Chinese films, if divided by directors, can be divided into six eras.

It was from the beginning of the last century to the end of the 20s, the whole Chinese society was in turmoil, feudalism and progress were intertwined, many people were not satisfied with the art of writing, drama performance and rendering, and began to pursue another new form called "film", and most of the films made were silent films, satirizing feudalism and satirizing social reality......

That group of directors can be regarded as the group of founders who are worthy of respect for Chinese films.

Afterward......

The time came to the 60s.

Fourth-generation directors......

Basically, they were graduates of the Beijing Film Academy in the 60s, and most of the films they made were "throwing away the crutches of drama", pursuing a simple and natural style and open structure, and the countryside gradually became the central theme of their works......

The fifth-generation directors have encountered some changes in China, and have also suffered a lot, have been educated youths and gone to the countryside, and even rely on selling blood to maintain film art.

Because of the suffering, most of the things filmed have some social obscurity, but this metaphor is more subtle, and the content of the expression has begun to combine Chinese and Western ......

And then......

It's the sixth generation!

The sixth generation of directors in this world has not experienced the upsurge of cultural **, but they have seen the invasion of European and American culture.

Most of them have gone overseas to study, and they have seen the prosperity of overseas, and then returned to China for some reason......

Under the influence of European and American culture, in order to win awards, in order to have an international status, and for the so-called "international directors", some directors unconsciously became underground directors who filmed "satirizing China and exposing scars", and then gradually turned ugliness into an art.

Internationally, some judges don't know if they are driven by mysterious forces, or if they think this is the art in their eyes......

Since the beginning of the millennium, many flattering movies of foreign adults in China have been hung on the palace and become templates......

………………………………

Sunlight seeped through the windows.

shone on Zhang Sheng's desk.

Xin Xiaoqi's USB flash drive was placed on the table like this.

Zhang Sheng looked out the window.

When the earnest voice finished, he closed his eyes.

Xin Xiaoqi looked at Zhang Sheng's back, feeling a little unwilling, and for a moment, she suddenly became extremely unfamiliar with Zhang Sheng.

She once thought that she knew Zhang Sheng very well, and she knew the [Southern California International Film Awards] even better......

She thinks that this is a means in Zhang Sheng's business layout, the advertising fee of the brand, the 10 million movie screening fee, the ubiquitous way of collecting money, all the [art] and all the [authority] are for the sake of money.

However, at this moment, it seems that it is gradually different.

However, she was still unwilling.

"Mr. Zhang, how you decide and how you arrange, I will obey unconditionally, but I don't think a movie is a culture war!"

“……”

"The essence of art is that it is an extreme, beautiful to the extreme is an art, ugly to the extreme is an art, and even, bad to the extreme is also an art, art itself is free, it needs more, it also needs a broader way of expression, naturally, art has no borders, it is a way of expression that all mankind pursues......"

“……”

Xin Xiaoqi looked at Zhang Sheng's back very seriously.

The movie "Red Corn" was not exhibited, and she was a little regretful at most, feeling that she was ashamed of her predecessors.

However, a dispute in thinking and concept really made her unacceptable, and she even felt that Zhang Sheng was feudal, closed, and exaggerated for a while.

"Have you ever been to Europe or the United States?"

"Been to ......"

"How many places have you been to Europe and the United States?"

"A lot of places."

"Are they glamorous?"

"Very glamorous and bright, and at the same time, everyone is polite, like a gentleman......"

Xin Xiaoqi saw Zhang Sheng turn his head and look at her lightly.

Facing Zhang Sheng's eyes, Xin Xiaoqi did not shy away, because in her heart, everything she did was clear conscience, and it was also the most correct thing in her cognition.

After finishing speaking, she even added: "Mr. Zhang, if Huaxia movies want to rise, they should be more inclusive!" I've always felt that our [Southern California International Film Awards] are a more inclusive award...... It embraces differences, it is colorful, and even, it is more brilliant, and it is truly international, so that more overseas filmmakers can identify with it......"

"Where does the knowledge in your film school textbooks come from?" Zhang Sheng didn't respond, and suddenly asked.

"Originated from the West, and movies also originated from Western ......," Xin Xiaoqi replied.

