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Chapter 880 Zhang Yimou's Joining

Zhang Yimou came to Hengdian, and Gong Li was with him.

"To Live" had finished filming last year, and now even the post-production has been completed, but encountered the same problem as "Farewell My Concubine", that is, because of the subject matter, it did not pass the review.

Lao Mouzi came to Hengdian, firstly because he wanted to relax and take a look at what Wu Jianye could do, the top three directors who became famous at level 78.

Wu Jianye, Chen Kaige, and Zhang Yimou are three people. Zhang Yimou's relationship with the upper class has always been the worst, even when he became famous later.

At a certain awards ceremony, Han Heping was the No. 1 award-winning celebrity who thanked him, which shows the prestige of Han Heping in China at that time.

That awards ceremony brought together almost all domestic filmmakers at that time, but Zhang Yimou was the only one missing. Although Zhang Yimou did not express his opinion on this matter, Zhang Weiping, who always regarded himself as Zhang Yimou's good buddy at that time, just opened his mouth. That film festival was a mountain sculpture conference.

One can imagine the metaphor.

This can also be seen from another aspect. The relationship between Zhang Yimou and the upper class has always maintained a feeling of estrangement. At the beginning, "Jianguo Weiye" led by Han Heping brought together many domestic star directors, but Zhang Yimou was missing. There are also reasons for this.

In fact, none of these things had much to do with Zhang Yimou, because at that time Zhang Weiping believed that Zhang Yimou was the trump card in his hand and wanted to pry the banner of China Film Group, so he often competed with China Film Group, which also led to his inability to deal with it. The relationship between Zhang Yimou and China Film has become even colder in this matter.

What really made Zhang Yimou ease his relationship with China Film was after he left New Screen and Zhang Weiping.

The early Zhang Yimou was because of the relationship with Xiying Film Studio, and the relationship with China Film was also a bit dull, especially the relationship with Radio and Television.

Now if it weren't for the dignified culture of Wu Jianye, Zhang Yimou could only rely on the capital of Xiangjiang and Wanwan to make movies at this time. There are no domestic film companies that would dare him to invest in his movies, even if Zhang Yimou's reputation is at this time. Already very loud.

"I've already talked to Ai Bu about the movie "To Live". It's almost impossible to release it now. Let's go the route of Triumph!"

Sitting in the hotel room, Wu Jianye preached with Zhang Yimou.

After arriving in Hengdian, Wu Jianye did not talk about this topic with Zhang Yimou from the very beginning. After all, Wu Jianye’s new movie is still in the process of filming. Wu Jianye’s rule is that no one should disturb him during the filming process. .

Neither can Zhang Yimou!
Zhang Yimou also knew Wu Jianye's rules when making movies, so when he arrived at Hengdian World Studios during the day, he just sat next to Wu Jianye and watched Wu Jianye directing the film here.

In fact, Zhang Yimou has long wanted to do this. The two have known each other for more than ten years. These years, Wu Jianye is like a mountain, which has been pressing him, Chen Kaige and others. The last emperor made a cameo appearance in the movie, and the two never had the chance to cooperate again.

This time Zhang Yimou also wants to see how Wu Jianye has grown!

At the same time, the arrival of Zhang Yimou also made the group performers on the scene even more excited. Originally, because this was Wu Jianye's movie, everyone had already tried their best to express themselves, hoping to become the second Dandan. Seeing that Zhang Yimou also came to the scene, as a film director who is now second only to Wu Jianye in China, these people's moods can be imagined.

But it's a pity that these people's actions turned out to be useless in the end.

The cast's gaze was on Zhang Yimou, and Zhang Yimou's gaze was on Wu Jianye.

Zhang Yimou sat there, watching Wu Jianye lecturing to the actors and giving orders to other behind-the-scenes personnel of the crew. At the same time, Zhang Yimou was also watching the shooting effect presented in the camera, and sometimes he even wondered if he directed the scene himself. How will it be handled.

But the more this happened, the more Zhang Yimou discovered Wu Jianye's skill in dealing with these problems, because many times, even he felt pretty good, but Wu Jianye could still see the problem.

