Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 90 090 [The Wild Chicken Award is also valuable, the Nine Gates Admiral's rolling eyes]

Nortel.

Director Situ looked at Li Yishu, whom he hadn't seen for half a year, and teased, "You still remembered to come back. I thought you didn't want to study anymore."

"Teacher, look at what you said, am I not reporting back to school?"

Li Yishu was very embarrassed. He was a good student, but from September last year until now he was either on the way to take a leave or away from home. He had only attended classes a few times.

Director Situ said, "Okay, now that we've finished filming Farewell My Concubine, we need to focus on attending classes for a few days, right?"

“This…” Li Yishu scratched his hair.

"Are you asking for leave again?" Director Situ frowned.

"Yes, teacher, and...maybe you need a little more time."

Li Yishu immediately told Gong Li about her collaboration with her on "Sword Rain" and her cooperation with a film company in Taiwan.

"This is not a easy thing to do." Director Situ frowned. He didn't expect that his student is so popular now.

Forcing the other person to go back to school will definitely not work.

After all, many graduates from directing departments nowadays can’t find jobs.

Li Yishu smiled and said, "That's why I came to ask the teacher for help. Do you think I don't have to come to school if I pass every test?"

The current teaching method of Beijing Film Academy is actually a little different from what it later was. It still upholds the tradition and hopes that students can learn more solidly in school.

Unlike later, no matter how well you study, as long as you have a movie to shoot outside, the school will approve your leave.

It has transformed from an art-cultivating institution into a star academy.

But Li Yishu's situation is rather special. He is not only an award-winning director, but also a graduate student under Director Situ.

It seems that it doesn’t matter whether you come to school or not.

In the end, Teacher Situ couldn't bear to interrupt his student's career growth period, so he approved another three months of leave for him.

He is a director himself and is well aware that the directing industry has a rising period.

Li Yishu's career is now on the rise. Among this generation of directors, the number of awards she has won is second only to Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai. If she makes more films and wins more awards in the future, she may become a leader among the fifth generation of directors.

As for awards, Lee Yi-su won the Golden Lion Award and the Critics' Week Award at the Venice Film Festival.

But as early as 1984, Chen Kaige won the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival.

This film festival was very popular in the early 1980s and was known as the fourth largest film festival in Europe.

However, it declined later, and as the three major European film festivals favored domestic films, it was gradually eliminated from the four major European film festivals in China, leaving only Cannes, Berlin and Venice.

In addition, Chen Kaige has also won the Montreal International Film Festival Jury Prize, the Turin International Youth Film Festival Grand Prize in Italy, and the Best Film Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

There is no need to mention Zhang Yimou.

The film won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, the first Louis Buenoel Special Award in Cannes, the Golden Spike Award for Best Film at the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain, the Best Film Award selected by the audience, the Golden Hugo Award for Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival in the United States, and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards.

Regardless of whether a large portion of these awards are unknown wild awards, as long as they can win an award at a foreign film festival, it is a great honor for current domestic film workers!
Not to mention that China is now actively embracing the world. When Chinese films win awards, it means that foreign countries are gradually beginning to accept China and integrate into the world.

Li Yishu also realized it late. He thought about this era with the future mindset. He always felt that the three major European awards were the important awards. He completely forgot that at this point in time, as long as it is a foreign film festival, no matter whether it is famous or not, it is an honor to win an award!

This is just like the later Shanghai International Film Festival, where directors from many third world countries whose names you can’t even name came to participate in the competition. It was probably roughly the same mentality as the domestic impact on foreign film festivals in the 1980s and 1990s.

Regardless of whether you are famous or not, it is an honor to win an award and return home. Moreover, the countries that host these fake film festivals are all well-known old European countries, such as Spain, Switzerland, Italy, etc.

It was during the conversation with Gong Li that Li Yishu realized that his thinking was still stuck in decades of the future. He had completely forgotten about this era. Winning an award abroad was an honor, which made him regret it.

Although international A-class film festivals have clear regulations that only films that are participating in the festival for the first time are allowed to be registered, in other words, if your film has participated in other film festivals, it cannot be entered into an A-class film festival.

Because of this, Lee Yi-su did not take "The Mountain" to participate in those non-A-category film festivals in Europe, and missed out on at least several awards.

You have to know that these days if you participate in overseas film festivals and win awards, you can get bonuses, and there will also be some rewards given to the winning films in China.

Therefore, Lee Yi-su has decided that after "Farewell My Concubine" participates in Cannes next year, she will go around the European film festivals and win seven or eight awards.

When Situ Zhaodun thought of this, he said helplessly: "Okay, the teacher will grant you this leave."

"Thank you teacher!"

Li Yishu smiled happily and thanked him immediately.

"Okay, thank me and focus on filming. When will you finish editing Farewell My Concubine? I'll ask the teachers in the directing department and the leaders in the academy to take a look at it. This way, I can help you get leave in the future."

"Next month, I reviewed it with the director and producer at the Beijing Film Studio a few days ago. There are still some details that need to be worked on. It should be ready in early June."

"Okay, then in early June, you bring the negatives of the film, and I'll arrange for some leaders and teachers to take a look at it."

"Good teacher."

After chatting with Teacher Situ for a few words, Li Yishu left the office in a good mood and went to the Performance Department to find Yu Feihong.

It was only when Li Yishu arrived at the acting department that she found out that most of the female students in the department had all gone to the auditorium to prepare for interviews with Hollywood crews.

"Art book!"

Just as Li Yishu was about to go to the auditorium to take a look, she heard a familiar voice behind her.

He turned around and saw Yu Feihong coming over, and asked in surprise: "You didn't go to the auditorium?"

