran, I'm sorry yesterday, I gave you trouble. Tsui Hark said with some surprise.

Jiang Ran looked at Tsui Hark's improvement, and then asked with a smile, "How is it?

"There's no problem, I just suddenly got a little irritable yesterday, so I'm talking to you, but I didn't expect to drink like that in the end. It's good today. Tsui Hark shook his head with a smile and said.

"It doesn't look like there's a problem. Jiang Ran nodded, "Brother Ke, what are your plans for the future? I mean about movies." ”

Jiang Ran's words made Tsui Hark slightly distracted, and he didn't know where his future and direction were now, so after hearing Jiang Ran's question, he was a little stunned.

Jiang Ran saw that Tsui Hark was stunned, naturally knew the other party's confusion, and did not urge, quietly leaned on the sofa, quietly waiting for Tsui Hark's thoughts.

After waiting for a while, Tsui Hark came back to his senses, looked at Jiang Ran with a wry smile, and said, "I'm at a loss now, and I don't know how to find a balance between the audience's preferences and my own habits." ”

Tsui Hark said and picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip gently, and continued with some distress: "I don't really want to continue directing comedy movies now, I don't have the passion for directing them." But I don't have any great ideas right now, or I don't have any ideas that make me want to make a movie. ”

Tsui Hark shook his head, as if he wanted to shake off the anxiety in his mind, "Since "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal", I feel as if I have encountered a bottleneck, and I don't have the same impulse and enthusiasm as I did when I filmed "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal". ”

Jiang Ran listened to Tsui Hark's narration quietly, and his brows furrowed more and more tightly with Tsui Hark's words. Tsui Hark's current state was obviously a little different from Jiang Ran's prediction, which made him a little worried, and he began to doubt whether his thoughts were correct.

Frowning and silent for a while, Jiang Ran clarified his thoughts slightly, and then said: "Brother Ke, your ability to direct is beyond doubt, I think your current state is mainly because you don't have the passion for movies like you used to, and you may not have recovered from "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal". ”

Jiang Ran has a basis for saying this, although in his previous life, Tsui Hark also experienced the failure of "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal", but in his previous life, Tsui Hark relied on Xinyicheng, and when "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal" was produced, he also produced "I Love Night Prime" at the same time.

It is precisely because of this that Tsui Hark was able to quickly rely on "I Love Night Prime" to stabilize his position after the failure of "Sword Immortal of Xinshu Mountain", and this film also quickly stabilized his confidence, and then went on to direct the blockbuster "Best Partner: The Empress of the Secret Order".

It can be said that in his previous life, although Tsui Hark experienced the failure of "Sword Immortal of Xinshu Mountain", he was not greatly affected by his status as a Hong Kong director or in his own directorial career, and Tsui Hark himself did not experience too many twists and turns.

Compared with the Tsui Hark in Jiang Ran's memory, the Tsui Hark of this world did not mix with the people in the New Art City, he relied on Jiang Ran to become famous earlier than in his previous life, and quickly established his own film company, but his company did not grow bigger, and after Lei Juekun got the support in the New Art City, it also began to shrink rapidly.

Therefore, when he faced the project of "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal" again, when he couldn't get the support of Princess Jin and turned to Golden Harvest for help, and finally messed up the project, Tsui Hark had become a loser and betrayer in the eyes of Princess Jin and Lei Juekun, where could he still get support?

When Golden Harvest and Princess Jin were disappointed in Tsui Hark at the same time, the situation Tsui Hark faced at that time can be imagined, and the pressure and blows he faced were much greater than in his previous life.

Therefore, when Tsui Hark's movies faced a tepid situation again this time, whether it was the entertainment industry or the media circle, there were a lot of doubts about Tsui Hark's directing ability, and many people thought that he was not worthy of his current reputation.

It can be said that Tsui Hark has just regained a little from the failure of "Xinshu Mountain Sword Immortal" with the support of Jiang Ran, and he was immediately shattered by a wave of public opinion that had just lifted up his confidence, so he was so confused and unconfident, although on the surface, it was still light.

Tsui Hark wanted to deny Jiang Ran's statement very much, but thinking about the experience of this period of time, he opened his mouth and finally did not say it.

Jiang Ran originally wanted to have a good talk with Tsui Hark today, and by the way, he took out some of Tsui Hark's classic movie ideas in his memory, but after looking at his state, Jiang Ran finally suppressed the idea of starting after thinking about it.

He feels that what Tsui Hark needs more now is probably to restore his confidence and passion in film, and Tsui Hark's current state may give him a good script, and he may also mess up.

Jiang Ran sighed slightly in his heart, suppressed the irritability in his heart, and then said: "Brother Ke, you see, otherwise, don't rush to direct a movie at this stage." You need to sort out your train of thought and regain your passion. When you have the passion to create again, you come to me and tell me that no matter how big the investment, I will support you unconditionally. ”

Jiang Ran's words made Tsui Hark stunned for a moment, and then his expression darkened, and he silently lowered his head and looked at the floor in a trance. Jiang Ran looked at Tsui Hark's expression, and sighed in his heart, "It's going to happen!" ”

Jiang Ran's proposal was originally to hope that Tsui Hark could calm down first, sort out his thoughts, and make full preparations before directing. However, it seems that Tsui Hark thought too much and overunderstood Jiang Ran's words.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran was anxious, rolled his eyes, and hurriedly remedied: "But although I am not in a hurry to direct new movies, the company has many films that need experienced producers. ”

"For example, for a sequel film like Chainsaw Scream, we need to find a new director outside, which requires the power of the producer, and we need a very experienced producer to be competent. Brother Ke, are you interested? ”

Jiang Ran's words made Tsui Hark's gloomy expression slightly colored, and he looked up at Jiang Ran.

Seeing that his words had an effect, Jiang Ran made persistent efforts and said: "Originally, I also wanted Brother Ke to direct this movie, but I hope that Brother Ke can have his own creativity and ideas." After all, the sequel movie will definitely have the shackles of the previous work. ”

Seeing that Tsui Hark's face began to improve, Jiang Ran looked into the other party's eyes and said sincerely: "Brother Ke, I suggest that you don't direct movies for the time being, it's not that I don't trust you." Moreover, your film this time cannot be said to be a failure in any way, and as a company owner, I have no reason for you not to direct a movie. ”

"However, as your friend, I do not advise you to do meaningless and unhappy work in order to cater to the will of the media and the audience without adequate preparation. ”

Tsui Hark finally spoke, "Do you think there is no point in catering to the audience and the media? So how can this guarantee the box office? So where is the value of the director?

Jiang Ran saw that Tsui Hark finally spoke, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really afraid that he would destroy Tsui Hark.

I'm not saying that it doesn't cater to the audience and the market. But as film directors, while catering to the market and the audience, whether it is a commercial or art film, we should have the imprint and will of the director himself to instill it. ”

Therefore, in the process of film creation, the director must have his own thinking, and on this basis, combined with the needs of the market, in order to shoot good things with soul. ”

Jiang Ran said this, looked at Tsui Hark, and then said: "Brother Ke, you can't calm down now, and you're a little confused, so what about your movies? Will you be impetuous? Will you be confused? Or will you blindly cater to the market?"

As he spoke, Jiang Ran accentuated his tone, "No! This shouldn't be your pursuit. Brother Ke, with your ability, you should have greater pursuits and achievements. ”