Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 405 Chapter 416 [This time there will be some fun, using Brother Chen Kai as a tool]

11 month 17 number.

It has been 11 days since the closing of the Shanghai Film Festival.

Although the fanfare of the film festival has passed, the impact it brought was still huge.

The news that Li Yishu would become the jury chairperson of the Shanghai Film Festival was publicized as early as last year.

But almost 99% of the public are not interested in these things. Only those working in the film industry would lament that Lee Yi-su became the chairman of the jury at such a young age, and the chairman of an international A-class film festival like the Shanghai Film Festival.

Even if Li Yishu serves as the chairman of a foreign jury, it is not impossible in the eyes of these practitioners. After all, judging from Li Yishu's achievements in recent years, apart from the issue of age, she is indeed qualified to serve as the chairman of the jury.

But this is China!

In the presence of a group of senior veterans, Li Yishu became the chairman of the jury of the 2nd Shanghai Film Festival. He also delivered a speech at the opening and closing ceremonies. Even CCTV gave it several minutes of coverage, and his face was shown on camera for more than a minute.

The official speech at the beginning of the closing ceremony was also reported word for word.

The shocking feeling brought by the CCTV News Broadcast, a large national media organization, still makes many people surprised and look sideways.

Has Li Yishu reached this level?
All major official media newspapers have also begun to vigorously report articles and news about Lee Yi-su in accordance with policy, starting from when he won the Venice Golden Lion Award in 1991, to this year's four-gold Grand Slam, and his personal directed films have grossed nearly $10 billion worldwide.

Countless people marveled at Li Yishu’s brilliant achievements.

However, the outside world's noise had little to do with Li Yishu. The day after the Shanghai Film Festival ended, Li Yishu saw off Monica, Amy and others, bid farewell to Qingxia and Haodaer, and returned to Hengdian to continue filming "Red Cliff".

Originally, Qingxia wanted to go back to Hengdian with Li Yishu, but was persuaded. Now it is autumn, and although it doesn’t snow much in Hengdian, it is much colder than Shanghai.

And considering that Qingxia was going to Sichuan to celebrate the New Year this year, after some consideration, she decided to take Mother Lin, her son, and Mother Huang back to Taiwan, planning to stay there for a month or two, and then fly to Sichuan near the New Year.

Hengdian Film and Television City.

Qin Palace.

In the crew of "Song of Qin", Jiang Wen and others were filming at the moment, when suddenly there was a noise, interrupting the normal filming of the crew.

Director Zhou Xiaowen frowned and strode out of the Sihai Guiyi Hall. Then he saw the crew running over. Seeing him in a hurry, he hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

"Director Zhou, Director Chen is arguing with Director Li outside."

"Who's making the noise?"

"Brother Chen Kai and Li Yishu are arguing!"

As soon as the stagehand finished speaking, Jiang Wen, Ge You, and Xu Qing, who were filming in the hall, all ran out. Jiang Wen asked in surprise, "Did Li Yishu and Brother Chen Kai quarrel? Where did they quarrel?"

"Look, over there!" The stagehand pointed to the lower right corner of the stairs, where a group of people gathered.

Because he was standing high, Jiang Wen could see far away. His eyesight was pretty good, and he actually saw Li Yishu and Chen Kai. However, because they were 100 to 200 meters apart and at a high altitude, he could only vaguely hear a few words, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Let's go and see what's going on!"

Jiang Wen became interested. He knew a little about the conflict between Li Yishu and Brother Chen Kai. It wasn't a big conflict, but it was perhaps not as big as the conflict between him and Li Yishu.

But since the Venice Film Festival last year, Jiang Wen and Li Yishu can't say that they have forgotten their grudges, but they have more or less put aside their grudges and can now interact normally and smile when they meet.

So he was extremely excited this time. Li Yishu and Brother Chen Kai had a quarrel in public because of something.

Seeing Jiang Wen running down, Ge You hesitated for a moment and followed him down. However, Xu Qing glanced at director Zhou Xiaowen first and said to him, "Okay, let's go down and watch the excitement. If we don't watch the excitement, I don't think we can shoot this play anymore."

Hearing this, Xu Qing followed Zhou Xiaowen to watch the fun.

Many staff members from the "Song of Qin" crew also traveled with them.

Two great directors are arguing, so of course you have to go and see it.

Not for a while.

Jiang Wen was the first to arrive. He jumped down the ninety-nine steps and ran into the crowd as soon as possible. Dressed in ancient costume, he stood on tiptoe to look inside.

