The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 563 "La La Land", "Dalian by the Sea", "Three Billboards"

At the end of September in Yanjing, the weather will be much cooler.

However, modern migrant workers are in a hurry and are in a hurry to do everything. If they cannot calm down and feel it carefully, they may not be able to feel these changes.

Li Shengyao has been busy writing scripts recently, and he has also ignored the changes in the surrounding environment.

In the past, he might not have been able to discover it either.

A few days ago, he was feeling dizzy from writing, and he followed Chen Hao and took his children to the park to play.

Chen Hao put long sleeves on the child and brought a coat, saying that the temperature was cooling down and he should be careful about catching a cold.

Li Shengyao didn't pay much attention at first, until he pushed the stroller and faced the sunset. The leaves were falling, the evening breeze was cool, and the boy on the bicycle shrank his neck.

Only then did he realize that autumn was coming.

The air is crisp in autumn. It will be very comfortable if you put down those busy things and go hiking, jogging, or cycling at this time.

Li Shengyao then took Chen Hao to ride a bicycle.

After relaxing a little, his condition improved a lot and his efficiency in writing scripts became much higher.

On this morning, the autumn wind was clear and the weak sunshine fell.

Li Shengyao wrote the script for two hours, then got up and came to the yard, sat down on a chair, then closed his eyes and listened to the story of autumn.

At this moment, the doorbell rang. Li Shengyao heard the sound and got up to open the door.

I received a call from Lao Mouzi yesterday afternoon, saying that he would come to visit today.

He opened the door and saw Lao Mouzi, Zhang Mo, and Bi Gan.

Bi Gan comes here often these days, and he comes to help Lee Sheng Yew write scripts.

Now Director Li has two apprentices, one is Dapeng, who is currently filming the second season of "Diaosi Man".

The first season of "The Dirty Man" was a hit. Dapeng was very excited and immediately took a group of friends to prepare for the second and third seasons.

Another apprentice is Bi Gan, who was an art film director in Lee Sheng Yew's previous life.

This plane seems to have been influenced by Li Shengyao.

Currently writing scripts with Lee Sing-yew.

Lao Mouzi was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and sneakers, which looked strange. Compared to a few months ago, Lao Mouzi was in much better condition.

He finally had a complete separation from Zhang Weiping, although now there is a lot of black material.

But there is no villain around to hold him back, and he walks much more briskly.

He already has plans for a new film.

Zhang Mo is still the same, looking cool and a bit like a turtle. It is said that he has made friends with a white man again.

I wish her good luck this time and don't try to cheat people out of money or sex.

"Director Li, do you really want to prepare three movies at the same time?"

Lao Mouzi entered the courtyard and then started asking.

"Super Interview" has been broadcast, and everyone in the Chinese film industry knows that Lee Sheng Yew is preparing three movies at the same time.

Lao Mouzi felt that this was not Li Shengyao's style, and he didn't believe it at first.

But I just met Bi Gan, who said that Lee Sheng Yew was indeed preparing three movies at the same time.

When they met at this time, he couldn't help but ask.

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Yes, I plan to prepare three movies."

"So how many scripts have you written now?"

"I've written three of them, and there's one more that I haven't finished yet."

"Four scripts?"

Lao Mouzi and Zhang Mo both widened their eyes, wondering if they had heard wrongly.

Didn’t you say that three movies are being prepared at the same time?

How did you write four scripts, and three scripts so quickly?

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "There are three scripts for the three movies I want to make myself, and there is also a script I prepared for the company's special effects department, which is an animated film."

"May I take a look at it?"

"of course."

Lao Mouzi's character is still trustworthy.

Lee Sheng-yew did not write the script by hand this time, but used a computer to code, which was much faster. He could sometimes code [-] words a day.

Three scripts have been completed now, and only one script is left unfinished.

Lao Mouzi and Zhang Mo took over the three scripts and then read them.

"La La Land."

"your name."

“Dalian by the sea.”

"Three billboards."

"Your Name" is Makoto Shinkai's animated film. After the film was released that year, it achieved very good box office in island countries, peninsulas, and China.

Li Shengyao felt that he could write the script and give it to Fenghua's special effects department to practice.

The special effects department is becoming more and more mature and has more talents. Naturally, they want to create their own works. They have already submitted a project plan, but the story was not good enough and was rejected by Lee Sheng Yew.

