After the judges entered the "little dark room", Yu Dong did not follow them. Except for the deep space staff, no one else could enter the "little dark room".
In fact, Yu Dong should be considered a "staff member" of deep space, but no one else knows about it.
Today's Jinyi has no access control, and people outside the school can also enter the school to watch movies.
The participating films are also being screened in the school's lecture hall, and passers-by are free to enter and watch. However, unlike specially invited audiences, they do not have viewing logs, so their evaluations will not have any impact on the competition.
In fact, most of the people who came to Jinyi today were not here to watch movies. They heard that many celebrities would come to this competition, so they came to join in the fun.
The news they got was correct. There were indeed many celebrities in the special audience this time, but they couldn't recognize many celebrities even if they stood in front of them.
For example, Liu Cixin, since the popularity of "Bring Her Eyes" became popular, he has also earned some small fame in the science fiction circle, but no one can recognize his face when he walks on the street.
Another example is Wang Jiawei, a great director who has been on the rise in recent years. He swaggers around the Jinyi campus and no one can recognize him.
Of course, the main reason why no one could recognize Wang Jiawei was that he was not wearing sunglasses.
If Wang Jiawei was not recognized because he was not wearing sunglasses, then Yunlong was probably recognized because he was wearing a pair of sunglasses.
Since "Don't Talk to Strangers" became popular all over the country, Yunlong Yunlong, who plays An Jiamu, has also become famous. Nowadays, he is often recognized when he goes out.
However, his treatment is much better than that of his "brother" An Jiahe. Because his role is very positive, people who recognize him are very gentle to him.
Also going to a restaurant for dinner, Feng Yuanyi was slapped in the face, but Zheng Yunlong encountered someone who wanted to pay for him.
This time I came to Jinyi Lai, and there were many reporters, so Zhen Yunlong specially dressed up, with a peaked cap, big sunglasses, and a complete set of equipment.
But the more this happens, the easier it is to make people suspicious.
Not long after he entered the door, he was recognized by a reporter, and then a crowd of people surrounded him.
Later, it was Uncle Zhou who took Xiao Fang to the rescue and allowed him to escape successfully.
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In the office, Yu Dong couldn't help but laugh when he heard the completely opposite encounters between Wang Jiawei and Yu Yunlong: "Brother Yunlong, you said that you usually like to study police, criminals, spies and the like. Why don't you know that there are no such things here?"
Three hundred taels of silver, trying to hide the truth?"
Zhen Yunlong sighed, "It's not that I don't know this truth. It's just that if I don't disguise, I will be recognized 100% by others. After disguising, there is still some hope."
"When it comes to disguise, Director Wang's disguise is the best. He always wears sunglasses when meeting the media. But when he takes off his sunglasses in real life, he is rarely recognized," Liu Cixin said.
"It's easy to use, but the price is too high. Sometimes I can't see clearly with sunglasses on, but I don't want to take them off." Wang Jiawei laughed, looked at his watch, stood up and said, "This time I'm pressed for time.
While I still have some time, I'll go see the participating movies, and I can't come here in vain. So I'm sorry, I have to say goodbye."
Yu Dong and others also stood up.
"Is it true that you don't sit around anymore?" Yu Dong asked.
"No, time is really short." Wang Jiawei shook his head.
"How about we have lunch together at noon?" Yu Dong asked again.
"Save the food for next time... Mr. Yu, Mr. Zhen, Mr. Liu, you all can stay, I can go there myself."
Wang Jiawei smiled, waved his hand, and left directly.
After he left, Yu Dong smiled and explained to Zhen Yunlong and the others, "I originally invited him to join the judging panel, but he was tight on time and couldn't make arrangements. He couldn't bear it, so he came here specially."
"Looking at it this way, this 'cold-faced director' is quite polite." Zheng Yunlong said with a smile.
"Yes." Yu Dong nodded and looked at Liu Cixin: "Da Liu, I didn't expect you to come here this time. Have you arranged your work?"
"Well, it's arranged."
"Please stay in Jinling for a few more days this time. I will take you to visit the deep space later."
Liu Cixin shook his head: "I'm going to the deep space, but I have to leave the day after tomorrow. I came here to take personal leave this time, and I have to go back when the time comes, otherwise I will delay my work."
"That's okay." Yu Dong nodded, understanding.
Liu Cixin and other science fiction writers are not full-time writers, and their professional work is far from writing, which is very different from other writers, so they do not have the freedom of other writers.
Take Mo Yan as an example. Although he is in the army, because of his status as a writer, it is very easy to ask for leave. When there are activities, the unit will reimburse the travel, which is equivalent to a trip at public expense.
