Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 200 210 [Beijing Circle Big Friend Xu Jinglei, the Year of the Award in 1994]

Nortel.

Inside the acting department's office.

Li Yishu was chatting with Yu Feihong and several teachers from the Performance Department, including Mr. Cui, the famous star head teacher of the 96 class of the Beijing Film Academy.

Mr. Cui, who brought out the three great talents of Beijing Film Academy, has been teaching at the school for more than ten years and currently teaches sophomores in the acting department.

Although in terms of qualifications, Teacher Cui and several other teachers in the acting department are far superior to Lee Yi-su, but Lee Yi-su is very popular now. The movies she made either won major awards or had high box office.

The teachers in the acting department naturally hope to establish a good relationship with Li Yishu so that they can recommend their students and give them a chance.

Teacher Qi Shilong said with a smile: "Director Li, we also have several good talents in the 90 class, especially Huang Lei. Before he came to Beijing Film Academy for classes, he starred in "Walking and Singing" directed by Brother Chen Kai. His acting skills are absolutely beyond reproach among his peers."

"There are also Wang Jinsong, Jiang Wu... They are all very good. Feihong should have met them. They are all juniors from my alma mater. If there is a chance in the future, I would like to trouble Director Li to take care of them."

Hearing this, Li Yishu smiled cheerfully: "No problem, Teacher Yu. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely take care of the younger students in my alma mater."

There is nothing wrong with taking care of younger students from his alma mater. After all, Li Yishu was able to make a name for himself in the field of online universities in his previous life, which was partly due to his network of relationships at Beijing Film Academy over the years.

But forget about Huang Lei, Jiang Wu and others.

If you really want to take care of someone, you might as well take care of Jiang Qinqin. She is also a student of Beijing Film Academy and naturally one of the "younger students".

"Haha, then I'll trouble Director Li."

Qi Shilong's face was all smiles. Now that the film industry had begun to become market-oriented and even the production studios themselves had to be responsible for their own profits and losses, the actors' career paths could no longer be the same as in the past where they could be assigned to major production studios upon graduation.

This year's graduates are relatively lucky, as they are either assigned to theaters, film studios, or TV stations...

If Yu Feihong had not chosen to stay in school, with her abilities, she would probably have been assigned to work in a drama theater.

Qi Shilong has to be responsible for his class of students. They will graduate next year, but only a handful of them can be assigned to good jobs. Although the drama theater can cram in a lot of newcomers, it is really very difficult to make a name for themselves in the drama industry.

"Brother Yishu..."

Suddenly, there was a sound at the door. Li Yishu turned around and saw Jiang Qinqin standing there in a daze, with a girl beside her.

"Qinqin, come here for a moment."

Li Yishu waved her hand and Jiang Qinqin walked over awkwardly. She didn't expect there were so many teachers in the office.

"Teacher Cui, Teacher Qi... This is my sister Jiang Qinqin, a new student this year. I hope you can help take care of her in the future."

Although Yu Feihong is Jiang Qinqin's actual class teacher, there are some other acting classes that need to be taught by other teachers.

After Li Yishu told this to several teachers in the Department of Acting, it probably won't be long before all the teachers know that Jiang Qinqin is Li Yishu's sister, and they will definitely be able to take care of her to some extent.

"Haha, no problem, Director Li. I've noticed Jiang Qinqin among the freshmen this year. She's pretty and trained in Peking Opera. She can sing, recite, act and fight. I think she has a good understanding."

Teacher Cui looked at Yu Feihong with envy: "Teacher Yu, there are many good students in your class this year."

"There are many good talents, but I am also worried about how to teach them."

Yu Feihong also had a headache. It was her first time teaching and she realized that being a student and being a teacher were two completely different situations.

What's more, the students I teach are college students. Even though it's a performance department and there aren't many academic courses, there are still quite a few problems.

"The first teaching is like this, I tell you..."

Teacher Cui and other acting teachers began to share their experiences.

Seeing this, Li Yishu exchanged glances with Yu Feihong and said, "The teachers are busy. My mother asked me to bring something to my sister."

After talking to a few teachers, Li Yishu carried a small suitcase filled with various chili sauces and went out with Jiang Qinqin.

After leaving the office, Jiang Qinqin, who had been pretending to be quiet, immediately became lively: "Brother Yishu, what's in this?"

Li Yishu said: "It's the chili sauce and chopped pepper sauce that your godmother brought you..."

"Wow! Godmother is so nice. I'm not used to eating here in Yanjing. With these peppers, the food will be more delicious."

Jiang Qinqin's eyes lit up. People from Sichuan and Shu love spicy food. Before, because she was learning Peking Opera, she restrained herself from eating less chili peppers.

But now that I no longer study Peking Opera, I naturally don’t have any concerns in this regard.

At this moment, Sichuan restaurants have not yet opened up in all cities across the country, and the food in Yanjing is still mainly Shandong cuisine. It is normal for a girl like Jiang Qinqin who comes from Sichuan to not be used to the food.

