Chapter 660: Alive
What happened?
Netizens felt a little confused.
Xu Nan actually said that he wanted to make a literary film???
That's a literary film.
Literary films are art films that make the audience deeply feel the beautiful emotions of human beings and arouse emotional resonance through artistic shooting techniques and actors' artistic performances.
This type of film mainly focuses on the depiction of life, the exploration of human nature, and the presentation of social issues.
This is a film genre that is completely different from commercial films, and pays more attention to artistic expression and profound connotation.
Xu Nan said that he wanted to make a literary film.
The question is, will he shoot it?
Of course, many directors can make literary films.
However, most of the literary films made by directors are some things that sell dog meat with sheep's heads, and they may not even be called movies.
A real literary film is a film with rich artistic value and profound connotation, at least it must be able to make people's hearts tremble.
Xu Nan is one of the few major directors of commercial films in China, and he said that if he wants to make literary films, the quality must be at least above the standard, otherwise, it will be too embarrassing.
If you make a garbage movie that you don't know, it will definitely attract overwhelming ridicule.
"What does Xu Nan think, why do you have to make a literary film?"
"It's normal, many directors have made literary films, such as the recognized directors Chen Pengfei and Zhang Yange, who became famous at the beginning by relying on literary films, and they all later transformed into commercial film directors."
"But the problem is that he is a director of commercial films, it's not good to make good commercial films to make money, what do you have to do with so-called literary films."
"I don't really like to watch literary films."
"I don't really like it either."
"Hey, as a director, it's not normal for Xu Nan to want to make a literary film, many directors like to make literary films to express their values, for example, Chen Pengfei is making a literary film now, it is said that it will be used to win awards, Xu Nan is normal to make literary films."
"Indeed, many directors think that literary films are real movies, and Xu Nan is also a director, so he may want to pursue something more advanced."
"It's a pity, but I still prefer to watch commercial films."
"Most people like to watch commercial films, but there are also some audiences who like to watch literary films."
Netizens are a little sorry for Xu Nan's filming of literary films.
Most netizens have no prejudices about literary films, and even think that literary films are an important form of expression for movies.
But if you ask them to watch bitter and dull literary films, most people will refuse.
Therefore, it is a pity that Xu Nan makes literary films, which means that there will be one less excellent commercial blockbuster for them to watch in the future.
Of course, ordinary netizens just feel a little sorry.
What movies Xu Nan makes, strictly speaking, has little to do with them.
It was Xu Nan's fans, and the reaction was very fierce.
"What kind of literary film is Xu Nan making."
"Yes, what's so good about literary films, what he is best at is special effects blockbusters."
"Wrong, what he is best at is copycat porcelain movies."
"I have always wanted Xu Nan to return to the right path of copycat and porcelain movies, but I didn't expect him to go further and further on the evil path."
"I'd rather Xu Nan continue to make special effects blockbusters than he makes literary films."
"It may have been brainwashed by some people in the film industry, you know, there are a lot of literary and young people in the film industry."
"It's a pity, Xu Nan's talent is completely wasted in making literary films, and copycat porcelain is his destination."
"I said that you people are enough, although Xu Nan makes movies very profitable, he has not won awards so far, so it is normal to make literary films and win awards, almost every big director comes over like this, this is a good thing for Xu Nan, what are you talking about."
"That's right, other directors at least have a heavyweight award on their bodies, just Xu Nan is a famous director, he doesn't have any awards, it's very embarrassing, so it's natural to want to make a literary film and win an award, and we should also support him."
Xu Nan has a lot of fans, and most of them are still very supportive of his behavior.
In the box office field, Xu Nan is unbeatable in China, and it can be said that he has no opponent.
But when it comes to awards, Xu Nan is much worse in all aspects.
This is also a pity that many Xu Nan career fans have always felt.
Now Xu Nan Zhenzuo plans to make a literary film to win the award, and they think it's good.
When the circle heard the news, the atmosphere was a little strange.
