"Director Lu, may I ask if you are Mr. Lu Le's grandson?"

"Is the report from Taiwan true?"

"Are you really dating Wang Zuxian?"

Lu Yan, who left Hong Kong, still detonated Hong Kong again because of the news exposed from Taiwan. Now that Lu Yan has returned to Hong Kong, of course these entertainment reporters in Hong Kong are moved by the news.

However, they who were waiting at the airport did not surround Lu Yan and the others. Lu Yan and they are obviously not so stupid, and they will definitely not make the same mistake again if they have the first time.

However, after returning to Dongcheng Image, he was completely besieged by the reporters who were squatting at the door of the company. Everyone asked nonsense, and it seemed that they would not give up without getting Lu Yan's response!

"Does it matter whose grandson I am? Whether the report from Taiwan is true or not, you are all peers, you should be able to analyze it yourself, right? As for whether Wang Zuxian and I have a relationship, it's all a personal matter! Thank you, I've just come back from Taiwan. I feel a little tired, and if I have any questions, I'll talk about it later. Lu Yan didn't ignore these reporters, but responded briefly and then entered the Dongcheng image with the help of the security personnel.

There is no denial, and there is no recognition...... This kind of answer is obviously what these reporters hate the most.

But since you don't answer, then whether there is or is not, yes or no, is up to us!

This kind of routine is obviously the most popular among journalists.

"Oops! Yan Zai, you can be regarded as back. If you don't come back, Hong Kong will be turned upside down. Cheng Xiaodong said exaggeratedly, in fact, he had already received a call from Lu Yan.

"Brother Xiaodong, I can't decide if Hong Kong can't turn the world upside down." Lu Yan smiled bitterly and waved his hand before asking, "By the way, how is the box office?" ”

Although Cheng Xiaodong and others reported to Lu Yan about the box office situation in Hong Kong in a few days, Lu Yan, who had just arrived at the company, couldn't help but ask again.

Unfortunately, these movies released during the Spring Festival are too strong, and Lu Yan can't worry about it.

"It has exceeded 27 million, and it is still leading! And the box office is still rising sharply, although it can't reach the results of "The True Color of Heroes". But it's definitely something we should be proud of, after all, it's just a costume ghost movie. "Police Story" and "Mr. Zombie" have already missed us by millions at the box office, and the first place in this Spring Festival file is definitely ours. Cheng Xiaodong was very excited when he spoke, obviously as the second work of Dongcheng Image, the achievements should not be underestimated.

With the popularity of the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Film Fortnightly" published a photo of Lu Yan as the cover. And the first article in it is Chen Wenji's interview with Lu Yan's report!

"Lu Yan, how to create a 'hero's true colors'! 》

When I was a teenager, I read a lot of books on ancient China, and I read most often, such as "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Therefore, the chivalrous spirit of ancient times, a kind of mutual help between friends, and the spirit of righteousness and chivalry had a great impact on me.

It is not difficult to see that Brother Hao and Brother Xiao Ma in "The True Color of Heroes" are both "unconditionally dedicated their hearts, their feelings, and their lives to others", especially Brother Xiaoma. It is not difficult for us to imagine why Director Lu would portray such a role. What is his intention!

I was deeply influenced by French Romanticism in the fifties and sixties, and I watched and read a lot of French films, and I was very yearning for the emotions and care between people.

Director Lu's sentence is obviously advertised - 'There must be violence in a lot of time'!

I like to make gangster movies not out of intention, but out of personal feelings, and now you see that my appearance is still very gentle, but when I was young, I used to be a hot-blooded teenager and did very intense things. So the so-called gangster movies can be said to be due to my personal preference.

When writing the script of "The True Color of Heroes", he followed director Tsui Hark to shoot "Shanghai Night". Following him, I learned a lot. I sometimes have weird thoughts, and I write my feelings, my experiences, my feelings. That is to say, when people looked down on me, when they told me to get out, what did I say at that time, what kind of feelings did I have, and I wrote the pain at that time in this script.

…… Actually, I don't know a lot about the underworld, it's completely based on my imagination and what happened, and I wrote it down from my experience. So, when I film, many aspects are the expression of some kind of life experience. For example, in "The True Color of Heroes", some dialogues say, "I will never let people put a gun to my head." "This is what I have been taught since I was a child, that is, to be a human being, you must have backbone, you can't give in to the evil forces, and you shouldn't admit defeat so easily, so I came up with such a dialogue.

