Chapter 678: Flattered
After the forum ended, Guo Fan and Liu Ji walked out. For Guo Fan, Guo Fan has gained a lot from this forum, and he needs to summarize it carefully when he goes back.
Just when the two were about to leave, a staff member stopped him: "Is this Guo Fan?"
"Yes, I am, what do you want from me?"
"It's like this. Director Gilbert wants to invite you to dinner. Do you have the time?"
Guo Fan looked at Liu Ji, who said happily: "It's a good thing, you master and disciple haven't seen each other for a long time. Don't worry about me, I have a beautiful sister to date, you go!"
"Okay," Guo Fan nodded: "Pay attention to your kidneys!"
"Fuck you, my kidneys are very good." Liu Ji laughed and cursed.
At eight o'clock in the evening, little Gilbert invited Guo Fan to dinner at a restaurant called Liangshe Night Banquet on West Shaanbei Road, JA District, Shanghai.
Liangshe Night Banquet is one of the most expensive Chinese restaurants. It is inspired by the "Han Xizai Night Banquet Picture" and is carefully created by the designer.
This restaurant is a restaurant with rich cultural heritage, and its unique design and atmosphere make you feel like you have traveled back to ancient times.
The restaurant's environment is elegant and luxurious, and every detail is exquisite. Although the price of 4,000 yuan per person is not low, here you can not only taste delicious food, but also feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture.
Just like that poem: green ants brew fresh wine, and a small red clay stove. It's snowing in the evening, can I have a drink? ”
When dining here, time seems to slow down. The service is also very attentive, allowing you to feel meticulous care while enjoying the food.
This is how the entourage introduced it. In short, the restaurant was described in an exaggerated way, which shows that there are still many rich people in Shanghai.
Ivanka directly booked the restaurant for tonight to ensure that no outsiders would disturb her. Although it was expensive, it was a drop in the bucket for little Gilbert.
Because they had to entertain foreign guests, the chefs who prepared the banquet showed their special skills. The restaurant manager also specifically explained that in order to provide good service, guests must be satisfied.
Guo Fan was shocked when he came here. In his 27 years of life, this was the first time he had seen such a luxurious restaurant. He had been to the most expensive place before, that is, following the coal boss to Fuguichun Nightclub, hoping to attract investment from there.
But compared with the well-designed night banquet, Fuguichun seems vulgar. The Liangshe night banquet looked high-end and classy. The luxurious decoration, antique and full of charm, made Guo Fan stupid.
"Is this Mr. Guo Fan?" A greeter came up and asked.
"Uh, yes, I am Guo Fan."
"Please follow me, Mr. Landrini is already waiting for you."
Guo Fan followed the greeter all the way to the private room No. 1 where Liang hosted the night banquet. At this time, a magnificent Tang Dynasty light show was being performed in the private room.
"Here? Sit down first." Little Gilbert motioned for Guo Fan to sit down.
Guo Fan was a little overwhelmed and followed little Gilbert through the entire performance with a confused look on his face.
After it was over, little Gilbert said to Guo Fan: "It's quite gorgeous, but to be honest, after so many things, it has to be implemented in the end."
Guo Fan hesitated and said after a moment: "Little Director Gilbert, please treat me to dinner, but isn't it too expensive here?"
"What do you mean? You mean I should treat you to a roadside stall?" Little Gilbert asked.
"No, no, no," Guo Fan waved his hands repeatedly: "I didn't mean that, I just..."
"Never been here? Are you a little reserved?" Little Gilbert expressed his understanding: "I also want to treat you to a roadside stall, but your foreign affairs officials do not agree and have to consider my safety.
It’s all about eating anyway, so where is the difference? Just eat it!
Come here, serve the food..."
Some people always say that Western food is exquisite and elegant, and represents the petty bourgeoisie life. But it turns out that as a country with great food, Chinese food can be equally breathtaking if it is refined.
Guo Fan himself has eaten many local representative dishes, but when he came to the Liangshe Night Banquet today, he realized that everything he had eaten before seemed to be in vain. Although the names were the same, many of the dishes were so exquisitely presented that he didn't dare to move his chopsticks, as if he was afraid of damaging this masterpiece, which was like a work of art.
But little Gilbert doesn't care. No matter how exquisite the presentation is, you have to eat it in the end. He also doesn't have the habit of girls checking in and taking pictures, so he eats first and then talks.
While eating, little Gilbert chatted with Guo Fan, asking him about his recent situation and what he had done.
When Guo Fan said that he had made two movies, little Gilbert seemed surprised.
After drinking and eating, little Gilbert revealed his purpose of coming to Guo Fan.
"I don't know if you usually pay attention to science fiction novels. I know a few Chinese science fiction novels, which are quite good."
Guo Fan said: "I have also read a lot of science fiction novels, such as Asimov's and Mr. Liu's works. I have read them all."
"Very good," little Gilbert nodded and revealed a piece of news to him: "When I was at BJ, Lao Tian, also known as Minister Tian, came to discuss with me.
I want to send another batch of young directors to Hollywood to learn from advanced experience.
I don't really want to do this, after all, unpleasant things have happened before.
But I still told Lao Tian that I would ask you to come over and let you learn from me. ”
Guo Fan was hit by this huge surprise and felt a little incredible.
He pointed at himself and asked: "Director Gilbert, is this true?"
"Of course it's true," little Gilbert said with a smile: "I heard that you claimed to be my student. To be honest, your current level seems a little unqualified to be my student.
So, I have to train you myself. ”
Guo Fan knew very well what this meant. It meant that little Gilbert recognized his student status. The reputation of studying under an internationally renowned director will also allow him to truly stand up in the Chinese film industry.
Guo Fan was immediately overjoyed and quickly bowed and thanked you: "Thank you so much, thank you for giving me this opportunity."
"You're welcome," little Gilbert said with a wave of his hand: "I have been thinking about the future of mankind. According to traditional Western thinking, it seems that the only ending is destruction.
But all of a sudden, I saw several works by Chinese science fiction writers. This impressed me deeply and opened my mind.
Perhaps we cannot predict the future of mankind, but at least we can change people's inherent way of thinking and have one more choice.
You are very important. You have completely different thinking from other Chinese filmmakers. Being pragmatic and hard-working, yet not lacking in imagination, he is a suitable candidate to open up new areas of science fiction movies. ”
Guo Fan touched his head, feeling embarrassed after being told by little Gilbert.
"Director Gilbert, I don't have that ability yet."
"Yes, so you need to learn. We need a creator who has Chinese thinking and a scientific and industrial mind to make movies."
Little Gilbert said: "Go back and pack your bags and report to Los Angeles in September."
In this way, the matter of Guo Fan was decided by little Gilbert in a few words.
In fact, the conversation between Little Gilbert and Lao Tian was more in-depth. Little Gilbert felt that although Hollywood is prosperous today, it is already preparing to go downhill.
The reason is simple. Almost all the original creators have been killed by Hollywood.
If you look around, you will find that none of the top fifteen movies in the North American box office list this year is an original movie, and almost all movies are sequels or adaptations.
(End of chapter)