New Age Artists

Chapter 243 Love has an afterlife, Yu Feihong feels it (13)

Wang Chunzi looked at Shen Santong expectantly.

A little nervous too.

After all, it’s Shen Santong.

Away from the school environment and student status, the young man in front of us has become a big shot in the circle today.

The first and even the only director of the new generation, his strength overwhelms the older generation.

When it comes to cinema movies, big directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang are all inferior to the young people in front of them.

Today is an era where box office is king, and it is no exaggeration to say that Shen Santong is the king of the film industry.

Film and television schools are rather special places. They are more like colleagues who entered the industry a few years apart than teachers and students.

Shen Santong asked in surprise: "Yu Feihong, Fairy Feihong, what time?"

Wang Chunzi said happily: "Of course it depends on your time."

After chatting for a few minutes, Shen Santong found out that Yu Feihong was really Teacher Wang Chunzi.

Yu Feihong stayed at the school to teach and taught her.

It is better to choose a day than to hit it.

After taking graduation photos, Shen Santong and Yu Feihong met in the private room of Molu Shijian outside the school.

Yu Feihong rushed over and saw Shen Santong was already waiting. She said embarrassedly, "Director Shen, I'm late."

Shen Santong stood up, shook hands with her, and looked her over.

Yu Feihong looked old when she was young, and she looked more like a young lady with temperament. At 35, she is very charming.

She was wearing a white shirt with her sleeves rolled up to her arms, a pair of sunglasses, tight jeans, and red high-heeled shoes.

The feet are painted with shiny nail polish, which makes them look a little playful.

Shen Santong said with a smile: "Senior sister, please don't call me Director Shen. If it gets out, people will say that I am betraying my teacher and ancestors."

Yu Feihong smiled awkwardly, and said coquettishly, "It's not as serious as you say."

I felt relieved. Shen Santong was still the sunny boy, he hadn't changed.

It's normal for Shen Santong to be proud of his age and the great achievements he has made.

Yu Feihong was not sure that she could get the appointment, and as she knew that Shen Santong had graduated and returned to school, she asked Wang Chunzi to feel out the issue.

If you refuse, there is still room for maneuver.

Shen Santong asked, "Senior, do you want to make a movie? Do you have any projects on hand?"

Hearing this, Yu Feihong said solemnly: "Yes, I read a novel about ten years ago."

“It’s called ‘Ginkgo, Ginkgo.’ The story moved me so much that I decided to adapt it into a movie.”

"I started preparing the script about seven years ago, and now it's almost ready."

"I want to film it. I have no experience in filming, so I want to find someone to help me."

Shen Santong straightened his expression and said, "Let me take a look at the script."

I have already guessed what drama it is, it should be "Love Has Next Life".

He understood Yu Feihong's professional mentality at a glance.

Coming from the 90s, and being a professional, directors are viewed as high-class.

According to the education we received, the director is the master of the crew and the center of power in a play.

Directing is a sacred profession and film is art.

This kind of awe is difficult to understand for people in later generations, who are used to seeing anyone becoming a director, with money and popularity, and seven or eight assistant directors.

Yu Feihong nervously took a sip of coffee and watched Shen Santong calmly flipping through the script.

There is a strange feeling of stimulation, a little bit of excitement.

She is also going to be a director and bring her favorite stories to the big screen.

Shen Santong read it very quickly and found the script to be well written.

"Ginkgo, Ginkgo", or "Love Has Afterlife".

The story revolves around a ginkgo tree and the love between a human and a ghost.

A Ming turned into an infatuated ghost. In his previous life, he fell deeply in love with the orphan girl A Jiu, but because of the conflict between the two families, the two were separated by life and death.

After Amin died, he became a lonely soul under a ginkgo tree.

Waiting lovingly for the reincarnated lover from the previous life for 50 years.

This ghost was so deeply in love that he had no complaints. He appeared and left suddenly under the ginkgo tree.

The ginkgo leaves shook and fell, bringing with them a sense of horror and a ghostly aura that filled the entire small courtyard.

Every day, A Ming, who is a ghost, will have a conversation with A Jiu in this life under the ginkgo tree.

All the memories of past lives were replayed in Amin's narration until the tea was cold in the middle of the night.

However, in this life, someone has accompanied her in happiness.

