A widower's entertainment

Chapter 298 [Big Brother] (Subscribe)
There is no doubt that Chen Ai'ge was able to directly say that the film would be shot according to Lin Youcheng's script, which undoubtedly gave her own guarantee. You must know that even Hou Xiaoxian, who served as the supervisor and producer, also gave some suggestions to Master Zhang in the movie "Raise the Red Lantern", but Master Zhang did not listen.

All these also show that directors often have their own ideas.

When Lin Youcheng heard what Chen Ai'ge said, he looked at Jiang Wen and Master Zhang again.

Jiang Wen said, "I naturally hope that you, Brother Cheng, will write the script, but I think we can discuss together how to make it better."

Jiang Wen undoubtedly has his own ideas. Wang Li's "Animal Fierce" was written by Jiang Wen himself. He basically did not change the overall structure of the novel and used most of the plots in the book. He simplified and merged some plots. From the final presentation of the movie, there are still significant differences between it and the novel, which reflects Jiang Wen's own understanding of the novel and that period of youth, as well as the ideological connotation he wants to express that is different from the novel.

Lin Youcheng smiled. He understood what Jiang Wen meant and said, "Wang Lu has a novel called "Ferocious Animals". You can take a look at it."

After saying this, Lin Youcheng looked at Master Zhang again and said, "Liu Heng's novel "Fuxi Fuxi" is also very suitable for film adaptation."

There is no doubt that the meaning of Lin Youcheng's words was very clear. Naturally, he chose Chen Ai Ge and recommended other novels to Zhang Guoshi and Jiang Wen.

Zhang Guoshi was not particularly disappointed, because just as Lin Youcheng said before, there would definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Especially since Lin Youcheng was a big shot in the literary world, it was their turn to talk to Lin Youcheng about adapting the novel.

Jiang Wen was naturally a little dissatisfied, but he also knew that Chen Aige's words were very clear, that is, he would respect Lin Youcheng's novel and script and would not arbitrarily adapt the plot. He didn't say anything, but just thought about watching Wang Li's "Animal Fierceness" and said, "Brother Cheng, we must cooperate if we have the chance in the future. You didn't let me shoot "Tengu" and "Atonement"."

"There will be a chance."

Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "I haven't stopped writing yet. There will always be opportunities."

This made Master Zhang and others laugh.

Everyone knows that the writer Lin Youcheng has the strongest creative passion. Every novel he publishes will cause considerable discussion. It should be said that there is no reader who reads novels and loves literature who does not look forward to Lin Youcheng's next novel.

Because they all know that Lin Youcheng's next novel will definitely not disappoint them, just like "Atonement", which was published after the spy novel "The Hidden Corner", and it has caused quite a stir in the domestic literary circle.

Since the matter has been settled, Master Zhang and others will not stay for long, so they leave first.

Just when Chen Ai Ge and others left, several children also came back from school.

Lin Zhaomei, carrying his schoolbag, saw Chen Aige and the others leaving and asked curiously, "Dad, are they here to ask you to write a script again?"

Lin Zhaomei was a young actor who had acted in several plays, so she naturally knew that the most important thing in filming a movie was the script, that is, the story of the entire movie. It was the foundation of the entire movie, and her father was the person who wrote the story.

"Yes."

"Dad, you are so awesome. I want to be like you in the future."

When Lin Youcheng heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head, looked at Lin Zhaomei, and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that you want to be a director when you grow up? Then you can't be like me. I'm just a screenwriter."

"The director is even better."

Lin Zhaomei naturally knew that the director was the most powerful person in the crew, but in her heart her father was very powerful, because now it seemed that these directors all came to find her father.

Lin Youcheng didn't know what Lin Zhaomei was thinking. He looked at the backs of Chen Aige and others leaving, then turned his gaze to Lin Zhaomei and said, "However, directors have a lot to learn. The most important thing is to understand the language of film, that is, the audio-visual language."

"There is a lot of knowledge involved, such as images, sound, and editing. Images also include composition, depth of field, color, etc."

