Chapter 263 Rejection
(A few hundred words were deleted from the previous chapter, and the first few hundred words were added to the previous chapter.)
Wang Shu was helpless and could not be straightforward. He said that he did not want to get involved in this matter, and then declined: "I am now preparing to hit the top three movies in Europe, and I don't want to waste my energy on other things."
"One Man's Olympics" is the Olympic Games Movie, this job is thankless for him.
Because it involves modern history, the United States, Olympic events, and the difficulties of the prototype characters after returning to the country, etc., no matter how good the filming is, the finished film will still be criticized after it is released.
For example, the plight of the prototype character after returning to China cannot be photographed, and this will inevitably lead to criticism.
With the results he has achieved now, there is absolutely no need to do such a thankless thing.
As long as he prepares movies to hit the top three European universities and win the top three European awards, even if he is not an academic, no one dares to question his level.
Because the three major European awards trump everything else.
But in Han Sanping's eyes, although Wang Shu is preparing to hit the top three movies in Europe, preparation is preparation, and whether he can win the grand prize is another matter.
There are so many directors in China who have made so many feature films, but only a few have won awards.
He has a normal mind, so he doesn’t think that Wang Shu’s art film will definitely win the three major European awards, or even be a finalist at most.
The three major European awards are not that easy to win.
On the contrary, domestic awards are different.
Given the nature of "One Person's Olympics" and Wang Shu's strength, winning the prize is almost a sure thing.
As long as Wang Shu wins many domestic film awards with films of this nature, his status will be guaranteed even though he is not from an academy.
The symbolic meaning is extremely obvious.
Han Sanping clearly knows that Wang Shu currently does not have top domestic film awards such as Huabiao and Golden Rooster, and the selection criteria for these awards focus on feature films.
"The Tuner" is a Cannes award-winning film, while Huabiao and Golden Rooster are divided among the industry. In addition, what Wang Shu said in an interview with the media offended many people.
Therefore, it is impossible for Wang Shu to take "The Tuner" to participate in these film festivals.
Moreover, even if I took "The Tuner" with me, I still wouldn't win the prize.
As for "Time Traveler", commercial films will not be favored by Huabiao and Golden Rooster.
"One Person's Olympics" is different. This is an Olympic theme film promoted by multiple departments.
As long as Wang Shu makes a good film and the quality of the film is high, even if Huabiao and Golden Rooster are film festivals that share pork, the pork will still be given to him.
Han Sanping's starting point was exactly these, so he found Wang Shu.
He believed that with Wang Shu's ability, there was no way he could not make this movie well.
It is equivalent to giving Wang Shu an opportunity to participate in the pork sharing, and he will definitely get the pork.
However, what he didn't expect was that Wang Shu didn't want this opportunity.
"You can finish filming this movie and then prepare for an award film. There is no conflict between the two."
Han Sanping didn't understand why Wang Shu seemed to have lost his mind today, and then continued, "This movie can help you win awards in China."
Although the two films "The Tuner" and "Space Traveler" achieved good box office results, Wang Shu became a great director.
The grand prize at the film festival is also of great benefit to the director.
Because this is the mainstream honor.
For example, Feng Xiaogang, who claims to be the most powerful commercial film director in China, often criticizes and ridicules the filth in major domestic film festivals whenever he fails to win an award.
But as soon as he was sure that he would win the award, his face changed immediately and he knelt down.
Another example is Zhou Xingxing, who has made so many movies but wants to win awards but never can.
In the film and television industry, whether it is an actor or a director, those who have won awards are at a lower level than those who have not.
Although Han Sanping has not given an exact guarantee, he has actually said it very straightforwardly.
As long as Wang Shu directs "One Person's Olympics", winning awards in China is a sure thing.
With the honor of winning domestic film festivals and solid box-office hits such as "The Tuner" and "Space Traveler", Wang Shu's status will rise again.
His reputation as a "great director" will further increase as a result.
It's just
Wang Shu sighed: "I know, and I thank Director Han for his kindness, but I don't want to take on this type of movie at the moment."
Han Sanping frowned upon hearing this. Wrinkled, he guessed: "Are you worried about offending people?"
What Wang Shu said in previous interviews with the media was just verbal offending.
