I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 214 212. For art! (Thank you to the leader of "Ye King"!)

At night, under the grape trellis.

"So let me tell you, the piano requires too much talent, you know? If you want to learn it, you can, but once you find that your child doesn't like it or has no talent, move the piano away quickly. The farther away the better, my cousin is now I hate the piano so much that my teeth itch..."

Holding a glass full of red wine, a blushing Lang Lang answered about Yang Mi's idea of ​​"in the future we also want our children to learn piano."

At this moment, all the food on the table was eaten.

A mess of bones and food scraps spread across the table.

There are five or six red wine bottles on the side.

No one chose to eat in the restaurant today.

The main reason is that the grapes in the yard have entered the maturity stage. This way of eating under the grape trellis can almost be said to be the childhood of many people.

In addition, there is a fan blowing here, even if it is a bit hot, it is still comfortable to eat.

There are just mosquitoes.

Wang Sicong has type B blood, and his thighs are almost swollen right now.

Before the meal, Yang Mi had already cut a few bunches of small grapes and put them in ice water to cool down. Now she took them out and turned the grapes into wine. While eating, she chatted freely and felt quite happy.

Lang Lang is a very talkative person.

The character is not introverted.

Initially, including Zhang Qianqian, both of them thought, "Ah, the artist must be very cold."

After getting drunk, I realized that this was not the case at all.

Although Lang Lang is an artist.

Also very famous.

But regardless of his temper or character, he has a very strong and bold style.

He even asked before the meal:

"Why don't you get some white ones?... Is it okay to eat sauerkraut without getting some white ones?"

But at dinner parties where Jay Chou is present, usually no one drinks liquor.

Jay Chou wants to protect his throat, but when he is drunk, people will become a little willful.

The more you don't let me do something, the more I do.

So when I first met Wang Sicong, we all went out to have a meal together. After Jay Chou drank half a catty of liquor and vomited all over the toilet, everyone basically agreed that he would never drink liquor during a meal with him.

Human food, addiction is still big.

The most important thing is that I vomited more.

This was the first time that Xu Xin had seen someone so big that he could vomit in the toilet.

Although Jay Chou repeatedly explained that he wanted to brush his teeth after vomiting, but he accidentally dropped his toothbrush into the toilet, which caused the blockage...

But the question is who believes it.

If you tell a dog, he won't believe it.

And when he heard Lang Lang's words, Wang Sicong poked Xu Xin with his elbow, who was looking down at the script:

"Hey, why don't you learn piano? I think what Lao Lang said makes sense. Why don't boys learn Sanda and girls learn violin... The violin is so elegant!"

"!"

"!"

In one sentence, both Jay Chou and Lang Lang cast their eyes over.

"Speak politely and don't curse!"

Following Xu Xin's mantra, Jay Chou showed an obvious signal of dissatisfaction:

"In terms of elegance, what can be better than the piano!?"

"No, if you want to say that the violin is simple, or that it is easy for girls to learn the violin, I don't agree with you. How elegant is that thing? Can it be as elegant as a piano? Although it is quite elegant... but it is definitely not as elegant as a piano. This That’s for sure.”

"Well……"

Listening to what the two of them said, Wang Sicong opened his mouth...

After realizing that it was a bit overwhelming to talk to other scholars, I quickly gave in:

"I said it wrong, I said it wrong, come on, come on, drink and drink..."

"Penalize yourself."

As soon as Jay Chou finished speaking, he waved his hand:

"One is not enough, three will do... Come on, come on, I'll fill it up for you... Just this one glass. After drinking one glass, I'll admit your mistake to the piano for you, okay?... Don't stare, So, let me make a statement first, okay?"

As he said that, those hands worth 80 million clasped his fists and arched upward:

"I'm sorry, my friend was wrong, I apologize on his behalf!"

"Pfft...hahahahahaha..."

Jay Chou on the side laughed like crazy.

Then he pointed at Wang Sicong tremblingly:

"Drink!"

