Chapter 270 Target Venice


Chapter 270 Target Venice

"A Mountain of People" is a 2012 film directed by Cai Shangjun. It is adapted from a real social news event that happened in the mountains of southwest China. It tells the story of the brother who chased the murderer after his younger brother was brutally robbed and killed. story.

The plot is roughly about the protagonist, Boss Tie, who returned to his hometown after working abroad a few years ago and was unwilling to leave his hometown again. He was determined to be content with the status quo and support his family deep in the vast mountains.

He and his brother drove motorcycles on the rural passes to maintain a basic livelihood.

One afternoon, motorcycle drivers gathered at the pass waiting for passengers.

Boss Tie did not expect that this would be the last time he would meet his brother.

A long-haired young man riding his younger brother's motorcycle became malicious on a quiet road. He grabbed the car with a knife, killed his younger brother, and then drove away.

Boss Tie decided to chase the murderer thousands of miles away to avenge his younger brother.

He rode a motorcycle from south to north, tracking all the way to Gzhou, Shancheng, Nmeng, and Shanxi. After going through betrayal, deceit, the sinister world and the struggle of self-emotion, he finally found him in a black coal mine. murderer.

And he himself was also in a desperate situation.

This movie is adapted from a "true" story circulated on the Internet. The story of the five brothers of the Dai family chasing the murderer thousands of miles away is touching.

It’s just that Director Cai’s version is a bit wrong.

In the original story, the five brothers had a deep love for each other, were brave and resourceful, and persevered. With their collective wisdom and ability, it took more than a year to find the murderer.

In Director Cai's version of the movie, we don't see the deep brotherhood, nor the wisdom and strategy. There is only Tie Boss running around alone and searching for a long time in the big city and mountain town to no avail. In fact, The five brothers immediately concluded that the murderer would not be in a big city.

To paraphrase a hot word in the literary world, "Human Mountain and Crowd" actually completes a "lower-level narrative" of the current Z country. The film focuses on the living conditions of migrant workers and unpretentiously depicts a picture of The cramped and depressing images of lower-class life are incorporated into the screen images.

In order to find the whereabouts of his younger brother, Boss Tie could only wander around like a needle in a haystack at first. When the camera followed him from room to room where migrant workers gathered in the city, these pictures that reflected the life of the urban poor broke into the audience. For ordinary viewers who are accustomed to pursuing visual pleasure on the big screen, it is nothing more than a shock to the aesthetic experience.

In this film, the people at the bottom do not have naturally good character. They are full of deception, conspiracy and even murder.

A migrant worker friend of Mr. Tie pretended to take him in and help him find out information about the murderer. In fact, he worked with others to defraud Mr. Tie of his poor money.

Boss Tie went to find his ex-girlfriend, and the audience learned that Boss Tie once had a son, but now he has abandoned them and has completely failed to shoulder the responsibilities of a father and husband.

Boss Tie went to the village to look for help from the "immortal". This folk psychic had to confess to his brother that he was just playing tricks to deceive people and it was impossible to find effective information.

The news prototype is a very interesting character. A migrant worker can quickly establish his own news network. He actually did something that even jc couldn't do.

As for Director Cai's "The Crowd", this point is not clearly explained, and the audience cannot understand what the unique skill of Boss Tie is in finding people.

Strictly speaking, the narrative logic needs to be clarified urgently.

The murderer worked in a black coal mine, so Boss Tie also went there.

This forms the main narrative of the second half of the film. The black coal kiln is a dark place. The migrant workers working here are no different from slaves, and their basic survival safety is not guaranteed.

For Boss Tie, it is most important for the outside world to know the existence of the black coal kiln. Otherwise, he will have to be "imprisoned" here together with the murderer.

The murderer was very cold-blooded, so Boss Tie had no choice but to swallow a lighter and cause an explosion, which destroyed the black coal kiln and created an opportunity to capture the murderer.

The black coal kiln is a metaphor. For those at the bottom living in the "iron house", due to the lack of opportunities for upward mobility, they can only bite each other in the Hobbesian sense. The murderer was also a member of the lower class, and even became a slave worker in a black coal mine. But for a small motorcycle, he could brutally kill a young man he had never met.

About these, the bottom is always aphasic.

Most of the domestic literary and artistic works that show the underclass do not distort the underclass, and the same is true for "Human Mountains and Seas of People".

