Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 390 New Script

When he heard it was Lou Ye, Li Tang didn't say anything anymore, took his cell phone and dialed directly.

I only get a phone call every few years. Unless something happens, I will never call to say hello or congratulate.Being friends with Lou Ye definitely belongs to what the ancients described as "the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water".

"Hey, Brother Ye, what's the matter?"

"Li Tang, excuse me. Are you free now?" Lou Ye said in a gentle tone on the phone, but the background sound was a bit noisy.

"Oh, Brother Ye, you are also in the capital! I have just attended the premiere of "Hero" here, and now I am preparing to go to Yanjing Hotel for dinner. It was organized by the producer. Uh... I guess it's probably It will take about an hour. Just tell me an address and I will come find you when you are done."

Li Tang didn't say much. Lou Ye must have something to say, and he couldn't explain a sentence or two on the phone clearly and needed to be interviewed in person.

"Then thank you for your hard work. Xiaoshuai and I are eating at a hot pot restaurant next to Beidian Huangtingzi Road. We will wait for you here. You don't have to be too anxious."

"Okay, then I'll go find you when I'm done."

Li Tang originally thought it was a matter of censorship. "Purple Butterfly" had been submitted for review once before, but it failed.Fortunately, Shanghai Film Studio came forward this time, and the relevant departments gave review opinions. Generally speaking, in addition to some inappropriate shots, the two passionate scenes between Zhang Ziyi and Nakamura Hiroshi were too intense.

The so-called anachronism may be that the positioning of the anti-Japanese resistance organization in the film is a bit vague and has no specific direction, and some of their methods when implementing actions are a bit incorrect.

In fact, in film and television creations, as long as anti-Japanese themes are involved, there is an unwritten rule that the role of our party must be highlighted. "Purple Butterfly" did a very poor job in this regard, just being vague and trying to muddle through.

Although Lou Ye is usually taciturn, he is very stubborn in his attitude towards movies and refuses to compromise easily. This time he went to the capital in person to explain to the censorship department, and with Shanghai Film Studio mediating between them, the situation is developing in a good direction. .

And another important factor is that the Cannes Film Festival has long ago sent an invitation to Lou Ye, hoping that he can take "Purple Butterfly" to participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival.

Internationally renowned film festivals such as the three major European international film festivals often emphasize representation. In addition to Europe and America, the nomination lists for each session have become more and more important with the rise of Asian films in the past ten years. status.

As a well-known director of Chinese-language films, Lou Ye has naturally become the target of the three major European films with his unique directing style that is not favored by the domestic mainstream.

Of course, with China's accession to the WTO, there is also a need for a cultural going global strategy at the national level. Generally speaking, the treatment of so-called "underground" directors who are "disobedient" is no longer as harsh as before, but the premise is that the values ​​​​must be correct.So there were "friendly" negotiations on censorship.It is no longer like the past where there is no news, or it is just three words - it can't be passed.

But today he and Wang Xiaoshuai were together, and there might be other things going on.But Li Tang didn't think much about it, since he would find out later.

Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye were classmates in the Directing Department of Nortel and had similar experiences. They both applied for the Directing Department of Nortel because they failed to get into the Central Academy of Fine Arts.The same is true for Senior Lu, and Senior Lu and Wang Xiaoshuai were classmates at the High School Affiliated to the Central Academy of Fine Arts.Maybe they don't have much talent in the field of painting, but they can shine in the field of directing.

The three of them have a good relationship. When Wang Xiaoshuai was filming his debut film "Winter and Spring Days", it was Lou Ye who helped him with everything and even played a cameo role in the film.

Because of this relationship, Li Tang and Wang Xiaoshuai met a few times.Unlike Lou Ye and Senior Lu, Wang Xiaoshuai is a very talkative person.He is also from Shanghai and is said to have been born in JA District People's Hospital.But when he was less than two years old, he followed his parents to Guizhou. When he grew up, he moved to Wuhan and then passed the exam to Beijing.After graduating from Nortel, he was assigned to Hu Jian Film Studio. After four years as an assistant director, he resigned and started his own independent director career.

Li Tang has watched Wang Xiaoshuai's five previous works, including "Dream Garden", which was absorbed by the system and failed at the box office, but in the end he won the beauty.To be honest, his movie style is not as cool as Lou Ye's, nor does it have the "chicken thief" local culture of Chief Jia, but it has the strongest artistic atmosphere.If we want to say who among this group of sixth-generation directors has the most similar style to Hou Hsiao-hsien of Wanwan, then Wang Xiaoshuai is definitely the best choice.

After the premiere, the dinner in the evening was just a formality.Li Tang toasted to the director and several big bosses during the banquet, said hello and left in a hurry.

When I was approaching Nortel, I called Lou Ye, and then the car drove all the way along Huangtingzi Road. When I was almost at the end, I saw a hot pot restaurant on the roadside. Lou Ye was wearing a black down jacket. Waiting at the door of the store with his neck hunched.

People from Nortel like to hang out in this area. For example, there are many small hotels nearby where the production crews are stationed for preparation and casting.

Most of those who came from the Chinese Opera, such as Zhang Baibai and Diao Yinan, live in the alley courtyards near the Chinese Opera.

Each has its own territory, which of course does not prevent the two gangs from working together.

"Brother Ye!"

After Li Tang got off the car, he jogged over.

