Chapter 852 The script of shooting two major directors in succession
"You watch first, I'll go see how my son's room is tidy." After saying that, Song Tangtang left the room.
Fang Minghua made a cup of tea and looked carefully.
The story takes place in the ancient fantasy world and mainly tells the story of love, betrayal and revenge among characters such as Kunlun Nu, Princess Qingcheng and Duke Wuhuan of the North. Kunlun Nu is a slave with magical power, Princess Qingcheng is a beautiful and free woman, and Duke Wuhuan of the North is an ambitious powerful man. From this, a story of fate and curse begins.
The story frame is big enough and ready to be epic.
Texts can be fictional, statements must be true. But there are no characters, no motivations, no ideas in this script, only preaching.
The whole play is just a bunch of obviously carefully polished Shakespearean dialogue, each sentence seems to be full of philosophy, and at the same time dry and tasteless. One word: Silly! Four words: Mysterious! Might as well call it "Shappy Dialogue" for short.
No climax, no emotion.
Hey.
Fang Minghua put down the script and shook his head.
Song Tangtang walked in and asked, "Have you finished reading? What do you think?"
"What do you think?" Fang Minghua asked.
"Lu Wei and other screenwriters and I read it, and everyone agreed that the script was poorly written. I really don't know what Chen Kaige has learned in the two years he has been in Hollywood."
Fang Minghua laughed after hearing this.
"He went to Hollywood to learn how to make commercial blockbusters, not to learn how to write scripts. Since you all think the writing is terrible, just reject it."
"But he is Chen Kaige. Shouldn't he be careful? So I would also like to hear your opinion." Song Tangtang replied.
"I agree with you. Tell him that if he really wants Shengshi to invest in his movie, don't write the script yourself and ask Lu Wei!"
"Okay, I'll get back to him at work tomorrow."
Fang Minghua no longer cares about this matter, and his mind is on the novel.
This afternoon, Fang Minghua was typing on the computer in the study room. The cell phone on the desk rang. It was Chen Kaige.
After thinking about it, he answered it.
"Minghua, I am Kaige, have you returned to China?" Chen Kaige said on the other end of the phone.
"It's only been two days since I came back, and the jet lag hasn't come back yet."
The two exchanged a few words and Chen Kaige got to the point: "Minghua, I heard Mr. Song said that you also read the script I wrote. Why do you think it's not good too?"
Fang Minghua pondered for a moment and asked without answering directly: "Director Chen, what do you want to show in this script?"
"It expresses more, thinking about freedom, love, fate and choice."
"Director Chen, you want to make a commercial blockbuster rather than an artistic film! Don't you think there are too many things you have to present?!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Okay, let me walk you through the structure of your script." Fang Minghua continued: "There are many script structures on the market now: six-step method, Hollywood twelve acts, Golden Fleece drama structure and the most typical three-act play. Wait, you know all this and I don’t need to repeat it, but the question is, what is the structure of your "The Promise"? "
"Yes, a three-act play."
"Well, according to the three-act play you mentioned, the male protagonist in the first act should be Kunlun.
How does the hero of the second act become the light. The male protagonist in the third act seems to be Wu Huan again. ”
"Director Chen, who is this? What is this? What is this picture about? Not to mention the audience, I felt confused after watching it."
"Director Chen, the three-act play was not determined by anyone. It was figured out by generations of playwrights, theater troupes, and filmmakers from generation to generation. One can clearly explain the main line, no, it can be divided into two lines. Two lines are not enough. , divided into three lines, and then ended in the form of a drama for artistic sublimation
"Even if you want to break through and subvert, you can't write like this."
On the other end of the phone, there was silence at first, and then the phone was hung up suddenly, leaving only a beeping sound.
A month later, Chen Kaige suddenly held a press conference in Yanjing and announced to everyone that he would shoot the epic blockbuster "The Promise", which would be invested and produced by film and television companies such as Xiudong Pictures and China Film Group Corporation. Zhang Dongjian, Liu Ye, Nicholas Tse, Cecilia Cheung and other mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan stars joined the show, and various media outlets rushed to report on it, creating a huge momentum.
A year later, "The Promise" was released in mainland China and North America. It failed miserably at the box office and received constant criticism in China. It was ridiculed by netizens as "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun".
Fang Minghua's life was as ordinary as ever.
Daughter Fang Rui has enrolled in the San Francisco Art High School, and son Fang Le has also entered the High School Affiliated to NPU. They usually live on campus and only come back on weekends.
In addition to attending meetings of the Writers Association, he basically concentrated on writing novels.
It was late September, and Song Tangtang came home from work. When the two of them were having dinner together, Fang said, "Minghua, Zhang Yimou wants to make a new movie."
"What script?"
"He wants to strike while the iron is hot and make another martial arts film called "House of Flying Daggers""
This one?
Bad movie!
It's not like striking while the iron is hot, right?
However, Fang Minghua remained calm on the surface and wiped his mouth: "Have you read the script?"
"Well, most people think it's okay."
"Most, that shows that there are still people who oppose it?"
"Yes, Lu Wei objected, saying that this script alone is worse than "Hero"."
Well, it is indeed a reed.
Known as the number one gold screenwriter in the country, he has a truly unique vision.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm a little conflicted. I think what Lu Wei said makes sense, but Zhang Yimou is full of confidence. How about you take a look and make some suggestions?"
"Okay."
"I'll give it to you after dinner."
After eating, it became cold outside, so he started walking again. After wandering for a while, he went home and read the script in the study.
"House of Flying Daggers" tells the love story between two headcatchers Liu and Jin and a singing girl in the late Tang Dynasty. Originally, the geisha liked Liu Captou, but after some twists and turns, the geisha discovered that her favorite was actually Jin Captou. Liu Captou became hateful because of love, and came up with the idea of killing the geisha. In the end, in order to save Jin Baotou's life, the geisha died together with Liu Baotou.
This time, Zhang Yimou gave up the "political" and "historical" views expressed in "Hero" and returned to the human perspective that he is good at, telling the love tragedy of a woman entangled between two men.
There is a special design in the script: the three protagonists all have false identities, and all three of them are deceiving each other. But after peeling off the cloak of falsehood and deception, you will find that the feelings of the three people in the process of truly loving each other are real. of.
Isn't this another tribute to Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon"?
It is not an exaggeration to say that Akira Kurosawa is Zhang Yimou's spiritual mentor.
But "Rashomon" reveals the complexity of human nature and the elusiveness of the truth. It explores the deception and hypocrisy of human nature.
And "House of Flying Daggers" is just love!
The level of force suddenly dropped a lot.
And love is not clearly stated in the script. There is no basis for the love between the little girl and the golden catcher who dares to change the color of the world and compete with the sun and the moon. This kind of confused love can be explained by the idiom love at first sight and chaos at the beginning and abandonment at the end. Or it can only remind people of the Cantonese word "nonsensical";
Capt. Liu's deep affection for his little sister is even more childish. Except for the fact that he claimed to be passionately devoted to her during his conversation with her, the previous plot did not give any hint.
Stop taking pictures, it will ruin your reputation.
(End of chapter)