Chapter 763 "The son of Jin Xiaoyong's buddy Hu Haimei's partner Liang Changyou: Xiao Wu"
Fang Minghua received this letter a week later. The letter was sent to the Provincial Writers' Association. He stopped by when he went to the Writers' Association meeting Taken.
In his office, Fang Minghua opened this thick letter.
There is not only a letter written by Jia Zhangke, but also a script.
In the letter, Jia Zhangke reported to Fang Minghua about his studies at Yandian in the past few years.
"Teacher Minghua, with your encouragement, I was finally admitted to Yanjing Film Academy and now I have successfully graduated. Although I studied literature, I have never forgotten movies."
"In the winter of 1994, I I made a short film called "Going Home from the Hill" with some good friends. Fortunately, this film won the Best Feature Film Award in the Short Film Competition of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. This gave me great encouragement and made me even more determined. I am determined to take this path."
"You said in my reply that if I wanted to make "Hello, Mr. Tree", let me do it. I was very excited and I always remember it, but I now feel that my current experience and ability are not enough to capture the essence of this novel. I don’t dare to ruin the classic. I want to gain experience by filming other scripts first.”
“So I wrote it myself. A script, do you think that would be okay? Of course, I also have a small request. Can Shengshi Film and Television invest? It won’t cost much. I made a rough estimate, 300,000 is enough.” Fang Minghua put down the letter, picked up the script and looked at the name, and couldn't help but laugh.
"Jin Xiaoyong's buddy, Hu Haimei's family, Liang Changyou's son: Xiao Wu"
Such a long name!
Definitely not.
It's just that "Xiao Wu".
He picked up the script and read it carefully.
Xiao Wu is a "habitual thief" in Fenyang, Shanxi Province who has not changed his ways despite repeated admonitions. Even if the public security department is carrying out mass shootings, he still has to find ways to take action.
But aside from the so-called "thief" status, he is a very nostalgic and traditional person. Family love and friendship have a heavy weight in his heart. But in the past, his relatives and friends had long regarded him as the god of plague and were afraid that they would not be able to avoid him. Invisibly, Xiao Wu can only be a marginalized person in exchange for some satisfaction and comfort.
One day while singing in the karaoke hall, Xiao Wu met Hu Meimei, a singing girl. A similar state of mind led the two to establish some kind of ambiguous emotions. However, Hu Meimei understands that Xiao Wu is not she the other side, she needs to find a more powerful "arm" to change her destiny.
Although Xiao Wu understood this, he still couldn't suppress his disappointment when it happened. Facing his own future, Xiao Wu, who is in an even more embarrassing and distressed situation, becomes increasingly at a loss.
The script is relatively rough.
Fang Minghua watched this movie online before he came to this era. As far as the film is concerned, some parts have been greatly changed compared to the script.
But the script already reflects the essence of this movie very well.
After reading it, Fang Minghua fell into deep thought.
This movie called "Xiao Wu" is quite good. The Douban score seems to be above 8.5, and it has won several awards abroad.
But the problem is, he is a banned film
It has not been released in the country!
Go back and think about it.
Fang Minghua returned home with the script. In the evening, he waited for Song Tangtang to come home and finish dinner. He took out the script and talked about what happened today.
"Tangtang, you read the script first, and I will supervise the two children to do their homework." After saying this, Fang Minghua turned and walked upstairs.
An hour later, Minghua completed his task and watched his daughter enter the piano room to play the piano before entering his wife's study.
"Have you finished reading?" Fang Minghua asked.
"Yeah."
"How do you feel?"
"It's very true. Although it is written about Fenyang, I feel that it is in this era, especially A true portrayal of small counties in the north. Let’s not talk about anything else, especially those counties in Tongchuan and Weinan. They are all the same. “Young people like Xiao Wu are everywhere in song and dance halls, video halls, shampoo rooms, and billiard rooms. Yes. Minghua, this script is very similar to the "Hello, Mr. Tree" you wrote. The content is completely different but the reality it reflects is the same."
Fang Minghua nodded and asked: "Then do you think we can shoot it?"
"Yes. It's only 300,000 yuan. Give the young man a chance. Although the company's funds are very tight this year, 300,000 yuan is still I can afford it." Song Tangtang decided immediately.
Shengshi Film and Television’s funds are indeed tight this year.
We spent 50 million to invest in the first movie of "Harry Potter", 65 million to shoot the second part of "Kangxi Private Interview", and another 6 million to shoot "Party A and Party B", which is already on the books Not much money.
"Tangtang, it's not about the funds, it's about the content of the script." Fang Minghua reminded.
"Oh, yes, some plots in the script slander the government's image and are a bit suspected of incitement." Song Tangtang immediately reacted: "If you want to pass the review smoothly, you have to change the script."
Fang Minghua did not answer immediately.
Historically, this film did not pass censorship, and there seems to be a story behind it.
It seems that when the video was sent to the relevant departments for review, someone reported it!
Said that the broadcast of such a film would "affect my country's normal foreign cultural exchanges." This whistleblower was also a very famous film planner at the time and was very prestigious in the film and television circles.
As a result, the relevant leaders had no choice but to impose penalties. The film was banned from being shown in the country, and the rights to film and television dramas were stopped!
Jia Zhangke wrote about this experience in his book "Confusion". There was a nose and an eye. Of course, he didn't name who it was, but everyone in the circle seemed to know it.
Now, if you film "Xiao Wu" again, will you encounter the same problem?
If this is the case, it is not just as simple as changing the script.
You changed too much and lost the tension of the original movie. What if you change a little bit and the other party takes advantage of it?
This is a problem.
Fang Minghua is thinking about it.
After a while, he said: "How about you ask this Jia Zhangke to come to Xijing and I can talk to him?"
"I can't tell, Minghua, you take it seriously. This one’s surname is Jia.” Song Tangtang smiled and said, “Even Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye, who was filming the novel you wrote, you didn’t let them come to our house.”
“Jia Zhangke is from Shanxi Province. , Jin Province and Qin Province are separated by the Yellow River, so we can be considered half fellows," Fang Minghua joked.
"Okay, it's up to you."
"It's settled then!"
A week later, Jia Zhangke received a reply from Fang Minghua. The letter said very simply, the script you wrote I have received it. I am very interested in reading it, but there are some parts that I still need to discuss with you. If you have time, come to Xijing to talk about it.
"Minghua asked me to go to his home in Xijing!"
Jia Zhangke was extremely excited when he saw the letter and immediately found his friend Wang Hongwei.
"Oh, you are so proud. I heard that Minghua generally likes to associate with writers. Except for a few people who make movies, only great directors like Zhang Yimou can meet him." Wang Hongwei said.
"Hehe. People said that he is from Qin Province, and I am from Jin Province next door. We are half fellow villagers." Jia Zhangke looked proud.
“I am from Yu Province and Qin Province are also next to each other, aren’t they?” Wang Hongwei was unconvinced.
"Then let's go together?"
"Forget it, they ask you to go, how can I have the nerve to follow." Wang Hongwei shook his head.
"Then we are ready to leave. You say hello to the counselor." Jia Zhangke did as he said.
"Win! Don't forget, I want to play Xiao Wu!"
(End of this chapter)