Coquettish Rebirth

() "Really? Are you Chinese really like this?" Spielberg asked in amazement.

"That's right, it's not just China, you Western countries are also like this. When fairy tales were first born, they were not used to lull children to sleep, but to scare children. To scare children and wake up girls, this is the earliest Fairy tales are just useful. Modern fairy tales all have a happy ending, but in the past, the ending of fairy tales has always been gloomy and terrifying, just like Cinderella, that is, Cinderella. This story can be traced back to ancient Egypt period, more than 2500 years of history, but after almost 700 adaptations, it became the tender story of today..."

Jia Hongjian couldn't be more clear about what fairy tales are like in history.A few years ago, when he was preparing lessons for Little Lolita, he, Jia Hongjian, had thoroughly studied fairy tales.By the way, I also went to Shanghai Bookstore to buy some foreign language books.Unfortunately, there happened to be a book called "History of Alternative Western Civilizations" in it, and this book also contained this aspect of content.

"For example, like Little Red Riding Hood, in Charles Perrault's version in 1697, it also told the story of an innocent and beautiful girl who was deceived by a wolf. There was no hunter who came back and cut open the belly of the wolf, and then cut Little Red Riding Hood and Granny from the wolf's belly, and some only the hapless Little Red Riding Hood was eaten, and the wolf escaped. Perrot made his point at the end of the story: he also said: "

Jia Hongjian's erudition immediately shocked Spielberg and Ye Jing, they never knew these things!At this time, I saw Jia Hongjian chatting and continuing, "Fairy tales were born at the beginning, because in medieval Europe, children did not have any special treatment, but were treated as little adults. Because The living conditions are very poor. The children have seen a lot of drunken ugliness, idlers, fights, etc. since they were young. They saw their mother's hands covered with blood. They disemboweled and skinned the guts in the kitchen. They used animals to make a In China, the situation is the same. In traditional society, children are ignored. Even adults think that children are not good if they look too much like children. Even in traditional Chinese literature, children who are successful are written. Young and mature, that is to say, at a young age, you have the same depth and maturity of thinking as a child. Basically, Western fairy tales must wait until after the second industrial revolution, that is, when there is electricity. In this regard, China was later, because China’s situation was not good at that time, it was always in war, and finally established a country, but fell out with the Soviet Union and the United States, so the living environment and social resources were not so good. Sufficient, there is not so much time and resources for children to have the opportunity to enjoy their childhood. Basically, Chinese children born in the 70s and before, most of the things they did when they were young were to fantasize about becoming soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, and then fight against the enemy , go to the battlefield..."

Hearing what Jia Hongjian said, Spielberg suddenly remembered something, "I said that when I read the Grimm's fairy tales to my children, I always felt that some stories seemed quite dark, and even now I still remember them. There is a poem in the Grimm's Fairy Tales - My mother killed me, my father ate me, and my sister, little Marlene, pick up all my bones, wrap them in silk handkerchiefs, and bury them under the juniper tree."

Listening to this poem uttered by Spielberg, let alone Ye Jing, even Jia Hongjian felt very cautious and panicked!But from this aspect, it also proves that what Jia Hongjian said is indeed true-fairy tales have only become warm and affectionate things in modern times. The phantasy enters the stuff of dreams.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Relatively speaking, we in China are stricter on pornography and political factors. As for bloody violence, as long as they don't intentionally do everything like American b-movies If it’s disgusting, then there’s no problem. Basically, our full age is your standard of 15 years and above. So don’t worry about it…” Jia Hongjian comforted Spielberg with a smile.

Hearing what Jia Hongjian said, Spielberg felt relieved.As a well-known old man in Hollywood, he is completely different from others.When other people make war movies, they have to add a few women anyway. The so-called drama is not emotional enough.But he, Spielberg, hardly does this, because he tells stories, and just telling stories about the war itself is already attractive enough!In any case, he is regarded as an old fritter in Hollywood. Compared with the guys of the new generation or the Mesozoic generation, his ability to tell stories is simply too high - after all, he filmed "" Movies like Jaws have made a lot of money, and the new generation and the Mesozoic generation are still trying to achieve what he did decades ago!

