You don't understand the happiness of the director

It's still the Beiying Community, but this time Wang Quan is not going back to his own home, but visiting his mentor to exchange for the hard-working director Xie Fei who went abroad for him.

There is a saying in the film industry of "Three Thanks": Xie Tian, ​​Xie Jin, and Xie Tieli.

In addition to the three Xies, there is another famous director named Xie, Xie Fei, but he is younger and one generation younger.

As a director, Xie Fei is a representative figure of the fourth generation of directors in China. His masterpiece "Fragrant Soul Girl" won the Berlin Golden Bear, and there are other masterpieces such as "The Black Horse" and "Ben Ming Nian".

As a teacher for sixty years, Xie Fei stayed at the school to teach after graduating from the Nortel Directing Department. He once taught Chen Kaige, Tian Cangchang and others in the 78-level directing department. It can be said that the world is full of talents, and Wang Quan and his 03-level directing department will be Professor Xie personally led the last class of students. As for the position of deputy dean of Nortel, he has long since resigned.

The old man is 64 years old. Although he is in good spirits, he is still an old man in his 60s. He believes that the important task of cultivating a new generation of Chinese film directors should be shouldered by a new generation of film teachers. The new generation has newer ideas and is more open-minded. The technology is more advanced and more adaptable to this ever-changing era.

But Wang Quan felt that Mr. Xie, who was in his sixties, was also very trendy and open-minded. When Wang Quan came to visit, the old man was engrossed in surfing the Internet.

"Hey, Wang Quan is back. What good things have you brought for me?" Teacher Xie, who had slightly white hair, put down his headset and smiled, but his eyes were fixed on the bag in Wang Quan's hand.

This was not the first time for Wang Quan to be a guest here. He was very casual. He sat opposite the teacher and took out the genuine DVD he brought back from the United States, in Blu-ray format, also known as "BD".

These were relatively popular films in 2005. This was a gift he brought to his mentor. For this purpose, he also brought a Sony Blu-ray player.

The bag includes Spielberg's "War of the Worlds", Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", George Clooney's "Good Night and Good Luck", etc. There are both box office hits and literary masterpieces.

However, Teacher Xie is not satisfied, "I heard that director Li Yin's new film "Brokeback Mountain" has a good reputation and is very popular, and it is a subject that cannot be released in the mainland. Why isn't it available?"

His "Fragrant Soul Girl" and Li Bian's "The Wedding Banquet" shared the Berlin Golden Bear honor that year, and they are particularly concerned about this Chinese director who worked hard in the United States.

Wang Quan said, "Hollywood movies are usually released on DVD and video tapes three to six months after they are released in theaters. "Brokeback Mountain" was released at the end of last year, so it will take a while longer, and I estimate that Brokeback Mountain will be released this year." There will be big wins at the Oscars, and there will be a small wave of movie viewing, so the window period for theaters will be extended."

Speaking of this, Wang Quan suddenly had some ideas about the content of his blog.

"How was the box office of this movie?"

Wang Quan was surprised that Mr. Xie, who had never made a commercial movie, would actually care about the box office of a movie.

He combined the data in the "Film and Television Library" and replied, "It can be said to be very good. It has been nearly two months since the movie was released. The North American box office has exceeded 40 million U.S. dollars, and the momentum has not diminished. This is also due to the impact of the impact. The success of "Old Road". At the recent Golden Globe Awards, "Brokeback Mountain" won the most important awards for Best Drama Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and also Best Original Song. It can be said that The biggest winner.”

"The Golden Globes are considered a bellwether for the Oscars, so isn't "Brokeback Mountain" a sure bet?"

"Not only that, the Oscars have four major indicators, the Golden Globe Awards, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Guild Awards, and the British Academy Film Awards, commonly known as the British Oscars. Among them, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards were also announced not long ago. "Brokeback Mountain" also won best picture and best director."

Next, Wang Quan talked about the four major outpost awards besides the four major trendsetters, as well as the competition for the major film critics awards. In fact, he didn’t pay much attention to the North American awards in the past, but now he can talk endlessly, all thanks to "film and television" With the information in the library, even if Mr. Xie wants to know the next Oscar winning situation, he can "guess" it accurately.

Although Mr. Xie appreciates Wang Quan’s knowledge and knowledge, he can’t help but remind him, “Young people should not take awards too seriously at this stage. I am lucky to win this kind of thing but lose my life. The top priority is to broaden our horizons and improve ourselves.” Take the first step in your career as a director with your own professional qualities. You will return to China next year. I am looking forward to your graduation work after being baptized by the Hollywood atmosphere."

"Teacher," Wang Quan scratched his head, "Actually, I have already taken the first step."

"Oh? Can the University of Southern California provide you with filming opportunities now? How long will the film be? What type?" Teacher Xie immediately became concerned.

