Full-time actor

Jiang Wenming looked calm on the outside, but he was actually very nervous.

After all, he couldn't keep a normal mind.

Everyone was still waiting, and people came to watch the premiere in an endless stream.

The outer hall was already full of people.

At this moment, Zhang Yimou, Mark Muller and several members of the jury appeared at the door.

Chen Yu glanced over and noticed that Jiang Wen's gaze was fixed on where Lao Mouzi was.

Can this be considered a large-scale Shura field?
Hahaha.

In comparison, other people would indeed have such thoughts when seeing this scene.

After all, rumors of discord between Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen have been going on for many years.

Ever since the two collaborated on "If You Are the One" in 1997, there have been rumors that they had differences in their performance styles and the script.

The staff behind the scenes recalled that Jiang Wen was used to improvising and often modifying his lines.

Zhang Yimou's pursuit of mental control affected the filming progress.

Although the film was eventually completed and Jiang Wen's performance was well received, a grudge was formed between the two; they have not collaborated since then.

Especially at the beginning, Zhang Yimou once said to Jiang Wen: "The movie is mine, don't interfere too much."

As for Jiang Wen, he responded: "The movie belongs to everyone, if you have good ideas, you should use them."

It sounds like these two sentences are full of gunpowder, which has led to the fact that people in the film industry have always believed that the relationship between the two is not harmonious.

Until 2002, there was also news that Zhang Yimou was considering Jiang Wen to play the Qin Shi Huang in "Hero".

However, because they could not agree on the remuneration, the relationship between the two people broke down completely.

of course.

These things are nothing but hearsay.

To be precise, in Chen Yu's eyes, the relationship between them was not as bad as people in the industry said.

At their level, even if they have opinions about each other, at least they won't show it on the surface.

It’s just that Jiang Wen has a strong style and prefers to pursue free expression.

As for Zhang Yimou, he focuses on the balance between business and art.

Therefore, the gap between the two was interpreted by the media as mutual disagreement. In fact, the two have never publicly criticized each other.

As Zhang Yimou and Mark Muller entered the venue, the rest of the people present looked over here. Everyone was very curious about what might happen next.

After all, the relationship between the two has been a hot topic, and even foreign filmmakers have heard about it. Zhang Yimou's coming actually shows an attitude... As for what will happen next, we will naturally know!

"Director Zhang!"

Jiang Wen's expression was a little serious. At this moment, Zhang Yimou spread his hands and walked towards where Jiang Wen was.

The two hugged each other.

In the eyes of everyone, this was undoubtedly the famous scene of the century.

Even superstar directors and media reporters are not immune to gossip.

They were just trying to see what the relationship between the two was like through today's premiere, but the imagined scene obviously did not appear.

“I’m looking forward to your new work!”

Zhang Yimou reached out and patted Jiang Wen on the shoulder. The two smiled at each other, clearly resolving all the confusing remarks that had been made before.

"It still needs your appreciation as the chairman!"

"Hahaha!"

The two of them laughed loudly and walked towards the screening room side by side.

All the public opinions seemed to be shattered as the two people looked at each other and laughed.

The next step is, of course, to let the waiting people enter the screening room one by one.

Everyone stood up one after another.

They arrived at the door and lined up to enter, this time for the fame of Jiang Wen and Chen Yu.

Especially the latter, he is now the most popular person in Venice.

It's not just fame. "Better Days" has aroused strong interest among many filmmakers in Chen Yu. Although actors have a status in the film industry, directors obviously have a higher status.

This is a recognized fact.

Now he has turned to directing, and his debut film has proven his dual abilities in acting and directing.

This is definitely rare in the film industry.

Moreover, so far, all the works that Chen Yu has handled have never failed.

Either the awards are gratifying or the box office is a huge hit. This is a very rare type of script review in the world; this is why countless people respect such a young man.

When many people think of Chen Yu now, many of his classic screen images come to mind, such as Chen Long, Undertaker Chen Bensheng, etc.

Especially this time, Jiang Wen is working with him, I believe it will bring more different surprises to everyone.

Because Jiang Wen's films have their own strong personal style.

What kind of sparks Chen Yu can create under his film is the scene that everyone is looking forward to... Seeing the people queuing in front of him entering the screening room one after another, Jiang Wen's expression was obviously a little surprised.

At least, the entire theater was packed.

His five-year ban from directing has not diminished his brilliance; his works are clearly still appreciated by people.

Although he knew that a large part of the reason was because of Chen Yu, he didn't care about it. After all, as long as his work could become popular, it was the most exciting thing.

"Come on, we should go in!"

Chen Yu pulled Liu Yifei towards the screening room. He tried his best not to steal the show and gave Jiang Wen the biggest center position. After all, he had already gained enough popularity in the previous few days of "Better Days".

A group of filmmakers gathered around Jiang Wen and chatted happily, and soon found their seats and sat down.

The seating arrangement was similar to that of "Better Days". This time, in addition to the main creative team, Zhang Yimou sat next to Jiang Wen.

The atmosphere between the two was quite harmonious, and countless media were snapping photos crazily.