"Have you heard, Xu Nan said that he wanted to make a literary film."
"Will he shoot?"
"I'm also a big director, so there shouldn't be any problem in making a literary film."
"The problem is big, literary films pursue connotation and profundity, not flashiness and shallowness, and Xu Nan can make qualified literary films to hell."
I heard that Xu Nan was going to make a literary film, and the circle felt outrageous.
It's just a monkey and a crown.
The reason for this is simple.
In the film industry, the status of literary films has always been higher than that of commercial films.
There are even some directors who are very extreme in their belief that only literary films can be regarded as real films, and commercial films that are designed to please the audience are not movies at all.
Although it is more difficult to make the audience pay to watch a movie than to make the audience say good things, this does not prevent insiders from putting literary films in a higher position than commercial films.
Because of art.
The chain of contempt in the circle is also higher than that of literary film directors than commercial film directors.
This can be seen from the fact that many successful actors like to participate in literary films and win awards.
Although Xu Nan has always been very successful in the field of commercial films, this does not prevent many conservative people in the circle from despising him for not understanding art.
In addition, Xu Nan became famous for bad movies at the beginning, so the major awards in the circle have always consciously excluded him.
The mainstream circle has never accepted him.
finally tried to accept it once, and later rejected him because Xu Nan made a bad movie.
Xu Nan wants to make a literary film, which in the eyes of many people is a signal that he is trying to enter the mainstream circle.
This makes many conservative people in the circle very disgusted.
"Xu Nan wants to shoot it, let him shoot it, anyway, the law has never stipulated that others are not allowed to make literary films."
"I'd like to see what he can do."
"Literary films are not so easy to make, most of the so-called literary films in the circle are superficial things, and it is not so easy for Xu Nan to make a qualified literary film."
"Everyone is planning to shoot, and they won't change it if you say a few words."
"Look."
Many people in the circle have a kind of mentality of watching the excitement.
They want to know what the quality of Xu Nan's literary films is.
If it's good quality, forget it, if it's bad quality, then don't blame them for spraying.
Even good quality will be sprayed.
Because art is subjective, we say that good is good, and if you say bad, it means that you don't understand art.
For example, in the fashion industry, although it is a group of strange species, this does not prevent some people from saying that this is fashion.
Literary films are a very niche circle, and the right to speak is in the hands of a very small number of people.
Whether a literary film is excellent or not is mainly defined by a small number of people.
Unless your movie is of high quality enough for most people to say good.
But how could that be.
Therefore, many people have the idea of watching the excitement, and some people even plan to take this opportunity to let Xu Nan know what art is.
I don't know what the box office does, but we have the final say on what art is.
Xu Nantong chose to ignore all kinds of remarks from the outside world.
In fact, making a literary film is an idea he has always had, not an impulsive decision made after his brain is hot.
He had been preparing for this even a long time ago, and the script and everything had already been written.
There's no particular reason, it's just that he wants to shoot.
Because he felt that it would be a pity that there was no movie in this world.
The literary film he wants to make is "Alive".
"Alive".
tells the story of the rich young master Fugui because of bad gambling caused by the decline of his family, and then struggled to survive, in the past few decades, he occasionally had a small fortune, but bad luck has always haunted him, in the bad luck, Fugui has been trying to survive the story, reflecting the times and fate, personal insignificance and helplessness.
This movie is the highest-rated domestic film on Douban, and has won the Cannes Jury Prize, as well as the Best Actor and Humanitarian Spirit.
Someone once said that this is one of the greatest Chinese films.
Xu Nan watched this movie when he was very young, and then he was deeply shocked, and he could never forget the feeling of being depressed.
This is one of his favorite movies, and when he found that this world did not have it, he decided to make this movie for the audience in this world to enjoy.
I didn't shoot before because Xu Nan didn't have enough confidence to shoot well.
But after so many years of grinding, he thinks that his directing skills are enough to grasp this movie and be able to make it well.
So he decided to make this movie.
