The learning process is both boring and fulfilling.
Sun Tao cherishes this rare learning time, just like a middle-aged man in his second marriage does to his little wife.
Classic film appreciation started on Tuesday. People often say that the teaching material for Zhao Gao, played by Zhang Shi, who entered the Beijing Film Academy, is actually a video teaching material (of course that will be in the future).
Teachers at Beijing Film Academy don’t watch all the movies. They carefully select them before showing them to their students. Also, which paragraphs should be deconstructed and which expressions of thinking hidden under the narrative logic are hidden...
This class may seem easy to outsiders, but it is not. After reading it, you have to write a summary. Many people rack their brains and cannot write the 1,000 to 1,500 words, but it is too easy for Sun Tao. Douyin , those short films and TV series on Station B were all deconstructed and uploaded by the UP owners. In order to gain attention, they kept saying nothing surprising... The story line and various hidden easter eggs are all basic operations...
In the physical education class, Sun Tao is like a farmer entering the city, and in the film and television appreciation class, Sun Tao is like an expert listening to classes... This is in line with the teacher's and classmates' basic understanding of him, first-rate thinking, second-rate singer, and third-rate performance.
Sun Tao even participated in the selection of the Beijing Film School football team on Thursday afternoon. His physical fitness was developed by running to and from school when he was a child. Of course, having sex for half an hour each time also benefited from this.
Sun Tao has good physical fitness, can run fast, has good endurance, and has an overall view, but his technique is a bit rough.
Sun Tao came here just for fun. He wanted to go to college and join a sports club, where he could play football and make friends. However, when he got there, he discovered that the capital was different from other places in that everything was done professionally.
There is a Beiyan Football Club in Yanjing. Yes, it is Beiyan Football Club, not Beiying Football Club. The team belonging to this club represents all Yanjing performing arts colleges (including film schools) in competitions with other university teams and amateur football teams from all walks of life. It is equivalent to an art school alliance, which is very formal.
The teacher in charge of the selection and the students in the student union especially wanted to recruit Sun Tao, because Sun Tao's skills were too rough and did not meet the requirements. They also urgently designated a training plan for Sun Tao, but Sun Tao liked to play wild football and could only thank him.
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It was noon on September 26, 2003, in the "Olive Tree" cafe in front of the Yanjing Film Institute.
Xu Yang and a girl wearing a long black dress and a white suspender dress were sitting by the window. In front of them were two untouched cups of coffee.
The girl remained silent, with tears in her eyes and a sad expression. The waiter had passed by them several times with excuses. As long as the girl shouted "Help", Xu Yang would be pushed under the table immediately.
Xu Yang had already made a lot of curses and swears. Seeing that the girl was unmoved, he could only say helplessly: "Don't worry, I can definitely accomplish what I promised you. Although there is only one movie written by Sun Tao, "Charlotte" "Trouble" has been released, but I know "Golden Eyes" and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" Both TV series and movies are big productions. Both Yanjing TV and Huayi Brothers have chosen to believe in him. As long as I use the banner of Sun Tao as the screenwriter, I will definitely be able to attract sponsors. Even if it cannot be released to the public in the future, I can still participate in the College Student Film Festival. With your female The identity of the protagonist..."
The girl raised her head and looked at Xu Yang resentfully.
Xu Yang said anxiously: "Believe me, I will definitely keep my word."
Seeing that the girl was still silent, Xu Yang picked up the Motorola on the table and said, "Twelve fifty, I'll call Sun Tao right now. I'll use the speakerphone for you to listen to... beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep by beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep. >
Guessing that Sun Tao should have finished lunch, Xu Yang called Sun Tao immediately.
After a while, Sun Tao's lazy voice came from the phone, "Hey, Xu Yang, why are you taking a nap?"
Xu Yang looked up at the beauty, smiled slightly, lowered his head and said, "Hey, Sun Tao, what I mentioned about the script last time..."
"Are you talking about youth love or campus love? Oh, the heroine must be your brother's girlfriend." Hearing this, Xu Yang's face was full of embarrassment, while Shen Yingying opposite her was blushing.
"I have to meet the person first. Loli is written in the same way as Loli, abstinence is written in the same way as abstinence, and the big sister next door also has specific personality traits..."
Sun Tao is not making nonsense. He has read too many online articles and too many Japanese and Korean short films (either pornographic films or deconstructed films on Douyin but not widely released in China). He wanted to find a less classic one and adapt it into a script. It's not a waste and you can practice your skills, but Sun Tao will definitely not get it for Xu Yang soon, just wait and see, and maybe he can also give Xu Yang his final homework to take, killing two birds with one stone.