In the original story, the five brothers of the Dai family work together, and there is a lot of positive energy. However, in Director Tsai's version of the movie, you cannot see the sunny side, and what is reflected everywhere is the coldness of the heart.

This kind of plot gives people the feeling that in the perception of the screenwriter and director, farmers who come from rural areas are not smart, and there are some shady and unscrupulous people at the bottom.

Or maybe the screenwriter and director have a greater purpose. They use the vision of a farmer who seems real but is actually fabricated and deviated from the facts to reflect the darkest side of society and oppose the social system, and win awards abroad.

It was done on purpose.

Wang Shu will not copy "Mountains of People" from Cai Shangjun's perspective, but will adapt it from the perspective of rural people.

Before he was reborn, he had been involved in the film and television industry for many years. Although he had never directed a movie that was released in theaters, he had also directed many major online movies.

In addition, he has been learning, accumulating, and improving himself, so there will be no problem in adapting it based on Cai Shangjun's version of "Human Mountains and Seas of People".

Furthermore, in his version of "The Crowd", the story content and character prototypes have all been adapted to a certain extent.

Because the story of the five brothers of the Dai family chasing the murderer thousands of miles took place in August 2007.

It is only March 2007.

If it is adapted from a prototype, there will be situations where the film is shot earlier than what happened.

Wang Shu is not that stupid.

In August, he will leave for Houerguan Township to see if the tragedy can be avoided if there are really five brothers from the Dai family.

Mei Ting sat in the passenger seat and silently read the script. There was only one female character who had a lot of roles in "The Crowd". It was the script character she held in her hand, which was equivalent to the heroine.

The script Wang Shu gave her already marked the role she played, so she could tell which one she was playing at a glance.

Mei Ting watched for a while and couldn't help but look sideways at Wang Shu and asked: "You want to make an art film?"

After all, she is also a graduate of the Beijing Theater Academy and has been in the industry for many years. It’s easy to tell that this is an art film script.

When Wang Shu heard the question, he subconsciously glanced sideways at her, then looked back at the road and concentrated on driving, "Yes, I am planning to use this script to make a film to participate in this year's Venice Film Festival."

“The Cannes Film Festival is in May, so we can’t catch up.”

“Venice is in September, so the time is about the same.”

Mei Ting felt a little excited when she heard this. She collaborated with Leslie Cheung in the movie "Red Lover" in 1997, and won the Best Actress Award at the 22nd Cairo International Film Festival and the Outstanding Actress Award at the 5th Huabiao Awards in 1999.

Since then, I have never been to an international film festival.

Even the Cairo International Film Festival is far behind the three major ones in Europe.

"Are you confident?" She blinked and couldn't help but ask.

"What do you think?" Wang Shu looked sideways at her and asked with a smile.

Although Wang Shu did not answer directly, Mei Ting already knew that Wang Shu was extremely confident, and immediately glared at him with a pretty face and a smile.

There is only one important female role in the script of "The Crowd", and Wang Shu assigned this role to her.

Mei Ting was very touched and happy that there was only one important female role but she was chosen.

Moreover, it is also one of the top three art film scripts in Europe.

It also highlights the gold content of this script and this female character.

"Aren't you worried that I won't act well?" Mei Ting asked with some uneasiness in her heart, thinking of her ex-husband Yanpo yelling at her in front of the crew during the filming of "New Marriage Era". During the filming of "New Marriage Era", Yan Po questioned Mei Ting's acting skills and scolded her, causing Mei Ting to lose her face and also make Mei Ting have self-doubt.

Wang Shu heard the anxiety in Mei Ting's voice, and then drove with one hand, reaching out with the other hand to hold Mei Ting's hand, and softly comforted: "Don't worry, you Your acting skills are very good, and you won’t be able to perform poorly.”

“Besides, I’m the director, so I can help you figure out the characters in the script faster.”
< br>After saying that, he looked at the other person again and smiled gently, "What's more, even if you really don't perform well, I won't blame you."

"So, don't put any pressure on you."

Mei Ting looked into Wang Shu's eyes and saw that he was sincere, her heart warmed, and she responded sweetly: "Yes."
< br>Wang Shu smiled, turned around and drove, and continued to comfort him: "You are a major student who graduated from the Beijing Theater Academy, and your acting and other professional abilities are excellent."

"It's not that you are not good at acting. It’s just that there’s a big prize missing.”