"Hehe, then I'm relieved. After this film is made, I'm really worried about asking others to cut a few times, otherwise I will always feel like my work is incomplete." Spielberg said with a smile.

"Don't worry, put the master disk here first, and I'll take it to the relevant department for approval later. I'll let you know when I have any news. By the way, how long will it take you to get the visa this time? Prepare How long will you stay in China?" Jia Hongjian asked Spielberg casually after helping to pack up the movie master disc.

"I'm taking a one-month work visa this time. After I come here, besides wanting your government to review it, I also want to talk to you about the Harry Potter incident. How about this movie? ? I like to shoot this kind of children's stuff, haha!" Who knew that Spielberg laughed so much at this time.

Before Spielberg mentioned to Jia Hongjian that he wanted to make Harry Potter, in fact, Jia Hongjian also knew that Spielberg had really thought about making this movie in history, but In the end, Spielberg gave up filming "Harry Potter" because all the actors were required to be British.This time Spielberg came over to talk to Jia Hongjian about filming Harry Potter, probably because he really wanted to, otherwise he couldn't have brought it up again and again.

"Okay, but I should ask Rowling's opinion on this matter. I was too busy before, so I haven't had time to ask her." Jia Hongjian thought for a while and said.Although he thinks that Rowling will not refuse, after all, Spielberg is such a great film director, and asking him to make her novel will help her a lot. What else can she choose? ?But logically speaking, it is still necessary to respect Rowling's opinion.

But who knew that at this moment, Spielberg smiled, "Haha, I have already asked her, and she said that as long as you agree, she will agree, and she completely believes in your judgment. So boss, you should nod "Okay, since you want to shoot so much, then I will agree." Seeing Spielberg's enthusiasm, Jia Hongjian would of course agree.Otherwise, should such a "Harry Potter" be handed over to others to shoot?

"Okay, dear young boss, you are so refreshing! In order to repay your generosity, I will cancel my vacation this year. After this "Saving Private Ryan" is finished, I will start preparing for "Harry Bo Special!" Spielberg was so happy that he was all smiling.

Seeing Lao Si so energetic, Jia Hongjian couldn't help persuading him.After all, this old man is already in his decades, so he can't work so hard, can he? "Stephen, those who should take a vacation still have to take a vacation. Work belongs to work, and rest belongs to rest!" Jia Hongjian had just finished persuading here, and who knew that he listened to Spielberg and said, "It's okay, it doesn't matter, actually I'm putting "Salvation" When "Private Ryan" was sent for post-production, I had already started the preliminary preparations, and even selected the actors! Now as soon as I return to the United States, I will immediately sign a contract with the main actor!"

Hey!Spielberg has already picked an actor?At that time, Jia Hongjian became curious, "Who is this actor?" "You should know the kid who played Forrest Gump's son in "Forrest Gump". His name is Haley Joe Osment, I really like this kid, and I think he has an aura that other child actors can't find. So before he grows up, I want to take him to make a few more films. Once I saw "Harry Potter" Afterwards, I felt that this role must belong to him!"

After listening to Spielberg, Jia Hongjian had a meeting with Haley Joe Osment in his mind. To be honest, he was not very familiar with European and American stars, let alone this new generation. cooked.However, he seems to vaguely remember the "ai" that Spielberg once filmed, that is, the cute child in "Artificial Intelligence", which seems to be the child who once filmed "Forrest Gump" and played the son of Forrest Gump .The blond kid in "Artificial Intelligence" looks so innocent and pure in his eyes. Could this kid be this Hayley Joe Osment?

Just when Jia Hongjian thought of this, Spielberg took out a photo from his bag and handed it to Jia Hongjian and Ye Jing, "This is the photo of Little Hailide, take a look. He was born in 88." , is exactly 10 years old this year, which is considered to be in line with the age of the protagonist of "Harry Potter". I even chatted with Rowling, and she seems to want to let Harry Potter grow up slowly in the future, which can be regarded as accompanying readers Grow up, in this way, this little Hailey can continue to play the grown-up Harry Potter when he grows up, isn't that great?" (To be continued...)