"..."

Wang Sicong was really speechless.

Northeastern wine Mengzi and Wanwan are the king of teasing.

These two people are extremely social.

Fine……

A glass of red wine poured into the eldest young master's mouth.

Putting down the cup and picking up a clean cucumber stick, he glanced at Xu Xin again:

"Hey, you're not interested anymore. We were chatting happily. What kind of script are you reading?"

Hearing this, Xu Xin put down the Fairy Sword script he had just printed out and picked up his wine glass:

"No more watching. Come, drink and drink..."

"...I just took a penalty myself."

"Isn't it three? You still owe two...Eh? Why is your glass of wine still full?"

"Nonsense, I just poured it myself."

"Who saw it? Did you see it? You didn't drink, did you?...Drink! You are raising fish! Hurry up!"

"roll roll roll……"

"Hahahahaha..."

There were bursts of laughter again in the small courtyard.

Yang Mi, whose cheeks were also flushed while drinking, handed over a cooked shrimp at this time.

"Give."

Xu Xin turned his head and took a sip.

The two of them started to mess around.

The three singles I got were full of disgust.

Zhang Qianqian was fine, but now that the red wine was strong, she felt a little dizzy.

There was no one else tonight, Xu Miao went out to socialize, and Xu Daqiang went to have dinner with his future father-in-law.

When he found out that the two children were "engaged", the expression on the father-in-law's face was very strange. Happy, yet disappointed... Xu Daqiang carried two bottles of Maotai from the car.

I have no plans to come back tonight.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Lang Lang, who took the time to go to the toilet, opened Xu Xin's "screening room" because he was unfamiliar with the environment.

Since "Not Drunk", that place has become the tender cabin of Xu Xin and Yang Mi.

When I have nothing to do, what I like to do most is to buy two movies and put them on the sofa inside.

Cuddle up and watch a movie or something.

Of course...it started with watching serious movies.

But Yang Mi...how should I put it, sometimes she has quite a big brain.

There is also a heart that is not satisfied with "loneliness".

For the first time, I disliked the poor quality of the 75-inch screen that Xu Xin originally built, and the lack of clarity of the projector.

Can't connect to computer yet...

A 100-inch screen was specially purchased and a computer was added here.

The kind that can connect to the Internet.

As for what kind of movies to watch online using a computer...

You have to ask her about that.

Anyway, the sound insulation effect of the house is very good. As long as the door is not opened, most people can't hear anything.

When Lang Lang saw what was inside, he was stunned for a moment.

After coming out of the toilet, he suddenly asked:

"Hey, can I watch movies in that room?"

"..."

Yang Mi's heart suddenly thumped.

Just when I was about to find an excuse, I heard my boyfriend say something stupid:

"Yes. The 100-inch screen looks comfortable. What's wrong? Do you want to watch a movie?"

"Let's go. We've finished our meal and haven't had enough wine yet. Did I just see that there's whiskey in the tea room? There's a box of authentic Cuban cigars in my car. Before we met, Lao Maozi invited me to play to celebrate. After the victory of World War II and the presidential election, the Cuban ambassador gave... whiskey and cigars, are they the same thing?"

It's okay that he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, Jay Chou and Wang Sicong's eyes lit up.

"What brand?"

After hearing Jay Chou's words, Lang Lang said directly:

"It must be authentic Cohiba! It's authentic from Cuba. It's a national gift to Lao Maozi!"

"What a fool! Good stuff... let's go, let's get it together. I gave that whiskey as a gift, and Lao Xu won't drink it. It's authentic Macallan whiskey! Let's go, let's get it together..."

Whiskey, cigars.

The two words combined suddenly made the men present emotionally agitated.

"..."

But Yang Mi's eyes looked strange.

After thinking for a while, she said:

"Let's go then...what about that? I'm going to turn on the air conditioner. Since the room hasn't been used for a long time, I'll re-cover the sofa first to save you from having to smoke a cigar and burn my fabric sofa... …“

"I'll buy it after it's permed. What's the matter... uh..."

