177 [Interview with "Impact"]
Wang Zijun regretted it when he heard this person say that he didn't go to the hospital, don't save a wanted criminal who got into the car!
It's not good to throw out of the car now, and if you are seen, it will be a murder and a corpse.
After thinking about it, Wang Zijun pulled this person to find Chen Kehua, the boss of 14k.
It was still early, Chen Kehua hadn't slept yet, and when he saw Wang Zijun getting a half-dead person in, he put down the "Zizhi Tongjian" in his hand, frowned and asked, "Who is he?" ”
Wang Zijun said with a bitter face: "I don't know, I picked it up casually on the side of the road, and I said that I wouldn't go to the hospital." I came here to ask, isn't this guy from your club? If not, I'll call the police. ”
Chen Kehua walked over and lifted the man's coat, and through the light in the room, he could clearly see two blood holes on his body. Chen Kehua unbuttoned his shirt, looked at the wound and said: "The injury has been at least two days old, and he has only done simple treatment, and he has been soaked in water for a long time. ”
"Xizai, go and get Dr. Yang." After Chen Kehua gave the order, he groped around with the man for a while, and soon found three more pistols.
Chen Kehua looked at the model of the pistol, thoughtful, and said after a while: "Don't be busy calling the police, let's talk about it after it's saved." ”
Soon, a white-coated doctor carrying a toolbox arrived with two assistants, and Chen Kehua asked the injured to be carried into a small hall in the middle of the room. This is actually a simple operating room, and there is even a shadowless lamp.
Wang Zijun didn't bother to care, said goodbye to Chen Kehua and returned to the hotel. After a comfortable night's sleep, we took the flight back to Taipei.
When he arrived at the company, Wang Zijun threw the script of "If the Wine Sells Nothing" to Bai Muyang and said, "Manager Bai, there is a new task." ”
Bai Muyang took it and saw that it was the script, so he asked, "When are you going to start filming?" ”
Wang Zijun said: "I have already determined some of the actors, you go and adjust their time." There are also actors in some roles, and I will look for them again to see if I can find a more suitable one. At the latest, after the New Year's vacation, the actors I have determined must be all available. By the way, what about the assistant you found for me? ”
Bai Muyang said: "It's hard to find." People who are familiar with the film business and process, and have strong management and coordination skills, can only go to other companies to poach, but such people are already mixed well, and you give someone a job after poaching? Your full-time assistant? ”
Wang Zijun glanced at him very casually, with some understanding in his heart, and said in an inquiring tone: "Why not the deputy general manager." Now that the company is getting bigger, the former two vice presidents are mediocre, and one of them went to the studio to do management. Our company can't always be a workshop, let you do everything yourself, right? ”
"Okay then, I'll go to another company to recruit a talent." Bai Muyang nodded and said, "Boss, the asphalt road leading to the bottom of the mountain on the side of the cinema has been repaired, and the 'Changde City' and service hotel have also been basically completed. ”
"Of course I want to go." Wang Zijun said with a smile, "I still want to make a name for myself and let other companies come to our cinema to film and collect rent." ”
Bai Muyang took out a few materials and said: "This is the Southeast Asian box office of "Bloody Lonely City", which is equivalent to a total of 52 million Taiwan dollars. After deducting taxes, film company dividends and publicity expenses, the company's income is 14 million, and your personal director's dividend is 6 million. ”
Wang Zijun took it over and admired it, Southeast Asia is really a dumping ground for movies.
"Leave 5 million in it and continue to expand the studio, and build it according to the classification style of the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is best to make some palaces." Wang Zijun said.
"......" Bai Muyang was speechless for a while, the county seat of the Qing Dynasty where Changde City was just a miniature version of it cost nearly 20 million before and after, not including the land, and now it is actually going to build a palace!