The movie "Alive" is undoubtedly a classic among classics, and it cannot be sloppy in all aspects.
For this movie, Xu Nan hopes to be the best.
There is nothing to say about the preparation of the movie, there is a group of veterans in Summit Film and Television, all of whom are familiar with Xu Nan, who can easily understand his intentions, and can satisfy Xu Nan in all aspects.
Comparatively speaking, the casting of a movie is more important.
The reason is very simple, this movie is a literary film, and it is a classic literary film.
The protagonist of such a movie must not only match the image, but also have good acting skills, and must not drag the movie back.
This is Xu Nan's favorite movie, and if he doesn't get the best out of some mistakes, he will never forgive himself.
This kind of actor who can meet Xu Nan's requirements is still very rare in China, and it can even be said that it is extremely rare.
It just so happened that Xu Nan knew such a suitable actor.
Qin Hao.
He debuted at the age of fifteen, won the actor at the age of sixteen, and is Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, which is about the same age as Uncle Ge when he played Fugui.
He is the actor with the best acting skills Xu Nan has ever seen, and the role of Zhang Dongsheng has made many people have a psychological shadow.
There will be absolutely no problem for him to play Fugui.
The only problem is that Xu Nan doesn't know if he will act.
Qin Hao was financially free early, and he became an actor only out of interest, and he would only act when he encountered a script that he was interested in.
Xu Nan didn't dare to guarantee that he would be moved by the script.
Although the movie "Alive" is a classic, only he knows that no one knows what the quality of any movie is before it is made and released, even if it has a good script.
I hope I can impress him with sincerity.
With a hint of apprehension, Xu Nan came to Qin Hao's house for the second time.
After meeting, Xu Nan didn't be polite, and directly handed over the script.
"Qin Hao, this is the script of my next movie, I want you to play the leading role."
Qin Hao was not polite, and sat directly on the sofa and watched.
He is a rare literate person in the circle who can see the good and bad of a script.
Looking at it, Qin Hao's expression changed.
First surprised, then shocked, then depressed, and finally dazed and empty.
The tea on the table was faint at first, but soon faded and disappeared.
Xu Nan sat patiently next to him and waited quietly.
This script is very complicated, and if you want to read it, a few hours is simply not enough.
And if you want to understand the profound connotation and the embarrassing fate of the little people under the torrent of the times and what you want to express in it, it will take longer.
The three hours passed quickly.
Qin Hao finally finished reading the script, and he let out a long sigh with a confused expression.
This script is really shocking, like an atomic bomb, which has brought an extremely strong impact on his soul.
Next, Qin Hao did something that Xu Nan didn't expect.
He actually read the script again.
This time, he took more than five hours to read the script, and he didn't take his eyes off the script when he ate in between.
Xu Nan came in the afternoon, and after Qin Hao finished reading the script for the second time, the time was already evening, and it was already dark.
His face was full of shock.
"I must play this role."
As if feeling that this was not enough to express his urgency, Qin Hao added another sentence.
"Even if I don't need money, I must play this role."
Qin Hao saw such a shocking script for the first time, and he even felt that "Alive" was even more shocking than the movie that made him the actor for his first debut.
It was a tremor of the heart, as if the whole soul had been baptized.
If he couldn't play this role, he felt that he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Xu Nan smiled.
Although the process is a bit grinding, the results are always good.
"Welcome Mr. Qin to join the crew."
Xu Nan stretched out his hand.
Qin Hao quickly stood up and held Xu Nan's hand.
"It's an honor for me to be part of a film like this, and I believe it must be a classic that shocks everyone."
"I really didn't expect that Director Xu could write such a shocking script."
Because he was too excited, Qin Hao grabbed Xu Nan's hand tightly and talked about various details of the script all night.
After learning that the current value of the movie was determined to be an actor, Qin Hao took the initiative to say.
"I know an actress named Zhang Li, who once won a movie and has very good acting skills. Fugui's wife Jiazhen's role, let her play it. ”
(End of chapter)