Chapter 355 Broad and Narrow Sense
The next evening, there was another dinner party.
This time Xu Kun hosted a banquet for Du Liang, accompanied by Feng Xiaoning and Liu Heng. The purpose was naturally to hope that Du Liang would voluntarily quit the screenwriting team.
To be honest, it's hard to talk about this, because Du Liang agreed to join the screenwriting team not for money this time, but simply to repay the favor he owed for "Blood Romance".
Now he is suddenly asked to withdraw...
That's why Xu Kun invited Liu Heng to accompany him. Liu Heng and he were old friends, and they could control their status, so it was perfect to help deliver the message.
But it was appropriate, and Liu Heng wanted to say it several times but couldn't open his mouth.
Du Liang was quite happy at first, but then he saw that Liu Heng was hesitant to speak, and then he gradually realized that something was wrong. He put the wine glass heavily on the table and said unhappily: "What's going on? Brother Liu, you What else can you hide from me?”
Liu Heng smashed his words and said helplessly: "Since you have seen it, let me tell the truth. Xiao Xu's project was targeted by the people above because it involved the Thai military government - you said you did it The script is just a script, why talk about so much nonsense?”
Du Liang was stunned for a moment, then took a sip of the wine in his glass and said with a sullen face: "What did I say? Could it be that what I said is not true? That was either something I have experienced myself, or something our old man has experienced. , I am seeking truth from facts, even if I enter the sea, I still dare to say it!”
"But film and television works should ultimately lead people to do good." Feng Xiaoning shook his head in disapproval: "What's more, Xiao Xu is not following the old path. If you want to criticize, you should also criticize the D owl in the Golden Triangle."
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Liu Heng said: "Your idea that human nature is inherently evil and bad people also have their own difficulties, wouldn't it be better to keep it as a physical book? Why do you have to get it in a script? Why don't you just write an online novel? I heard that you can write whatever you want on the Internet. ”
Prejudice, this is definitely prejudice.
However, the scale of online articles in 2007 was indeed larger than that of many physical books, especially some small websites. Unfortunately, Wang Xiaoer's Chinese New Year was not as good as the previous year.
Seeing that Du Liang was sullen and silent, Xu Kun raised his glass again and said, "Lao Yang, don't say anything. I owe you this time. I will make up for it with wine today, and we will cooperate again when we have the opportunity in the future. ”
Du Liang followed him for a drink, but then he shook his head a little lonely and said: "Forget about cooperation. Director Feng is right. You are taking a new path, which is different from the fifth and sixth generation directors. There is really no need for a grumbling screenwriter like me.”
With his attitude, the wine was naturally tasteless.
To be honest, Xu Kun has heard and seen many times more dark sides than Du Liang, but the more this happens, the more he rejects films that deconstruct suffering and human nature.
Wait until I get home in the evening.
Jiang Yiyan and Tang Yan were nowhere to be found, only Qin Lan was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Seeing Xu Kun coming back from outside, Qin Lan stepped forward to help him take off his coat and said, "Chen Shu wants to see you and apologize for what happened that day."
"Apologise?"
"She's about to join the Teddy Sisters."
"Oh~"
Now Xu Kun understood that joining the Teddy Sisters was not the purpose. The purpose was to use this platform to obtain more resources. As we all know, more than half of the resources of the Teddy Sisters were derived from Xu Kun.
So before joining the group, it was only natural for Chen Shu to want to rebuild old friendships with him.
It is said that they are both dancers, but Chen Shu and Tang Yan give people completely different feelings. The former is like a ball of gluten, which is soft to the touch and strong when kneaded. The harder you pound it, the greater the reaction force.
Tang Yan is a typical example of being hard on the outside and soft on the inside. When you first get started, the two chopstick legs are as hard as springs. After a few rounds, you can easily wrap them around your waist or neck.
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Two days later in the morning.
Xu Kun, who had just worked out his gluten all night, parked his car near a two-story building under the guidance of the security guards of the film school.
He took out a box of the recently popular soft gold sand from the armrest box, thanked him after getting off the car, and stuffed the cigarette in his hand.
At this time, I saw a BMW X5 parked on the side of the road, and then the window lowered, revealing a big head wearing a gold chain.
