China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 499: Not allowed to become a spirit after the founding of the People’s Republic of China

The saturation in "The Golden Helmet" is so high, and the blinding gold and silver armor has caused many viewers to complain.

It’s hard to describe the five-colored armor of the five armies in “The Great Wall”.

The blue armor troops led by Da Tiantian's tactics of simply giving away kills made the audience suffocate.

In "Shadow", an iron umbrella breaks a big sword, and people hide in iron umbrellas and move quickly on the street... These plots and weird settings make people's scalp tingle.

This is obviously a film based on history, but the use of these tricks that are seriously out of touch with history really distracts people from the show.

Mythological films are different. Since they are all myths, the above operations will not be so distracting when used in mythological films.

If a mythical figure with magical powers uses an iron umbrella to restrain a master with a big knife, no one would think there is anything wrong with it.

Movies of the mythological type can mitigate the negative impact of the national master's usual outrageous behavior.

Also, special effects and grand scenes are very important in mythological films.

Colors and grand scenes are the specialties of the national master.

Li Yuzhen sincerely believes that Guoshi is very suitable for shooting films that do not require particularly strict logic and focus more on large scenes and special effects.

This is the comfort zone of the national teacher.

It was precisely because of this that Li Yu dared to conclude that Wang Jing would definitely fail.

He felt that this time the national master could really bring some surprises to everyone.

Wang Jing was very convinced after listening to Li Yu's analysis.

Although he felt that what Li Yu said made sense, it was a fact that Li Yu had never read "Fengshen".

So he had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he prayed that the national director could make a film that was comparable to "Three Guns".

In this way, his "Ocean Island 2" will not be affected.

This cannot be blamed on Wang Jing. People are like this. How can they not pray in a direction that is beneficial to themselves?

Except for some people with masochism, no one would fantasize about being severely abused by the other person, right?
Some time later, Li Yu had just finished filming about one-third of the plot of "Ready Player One" when he received a call from the national master himself.

After "Man Jiang Hong", the national teacher and Li Yu never collaborated again.

When filming "The Flowers of War", the imperial master invited Li Yu to be the chief screenwriter.

But the national master wanted to use this film to achieve the grand goal of being a hit both at home and abroad. Li Yu felt that this goal was unattainable and would ultimately fail to achieve either goal, so he rejected the plan.

When the national master revealed that he was going to shoot "Fengshen", many people, including his fans, advised him to ask Li Yu to help write the script.

He pretended not to hear people's calls, did not respond, and did not even make an invitation to Li Yu.

On the surface, it seemed that the Imperial Master and Li Yu had fallen out, and the two sides were drifting further and further apart.

In fact, this is not the case. The National Master and Li Yu have a very good relationship in private.

The main reason for the discontinuation of cooperation is that the two sides could not reach an agreement.

The national master is a person with a strong desire for control. He wants to be in control of everything and he wants to have the final say in his movies.

If Li Yu were the screenwriter, he would not allow the national master to change the script, let alone add some outrageous plots such as an iron umbrella defeating a broadsword.

Both sides are so strong and no one wants to give in, so the best option is to not cooperate and just be friends.

"Director Li, you should be free in a few days, right? The first part of my Investiture of the Gods is about to premiere."

The Imperial Master said in a calm tone.

"Director Zhang, you've already said it, so even if I don't have time, I'll have to make time to show my support."

Li Yu replied with a smile.

In recent years, the national master would come to every premiere of Li Yu’s films if he had time, which can be said to be the great honor given to him.

There is no way Li Yu didn't understand such a simple principle of reciprocity, he should go and show his support.

Li Yu's straightforward answer made the national teacher very happy. He said: "I got the inspiration to shoot "Investiture of the Gods" because of your "The Great Wall". Your "The Great Wall" is a benchmark for mythological films. I am very confident in "Investiture of the Gods". I hope you, the director who has set a benchmark for mythological films, can comment on it."

The national master held his breath, and he was really working hard on the film "Investiture of the Gods". He wanted to prove to the world and Li Yu that he, the national master, could return to the top even without cooperating with Li Yu.

He invited Li Yu to attend the premiere, not only to get Li Yu's support, but also because he really wanted Li Yu to see what his version of "Fengshen" was like.

Li Yu could tell that the Imperial Master was very confident.

To be honest, he was quite happy.

He sincerely hopes that the national director can make a good movie with good quality, reputation and performance.

He is too lonely. He has always been the one breaking China's box office records.

He once thought about giving Stephen Chow a little stimulation, asking him to give up being a director and go back to being an actor to increase his intensity.

It’s a pity that Stephen Chow doesn’t plan to go back to being an actor, and he wants to stick to his path as a director.

If the national master could use his ultimate move to put some pressure on him, he would be really happy and would have more motivation to move forward.

"I don't deserve the credit for this. Director Zhang, you are recognized as the best director in China. The most we can do is exchange our thoughts."

Li Yu said modestly.

Chatted with the national teacher for a while.

The national teacher also asked about Li Yu’s "Ready Player One".

After the chat, Li Yu announced at the shooting site that they would work overtime for the next two days.

Everyone's mood suddenly became low.

We are all workers, who likes to work overtime for no reason? Is there really anyone who thinks 996 is a blessing?

However, after Li Yu announced that they would work overtime for two days and then have two days off, everyone cheered and regained their spirits.

How many hours of overtime can I work in a day? Not many hours.

Working two days overtime in exchange for two days off, I believe all workers in the world would be happy with such a good thing.

When they were about to switch scenes after filming a few scenes, Fat Fan, who had been holding back for a long time, came up and said, "Director, why are you giving us a holiday? Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary."

"I do need to fly out to see the monster."

Li Yu said seriously.

The well-known story of the Investiture of the Gods is definitely related to the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou, Daji, and Jiang Ziya.

All Chinese people know that Daji was transformed from a fox.

Daji has become a synonym for fox spirit.

The first part of Investiture of the Gods definitely tells the story of the Shang Dynasty, and King Zhou and Daji are definitely involved.

Li Yu was not kidding when he said he wanted to fly to another place to see the monster. He was just telling the truth.

Fat Fan, who didn't understand the situation, was completely confused. What kind of monster is this?

Didn't they say that animals were not allowed to become spirits after the founding of the People's Republic of China? How could there be a demon for people to watch?

"What kind of monster?"

Fat Fan asked in confusion.

"The premiere of the National Master's Investiture of the Gods is coming soon. Haven't you heard? I'm going to show my support for him and take a look at Daji. Doesn't that count as seeing a demon?"

Li Yu asked rhetorically.

Fan Xiaopang realized later that this was what was meant by "seeing the monster".

"The crew will be on holiday in two days, can you take me with you? I also want to watch the national master's "Investiture of the Gods"."

Fan Xiaopang was very interested in this.

In fact, she participated in the casting of "Fengshen" and she wanted to play Daji, but she was not selected.

(End of this chapter)