I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 35 Symposium

"Tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, okay, okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Wan Qingshan thought about it a little confused.

Then - after a day at home, drive to China Film Academy.

Before entering the gate of China Film, Wan Qingshan saw Lou Ye walking towards China Film over there.

Seeing Lou Ye, Wan Qingshan suddenly realized that this group of directors were all incompetent.

The Ning Hua I met some time ago, the Wang Xiaoshuai I saw during a lecture at Nortel a few years ago, and the current Lou Ye all have straight hair.

"Director Lou!"

Although Lou Ye also graduated from Nortel, Wan Qingshan and him are more than ten years apart. If he still calls him senior, it will make people feel that they are trying to build a relationship.

"Guide Wan."

Lou Ye smiled and said, "Two days ago, I went to see your movie. Your acting was very good, especially the eye scene where the plot broke out. I don't think anyone in the country can compare with you. I will definitely do it if I have the chance." Work with you once."

"Director Lou, Director Lou, please don't flatter me. There are many actors with better acting skills than me. And I was lucky enough to perform exceptionally well in that scene."

Thinking that Lou Ye is known as the king of banned movies, especially at this time, his next movie will be "The Summer Palace", Wan Qingshan was frightened and quickly changed the subject.
"Director Lou, can you ask me what I should pay attention to in this director's symposium? It's my first time to attend, so as not to make a joke."

Even though they were both from Nortel, even though they were more than ten years apart, Lou Ye was still willing to help with such trivial matters.

He stopped and lowered his voice, "Every year when the film market is not doing well, a director's symposium will be held. The leaders of the General Administration will come and speak. They all speak in official terms, and there is nothing to pay attention to.

You are still young, and the director will not let you go when he speaks, so you can just sit there and listen to this kind of symposium. "

"That's it, then I'll be relieved. I'm just afraid of making a fool of myself."

Entering China Film, Wan Qingshan and Lou Ye were led by China Film staff to a conference room.

There are already people in the conference room, Jia Zhangke and Feng Xiaogang.

The two sat far apart and didn't talk to each other.

After Lou Ye came in, without looking at Feng Xiaogang, he walked to Jia Zhangke and sat down.

"Zhang Ke, why did you come so early this time?"

"I was only a few minutes earlier than you."

Jia Zhangke replied, looking towards Wanqing Mountain.

"Director Jia, Director Feng."

"Yeah." Jia Zhangke responded.

"Director Wan!" Feng Xiaogang replied calmly.

Wan Qingshan didn't even think about getting closer to him, so he found a corner and sat down.

Seeing Wan Qingshan actually finding a corner by himself, Feng Xiaogang showed a playful smile.

In his opinion, Wan Qingshan, Jia Zhangke, and Lou Ye were both from Nortel, and they all participated in overseas exhibitions, so the three of them should be relatively close.did not expect--

Lou Ye just smiled at Wanqingshan's lack of approach and didn't take it seriously.

Jia Zhangke was a little strange and kept staring at Wanqing Mountain.

Just when Wan Qingshan felt uncomfortable looking at Jia Zhangke, Jia Zhangke said, "Are you taking the role?"

"Accept the show?"

Wan Qingshan asked uncertainly.

In Jia Zhangke's movies, most of the actors look ordinary. Wan Qingshan suddenly asked if he, who was completely inconsistent with his appearance, would accept the role? Wan Qingshan thought he had heard wrongly?

"Well, I went to see "Selection" yesterday, and I found that your acting style is very strange. Others' eye scenes are more restrained, but you are different. Your eye scenes are very explosive, a bit like the performance style of a drama stage. But your lines and expressions are not.

This strange way of performing does not make people feel disconnected, but makes people feel very comfortable and natural.I want to collaborate with you and see if your way of acting can give my movie a different feel. "

Wan Qingshan was stunned for a moment and said with an embarrassed look, "Director Jia, thank you for your respect, but I am in the process of preparing for my new movie, so I may not have time to film."

Jia Zhangke didn't ask, what about the future?Because Wan Qingshan's words made it clear that he would not accept the role.Lou Ye was afraid that Jia Zhangke would be rejected in public, and he was a little embarrassed, so he smiled and said, "Zhang Ke, you have to queue up if you want to cooperate with Director Wan. I made an agreement with Director Wan outside that if there is a chance to cooperate, you have to Get behind me."

Jia Zhangke smiled and said no more.

Feng Xiaogang looked at Wan Qingshan in surprise. The Berlin Best Actor award told him that Wan Qingshan's acting skills were good, but Jia Zhangke made Wan Qingshan's acting skills so mysterious that he couldn't help but wonder. Wan Qingshan's performance in "Selection" performance.

