Chapter Ninety-Eight: Filmmakers Should Have Their Own Ethics

For directors from the academy, the imprint engraved on their souls, or the biggest thing that distinguishes them from ordinary directors, is that they are willing to think about the present.

Expose reality in a cinematic way!

The textbook answer is: pay attention to realism, and have both sensibility and rationality, which should not only stimulate people's senses but also make people think rationally!

Lu Chuan's famous work, "Hoh Xili", is about the poaching of Tibetan antelopes.

He also became famous in one fell swoop!

Yes, Xu Hui is very famous, a great commercial film director, and then what?

What else does he have besides commercial films?

The academic school is arrogant in their bones, they look down on Feng Xiaogang, who can only tell jokes...

Similarly, they are not very willing to admit Xu Hui.

Martial arts, isn't it just a few people flying around, fighting around, what's the point?

No matter how high the box office is, what can we do? We won't admit you!

"Orphaned" and "Su Yuan", these two movies sound very different, does Xu Hui also have to move closer to the path of traditional directors?

Lu Kuan was still thinking about it, Xu Hui had already cleaned up the expression on his face, and then said: ""Orphaned" is a work about 'fighting abduction', and "Su Yuan" is a reflection of child sexual abuse, both of which are very realistic, and it is difficult to recover the cost after the work is made. We also discussed whether we wanted to invest or not, and finally decided to invest! Filmmakers should always have their own ethics!"

“… Applause for you! Both of these subjects are very bold, but how can they pass the trial?"

"For this, we will focus on the perspective of the bystander and exercise restraint..."

Xu Hui explained, picked up the cup, and took a sip.

"May I ask, why invest in this kind of film that is so difficult to recoup?"

"Didn't you just say it, out of the filmmaker's self-examination. ”

After being silent for a while, Xu Hui continued: "Movies are not only a tool for entertainment, although I am a director who specializes in making commercial films, but I like those movies with deep themes, such as "Farewell My Concubine", such as "The Piano of Steel", and there are many talented filmmakers in our country, they are willing to try and shoot some works, so from the perspective of Chinese films, we should really encourage these people!"

“… Not only these two, but every year in the future, we will invest in one or two such movies that do not make money. ”

"Do you have the idea to direct one yourself?"

"Well, not for the time being, although the director should put himself in a less safe area, but I have self-knowledge, my work is too commercial, or when I am forty years old, I start to think about the country, start thinking about the nation, and maybe make a similar work at that time. ”

Never wanted to be a master!

Pao Hui's words are completely sincere, not the same as kidney deficiency.

Lu Chuan suddenly admired Xu Hui and his Huiwen world.

When is it now, the film market is hot, and there is still time to make a realistic movie that is destined to not be a blockbuster!

I didn't see that Lu Kuan himself was ready to transform.

"Let's talk about "The Lion King", we all know that this movie is your finale in the Wong Fei Hung series, why didn't you suddenly shoot it?"

"The 'Once Upon a Time' series didn't end, but I no longer served as the director of the series. ”

Xu Hui corrected it for a moment, and then said: "It's not sudden, the trilogy has been completed..."

"Then wouldn't you worry that the latecomers weren't capable enough?"

"This, the audience can rest assured, the main creative team has not changed, Wu Jing is still the actor of Master Huang, and the action director is still Li Zhongzhi, it can be said that the two core parts have not changed..."

"So you think the core of an action movie is actually the actors themselves?"

"Yes, a movie with the participation of kung fu superstars and a movie with the participation of ordinary new actors are two completely different concepts in themselves! I always believe that even if Li Lianjie's movie is put today, there will still be many audiences who will buy it!"

"There's a question, didn't you declare that you wanted to make The Lion King 3D + IMAx mode, and why did you give up on this idea?"

