China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 534: The National Preceptor comes forward to select roles for Chen Yan

Beijing, New Picture Film and Television Company.

"Yimou, look, look, what these people are saying, it must be Sun Yi who is doing evil things and bribed the navy. It doesn't matter if he slanders me, now he has set the target He’s focused on movies, he’s so ambitious.”

Zhang Weiping was so angry that he actually made up an idiom. It seems that after staying around an artistic master for a long time, you can still be infected with cultural germs.

In just a few days since Xingkong started to fight back, the public opinion on the Internet has become one-sided.

Compared with Sun Yi's challenge to the older generation of directors, the gossip about Zhang Gong's love is not as eye-catching.

Netizens were very upset. Liu Xiaowei still used the old method taught by Sun Yi, writing short online essays with eight truths and two falsehoods, or even nine truths and one falsehood. He used a large number of facts to cover up the negative inferences and directly gave them to the netizens. Zhang Weiping's underwear was pulled out.

His broken character, his arrogance, and his villainous behavior, as if he had been created as a character, exploded directly on the Internet, and even the movie "Three Guns" began to be viewed negatively.

There is no way, the Internet spreads too fast. Zhang Weiping spent a lot of energy and money hiring traditional media to whitewash himself, but it was completely useless and did not stir up any waves.

Now he can only turn to his good brother, Honest Renyi.

Zhang Yimou smoked a cigarette dullly, frowning. He couldn't bear to see his "good brother" being attacked online.

Although there were slanderous rumors about the relationship between him and Gong Li back then as "good brothers", to be honest, Gong Li's strong character of telling the truth was the main reason for him to give up on that relationship.

Moreover, this matter became a big deal, and it did have a considerable negative impact on the movie. Although the actors in this movie did not completely follow his original intention, as a director, he did his best. He really didn't want to leave the movie before it was finished. Before it was released, it was criticized.

Finally, Zhang Yimou thought for a long time before he nodded heavily and said to Zhang Weiping in a low voice:

"Let me clarify."

"Okay, Yi, I'll arrange a press conference right away."

Zhang Weiping was overjoyed. What he wanted was the popularity of a good brother.

The next day, Zhang Yi received an exclusive interview with "Film Report" at his studio at New Picture Company.

Host: "Hello, Director Zhang. I heard that your first film after the Olympics will be released soon?"

Zhang Yimou: "Yes, that's right, it's called "Three Guns Surprise". This story is an idea I had for a long time. It comes from "Blood Maze" and is a suspense-themed story."

The host nodded and continued to ask: "Director Zhang, I heard that this movie was a collaboration between you and Mr. Zhao Benshan's Zhao Jia Ban. Well, with all due respect, you have never thought that Zhao Jia Ban's style is different from yours." Doesn’t it fit in well?”

Zhang Yimou frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and replied:

"The style doesn't match. I don't think so. I've also dabbled in comedy-type movies, such as "Let's Talk". In this "Three Guns", I hope to add some comedy colors, which is also my type. Try it. As a director, you should grasp different styles and themes."

The host looked like he had been taught something and nodded. In fact, these questions were arranged by Zhang Weiping in advance. He himself did not have such a great reputation, but Director Zhang did.

According to the script, the next step is to bring up recent public opinion issues.

The host smiled slightly and asked again:

"Director Zhang, I have seen a lot of online comments recently about Director Sun Yi and you. What do you want to say about this?"

Faced with this question, Zhang Yimou's bitter and resentful face broke out into a rare smile, and he felt a little more relaxed when he answered the question, as if he maintained his identity and didn't care at all.

"In my opinion, Director Sun Yi is a very outstanding young man, and his films are very thoughtful. As a senior, I am very happy to see such young directors appear. As for what is said online about whether to challenge or not, this It's pure nonsense. Although we don't have a close relationship in private, I believe this is not his original intention."

How do you say this? It’s not true. From the perspective of an old-timer, there is nothing wrong with it anyway. But the fact that he came out to be interviewed in person speaks for itself.

Next, the host also asked some questions about the friendship between Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping, as well as some gossip about his early years with Gong Li.

Zhang Yimou talked about it briefly, but the main point is that Zhang Weiping did help him a lot in the movie, and what happened between him and Gong Li back then was mainly due to personality differences, and he did not have a big relationship with Zhang Weiping.

At this point, this interview is over. When the audience saw that the national master had come out in person, they did stop for a while. After all, it is only 09, and the Olympic Games that made the Chinese people proud has just passed. Zhang Guoshi's contribution to the country is obvious to all. , everyone still believes in him now.