During the whole day, Zhang Yimou didn't say much, just watched where Wu Jianye was directing the play.

Even during the break at noon, Zhang Yimou didn't say much, just watched Wu Jianye discuss with Zhao Fei and others how to shoot the next scene.

At this time, Zhang Yimou may not have noticed that his mentality has changed from competing at the beginning to learning.

Of course, this is not to say that Zhang Yimou admits that he is not as good as Wu Jianye. In fact, every director has something that he is best at.

For example, Zhang Yimou's use of film colors has always been top-notch, so Wu Jianye will also consult Zhang Yimou during the filming process.

Zhang Yimou elaborated his thoughts seriously.

Jiang Yu and Ni Dahong, who had no roles in the middle, also came to say hello to Zhang Yimou.

Both of them participated in the filming of "Alive" last year.

Jiang Yu plays Fengxia's husband Erxi in it, the daughter of Fugui played by Ge You, while Ni Dahong plays the role of Long Wu, the shadow puppet master who defrauds Fugui's property.

It was precisely because of the role of Er Xi that Jiang Tu asked Wu Jianye for a period of vacation.

Zhang Yimou encouraged the two to study hard with Wu Jianye, and said that being able to participate in the filming of Wu Jianye's film was a very precious opportunity for them.

At this time, Zhang Yimou was sitting in Wu Jianye's room, and his expression didn't look too regretful. After all, before "To Live", there was the movie "Farewell My Concubine" as the vanguard.

What's more, this novel was written by Wu Jianye himself. Wu Jianye definitely hopes that the movie adapted from this novel will be released!
"Then which film festival is more suitable for you to apply for this movie?" Zhang Yimou has gotten used to it now, and after a problem arises, he asks Wu Jianye for his opinion.

"Let's go to the Cannes Film Festival just like the triumphant song film. Fengge Films has already sent the film "To Live" to Jacob!" Wu Jianye said.

In fact, in another time and space, this movie did bring a lot of honors to Zhang Yimou. First of all, although this movie did not win the Palme d'Or, it won the jury award. At the same time, Ge You also became a The first Chinese actor to win the best actor at the Cannes Film Festival, but it is a pity that Zhang Guoyi won this honor in advance.

However, Wu Jianye also knew that this movie did not get the same treatment as "Farewell My Concubine" in another time and space. It was released in China. When Wu Jianye was reborn, this movie was still not allowed to be released in China.

Whether it can be released now is still a matter of debate, but at this time there is no need to add trouble to Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou had no objection when he heard what Wu Jianye said. Now there are three most famous directors in China, Wu Jianye, Chen Kaige, and Zhang Yimou.

Only Chen Kaige won the Palme d'Or, which made Zhang Yimou want to do something about it. She had already won the Golden Bear before, and if she could win the Palme d'Or before Wu Jianye, it would be great for her For Zhang Yimou, it is also a kind of expectation.

Regardless of whether Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are willing to admit it or not, Wu Jianye is always the target of the two of them.

"By the way, do you have any clues about the new movie?" Wu Jianye asked.

Any director does not have only one project in his hand, but many projects in his hand, and finally he will choose a movie that is most suitable for him at this time.

Everyone knows that Feng Pants' "A World Without Thieves" was filmed after "Mobile Phone", but in fact, Feng Pants already had the story of "A World Without Thieves" before the establishment of the "Mobile Phone" project. It's just that because of policy reasons, the movie "Mobile Phone" was first filmed, and then "A World Without Thieves" was filmed after the policy was loosened and the script was changed.

Sometimes, the truth is so wonderful.

If it wasn't for the postponement of the filming of "A World Without Thieves", it is estimated that there would be no actor Wang Baoqiang, and the following events might not have happened.

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "There is a story, but I haven't decided whether to shoot it or not. I spent too much energy filming the movie "To Live" before. I want to take a break before deciding whether to shoot this movie. !"

