Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 445 Sensible
The celebration session is over, and what remains is time for communication.

Chen Linfeng sat at the table where the directors gathered.

This has been his consistent stance, and he is more often seen as a director in the film and television industry.

Sitting there with those bosses of film and television companies, the smell of money is too strong. They are a bunch of old guys who always want to take advantage of him. It's too tiring.

As for the actor, others were too restrained and he found it boring.

So it’s better to stay here and say whatever you want.

For example, now we are talking about Feng Xiaogang’s new film script "1942".

It was just a casual chat, but he spoke in quite detail and Chen Linfeng listened attentively.

Although I have seen this movie in my previous life, there is still a big gap between the script and the finished film.

Today, Chen Linfeng has also read Liu Zhenyun's original novel. Comparing the three, his understanding of this film almost exceeds that of Feng Xiaogang himself.

A great famine in the past years, with both genius and man-made disasters coexisting.

After Feng Xiaogang finished speaking, he picked up a glass of water to moisten his throat.

The others were silent. They really didn't expect that Feng Xiaogang was going to make such a movie.

"This film is worth making, Xiaogang, you are the one," Jiang Wen gave a thumbs up.

Zhang Yimou also looked at Feng Xiaogang in surprise and was indeed impressed by him.

"Okay, no need to talk about this,"

Feng Xiaogang waved his hand calmly, the corners of his mouth twitched but did not curl up in the end.

He looked at everyone and said, "Brothers, give us some ideas and see if we can make the story better."

This was Chen Linfeng’s previous habit. He liked to tell his own stories and let others comment on them, and sometimes learn some experience.

Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen both worked with him.

People in the circle like Feng Xiaogang have heard of it, and this time they saw Chen Linfeng was there and wanted to hear his opinion (of course, everyone still came up with ideas together).

As Chen Linfeng has developed in the film and television industry, no one ignores his opinions.

Especially in terms of scripts, he is definitely the best in the country.

"Let me tell you one first,"

Ning Hao volunteered. He is also a director who is very good at writing scripts and has confidence in this area.

"The story has two parallel lines. The line about the disaster victims is good, but the line about the upper class is a little superficial."

Cheng Er raised his hand and said, "I think so too."

Feng Xiaogang rolled his eyes. "Do you think I don't want to go deeper? This script has been reviewed and revised many times, and it is the result of many times of revision and review."

Well, there’s really nothing we can do with the big scissors.

Both of them shrank.

Especially Ning Hao, his own film is still stuck and he has suffered a lot.

Jiang Wen frowned and said, "Your way of telling a story is a bit too straightforward, or too shallow."

Chen Linfeng nodded, "I think so too."

Feng Xiaogang perked up, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Wen looked at Chen Linfeng.

Chen Linfeng gestured to him, "Brother Jiang, you go first."

"Okay, if you think there's anything wrong with what I said, come on and add to it."

Jiang Wen coughed and began to express his own views.

“There is a priest in the script, and I understand your intention. Life is so fragile in the face of a disaster. What is the meaning of life? This is a question that religions have always explored.

All movies that want to make a difference explore profound propositions.

But Xiaogang's discussion was too superficial, at least I didn't hear it from your description."

"Yes," Chen Linfeng said, "If a movie wants to be deeply rooted in people's hearts, it must have its own core."

"Under the starvation and cold, human life is worthless and can be killed at any time. The main character, the 'old boss', gradually loses all his loved ones, including his family, hometown, wealth and hope.

In the process of constant loss, how can people persist and what can they rely on to continue living?
Eventually the old boss met a little girl whose mother had died, and put an end to his self-destructive thoughts, but this was just existing, not living.

I think the old club must have continued to live in the future after the story ended, but these viewers can’t see it.”

"Xiao Chen is right. Movies must have a spiritual theme and cannot just be for the purpose of presenting history. This is good, but it is not good enough." Jiang Wen emphasized with a serious expression.

He has never lacked in this regard, even more than enough.

A typical example is "The Sun Also Rises", which is so complete that ordinary people cannot understand it.

Feng Xiaogang is at the other extreme. His films are rather empty and sometimes only contain personal opinions but no ideas.

To make it easier to explain, Chen Linfeng gave an example, "Think about Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg put a lot of discussions about human nature, humanity and the meaning of life into it. The characters in the film are constantly questioning the value of life.

In "1942", the old boss keeps encountering sad and desperate things. Wouldn't he have any ideas?
No matter how simple or superficial it is, it still represents its spirit.

Similarly, Shuanzhu was killed by the devils. Why did he end up like this? He must have had some thoughts before that, which is why he was unwilling to cooperate with the devils. "

Chen Linfeng commented on several characters in the story one by one.

