China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 613 The film industry can be more open

Li Yu agreed with Xiao Sa's praise.

As a screenwriter, writing stories is what he is good at.

The stories he just told were all his personal experiences, but he wrote them into a speech in the way of writing a movie script.

A speech contains an introduction, a transition, a development and an end. As long as the speaker's level is up to par, the effect will be great.

Li Yu made a joke when answering Xiao Sa: "There is nothing wrong with being a teacher, teaching and educating people, but the film industry is a much broader field for me."

When this answer comes out, people will smile knowingly.

Everyone who came to the scene today has some understanding of Li Yu.

Li Yu is a director by profession, so the way they get to know Li Yu is definitely through his works.

Many people know that what Li Yu just said is Gao Yuliang’s classic line in "In the Name".

Xiao Sa feels that working with Li Yu is really easy.

As usual, I recorded the show with some rather honest or boring speakers.

Sometimes he needs to improvise and come up with some jokes or highlights, otherwise the show will be boring.

You don’t need to worry about this situation when recording a show with Li Yu.

Before he even started performing, Li Yu had already filled this episode with highlights.

"Director Li, how about you host the lottery next time? With you here, I, as the host, will seem redundant.

You don't know, someone just slandered me, the girl in red clothes on the left.

It was you. I heard you tell me to stop talking and go down quickly to let Director Li come up to speak. "

Xiao Sa's complaints filled the recording site with a happy atmosphere.

Li Yu added some fuel to the fun atmosphere, saying, "I can host 'Let's Talk'. Most of the time, the host has to stand. Teacher Sa, you are wearing such thick height-increasing insoles. It must be tiring to stand for half a day."

The photographers understood the show effects. Some took pictures of Xiao Sa's face, and some took pictures of Xiao Sa's shoes.

The audience in the audience was delighted.

Xiao Sa took two steps back, his expression seeming a little dissatisfied. He looked at his own shoes, then at Li Yu's shoes and height. Finally, he wanted to say something, but said nothing.

He was actually cooperating with Li Yu to create the show effect. He was not a star, he was a host who made a living by his talent.

Later, he will reveal his height-increasing insoles on a variety show and will be criticized by a group of celebrities.

He himself doesn't care about these.

Unlike those actors like Huang Xiaoming, whose faces are swollen from being beaten, they still insist that they are 1.80 meters tall.

"Let's... move on to the next question-and-answer session for young representatives. Yes, the student in the plaid shirt, do you have any questions for Director Li? I see you holding the paper card and eager to ask."

Xiao Sa skipped the topic of height and went straight to the question-and-answer session.

"I am honored to have the opportunity to ask questions. I would like to ask you, when you encounter failure or setbacks, how do you adjust your mood and emotions?"

The student in the plaid shirt asked.

Li Yu was stunned for several seconds before replying, "You are asking this question to Teacher Sa, right? I have experienced many difficulties in my life, but I have never experienced a major failure. I don't have any experience in this area, so I can't answer your question."

Li Yu found it inexplicably funny. Why would someone ask him such a strange question?
What is failure? There is no such word as failure in his dictionary. The expression of the student in the plaid shirt is very interesting, a look of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

After the student in the plaid shirt sat down, Xiao Sa called another student.

This classmate is a student of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy.

"I am a student in the directing department and I will graduate next year. Like you, I have a wealthy family and plan to pursue a career as a director after graduation. Do you have any experience or tips to share with me?"

In fact, there wasn't much substance in the questions asked by the representatives and the interactions with the audience.

There aren't many quality questions.

Li Yu remembers several episodes of "Let's Talk" in which wealthy people appeared.

The youth representative actually asked the rich man if he would choose to go back to his twenties if he had a time machine.

There are also people who ask the rich whether they are willing to exchange all their wealth for their youth.

The questions asked by the youth representatives were of poor standard, and the answers given by the rich were equally fake.

The rich man said that he would not go back in time machine, because being twenty has its own advantages and being fifty has its own flavor, and each age group has its special meaning.

If the rich really thought this way, there wouldn't be so many institutions researching how to extend lifespan.

Aren’t the biggest investors in those research institutions wealthy people from all over the world?
There are also people who invest tens of millions of yuan in research institutions every year, with only one request: to provide them with anti-aging drugs on a regular basis.

To put it bluntly, this part is just like chatting with friends, just for fun.

The real dry stuff has been covered in the previous lecture session.

Therefore, Li Yu’s answer was definitely aimed at making this episode more interesting.

"First of all, I'd like to congratulate you on your journey as a director. If you want me to give you some advice, this one stumps me. Let me think about it.

Yes, you have to learn to regulate your emotions, because the profession of director often encounters some unexpected gaps.

Just like me, this movie made over a billion at the box office, the next movie made over two billion, and the next movie made another billion.

Movie box office is similar to life, it has ups and downs, and some fluctuations are normal.”

As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, there was another round of applause from the audience.

……

After this episode of "Let's Talk" was broadcast, the ratings were the highest since the program was founded, and it was also the episode with the most highlights.

"I would like to ask how much psychological trauma Xiao Sa suffered at that time. He was just a host of a program. What did he do wrong? He actually suffered such serious injuries. So, Mr. Xiao Sa, can you answer how many centimeters your height-increasing insoles are?"

"100 billion, 200 billion, 100 billion, up and down between these figures, damn, too pretentious. I really want to beat him up, and after searching his works online, I want to beat him up even more.

Because I found that what he said was true, and what he said was a bit conservative. The global box office of Aquaman converted into RMB is already 50 to 60 billion, not just 2 billion.”

"That part was so hilarious. He talked about how difficult it is for a new director to start out, and he said it so well that several girls in the audience were almost in tears.

Then he did a complete about-face and said that he had never experienced most of the hardships that new directors had to go through, which confused everyone.”

"I just want to say that Director Li is worthy of being one of the best screenwriters in China. Watching his speech really feels like watching a blockbuster movie. The plot is full of ups and downs, and there are both funny and tearful moments. I can't help but be convinced. If I had Director Li's skills in writing speeches, I would not have lost the debate competition last week."

(End of this chapter)