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But isn't Chen Kaige from Xiying Studio?

How could it appear in Meng Shi's office?

"Come on! Xiao Yi, let me introduce you!"

"No need, Mr. Meng, I know Director Chen, right?"

As Yi Qing said, he took the initiative to walk up to Chen Kaige and stretched out his hand. Chen Kaige was taken aback, and quickly got up. He knew that this person in front of him was the hottest screenwriter in the circle, and he would do all the best things by himself now. company.

While others were still watching, they had already eaten the first bite of meat.

"Hello! Hello! I'm Chen Kaige!"

Chen Kaige is now the same as Feng Xiaoning who met Yi Qing for the first time here a few days ago, feeling flattered.

Meng Shi on the side smiled and said: "Xiao Yi, I found out that you know a lot of people. You know Feng Xiaoning, and you know Kai Ge."

"I haven't met, but I have seen Director Chen's "Yellow Earth". It was really good."

oh!When "Yellow Earth" was filmed, Chen Kaige was probably still in Guangxi Film Studio, and belonged to the team directed by Guo Baochang.

Thinking of director Guo Baochang, Yi Qing also thought of "The Mansion Gate", which can be recorded in the history of Chinese TV dramas.

Uh!

Thinking a little too far.

"Mr. Meng, today is..."

Meng Shi seemed to be in a very good mood: "There is a good thing, I called you over to share it together, how about it, interesting enough, can you think of a good thing?"

Yi Qing looked at Meng Shi, and then at Chen Kaige beside him: "Has "Lawsuit" passed the trial?"

Hey!

Meng Shi was stunned for a moment, and said with a little helplessness: "It's true that you can't hide anything from you. That's right, the "Lawsuit" has passed the trial, so I called you and Kaige over here. First, it's with you The screenwriter will let you know, and secondly, let me tell you that the director of this movie is Kai Ge!"

What the hell!

When Yi Qing heard the news, he was really shocked. After he handed over the script, he didn't pay attention to it. Of course, he also thought about who Meng Shi would choose to be the director of this movie. .

In his opinion, Meng Shi's first choice must be old directors like Li Jun and Yang Guangyuan to direct in person. After all, there are not many domestic directors who have directed such war-themed films.

But after thinking about it again, I think it's impossible. Right now Director Li and Director Yang are both busy working on the "Armageddon" series at Bayi Factory, so there's no time to shoot "Lawsuit".

But even if it wasn't these few, Meng Shi would definitely have to choose an experienced old director to come over. He never expected that Meng Shi actually fell in love with Chen Kaige.

Can Chen Kaige control this kind of war-themed movie?

But it seems that "The Lawsuit" is not entirely a war theme!

Strictly speaking, the core of this movie should be quite humanistic.

Even a director with a background in comedy like Feng Pants can play well, and Chen Kaige seems to have nothing wrong with it.

Moreover, Chen Kaige, who is known as a film poet, seems to be more suitable for this kind of film than Feng Pants.

To people in the current circle, Chen Kaige may be just a talented young director, but Yi Qing, who is familiar with the future direction, knows very well that this director Chen will become the flag-bearer of Chinese films in the near future.

Of course, even now, Chen Kaige is still a newcomer in the film industry who is favored by many seniors in the industry, but not everyone will know his future achievements.

As a leading figure among the fifth-generation film directors in mainland China, Chen Kaige has always been regarded as an intellectual director with a sense of elite and criticism, and a director with a romantic and literary atmosphere.

When people mentioned him later, those who praised him would first think of "Farewell My Concubine", while those who criticized him would immediately think of "The Promise", which made Chen Kaige fall directly to the bottom.

However, in any case, as the first director in China to win the Palme d'Or in Cannes, Chen Kaige has undoubtedly become an insurmountable monument of Chinese-language films with this achievement alone.

As for his embarrassingly transformed work "The Promise" in the wave of commercialization of Chinese films, although he was subject to controversy, it did not damage his status in Chinese films.

From a technical point of view, Chen Kaige's works have very sophisticated shooting angles and innovative shooting techniques. The most important thing is that no matter how big the scene is, it doesn't show a little messy feeling, giving people a special feeling. good.