Wang Zijun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take your time, Rome was not built in a day. First find a designer to plan the overall building complex, and we will build a little bit a year. You see, next year, whether it is a film company in Hong Kong or Taiwan that wants to shoot a costume drama on location, our cinema is the first choice. ”
Bai Muyang could only nod his head and report some more work, probably because several directors of the company are filming now, and the cameras are a little insufficient, so he went to buy two more, and recruited four more actors and a photographer. After saying this, Bai Muyang took the script and went down to arrange the work.
Wang Zijun leaned back in his boss's chair, and suddenly felt a little headache, this Bai Muyang has the ability to do everything, but he wants to do everything by himself, as if he can't do it if he doesn't ask about it himself. Such a surname is okay for a small and medium-sized company, and the company is a quasi-messy company.
For example, this time he went to South Korea to open up the market, Bai Muyang went there in person, but he went there for more than half a month, and Wang's company was actually a little out of order, and many jobs could not be solved.
When Wang Zijun was in Hong Kong, he had already learned some information from Lin Qingxia, and he simply hid in Hong Kong and did not come back, to see what Bai Muyang would do after he came back.
As a result, when I came back today, I found that Bai Muyang still grasped many things that the heads of departments could decide. Wang Zijun also doesn't know whether he is in love with power or has little confidence in his subordinates.
I haven't seen each other for more than a month, and when Wang Zijun returned home at night, he naturally lingered with Lin Qingxia all night.
Winter in Taipei is always wet, and in the early morning, it rains lightly outside.
Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia were still hugging each other naked, and with a slight movement, the cold air outside the quilt blew in from the mouth, making Lin Qingxia tremble.
Lin Qingxia and Wang Zijun were close to each other hotly, and they didn't feel it when they were in love last night, but now they are a little embarrassed.
"Hey, lazy worm, get up and go to work." Lin Qingxia bit his ear as she spoke.
"Are you going to film today?" Wang Zijun asked.
Lin Qingxia said: "No, but didn't the company hold an acting training class?" I'm going to learn when I have time. ”
Wang Zijun's big hand swam in the quilt, and he smiled evilly: "The boss has a special job today, so you can work here." ”
Lin Qingxia was touched in less than a moment, her face was red, her ears were red, and her whole body was soft, and she felt that she was not Wang Zijun's opponent, so she buried her head in the quilt, not wanting Wang Zijun to see her shameful appearance.
Wang Zijun laughed, and also got into the quilt to play hide and seek with her, and soon the two rolled together and bonded tightly.
"I hate it! It's dirty underneath. Half an hour later, Lin Qingxia gasped and complained.
Wang Zijun lay on the bed, looked at the ceiling and said, "How about we get married?" ”
"Really?" Lin Qingxia's eyes lit up, and she suddenly asked, "Why did you remember to say this?" ”
Wang Zijun mainly remembered what happened to Lin Fengjiao that night, and thought that after she got married, maybe she would die.
"Why, don't you want to?" Wang Zijun asked.
"But," Lin Qingxia said, "I can't act after I get married, and I don't know what I can do." ”
After getting married, it is an unspoken rule for female artists to quit the showbiz in Hong Kong and Taiwan, of course, there are also some who retreat from the front desk to the background to do planning, guidance, teaching and other work. Even if it is not in the entertainment industry, among those big families, after the woman marries, she even has to resign from the job of being a reporter and host, thinking that this is immoral.
Wang Zijun said with a smile: "There is no law that requires this. ”
"But the media wants to scold." Lin Qingxia said.
"That's just as well." Wang Zijun thought that if Lin Qingxia came out to film after the two got married, it was estimated that everything would be unpleasant.
"Or else? Let's have a hidden marriage. Wang Zijun said.
"What is a hidden marriage?" Lin Qingxia asked.
"It's just to register for marriage and not let anyone else know." Wang Zijun said.
Lin Qingxia's eyes widened and asked, "Is this okay?" ”
Wang Zijun said: "Of course you can, let's talk about it after your brother gets married next year." ”
"Okay." Lin Qingxia lay on her back and closed her eyes, smiling like a flower.
Wang Zijun couldn't help but be moved, turned over and pounced.
…… This year's Golden Horse Awards, like the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, have undergone great reforms.
