Chapter 11 Mentor

In Beijing Film Academy, students have already had their summer vacation. Most of them are not in school. Some go home, some go to other crews.

Many teachers have also taken jobs outside, taking advantage of the two months of summer vacation to earn some extra money to supplement their family income.

However, as the head of the directing department of the Film Academy, Xie Xiaojing will not leave school.

This teacher Xie Xiaojing is very good. After graduating in 1982, he stayed in school to teach. At the same time, he did not give up his directing work. He taught while making movies, and achieved good results on both sides.

In the same year that Wu Yuan entered school, Teacher Xie Xiaojing was promoted to the head of the directing department.

This year, he also made a TV movie "Craftsman", which was produced by CCTV Movie Channel!

If nothing unexpected happens, there will be a "Five One Project" award waiting for him in the future.

And Wu Yuan is the student he admires and is most optimistic about among the 1998 students of the directing department.

Otherwise, Wu Yuan would not have been able to get a copy of the movie from school to secretly make a pirated disc.

Of course, part of the reason was that Xie Xiaojing saw that he became an orphan at a young age, and pitied his life experience, so she turned a blind eye.

But no matter what, Xie Xiaojing really liked and favored Wu Yuan.

So Wu Yuan could easily find the dean to talk.

In the office of the director of the directing department.

"Teacher Xie, this is a script I have carefully written during this period. Please give it a thumbs up." Wu Yuan obediently handed Xie Xiaojing his adapted script of "The Night the Comet Came".

"Why, you want to make a movie now?" Xie Xiaojing took the script nonchalantly, without reading it, but looked at Wu Yuan and said earnestly: "Xiao Wu, you are a little anxious."

Directors like Xie Xiaojing, who were trained in the academy in the 1980s and 1990s, attach great importance to academic studies.

In a sense, the directing department of Beijing Film Academy is the best in China, and it is very strict to cultivate talents.

Students in school want to join the crew to make movies?

This is a perverse trend!

Wu Yuan, who had expected to be scolded, flattered with a playful smile: "Teacher, please take a look at the script first. I didn't say I want to shoot it now, I just want your advice."

Frowning, Xie Xiaojing stared at Wu Yuan deeply, then lowered his head to read the script.

Although Wu Yuan likes to play around and pirate discs, he is indeed an excellent student.

The world of art always has a higher tolerance for geniuses.

The script of "The Night the Comet Came" is very long and filled with a lot of dialogues.

At first, Xie Xiaojing didn't read it seriously and was very casual.

But as he read it, his brows furrowed and his movements of flipping the script slowed down.

Seeing this, Wu Yuan sat down on the sofa by himself.

The whole office was silent, with only the occasional sound of flipping the script.

After more than 20 minutes, Xie Xiaojing took off his glasses and let out a long breath.

"Parallel world? Coherence? Quantum mechanics? Schrödinger's cat?" Xie Xiaojing said a lot of physical terms in one breath.

Don't think that people who work in the literary and artistic circles are all uneducated.

It's hard to say about actors, but the knowledge storage of directors is definitely broader than that of most ordinary people.

Xie Xiaojing saw the core story concept of this script at a glance.

Although there are no ET aliens, no Star Wars, and no mecha craze, this is indeed a suspenseful science fiction movie!

"Your script is a bit complicated."

Xie Xiaojing rubbed the root of his nose and sighed: "The film has hundreds of contradictions and dozens of time and space intersections from beginning to end. Although the scene is simple, it is not easy to shoot."

"Do you think this is a good script?" Wu Yuan stood up and asked.

"It is indeed a good script. It is a subject that has not been filmed in our country." Xie Xiaojing nodded, and hesitated: "Just."

Before Xie Xiaojing could say it, Wu Yuan interrupted and said: "I can shoot it well!"

Put yourself in his shoes, if Wu Yuan was the director of the directing department, he would not think it could be filmed well when he saw the student handing over such a script.

But Wu Yuan has the original film memory for reference!

And he is not an outsider. He studies directing in his dreams and outside his dreams. He can study everything from shooting techniques to skills, composition, and storyboards!

"Didn't you say you won't shoot now?" Xie Xiaojing was surprised.

Wu Yuan rubbed his hands and smiled: "Hehe, didn't you say that this script is good?"

"Since the script is a good script, why not shoot it?"

"Where is the money?" Xie Xiaojing frowned: "You are just a student. Whether it is the Beijing Film Studio or the Qingying Studio of the school, it is impossible for you to provide filming funds."

"It's okay." Wu Yuan patted his chest: "This movie has only one scene throughout the whole process. The crew only needs three or five people. Prepare 300,000 yuan!"

"My grandfather left me a sum of money, no more and no less than 300,000 yuan"

He has a shitty 300,000 yuan!

Wu Yuan didn't dare to tell the teacher that he was going to mortgage his house, otherwise, no matter how good the script was, Xie Xiaojing would not agree to let him take this risk.

If Xie Xiaojing disagrees, Wu Yuan won't be able to get the Beijing Film Studio's logo on his own, and his movie won't be released in the mainland!

These days, it's so strict to make a movie.

Wang Xiaoshuai has won awards at international film festivals, but he still had to pay the film studio to buy the logo for "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle"!

In the end, the copyright of the movie still belongs to the Beijing Film Studio!

If Wu Yuan was born in a wild way, he would not be able to find a way to make a movie even if he wanted to, even if he had money!

Xie Xiaojing looked at Wu Yuan in silence, and when he saw this boy looking at him with clear eyes, Xie Xiaojing understood in his heart.

What did you say that you want to shoot now? It's all bullshit!

Wu Yuan just wanted to make this movie, and the money was ready.

Even if he didn't agree, Wu Yuan would bite the bullet and shoot it. At most, he would not consider the domestic release. That's what the sixth-generation directors did!

It can only be said that young people are a group of people who will not turn back until they hit the wall!

However, as a teacher and the head of the directing department, Xie Xiaojing will not let Wu Yuan really do this.

"Let's do this." Xie Xiaojing sighed: "Leave the script with me first, I'll talk to Hou Keming and see if Qingying can support you."

"And I'll ask Han Sanping for you."

"After the establishment of China Film, he has been thinking about it, wanting to follow the market-oriented reform of the mainland film industry, to set up a youth film project, and train a group of young directors of the new era."

"He likes to watch American commercial films and is very interested in this type of film that no one has ever made in China."

"I'll see if I can help you get some investment from China Film."

Wu Yuan smiled gratefully at Xie Xiaojing and nodded his head vigorously.

And this unexpected surprise!

He didn't even think that he could get financial help from the teacher, but just hoped that the teacher would help solve the trouble of public release.

Don't look at the teacher's words, but he is really good to students. This is a true mentor!