There is a bar in Houhai

Chapter 498 Chapter [-] Old Guys
Quyuan Restaurant is a time-honored Yanjing restaurant founded in 1890.Mainly Hunan cuisine, even the taste is hot and sour, delicious, soft and tender.It was once called "authentic hometown flavor" by the Taizu old man, and won the reputation of "the first Hunan cuisine in Beijing".

Shen Fang, who was ridiculed by Han Xiaoxiao and others as the payer, was inviting someone to dinner today, and looked around the guests. If nothing else happened, he was still the payer today.

"Today we will eat Hunan cuisine, you old people can hold it." Shen Fang greeted a few people to sit.

Tian Zhuang replied: "No problem, I've been craving this for the past two days. This hotel was proposed by Lao Wu and Lao Zhang. They were in Hunan Province at the beginning, so it's easy to get this hotel."

In addition to Shen Fang, there are five people in today's seat, Li Shaohong, Gu Changwei, Tian Zhuang, Wu Ziniu, and Zhang Li. This group of veteran students from the seventh and eighth year of Yanying came here today to eat the big players.

"Aunt Hong, there are a few uncles, it seems that you guys are joining me in today's situation to hold a class reunion." Shen Fang sat down with him, and said to the others: "I said earlier that I won't disturb you The old ones."

Gu Changwei then said: "We only came here when we heard that you had good wine, otherwise you thought we would be short of your meal."

Shen Fang brought up the wine he brought: "Master Gu, you are really talking, the 1980 Niulanshan Xiaoer, this is pulled out of the old factory." This is the inventory of the Niulanshan factory. The last time Shen Fang found out that Qin Jingshan liked this, he specifically asked the son of Niulanshan Factory to change it.

"Hey, this wine is good. It was the wine we drank the most when we were in school." Wu Ziniu said next to him, "Why didn't you think about buying some to save back then, and the value has increased hundreds of times now Bar."

Zhang Li, who was acquainted with Wu Ziniu, despised him: "Only you, if you had the front and rear eyes, you would have lived in Yanjing 20 years ago."

Li Shaohong said to Shen Fang: "Hehe, are you surprised? Let me tell you, the relationship between them was better in school back then. When you called me today, we happened to be drinking tea and talking about things in school. , Lao Tian is going to have a meal and drink, you deserve it."

Shen Fang smiled wryly and said: "In sum, I was taken advantage of, and I got shot at the muzzle."

Tian Zhuang scolded with a smile: "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. We are usually not invited even if people want to invite us. Today is considered to be a face for you."

"You old people just stomp your feet a few times, and China's film and television industry will also be shocked." Shen Fang said with a smile: "If other people know about our party today, and they don't know how to talk about us, maybe the outside world will talk about us tomorrow." There will be rumors everywhere: Wild Fox Company has incorporated the Yanying Veteran Cadre Corps."

"Veteran cadre." Shen Fang's joke made several veteran directors stare, especially the more familiar Tian Zhuang and Gu Changwei, who made him drink three cups in a row to make amends.

Today, Tian Zhuang invited these old classmates to come together, to pass on experience to a group of his own students, and it can also be regarded as introducing contacts to these children.This is also one of the reasons why the director department of Yan Film Academy has always been superior to the other two art schools.

Tian Zhuang waited for him to finish, and stabbed him: "The boy is very powerful now, and he can block a film and television company with a word."

Shen Fang offered Tian Zhuang a glass of wine, and said to him, "Master, it's not like they entrusted you with their love. If they found you, I'll listen to you if you say something."

"No, I just mentioned something today. These Xiangjiang people should also be taught a lesson." Gu Changwei answered from the side: "I thought it was the 90s and [-]s, and everyone praised them too highly. Now they You have to rely on us to make a living here."

"That's right, you should be taught a lesson for actually teasing Mo Han with nasty words." Li Shaohong said to Shen Fang: "Old Tian and Old Chang, they are also afraid that you will be talked about, so when we talked about it today I’m also ready to stand on the platform for you.”

"Thank you, gentlemen." Shen Fang stood up again and toasted everyone.

"Old Wu, Lao Zhang, don't take offense. Xiao Ye can be regarded as me and Lao Tian grew up watching him grow up, so taking him is like my own nephew." Li Shaohong explained to Wu Ziniu and Zhang Li beside him that Li Shaohong was able to stay in the Yan Film Factory is run by Jin Shixun, hoping to cultivate an excellent Chinese female director, and Tian Zhuang has a close relationship with the Jin family.

Shen Fang picked up the wine glass and said to the two of them: "Director Wu and Director Zhang, although I met you two for the first time, I have admired you two for a long time. Back then, the two of you filmed "The Alternate Team" Movies we watched as kids."

"Hey, it seems that you really understand us." Wu Ziniu and the other two did not hold back, and held a glass of wine to accompany Shen.Wu Ziniu said: "Old Zhang, not many people can remember this movie after so many years."

"I remember that this film seemed to have won an award." Shen Fang thought for a while and said.

Gu Changwei interjected: "Don't mention it, Lao Wu has been embarrassing about this for many years. If it wasn't for his stimulation, Zhang Yimou would probably still be filming Liu Sanjie in Guangxi Province."

Tian Zhuang also said with emotion: "The two of them are considered to be the first ones in our class. Later, various film studios really paid attention to our group of film school graduates, and only then did they have the fifth generation of directors."

After hearing what Tian Zhuang said, Shen Fang became interested: "There is another matter, Uncle Wu, Uncle Zhang, you two chatter."