First of all, it was decided to move this year's awards ceremony from the Taipei Zhongzheng Hall to a TV station for live broadcasting, and the broadcast rights of this year's were obtained by the newly opened China Television (Xiao Jiang was behind the back, of course, it was given to China Television), and avoided the problem of sending tickets in the past to invite people from all walks of life to watch the ceremony.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Education is also determined to consciously establish the authoritative surname of the Golden Horse Awards from this year onwards, and improve the unreasonable phenomenon that almost every film in the past can win an award. (The 10th Golden Horse Awards are held in October, and the winners are announced in advance, and the award ceremony is held later.) In this way, there is no surname to see at all, so I adjusted it to refer to the Oscar, and do not disturb the party. In fact, the Cultural Bureau of the Ministry of Education has always wanted to learn from the Oscars and announced the winners at the last minute, but because there was a very ridiculous rule in the Golden Horse Awards that year, that is, each winner must be present at the scene to receive the award, which made the on-site announcement of the winner become. On the morning of the award ceremony, Impact magazine interviewed Wang Zijun at Wang's company, and the person who came was Zhuo Botang, one of the founders of Impact magazine.
This person also has some fame in the film and television industry of Hong Kong and Taiwan in later generations, Wang Zijun has read his works on film culture research several times, but some film concepts are a little different.
"Hello Mr. Wang!" Zhuo Botang shook hands warmly.
Wang Zijun greeted: "Hello Mr. Zhuo." Have a seat! ”
Zhuo Botang took out his shorthand book and said casually: "Mr. Wang is just an ordinary friend to chat, and there is no need to say anything deliberately." ”
"Understood." Wang Zijun said with a smile.
The person in front of him and the "Influence" he co-founded were not entertainment gossip magazines in later generations, but professional magazines with a very fighting spirit.
Seven years ago, there was also such a film professional magazine, "Theater" organized by the master photographer Zhuang Ling, but at that time, the political environment was far worse than now, and it was discontinued after only 9 issues.
I have to say that "Impact" magazine and its founders are another group of shouts in the Taiwanese film industry.
Zhuo Botang said that he was chatting, but he was actually chatting with Wang Zijun about the concept of film, as for Wang Zijun's work experience, such as the sensational episode of studying film knowledge hard, he was bypassed after just a brief mention.
It can be seen that Zhuo Botang is very disgusted that Taiwan's film industry has invested a lot of resources and funds to shoot anti-G movies, but with the experience of "Theater" magazine, he and Wang Zijun tacitly did not mention it. (Some time ago, I saw a book friend say that it was impossible for Taiwan to make a movie in 72 years, saying that the national government was afraid of pushing the book to the mainland.) In fact, the anti-Japanese movie has been filmed since 72 years, but there are few anti-Japanese plots in the movie, and there are many anti-G plots. What Zhuo Botang admires very much is that Wang Zijun's "Bloody Lonely City" caters to the authorities at the same time, but also has the spirit of free creation, subverting the "fine tradition" that anti-Japanese war films must be anti-G.
casually chatted about some interesting things about watching movies when he was a child, Zhuo Botang saw that the atmosphere was already harmonious, so he began to ask: "In Mr. Wang's eyes, what do you think movies are?" ”
"From a creative point of view, film, like novels, poetry, and music, is a kind of reading art; From a business point of view, a film is a product, just like books and records. Wang Zijun gestured, "Therefore, general movies carry literary and commercial surnames." The role is different, and the proportion of commercial and literary surnames in this is also different. Of course, at present, it seems that there is still a propaganda and education of the surname of movies in Taiwan, so we will not talk about it. ”
Zhuo Botang smiled a little reluctantly, nodded and said, "That is, it is condensed into commercial films and literary films." ”
"Yes, people in different regions like and popular types differently. Just like France and the United States, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Wang Zijun said.
