"Hero is a martial arts blockbuster and also a transformational work directed by director Zhang Yimou for ten years. Today, for this movie, director Zhang Yimou and director Wan Xiaohu will talk about the present and future of Chinese films around the movie. The dialogue between the two generations of directors will surely create more sparks of wisdom."

What the host said was full of flowers. After a few minutes of introduction, the documentary filming of "Heroes" began to be screened on the big screen.

The master's dialogue began immediately under the guidance of the host.

"Director Zhang, how did you think of changing your filming style and starting to study martial arts? We think you are not a director of this type?"

Zhang Yimou shook his head: "Many people always think that I just like to shoot rural movies and don't like other movies. In fact, this is not the case. In fact, I like martial arts very much, and I am a martial arts fan. The first time I read a martial arts novel was in the 1960s, called "Eagle Claw King", with a total of 17 books. I still remember many of the characters in it. I also read other ones, such as Jin Yong, Gu Long, etc. Jin Yong's books are more traditional, with chapter forms, while Gu Long's ones have momentum."

After a pause, Zhang Yimou continued: "Since I became the director's career, I have always wanted to shoot a martial arts film. Three years ago, I started to find someone to write scripts. At first, I wanted to adapt Jin Yong or Gu Long's novels, change them, and then find someone to buy copyright. But after a long time of revision, it was not possible. Later, I simply changed them by myself. It took almost three years to change them. When we finished writing them and we were very satisfied with the script, Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had already come out and achieved great success. We got up early and went to the evening market. At the end, we even said that I was following the trend and learning from others."

Wan Xiaohu nodded and said, "In fact, I think every Chinese director should have a dream of martial arts. Martial arts is an extension of Chinese Kung Fu and an extension of Chinese fairy tales. If you don't make martial arts movies, you are embarrassed to say that you are a Chinese director. Now, Teacher Zhang and Director Li An have both realized their dreams."

"Yes, that's it. We all say we want to shoot martial arts. From the front to the back, many martial arts movies and martial arts novels have influenced us."

The host asked: "Director Zhang filmed "Heroes" and realized his dream. What about you, Director Wan? Have you ever thought about making a martial arts film?"

"Haha, of course. I had been fantasizing about shooting martial arts movies myself for a long time, but now I am full of banditry, so I'm afraid I can't shoot martial arts well." Wan Xiaohu shook his head.

"How can I say it's a bandit?" the host was puzzled.

Zhang Yimou said: "Xiaohu means that he is now a bandit, robbing box office and making commercial films. "Infernal Affairs" and "Butterfly Effect", his works have been so fierce in box office. Bandit style."

"It's still Teacher Zhang who understands me." Wan Xiaohu laughed and said, "Martial arts films have been prosperous for a long time. The earliest martial arts films were later in the Dongfang Bubai. Martial arts films are no longer new. You either go to a more realistic style, or go to blockbusters like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero" to go to real martial arts. But if you want to shoot them well, you have to understand martial arts. What kind of heroes? Jin Yong said it well, 'For the country and the people, the greatest heroes', Teacher Zhang has realized that I am a little short of heroes."

Zhang Yimou laughed and said, "I have experienced heroes. But I can't be heroes. Many people always like to compare my film with Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". But I think "Hero" is not just a martial arts film, I actually tell an oriental fairy tale that happened in ancient China. It is my story, and I understand 'for the country and the people, the greatest heroes'."

The host asked again: "Director Li An is very popular in the West. Do you think the martial arts he shoots are the same as the martial arts you imagine? Or the martial arts in Western style?"

Zhang Yimou said: "I don't understand the West myself, and I don't have such a good positioning for the Western market and audience as Li An. This should be asked about Xiaohu. Xiaohu's "Butterfly Effect" is very successful."

Wan Xiaohu said: "I don't know much, I can only say that this is Li Yan's story. Every director has a different positioning of himself, or your plan for himself is also different at each stage. Take myself as an example. I am trying various types now and spinning on commercial films, hoping to find my own positioning. Many people say, hey, Wan Xiaohu is a box office director, but I am actually not willing to be labeled as such. I don't always make movies for box office. I also have artistic pursuits. When your inspiration is felt and your realization is that what you shoot is actually not important. Incorporating your own feelings and characteristics is the foundation for you as a director."

Zhang Yimou nodded: "Your idea is right, and it is very important to grasp your own style. People always like to say that I am a farmer, so I am a farmer director. Since the world is a big market, there are also people who love to watch the movies I shoot. You have changed a lot in "Infernal Affairs". We won't talk about the subject matter. This is my first movie that feels your style. It's very cool and unique. So I told Zhang Weiping that I said that Wan Xiaohu will not be at the international level for more than five years. If you have a style, your movie will have thoughts and souls."

