Chapter 48 Section five

In the film and television industry, there are two kinds of people who cannot do without their mobile phones every second.One is the production director, and the other is the agent. They can discuss contracts with extremely complicated terms on their mobile phones, and negotiate one deal after another. When they meet, they will say everything without saying anything.It's hard to imagine how frustrating their lives would be if they weren't allowed to use cell phones for a day. I went on a business trip to the United States with Xiao Lu, and I would feel uneasy seeing that he didn’t have a mobile phone in his hand, as if it wasn’t Xiao Lu who was following me, but a strange friend.When I was discussing the script, I announced that everyone should turn off their mobile phones, but I found that Xiao Lu tried every means to change the vibration to turn on the mobile phone. I still can't understand this point. So worried about losing contact with the outside world, even if only for two hours.

For this reason, I once had the idea that after a hundred years, if my tombstone is carved with a mouth that speaks eloquently; then Xiaolu's tombstone should be a mobile phone, and the epitaph reads: "On the phone" . Zhong Lei, Xiao Wen, and Xiao Lu all have one thing in common. Although they are not drinkers, as long as Teacher Liu comes, the three of them can drink to their heart's content with Teacher Liu. Mr. Liu has a characteristic, especially able to hook other people's hearts, and talk about it. Originally, everyone's understanding of life is very simple. With such an analysis in the book, Mao Sai suddenly realized, and since then he has developed the bad habit of "looking at mountains is no longer mountains, and seeing water is no longer water".This way of understanding things has become a common practice in my studio, which makes everyone become a monkey spirit, and they are very careful when speaking, for fear that the other party will see the essence through the phenomenon.

When Liu Zhenyun came to the studio at the end of September, I told him about my troubles in adapting "Old Mrs. Wu", and I was frustrated that I couldn't find the right way. Teacher Liu said: There are two ways to create.One is "seeking art from life"; the other is "seeking art from art".Choosing the latter route would inevitably lead to a film full of prosthetics.It is wise for you to quit halfway, how meaningful is it for you to make another film?Regardless of the size of the films Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige made this year, regardless of their success or failure, there is one way in which the two films are created in the same way. They are both scripts written by "seeking art from art"

Everyone in the studio was there that day, and they all wanted to hear Mr. Liu's advice, but when Mr. Liu said these words, everyone kept answering and calling their mobile phones.When they were talking on the mobile phone, Teacher Liu stopped talking and waited for them. After Zhang San waited for Li Si.Some people receive the phone very calmly, and the conversation is concise and concise, and there is nothing to avoid; some people seem to be sneaky as soon as they pick up the phone. hide.Teacher Liu and I unconsciously shifted the excitement to them, analyzing and guessing each person's mentality when picking up the mobile phone, trying to reveal the endless secrets hidden in the mobile phone.Later, everyone joined our discussion, telling all the secrets in their mobile phones, and the bigger secrets hidden behind these secrets.It can be described as dangerous and thrilling.

At this time, I said: I should make a movie, just call it, and I would like to dedicate this movie to every mobile phone holder. Mr. Liu slapped me on the shoulder and said: I believe this film will have great power, which is "seeking art from life". The mobile phone was originally used to communicate, but it made people become ulterior motives. At this time, the mobile phone is no longer a mobile phone, and the mobile phone has become a grenade. When the people present heard this, their faces changed drastically.They all say, be merciful, absolutely not!Everyone, including me, is full of doubts.

Teacher Liu asked: What are you afraid of?What are you afraid of?Is it because you are afraid that the ghost catcher will catch you on your head?I'm not afraid! I am willing to be a body bomb to disinfect every mobile phone and purify the air in our society.I'd love to write the screenplay, and if you don't, I'll make it a novel. We hurriedly said: We will do it, we will go all out, and the damn bird will go up. Afterwards, Teacher Liu said word by word: Chinese is originally concise, but the use of mobile phones has greatly changed the speaking habits of Chinese. The mobile phone is connected to the mouth, the mouth is connected to the heart, and the secrets in the heart are continuously input through the mouth. In order to cover up the secrets hidden in the mobile phone, people began to lie and insincerely. The mobile phone was originally used to communicate, but it made people have evil intentions. At this time, the mobile phone is no longer a mobile phone, but a mobile phone. The grenade, in turn, controls its user.