Of course, some people were unhappy when they saw this interview, with sad eyes filled with murderous intent.

However, this is just an individual, not a mainstream voice.

Sun Yi also told Liu Xiaowei to use his magical powers. He was almost done with it, and he would stop it when he felt good. There was no need to fight to the death.

Zhang Weiping has shut his mouth and doesn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so don't let people in the circle feel that Xingkong's side is unforgiving. In this case, it is not beautiful.

Besides, waiting for the movie to be released will be the old man’s darkest moment.

Maybe it was fate that there was such a bump in time when I was 60.

Imperial Master, take care!

Starry Sky changed its publicity posture and began to gradually shift the focus of publicity to "Wings of the Sky".

But there are some media who are not afraid of big things, and still vaguely focus on this topic.

This topic has already been brought up, so it would be a pity to just let it go. It’s not like the official government has come forward to suppress the report, so what should we be afraid of?

These media changed their approach and went to interview Director Chen and asked him what he thought about this matter.

I want to recite a poem!

Ahem, of course the little poet-reciting master can’t let go of this opportunity.

How could he, who claims to be a leading figure among the fifth generation of directors, remain silent, especially since he did not have a good impression of Sun Yi.

During the last filming of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", he mentioned his next epic masterpiece "The Orphan of Zhao" to Han Sanping and gave Han Sanping the opportunity to invest. Unexpectedly, Han Sanping would rather invest money in Sun Yi's movie "Huan Tai", and even spent 100 million for promotion instead of investing in his movie.

In his opinion, Sun Yi is just a conceptual person. What is the industrialization of movies? Movies are art and romance. How can they be defined with such vulgar words as industrialization? Han Sanping was deceived by Sun Yi.

So this time, he did not continue to look for investment from China Film Group Corporation, but directly took the money from Shanghai Film Group Corporation to shoot the film.

At this time, faced with the topic of the dispute between old and new directors Sun Yi and Zhang Yimou, he thought he had to say something.

Facing reporters, Director Chen expressed his views bluntly.

"As a veteran who has been working hard in the film industry for half his life and achieved some negligible achievements, I think young directors should be given more opportunities to continue to grow through their mistakes, but there should be a limit. Our country's The film industry is not developed enough, and limited resources should be left to the control of experienced directors. This is the long-term solution."

After Director Chen finished speaking, the reporters were confused.

Brother, that’s not what I’m asking about!

However, Director Chen didn't care about this. After answering, he waved his hand, looked like a worldly expert, turned around and left.

The quality of this group of reporters is so inferior that they cannot understand my intentions at all.

Alas, life is as lonely as snow~~~

Later, Sun Yi no longer took care of these reports and gave full responsibility to Liu Xiaowei. He had left Beijing and followed Li Ruijun with a group of staff to his hometown, Zhangye, Gansu, for on-site location scouting. Two dusty off-road vehicles broke the tranquility of the small village.

The pace of life in this village seems to be isolated from the rest of the world. The villagers are wearing shabby cotton-padded jackets, squatting or standing leaning against the old trees at the head of the village, greedily absorbing the only sunlight in winter, and watching the two cars of Sun Yi and his entourage. Arriving, full of curiosity.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back. This is Director Sun Yi, my teacher in Beijing."

"Oh, hello, Teacher Sun. Thank you so much for taking care of my military son."

"Uncle, aunt, you're welcome, you're welcome, it should be, it should be."

Li Ruijun notified his parents before he came back, and they happened to be waiting at the entrance of the village. Sun Yi was younger than Li Ruijun, so he was a little embarrassed to call him teacher, and he didn't dare to accept his parents' thanks.

After chatting for a while, Li Ruijun got out of the car and led the way.

Sun Yi sat in the car and began to observe the small village.

There is only one dirt road in the village that can accommodate two cars running parallel. The dilapidated adobe houses are built at random. Most of the walls are dilapidated. The color of the soil has long been faded by wind and sun, just like a painting that has been tempered by the years. Yellowed old scroll.

He had also been to the countryside in his previous life, but it was in the Northeast. It has to be said that although the Northeast is now far behind, the foundation of the eldest son of the Republic in the early years is still there. The construction in the countryside is still good. At least every household is a brick house. Now this He had really only seen the adobe house built with loess in movies.

While I was shocked, I was also a little sad.

The lives of farmers are still very difficult.

