Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 25 [I choose Li Yishu, young people have a bad temper! ] Please read
Nortel.

"Lee Ye-su's film was shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival?"

Xu Su looked at Cai Chongzhe with surprise.

"Yes, Sister Xu, our department head said so himself a few days ago."

"What about others now?"

Cai Chongzhe said enviously: "I have already gone to Venice with director Zhang Yimou."

"Zhang Yimou? What does this have to do with Zhang Yimou?"

"It was our department head who asked Director Zhang to take care of Li Yishu. After all, he has never been abroad..."

"That's it."

Xu Lu nodded. She felt her mind was in a daze. Didn’t she say before that she was just a graduate student? How come she was shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival?
"Xiao Cai, was this script really written by Li Yishu?" Li Bihua took out the script of "Farewell My Concubine".

She came here this time just to meet the screenwriter of the script in person.

It’s just because it was written so well that it made a different “Farewell My Concubine”.

The plot has some deviations from her original novel, but these deviations are not only acceptable, but also better than the original!
Especially for the role of Cheng Dieyi, when Li Bihua was writing it, she felt that she had created a very successful character, but after reading the "Cheng Dieyi" in the script, she found that it had a different color.

The ending of the script is also different. In the novel, Cheng Dieyi did not commit suicide by drawing his sword. Instead, he survived and even got married. He reunited with his senior brother many years later. He attributed his life to a strange dream and woke up from it.

From a literary perspective, the ending of the novel is even more tragic, because the contrast between the previous plot and the ending is huge. The ending of Cheng Dieyi is more vulgar and more tragic. Living is more depressing than dying.
It’s just like Fugui in the TV series “To Live”, whose wife died first, then his daughter and then his granddaughter. Living is more painful for him than death.

But from the perspective of watching movies and TV shows, Cheng Dieyi's suicide is the most shocking.

In the script, Cheng Dieyi committed suicide, just like a stone suddenly exploding, breaking into pieces and hitting people, which was very painful.

Cheng Dieyi, who survived in the novel, is like a stone thrown into a well. You watch it sink, feeling no pain or itch, but just sinking coldly...

Cai Chongzhe nodded, "He wrote it. I even discussed it with him in the dormitory."

After getting a definite answer and being very satisfied with the script, Li Bihua couldn't help but think about letting Li Yishu to make a movie.

She can definitely bring the character of Cheng Dieyi to life, just like her other work "Rouge" which was adapted into a film and television work many years ago and became a classic.

Thinking that she would have another classic movie adapted from a novel, Li Bihua couldn't help but say, "Sister Xu, how about...letting Director Li give it a try?"

"But..." Xu Su hesitated, "But I think only Director Chen Kai can shoot this kind of feeling. Director Li is indeed capable, but he is too young. He may not be able to grasp this kind of taboo love."

"But the script has been written, which shows that he has the ability."

"A script is a script, and it's different from filming a movie."

Xu Lu is a filmmaker herself. Although she has not directed many movies, when she followed Director Hu Jinshuang to shoot "Dragon Inn" and "A Touch of Zen", she often discussed filming techniques with Director Hu. She is considered an actor with a rich knowledge of director's theories.

But she knew that she would never be able to be a director because theoretical knowledge and practical operation are two different things.

Just like this time, the script written by Li Yishu is very good, but if it is given to him to shoot, it may not be so good.

"That may not be the case. Wasn't Director Li shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival? He is so young and yet he has been shortlisted for an international film festival. He must be capable. And if you can be the producer yourself, Sister Xu, I don't believe that he will be worse than Brother Chen Kai."

Li Bihua has a deep resentment towards Brother Chen Kai.

It was just because Xu Lu found Brother Chen Kai at that time and wanted him to shoot "Farewell My Concubine". After Brother Chen Kai read the original novel, he not only did not take the role, but also said: I will not shoot such a vulgar romance novel.

Li Bihua is a well-known female writer from Taiwan. Regardless of the literary quality of her works, she is at least very well-known in Hong Kong and Taiwan. How can she not be angry when Brother Chen Kai says that her works are vulgar?

