Chapter 937 Open the Bar (33)

Han Han and Guo Jingming, the two crouching dragons and phoenixes, can definitely represent the post-80s writers in the history of Chinese literature.

One of the works is nihilistic, artificial, empty and soulless, and can be called the most realistic portrayal of today's society.

Literary history should remember the spirit of the times represented by his works, and let future generations see what kind of literature was born and popular on the glorious soil of this era.

Secondly, Han Han, the "public idiot" whom the central media has called "the biggest scandal in contemporary literature" and whom Hong Kong media calls "honest and shameful", has absolute strength to compete for the top spot as a contemporary literary liar.

Literary history should also let future generations remember that there was once such a semi-literate boy with no ideas, but he could also write a lot of books, be packaged as an opinion leader, a public intellectual, and even gain the reputation of "contemporary Lu Xun".

This is our little time!

Two writers born in the 1980s who grew up in the "Howling Era" are still two sides of the same coin in this era - one side is glitz, the other side is lies.

Han Han became famous... It was a new concept essay contest, but he avoided the notarized essay contest site and successfully conducted a make-up test. The person who supervised the test was his father's friend, and there was only one person, and the result was still the first prize!

By the way, after Fang Zhouzi fought against Han Han, a reporter from Nandu Entertainment Weekly asked Guo Jingming: If one day Fang Zhouzi accuses you of ghostwriting, how will you prove yourself?

Guo Jingming replied, "Lock me into a room every minute and write a book for you to read!" ’

This is a direct slap in the face to what Han Han said: "A writer cannot prove himself."

Shen Xudong's answer caused some commotion at the scene - although he didn't say it clearly, he actually meant to accuse Han Han...

Sa Beining quickly took control of the field: "Okay, next one."

Then a fat man wearing glasses stood up and chattered a lot, which summed up two meanings: how to view the phenomenon of star chasing nowadays and...how to view the sentence "no one asks about the bones of a hero, but the family affairs of an actor are known to the world" talk.

Oh, it's very difficult.

The first question, about chasing stars, Shen Xudong answered: "I didn't understand it at first, and I was shocked. Especially when I learned that many fans spent five figures to chase stars, I was reluctant to spend so much money on myself!

I used to like Jay Chou, but I never bought his genuine album... Later, our company started to work as an artist manager, and I gradually learned about it. For teenagers, chasing stars can provide her with a sense of "distant kinship". ” and a “sense of group identity” among fan groups. This can go some way to making up for some of her pain in real life. "

"Chasing stars is because when a child reaches adolescence, his sense of self-independence increases. He feels that when he grows up, his parents and teachers are no longer the objects of his worship. The idol looks beautiful, and he hopes to become as perfect as the idol. People are in the spotlight, so they project this idea onto their idols and enjoy the same joy.”

"...This kind of thing is actually an experience in life. There is nothing to say, but nothing can be extreme. Extreme phenomena make star chasing change, values ​​are missing and biased, social ethics are forgotten, and even suspected of illegal crimes... This It’s something that society should pay attention to!”

"As for what you said about actors being known to the world...it was actually reported by the platform, which gave us the illusion that actors are known to the world. Platforms actually love traffic, not actors. Rather than praising heroes, most people are more interested in belittling actors. Since The traffic is on the side of the actors, so the platform naturally follows the public opinion and promotes actors everywhere.

But let’s imagine that in a war-torn country, it is impossible and will not happen that “the lives of entertainment stars are known to the world”!

In addition, since the founding of our party, there have been more than 3 million named martyrs and more than 20 million unknown heroes. Ordinary people live and work in peace and contentment and know how to cherish them, so they will live up to the heroic souls of the martyrs... History will only remember the heroes, not the actors! "

…

Shen Xudong answered very sincerely...

In fact, these things have been discussed by countless people in later generations, and they are not difficult problems at all.

Shen Xudong was a little disappointed...

That's it?

Isn’t that a tricky question?

Then a woman stood up: "Xudong, we all know that you have made many horror thrillers in the United States. Do you like these types of movies?"

"I don't have any preference for movies. If I have to say it, I personally like movies with strong logic and strong stories. The reason why I make horror movies is very simple. It is cheap and can easily recover the cost..."

"So, those movies you did for money?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, "Human Purge" and "Ghost Chronicles" were filmed to make money... Do you think I went to the United States and Hollywood to build the Hollywood literary and artistic career?"

"Then how do you watch Hollywood movies?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I won't say it. You won't like it if I say it..."

Hollywood movies are about taking an easy-to-understand story and then further reducing the difficulty of understanding it - don't go around in circles... chop the story into minced meat... feed it directly to the audience in spoonfuls.

If you don't eat it or refuse it, it means that you have grown up and can't stand those more vulgar and unoriginal movies and TV shows.

The core logic of capital operation can also be said to be the conservative thinking of inertial production of several major studios. They are definitely not people engaged in art, and they do not love creation.

When they make a movie, they only care about the box office of the movie: Calculate the cost of production, such as how much it costs to shoot, how much the actors are paid, how many copper coins are needed for publicity and distribution... After sharing with theaters and other cooperative companies - the net profit is obtained ?

That's the only reason they make movies.

I guess this person wants to give Shen Xudong a boost in Hollywood, but unfortunately, Shen Xudong doesn't buy it at all...

Sa Beining controlled the scene again: "The director's aesthetics of movies are indeed different from those of us ordinary people..."

Finally, Ma Hao finally took action: "I think you are regressing. Your first movie was "Outstanding Citizen", then "The Aviator", and then "The Grandmaster"... But I watched "Detective Chinatown" trailer, it feels like a pure comedy..."

Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment: "Why do you say that?"

"I think "Outstanding Citizen" is very good, and "The Aviator" is also great...but I don't like movies like "Lost in Thailand"...I feel that movies should be artistic, so that they can leave a name in film history!"

In fact, what he said is correct. From a film history perspective, how many people remember the most popular American or Western commercial films of the 1960s? But Godard’s works have always been studied!

Therefore, the most popular commercial films of the 21st century will eventually be forgotten...

Perhaps we now consider it a niche literary film that can leave a mark on history!

Shen Xudong smiled: "It depends on the genre and the purpose of the film project. I wrote "Outstanding Citizen" and "The Aviator" with the purpose of winning awards, and "The Grandmaster" also wanted to prove that I could win awards. But "Tang Detective" is a Spring Festival movie..."

"So, you want to completely switch from literary to commercial?"

"I suggest you wait for the results of the Berlin Film Festival. "Big Buddha" directed by Zhang Yi is my script. In addition, there is also "A Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart" which was also shortlisted for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival. These two films All will be released in March…”

"I want to say that you are so rich, why do you want to make commercial films?"

Shen Xudong couldn't help it: "How many movies have you seen? What is impressionism? What is realism? What is romanticism? What is avant-garde? What is academicism?

do you know?

Commercial films are not associated with bad films, and similarly art films are not synonymous with good films!

Hollywood, if there were no literary and artistic films, the whole of Hollywood might be affected to a certain extent, but if there were no commercial films, then the whole of Hollywood would basically be dead...

It’s already 2013, how come there are still people who despise commercial films?

Filmmaking is a business activity, and it can be divided into film and art flim at most, which is also a distinction between the mass market and the niche market. In my opinion, all movies can only be divided into excellent, mediocre and bad movies..."