Since then, Sun Yi has gained a deeper understanding of Li Ruijun's focus on rural realistic themes and even setting the shooting location in his hometown.

Taking care of rural areas is one aspect, but it is also about letting the public understand and pay attention to the countryside.

Sun Yi had some reflections.

Now that I have entered the film and television industry, I won’t say any changes, but I should at least do my part to pay more attention to such realistic themes, record the most real scenes, and truthfully depict the difficulties in rural revitalization. Maybe this is The real job of a director.

The small alleys on both sides of the dirt road are twisting and turning, covered with dust and dry straw. The alley is too narrow and cars cannot enter at all. They can only park at the nearest dirt road and the group can only walk in.

Li Ruijun's home is pretty good, with a small yard and the house was just renovated in the first two years.

Sun Yi followed the local customs, squatting on the steps in front of the house, eating peanuts, and looking at a group of villagers outside the courtyard who were smiling but too cautious to come forward.

Li Ruijun was giving away cigarettes to the men one by one, one pack per person, and a handful of candies for the women and children. Everyone in the village was related by relatives, one patted him on the shoulder, and the other praised him, which made him blush. .

After settling in for a while, he returned to Sun Yi.

"Director Sun. Teacher Sun."

"There is a long way to go," Sun Yi sighed, then patted the peanut skin on his hand, and continued to say to Li Ruijun:

"Let's shoot it at your house. Later we'll go to the fields to have a look, and then walk around the village to choose a scene. By the way, I asked you last time if you have any ideas about the male and female protagonists. What have you been thinking about these days? Are you out yet?"

Li Ruijun lowered his head, a little embarrassed, "No, I didn't think about it."

Sun Yi nodded and understood Li Ruijun. After all, he was just starting out and had little experience, so it was really difficult to grasp the male and female protagonists.

Sun Yi remembered his previous life. The heroine of this movie was Hai Qing. It is said that he went to the village to experience rural life for three months for this movie.

Judging from the effect of the finished product, Hai Qing's performance is great, and she vividly portrays a disabled and miserable woman with a kind heart.

But if you look for her now, you will definitely not be able to do it. Just like Ren Suxi when she was filming "The Unknown", she is still ten years behind. Now Haiqing is only in her early 30s. With her current level, even if she is a Baodou, she will not be able to act. It doesn't have that weathered feeling.

As for the actors in the current starry sky, Sun Yi used the elimination method.

My daughter-in-law and Yang Mi were the first to rule it out. They didn’t even think about it. They didn’t look at the acting skills, just the face and the breasts. They just passed.

As for the weekly news.

You can still think about it.

Her acting skills are adequate, but the problem lies in her appearance. There is nothing wrong with Chai Huo Niu's figure, but her face is still not very good. Mainly, her eyes are too big and too smart, and she doesn't have that kind of hard-working energy.

This is an innate factor. Although it can be compensated for by her acting skills, it will definitely not achieve perfect results.

As for the other actresses in the company, don't worry about it. Wan Qian, Gao Ye is too young, and her acting skills are not as good as those of her own daughter-in-law.

Chen Shu's appearance is more beautiful. If she comes out, she will be the little widow in the village who seduces people.

This actress had to send out auditions.

As for the male protagonist, Sun Yi remembered that the male protagonist in this movie did not seem to be a professional actor, but an out-and-out farmer. He heard that he was a relative of Li Ruijun's family, and he didn't know if he would be able to meet him this time.

If he couldn't find it, Sun Yi had a vague candidate in mind, and that was Teacher Li Xuejian.

His "Jiao Yulu" is really impressive.

Besides, the last time "Untouchable" was just a simple collaboration, it didn't allow Mr. Li to show his strength at all, and it felt a bit unsatisfactory.

Just as Sun Yi was thinking about it, there was a noise outside the courtyard.

A few middle-aged men and women walked in with a few chickens and ducks, smiling.

It was Li Ruijun's relatives. They heard that he had returned to the village, and he had brought a big director from the capital with him. They all brought chicken, duck and fish from home, saying that they wanted to entertain him well.

Sun Yi took a closer look and saw a man in the crowd who looked very much like the leading actor in his previous life.

Could it be that he is really a relative?

Sun Yi quickly called Li Ruijun back, pointed at a middle-aged man in the crowd and asked him:

"Rui Jun, who is that?"

"Oh, Teacher Sun, that's my uncle."

Sun Yi narrowed his eyes and suddenly had an idea.

"Hey, what do you think about letting your uncle play the male lead?"

"ah!!??"

(End of this chapter)