Chapter 846: Talking About Peace Is the Greatest Hypocrisy
Chen Changwen exclaimed with admiration: "Director Yang is so humble. The two realist-themed films "The Last Race" and "One Thought" have achieved high reputations and box office."
Yang Lingyue shook his head: "It's not that I'm humble, I don't need this reputation. It's that the story itself is attractive, and the choice of actors is top-notch. These two have improved my own director level, coupled with Hanamaki's huge publicity ability , combined, this is what we have achieved today.”
Chen Changwen nodded: "Speaking of actors, as you said, the cast of "The Wind" is top-notch and very powerful. How do you balance it?"
"The actors do have a lot of opinions and are very motivated. Everyone wants to better shape their characters. Well, I can only say that I will never ask Jiang Wen to act again. Let's drink together and brag. It’s good to push.”
After saying that, Yang Lingyue looked like he was in so much pain that he didn't want to remember it. No matter how many other actors had opinions, after some discussion, they dismissed it with the words "you are good at movies", and Wang Zhiwen was the same.
Chen Changwen couldn't help but laugh, and then talked about several torture scenes.
"Is it to attract attention?"
Yang Lingyue did not mince words and said seriously:
“This is certain, but without this, the plot is incomplete and the audience’s emotions cannot progress.
How can the audience feel the pain of the ancestors without harsh punishment? When I saw the descriptions of those punishments, I thought that if it were me, I would probably commit suicide as soon as possible. If I couldn't commit suicide, I would surrender as soon as possible and then commit suicide. "
"I'm not a traitor anyway."
"You can't be a human being, and you can't be a beast either."
"I suspect you are insinuating."
"You were right to suspect it."
"I know who it is, so I won't ask, haha. By the way, what was the state like when you were filming these torture scenes? What was the state of the actors who were being tortured?"
Yang Lingyue paused for a moment before saying: "It's very depressing. Let's not talk about me, but let's talk about the actors.
It must have been more than a month before the filming of Bing Bing started. I stopped all work to figure out the role and mentally build up. However, I collapsed as soon as the filming started. I burst into tears several times. By the end of the filming, I had lost ten pounds.
When she was originally cast to play the role of Li Ningyu, not only did Director Guofu object, but my production team also unanimously opposed it. Only the Mai family and I insisted. In the end, I said that if I shoot a scene and I can't stand it, I will change the role. I will bear the loss myself. .
In the end, she made everyone on the crew change their old impression of her, and I believe the audience did too.
Mr. Zhou, he was fine at first, but by the second shot, he was no longer good. His performance had gone beyond what his acting skills should be, and he had a physiological stress reaction.
As the torturer, Wang Zhiwen's hands were shaking during the filming, and he told me that his mental state was at its limit.
I admire their professionalism and appreciate their dedication.
I'm also very sorry for them. A senior once told me: It is a sign of incompetence for a director to let actors really feel their feelings, and it is also a sign of poor acting skills.
Seeing their performance and state, I deeply felt my own incompetence. "
Listening to Yang Lingyue's calm tone, Chen Changwen felt a little sad. He could hear Yang Lingyue's self-blame.
"If you had it to do over again, would you still shoot like this?"
Yang Lingyue didn't even hit the waist and said directly:
"Yes, because I need to be responsible for the results, the hundreds of people who put in their hard work and efforts for the entire film, and the investment.
Just like a general leading his troops into battle, no matter how much you love your soldiers as your own son, you are the biggest sinner if you cannot win the battle.
What a real actor wants is not to finish filming a scene comfortably, but to film it well and achieve oneself.
I don't have the ability of "A good fighter cannot achieve great feats", that's all I can do. "
Chen Changwen echoed: "I don't want casualty figures, I just want Tashan."
"The summary is in place, worthy of being the chief film critic."
"Director Yang owns a huge cultural media group with complicated affairs. How much time and energy does he have to devote to movies?"
"Different stages have different priorities. For example, recently or even for a long time, my main focus will be on movies."
"So what does Director Yang think of the films and markets in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong?"
Yang Lingyue said with a black line: "Are the two related?"
Chen Changwen acted as if he couldn't see it, and smiled: "Yes, you said that your main focus is on movies, don't you understand?"
"It's nonsense to say we understand it. I still have some self-awareness, so I'll talk about it.
More and more theaters are being built in the mainland, and there is more and more hot money in the market. The era of diversification of literature and art or entertainment creation has truly arrived. It can be said that the golden age of entertainment industry traffic has arrived.
Because the box office success of "The Last Race" has inspired many people, there are some movies that are really not of good quality, but as long as they are marketed well, they will do well at the box office. The mushrooming establishment of various public relations and marketing companies also proves this point.
My colleagues told me that some production companies now have less and less discussion and investment in the film itself, and have indeed gradually increased their efforts in marketing. As long as there is a marketing point, they no longer have to spend time polishing the work itself.
I want to say, don’t fool the audience. There is no problem with marketing, but in the end it still depends on the quality of the work. Otherwise, not to mention the damage to the film market, the backlash to yourself will not be something you can bear. "
When he said this, Yang Lingyue took a sip of water and continued:
"As for Taiwanese films, some of them are very persistent in their own culture, but they carry a heavy burden, so the market is destined to shrink further, there is nothing to say.
Hong Kong films are very complete in all aspects, and the integration with mainland films is becoming more and more in-depth. At present, it is a good thing for both sides. But there are quite a number of people who still have the mentality of "fearing that their brothers will suffer and afraid that their brothers will drive Land Rover".
If you want to eat this bowl of rice, you can't do it without changing this mentality.
For example, Wu Baige's "Red Cliff" and Li Rengang's "Seeing the Dragon Resurrection", it would be great if you could make a fictional history, but you have to stubbornly use your own petty thinking to describe the grand proposition. The Three Kingdoms has everything, but there is no peace. Talking about peace is the greatest hypocrisy and the greatest separatism.
If you are unwilling to learn and make progress, just make police and gangster films, martial arts films, don't be disgusting."
Chen Changwen laughed and gave Yang Lingyue a thumbs up.
As for the two staff members, they were very excited.
They are all people who watch the excitement and don't mind the big things.
As for whether he is worried about offending Wu Baige, he is nothing.
Now Dong said that if he wants to ban someone, it is just a matter of one sentence.
Chen Changwen is very satisfied with today's interview. The other party has opinions and attitudes. The content of the interview is in-depth and explosive. It also has the publicity points of "The Sound of Wind".
Yang Lingyue is also very satisfied. Film critics' questions are much more professional than reporters'.