Chapter 3 3

3 The first thing to talk about is not Chen Tian, ​​but Xu Chen. Xu Chen has a big head on his head like a bamboo pole, no, that is a memory from before, his head no longer looks big, like most thirty-year-old men, he has gained weight, not too much, but still fat Yes, it made him look not as young and cold as he was when he was a teenager. That's my opinion, and I know he won't take it seriously, and he loves his inarticulate, stammering, wasted youth—more than anything else. "I am a gentle provider." Xu Chen nodded as he said, as if agreeing with his own point of view, and then added, "I am a writer."

"Yes, that's right, a handsome writer." "Idol writer." He corrected me. "People are called Nan Weihui, Bei Xuchen..." I picked up a piece of "Book Review Weekly" on the table and read it to him. His photo was very awkward among a lot of young and beautiful writers. "Nonsense!" He snatched up the newspaper and threw it aside. "It's total nonsense!" "Aren't you going to become a best-selling author? Why are you in a hurry?" I wondered. "I mean the best-selling author Hemingway! Milan Kundera! Besides, Proust counts!"

"So that's what it means." Xu Chen and I can write a "Dictionary of Misunderstandings" together, because almost all problems need to be redefined and explained before we can talk.We often use the same word at the same time with completely different meanings.We fell in love passionately for two years amidst this profound misunderstanding, and once swore to never separate. Like most lovers, we didn't walk the talk. But before I tell all of this, I should first point out that I am not interested in the plot of the story;Both of these points are based on my unchangeable identity-a professional screenwriter.

I'm the kind of guy who makes up stories to make money, and I'm pretty good at it.Think about it, how can a story be guaranteed to happen, develop, and end properly in 20 episodes and 900 minutes? Some stories take a long time to tell, while others are good but short. The different stories are unified and develop within each 45 minutes. A few small things happen, and as one contradiction is resolved, another contradiction appears, leaving just a suspense at the end of the episode.If this drama is going to be aired in Taiwan's prime time, the length will be increased to 30 episodes, because their prime time does not accept 20-episode TV series, and if it is not aired in this time, it will not be able to make money.So I once took a job to turn a TV series from twenty episodes into thirty episodes.Adding one or two characters is indispensable. For the hero and heroine, it can only make them suffer more, create some side issues, and misunderstand for a while.

I say this nonsense to let the reader know that I hate to tell a story with all the twists and turns, it's a craft, Anyone with a little imagination can do it with training.Of course, the difference between "good" and "bad" is as big as "will" and "won't", but craftsmanship is craftsmanship after all. For example, a few months ago I was watching a movie DVD called "Seventeen's Bike" with my friends. What award.The problem is that we saw half of it with great interest, the disc was broken, and we inflicted various tortures on the pirated disc, but it still refused to give in, creaking and refusing to move forward.In the end, everyone had to give up, and everyone was frustrated.In order to comfort their curiosity, I made up the following plot for them with a sense of responsibility as a screenwriter.A few weeks later, the person who heard the story at the time called me and said that the second half of the movie is almost the same as you told it, and you must have known it already.Of course I don’t know. I’m not saying that the story of the movie is a cliché, but that the scriptwriter’s thinking can be followed. If you happen to know the screenwriter and know a thing or two about his preferences, it will be easier to explain.

What I want to do now is to forget about the craftsmanship, forget about the train of thought that can be followed, and look for meaning.But to be honest, this kind of craftsmanship has been integrated into my life, and even controls my life unconsciously. Someone once said to me, "I love you." I replied, "I'm really ashamed to say you said something stupid." I assure you I didn't really mean to say that, as soon as he said the last sentence, I immediately had five or six corresponding lines in my head that could express various emotions.Based on the atmosphere at the time, I chose this line, because such a sour line should be deconstructed afterward.These thoughts came up in a flash, and when I saw the embarrassment on that person's face, I realized that I had chosen the wrong lines—it didn't fit my character.

The authenticity of life is questionable, let alone the others. As far as I am concerned, I don't believe in the authenticity of any work. Once described, the real ceases to exist. I try to reproduce one kind of reality, but may ignore the other side of the reality. We can only talk about the world from our own perspective. Some people stand tall and see more angles than others, but at the end of the day, it's just that difference.I hate fiction, real and non-existent, but we still write.Between the true and the false, I hope to be able to clearly analyze the relationship between things and things, find the path of thinking, and find something close to the truth.Writing is such a process for me.