"Chat?" Seeing that several old classmates were also interested, Zhang Li did not refuse. He picked up the wine glass in front of him, drank it in one gulp, and then said with emotion: "Lao Tian, ​​you guys stay in Yanjing, and the resources are better than ours. , although Zhang Yimou was assigned to Guangxi Province, but there are no college students there, so the treatment is better than me and Lao Wu. We are really hardworking. We help move machines, look at the warehouse, and pick up films all day long. Let alone directing movies It’s not even allowed to touch the machine factory.”

Wu Ziniu continued: "Back when we were separated, Xiang Film Studio didn't take us seriously at all. They used to make revolutionary films, and they were well-known in China. They made many revolutionary films of Taizu. There are many old people in the factory, bragging about all day long, this one said he shook hands with Taizu, and the other said that he still has a photo with Taizu."

"Later, we couldn't see it. Xiang Film Studio only had four film shooting plans a year. How could we recruits get the turn." Zhang Li continued: "Later, Lao Wu had a lot of ideas, and he brought us a few The college students who had just been assigned to the factory went to the factory office to make a fuss. In the end, the old factory manager was so troubled that he had no choice but to suggest that we make a children’s movie. Only then did "Alternate Members" come about."

Wu Ziniu said with emotion: "On the night when we got the Golden Rooster trophy, before the award ceremony was over, we rushed to the streets of Quancheng, where the ceremony was held, running, shouting, and wandering. The police were chasing us at the time. A group of brats held the Golden Rooster trophy in their hands and thought we were thieves who stole the trophy from the organizing committee. They almost took us to the police station.”

Li Shaohong said: "Yes, we were so pure at that time. Except for movies, they are movies, which use the lens to express the society we love. But now we can't understand the movies."

The fifth-generation directors with the deepest imprint in China were basically born in the 50s and were involved in the whirlpool of social turmoil in China when they were young. Some went to the countryside and some served as soldiers. The director has suffered a lot.And in the era of reform and opening up, they were the first batch of directors who really received professional training. They entered the film world with a passion for innovation. Looking for new perspectives in the film, eager to express their understanding and thinking about this society.As Chen Kaige said: "Everything is inseparable from the experience and feelings of the creator. Ten years of worry and anger, four years of studying, and then pouring out, can not make the 'Liu Gong Fen Dai colorless'" ?”

"Shaohong, you and Zhang Li are pretty good." Gu Changwei said: "Let's not talk about Zhang Li. His TV series have always attracted much attention in the Chinese market. "The ratings of these films are good. We watched Shaohong's "Return to 20" this morning. The emotional expression and plot handling in it are very good, and Qin Mohan's performance is also in place. The ratings should be good."

"Aunt Hong, is the edit of "Returning to 20 Years Old" out?" Shen Fang asked in surprise. Wild Fox Company, as an investor, didn't see the finished film. Why did these few people see it?
"It's been edited. We all paid close attention to her film. We watched it in Rong Zhixin's editing room at noon today." Tian Zhuang said, "Don't worry, no one else will watch it except the five of us." arrive."

Li Shaohong was a little embarrassed. She hadn't shot a movie for many years. After editing this time, she was a little uncertain about the quality of the movie, so she called several classmates to Rong Zhixin's editing room to edit the finished film. Let them have a look and hope to get some feedback.But after all, the copyright of this film belongs to Wild Fox Company, and the film has not been released yet, so I showed the film to others.Although there is no copy, it is still in violation of the company's regulations. If it is really leaked, she will be held legally responsible.

"I believe that the ethics of the few of you are professionals who have been engaged in the film and television industry for many years, and they will definitely not do such a thing." Although Shen Fang was displeased with Li Shaohong's actions, he still put a high hat on them. As a precautionary measure, Shen Fang toasted a few people and asked, "I don't know how well this film will turn out. The company's publicity department is still waiting to see the finished film to make a publicity plan."

"As a female director, Shaohong perfectly expresses the emotions of the characters. It is a rare masterpiece." Wu Ziniu helped out: "If it is released, we old guys will definitely help promote it , this can be regarded as a new work of our fifth generation of directors.”

"Well, it's a new work." Tian Zhuang said, "Kaige's "The Taoist Descends the Mountain" doesn't count, I even regret playing a role in it."

"Why don't you say that you just went there to enjoy yourself? I think you're bored in the academy." Gu Changwei also knew that he had missed the point just now, and watched the field change the subject, so he followed suit: "You just change careers." Forget about being an actor, next time I come to shoot a film, you will be the leading actor, and let off your residual heat."

Tian Zhuangzhang sarcastically said to Gu Changwei: "Don't do it, your film is too cold and lacks human touch."

"You..." Gu Changwei choked on Tian Zhuang, did not speak, but raised his wine glass, and made a toast to Tian Zhuang and Li Shaohong.

Shen Fang knew that this matter was over, so he filled the wine glasses for a few people, stood up and said to them: "Master Gu, Mr. Tian, ​​our company just received a script, are you guys interested in coming together?" Direct once?"

Hearing Shen Fang's words, several people became interested, and Tian Zhuang looked at Shen Fang suspiciously: "How many of us are together? What script?"

Shen Fang drank the wine first, and then said to several people: "Now it's just a script outline, which was provided by Yan Geling, the screenwriter of "Return" directed by Zhang Yimou. It is a film that shows your era, and there are many details in it. You all need a piece of filling, and it is estimated that only you old people who have experienced that period can capture the charm of it."

(End of this chapter)