Since he decided to cooperate with Han Sanping, Lin Zixuan handed over the script and shooting plan of "Party A and Party B" to Han Sanping, and he promoted this matter.

Lin Zixuan doesn't expect Beijing Film Studio to contribute, as long as he can borrow their filming equipment and behind-the-scenes staff.

This film only has a fund of 2 million, and it has to be carefully calculated, since it is necessary to cooperate, the resources of Beijing Film Studio do not have to be used in vain.

He understands that in order for the company to develop and grow, it cannot only rely on cooperating with film studios to make films, but also gradually cultivate its own team, which is a long-term process.

In early March, Zhang Yimou returned from abroad.

The film "Alive" was finally completed after a year, and he wanted to screen it first to see the audience's reaction, which was a private screening.

The location was chosen at his alma mater, the Beijing Film Academy.

In the film academy, Zhang Yimou belonged to the god-level figures, and his films were repeatedly speculated by students of the photography department and the directing department.

As a representative of the fifth generation of directors, Zhang Yimou's films have a very strong personal style.

However, when the film was screened at the film school, two very different perspectives emerged among the students.

One opinion is that this is Zhang Yimou's best work so far, and Zhang Yimou has broken through himself.

Another point of view is that the story is a good story, but Zhang Yimou gave up what he is best at and made a movie with the method he is not good at, he was too eager to achieve it, and he went the wrong way.

"Alive" is Zhang Yimou's transformation work, and it is also his ambitious work.

He abandoned the previous heavy photography style and adopted traditional and simple shooting techniques, it can be said that this is the most similar film to Zhang Yimou's films, and it is no wonder that it will cause controversy.

Although the students of the film school admire Zhang Yimou, they also have their own thoughts on film.

Lin Xiaoling, as a student of the directing department, watched "Alive" and came back to tell Lin Zixuan about the situation in school.

"There is too much gap between that film and the novel you wrote, brother, and the tragedy was made into a satirical drama, and my classmates and I felt that the adaptation was not good, and it did not capture the essence of the original novel. Lin Xiaoling said dissatisfied.

"What do you know, if you really shoot according to the novel, this film can still be expected to be released. Lin Zixuan taught, "You'll know when you make movies in the future, there are too many things involved, and it's not just about paying attention to art." ”

"Anyway, I don't think it's good, Director Zhang's films used to have their own style, and this film doesn't even have a style, and there is a lot of noise for this photography department and the director department. Lin Xiaoling insisted.

In the film academy, since Zhang Yimou graduated from the photography department, the students of the photography department are Zhang Yimou's hardcore, and the students of the directing department are relatively calm.

However, this time, because Zhang Yimou gave up his style in photography, the students of the photography department were very hurt and turned back.

The students of the directing department also have different opinions, and even some teachers at the film school find it difficult to understand.

Zhang Yimou's traditional shooting technique is similar to that of the fourth generation of directors in Huaguo, paying attention to plainness and naturalness, and seeing the foundation in the details.

It's just that due to the rise of the fifth generation of directors, they are more advocating personal style, and this plain shooting technique has become the object of criticism in the film industry, and Zhang Yimou's approach is naturally not understood.

Zhang Yimou listened to the opinions of the film school students, and he himself was a little unsure.

He decided to do another screening to hear more from more people so that he could get more accurate information.

This time, he invited writers and people from the entertainment industry in Beijing, and he hoped that these peers could give their opinions.

Lin Zixuan, as the author of the original work, received an invitation, and the screening took place in the auditorium of the Taipingzhuang Printing Factory in the north of Beijing.

Most of the writers and entertainers in the capital who received the invitation came to watch Zhang Yimou's new film, and because they knew the story content of "Alive" in advance, everyone was very interested and wanted to see how Zhang Yimou filmed this story.

Lin Zixuan and Ge You came to the auditorium together and met many acquaintances.

The night was very lively, in addition to the writers and show businessmen, there were also some admiring students, who did not have tickets, but had to beg outside to be taken into the auditorium.

This shows Zhang Yimou's influence.

During the screening, the audience burst into laughter from time to time.

There are a lot of satirical scenes in the movie, showing the embarrassing and weird situation of the protagonist's wealth, which really makes people laugh.

As Lin Xiaoling said, the novel of "Alive" is a tragedy, and the movie absurdizes the tragedy and produces laughter, which weakens the overall tragedy.

Two hours passed, the film ended, and everyone left.

There was no long applause, no praise, these writers and people in the entertainment industry obviously disagreed with this movie, and some even directly said to Lin Zixuan, your novel is very well written, and this film is too poorly made.

Lin Zixuan can only say that these writers probably don't know how the movie is made.

Fiction and film are two different art forms, and he feels that from a cinematic point of view, this film is already very good.

At least there is the idea of making people watch it, it is not too heavy, Ge You's performance is in place, every psychological change is just right, this is a wonderful performance.

"Brother You, with this kind of performance, your salary can be doubled. On the way back, Lin Zixuan quipped.

"No, this time the preparation is not sufficient, and there are a few things that I haven't grasped well. Ge You said modestly.

The next day, Zhang Yimou called Lin Zixuan to inquire about the situation.

He asked quite a few people, and the results were not ideal, and he didn't seem to expect to get so many negative reviews.

Writers generally think that the literature of this movie is too poor, and even some directors feel that Zhang Yimou missed this time, and after giving up his own style, he can't find a direction.

"I think it's good, the shooting technique and the story go well together. Lin Zixuan replied.

"You're right, people may think that my film is made in a conventional way, it looks like an old movie, because it seems to have no idea in terms of style, and in their opinion, my film is to be unexpected in the image, obviously their thinking is backward. Zhang Yimou explained on the phone.

He urgently needed to find someone to agree with him to prove that he was right.

"Film language is the means, the most important thing is the content of the performance, this time I came the other way and deliberately made a movie that looked quite stupid, this simple shooting method is suitable for the style of the movie "Alive", just ignore them, what others say is someone else's business, we must have self-confidence. Zhang Yimou continued.

At this time, Zhang Yimou didn't know that since the screening of "Alive", a letter of complaint was sent to the General Administration and various propaganda departments.

These people think that "Alive" is reactionary and has ulterior motives. (To be continued.) )