Chapter 561 Jiang Wen
In our film industry, no, I should say in the film industry, many people’s thinking is still stuck in the 1950s and 1960s.
opinionated.
He regards himself as a spiritual mentor and always wants to represent Chinese culture when making a movie.
He refuses to admit the entertainment consumption attribute of movies, always wants to create so-called artistry, despises Hollywood blockbusters, and refuses to admit that he is a high-level technician. He wants to dress himself up as an artist, but there is nothing in his head...
Really nothing...
Lack of understanding of the operation of modern industry and modern society, it seems like they are living in an agricultural society!
When "Avatar" came out, it was criticized by the famous Chinese director Hu Mei for being useless...
All have risen to the level of patriotism and tradition.
But have you smoothed out your own "Confucius" values?
Is the basic story told smoothly?
Can you tell me what happened when Zhou Xun flirted with Confucius and was shot to death inexplicably?
In fact, Chinese movies have never lacked young talents. The biggest miracle performance in Chinese movies was when the then director of the West Film Studio led a group of newcomers who had just graduated.
It is a pity that the young geniuses of those years have single-handedly led to the current chaos in the industry, which favors foreigners and favors foreigners, ranks based on seniority, and follows father to son...
Cross out the last sentence, my father is not dead yet...
Many great directors have never broken away from the stereotype of "spiritual kneeling tribe" from the time they knelt down to seek praise from foreign masters. The longer they have been immersed in it, the harder it is to change.
Their movies will make you feel uncomfortable if they don't expose the "bad nature" of the Chinese people.
I haven't learned and grown up for many years, and I still mess around with the old methods from decades ago, trying to cover up my ignorance through so-called hard work...
"Ignorance is certainly out of the question, but the times are evolving, and it doesn't make much sense to always dwell on human nature and bad habits!"
"...What you said is so absolute!"
"I just cursed a few words in private..."
That’s it… keep shooting!
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"Get Famous" begins with a script meeting. Eight unsuccessful filmmakers are framed in a mysterious villa, trying to remake a sensational murder case into a movie to become famous.
This story is actually most suitable for a stage play.
Because there is no need for major scene changes.
In fact, most of the actors who come here are motivated by the script or the actors.
Jiang Wen is it!
When he first agreed to act, he didn't even read the script - Feng Xiaogang, Director Chen, and Ge You invited him to play a role and play together. How could he refuse?
After all, this drama is not produced by Huayi...
——The first person for "The Sun Also Rises" was Hua Yi, but Huang Zhongjun didn't invest...
This is what makes Jiang Wenting look down on him.
In the world of martial arts, righteousness comes first, and those who do not respect loyalty will not last long. Forty-nine cities aside, loyalty is also called "the spirit of the situation." The Huang brothers are not enough of the spirit of the situation~
You know, during the five years when he was banned from directing, Jiang Wen helped Huang Zhongjun a lot. He participated in several Huayi films and single-handedly brought out Huayi's new director Lu Chuan to produce and star in "Looking for a Gun" .
Yes, Jiang Wen's play is very likely to lose money, but considering the situation in the Beijing circle, losing a little money is nothing, not to mention that they are all from the compound, Jiang Wen is also considered their brother, and the brother's business is the eldest brother thing.
After the suspension period expired, Jiang Wen quickly went to work to prepare a new film, but was rejected...
It doesn't matter, he has full confidence in "The Sun"!
Bringing it back, after reading the script of "Famous", I roughly know who I am playing, and I have sorted out the logical lines and relationships of the characters...
Most actors would be pretty good at this point, but he thought this book was very interesting, and there must be other metaphors!
I simply went to Shen Xudong and asked, "Did the script refer to the Jingminglou incident?"
"right!"
The Jingming Tower Incident occurred on August 7, 1948. More than 20 people, including Mobil Company employees and the U.S. Air Force, held a farewell dance at Jingming Tower in Hankou and invited more than ten Chinese women.
During the dance, more than 20 American men committed brutal acts against more than a dozen Chinese women. After the incident, the government of the Republic of China blocked the news in order to avoid affecting Sino-US relations.
Later, the local court sentenced the five Chinese who participated in organizing the dance to fixed-term imprisonment for inducing Allied troops to engage in promiscuous activities and inducing women from good families to have sex with others. The Americans involved in the case were free from justice.
This thing... is comparable to South Korea's treatment of the US military stationed in South Korea!
Much worse than BMW ice cream...
"The story is interesting, but I think the camera setting in it is not critical enough. I think your intention was to describe a group of people who are afraid to tell the truth in front of the camera, and a series of activities carried out to dig out the truth and expose the truth . Therefore, turning the camera on and off should be a more important element."
"Whenever people realize that a camera is present, they become insincere in what they say, and they even have to turn off the camera before they can tell the truth."
"As for the ending, I think we can add a more outstanding setting. That is, the movie "Famous" that the audience witnessed was recorded by the camera!"
Shen Xudong was speechless: "Mr. Jiang, you are overthinking. The camera is set up to satirize and ridicule current movies. Not only making movies, but also making a documentary for your own movie..."
"Is it just sarcasm?"
"...Yes, it's ironic!"
Jiang Wen was about to say something, but Ge You called him away...
Uncle Ge should know about Jiang Wen's old habit of meddling in scripts!
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Jiang Wen doesn't back down so easily...
On the third day of filming, while having dinner in the evening, he had another idea. He felt that Lu Ziye's character was a bit thin...
Shen Xudong patiently said: "Mr. Jiang, this movie is an entertainment commercial film. We attract the audience through the story. In the first half, we output various information points and jokes to attract the audience. In the middle, we will decrypt and reverse in the later... Duration 120 Minutes, I feel like it’s a bit long…”
"Don't you think it's a pity?"
"What's such a pity... I have laid a lot of foreshadowings. If you look at it, from the very beginning, I mentioned that Li Jiahui could not continue to be a reporter because he reported on corruption in the Ministry of Military Affairs.
The three elders can accept both black and white, so naturally they are inseparable from the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs.
They even reached out to the army's finances and transportation.
Is there a possibility that because the military expenses of the expeditionary army were embezzled by the three elders, the expeditionary army was poorly prepared and lacked troops and horses, which led to the death of Nightingale's father in the battle... Then Qileshan and Nightingale came back for revenge! "
Jiang Wen suddenly understood: "...then Lu Ziye is from the military?"
Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, so, at the end of the movie, Lu Ziye kept urging everyone to get on the ship quickly or they would not be able to catch up. Then there was news about the collision of two ships in Vietnam... The little people thought they were full of passion and bravery, but in the end they were all alone. I only moved myself.”
"Then I...have to act more cunning?"
"No, just act normally and let the audience interpret it for themselves..."