"If you want to talk about the differences, a lot of the angles and methods of shooting are different. But the biggest difference, I think, lies in whether you tell the story clearly, when "Night Watchman", I didn't explain it clearly, and when "Inception", I explained it clearly, so such a result is different. ”

After Shao Shuaijun finished speaking, he nodded in an accentuated tone. When I first filmed "The Night Watchman", I was impetuous, lost, and fluttering, and I made a mess of the story. gave him the worst lesson, and it was not a small touch.

It also made him realize that making a movie is to tell a story, you have to work hard, and you have to make up stories with your heart in order to make others agree.

Subsequently, a domestic reporter asked: "So Director Shao, the concept told in "Inception" is quite profound, for the failure of "The Night Watchman" just now, and continue to shoot such a huge movie, are you under a lot of pressure, have you ever thought about making a movie that is in line with the traditional vision and more acceptable?" ”

"There must be pressure, after all, you have already lost once, whether it is the trust of the outside world, or your own ideas, there will be a lot of this resistance. It's more of a sense of responsibility to continue filming big productions, and I hope that I can make up for what I messed up. Thankfully, Inception succeeded. ”

"The secrecy that precedes the release of Inception is very good. How do you strike a balance between maintaining mystery and providing enough information to keep the audience entertained to go into the cinema? ”

"It's really hard to balance promoting a film while still having enough freshness. I believe as an audience. The best movie-going experience is not knowing how the story will develop. From a market perspective, it's quite a challenge to provide enough information to get audiences into the cinema. We used movie trailers, several plot exposures and premise settings to inspire the audience to step into the theater and get a glimpse. is not simply holding the pipa and half-covering his face, nor does it let the audience see it at a glance. ”

"Rumor has it that you want to shoot a 3D movie, what is the reason why "Night Watchman" and "Inception" have given up 3D shooting? Will you try 3D in the future? ”

Shao Shuaijun cleared his throat: "3D exists purely for commercial films, and I am a commercial director. Naturally, I tried to shoot movies in 3D. But now the technical conditions. I'm not allowed to do any more preparation, you have to have a choice between IMAX and 3D. Now IMAX-3D is already improving, in the near future. I'm definitely going to try it. ”

"Inception did very well at the box office. At present, it has 500 million US dollars worldwide. is even expected to break the billion mark, as a director, you must be very pleased, right? ”

"The response to what you did is, of course, is very exciting. Such a good response. It's also surprising that they can get pleasure from the movie, and that's what I'm happy to see, after all, the movie is made for others to watch. ”

A Hong Kong reporter asked: "There are rumors that the Hong Kong Film Awards are ready to invite you as a judge, Director Shao is sure about this?" ”

Shao Shuaijun smiled: "Your information is very well-informed, I can only say that someone has looked for me, but I am not sure." I don't know if I, as a mainland director, can serve as a judge. ”

"So if you were a judge, what would you do with the film? We all know that you have a big opinion about the previous Golden Horse Awards and Academy Awards? Another Hong Kong reporter added.

"There are definitely differences, and as a commercial director, I pay more attention to the word-of-mouth and response of the film market. I think movies are made for the public to watch, not for a few people to enjoy themselves. If you can make a good movie like "The Shawshank Redemption", which has both story and artistry, I will definitely support it, but you can't make a mess of a movie in order to pursue such an effect, and call it a literary film. This is not a literary film, this is a bad practice. Shao Shuaijun, as always, has great resentment towards the so-called literary films.

In his opinion, movies can be pretended to be cool, but don't pretend to be compared, pretending to be compared will be struck by lightning. You are essentially telling a story, and you have to make a fool of yourself and make people confused, which is pretending.

Only domestic reporters are entangled in literature, art and business, and a white beauty reporter abroad asked: "The city in the film is impressive, how did you think of it?" ”

"It's very simple, you don't need to follow the common sense of physics in your dreams. Allan. Peggy plays an architecture student, and I think what she would do if she had the opportunity, I guess she would want to challenge everyday geometry and physics, and she turned the city upside down, and gravity was normal on every level, which I found fascinating, and a huge control over the natural environment through human consciousness. ”

Another foreign reporter asked: "The film has an open-ended ending, and the audience wants to know if Cobb is in reality or in a dream?" ”

"I can't explain the totem that spins at the end, I would show it in the film if I could, and the most important emotional line in the film is that Cobb, played by Leonardo, has been ignoring reality, and he doesn't want to see it clearly. But I hope the audience doesn't pay too much attention to the ending, when I was doing publicity in the United States, I heard from them, I heard a lot of viewers' opinions about the ending, some people were even angry and dissatisfied, but they quickly accepted the ending, and some even thought that such an ending made the film look more tortuous, and it made me happy to hear the audience's reaction to the film. ”

A Japanese reporter suddenly asked, "Do you know the Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon?" Some people say that Inception was inspired by several of Satoshi Kon's works, such as Inception? ”

Shao Shuaijun raised his eyebrows: "Who is Satoshi Jin?" What is Inception? I'm sorry, I didn't know there was such a director. ”

"What do you think of The Matrix, it's also about reality and dreams?"

"The Matrix also gave me a lot of inspiration because its central content is similar to that of Inception, which is how we can be sure that the world around us is real."

"Many people scrutinize the plot of "Inception" and feel that there are many contradictions, what do you think?"

"Science fiction is always science fiction, and I hope that everyone will go to the movie with a sense of listening to the story, and not be too demanding about its details. If the story is good-looking, it is successful, and in order to know a detail, it should be done by the director to scrutinize it repeatedly. Unless the audience wants to steal my job. ”

Soon, the two-hour interview was over, and Shao had to stop the disgruntled reporters. Let the assistant go up and invite the guests down, ready to announce the establishment of the new electrical technology research institute.

There were already staff members who moved the huge billboard to the rostrum, and the billboard was covered with a red cloth.

When the guests went downstairs one after another, Shao Shuaijun took the microphone and said slightly excitedly: "I am very happy today to be able to talk about my story with media friends." I'm a boring person, and the rest of my story is just over for filmmaking. Now, let me tell you what I'm going to do......" (To be continued......