Since 1983

Beijing, hotel.

Zhang Guoshi was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.

In September, "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" came back with great reputation and won two awards, the Golden Lion and Best Actress, causing a national sensation. He has won two of the top three in Europe, and Gong Li has become the second top three best actress.

At the beginning of this year, Maggie Cheung reached the top in Berlin with "Ruan Lingyu", and the difference between the two was only a few months.

Since returning to the country, Zhang Guoshi has been entertaining in various ways. Today he has a banquet, tomorrow he interviews, and later he holds a symposium, and he stays in the capital for life.

At this moment, he had just sent away a group of reporters, and the assistant immediately reported: "Director, Mr. Liu Heng called and said that there is a magazine that wants to interview you."

Liu Heng is the author and screenwriter of the original novel.

"Which magazine? Why are you still looking for him?"

"The new publication, which hasn't been officially released yet, is called "New Film and Television"..."

Zhang Guoshi didn't like to welcome him when he heard it, and finally said, "Say it was done by Xu Fei."

"Xu Fei? That Xu Fei!"

Gong Li came over and said with a smile: "At the beginning he was picking actors at school, I've seen him pick Wu Yujuan away."

"..."

Zhang Guoshi thought for a moment and asked, "How does he want to interview?"

"You find the time and place, and cooperate there."

"Then you ask, is it okay in the afternoon?"

The assistant went in response, feeling strange, the director seemed to be very polite.

A few years ago, Zhang and Gong fell in love, and the whole country scolded Chen Shimei. During the filming of "The Love of Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Wars", Zhang Guoshi was accidentally injured, and his original partner visited him, and Gong Li did not dodge or avoid it.

Afterwards, Zhang divorced his ex-wife, officially made it public with Gong Li, and lived together.

The two cleaned up easily, and the other party arrived about three hours later.

"Director Zhang, Miss Gong! Thank you, thank you!"

"You are polite, I have admired you for a long time, and I have long wanted to see you."

This is the truth. In the eyes of outsiders, this person seems to be one of the big bosses of the Beijing gang.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Fei and Yu Jiajia took their seats and said, "We are a new magazine, and we are preparing for the first issue. This may be different from other publications. Let's communicate first."

He took out a manuscript, "I didn't expect to meet today, I'm laughing at you."

Zhang Guoshi and Gong Li were taken aback for a moment, seeing that it was full of outlines, they immediately understood. It should have been sent over here first, look here, cross out any taboos, then communicate, and then conduct a formal interview.

When the sincerity came out, Zhang Guoshi simply ignored it and said, "It doesn't matter, let's come directly."

"Oh, that's good."

It feels really different. After taking the Palme d'Or, Keiko Rinpoche started to use his own way and didn't listen to others. Although Lao Mouzi is also drifting, he is generally OK and can accept opinions.

Yu Jiajia is still getting used to it, so Xu Fei took her to practice. "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju" has been analyzed eight hundred times by experts from all walks of life, it is meaningless, he wants to ask something else.

"Some people say that you can only make local dramas, what do you think?"

"Well……"

Zhang Guoshi showed his big teeth, he didn't expect the first question to be so sharp.

"I didn't intentionally shoot rural dramas, it's just that the background of these original works is in the rural society, and I just happened to catch up with them.

In fact, the themes of my works have been changing. The things expressed in "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou" and "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju" are absolutely different.

In the past, it might have been a little more abstract. I shot Qiu Ju in a documentary style, focusing on the integration and conflict of a rural woman in such a living environment and the modern rule of law.

I really wanted to make a good urban film, but unfortunately I didn't find a satisfactory script. "

"Some audience members said that certain directors like to show Chinese ugly things to foreigners in order to win awards."

Tsk!

Zhang Guoshi was serious for a moment, and said cautiously: "First of all, it is not ugly. Just like Qiu Ju, a rural woman at the bottom, in such an environment, the village chief and elders are the law and the truth.

When a weak person is violated and wants to use legal weapons to maintain his dignity, conflicts will naturally arise.

