Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 164 Do you want to start a movie movement?

The crowded auditorium was full of people, and students were talking everywhere. They were either jockeying for seats, stepping on my feet, or squeezing my complaints and accusations.

Chen Shiping sat on the stage, waiting for the school to maintain order, but he didn't feel that the order was chaotic.

Everyone wants to come and see something new, to see what famous directors, producers and writers look like.

I would also like to hear what advice this leader in the mainland film and television industry would have for these students.

But most of them still come to join in the fun, as school has just started and they don’t want to go to class.

Within a few minutes, it became quiet down below, and the aisles of the auditorium were crowded with people. Nortel couldn't possibly have gathered so many people, so people from China Theater and several other schools probably came to join in the fun.

Many students from the literature departments of major universities came here because of Chen Shiping's identity as a writer, and also wanted to see with their own eyes what the writer who wrote Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller and Red Wall was like.

I’m even more curious about how Chen Shiping could write such healing stories and words as love letters, and how he could write such chivalrous and courageous rivers and lakes stories as Once Upon a Time in the Dragon and Dragon Inn.

Chen Shiping is a genius in the eyes of many people, and they are curious as to whether he really knows everything.

Wang Xiaoshuai and the others were also huddled in the corner of the auditorium, looking at Chen Shiping on the stage with yearning and curiosity in their eyes.

They don't like Chen Shiping's movies very much because they think they are too commercial.

They also like the movie Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller too much, because it is a scar from the past era, not what the current society needs.

The sixth generation has a very common symbol. They are more concerned about some of the current social problems. They always suddenly reveal some scars in the dark corners of society when they are singing and dancing.

Of course, they also have another common characteristic, they all like modern art,

Films are often the same as modern art. After watching them, people will be confused and have questions about what on earth I watched.

The sixth generation directors are actually the opposite of Xiangjiang filmmakers. Xiangjiang likes to advocate and beautify themselves, while the sixth generation likes to portray the real, divided and confused real society.

The process of industrialization is coming at a rapid pace, and many people are affected by the impact before they are ready. Then they are swept away by the wave and linger in unknown corners.

This is what the sixth generation likes. They feel that they are very real, very rebellious, and very dare to tell the truth!

So they came here today not because of Chen Shiping's identity as director, but because of Chen Shiping's identity as producer.

Wang Xiaoshuai touched Lou Ye next to him with his arm and said in a low voice: "If it doesn't work this time, I will go to the factory to report."

"Don't go if you want me to tell you. Don't go if you don't watch my TV station." Lou Ye replied in a low voice.

Wang Xiaoshuai said helplessly: "I have no money. If I don't work, I will starve to death."

The thin Senior Lu couldn't help but sigh and couldn't help but interject: "Actually, it would be better if you give me the script directly and I hand it over to Director Chen from the factory."

"You're going to get it soon. Let's treat your illness. I won't do it without telling him face to face!" After Wang Xiaoshuai finished speaking, he made room for Senior Lu to sit more comfortably.

Chen Shiping on the stage did not notice them. Instead, after the school leaders finished speaking, he knocked on the microphone and started his speech with a smile.

"Everyone must know something about me. I have been reported in many newspapers and magazines."

"Some are positive and some are supportive, but generally speaking, there are more people who criticize me. I still have several boxes of unread criticism letters at home."

"Whether it is my novels or movies, there are many controversial voices. Some people say that I deliberately use the pain of history to achieve my own fame."

"Some people say that I deliberately try to please foreigners and satisfy their curiosity with movies that expose China's scars."

Before Chen Shiping finished speaking, there was a burst of rustling discussion in the audience, and most people were discussing among themselves.

These issues are indeed some of Chen Shiping's most controversial issues, as anyone who knows a little bit will know.

Yu Feihong, who was in the first row, raised her head and looked at Chen Shiping. She didn't see any discouragement or resentment on his face or eyes, but he looked unfazed.

Chen Shiping ignored their comments and continued: "Art is the epitome of an era. Whether it is literature, film, television, or fine arts, they are all manifestations of the era."

"Times have good times and bad times. We have to praise the good ones and point out the bad ones. Many times I feel that literary and artistic workers and journalists are the same and should be collectively called media people! Because the works of literary and artistic work are disseminated The media, the author is the media person.”

