The atmosphere in Nortel's small auditorium is warm.

At the end of the screening of "Chinese Partner", the effect was shocking, in the words of director Xie Fei: """Chinese Partner" is completely different from the movie I imagined, with depth, breadth, big times, small people, such quality is too unexpected. ”

People who have watched "People in Embarrassment" and "33 Days of Broken Love" are not impressed by the movies directed by Bai Yuhan.

Because these two movies really don't have much depth, they belong to the genre of laughing after watching them, and you don't need to bother thinking about what to miss or think about. Especially for Nortel students, it is difficult for them to look at such a movie, and some proud director students even despise it.

Moreover, there are some directing students who have thought before coming to the movie, they should "communicate" with Bai Yuhan after watching the movie, so that Bai Yuhan can understand that Nortel is not an amateur director like him, and he can come to pretend to be an expert. Playing a movie in this place, even if Zhang Yimou came, he didn't shoot well, and he scolded correctly.

Now the film screening is over.

Students who find faults have no intention of finding faults at all.

Not to mention all, at least 99 percent of the students stood up, or followed others to stand up, and applaud "China Partner". At this time, there is no point in finding fault again, because it is not the director's face that is sucked, but the face of these people who applaud the movie.

Therefore, Feng Xiaogang greeted in advance, expecting the students to scold, and the situation of not being polite did not appear. Nortel students were all praised in unison.

"Director Bai Yuhan, after watching the movie. I think it's probably the best domestic commercial movie I've ever seen. Because when it was publicized at that time, it was about filming the entrepreneurial history of New Oriental, which was a movie with the main theme. But the ending of the movie. It doesn't seem like a very leitmotif ending? "A female student was the first to stand up and ask questions.

Bai Yuhan took the microphone and replied: "The main theme we often say is the embodiment of the will of the government and the country, and it should be to promote mainstream values and morality. "Chinese Partner" is the history of entrepreneurship, which itself is the embodiment of the main theme and the shaping of the ending. It is to dilute the money worship brought about by entrepreneurship. ”

"Director Bai, the structure of "Chinese Partner" is very complex, it is a main line of reality. That is, a lawsuit, and then around this main line, interspersed with memories-style narrative techniques. Why use this technique instead of flattening the narrative? ”

"If you watch it several times. You will find out. Negotiations and flashbacks, every interaction, is motivated enough. In the whole film, I set up a total of four negotiations and flashbacks, which correspond to the growth process of three people. At first, Cheng Dongqing was very afraid to come to the negotiation table, flashed back to the past, and explained Cheng Dongqing's turtle. Then Meng Xiaojun's positive. flashed back to the past and explained the role Meng Xiaojun played in Cheng Dongqing's life. It's an idol. ”

Bai Yuhan chatted very energetically, there is no meaning between the negotiation and the flashback of the original "Chinese Partner", it is just a reference to the structure of "Social Network", and the flashback structure of "Social Network" is intrinsically linked, and Bai Yuhan copied this connection into "Chinese Partner".

Then, the conversation between Meng Xiaojun and Cheng Dongqing flashed back to the past, which was the collision of their entrepreneurial ideas. In the end, Cheng Dongqing's publicity, flashing back to the past, is a foreshadowing of parting ways. These four big flashback structures, he supports the framework of the film, and plays a role in the promotion of the plot and a turning point and comparison. ”

"If you tell it plainly, you will find that this story is actually not exciting, it is a simple story of a group of people working hard to start a business. You have to have a breakthrough in the structure for others to be attracted to the story. Originally, I planned to use more flashback structures to intersperse more stories and conflicts. ”

"But then I gave up, because this film still has to be put on the market, is it a commercial film, right?" After Bai Yuhan finished speaking, he smiled self-deprecatingly.

He's not an artist, he's just an art dealer who uses art to pretend to be.

"That's a shame, if the structure was a little more complicated, this movie would have been a really great classic. Director Bai, does commercialization really have to sacrifice the artistic value of the film to cater to the market and the world? One student asked.

Bai Yuhan shrugged: "Yangchun and white snow, Xialiba people, it depends on which one you choose." There is no distinction between high and low art, nor does it exist arrogantly, in fact, art and money are closest to each other. Engage in creation and make literary films, don't you need money? And in terms of circulation, the artistic value of commercial films is greater than that of literary films, because there are many people watching them. How many people have been affected by a "Titanic", a "Alive", and how many people have seen it? Texts and textbooks have not been studied, and it is better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone, right? ”

"Then should we all create commercial films, and if this continues, what art does the film talk about?"

Before you know it, the topic is biased.

