Chapter 176 of the main text volume, the girl with the red scarf

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Lin Xiaoling came to the directing department of the film school with apprehension. ∷∷，

She is not a rookie last year anymore and knows the interview process.

Generally speaking, after the first round of interviews, those who should be eliminated are eliminated, and those who should be selected are selected, and those like her who want to participate in the second round of interviews are to be determined.

That is, there is still a chance, but not much.

This time, the chief examiner was not three people, there was only one, and there was no exam atmosphere, just sitting together and chatting.

Zheng Dongtian was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy in 1961, taught at the Film Academy in 1976, and made many excellent films, and was the backbone of the fourth generation of directors in China.

He is not only a teacher, but also the director of the Beijing Youth Film Studio.

In the film industry of China, he is a pivotal figure.

He doesn't look for the kind of people who are dead readers or have a dull personality when selecting students, even if you learn the theoretical knowledge well, it's useless, he thinks that directors should have a wide range of knowledge, a wide range of interests, and the ability to perceive social life.

Only by understanding this society and gaining insight into the human situation in the society can we shoot truly meaningful and good works.

Zheng Dongtian and Lin Xiaoling chatted casually, starting with that documentary.

I asked how I came up with the idea of making this documentary, how much time it took to shoot it, and the difficulties and interesting things I encountered......

Lin Xiaoling was a little nervous at first, but then gradually let go, she was originally lively, and she didn't have any worries when she said it.

Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang?

Zheng Dongtian remembered that these two screenwriters of the "Great Satan" shortlisted for the Golden Bull Award this year were these two, and they were also nominated for Best Screenplay, but they failed to win the award, and the film was shot by the Beijing Film Studio.

The Beijing Film Academy and the Beijing Film Studio are only separated by a wall, and he is also the director of the Youth Film Studio, so he is very familiar with the things in the film industry.

Once a person's name is mentioned, he can quickly make a series of connections.

For example, he remembered the movie called "Alive" that Zhang Yimou was filming, and the author of the novel was Lin Zixuan.

That is, he doesn't have much contact with the TV industry, otherwise he will be associated with more things, which can only say that Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang have not yet reached the point where everyone knows about it in the Beijing entertainment industry.

With the help of these two people, it is not difficult to shoot a documentary, and Lin Xiaoling did participate in the production.

They spent very little money and time to shoot a very innovative documentary, which is very rare.

However, Zheng Dongtian was still unsure whether to admit Lin Xiaoling.

The Film Academy's directing department has limited enrollment places this year, and many of them are more qualified than Lin Xiaoling, and several have even worked in the film industry for several years and have rich practical experience.

In comparison, Lin Xiaoling is still slightly lacking in life experience.

It's just a pity if it's not admitted, and I can hear that this girl is under a lot of pressure in order to apply for the directing department.

Zheng Dongtian came up with a compromise solution, and it was in 1993 that the Beijing Film Academy carried out a teaching reform that allowed each class to have one auditor.

The quota of this audit student is for those students who have excellent grades in professional courses and poor grades in cultural courses, or those who have certain artistic talents but cannot pass the exam, as well as those students from Xiangjiang and Baodao.

For such students, let them audit the film school first, and then turn into a regular after a year or two.

The film academy made this reform in order to be more humane in the admissions process and take care of those who are more special.

"Xiaolin, the enrollment quota of the director department this year is too small, and your situation does not meet the enrollment requirements. Zheng Dongtian discussed, "However, you can come to the auditorium first, and then turn regular next year when the quota is sufficient, what do you think?"

Lin Xiaoling's mood fell to the bottom when she heard the first half of the sentence, and she immediately came back to life when she heard the second half of the sentence.

"I'm willing to sit in on it. Xiaoling said excitedly.

"Don't worry, let's go back and discuss with your family, auditing this year is not considered study, which means that you have to study in film school for five years before you graduate. "Auditors can live and attend classes like other students, but there are no subsidies or scholarships, and they have to pay tuition, fees, and accommodation. ”

Lin Xiaoling thought about it, and when it came to money, she still had to go back and discuss it with her parents.

She left film school and looked back at this humble school, feeling that she was so close to her dream.

Xiaoling did not go home, but took the bus to the art center first to find Lin Zixuan and told her what happened.

"Then listen first, our family is not short of that money, don't think about anything else now, hurry up and review, don't smash the college entrance examination." Lin Zixuan made a decision.

At this time, the tuition, miscellaneous fees and accommodation fees in the university are cheap, plus meals and pocket expenses, it will not exceed 800 yuan a year.

Although he is not a big money now, he also has tens of thousands of yuan in savings, which is completely affordable.

"Thank you, brother, I promise to do well in the exam. Lin Xiaoling said happily.

"This is Professor Zheng's care for you, buy some gifts tomorrow, and my brother will take you to thank others. Lin Zixuan admonished.

That's the human relationship.

Although Lin Zixuan doesn't know the origin of this audit quota, it is very telling that he can take classes freely at the film academy, not to mention that it also involves Lin Xiaoling's conversion next year and her life in the film academy in the next few years.

He took his sister to thank Zheng Dongtian as it should be.

Lin Zixuan inquired about people who graduated from film schools in the art center, and knew that Zheng Dongtian had a good character and reputation, and was deeply loved by students.

It's one thing for Zheng Dong to add or not to accept it, and his mind has to be expressed.

"Even Xiaoling, the kid, is going to embark on the road of director, time flies so fast, you said that Zhang Yimou and their gang are called the fifth generation of directors, and when they reach Xiaoling's generation, they should be the sixth generation. Feng Xiaogang sighed, "Xiaoling fights for breath, this sixth-generation director depends on you." ”

While they were chatting at the art center, Zheng Dongtian gathered dozens of students from the four grades of the directing department to watch the film in the small screening room, and as a student of the film school, watching the film was a compulsory course for them.

In particular, you can see some banned films and foreign films.

These students didn't expect to see a domestic film this time, the picture is very rough, the sound is messy, and the wind in the film often overshadows people's voices, which is difficult to hear clearly.

The whole film is a girl with a red scarf running around and asking people questions.

But it's the kind of film that makes these people very excited to watch, which is different from the serious films they watched before, and different from the previous documentaries of Huaguo.

They are excited that the original film can still be filmed like this, this is the real documentary.

You don't need a big investment, you don't need a crew of dozens of people, just two or three people, a camera, and running all over the street, you can shoot such a real and thought-provoking film.

They saw a different way of shooting.

These people don't know Lin Xiaoling's name, so they can only call her the Red Neck Girl, and in their minds, the Red Neck Girl has become a symbol, symbolizing a new shooting concept, an unconventional form of film. (To be continued.) )