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The movie "Love Story in Beijing" shows that Chen Shicheng's ambitions are great. From teenagers to decades, love and troubles of all age groups are mentioned, and the structure is also trying to achieve hooks.

But the execution is not enough, except for a few details.Each story is contrived in itself.

The lines are a bit blunt and boring, as if a group of people read sentences from a romance novel.

There are five love stories in total, and Chen Shicheng and Tong Liya play the leading roles in the first one.

There is a difference between the character settings of the two in the TV series. Chen Shicheng originally played the role of rich and handsome in the TV series, but this time he played the role of a dick, while Tong Liya became an elite white-collar worker.

The pure and good girl was moved by the diaosi's literary accent, and immediately had sex, and she was so fucking pregnant.

Apart from the appearance, I can't tell that the characters in the film are innocent at all. They just hesitate a little bit when they play games with other men in the bar and talk to each other.

Romance movies must have rivals who are rich and handsome. For a tall, rich and handsome man who sees the woman he loves and chooses a man who has no house, no car, and no household registration, he decides to use a 2000 million apartment in the city center. The house is an attempt to exchange for two hours of a woman's time, to prove to others or herself that love is nothing in the face of reality.

Unfortunately, he lost in the end.

But this first paragraph is really not a romance movie, when Tong Liya said the three words "beat it" indifferently, she knew it.

A one-night stand makes you pregnant, and you will have an abortion, get married, and talk about love with a man you really love in a bar.

The second paragraph is about the young man's derailment and the collapse of love.

Wang Xuebing, a master of love, wanders between his wife and many lovers, holding the idea of ​​"you will grow old if you don't play anymore", all kinds of minors are chic until midnight every day, and they must pour wine downstairs to cover up the smell of perfume before returning home Then come home drunk and say the client is "very nasty".

When his wife Yu Nan said that she wanted to divorce him, this emotional master almost collapsed.

Yu Nan, who has always been docile and loyal, tried to avenge her husband by indulging herself, but suddenly her "conscience" discovered that she did not do anything deviant in the end.

The third love story is about the couple who have been married for many years pretending to be dogs and playing cheating games to celebrate the anniversary. In the end, the man still scolded his wife "Show!"

The fourth story is the only two points, Liu Haoran and Ouyang Nana, the young couple in school uniforms, their young and sweet first love, it is very touching to watch.

Two people sitting on the bus, each listening to a headset, this scene happened to 90% of the students when they were students.

Even if the plot is not very touching, looking at the two people in school uniforms will give you a good feeling.

The last part is love in old age. The wife was diagnosed with cancer, and may leave her wife one step ahead at any time. In order to find someone who can take care of her husband after her death, the wife pretends to be her wife’s cousin to go on a blind date for her husband.
The innocent love of young people, the passionate love of young people, the suspicious love after marriage, the unconfused love of middle age, and the dependent love of old age, span the five stages of life.

The lineup is also strong enough, with both actor and actress.

Chen Shicheng had a lot of ideas, but he didn't do it well.

Originally, the duration of the movie is short, and it is not so easy to tell a complete and interesting story within 90 minutes.

Five stories, each less than 20 minutes, it is even more difficult to explain clearly.

But the on-site response is okay, as long as the word-of-mouth is more or less passable.

After the premiere ceremony, Wanda held a banquet at the nearby China World Trade Center.

After dealing with the crowd's congratulations, Chen Shicheng immediately approached Tang An, hoping to get an evaluation from the number one director in the Mainland.

"Tang Dong, what do you think of my film?"

Looking at Chen Shicheng's eager eyes, maybe he is a bit wretched because of his looks, so why does he feel a little lewd.

Tang An quickly shook his head, his skin got goosebumps, and he glanced at his beautiful wife before he felt better.

Picking up the wine glass and taking a sip, Tang An thought for a while, then commented, "It's the first time I'm making a movie, it's pretty good to be able to do this."

Chen Shicheng had an expression on his face, "Very good" This evaluation came from Tang An's mouth, and it was definitely the best compliment for him.

However, he also knew that he had many shortcomings, so he waited for Tang An to continue.

Tang An continued, "Although it is divided into five sections and five separate stories, they are still connected with each other and the overall structure is complete."

