China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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Zhou Xun is a low-key actress in the circle, except for her love life which is a bit messy.

Always keep your original intention and work hard on filming.

Although it has some personality, at least it doesn't disgust the audience.

However, there is one label that Zhou Xun has never been able to get rid of.

That is, she often speaks with a low emotional intelligence, and speaks directly without beating around the bush.

Previously, during an interview, a reporter asked Zhou Xun how he understood men.

Zhou Xun directly said that he didn't understand men. Why do men need to be understood? Why do you need me to understand men? Do you like me? Or do you think you will be with me?
The CPU given to the reporter almost smoked.

During the filming of "Li Mi's Conjecture", there was a scene where the director asked Zhou Xun to cry, but at that time Zhou Xun thought that Li Mi had experienced many things and would not cry loudly again, so he refused to listen to the director's request. The two sides glared at each other, causing the crew to shut down for a day.

This is of course also due to Zhou Xun's professionalism in the role.

This was not the case when Guan Ling asked her to film a movie, because she agreed with the content of the script provided by Guan Ling.

However, at the Venice Film Festival, Zhou Xun's words in response to reporters' questions really gave the media on site a big shock.

If Feng Xiaogang's "Cell Phone" is a bullet,

Is Guan's "Perfect Strangers" a nuclear bomb?

What is the movie "Cell Phone"? Zhang Guoli, Ge You, Fan Bingbing and others co-starred in the movie. It tells the story of Ge You's cell phone left at home. After being discovered by his wife, he felt that the marriage had lost its meaning and filed for divorce. Later, Ge You got together with the character played by Xu Fan. Because the ringing mode of the cell phone was changed from ringing to vibrating,

So suspicion, jealousy,

Life is heading in a bad direction.

During this process, Fan Bingbing played the lover of the character Ge You.

But this was a movie almost ten years ago.

The film caused something of a stir at the time.

For example, the men in the movie are all fickle and the women are all sad, and they often use lies like "trying hard to prove that I care about you" to cover up their mistakes.

Some people say that this movie tells a story of realism, which makes people feel creepy. It shows how a middle-aged man is driven to collapse by life. It is scarier than a horror movie and more realistic than a documentary, so this movie is called critical realism.

The film’s influence was so great that Cui Yongyuan, the host of CCTV’s popular program “Tell the Truth”, mentioned it in the decade after the film was released.

Always at the forefront of the storm,

This kind of reflection caused Cui Yongyuan to completely hate the creators of "Cell Phone".

Feng, Ge, Zhang, Fan, and Liu Zhenyun are all on the list, and they are all scum in his heart.

Cui Yongyuan happily helped Feng Xiaogang make a movie, but in the end he made a movie that reflected himself, which made Cui Yongyuan regarded as a scumbag by many viewers.

To be honest, it's not authentic.

The characters created with reference to others are not upright, making the prototype controversial.

The most crucial thing is that people came out to help you, but they didn’t even know that you were a villain.

Isn't this nonsense?

And because Feng Xiaogang did not apologize, Cui Yongyuan was furious when he was planning to shoot "Cell Phone 2" in his previous life.

This directly led to Fan Bingbing becoming the detonator, and if he was not careful he could only develop around the Pacific Rim.

Global award ceremonies, movie shoots, and variety shows are all included.

You can’t show up in the mainland anymore.

Of course, this was also Fan Bingbing's own fault and he can't blame anyone else.

It was just bad luck. If we really talk about it, and if everyone was dealt with according to the regulations, it is hard to say how many people in the entertainment industry at that time would have been able to stay.

After Zhou Xun finished speaking these words, they were translated for everyone present.

The foreigner was just a little surprised.

Those who know Feng Xiaogang think that Zhou Xun dares to speak out.

People who don't know Feng Xiaogang think this movie looks pretty scary. The lead actor is holding a nuclear bomb and trying to describe it.
The Chinese media looked at each other in shock.

Chen Kexin was also stunned.

Chen Kexin felt a little regretful and wanted to slap herself in the face.

"What am I doing? I have nothing to do, why am I talking about 'cell phone'?"

Chen Kexin's heart sank, and she suddenly realized that she had offended someone.

Just wanted to smooth things over.

Guan Ling agreed.

“Not really. Cell Phone is a really good movie.”

Guan Ling patted Zhou Xun, indicating that he should respond.

"I remember that the content of Director Feng's film was to show the rift between the host's social identity and private emotions through multiple spaces such as his family, workplace, and social places.

The whole process is a linear narrative, and the time span is as long as several years.

The final ending of the movie is that the character Yan Shouyi can no longer bear the lies and his fate collapses.

Overall, the film has its merits. It probably reflects the moral anxiety during the period of transition of Chinese society at that time, and satirizes the story of how the mobile phone, as a communication tool, becomes an accomplice of emotional betrayal.