"Therefore, many subtle rules, we involuntarily lean towards the West, feel that everything in the West is the truth, and then, countless values, began to involuntarily lean towards the West, gradually, some of the backbones that should have been upright, in the subtle way, bent down, some knees, kneeling, [Berlin], [Cannes], [Oscar], [Venice] are internationally renowned film festivals, under the ideology of the West, with awards, wrapped in the mainstream of Chinese films, so that Chinese films, Shoot according to their wishes to win the award......"

“……”

"After the Chinese film won the award, it was screened internationally and seen by countless people, and then, after watching the movie, many people felt that Huaxia was barbaric, poor, squinting, and broken...... Even countless people subconsciously thought that China was in the ...... of the 60s"

“……”

"You think it's art, and the ultimate is art, but art can be diverse, and it doesn't have to be ugly to be profound! What really makes you feel the ugliness is profound, isn't it the subtle Western culture, deliberately imprinted in your thoughts through various propaganda, various awards, and various cultural invasions? It is an ideology, invisibly invading, a weapon more terrifying than swords and bullets......"

Zhang Sheng looked at Xin Xiaoqi, his voice was still very peaceful.

However, every word in the voice seemed to be like a needle, stabbing into Xin Xiaoqi's heart fiercely.

Xin Xiaoqi opened her mouth and wanted to refute, but after a long time, she didn't refute it.

"Art knows no borders, but artists are ...... with borders"

Zhang Sheng then added.

Xin Xiaoqi was speechless, since she made movies, whether it is the screenwriter circle, whether it is the director circle, or many seniors in the film and television academy, they are very obsessed with Western culture and yearn for it.

In this environment, she was exposed to it and gradually thought that that the world was a real world.

"The good and the beautiful you see are shrouded in a gorgeous coat, you have participated in the [Southern California International Film Awards], and you have been to the slum of Rossinia, that slum, it is still there, it is still huge, and many people's lives have not changed much! But did you find out, and the days after that, you didn't see the slums at all? When you look at the news and the economy, do you think that everything is thriving, that everything is prosperous? Zhang Sheng stared at Xin Xiaoqi.

Xin Xiaoqi's face turned pale, she took a few steps back, and her whole person seemed to have been hit by a huge blow: "Mr. Zhang, you mean that we are all ......"

"What you see is what someone makes you see, what you think of is what someone makes you think, what you praise is what someone makes you praise......" Zhang Sheng pushed his glasses and continued to open up part of the truth of this world.

Xin Xiaoqi's face turned even paler, and the concept and world view that she had come from childhood were ......

At this moment, she was shocked like never before, and she suddenly felt so frightened and frightened that she didn't know how to speak.

"And in the dark, the hint of all this, or an accomplice, maybe a movie, maybe a TV series, maybe a comic, maybe a certain brand, some advertising ......"

“……”

"This is a war, we live in an era of peace, but this is only a superficial peace, the real cruel, cold, suffocating war, has just begun......"

“……”

"[Southern California International Film Awards] This is an ordinary film festival, but it is also a window, a window for many people in the world to see China...... It may be messy, it's not perfect, and sometimes it's even ugly, but the movies in it are never blindly belittling themselves and then flattering to kowtow to the group of foreign adults in the West......"

“……”

"The rules set by the West are still very tough, but one day, we will break those rules......"

Xin Xiaoqi sat on the sofa in the office.

There was no blood on her pretty face.

She lowered her head, in a trance, a little lost her soul, and even ashamed of herself......

And after Zhang Sheng said this, he took a sip of water and continued to watch another movie.

I don't know how long it took for Xin Xiaoqi to regain some blood.

She suddenly felt that Zhang Sheng was doing something extremely great.

He looked up.

"I ...... What can be done? ”

"You don't need to make a film that is deliberately flattering or deliberately demeaning, if you treat film as art, then you need to make something profound, with profundity as the keynote, supplemented by the environment, if you want to make a commercial film, then you can please the audience and make popular art...... The higher a person stands, the farther he will see, but at the same time, it is more important to be clear about his position......

"I ...... I know. ”

Xin Xiaoqi nodded.

Then, silently left the office.

After Xin Xiaoqi left, Zhang Sheng sat back in his chair and continued to watch the movie.

It was at this time......

His phone rang.

It was Xu Zhenghua from Huaxia Bank who called.

"Ma Yunhua was on the news just now, and he said that he was about to do a great thing, guess what?"

"What's the matter?"

"His mobile phone, with a high interest rate, is ready to take everyone to make a fortune......"

“……”

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