Seeing the "dangerous" look in his girlfriend's eyes, Xu Xin quickly shut up.

He seemed to have remembered something...

Others didn't think much about it at the moment.

The main reason is that it’s also hot in the yard.

Wang Sicong was blocked by Lang Lang's body, so the wind didn't blow much.

Coupled with drinking and the accelerated blood flow, he was now so hot that he was sweating.

He simply said:

"Lao Xu, find me some of your clothes and I'll change into them. It's too hot."

"Okay...Old Wolf, go get the cigars and wheels. You and Lao Wang will help my sister-in-law clear the table, and I'll get the clothes."

It's better not to just leave after eating.

The two of them didn't have any objections.

As for Yang Mi...

She had already run to the home theater room.

The time the computer is turned on makes her days feel like years.

But fortunately, there is nothing in this computer, and the startup speed is not very slow.

After turning on the computer and turning on the projector, she didn't even have time to open the curtain. She faced the white wall, took the mouse and quickly opened the D drive, found a folder called "Learning Materials", and clicked the right mouse button... …

When she moved to the word "delete", she felt a little distressed...

After all, there are several aesthetic series in it... which are quite interesting.

But I don't care about that anymore at the moment.

"Click."

successfully deleted.

Empty the recycle bin!

Then I opened the BIT and emptied all the seeds inside.

Then I opened the player and cleared all the playlists...

Oh yes, the shortcut folder label in the start menu has also been deleted!

Professional is more professional than professional!

"call……"

She breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Only then did he have time to unfold the hundred-inch curtain.

Looking at the clean WINDOWS XP, I smiled with satisfaction.

Then, Xu Xin and Lang Lang walked in.

Yang Mi turned around and smiled:

"Then you do it, I'm going to read the script."

Xu Xin, who knew nothing about his girlfriend's extreme tugging just now, still asked stupidly:

"You don't want to read it? After drinking... why are you reading the script?"

"You have to be prepared. But don't drink too much. I have to talk to you tonight."

"Know it."

The heartless Young Master Xu sat in front of the sofa, looking at the wooden box in Lang Lang's hand with a touch of curiosity:

"Is this a national gift?"

"Yes, look, the Castro logo is still there... Well, it's just been exposed to the weather... This thing seems to need the same stable storage conditions as red wine. I don't know if the taste has changed. Change... I don’t quite understand, do you understand?”

"I don't understand... I just know that this thing can't pass through the lungs."

"It's okay. I'll ask them later...what are we watching?"

"Hmm...what do you want to see? All I have here are film copies sent to me by Xiying Film Studio."

He pointed to the fifty or sixty film boxes on the shelf:

"This screen is too big. Movies that can be downloaded from the Internet are now projected on it, and the definition is quite poor. If you want to watch it, it's best to watch it on film. But these are old movies..."

"Old movies are better."

Lang Lang nodded:

"Your house really feels like when we were kids, we would crowd in the Cultural Palace Square to watch movies... Let me take a look..."

He walked to the top of the row of boxes.

"Heroes of Heaven and Earth", "Kung Fu", "Old Well", "Yellow Earth", "Farewell My Concubine"...

"Shall we watch Farewell My Concubine? I haven't watched that movie properly yet."

"...?"

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Have you never seen Farewell My Concubine?"

"I have seen it, but when I was very young, I watched it with my classmates in the video hall. I remember that Ge You was a second-rate person. Later, when I went abroad to talk about our movie with foreigners, many people talked about this movie."

"Okay, let's do Farewell My Concubine."

Xu Xin took the film box and placed it on the projector.

The quality of the original copy produced by Xi Film Studio is quite good.

Jay Chou and Wang Sicong, who had finished their work, also walked in.

He also carried several glasses and a bottle of whiskey.

"Where's the ice cubes? Do you have any ice cubes at home?"

"Get it from the kitchen."