Bai Yuhan said with a smile: "I can't say that, art is not an assembly line product, it is unique, and all kinds of art should exist." Take the film industry as an example, there are literary films, small freshness, commercial films, and science fiction films, which is a sound film market. To make a film, it depends on the director's positioning, whether you want to focus on art or business. Would you rather tighten your belt and create, or fill your stomach before pondering art? ”

Feng Xiaogang, who has been pondering "Chinese Partner", interjected and brought the topic back to the movie: "What about you, you are definitely not hungry, why is "Chinese Partner" no longer a little deeper? ”

"I have retained a large part of the depth, my original first draft intention was to make a history of betrayal and conspiracy, but Xu Xiaoping Xu Teacher is definitely unwilling, people contribute their own stories, you black people into carbon is not good. And investing in companies is about making money, you can't just take care of yourself and don't care about other people's ideas. ”

"Then you'd better compromise."

"I can't say it's a compromise, because I get a lot of director's share, and I also want to make money." Bai Yuhan laughed. He added, "At that time, when I was talking about the script with China Film, someone from the Film Bureau also came. They hope to give a happy ending, is this called the main theme? Then I didn't agree, I said that there is no Gao Daquan in reality, we can't sing for capital, sing for money worship......"

"You're also a capitalist."

"My first career was as a director and my second career as an actor. The third profession is capital...... No, it's an entrepreneur. I'm a very angry person, and I don't really value money. I've found that more and more people now use money as a measure of a person's success, which I find unreliable. The self-realization of human values is diverse. Filial people deserve to be admired. Thrifty people are worthy of admiration, gentle people are worthy of praise, and we filmmakers should carry forward this main theme more, rather than just emphasizing and making money. ”

"Therefore, you left Cheng Dongqing with such a miserable ending, the subject had a child with someone else, and the friend broke up. In such a big office, he was alone. Drawing a little warmth from memories? Feng Xiaogang asked.

"There is a saying that describes a person who is rich, saying, I am so poor that I have only money left. I think this quote makes sense, when you have money, you may buy a lot. But to think about it another way, what can be bought with money, is it worth cherishing, today you bid 1 million and bought it, tomorrow someone else may become a monk for 2 million and buy it again. I don't want the movie to be watched and everyone comes to the conclusion that as long as you have money, you are a winner in life. ”

"Hypocrisy." Feng Xiaogang scolded with a smile, "Let me ask you, rich and poor, how do you choose?" ”

Bai Yuhan said without hesitation: "Rich man." ”

Feng Xiaogang said to the students: "Look at it, this is hypocrisy. ”

The students below laughed happily.

Bai Yuhan defended himself: "People who have no money pursue money, and people who have money pursue happiness, my "Chinese Partner" has broken away from the level of pursuing money and has risen to the pursuit of happiness, so I say that it is a movie with depth, which of you is ......"

It was originally scheduled to end the film exchange meeting at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, but because the conversation was too high, it was delayed until 7 o'clock before it was allowed to be released by Nortel's students.

In the evening, he fought local tyrants and divided the fields, and in a nearby hotel, Bai Yuhan was the east, and invited Feng Xiaogang and some leaders of Nortel, and some old directors.

Inevitably, I listened to the encouragement of "the future is terrible", "young people continue to work hard", and "it depends on you to do a good job in Chinese films in the future".

At the dinner, Feng Xiaogang drank too much.

Holding Bai Yuhan's hand, he chattered and said: "In "Chinese Partner", Meng Xiaojun's bookmark, 'One day you will make me jealous', you don't need to make me jealous one day, now you will make me jealous!" ”

"Teacher Feng, you've drunk too much."

"Don't call me teacher, don't scorn me, call me by my name."

"Oh, Xiaogang, you've drunk too much."

"Roll the calf, it's not big or small!"

"I'll wipe it, you turn your face faster than a book!"

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Nortel is a reserve base for film and television talents, and many directors, especially those who go global, like to bring their own works back to communicate. Just like the officials who return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors, and those who make money return to their hometowns to build roads, to put it bluntly, they are developed and come back to Dese. Of course, there is also a utilitarian nature.

As long as it is affirmed by Nortel students, it is a very big publicity for a movie, Nortel students, social relations are not weak, who doesn't know three or two actors to direct and produce, a little spread, a movie will form a reputation in the industry. And then the reporter looks at the wind, which is excellent material for hype.

The reputation of "Chinese Partner" in the industry opened up with this exchange meeting.

Many directors who Bai Yuhan is not familiar with, such as Jia Zhangke , Gu Changwei, etc., have called to attend the premiere of Tsinghua University on May 13 and watch this movie that is respected by Nortel students in advance.

Bai Yuhan readily agreed, there are only multiple seats, anyway, the auditorium of Tsinghua University is large and has many seats.

There were more reporters, who originally invited about 150 Chinese and foreign media, and now more than 30 more media outlets have taken the initiative to ask to attend the premiere.

On May 13th, the eyes of the Chinese entertainment industry locked on Tsinghua University! (To be continued......)