Halo of cheating in the entertainment industry

When I first started reading the book of "Love in the Hawthorn Tree", Zhang Yimou was watching it out of a mentality of seeing what the screenwriter of "Eavesdropping" could do.

This kind of mentality is even a bit coping, after all, he himself knows that he will not be able to make too many movies in the short term.

However, Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up when he saw the first page of the script and the moment he saw the background introduction. Painful memories, especially Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou also has painful memories about himself. His home was raided and his father was sent to work. The background of this script immediately gave him a feeling of deja vu.Including the father of the heroine Jing Qiu in the play, who was also sent down. Seeing this familiar but unfamiliar background, Zhang Yimou's mentality completely changed.

"Can a 20-year-old young man write that kind of feeling?" Although the movie with this script has attracted him, Zhang Yimou still has some doubts in his heart whether Su Li can write this story well.It would be better not to write the script badly because of the special background of the times. With such a somewhat skeptical attitude, he began to ponder the script. His mentality of reading the script has changed.

When looking down, inadvertently, his thoughts jumped, and the vague lines of the script brought his thoughts back to that era.With the change of the heroine in the play, his thoughts slowly fluctuated. After he read two pages of the script, he found that there was no way to stop himself from continuing to read...

Many past events of that era have been blurred in the years, but the gloomy background of those great eras and the youthful heartbeat are still lingering in his heart. Looking at this script, Zhang Yimou seems to have returned to his youth, and recalled When it comes to those young people who seem to be fermented, although it is hard, but now I think about it and have a little aftertaste.

Some people remain in memory, and some past events drift with the wind, but those feelings cannot be taken away by time.

When he looked down, he felt that he had to appreciate Su Li's screenwriting ability. A pure and indifferent love story was told in his pen...

In the play, the third male lead would even cut his wrists in order to get Jingqiu to go to the hospital, and Zhang Yimou once wrote a blood book for his current lover when he was young.

"Where did this kid get his talent? Where did he come up with so many immersive ideas? The writing of the script is also meticulous and detailed. He seems to be only 20 years old..." Zhang Yimou had already read nearly half of the script before he knew it. Script, it's getting late outside, and the days in January are short.

However, Zhang Yimou was so attracted by this script that he could not extricate himself from the original touch. His mood was gradually lingering in a kind of sweet and greasy feeling. He actually just finished reading the whole script like this...

Seeing that the script was nearing the end, the third child was lying on the bed, already on his deathbed, the heroine Jing Qiu walked to his bed, not knowing what to do.The person next to her said to her, "Call quickly, how you usually call, how you call now, and you can still hear him when you call him now." Then, she shouted: "I am Jingqiu, I am Jingqiu!"

When watching this passage, Zhang Yimou accidentally shed a few tears in his eyes. The heroine in the play has always been passive, and some somewhat similar experiences made Zhang Yimou feel himself in the scene.As if he had returned to those past years, it took him a long time to look up from the script and look at the wall clock, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

"I'm sorry...to keep you waiting..." Seeing the time on the wall clock, Zhang Yimou also felt a little sorry - he really couldn't bear to leave Su Li here for more than two hours.So I apologized directly, but the instigator of this incident is also Su Li-who asked him to write the script so that he was so devoted?

"It's okay, Teacher Zhang..." Su Li replied. In fact, he has been waiting for Zhang Yimou's reply since the script was handed to him, but he has been immersed in the world of the script, as if he has forgotten Su Li's Of course, Su Li himself couldn't remind him, so he had to open the "Superstar Cultivation System" in front of him, read some things on it, and he didn't return to reality until Zhang Yimou made a sound.

"A young man is so talented and has such a sense of the times, it's really commendable..." Zhang Yimou's first thought after reading the script was like this, and then he saw the passing of time, and then expressed himself to Su Li sorry.But at this moment, he took a look at Su Li's expression, and there was still no trace of impatience, as if he would be the same if he left him here for another four hours. .

Zhang Yimou suddenly had a vague thought in his heart, and he said to Su Li: "Very good script... Your confidence is not groundless... You won this time, and I was attracted by this script. I want to say thank you to you, the original emotion shown in this script is very rare, I haven't seen it for a long time..."

