But in other people's territory, and in this situation, you still have to brag.
Zhang Yuanjun was the third guest to talk about his impressions. He stood up from the front row of the audience, took the microphone, and said:
"The director never disappoints. From "The Promise" I saw the hard work of the director and the creators over the past three years, especially the art and scenery, which are very grand and the actors' performances are also very good. After watching this I have a special feeling about the movie, that is, the director Kai Ge’s grasp of the drama is really tight. I hope "The Promise" can be a big seller. Thank you, it is really good."
Zhang Yuanjun seemed to be praising the movie, but what he said was all talk. Except for the art, none of the praises went to specific points.
Zhang Yuanjun has tried his best to explain it perfectly.
He couldn't just dig up the details of "The Promise" on the spot, right? He said that this movie was a tribute to Shakespeare's classic play "Macbeth", but it was completely different?
He began to feel that "The Promise" was like "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Qingcheng was Esmeralda, and Kunlun was Quasimodo.
But after thinking about it later, I determined that the structure and character settings of "The Promise" were "borrowed" from "Macbeth".
Mangami is a shrine maiden.
Akira Kurosawa has also adapted "Macbeth" to the Japanese screen, called "Spider's Nest", but Kurosawa's treatment is obviously much better than "The Promise".
However, these words cannot be said.
Zhang Yuanjun didn't listen carefully to what the creators shared after the screening. He was busy whispering to Xia Yu next to him.
"I have a play here, and I would like to ask you, Brother Yu, to play the second male lead. Do you have a schedule next year?" After chatting for a while, Zhang Yuanjun extended an olive branch.
But Xia Yu was in a dilemma: "When will your movie start shooting? I won't be available in the first half of next year. I have to go to Switzerland."
"Why are you going to Switzerland?"
"Ski racing, April."
"There's no rush for April. Our movie won't be released in April, and it won't be until the second half of next year at the earliest."
"I'll be free in the second half of the year." Xia Yu responded affirmatively, "What kind of movie are you talking about?"
"It's a crime suspense movie about gambling. Please play the role of me."
"How old are you?"
"The year 85 is Ox."
Xia Yu smiled and said: "I was born in 1976 and I am 9 years older than you. Do you think you are too young to play the role?"
"Brother Yu, you look so tender." Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile.
"I've never acted in a gambling movie." Xia Yu is interested in gambling movies.
"This isn't a Hong Kong-style gambling movie. It's definitely more appropriate to call it a high-IQ crime. This is not a place for chatting. After the premiere, I'll treat you and Sister Quan to a late-night supper. How about we have a good chat?"
"Okay." Xia Yu is a person who makes friends easily and agreed.
Zhang Yuanjun stopped listening to what was going on at the end of the premiere and left the venue early with Xia Yu and his wife to have a supper.
Zhang Yuanjun originally wanted to take a few people to a restaurant, but Xia Yu said: "Who wants to eat that late at night? I will take you to a fly shop and eat something that is not available in a big hotel."
"Okay, you have been in the capital for a long time, I will listen to you." Zhang Yuanjun agreed.
Zhang Yuanjun, his assistant, Xia Yu and Yuan Quan and his wife, the four of them sat down. Xia Yu said, "I've heard of you. You acted in Hollywood at the age of 20. You're awesome."
"It's just a joke. If I lose, I'll be done with it."
Yuan Quan said: "Others can't make such a fuss if they want to."
"That's right." Xia Yu said, "Tell me what your gambling movie is about."
"My movie is called "Animal World", and it's about a card game. It's not a stud game like Hong Kong movies, it's just rock, paper, scissors."
"This is novel," Xia Yu became interested, "Can rock-paper-scissors create a highly intelligent crime?"
Zhang Yuanjun continued to tell the story: "It means that a group of people were pulled on board and played a game of rock, paper, scissors..."
Zhang Yuanjun spent half an hour explaining the game rules of "Animal World" to Xia Yu and his wife.
"This is interesting!" A diehard like Xia Yu is very interested in this kind of game, "I've never seen anything like this before.
"Li Jun is not interesting. Zhang Jingkun's character is interesting."
"This is a villain." Xia Yu seems to have never played a villain before, and Zhang Yuanjun is worried that he won't take it.
"What's wrong with the villain? I like the character Zhang Jingkun."
"Brother Yu, if you like the role of Zhang Jingkun, then..." Zhang Yuanjun wanted to promise this role to Xia Yu on the spot, but then he thought, "But Sister Hua..."
Xia Yu's manager is Wang Jinghua. It is against the rules for him to bypass his manager and discuss roles with artists directly.
Xia Yu smiled and said: "Sister Hua, let me tell you, when will your script come out?"
"We are adapting a Japanese comic, and the script will be out in two months." We don't care whether it comes out or not, we have to hire the people first.
"No problem. Once your script comes out, ask someone to come to me. I'll go tell Sister Hua and she won't embarrass you."
Making movies is still a rare thing nowadays. With such a strange script coming to his door, Xia Yu definitely wants to try it.
Halfway through the meal, Yuan Quan said: "I have read your script for "Famous". Your format is very novel. What did you think of this story?"
Script killing is still a novel thing in China, and Chinese people have never seen this format in "Famous".
"This is an ordinary suspense story. I just omitted the crime process and jumped directly to solving the case and decrypting it. Then I repackaged it and made the story longer, and I got "Famous". This form is not new. It’s a very traditional way of reasoning.”
Zhang Yuanjun is a loyal supporter of traditional reasoning. He does not like the socialist reasoning. If the classification is more radical, Zhang Yuanjun would prefer to classify the socialist reasoning into realist literature rather than pure reasoning.
"The same is true for "Animal World". In fact, it is not a mystery, but a suspenseful crime, and what it sells is this high-intelligence decryption process, which is fresh for the audience."
Domestic commercial films have just started. Even if they are making crime suspense films, many directors will make films like "The Gun". Films with such obvious styles like "Famous" and "Animal World" are indeed out of the sight of domestic producers for the time being. Inside.
After Zhang Yuanjun explained his original intention of creating the film, he asked Xia Yu and his wife wilfully: "What do you think of "The Promise"?"
Assistant Xiao Zhao cheered up. She liked the film very much and wanted to hear the private evaluation of it by professionals.
"It's very good." Xia Yu said, very sincerely. It seemed that he really thought this film was very good. "It has scenes as scenes and stars as stars. It has everything a blockbuster should have."
"Hero" influenced the trend of a series of domestic blockbusters that followed, with big stars + big scenes.
It doesn't matter what the story is.
The stories of "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" were also simple, but they were still huge hits.
Zhang Yuanjun tried to guide: "Don't you think there is something wrong with the story of "The Promise"?"
"It's okay. Although it's an old-fashioned love story, it's explained clearly and it's not bad. What, do you think there's a problem?" Xia Yu looked at Zhang Yuanjun's expression, which was a little subtle.
"No, maybe it's a matter of my personal understanding. I always feel that the story of "The Promise" is very strange. The scenes are good, but the story is not good-looking." After saying this, Zhang Yuanjun said no more.
After eating and drinking, they made an appointment to wait for the script of "Animal World" to be released to discuss it in detail, and then they broke up.
On the way back, his assistant Xiao Zhao asked him: "What's not good about the story of "The Promise"?"
"Just wait and see, the audience will tell Chen Kaige where the tone of "The Promise" is bad."
Zhang Yuanjun believes in the audience.
(End of chapter)
