New Age Artists

Chapter 240 History and Mythology, Red Cliff (13)

No one understands costume blockbusters better than him!

In Shen Santong's view, costume blockbusters are flattering.

Strictly speaking, it should not be called a costume blockbuster. The accurate description is that it is a Chinese-style Western costume blockbuster.

In terms of degree and nature, it's better than what Jia Zhangke and his gang did, but it's also pretty disgusting.

He wants to redefine the costume blockbuster and take back the right to define the costume blockbuster.

This is also what Shen Santong has always insisted on doing.

From the very beginning, his "Red Cliff" was different from other Chinese and Western costume blockbusters in terms of its creative premise, return on investment, and plot theme.

It is a historical blockbuster, consistent inside and out, a costume blockbuster with good skin and bones.

Han Sanping: “.”

If you have any plans, could you tell me earlier?

Also, I know you are confident, but you can’t be that confident, right?

Are you looking for another excuse to beat up Wu Yusen?

Han Sanping began to sympathize with Wu Yusen, the internationally renowned director.

Han Sanping said: "Don't withdraw your legal aid committee yet. We can't just let it go if it persecutes our costume blockbusters."

He tasted the sweetness of playing cards and the pleasure of giving others questions.

Hollywood has previously criticized Chinese films at the WTO, in the media, in foreign affairs, and on various occasions.

I feel a lot more relaxed recently with the anti-discrimination issue.

Han Sanping hopes that there will be no public opinion on this matter and that it will remain so in the industry.

On the one hand, it will make some people in the industry who foolishly look down on the United States and the West wake up and stop being fooled.

on the other hand.

If anyone says that he is interfering with the market or that there are problems with film scheduling, he has a card to play.

After chatting with Han Sanping, chat with Wang Zhongjun.

Because of personal feelings, he didn't want to bother with Huayi.

However, the mainland film industry is weak, with Hollywood outside and Hong Kong and Taiwan inside, and the infighting is a laughing stock.

Shen Santong's interactions with Chinese and foreigners were limited to promoting the development of the film industry.

In private, keep a certain distance.

Wang Zhongjun said solemnly: "Thank you Director Shen. Without you, the film "The Banquet" would lose money."

Shen Santong: "Is the overseas copyright selling well?"

Wang Zhongjun said: "With the overseas revenue plus advertising, the production costs have been recovered, so our box office here is a net profit."

Shen Santong: "That's good."

He originally held 5% of Huayi's shares, and a few days ago he took another 5%, bringing his shareholding ratio to 10%, which also made money for him.

Wang Zhongjun said, "In a few days, we will discuss financing, and we would like you to show up in person."

Wang Zhongjun planned to push Huayi to go public and began to raise funds from home and abroad.

Previously, the overseas copyright of "The Promise" did not sell well, and some people took advantage of the situation, suppressing the market value very low. Now the initiative is in his hands.

However, if we want to negotiate a good price, it would be best if Shen Santong came out to help.

Shen's three links have a special effect on Hong Kong, Taiwan and foreign investment.

Shen Santong agreed: "Okay."

After Huayi raises funds, its valuation should soar, bringing him millions or tens of millions of dollars in book wealth.

Before its premiere in BJ, "The Banquet" was screened in five cities including Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shenyang, Xi'an and BJ.

Directed by Feng Xiaogang, starring Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Wu Yanzu, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, and Ma Jingwu.

The main creative staff Tan Dun, Zhang Li, Sheng Heyu and Qiu Gangjian were all present.

Shen Santong goes to the movies.

The plot of "Night Banquet" is set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

It tells the story of the mysterious death of the previous emperor, the usurpation of the throne by Emperor Li, and the taking of the previous emperor's beautiful queen for himself.

In order to protect herself, the Queen had no choice but to serve Emperor Li.

However, she has greater, unknown ambitions in her heart.

The prince is the son of the late emperor. The grief over his father's death makes him decide to give up his life as an artist and embark on a journey of revenge.

However, his indecisive nature left him with many scars on the road to revenge, and the queen as his stepmother made him full of emotional entanglements.

Qingnu has been promised to the prince as his wife. She is deeply in love with him, but ends up ruining her youth. Qingnu's brother is young and energetic, and has a deep affection for his sister, so he is deeply involved in this struggle.

Shen Santong found it very painful to watch, as it was a hodgepodge of Cao Yu's "Thunderstorm" and William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

It is neither a martial arts drama nor a history drama, but a palace drama.

Still a tragedy.

Then, Shen Santong burst into laughter.

Not only him, Emperor Li beat the old minister Pei Hong to death with sticks, Ge You blurted out "too cruel", and the whole audience burst into laughter.

There are also conversations between Emperor Li and Empress Wan when they were flirting, such as "Sister-in-law, can you let go of me?" and "How am I compared to my brother?"

These rather ambiguous lines also elicited knowing laughter from the audience.

After watching the movie, Shen Santong left quietly.

It's another terrible costume movie with Chinese themes and Western elements, which is neither fish nor fowl.

When it comes to "Red Cliff", he will definitely distance himself from this type of costume blockbuster, because it is too bad.

The original version of "Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen is also a bad movie.

As for the quality of current movies, Shen Santong is extremely confident.

As long as he sticks to the correct historical view, spends money wisely and gets the special effects right, "Red Cliff" will be fine.

It’s not that he is so good, but that others are so bad.

At the same time, Shen Santong also felt that he had more responsibility.

We must make historical blockbusters.

The Western costume blockbusters, which are created under market guidance, interpret Chinese history from a Western perspective.

To put it nicely, it’s called interpretation.

It’s actually deconstruction.

Not only historical blockbusters, but also mythological blockbusters should be made, as the two actually have the same origin.

History is disenchanted myth, and myth is literary history.

Science has national boundaries, and so does mythology.

The West has its own myths, and capitalist society has its own myths.

China should also have its own myths, myths that are in line with Chinese society.

Southeast University is extremely rich in resources in this area, but no one has come to develop it, and it has not been done well.

In contrast, in Western mythology, not only Odin of Northern Europe and Zeus of Southern Europe are well-known.

Even pseudo-myths like Gandalf the Grey and Sauron the Devil seem so magnificent.

Shen Santong plans to finish "Red Cliff" and take back the right to define costume blockbusters.

The next big production will be "The Return of the Great Sage", which will be the first mythological blockbuster.

There will also be comedy in between.

By then, it will be fully owned and you will not be responsible to investors.

With the experience of "Red Cliff", we can prepare on multiple fronts.

In the past life, this aspect was not well done and costume blockbusters disappeared without a trace.

There was no historical blockbuster, and it was not until many years later that "30,000 Miles from Chang'an" was released.

It is not only a matter of forgetting history and mythology, but also of forgetting culture and origins.

Shen Santong created two types of works: history and mythology.

Reinterpret myths and use them to explain history.

Use movies to tell history, let history guide reality, and then use reality to create new myths.

There is no need to rush for science fiction, it will not be too late ten years later.

History and mythology are matters of culture and origin, science fiction is the future.

Get the culture and origin right first.

6 month 30 day.

Nortel.

Shen Santong graduated.

When he returned to school to attend the graduation ceremony, he gave a speech as a representative of outstanding graduates.

He met Liu Yifei, who, like him, was often not seen at school, and her mother Liu Xiaoli.

(End of this chapter)