But Perfect Strangers is very different.

This movie is set in a single enclosed space, so the story almost entirely takes place in one apartment. The narrative is compressed throughout, and all the stories are completed in one night. That's why it only took me ten days to finish shooting.

In this film, I want to show that the mobile phone is a "black box of human nature", which contains too many pain points of modern relationships and can instantly collapse and rebuild online interpersonal relationships in real time.

I think every era has its own development. Perhaps everyone has played Truth or Dare?

And "Perfect Strangers" is a big adventure, but this big adventure will drive the plot out, intensify the dramatic tension and the questioning of human nature.

If Feng's Cell Phone was about an individual's struggle between traditional ethics and modern temptations, then my new film is about collective collapse and exposing the fragile nature of interpersonal relationships."

These words left everyone at the scene stunned.

Zhou Xun blinked.

"It seems like this is a compliment to Feng Xiaogang, but why is it so sarcastic?"

"You've said so much, but it's still the same two adjectives as mine. Director Feng's is a bullet, and yours is a nuclear bomb."

"I'm competing directly, but you're taking a winding road."

Although it seems to be a compliment to Director Feng, it means that there are limitations of the times.

But the fact is that
He tells you about an individual tearing apart over a span of several years.
You tell about a mass collapse event in one night, isn't that still a nuclear bomb?
What's the difference?

The difference is that Director Feng saved face by not directly criticizing him in Venice, but what you did was equivalent to the pre-swing of magic,

Who won’t understand it once the movie is released?

Guan Ling ignored Zhou Xun's gaze.

In fact, he also felt a little emotional. This movie "Perfect Stranger" reminded him of "Cell Phone".
However, Fan Bingbing, who had been developing her career around Asia because of the report on "Cell Phone", has now become the first non-white female protagonist of a Hollywood superhero.

Times have indeed changed.

The life of each individual has also undergone tremendous changes.

……

The press conference in Venice was broadcast live.

After Zhou Xun and Guan Ling finished their conversation.

Many viewers were happy.

"Director Guan's words really made me laugh so hard that my mouth split. I feel embarrassed to scold him directly, so I'll just praise him."

"This is the difference between high and low emotional intelligence. The one with high emotional intelligence is limited by the times, while the one with low emotional intelligence is like a bullet and I am a nuclear bomb."

"I didn't know what this movie was about, but now it seems to be similar to Cell Phone."

"Look at Zhou Xun's eyes. She is probably doubting her life. What's the difference between what you said and what I said? You just said it in a nicer way."

"Chen Kexin's expression was hilarious. He probably just asked a random question, but Zhou Xun set a trap for him and almost made Feng Xiaogang lose face in Venice."

"This is probably the last time Feng Xiaogang can show up in Venice..."

"Oh my god, you cursed so harshly upstairs..."

Someone made a comment that Feng Xiaogang could only show up in Venice at this time, which made many viewers who read the comment very upset.

Feng Xiaogang has never been selected for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival.

Not even one.

The previous film "The Banquet" participated in Venice, but it was only a Future Digital Award.

For many people in Venice, Italy, and Europe, the name Feng Xiaogang is very far away and no one has ever heard of it.

So when this comment came out, netizens quickly became overjoyed.

"Director Guan is helping Director Feng become famous at the European Film Festival!"

...

Beijing,

Feng Xiaogang's home.

Feng Xiaogang was bored and watching the live broadcast in Venice.

After hearing what Zhou Xun said, his face instantly fell.

Xu Fan came over and tried to persuade him.

"What's there to be angry about? Zhou Xun is well-known in the circle for not beating around the bush when speaking. Don't take it too seriously."

"This is a roundabout way of belittling me."

Feng Xiaogang snorted coldly.

What kind of bullet or nuclear bomb?

Just praise Guan Ling, why put me down?
Feng Xiaogang was speechless.

This Guan Ling is really haunting.

They all sprayed me in Venice,
Addictive, right?

Feng Xiaogang soon heard what Guan Ling said again and was quite speechless.

Feng Xiaogang is used to being sarcastic, so he can definitely tell whether there is sarcasm in these words.

Guan Ling said a lot.

Feng Xiaogang can hear the words between his words.
The whole article is just four words.

He is better than me!

Feng Xiaogang still felt indignant at this statement.

He can't compare with commercial films.
Am I not better than a film that criticizes human nature like "Cell Phone"?
However, the person opposite him was Guan Ling, and although Feng Xiaogang was unhappy, there was nothing he could do.

"Tolerate!"

Feng Xiaogang thought for a while.

Decided to pretend not to see.

Even if you saw it, at least wait until after the award ceremony.