This kind of conflict is a real state of our society, how can it be called ugly? If I don't shoot, does it not exist? Isn't that self-deception? "

"Is there a reason for this change?"

"Yes, after I finished filming Big Red Lantern, I had a lot of reflections, especially watching the works of directors such as Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang.

I think mainland directors, including myself, have never paid enough attention to people. Qiu Ju counts me as a supplementary lesson for myself, increasing my attention to people. "

"So if you want to make urban dramas, you will continue this point?"

"Yep."

"Then do you like commercial movies?"

"I think it's very good. There should be a variety of movie types. I wanted to make "Codenamed Jaguar" into a commercial film, but unfortunately I didn't grasp it well. I didn't think it was right in the early stage preparation, but the funds have already been invested, so I bite the bullet shoot."

"What do you mean by assurance?"

"Uh, understanding of some business elements."

Xu Fei nodded, turned to the other side, and asked: "Miss Gong, Maggie Cheung won the top three best actresses in Europe before you, do you have any regrets?"

Um?

Gong Li was taken aback, are you a Hong Kong paparazzi?

"Uh, there must be regrets, but I'm also happy for her. Are they all Chinese actors? It's all a matter of glory."

"You filmed "The Love of Terracotta Warriors", "The Saint of Gamblers on the Beach", and "When I Awoke" in Hong Kong. What do you think is the difference between the performance and the mainland?"

"There are no professional schools over there, most of them rely on experience, and the acting is a little more casual. It's not that it's bad, it's just, just..."

Gong Li is only 27 years old, far from the Emperor Gong of the later generations, and she is stupid for a while.

"Hong Kong's grassy rivers and lakes are full of relaxation and relaxation, which is very commercially entertaining. From the mainland, the performance is systematic, rigorous and professional, but a bit dull."

Xu Fei added casually, "Stupidity refers to a single type. Characters with a dark tone, rich inner drama, and struggling thoughts are often played well. On the contrary, a simple character with a silly smile is funny, but not It will be played."

This is a common problem of mainland film queens. Gong Huang, Zhou Gongzi, and International Zhang are all in the same line. The more complicated the acting, the better.

"..."

Gong Li frowned, intending to refute, but couldn't speak.

Xu Fei turned back to Zhang Guoshi and asked, "Are you going to participate in the Golden Rooster Awards next month?"

"There's a seminar over there, I'm invited to go, I just have something to do."

"As far as I know, this seminar will discuss the abolition of the unified purchase and marketing system. What do you think?"

Zhang Guoshi was shocked immediately, "You, is this news reliable?"

"Li Ning told me."

Li Ning is the director of the Youth Film Studio, and "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" is jointly produced by Qingying and Yindu.

"oh oh!"

He thought about it more cautiously, and said: "Now that the reform and opening up is taking place, the film industry will naturally respond. But I really don't know much about it, so I can't say more."

"Any plans for the next work?"

"We are currently preparing for Wang Shuo's "I Am Your Father", but it has not been finalized. We will definitely let everyone know when it is finalized."

"Um."

Xu Fei closed the book, signaled the end of the interview, and said with a smile, "Director Zhang, I actually want to recommend a story for you."

"You speak."

"The novel created by Yu Hua should be finished. It's called "To Live."

Yu Hua? Zhang Guoshi was puzzled for two seconds, and suddenly remembered that this guy is Haima's consultant!

"Okay, I will definitely ask for advice."

"That's it for today, thank you for your cooperation, thank you Miss Gong."

After the two left, Gong Li breathed a sigh of relief, "It's more tiring than dealing with those Hong Kong reporters. He's not from the film industry either, why ask so many questions?"

"Hey, he really is in the film industry."

Zhang Guoshi shook his head, and said: "Xia Gang said that he has pitched a film called "The Great Sabbath". The filming has been finished long ago, and it has been suppressed for release. Just now I asked about the unified purchase and marketing, I guess..."

"Hiss!"

Both of them were taken aback by a certain idea, that was too bold!

(besides……)