Li Yishu smiled cheerfully: "Haha, I couldn't get used to it when I was studying at Beijing Film Academy. My mom probably knows that you probably can't get used to it either, so she asked me to bring more, enough for you to eat in the second half of the year."

"That's enough. There's so much. I can't finish it." Jiang Qinqin laughed.

This made Xu Jinglei, who had been silent all the time, extremely envious. She had just listened carefully at the door and saw that Director Li personally supported her sister. From now on, Jiang Qinqin would definitely have smooth sailing in Beijing Film Academy.

"Qinqin, is this your classmate?"

After chatting for a while, Li Yishu turned his gaze to Xu Jinglei.

In fact, as early as when the two appeared at the door of the office, he recognized the talented Xu, who was later hailed as the goddess of Beijing circle.

I have to say that Xu Jinglei's skin is dark at the moment, she is very thin, and her facial features are relatively soft, which can only be described as pretty.

This image now is very different from the later character of "Da Sasami".

"Oh, right!"

Jiang Qinqin then remembered Xu Jinglei and quickly said, "This is Xu Jinglei, my classmate and roommate. Brother Yishu, Xu Jinglei is your loyal fan. She has seen all your movies and bought a lot of newspapers and magazines about you..."

Looking at the slightly shy Xu Jinglei, Li Yishu found it quite interesting. She didn't expect that this Beijing goddess was also her fan.

"I didn't expect that I have such a loyal fan." Li Yishu smiled and stretched out her hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Xu."

Xu Jinglei shyly extended her hand: "Hello, Director Li."

"I see that Xu is older than my sister. I'll trouble you to take care of her in school in the future."

"Don't worry, Director Li. Qinqin and I have a very good relationship. I always treat her as my sister."

Li Yishu ignored Jiang Qinqin's whispered words "I am not young anymore" and said to Xu Jinglei with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Xu."

Although Xu Jinglei's reputation in the future was not very good, it was still much better than Jiang Yiyan, whose image had collapsed.

"Have you eaten breakfast?"

"I ate a few dumplings, but before I finished, I got a call from you, Yishu."

Knowing that Jiang Qinqin had not eaten anything in the morning, Li Yishu waved her hand and said, "Let's go, I'll take you two to have breakfast." Jiang Qinqin naturally agreed. Even though Xu Jinglei had eaten breakfast, she was happy to go out with Li Yishu.

Girls tend to mature early, and Xu Jinglei is also a little scheming. She had established a good relationship with Jiang Qinqin before, just to be able to get in touch with Li Yishu today.

Now that the opportunity has come, I have to eat it even if I can't eat it.

After finishing breakfast at a nearby breakfast shop, Xu Jinglei tactfully offered to help carry the small suitcase back to the dormitory.

Li Yishu also took Jiang Qinqin to the company for a visit. He had to be busy again and didn't have much time to accompany her.

The good news is that Jiang Qinqin is no longer the little girl she was when filming "Sword Rain" last year, and she has matured a lot after going to college.

Jiang Qinqin raised her chin and said, "Brother Yishu, I need to learn acting well so that you will think of looking for me when you are filming."

"Okay, when you have learned how to act, Yishu will definitely ask you to act."

Li Yishu laughed.

Jiang Qinqin can be chosen for commercial films, but forget about art films because her face is not suitable; she is too beautiful.

Moreover, in terms of acting, Jiang Qinqin should be the type without talent. It is not a problem for her to play some vase-like roles, but it is basically impossible for her to play the roles of Gong Li and Zhang Manyu.

He still remembers the movie "Grass and Trees" that Jiang Qinqin filmed before her rebirth. She played a woman who was deceived into a pyramid scheme organization. There was nothing wrong with her acting, but her appearance was too distracting. If she had replaced her with an average-looking actress, the drama would probably have been more dramatic.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of September.

After Li Yishu had completely finished editing the post-production of "Central Station", he also called Qiu Fusheng and asked him to come to Yanjing.

Upon learning that the movie was out, Qiu Fusheng excitedly flew over that same day. He waited for eight months for Li Yishu to complete the post-production of the movie!

First it was "The Sixth Sense", then "Nobody".

If Qiu Fusheng hadn't known that Li Yishu was extremely busy, he would have thought that she was deliberately delaying the filming of "Central Station".

Gong Li was not there and Xiao Yejin was also studying, so Li Yishu did not notify the other creative staff. She just asked people from the Beijing Film Studio to help arrange a small screening room. She took Han Sanping, who had just arrived at Yanjing, and Qiu Fusheng, who had flown in overnight, to watch "Central Station" together.

There were only eight people in the small screening room, including several leaders from the Beijing Film Studio and people from the production department.

The texture of the film is still very good. The photographic equipment is the latest machine that Li Yishu bought from abroad when he was filming "Sword Rain". In addition, Zhao Fei, the personal photographer, really understands him, so the color tone and atmosphere of the film are just right.