So, after busying themselves, and finally adding the iced grapes, cut watermelon, etc. brought by Zhang Qianqian, the four gentlemen closed the door, secretly turned on the lamp in the corner, and each had a glass of whiskey. , lit the cigar.

Smoke billows.

"Farewell my concubine..."

Holding a cigar in his mouth and leaning on the comfortable sofa, Jay Chou shook his head with emotion:

"Pity……"

"What's a pity?"

Lang Lang asked while looking at Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi under the camera.

Wang Sicong on the side shook the wine in the cup, which looked like amber under the light, and said:

"Zhang Guorong..."

As he spoke, he continued:

"I'm not afraid to tell you that I've actually never been able to get Zhang Guorong's point. Do you understand? They all say that he is good at acting, acting, singing and so on... Of his songs, I only sing "A Chinese Girl" "Ghost"... Oh yes, and "The Wind Keeps Blowing" is good, but the others are just so good. Anyway, to me, he is not a god."

Zhang Guorong's fans must not be happy to hear this.

But there are no outsiders today.

Just chatting.

"Especially this "Farewell My Concubine"...even Chen Kaige. I don't think this movie is any better..."

As he spoke, the screen had turned to black and white.

As he spoke, he asked:

"Lao Xu, is this movie awesome?"

Xu Xin nodded and exhaled a mouthful of bitter smoke:

"Pfft... very awesome."

"...Where is Niubi?"

"Well……"

Seeing the prostitute played by Jiang Wenli walking forward with her child and pushing away a client, he thought for a moment, pressed pause, and then started to back up.

The three of them were a little puzzled.

I saw Xu Xin rewind the camera to the black and white clip, which is when Jiang Wenli first appeared on the stage, and then continued:

"Let's not talk about professional stuff. Please pay attention to the changes in her expression..."

Looking at the prostitute Yanhong walking forward protecting her child in the commotion of the overpass, Xu Xin said:

"Attention, when the prostitute appears, pay attention to the smile on her face and the subsequent changes."

After the words fell, the prostitute's voice sounded:

"Hey, isn't this bright red?"

Yan Hong, played by Jiang Wenli, hugged her son and walked forward with a smile on her face.

But she didn't stop and continued to move forward.

But the prostitute put his hand on her face.

With just one movement, the smile on Yanhong's face disappeared, and with the words "I haven't seen you for a long time, you miss me so much", she slapped away the hand that was on her face.

Then keep going.

The prostitute was still following her. Seeing that she was walking quickly, she stretched out her hand to stop her:

"Eh eh eh..."

But after Yanhong saw that she was stopped, she pushed the client away roughly.

The prostitute was a little angry. When Yanhong walked away, he showed a fierce expression, pointed at Yanhong and cursed:

"Bitch!"

Then, there is a shot showing the prosperity of the open bridge.

Amidst various operas, gongs and drums, human voices, and noise, Xu Xin explained:

"Did you see that Yan Hong picked up the child? Lao Wang, think about all the scenes where she appeared...she didn't say a word, right? Even the name was called out by the prostitute, but now you think about this How does the character feel?”

"Well……"

Looking at the children with monkey faces painted on them and doing somersaults, Wang Sicong thought for a while:

"Being a mother is strong? Women are weak, but being a mother is strong?"

Xu Xin continued to ask:

"Wheel, what about you?"

Jay Chou thought for a while and said:

"She hates her job, doesn't she?"

Then without Xu Xin asking, Lang Lang said:

"The most important thing to her is her child. From the beginning, even if she was walking in a hurry, she protected the child. When there were more people, such a big child did not feel too heavy and she hugged her directly...just to show the child a performance. … This is the most important person in her life.”

"Look, Jiang Wenli didn't have a single line in this scene, and it was even just an opening scene. The three of you have already seen all kinds of life from it... In fact, this is where this movie excels. The use of language in this scene, For me, it can almost be said that it has reached the extreme. There are no lines, and there is no need for lines, but as long as you see Jiang Wenli's face, her movements, and her expressions, you will understand a lot of things... Do you understand? And here. …”

Just as Xu Xin was speaking, the scene had switched to the theater troupe. The child who slapped his head with bricks just now, Duan Xiaolou, was being whipped by his master with his butt half exposed.