"Don't go."

Yu Feihong shook his head and said, "Last time you asked me to read the original novel of The Joy Luck Club, I used my connections to get a Chinese version published in Taiwan, but after reading it, I no longer had any thoughts about starring in it." "Ah! Why?"

“I feel like the story of this novel is poorly written.”

Yu Feihong complained: "This is a book written by the imagination of a second-generation Chinese who has a vague understanding of Chinese culture."

"Not really?" Li Yishu raised his eyebrows. Although he thought the movie was a bit ugly, it was still a good movie overall.

"It's just excessive imagination anyway."

Yu Feihong thought for a while and said, "I feel that this author may have grown up in the United States and received American cultural education. Then when he looked back at his mother's Chinese culture, he could not help but develop a sense of superiority and looked down on our traditional culture from a high position."

Hearing this, Li Yishu nodded without commenting, "These second-generation Chinese, to put it bluntly, are all yellow-skinned and white-hearted banana people."

Yu Feihong really hit the nail on the head about the thoughts of second-generation Chinese who grew up in the United States.

Especially the second generation of Chinese in the 1950s and 1960s. They look Chinese on the surface, but in fact they are full of ugly faces influenced by Western culture and education. At the same time, the discrimination they encounter over there because of their identity has inspired them to further belittle the culture and beliefs of their own country.

"Yellow-skinned, white-hearted banana man?"

Yu Feihong muttered something and said in surprise, "That's right, Yishu, you said it well. This author is probably such a banana person. What do you think these people think? Even if they don't consider themselves Chinese, her mother was Chinese in the past, right? How can she say that in the book?"

Li Yishu had seen many banana people, so she naturally didn't care about this one. She said nonchalantly, "Let's go. Don't get angry over a banana person. It just so happens that there's no one left in your acting department. I'll take you to Wangfujing for a walk."

Li Yishu didn't know much about Amy Tan, the author of "The Joy Luck Club", but only learned a little about Chinese culture from her mother. She also hurried to China to visit her relatives for a few days, and spent the rest of her time in the United States receiving the so-called happy education. It was impossible for her to write the content fairly.

It’s no wonder that Yu Feihong was so angry after reading the original novel. It’s probably even uglier than the movie.

It seems that I have wronged that Hong Kong director. He is really out of energy.

a few days later.

Beijing Film Studio.

Inside the casting room of "Sword Rain".

Yu Chenghui, dressed in a black robe and holding a sword in his right hand, strode in. With his big beard, he exuded a sense of majesty that was intimidating without even being angry.

Looking at the other person's outfit, Li Yishu was very satisfied. The image of this Chakravartin was very good, and it formed a huge contrast with the identity of a eunuch. He looked forward to it and said, "Master Yu Chenghui, is it convenient for you to display your sword skills?"

"can."

Yu Chenghui nodded, took two steps back, and under the gaze of everyone, he suddenly drew out the sword in his right hand at a speed as fast as lightning, and began to perform his mantis sword technique.

The sword's edge is sometimes sharp, sometimes erratic, which can be said to have reached the realm of perfection.

Even though Li Yishu had never learned swordsmanship or martial arts, Yu Chenghui's sword dance at this moment, coupled with his outfit and murderous eyes, made him the best candidate for the Chakravartin.

"Good!" Li Yishu couldn't help but applaud.

Xu Lu, Gong Li, as well as Zhao Fei, the assistant director and photographer arranged by the Beijing Film Studio, were all shocked by the old man's swordsmanship.

Different from ordinary sword techniques in martial arts performances, his sword techniques are murderous.

"Thank you." Yu Chenghui smiled slightly.

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Master Yu, there is no problem with your image. The role of the Chakravartin is very suitable for you. Most of the martial arts scenes in our movie are based on swordsmanship, and we will need Master Yu's help in martial arts guidance."

"As for swordsmanship, I think I have some knowledge."

Yu Chenghui was not modest. As a martial artist, one is one and two is two. Moreover, he did not think that anyone could surpass him in swordsmanship.

This is the strong self-confidence that comes from a swordsman who has practiced swordsmanship for thirty years.

"Then I'll have to trouble Master Yu." Li Yishu glanced at the crew member next to him, who immediately stepped forward and asked Yu Chenghui to go backstage to change his clothes.

"Next, Zhao Wenzhuo."

After a while, Zhao Wenzhuo, dressed in ancient costume, walked out. His skin was a little dark, and his hair was a little messy, making him look like a down-and-out man.

Zhao Wenzhuo said politely, "Director Li."

"Well, do you know swordsmanship?"

"meeting!"

"Give him a sword."

The staff nearby handed a sword to Zhao Wenzhuo.

After the other party took it, he waved it a few times subconsciously and asked subconsciously: "Director Li, do you need me to show you sword skills?"

"You don't need to show off your sword skills."

Li Yishu shook his head and said, "Now, make a pose that you imagine will be cool, holding a sword and posing."

Handsome look?

Zhao Wenzhuo thought for a while, then thrust out the sword with his right hand, raised his chin slightly, and drooped his eyelids, as if he was looking at people with the side of his eyes, filled with arrogance that looked down on everyone.

Xu Su glanced at him for a few times and couldn't help but say to Li Yishu beside him: "He looks a bit arrogant."

“That’s the feeling I want.”

Li Yishu showed a satisfied smile, and the classic Nine Gates Admiral's rolling eyes was hard for anyone to forget.

The role of Jiang Asheng in the original version of "Sword Rain" was played by Korean actor Jung Woo-sung. He is quite handsome, but he could not act out the confidence and arrogance in the one-on-two situation in the play.

(End of this chapter)