What kind of bad thoughts can the director have?

Sister Tao rushed to Shanghai the next day to continue filming "Ode to Joy".

Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu undertook most of the publicity and interview activities for "Peach" after it won the award. In addition, various commercial endorsements also came one after another, and they were extremely busy all day long.

This gave Yang Shu time to quickly sort out the script of "Love Letter from Heaven", and also started the preparatory work for "Warrior" and "Mulan".

Although "Warrior" is familiar and repeated, the plot is only slightly adjusted, but after all, the length and capacity are large, and a large number of special effects are also indispensable. This early stage is enough to prepare for a while.

"Mulan" is a traditional story with a fixed frame, nothing more than adding characters and plots to it. There are a lot of works for reference over the years, so it is not difficult to write one of your own.

The key to this drama is international cooperation. It is even more important to set up this framework. Luo Xue has already started to operate.

She said that a Chinese director with such reputation and ability as Yang Shu filmed this famous Chinese story. The possibility of successful distribution is relatively high, and the key is to have commercial value.

In this world, it has never been easier to travel with more friends, but with more friends when the road is well traveled.

However, after careful consideration, Yang Shu gave up the idea of ​​seeking a joint production with Disney.

After returning to China, I chatted with Luo Xue several times, and besides publishing, I also talked about various other topics.

Once she said that countries are now more and more concerned about cultural appropriation, especially commercial use.

We have done very poorly in this regard, and even lack relevant awareness.

She said that when she was studying in the United States, there was a school event, and two American girls came to her and asked her: "Can we wear cheongsam, if you don't allow it, we won't wear it."

At that time, she thought it was strange that it was none of my business whether I wore it or not, and I would wear it if I liked it, which showed that I liked Chinese culture.

It is hard to say what is right or wrong here, but one thing is certain, in this reality, Greater China's open-mindedness may not help protect the uniqueness of culture.

When planning to shoot "Mulan" in Venice, he naturally thought of cooperating with Disney to shoot the live-action version of Mulan animation back then, and use the other party's distribution channels and influence to open up the international market in one fell swoop.

Now I feel absurd. A Chinese director filmed a story about a thousand-year-old China, but the first thing he wanted was to find Disney. This probably means that at least on the subject of Hua Mulan, they have successfully invaded to some extent.

This is almost true. Whenever the image of Mulan is mentioned, people outside of China, even some Chinese, will first think of the animated image designed by Disney.

In fact, Disney was not successful in adapting the Mulan theme.

The social atmosphere in the 90s was very different from the present one. When Disney announced the shooting of the first story with Chinese elements, many people were really happy and proud.

Disney's animated version of "Mulan" was undoubtedly a great commercial success, and it was enthusiastically sought after all over the world. At that time, the box office performance of [-] million US dollars was quite impressive.

However, the box office performance in mainland China was not good. Most Chinese audiences did not buy the film. Many people thought that Hua Mulan was designed to look like a foreigner, which was not good-looking at all.

Especially the facial expression and the way of acting is an American, which doesn't match with oriental women, and the story has too many adaptations, which is unacceptable.

Yang Shu is well-informed, and the image of the animated version of Mulan is actually very similar to the heroine Awkwafina in "Shang Qi", with exactly the same face shape, eye shape, and speaking expression. This should be some kind of stereotype.

It can be said that Disney just followed the previous creative routines and set up an image of Mulan with Chinese cultural symbols, yellow skin and white bones, which is in line with their own aesthetics.

The same situation also happened in the later live-action version of Mulan, the makeup was unbearable to look at directly, and even the common sense of China's geography was wrong, and the domestic reputation was also not very good, with Douban scoring less than five.

Disney has considered further Chineseization to cater to the rising mainland market. The live-action movie has approached Ang Lee and Jiang Wen and asked them to come forward to direct it.

This is something that hasn't happened yet. Luo Xue believes that having a famous Chinese director in charge of the production of "Mulan" will be more beneficial to global distribution, but it is similar to what Disney heroes see.

