Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 286 The fork in the road of the times!

Beijing Film Studio now has a very unique scenery. Every day you can see a group of young men running with boxes on their shoulders.

If you go to the prop workshop, you can see a group of people dismantling bicycles.

They wanted to get a wheelbarrow for photographers to push around, so that they could control the camera angle more easily.

But making wheels is easy, but stabilizing the lens is not that simple.

The stability of the gimbal is particularly important at this time.

Chen Shiping was very supportive of their research and innovation, and even specially approved funds for them.

This is all accumulated technology. Don’t underestimate the gimbal, it is very important!

I can make a stabilizer this time, and maybe I can come up with something better next time.

The technological development of Hollywood is not only innovated during the shooting of a movie.

Just tinkering with the script is of no use.

Just like making science fiction blockbusters, some movies can indeed be shot with real shots.

But it won’t help the development of film technology and industry, so why bother?

Just to look good at the box office and then show off.

Chen Shiping doesn’t have to pretend to be this now, it’s a bit low-level!
Really promoting technological development and controlling the Asian market is the real pretense!
To Chen Shiping, box office and other things are just a series of numbers on paper.

It is not meaningful.

We are innovating on the recording and prop photography side, and we are also working on technical decomposition on the printing side.

They took all the machines sponsored by Sony and dismantled them.

Chen Shiping told them directly that the digital age was coming.

Now the time has really come. If you don’t learn or make progress, you will really be eliminated in the future.

When no one uses film and when digital projection becomes popular, printing and developing companies will have to close their doors.

If you don’t work hard to learn new technologies at this time, why are you waiting?

At this time, in front of the window of an office on the third floor of the main building of the Beijing Film Studio, several senior editors from the literary department were watching the sound engineer chasing the photographer to record in the factory courtyard.

"I'm really old, and I can't even understand what they are doing."

"Nowadays, digital photography is available. Times are developing so fast."

"Yeah, when I saw the liquid robot in Terminator that year, I felt like I was eliminated."

"It's been four years since The Terminator, and Hollywood's technology should be even better."

At this time, Han Laosan pushed open the door of the office and walked in. He stood under the ceiling fan and shouted: "Teachers, have you thought about it in the past few days? The director of the factory still wants to change the magazine. I think we shouldn't do it either."

"I've thought about it, let's change it! But keep one page for film creation!"

Han Laosan was interrupted, and he didn't even finish the lines he had prepared.

"Really change?"

"Really changed! This is the column planning and layout design of our new work."

Han Laosan took it and took a look at it in surprise. After flipping through a few pages, he couldn't help but said, "It's not bad. It's very fashionable. Young people should like this style."

Jiang Huaiyan said at this time: "This is done by a few young editors in the department. Let Director Chen make the decision and approve it as soon as possible and apply for resumption of publication."

Han Laosan hummed and said, "If that's the case, I'll go find the factory director. I'll let you know when I have a letter later."

Han Laosan took the things and left, but did not go to Chen Shiping immediately.

Let's dry it out first. The old editors in the Literature Department really didn't give him the respect of being the deputy director.

The old comrade is amazing!
Who is not an old comrade?

At this time, in Chen Shiping's office, Cheng Kaige was sitting there wearing black clothes with white flowers on his chest.

Chen Shiping poured him a cup of tea and said, "My condolences."

Mr. Cheng lived more than a year longer than Chen Shiping remembered, but lung cancer is really incurable now.

I will suffer less torture if I leave.

Cheng Kaige nodded and said, "The old man passed away peacefully."

"You left this morning? It's a pity that you couldn't give me a ride." Chen Shiping looked at him and said, "Please help me with the old man's business."

"That's troublesome." Cheng Kaige's eyes were red and he was not in a good mood.

After sitting with Chen Shiping for a while or two minutes, Cheng Kaige left.

When Chen Shiping got home in the evening, Tao Huimin mentioned it before he even mentioned it.

"Mr. Cheng is gone, should we go there?"

Chen Shiping shook his head and said, "I won't go alone. Let's send more wreaths to him at the memorial service."

Tao Huimin nodded, and was about to say something when he saw Tao's father coming in from the outside with his hands slapping.

"Dad, did you go out to smoke again?!"

Dad Tao was stunned for a moment and said, "I just smoked one."

"Not even one! You're not allowed to smoke anymore!" Tao Huimin said and went to Father Tao to turn his cigarettes out and break them all.

Dad Tao: "."My special gift!

Dad Tao turned to look at Chen Shiping and wanted to ask what was going on.

