The Golden Age of China Entertainment

As Yi Qing was talking, suddenly a figure entered his mind.

"I really have a good candidate. If you want, you can go to Chinese opera to have a look. Last time I went to choose the actor of "Never Rest In My Eyes". I met a girl and thought it was good. It's not easy to borrow money to make a movie, Teacher Chang Li may not be able to agree."

"Who!? What's your name?"

"Xu Fan!"

Chapter 686 Zhang Guoshi Is Here

When the actor was introduced to Ye Jing and the others, Yi Qing didn't care about it. After all, it wasn't his family's business.

Yi Qing didn't even take care of her own affairs, and kept trying to help others, and Yi Qing even felt that she was a little too internationalist.

When I arrived at the company the next day, I just sat there for a while, and an employee came to inform me that there was a guest!

When Yi Qing arrived at the meeting room, she couldn't help being startled when she saw the person coming.

Zhang Yimou is here.

Gong Li also came with him. Judging from the appearance of the two, it is not surprising that they have hooked up together. It is not surprising that a man is talented and a woman is beautiful. It is normal to attract each other.

Last year, the first scandal in the mainland entertainment industry was born around the relationship between the two. At that time, there was a lot of trouble. Yi Qing was in Xiangjiang at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Why are these two people here today?

After asking, Yi Qing got to know the inside story. The two of them who became famous in the mainland film circle with "Red Sorghum" unexpectedly had no scenes to film because of the scandal.

And this thing?

Yi Qing didn't remember the encounter between the two of them.

Ordinarily, after "Red Sorghum", Zhang Yimou seems to have become the leader of the fifth generation of directors, so he will not be blocked by the circle!

Although the film did not have much influence in the country, after the filming was finished, there was no place to show it, so Zhang Yimou had to ask favors to go to the Berlin Film Festival to participate. After winning the Golden Bear Award, the West Film Studio sold a few. The copy was screened on a small scale, with mixed reviews.

This is actually a very strange and very normal phenomenon. "Red Sorghum" caused a sensation at the Berlin Film Festival, but received a cold reception in China. There are actually reasons for it.

The reason for its great success is mainly due to two aspects. First, thanks to the original author Mo Yan, his "Red Sorghum Family" provided a unique story for film creation and portrayed a unique character image.Yu Zhan'ao and Jiu'er in the story are characters that have never appeared in China and movies. The story itself is also very innovative, breaking the traditional concepts of good and evil, beauty and ugliness, and sublimating to the height of digging deep into human nature. This provides a solid foundation for film creation.

Second, Zhang Guoshi's open film thinking, unique picture effects, and bold use of colors have given the film art a great aesthetic feeling, and it is integrated with the theme of the film, producing unexpected visual effects, making the film from the beginning to the end. The end is filled with a strong and rich oriental ethnic style, which easily won the judges and audience of the Berlin Film Festival.

Strictly speaking, "Red Sorghum" is a milestone work for Chinese films to go global. Since "Red Sorghum", Chinese films have truly attracted the attention of the world. Since then, Chinese films have won various international awards and awards. The World Film Awards has produced a large number of directors with international influence, as well as many international superstars.

However, why did such a movie that has achieved great success at home and abroad arouse so much criticism or rejection among ordinary domestic audiences?

In fact, the reason is very simple. First of all, "Red Sorghum" broke the narrative style of traditional Chinese movies and violated the appreciation habits of Chinese audiences. When watching the movie, it produced a strong sense of disobedience. don't know.

It can be said that most of the audience did not understand what the movie was talking about?What is the theme of the movie?Why do you want to make such a film?Why do you want to show two characters like Yu Zhan'ao and Jiu'er?

The audience did not get an answer to this series of question marks, and felt confused after watching it.

Secondly, the image of the male and female protagonists in the movie violates the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture, and also violates the beauty and harmony of traditional Chinese morality, making it difficult for the audience to accept.

Yu Zhan'ao took Jiu'er forcibly on the way back home from her wedding, which violated the traditional Chinese moral values. Similarly, Jiu'er met Yu Zhan'ao in the sorghum field on the way home from her newlyweds, and fell in love with Yu Zhan'ao. This is unacceptable to most Chinese people.

In Chinese people's minds, these are two villains, a dog and a man and a woman, who are the opposite of being immersed in a pig cage. However, they are set up as heroes and heroines in the movie to be praised, so most ordinary audiences are disgusted.

Thirdly, in the movie, Zhang Yimou used the bright red color and strong artistic techniques to exaggerate and praise the vitality of the hero and heroine, to promote the freedom of life, the enthusiasm of life, and the unrestrained life. This is contrary to the expectations of the audience. A man and a woman who condemned and criticized were praised in the movie, which aroused disgust and resistance among many viewers.

In addition, the movie uses some romantic and absurd plots, such as Yu Zhanao urinating in the wine tank, but brewing a fragrant wine, which makes the audience feel absurd and ugly, unacceptable, including the hero and heroine in the sorghum field. The plots of "wild marriage" and "pissing in the wine tank" are all considered to intentionally vilify the Chinese people, their ignorance and backwardness, which made the audience resent and repel them, and had a bad impression of this movie, so it caused boycotts and criticism.