"Sorry to bother you." Lou Ye apologized with a gentle smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, otherwise I will set off early tomorrow morning and I won't be able to find it if I try to find it." Li Tang said with a smile.

With that said, the two of them walked into the store together. Just as they reached the door, Lou Ye stopped again and looked back at the roadside: "Where's the driver?"

"Oh, it's okay, he has already eaten."

Just now, Yanjing Hotel specially arranged a meal for the driver and assistant. After the meal, he sent Xiao Zhao away and asked her to go home and rest first.Xiao Zhao will still have to run around with him during the next 20 days of publicity and roadshows.Lou Ye then took Li Tang and continued walking inside.

Business in hot pot restaurants is always the best in winter, and the lobby is bustling with people. No wonder the background sound on the phone was so noisy before.

Following Lou Ye, he pushed the door open and entered a private room. There was not only Wang Xiaoshuai alone, but also a fat, kind-looking woman who looked to be in her forties or fifty.

But judging from the person's temperament and the heavy makeup on her face, Li Tang judged that this aunt might be from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and she looked a little familiar.

Because some older women in the industry, such as Chang Jihong, Hua Jie, and Li Xiaowan, always look bare-faced, have sharp eyes, and walk with a wind in their eyes.She always gives the impression of being very strong, like a strong woman.

The person in front of me looked obviously calm and kind. When he saw the person coming in, he immediately stood up politely with a gentle smile on his face.

"Li Tang is here. Let me introduce you. This is Ms. Jiao Xiongping Jiao, the chairman of Wanwan Jiguang Film Company and a famous filmmaker. Sister Jiao, this is Li Tang."

"Hello, Mr. Jiao!"

Li Tang quickly stretched out his hand to say hello. No wonder he looked familiar. It turned out to be the producer of Wang Xiaoshuai's previous film "17-Year-Old Bicycle".This film won the Jury Prize at last year's Berlin Film Festival, and was nominated for six categories at last year's Golden Horse Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Unfortunately, it was useless and didn't win a single award. Fish for it.

"Hello! You can call me Sister Jiao, that's what everyone calls me. If I'm not presumptuous, I'll just call you Li Tang." Jiao Xiongping smiled and shook hands with him.

The older generation of Bayan people generally speak very standard Mandarin, without that goosebump-inducing Bayan accent.

"Hello, Sister Jiao!" Li Tang immediately responded.

Perhaps because Li Tang was unfamiliar with Sister Jiao, Wang Xiaoshuai introduced the resume of Sister Jiao. In addition to the chairman of Jiguang Film Company, he also served as a similar film director in Wanwan. official status.However, what caught Li Tang's attention was that Sister Jiao also studied for a PhD in film at UCLA in the United States.

When it comes to the top film schools in the United States, they are definitely the University of Southern California and New York University, but UCLA’s film major is not bad either. After all, it is backed by Hollywood.

Moreover, he is very close to famous directors such as Hou Hsiao-hsien and Li Yu.One more thing, Li Yu has a master's degree in film from New York University.

It also previously invested in and produced Tsai Ming-liang's "The Hole."Today, in the Bay Area film world, Tsai Ming-liang can be considered a representative figure of art films and a frequent visitor to the three major international film festivals in Europe.

Li Tang noticed that the pot base and dishes on the table were obviously new. Based on his understanding of Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye, they would definitely not be able to do such a thing. At most, they would eat together with a pair of chopsticks.Needless to say, it must have been Sister Jiao's idea, and Li Tang couldn't help but think highly of her.As the saying goes: People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot.

Although the dishes at Yanjing Restaurant were exquisite, they were just for show, and Li Tang didn't even take a few bites. Wouldn't it be nice to have mutton shabu-shabu and a glass of cold beer here?

After a few words of greeting, Li Tang was not polite and started eating meat. He found that the eyes of the three people at the table were focused on him, and then he said sheepishly: "It's a joke, it's a joke, I didn't eat enough before."

"Understood, understood, Li Tang, come on, I'll toast you."

Wang Xiaoshuai smiled and picked up the cup, and apologized at the same time: "I forgot that today is the premiere of "Hero", otherwise I wouldn't have let Lou Ye call you."

"it's okay no problem!"

Li Tang picked up the cup and drank with him, saying, "Director Wang, if you need anything, just give me your instructions!"

Lou Ye remained silent. Needless to say, it was definitely Wang Xiaoshuai who had something to do with him and asked Lou Ye to be his matchmaker.As for what's going on, I guess it's unlikely to attract investment. After all, the investors from my last movie are also sitting here.

Although the previous film "17 Years Old Bicycle" was banned for showing dilapidated alleys in the capital, which affected its bid for the Olympics, it was definitely considered a success if it won the Berlin Film Festival's Jury Prize.And now that the Olympic bid has been successful, it seems that lifting the ban on movies will not be a big problem.So if Wang Xiaoshuai wants to make a new movie, the original investors have no reason not to invest!

I have to say that it may be because Wang Xiaoshuai's film style is very similar to Hou Hsiao-hsien's, which attracted the favor of Wanwan investors.

"Hahaha, look, you don't need to be verbose when dealing with smart people." Wang Xiaoshuai looked at Lou Ye and Jiao Xiongping and laughed.

As he spoke, he took out a script from his bag and handed it over.

"Read this book first."

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(End of this chapter)