He later thought that the movie "Your Name" was good, so he planned to produce it for the special effects department.

In addition to this animated film, the other three films are the films he wants to make in the next two years.

"La La Land" is a classic Hollywood musical musical.

In Lee Sheng-yew's previous life, this movie cost 3000 million and had a global box office of US$[-] million.

Won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Actress.

British Film Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Score.

There are also eight Golden Globe Awards, becoming the biggest winner of the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.

Plus Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival.

In the eyes of many people, this movie is just an ordinary love movie.

But if you look deeper, you will find that the use of color, light and shadow in this movie is almost perfect.

The soundtrack and song selection are also very good. It can be said that even in the history of human film, "La La Land" is the best in the field of musical musicals.

It is definitely not comparable to those singing and dancing movies in Bollywood.

Moreover, the theme of the movie is very interesting. It does not have the happy ending of traditional musicals. This movie exactly reflects regret and the beauty of flaws.

"Dalian by the Sea" is adapted from "Manchester by the Sea".

"Manchester by the Sea" is also very good. In Lee Sung-yew's previous life, this film won the Oscar for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

He won the British Film Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

In addition, he was ranked No. 21 among the top 18 films of the [-]st century by Sight and Sound.

"Sight and Sound" No. 1 in the new century is "In the Mood for Love". A movie that can enter this ranking is definitely a classic movie.

As for "Three Billboards", it is also a high-scoring movie.

In Lee Sheng-yew's previous life, this film won the best screenplay at the Venice Film Festival.

Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress, Best Film, and Best Screenplay.Oscar for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor.

In addition, it won five awards at the British Film Academy Awards, including Best Film.

Before the 2018 Oscars, the most popular movie was not "The Shape of Water," but "Three Billboards."

Similarly at the 2017 Oscars, the most popular movie was not "Moonlight" but "La La Land" and "Manchester by the Sea."

Both "La La Land" and "Manchester by the Sea" were very popular at the time, far more popular than "Moonlight".

"Moonlight" won in the end, just like "Black Panther", both are products of political correctness.

Lee Sung-yao has won the Palme d'Or for two consecutive years. He believes that in the next two to three years, whether it is Cannes, Venice, or Berlin, he will not be given the award for Best Picture.

He plans to make three movies in the next two years and strive to win one or two Best Actors and Best Actors.

The three movies he chose were all movies that won Oscars, Best Actors, or Venice Best Actors.

The protagonists of these three movies are all very exciting.

The heroine of "La La Land" is a bitch who has to sing, dance, and express a series of emotions such as innocence, regret, longing, regret, and so on.

This role was played well, and it was really brilliant.

This is an important reason why Emma Stone won the Oscar and Venice Best Actress.

As for the heroine of "Three Billboards", this role setting is more exciting and full of tension.

The heroine of this movie lost her daughter due to her own reasons. Since then, she has devoted herself to revenge for her daughter and vowed to find the murderer.

But she is not a professional criminal investigation expert, she can only rely on the small town police chief.

In order to find the murderer, she rented three billboards to mock the town police chief for his inaction, hoping to stimulate him.

In fact, the Sheriff worked very hard to find the murderer.

But there are some cases in this world that just can't be solved, so he didn't solve them.

He was terminally ill, and not long after the movie started, his life had come to an end.

There is also a reckless police detective who looks very brainless.

The heroine thought that this man was an incompetent policeman with no sense of justice.

However, in order to protect the heroine's daughter's case file, this reckless police detective was burned and disfigured by the fire.

This movie is constantly reversing its course, constantly digging into the true humanity of its characters.

In Lee Sung-yew's previous life, the leading actress in "Three Billboards" was McDormand, a big shot who won three Oscars.

There is absolutely no problem with the acting.

However, when "Three Billboards" was exhibited at the Venice Film Festival in 2017, she did not win the Venice Best Actress.

Of course, it’s not that McDormand is not good at acting, but that her role is not suitable for the top three European actors.

In terms of character creation, the three major European films are more academic, while the Oscars pay more attention to commercial aspects.

The academic style and commerciality here refer to the character setting style.

Just like "Three Billboards", if this movie was directed by a European literary and artistic film director, the heroine would most likely be a woman who is soft yet strong. She is a woman first, and then an angry woman. Mother.

