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"What? Zhang Hailei asked me to write a script?" Bi Xia was really shocked by the news, and what followed was a huge surprise.

"Of course it's true. We made an appointment to meet at two o'clock in the afternoon. You go and take a shower quickly and get ready. This time it's going to be big." Zhang Jing's face was full of excitement and nervousness. She was so happy for Bi Xia.

Zhang Hailei thought, what an honor this is. This will make Bi Xia's career a big step forward.

When it comes to Bi Xia's fame, Bi Xia is no less famous than these big-name directors. Even when it comes to box office appeal, Bi Xia is also very strong. Some media have said that Bi Xia's popularity alone can support a movie with a box office of 100 million yuan.

But when it comes to academic achievements, Bi Xia has established his position in the music world, but in terms of movies, whether as a screenwriter or a director, he can only have a small achievement. Of course, this small achievement is incomparable with those real

Compared with big directors, such as Wen Bo, although none of his movies have a box office that can match "Savage Girl", his status in the industry is not comparable to that of Bi Xia. This is what he has relied on for dozens of movies over the past ten years.

The movie slowly accumulated a reputation.

Just like a super celebrity in Bi Xia's memory world, Zhao Wei. She is a typical representative who sings if she is good at acting, and directs if she is good at acting. Bi Xia used her as an example when she first entered the music industry and moved to the directing world. Zhao Wei's

The performance of her debut film was even more popular than "My Sassy Girl", with a box office of more than 700 million in the mainland alone, but Zhao Wei is still just a newcomer in the director world.

The criterion for evaluating whether a director is a well-known director or a national-level director is not simply to look at the box office, but also to look at his performance at major award ceremonies, and of course his performance at large foreign film festivals and his reputation in the eyes of the audience.

charisma and degree of recognition.

Chen Kaige, for example, doesn’t have a lot of box office, but he’s very soft on awards; and Wang Jing doesn’t win many awards, but his commercial film is called Liua, and it has made so many celebrities famous that the media calls it “Jing Girl”.

Calling his movie heroine is a big proof.

Therefore, evaluating a director's status is made up of many aspects. Bi Xia is famous in the eyes of the public. But in the eyes of professionals, he is still just a newcomer. Relatively speaking, his screenwriting ability is more recognized than his directing ability, but that's the case.

In the eyes of some ordinary characters, and in the eyes of some national directors, this is nothing special. Both Bi Xia and Huayi Media are very clear about this.

Therefore, this time Zhang Hailei invited Bi Xia to write a script for him. This news shocked everyone so much.

Who is Zhang Hailei?

Whether it is music or movies, the influence of Chinese works can only spread to Asia. If you leave Asia, you will die in the light, and Asia is far from the mainstream of the world's entertainment industry. These top Chinese directors think again and again

They want to impact the mainstream film industry in Europe and the United States, but they are met with failure and disappointment again and again.

I have to say here that some of China's realistic literary and artistic films are actually quite good, which is China's strength. However, in the field of commercial films, it has not really formed its own unique culture. Therefore, in these years, at international film festivals such as Cannes,

In the past, literary and artistic films have won many awards, but the box office can only be described as terrible.

With the whole country desperately eager to go abroad and enter the mainstream of European and American films, but being disappointed and failed again and again, one name has become everyone's only hope and pride, and that is Zhang Hailei.

Zhang Hailei, like today's great directors, is the country's fifth-generation director, but his growth trajectory deviated in the 1990s. In the 1990s, he left the mainland to work in Xiangjiang, Taiwan for a period of time. This period was also his

The reason for the transformation in director's style is that he absorbed the essence of movies from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places and formed his own unique movie style that is different from theirs.

After that, he left China and went to the United States to study and work alone. Finally, in 2000, when he said goodbye to the old and welcomed the new, the film "Hidden Dragon" he directed did not have the heroic spirit of ordinary martial arts films. Instead, it was about searching for the world.

A martial arts film with a deep contemplation and implicit humanistic connotation, it unexpectedly won the only Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in the history of Chinese films.

This film goes straight to an extremely profound point in Chinese traditional culture: the suppression and restraint of individual people. It also demonstrates the powerful role and necessity of this Eastern social norm, as well as its contradictory collision with human nature and its final outcome.

Tragic reconciliation.

This achievement is the biggest achievement of Chinese-language films in Europe and the United States, and it also allowed Zhang Hailei to break away from the ranks of the first domestic group directors and embark on the long road of international directors alone. In 2012, when Bi Xia was still in the army, Zhang Hailei won the title of "Life of Life" with his film

"This movie won the Oscar for Best Director. Although this is not a victory for Chinese-language films, it is the biggest victory for Chinese directors in the world.