"Selection" has been released for five days, but Feng Xiaogang hasn't seen it yet. It's not that he despises Wan Qingshan's movies, he actually envies Wan Qingshan and is even a little jealous.

Although he is known as a great director, he, a great director, cannot even leave the country, let alone go abroad.

That's why his new film "A World Without Thieves" changed from his previous comedies, and also invited Andy Lau to play the male lead, just to make his film go beyond the north.

His movies haven't even made it out of the north yet, but Wan Qingshan's first movie won an award in Berlin and is internationally renowned. How can he not be envious of this?

Feng Xiaogang didn't watch "Selection" because he was busy preparing for "A World Without Thieves" and had no time. If the General Administration hadn't called for a symposium this time and he happened to be in Beijing, he wouldn't have had time to attend the director's symposium.

While Jia Zhangke and Lou Ye were chatting quietly, directors came in one after another. When people from the General Administration and Han Sanping arrived, Wan Qingshan discovered that Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou did not come to the meeting.

At the same time, Wan Qingshan found that he seemed a little too abrupt.

Among a group of directors, he was so young that even when he was sitting in the corner, people from the General Administration would look at him a few times.

The content of the director's symposium was similar to what Lou Ye said, all in official terms.People from the General Administration made speeches one after another, in just one sentence, asking them to make more commercial films.

After participating in many such symposiums, I have learned the art of speaking. When directors of the older generation like Feng Xiaogang speak, they also go around the edges, and the content is only one sentence, and they must follow the instructions of their leaders.

"Qingshan, come down here."

After the symposium, Wan Qingshan, who was about to walk out with the crowd, was stunned for a moment and walked towards Han Sanping, who waved to him.

Before Wan Qingshan came over, Han Sanping ordered the people around him, "Take Director Wan to the reception room."

As soon as Wan Qingshan came over, he heard Han Sanping say, "Qingshan, just wait for me."

In the reception room, Wan Qingshan waited for a while, and then Han Sanping came in after sending away the people from the General Administration.

"Qingshan, based on my relationship with you, I won't go around in circles with you. I'm keeping you because I want to ask you if you have any plans for your next movie."

Wan Qingshan thought quickly in his mind and replied, "Director Han, I already have an idea for the next movie and am writing the script."

Han Sanping's eyes lit up, and then he frowned, "Is it still a literary film?"

Wan Qingshan nodded, "Director Han, you also know that the cost of commercial films is high now, and I don't dare to make commercial films now."

Han Sanping said with some urgency, "For commercial films, you don't have to worry about funding. China Film Group is responsible for all investments."

Wan Qingshan didn't want to just take the director's salary, so he shook his head without thinking, "Director Han, forget it. I still like to make the films I want to make."

When Han Sanping saw this, he stopped pushing and said, "How about your new film being partially invested by China Film Group?"

Just after he finished speaking, Han Sanping saw that Wan Qingshan suddenly became vigilant. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, I will personally check this time, and everything will be done as a normal investment."

Wan Qingshan thought for a moment and nodded slowly, "Director Han, after my script is released, I will come to you after making a budget."

"Well, you can come directly to me then."

Hearing that Han Sanping meant to drive people away, Wan Qingshan wisely suggested leaving first.

Suddenly, Wan Qingshan, who was walking to the door, suddenly thought of something, turned around and asked, "Director Han, can I ask what the current box office of "Selection" is."

He was advised to invest in the next literary film if he failed to make a commercial film. Han Sanping seemed to be rushing to give him investment.

After much deliberation, Wan Qingshan concluded that the only possibility was that "Selection" was a box office hit, which was why Han Sanping was like this.

Nowadays, movie box office is announced once a week. Wan Qingshan wanted to confirm whether "Selection" was a hit, so he could only ask Han Sanping.

Han Sanping didn't hide it, "After five days of release, the box office has reached 800 million. Now the daily attendance rate is not low. The total box office is expected to reach 4000 million."

Immediately, he sighed and said with some regret, "If it weren't for the bad release time, "Lord of the Rings 3" and "L.A. SWAT" would be released back-to-back in two days, and the total box office should be 5000 million. "

"The box office of 4000 million yuan is probably because there are no pirated discs leaked out. Director Han, don't have too high expectations for the box office of my next film." Wan Qingshan couldn't help but said.

Suddenly, Han Sanping's expression froze. Looking at Wan Qingshan's leaving figure, he pondered for a moment before getting up and walking out of the reception room.

(End of this chapter)