Beijing, art center.

This is the largest hall on the third floor, with more than 100 chairs, and in front of it is a high platform, and ten small sofas form a half-arc. The forum started at nine o'clock, and it was now ten o'clock, and Chu Qing was checking back and forth in the field to see if there were any mistakes.

Not long after, a slightly chubby middle-aged woman came in outside, he hurriedly leaned over and said with a smile: "Sister, I have to trouble you today." ”

"Ha, what you said is so pertinent, I will feel guilty if I refuse."

The person who came was Jiao Xiongping's eldest sister, who was not tall and full of aura, and would also serve as the host of the event. She and Chu Qing met at the Golden Horse Awards in 2001, and since then, they have met in major film festivals every year. This time, I came mainly to promote the two new directors Wei Desheng and Niu Chengze, and by the way, I stood up for my friends.

Wei Desheng is quite old, debuted very early, and has never had a chance to get on the throne, "Cape No. 7" is his first feature film. Niu Chengze was born as an actor and has a lot of popularity, and he also filmed his debut film "The Way of Survival of Love" at the same time.

After another moment, Guo Zijian, Huang Zhenzhen, and Huang Xiuping were present, and Ning Hao, Zhang Meng, Teng Huatao, and Cao Baoping, four mainland gangs, also appeared one after another.

When the time was approaching, Chu Qing signaled to the staff to prepare for the audience to enter. Twenty yuan a ticket, which is considered tea money, was sold out within half an hour, mostly art school students, rookie directors and amateurs, and there were also media seats.

The pure entertainment media will not report this kind of thing, they are all comprehensive newspapers and periodicals, there are about four or five newspapers.

As the audience sat down, the guests also came to the stage, Chu Qing went to the first row of the stage, and as soon as his butt touched the chair, he immediately got up again. Surprised: "Brother Xiaobao, why are you here?" ”

"I just happened to cut the film in Bei*Beijing, so I came to cheer on it!" Er Dongsheng patted him on the shoulder, always implicitly expressing his support.

Followed by Wang Xiaoshuai, Lu Xiaochuan, Fang Li, Li Yu, Guan Hu, Huang Bo, Xu Zheng, Yu Feihong, and Xu Ke appeared in turn. Chu Qing was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked people to add seats. The entire venue was crammed to the brim.

"Wow!"

There was even more commotion below, and I didn't expect to see so many wrists. And those uninvited guys made the rookies on the stage very nervous, and when Sister Jiao saw this, she knocked on the microphone and started directly:

Jiao Xiongping, the contemptible man, served as the host of this event. It's an honor to be here with you today on such an occasion, without dazzling lights, on a gorgeous red carpet. Crazy movie fans, only these nine wonderful filmmakers and connoisseurs here. Of course, I was also quite surprised, Director Xu, Xiao Shuai, Li Yu and other excellent filmmakers can come spontaneously, I respect this attitude, which is also a support that the predecessors should have for the younger generations. ”

"Whoa!"

After the applause, she continued: "But let's be honest. I've never been to such a shabby exchange meeting, and I don't even have a name for the subject. Mr. Chu told me yes. Whatever you want, as long as there is interaction. I quite agree with this sentence, the space for speculation is the most important, and the conclusion is not important, because everyone has their own answer. Well, since we're up to us. I'll start with ......."

As she spoke, she turned to the side and said, "Director Ning Hao, I watched your "Incense" in Cannes back then, and I was very happy. Run straight to you. Later, I watched "Green Meadow" again, which was just as good, but then I watched "Crazy Stone", and I found that you have changed quite a lot. It used to be a realistic social relationship, and the shots were smooth and not fancy. But starting with the stone, you seem to add a lot of commercial thinking, and the film language is very subversive, that kind of very young visual style. ”

"Uh......"

Ning Hao took the microphone, organized the language, and said, "I think it's not so much a change in me as a change in the environment. At the time of "Incense", my impression of the world was that of a small county town in the west of the mountain, very old and slow. But when it comes to the stone, I believe everyone can feel that material has become the first element in life. Stone's script was there very early on, and then it was constantly processed, and everyone in it had a clear goal, that is, around one thing, around money. Well, it's a little bit of a kind of thinking about myself, about the people around me. ”

"You're saying that if the environment changes in the future, your style may change with it." Cao Baoping joked.

"It's when the material is saturated, and I think about other things, eh, is it useful for me to ask for so much money? Should I pursue something else? Niu Chengze continued.

"Yes, yes, maybe I'll make a midlife crisis someday, longing for true love or something." Ning Hao also smiled.

Jiao Xiongping naturally shifted the object and said, "Director Cao, you are a playwright, do you think the script of the stone is still to your taste?" ”

Cao Baoping touched his half-bald hair and said, "I eat bran vegetables every day, and suddenly come to such a platter, of course, it is delicious." ”

"That is, most movies are hard for you to swallow?"