Being a director is not that simple. The most important thing to understand is the audio-visual language, which is the basic structure of a film, the narrative method, the arrangement and combination of shots, shots, scenes and paragraphs, also known as film language. It is the means used by film art to express ideas, convey emotions and complete narratives. It is divided into three parts: image, sound and editing. As he said, images also include: composition, depth of field, color, tone, lighting, scene, movement, angle, camera position, and sound also includes: human voice, sound, music...

This is all pretty technical knowledge and not that simple.

Lin Youcheng just spoke briefly, but Lin Zhaomei on the side was listening with great interest. She had filmed in a drama crew before and knew about camera lenses. She had also watched them out of curiosity. She also had many doubts and curiosity in her heart. She had also asked questions in the crew about some things she didn't understand. Of course, she also knew that if she really wanted to be a director, she still had a lot to learn.

"Dad, don't worry, I will be the best director."

When Lin Youcheng heard this, his face was full of smiles. He touched Lin Zhaomei's head and said, "Dad, I believe in you."

Regardless of whether it was innocent childish talk or a true ideal, as a father he would naturally encourage and believe in it.

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Since Lin Youcheng has already promised Chen Ai'ge, he will naturally write the script. As for Jiang Wen and Zhang Guoshi, Lin Youcheng feels that these two people may not shoot the film completely according to his own script. After all, different readers will see different Hamlets, not to mention that the director naturally has his own ideas about the filming of a movie.

Some ideas may even be quite sharp and incisive, or even unique.

Lin Youcheng was also very clear about this point, as he was mostly just writing scripts.

Of course, shooting according to the script does not necessarily mean that the director has no ideas of his own. After all, the director should shoot according to the script. However, the director has to pay attention to how the actors move, how the camera zooms in, how the light is used, the color selection in the camera, and even the positions of two characters under the same camera. If one is up and the other is down, who is in a lower position and is suppressed. The positions of these actors and characters should also reflect the relationship between the characters. This is why the director needs to communicate with the photographer to confirm the shots he wants, rather than just mechanically shooting according to the script without any directorial techniques.

While Lin Youcheng is writing the script, Chen Aige is already looking for actors to play roles based on the characters in the novel "Atonement".

Because Master Zhang suggested that Gong Li play the role of Lin Yu, Chen Ai Ge naturally felt that it was very suitable. Although Gong Li was filming with Master Zhang, there would not be any problem in borrowing this actor to film, after all, Gong Li also wanted to star in the drama "Atonement".

Chen Ai Ge did not consider Jiang Wen. Firstly, Jiang Wen might not agree, and Jiang Wen's temperament did not match Luo Yang's. Also, he did not want the two protagonists of his play "Atonement" to be the same as in Zhang Guoshi's previous play "Red Sorghum".

Chen Ai Ge was thinking about the male actors in the mainland, and also remembered what Zhang Guoshi said that he could find Tokuma Shoten in the island country to invest in the filming. He wondered whether he should also find a film joint venture company to shoot this movie with Yanjing Film Studio. At that time, the range of candidates for the male lead would be wider.

Lin Youcheng didn't know about Chen Ai'ge's plan. The most important thing for him right now was to write the script of "Atonement".

Fortunately, Lin Youcheng knew about the original movie "Atonement", so it was naturally easy for him to adapt the script according to his own novel. Compared with the original movie script, Lin Youcheng naturally had to make some changes. Some film professionals originally believed that the director also arranged dual-angle or even multi-angle narratives in the movie, but many details were too stiff and showed off the director's extraordinary cleverness too much. He lacked great wisdom and some places had the opposite effect. Naturally, he also had to deal with these places more perfectly.

In the Beijing film circle, there would naturally be news that Chen Ai Ge, Zhang Guo Shi, and Jiang Wen all wanted to film the novel "Atonement". There is no doubt that the film industry actually took this news for granted, because many people have also seen Lin Youcheng's "Atonement".

There is no doubt that anyone who truly understands movies knows very well that Lin Youcheng's story is really amazing. If it were really filmed, it would definitely be great. It is no wonder that those people all wanted to film this story.