And during this beating, the camera gradually changed from black and white to color.

"This is the peak use of the first shot. The metaphor of this black and white scene is actually very simple, that is, monotony and bitterness. But it suddenly slowly transitions into the world of color. Pay attention to the child's face. Blue, blue represents Calmness, restraint, selfishness, ruthlessness...

But the blue here is revealed in a gradient color amidst the child's screams of pain. It is oil paint and is painted onto the face. Children themselves are innocent and innocent, but they are artificially painted with this cold and ruthless color. got it? This is mixed with the utilitarianism of adults... The picture is so tense!

Chen Kaige's use of camera language is different from Director Zhang's. Director Zhang likes strong, but he likes to use this kind of green embellishment among thousands of flowers to highlight an innocent, even righteous and passionate child in this environment. In the midst of this, I am being led into a cold world where "to learn opera, you have to become a hero, and if you don't, there is only indifference waiting for you." "

"..."

"..."

"..."

The three of them didn't say anything, they just watched the footage passing by frame by frame, accompanied by Xu Xin's explanation.

From the colors, to the language of the shots, to the transformation of Jiang Wenli's acting skills in the first ten minutes, from mother to prostitute, placing all her hopes on the child for the future of her child...

Let them finally understand their own "Farewell My Concubine".

In fact, some things are like this. The difference between a layman and an expert can only be explained in these few sentences.

When Xu Xin took apart everything, crushed it into pieces, and told them what was so magical about this part and how unimaginable that part was, the entire "Farewell My Concubine", in the eyes of the three of them, was not as good as it was in terms of artistry. Yan has risen to another level.

It is true that this work by Chen Kaige... Let’s not mention the rumors for the moment, such as "This was filmed by Chen Huaikai, and he was only said to be the director to let his son gain a foothold", or "Ge You pretended to be a real person" do” and so on.

Those are all things that are based on speculation. Not to mention Xu Xin, even Zhang Yimou doesn't know about it.

There is no need to be clear.

Because no matter what kind of rumors, they can't affect the status of "Farewell My Concubine" in the history of film, and even in the history of Chinese film.

There is no doubt about this.

four people.

A bottle of Macallan whiskey.

Four cigars.

In addition, the 2 hours and 44 minutes of the unedited film presented by Xiying Studio, and Xu Xin’s interpretive voice throughout the film.

The three people really understood it in these more than 2 hours.

After understanding "Farewell My Concubine", I also understood my own "Farewell My Concubine".

Faced with Xu Xin's conclusion at the end: "There are ten thousand Hamlets in the eyes of ten thousand people", the three of them were convinced.

Indeed, this movie did it.

but……

"Old Xu Niubi."

The drunk Wang Sicong sighed with emotion:

"Without your interpretation, I might not be able to understand it now... It turns out that so many things can be contained in one movie."

"really."

Lang Lang also nodded:

"Although they say that art is universal, but...without you here to explain it to us, we might still not understand why the movie "Farewell My Concubine" is so good."

"But there is a problem now that more people don't understand~"

Staring at Duan Xiaolou's heart-rending "Butterfly Clothes" in the camera, Jay Chou shook his head slightly:

"Actually, movies are the same as making music. What professional musicians hear is still different from what the audience hears... It's like some saliva songs, which the audience likes very much, but to the ears of musicians, eh, It’s just average... I don’t understand why everyone likes it so much. There is still a layer of things in between..."

"That's because they lack someone like Lao Xu who can speak out and be willing to explain."

Wang Sicong shrugged:

"Just like today, if Lao Xu didn't explain it, I would just watch it. But when he explained it, I suddenly realized that I understood a lot, and I understood what makes this movie so awesome... This That's the so-called difference.

