In the car, Zhao Fei gave a detailed introduction to the preparations for "Three Fools". Zhang Ran's unintentional bidding for the Olympic Games may make the people of the Olympic Organizing Committee unhappy. He has to help Zhang Ran beat the side drum, proving that Zhang Ran really doesn't have the time and energy to do this.

Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhang Heping did not speak, but Han Sanping kept asking about the situation of the movie. "Three Fools" will be released by China Film Academy, and he is very looking forward to the box office.

While talking, the car arrived at Xiamen University.

Getting out of the car, Zhao Fei took the lead and took Han Sanping and the others to the Jiannan Grand Hall. As soon as the group walked to the door of the Grand Hall, Zhang Jingchu trotted to meet him: "Mr. Han, how can you let you go?"

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Anyway, we are fine. Let's see Zhang Ran's speech!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jingchu respectfully led Han Sanping and the others to the Great Hall. The security guard did not stop him, and the group entered the Great Hall without any obstacles.

At this time, Zhang Ran had completed his speech and was communicating with students from Xiamen University. Countless students raised their hands high, like a forest of arms. Yi Zhongtian pointed a girl with a ponytail in the front row.

"Director Zhang, I like your movies very much, and I like you very much. I would like to ask a question. I usually like to watch Hollywood movies. American high-box office commercial movies are both liked by the audience and have patriotic feelings. Why can't we shoot in China?" The girl stared at Zhang Ran and asked with admiration.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "There are many reasons. First of all, the subject matter is limited, and many things cannot be filmed. If Liu Cixin's "Full-band Blocking Interference" can be made into a movie, it will definitely be a blockbuster with patriotic feelings. But can it be filmed? It's impossible! The novel originally took place in China, but was changed to Russia when it was published in "Science Fiction World"!

Second, our performance method is too backward. I believe many people have watched "The End of Happiness" and there is a plot in it. The airport manager told the male protagonist that as long as you say you are afraid to go back to your country, you can let you go to New York. But the male protagonist refused, no, that is my home, how could I be afraid to go home? I can express patriotism through a small detail, and our films like to shout slogans when expressing patriotism!

The most important reason is that our story is not well told, and the audience doesn’t like to watch it. If the audience doesn’t like to watch it, it’s useless even if there is the truth of the universe in you! Whether you want to convey values ​​or your thoughts, the key is to tell the story well and let the audience go to the cinema to watch it!"

Zhang Heping nodded slightly. He had been the general manager of Forbidden City Film before and had a clear understanding of the issues of domestic films. Zhang Ran's words are at the critical point.

The exchange between Zhang Ran and the students continued, and Jiang Xiaoyu and the others listened quietly. Zhang Ran talked about national spirit and cultural communication, and they were quite insightful and saw many issues clearly.

At the end of the speech, the audience applause was thunderous.

A slightly fat girl held a bouquet of flowers on the stairs and presented flowers to Zhang Ran. In order to express her gratitude, Zhang Ran gave the girl a hug. The blockbuster below was filled with cheers and screams. Immediately afterwards, a group of students came to the stage to ask Zhang Ran to sign and take a photo with Zhang Ran, including boys and girls.

"Don't worry, come one by one." Zhang Ran took the book very casually and lowered his head to sign the name.

At this moment, Zhang Jingchu walked to Zhang Ran, lowered his voice and told Zhang Ran about the news of Han Sanping and the others' arrival. Zhang Ran heard Han Sanping and the Olympic Organizing Committee coming, accused the students and walked over to Han Sanping and the others. Many villains who had not received the signature began to slap Zhang Jingchu in the hearts of the girls. Zhang Jingchu was so annoying!

Han Sanping smiled and patted Zhang Ran on the shoulder: "It's very good. The internal market of Chinese films is very good now, but our films are hard to see spiritual output or cultural output. This is a crisis for Chinese filmmakers and Chinese image. If you don't talk about this, this is not a place to talk, let's find a place to talk!"

Now there are students around, and there is no way to introduce the two members of the Olympic Organizing Committee to Zhang Ran. When the students hear the people of the Olympic Organizing Committee, this matter will definitely cause a storm.

Although Han Sanping did not introduce the two people around him to Zhang Ran, he still recognized them. Vice Chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhang Heping said calmly: "Mr. Han, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Zhang, I originally had an appointment with the people from Xiamen University to have a good meal, I have to tell them!"

Jiang Xiaoyu looked up and down at Zhang Ran, nodding in his heart, knowing who he is and being so calm and composed, it is definitely not enough to be an Olympic director who can't hold back. It seems that he is looking for the right person: "Go!"

Zhang Ran found someone from Xiamen University and lowered his voice to tell the matter. When the other party heard that the people from the Olympic Organizing Committee came, he guessed that it was for the opening ceremony. This is a national event and must be given priority. Anyway, Zhang Ran had to stay in Xiamen University for a few days, and there was some time for dinner, so he said he would make an appointment in the future.

After leaving Xiamen University, Zhang Ran took Han Sanping and the others back to the hotel conference room. The content of the Olympic opening ceremony must be kept confidential. After Han Sanping and the others sat down, Zhang Ran locked the door.

Zhang Ran looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and the others and said apologetically: "What kind of virtue is that boy? How dare you three come to the door in person!"

Zhang Heping laughed and said, "You little Zhuge are not sure to come out of the mountain, so we can only invite Zhuge three times!"

Zhang Heping was not unhappy because of Zhang Ran's shirks. Half of the 12 groups and individuals they collected were scheduled after running many times. For example, when Chen Kaige was invited to join the creative work of the Olympics, Chen Kaige had concerns. He had to be busy with "The Promise" and his work schedule was particularly tight. The staff of the Olympic Organizing Committee visited him many times and invited him to join, which finally dispelled Chen Kaige's concerns.