Sister Jiao's digging skills are first-class, but Professor Cao is not easy to mess with, so she sprayed directly: "I've watched a lot of released films, and it's a bad one, and it doesn't even count as a basic chapter." Narrative integrity and credibility are the norms, but there are few places in the world that don't take the script as seriously as China. As for the TV series "Haojie Chunxiang", which is particularly popular in South Korea, I watched it very seriously. You can say it's vulgar, but people have basic rules, clear character settings, and it's completely within the scope of tolerance. ”

"Buzz!"

When the words fell, there was another whisper below, which many people felt was too much.

And Guo Zijian, who listened to it for a long time, seemed to be touched, he is the same age as Chu Qing, a screenwriter, and has already made two movies. His Chinese is not very good and speaks very slowly: "I have made two films, and I don't like to be called a gangster film, or an old boy movie." On a large scale, I think it should be called a feature film. All films are narrative, and we want it to be real, but if it's a very strong conflict, people will doubt its authenticity. Then I would like to ask you, how to balance this contradiction? ”

Yo!

Cao Baoping tilted his head, thinking that this junior was very good, and said: "We want to simulate an extreme reality in the hypothetical narrative category, but coincidences are inevitable. For example, why did the stone hit him right on the head? Why did they just miss it? Why did he get into a car accident? This problem does exist, and my approach is to borrow the power of the actors and bring them to an extremely natural state where a certain balance can be maintained...... Yes, this is it! ”

He turned his head to see that the big screen behind him had lit up, frozen on a still of Zhou Xun.

"This is my new film "Li Mi's Conjecture", and Zhou Xun used her strength to solve this problem. You look at this picture, the more close-ups you use, the less information you have, but when my camera focuses on her face, what she gives me is simply amazing. The kind of scorching, desperate, digging out from the heart, is more shocking than the atmosphere rendering. So I have very high requirements for actors, because good actors can convince the audience that even if there are coincidences, the story is true. ”

Then, Professor Cao looked at each other and concluded, "Nothing is more important than an actor, that's my opinion. ”

“……”

Guo Zijian nodded, thoughtful. Jiao Xiongping added: "I watched the first cut yesterday, and I have to say that Zhou Xun's face is so attractive, I think it is the best actress in China, everyone must watch this movie." ”

Well?

Chu Qingzheng listened to it very much, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and when he looked around, he couldn't help but have three black lines: People mention Zhou Xun, you all look at me to do a hammer?

…………

"Everyone is saying that Hong Kong is an empty city for films, but I think this is the best era for new directors. The seniors went north collectively, and the new talents had the opportunity to stay in the country and play to their heart's content. The glory of Hong Kong films has also left a lot of wealth. We are all young, we are more aware of the habits of young people, and we will improve and innovate different types of films, and if the virtuous cycle can continue, I think Hong Kong films can be saved. We lacked the experience and business conditions, but we were fortunate to have a group of seniors to protect us. ”

Huang Xiuping was a little choked up and said, "Like Zhi Viagra, Brother Xiaobao, Brother Hua, Sister Nansheng...... They helped us find actors, producers, and distributors, this love is not only for juniors, or disciples, I believe this is a belief, Hong Kong films are immortal! ”

Speaking of this, Er Dongsheng couldn't help but get up, asked for the microphone, and said: "I was only 29 years old when I became a director, and my goal at that time was to kill all the old directors in front of me. Nowadays, there are less than 10 newcomers in Hong Kong who have made feature films, and I hope that they will grow up quickly and welcome them to replace me. ”

Then, Xu Laowei also said: "Old Hong Kong films have a heritage, such as police and gangster films, which are what Hong Kong people are best at!" You start with this kind of movie, because your mind is more active than we are, as long as you can make something new, that's OK. As for the rest, leave it to us! ”

“……”

The audience was silent, no one felt deliberate or sensational, just saw something entwined with countless feelings, struggling in the folds of the times.

After that, Wei Desheng and Niu Chengze also chatted about the current situation of Taiwanese films and their expectations for recovery. It's a pity that there is not much contact in China, and GET can't get that feeling.

The meeting started at nine o'clock and should have ended at eleven o'clock, but it was delayed again and again, and it took one o'clock to finish. First, there were ten people on the stage chatting, and later the audience also joined, from script creation, to shooting skills, to market judgment, the origin and style of the films in the three places, and so on.

In short, I didn't say enough, and I didn't hear enough.

Especially for Feihong, who is just starting out, Xu Zheng, a rookie with a heart, has definitely benefited a lot. Yu Feihong even took out a notebook and took notes from time to time. And what impressed her the most was Cao Baoping's two paragraphs:

"In this working environment, the commercial element is getting stronger and stronger, and it will no longer be treated as a very sacred thing, so the atmosphere created by the director is very important, what can you give the actors, so that they can have awe and respect for the film and the profession.

When the actor's understanding of the play is different from your own understanding, what way do you choose to communicate and solve it, and how to convince the other party of you, this is the director's biggest problem. (To be continued.) )