Otherwise, why would Yu Hua want to be a writer so much? It is really suitable for fishing.
Liu Cixin and Zhen Yunlong sat for a while and then went to the screening room to watch a movie. After all, they were also invited to watch the movie, so they always wanted to take a look and give their opinions.
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The "little dark room" is not dark, and tea, water, melons and fruits are all available.
At this time, a short film ended and a short break entered. Guo Baochang rubbed his face, picked up the tea cup, and said with a smile: "We have watched seven entries. How do you feel?"
"not bad."
Zhang Yimou said three words and did not continue. On the other hand, Jiang Wen said: "It's quite satisfactory, but considering that they are all students and there are restrictions on cost, it's not bad."
Guo Baochang looked at Harold, the other deputy team leader, and said, "Mr. Harold, what do you think?"
After being selected, Harold smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to the next entries."
This was said very euphemistically, but the meaning was very obvious, which meant that there was no work that he was optimistic about yet.
Seven, that’s not a lot to say.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But these are all excellent works after screening. There are only thirty works in total, and I have already read a quarter of them.
As Jiang Wen said, these movies all performed mediocrely.
Guo Baochang sighed slightly. Only one of these seven short films left a slight impression on him, which was "Revenge" made by students from Jinling Academy of Arts.
The plot is not bad and the story is complete, but the specific shooting is somewhat unsatisfactory, which affects the overall presentation of the movie.
"Keep reading." Guo Baochang looked at the list in his hand, "The next film is "Bring Her Eyes."
After the previous movie ended, the staff had already started preparing for the next movie. After Guo Baochang spoke, "Bring Her Eyes" played directly on the screen.
After the opening credits, the first scene made the judges’ eyes light up.
Because, this movie is a big production.
Its scenes are very technological, and just from the first scene, people can tell that this is a science fiction film.
The main reason is that other works are produced by Sosou. After such a comparison, the gap becomes clear.
Of course, nothing can be seen from this first scene. It can only be seen that the producer is relatively wealthy. As for what the movie is like, we have to continue to read on.
Everyone was watching the movie seriously, but the anticipation in one pair of eyes was the most obvious.
These eyes belong to Li Zhiyu.
Li Zhiyu is a professor majoring in theater performance at Shanghai University. He was actually quite surprised when he received the invitation from Shen Kong Company, because he had never had any interaction with Shen Kong before.
But later he discovered that he still had some connections with Shen Kong, because two little girls, Li Yu and Li Bing, were both his students.
Needless to say, Li Yu previously participated in "Don't Talk to Strangers".
As for Li Bing...
Li Bing's face soon appeared in the movie.
In the video, Li Bing wears a bulky spacesuit with a weightless pencil in front of him.
She plays the heroine of "Bring Her Eyes", the owner of the eyes.
Li Zhiyu didn't know much about this movie, he only knew that Li Bing participated in it, and he didn't even know the name of the movie until after Jin Yi.
At first, Li Zhiyu focused more on Li Bing's performance, but soon, the content of the movie aroused his strong interest.
The first is the "eyes" setting.
When the word "eyes" appeared for the first time in the movie, everyone was a little confused.
Can I wear something like eyes?
Then they discovered that the so-called eyes were actually glasses that seemed to be able to transmit images to the other end.
But they soon discovered that it was not that simple. The glasses not only transmitted images, but could also transmit touch and smell, making the person on the other end feel like they were actually there.
Zhang Yimou, who was sitting not far from Li Zhiyu, narrowed his eyes.
He had actually read the novel "Bring Her Eyes", and he had a conversation with Liu Cixin, the original author, at the last Deep Space Annual Conference.
So when he saw the movie, he was a little emotional, the script was quite well written.
In fact, the plot of the movie is not much different from the novel, but some of the changes show the screenwriter's skill.
For example, the "eyes" setting.
The explanation of the setting in the original work is very simple. It is solved through the dictation of the protagonist "I" and a paragraph of text.
When making a movie, this kind of textual narrative is not easy to put in. If it were made into the protagonist's inner monologue or narration, it would be uninteresting.
The screenwriter is very smart and used some details to show these settings step by step.
From this perspective, this short film is already half successful, after all, the original novel itself is very good.
In fact, as Zhang Yimou expected, the finished product of "Bring Her Eyes" is very good.
Although for a science fiction movie, there are still some flaws in the production. For example, the scene of Sunset 6 sinking deep into the ground was not well presented.
There is no way around this. Let alone a student of Jinyi, it is difficult to present this part at the domestic level, so we can only leave it to Hollywood.