“With a big prize, there will be no gossip.”

Mei Ting understood what Wang Shu meant and took a deep breath and replied: "I will try my best to perform well!"

Wang Shu saw Mei Ting regaining her confidence and said again with a smile on her face: "Don't have any Pressure."

"I told you that I am the director and will help you set the stage."

When Mei Ting heard this, she raised her mouth and looked at it lovingly. To him, he said softly from the bottom of his heart: "You are so good to me."

Wang Shu released his hold on Mei Tiao's hand at the right time, and touched her face instead, and returned the favor. A smile, but no answer.

When Mei Ting saw this, her eyes darkened.

This emotional change flashed by and was covered up by her smile.

The two went to a hot pot restaurant and ordered a meal in a private room.

Mei Ting is a little attentive and has been taking the initiative to cook vegetables for Wang Shu.

Wang Shu did not neglect her, and took the initiative to cook her food.

Mei Ting had been paying attention to Wang Shu in her heart, and she felt more and more how kind Wang Shu was to her, and the darkness in her eyes disappeared once again.

Because Mei Ting had to stay in shape, she didn't eat much, and most of the food went into Wang Shu's stomach.

She looked at Wang Shu eagerly and said with envy: "You eat so much, why don't you gain weight?"

She has known Wang Shu for a long time. time, whether it was on the set of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" or when eating with Wang Shu, I saw Wang Shu eating a lot every time.

However, I just didn’t gain weight.

And if she doesn't pay attention, she will gain weight.

"Maybe it's a physical problem." Wang Shu smiled and replied with a snake oil answer.

After hearing this, Mei Ting couldn't help but sigh. She also wanted to have a big meal when she encountered delicious food.

Naihe

Wang Shu understood the reason why Mei Tiao sighed, so he said: "How about you eat more?"

"Just eat a little more today, it shouldn't matter."

Mei Ting rolled her eyes when she heard this.

Of course she knows that as long as she doesn’t eat more often, there will be no problem in keeping in shape, but if there is this time today, there will be another time tomorrow.

This hole cannot be opened and must be endured.

Seeing that Mei Ting was determined, Wang Shu smiled and did not persuade her.

Of course he knew that as long as he continued to persuade, Mei Tiao would naturally be unable to help but eat more.

But if Mei Ting gains weight in the future and is affected by it, the blame will have to be placed on him.

The hot pot meal ended when Mei Ting only ate a little to fill her stomach, and Wang Shu opened his mouth to eat.

The two of them didn't drink, they just drank some drinks to relieve their tiredness.

Sitting in the car, Wang Shu looked sideways at Mei Tiao and asked, "Should I take you home or go to my house?"

"Do you want to send me back, or do you want me to go to your place?" Mei Ting heard Wang Shu's question, looked at him and asked with a smile.

Wang Shu laughed when he heard this and made a decision directly for Mei Ting. He started the car and said, "Then let's go to my house."

The place he rented was relatively remote and there were not many residents. There are no people around, and the "safety factor" is very high.

Hearing this, Mei Ting raised her lips and did not refuse.

Soon, she followed Wang Shu to Wang Shu’s home.

This is not her first time here, and she is familiar with the traffic after entering the door.

Heating in Beijing will end in mid-March, and it is still early March.

The heating in Wang Shu's home was still very hot. After Mei Ting put on and took off her shoes, she immediately went to Wang Shu's room to take off her clothes.

If you don’t take it off, it’s too hot.

Wang Shu followed Mei Ting, saw her movements, and asked: "Do you want a shirt?"

He was not stupid, of course he knew that Mei Tiao took off her clothes because of the heat.

When Mei Ting heard this, she rolled her eyes and asked, "What do you think?" .

Mei Ting saw Wang Shu take out his shirt and stand next to her without moving, her action of taking off clothes stopped, she stared at him and hummed: "You go out and you are still standing here. What to do?”

Wang Shu smiled and left the room.

Mei Ting looked at Wang Shu's leaving figure and curled her lips slightly as she guessed what he was thinking. Then she stood up and pushed the door and continued to take off her clothes.

The door was not closed, and there was a fist-sized gap in the middle.

This action of pushing the door is meant to guard against gentlemen and not villains.

What's more, she didn't guard against Wang Shu in the first place.

Just Wang Shu standing nearby and staring with round eyes made her feel very embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)

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