He has nothing to hide from his teacher Wang Quan, "In fact, my friends and I prepared the funds ourselves to shoot a feature film that is qualified for theatrical release."

"What, you can now direct a feature film independently. Please tell me in detail." Teacher Xie adjusted his sitting posture, his eyes full of curiosity and surprise.

Wang Quan is his most promising student in recent years. This kid has aesthetics, attitude, and the most important thing is that he is pleasing to the eye. He was admitted to Nortel with the first score in both majors and culture, and he completed all other studies in just one year. A three-year course.

Therefore, Mr. Xie worked very hard to win the opportunity for Wang Quan to go to the University of Southern California as an exchange student. He hoped that the stone from the mountain could be used to attack the jade. He hoped that Wang Quan could bring more advanced things from Hollywood to Chinese-language films and revitalize the stagnant water of Chinese-language films.

But a 21-year-old junior in college can direct a feature film. Isn’t this too advanced? Is this the case in the American film industry?

Wang Quan first talked about the genre, "This is a small-budget movie that is a bit suspenseful, a bit scary, and also has science fiction elements."

"Are there so many types?" Teacher Xie laughed, "You said low cost, how small is it?"

Royal power, "2 million."

"Dollars?"

"Um."

The expression on Teacher Xie's face turned to worry. He was obviously worried that the students would lose money. This US$2 million is considered the cost of CUHK in China, and it would take almost 50 million (RMB) at the box office to recover the cost.

"Where did you get so much money? Did you ask your father for it?"

Wang Quan shook his head, "My friends and I each contributed one million U.S. dollars, and I earned the million dollars from writing scripts."

"Writing scripts, you can also write scripts, English scripts?"

"Yes, I wrote a few and sold three." Wang Quan said matter-of-factly.

"Three scripts can sell for one million dollars?!" Xie Fei exclaimed, can a newcomer's script be so expensive? And this kid can actually write in English. I am such a monster student!

Wang Quan, "In fact, if it is more than one million, it will be divided among the brokers and taxes will have to be paid."

Do you still have an agent? !

Teacher Xie was completely confused. After a moment of silence, he said, "You have only been out for a year, and you have already written several scripts and made a movie. This experience is so rich and colorful. Is it really so training for people outside?"

Wang Quan smiled sheepishly, "It depends on the person. I can't sit still. When I have an idea, I can't wait to implement it."

Teacher Xie's expression softened slightly, "Then if you do this, you don't have to feel too bad even if you lose money. You can still make money writing scripts in the future."

"It won't be a loss," Wang Quan said again, "The movie has been sold, and the full copyright price is 20 million, US dollars."

"What!?"

It’s just that the sofa at home is not slippery enough, otherwise Teacher Xie would definitely fall off the stool.

He even doubted his ears. A movie costing two million US dollars sold for 20 million US dollars, which was ten times the profit! If converted into RMB, that would be a profit of nearly 100 million!

It seems that no mainland movie can do this, right? I don’t know if Yimou’s “Hero” has such a high profit.

And he is still a young director who is considered a foreigner to the United States!

But Wang Quan's eyes were firm and his expression was serious. Teacher Xie knew that there should be no misunderstanding here. As a student, he was incredible!

Wang Quan chatted with the teacher for more than two hours before he reluctantly sent him out. He also held Wang Quan's hand and told me, "You must tell me when the movie is released. If you don't have the chance to go to the United States to watch the movie, just wait." , after the window period of that theater chain is over, they will send me a CD, and they have to sign it for me."

"Hey, I'll give the teacher a few more. When the time comes, teacher, you can also give them to friends and help me promote them." Wang Quan frowned.

Looking at Wang Quan's high-spirited young back, Teacher Xie sighed, I'm afraid this kid won't come back. Unfortunately, Chinese-language films will lose a great general.

Although Xie Fei does not deny that Wang Quan is a good and patriotic young man with correct thoughts, he has already achieved so much achievements abroad and the future is smooth. Even if it is for his beloved movie dream, how could he choose to return to China? Well, how can there be such a big stage for him to perform in the domestic film industry?

As he watched, Xie Fei saw another Chinese film general, "Xiao Jiang is here, come in."

Jiang Wen brought his newly married wife Zhou Yun to visit Director Xie Fei. They had collaborated on the movie "Ben Ming Nian" and have always had a good relationship.

After five years, Jiang Wen returned to directing and is now filming the movie "When the Sun Also Rises". Because he was worried that the scale was too big and he was banned from directing, he came to Director Xie specifically, hoping to get some help.

After all, Director Xie's father is one of the Five Elders of Yan'an. Director Xie, who has a profound background, is also one of the few directors in China who never worries about censorship.

It’s been a few years since I’ve visited Jiang Wen. Jiang Wen almost got lost. Just now, luckily, a tall, handsome guy with a perky butt helped guide him~