Entertainment 1998

Chapter 324 Chapter 323, Fighting with the Big Director
Jiang Feng understood what Han Shanye meant!

Old Chen is a very narrow-minded person. He used to have a hint of pride when talking to everyone. The movie "Farewell My Concubine" which I spent 3000 million RMB to make not only won major awards abroad, but also earned 2.6 million RMB at the box office. No matter what, I am the leader of our Chinese film and television industry.

Because in China, no one can achieve such results.

And now, you have just made your debut, and the movie "Saw" with an investment of 176 million RMB has earned 4.3 million RMB at the box office in the United States after only two weeks of screening.

It is impossible for the narrow-minded Old Chen not to target you, so you should be polite and don't provoke him. Even if he takes the initiative to provoke you, you should try to be patient.

Of course, although he understood it, Jiang Feng was still unwilling to follow some of Han Shanye's instructions.

I won't provoke him, and he shouldn't provoke me either; if he provokes me, I will confront him; if he confronts me, then sorry, I will let Lao Chen have a taste of the most potent apricot medicine in the world. You know, our breeding cows have worked several times a day and become weak. My father, who makes money without caring about the cows' lives, only feeds it a dozen grams, and this stuff can make the cows kneel down and beg for mercy immediately. If this medicine is used on Lao Chen, hehe...

Just as Meimei was having a hysterical attack, Jiang Feng suddenly saw the lights in the black box theater light up, and the big directors who had just gone out to "travel" all sat back down at this moment, as if their buttocks had never left the chairs.

Damn..., awesome!

Looking at this group of directors and producers sitting upright, Jiang Feng couldn't help but give them a thumbs up and secretly praised them, "No doubt, when it comes to acting, these guys are still good. Just now, they were disgusted with the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but now, their faces are full of thoughts."

"Pa bang..."

Zhang Yimou was the first person to stand up and applaud, because among this group of people, he had the best relationship with Li An.

With Zhang Yimou taking the lead, Han Shanye, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Wang Zonglei and others all stood up and applauded.

"thanks, thanks!"

Amidst the applause, director Li An walked onto the black box stage, stood in the center of the stage, and bowed deeply to everyone.

“Thank you, my colleagues in China, for coming to see my film. But compared to your applause, I am more willing to accept your criticism, because as you can see, although the film has been completed, there is still the possibility of modification.

The purpose of my previewing this film here today is to hope that you can give me different suggestions and find out if there are any inappropriate parts so that I can modify them. "

Perhaps because he was used to living in the United States, Li An was less roundabout when speaking and more straightforward.

After saying this, Li An pulled a chair on the stage and sat down. Then he took out a notebook and pen from his pocket and prepared to start taking notes seriously.

"..."

The place was quiet.

No one spoke.

Actually, if you think about it, you can understand it. Although the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" looks a bit boring, it is not as good as the Huang Feihong series shot by Hong Kong Island's Xu Ke, which makes moviegoers dazzled when they see it, with exciting fighting scenes one after another. But everyone is a friend, even if Li An sits on the stage and speaks bluntly, I am here to listen to your criticism, no one will really offend him and stand up and say, Director Li An, the movie you shot this time is so boring.

"Um…"

After waiting for a while, about five or six minutes, seeing that no one stood up to speak, Li An, who was sitting on the stage, began to call the roll.

"Director Kaige... Director Kaige, you are an absolute senior in the Chinese film and television industry. I would like to hear your criticism and suggestions first.

Let me make it clear in advance that I only listen to criticism and suggestions."

"me?"

Old Chen has no problem with anything else, he just likes to hear this kind of flattery, especially when he hears the word "senior" from Li An's mouth, he is immediately delighted. "Since Director Li An has mentioned it by name, and only listens to criticism and suggestions, then I will tell you my opinion.

To be honest, in my opinion, the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is really average. It uses the guise of a Chinese Kung Fu movie to wrap the spiritual core of European, American and even American western cowboys.

And this will create a sense of tearing.

The Chinese people don’t understand it, because they prefer to watch those kung fu movies where the black knife goes in and the red knife comes out, rather than movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that are full of forbearance; Westerners don’t understand it, and they don’t even understand how a person can fly without the help of external forces, isn’t this nonsense...”

Old Chen was standing next to Jiang Feng, and when he got excited, saliva was flying everywhere.

Even though Jiang Feng tried hard to tilt his head towards Han Shanye, he still couldn't avoid his air attack. However, Jiang Feng still agreed with some of Lao Chen's views.

In its previous life, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was indeed widely criticized in the country. After being released for two or three months, the box office was only 1500 million RMB.

But what no one expected was that those straightforward, hairy foreigners really liked the flying "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Director Jiang Feng..."

"Oh, are you there?"

Just when Jiang Feng was clearing his mind, he suddenly heard Li An, who was sitting on the stage, calling his name.

"Director Jiang Feng, most of the directors and producers present here are my friends. We have known each other for a long time, but this is the first time I have met you. So I would like to hear your opinion after Director Kaige has expressed his opinion."

Just as the legend goes, Li An is basically a Chinese-style literati, modest, polite, gentle and wise. He speaks slowly and gives people a sense of trust.

"Um…"

Jiang Feng stood up, thought for a moment, and said, "First of all, thank you Director Li An for inviting me to watch the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Secondly, I learned a lot from watching this movie, from the shooting techniques, editing techniques, film music to the narrative structure of the entire movie. It gave me a feeling of enlightenment that movies can be shot in this way.

Finally, my opinion is slightly different from Director Kaige's. I think that Western audiences who have never been exposed to Chinese martial arts movies will like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" very much after seeing it. It turns out that without the help of external force, people can leap onto the roof, and then fly and fight on the roof as if they were walking on flat ground.

Well, let me put it this way, I feel that the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" should win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film next year."

"..."

Quiet, very quiet!

In the black box theater with more than a dozen people sitting, you could hear a pin drop, and almost everyone turned their heads to look at Jiang Feng.

What's wrong with this kid?
Why did Jiang Feng have a fight with Director Kaige today? Just what he said just now was like poking Lao Chen in the lungs.

Lao Chen's biggest regret in his life is that "Farewell My Concubine" did not win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Jiang Feng not only refuted his point of view, but also said that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which you were not optimistic about, would definitely win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Just when everyone was quiet, Jiang Feng suddenly heard Han Shanye, who was sitting next to him, cough twice.

"Ahem... Jiang Feng, didn't you say you were going to Formosa Province tomorrow? Then hurry back and get ready. Remember, even when you get to Formosa Province, don't embarrass me!"

Regarding this chapter, it is basically written truthfully. I have seen an interview with Zhang Yimou in which he said that when Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released, almost all domestic film directors who had seen the film first were not optimistic about it, and Chen Shijie was the most critical of it.

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