If he were to direct "One Man's Olympics" this time, it would be equivalent to taking food from certain interest groups, and the nature would be completely different.
"If you are worried about offending others, then relax. I gave you this book. As long as you make the movie well, nothing will happen to you."
Han Sanping added , after finishing speaking, he felt that this sentence would put a certain amount of pressure on Wang Shu, and then said, "Even if the photo is not taken well, it doesn't matter much."
"Don't worry at all."
For this reason, any other director would definitely be extremely grateful to Han Sanping for his support.
It's just that Wang Shu's vision is different and he has never thought about comparing himself with domestic directors on the same track.
Although Boss Ma has big problems, he is right about one thing.
Never believe in overtaking on corners, only believe in changing lanes to overtake.
Overtaking on a curve means that we are always on the same road. Others are already in front, taking advantage of the right time, place and people. No matter how curved the road is, we will always follow behind.
No matter how many domestic awards Wang Shu wins, he still has to look up to those "seniors".
Changing lanes to overtake is different. Winning a grand prize from three major international film festivals instantly surpasses the awards awarded by any domestic film festival.
In other words, even if Wang Shu wins the grand prize at a domestic film festival, he still has to look up to others.
It’s better not to bother.
What's more, he has offended many people, and he will definitely receive a cold shoulder when he participates in domestic film festivals.
It is better not to bother.
Or, after winning the three major European awards, participate in domestic film festivals with a superior attitude.
Or, don’t participate.
“Let’s forget it.” Wang Shu still declined.
When Han Sanping heard this, he was startled at first, then thought about it and asked: "Are you very confident about hitting the top three in Europe?"
He is not a fool, according to Wang Shu attitude, and after a little thought, he guessed the reason.
Domestic awards are certainly good.
But for Wang Shu, if he can win the three major European awards first, his attitude will be different.
For the former, there is a hint that he opened the back door for them, and the attitude of the older generation will be quite arrogant.
For the latter, domestic awards are no longer important to Wang Shu. Even if the older generation wants to be arrogant in front of Wang Shu, they cannot be arrogant.
The gap between the two is huge, and Wang Shu is obviously very ambitious.
Wang Shu smiled and responded in a familiar tone: "Director Han, it was my first time to participate in one of the three major European universities. I went to the Berlin Film Festival and won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award."
"The second time I went to the Cannes Film Festival, I won the Best Screenplay Award, and Jiang Wenli won the Cannes Best Actress crown."
"I haven't gone to the third time yet."
< br>"I think it's not that I'm very confident about hitting the top three in Europe, but that you don't have confidence in me." "Haha!" Han Sanping was stunned for a moment when he heard Wang Shu's boastful words, and then laughed.
He suddenly realized that he had been thinking about problems with inertial thinking before, thinking that Wang Shu was like directors such as Feng Xiaogang, who also had ideas about the big awards of film festivals such as Huabiao and Golden Rooster.
Now it seems that his thinking is limited.
Wang Shu is young and has made achievements in all three European majors twice.
At this high-spirited age, the primary goal can indeed be to hit the top three in Europe.
As long as you win the grand prize, it will be a different story.
"Have ambition."
He laughed, and then said, "It seems that you already have a plan in mind. In this case, I have nothing to worry about."
"Haha." Wang Shu smiled politely and said, "I still have to thank Director Han for giving me this opportunity. The problem is mine."
He knew in his heart that Han Sanping must have sold some of the script to him. Face, otherwise how could it be his turn to have a chance?
No matter what the outcome is, Han Sanping’s heart is still there.
At the very least, when something good like this happened, Han Sanping thought of him and fought for it for him.
Han Sanping shook his head, moved past this topic, and couldn't help but asked: "You really don't plan to make a commercial film?"
When Wang Shu heard this, he didn't finish it in one breath. , but replied: "At the moment, I just want to make award-winning films to hit the top three in Europe. We will talk about commercial films later." Instead, he said, "Contact me directly next time you are planning to make a commercial film, and we will make another big production together."
"Director Han, "Terror Cruise" has not yet been completed. Are you planning the next big production?" Wang Shu teased after hearing this.
