Chapter 239 Interview (Part 2) (24)

Yang Lan wears a purple shirt and a black skirt.

The usual OL style.

It’s almost the same as on TV.

But when you look at this face, it’s hard to get the feeling of watching the OL series...

It gives people a feeling of alienation, not...that feeling!

In fact, I had already done some homework before the interview...

But it was quite touching to hear her talk about "The Temple of Earth and Me"...

"Wang Xiaobo, do you like it too?"

"Yes!" Shen Xudong nodded: "First I read the short story "A Maverick Pig", and then I read "The Golden Age" and "The Silent Majority". It's really good!"

"...I thought it was "East Palace and West Palace"..."

"East Palace, West Palace", a work written by Wang Xiaobo, was shortlisted for the 1997 Cannes International Film Festival...

Of course, no prize!

That year at Cannes, Wang Jiawei won the best director award for "Happy Together"...

""Eastern Palace and Western Palace" is not very good. I have always felt that if you want to make a gay film, it is best to make it like a romance film, where people are moved by love, rather than out of a psychology of inquiry and the interest of examination..."

"That's hard!"

Shen Xudong smiled and then said: "Love always wins!"

"... Let's talk about something else. Don't you like Wang Shuo?"

"I can't say whether I like it or not. I have read a lot of her works, such as "Playing is Heartbeat", "Half Seawater, Half Fire", "Don't Think of Me as a Human Being", "Animals Are Ferocious"... I To be honest, just read one or two books and it will be enough!”

"ah?"

"Actually, it's about deconstructing authority... I've seen too much of that stuff, it's boring!"

…

Wang Shuo, Shen Xudong doesn't want to talk more...

He was the darling of the trend of the previous era, but at the turn of the century, he fell into the gap between two giant teeth.

I went to the United States in 1997. When I came back, I wanted to prove myself again.

"I Watch Jin Yong", "I Watch Lu Xun", "I Watch Lao She" were released intensively, each chapter was spicy and caused an uproar all over the world...

He has a passage in "I Watch Wang Shuo", which roughly means that if he retreats for twenty years, he will definitely be able to write a good novel. .

This is completely overthinking. If he deliberately writes a book, there will be only one result - disaster.

It sucks.

Don't talk about "Dream of Red Mansions", he can't even touch the edge of "Gone with the Wind".

Creation has its peak period, and there are highs and lows. Writing requires strength. Most of the truly powerful works are completed when the writer is in his prime. Very few people can create masterpieces in their later years. do.

When a person is at the peak of his creative life, he can only create works such as "Dream of Red Mansions" when he is in his decline period?

As expected, "My Thousand Years Cold"...

There was a flood of curses.

But Shen Xudong is now considered a member of the BJ literary and art circle, and it is not easy to criticize his own people, not to mention that Wang Shuo is still his senior.

…

"Tell me about "The Best in the World". How do you evaluate this TV series?"

Yang Lan changed the topic.

Shen Xudong smiled: "I feel very good. I feel like I watched "Lotus Contest" back then, but the plot is not bloody enough..."

"Bad blood?"

"You probably haven't seen "Lotus Contest", right? It's a Singaporean martial arts drama, adapted from Gu Long's "Meteor and Butterfly Sword" and Jin Yong's "The Swordsman"..."

"Ah? Gu Long and Jin Yong?"

"A mixture of..." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "I always believe that before making a TV series, you must first clarify your positioning. If you are like "The Best in the World", it is an entertaining martial arts drama. There is no need to be strict about the rigor and documentary nature of the series, the most important thing is that it looks good!”

"You just said the plot was ridiculous..."

"Oh, there is a sister-brother relationship in "Lotus Fighting for Hegemony", and the stepmother falls in love with her son. What I call bloody is actually dramatic..."

"So, you mean that "The Best in the World" only has high ratings?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Almost!"

Yang Lan then asked: "What about "Golden Branch Desire"?"

""Golden Branch Desire" is different, its plot is more serious..."

In fact, it is just a cliché, nothing more than two judgment criteria-expert taste and the market itself...

Shen Xudong is not a ratings-only person, but what some so-called critics said is too unpleasant. They rated "The Best in the World" as the worst movie of the year...

Why is it the first bad movie?

After chatting for about half an hour, the topic finally shifted to movies.

"I heard that you are going to Venice in two days?"

"Um…"

"'Outstanding Citizen'...is that what it's called?"

"Yes..."Distinguished Citizen" was the first screenplay I wrote..."

"First?"

"Yes... I met Mr. Chen Daoming during the filming of "The Best in the World". He encouraged me to write a few movie scripts. I thought he was asking for a role, so I created the script of "Outstanding Citizen" in his image... He I liked it very much, so I asked the director to film it..."

"Are you happy that you were shortlisted for Venice?"

"Of course I'm happy, but it's more of an accident!"

"Accident?"

"Our classmates in the Department of Theater and Literature have summarized the common features of award-winning films at European film festivals. Any type that criticizes the system, exposes the bad roots of the nation, involves religion, etc., and can satisfy the curiosity needs of Western filmmakers, can easily be shortlisted for film festivals... Without giving Yang Lan a chance to ask questions, Shen Xudong continued: ""Outstanding Citizen" does not contain these elements..."

"Let's not talk about "Outstanding Citizen" for now... Which of the genres you just mentioned are easy to be shortlisted for film festivals?"

"...It's like this. The perspective of Western film festivals must be Western. If you want to participate, you have to stand in their perspective and figure out what they are interested in..."

Shen Xudong talked about the content of "Film Theory and Criticism" and then said: "This is also the reason why many sixth-generation directors' works have been criticized. Although the movies are good, the directors' mentality may be complicated, subtle or helpless. , but it is an indisputable fact that his works were influenced by Western film festivals.”

Yang Lan answered: "Can't we have both loyalty and filial piety?"

"Yes, that's what it means!"

"Then why was "Outstanding Citizen" shortlisted?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and then replied: "I think the point of view in it is interesting...The protagonist won the literary award, but in China, there is a voice that says, 'His works are the kind of people who vilify their own country to win. Literary Awards from Other Countries'…”

"I know what kind of movie this is!"

"No, my script is completely satirical...and has no point of view..."

Yang Lan glanced at him in surprise: "So, do you think what the sixth generation did is wrong?"

"In the beginning, they were warriors, but now, they should just gain fame and make a living... Otherwise, who has marketed it? Why not make commercial films to please the audience in their own country? The Chinese audience is so low-level that they are not worthy of watching your art?" After a pause, Shen Xudong said: "Nowadays, there is a saying that if you want to be a director in China, you must first become famous overseas... Just make one or two films that criticize China!"