As a director, Chen Kaige has always been good at mastering historical themes. Of course, he occasionally dabbles in contemporary themes and tries fantasy genres. No matter what he shoots, his style is very obvious and full of humanistic feelings.

This kind of humanistic sentiment is mainly reflected in his choice of themes and subjects.

For example, in his debut novel "Yellow Earth", Chen Kaige used a very vivid and magnificent modeling language to show the contrast between the ancient and traditional, poor and backward land of China and the fresh and vivid Chinese people who yearn for prosperity and yearn for renewal. .

In that vast yellow land, there are simple but ignorant villagers living. They come from the distant past, carry the most primitive strength, and retain the most authentic customs. They are vigorous and strong.

However, Gu Qing, who went to the local area to collect music, brought new hope. He told the ignorant Cuiqiao that there is freedom in Yan'an, and she can decide how to live and how to love.

The father said "this is fate" and insisted on marrying Cuiqiao to a husband whom she had never met. In the middle of the turbulent river, he finished writing his fate of unsuccessful struggle and sang a tragic elegy of fate.

Chen Kaige's humanistic feelings run through it from beginning to end. When talking about the great era, the focus is often on the conflicts between individuals, and when talking about the love and hatred between individuals, it penetrates the torture of the times. The symphony of song and song echoes each other.

To put it more simply, Chen Kaige is good at integrating the little people into the big era, by portraying the little people to reflect the background of the times at that time, but he will not submerge those little people under the magnificent background of the times, but use a A very delicate technique that highlights the characteristics of the characters.

From this point of view, Meng Shi's choice of Chen Kaige was really a very correct decision.

In addition, from a technical point of view, the most difficult part of the film "Lawsuit" is the blockade on the south bank of Wenhe River, but it seems that it will not be a problem if it is handed over to Singer Chen Kai.

Just look at his "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin". The scene was shot calmly and majesticly, full of majestic atmosphere.

From the beginning of the title design, it gives people a sense of vastness, the simple and real shape design, and the battle scenes of horses and soldiers, calmly reproduce the historical texture of the ancient Warring States.

When Crown Prince Dan of Yan returned to the country, the people beat drums and rang together, which resonated with the jingling bells on the returning horses, and the ecstatic priests jumped and cheered, recreating the special historical form of God, witch, king, and people as one, presenting the unity of the whole country. The great harmony of music, witches and people.

Zhao Nu and Yan Crown Prince Dan Gong sent Jing Ke off. The soldiers lined up and uttered chant with a strong sense of rhythm. In the voice-over, someone was chanting the famous chapter grandly: "The wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong men go I will never come back again", the enthusiasm of the chant and the solemnity of the poems are combined with a contrasting montage to set off the desolation of the moment.

Daqin invaded the state of Zhao, gunpowder was everywhere, children and children collectively jumped into the city to commit suicide, and the shouts shook the world, and the people's love for their monarch and loyalty to their land were told in grand scenes.

In a word, right now, Yi Qing really can't think of anyone more suitable than Chen Kaige to direct the movie "Lawsuit".

There are quite a few veteran directors in China who are good at making war films, but their ideas are different. Could it be possible to shoot "Lawsuit" in the same way as "Tunnel Warfare" and "Landmine Warfare" were made more than ten or twenty years ago?

Yi Qing admits that those old movies are also classics, but an unavoidable problem is that the times have changed, and the audience's appreciation level has also improved. In terms of technical means, the original routines can no longer satisfy the current audience.

Yi Qing chatted with Chen Kaige a lot, basically all about his understanding of the story of "The Lawsuit", and some of the filming techniques of "Assembly" in the previous life, and the way of presenting the war scenes.

The more Chen Kaige listened to it, the more startled he became. At first he thought that Yi Qing was a very talented screenwriter, but after hearing a lot about film shooting skills from him, he suddenly felt that it seemed a bit unnecessary for him to come here.

Yi Qing can completely film this story by herself!

He was originally a screenwriter, and no one knows this story better than him. If he wants to present this story perfectly, is there anyone more suitable than the original author?

Yi Qing didn't know what Chen Kaige was thinking, if he knew, he wouldn't dare to show off in front of Director Chen Da.

Let him make a movie?