The dinner was quite sumptuous, and as soon as the previous course was finished and removed, the next course was served.
Everyone was eating and chatting, and the atmosphere at the table was lively and cheerful. At this moment, Mike suddenly asked:
"Teacher Fang, can you teach me how to write a script? "
"Movie script?"
After getting the exact answer, Fang Yan wiped his mouth with a cloth, "Why did you suddenly think of learning to write a script?"
Lordian half-jokingly explained that since Mike attended the Golden Globe Awards in his stead and accepted the Best Screenplay Award on stage, he may have been inspired to become more and more attracted to Hollywood screenwriters.
Fang Yan asked: "Is that so?"
"I will not deny the reason for this."
Mike admitted it generously.
After all, whether it is the script of "Saving Private Ryan" or "Artificial Intelligence", both he and Bai Ruoxue are credited as screenwriters.
Steven Spielberg, Kubrick and others may know that only Dialect is the real director, but uninformed people will mistakenly think that they have a share of credit in the movie script. As a result, Hollywood, large and small, Film companies approached Mike several times to request scripts.
“So you are afraid of being exposed.”
The corners of Bai Ruoxue’s mouth raised slightly.
“No, no, no, I really want to ask Teacher Fang to teach me how to write scripts.”
Mike said with sincerity that when he succeeds in learning, he wants to be loved by his father. The biography he wrote, "Blood and Sand" was adapted into a screenplay.
Luo Dian, Bai Ruoxue and others were stunned at first, and then expressed different expressions, with expressions of relief, approval, approval, etc. written on their faces.
"Filial piety is commendable, but writing a script is not as easy as imagined."
Fang Yan nodded and said: "Although you have certain literary skills, you do not have any screenwriting foundation and creation Experience."
Mike said: "Teacher Fang, I have been studying and supplementing my knowledge of screenwriting!"
"I can prove that he has indeed watched a lot recently. Script Writing Book ”
Bai Ruoxue echoed, "Even when I picked you up at the airport, I kept reading "The Hero with a Thousand Faces"."
"The Hero with a Thousand Faces?"
Fang Yan asked with interest. .
"It is a book of occultism that traces stories related to heroic adventures in almost all mythological systems around the world, and then reveals the same heroic prototype... It is said to have great influence on religion, anthropology, literature, It has great reference value in film studies.”
Mike gave a brief and comprehensive introduction.
Dialect said: "There are indeed many movie scripts, which are actually variations of myths."
Mike was embarrassed and embarrassed. Although he could understand every sentence of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", he couldn't even read it. I can’t understand it at all:
“Teacher Fang, this book doesn’t have an instruction manual like an electrical appliance. Know how to use it."
"Well, give me "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" and the screenwriting guide you usually read."
Fang Yan said: " I’ll take it back and take a look at it to see how far you’ve progressed in your study of film script writing.”
"Great!"
Ignoring the last dessert, Mike hurried up the stairs and ran down again quickly.
At the end of the party, everyone dispersed and returned home happily. Fang Yan took the book and was driven back to the single courtyard residence by Bai Ruoxue along with Gong Jie. "Li Zhi and I live on the first floor."
Bai Ruoxue pointed to the two rooms downstairs, "Li Zhi has been in San Francisco these two days, so the room is empty."
Then he pointed to the stairs, "Sister Gongjie, I have packed up the bedroom where you and Teacher Fang's room is on the second floor."
"Thank you so much, Ruoxue."
While Bai Ruoxue and Gong Cie were reminiscing in the living room, Fang Yan walked straight into the study.
I saw various business textbooks on the desk, both Bai Ruoxue's and Lizhi's, neatly stacked in rows.
Fang Yan sat on the bench, crossed his legs comfortably, and flipped through "The Hero with a Thousand Faces".
The content inside is far more complex and diverse than what Mike said, involving comparative religion, comparative literature, anthropology, archaeology, literature, psychology and other disciplines, constructing Campbell's unique mythology system. The core point of view is actually ——
Mythological stories from all over the world and from different cultures have a universal prototype, which is called "original mythology".
The heroes in myths are basically carved from the same mold. Although the heroes in myths of different eras and different nations have different shapes, they are actually just variations of the same hero in different cultures and eras. .
Moreover, the story routines of the growth of heroes in different national myths can be roughly summarized as departure, enlightenment, test, and return.
To put it simply, the "hero" first lives in a novice village that is not dangerous but very boring, and then suddenly "heaven is about to give up a great responsibility to the people", and there is an accidental crisis, event and task , forcing the hero to leave Novice Village and set off.
For example, Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" accepted the task of escorting the Lord of the Rings. The elves, dwarves and the Emperor of Man were all bodyguards.
In "Journey to the West", Tang Monk seeks the true scriptures, and Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Monk Sha are also bodyguards.
Next, the hero has to go through all kinds of hardships and needs a mentor. What is important is that "the master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual." To promote the progress of practice and witness the results of practice, it is necessary to establish a mentor for the hero. A powerful BOSS that unleashes his potential.
Also called the "Road of Trials", you go through layers of challenges and tribulations along the way, defeat the BOSS, arrive at the destination, and then get "various treasures" similar to clearance rewards, wealth, equipment, and even The beauty finally saves the world and becomes famous everywhere.
The same is true for "The Lion King" and the same is true for "Spider-Man".
Perhaps it is even more exaggerated to say that the superhero movies in the Marvel universe are basically "popcorn movies" based on this formula. The reason why even Marvel fans gradually no longer buy Marvel movies is not only political correctness, but also the key This hero routine has been used so often that I'm sick of it.
Even if there is a Man-Han banquet, you can’t afford to eat it every day, not to mention that Marvel movies are just KFC family buckets.
Page after page, Dialect gradually understands Campbell's concepts of "myth" and "hero".
At this moment, Gong Jie knocked on the door, "Ruoxue made coffee and asked if you would like some?"
Fang Yan said: "Okay, it just so happens that I want to write Something, drink some coffee to refresh yourself.”
"Didn't you just write "Crime Unit" for "Mystery World"? Why did you just come to the United States and start writing again?"
Gong Xie's eyes were full of heartache, "You are not afraid of tiring yourself. Wait.”
“It’s okay, it won’t take much effort.”
Fang Yan waved his hand.
Gong Qie asked: "What do you plan to write this time?"
"Don't Mike want to be a screenwriter? I'm going to give him a writing standard for movie scripts based on the three-act theory."
Fang Yan said: "There is also "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", He can't control it, so I'll give him a hard time I extracted Bell’s ideas and wrote a user guide to teach him step by step how to write heroic story scripts, just like I taught him step by step how to break dance.” (End of Chapter)