"I admit that Lee Yi-su is talented, but I still recognize director Chen Kai more."

Xu Lu watched Chen Kaige's "The King of Children" at the Cannes Film Festival a few years ago. It was also through this movie that she recognized Chen Kaige's talent.

It has been several years since he obtained the copyright of the novel. Even though Brother Chen Kai has refused many times, Xu Lu has been trying to persuade him.

It’s not that Xu Lu is very optimistic about Brother Chen Kai. Perhaps it’s just the unwillingness of being a woman that makes Xu Lu look for Brother Chen Kai for many years.

This can be seen from the fact that after "Farewell My Concubine", the two have not worked together again except for "Feng Yue", which is still a problem. The so-called Xu Xu recognized Chen Kai's talent, and she would rather wait for several years than let others shoot it. I'm afraid there is a big question mark on this matter.

"I don't approve!"

Li Bihua also got angry and said dissatisfiedly: "Doesn't Brother Chen Kai not shoot vulgar novels? My book is so vulgar, I won't let him shoot it even if he wants to."

Cai Chongzhe standing next to him lowered his head and remained silent.

Xu Suo frowned: "Don't be like this, Bihua."

"Sister Xu, you know I'm not targeting you."

Li Bihua calmed down, took a deep breath and said, "How about this, Sister Xu, the Venice Film Festival shouldn't have started yet, let's go to Venice!"

“What are you going to do in Venice?”

"Go watch the work of director Li Yishu in person. If you think it's not good enough, then wait for Chen Kai, who you approve of. If you think it's OK, then ask Li Yishu to shoot it."

"it is good!"

Xu Lu agreed without any hesitation. She and Li Bihua had known each other for a long time and naturally did not want to create a bad relationship with her because of this matter.

What's more, the reason why Li Bihua was angry was because of Brother Chen Kai.

9 month 3 number.

The 48th Venice International Film Festival held a grand and solemn opening ceremony on this day.

Excellent filmmakers from all over the world gathered together.

At the opening ceremony, in addition to the shortlisted crew members who will walk the red carpet, there are also many outstanding filmmakers from Europe, North America and Asia who have been invited to attend.

Li Yishu has put on a black suit from the Piero handmade suit shop in Milan. Because it is summer, the fabric of the suit is breathable, but it is still a bit stuffy when worn. Fortunately, there is air conditioning in the car, so there is no need to worry about being too hot for the time being.

"Yeshu, you're going to walk the red carpet soon. Are you nervous?"

Gong Li glanced at Li Yishu who was sitting next to her and was very satisfied with his outfit.

The suit was selected by her personally, and it looks very good on Li Yishu, highlighting her vision and aesthetic taste.

“Maybe because I’m not on stage, I’m not that nervous.” Li Yishu smiled.

It was okay for him to be nervous. After all, he had been around for decades in his previous life and had faced many interviews from reporters.

Although this time was different, as he stepped onto the international stage and reporters from all over the world took pictures of him, for Lee Yi-su, it was no different.

The reason why he walked the red carpet with Gong Li this time was because he came alone.

The organizer originally wanted to arrange a foreign actress for him, but Gong Li explained the situation to the organizer in order to take care of him, and the two of them walked the red carpet together.

"It's good that you're not nervous. I was so nervous when I first walked the red carpet in Berlin."

Gong Li couldn't help laughing when she thought of herself at that time. Perhaps she was amused by her silly self back then.

Her smile, coupled with the clothes she was wearing, was so earth-shaking that Li Yishu's eyes were a little vague.

It’s really not his fault. If anyone should be blamed, it’s this damn 21-year-old boy. He has a young body but a hot temper.

Noticing Li Yishu's wandering eyes, Gong Li smiled, not only did she not hide her smile, but she held her head high and asked, "Yishu, do you think this outfit looks good on me?"

"Sister Gong Li, your outfit is very nice. It has the color style of China. This should be a style from Northeast China, right?"

Gong Li nodded: "Yes, it's a flowered skirt from Northeast China. I specially asked Teacher Hu Xiaoping to help me change it into a red carpet dress."

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