"Director Han, you shouldn't bully me like this, right?" Brother Chen Kai seemed to have suffered a great injustice. He pointed at Li Yishu and choked up a little: "Why did he just reshoot the movie I shot without even telling me?"

"Why didn't I say hello to you? Before I came to Hengdian, didn't I tell you that Li Yishu wanted to re-edit and re-shoot your film for export overseas?"

Han Sanping had a headache. He didn't expect that Brother Chen Kai would come directly from Yanjing. If he had known this, he would not have told Chen Kaige that "The Emperor and the Assassin" would be re-shooted.

“Is this called greeting?”

Chen Kai panted and said, "I know that this movie was sold to him, but I am the director after all. Why couldn't you tell me about the reshoot? Even if you don't ask for my consent, at least you should tell me!"

Li Yishu originally wanted to retort, I bought the copyright, it has nothing to do with you.

But seeing Brother Chen Kai, who was so angry and felt so wronged that he was about to cry, Li Yishu suddenly lost the intention to argue with him. Instead, she clasped her arms in front of her and stared at him playfully.

To be honest, this scene is rarely seen.

Although Chen Kai did not have "Farewell My Concubine" in this life, he made a name for himself with films such as "Yellow Earth" and "The King of Children", becoming a leader among the fifth generation of directors.

Who would have thought that I would feel so aggrieved that I would cry because of this.

Han Sanping said quickly: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. There are so many people watching us. Let's go and talk privately."

After hearing this, Brother Chen Kai finally reacted and looked around. Wow, there were only seven or eight people originally, but how come there were suddenly dozens of people surrounding him.

What a shame!

Brother Chen Kai wanted to say something, but he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of so many people, so he remained silent.

Seeing that the boy was no longer crazy, Han Sanping stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and walked outside.

Li Yishu found it funny and just as she was about to follow him, she heard a familiar voice: "Director Li, what is Director Chen doing now?"

I didn't need to look back to know it was Jiang Wen.

Speaking of which, there are many domestic actors with recognizable voices, but one of them must be Jiang Wen!

Li Yishu looked back and saw that it was Jiang Wen, who was wearing a black ancient costume and a full beard. "Nothing, I'm just going to change the plot of his movie 'The Emperor and the Assassin' and shoot some extra scenes."

The news that Lee Yi-su is going to reshoot "The Emperor and the Assassin" will spread throughout the industry in a few days once the filming actually starts.

Hearing this, Jiang Wen's eyes widened, and Zhou Xiaowen, Ge You and others who followed him were also surprised.

There is nothing wrong with reshooting scenes, it is a very normal thing, but most of the time it is the director who does the reshoots himself. Li Yishu wants to reshoot for Brother Chen Kai?

When did they become so close?
Jiang Wen asked curiously, "Director Li, what does this mean? Did Director Han ask you to help shoot some extra scenes so that the copyright of "The Emperor and the Assassin" can be sold better abroad?"

Although "The Emperor and the Assassin" has not been taken off the screen yet, it makes no difference whether it is taken off the screen now. Nowadays, theaters are responsible for their own profits and losses. Who would be willing to show this unprofitable movie?

Only in some remote inland areas may there still be some screenings. In big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the films have long been taken off the screen and replaced with new ones.

"more or less."

There are some things that Li Yishu is not easy to say for the time being. He can't say that he is very confident in his "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" and will release another oriental ancient war blockbuster to follow suit after the movie is released overseas?

"Tsk tsk, no wonder Director Chen is angry." Jiang Wen is now a director himself, and his first film achieved very good results. Naturally, he can understand why Brother Chen Kai quarreled with Li Yishu in public.

If any director encounters such a thing and does not fight back, it would be a pure insult to the word "director".

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His own work was taken away and asked another director to reshoot and revise it. It was obvious that Life Jacket was questioning his personal ability.

Not to mention that Brother Chen Kai is the most face-conscious person.

Li Yishu did not follow up on this topic, but walked towards Zhou Xiaowen, smiled and extended her hand, saying: "Director Zhou, welcome to Hengdian to film. You have been filming in Wuhan before, but then other things delayed you. Today we finally meet."

"I should be the one visiting Director Li."

Zhou Xiaowen quickly spoke modestly. He was not young, in his forties, which made him one of the older directors of the fifth generation. He joined the Xi'an Film Studio in 75.

If you really compare them, he is older than Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai, and he is also a senior who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.

Li Yishu said: "Director Zhou is too polite. What's the point of visiting or not? I've seen Director Zhou's movie "Youth Without Regrets". It was filmed really well and I still remember it vividly."

His impression of Zhou Xiaowen actually stayed more on the era when she later filmed TV series.