Wan Xiaohu nodded, touched.

When it comes to filming "Waiting Alone", "Butterfly Effect", or "My Savage Girlfriend", Wan Xiaohu is still based on the original movie, and at most some plots are modified more reasonably. The style of the movie is varied. Although they are all successful, after watching it, Wan Xiaohu himself discovered that there is no core.

Ordinary audiences can't find it, but those who make movies can easily see the flaws.

Just like a chef cooking, ordinary people may only think it tastes good or not, but a foodie can tell the difference between several ingredients, what cooking techniques are used, and which chef makes it the same. A director can make movies of various themes, but he must have a vein, through which vein, ambush his emotions.

Art itself is an emotion for life. No matter how good the story is, it is just a pile of gorgeous words.

Wan Xiaohu is a professional and can make movies.

But to make movies as you please, it is a breakthrough in "Infernal Affairs" and learn to incorporate your own feelings, rather than just copying an original movie.

"I feel very touched by what you said by Teacher Zhang. The international level is too far away. I won't talk about it. After I finished filming "Infernal Affairs", I went to shoot cartoons. Many people said that Wan Xiaohu was willing to fall into depravity. You are a film director, and you don't tinker with the movie to shoot children's films, which is embarrassing."

Wan Xiaohu shook his head: "I have many reasons, such as if I plan to shoot animated movies in the future, and now I need to make technical reserves. For example, I want to relax, it is very tiring to shoot four movies in two years. In fact, there is another reason that I may not have felt before, and I want to keep something."

"What?" the host asked.

"Some childlike fun and innocence. Teacher Zhang just said that I found my own style. I thought, what is style? A director, when you make a movie, you originally need to have an imagination. Children's imagination is very rich because they still retain this innocence of the world. Director, you also have to have this insight. I didn't understand these things before, but my subconscious may have noticed them, so I suddenly wanted to shoot cartoons. I wanted to find this very abstract insight."

The host is a lecturer in the performance department. When it comes to acting, he may be very good at acting, but he is not very familiar with the director. He asked: "You are very profound. In your opinion, what kind of type is the director's profession? For example, an artist, the leader of the army?"

"A director is the soul of a drama. We often say that movies are the art of directors, because movies are directors who make a story, a passage of words, concrete, what they think of and what you see. If you say that he is an artist, yes, and if you say that he is the leader, yes, it is difficult for you to explain, his soul is generally of important status." Zhang Yimou tried to explain.

Wan Xiaohu interrupted: "I agree more, the director is the one who weaves dreams."

"Oh, yes, that's it, weaving dreams."

"Heroes" is the dream you woven by Director Zhang." The host said with a smile...

In the following time, from the director's function to the design of "Hero", from the design of "Hero", to the investment in Chinese blockbusters, and then to how to make domestic movies go abroad. Zhang Yimou and Wan Xiaohu can be said to have done their best to truly achieve the dialogue between masters, making the students fascinated.

Zhang Yimou is a master, so there is no need to say anything more. Although Wan Xiaohu is a fake master, he has more than ten years of memory of the future, and what he says is often incisive and thought-provoking.

After the two-hour talks, the audience burst into applause.

Although the students did not see the "Hero" movie, just this conversation about the director and the director's dream is worth running over this time.

Chinese films have been declining for nearly ten years, whether it is Hong Kong, Taiwanese, or mainland movies.

Now that Wan Xiaohu is making his mark, Zhang Yimou is joining business. This conversation seems to make people see hope and a glimmer of dawn for the rise of Chinese films.

"The dream of Chinese filmmakers is flying over Nortel!"

The next day, China Film News published a special comment on the conversation.

"Zhang Yimou talks with Wan Xiaohu, the fifth generation talks with the sixth generation, middle-aged people talks with young people, art masters talks with business masters, talks about dreams and look forward to the future. This is a dialogue of an era!"

"Zhang Yimou, the leader among the fifth generation of Chinese directors, was nominated for the two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, the Golden Lion Award and the Golden Bear Award winner, won many awards at home and abroad, and the absolute leader of Chinese films. Wan Xiaohu, the flag bearer of the sixth generation of Chinese directors, and the mainland director with the best commercial achievements in the new millennium, each film leads the trend."

"Having dreams in mind, let two generations sit in Beijing Film Academy, think about the art of film and question the way out of Chinese. Listening to the dialogue between masters, it makes people sigh that in the wave of the great era, thousands of eternal heroes still look at the present day!"

"... "Infernal Affairs" let Wan Xiaohu go from business to art. Can "Hero" let Zhang Yimou go from art to business? Where does Chinese movies go? Let's wait and see!" (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, novels are better and faster!
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