Chapter 730: Stop Killing with Killing

Old Monster Xu took out his cell phone and called to send the storyboard manuscript.

After that, Yang Lingyue called Wang Zhe to join the discussion. During the conversation, the comic strip of "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was sent over.

Yang Lingyue was amazed and wanted to send a picture message to Jiang Wen...

He glanced at it for a few times and stopped at the Tongtian Pagoda.

"Director Xu, who will play Wu Zetian?"

"I found Liu Jialing."

"In ancient times, whether it was a Buddhist temple or a Taoist temple, the statue had to look like the investor. This doesn't look like Liu Jialing."

"I know this. I went to Longmen Grottoes to see it. The staff there said that the Buddha statue was carved according to Wu Zetian's appearance."

"I see, why do I feel familiar, so exquisite."

Yang Lingyue exclaimed.

He is worthy of being called Xu Laoguai, and he is worthy of being the director in Hong Kong who has the deepest understanding of Chinese culture and history. Although there are occasional errors in some details, it can still be said that he is the best. He is worthy of being the representative of left-wing films in Hong Kong.

The anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism expressed in "The First Type of Danger" shot in 1980 can be regarded as intertextual with Mr. Lu Xun's "Diary of a Madman";

The same is true for "Butterfly Lovers" in 1994. The lines make people's backs cold.

"Do you think you can change your fate by being angry? Do you think that if you are very dissatisfied, the Hu people will tolerate the Han people in the south? If you want to blame someone, blame you for being born in the wrong place, born in this time when our Han Dynasty is declining, everyone is so hypocritical, pedantic and snobbish. If you want to blame someone, blame you for having too many ideas, thinking that you two can change this era."

The reason why "Green Snake" in 1993 is named Green Snake is because the green snake symbolizes the anxiety of Hong Kong people's identity recognition. They want human emotions, but it is difficult to overcome the nature of snakes...

In 1992, "Dragon Gate Inn" was filmed, in which Dragon Gate Inn symbolizes Hong Kong City, which Xu Laoguai did not hide. Hong Kong City is the financial center and intelligence center of the Far East. At that time, the competition between various forces was the most intense.

If you understand these premises, you will have different feelings when watching these films.

That is the artistic persistence that is very different from the popular view, which is the basis of Xu Laoguai's creation.

The consistent family and country feelings and national stance in the movie are his appeal and expectation.

Perhaps it was because of the life and death and the hardships he experienced in a foreign country when he was young that made Xu Kei deeply aware of these things.

It is really ridiculous to watch the sadness of several great directors in the mainland.

Of course, Jiang Wen is an exception. The two often drink heavily and even drag Lin Qingxia to drink heavily together. It is really hateful.

I have gone off topic again, let's get back to the main text.

Then, regarding the storyboard of "The Empire of Heaven", Chen Guofu hoped that Yang Lingyue would talk about it.

Yang Lingyue naturally declined. Xu Kei looked at the busy people in the studio and said, "Director Yang is the builder of the world, and I am just a deconstructor, giving suggestions."

At this point, Yang Lingyue did not say anything more politely: "Isn't Director Xu going to Longcheng? There is plenty of time to talk along the way. Let me take a look first. Now let's talk about special effects, haha."

As expected, Xu Kei's interest shifted to special effects again.

Xu Laoguai said, "Mr. Wang, can you help me make a human body spontaneously combust from the inside out?"

Wang Zhe asked, "Is it for the actual situation or the movie effect?"

Xu Laoguai asked with a thoughtful mind, "Is there any difference?"

Wang Zhe said seriously, "Of course it is different. If it is the actual situation, the hair will definitely burn first, emit white smoke and then char, but the movie presentation effect will not be able to see the actor's expression clearly."

Xu Laoguai agreed and started the discussion.

How long does it take to burn? What are the different stages of burning.....

How can this not make people sigh? As Yang Lingyue once said in the Beijing Film Academy screening room, as we get older and our knowledge becomes wider, our creativity will inevitably fade, that is, our inspiration will disappear and our talent will fade.

Xu Laoguai is already 59!

Although Yang Lingyue thinks that the Di Renjie series should combine various unsolved cases with plot reasoning as the main line and fighting special effects as embellishment, Xu Laoguai has been fighting with special effects since the failure of "The Legend of Zu", or most of his imagination has been placed on special effects.

As a person who owns a special effects company, Yang Lingyue thought this was wonderful.

"Director Xu, are you interested in coming to my company to serve as the art director of Thunder special effects?"

As soon as this was said, the chat of several people was interrupted.

Wang Zhe was the first to agree: "Director Xu, our equipment is top-notch, and the personnel are from China, the United States, and South Korea."

Chen Guofu looked embarrassed. Boss, you are talking about the art director of Thunder special effects. If you contact Xu Laoguai later, you have to go to Huajuan to serve as the chief producer.

Why does Chen Guofu think so? Because he thinks so about himself. He has already decided that he will go to Huajuan when the contract with Huayi expires...

Hmm?

Xu Laoguai looked surprised, and then a smile appeared on his shriveled face: "Sure, if the effect is good, it will be better to put the special effects in Thunder."

Shi Nansheng stared at Yang Lingyue for a long time, but unexpectedly, he gave her a very kind smile.

Yang Lingyue did want to bring in Xu Laoguai, but that was a matter for the future, as he had signed a long-term contract with Huayi.

Now that we have confirmed through communication that Xu Laoguai is focused on special effects, we can take advantage of the situation and use Xu Laoguai's imagination and experience to bring in the Thunder special effects.

If the special effects business involved in the Hong Kong circle is brought over, then other special effects in the mainland will follow. Did Yang Lingyue reverse the order? Haha, no...

As the saying goes, the wise change with the times, and the knowledgeable make decisions based on the situation (1). Yang Lingyue already has this ability.

When Han Jianu communicated with the airline company and asked Xu Laoguai to add him to the travel information, Shi Nansheng said, "Director Yang, add me. I heard that Di Renjie's hometown is in Longcheng. It would be nice to go and pay homage to him."

The expression on Chen Guofu's face became even more interesting.

After Yang Lingyue agreed, he looked at Chen Guofu and said with a smile, "Old Chen, are you going too?"

Xu Laoguai waved his hand quickly, "No, no, he wants to see the set."

Chen Guofu opened his mouth and finally said, "Don't worry, I'll visit your industry in Jin Province when I have time."

The matter was settled in this way. Of course, in addition to Wang Zhe and the two designers from the preparation team of "The Martian", there were also three designers from "The Empire of the Sky".

Du Xiaoyu remained behind.

After lunch, everyone drove to Xiaoshan Airport and then flew to Longcheng.

Note: From the twelfth chapter of the second volume of "Salt and Iron Theory" by Huan Kuan of the Han Dynasty, "Worrying about the Border".