Chu Qing continued: "The third part, "Love at This Time", is written and directed by Travis Fein. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBecause of the majority of people, prejudice tends to be more unscrupulous, and I love the courage and emotion in this story. ”

Well?

Everyone in the Chinese-speaking circle was stunned, and there were really foreigners commenting on it! Travis was even more surprised than Wu Qi, an independent film that no one paid attention to in the United States, but it gained recognition on the other side of the ocean.

He came to the stage in a trance, not knowing what to say: "Well, it's really unexpected, I didn't think about this result at all." I admire the openness and inclusiveness here, and same* people are discriminated against and supported in any country, eh...... OK, thank you again! ”

Five to three, there are two places left. The atmosphere off the field was suddenly tense, and movies were everyone's common dream, and no one wanted to go home empty-handed.

"The fourth part, "Border Storm", written and directed by Cheng Er. A rare police and bandit genre film, the creativity of the chapter structure is very good, I like a line in it, this is not a public security problem, it is an emotional problem. ”

With Chu Qing's description, Cheng Er strode onto the stage. He graduated from Nortel's directing department in 99, which is not too young, but he has always lacked opportunities. Previously, he only made a graduation short film and a feature film.

This guy is more introverted, doesn't say much, and simply says a few words of thanks.

At this point, there is one last spot left. If it was nervous just now, it is frozen now. In fact, when "Border Storm" came out, most people had given up hope, and only a few were insisting, silently reading: There is still a chance, there is still a chance!

“……”

Chu Qing also paused for a while, and finally said: "The fifth part, "The Return of the Great Sage"! ”

"Whoa!"

As soon as these four words came out, Tian Xiaopeng stood up, more excited than the previous ones.

"It's an animated film, and the script isn't very complete. The reason why we chose it, in addition to the idea of the story and the aesthetic concept of modern people, is also this ......" Chu Qing waved his hand.

Rumble!

The curtain lit up, and Tian Xiaopeng, who was stepping on the steps, was directly stunned, only to see the original sketches flashing on the screen. There are eccentric monkeys, fierce sand monks, clumsy pig-heads, handsome little monks, majestic Nezha, and Erlang God with a big long face......

The sketches are irregular and fragmented, with portraits, weapons, mounts, palaces, and so on, all different from before and after. The only thing in common is the passion and sincerity contained in the nib paper.

Foreigners don't understand, their own people see that it is Journey to the West, and they are suddenly amazed.

Tian Xiaopeng lowered his head and didn't know how to get on stage. He took the certificate from Chu Qing's hand, stood behind the podium, and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, thank you!" I, I started working on "The Return of the Great Sage" around 04, and it's been 7 years now. At that time, I didn't know much about it, so I did it if I wanted to, and after I got started, I realized that there were too many difficulties to overcome...... We don't have awareness, we can't keep up with technology, and the market isn't optimistic, but I just want to make our own animated film......"

"Whoa!"

He choked up for a moment, but the audience applauded thunderously.

……

After the five people finished awarding the awards, there was a temporary break in the field, and then Chu Qing gave a speech.

A few minutes later, he reappeared, Fan Xiaoye and Zhou Gongzi looked at each other with a wink, just like the seven-minute stage of the Golden Horse Awards in a certain year.

He seemed to be shy and silent for a moment before he smiled: "Actually, I have thought about the topic I want to talk about today for a long time, and after thinking about it, I decided to talk about Chinese movies."

Chinese films have been around for more than 100 years, so I won't repeat them for too long, let's talk about our fifth generation first. They all experienced the catastrophe of the Cultural Revolution, returned to school after the turmoil, and systematically studied film knowledge. They adapted to the subjective consciousness and reflective trend of the literary and artistic circles at that time, and these constituted the life accumulation and image style of the fifth generation. Two simple words, break free and find your roots.

In the mid-nineties, the sixth generation resurfaced. For them, the Cultural Revolution is just a childhood memory, and there is no pain in the skin. They grew up in the period of reform and opening up, and what they felt was the collapse and establishment of the old and new systems and the old and new concepts. So the style of the sixth generation is, scrutinizing and confused.