"What I claim to the outside world is that because there are too many night scenes, forced 3D will cause the audience to feel uncomfortable watching the movie, and there is editing, action movies, martial arts films pay the most attention to sharp editing, but once the rhythm is too fast, there are too many movements, people's eyes need to keep focusing, and it is easy to get tired..."

"So how do you fix it?"

"This is an inherent defect of 3D, and the only thing we can do now is to use more wide-angle lenses, and we will try to use more close-up shots in the fights of "New Dragon Gate"..."

……

After all, it was an interview for the purpose of promoting the movie, and some of the content behind it was of course to tout Xu Hui in different tricks and promote "The Lion King".

Lu Kuan closed the video.

He found that he had never known what kind of person Xu Hui was.

It appeared very suddenly, and then won the huge recognition of the market, and then it was with him!

Why did you find me?

Lu Chuan was puzzled.

There are so many filmmakers in China, everyone loves to pretend, and he is not the only one who likes to pretend.

A lot of young people pretend to be the essence of coercion, and intentionally or unintentionally reveal their worries about the people...

It can only be said that it was a coincidence, and besides, it was not Xu Hui who took the initiative to provoke trouble!

If it weren't for Lu Chuan's father who targeted "Those Years" first, Pao Hui wouldn't have shot...

Of course, these must not have been imagined by our director Lu Da, he thinks that Xu Hui may be a little afraid of him, only when facing opponents of the same level, the strong will bare their teeth!

It's like "Hongmen Banquet", Xu Hui is Xiang Yu, and he is Liu Bang!

Hehe, what does the story of the Hongmen Banquet tell us?

Han destroyed Chu!

Thinking of this, Lu Tandem dialed the investor's phone, and he decided to ask for an additional investment of 50 million.

Because filmmakers should have their own ethics, he Lu Kuan is walking on the right path!

……

The news spread quickly.

Xu Hui himself is a representative of the traffic faction, a director who dominates the hot search list on Weibo all year round...

The industry welcomes this, and there is no shortage of people of insight in Chinese films;

Of course, some people suspect that Xu Hui still has Huiwen Tianxia's intentions, and think that they just want to win the award!

The so-called realistic theme is the award-winning theme.

It doesn't matter, the industry's perception does not affect Huiwen Tianxia and Xu Hui.

Xu Hui's fans don't have any opinions, they watch the interview in order to understand some of the stories behind the scenes of 'The Lion King'...

Melon-eating netizens have said that there must be another hidden story behind this matter, maybe there is some conspiracy!

"I'm full of food and panic, what kind of movie does it reflect reality, I'm sick, right?

"That's it, our lives are realistic enough, and we still have to watch movies with realistic themes, spare me!"

"No matter what Xu Hui says, I won't watch those two movies!"

"Could it be that Xu Hui is also going to develop into a pretending faction? Hey, I may have to think about his movies in the future!"

But there are people who take advantage of the situation to bring up the rhythm.

Obviously, he only invested in two small-budget movies, which actually affected Xu Hui's reputation and the company's stock price!

It's only a small shock, but it's scary.

Xu Hui posted two tweets on Weibo:

"When Mr. Cai Yan was still working as a producer at Shaw Brothers, he once suggested to Shao Tycoon, 'Can we make forty money-making movies a year, and then make one movie that doesn't make money', Shao Tycoon refused, he is a businessman, and his answer is also very consistent with his identity, 'If you can make forty-one money-making movies, why do you have to lose money?'... Maybe this is the difference between a filmmaker and a businessman, although I am reluctant to try too heavy themes, but I am still very willing to see this type of domestic film appear!"

"To quote Martin Nimmelle's confessional poem: At first they hunted the Communists, and I didn't speak, because I wasn't a Communist, and then they hunted the Jews, and I didn't speak, because I wasn't a Jew, and then they hunted down the unionists, and I didn't speak, because I wasn't a unionist, and then they hunted down the Catholics, and I didn't speak because I was a Protestant, and finally, they came to me, but no one stood up to speak for me..."