"Now let us warmly welcome the visiting professor and internationally renowned director Zhang Yi to give a speech." Xie Fei, director of the director department, said enthusiastically.

Under the dazzling lights of the small theater, Zhang Yi got up from the first row, turned to face all the students present, and smiled on his face: "Hello junior students! I'm Zhang Yimou, the 1978 class of photography department of Kyoto Film Academy. I am very happy to return to Kyoto Film Academy for the first time in three years to do a film creation art exchange with you. I believe that a small number of people here should still have the impression that three years ago, in the same small theater, I watched "Qiu Ju Fights a Lawsuit" with everyone, and then discussed the shooting details of literary films full of Chinese cultural traditions and the romantic reflection of the theme, and discussed the influence of traditional culture on the times and the significance of the public. Since the Kyoto Film Academy began to invite famous directors to screen their completed films, a large number of directors such as Xie Fei, Zheng Dongtian, Wei Lian, Chen Kaige, Wong Kar-wai, Tang Jili, Chen Guoxing, Zhang Yuan, Liang Tian and so on have come to exchange film creation with the students of Kyoto Film Academy. To tell the truth, after entering the new century, the situation of domestic films has undergone earth-shaking changes, and this time, I mainly want to discuss with you the development ideas of our Chinese films in the context of the new era of film. Okay, with all that said, let's get down to business, as is customary, let's watch the film first, and then discuss. ”

Suddenly, the audience applauded.

After Zhang Yi turned around and sat down, the lights in the small theater gradually dimmed.

At this time, the small theater suddenly became very quiet, everyone looked at the big screen in front of them, and gradually, the screen first darkened, and then the words of three production companies including Beijing New Picture Film Co., Ltd. appeared, as well as the title of Yin Hong Hero on the screen. Followed by the sound of classical music, the scene of thousands of horses galloping and dusty suddenly appeared in the picture, and then the camera quickly switched from a galloping carriage to the carriage, Jet Li, dressed in black, sat solemnly, and the voice of the narrator also sounded at this time.

"I have been an orphan since I was a child, and I don't have a name, I am called nameless, if I have no name, I can concentrate on practicing swords, I spent ten years practicing a unique swordsmanship, and the King of Qin urgently summoned me because I had done a great thing that shocked the Qin State."

This is where the storyline of the movie begins

It turned out to be "Hero", Lin Yuquan's eyes lit up, no wonder Zhang Yi said that this is a discussion of Chinese film ideas in the context of the new era, indeed, unlike in the past, "Hero" is the first time Zhang Yi began to explore the film between literature and commerce, this is the first commercial blockbuster he directed, although the film was released after the mixed reputation, but it has achieved amazing results at the box office, and the global box office of 177 million US dollars is really unmatched in the domestic film circle.

This is not the first time Lin Yuquan has watched "Hero", in fact, as early as the premiere of the movie in 2002, he and Huang Shengyi went to the cinema to see it.

For the plot of the movie, to be honest, it is really not exciting, although there is a theme of "peace", but when it comes to the specific expression, it is slightly outrageous, which is also the most criticized place for the hero.

Now that he is observing again, Lin Yuquan is not ready to waste time on the plot story, his attention is mainly on the shocking war scenes and wonderful martial arts, you know, he was very addicted to watching it at that time, the difference is that this time he is carrying the memories of a cultivator and the experience of practicing martial arts in person, and his mood before and after is completely different.

At that moment, Lin Yuquan immediately gathered his mind and stared at the big screen with all his attention.

The first part of the movie is black and solemn, and what is impressive is the majestic and solemn Great Qin Palace, as well as the guards of the forbidden army like a black tide, which instantly raises the momentum of the movie. After that, the war scene of the Qin army besieging Zhao State was magnificent and mighty, although the scene was distorted, and the visual effects could not be compared with the army scene in the Lord of the Rings, but looking at the domestic movies, this is definitely the highest level in China.