Xu Yang smiled slightly, "Didn't I say last week that we would meet this weekend and have a meal and chat."
Sun Tao on the other end of the phone yawned, "I'm sure it won't work today. I have plans for the evening, and I'm not in school now. I'm at home."
I heard that Sun Tao had a courtyard house in Yanjing. Shen Yingying's eyes lit up
Sun Tao really didn't lie. At six o'clock in the evening, Feng Xiaogang said that he had made an appointment with some friends to talk about his novels with Sun Tao. Because the guests included friends of friends, the meeting place was booked at a restaurant near Wangfujing Street.
Sun Tao arrived at about five o'clock. He first drove his Kia Yitong to find a parking space and then wandered for more than ten minutes before finding a parking space.
No. 9, Shuaifuyuan Hutong, Wangfujing Street: Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant
Behind the carved beams and painted buildings is a glass curtain wall, which can be regarded as a combination of Chinese and Western styles.
At that time, this was a must-visit place for many outsiders when they came to Beijing. When Sun Tao asked about the private rooms at the bar, there were freshmen from Beijing Film Studio who invited their classmates to have dinner here. Sun Tao didn't know them/them, but they all knew Sun Tao. After all, Sun Tao He is already considered the most awesome student in this class.
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In the box, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Daoming, Xu Fan and others were eating slowly while listening to Sun Tao talk about his ideas with great interest. Each of them had a detailed outline of seven novels with more than 10,000 words called "Aftershock".
Some people glanced at ten lines and read the outline in ten minutes. Some people turned two pages and put the outline of the novel on the table and chose to listen to Sun Tao's narration.
Liu Yang, deputy editor-in-chief of October Press, who was the first to read the detailed outline, looked at Sun Tao with a smile.
October Press and the famous literary magazine "October" belong to the same publishing group, but they are not the same thing. However, their concepts of selecting materials are almost different from "Harvest", which likes to express complex human nature and show the depth of thought. "October" Pay more attention to novel themes and breakthroughs in expression.
Sun Tao turned over the detailed outline and said: "The beginning here is a detailed story before the earthquake. Don't think it's too long, but this kind of ordinary life is a day that countless people dream about... The mother in the story puts the only one in her life. I gave the tomatoes to my son, but I was actually setting the stage..."
Liu Yang frowned and added, "Is this plot intended to express the preference for sons over daughters among ordinary people? Is this necessary and not contradictory? In fact, I think this matter is very redundant. In the detailed outline, you have repeatedly emphasized the importance of daughters. While there is no sound from the son, there is a sound from the other side. Isn’t the mother the one who wants to stay alive?
It would be like this for everyone. Even if sons are favored over daughters and the daughter calls for help and the son doesn’t say a word, a fool will still know who is the one who can save him! ”
Sun Tao hesitated for a moment. This plot did not come from any Granny's interpretation, but was purely Sun Tao's own understanding. He sighed softly, "I used to write a lot of online novels, and I paid attention to writing everything thoroughly and clearly, but this time This time I wanted to make a change, so I struggled with this paragraph for a long time. When I write something, I want to present it to the readers. I want the readers to leave my narrative perspective and put themselves in the shoes of the characters in the play. If it were you , what should you do?”
Liu Yang was stunned for a moment, standing in the perspective of the characters in the play!
Chen Daoming originally came to join in the fun. His friend Feng Xiaogang asked him to come over for a meal when he was free, and to meet the future big screenwriter. Isn't that how connections in the industry were established. Hearing what Liu Yang said was so lively, he reached out and picked up the script thrown on the table. The title was "Aftershocks" and the opening date was July 28, 1976. Chen Daoming's heart tightened. He already knew what the theme of the novel was, but he Instead of rushing to participate in the discussion, I looked down and saw that the thin layer of A4 paper that had just been bound in my hand didn't even have a cover.
Such a rough thing made him twitch the corners of his mouth slightly, feeling disdainful but not clearly showing it.
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Everyone was silent. Sun Tao was worried that the silence was about to continue. Xu Fan, who had been bowing her head in thought, suddenly raised her head. She looked at Sun Tao and said, "Actually, my mother lied to herself about this detail!
Right? People always have to find a reason to comfort themselves. Even if there was a voice from her daughter, she pretended not to hear it. ”
Xu Fan choked up, "If she hadn't lied to herself, she wouldn't have lived for 32 years. If my daughter couldn't make a sound or didn't cry out, her resentment towards her mother wouldn't be so deep... That's why my mother will give her daughter something when we meet again." Kneel down..."
Feng Xiaogang raised his brows and nodded, "Oh, she knows, and her daughter also knows, so the whole mood is up. But you don't explain clearly..."
