Chapter 24 is a bit difficult
Several big bosses left, and only Hou Keming, who was also the director of Qingying Film Factory, stayed.
"Cao Yang, what do you think? Do you want Qingying Film Company to distribute it alone, or jointly with China Film Company?"
As the deputy dean of the college, Hou Keming had a consultative tone in front of Cao Yang, without any airs.
"We are all our own people. Let me put it bluntly. After all, Qingying Film Studio has limited funds and only the same channels. If it is released separately, it is impossible to invest too much at one time for copies, unlike China Film, which has deep pockets. With the current rampant piracy, even if The attendance rate is good, and pirated copies will be all over the market before the second copy is released.”
Cao Yang thought for a while and decided directly, "Then we will distribute it together with China Film Group."
In the current domestic market, it is useless no matter how good a movie's reputation is. There are too many pirated copies and it is simply not suitable for long-term screening. The bulk of the box office is concentrated in the first ten days or so.
Big directors and big stars have their own reputation and popularity. They can attract audiences to theaters in the first few days, and the box office is generally not too bad.
So today's directors tend to hire big stars - as long as the box office performance was okay a few days ago, who cares about the reputation.
This phenomenon will last for a long time.
Cao Yang came out of the office and saw a banner on his way back to the directing department.
"Congratulations to director Cao Yang of our school for winning the Berlin International Film Festival with great achievements and returning home with great honor."
The battle at the school was a bit big. He also saw a big red banner at the school gate, but he didn't expect there to be one inside the school. It wasn't a golden bear, so there was no need for it to be so big.
Next time I have the opportunity to go to the podium of the three major European universities, I still have to advertise the school more. There is no other meaning. This is the consciousness of being a Nortel student.
When he came to Lao Situ's office, he saw that he was still reading the script given to him this morning. Cao Yang did not disturb him. He first filled Lao Situ's thermos with water, then sat on the sofa and waited.
I accidentally saw more than a dozen bound documents on my desk. I flipped through them and found that they were all scripts.
Old Situ put down the script in his hand, lit a cigarette, took a puff and then said with a smile: "I don't know where those guys heard the news. Knowing that you handed me the script first, you thought it was me who gave it to the school. Recommended, Qingying Factory only invested in you.”
He took another puff of cigarette and continued: "No, a dozen students wrote the script and handed it to me. I was a little interested at first, so I picked one... It's probably the best among them, and I called him Come and ask, hey! I haven’t learned to walk yet, and everyone is acting weirdly.”
What could Cao Yang say, he could only smile and remain silent.
Old Situ put out his cigarette, patted the script on the table, and said: "The concept is very clever, and it is a book that speaks for women. It is very popular in film festivals in Europe. After reading this, I thought of Wanwan. Bian once had a film called "Long Live Love", which is somewhat similar to this entry point, but the core is completely different."
After taking a sip of water, Lao Situ continued: "The male and female protagonists have almost no lines, which requires a lot of acting skills. I'm not very good at the artistic aspects of movies. I'm definitely not as good as Lao Xie, and I can't give you any useful advice. ”
“However, in terms of review, I’m afraid this book may be a bit troublesome.”
Cao Yang had thought of this a long time ago, and he also knew the problem, "You mean, the scenes in the script about bribing the police?"
"Yes, you are not only dealing with bribery, but also torture to extract confessions, and beating people in prison. The key is that these people have not been punished by the law. Legal punishment is the key point - just being beaten by the protagonist. This is definitely not possible.”
"I have thought of all these, so I hinted that these are all the imagination of the heroine, including the male protagonist. They are all imagined by the heroine because she has been domestically abused by her husband for many years and is on the verge of mental collapse.
The bribery, torture, and beatings in it all happened to the male protagonist, so they don't exist. They are all fake. Isn't this okay? "Old Situ lit another cigarette, took a puff, and then said: "Based on my experience, it's very difficult. You can't overestimate the audience's understanding. Those things that can only be understood through the details and careful consideration of the movie may not be understood by the audience, and they may not necessarily carefully consider a movie.
So their first impression is, wow, police officers were bribed, torture was used to extract confessions, prison guards beat people...that's the problem. ”
Cao Yang thought for a moment and realized what Lao Situ said was right. You can't expect everyone to delve into the details of a movie, nor can you expect everyone to understand your thoughts. Sometimes there is still a big gap between people.
He just wanted to try to see if it would be possible to pass the trial after making the male protagonist virtual. It seemed that his thinking was too simple.
This movie has been translated as "Empty Room", which is actually not accurate.
I don't know what happened, but the earliest translation was even more outrageous, called "The Seduction of an Empty House". Those who didn't know it thought it was a short movie.
Its original name is "3-iron". 3iron is a golf club model, a type of iron, and a golf club that is rarely used. It is longer than ordinary clubs and has a lower inclination when hitting the ball. Difficult to aim to put the ball in the hole.
But even so, many people still buy this club and put it in their golf bag to gather dust.
This name completely fits the plot, both in terms of appearance and metaphor.
On the surface, the hero used this golf club to sneak into temporarily vacant rooms countless times and hit people with golf balls several times.
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The metaphor is that golf balls symbolize violence in the movie.
Cao Yang wanted to add a few vague details to remind those viewers who are deeply into the movie that the heroine is unable to resist domestic violence, so he imagined a person who can redeem herself.
The heroine is often domestically abused by her husband, and is on the verge of mental breakdown. The difficulties and depression make her long for freedom and dignity, so the seemingly "free and unrestrained" male protagonist appears.
Just because it might be difficult to pass the trial, Cao Yang tried to change it and make the male protagonist virtual. Unexpectedly, Teacher Situ thought it would still be difficult to pass the trial.
In fact, it is very simple to pass the trial. Just change the place where the incident happened, either abroad or in Hong Kong, and it will be easy to pass the trial.
However, it is still very troublesome to go to Xiangjiang for filming at this stage. All staff and actors must apply for work visas, and even filming equipment must apply for an "import license". They must also apply for a license or approval letter from law enforcement agencies for filming in public places.
All this takes time. Cao Yang wants to go to the Venice Film Festival in September, but he can’t afford the time.
Seeing Cao Yang's silence, Lao Situ was afraid that he would not be able to think clearly and would be resentful of the censorship system like the fifth generation, so he began to explain.
"Although the censorship system is sometimes biased and criticized, it is undeniable that, regardless of general principles, it is a good barrier in preventing cultural penetration and establishing youth values. You are still young now, so you may feel If you don’t think deeply or don’t take it seriously, you will understand it gradually in the future.”
Cao Yang nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, teacher, don't worry, I understand. In fact, I already have a solution. I'll think about it again and see which one is better."
After leaving Lao Situ's office, Cao Yang looked up at the big sun in the sky and whispered to himself: "Go and ask Lao Tian. He has experience in forbidden guidance and see if he has any good suggestions."
(End of chapter)