This is also big news.

Finally, with the announcement of the host, "The Sun Also Rises" started its world premiere.

What kind of surprises will Jiang Wen’s ambitious comeback work bring to everyone?

A train started slowly, and the thick smoke it released blocked the rising sun.

"Don't be afraid, Alyosha."

"The train stopped up there, and he smiled at daybreak."

The crazy mother played by Zhou Yun was standing on the treetop and shouting, while Li Dongfang, played by Chen Yu, was panicking and trying to stop his mother's behavior.

Jiang Wen had a look of slight pride on his face. He sat there with his legs crossed, holding up his glasses.

His film is full of metaphors, and only after a deep understanding can one understand its meaning.

Sometimes Chen Yu couldn't help but admire this guy.

If we cannot analyze it in depth, we will definitely not be able to understand the meaning of Jiang Wen's words.

He smiled at daybreak.

What she is expressing more is the hope that the day will soon dawn, and then she will smile, so she represents hope.

In the era when the movie "The Sun Also Rises" was made, people were often accustomed to calling the motherland "mother", and the crazy mother in the movie was also a mother.

As for the shoes she bought, they represent the path she will take next.

My mother was penniless at the time and was not sure which path to take. She was in a period of confusion.

So Crazy Mom is always barefoot.

Chen Yu glanced sideways at Jiang Wen beside him. This guy was already feeling quite proud.

Well, it’s a common problem in the arts.

but--

If you are a Chinese, you may have to read it several times before you can understand the metaphor.

If it were a foreigner, it would be even more difficult for him to chew the chaff.

Swish!
Chen Yu's face appeared on the big screen, and he was holding a pair of new shoes in front of Zhou Yun's bed.

He was showing his new shoes to his mother.

But the next second Zhou Yun suddenly stood up frantically, smashed the abacus on Chen Yu's body, and threw the shoes aside.

“These aren’t those shoes at all.”

The abacus here represents learning knowledge.

Zhou Yun said that these are not those shoes, which means that this is not the path we want to take.

"Read it."

Zhou Yun took out a letter and handed it to Chen Yu, whose cautious expression was penetrating.

"Just call me Alyosha."

Chen Yu paused, and his nervousness made him look around.

"Don't stop, read."

"Just call me Alyosha."

"Just call me Alyosha."

"Just call me Alyosha."

Snapped.

As Chen Yu was repeating this sentence, Zhou Yun slapped him directly on the face. Stunned, he stared at the person in front of him with his mouth half open in amazement.

"I read it wrong."

“That’s correct.”

"Understand?"

"don't know."

"You can only say that you didn't understand, you can't say that you didn't see it."

The screen suddenly lit up, and the camera appeared on the tree again.

At this time, Chen Yu took the ladder and climbed up quickly. As for Zhou Yun, he was crawling on the tree, still muttering to himself.

"There is a fool standing by the well."

"Staring into the well and repeating thirteen, thirteen."

"The madman in the tree saw it, jumped down and asked him what he was mumbling about, idiot."

"The fool looked at the well mouth, and the madman came up and looked inside." "The fool lifted his foot and started laughing."

"Fourteen, fourteen."

As Zhou Yun said this, many audience members present showed suspicious expressions. In their opinion, this movie seemed a bit nonsensical from the beginning to now.

And it's inexplicable.

From beginning to end, they still haven't figured out the true meaning of the movie.

However, not to mention the filmmakers, even the audience actually understands that these lines all have specific meanings.

It's like it's laid out in front of you and says, my movie lines are lines, but you can't understand them that way.

Well, this is very Jiang Wen.

It can be said that it was Jiang Wen's rebellion and contempt for certain rules after being banned from directing for five years.

Don't you want to ban it?
Okay, I will be your riddler throughout the whole process and see what you can figure out.

It's just such a lonely and arrogant mentality.

So this movie... flopped.

Because it’s too profound!

Even though it is telling everyone that this movie needs to be interpreted and needs to be watched several times to be understood, but——

For ordinary people, just reading it once is enough.

You can only satisfy a certain fetish of movie lovers.

Therefore, the movie is destined to become a niche!

"Don't give me any more trouble!"

Chen Yu's roar echoed throughout the entire screening room. The expression on the face of this simple-looking young man in a red vest was one of extreme disgust.

He couldn't accept the crazy things his mother did.

"Mad man, you are a mad man."

"They don't let me go to school, they don't let me work, they don't let me go out. Do you know why I don't go to school? Does everyone know that I have a crazy mother?"

what--

As Chen Yu's sharp cry rang out, the entire big screen slowly went black.

1976 years.

Such subtitles appeared above, and at the same time another picture appeared.

The people present couldn't help but admire him. Even though they didn't know the meaning of the movie, they were still moved by Chen Yu's acting skills.

The emotions that erupted under such extreme repression were enough to make everyone present sigh.

"It's such a pleasure to watch his performance!"

"This kind of youthfulness is not something that ordinary people can perform!"

Mark Muller looked at Chen Yu with a look of great joy on his face.