"Hey, listen!" Wang Xiaoshuai patted Lou Ye's shoulder excitedly and couldn't help but said, "What he said is interesting, and it's quite close to what we think."

Lou Ye was thinking about Chen Shiping's words when he was interrupted by Wang Xiaoshuai and couldn't help but give him a look.

Many people in the literature and directing departments in the audience were very interested in Chen Shiping's words, and after careful consideration, they seemed to be true.

Speaking of which, the influence of film and television works is much greater than that of a news article, and the threshold for reaching a wider audience is low enough.

It's like a movie. No matter how many words you know or whether you went to school or not, you can still tell them one, two, three, four, five.

“So as a media person, what issues should you consider when creating your own works?”

Chen Shiping paused for a moment, looked at the young faces and said seriously: "Do you only consider your own creative desires? Or should you consider the audience's feelings? Or should you combine the two awkwardly?"

"In this world, any compromise means failure."

"Everyone will enter this industry in the future. Maybe in the next ten or twenty years you will become the mainstay of China's film and television industry. You need to think clearly now about who you want to be."

"When you become directors and producers, your works will affect millions of viewers. Don't let the audience pay for your mistakes or selfish desires!"

Chen Shiping didn't care about the reactions of the people below him. From a producer's point of view, he talked about the entire process from project establishment to screening of a movie.

As a producer, you need to know from the beginning what kind of film I want to make, who I want to show it to, and what I want them to see.

From the perspective of a director, is a director expressing his own artistic concept, or is he using an objective tool to convey the story to the audience?

"In a word! Your stance must be stable! Be firm! Be real and pragmatic in your demands! Because the movie is not just for you, but also for millions of viewers!"

Many people felt a little dizzy after listening to it, especially those who had just graduated from high school. They felt that they had heard a lot of truths but felt that they understood nothing.

However, many students who are about to graduate or are in their junior year were thoughtful after listening to it.

Some well-informed people know some of Chen Shiping's remarks in the film studio and film reform, and even understand his thoughts.

Take Senior Lu, for example, who is now a newcomer in the director's room of the Beijing Film Studio's Art Creation Center and knows a lot about Chen Shiping.

I also understand very well what he just said, which is to make movies with a positive stance and make movies that the audience likes to see. If you are pursuing art, then play by yourself and never complain about the audience.

Never say that the audience is not good. If the audience is good, why do you need the director? Why not just shoot it yourself!

In Chen Shiping's concept, movies have always had nothing to do with art. In this society, the things most closely related to movies are always business and politics, and art should take a back seat.

Mainland directors before the 1990s rarely used movies as a tool to express their personal will, but after the 1990s this situation became more common.

Many directors and screenwriters regard film and television dramas as private goods, as something that expresses individual consciousness. But it just so happens that movies are a collective thing, and they ultimately face the collective!

Chen Shiping is not here to give a speech today, but he hopes that these future directors and producers can face up to movies and not regard movies as a tool for making money or venting personal emotions.

So stand your ground! Pragmatic!

Even if you shoot something dark and criticize some injustice, it’s okay, as long as it’s relevant to millions of viewers.

The biggest fear is that you mix some personal things into these things and treat the movie as your own personal thing. This is wrong and very stupid!

Can anti-Japanese films include extensive reflections on the enemy?

Are the feasting, feasting, and singing every night in Shanghai's Shili Foreign Market the real side of society?

Why don't you take pictures of poor people starving to death on the roadside? Why don't you film the prostitutes and youth gangs all over the streets? Why didn't you film the foreigners beating Chinese to death without responsibility?

So what exactly was the director who filmed the feasting and feasting scene expressing, whether he was nostalgic for the Republic of China or the compradors.

Chen Shiping feels that what he said today may be considered false and empty, and he has not shared any real practical experience, but this is very important.

Such directors will flood the Chinese film market in the future, and their origin lies in this group of people who came out in the 1990s.

In Chen Shiping's eyes, a director should become a tool, a tool that is only responsible for making movies artistic, rather than a creator and expresser.

Don’t call yourself an artist! It’s okay not to want such an artist!

