Chapter 1048 Talent Is More Important than Hard Work? (34)

How do directors evaluate Shen Xudong?

Most of the reviews are very high. In addition to being a producer, he is also a top screenwriter...

His script won the Venice Screenplay Award and the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay...

In addition, he understands market tastes very well and is willing to give young directors opportunities.

Bole's reputation is well-known on both sides of the Taiwan Strait!

But specifically in the field of directing...

A director who has done well at the box office and has obvious commercial attributes!

Indeed, whether it is "Famous" or the subsequent "33 Days of Love", they all rely on scripts and actors to win...

I don’t see any authorial qualities in him as a director!

But after "The Grandmaster", directors were really surprised.

The lens moves like clouds and flowing water, stretched and long.

The lighting and setting of each shot are extremely careful. It is not an ordinary kung fu movie that only prepares props to the correct level. It has a solid and sincere quality.

The fighting scenes mainly focus on small scenes. They do not show big scenes or show more dazzling aspects of kung fu. They only rely on strong and tough dance-like movements and just right editing to reflect the beauty and are consistent with the overall image style. High-speed photography is beautiful without distortion.

After watching "The Grandmaster", many directors even doubted whether it was Shen Xudong's work...

But the facts are before our eyes...

Many people have begun to take Shen Xudong seriously as a director.

Then there was "Detective Chinatown". Whether it was the rhythm of the film, the casting of the characters, or the use of light and shadow, it was very mature and powerful!

Last year, two works, "Love" and "Detective Chinatown 2"...

The editing and shots of "Love" are so bold!

The sound comes first at the beginning, and then the characters and images appear...

Chen Kexin feels that Shen Xudong is holding back his big move...

Well, he thought too much. The main reason why Xudong did this was because the original animation was storyboarded like this. He thought it was cool, so he used it accordingly...

Bringing it back, Ning Hao remembered something: "Some time ago, Chen Xi gave me a theme, women's volleyball team!"

"Women's volleyball team? Chinese women's volleyball team?"

"Well... Xudong also told me that we can start with 'Zhao Di is gone'... but I have never understood the meaning of the word women's volleyball spirit..."

Chen Kexin was confused: "Who is Zhaodi?"

Ning Hao was surprised: "Chen Zhaodi, Lang Ping's teammate, the main player during the five consecutive championships, don't you know her? It was her death that determined Lang Ping to coach the women's volleyball team again..."

"Do you remember all their names?"

"Of course, Zhang Rongfang, Lang Ping, Sun Jinfang, Chen Zhaodi, Liang Yan, Zhou Xiaolan, Zhou Lumin, Yang Xi, Zhu Ling, Chen Yaqiong, Cao Huiying, Zhang Jieyun. And head coach Yuan Weimin, my dad is very willing to tell me the story of the women's volleyball team's five consecutive championships... "

Chen Kexin waved her hand: "The spirit of women's volleyball team...what exactly is the spirit of women's volleyball team?"

"I saw an interview. Lang Ping said that she didn't know why she was injured. In fact, I think she knew it very well: in her time, she had no choice but to prove herself and the country through victory... But what about now? We need to use volleyball to win the championship. Do you prove yourself and the country?" After a pause, Ning Hao asked, "What do you think?"

Chen Kexin thought for a while: "It shouldn't be necessary... I feel that women's volleyball is similar to other sports. I am happy to win the championship, but it doesn't matter to me if I lose... Maybe it's because I am not Chinese..."

Ning Hao smiled: "I'm almost the same as you, except when I lose, I feel embarrassed..."

"So, what do you think?"

"I originally wanted to say it was for myself...but Xudong said to me, 'For yourself, happy volleyball? Then why do you play volleyball? Why don't you have fun playing with your family?' He scolded me..."

"What are you scolding?"

"He said, 'Competitive sports are all about winning. If you don't play competitive sports for the sake of winning, if you have friendship first and competition second, I will be the first!

Competitive sports means enjoying the joy of competition and the joy of standing at the top!

The spirit of the women's volleyball team back then was to make China stand up and build self-confidence. Now we need to tell the world that the Chinese women's volleyball team is awesome and wants to stand at the top! It symbolizes that the Chinese nation will surely stand on top of the world! ’”

"...Is it okay to shoot like this...?"

"I don't know...that's why I'm so confused...let's go!"

Ning Hao stood up and was about to leave. Chen Kexin suddenly thought of something: "Li Na, do you know?"

"I know…"

"I'm very impressed by her, but she was slapped in the face at the award ceremony... I want to make a movie about her..."

Ning Hao reminded: "...I am also very impressed by her. She was dismissive of China on Weibo. I think you'd better think about it carefully..."

…

The movie "Love" started the table tennis craze...

This kind of heat...how to put it?

Many media commented that "China's five table tennis championships are not as good as the movie "Love"..."

This is a bit unexpected. After all, in Shen Xudong's opinion, this movie is not passionate at all, and even a bit cold...

But...it's about table tennis!

On July 19, the single-day box office of "Love" was 188 million, 1 million more than yesterday... falling for three consecutive days.

As of July 20, "Love" has been in theaters for three days and the first weekend is over, with a cumulative box office of 537 million in the first three days!

This result was beyond Shen Xudong's expectations - he originally expected the total box office to be over 800 million...

I really want to thank Guo Jingming. Without him and "Tiny Times 3", "Love" would not have such a high level of attention!

Oh, on July 19, "Tiny Times 3" grossed 27 million in a single day, and after four days of release, the cumulative box office was 238 million...

This result is already close to the total box office of "Tiny Times 2: The Age of Aoki"!

Shen Xudong continues to promote the movie...

Generally when promoting a movie, there will always be audience members who ask, ‘I feel the movie should convey xx ideas’ or ‘I understand the protagonist’s behavior should be xx’. If faced with such questions, Shen Xudong will always nod and say, ‘No matter how you understand it, you are right! ’

But this time, it didn't work. Some media asked: "Many people say that this movie conveys that 'talent is more important than hard work.' What do you think?"

"...You have never played table tennis, have you? We asked a table tennis coach, and he said that he retired immediately after being beaten by XX. After losing the first game at 9:11, he found that the opponent had adapted to the style of play but he could not. After that, the point difference could only get bigger and bigger, so I immediately admitted defeat after losing the second set at 7:11. That feeling was too uncomfortable...

Given equal efforts, talent is indeed more important, but for ordinary people like me, it is far from the level of talent! "

Then, Shen Xudong quickly added: "I clearly know that "Love" tells you that the most important thing is to find your own way. Whether you are playing table tennis, a world champion, or an arena coach, they are all essentially the same. They are just someone in the world. A career.

Money, fame, honor, and dignity are all things beyond table tennis. They are all like a dream!

When you passionately pursue something and it makes you feel deeply tired and painful, you must be on the wrong track..."