Filming "The True Color of Heroes", I feel like I am making a modern martial arts film. My gangster movies are probably from martial arts films in spirit, and in terms of action design, I am also influenced by very early Hong Kong martial arts films. At the suggestion of director Tsui Hark, I like to watch martial arts movies very much, and I am deeply influenced by directors Zhang Che and Hu Jinquan. Especially in the play directed by Zhang Che, in addition to reflecting a kind of masculinity, his play emphasizes loyalty and chivalry,...... For example, he describes a spirit of sacrifice, one person injures several people, has a lot of knives on his body, and sheds a lot of blood, he uses a slow motion to express it in detail, using a kind of power to express it.

The so-called movement, the so-called violence, for me is the dance, the beauty of the movement, the firing of bullets, the sound effect, the rhythm of the movie.

It is undeniable that many people will get catharsis when they see others being beaten.

In addition to beautifying the action, if I want to show the so-called sacrificial spiritual realm at that moment, I like to shoot my hero film actor very slowly, especially his action performance at that time, I like to use slow motion, slow motion is very attractive to me.

My slow motion is also affected by Martin? Scorsese and Sam? The influence of Pekinpah's two directors, Sam? Pekinpa was the first director to create an "aesthetic of violence", and his slow motion was extremely romantic. I was very touched that an action movie could be so beautifully filmed. Martin? Scorsese directed "Taxi Driver" and so on, his slow motion does not need to be on the action, but in order to complement the actor's acting skills or emphasize the actor's feelings, to capture the subtle psychological transition in an instant, and director Zhang Che He also often uses slow motion to emphasize the sense of strength and narrow feelings.

My films have always preached morality and justice, good and evil, although several people died, but what you see is not bloody violence, but the call of beauty shown by human affection and righteousness in violence.

When I came into contact with Director Lu, I felt that this miraculous young man did have magical powers. He succeeded in creating his own 'romantic aesthetics of violence'!

His second film, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not the same as "The True Color of Heroes". But he can still shoot so wonderful and lingering, I have to say that he is a 'ghost director'!

When all the media and newspapers focused on "A Chinese Ghost Story", many film critics wrote film reviews for "A Chinese Ghost Story". "Film Biweekly" appeared in an alternative form, which deepened people's understanding of Lu Yan. Especially for the feelings of "The True Color of Heroes", I am even more emotional.

'Romantic aesthetics of violence' suddenly became one of Lu Yan's synonyms.

And 'ghost director' has become a word that more entertainment reporters like to come up with to ask Lu Yan!

Suddenly, the praise for Lu Yan reached a very high position. This kind of situation has never been obtained by any highly prestigious director at Lu Yan's age.

And many people with a keen sense of smell feel a different kind of smell.

"Could it be that Lu Yan has officially been designated as the best director at this Academy Awards?"

"No way, the Academy Awards have always been confirmed at the awards ceremony."

At least it proves that many people are optimistic about Lu Yan, and he is sure that he will be shortlisted. Whether it is "The True Color of Heroes" or "A Chinese Ghost Story", if such a movie cannot be shortlisted for Best Director, it will be difficult to convince the public! ”

In the East City Image, there was also a lot of discussion because of the appearance of the report of "Film Fortnightly".

In addition to discussing whether Lu Yan can win the title of best director, other awards are obviously in the process of being exchanged.

It's a pity that it's Leslie Cheung. At the beginning, Cheng Xiaodong signed him up with Chow Yun-fat and Dillon, and in the end, only Chow Yun-fat and Dillon got the opportunity to be shortlisted.

The hard performance of "A Chinese Ghost Story" obviously failed to conquer the judges of the Academy Awards. In their opinion, the only one who really shines in that movie is Wang Zuxian!

But even so, this year's Dongcheng Imaging is destined to be a bumper harvest. Because many of the nominations have already been shortlisted, they are now waiting for the notification of the Academy Awards.

The first dynasty of the East City Reflection is about to begin!

Lu Yan, a young director in his early twenties, is destined to take his group of young brothers to a higher palace!

(To be continued)