The plot is basically the same as the original film, but a lot of scenes have been modified for the sake of localization, or Southeast Asianization, but it generally does not affect the viewing experience.

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After the movie was over, applause broke out from the audience. Qiu Fusheng said with a happy face: "Director Li, congratulations on making another wonderful movie!"

Han Sanping, who was standing next to him, was a fan of watching foreign movies. He could tell at a glance that Lee Yi-su's new movie had a bit of a road movie vibe to it: "Yi-su, your movie is a bit like a foreign road movie, full of discussions about human nature, and it's a movie that's worthy of winning an award."

The structure and theme of the film are very well handled. The heroine takes the little boy on a journey to find his father, which not only sublimates the heroine's soul, but also gives the little boy who lost his mother a glimmer of hope to survive.

Facing the compliments from everyone, Lee Yi-su smiled and said, "Whether or not I can win an award depends on whether the jury at the Berlin Film Festival likes this film."

Qiu Fusheng is confident: "They will definitely like it. Good movies know no national boundaries."

He has been working in the film industry for many years. Although he is not a director or an actor, but just a boss and investor, he has invested in Hou Hsiao-xian's films and Zhang Yimou's films over the years, so he has some appreciation ability and is also familiar with the three major European film festivals.

The movie "Central Station" is very suitable for the Berlin Film Festival.

You should know that the Berlin International Film Festival tends to favor films about social issues, youth themes, female themes, artistic experiments, and films that reflect social realities.

Lee Yi-su's film combines elements of society, teenagers, women, and reality.

In addition, the old Jinan railway station that was photographed was designed by a German architect during the Republic of China period, and its architectural style is also typical German.

To use the words later, once the BUFFs are fully stacked, it will be hard not to win the prize!

Of course, it is hard to say whether I can win the Golden Bear Award, but I will definitely win the award.

"Good films know no borders, but film festivals may not be happy to let me win three awards."

Li Yishu smiled faintly. This year's Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival was awarded to American director Robert Altman.

This also makes "Ultraman" the third director to win the European Triple Gold Grand Slam.

The first two Grand Slam winners, Georges Clouzot and Antonioni, achieved this feat in the 1950s and 1960s respectively.

The older the time, the greater the probability of winning the three golds.

This is also why there was no Grand Slam winner in the entire twenty years from the 70s to the 80s, because the value of the three major European film festivals had increased.

The new Grand Slam player Robert Altman is already 68 years old this year. In this case, the difficulty for Lee Yi-su to become the fourth Grand Slam at the age of 20 has increased exponentially.

But no matter what, next year should be Li Yishu's last planned attempt to win the three major European awards.

From the Berlin Film Festival in February, the Cannes Film Festival in May, to the Venice Film Festival in September, the three films he currently has on hand correspond perfectly to the Best Picture (Gold Award) and Best Director Awards respectively.

Regardless of success or failure, Lee Yi-su will be casual about it in the future and will no longer deliberately make films just to win awards, as that is too tiring. It would be better for him to make commercial films, which are relaxing, profitable and can expand his appeal at the overseas box office.

Han Sanping, Qiu Fusheng and others at the scene were not fools who believed that good movies would definitely win awards, nor were they idealists, so after hearing what Li Yishu said, they all fell silent.

It was Li Yishu who took the initiative to ask, "By the way, Mr. Qiu, is this movie produced under the name of an independent producer or under the name of Beijing Film Studio?"

Hearing this, Han Sanping's eyes lit up. He would take office as the new director of Beijing Film Studio in a few days. If he could apply for the Berlin Film Festival in the name of Beijing Film Studio and win one or two awards, it would be a free political achievement.

Qiu Fusheng was also a man of sense. He glanced at the incoming Director Han and said with a smile, "It would be best to go to the Beijing Film Studio. The name of the Beijing Film Studio is very famous in Europe."

"Okay, then we'll go to the Beijing Film Studio."

Li Yishu looked at Han Sanping and said, "Director Han, I'm sorry to bother you with the application for the film festival at the end of the year."

"Ha ha!"

Han Sanping smiled and said, "No problem, leave it to me! This is definitely the most important event for our Beijing Film Studio next year."

After watching the movie, the leaders of Beijing Film Studio took this opportunity to warmly invite Han Sanping, the future boss, Li Yishu, the God of Wealth, and Qiu Fusheng, the Taiwan investor, to have a meal in the cafeteria of Beijing Film Studio.

The next morning, Qiu Fusheng hurried back to Taiwan.

This time when he went back, he also had to help Li Yishu convey a message to Lai Shengchuan and Qingxia.

Let Lai Shengchuan prepare the crew in advance, and Li Yishu will go to the United States next, and then go to Taiwan to shoot "The Reader".

Qiu Fusheng was still quite disappointed about not being able to invest in this movie, but fortunately he collaborated with Li Yishu on "Central Station" and will now wait to participate in next year's Berlin International Film Festival.

(End of this chapter)