The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 302 Continue (two in one)

It can be said that small-budget movies are born with original sin, their hearts are as high as the sky, and their lives are as thin as paper.

Those who initially engaged in low-cost film production were mainly young people who were about to graduate or had just graduated from college. Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, Lu Xuechang, Zhang Yuan and others were the representatives.

There are also some people who are movie enthusiasts. They watch a lot, and because of their love, they start to try to make their own movies.

This group of people was later collectively referred to as the sixth generation of Chinese filmmakers.

Compared with the long growth experience of previous generations of filmmakers who had "masters and apprentices", the sixth generation can be said to be social elites who have received higher education from formal institutions.

It just doesn’t matter how much professional knowledge they have, what ambitions they have, and what enthusiasm they have.

Because they are young and because the fifth generation of filmmakers are in the spotlight, they do not have much funds on hand to use for artistic creation, and capital is not confident in providing them with too much funds.

So they can only watch the food, eat, and shoot some low-budget films.

Compared with bustling cities, the lives of marginalized people in remote areas are obviously easier to photograph. Later, they were forced to do so, and then evolved into a shooting habit and creative style.

Coupled with youthful vigor, the rebellion of adolescence still seems to be stirring in the bones of the sixth generation of filmmakers.

This has resulted in the films of the sixth generation of filmmakers being mostly gray in tone, with stubborn and indignant concepts, depressive and heavy emotions, and storylines with strong personal imprints.

In most cases, these types of films cannot shoulder the important task of serving mainstream society. They were once relegated to the sidelines and could not be screened in regular commercial theaters. No matter how small the investment is, they will still lose money.

The same is true of course. When I was young, a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. What could I do? I just kept working hard, raising money from everywhere, and finally made my debut film "My Hair is Messy".

As a result, the film took a year of revisions, and more than a thousand feet of film was cut before it passed the review.

It just so happened that the film industry was at a freezing point at that time, and there were no movies to make, so Guan Yu chose to temporarily turn to the field of TV series.

The first TV series "Get in the Car, Let's Go" attracted Huang Bo, and the two became friends.

Later, he filmed "Black Hole", "Winter Solstice", "Seven Days", and "Migrant Workers of Survival".
  He is also one of the few directors among the sixth generation of directors who transitioned into filming TV series.

However, since 2006, small-budget films such as "Tengu", "Crazy Stone" and "Falling Leaves Return to their Roots" have continuously created the myth of high box office revenue, stimulating the nerves of the mainland film market.

Especially "Crazy Stone", with a mere investment of 300 million yuan, achieved a box office return of 3000 million yuan, becoming a landmark work that demonstrates the entry of low-cost movies into the film market.

Subsequently, a series of low-budget films began to take the mainland film market by storm, with the potential to start a prairie fire.

Take a look, Ning Hao can touch me, why can't I Guan?

Thanks to the popularity created by Feng Xiaogang and others with Lunar New Year films, the market has gradually improved in recent years, and people have slowly developed the habit of buying tickets to watch movies.

So Guan Hu wanted to take advantage of the trend of this era to make a small-budget movie to test whether he could still stand in this industry.

This is the result of a "Bullfighting" that has both artistic flavor and commercial elements.

As the low music played, the movie ended, the lights came on, and the audience applauded.

Everyone was very excited as they watched the main creators, Guan Fu, Huang Bo and Yan Ni, come to the stage and bow repeatedly.

"thanks, thanks."

In the auditorium, the moment the lights came on, Liu Shishi's face turned red, his eyes rolled, and he didn't know what he was thinking of. He secretly changed seats with Luo Jin and leaned against Tang Yan.

The two girls whispered a few words, then acted in unison, put on their masks, stretched out their hands to press down on the visors of their visors, their shoulders drooped, their bodies slid down, and then they walked out of the theater with their waists bent.

Although the audience on both sides of the aisle were curious, they did not take a closer look. Most people's eyes were on the leading actors.

Lu Yuan looked at her cautious look and felt angry and funny. Then he grabbed Luo Jin, who was also standing up and was about to run away.

"Didn't I say that Brother Bo called you to come over? You have to leave now."

"Isn't this an excuse?" Luo Jin hesitated and felt a little embarrassed. He hadn't had time to ask for his phone number yet.

"If you go out now, don't you tell people clearly that you were deceiving them just now?"

"It's strange. I've never seen you so stupid before. Look at your potential, your eyes are as long as those of a girl, and you're not afraid of scaring others."

"How could it be?" Luo Jin's face turned pale, he squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "It's obviously very affectionate, okay? I've been practicing in front of the mirror for more than a week, but I haven't even taken the filming so seriously."