And Zhang Yimou's style is also vividly reflected in it, the integration of various traditional Chinese cultural customs makes the scenes of the movie look beautiful, and the irritability under the hustle and bustle of the city is swept away, and the heart is relaxed and happy.

This may be due to Zhang Yi's background in the photography department, his appreciation of the capture and layering of the picture can be called a master, which can be regarded as Zhang Yi's strongest ability, only in this regard, he is undoubtedly far from Zhang Yi.

Emotion is emotion, Lin Yuquan's eyes naturally never leave the martial arts scene in between.

Nameless and Sky Teahouse fight, Nameless and Flying Snow flying on the roof of the house in the rain of arrows, Flying Snow and the love-hate fight between the Moon and Falling Leaves in the Forest, Nameless and the Remnant Sword Lake face off, and the Remnant Sword Flying Snow Desert breaks the martyrdom

Once, the most talked-about thing about "Hero" was the martial arts in it, which not only had dazzling visual effects, but also was faintly the main line of the film's plot development.

With Feixue's suicide and martyrdom, the film soon came to an end, Lin Yuquan retracted his mind in a daze, and the scenes were swirling in his mind, and he found that he was not as amazing and shocked as he was at this time. The seemingly beautiful fights in the movie are like beautifully choreographed action juggling, beautiful and beautiful, but without the slightest sense of suffocation and tension caused by real life and death fighting.

The action design of this film is Cheng Xiaodong, a famous Hong Kong director and martial arts instructor, mentioning Cheng Xiaodong, I have to say that his action design often uses long shots to enlarge the scene, so as to form a sense of visual expansiveness, and at the same time integrate a large number of dances into the fighting movements, making the fighting full of beauty, and its style is unique in the current Chinese film martial arts instructor.

And this style is very obvious in many films such as "Smiling Proud Jianghu Undefeated in the East", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "New Shushan Swordsman" and other films where he served as a director or action director in the past.

But such flashy action design makes the fight lose its own meaning, if it is a magical fairy movie, maybe the gorgeous visual effects are more than a qiē, but in the era of cold weapons, fighting is not an acting competition, friendship first, ranking second. The winner survives, the loser dies, this is the nature of fighting, although this is cruel, but cruelty itself is a kind of beauty. For the sake of the enjoyment of the movie, it is right to pursue beauty, but the essence must not be forgotten.

Lin Yuquan himself likes another master martial arts instructor in Hong Kong, Yuan Heping, known as the "Eighth Master", "Huang Feihong", "Drunken Boxing", "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Young Huang Feihong: Iron Horse" and other films left a deep impression on him. Its action design is real and realistic, paying attention to "fast, accurate, and ruthless", and emphasizing the coherence of the action, so the design is completely in line with the real fighting situation.

Lin Yuquan has been practicing boxing for nearly half a year and has a deep understanding of this.

Just as his thoughts were diverging, with the sounding of the voiceover "Changkong abandoned martial arts in order to commemorate three friends", the film came to an abrupt end, the lights turned off, and the small theater suddenly burst into applause.

In the applause, Zhang Yi got up again to speak, with an inexplicable smile on his face: "Time flies so fast, the movie is finished in a blink of an eye." Let me first ask you a question, is anyone watching this movie for the first time? Oh, no, it seems that the juniors still give me face as a senior, and when I heard that I was going back to the academy for creative exchanges, I went to watch the movies I had made before, so as not to embarrass the seniors. Thank you very much for watching "Heroes" with me today, and no one has fallen asleep during the whole process, which is really gratifying. Of course, since today's theme is the exchange of film creation art, then please talk freely and talk about your views on "Hero". ”

Zhang Yi did not sit down directly this time, but calmly looked at the people in the back row, at this time the scene seemed extremely silent, no matter when, the first person to stand up is often under great pressure, so it takes great courage.

Just when Zhang Yi was hesitating whether to call the name, he saw a person in the last row standing up, seemingly too excited, and almost lost his center of gravity and fell down.

