At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 239 Interviews (24)

Yang Lan's purple shirt and black skirt.

The usual OL style.

Almost like on TV.

But when you look at this face, it's hard to get the feeling of watching OL series...

The first feeling is that of alienation, not... that feeling!
In fact, before the interview, I had already done some homework...

But listening to her talk about "Ditan and Me" is still very moving...

"Wang Xiaobo, you like it too?"

"Yes!" Shen Xudong nodded: "At first, I read a short story "A Maverick Pig", and then found "Golden Age" and "The Silent Majority", which is great!"

"...I thought it was "East Palace and West Palace"..."

Of course, no prizes!

""Golden Branch Desire" is different, its plot is more serious..."

"Then why is Distinguished Citizen shortlisted?"

He was the darling of the trend of the last era, but at the turn of the century, he stepped into the gap between two giant teeth.

At the peak of his creation, he can only create works like "Die After Addiction", how can you expect him to create "Dream of Red Mansions" during the decline of his creation?
Sure enough, "My Chitose Cold"...

Shen Xudong smiled: "I feel very good. I have the feeling of watching "Lotus Hegemony" back then, but the plot is not bloody enough..."

""East Palace and West Palace" is not very good. I always feel that it is better to shoot homosexuality. It is the same as a romance film. People are moved by love, not out of the psychology of inquiry and the interest of examination..."

"First?"

"That's hard!"

"You just said that the plot is bloody..."

"...Talk about something else, you don't like Wang Shuo?"

"Of course there is joy, but it's more of an accident!"

In fact, it's just some commonplace, nothing more than two criteria for judging - expert taste and the market itself...

"Yes, there is meaning in this regard!"

Yang Lan answered: "Loyalty and filial piety can't be both?"

"...It's like this. The perspective of Western film festivals must be Western. If you want to participate, you have to stand in their perspective and try to figure out what they are interested in..."

"You haven't watched "Lotus Contest", have you? It's a Singaporean martial arts drama based on Gu Long's "Meteor Butterfly Sword" and Jin Yong's "Swordsman"..."

Shen Xudong is not only ratings-oriented, but some so-called critics said too badly, they commented on "No. [-] in the World" - the number one bad movie of the year...

""Outstanding Citizen"...is that the name?"

"Let's not talk about "Outstanding Citizen"...Which of the genres you just mentioned are easy to be shortlisted for the film festival?"

"Mixed together..." After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "I always think that before making a drama series, you must first define your own positioning. If you are like "No. [-] in the World", it is an entertaining martial arts drama. There is no need to demand the rigor and documentary nature of the series, good-looking is the most important thing!"

Why is it the first bad movie?
After chatting for about half an hour, the topic finally shifted to movies.

"Oh, "Lotus Contest" has a sister-brother relationship, and the stepmother falls in love with her son. My so-called dog blood actually means drama..."

"Accident?"

……

"Yes... I met Mr. Daoming Chen when I was filming "No. I liked it very much, so I asked a director to shoot it..."

"I can't say whether I like it or not. I have read a lot of her works, such as "Playing is Heartbeat", "Half Sea Water, Half Flame", "Don't Treat Me as a Human", "Ferocious Animals"... I To be honest, just read one or two books!"

"Yes..."Eminent Citizen" was the first screenplay I wrote..."

"Dog blood?"

……

"It's actually deconstructing authority... It's boring to read too much about that set of things!"

"Huh? Gu Long and Jin Yong?"

Yang Lan changed the subject.

Not to mention "Dream of Red Mansions", he can't even touch the edge of "Gone with the Wind".

He has a passage in "I See Wang Shuo", which roughly means that if he retreats for 20 years, he will be able to write a good novel, "The worst thing is to write "Gone with the Wind", if you don't pay attention, it will be "Dream of Red Mansions".

"I heard you're going to Venice in two days?"

"Students from the Department of Drama and Literature have summed up the commonality of European film festival award-winning films, but those that criticize the system, expose national inferiority, involve religion, and meet the novelty needs of Western filmmakers are easy to be shortlisted for film festivals... Without giving Yang Lan a chance to ask questions, Shen Xudong continued: ""Outstanding Citizen" does not contain these elements..."

"East Palace and West Palace", written by Wang Xiaobo, was shortlisted for the 1997 Cannes International Film Festival...

Shen Xudong talked about the content of "Film Theory and Criticism", and then said: "This is also the reason why the works of many sixth-generation directors have been criticized. Although the film is a good film, the mentality of the directors may be complicated, subtle or helpless. Yes, but it is an indisputable fact that his works are influenced by Western film festivals.”

There is a peak period for writing, and there are climaxes and troughs. Writing requires strength. Most of the truly powerful works are completed in the prime of the writer. Very few people can create peaks in their later years. do.

Wang Shuo, Shen Xudong don't want to talk more...

"So, you mean that "No. [-] in the World" has a high ratings?"

I went to the United States in 97, and when I came back, I wanted to prove myself again.

But Shen Xudong is now considered a member of BJ's literary and art circles, so it's not easy to criticize his own people, let alone Wang Shuo is still his senior.

"what?"

In Cannes that year, Wang Jiawei joined the best director with "Happy Together"...

"Talk about "No. [-] in the World". How do you evaluate this TV series?"

Intensive releases of "I Look at Jin Yong", "I Look at Lu Xun", "I Look at Lao She", each chapter is spicy, and the world is in an uproar...

Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then replied: "I think the viewpoints in it should be interesting... The protagonist won a literary award, but in China, there is a voice saying, 'His works are won by people who vilify their own country. Literary awards from other countries'…”

There was a lot of scolding.

Rotten mess.

Shen Xudong smiled and said, "Love always wins!"

This is completely overthinking. If he deliberately writes a book, there must be only one result-disaster.

Yang Lan continued to ask: "What about "Golden Branch Desire"?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Almost!"

"Are you happy to be shortlisted in Venice?"

"Um…"

"I know what movie this is!"

"No, my script is all satire... no point of view..."

Yang Lan glanced at him in surprise: "So, you think what the sixth generation did was wrong?"

"In the beginning they were warriors, but now, they should just gain fame to make a living... Otherwise, whoever is marketed, why not come out to make commercial films to please the audience in their own country? Chinese audiences are so low-level, they don't deserve to watch your art?" After a pause, Shen Xudong said: "Nowadays there is a saying that if you want to be a director in China, you must first become famous overseas... just make one or two films that criticize China!"

(End of this chapter)