For example, this "Farewell My Concubine", such as "Red Sorghum"... many people can't understand it. In the past, I thought there was something wrong with the director... But when Lao Xu said this, I actually understood. To put it bluntly, there was still no one to lead us in. Someone explained it, just like us people going to class. Lao Xu told us what was so awesome about this movie, and we all understood it immediately.

What kind of shots are used, and those... shots that are natural to ordinary viewers like us, what are the actors' outstanding acting skills, and so on. If no one talks about it, then it is divided. You look at yours, I look at mine. People who know how to do it don’t bother to talk about it, but people who don’t know how to do it just look at it in a daze and will never understand it. Isn't that the truth... Uh... Hey, Lao Xu! "

As he spoke, Wang Sicong's eyes suddenly became excited:

"How about you just build this thing?"

"……What?"

Perhaps it was because he was already on top at this moment, Xu Xin was a little unresponsive.

"What are you doing?"

"Just put on a show like this."

Pointing to the cast list of "Farewell My Concubine", Wang Sicong said with a smile:

"I think it's much more interesting to interpret these movies than just watching them! It's like taking a class, tearing apart these classic masterpieces and talking about them. I think it will be quite interesting."

"Interpret...these movies?"

Xu Xin was stunned.

"yes."

Wang Sicong nodded.

"Didn't you say before that you wanted to stay in school to teach and then take another path? Now I suddenly feel that you are particularly suitable... really, teach students how to distinguish between good and bad movies, tell them what is good and what is bad about this movie... Damn it!"

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hey, if this thing is successful, in the future... wouldn't one word determine the life or death of a movie? For example. Do you know what situation Wanda often encounters here?... Regarding the film scheduling business, Some movies are really bad, you know? I often go to the movies, and I can watch a lot of movies before they are released... It's outrageous, you know?

Those bad movies will take the form of increasing the share, so that theaters will push them... just feed others shit, you know? Really, it can disgust people to death. Some movies that I think are pretty good have been squeezed out of them, which I always think is pretty fucked up. Lao Xu, if this show is successful, wouldn’t you immediately have the right to speak? Wouldn't it be nice to recommend those good-looking movies and toss out the bad ones so that you don't have to worry about the movie tickets that would be used to deceive everyone? One word can determine life or death! I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid! "

"..."

"..."

"..."

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Xu Xin, even Lang Lang and Jay Chou were speechless.

"Hey, Lao Wang."

Jay Chou couldn't help but remind the excited Wang Sicong:

"Please, deciding life and death with one word sounds very powerful, but... it offends people. You should simply ask A Xin to help some ordinary movie fans improve their art appreciation ability. I think your idea is very good. But you Such words are too radical! Ah Xin will offend everyone... Besides, you are poaching your own family, increasing the theater chain's share, Wanda will also make money~ Is this really appropriate for you?"

"Well……"

Wang Sicong was stunned.

And just when everyone, including Xu Xin, thought he realized it was "wrong" to do so.

Suddenly, I heard the eldest young master say decisively:

"Why is it inappropriate? I don't care about increasing the 2% or 3% theater share... I do it for art!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

To be honest, anyone who hears Wang Sicong's words will have a sense of déjà vu: "This man has a really high level of ideological awareness."

But it was too late to sigh.

The eldest young master said again:

"Damn it, who asked them to feed me shit first!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

have to.

As soon as these words came out, the whole first half collapsed.

After all...

The eldest young master is still "revenge".

Lang Lang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this:

"Didn't Guo Degang say that people always have to eat shit, but just don't chew it."

"Hahahahaha..."

Jay Chou burst out laughing.

Wang Sicong was stunned for a moment and then became happy:

"Hahahaha, I've heard this before, it's so funny! Hahahaha..."

Everyone is laughing.

Only Xu Xin.

If you have any thoughts...

"Let Axin help some ordinary movie fans improve their art appreciation skills"?

Jay Chou's words touched his heartstrings.

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