Chen Shiping whispered: "An old man in the factory died of lung cancer."

"Then you can't throw away my cigarettes." Dad Tao asked in a low voice, "Do you have any special gifts?"

"Chen Shiping!" Tao Huimin came back after throwing away the cigarette and stared at Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping immediately said: "No! I don't smoke, how can I get a special gift! Don't listen to dad's nonsense, I didn't give him his cigarettes!"

Dad Tao: "!!!" I can't have this son-in-law!

Chen Shiping gave Dad Tao a look, "My daughter is not to be messed with now, you can't blame me!"

After a while, Tao's mother came back from walking with Xiao Xiulin and heard about these things, so she went to find trouble with Tao's father.

"You don't listen when I tell you to quit smoking, right?"

"You also want to get cancer! Or do you want us to get the same disease from second-hand smoke?!"

"Xiulin is so young, can she smell smoke?!"

In the study, Chen Shiping listened to Ma Tao's voice and silently turned up the volume of the video recorder.

He might have listened to these nagging words when he was old, but he still didn't listen to them when he was young.

A few days later, at Mr. Cheng's memorial service, Mr. Xie Tieli gave a speech. Sitting below, Chen Shiping could tell that Xie Tieli was not in a good mood.

After the memorial service, Chen Shiping and Xie Tieli walked together for a while, and after chatting for a few words, he took the car and left.

Chen Shiping looked at his pace and felt that the old man was in good health.

At their age, their bodies are more important than anything else.

They have been working hard for Chinese films all their lives. It’s time for people like Chen Shiping to work hard.

The wheel of the times is rolling forward, and economic development has also brought more possibilities.

There are many forks in the road, so naturally some people want to try different paths.

After the memorial service, when Chen Shiping returned to the factory, he received two pieces of news.

Zhang Yimo is leaving, and Lou Ye and Zhang Yuan also want to leave.

Zhang Yimo wants to transform, or to make more money.

He wanted to try commercial films, and at the same time he met his good buddy Zhang Weiping.

The correction of history is sometimes quite magical.

Chen Shiping looked at Zhang Yimo and said, "Do you really want to leave the factory?"

"Well, I've thought about it. Now that the environment is relaxed, I want to go out and try it myself." Zhang Yimo looked at Chen Shiping and said, "Thank you for your help in the factory these two years."

Chen Shiping smiled and said: "It's okay, isn't it popular to go overseas? Should I suspend your job without pay, or just leave?" Zhang Yimo hesitated and said, "Just leave."

Chen Shiping approved his resignation without any further persuasion.

However, I still bought the factory label from the factory, and Chen Shiping even gave me a 20% discount.

Zhang Yimo is going to be filming and has something to say.

This is one of his few relatively successful commercial films, without much controversy, and performed well at the box office.

After Chen Shiping approved Zhang Yimo's resignation, Lou Ye and Zhang Yuan also came.

Two thorns in the side, Chen Shiping thought he could stay in the factory safely for the past two years by doing his job honestly.

Unfortunately, some people are born to conflict with the system.

If Wang Xiaoshuai wasn't still filming movies in the factory, he would probably have left with them.

Chen Shiping can actually understand that Zhang Yuan wants to leave.

The script Zhang Yuan handed over was knocked back by Chen Shiping several times, and he probably wanted to leave for a long time.

"Have you found someone to invest in you?" Chen Shiping looked at Zhang Yuan and asked.

Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "China Film and a French company are willing to invest."

Chen Shiping frowned and asked, "Who voted for you at China Film Academy?"

Hearing Chen Shiping's question, Zhang Yuan shook his head and said nothing. He looked at Chen Shiping and said, "It was mainly the French company that invested."

Chen Shiping was even more annoyed. Needless to say, he knew that Cannes was behind this.

Damn it, Cannes is starting to focus on the sixth generation, right?
Chen Shiping was too lazy to argue with him, looked at him and said:
"If you want to leave, I won't keep you, but there are big problems with your previous script. Wang Xiaobo's understanding of the same X group is too one-sided, and you like to play exciting games. The two together are not a good thing."

"Thank you for reminding me." Zhang Yuan replied nonchalantly.

Chen Shiping waved his hand and said, "Go and resign."

Damn it, you think you are so unique.

In Zhang Yuan's eyes, Chen Shiping was prejudiced against gay movies, so he never let him go.

But in Chen Shiping's opinion, it was Zhang Yuan who was biased!

Everything in the script demonizes that group.