He directed "The Legend of Empress Lü" in 98, and collaborated with Ning Jing on "The Legend of Lü Buwei" in 01. Later, he starred in "The Big-footed Empress Ma" and the famous 03 version of "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Apart from Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, Zhou Xiaowen is definitely a talent in shooting historical themes, especially those with a humorous side.

Now, Beijing Arts Film and Television Company has started filming "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan", and may also film "The Secret History of Kangxi" and so on in the future.

Li Yishu felt that she could persuade director Zhou Xiaowen to join the company and specialize in filming historical TV series such as "The Legend of Empress Lü".

But it’s not the right time yet. We have to wait until the other party finishes filming "Song of Qin".

Speaking of which, the movie "The Emperor's Ode to Qin" seemed to have been banned just a few days after it was released in 96. Even when it was taken to an exhibition, it was told that it was not allowed.

Li Yishu is not very clear about the specific situation. Combined with the plot of "Song of Qin", although it is outrageous, there are so many outrageous historical movies and TV series these days.

Isn't Chen Kaige's "The Emperor and the Assassin" outrageous? But it was still released smoothly.

It looks like we’ll have to wait until next year to find out.

The two exchanged greetings, and Li Yishu started chatting with Ge You again, who was an old friend. After that, he also chatted with Xu Qing, his junior schoolmate, and encouraged her a few words before waving goodbye.

"Hey, this is going to be exciting."

Jiang Wen looked at Li Yishu's departing back, thinking that he was going to reshoot Brother Chen Kai's movie, and immediately laughed happily.

Several people nearby, including director Zhou Xiaowen, were also curious about the subsequent developments.

The outer wall of the Qin Palace.

Han Sanping frowned and said, "I know you're unhappy, but you said it yourself, the film copyright was sold to Li Yishu, and it's Li Yishu's business to deal with it as he pleases. He can't have spent more than 10 million US dollars and not even be allowed to delete or modify it, right?"

"Director, I didn't say no. I just felt that he didn't respect me. He should at least tell me. Besides, I worked so hard to make this movie. Why didn't he even tell me? I have to ask you to inform me. What's more, I don't think there is anything in my movie that needs to be deleted, modified or re-shot..."

Brother Chen Kai felt very frustrated. The failure of this movie had affected the new movie he was planning to shoot to a certain extent. Fortunately, he returned to creating art films.

With several films that have won awards abroad in the past, there are still many investors willing to invest, and even Xu Lu from Tang Chen Film Company seems to want to continue the cooperation with Brother Chen Kai a few years ago.

Just as Chen Kai was complaining and Han Sanping was quietly listening, Li Yishu's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Can I ask you to come and take the retake?"

Brother Chen Kai looked back with a frown on his face, not sure what Li Yishu was trying to do.

Han Sanping stared at Li Yishu in shock, as if to say, "Are you kidding me? It would be better not to reshoot if you ask Brother Chen Kai to do it again!"

Brother Chen Kai hesitated and said, "You...what do you mean?"

Li Yishu smiled and said, "What else can it mean? Director Chen thinks that this is your work and asking me to reshoot it would be a desecration. So I will let you reshoot it. This way, it will be completely yours."

"Are you so kind?"

"Look, this is the most basic trust between people!"

Seeing Li Yishu's serious look, Brother Chen Kai looked up at Han Sanping, only to hear Han Sanping say, "Yishu, are you kidding? Let Brother Kai take the extra shot?"

"No kidding, I still have to shoot Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms. I've been delayed by a lot of things during this period. I'm a bit busy to begin with. If I continue to shoot, it will be a waste of my time."

Li Yishu really didn't have the time to reshoot the scenes. He originally wanted to find a director to do it. Anyway, he had already seen the film materials. He also found someone to re-examine the plot and fill in some war scenes.

It’s better to let Brother Chen Kai take the photo than to let others.

Although Chen Kai's other films don't have good reputations except for "Searching" after "Farewell My Concubine", he is a fifth-generation director after all, and his lighting and camera work are very good. If "The Promise" hadn't had a terrible plot, it might have really become the pioneering work of oriental fantasy.

Brother Chen Kai thought about it and felt that he could agree to it. After the movie was released, he read some reviews and felt that some parts of the film were not shot well.

Now that there is an opportunity to reshoot, I would definitely like to agree to it.

Seeing that Chen Kai was excited, Li Yishu reminded him, "I can let you do the reshoots, but you have to follow the script and have a producer on site to supervise."

To put it simply, Li Yishu wants to use Brother Chen Kai as a tool!
(End of this chapter)