Chapter 30: Brainstorming
With a little achievement, it is easy for people to drift.
Chen Kaige is a clear example.
His "Farewell My Concubine" won the Cannes Palme d'Or in '93;
In 94, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Ge You, the three of them gathered in the capital...
Why not Cannes, it's very simple, because Lao Mouzi is restricted from leaving the country...
Who asked you to shoot a banned film, you deserve it!
There is a very precious picture, Zhang Yimou and Ge You bowed their heads and didn't know what they were thinking, while Chen Kaige had an impassioned face, scolding Fang Xuan, as if the golden palm was close in front of him...
I almost wrote the words 'Palme d'Or' on my face!
Of course, the consequence is that "Fengyue" collapsed and sank into the sand, and he didn't even jump out of a fart...
"Alive" made Uncle Ge a success.
also achieved Zhang Yimou, and now when it comes to Zhang Yimou, in addition to "Red Sorghum", there is only one "Alive" left!
Seriously, if it weren't for Quentin's genius, "Vulgar", as a film of historical significance, had a far-reaching impact with its non-linear ring narrative technique, which was unique at the time, so its appearance was undoubtedly the biggest obstacle to "Alive".
According to the published votes, "Alive" is second only to "Vulgar" in terms of votes...
Of course, there is also a type of person who will fall into self-contradiction.
They get anxious and worry about what to do if their work isn't looked at...
Yang Qingzaipiao's colleagues also have this anxiety.
He understands in his heart that the success of "Old Boy" is more in the screenwriting, and in the final analysis, it has little to do with him, it is a movie branded by Xu Hui.
But it was he who made it!
Now, he's going to play with his real strength, and he's a little timid...
……
Xu Hui smiled and told his psychological journey, and everyone present was a director, and they could all empathize.
In addition to honor, the success of a work brings more pressure!
"I'm actually a little worried because my Hot Pot is about a bunch of bad guys. ”
Yang Qing began to tell the story of "Hot Pot", although the script has not been fully finalized, but it is still the work presented on the movie screen six years ago, three men and one woman happened to collide with the robbers...
“… But I'm worried about whether a movie like this will pass the review!"
Probably, the plot of "Hot Pot" is completely narrated, and Yang Qing looked at Xu Hui.
“… Don't worry, you will definitely pass the trial!"
Xu Hui waved his hand, first reassuring Yang Qing, and then said: "Actually, censorship is a very normal thing, relax a little bit, we Chinese directors must first self-examine before making a movie, but not self-castration, these are two concepts." The most important thing is the reverence for the industry. ”
After talking about it, Xu Hui suggested: "Change those four robbers into little fresh meat, and give those four robbers more than ten minutes of plot, so that the scene at the end of the three brothers and the four robbers will be detonated, and the story will get more room to release." ”
Using Xiao Xianrou as four robbers, this is also something that can't be helped.
It's not real, but it's easier to get through...
“… Okay, I'll find someone to help me write a paragraph right away, by the way, Chen Kun will play the male lead in a unified manner, and I still need two good actors and an actress..."
"Use the people in our company, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Qianyuan, and Wang Kai are all very good acting schools, you can try them, if you don't think it's good, find someone else!"
Yang Qing is very selective of actors, and he is also very good at shaping actors.
Qin Hao and Yu Yutai's performance in "Hot Pot Hero" is amazing!
“… What about actresses?"
"Actress?"
Pao Hui was entangled for a moment: "Try Zhao Liying, if it doesn't work, let's find other actors." ”
Xiao Zhao is popular on the small screen this year, but her lines Gong Li is still quite worrying.
After all, the four protagonists in "Hot Pot" are all Chongqing dialect...
"Four little fresh meat, who should I find?"
“… I'm not a producer, you ask me?"
Damn, are you filming or I'm filming, I've told me everything, what's the use of you?
"Find Qiao Renliang, this kid is pretty good. ”
Xu Zheng proposed.
Qiao Renliang is the male lead of Yang Qing's debut novel "Nightclub".
"Yes, I remember that Qiao Renliang seems to be one of the four young people in Allure, let's get the four of them together, and we can also attract a lot of fans!"
Yang Qing's eyes lit up.
Xu Hui raised his forehead and sighed.
Hey, it's all his fault, if it weren't for the cannon head, the term 'fan movie' wouldn't have appeared so soon...
……
"Lu Yang, are you ready to direct the prequel to "Embroidered Spring Knife"?"
After chatting about Yang Qing, Xu Hui shifted the target to Lu Yang, who had not squeaked.
Lu Yang is actually well-known in the director's circle, he has been shooting short films since 05, and his father is a professor of Chinese opera, and his family is knowledgeable.
"The first draft of the script is complete, but I estimate that it will take half a year to finalize, and the actors..."
"I read your script, mainly around Shen Lian, there shouldn't be any problem on Brother Chao's side, but that painter Hokusai, you have to use a female star that everyone is familiar with!"
The filming of costume martial arts films is very expensive.
Xu Hui watched Lu Yang's "The Battlefield of Shura in the Prequel of the Embroidered Spring Knife", and had a delicate estimate that such a movie would not be able to be won without an investment of 50 million!
"I want to find Liu Yifei or Liu Sisi..."
"You contact them, the company will give you enough support!"
Xu Hui nodded.
"But, if I leave, what will happen to the rest of "Once Upon a Time"?"
"It's okay, I'll find a few more assistant directors!"
Xu Hui sighed a few times in his heart, but he still pretended to be extremely potty on the surface.
Originally, he wanted Lu Yang to take over the next few parts of "Huang Feihong", but since he wanted to shoot "Embroidered Spring Knife", let him shoot it...
As for who will serve as the assistant director of the "Once Upon a Time" series after Lu Yang leaves, Xu Hui is not too worried.
He can bring out Wang Snail, and it shouldn't be a problem to bring out a few young directors who have the talent for making martial arts films!
……
When it comes to Xu Zheng.
He took the initiative to speak: "Actually, I have a lot of ideas about the idea of the script "People in Embarrassment", but it only took us 25 days to shoot this film, and I think there are many things that are not good enough, but because I am not a director at the time, I can't control many places..."
In short, he wants to be a director himself!
"In the last few days, I have studied a lot of duo partner movies, and the most I watched was "Midnight Run", as well as "The Eighth Day", "Rain Man", "Tiger's Mouth" and so on, I kept thinking, why did the previous comedies be so good, I wanted to laugh when I saw it? Yesterday, I watched "Got Talent", and suddenly I understood that I should create from that place, it was that sense of dislocation, so all of a sudden their dialogue became very easy!"
Xu Zheng pondered for a moment, and then said the idea of "Thai Embarrassment".
“… That's a good idea, but what if we add one more?"