The relationship between the two no longer required mutual compliments, but Mark Muller couldn't help but want to praise him.

But this time, even he couldn't understand it.

Jiang Wen uses spring, summer, autumn and winter as the themes and tells four stories.

A train slowly came into everyone's sight. It was different from the train seen at the beginning, and their direction had changed.

The train moving to the left gradually blocked the rising sunrise.

But it slowly stopped halfway through its journey, and finally the crazy mother ran down from the rear of the train and ran to the right along the tracks.

There are more and more flowers on the railway.

Finally she saw hope in a place where flowers were blooming.

Newborn Li Dongfang is basking in the sunshine, just as the saying goes: When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she will laugh among the bushes.

The wheel of the old era has stopped, and the sun of the new China is rising.

Just at this moment, when everyone was deep in thought, the subtitles appeared.

Director: Jiang Wen

Starring: Chen Yu, Zhou Yun, Jiang Wen

The premiere is over!

Wow!
The whole audience burst into applause, and Zhang Yimou looked at Jiang Wen with a smile in his eyes.

This is the Jiang Wen he knows!

This is a movie only he could have made.

This was Zhang Yimou's first thought. From the beginning to the end, he never denied Jiang Wen's strength. Being able to show the process of his mother's rise so obscurely, his ability is absolutely unquestionable.

It’s a pity that the two had a conflict over the concept of filming.

However, Zhang Yimou is still happy to be able to see his works today.

only--

Zhang Yimou is still a little worried about Jiang Wen's movie.

The narrative technique is very novel, but the filming is too bold.

"In terms of auditing, I'm afraid you have violated a taboo."

Zhang Yimou emphasized this question, and Chen Yu naturally understood what the man in front of him meant.

The current Radio, Film and Television Bureau is not as strict as it will be in later generations, but the requirements regarding political orientation do require special review.

If you look deeper into Jiang Wen's film, you will find that it involves sensitive historical events and ethnic issues.

Chen Yu's thoughts gradually drifted away.

Starting in 07, the review standards reflected the tightening trend of cultural control at the time.

Jiang Wen's film is very likely to run into trouble.

After hearing Zhang Yimou's words, Jiang Wen in front of him said proudly:

"It's OK if he doesn't pass the parts I didn't shoot well before."

"Now that I am praising the motherland, why doesn't he let me pass?"

"If that's the case, then I won't shoot anymore."

These words were powerful and Jiang Wen did not take Zhang Yimou's worries to heart at all.

The latter shook his head. This was indeed the Jiang Wen he knew.

Arrogant, overbearing, and arrogant.

"I am also worried about the release of your film. After all, the initial investment is so high..."

"And you have to be aware that not all audiences will accept this narrative approach."

Jiang Wen shrugged.

The expression on his face had already revealed his attitude.

Hearty laughter echoed throughout the screening room, and then eyes fell on Chen Yu.

"Aren't we safe?"

"Right, Brother Yu?"

When his name was suddenly called, Chen Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Zhang Yimou just smiled and said nothing. There was nothing wrong with what Jiang Wen said.

Chen Yu does have this ability.

However, he is still not optimistic about the box office of this movie.

There are many people who don’t understand it, but only a few who can.

Besides, everyone has their own opinions. Even if everyone understands the movie, they will still have different views on it.

To be precise, Jiang Wen had a difficult battle to fight.

Some foreign directors present looked at each other in bewilderment, but did not hesitate to applaud.

I don't understand the movie, but it's well made.

only--

From beginning to end, they never figured out the theme of the story.

The shooting technique is extremely absurd. Every shot is like a dream exposed to the sun, hot yet hazy.

Every frame gives them a strong visual impact.

"This story doesn't seem to be told along a storyline. Jiang, have you ever thought about narrating the final theme of this film in detail?"

The reporters at the side asked Jiang Wen questions first. The more than two-hour premiere was really a torture for them.

Although the whole scene is quite brutal.

"Life is a puzzle. Who says movies must tell stories in order?"

Jiang Wen looked at the reporter beside him and told him the answer that was in his mind.

As expected of you!
Chen Yu shook his head. He was no longer optimistic about the box office of this movie, even if he was the leading actor... The first flop of his career might be born.

The stubborn Jiang Wen indeed persevered.

“I don’t quite understand it, but I was definitely shocked.”

Jiang Wen looked over and saw Paul Verzi scratching his head in confusion. His expression looked extremely funny.

"It's okay if you don't understand it. I didn't understand it all when I was filming it."

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Wen's words made the whole audience burst into laughter. It must be said that such a straightforward answer really made them laugh and cry.

"What is this movie trying to say? Do we need to know Chinese history to understand it?"

It can be seen that these foreign directors have a strong thirst for knowledge, and everyone is obviously curious about this movie.

They are eager to know what kind of secrets are hidden here.

Thirst for knowledge.

The film is undoubtedly obscure and difficult to understand for them.

“Movies are like dreams. They don’t need to be explained, just feel them.”

Jiang Wen's answer was very tactful, or in other words, each of his answers missed the point!

Chen Yu was laughing like crazy... (End of this chapter)