Chapter 23 third quarter

Just after the Spring Festival, Director Han Sanping of Beijing Film Studio invited me to have a chat. I still remember the general meaning. He said: Of the three films you made in Beijing Film Studio, two of them stumbled (I know he is also taboo to say "shot").At present, so many directors who make movies go to make TV dramas, but you resolutely join the ranks of movies. This is commendable and should be supported.When the leadership team of the Film Bureau was reorganized, the focus of work was on rectification. Your film happened to be released at that time, so you hit the gun; Naturally, it has shifted to focus on creation. In the final analysis, focus on rectification is to focus on prosperity. This is an important criterion for measuring the work performance of the Film Bureau. I hope you can understand the process of this transformation.

He also said: You also have to come out of the shadow of failure. The best way is to actively prepare the script and communicate more with the film bureau. I will do my best to support you. I asked him: What can be passed through shooting?I'm obviously a director who's been relegated to another book. He said: You worry too much. As far as you are concerned, it is right for the matter and not for the person. Even some prejudices can be eliminated. The best way is to make a movie that can be accepted by both parties.Of course, I'm not saying that if you let a director like you shoot "the main theme", to be honest, we won't feel at ease if you let you shoot the "main theme".You should still give full play to your characteristics and make a New Year's Eve film.In the form of comedy, it is relatively easy to reach consensus on the three aspects of leadership, audience, and creative staff.The key point is to put more effort into viewing. I think a high-grossing movie is no less than any award won at film festivals at home and abroad.I will do the work of the Film Bureau, so there shouldn't be too much resistance. I have already communicated with Director Wang Gengnian of the Film Bureau, and he also expressed that you are welcome to continue making movies.The key is to read the book.

He also said: Now layoffs have become a hot social issue, can you make a comedy that reflects the reemployment of laid-off workers? I said: Has anyone read such a subject?Not all social hot spots can become the selling points of movies.The laid-off workers are not in the mood to go to the movies; the people on the job cannot understand the mood of the laid-off people.Those who suffer in reality must be relieved in the movie. I thought of a novel written by Wang Shuo, and briefly introduced the central plot of the novel to Factory Manager Han——"A Day Trip to Dreams". Director Han said: This is a very imaginative film structure. Every dream consumer must experience it, but it can't be negative, it should be positive and full of sincerity.If you change the script in this direction, there will be no problem passing it.

Han Sanping’s words rekindled my courage to return to the revolutionary ranks. Later, director Zhang Jianya compiled the situation into a joke, saying: Chinese films are like the Red Army on the Long March. Han Sanping and Zhu Yongde (above) The director of the film studio) carries stretchers. The difference between the two is that Zhu Yongde’s stretcher team is dressed cleanly. He always wants to dress the stretcher team like a guard of honor; Going this way, the other is going that way. In the end, both of them made a serious mistake of splitting the Red Army; Tian Zhuangzhuang stayed at the local fellow's home to recuperate because of rushing to cross the Dadu River. My daughter tells the myth of what it will be like after the victory of the revolution; Heping and Sun Zhou are hiding in the Shanghui Concession, drinking coffee and eating bread, and the left-wing alliance with the Red Army at heart. A telegram to the Red Army, saying that you are the hope of China, and you will go to Beijing after the victory of the revolution; I can't remember clearly about recovering from injuries, but I seem to be referring to Xie Fei.When talking about me, he described me like this: I was originally a bandit who occupied the mountain as king, but the Red Army happened to pass by here, so he aspired to be a member of the Red Army and joined Han Sanping’s stretcher team. , Pulled out and was shot, but the marksmanship was inaccurate and he was not killed. After the heavy rain, he woke up again. He didn't change his mind, and got up again to catch up with the Red Army who had crossed the grass.

In Han Sanping's stretcher team, the three people single-handedly selected by Han Sanping are Huo Jianqi, Chen Guoxing and me.Huo Jianqi made "Black Eyes", "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" on the Long March of Chinese movies; Chen Guoxing made "Kong Fansen" and "Born Out of the Sky";Later, Han Sanping added some sixth- and eighth-generation directors to his stretcher team, such as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lu Xuechang, Lu Chuan, etc. The head of the stretcher fell down so badly that Han Sanping, the stretcher leader, felt very embarrassed. On the day Han Sanping came to talk to me, I called Wang Shuo who was recovering from his injuries in the United States. Wang Shuo was not as optimistic about the situation as I was. He suspected that he had written such a novel that had nothing to do to make fun of others. Can it pass?I said that it can be changed to a story of hello, me, him, or him.He agreed to give me the right to adapt the novel, but he didn't hold out any hope.I was a little bit embarrassed about one thing, but I still told him. I said: In order to facilitate the approval of the script, can the name of the original author not be included on the film?Wang Shuo thought about it and agreed.Thinking about it now, his mood must have been very complicated at the time, and it can be seen from this that Wang Shuo once valued our friendship very much.Later, the film was released without Wang Shuo's title, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was adapted from his novel. Every time a reporter asked me about it, I was speechless.

Here, I solemnly declare to the readers: the movie "Party A and Party B" is adapted from Wang Shuo's novel