After a few simple conversations, Jiang Xiaoyu talked about the opening ceremony: "The opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics was so wonderful. It used a sea to show Greek civilization. This sea carries the deepest meaning of the opening ceremony and nurtures life and vitality. At the same time, it expresses the content of this part, which is not a performance, but a picture of the picture that has gone through thousands of years but is still vivid. How should we express the history of the entire nation from ancient times to the present in 2008? This is a huge test. The century-old Olympics and a century-old dream. The Olympics are the wishes of several generations of our nation. We can only succeed, not fail! We are under great pressure now, so I hope that you artists can work together to give advice to the opening ceremony."

Zhang Ran said very seriously: "To be honest, it's really not a shirk. Brother Chen Kai and I are not as good as Zhang Yimou in this kind of large-scale event. We have no experience, and no one is more suitable than director Zhang Yimou!"

Jiang Xiaoyu is very familiar with Zhang Yimou and fully believes in Zhang Yimou's ability. However, this matter doesn't count: "Athens has failed eight minutes in eight minutes. Not only the leaders are dissatisfied, but the masses are not satisfied. This time the leader put forward five requirements for the opening and closing ceremony. 1. The theme is prominent, distinctive, rich in connotation, and fully reflects the Chinese style, humanistic style and the style of the times; 2. It contains the three major concepts of Green Olympics, Science and Technology Olympics, and vividly express the harmony and equality rich connotations contained in the humanistic Olympics; 3. It spreads the Olympic spirit and creates a happy and friendly Olympic celebration.

The classic atmosphere creates a feeling of being one of the world for the participants; 4. Promote the world's understanding of China and enhance the friendship between the Chinese people and the people of the world; 5. The artistic expression of creative solutions should be innovative and the use of high-tech means to show wonderful ideas, which is refreshing. The fifth point is particularly important, and this time it is necessary to innovate. Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige's concepts are relatively outdated, and the application of new technologies is not as good as you. More than one of the leaders above pointed out your name, and they all hope that you can come up with something completely different from the outdated performances of Athens in the eight-minute Athens!"

Zhang Ran felt a pain in pain, and it seemed that he could not refuse. So many leaders have named you. If you refuse, what would the leader think? Will the movie still pass the review in the future? And you have to do your best, otherwise the leader will think you are perfunctory. Why don’t you believe in the trick? He is really more suitable than me!

However, Zhang Ran also knew that athens had damaged many people's confidence in Zhang Yimou in eight minutes. He remembered that after the bidding for the opening ceremony, Zhang Yimou scored first in total, and many leaders still firmly opposed Zhang Yimou being the director. In the end, Liu Qi decided to make the decision.

Zhang Ran pondered for a while, looked up and said, "Can you tell me which teams are there for targeted recruitment?"

Jiang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "How do you want to understand the opponent's strength?"

Zhang Ran didn't have this meaning and explained: "Olympic bidding is a big project, and it is difficult to do it well with personal strength. I will definitely find other singing and dancing troupes to bid together. Knowing who the other party is and which groups join the Olympic bid can save time. I have limited time and can't spend too much time on forming a team!"

Jiang Xiaoyu nodded slightly. Zhang Ran could think so, which shows that he really put this matter in his heart and said slowly: "The three-party joint team composed of Zhang Yimou, Haos International, and Jack Morton Company; the joint team composed of the National Song and Dance Troupe, CCTV Literature and Art Center, and Bei Ao Company, and the chief director Chen Weiya; the core group of the People's Liberation Army, and the chief director Zhang Jigang; the Gehua Group, they plan to invite director Ang Lee as creative director; the backbone teachers of the Peking Dance Academy form a creative team; the Paegtaihe team formed by Sun Jianjun; the Chinese Foreign Culture Group; the overseas artist team led by the fireworks master Cai Guoqiang; the Magic City Cultural and Radio Group takes the lead, bringing together the Magic City team formed by artists in Shangmo City and Nanjing Force System; the Guangdong team formed by artists from Guangdong Modern Song and Dance Hall and Zhujiang Film Studio. There are also famous director Chen Kaige. There are 11 teams in total, you are the 12th!"

The National Song and Dance Troupe and CCTV Art Center are all large performance companies that require people, resources, and experience. Zhang Ran shook his head with a wry smile: "Except for director Chen Kaige, other teams are extremely strong and have rich experience. I really can't see the possibility of winning!"

Jiang Xiaoyu smiled and comforted, saying, "If you hold an ordinary opening ceremony, using them is indeed the best choice. But this opening ceremony requires innovation and high technology, you may come up with better solutions. People have the inertia of thinking, they all have experience in the evening party, and their thinking may be framed. You have never done it, and you will jump out of the traditional model. We are very confident in your plan!"

Zhang Ran had no other choice, even if he had to bite the bullet, he would go: "I can only say that I can do my best and do my best to get things done!"

The opening ceremony plan of the Olympic Games is top secret. Before participating in the creative team, all the main creators must sign intellectual property transfer and confidential legal documents with the Olympic Organizing Committee. Creators must keep the entire creation confidential, and must not disclose creative ideas to third parties, or conduct commercial publicity, and must give up intellectual property rights. After Zhang Ran clearly stated that he would participate in the Olympic bid, Jiang Xiaoyu took out the relevant documents.

There are several documents, including a letter of authorization, letter of application, and letter of commitment to transfer intellectual property rights. After carefully reading the relevant terms of the document, Zhang Ran took a pen and signed his name on the text, officially joining the bid for the Olympic opening and closing ceremony plan!

Zhang Ran, Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige bid for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games together. The peak showdown between the four Chinese directors is about to begin! (~^~)
Chapter completed!