Su Li heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. It sounded from his tone that Zhang Yimou had fully acknowledged the script and Su Li's ideas.Su Li said with some gratitude: "Mr. Zhang... I should thank you for your affirmation. I want to retrieve some memories of that era in this script, find some simple things, and find a kind of happiness in today's society. peaceful……"

"Hmm..." Zhang Yimou nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, I found that feeling, which is very good, but I will have other film plans after the Olympics, I think you may have heard of it , it's called "Three Shots Shoot the Murder Surprise", so I will definitely shoot your "Love in the Hawthorn Tree", but the time may be 2019-2010..."

"It's okay, there is no problem with the time." Su Li said.

"Well... that's good..." Zhang Yimou nodded slightly, and after flipping through another page of the script seemingly casually, Zhang Yimou suddenly said: "So... Su Li, how much do you want me to pay you for this book?"

The meat scene is finally here, and the purpose of visiting Zhang Yimou this time is here. Su Li looked at Zhang Yimou with a smile on his lips and said: "Mr. Zhang... I don't plan to ask for payment for this script. "

"No remuneration?" Zhang Yimou was slightly surprised when he heard Su Li's answer, but he quickly calmed down.Because a person in his position already sees many things clearly.He thought that Su Li probably wanted to use this script in exchange for some benefits. Of course, he would not have any negative comments on Su Li because of this, because this kind of thing was originally justified.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "I won't ask for your script for nothing...then tell me about your request."

Hearing that Zhang Yimou also spoke so bluntly, Su Li didn't intend to hide it, and simply said it all: "That's right, Mr. Zhang, I recently set up a film studio, and the film studio has already Completed... I also made my first film project, which is a small-budget comedy film, so I hope that when this film is released, I can get some of your help."

"Set up a film studio? Make the first film plan?" Zhang Yimou couldn't help but glance at the young man. From these words, he could tell that the young man had a lot of plans. "Eavesdropping", "Seven Pounds", "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree"... It can be seen that Su Li seems to be planning to do something, and now he has established a film studio, preparing to produce his first film Zhang Yimou's brain Turning rapidly, he was thinking about the possible development direction of this young man, and for a moment he felt that he wanted to understand something.

As for what Su Li said that he needs his help when it is released, he can also guess it. This is not because he hopes to use his influence to try to curb piracy, help pass the review, and help him ask for more money when it is released. projection line...

This is not a difficult task, so Zhang Yimou said: "Is that all? I think you have other things?"

Su Li nodded and said, "Yes... Teacher Zhang, next, my film studio may be upgraded to an entertainment company that includes movies, TV series, and TV variety shows..."

Hearing Su Li say this, he fully understood that it is not an easy task to set up such a company in China, and he needs his own help.In this way, the remaining value of the script can basically be equal.

However, Zhang Yimou also knows that Su Li's plan is a small one. As long as he has a relationship with Zhang Yimou, he can pull Zhang Yimou's tiger's skin when he does things in the future... But he doesn't want to pursue those trivial things now. He thinks of it himself. But it is another matter.

Many old people in the entertainment industry, whether they are directors or actors, after reaching a certain age, hope that some of their skills can be continued. At this time, they gradually start to support newcomers.This is not only a social responsibility for newcomers to replace old ones, but also a kind of psychological sustenance for old people.

Of course, Zhang Yimou occasionally supports and guides newcomers, and this is what he is thinking of now.

The reason for bringing in a newcomer is that the newcomer has something that attracted the elderly, and what Su Li attracted to Zhang Yimou was his screenwriting talent, and more importantly, his seemingly orderly actions

Thinking of this, Zhang Yimou's face became a little serious: "I see... Can you show me the script of the movie that your film studio is about to release?"

Hearing this question raised by Zhang Yimou, Su Li was very surprised, because he couldn't imagine what Zhang Yimou was thinking. Of course, he would not doubt that Zhang Yimou would plagiarize his own script because of this—he is also the top director in China. It's impossible to do that kind of thing.

Therefore, Su Li's more emotions are a little strange. I don't know why Zhang Yimou made this request, but it's strange, he still handed the script to Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou took the script and said, "In this way, it's not too late, you go back first, and I will give you an accurate answer to this matter in two days at the latest..."