"However, the length of the five stories is compressed, and the overall plot is not smooth. This can easily lead to you acting in the next plot, but the audience's thinking is still on the previous story. And the plot, in my opinion, is somewhat It's not right, especially the easter egg, "Meeting the wrong person at the wrong time is marriage."

Except for the story of first love, the other four are a bit ridiculous, neither true nor in line with people's beautiful fantasies about love.

It's almost like Wen Qing, but I want to sell the box office, so I made a compromise, and finally it turned out to be unflattering twice, completely different.

After Tang An finished speaking, he glanced at his wife next to him indistinctly. Although his expression didn't change much, Tang An still noticed something strange.

It is said that a movie is a reflection of the director's inner thoughts, even if not all, at least there will be some of the director's true inner thoughts in it.

He, Chen Shicheng, said in the film that "meeting the wrong person at the wrong time is marriage", and he happened to be getting married when the film was filmed, and he was the only screenwriter.

If you want to say this, you can make it up casually, and it is possible.

But, will it be out of emotion?
God only knows.

As Tong Liya who participated in the filming, and it was filmed before the marriage, she also noticed this line.

Although I didn't take it too seriously, but before marriage, women are sensitive, and it's really impossible to say that they don't feel uncomfortable.

However, Chen Shicheng didn't find anything wrong, and was still discussing the movie with Tang An.

He said deeply, "Director Tang, what you said hit the nail on the head. I didn't notice it when I was writing the script. When I looked back at the script during filming, I would find that there were many problems, especially when editing. If you want to explain clearly, 20 minutes is too little time for a story.”

"So you cut the film to 121 minutes, two hours, which is very unfavorable for filming."

Tang Andao, "It can be seen that you deliberately controlled the length of the film in order to compress the time. Like the first paragraph, the beginning is abrupt and the ending is hasty. There are many such narrative structures before. Last year, Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" was the same. In practice, it is a film composed of four segments, and each segment is also related to each other."

Few of Jia Zhangke's films have been screened in China, and "A Touch of Sin" is the same. Several stories in the film are adapted from real events.

The Hu Wenhai incident, the Foxconn incident, the Zhou Kehua incident, and the Deng Yujiao incident are all actual manifestations of the dark side of society. Negative real social themes have been wiped out by optoelectronics.

This film was initially reviewed, but it was banned more than a month before it was released, but a local station in Heilongjiang Province broadcast it.

In the first story, after San'er murdered and left, he had a relationship with the sea in the second story;
In the second story, Sanming, a coal miner, buys a ticket to ride a car and meets Saner at the pier;

San'er left home after the Chinese New Year and took a bus. On the bus, he met Zhang Yaxian, a small factory in Guangdong who was going to meet Xiaosan (Xiaoyu in Story [-]);

And Zhang Yaxian is the boss of Xiaohui, a young man working in Guangdong in Story [-];

Xiaoyu finally found a job in Dahai's hometown, which returned the film scene to its original form.

Tang An continued, "However, the storylines of the entire movie "A Touch of Sin" can be connected, but these passers-by and strangers to each other have no intersecting stories or emotional intersections.

From this point of view, the various stories are connected, although coherent, but not close.Your movie should do better in this regard. The protagonists in the five clips are firmly connected with each other through friendship, family, and work relationships. "

"Director Tang praised me, I'm far behind Director Jia." Chen Shicheng said hastily.

Tang An said that he did better than Jia Zhangke, and he was very proud of himself as a genius.

But Tang An could say this, but he couldn't admit it in public.

Tang An shook his head, "I'm not complimenting you. Although you did a better job in connection, the five fragments are related to each other, so it's better to blend them together."

If they are combined together, it is similar to the structure of the later Xiangjiang movie "The Big Tree Draws the Wind".

This film was also harmonized, and I couldn’t find it on Douban. Later, Lin Jiadong, one of the three leading actors in the Academy Awards, won the Best Actor Award, Best Director, Best Film, and Best Screenplay, but all the news was unreported. No mention of this film.

All the news does not mention this film, just click on any news about the Academy Awards, and you will find that there are other awards, but there are no awards for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture, but the top one is Best Supporting Actor .