It's probably the same problem, these people only deal with things but rarely express their emotions.

Sometimes you don’t need to say too much. Just a word or a look at the critical moment can make the whole story and atmosphere different.

In fact, when he mentioned his old club, he thought of Wang Xiang in The Long Season. He also faced constant loss, and because of a child, he gave up the idea of ​​self-destruction.

But what the play has been describing all the time, “Look forward, don’t look back”, is actually Wang Xiang’s thinking and the answer given by the director.

This answer is reflected in many previous characters.

Therefore, the whole drama seems to be very heavy.

Feng Xiaogang listened quietly to the other party's analysis, as well as Jiang Wen's occasional echoes and additions, feeling a little bitter in his heart.

He originally had great ambitions, but he didn't expect so many problems would be pointed out during the script stage.

Am I really that much worse than these award-winning directors?
However, since he is a famous screenwriter who has won international awards continuously, Feng Xiaogang is willing to listen to Chen Linfeng's opinions.

He nodded and took notes in his mind, and later simply recorded the opinions on his mobile phone.

Finally, let’s talk about these script issues.

Chen Linfeng talked about something else.

"Director Feng, this film has great material. As a native of Central China, I have to thank you for being willing to make such a film."

Feng Xiaogang still waved his hands, but his expression had become serious. "It's nothing, really. More than a decade ago, Shuozi recommended this script to me, and I've always wanted to film it one day."

Chen Linfeng nodded, "But I have to remind Director Feng about the production of this film. I guess I am just worrying too much."

"Well, you said."

“It’s better to reduce the cost to no more than 6 million. This subject matter is not easy to get a high box office. After all, the story is too bitter and it is difficult for people to accept such a heavy history.

I sincerely hope that this film can recoup its costs. Only when you make money will there be followers who will continue to explore similar topics.

And don’t release it during the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. It doesn’t fit the mood and the box office will probably be even worse.”

"Uh..." Feng Xiaogang was embarrassed.

He is used to path dependence and has actually planned to release the film during the Lunar New Year holiday.

However, the reasons mentioned by others sounded reasonable, and he listened to them.

After writing this down, Feng Xiaogang said with gratitude, "Thank you all for your advice. When the movie is finished, please feel free to give me your advice."

"Hi, it's okay."

"We're just chatting, what's the big deal?"

Several people who have made suggestions said it was nothing.

Jiang Wenzhe looked at Feng Xiaogang and felt something was strange.

How come this old guy has become so honest? I never thought he was so open to opinions.

He felt something was wrong from the moment he got there. It was as if Feng Xiaogang had returned to more than a decade ago, with the main theme being obedience and listening to advice.

However, Feng Xiaogang himself did not think there was anything wrong with it. When facing capable people, one has to be humble.

This is what it means to be sensible.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the field was warm and full of joy.

After this topic ended, everyone talked about Ning Hao's "No Man's Land", which was shelved and could not be released.

Together they complained about the current review system.

Chen Linfeng actually didn't have much of an opinion on the big scissors. There were also some things to avoid in Hollywood. Everyone was dancing under shackles, and this was the test.

But he was sitting very straight, so naturally I had to complain about him.

From Ning Hao's perspective, he naturally felt that this was very thoughtful.

It turns out that the legendary director Xiao Chen has a pretty good personality.

After making a few good friends at the celebration party, Chen Linfeng went to London to film as planned.

Liu Xixi had already set off for Georgia, Emily Kent a few days ago. The town of Glen there has now become a doomsday survival tourist destination.

Sometimes when she video chatted with Chen Linfeng, she would let him look at the surrounding furnishings, which really looked like the real thing.

The crew of "Shen Xia" is still operating as usual.

During the time that Chen Linfeng was away, they had already shot most of the scenes except for the male lead.

After his return, he immediately plunged into the intense filming.

However, apart from filming, other actors were also curious about Chen Linfeng's achievements after returning to China.

The British media have reported on this, but it is never as clear as what the parties involved said.

So Chen Linfeng would occasionally talk about what happened during the New Year period.

Director Toby Haynes expressed his envy.

Not only do I envy China's huge film market, but the daily revenue of 1.5 million RMB is far more than that in the UK.

I envy Chen even more for his continuous success in the film industry.

"It's going to be released all over the world soon, right?" Toby asked.

"Well, it will be released in various countries and regions in Europe and Asia in March."

The Spring Festival period is a good time period in the country, but not in foreign countries during the same period.

Therefore, this movie was not released simultaneously around the world, but spread bit by bit.

(End of this chapter)