In fact, "Red Sorghum" has won many awards at home and abroad. It must have its artistic excellence. It is not, as some people say, that it won the international award by vilifying the Chinese, pleasing Western countries, and selling its ancestors. jackpot.

This is in line with the reaction of Chinese people after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature. After Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, many readers and ordinary people scolded Mo Yan for vilifying the Chinese and ancestors, relying on The traitors who betrayed the country to please Western countries won the Nobel Prize.

This is really a huge misunderstanding of Mo Yan. Mo Yan's works can win awards because of his unique artistic charm and profound thinking. In fact, many people have never read it, or started to scold him before they understood it. Mo Yan.

The movie "Red Sorghum" is the same. Many people didn't understand what the movie was expressing or what the movie was trying to say.

It should be said that the theme expressed in the movie "Red Sorghum" is very advanced in the present.It transcends good and evil in the general sense, breaks the happy ending that Chinese people are accustomed to appreciate, and allows the story to express human nature more deeply on the basis of truth.

It breaks the ordinary sense of life, expresses the sacred sense of love and joy in life, and praises the freedom and unrestrained, enthusiasm and publicity of life.

The heroes and heroines dare to love, dare to hate, and dare to break through the shackles of feudal ethics, so that the passionate flower of life of the two people blooms enthusiastically.

After the peaceful life was broken by the invaders, the vigorous hero and heroine devoted themselves to the battle against the invaders, at the expense of their own lives, showing their unyielding national integrity, national spirit and heroic spirit.

The whole work is full of strong artistic appeal, and the characters are unique, flamboyant and full of vitality.

In terms of artistic expression techniques, a variety of rendering arts are adopted, such as the use of national musical instruments suona and folk songs, and the use of red colors such as large pieces of red sorghum, showing a strong national style and expressing a rough, warm, brave and strong nation. character.

It can be said that even in the past 30 to [-] years, "Red Sorghum" is still a classic and unsurpassed national film, which is worthy of the pride of the Chinese people and should be affirmed and appreciated by Chinese audiences.

It's a pity that Yi Qing understands these reasons. The vast majority of audiences and some authorities don't think so, especially those who represent authority. They think that the movie "Red Sorghum" itself is a wild way. To put it bluntly, it is a bastard, not worth learning, learning from, and should even be destroyed immediately.

"There are no fixed rules for art, and no fixed method for skills. If even how to make a movie is stipulated, what's the point? The art of film, no matter how you make it, has its reasons."

Hearing Yi Qing's words, Zhang Yimou almost burst into tears with excitement. For several days, his ears were always full of voices of opposition and criticism, and finally someone could speak to his heart.

"I just don't want to be limited to a pattern, but most people can't understand it now."

As Zhang Yimou said, he sighed, and the face of the old farmer in the northwest became more wrinkled.

Seeing this, Yi Qing smiled: "It's normal, the outside world has too many expectations for you, the fifth generation of directors. They always hope that you will do better, but they also hope that you will go in the direction they expect. This is very contradictory in itself. .”

If you want the horse to run fast and far, but you have to put a bridle on it and tie it to a rope, it is good that Zhang Yimou and his fifth generation don't become rough horses that can only be pulled.

"What's the matter with coming to me? Isn't it just to complain to me?"

When saying this, Yi Qing didn't look at Zhang Yimou, but looked at Gong Li. Obviously, it was Gong Li's idea that they came here, and he didn't know Zhang Yimou well.

As soon as Yi Qing said this, Zhang Yimou also turned his head to look at Gong Li. Speaking of which, their current situation is certainly due to the fact that "Red Sorghum" is deviant and is not tolerated by some professional authorities, but it is basically because of the two of them. love affair.

Just like in "Red Sorghum", the relationship between Yu Zhan'ao and Jiu'er was not tolerated by the world, and even the movie was boycotted by the public. As a married man, Zhang Yimou got involved with Gong Li behind his back and forced his wife The matter of divorce is simply contemporary Chen Shimei.

Yi Qing guessed right. Zhang Yimou and Gong Li came to him. It was indeed Gong Li's idea. Because of the extramarital affair, the reputation of the two of them is not an exaggeration, and they have become the target of public opinion. Opportunity, Gong Li is facing graduation, but until now no unit has agreed to accept her.

Back in the capital this time, Gong Li still heard from her junior sister Jin Lili that Yi Qing founded a company by herself.

Both Gong Li and Zhang Yimou knew about the reform of the production and distribution system of film and television dramas. As soon as the new policy was issued, Yi Qing set up a new screen, obviously ready to make a big splash.

So, Gong Li urged Zhang Yimou to look for Yi Qing, to see if there was any opportunity on his side.

Originally, Zhang Yimou didn't intend to come here. He is now the director of the Golden Bear Award for Best Film, and he is the leading figure of the fifth generation of directors who won numerous awards at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. How can he be ashamed.

But the reality is always helpless, Zhang Yimou doesn't know that compared to being accused by Wan Fu in his previous life, he is in a much more difficult situation in this life because of his love affair with Gong Li.

In his previous life, after divorcing his wife, Zhang Yimou was attacked by public opinion, but because he won the big prize at the Berlin Film Festival at that time, he was favored by Xiangjiang filmmakers. Qin Terracotta Warriors", followed by the opportunity to direct "Code Jaguar".