Chapter 45: Interview
In addition to accompanying his family during the Spring Festival, Wang Meng visited several people who needed to visit the door, and Wang Meng visited them one by one.
Especially after the company opened, Director Lu couldn't let it go.
When Wang Meng told Director Lao Lu about his plan, Director Lao Lu expressed his support, and also helped contact the principal of Shangju and led Wang Meng to visit.
Principal Shangxiguan welcomed Wang Meng's arrival.
Wang Meng said the fixed-point support plan for the play, and Principal Guan happily agreed, after all, there are benefits, and there is no need to spend money, so the cooperation is happy.
However......
Principal Guan said: "Xiao Wang, compared to your company, I appreciate you more as a young man, talented and ambitious, and what is commendable is that you are down-to-earth and not carried away by a moment of luck." â
Principal Guan said......
"At that time, when your movie was the hottest, I thought you were young and vigorous, and you couldn't help but show your face in front of the media. But you didn't, as usual, what to do or how to do, I concluded at that time that this young man was terrible......"
Wang Meng dared to say more after hearing this.
It's just a strong indication that there is still a need to learn.
Thenceforth!
As if returning to work, Wang Meng talked about the mutual assistance between the company and the school, and Principal Guan was very satisfied.
In fact......
Wang Meng also knows that these big people take care of themselves?
Yes, the current self has useful value and a future.
Therefore, I have to take every step more solidly, step by step, until I am equal to them.
Such an idea is not a wolf ambition, people are a lifelong process of constantly pursuing breakthroughs and constantly proving their worth.
You are valuable and everyone likes you.
When you are worthless, hide it as soon as possible and create zĂ o value!
Otherwise, society will let you know what cruelty is.
The visit was a success.
Including the principal and Director Lu gave support, which also made Wang Meng's heart feel steady.
Before you become a big tree, find a big tree to lean on, and compete with the monkeys who are also leaning on this big tree, so that the big tree can see its own value......
On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Meng received a call from a reporter interviewed by [Chinese Film].
The two agreed on a restaurant to conduct the interview.
The reporter interviewed this time is an intellectual beauty in her thirties, dressed appropriately and looks very refined.
The female reporter introduced herself as Liu.
After talking about the general process, I started the interview.
In fact, this kind of text interview is very boring, one is to ask one answer, and the other is a recording sample.
Finally, take a few handsome photos, just this point, Wang Meng is still a little disappointed.
"Director Wang, can you tell us about your original intention? What was the reason that made you embark on the road of making movies? and what is the reason why you chose science fiction movies for your first work?"
In fact, few people really know about this problem.
As for the rumors in the world, 'I am angry and red-faced, just to give my childhood sweetheart's lover an answer.' â
Or, "I don't want to inherit the net worth of comics, and choose my own path." â
These are the self-imagination of some newspapers, and Wang Meng has not answered positively why he chose to direct.
Reporter Liu said: "You also know that there are many words in the media and newspapers about your original intention to become a director. But...... You've never explained it positively, can you tell us why? â
Wang Menglai also did a lot of thinking before he came, and tried his best to tell the reason for the questions asked by the reporter.
This question is my first consideration.
So I didn't think about it, and talked about my own path.
"Actually, there is no reason, and you should not be misled by the public opinion in the market, what - not to accept the path arranged by your family, or - for the sake of your girlfriend's promise! These are not, and certainly will not be. Wang Meng affirmed.
The reporter asked, "Why do you say that, for the sake of your family or for your girlfriend?" Why do you say that it is definitely not?"
Wang Meng was prepared......
said: "I think a good director will never make a movie for the sake of so-called promises or promises. Even if such a gambling movie succeeds, it loses the essence of making a movie......"
"What is film? Movie is the seventh great art of human beings, and the production of art is the transformation of love to the extreme, and it is a process of creation with heart, if a director does not love movies from the bottom of his heart, but shoots movies for individual reasons, I think it is irresponsible......"
"Movies are not a weapon for you to prove yourself, nor are they a bargaining chip to fulfill your promises......"
Wang Meng's answer was very resolute!
After all, this is a magazine in the film industry, and movie fans rarely read such newspapers.