My heart felt tense, and I asked: Should it be made into a horror movie or a comedy? Teacher Liu: On the surface, it is presented in the form of comedy, but it is scary at the same time. This kind of creative paradox just deepens the power to move from life to art.I think it can even be a New Year's movie.Congratulations to the 100th anniversary of Chinese film. From the beginning of October, we focused on discussing the thread of the story, determining the relationship between the characters and their identities.Then, Liu Zhenyun started writing the script. I began to write a book at home calmly.

At the end of November, the first draft of the script was completed, and it took an afternoon to read the script and have a lively discussion.After Liu Zhenyun digested everyone's opinions for a week, he made an appointment with Zhao Fei and me in a closed environment, and the three of them worked on scene by scene for 10 consecutive days, and wrote the second draft of the script.At this time, Zhao Fei and I were full of confidence in the second draft of the script, and we had a mature idea for the filming.But Liu Zhenyun was still dissatisfied with the script, and proposed to give him another 20 days to go over it from the beginning, and then spend another 10 days, the three of us, to polish it again until it was beyond our ability, and then send it to the Film Bureau for review. .

This made me think why Liu Zhenyun can become an outstanding writer. His thinking and talent, let alone his hard work and dedication, should be respected by all colleagues who are engaged in screenwriting. I'm going to say bad things again. Now many screenwriters say it clearly and logically, but they are completely different in doing it. They are fooling themselves and fooling others.When you ask him to write a book, you ask him for a price first, and you declare in advance that you will only write one draft, which seems to be a great confidence in your writing ability.But often, after paying the money, what you get is a stack of waste paper.Others have the audacity to ask for the property name to come first when they tear it down and rebuild it.There are not just one or two such incompetent and lazy screenwriters, but countless, flooding everywhere.Some people think that New Year's films are easy, as long as there are a few stars, occupy a New Year's slot, and just find someone to save a script. As a result, the audience does not buy it, and no one watches the film after it is made.The reason is simple, the script doesn't work.And if you want to get a good script, you must choose a serious and responsible screenwriter who has no other work in hand, can spend more than half a year, works tirelessly, and is not afraid of trouble.Such a screenwriter cannot be at the same price as a screenwriter who can deal with a script casually and finish it in 20 days.I think the reasonable price of a good script should never be less than that of a star.And many idiot producers nowadays, succumbing to the shit reputation of some shit stars, can easily give up hundreds of thousands of dollars, but they set an extremely low limit for the price of an excellent screenwriter from the bottom of their hearts, often The director cuts his teeth, fighting for tens of thousands more for a good script will cause the producer to be furious and walk away.In their eyes, it seems that as long as there are stars, everything will be fine.Don't you know that in the film market in mainland China, apart from Ge You, there are no actors with real box office appeal.That's why I say those producers are idiots, and it's their own fault for losing money.

Sorry, I'm a little pissed off.I know that this kind of wretched writing will bore the reader, but I have to get it right. As I write this, it's late December.Finally, Liu Zhenyun called and told him that his third draft was coming to an end, and he made an appointment after Christmas to gather together and polish the script with collective wisdom. At this point, my 2002 is about to become history. Turning this page lightly, the ups and downs of the past year are still vivid in my mind, and my memory is still fresh.What makes me gratified is that although there are no movies released this year, I am already pregnant, so it is not wasted.Although he missed this year due to injury, he is ready to meet the challenges of the coming year.In the jungle of Chinese movies, I am not a silent lamb, but a wolf that has been hungry for a year.This metaphor may not be appropriate, but it truly reflects the mood of a predator.

I remember that the current US Secretary of State Powell, in the 1994 US presidential election, was once very popular among voters because of his outstanding military exploits in the Gulf War. A reporter asked him: How do you feel about becoming the first black president? Powell replied like this. He said: In the matter of being the president of the United States, I did not hear God's call to me. Borrowing this sentence, I want to say: I have heard God's call to me in these two things.