"Get out of here, don't stare at me, it's hopeless." Lu Yuan rolled his eyes.

The manager on the stage gave a speech. This man was 1.92 meters tall, with a bald head and short stubble, and he walked like a tiger.

His speaking style was frank and direct, with words such as "Don't even think about it", "Never think about it", "Impossible", etc. coming out of his mouth with clear attitudes.

After his chattering was over, it was Huang Bo and Yan Ni's turn to speak.

The two leading actors exposed each other's shortcomings. You said I was ugly and I said you were stupid. They also complained about how the director was so inhumane and wore out more than thirty pairs of shoes in one scene.

When he was about to finish speaking, Huang Bo, the grandson, suddenly reached out to the audience and pointed to the auditorium, grinning and saying: "Hey, who are you? There are two distinguished guests here today."

The reporters and many spectators in the front row looked in the direction he pointed.

In addition to being a wingman for Luo Jin this time, Lu Yuan also took the opportunity to promote Huang Bo. After all, every time the TV series he starred in was aired, Huang Bo often helped to shout out it in front of bloggers or the media.

He will be crowned the Feitianshi Emperor tonight, and headlines on all major social media will be eager to report on it tomorrow morning.

For him now, he has no shortage of exposure, with two major awards coming his way, and coupled with his age, even if he takes a break from acting for a few years, he will still have no shortage of filming when he comes back.

But what the entertainment industry does is that everyone carries the sedan chair. Instead of letting the heat go away in vain, it is better to make the best use of everything and be a good favor.

Some eagle-eyed spectators in the venue recognized him. They first whispered to each other uncertainly, and then exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Yuan took off his hat, pulled down his mask, stood up with a smile, and waved around.

"Kakkaka!"

The cameraman quickly took pictures. These were all good hot material, and Guan Yu was very happy to do so.

"Fuck you, Lu Yuan!"

"The Internet said that he had just captured Feitian Shidi."

"Hey, who is that man next to you? Why are his lips purple? Is he poisoned?"

"It seems that he is a classmate of the boss. I heard someone on the Tieba post popularizing it. His name is Zhu Zhu."

"Sister Zhu, that's Zhu Yawen, this is Luo Jin, you fake fan."

The scene became agitated, and Huang Bozou happily ran over and put his arm around their shoulders and went on stage.

A staff member quickly handed two microphones to the two of them.

After Lu Yuan and Luo entered the station, they thanked the staff first, then looked at the smiling director Guan Xi and nodded. “Lu Yuan, please comment on this play.” I don’t know whether it was the reporters or the audience who were making noise.

"One word, good! Two words, excellent!"

"How wonderful."

"If I don't win the award, I'd be sorry for Huang Bo's good looks."

"Hahaha."

Lu Yuan looked at the laughing audience below. In fact, what he said was not entirely polite.

First of all, in terms of the content of the film, even though he has a common problem among sixth-generation directors, this is his first film to return to the film market, and no matter how crazy he is, he will not make a joke about his own future.

The plot of "Bullfighting" is generally a black humor, and Huang Bo's performance left a deep impression on him in some parts.

It is hard to imagine that this guy with a wrinkled face and a short belly and thighs, who would not be looked at seriously if thrown into a crowd, could be so comfortable playing a small character.

From "Crazy Stone" to "Bullfighting", every little character is portrayed vividly, and no big flaws can be found.

Jiu'er, played by Yan Ni, caught red beans for Niu Er, played by Huang Bo, and the village gave him the responsibility of taking care of the cows.

But Niu Erji was reluctant. In that environment at that time, it was difficult for even a human being to survive, let alone feed a foreign cow.

In order to stabilize Niu Er, the village decided to betroth the widow Jiu'er to him, and Huang Bo's subsequent series of small actions perfectly interpreted the little character Niu Er.

When he heard that Jiu'er was going to marry him, he paused for a moment, hesitating whether he should ask for proof whether the fact that Jiu'er was marrying him was true or false.

Then his eyes wandered, and he glanced at Jiu'er secretly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said softly: "That villager can keep his word."

The intonation changes from heavy to light, and the tone of the last word rises, with a somewhat questioning tone.

At the same time, his eyelids were slightly closed, and his lower lip protruded outwards. There was an air of arrogance, excitement of taking advantage, and worry that the village would not admit his doubts.

The villagers who heard Huang Bo's words immediately started booing.

Huang Bo glanced at everyone sheepishly again, lowered his head and grinned, the wrinkles on his face spread out, his small eyes revealed shyness in every fold.