As a literary and art worker, Chen Shiping despised art deep down, and no one believed him when he said it.

At this time, many teachers and people who have graduated are thinking about a question. What does Chen Shiping mean by these words today?

A new film movement? Is it a film movement similar to the New Wave?

According to his point of view, it can indeed be extended to many things, which has made many teachers interested.

After Chen Shiping finished speaking, it was time for questions. Many students and teachers couldn't help raising their hands to ask questions.

"If the director is just a tool, the movie will lose its soul."

"The director is never the soul. The soul of a movie is formed the moment the script is written!"

"Could it be said that the role of the screenwriter is greater than that of the director?"

"Collective creation, but now everyone likes to give credit to the director, just like the development of society cannot be achieved by the leadership of one person."

"How can we guarantee our so-called stance and truth-seeking?"

"The national consciousness of social responsibility is our stance, and the real life of the people is seeking truth!"

There were many people asking questions at the scene, and the questions were almost one after another, but Chen Shiping answered without thinking every time, as if he was talking to a group of scholars.

Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye also took the opportunity to ask Chen Shiping several questions, but Chen Shiping answered them quickly.

For example, shouldn't people have individual consciousness?

Everyone is an independent individual, but as a director, you cannot be an independent individual. The film itself is the embodiment of collective consciousness.

Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye were silent at this time. They felt that what Chen Shiping said was wrong because it was different from their own understanding, but they also felt that what he said was right.

Because the movie itself is a reflection of collective consciousness. If it is just a reflection of the director's individual consciousness, what is the difference between it and writing a diary?

You can read it after you write it yourself, so why do you need to find a bunch of people to help you write the diary, and then show it to others after you finish it, so that others can approve it.

The sixth generation, who had just prepared to break out, felt blocked by Chen Shiping. To be precise, they were confused.

How to make a movie? !

If Chen Shiping hadn't been on stage today, he would have said, "I'm just messing around. What else can I do?"

A theory is always just a theory and can be used as a reference but not as a standard.

Chen Shiping on the stage was chatting with other scholars, while Yu Feihong's eyes were shining brightly in the audience!

Not only Yu Feihong, but also many students were looking at Chen Shiping with admiration. He is worthy of being a great writer and director. He really has something of his own. Wow!

Many young girls and boys now regard Chen Shiping as their idol.

After Chen Shiping answered a dozen more questions, no one in the auditorium gradually raised their hands. Most people were lowering their heads and thinking or discussing something with the people around them.

Chen Shiping breathed a sigh of relief and took a sip of water from the cup on the table. The fighting power of these students was so strong!

It’s not at all comparable to those college students twenty years from now. They’re not even on the same level!

Just when Chen Shiping was about to finish, Yu Feihong stood up from the first row and ran to the edge of the stage, looked at Chen Shiping and shouted: "Director Chen! Do you know me?"

The teachers on the stage were all stunned. What question are you asking? Do you mean they know you?

Are you famous? I just acted in two dramas,

Chen Shiping put down his cup, looked at her, nodded slightly and said, "I'm impressed. That photo you took was good."

Yu Feihong's eyes lit up and he immediately asked excitedly: "Then do you have any plans to adapt the love letter?"

"Have."

"Do you think I'm suitable?! I've read the love letter many times!"

"Thank you for your like, but I don't plan to film it yet. If there are plans to adapt it, I will inform you."

Disappointment flashed through Yu Feihong's heart, but she was very satisfied with Chen Shiping's answer, so she immediately said: "You must inform me! You must give me this opportunity!"

Chen Shiping nodded lightly and said nothing more to her. From the corner of his eye, he saw someone from the audience waving to him. It was Senior Lu who had just arrived from the director's room in the factory.

Seeing that he wanted to come over and chat for a few words, Chen Shiping nodded towards him.

Senior Lu immediately led Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye and Zhang Yuan onto the stage.

Chen Shiping found it quite interesting at this time. The Sixth Generation and the Fifth Generation were finally meeting. I wonder if they could break out from under their own iron walls.

Guan Hu, who has not yet graduated, watched them with envy as they ran onto the stage, wondering when he would have the opportunity to step on his own stage.

　I agreed to write the third update even if I stayed up all night! Aoli gives!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)