Dirty toilets, abuse, control, illegality, abuse of power.
In order to express art, the male protagonist is written as a policeman. He first arrests those people, and then abuses, controls and gets involved with a gay.

How could Chen Shiping have given such a movie?

There are many movies with the same theme, but a few are made like this.

While shouting to speak up for others and pay attention to this group, at the same time, he is making others look bad.

It is not the most important thing to criticize which group. In the movie, the reasons why that group is excluded, suppressed and degraded are all placed on the system.

The dark thing is that we are not free and democratic.

Chen Shiping was quite helpless. He sent the script back so many times without changing it, and he focused solely on art.

You have to kill yourself one day.

Among the sixth generation directors, the one Chen Shiping dislikes the most is Zhang Yuan.

There are so many problems with this person. A director who has only made two movies can be named by Time magazine as the world's bright young leader in the 21st century.

Chen Shiping regretted getting him in, and thought it would influence him.

It seems that some people really have a fundamental problem.

Chen Shiping was so damn annoyed now that he even lost his temper when he saw Lou Ye.

Lou Ye scratched his head and said, "I just want to be freer and create without restraint."

"Don't tell me this, just leave if you want!"

Lou Ye opened his mouth, but finally got up and left.

He wants to be an independent filmmaker. What he has learned at Beijing Film Studio in the past two years has enabled him to become an excellent independent filmmaker!

What Chen Shiping taught them back then will be their greatest asset in the future.

After Lou Ye left, Lu Xuechang came and knocked on the door. Chen Shiping looked up at him and asked, "You want to leave too?!"

Lu Xuechang immediately waved his hand and said, "No, I'm here to hand over the notebook!"

Chen Shiping looked better now and asked, "Have you recovered from your illness?"

"That's almost it." Lu Xuechang handed the notebook over and said, "Lou Ye and the others are actually..."

"Let them be, everyone has their own choice." Chen Shiping said without raising his head.

Lu Xuechang shut his mouth and stopped talking.

After a while, Chen Shiping finished reading Lu Xuechang's script and said: "The writing is okay, but there is no highlight. It is still from a few years ago. But you have been recovering from illness for such a long time, so it is good to practice your skills."

Lu Xuechang smiled bitterly, "How can I compare with you?"

Chen Shiping returned the notebook to him and said, "Give it to the production department."

Lu Xuechang thanked him and left, feeling helpless.

There are not many friends left who were together at the beginning.

Chen Shiping sat in the office, picked up the phone and called China Film.

After a while, the call was answered.

"I'm Chen Shiping, who approved Zhang Yuan's script? Stop it!"

The people from China Film were stunned for a moment, you haven’t come yet! Who are you to give orders to?

Chen Shiping frowned and said, "Did you hear that?"

"Okay Director Chen! I'll have someone stop it right now!"

After the person from China Film Group hung up the phone, he let out a long sigh of relief. Damn, why did the sound sound so scary?
He ran over and checked Zhang Yuan's script. Although it was a sensitive subject, there was no big problem.

Why did Chen Shiping have to stop?

Why did Zhang Yuan offend Chen Shiping? He doesn't want to mess around.

Forget it, just stop.

The future leaders have already spoken, but they are still talking nonsense.

That night Zhang Yuan received a call from China Film.

Wang Xiaobo, who was sitting next to him, asked: "What's going on?"

Zhang Yuan said helplessly: "It is probably Chen Shiping who asked China Film to withdraw. He has read my original script."

Wang Xiaobo pursed his lips and didn't know what to say. Who asked you to hand in a fake script?

At night, when Chen Shiping was tinkering with the camera in his study, Tao Huimin came in.

"It's already ten o'clock and we're still playing. Who recruited you?"

Chen Shiping fiddled with the tape and said, "No one, just two idiots."

Tao Huimin walked up behind him and rubbed his temples and said, "Tell me about it, I'm quite curious about who can offend you."

"There's nothing to say. I don't want to go home to talk about work matters."

Chen Shiping put down the tape in his hand, held Tao Huimin's hand and said with a smile, "My daughter is asleep?"

Tao Huimin said, "I just fell asleep."

Chen Shiping chuckled, turned around and pointed at the rocking chair and said, "Then let's indulge."

Tao Huimin nodded Chen Shiping's head angrily and said, "You don't have to go to work tomorrow and you're going to challenge me?"

Chen Shiping hugged Tao Huimin and said, "Ang, I have to make you cry and beg me tonight!"

Tao Huimin smiled and said, "Please don't be so fast?"

"You still dare to challenge me? I won't stop fighting today!"

(End of this chapter)