Zhuo Botang also drew a point of view: "According to Director Wang, do you think the best film is a film that perfectly combines business and art?" ”
"No, there will never be a perfect movie, just as there will never be a perfect person." Wang Zijun said, "Everyone's views and positions are different, and it is impossible for a movie to be supported by everyone." Of course, if a film can win both the audience's money and the applause of the critics, it is very much wanted. ”
Zhuo Botang asked with a smile: "Is it like your "Bloody Lonely City"? ”
Wang Zijun shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yes, just like it, although some people still scold me for not shooting well." ”
Zhuo Botang also said: "I noticed one thing when I watched the movie, Director Wang's "Bloody Lonely City" was completely live-action, and he even did not hesitate to build his own county seat for this. Does this tend to be a hobby, or stick to your own cinematic philosophy. ”
Wang Zijun said: "My film concept is to be real. Just like the best news reporting, it is to report the news truthfully without any subjective judgment. ”
"Director Wang wants to make a documentary?" Zhuo Botang asked.
"Had this idea." Wang Zijun said, "Hehe, of course movies can't be blindly real. I mean, try to give the audience as real a feeling as possible. I think a successful film is to shoot a fictional, exaggerated, and sensational story, so that the audience can believe it and be moved, angry, happy, and sad by it...... For example, mythological stories and ghost stories, when you are sober, most people will not believe it, but a person who can tell a story can immerse you in the scene through sound, and even scare you so much that you can't even walk. ”
"So ......"
"That's why I try to remove the stage traces as much as possible when making films, one of which is that I don't use props like rockeries and trees that people can see through at a glance, but shoot in real life." Wang Zijun elaborated.
"You mean, it's better to shoot on location than with props?"
"No, prop set shoots are sometimes a must." Wang Zijun said, "For example, if I want to make a movie about an alien invasion of the earth, I can't catch an alien to film, right?" At that point, you can only use props. ”
"Aliens!" Zhuo Botang was surprised, "How can anyone make an alien movie?" ”
Wang Zijun shrugged and said: "Who knows, I heard that the technology in the United States is very advanced, maybe they will make alien movies in a few years." For example, driving a space ship, conducting Star Wars or something, bringing science fiction to the screen. ”
Zhuo Botang imagined the movie theater full of screens, spaceships flying around, aliens scurrying around, the audience screamed in surprise and exaggeratedly, and felt crazy when he thought about it.
After a while, Zhuo Botang said: "Alien movies are a good idea, if you can solve technical problems." ”
"Of all the problems, technical problems are not problems, and one day, these conditions will be easily met." Wang Zijun said.
Zhuo Botang said: "I don't think that even the United States can simulate a scene like the universe to shoot. ”
"Computers, computer technology combined with imaging technology, it seems that there is already relevant research in the United States." Wang Zijun didn't dare to confirm it, but he knew that the first part of "Star Wars" would be released five years later.
Zhuo Botang didn't think it was possible, so he stopped discussing this topic and talked about the explosion: "On the other hand, I think Director Wang's film contribution to the explosion scene is enough to be compared with the current Bruce Lee to kung fu movies." (At this time, Bruce Lee's influence in Europe and the United States has not yet reached its peak) Wang Zijun smiled bitterly: "It turns out that my contribution to the film is only at the technical level. ”
Zhuo Botang said: "No, this is enough for Director Wang to leave a name in the history of Chinese films." And all my colleagues who have watched "Bloody Lonely City" are amazed by the picture art and camera techniques in it. ”
"My pleasure." Wang Zijun said.
Zhuo Botang asked: "I heard that you are making a movie for the first time, why do you play with the camera more smoothly than many veterans who have been making movies for decades?" ”
Wang Zijun said: "First, I work for myself and am willing to spend money. Sometimes those seniors are not unable to do it, but the money is not enough. Second, just like writing a novel, the same storyline is written by different people, some of whom write it unsightly, and some of whom write it addictively. It's a storytelling ability, and I think I have some flair for storytelling. In fact, writing and directing are sometimes the same. ”
Zhuo Botang smiled: "I forgot that Mr. Wang is still a writer. ”
"Writers don't dare to be writers, just writers." Wang Zijun said modestly.
(To be continued)