Facing Feng Xiaoning's question, Yu Dong smiled and asked, "Director Feng, why do you think the protagonist can go back to the past through the diary? This doesn't make sense logically."
Feng Xiaoning looked at Yu Dong and fell into deep thought. After a while, he said: "You won't tell me that this is all a dream. Use dreams to explain everything."
"It's easy to explain everything with dreams, but I prefer to use higher-dimensional creatures to explain it."
"High-dimensional creatures? The more I hear this, the more confused I become." Feng Xiaoning frowned and thought for a while: "Do you mean to say that high-dimensional creatures are like God, driving this matter? And our lives, indeed
Is it a videotape that can be recorded and washed?"
"Director Feng, do you believe in God?"
Feng Xiaoning shook his head, "I don't believe it."
Yu Dong smiled and continued, "Then let's go back to high-dimensional creatures. It may be difficult to explain high-dimensional creatures, but we can use two-dimensional and three-dimensional metaphors. When someone mentioned "Closed Loop" before,
It is said that the world depicted in it is like a film that has been shot, and there is no order of time. We now regard the world in "Chaos Diary" as a running program, and the protagonist's story is a cycle in this program."
Feng Xiaoning nodded thoughtfully, "Although I don't understand the program you are talking about, I understand something. You can continue."
"Well, in this loop, there are countless conditions and choices. After the loop gets the result, it goes back to the previous conditions and choices and starts to recalculate the result. We regard the symbols in the program as low-dimensional creatures, and create the program
People regard them as higher-dimensional creatures.”
If Feng Xiaoning believed in God, he would definitely argue: After all, he is still God.
But Feng Xiaoning didn't. He nodded, "I probably understand. In fact, even if you don't understand this, it won't affect the filming of the movie."
"Isn't it better if you understand?" Yu Dong smiled.
"Yes, it's better if you understand. I will make a plan and then apply for funds. The money may not be much, but the funds will definitely be applied for." Feng Xiaoning seemed quite confident, "I will apply for funds during this period."
Once the script is written, I will give it to you for review later.”
"Too serious, I can't talk about checking. You can take it over and let me study. I am currently teaching a writing class for a theater creation class, and I am also learning this knowledge." Yu Dong said.
"Does Jinyi also have a theater creation class?" Feng Xiaoning was a little surprised.
"It was newly opened this year, so I was caught as a young man."
"That's no wonder. I remember that the drama department of your school has been discontinued a long time ago. But if you say so, then you might as well write the script yourself and treat it as a practice." Feng Xiaoning said with a smile: "I would be happy to
If I let you practice, maybe you, a great writer, can still shine in the screenwriting world in the future. Screenwriters and writers are not separated from each other. Otherwise, why does Yenching Film Academy have a literature department?"
Yu Dong smiled and waved his hand, "There are plenty of opportunities to practice, let's forget it this time. By the way, last time I heard from Director Feng in Chengdu that the film bureau was going to be reorganized, is there any new news? Will the reorganization be completed this time and when will it be?
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Speaking of this, Feng Xiaoning shook his head, "We are still delaying, and we don't know when we will have accurate information. The main reason is that there are great internal differences now. The reformists believe that drastic measures must be taken and the reorganization is in place at once, but the conservatives believe that
You have to moisturize things quietly and do it bit by bit. Now no one can convince anyone, and I guess it will take some time before the results come out."
Yu Dong grasped the key information, "So both parties have a consensus on the reorganization? But they have differences on the intensity of the reorganization?"
"That's what I mean, and I personally think that even if the two sides agree on a guideline for the intensity of the reorganization, the specific implementation will have to be delayed for a while. By then it will be impossible to liberalize the domestic film market indefinitely, so we will face a problem
, which foreign films should we introduce? Whether to focus on commerciality or ideology is a difficult problem." Feng Xiaoning analyzed for Yu Dong.
Yu Dong nodded, he very much recognized Feng Xiaoning's analysis.
Domestic reform has always been cautious, which is also the development style of our country. We can keep trying and making mistakes, but we cannot change the fundamentals.
Yu Dong also supports restrictions on foreign entertainment works. If the domestic film and television industry is a stagnant pool of lifeless water filled with small fish waiting to die, then what needs to be introduced at this time should be catfish, not sharks.
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The purpose of introducing foreign blockbusters is to find a way to survive, not to find a way to die.
"Director Feng, do you have any thoughts on the casting for this movie?" Yu Dong asked again.
Feng Xiaoning looked at Yu Dong with a smile: "Teacher Yu Dong, what do you think?"
"I don't have any objections. I'm just curious. I also want to know which actors should portray the characters in the story."
"I don't have a clue now. The key is that many of the scenes in this story take place when I was a child, so I need a group of young actors. Especially the protagonist, it is a test of the actor's acting skills. Ordinary young actors may not be able to do it."
Feng Xiaoning was actually thinking about the characters after reading the story, but he hasn't decided on any characters yet. He will have to think carefully about it later.
After talking about the script, the two chatted casually for a while. Feng Xiaoning also talked about the novel "Death of a Widow". He learned from Zhang Yimou that a movie adapted from this novel was being filmed.
Feng Xiaoning and Zhang Yimou entered Yenching Film Academy in the same year. Although they studied in the Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Photography respectively, the two departments had many intersections, so they were old acquaintances and kept in touch.
Feng Xiaoning also liked the novel "Death of a Widow" very much. He also said that if Zhang Yimou hadn't beaten him to it, he would have done it.
However, these words were somewhat flattering, and Yu Dong did not take them seriously.
The two had lunch at noon, and Yu Dong sent Feng Xiaoning to the train station. His next stop was to go to Chang'an, both for work and to go home.
After seeing off Feng Xiaoning and returning to the dormitory compound, Yu Dong saw Cheng Yanqiu standing at the door of his dormitory, seemingly waiting for him.
The weather was slightly cooler today, so she wore a beige knitted cardigan with a white V-neck T-shirt underneath, looking very intellectual.
But when he saw her outfit, the first thought that came to Yu Dong's mind was: Comrade Cheng Yanqiu has so many clothes.
Chapter completed!