Sun Tao hummed, "I will use a transition in the novel to hint at this situation, that is, the little girl was dug out but had no breathing and was placed in the square as a corpse."
In the original film, after Fonda was rescued, her mother and the rescuers took Fonda away without even paying attention to Fang Deng behind.
Think about it carefully. Wasn't Fang Deng pressed under the concrete slab? How could her body be placed in the square intact? If she appeared in the square silently, her body would not be intact at all.
Liu Yang hummed and nodded.
Feng Xiaogang put down the rolled roast duck in his hand, "Well, you can figure it out if you want to think about it. If you don't want to think about it, it won't affect the development of the story. Hahaha, it's interesting for both refined and popular tastes."
He turned to look at his wife Xu Fan, "Okay, okay, don't cry. You are now entering the drama. This is just an outline. Let's wrap it up first."
"I want to play this mother, eh, Sun Tao. The father here is Fang Daqiang, the son is Fang Da, and the daughter is Fang Deng. What is the mother's name? She seems to have no name!"
After hearing this, several other people who had read the script reached out and picked up the script again. Chen Daoming, who was reading, also turned two pages forward...
Sun Tao shook his head, "My mother has no name. In fact, I also thought about giving her a name like Wang Guizhi. After thinking about it, I realized that my mother is my mother. She is the epitome of all survivors."
Feng Xiaogang was already thinking about the filming process and secretly calculating the cost. The grand background and delicate emotions are really a good book about his family, country and world. If he didn't shoot it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
He looked at his wife Xu Fan. She should be able to handle the role of mother. The key was that it was impossible not to let her play the role depending on her wishes.
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After basically reading the outline of the script, everyone understands the expressions of Feng Xiaogang and his wife.
But the conversation at the dinner still continued.
Chen Daoming, "Hey~~~Sun Tao, what are you writing? According to your novel, why does the stepfather seem to have some unreasonable thoughts about Fang Deng? This thing is too deviant. If this thing is made into a movie It will definitely not pass the review.”
Before Sun Tao could speak, Liu Yang retorted: "Human nature, human nature is what it is. Look at Sun Tao's foreshadowing. His stepfather and stepmother were unable to have children. He didn't say who was responsible for it. A normal man faced a man who was completely different from himself. A daughter who is not related by blood..."
Feng Xiaogang put down the half-eaten roast duck, "Sun Tao, you have to be careful here. If you accidentally slander the People's Liberation Army, you will wear the label. Why did Fang Deng marry a foreigner with his child? You should quickly find a new one..."< br>
Chen Daoming strongly agreed. Looking at the posture, he had already hugged his stepfather's character, "Yes, talking about the earthquake and the People's Liberation Army's kindness to the victims, this question must be answered!"
Sun Tao nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, yes, I have thought about this. After mother and daughter reunited, the mother will be the first to thank the People's Liberation Army. And let me explain to everyone, this is just an outline. What I wrote may be a bit ambiguous. Stepfather is right I just expressed my daughter's little thoughts in a few words.
I think human nature is on the one hand, and moral self-discipline is on the other. The child belongs to Fang Deng’s college boyfriend. There are too many plots about this kind of scumbag, so I didn’t spend any words in the outline..."
Chen Daoming breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh~~~ That makes sense. I think my stepfather should slap the scumbag in the mouth..."
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The door to the private room was open, and waiters were coming in and out constantly.
Liu Yang, Chen Daoming and others, who were initially very perfunctory and harsh towards Sun Tao, gradually became warmer in tone.
Liu Yang, "Hahaha, Sun Tao, there are so many detailed outlines, why can't you write 200,000 words in the entire book?"
Sun Tao, "It should be about the same."
Liu Yang smiled, "Then it will definitely not work if such a large volume is put in a bound volume. Let's publish a separate volume. Oh, by the way, I am still the vice chairman of our Yanjing Writers Association. You can fill out a form later..."
Sun Tao had the most trouble filling out the form, but his disgusted expression just showed. Feng Xiaogang, Liu Yang, and Xu Fan said almost at the same time:
"There is a template, just tell me your ID card and basic information."
“With the status of the Writers Association, it will be much easier to do things.”
"Writer, you will be a real writer when you join the Writers Association..."
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The classmates who had been patrolling near the box outside the door finally caught a glimpse of Sun Tao. Chen Daoming was hugging his shoulders from the side and lowering his head, not knowing what he was saying to Sun Tao.
Then they were horrified to see Chen Daoming pouring wine for Sun Tao... and seemed to say, "Do you have anyone suitable to recommend?" (End of Chapter)