But overall, this movie shows dedication, loneliness and the reversal at the end. It is a very mature work.
After the movie ended, Guo Baochang said with a smile: "No need to ask more, I can tell from your expressions that you must have a good feeling about this movie."
"Yes." Zhang Yimou followed, "This movie is adapted from a science fiction novel, and I have read the original work. Although compared to other works, this movie has a great advantage in terms of cost, but overall
The performance is quite good, the story is complete, the presentation is clear, and basically there are no major problems.”
Guo Baochang nodded and looked at Li Zhiyu: "Professor Li, what do you think of actors' performances?"
"Good."
Guo Baochang was a little surprised that Li Zhiyu cherished words like gold. Both the male and female protagonists of this drama performed very well, so he asked Li Zhiyu specifically.
Gu Changwei remembered Li Bing and knew the inside story. Perhaps Li Zhiyu didn't say much because Li Bing was his student.
"Teacher Guo, this is not the time to talk about this. Let's take a break and continue reading. The details will be discussed at the meeting tomorrow," Gu Changwei said.
"Okay, let's all have some tea and continue."
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The subsequent entries performed quite well, and the overall quality was better than the previous seven. Among them, they were mainly from the Yanjing Film School, with fewer from Shanghai Drama, Chinese Drama, and Jinyi School.
Needless to say, it was a Chinese drama or a drama, but Jin Yi's performance surprised Guo Baochang and the others.
Jin Yi's directing class has only been established for two years, and there are no undergraduate graduates yet, but it is already in shape. The two Jin Yi works they saw in the morning, "Revenge" were not bad, and "Take Her with Me"
Eyes" surprised everyone.
During lunch, a group of judges were discussing that if no more eye-catching works appeared in the future, "Bring Her Eyes" would most likely be the grand prize in this competition.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Several judges from the Yanjing Film Academy were a little emotional. Of course, they also hope that the film academy will win the grand prize in the end, but judging from the current situation, the possibility is not high.
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There is nothing we can do about it. The investment in the short film "Bring Her Eyes" is indeed much higher than other films.
What makes them gratified is that, except for "Bring Her Eyes", the works produced by the Film Academy are still the best among this batch of works.
In particular, the work "Your Great Wall" by graduate student Ning Jingwu performed very well. If "Bring Her Eyes" had not come first, this "Your Great Wall" would most likely win the special prize.
In the view of Guo Baochang and others, "Your Great Wall" is very good in all aspects, and the disadvantage lies in the script.
The story of "Your Great Wall" is too big to fit into a short film. Although the director has handled it very well, it is still almost boring to watch. It is also the longest running time among the entries this time, which is enough.
Thirty minutes are all used up.
However, although it may not win the special prize, it may still win the Outstanding Director Award.
After lunch, not long after, the judging panel got back to work.
Everyone felt much more relaxed in the afternoon, because in one morning, they had watched thirteen works, and one of them was "Your Great Wall" that was the best among them.
Maybe we won’t have to work overtime tonight and it will be over by evening.
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At around three o'clock, the end credits of a work were playing. Guo Baochang took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, "This is already the twenty-first entry. There are nine films left. I should be able to finish them in three hours."
"Almost." Jiang Wen smiled and said, "I don't know if any of the remaining nine works can surpass "Bring Her Eyes"."
"Jiang Wen, what you mean by this is that you have decided that "Bring Her Eyes" is the best among the previous twenty-one works?" Zhang Yimou said.
Jiang Wen shrugged, "I don't know, you guys, but in my opinion, it is indeed the case."
Zhang Yimou looked at the works at the end of the list and laughed: "There are still nine movies, maybe there will be surprises."
"I love it." Gu Changwei shook his head, "Unless there is another big production, it will be difficult to surpass "Bring Her Eyes"."
"How about we make a bet?"
"What to bet on?"
Zhang Yimou thought for a while and said, "How about ten pounds of dried tea?"
Gu Changwei smiled. After Zhang Yimou quit smoking, he fell in love with a kind of dried tea snacks and ate them when he had nothing to do.
"I don't like to eat dried tea."
"I'm going to lose, so I'll buy you a drink."
Jiang Wen heard about the gambling game and came over, "How about you take me with you?"
"Okay." Zhang Yimou nodded, "Which side are you betting on?"
"I'll take Teacher Gu's side. If I win, you'll treat me to a drink. If I lose, I'll buy you ten pounds of dried tea." Jiang Wen said.
As soon as Jiang Wen said he wanted to join, others also became interested.
Liu Weiqiang, who had been silent, said, "Can you take me with you?"