She has a strong side, but she is more fragile, sensitive, and timid.

She needs to overcome these and then fight against a powerful enemy.

This is the shaping of academic style.

Under the guidance of a Hollywood director, this is a commercial film.

The heroine wants revenge and promotes the power of women. Not only does she have a strong personality, she also dresses very stylishly, just like a man, full of power.

She's going to do something really cool.

There was no hesitation or hesitation in her, she was just the determined female captain of the Magnesium Kingdom.

To sum up, this heroine in Hollywood is exactly what the audience imagined, that is, after losing her daughter, she looks like an angry mother who is angry with the sky and the earth.

This is commercial role modeling.

If we study carefully, we will find that the corresponding roles of Oscar-winning actors and actresses are very powerful.

Including the movie where Li Zi was raped by a bear, the male protagonist went through all kinds of hardships in order to avenge his son, and he was very determined from beginning to end.

Oscar likes such powerful characters.

As for the roles of Europe's top three best actors and actresses, most of them are hesitant, hesitant, and self-doubting.

The winner of the Actor Award for "Manchester by the Sea" was Ben's younger brother, the male lead of the film.

"Manchester by the Sea" can be regarded as a rare alternative film that won an Oscar.

The characters of other Oscar-winning actors are full of power and firm belief.

"Manchester by the Sea" doesn't. The theme of this movie is very sad, and the male protagonist is sad from beginning to end.

Lee Sheng Yew has always felt that it was a pity that this film did not participate in the three major European exhibitions.

The theme, characters, and performance style of this movie are exactly what the three major European movies like. If this movie is exhibited at an exhibition, it should win an award.

At this time, Lao Mouzi and Zhang Mo looked at the script and immediately understood it.

"Three Billboards" won the Best Screenplay at Venice, "La La Land" won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay, and "Manchester by the Sea" won the Oscar for Best Screenplay.

There is no doubt that the scripts of these three movies are very exciting.

Lao Mouzi and his daughter watched until it was time for lunch. Li Shengyao treated him to a meal and took Lao Mouzi, Zhang Mo, Bi Gan, and Chen Hao to a nearby restaurant for dinner.

When he arrived at the hotel, Lao Mouzi took a sip of hot tea and regained his consciousness. He looked at Li Shengyao and gave a thumbs up, "Director Li, you are really awesome. When I was young, I couldn't compare with you."

When many people talk about Lao Mouzi's shortcomings, they say he can't tell stories. In fact, when he was young, he also worked part-time as a screenwriter, and he could tell stories in his early years.

He has participated in script adaptations of "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou", "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", "Alive" and "No One Left Behind".

He is very familiar with the process of script writing and adaptation.

"Your Name", "Three Billboards" and "Dalian by the Sea" are all "originals" by Lee Seng-yew, while "La La Land" was adapted from the Chinese novel "Purmp" that Lee Sung-yew bought.

In just over a month, three stories were completed, which is so rare.

Needless to say, four stories, three genres.

"Three Billboards" and "Dalian by the Sea" are drama films.

"La La Land" is a musical musical.

"Your Name" is an animated film.

There are so many types and such a wide range, it’s amazing.

Li Shengyao smiled and accepted Lao Mouzi's praise generously.

Bi Gan added at this time: "The story of "Three Billboards" is the most exciting, with constant twists and turns, and the best characters. You must watch it carefully."

Lao Mouzi nodded, "No problem, I'll take a closer look after dinner later."

He then thought of Lee Sheng-yew's interview, "Director Lee, these three movies of yours are so exciting. Do you really have to prepare them at the same time? Is it too much to rush?"

"I won't be in too much of a hurry. I won't compete in European film festivals throughout 2013.

"La La Land" requires male and female protagonists to sing and dance. I hope that the selected actors can undergo vocal and dance training for at least eight months.

Calculating this, "La La Land" will not officially start filming until the end of next year. Before that, "Three Billboards" and "Dalian by the Sea" will be produced. These two movies have no special effects and no big scenes. Actors with superb acting skills are relatively easy to film.

Preparation started in November this year, three movies in two years, which is enough time.

As I said, I hope to win a few best actors and actresses. Actors are crucial. With good actors, progress will not be slow. "

(End of this chapter)