It can be said that Zhang Hailei is far ahead of other national-level directors in China. He is the business card and symbol of today's Chinese films and a truly international director. He actually asked Bi Xia to write a script, which is undoubtedly the biggest disgrace to Bi Xia.

Affirmation and recognition, if this news is announced, Bi Xia’s fans will be happy to death.

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A coffee club in Sanlitun has large floor-to-ceiling windows that fill the club with sunshine and warmth. In the afternoon, the gentle sunshine always makes people feel leisurely and lazy.

Bi Xia looked at Zhang Hailei opposite him. Zhang Hailei was fifty-five years old this year. For a director, this was definitely the golden age. He had experience, experience, and energy. Zhang Hailei was 176cm tall, and at that time he was definitely tall and straight, with good facial features.

, elegant and graceful, with an impressive bearing.

"Director Zhang, I'm so surprised. I really didn't expect it. Really, you really surprised me. I'm so happy." Bi Xia has never been star-struck, but at this moment, he feels like a pious person.

A groupie who worships his idol.

Bi Xia is sizing up Zhang Hai Lei, and Zhang Hai Lei is also sizing up Bi Xia. This young man is the fastest rising actor in the entertainment industry in recent years. As the legend says, this young man is handsome and energetic, and his face is also very peaceful. The most important thing is

It's his eyes, very sincere. Eyes are the windows to the human soul. They can be pretending to be anything, but they cannot be disguised.

No wonder he can achieve such results, he is a successful three-dimensional artist, and his three-dimensionality is different from ordinary stars. He actually spans the world of music, literature and directing. This is very interesting. Zhang Hailei couldn't help but sigh.

And he has done well in every aspect. He has read Bi Xia's works. "Zhu Xian" is his favorite story. In addition to "Zhu Xian", he is currently updating "Buddha is the Tao" and "Dragon Babu".

"He has read it, and it is definitely a masterpiece. Bi Xia's "Savage Girl" he also knows that it is not easy to achieve such good results for the first time as a director. In addition to the ones he directed, several of his scripts have

Yes, of course these are not the reasons why he asked Bi Xia to write the script.

"Young man, you are really good at talking. Your achievements are not simple. I am as old as you and I will never have such achievements as you." Zhang Hailei said with a smile.

"Don't say that. I grew up watching your movies. You can also be said to be my mentor in film theory." Bi Xia stood up and bowed deeply.

Zhang Hailei accepted the bow steadily. With his status, he could afford it. When Bi Xia sat down, he said: "I came here this time to ask you to write a script. Do you know?"

"I understand." Bi Xia nodded and hesitated for a while before asking: "But, can I ask why you are looking for me? I am a junior after all."

"Haha..." Zhang Hailei laughed and said, "I thought you would endure it for a long time." After saying that, he looked at Bi Xia with interest and asked, "Do you know what I want to write to you this time?

Script?”

"I don't know." Bi Xia shook his head. He was not a god. If he could guess this, he would just buy lottery tickets instead.

"Our films have always failed in Western countries over the years. When I come back this time, I want to impact the Western film industry again. After thinking about it, I set the theme in the fantasy genre. Specifically, I chose

"Journey to the West". But "Journey to the West"

The subject matter has been filmed many times, and I hope to come up with something new. And you are known as the originator of fairy novels in the new century and the greatest imagineer. I have read several of your scripts and they are all very good.

, the novel is also very exciting and imaginative, so I came here."

Zhang Hailei's words were not loud, but his last sentence "That's why I came" gave Bi Xia great motivation, which was the greatest affirmation and encouragement for him.

Although Zhang Hailei's words made Bi Xia very excited, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he sat there quietly and thought carefully. The goal of impacting the Western film industry is very ambitious. This is something Bi Xia dare not imagine now, but now he is in front of him.

There was such an opportunity, and he wanted to seize it. Our movies cannot be accepted by the West. There are many factors, cultural barriers, shooting skills, etc. are problems. Bi Xia admired Zhang Hailei very much. He chose "Journey to the West",

Very clever!

First of all, "Journey to the West" has a great influence in Western countries, and the illusory character Sun Wukong is also familiar in the West. Secondly, fantasy movies about gods and monsters require a lot of special effects. If some battle scenes are well made, they will definitely be a kind of

Enjoy blockbusters, and blockbuster commercial films are more likely to break into the Western film industry and get good box office.

Thinking of this, Bi Xia felt anxious in his heart. How could he be absent from such an important matter? "Director Zhang, I am willing to give it a try. I will write it with my heart. I hope I can get your approval by then." Bi Xia said firmly.

said.

"You are an expert in this area, and I want to believe in your ability. Come on, let me tell you some of my requirements. First of all, I hope this is a story with tears and laughter, and it must have a certain depth; secondly, I hope the script can have

It must be subversive and different from the previous "Journey to the West"..." After confirming the cooperation, the two had an in-depth discussion on the intention of the script.