Shao Shuaijun and Chen Jiashang met in the tea restaurant of the Dream Chasing Film and Television Base, and Shao Shuaijun is naturally no stranger to Chen Jiashang, his "Painted Skin" was directed by Chen Jiashang in the original trajectory. Now Chen Jiashang was elected as the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

However, a scolding battle a year ago made Shao Shuaijun and the Academy Awards Organizing Committee tear their faces, and Chen Jiashang did not scold Shao Shuaijun.

"Mr. Chen, what kind of tea do you drink?" Shao Shuaijun casually flipped through the menu of the tea restaurant.

"Whatever you want." Chen Jiashang looked very kind, with a harmless smile on his round face, "Director Shao looks really young, although he knows that you are a post-85 generation, but seeing it with your own eyes, it still feels unreal." ”

"Huh." Shao Shuaijun smiled and invited the staff to order twice Pu'er, "I will be twenty-four years old after the New Year, but many people say that I am a twenty-year-old body and a thirty-year-old heart, and my mentality is no longer young." ”

"We are now mentally and physically old, looking back on the past, when we were at the age of Director Shao, we were still working as handymen in the studio......"

Chen Jiashang and Shao Shuaijun first chatted casually about some nostalgic stories, how Hong Kong's early movies were made, which celebrities' scandals, and so on. Shao Shuaijun listened to it with relish, and these stories were not easy to hear.

After talking about the story for a while, Chen Jiashang finally substituted the topic: "Director Shao should know my intention to come today, we apologize for the irrational behavior at the Academy Awards, and sincerely hope that we can resolve each other and invite Director Shao to be a judge of the Academy Awards." ”

"I'm just a mainland director, how did you think of looking for me?" Shao Shuaijun asked suspiciously. The Academy Awards can be said to be a simple Hong Kong film award. There is no reason to find a mainland director who can't catch up with eight poles to serve as a judge.

"Director Shao should know how the Academy Awards came about, right?" Chen Jiashang asked, and then said to himself, "It should be said that the Academy Awards were born out of the new wave." At the beginning, "Film Fortnightly" was launched in conjunction with the New Wave, and the earliest boss was Tang Shuxuan, the director of "Goodbye China", who asked many film critics such as Shi Qi and Wen Jun to 'oblige' to write some reviews. Two years later, Chen Baisheng, editor-in-chief of "Film Fortnightly", thought that he might as well 'make it big', so there was the Academy Awards launched in 1982......"

The New Wave movement in the film industry originated in France, and a group of filmmakers in Hong Kong began to rise in the 80s. Fang Yuping, Xu Anhua, Yan Hao, Tan Jiaming, Xu Ke and so on. Hong Kong New Wave director. Most of them returned from studying abroad, with technology and ideas, which brought the second wave of golden age to Hong Kong films.

Thirty years have passed in a flash. Most of the New Wave directors are gradually retiring, but their heritage of Hong Kong cinema is very long. But it's crucial. For example, Wang Jiawei, who learned a set from Tan Jiaming. Guan Jinpeng, who has been the assistant director of Xu Anhua. and Wu Yusen, who made experimental films under the influence of Xu Ke.

It can be said that the New Wave was the beginning of an era for Hong Kong films, which cultivated a new idea and a new attitude towards filming, and contributed to the golden decade of Hong Kong films. It also contributed to the brilliance of the Academy Awards.

"Wen Jun and I often talk about the Academy Awards and Hong Kong movies in private. I don't have to be taboo in front of you, the current Hong Kong movies have indeed reached a state of dying, back and forth, and those who won awards are the ones. In Wen Jun's words, we only have one team! ”

Chen Jiashang said with emotion: "It's very sad, we have seen the rise of an era, and we also feel the curtain call of an era. Before today, we still have "Father and Son", and maybe tomorrow there will be some other movie. However, the New Wave has come to an end, and the directors of that generation have also reached the end of the curtain, and there will be no new wave in the future. Just like your mainland, after the fifth and sixth generation directors, no one divides the seventh and eighth generations of directors. It is a product of an old age, and it will perish with the old age......"

"The wheel of history is always forward." Shao Shuaijun echoed with empathy.

"I came today because we have already felt that although there are historical factors, political factors, and other constraints in the three places, the category of 'Chinese film' has summarized us all, and integration is an inevitable trend. I'm here to seek a meeting with the directors associations of the three places. But I know that this is not very useful, and we need someone to engage with, or rather lead, this integration, and I have found you. ”

Shao Shuaijun opened his mouth and put down the quilt he had just picked up again: "Director Chen is in love, I have shallow qualifications, where can I bear this burden." ”

"The future of the film market is yours." Chen Jiashang stretched out his hand and pointed to the scenery outside the window, and he happened to be able to see the huge "Inception" poster on the Siyuan Bridge.

"Shao Shuaijun's return to the king, take you into the world of dreams!"

With a long exhalation, Shao Shuaijun suppressed the agitation and shock in his heart, and slowly shook his head: "I'm sorry, in terms of morality, I can't convince people, I'm afraid I can't afford it." ”

To tell the truth, I can get Chen Jiashang, I can get the recognition of the Academy Awards, and I will take him as the leader of Chinese films. This kind of vanity is too tempting, and people live for a lifetime, nothing more than fame and fortune. Shao Shuaijun has such and such dreams, but he still can't get rid of the entanglement of fame and fortune.

However, he is also deeply aware of his own shortcomings.

No prestige, not enough to convince people!

Although he has achieved gorgeous statistical results, he does not understand the modest and cautious temper, and even scolded the Academy Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, which has set off a box office debate in the mainland, and there are absolutely too many people to despise him. Even if "Inception" is popular now, it can't change the hostility of those people.

How can a person who cannot convince people, a person who has been in the industry for less than four years at a young age, be able to take on this great responsibility.

"I know Director Shao has taken care of it, we are just starting to do it, and we are not trying to push you to the forefront. We all hope that this is an opportunity for change. ”

Shao Shuaijun muttered repeatedly: "I need time to think." ”

"Looking forward to your reply."

After sending Chen Jiashang away, Shao Shuaijun fell into deep thought. If a person's pursuit changes with time and status, Shao Shuaijun agrees very much. At the beginning, he simply wanted to be a director, or accumulate enough capital to support his own path.

For Chinese films whether they can rise, or resist Hollywood.

He doesn't care, it's just a movie, it's just a movie, it's a movie that is popular all over the world, what can it do?

Cultural invasion?

Let's stop the invasion of the stick first, and then talk about Hollywood!

But wealth has arched him to another realm, a realm where the capable work harder. Walking in front of everyone, then, the responsibility of the leader will appear for no reason, heavy.

"When the box office of "Inception" comes out, and when the listing and financing are completed, it is time for me to think about my life trajectory!"

Raising his head, Shao Shuaijun's gaze returned to clarity.

Since the first life is reborn.

Then do whatever you want! (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you Xu Tianzun for pretending to be very stuck for the reward.

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