"Director Xu~"
"Director Ning?" The person coming was none other than Ning Hao.
Ning Hao was obviously surprised by Xu Kun's appearance. He raised his finger and pointed at the two-story building and asked, "Are you here to attend the symposium too?"
"Yeah."
Xu Kun asked: "Is there something wrong?"
Ning Hao once again questioned: "But isn't this a symposium for sixth-generation directors?"
Before Xu Kun could answer, the security guard gave up and leaned on the door of the BMW and said: "Sir, can you park the car first before chatting, otherwise the car behind will not be able to get in."
"Oh~"
Ning Hao quickly parked the car nearby, then opened the door and got out of the car, and came to Xu Kun with a strange look on his face.
Xu Kun had already noticed something was wrong at this time, and he spread his hands and said: "I also feel that I cannot be counted as the sixth generation director, but some people say that since the seventh generation has not yet come out, then I should be counted among the sixth generation. ”
"Who said that?"
Ning Hao said speechlessly: "Isn't this nonsense? What the fifth and sixth generation directors say is academic..."
"Mr. Han Sanping said that."
"Uh~"
Ning Hao opened his mouth and suddenly got stuck. After a long while, he said vaguely like he was constipated: "In a broad sense, you can indeed be considered a sixth-generation director."
As he spoke, he tugged at the gold chain around his neck uncomfortably, as if he was grateful for what he said, and then said hello: "Then let's go there together, as we both have company."
As the two of them walked in side by side, Xu Kun curiously asked how the broad and narrow senses were calculated.
According to Ning Hao's explanation, the earliest and narrowest definition of the sixth generation directors is a group of "young" directors who entered the Beijing Film Academy's directing department in the mid-to-late 1980s and began to work hard in the mid-to-late 90s.
Later, it gradually included directors from other schools - mainly from Chinese dramas, such as Diao Yinan, who made "Uniform" a few years ago [and later "Fireworks in the Day"]; and Zhang Yang, the director of "Bathing".
These academic directors with professional backgrounds form what is recognized in the industry as the sixth generation of directors.
As for the so-called broad sense, it is a random classification made by outsiders who are unclear about the situation. Film directors who started to emerge after the 1990s are all classified as sixth-generation directors.
This statement is actually not accepted in the circle.
But Han Sanping insists on classifying Xu Kun as a sixth-generation director. There is no precedent to follow.
This precedent is Feng Xiaogang. Feng Xiaogang only officially debuted in 1994, and he was not from a college. Logically speaking, he is classified as the fifth or sixth generation, which is not very suitable.
But his achievements cannot be ignored.
So in the end, Feng Xiaogang, who had no one to rely on, was still classified as the fifth generation director. Although Feng Xiaogang himself did not admit it, and this matter was controversial in the circle, at least in public places, he was regarded as the fifth generation director. The acting director arranged it for him.
But he also comes from a grassroots background, and his achievements are also superior to his peers. If we refer to Feng Xiaogang's situation, Han Sanping classified Xu Kun as a sixth-generation director, which actually makes sense.
Of course, whether the industry recognizes it or not is another matter.
After all, the sixth generation of directors is more rebellious than the fifth generation, even if this is the classification assigned by Han Sanping; even if Jia Zhangke and others were recruited in 2005, Ning Hao is not optimistic that Xu Kun can integrate smoothly.
After listening, Xu Kun completely understood Han Sanping's intentions. No wonder he and Director Xie encouraged him to speak freely. It turned out that they planned to treat themselves as a disruptor.
Just say that I, Mr. Xu, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, how can I be a sixth-generation director?
Xu Kun squinted at Ning Hao. Although this guy looked out of the mainstream, he came from Beijing Film Academy. In the beginning, he relied on winning awards abroad to gain his reputation. Putting aside the best-selling "The Stone", he actually He can be regarded as a sixth-generation director with established roots.
Probably because of this, Han Sanping deliberately brought himself into the game, so that they would not be harmonious among themselves, sum up their failure experience into victory experience, and then sell their fringe ideas to the next generation.
So should I follow Han Sanping's wishes and become a different kind of standout?
(End of chapter)