If Guan Ling wins the award, I can also take advantage of the popularity and promote "Cell Phone".
Feng Xiaogang has also made progress over the years.

Scolding Guan Ling is a small matter, but affecting the future is a big matter.
If this guy wins another award, everything he says now will become evidence in court by netizens.

If I get criticized at that time, I will have no way to defend myself.

"never mind."

Feng Xiaogang sighed.

He usually doesn't admit defeat.

But Guan Ling, he really didn't have the courage to confront him head-on.

But Feng Xiaogang is still quite curious about "Perfect Stranger".

"When you release it in full, I'll want to see what it's all about!"

"How come you're better than me?!"

...

At the scene, Guan Ling slightly eased Chen Kexin's embarrassment.

Chen Kexin quickly brought up the topic.

Then several media outlets came up with new ideas.

Guan Ling straightened his suit.

Talking freely in front of the camera.

"Whether this movie can win an award or not is not up to me, but in my opinion, this movie is worth watching by everyone.
But I still say the same thing, couples should never watch this.

Especially for those who have "ghosts" in their mobile phones, this is a movie that is scarier than a horror movie.

Three couples and one bachelor, who were childhood friends, had time to have a family gathering to exchange feelings and release the pressure of life and work. This is a very common thing for urban people nowadays.

A joke that came to mind on a whim, asking everyone to answer the phone in public and read out the received text messages in public,
In order to save face for their friends and loved ones, everyone pretended to be brave and reluctantly put their phones on the table.

When the cell phone rings one after another and everyone's privacy is exposed one after another, the rings will be like depth charges being detonated one after another.

The sound of muffled thunder was deafening. In an instant, the turbid waves emptied out, masts and oars were broken, the tragedy was unbearable to watch.

For these adult men and women, when it comes to marriage, emotions, and relationships between men and women, everyone has ulterior motives and some shameful things to do.

When everyone is stripped of their moral cloak, the carefully hidden "ghost stories" are exposed nakedly in broad daylight.

As far as this script is concerned, I personally think that what I wrote is comparable to "12 Angry Men". As for the others,

Let the audience and judges decide.”

After Guan Ling finished speaking, the scene fell into complete silence.

On the live broadcast platform, many viewers were also slightly stunned.

“So, this is such a movie…”

"I'm somewhat interested. It feels like it's going to be bloody."

"Some people just like to watch gossips about family life and the decline of human nature. What Director Guan said is very attractive."

Many viewers were also very curious.

After that, Guan Ling did not continue to answer other questions.

The movie curtain opened and the whole movie began to play.

The opening scene is a very common party scene, the location is one of the couple's homes.

The male host is plastic surgeon Chen Kun, and the female host is psychologist Zhou Xun.

There were seven people at the party, three couples.

A fat bachelor went to the banquet alone.

He originally said that he would introduce his new girlfriend to everyone at the party, but unfortunately his girlfriend had a fever and could not come, leaving everyone waiting in vain and being booed.

At first, they were having fun, talking and laughing, and everyone was good friends, close friends, and true friends who shared the good and bad times. Then the women talked about how men would cover up for each other's cheating.
Some people also say that a cell phone is a black box, hiding secrets that cannot be shared with even the closest people. The atmosphere at the dinner table gradually became a little weird and awkward.

So Zhou Xun suggested playing a game: everyone puts their mobile phone on the table, and no matter whose phone receives an email, text message, or message from a social software, it must be shared and made public. Incoming calls must be answered, and the speakerphone must be turned on.

Things suddenly became interesting.

The entire movie basically takes place in Zhou Xun's home. As a film that uses words to develop the plot, dialogue is particularly important.

The foreshadowing was very well done.

Take the role of the fat guy Lam Chi Chung for example.

His earlier vague words about not bringing a new partner to the party, his explanation for being fired from the company, his disagreement with the view that "having children brings great significance to people", and his divorced character setting all hinted at the result that he has a slight preference for men.

Even the joke that Deng Chao made to him, "Did you enlighten me?", paved the way for Deng Chao's subsequent rage.

Then, the world turned upside down as the plot deepened.

It was a mess.

Halfway through the film, David Fincher couldn't hold back any longer.

I couldn't help but sigh to Zhang Ziyi beside me.

"It's definitely a thriller horror movie, especially if you watch it with your girlfriend or wife."

Zhang Ziyi's eyes were long and leisurely.
"Is it possible that this movie is also scary for a girlfriend or wife?"

David Fincher didn't react at first, and then suddenly laughed.

Zhang Ziyi looked at Guan Ling in front of him.

His eyes flickered, and countless emotions rose in his heart.

Although he only read half of it, Zhang Ziyi already understood it.
“This is another absolute classic.”

(End of this chapter)