Chapter 114: Jiang Wen
In our film industry, no, it should be said that in the film industry, many people's thinking is still stuck in the fifties and sixties of the last century.
Opinionated.
I regard myself as the soul mentor of the indoctrinator, and I always want to represent Chinese culture when making a movie.
refuses to admit the entertainment consumption attribute of movies, always wants to make the so-called artistry, despises Hollywood blockbusters, does not admit that he is a senior mechanic, wants to dress himself up as an artist, but his head is empty...
It's really just nine leaky fish...
Lack of understanding of modern industry, the operation of modern society, as if living in an agricultural society!
When "Avatar" came out, it was useless by my country's famous director Hu Meihei...
All have risen to the level of patriotism and tradition.
But have your own Confucius values been smoothed out?
Did the basic story go well?
Can you tell me what happened to Zhou Xun and Confucius eyebrows and was shot to death inexplicably?
In fact, there has never been a shortage of young geniuses in Chinese films, and the biggest miracle performance of Chinese films was when the director of Western Film Studio at the time broke out with a group of newcomers who had just graduated.
It's a pity that the young geniuses of the year single-handedly led to the chaos in today's industry that admires foreign flattery, seniority, and succession of fathers and sons...
The last sentence is crossed out, the father is not dead...
Many great directors, from kneeling to begging for praise from Uncle Yang all the way to the present, have never broken away from the trap of "spiritual kneeling", and the longer they are immersed, the more they can't change.
Their films, without exposing the "inferior roots" of the Chinese, are uncomfortable.
I haven't learned and grown up for many years, and I still toss around with the old methods of decades ago, intending to cover up my ignorance through so-called efforts...
"Of course, you can't talk about ignorance, but the times are developing, and it's not interesting to always be entangled in human nature and inferior roots!"
“… What you're saying is so absolute! ”
"I'm just scolding in private..."
It's all about... Keep shooting!
……
"Rise to Fame", starting with a script meeting, 8 aspiring filmmakers are framed in a mysterious villa, wanting to remake a sensational murder case into a movie, so as to make a name for themselves.
This story is actually best suited to be made into a stage play.
Because there is no need for large scene changes.
In fact, most of the actors who came over were aiming for the script or the actors.
Jiang Wen is!
When he first agreed to act, he didn't even read the script - Feng Xiaogang, Chen Daoming, Ge You, his brothers invited him to play a role and play together, how could he refuse?
After all, this play is not produced by Huayi...
- "The Sun Also Rises" was looking for Huayi at the beginning, and Huang Zhongjun did not invest...
This is, which caused Jiang Wen to look down on him.
Mixing rivers and lakes, righteousness comes first, and those who don't pay attention to righteousness will not be long in the mix. Shelving Sijiu City, righteousness is also known as "bureau qi", and the Huang brothers are not enough to be local~
You must know that in the five years that he was banned from directing, Jiang Wen helped Huang Zhongjun a lot, he participated in several Huayi's movies, and also single-handedly brought out Lu Chuan, a new director under Huayi, who produced and starred in "Looking for a Gun".
Yes, Jiang Wen's drama is very likely to lose money, but in terms of the situation in the Beijing circle, what is it to lose some money, not to mention that they are all mixed compounds, Jiang Wen is also their own brother, and the brother's business is the eldest brother's business.
After the ban expired, Jiang Wen hurriedly put into work and prepared to make a new film, but was rejected...
It doesn't matter, he's full of confidence in "The Sun"!
Pull it back, after reading the script of "Rise to Fame", I probably know who I am playing, and the logical line and relationship spectrum of the characters are clear...
Ordinary actors are almost at this point, but he thinks this book is very interesting, there must be other metaphors!
simply found Shen Xudong and asked: "Does the script refer to the Jingminglou incident?" ”
"Yes!"
On August 7, 1948, more than 20 people, including Mobil employees and the U.S. Air Force, held a farewell ball at Jingminglou in Hankou, inviting more than 10 Chinese women.
During the ball, more than 20 American men committed bestiality against more than 10 Chinese women, and after the incident, the government of the Republic of China has been blocking news in order to avoid affecting Sino-US relations.
Later, the district court sentenced five Chinese who participated in organizing the ball to prison terms for luring the Allied forces to engage in promiscuous activities and seducing women from good families to commit adultery with others, and the Americans involved in the case were all at large.
This thing... It is comparable to South Korea's treatment of the US military stationed in South Korea!
Much worse than BMW ice cream...
"It's an interesting story, but I don't think the camera is critical enough. I think you meant to describe a group of people who are afraid to tell the truth in front of the camera, and a series of activities to dig up the truth and expose the truth. Therefore, turning the camera on and off should be an even more important element. ”
"Whenever people realize that the camera is there, they become insincere, and they even have to turn off the camera before they can tell the truth."
"And in terms of the ending, I think we could add a better setting. That's what the audience witnessed in the movie "Rise to Fame", which was recorded by the camera! ”
Shen Xudong was speechless: "Mr. Jiang, you think too much, the camera is set to satirize, satirize the current movie, not to mention just making movies, but also to make a documentary about your own movie..."
"Is it just sarcasm?"
“… That's right, it's irony! ”
Jiang Wen was about to say something, but was called away by Ge You...
Uncle Ge should know Jiang Wen's old problem - habitually meddling in the script!
……
Jiang Wen didn't flinch so easily...
On the third day of filming, when he was having dinner at night, he had an idea again, and he felt that Lu Ziye's people were a little thin...
Shen Xudong was patient: "Mr. Jiang, this movie is a commercial film with entertainment attributes, we will attract the audience through the story, the first half is to output various information points and jokes to attract the audience, decrypt in the middle stage, and reverse in the later stage... It's 120 minutes, which I think is a bit long..."
"Don't you think it's a pity?"
"What's the shame of this... I have already laid a lot of foreshadowing, and I see, from the very beginning, I mentioned that Li Jiahui could not continue to be a journalist because he reported on the corruption of the Ministry of Military Affairs.
The three elders can eat all with black and white, so they naturally have nothing to do with the Ministry of Military Affairs.
They even put their hands on the finances and transportation of the army.
Is there a possibility, because the military expenses of the expeditionary force were privately embezzled by the three elders, which led to the poor preparation of the expeditionary force and the lack of soldiers and horses, which led to the death of Nightingale's father... Then Qi Leshan and Nightingale came back for revenge! ”
Jiang Wen instantly realized: "... So Lu Ziye is a member of the military? ”
Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, so, at the end of the movie, Lu Ziye kept urging everyone to hurry up and get on the boat, otherwise they wouldn't be able to catch up, and then there was news that the two ships in Vietnam collided... The little people thought they were full of enthusiasm and bravery, but in the end they only moved themselves. ”
"Then I... Have to act treacherous? ”
"No, you just act normally and let the audience interpret it for themselves..."
(End of chapter)