It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1260 Cinema! Unblocked?
The weather in May is very warm.

If it was before the epidemic, the streets would be full of sexy ladies wearing short skirts and shorts~
It’s a pity that nowadays, apart from the traffic coming and going, there are almost no people on the streets.

Even if you occasionally see some pedestrians, they are all wearing 3M masks and are rushing to and fro, not daring to stay on the street for too long.

Arriving all the way to the company, accompanied by the strong smell of disinfectant, Chen Fei took the elevator and arrived at the post-production department.

Thanks to Wen Muye's efforts, the post-production editing of "Life Events" was finally completed.

He wants to take the finished film to the Film Bureau for review in the next few days and prepare for this year's Venice International Film Festival.

In this regard, Chen Fei naturally expressed his full support.

So he came to the company today, ready to watch the finished film of "Life Events" in its entirety to see if there was anything wrong.

I pushed the door open and walked in, looking around, I saw that there were already quite a few people in the screening room.

In addition to the staff and director Wen Muye, Chen Fei also saw Su Guohai, Zhong Lifang, Tian Zhuangzhuang and others.

It was obvious that everyone came to see the finished product of the film.

"Director Chen, you are here."

Seeing Chen Fei come in, Wen Muye hurried over to greet him.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. You have been busy in the company during this extraordinary period." Chen Fei patted his shoulder and gave him words of encouragement.

Wen Muye subconsciously raised his hand and scratched his head, smiling a little embarrassedly: "Actually, it's quite safe here in the company. We've been disinfecting it all the time. It's much better than at home."

"Is everyone in the family okay?"

"Yeah, everything is fine. My parents have been staying at home for the past few months, so everything is fine."

After chatting with Wen Muye for a few words, Chen Fei greeted the other people.

When his eyes turned to Tian Zhuangzhuang, he subconsciously asked, "Director Tian? Why aren't you wearing a mask?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang waved his hands and said helplessly, "I'm old now, and I can't breathe smoothly. I always feel suffocated when I wear this thing. Anyway, it's okay in the company, so I can wear it when I go out."

"You still have to be careful. As you age, your immune system becomes weaker. If you get seriously ill, it will be very painful."

"Okay, I know the interests involved here, don't worry."

As he was talking, the lights on the big screen in the screening room had already lit up, and the four big words "Life Events" appeared one by one.

Seeing this, everyone sat on the massage chairs and began to watch the movie quietly.

As the main film slowly unfolded, Wen Muye nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Now it’s time to test his results. Success or failure depends on these 112 minutes!
Perhaps for audiences and movie fans, when they watch movies in the cinema, they mainly look at the acting skills of the characters, as well as the development and narrative style of the story.

But when Chen Fei reaches this level, what he sees is the "narrative image" of a movie.

"Image" refers to a special expressive artistic image. It is a subjective image that is endowed with strong emotional and rational values.

Imagery has both its own individual and external imagery and universal internal and metaphysical abstractness, as well as subjective sensibility and objective intellectual tendencies.

The image system in "Life Events" combines spatial images, cultural images, and relational images, creating a grand metaphorical world. Finally, through poetic and romantic images that exude the flavor of local culture, it expresses a unique, living, and interesting artistic expression.

As the film unfolds, several spatial images such as streets, houses and special places appear alternately in the film, outlining the contours of Wuhan's urban image in the new century.

Although the modern hustle and bustle of traffic and the avenues to heaven are only a fleeting glimpse, they accurately express the regional characteristics and humanistic temperament of the city, as well as the national and cultural attributes of the city.

As for the key area where the plot unfolds, it is an alley so narrow that only one car can pass through.

On both sides are old residential buildings, and downstairs are roadside shops. With the hustle and bustle of the city and neighbors jostling for position, this image is not only the bustle of the common people in WH, but also the living space of the lower-class people.

These show the decadent and heavy lower world of the city, while reflecting the disorder and chaos of the protagonist Mo Sanmei's initial life, and contrasting her inner loneliness.

As for the main scene of the funeral home, its original symbolic meaning in Chinese culture is illness and death, which is also permeated with the theme's thinking.

In the film, the "funeral home" participates in the narrative as a local micro-environment, which not only shows the "intervention" function of the scene, but also reveals the protagonist's attitude towards illness and death.

This small space is both metaphorical and has an important narrative function, creating an extremely dramatic effect.

The funeral ceremonies, funeral items, Journey to the West and other related images that followed are all cultural imprints unique to Chinese culture, which are deeply engraved in people's hearts and have common meanings.

Cultural images are formed into a cultural symbol with relatively fixed and unique cultural meanings.

The cultural symbols presented in "Life Events" are even more splendid and numerous. It is a sense of immersion in Chinese culture, with a rich and long-lasting "flavor".