The movie "To Live" can be regarded as one of Zhang Yimou's pinnacle works, and he has indeed poured a lot of passion into it. It is only natural that he wants to take a break now!
In fact, every creator will encounter this kind of problem. For example, after a peak work, the next generation of online writers will often have some gaps with the previous one. It’s not that he doesn’t want to write well. , but because he poured too much passion into the previous work, when he wrote the next one, he would feel a little powerless
"Since you don't have anything to do next, then stay here, just in the color of the movie "Eternal Night", I need your advice!" Wu Jianye directly asked Zhang Yimou to stay.

As I said before, every director has his or her best side, and what Zhang Yimou is best at is the use of film colors.

And the pinnacle of it is the movie "Hero". In that movie, every frame can really be used as a computer wallpaper.

If the film "Eternal Night" can have Zhang Yimou's participation, it will definitely be a good supplement for the new film color.

Zhang Yimou didn't think too much, nodded and said, "Since you have already spoken, then there is no problem!"

Then Wu Jianye asked someone to book rooms for Zhang Yimou and Gong Li in the hotel. As for whether they are two rooms or one room, there is no need to introduce them specifically.
On the second day, Wu Jianye announced in front of everyone in the crew that Zhang Yimou would participate in the filming of "Eternal Night" as the film's art director.

For Wu Jianye and Zhang Yimou, this kind of thing is actually a matter of one sentence, but for these actors, it has become amazing news.

No one thought that Wu Jianye and Zhang Yimou would cooperate in this form, and when Zhang Yimou also participated in this movie, everyone became more optimistic about the prospect of this movie.

Soon Zhang Yimou's role as the art director of "Eternal Night" was also known to outsiders.

"Zhang Yimou joins Wu Jianye's latest movie "Forever Night" in friendship!"

"The king doesn't see the king, it doesn't exist. In order to present the best works to the audience, Wu Jianye brought in his college classmate, Zhang Yimou, who is also the most famous director in China!"

"What kind of combination is this? Wu Jianye and Zhang Yimou, Wu Jianye's new movie has already been appointed as the best Chinese movie for next year!"

For a while, the news about Zhang Yimou's joining "Eternal Night" was reported by major domestic newspapers and media, which once again added countless topics to the movie.

At this time, everyone realized that it seemed that Wu Jianye's new movie "Eternal Night" had become the focus of domestic news since the beginning of preparation.

The initial national casting, and then a huge investment of 1.3 million, and then the protagonist was changed, and then it was revealed that the investment of this movie was actually 3.8 million, until now Zhang Yimou joined!

It seems that this movie, which has not yet appeared in front of the audience, has already been deeply implanted in the hearts of the audience.

Wu Jianye also saw these reports at this time, and Zhang Yimou's joining was indeed a temporary idea, but Wu Jianye actually did other things on purpose.

If you let the future generations down, this kind of behavior will definitely let all the audience know that this is actually a means of publicity. Many filmmakers do this. At the beginning of the preparation, they began to build momentum for their films.

It's just that the current domestic film industry, although it has experienced the baptism of Wu Jianye, the studios and companies in the film industry already know some publicity methods, but when it comes to controlling the curiosity of the audience, they have nothing to do with Wu Jianye. The night difference is nearly 30 years!

The reporters came to Hengdian again and began to think of ways to interview Wu Jianye or Zhang Yimou.

Wu Jianye did not come forward to accept the interview, but Zhang Yimou was caught by the reporter.

"Director Zhang, why did you choose to join Director Wu's new film as the art director this time?" The reporter of "Popular Movies" found Zhang Yimou and asked directly.

Zhang Yimou thought for a while, showed a helpless expression, and said: "I actually came to Hengdian to discuss other matters with Director Wu, but I chatted with Director Wu for a while, and then became the director of the movie "Eternal Night" in a daze. Art Direction!"

The reporter of "Popular Movies" was stunned. Are all you great directors so casual?

Shouldn't it be that Wu Jianye visited the thatched cottage three times, and Zhang Yimou came forward to help out the friendship between classmates?
Why does it sound like it was delivered by Zhang Yimou himself?
"Then can we ask, this time Director Wu asked you to be the art director of the film, how much will he pay you?" Quite the opposite situation.

Zhang Yimou said with a wry smile: "Give me a place to live, and take care of three meals a day by the way, so there shouldn't be any other remuneration, right?"

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(End of this chapter)