So what Wang Meng said was said to people in the film industry.
No, it makes ordinary people disgusted.
Why is the audience disgusted?
Because it is said to be very high, it will be unrealistic if it is high, and if it is unrealistic, some people will not like it.
After all, most viewers still prefer to be direct.
Even, everyone can accept Wang Meng's anger and make a movie for the sake of popularity.
It is necessary to say what kind of thing on any occasion.
No, the reporter felt that Wang Meng said it very well, and even reminisced for a while.
After a while, he continued the interview: "So, is this the attitude that Director Wang should have when he is a filmmaker?"
Wang Meng smiled: "Attitude is not counted, it's just my personal feeling, if I have to say what is the attitude of a filmmaker? I think the attitude that a filmmaker should have is to be uncompromising......
Wang Meng said again: "Reporter Liu, you should understand that many movies have changed their taste, and they are no longer movies in the director's mind, but movies that are for making money and for the box office......"
"And a lot of directors learn to compromise for funding and many other reasons. So sometimes the movie is successful, the movie makes money, and it is no longer the director's original idea. At this time, the director was lonely, because no one took his heart, and the success after compromise was not his heart!"
There are many interviews that I have seen in my previous life, so Wang Meng is handy.
Reporter Liu was stunned for a moment, feeling that he was such a thoughtful director and a talented director.
In fact, Wang Meng is not talking nonsense.
What he said is indeed the voice of many directors.
Some directors just want to make a movie that everyone can't understand, but they like.
But......
Such an idea was okay more than ten years ago.
Now? Less.
Now, making money has become the number one criterion.
This is not just the case in China, but even in the middle of the world.
You can see, after 2000, there is that movie, which can be regarded as a great movie.
China's "Alive", "Farewell My Concubine", "The Devil is Coming", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", etc., were all before 2000.
Midi's - "The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "The Godfather", "Cinema Paradiso" and even "Titanic" are all 2,000 years ago.
European - "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", "Life is Beautiful", "Frankenstein's Flesh and Spirit", etc., were all filmed before 2000.
After 2000, except for Nolan's, Guy Ritchie's.
Even, counting the "Avatar" of the card god, how many can be regarded as classics?
It took a while for the reporter to regain his mind.
said with emotion: "Director Wang's words are unique and incisive, and it is indeed the current status of the movie, so what is the reason why you chose to shoot science fiction movies?"
Wang Meng smiled:
"Science fiction movies, as Han Sanye said, are recent movies that have taken on dreams. Sometimes our ideas in reality are not contained by reality, so some people begin to fantasize about their dream world, and I am also one such person, I am just lucky enough to shoot it!"
Wang Meng's voice changed, and then said: "Of course, this is just a small opinion of my science fiction, the reason why I shoot science fiction must be known to everyone? But ......, I'm a person who doesn't like compromise, so I have this low-budget movie. To be honest, the movie was loved by everyone, and I am very glad that I chose the director, and I am glad that I was uncompromising ...... in the first place."
Sometimes you need to keep a low profile, and sometimes you need to be high-profile.
In this kind of magazine, which is very loud in the film industry, Wang Meng chose to be high-profile, so as not to be ignored by others.
To say, if you are high-profile in front of a regular audience, it will make many people want to kill you.
But the high-profile in the circle means that this person is very courageous!
A circle has a circle of rules.
Wang Meng didn't want the people in the circle to ignore him.
So it has to be high-profile!
There are benefits to being high-profile.
At the very least, it will be noticed.
Sometimes, some good luck is earned by your high profile, but no one can afford to keep a low profile.
Besides, young?
is still a student, and there is high-profile capital, and this capital is young.
Next......
Reporter Liu also interviewed many interviews about movies, feelings, and even some sharp questions.
Wang Meng expressed his views very cooperatively, until the interview ended at four o'clock in the afternoon.
After taking a few photos, reporter Liu rushed back to the capital overnight, presumably because this interview was very thoughtful, and reporter Liu hoped to publish it as much as possible.
Time......
Wang Meng, who had nothing to do, called Jiang Shuying out, ate a meal, and slept well......
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