The road of reincarnation is drawing to a close, the tea is cold and they need to refill it, but they can no longer continue the promise they made in their previous life.

Shen Santong is hard to describe.

Too hipster. Just love.

I will love you even if I become a ghost and I will love you even if I die.

Love until death, turn into a ghost, and still love.

From a business perspective, it's bound to fail.

Ten years later, the audience has been exposed to various films, and with their living standards improved, they have more literary and artistic needs.

There might be box office success.

Shen Santong asked: "Senior sister, are you sure you can pass the trial?"

I know this drama will pass review, but I’m asking based on the unknown.

Seeing that she was distracted, Shen Santong asked again.

Yu Feihong came back to her senses, her face flushed, and she blinked and said, "It's an art film, so it shouldn't be a problem to pass the review."

Shen Santong was just asking casually as a formality.

I can only say that the senior schoolmate in front of me is not an ordinary literary young woman.

A good background, whether in a broad sense or in an industry.

He was a student of Beijing Film Academy, a former teacher, and a senior in the industry.

Think about it, it's really incredible that "Love Has Next Life" could pass the review and be released.

It is very difficult for "Goblin" to pass the review, and the management is very strict on this.

Only masterpieces, such as Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, are exceptions.

Shen Santong said: "Senior sister, do you have a shooting script?"

Yu Feihong was puzzled: "This is the shooting script, the scenes and everything are clearly written."

Shen Santong said: "This is a literary script, right? There are no project expenses, planning and so on, right?"

Yu Feihong said: "I think the story is more important, as long as we tell a good story, that's all."

Shen Santong: “.”

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startled.

It's too stream-of-consciousness.

But movies are not writing. Shen Santong asked, "Besides me, have you asked other people? What did they say?"

Yu Feihong said: "I have asked my classmates and friends, and even asked for favors. They suggested that I dig out my inner self."

Listening to Yu Feihong mentioning several names of directors and behind-the-scenes people, Shen Santong fell silent.

Director, there are six generations of the best.

The people behind the scenes are quite impressive, some are so-called famous people in Hong Kong, and all have won awards.
Having watched "Love Has a Future" in my previous life, I understand why the finished product was of that quality.

No matter how much money we spend with these people, we can't make a good movie.

Being famous and having a high status in the industry may not necessarily be good for a newcomer like Feihong.

From another perspective, they are all veterans.

Yu Feihong has no prestige, doesn’t know where to start, and has too many ways to make money.

If you can make a few hundred thousand or a million and improve your life, what does favor matter?
When meeting someone with superior means, Yu Feihong would say thank you.

It's just like finding so-called relatives and acquaintances to do the decoration. It costs a lot of money, there are difficulties in communication, and the work is not done well.

Shen Santong asked: "Senior sister, do you want to go to the theater line?"

Yu Feihong said as a matter of course: "It will definitely be released in theaters. I hope more people can see it."

Shen Santong spoke frankly: "The result will be very poor. If we do it according to your instructions, the film will probably be full of meaningless dialogues, broken rhythms, and meaningless close-ups."

Yu Feihong was suspicious. She asked many bigwigs to look at it, and they all said it was good: "Not necessarily?"

Shen Santong didn't explain. If you believe it, you believe it. If you don't believe it, forget it. "Senior sister, what do you think a movie is and what a director is?"

Yu Feihong said: "Movies are art, the art of expressing ideas. Directors are the ones who create art."

Seeing that she was about to continue, Shen Santong interrupted and said, "Movies are not art."

"There is no difference between a director and a butcher, a cook, or a farmer. They just have different skills."

"If you want to make a good movie, you'd better cleanse your mind of the literary youth disease."

"Otherwise, the result will be like some of your sixth-generation classmates, with rubbish lighting and shadows."

Shen Santong was blunt. He looked down on the sixth generation of directors and disliked literary youths the most.

Shen Santong scolded him: "Making movies is not like writing novels. Writing novels can be stream-conscious and still be enjoyable. But if movies are stream-conscious, they will be empty and will only torture the audience."

"You are already empty and take things for granted. What you need is a team that can help you execute, a pragmatic team. Not an even more empty team."

Yu Feihong's face flushed red.

Like being stripped naked.

It has been many years since I was scolded in this tone.

But there is also an inexplicable excitement.

(End of this chapter)