Some of the news that mentions the best actor and best director will not have the title of the film next to it, but other movies are marked.

Tang An thought for a while and said, "If you still want to maintain this narrative structure, I suggest you watch an Argentine crime comedy movie "Savage Tales" released this year. This movie has six stories in 122 minutes. The director It more than makes up for the shortcomings of the short-story compilation movie, and it is a tight, smart, and entertaining film, you can see it."

Chen Shicheng said, "Thank you, Director Tang, talking to you has inspired me a lot. I will watch this movie tomorrow."

He didn't bother Tang An too much. As the protagonist of this banquet, as the director, he had to deal with other people.

Tang An looked around and found Ye Ning.

After clinking a glass with him, he asked with a smile, "Boss Ye, haven't the M&A of Legendary Films been discussed yet?"

Wanda's acquisition of Legendary Pictures has been discussed for a year, and it is two years earlier than the original time and space. It will not be the same as the original, and it will take another two years to win.

"Basically, it has been negotiated, and there are some other terms and specific details. It is estimated that there should be news within three months." Ye twisted and smiled, not hiding anything.

"That's really congratulations."

Tang An suggested, "Legendary Pictures is also one of the best second-tier studios in Hollywood. After that, we can cooperate to develop the North American market. Open Road Pictures also has independent distribution capabilities. Although A-level productions cannot be released independently, they can distribute medium-level productions." The ability is still there."

Legendary Pictures only has production capabilities, but no distribution capabilities, and has long been subject to Warner.

"Pacific Rim" was the fuse that led to the breakup between the two parties. The investment was nearly [-] million US dollars, and North America was actually less than [-] million US dollars.

If the movie is so bad that there is nothing to say, but it has sold more than [-] million U.S. dollars overseas, at least it proves that the movie is not that bad. As the largest investor, Legendary Pictures will naturally blame it on the distributor Warner, although Warner also invested money.

However, Legendary Pictures has cooperated with Universal again. The cooperation has just started, so it did not accept Wanda's acquisition. Now it seems that the cooperation between the two parties is not happy.

In Hollywood, producers are exploited by distributors, even the best of the second-tier studios.

Even several major giants even cheated their own subsidiaries. Their production companies basically lose money every year, but their distribution business makes a lot of money.

The Kailu Pictures acquired by Tang An has the ability to independently distribute movies and DVDs. Legendary Pictures does not have the ability to distribute movies, but the two parties can cooperate.

However, Ye Xuan doesn't like a mere pioneering film industry. Legendary Films is also ranked among the top Hollywood film producers, investing in a lot of A-level major productions every year.

"Hehe, Tang Dong, Legendary Pictures produces blockbuster films. This summer's "Godzilla", "Jurassic World", and "Warcraft" under preparation are all blockbusters. I'm afraid the distribution capacity is not enough."

Ye Tuan was still struggling, he finally had a chance to despise Tang An, he would not let this opportunity pass.

A man with small eyes who wears glasses, but also a small mind.

The meaning is obvious, we are all blockbusters, and your Kailu Films is a small company, so you are not qualified to play together!

Tang An didn't get annoyed when he heard it. Anyway, if he hits the schedule in the mainland, he just kills it. He said with a smile, "Theatrical distribution of A-level major productions is not possible for Open Road Films, but the DVD already has the ability to distribute in the United States. Besides, Legendary's mid-budget film, Open Path, is still capable of distribution."

"That's fine, but the merger and acquisition has not yet been completed, and Legendary Pictures will go through a period of personnel changes after that. Let's talk about it when it stabilizes."

Ye Zhuan said something perfunctory. To be honest, he definitely didn't want to cooperate with Tang An.

At this moment, Huo Xiwen, the Director of the Artist Management Department of Yinghuang Entertainment, the Director of the Recording Department, and the Chief Operating Officer of the Beijing Office, came towards this side, followed by Yung Zuer, Cai Zhuoyan, Gu Juji and other Yinghuang artists.

"Boss Ye, Tang Dong, what are you talking about, so happy."

Tang An said with a smile, "It's nothing, just that the merger between Wanda and Legendary Pictures is about to be completed, and several big Hollywood productions are being prepared, and I plan to add a few less important Chinese supporting roles. What about the role?"