Director Chen Kaige said: Everything is inseparable from the creator's experience. I completely agree with this sentence, and what I want to ask is, from the sixth generation to now, it has been more than ten years, whether it is in the film and television industry or in the critics, why has no one mentioned the concept of the seventh generation? ”

“……”

He gave everyone a little time to digest and continued: "There are a lot of disputes in the industry, and in my personal opinion, I don't think there will be a seventh generation in China for a long time, let alone an eighth generation.

First of all, you have to achieve a group of influential directors and a group of influential works in order to be called a generation. Lu Chuan always said that he was the seventh generation, Ning Hao was also recognized as the seventh generation, and Li Yu and Ma Liwen were not widely recognized.

Second, these works should reflect the characteristics of the times and social forms. For example, Zhang Yi's countryside, Chen Kaige's intellectuals, Jia Zhangke's small county, and Lou Ye's marginal groups. In other words, if you haven't made a serious movie, you don't belong to a generation.

What do I mean by that? It is that Chinese films are separated, before the sixth generation, there were traditional films, and then there were new market films.

We used to use film, now we use digital, we used to use cameras, and now we can shoot with mobile phones. The industry threshold is getting lower and lower, I don't have a distribution channel, I can throw it online. I don't know how to edit, but I have a ton of software to teach myself. I don't have makeup styling, come on, cosplay is hot right now!

This kind of liberalization and universalization of creation is the trend of the future.

And with the current market development, it will be a general environment for commercial films to run wild in the future. The good thing is that hot money is pouring in, there are many opportunities, the audience is blind, and fame and fortune are only overnight. The disadvantage is that the consciousness is assimilated, and it becomes more and more mediocre and impersonal under the influence of the globalization of film.

Why do I say there is no seventh generation, no eighth generation? Just because we don't have the characteristics of the times, and we have lost the ability to think.

That's what you're going to be facing. To paraphrase a phrase from A Tale of Two Cities, we are heading straight for heaven, and we are heading straight in the opposite direction – it's all by choice. ”

“……”

Everyone was listening quietly, only the subtle sound of the camera recorded the silence and lingering of each frame.

Chu Qing walked from here to there, still in straight shape, and continued:

"When I go to some places after I turn 30, people always tell me, Mr. Chu, you should give some advice to young people today. I said I hadn't figured it out myself, how could I give advice to others?

But today, I really want to talk about it, I also came up with it after watching "The Return of the Great Sage". Tian Xiaopeng, if "The Return of the Great Sage" has a bad reputation after its release, will you feel very aggrieved? I've been brewing for seven or eight years, and I've endured so many difficulties, but you don't buy it? He pointed down.

"Uh...... Yes! ”

Tian Xiaopeng nodded unnaturally.

"Heh, don't be embarrassed, this is a normal psychology. But what I want to say is, when making a movie, don't indulge in your own painstaking efforts, and don't expect the audience to praise your hard work. Your sincerity is in the work, the audience can feel it, that's your ability, if you can't feel it, it means that you don't work hard enough.

We are in awe of the industry, restraining our glass hearts, and we must remember that we survive by our works, not by the understanding and tolerance of the audience. ”

Chu Qing looked at the faces below that were either green or calm, compared with the noisy and big-name activities outside, it was like two worlds here, simple and pure.

The 187 guests, 187 cutting-edge filmmakers, were not covered up by the group, and all of them had distinctive characteristics.

"Maybe one day, you will be successful, you will stand at the top of the industry, you will be content with the status quo, or you will be satisfied. But no matter what, when you feel lost, confused, and don't know the way forward, I hope you can remember today, today's light......"

"Smack!"

The lights of the whole stadium were dimmed, and it was pitch black. Immediately after, a ray of light that seemed to grow and grow in this darkness slowly converged from behind Chu Qing.

It was like a frontrunner in the night, lonely and long, gently brushing his silhouette and quietly pouring into the field. Everyone looked at the stage, and their eyes blended with that person, listening to him tell in the mottled light and shadow:

"There is a ceremony in Cannes where every first-time entry is screened at the Lumière Hall, and a light shines on the creators. An Azerbaijani director said to me that I could die for the sake of this light.

This is the attention and respect for filmmakers, and for you, I hope that this light can become your origin, no matter when, where and what kind of situation, the origin will not change-I love movies. ”

(There are about two more chapters to complete...... (To be continued.) )