There were bursts of laughter all of a sudden, Lin Yuquan and Ning Hao couldn't stand up with laughter, especially Ning Hao, who burst into tears.

However, the person concerned blinked at a few familiar friends who were smiling happily, especially Lin Yuquan, with an indifferent look, the expression on his face did not change at all, and quietly waited for the staff in front of him to hand over the microphone.

Except for Lin Yuquan, who had known the reason, no one noticed the flickering depression and pain in his eyes, and even Ning Hao only thought that he almost tripped under his feet because he was too excited.

This young man is so funny, Zhang Yi forcibly held back the smile in his heart, and pretended to be very ordinary, but the slight upturned corners of his mouth couldn't hide it no matter what.

"What is your name, classmate?"

"Director Zhang, hello! I'm Xiao Yang, a film and television advertising director major in the 02-level art department, and I've seen all your movies, among which my favorites are "Red Sorghum" and "Hero". Xiao Yang said excitedly, but secretly cursed the damn bee in his heart, a hundred flowers bloomed outside, and he didn't use powder to collect honey, but he flew to sting him for no reason, causing him pain, and the wolf was unbearable, fortunately he reacted quickly, otherwise he would have made a big fool.

"Xiao Yang, I remember your name, what do you think of my movie? By the way, let's also talk about the current development ideas of domestic films. Zhang Yi didn't expect that there would be such a secret in it, thinking that Xiao Yang was very funny, but he really liked his movies, and it became more and more pleasing to the eye when he looked at Xiao Yang.

"There is no doubt that "Hero" is the most sophisticated film I have ever seen in China, it can be called a visual feast, and the martial arts scenes during it are impressive, whether it is when Nameless stabs the sky with a sword, in order to describe the speed of swordsmanship, the scene of Nameless slowing down through the rain curtain, or the duel between Nameless and the Remnant Sword Lake, the shots above and below the water, and the sword competition in the snowy and yellow leaves in the sky, its visual effects are jaw-dropping. Of course, the most significant reference is the traditional Chinese culture that runs through the film, integrating into it, such as majestic palaces, bronze swords, Go, calligraphy, pianos, long yellow sand, pavilions and pavilions, rain of arrows in the sky, martial arts, and the unique and charming picture and sound effects, which are overwhelming. The reason why it is most worthy of reference is that the successive advent of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero" has set off a wave of Chinese classical martial arts in the world film industry, proving that it is feasible for Chinese films to rely on their own history and culture to go abroad and be recognized by the world. And the amazing domestic box office of 250 million yuan of "Hero" undoubtedly opened the door to the commercialization of domestic films. Starting from "Hero", there will be more and more commercial films in China, and the box office will also become an indispensable factor in measuring films, and it will gradually occupy more and more weight in the measurement factors. Xiao Yang gushed endlessly, full of admiration between his words, although "Hero" is not the best domestic film, but its commercial exploration has successfully changed the pattern of the domestic film market, which is something that Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Director Feng's New Year films have not been able to do.

Zhang Yi looked at Xiao Yang approvingly, although this young man's visual insights in "Hero" can only be regarded as decent, but he has a keen insight into the changing pattern of the domestic film market in the future, which is very rare, in fact, he also realized this after the release of Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and then seized the opportunity to shoot "Hero" and "Ambush on All Sides", which has now been post-produced but will not be officially released until July.

"Well, that's good, you sit down first, I don't know what the other students think?"

As Zhang Yi's voice fell, someone immediately got up to speak, and driven by the demonstration of the predecessors, the atmosphere of the scene became more and more hot.

For a time, the staff who handed the microphone became the busiest person on the scene.

Zhang Yi was not idle, in addition to listening carefully and occasionally answering the questions raised by everyone, he also named people from time to time, like Lei Hu, Wang Dong, and Zhao Jin were among them, although it seemed to be accidental, it was not difficult for people with a heart to find out his purpose.