Huo Xiwen's eyes lit up, and he said hastily, "If Mr. Ye needs it, our Yinghuang artists can choose at will."

Your uncle's!

Ye twisted and cursed secretly, it was true that she planned to add a vase role in a Hollywood blockbuster, but what's the matter with you, this is all for that young lady.

Tang An didn't say anything to them, and it didn't matter if Ye Ting didn't want to cooperate with Hantang in Hollywood. Anyway, the market there was not the main one, and it was impossible to open up the market in a few years.

As for Huo Xiwen, a mere director of Yinghuang, Tang An didn't have time to talk to him.

In the mainland, she is not as powerful as any of the directors under the two major business departments of Hantang Group's film and TV dramas.

As for the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang, the entertainment industry has long since faded away yesterday. If Yinghuang only had the entertainment industry and no other industries, it would not be so easy for Yang Shoucheng to come out after being arrested by the ICAC's Shadow Dance operation ten years ago.

Then Tang An talked to Deng Chao and Liu Haoran again, and told them to return to the crew as soon as possible if they had nothing to do, and start filming "Detective Chinatown 2".

There is nothing to enjoy at the banquet. As the publisher and half the host, it is enough to stay for so long.

Just as she was about to leave, Yang Tianzhen of Yixin Entertainment brought Ouyang Nana, an artist under her banner and one of the leading actors of the movie, over.

"Hello Tang Dong, I'm Yang Tianzhen, I haven't had a chance to meet you, but this time I finally see you."

Tang An nodded and said with a smile, "Mr. Yang, hello, what you said is like I'm some kind of rare animal that you can't see even if you want to."

"Tang Dong, you are a very busy person. I don't see you all year round."

Yang Tianzhen wondered, are you a rare animal, but for people who are not at that level, it is even more difficult to see than rare animals.

At least for her, except for such occasions, she is really not qualified to meet Tang An. Even if there is cooperation, she will only meet the two vice presidents of the film and TV drama business department, or the directors below.

"Tang Dong, this is Nana, who studied cello and is currently studying at the Curtis Institute of Music."

Yang Tianzhen introduced Tang An to the little girl next to her.

"The Curtis Institute is a world-renowned conservatory. Nana is so young, she must be very good at playing the piano." Tang An smiled at the little girl.

"Uncle Tang, if you want to hear it, I can play a song for you." The little girl said crisply, cute and cute.

God damn uncle, you don't have any manners at all!

"Nana, you are calling me wrong. You shouldn't be calling me Uncle. How should I call my brother who is so young and handsome?" Tang An corrected her.

The little girl looked at Tang An, seeming a little confused.

Tang An turned his head and glanced at Liu Haoran with warning eyes.

But Liu Haoran didn't cooperate and pretended not to see it.

The young man was so calm, Tang An turned his head slightly, and whispered, "Do you like the little girl?"

Everyone has a love of beauty, as Nie Yuan once said in an interview, men and women filming together for several months, or acting as a couple, it is easy for something to happen.

Liu Haoran did have a crush on the little girl, although it wasn't love or liking or anything, but when Tang An said that, he immediately felt embarrassed and called Tang An "Brother An".

Seeing this, the little girl also called out, "Brother An."

Yang Tianzhen just brought the little girl here to get acquainted, and left without talking much.

Deng Chao looked at the backs of them leaving, called Liu Haoran's manager to take him to meet some people, and then said to Tang An, "Dong Tang, Yixin Entertainment is owned by Fujixun, and they even signed Ouyang Long's daughter."

"Don't worry so much, just don't get involved with those people." Tang An shook his head.

Politicians with two faces and three swords.

There are a lot of people like this, and most of the artists in Baodao are like this. They have one set on one side and another set on the other, which is similar to Xiangjiang, but they just bend over for the RMB.

Tang An has never cooperated with the more obvious ones. The country doesn't care now, and God knows when the wind will change.

"Okay, it's almost time, let's go, there is nothing to stay, Deng Chao, you have a heavy task, hurry up and finish the film."

Tang An greeted and left the banquet.

(End of this chapter)