People cannot help themselves in the world. This sentence should have been said by Gu Long first.
When he was a teenager, Sun Tao didn't know what "jianghu" meant. Anyway, he thought this sentence was so awesome. When he was more than 30 years old, Sun Tao opened a small shop and became a small boss. He felt that anything he couldn't help himself was an excuse. It is a wise saying that when you are nearly forty and your life is in a downturn, you still feel that you can't help yourself.
In the world of martial arts, you can be Fu Hongxue, walking around the world with one sword and one sword, but what's the use of being awesome like that?
What comes out to compete is strength, but also influence and connections.
……
Zhang Yimou poured a glass of water for Sun Tao, which was boiled water. Sun Tao watched him take it directly from the water dispenser.
Sun Tao, "No, no need."
Zhang Yimou, "Drink it, pure water, it's very clean.
...Everyone says that your scripts are of extremely high quality and are particularly in line with market trends. In fact, I have also watched "Charlotte", which is a purely commercial film. Oh, I don't mean to disparage commercial films. We have to eat first. Let’s talk about more advanced things, such as conveying thoughts and awakening people..."
Sun Tao picked up the water glass and drank half of it, "...well, yes, yes, yes."
"I haven't seen the sample film of "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp". I heard that it is suspenseful and everyone rates it very highly. Hahaha, this time we are going to compete in the ring."
Sun Tao put down his water glass, "Different types, and I am a screenwriter..."
Zhang Yimou waved his hand, "It's not like I've never had to fight against myself. In fact, I want to talk to you about cooperation. I've done a lot of costume films, and I've also done scars of the times and rural themes. "Sir, I also want to change my style. I read a lot of books but I can't find anything I'm satisfied with. Hmm~~~"
Sun Tao knew that after Lao Mouzi said "hmm", it was time to ask him for a privately customized script.
Huayi Brothers is eyeing Sun Tao's "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series. Wang Zhengjun can be regarded as Sun Tao's nobleman. Considering all aspects, Sun Tao is ready to take on this job. The conception (memory) of "Nine-Storey Demon Tower" he is afraid of I forgot that I had written it long ago, just in time to hand it over;
Lao Mouzi's Sun Tao also couldn't refuse, and he even hugged his thigh during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Sun Tao, "Ah..."
Zhang Yimou, "Ah, by the way..."
Sun Tao, "Speak first."
Zhang Yimou chuckled, "By the way, I weighed the two children repeatedly, and finally I leaned towards Guan Xiaotong, but they are children after all. In order to avoid accidents, I also wanted to take Yang Xiao as a substitute."
If you persist so much, there must be a way!
Sun Tao shook his head.
Zhang Yimou frowned.
Sun Tao shook his head, "Hey~ they are all children, not like Olympic babies. I had to work hard to appease the substitutes in Olympic babies. If this kid goes to Athens and can't play, maybe he will stay. What's the psychological shadow? I think it's better to have two little girls together. One of their voices is crisp and the other is innocent, and one of them is beautiful and the other is cute..."
Zhang Yimou hesitated for a moment, "Well, two girls, don't tell me, you can't consider it. Well, yes, we can let them sing a duet during the rehearsal on Friday." The two looked at each other and smiled, and Sun Tao changed the subject, "Ah , Director Zhang, do you have any general idea about the script? Is it a commercial film that is purely a joke, a suspenseful horror film, or..."
Zhang Yimou laughed and said, "You can really choose at will? No wonder they say you are Doraemon in the entertainment industry. I don't even know what Doraemon is and I asked someone specifically to ask."
Sun Tao waved his hand, "It's not that exaggerated. Let's go. Hey, at that time I was still working as an electrician in our song and dance troupe. I was not willing to be lonely, so I planned to take the path of popular literature. Don't look at it. I only published three or four novels. In fact, I have a sea of all kinds of story ideas in my head. Some of them are just a beginning, some are just an outline, and some are just vague ideas... all just to make ends meet. Eat..."
Zhang Yimou smiled and nodded, "Then what type of film do you think will be more popular if I make it?"
Sun Tao was stunned for a moment, and the old fox kicked the ball back.
Sun Tao: I'll let you shoot "Man Jiang Hong". Although there are constant controversies, it will definitely do well at the box office.
Seeing Sun Tao's hesitation, Zhang Yimou thought he was thinking, so he picked up Sun Tao's cup and went to get him another glass of water.
After gently placing the cup in front of Sun Tao, he seemed to be chattering to himself.
"My personality is actually a bit stubborn. In fact, I also know that it is easy to continue filming big productions such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers". I am not tired of gaining fame and fortune.
"Hero" invested 250 million, and the domestic box office was 240 million, which was a loss of almost 500 million. However, a movie needs three times the investment to break even at the box office, because there are still distributors and theaters who have to share the box office.
I was actually under a lot of pressure at the time, and investors' money didn't come from strong winds. After losing so much, my career as a director was over.
However, fortunately, "Hero" has a high overseas box office. The final global box office was almost 1.8 billion. Foreigners are still very receptive to stories such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero".
This time "House of Flying Daggers" will also be released in North America, so you don't have to worry about squeezing my box office. In fact, this time I am also rushing to make money from foreigners.
I have been filming again and again, and I have been spinning in the same circle as before. I want to seek a breakthrough. I want to make a film that is commercial, story-driven, and ideological..."
Zhang Yimou glanced at Sun Tao and said with a smile: "Hahaha, I'm not saying you have to write such a script for me this time. I'm talking about my lifelong pursuit of art... Drink water, drink water... This time you Just give me the entire commercial film.
There is a price to pay for the pursuit of ideals. During the trial period, I will probably make a few films that will be poor at the box office. Investors will certainly not want to keep losing money, so I will alternate between commercial films and feature films..."
Boiled water, for the first cup Sun Tao felt honored that the great director poured it for him for the first time, but for the second cup Sun Tao didn't want to drink anymore.
Sun Tao tapped the table twice, "Director Zhang, you used to make blockbusters and more ideological films. If you suddenly switch to horror films or pure comedy films, the span would be a bit big. I think..."
Sun Tao forgot that Zhang Yimou and Zhao Benshan had collaborated on a bad movie "Three Shots" before "The River Is Red".
Sure enough, Zhang Yimou interjected, "It doesn't matter if it's a comedy. Zhao Benshan said he wanted to invest in me to make a comedy. He can direct both the investment and the screenwriting."
Well, Sun Tao remembered, Zhang Yimou did make a lot of bad movies.
Sun Taoxin said if you want to jump into the trap, don't take me with you. He said quickly: "But I think the span is still too big. I suggest making a suspense film this time. I wrote an outline called "The Crowd"." (End of this chapter.) )