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Chapter 203 [The Ending of Tengu] (Please subscribe)
Lin Youcheng didn't expect that people from Bayi Film Studio would come to him and want to adapt and film the novel "Tengu". This really surprised him.

Although Lin Youcheng's "War Meridian" was directed and filmed by director Zhang Yuzhong of Bayi Film Studio, and the novel "The Wind" was jointly produced and filmed by Bayi Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio, which can be regarded as two collaborations, but Like the previous two novels, both of which were about military themes, I didn’t expect that Bayi Factory would actually want to film the novel "Tengu" this time.

"Director Situ, how did you come up with the idea of ​​filming the novel "Tengu"?"

Lin Youcheng directly asked the deputy director Situ Hui.

Situ Hui and Lin Youcheng are old acquaintances here, and he said with a smile: "It's because your novel "Tengu" is so good."

"I know what you want to ask. Although our Bayi Film Studio mainly shoots military-themed movies, it is not just about military-themed movies. We have also made movies like "Er Quan Ying Yue" before. Movie."

Lin Youcheng nodded, understanding what Situ Hui meant.

Director Wu Ziniu, who came with Situ Hui on the other side, looked at Lin Youcheng and said: "Although your "Tengu" is not a war theme, it is about the battle of a demobilized soldier. This battle is really... It is thrilling and very popular in our film studio. We have always thought that this story should be made into a movie. "

Lin Youcheng actually didn't expect that Bayi Studio would actually ask Wu Ziniu to film "Tengu" at first. You must know that Wu Ziniu is not the director of Bayi Studio.

Although director Wu Ziniu will not be as famous as Zhang Guoshi and other great directors in the future, now it is truly said that Wu Ziniu’s directing skills are not bad at all. Several of his previous films were shortlisted and won the Golden Rooster Award. You must know that in 1989, a film "Evening Bell" shot by Wu Ziniu was shortlisted for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival. Although it did not win the Golden Bear, it did win the Special Jury Award.

Wu Ziniu nodded as he listened to Lin Youcheng's description. This was considered a relatively exciting ending. It ended abruptly. Although it was simple, it was extremely powerful.

Lin Youcheng heard Situ Hui's words and did not answer the question of being a screenwriter. He thought of the original movie "Tiangu" and couldn't help but said: "If it were shot according to the movie, the dog climbed from the village to the mountain as a forest guard, holding the 32nd year of the Republic of China. Hanyang made a rifle and aimed it at the three Kong brothers. In the end, he also fell down. I felt it was just right. "

"Or else, after the Tengu died, the camera returned to the village again, where several old men were chatting happily about what happened that day. One said it was 'bang bang bang' three times, and the other said it was wrong, the sound was 'bang bang bang' ’, the film ends with this dispute.”

Lin Youcheng listened to Wu Ziniu's words and asked directly: "Director Wu, do you know the ending of this novel, and there are some plots in it-"

Situ Hui and Wu Ziniu understood Lin Youcheng's unfinished words.

"I also want to ask you to be the screenwriter of this movie. I want to ask if you have any suggestions for the ending of the movie. Personally, I don't want to change the plot of the entire novel."

After that, he also filmed "Nanjing Tusha" and "National Anthem". However, Wu Ziniu did not continue to film movies after that. Instead, he mostly filmed TV series, such as "The Granary of the World" and "The ** in the turning point of history". *》.

In fact, Bayi Film Studio obviously thinks that the ending of the novel is too sensitive, even too dark. Even if it is filmed by Bayi Film Studio, it may not be able to pass the review.

When Wu Ziniu listened to Lin Youcheng's description, he was also surprised. He didn't expect that the writer Lin Youcheng really understood the lens language of movies. No wonder the movie "The Wind" was so exciting.

Wu Ziniu also knew that Lin Youcheng was the screenwriter of the movie "The Wind".

"This ending is a wonderful stroke, but it may not be as powerful as the Tengu falling down directly. It is more impactful." Lin Youcheng nodded.

Situ Hui listened to Lin Youcheng's words. Although he very much agreed that Lin Youcheng's two ending scenes were quite exciting, it seemed that this would not pass the trial at all. He couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid this may not pass the trial."

Hearing Situ Hui's words, Lin Youcheng frowned and said, "Then Gouzi became a vegetable, and his wife Taohua and his son came back to take care of him. Then, twenty years later, Gouzi was still a vegetable, and his son became a soldier. ”

"..."

Situ Hui and Wu Ziniu were both surprised. They did not expect that Lin Youcheng would propose such an ending.

Such an ending seems to be quite good.

But in fact, both Situ Hui and Wu Ziniu know very well that such an ending may seem beautiful, but the ending of a movie like this is like a breath of life. You must know that the ending in the novel is truly meaningful.

The gunshots in the early morning resounded throughout the mountain village. At the last moment of the countdown to life, they completed the counterattack against the bullies, killing and seriously injuring all the bully brothers on the spot. Immediately, a joint investigation team arrived, and most of the team members had personal interests with the three brothers of the Kong family. The hearings and testimonies thus became an exaggerated performance in which the actors included, as it were, the entire village.

No matter what the reason is, it is illegal to use guns to control guns, but this gives people the only kind explanation. Gouzi is protecting the forest in desperation and saving the people from being bullied by bullies. He made the decision under the conditions of no choice. only option. But when the guns are pointed at those who have sacrificed their lives to protect, this sense of sadness arises spontaneously.

Not only the three bully Kong brothers were tortured here, but also the entire village.

Both the novel and the movie have touched upon the most fragile and deadly cancer of the nation - sauce vat culture.

The sauce jar culture is to muddy the water first, and everyone can take advantage of it together. It is the highest state to drag everyone into the water, and it pursues the integrated fact that the law does not blame everyone. In Jiangtan culture, there are no principles, right and wrong, laws, let alone morality, and the existence of gentlemen and heroes is completely eliminated.

Therefore, Gouzi is the most pure fish in the whole village's sauce vat, a true hero and a true gentleman.

Novels can expose and criticize through text and express dissatisfaction with certain grassroots people, but movies -

Lin Youcheng looked at Wu Ziniu and said: "If it is really the last one, changing the hero's death to a vegetative state is itself a compromise."

"But it shouldn't be like this."

The film is ultimately the director's cut, and the final outcome is decided by the director and the film studio.

However, Lin Youcheng still said very seriously: "Because Tengu is uncompromising."

(End of this chapter)