Chapter 562 Reminder
Shen Xudong really likes Jiang Wen, but only if... he doesn't cooperate with him!
Jiang Wen is probably the most unique among domestic directors.
Generally speaking, domestic directors are divided into five categories:
The first type is those who don’t even go to the set very much, but lie in the hotel and watch the monitor, with the lingering warmth of the female supporting actors in the bed next to them;
The second category is those who have not learned or grown for many years, and still mess around with the old methods from decades ago, intending to cover up their ignorance through so-called hard work;
There are also those who spend all day talking to various bosses in the capital and trying to figure out how to deceive their superiors and subordinates into developing projects.
What these three types of directors are best at is talking about art and life in front of various laymen. As for the effects they produce, naturally they must be full of loopholes.
Jiang Wen falls into the fourth category: an acute-angled triangle that is so exciting that if he were to make a commercial film, it would appear unstable.
The fifth category is those hard-working people who stay away from the bragging and sensuality in the circle...
Of course, in the beginning, there were still many directors in the fifth category. Unfortunately, as their works became popular, many people automatically entered the first three categories!
Jiang Wen is different. You see, few people compare him with other directors...
Shen Xudong can understand Jiang Wen's current mentality...
Manic!
After holding back for five or six years, I made a movie...
Shen Xudong vaguely felt that Jiang Wen knew something about movies like "The Sun Also Rises"!
You don’t know whether your movie is suitable for the market?
Not bad, although I said a few words, I didn’t get started...
At least he suppressed his desire to do it!
The real arrogance comes after "Let the Bullets Fly"...
It is completely the narcissistic self-pleasure of a superior person. It seems that he wants to play a grand narrative and put on a high profile that no one can guess...
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Shen Teng is probably the lowest ranked among all the actors in the crew!
A pure newcomer.
Shen Xudong took good care of him when filming...
The character played is Hai Zhaofeng, a very just and very timid policeman.
Also...the only one who died!
The plot is killing it!
Someone has to die.
He is very honest on the set, reading the script and memorizing lines all the time...
There is nothing to study about the role of Hai Zhaofeng, just perform it normally...
Shen Xudong would occasionally chat with him. Most of the time, he would chat with Gong Li...
Most of the actors are busy with their own affairs.
For example, now, Ge You and Feng Xiaogang are discussing "The Sun Also Rises" around Jiang Wen...
“How much did it cost you to make ‘The Sun’?”
"...More than thirty million!"
"That...isn't much!"
Indeed, judging from Jiang Wen's habits, it costs more than 30 million to make a movie, which is indeed not expensive!
You know, "Sunny Day", he dared to spend more than 5 million U.S. dollars - in the first few minutes of "Sunny Day", the airport farewell, the material was shot for more than three hours, and Ning Jing placed a photo on the bedside, and took 23,040 photos .
"The Devils Are Coming" cost more than 40 million. The roof was specially shipped from Shanxi. In order to shoot the special effects of beheading, several special cameras with rolling shooting capabilities were imported from the United States.
When it came to "The Sun", it was done for more than 30 million?
Is this...is this still Jiang Wen?
Jiang Wen sighed: "In the current movie environment, it is too difficult to attract investment..."
Feng Xiaogang, in line with the idea that a dead Taoist friend should not die a poor Taoist, casually said: "...Next time you go to Xudong, this guy is rich!"
While they were talking, Shen Xudong came over: "What are we talking about?"
"The new film on Liajiang News..."
"Oh..."The Sun Also Rises"?" Shen Xudong joined in: "I heard that the chairman of this year's Venice Film Festival is Amou..."
"Ah Mou?"
Jiang Wen was a little surprised...
This is sure!
He felt that based on his relationship with Ah Mou, he was almost certain!
In an interview, he said: 20 years ago, Ah Mou and I were sweating profusely in the sorghum fields while filming "Red Sorghum";
10 years ago I participated in the filming of "If You Have Something to Say". After filming "Something to Say", when everyone left messages to say goodbye, I wrote: 'Yimou, I will accompany you to the countryside, I will accompany you to the city...' Ten years later, I figured out the words in the ellipsis: 'Amou will wait for me in Venice'!
They all have been through the three major universities and know what the so-called awards are about - the chairman of the jury has the final say!
Shen Xudong...added: "But I also heard that this year's Venice main competition includes Li Min's "Lust, Caution"..."
"Li Min?"
"Hmm... Li Min has a very good relationship with Ah Mou. They both worked together with Jiang Zhiqiang to make blockbusters..."
Jiang Wen interjected: "So what exactly is "Lust, Caution"? I always heard about it some time ago."
"It was a female student who originally wanted to seduce a traitor and kill him, but she was physically conquered... At the last moment of the assassination, she suddenly reminded the traitor to leave quickly, and the traitor ran away. He and his companions were shot and killed without mercy..."
"Huh? Can...this kind of photo be taken?"
"This is the virtue of Zhang Ailing's original novel... "Lust, Caution" is pretty good, at least the heroine is killed, and there is another situation where the heroine falls in love with the invader... It expresses a kind of love that transcends race, class and politics. War love…”
"Stop, stop, stop! How can there be such a story?"
"..."Go Girl", I heard that it has won many awards... By the way, the author is Yan Ni, a BJ person... Now she seems to be traveling in France!"
Traveling France…
After getting a French visa, she can think about love and freedom from the perspective of all mankind, so she can write this kind of "big love" work!
I heard that there is a script on file. The background is to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea. The main plot is also love - expressing the friendship between China and the United States...
Ge You interjected: "Stop talking about this, I think you should contact Amou..."
Jiang Wen shook his head: "No, he and I don't need this...and there is only one mainland film this year, so there is no reason for him not to contribute to the only mainland film that has been shortlisted!"
Shen Xudong said euphemistically: "The registration of "Lust, Caution" can be considered a domestic film... and Ah Mou admires Li Min very much. Li Min's first award-winning work "The Wedding Banquet" was awarded to him by Ah Mou..."
"…so what?"
"I mean...forget it...I'll tell you something!"
Shen Xudong changed the subject: "Jing Tian will be here later. Hu Jun, please take care of her. Her acting foundation is very poor..."
Hu Jun, who was struggling to eat an orange at the side, was stunned for a moment: "Bad acting skills? Then why did you come to her?"
"Our show...is funded by others!"
"Yo? The coal boss's mistress?"
"No," Shen Xudong shook his head: "She invested in it...she likes this show..."
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Regarding the failure of "The Sun Also Rises", Jiang Wen should be very disappointed!
He even wrote a song called "Niannujiao" in response to his defeat:
The clouds are flying and the wind is blowing. Could it be that Wuliu brought news? Generations come and go, but the sun still rises. The prodigal son, the beautiful woman, the emperor, the general and the prime minister all left without leaving a trace. Qingshan is charming, but only a few dramas remain.
Now we are singing wildly, don’t pretend to be good, don’t brag. Dare to ride on the idle clouds, catch wild cranes, and bring people from Wuling to play the flute. I love spring, spring tempts me, tempts me to taste the fairy beauty. If the romance is like this, it doesn't matter what time it is.
Don't be nice, don't brag. It was a warning he gave himself.
But... maybe it was the stimulation given to him by "The Sun Also Rises" that led to "Let the Bullets Fly"...