Chapter 4 Discussion (1/5)
"I wanted to write about a family where the father died young and told his son to take good care of the family, and then he worked hard for the family all his life..."
The screenwriter expressed his thoughts: "In order to enable his younger brothers and sisters to go to school, the male protagonist resolutely went to Spain to work at the beginning of the reform and opening up! Then under the wave of the times, he moved forward all the way..."
Shen Changlin shook his head: "I did some research and found out that people in Qingtian usually go out alone or as a family first, and then bring a bunch of relatives over after they have established a foothold! Some settle overseas and buy a house after returning home. , Qingtian’s housing prices exceed those in first-tier cities!”
"As you said, I have also investigated. They are really hard-working. They have the most supermarkets, laundries, restaurants, etc., and many of them need to be taken care of by yourself. How can you not want to come back when you are in a foreign land? But they are all for Live and make money!”
Shen Changlin shook his head: "I know you want to make a Chinese version of "Forrest Gump"! But to be honest, I think "Forrest Gump" is boring. Forrest Gump gets a lot of love and loves a lot of people, but in the end he is Live by yourself! He is a symbol of the American dream. Life is like a box of chocolates with different flavors. You never know what you will eat next! His passion and dreams come from a pure vitality. He is the "Beat" "The spiritual pillar of our generation! Our protagonist must represent the Chinese Dream!"
"Yes, in Confucian culture, an elder brother is like a father! Everything he does comes from his sense of responsibility to his family!"
"Don't you think this is very similar to "Alive"?"
""Alive" is too pessimistic and negative. Fugui was pushed through the wind and rain of social changes. He was forced to mature and stay away from gambling to save his life. He finally had a short-term family happiness, but his fate was unpredictable. He was coerced into accepting it, and ended up with an old cow, flatly mentioning to another person a series of life experiences that can crush a person at any one time. Living is living itself, that's all. But ours The protagonist has a dream!”
Shen Changlin couldn't convince him, so he asked Ah Mou: "...Director Zhang, what do you think?"
Ah Mou nodded: "I think this is a good subject and can be done!"
"China, where traditional farmers are self-reliant and despise laziness, will not have the sick system of the West with high welfare to support waste. As long as Chinese people have jobs, they can let crises break out in other countries. China can provide many jobs internally, and If the United States cannot do it, the Chinese are willing to do anything!"
"Why men and women in Confucian culture have strong vitality is because of this sense of family mission!"
Shen Changlin was surprised: "You are discussing Confucianism with me?"
"No way?"
"Wait until I finish filming "Thieves"!"
Shen Changlin was very unhappy...
He has always wanted to make "Zi Shan Yu Pu". "Zi Shan Yu Pu" seems to be bland and gentle, but in fact it is about the collusion between royal power and Confucianism, integrating generations of students into the system and becoming accomplices.
Of course, this is just one of the expressions. It also explores the use of knowledge, the standard of truth, and when faced with a bad system, should we invest in it and work hard to change it, or should we simply become a chic hermit? These questions are rooted in distant history. The answer came, and even today, the answer is still in the wind.
Shen Changlin has no interest in these. He himself has no idea about Western learning. He wants to film the traditional exile experience of ancient Confucian scholars...
"Do you have any ideas too?"
"Yes," Shen Changlin said his "Zishan Fish Book" again...
In fact, it is the story of Su Dongpo and his disciple Jiang Tangzuo!
When Su Dongpo was demoted to Danzhou, he first became decadent for a period of time, and then began his preaching career. Su Shi spent more than three years in Danzhou, spreading the Central Plains civilization to the local Li people, and he spared no effort!
Agriculture, health, and ink-making were vigorously developed, as well as immersed in writing.
In three years in Hainan, Su Shi composed more than 170 poems and more than 160 articles of various kinds. At the same time, he continued to write the "Yi Zhuan", "Book Biography" and "The Analects of Confucius" that he started writing in Huangzhou. Three classics works.
In the end, of course, I preached, accepted my work, and solved my doubts, and founded the "Zaijiu Hall".
I have personally trained several outstanding local students.
Before Su Shi arrived in Danzhou, no one from Hainan had taken the imperial examination, and there had been no Hainanese officials in the Central Plains.
His students, such as the brothers Li Ziyun from Danzhou who were dedicated to learning, progressive, chivalrous and hospitable, and Jiang Tangzuo, the loyal and upright Qiongzhou "Jiashi" who had "beautiful words and meanings", etc., later became celebrities.
Jiang Tangzuo had a good temperament, and his writing style was upright and generous, well-proportioned, and very Zhongzhou style. Before going to Guangzhou to take the exam, Su Shi wrote two poems on his fan: "The sea has never cut off the earth's veins, and Zhuya is unprecedented." He also encouraged him and said: "When I pass the imperial examination one day, I should write this chapter as my son."
The next year, Jiang Tangzuo took this fan and went to the north to take the exam. When he arrived in Ruzhou, he went to visit Su Che, who had got rid of the demotion and went to Ruzhou to take office.
Su Che was so moved that he picked up the fan carried by his brother and added the last two sentences to Jiang Tang, "People are looking at the beautiful clothes now and then, and I believe that Dongpo has good eyesight."
At the same time, Su Che told Jiang Tangzuo that Su Shi's demotion order had also been lifted. However, Su Shi had died on his way back north.
When Jiang Tangzuo heard this, he was like a thunderbolt. So he told Su Che that he would no longer take any exams, but would return to his hometown to open a school and continue to sow the fire of Central Plains culture sown by his teacher Su Shi. Later, Jiang Tangzuo returned to In my hometown, I gave lectures and stayed in my hometown for the rest of my life.
Although Su Shi himself stayed in Danzhou for only three years, and the time he taught Jiang Tangzuo, Li Ziyun, and Zhang Zhong was not too long, with Jiang Tangzuo's subsequent "unprecedented" achievements, he could Later, Hainan's talents emerged in large numbers.
Since then, through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Hainan has produced a total of 767 Juren and 97 Jinshi!
"I'm going to record this story with black and white images!"
Shen Changlin added.
Ah Mou glanced at Shen Changlin: "This story probably won't be high at the box office!"
Shen Changlin waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll pat it and play..."
"I mean, I want to shoot..."
"... Then you can make it. After I finish "Thieves", I want to make another science fiction movie..."
Shen Changlin gave up the project without thinking...
Anyway, Ah Mou has unlimited energy, he is an old man in his seventies, and he makes one movie a year~
After "Shadow", he filmed "One Second", "On the Cliff", "Sniper" non-stop, and "Solid as a Rock" which has not yet been released.
It is said that "Sniper" was shot when he "asked for leave" while preparing for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
He enjoys making movies!
Then let him continue to enjoy it...
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Business matters!
These projects can be saved first - Changlin Film and Television has stored hundreds of scripts.
Not all of them can be photographed. Nine out of ten projects will be successful. Commercial investment is normal...
Amou came here looking for actors.
There is no need for auditions. The movie "Big Buddha" must use good actors. You can't even cast new actors!
There is no objection to the two protagonists: Li Xuejian and Fan Wei.
The boss's first mistress was played by Qin Hailu, and for the second one, Shen Changlin meant to use Yang Xiaomi...
I don’t have any objections to Ah Mou, since this character is basically a voiceover.
Now we are discussing the choice of boss...
"I think Xu Zheng..."
Shen Changlin was about to recommend Baldy Xu when a staff member came over and said, "Boss, someone is visiting!"
"Didn't you see that I was talking to the director?"
"...It's Leader Huang. He also wants to pay a visit to Director Zhang!"
Chapter completed!