Bowls - to clear the way for the deceased; yellow paper and braziers - to bring wealth to the deceased; paper figurines - to accompany the deceased; carrying the coffin and shouting - to protect and bid farewell to the deceased; crying - to miss the deceased; keeping vigil - to protect the soul... Watch and phone - Xiaowen's grandmother; costumes - royal ceremonies; mahjong - entertainment for the common people; Nezha New Year pictures - Xiaowen's image; real estate certificates - property and residence... These images with cultural implications not only cleverly connect narrative units, but also become clever props for shaping characters, advancing narratives, combining time and space, and transforming emotions.

Coupled with the presentation of character relationships and the emotional interactions that adhere to and uphold the spirit of realism, it undoubtedly highlights its brilliance.

Affectionate but not sentimental, romantic but not artificial, emotional and empathetic, death and separation, decadence and chaos... and finally, it emphasizes the glittering light and warmth of humanity in the darkness.

When all of these are perfectly presented, without any lags, embarrassing stunts or incomprehensible metaphors, then the movie is undoubtedly a great success!
"Clap clap clap!"

The moment the subtitles appeared on the big screen, the lights in the screening room came on and Chen Fei gave a timely round of applause.

Seeing this, the others followed him and gave Wen Muye applause and praise.

"It's a very good shot, full of the atmosphere of life, laughter, anger, the world of the market, brilliant fireworks, and human love!"

"Haha, I don't know why, but after watching this, I always feel like there's nothing more important in life than life and death."

"You still have to wear this mask! Living a few more years is better than anything else."

Chen Fei couldn't help but laugh when he saw that Tian Zhuangzhuang actually changed his mind because of a movie.

This is the charm of a good movie. It can influence the audience's life, as well as the meaning and perspective of life.

At the same time, Fade Chen was secretly rejoicing.

Fortunately, I had made major changes to the original script in advance, removing the later plot about the biological mother, lengthening the plot about the rival and the father's burial, and adding the part where Xiaowen identified with the embalmer industry and healed the third brother's childhood.

Otherwise, this excellent story will inevitably be tainted.

As for whether it would affect the subsequent review, this was not within his consideration at all.

Unless the films produced by Feiyue Films are Category III films that are restricted for viewers aged 18 or are taboo themes that are expressly prohibited by the state, there will never be a situation where they "fail to pass the review".

Chen Fei is very confident about this!
"Take it to trial."

"it is good."

Wen Muye nodded heavily, unable to hide his inner joy and excitement.

He has been in the film and television industry for many years, but has never had a representative work of his own.

Now the publication of "Life Events" undoubtedly gives him hope and confidence!
If the works he shoots can be recognized by the audience, then he will definitely have a place in the future Chinese film and television industry!
……

After a night, it was October 5nd.

Just when Chen Fei was excitedly preparing to finish the fifth chapter of "Black Myth: Wukong", a guiding document from the State Administration of Film and Television directly interrupted his plan.

The document clearly states that cinemas can be gradually opened through reservations, capacity restrictions, and other methods.

The release of this news undoubtedly caused a storm in the film and television industry!
You know, since the outbreak of the epidemic, major theaters have spent more than four long months in silence.

More than 130 days were like a silent island, severing the entertainment bond between the cinema and the audience.

Now that this guidance document has appeared, it is like a ray of light that penetrates the haze, announcing that theaters have finally ushered in the dawn of resuming work!

Those once bustling golden periods, such as the Spring Festival, Valentine's Day, and May Day, have disappeared one after another due to the ravages of the epidemic.

These periods were once a feast for filmmakers and a spiritual carnival that audiences looked forward to, but now they can only become memories.

Their absence not only caused heavy losses to the film industry, but also took away the spiritual food for countless people in their spare time.

This also means that the upcoming popular periods such as the summer vacation, National Day, and New Year's Day have become the targets of expectations for many audiences and the film market.

It’s just that there are too many films piled up in the current film market, and behind each one is the hard work of countless filmmakers.

Even though theaters are gradually resuming operations, the rules on limiting the number of viewers and requiring reservations for viewing are still like two heavy shackles hanging over the heads of many films.

The limited number of moviegoers means that the box office is unlikely to meet expectations. For those films that have invested huge amounts of money in production and promotion, it is very likely that they will lose all their money if they are released rashly!
"If my prediction is correct, in the next one or two months, even if cinemas start to resume operations, no producer will be willing to schedule their own films immediately."

Listening to Huo Qigang's analysis on the phone, Fade Chen smiled and said, "That's for sure. The screening period is only one month. If this happens, no matter which movie is released, it will lose all its money. Naturally, no one wants to 'die'."

"What should we do now?"

"Let's first re-screen the films that were released in the past. At least we can stabilize the daily maintenance funds of the theaters."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

(End of this chapter)