Not only is the Beijing film community discussing this, but the literary community has also been discussing Lin Youcheng's "Atonement."

Just as Zhang Wei said, the People's Literature magazine is planning to hold a symposium on the work "Atonement".

Obviously, the Beijing Writers Association is also very positive about Lin Youcheng's "Atonement" and is also planning to hold a seminar on the work.

Lin Youcheng did not refuse, because he knew that the novel "Atonement" really received a lot of attention, and it could even be said that it was more popular than the previous novel "Insidious".

There is no way. Compared with the spy war novel "The Hidden", this romance novel contains humanity, love, and war. More importantly, it also discusses the limits of writing and the dangers of creative desire, which are all worthy of serious discussion in the literary circle.

A seminar was held for the previous work of "Insidious", so there is naturally more reason to hold a seminar for "Atonement" this time.

It can even be said that this symposium on "Atonement" was even more grand, with many big names in the literary circle attending, including professors and deans of various literary colleges, not to mention literary critics, magazine editors-in-chief, etc. It was definitely a gathering of big names.

Of course, among all these bigwigs, Lin Youcheng is also a well-deserved bigwig.

It can even be said that even if this was not a seminar on Lin Youcheng's novel "Atonement", there were few people present whom Lin Youcheng could actively approach and say hello to.

Judging from Lin Youcheng's past resume and published works, he is an absolute big shot in this seminar. Anyone who sees him will take the initiative to come forward, shake hands with him, and exchange a few words.

In fact, this is also why Chen Ai Ge and others attach so much importance to Lin Youcheng. There is no other way. The literary world still has a certain say compared to the film and television industry.

Not to mention, Lin Youcheng is also the author of the novel "Atonement".

A lot of people came to greet Lin Youcheng actively, and many of them had dealt with Lin Youcheng before. This is why Lin Youcheng did not accept Wang Li's invitation, because Lin Youcheng himself represents a circle, and a more different circle.

Now all the comrades in the Writers Association have come to express their love and affirmation for Lin Youcheng's "Atonement", and each of them is praising from the bottom of their hearts.

Lin Youcheng naturally also needed to be polite and humble.

Lin Youcheng naturally expressed his gratitude humbly for the praise and affirmation from these scholars, professors, editors and writers.

Since it was a work seminar, naturally, it all revolved around the novel "Atonement". It was obvious that these people really had their own opinions. Many of them wrote long manuscripts to express their views and praise Lin Youcheng's novel.

Zhang Jinglan, head of the Writers Association's Fiction Group, made no secret of his admiration for Lin Youcheng's writing, praising him, "Youcheng's ability to control words is as superb as ever. With just a few details, he can imply the subtle psychology he hopes to express. As the theme, the first part is a bit long, but the suspense is well-laid, making the reading process quite easy. The tragedy surrounding Lin Xue lies in her longing for the identity of a novelist and the drama in her mind that has nowhere to go. This point is worth our deep thought as an author."

"The ghost of her childhood followed her throughout her life, in every corner of that house, in every corner of the world, reminding her that her existence was finite and also that her existence was infinite."

"The mistakes he made are naturally unforgivable, but after reading his confession, I can't help but feel sympathetic. This sympathy comes from the fact that the fate of a pair of people being oppressed is not entirely due to a grain of sand in the times, but also from a grain of sand in Lin Xue. The former caused the destruction of their bodies, and the latter crushed their souls more than ten years ago. A dangerous novelist with a criminal record has implanted the solid testimony and the feeling of regret in his heart, which is difficult to remove."

Obviously, in addition to discussing the plot of the novel, more discussion will be focused on the author's deeper creative desires and the power of the text.

This is also what many authors want to communicate.

It can even be said that everyone present knew very well that Lin Xue in the novel "Atonement" was a fellow traveler and creator of words like them. Naturally, this "writer" role was worthy of deeper discussion and analysis by these writers.

The more analysis and discussion there was at the seminar, the more naturally a conclusion would be drawn:

This novel is so well written!
Lin Youcheng is really awesome!
(End of this chapter)