Han Sanping heard this and said with a smile: "Most of the commercial films invested by China Film Group are directed by Hong Kong directors." I don’t have any money to spend, so I can only cooperate with directors from Hong Kong.”
“I might as well invest my money in you now”
“At least”
him. At this point, he paused suddenly and didn't say any more.
Wang Shu took a moment and understood what was going on. Everyone on Hong Kong Island was not a good person.
A lot of China Film Investment’s money has been pocketed by those people.
The mainland promotes the development of commercial films and boosts the mainland film market.
As a leading state-owned enterprise, China Film Group must bear the brunt.
The first step is to invest in filming.
Not only are there only a handful of directors in the Mainland who can make commercial films, but each of them has his or her own partner.
You have money but nowhere to use it.
In the end, I can only choose a Hong Kong director.
Even if the people on Hong Kong Island are lining their pockets, they still have to turn a blind eye and pretend not to have seen it.
Wang Shu said in a timely manner: "Currently, I have no idea of making a commercial film. After finishing an award-winning film, I may have plans. I hope that Director Han will take care of me."
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The last sentence in these remarks was nothing more than a polite remark.
With Wang Shu’s current strength, there is no shortage of people coming to him to give him money for investment, and there is no shortage of distributors to help distribute the film.
It’s just that there is not much difference between cooperating with other companies and cooperating with China Film. They are all the same.
"Haha." Han Sanping also smiled when he heard this. He didn't know that with Wang Shu's strength, there was no shortage of investors to send money, and he shook his head helplessly.
The two chatted for a while, and Wang Shu left the China Film Building.
In the original timeline, the movie "One Man's Olympics" was only nominated for the Huabiao Award, but did not win in the end.
The Huabiao Awards award the Outstanding Feature Film Award every time, and there are several award-winning films.
"One Man's Olympics", as an Olympic film corresponding to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, did not win any awards.
In the end, the reason is that this film has many problems.
Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that this movie took advantage of the popularity of the Olympic year to hit the box office, which already illustrates the problem.
There is a similar movie that is a classic many years later.
That is. "The Climber".
At that time, the atmosphere of confrontation was strong. What the audience wanted to see was the story of their ancestors climbing Mount Everest for the country. As a result, it was made into a romance film.
The concept of the movie is wrong, and it is also a movie that tries to sell dogs over others.
So, the box office of this movie is relatively low.
"One Man's Olympics" and "The Climber" are both the same and completely opposite.
The same thing is being sold as dog meat, because the audience walked into the cinema and found that the goods were not exactly what they wanted.
The complete opposite is that "One Man's Olympics", what the audience wanted to watch was an Olympic movie, but it became a movie with the main theme of modern history.
"The Climber" is a movie with the main theme that audiences want to see their ancestors bravely climbing Mount Everest for their country despite hardships and hardships. It was made into a romance film.
One is that it doesn’t want to be too main melody and becomes the main melody.
One wanted the main theme and turned it into a romance film.
But no matter what, Wang Shu has confirmed that he will not direct the movie "One Man Olympics".
If it were "The Climber", he might direct it and turn it into a theme film instead of a romance film.
But "One Person's Olympics" is different. It involves too many things and is thankless.
After coming out of China Film Academy, Wang Shu did not return to the company, but went to the appointment to meet Zhou Xun.
With the New Year and the new atmosphere, considering the relationship between the two of them, it is normal for them to get together for a meal after the New Year.
Zhou Xun couldn't drive, so Wang Shu acted as the driver and went to pick her up in the car.
Today's Zhou Xun was obviously dressed up. Wang Shu immediately praised: "It's different after the New Year. She becomes more beautiful."
When Zhou Xun heard this, , I felt happy in my heart, but on the outside, I pursed my lips and rolled my eyes.
Wang Shu saw this and then said: "From top to bottom, feel"
"What do you feel?" Zhou Xun couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw that Wang Shu didn't say the next sentence for a long time.
Hearing this, Wang Shu smiled and said: "It feels beautiful."
The first meeting after the New Year, Zhou Xun dressed up carefully, Wang Shu noticed it immediately details and then praise them.
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes, why does Zhou Xun dress up so carefully?
What are you waiting for?
Apparently, it was a compliment.
(End of this chapter)