New Age Artists

Chapter 130 Title Four Dan and Two Bing (35)

"Movies are artistic creations and cannot be 100% true to reality. I have the right to express myself freely."

Shen Santong replied: "The police let the heroine go because she proved herself to be a good person and did not cause any adverse effects. This design can also highlight the humor and humanity of the police, which is close to the audience."

The reporter asked, "That's the problem! You portrayed the police too well. There was a problem in the last movie Supermarket. You sniped criminals in slippers and sang praises. Many scenes in the movie were like this. The national flag flashed many times. In a simple light-off scene, you put a small national flag on the switch. The spirit you conveyed about postal express delivery was not quite right. It felt awkward to me. I felt sick as soon as I saw it! The critical nature of the movie was completely lost."

Shen Santong smiled and said, "You know my style and attitude, right? If you knew it, could you not come?"

The audience laughed.

Shen Santong never hid his attitude.

His movies are completely different from those of the fifth and sixth generations.

Before the reporter could say anything, a staff member nearby took away his microphone.

Seeing this, Shen Santong continued, “From a film perspective, criticism is a very pleasing way.

Destruction, destroying beautiful things, is simple and very impactful.

Take a bad guy and add some humanity to him, he will become a Buddha immediately after putting down his butcher knife. This little bit of white in the endless darkness is very dazzling and prominent.

But I don’t like it when it’s too flattering.”

“I can’t say that all police officers are problem-free, but most of them are there to protect us.

And precisely because ordinary is positive, it is easy to create a positive image on the surface.

It is better to create a negative image to have an impact.”

“It just so happens that I don’t like taking shortcuts, I just want to do something challenging!

My goal is to create positive characters well and make them flesh and blood.

And I think that when a person does good things, he should be praised.

Most police officers are good, so they should perform. If the good ones don’t perform, in my opinion, it’s tantamount to supporting the bad ones.

We are all ordinary people, and we should hope that the social atmosphere will improve. Only when the atmosphere is good can we have a good life. "

clap clap clap!
The audience applauded.

Well said.

Ordinary audiences are not journalists.

Reporters have loud speakers and can shout when they are bullied.

Most of the audience are just ordinary people. Of course, they hope that the atmosphere will be better and that people won’t always promote negative things.

Shen Santong talked about the reason for designing the plot of Postal Express: "First of all, I didn't take a penny from Postal Express. Of course, if the postal leaders wanted to give me advertising fees, I wouldn't refuse."

The audience laughed.

When the laughter stopped, Shen Santong continued, "There is a city in China called Linzhi, located in the southeast corner of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. There is a county called Zayu below Linzhi, which is 520 kilometers away from the administrative center of the LZD area, and it takes 11 hours to drive."

People who are well-informed already know what Shen Santong is talking about.

"From Linzhi to Zayu, along the 318 National Highway, there is a section of road known as the Death Valley - Tongmai Pass.

This road is lined with canyons and mountainsides with fast-flowing rivers. The narrow roads make passing difficult and if a car falls into the river, there is no doubt that it will die.

A bridge across the Yarlung Zangbo River is washed away by floods several times every year.

From time to time, rocks as big as human heads fall from the mountain. If you are hit by them, you will be dead.

A few times a year, landslides bury the road.”

“People who took this route for the first time held on tightly to the handle on top of the seat the entire time and dared not let go.

Many people call it the journey closest to death.

There are no private express delivery companies here, but there is China Post.”

"Although it takes ten days or half a month for the postal truck to come, the people of Zayu say that every time they see the green postal truck coming, they feel excited because it brings hope."

Shen Santong smiled and said: "Sometimes, postal express delivery is a bit slow, but we also have to see that in many places, only the postal service can deliver.

When I learned about this, I wrote the postal express into the script. Those who have done good things should be praised.”

"In addition, postal express has some small uses, such as copyright of works, or contracts. If you need to confirm the date, you can use the post to send it to yourself without opening it. It has legal effect."

There was applause again, and I learned something new. I answered several questions in a row.

The audience questions were relatively friendly.

Some journalists, when they are called out, want to make big news.

A reporter asked about Wu Yusen: "Director Shen, do you think your attitude towards Director Wu Yusen is right? You are going against the mainstream film industry and the mainstream art industry. Many people criticize you for being too arrogant and presumptuous. What do you think?"

Jingwei quickly took control of the situation: "My reporter friend, the question you asked has nothing to do with the movie."

The reporter didn't care and talked about Wu Yusen's achievements proudly.

From Hong Kong Island to Hollywood.

For some media practitioners, Wu Yusen is divine.

The reporter wanted Shen Santong to pay attention and change his mind.

The main reason is that Wu Yusen has made a name for himself in Hollywood.

That's Hollywood!
The birthplace of countless classic movies.

Shen Santong must care!
The United States is the paradise in the dreams of many people.

Even if I can’t go there in this life, I want to be born there in the next life!

I can't stand Shen Santong's careless attitude!

Shen Santong's attitude really hurt her.

Shen Santong spoke only after the reporter's microphone was taken away.

If you ask unfriendly questions, the microphone must be taken away.

Answering such common-sense questions has already stretched his patience to the limit.

Shen Santong didn't want to turn it into a debate, it was meaningless, he just needed to express his own opinion.

"Most ordinary audiences don't care about Hollywood, not to mention now, but in the 80s and 90s."

"For ordinary people, winning awards abroad is not the point. The point is to win glory for the country. To brag about the importance of big awards abroad is nothing more than a small circle flattering each other."

"It's already 05, our economy has developed, there are more skyscrapers, and audiences need films that can satisfy their own entertainment needs."

"It's not just Hollywood movies, but also Hong Kong movies, or our local movies, they are loved by the audience because they meet the needs of the audience, not because of any name they have."

Shen Santong said this with a smile, "To put it bluntly, the audience just wants to have some fun and relax after work, and enjoy the show, which is much better than exploring some bullshit art. The audience doesn't want to be educated!"

The audience laughed along and then clapped wildly.

It hits the nail on the head.

“Back to Director Wu Yusen, the director, the film speaks.

My pursuit in the industry is to recover costs through the domestic market, meet the audience's spiritual and cultural needs, and cultivate local on-stage and behind-the-scenes personnel."

Shen Santong said: "I don't care about Director Wu's achievements in Hong Kong and Hollywood. I will only recognize him when he can gain recognition from mainland audiences and mainland audiences buy tickets to support him."

The end of the press conference.

Jingwei asked a designed question: "I saw many top actresses today. Director Shen is very good at photographing actresses. Some people call the actresses you photographed Shen girls. Li Bingbing was photographed very beautifully in the film "Happy Birthday". Do you have any plans to cooperate with other actresses?"

"I think our actresses are excellent. We have the four dan and the two bing, the four hua dan, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Xiaoyanzi, Xu Jinglei, and the two bing, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, they are all top actresses."

It will take another year or two for the Four Dans and Two Bings to truly take shape.

Shen Santong wants to give out the titles of Four Dans and Two Bings in advance.

The second film is about to become a big hit, so it still has some weight to shout it out.

There must be controversy, and that is his purpose.

Build momentum for the movie.

It's not just Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Wei who make hype reviews. Shen Santong is even better at it, and his methods are very novel.

Let’s share some insights from the old-fashioned people in the film industry!

(End of this chapter)