He put his hands tightly on his face to cover his shy expression, but he couldn't help but peek at everyone's reactions. He slowly lowered his hands and blinked constantly, but his happy expression remained unchanged.

Huang Bo knows this kind of detailed performance extremely well.

"Director Guan, "Bullfighting" has been shortlisted for the Horizon Competition of the 9th Venice Film Festival, which will open on September 3. Is there anything you want to say?"

"Awards are not the most important thing, the most important thing is that this kind of film with national significance can be seen by more people at the film festival!"

"Huang Bo, how did you make the cow get close to you?"

"Hey, the director did a trick. He poured all the sweet potato juice on my head, and put sweet potato slices on my collar and sleeves. Then the cow came over and licked me, but also like eating grass, and almost licked my hair. ."

"What does that conversation between Niu Er and Ba Lu mean? Eight plus one horizontal?"

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"The Feitian Award was grandly held yesterday. Lu Yuan was crowned emperor and Yan Ni was crowned empress."

"Three dramas competed with Feitian, "Insidious" won a great victory, and Lu Yuan was elected as the TV King."

"Lu Yuan was granted the title of Emperor and attended the premiere of "Bullfighting" starring Huang Bo that night. In addition to his good friend Luo Jin, he was suspected to be accompanied by a female companion."

"The youngest winner of the Feitian Award has been announced. Lu Yuan is only one Golden Eagle away from the Grand Slam."

Around seven o'clock in the morning, the dressing room of the "Before Dawn" crew in Hengdian.

"Good morning, Teacher Chen."

Chen Shu nodded towards the makeup artist, sat down on the chair, and handed the phone to the assistant behind him.

While recalling the media reports he saw on the way here, he also secretly looked at Lu Yuan through the mirror, who was styling his hair.

The two didn't have many interactions. The only time they met was on the set of "Assembly Number". She was fired by Feng Xiaogang a few days after the filming started, on the grounds that there was nothing so-called "rustic" about her.

When leaving, Wang Baoqiang, who had collaborated with her in "The Conspiracy", pulled her to say goodbye.

She didn't care at that time, she just felt that this man looked good, spoke and behaved quite smoothly, and could probably make a name for himself in the circle.

But she didn't expect that this hall was a bit beyond her expectations.

In the following period, she could hear Lu Yuan's name from time to time.

From a freshman, to a popular junior player, to a top four junior player, and then to the number one junior player in the Mainland, in a very short period of time, he has reached the point where he is now only one Golden Eagle away from the Grand Slam.

Everyone in the industry knows that after winning Feitian and Magnolia, Golden Eagle will not be able to hold him down for long no matter how stuck it is. In three to five years, he may be able to achieve the Grand Slam of Emperor Vision in his next film.

When Liu Jiang invited her to star at first, she was quite puzzled because there was really no need for her to come over for only a few dozen scenes.

Her salary is not low among actresses. She became famous with "The Conspiracy". This year, she was nominated for the Best Actress at the Seoul TV Festival for her role in "White Tassel" in the TV series "Love in a Fallen City", which is definitely a top-notch performance.

In the end, Liu Jiang revealed the specific reason. It was Lu Yuan who suggested that she should star in the role.

She originally wanted to refuse, but considering Lu Yuan's current strong momentum, after reading the script, she decided to go ahead, even though the so-called female role of Gu Yejia was pitiful.

"Teacher Lu, what do you think?" Makeup artist He Qian whispered in his ear.

Lu Yuan opened his eyes drowsily. The premiere ended last night and he hurriedly sent Liu Shishi home.

The two of them sat in the car for a while, Wu Lang yelled thirteen times in succession, and rushed to the airport to catch a flight back to Hengdian for filming. The schedule was stuck.

Looking at Liu Xinjie in the mirror, he shook his head coquettishly: "Well, he's still so handsome."

He Qian snickered. During the time the crew spent together, Lu Yuan's character had been figured out for a long time. He had no airs and was also the one who had the deepest integration with the character among the actors.

Lu Yuan turned to look at Chen Shu. She was in the upper echelons of the many actresses he had worked with. In terms of professional ability, although she was not top-notch and could not compare with Qin Hailu and Zhou Xun, she was still ranked among the actresses. Number.

The most important thing is that his temperament is in line with the character he and director Liu Jiang imagined for Gu Yejia when they analyzed the script.

In the next half month, we will focus on filming Chen Shu's scenes, and most of the scenes opposite him will be with him.

"Congratulations, you will be starring in the play Jane Eyre next."

"Well, thank you."

(End of this chapter)