Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 733 Life is like a poem
It was four days later that Song Tangtang met Lou Ye. At that time, she was convening a meeting in the conference room with Wu Tianmin, Liu Xiaoguang and other senior executives of Shengshi Film and Television.

The secretary came in quietly and whispered in her ear: "Boss Song, there is a director named Lou Ye who claims to be a graduate of Yandian University. He has taken a fancy to Chairman Fang's novel "Eighth Bus" published in "Yanhe" and wants to discuss it with you, including investment matters."

Lou Ye?

Song Tangtang had heard of this director's name.

There was a movie called "Weekend Lovers" shot this year, which she has also seen.

Compared to Zhang Yimou and others who pay great attention to shots and composition when filming movies, Lou Ye did not consider composition at all when filming "Weekend Lovers". He just jumped around randomly to create a certain emotional atmosphere, replacing integrity and smoothness with fragmented shots, emphasizing a casual dynamic beauty and a cathartic sense of speed.

His aesthetic sense for movies is completely different from that of Zhang Yimou and others. Is this the sixth generation director that Minghua mentioned?
But it is indeed very innovative.

"Please receive me. I'll come over after the meeting." Song Tangtang said in a low voice.

After the secretary left, Song Tangtang continued to preside over today's meeting.

"After the TV series "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" was broadcast, the audience response was very good. Now six local TV stations have purchased the broadcasting rights. Now we are planning to shoot another costume drama "Kangxi's Secret Visits". Zhang Zien will still be the director and I will be the producer. This is our company's key project this year. Everyone must give their full support."

At this point, Song Tangtang looked at Wu Tianmin who was sitting on the left and said, "Mr. Wu, how is the preparation for Zhang Yimou's new film "If You Are the One" going?"

"The funds, crew and actors are all in place, and we will start filming in Yanjing soon," said Wu Tianmin.

"This is Zhang Yimou's transformational work and also the highlight of our company. I hope everything goes well." Song Tangtang said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, you are the producer of this film, so you should pay more attention to it."

"Don't worry, Mr. Song, Yi Mou and I have been partners for so many years, there will be no problem." Wu Tianmin said.

"That's good," Song Tangtang said, and then looked at Liu Xiaoguang: "Mr. Liu, how is Wang Quanan's new film going?"

"I'm still writing the script." Liu Xiaoguang said, "You know, Wang Quan'an is a stubborn person. He doesn't like other people's novels, so he writes his own. He writes very slowly."

After hearing this, Song Tangtang remembered that her husband had written a novel called "Bus No. 8"
Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that a director named Lou Ye was waiting for him outside the door, so he swallowed the words.

Let’s first listen to what Lou Ye has to say.

"Okay, let him write it if he wants. Anyway, our company doesn't want to expand too much in the next two years." Song Tangtang replied.

"Now, let's talk about the company's financial problems. The profit of "Prime Minister Liu Luogu" invested and filmed last year was about 4300 million, slightly lower than the profit of "In the Name of People".
The meeting lasted for two hours before it ended. Song Tangtang returned to his office and called his secretary.

"Is Lou Ye still here?"

"Still."

"Have him come to my office."

"Ok."

At this time, Lou Ye was sitting in the reception room, drinking cup of tea after cup. He went to the toilet several times and the tea had lost its taste.

I wanted to leave a few times, but I still sat down.

Now hearing the female secretary asking her to go to Mr. Song's office, he hurriedly followed her.

As soon as he entered Song Tangtang's office and sat down on the sofa, Lou Ye couldn't wait to take out two certificates from his bag and handed them to Song Tangtang's desk.

When Song Tangtang saw this action, a slight smile appeared on her face.

Why is this action the same as Wang Xiaoshuai’s?
It was his first time here and he handed over his award certificate without saying a word.

Song Tangtang took a look and asked, "Director Lou, do you know Director Wang Xiaoshuai?"

"We are friends. We even shared bunk beds in the same dormitory when we were studying at Yandian University." Lou Ye told the truth.

That's it!

"Oh Director Lou, tell me why you wanted to shoot Chairman Fang's "Route 8 Bus"?"

"I think this novel is very interesting. It conveys the message that everyone can live his or her life as a poem. Poetry is not a formalized language, but is melted into every detail of life. If you can slowly breathe the breath of poetry in your life, you can make your life more valuable and meaningful." Lou Ye talked about it: "As far as the text of the novel is concerned, it uses poetic language - the novel itself is actually like a poem, but it is very philosophical. The whole novel is like a gurgling stream, and it will have a unique flavor when filmed. I would like to try it." Lou Ye said.

Well, that's a deep understanding.

Life is like poetry.

Song Tangtang thought to herself that her husband said the same thing after he finished writing the novel.

"Director Lou, I appreciate your analysis just now, but the copyright is in my husband's hands and I can't make the decision. I have to go back and talk to him about this matter and listen to his opinion and give you a reply tomorrow morning." Song Tangtang said.

"Then can you convey to him what I just said?" Lou Ye asked.

"of course."

"Okay, thank you." Lou Ye stood up.

After get off work in the evening, Song Tangtang drove back home and the family sat in the restaurant for dinner. Song Tangtang told Fang Minghua everything about meeting Lou Ye today and wanting to shoot the movie "Bus No. 8".

"Lou Ye?" Fang Minghao was about to eat the steamed bun when he was stunned.

"Yes, it's Lou Ye." Song Tangtang briefly introduced Lou Ye's situation and finally said:
"I think he has a deep understanding of your novel."

Of course Fang Minghua had heard of Lou Ye.

One of the representative figures of the sixth generation of directors, his representative works include "Suzhou River" and "Push Pull", etc. Of course, none of them have been filmed yet.

I didn't expect he would film this novel!

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

Whether it is "Weekend Lovers" or the later "Suzhou River", there is a hazy style, a dazed style intertwined with a poignant narrative image.

His temperament is somewhat similar to that of Wong Kar-wai, and both can be considered to be able to make commercial films with "artistic temperament".

But Lou Ye is not as thorough as Wong Kar-wai, and his feelings are not as self-aware and self-sufficient as Wong's.

Since he is willing to shoot, just leave it to him.

"Okay, let him take the photo." He took a bite of the steamed bun.

"Okay, I'll talk to him in detail after work tomorrow, and about the film investment. I don't think the investment will be too big."

Fang Minghua nodded.

Originally, there were very few characters in the novel and the plot was simple, with everyday scenes taking place on the bus, at home, and in the bar. How much money could that cost?
Mainly actors' compensation.

However, directors like Lou Ye will not invite big-name stars.

Of course, these are not things I consider myself.

Can it be made to the same level as Jim Jarmusch's "Paterson"?

It is worth looking forward to.

"Tangtang, how is the filming of Zhang Yimou's movie "If You Are the One" going?" Fang Minghua asked, thinking of something.

"It will start shooting soon. Wu Tianmin will be in charge. Jiang Wen, Li Baotian, Ge You and other big names will join in. It's another comedy. It will definitely be good!" said Song Tangtang.

Just as the domestic film industry was in a slump, even Zhang Yimou gave up his previous serious dramas such as "Ju Dou" and "Raise the Red Lantern" and started to take the comedy route!
Fang Minghua couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, historically, the box office of this movie is pretty good, with over 4000 million, which is relatively high among Zhang Yimou's movies.

The current domestic film market is basically full of such films: "Marriage", "Escape", "Zhaole".
(End of this chapter)