However, both Ang Lee and Jiang Wen refused because they were not given sufficient creative rights.

Disney insists that both producers and screenwriters must use its designation. Although the producer has produced "Butterfly Effect" and the screenwriter has written "Jurassic World", they are all good, but these people do not understand Chinese culture.

If Yang Shu seeks to cooperate with Disney, he must compromise with each other. Changes in makeup, art, plot and lines must conform to Hollywood values. The final film is likely to be a product of a combination of local and foreign, as "The Great Wall" by Lao Mouzi.

For half a month, Yang Shu was sorting out the script, and by September 20th, the box office of "Peach" broke [-] million.

Regardless of inflation, a new box office record for Chinese love has been born.

Although many activities were rejected, Yang Shu couldn't completely close the door to thank guests under such circumstances, so he spent a lot of time in Feihongxuan, receiving some guests who couldn't be seen.

In addition, after doing so much foreplay in Venice, of course I have to communicate with Tianxian about "Mulan".

She has finished filming both "Fairy Beacon" and "Night Peacock", and it is rare that there is a gap with time.

Yang Shu invited her to come to Feihongxuan to discuss big plans, but after coming here once, she became addicted, and then came to continue to discuss big plans whenever she was free.

"Why do you want to shoot "Mulan", do you think I can play Mulan?"

Tianxian likes the large yard with poplar trees, and prefers to take a walk in circles in the garden.

This is indeed a big problem. If it is reasonable, Hua Mulan should look relatively ordinary or even a manly woman, and should not be beautiful, let alone too beautiful, otherwise it would be impossible to hang around in the military camp for several years without being discovered.

But if it is really serious, this story will not be true. Even if Hua Mulan looks like a man, she is still a woman. It is impossible for her to not bathe and maintain physical hygiene for several years.

So you can't get entangled in this issue at all, otherwise it's just arguing.

"What we want to convey is a spirit, a spirit of women's independence and self-improvement, rather than simply restoring historical facts. The beautiful Mulan may not be real enough, but the five big and three thick and hulking Hua Mulan are probably even more unacceptable. Hua Mulan is not you. None."

This is a high-profile show. Tianxian doesn't think that Hua Mulan is hers. If it wasn't for the golden lion director who invited her to play this role, he would have rejected it long ago.

When the two decided to cooperate at the beginning, they were rushing to win the award. Now that Yang Shu has won the award, the film to be shot is obviously not for winning the award.

But the important thing is to continue to cooperate, and the future of winning awards will last forever, so what's the rush.

Yang Shu's filming of Mulan is different from other directors' filming of the same theme, just like Zhang Yimou's filming of an inspirational film in which a rural teacher is indispensable, he can praise a non-professional passer-by actor to the sky.

Tianxian no longer needs to continue to praise the heavens in China, but she believes that if Yang Shu wants to promote Hua Mulan to the international market, the possibility of success is much greater than that of "King of Kung Fu" and "Legend of White Phantom: Deadly Escape" many.

What's more, his preliminary plan has already prepared to invest [-] million yuan and invite Jet Li, Gong Li and other international big names to join. It makes no sense not to participate in such a project.

So Tianxian readily agreed to the first meeting, and soon there was a second meeting, and then once in two or three days, with a high frequency.

Every time I meet a fairy, I will bring a cat, as if it is some kind of mysterious ceremony, which has not changed in another life.

Half a month later, when Feihongxuan's cats had accumulated to a small group of five, Tianxian didn't bring any more cats.

No one stopped her from continuing to take it, and it stopped suddenly.

This is really a bit evil. In the previous life, there were eight cats, and now there are five cats in Feihongxuan, and there are three cats in Tumi Garden, which is also eight cats. It seems that there is some kind of providence in the dark.

Whether it was God's will or not, the kittens quickly turned into a bond of affection. After a walk, the two of them were already holding hands, looking at the group of lazy cats as if they were looking at their own children.

"Look at the way they look at us, so cute."