Then Li Zhiyu, Guo Baochang and others joined in.
The final result was 8 to 3. Only three people believed that there was another work that could surpass "Bring Her Eyes". These three people were Guo Baochang, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Xian.
Guo Baochang glanced at Mr. Zhang, "I was originally going to stand on the other side, but I came over after seeing Director Zhang standing here."
Everyone looked at Zhang Xian one after another. They were a little confused at first, but then everyone came to their senses.
Among the judges, Zhang Xian has the lowest sense of presence. Even Liu Weiqiang has participated in the filming of "Chongqing Express" and "Carmen in Mongkok". As for Zhang Xian, he has neither participated in works nor been involved in the education industry.
What kind of reputation does it have?
But Zhang Xian is the director of Jinyi Drama, so he should know more information than they do.
Tian Zhuangzhuang asked curiously: "Director Zhang, are there any masterpieces among the next few entries?"
Zhang Xian smiled and said: "If there are any good works, you will know if you continue to read below."
Seeing that Zhang Xian was unwilling to disclose it, no one else asked any more questions. However, Zhang Yimou suddenly felt more confident and said with a smile, "I've already decided to leave, and I'm not allowed to change it. You eight people, please don't
Forgot, one person has ten kilograms of dried tea."
After this little episode, the judges suddenly became interested in the next entries and cheered up one by one.
Until the start of the twenty-fifth entry, Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled and said: "Director Zhang, this is the last one of your Jin Yi works."
Zhang Xian smiled and said nothing, and the movie credits had already started playing.
First there was a slightly dark piano sound, and the title of the film appeared on the black screen: Tuner.
Next, is the director’s name: Jia Zhangke.
When he saw the three words Jia Zhangke, Guo Baochang narrowed his eyes slightly. He still remembered that Zhang Yimou had mentioned this name before.
But soon, his slightly narrowed eyes widened.
Because the screenwriter’s name appeared on the screen: Yu Dong.
"In the East!?"
A low cry came from the room. Guo Baochang turned his head and saw that the person who made the sound was Jiang Wen.
Jiang Wen also realized that he had lost his temper and quickly put his hands together to apologize.
Of course Jiang Wen was not the only one who was surprised, everyone else was also shocked. In a short film competition, Yu Dong ended up in person?
But there was no time for them to think about it now, the video was still going on.
First, a picture of a piano appeared, and then a voice sounded.
"I rarely perform in public unless it's for a special occasion or audience..."
In a dark room, a motionless older man sat on the sofa, a shirtless young man sat on a stool and played the piano, and there was another person standing behind him.
He is a blind man, the voiceover said.
Click!
There was a sound like a door closing, and the scene turned to show a piano in the auditorium. The half-naked man in a suit and ties walked up to the piano and started playing.
This was a very important piano competition, but the protagonist was too nervous and ruined it.
This failure left the protagonist, a talented pianist, depressed.
Later, in order to make money, he became a tuner and pretended to be blind to make more money.
…
The whole story was very compact, and it was not until the end, when the climax of the story suddenly came, that the judges figured out what was going on in the scene at the beginning of the film.
The protagonist sat at the piano and kept playing the piano. The woman stood behind him and pointed a rivet gun at the back of his head.
There is no explanation of the ending, and with the soothing piano sound, the movie ends.
At this time, Li Zhiyu breathed a long sigh of relief, "Open ending?"
Jiang Wen shook his head, "Not necessarily. Do you still remember the clicking sound at the beginning of the transition? It might be the sound of the hostess firing."
Li Zhiyu patted his head: "When you said that, I remembered it. I thought it was the sound of turning on the lights in the music hall. But why did the male protagonist think that if he kept playing, the woman wouldn't shoot? He could have run away.
."
Zhang Yimou thought for a while and said: "Maybe he thought that the hostess did not dare to shoot before the song ended because the sudden ending of the song would attract the attention of the neighbors."
"Isn't this far-fetched?"
"I just speculated on the male protagonist's thoughts... In fact, his thoughts cannot be understood from an ordinary person's perspective. After all, he is blind."
"But he's just pretending."
"This is even more terrifying. He has become dependent on pretending to be blind...otherwise he would have run away as soon as he saw the blood on the ground."
Guo Baochang said: "Everyone may not necessarily focus on the ending. The protagonist pretending to be blind and working as a sound engineer is worth discussing."
Feng Xiaoning held her chin and said: "Musicians are not common in China, but we can always see blind massagers."
"That's right." Jiang Wen nodded, "The last time I saw a blind masseur, he was a normal person. He wore sunglasses and pretended to be blind."
Chapter completed!