After hearing Rossi's translation, Yu Dong looked at Giuseppe with some surprise: "You mean, you started thinking about the next movie before "The Pianist" was finished?"
"Why not?" Giuseppe smiled and said: "The next movie is always more charming, isn't it? And I only have a general idea now, not very mature yet, so I want to tell you, the author of the original work,
Research, maybe you can give me some inspiration."
Yu Dong looked at the manuscript in Giuseppe's hand, "Is this your new plan written on it?"
"No, no, no." Giuseppe shook his head, "This is the Italian version of "The Widow's Death". I asked Rossi to translate it for me. It's a pity that some of your short stories and short stories cannot be found in Italy."
"It will be there soon." Yu Dong said with a smile, and then asked: "Can you tell me your new idea?"
He looked at Giuseppe, waiting for the other person's answer.
When Giuseppe went to Jinling last year, he asked him to recommend novels. At that time, he recommended "The Widow's Death" to Giuseppe.
It seemed that Giuseppe took what he said into consideration.
At that time, the reason why Yu Dong recommended "Death of a Widow" was because he remembered the movie "Sicily".
"Death of a Widow" is different from "Sicily". The novel has multiple structures, but Li Xuelian's experiences in the village are similar to "Sicily".
Zhang Yimou's movie "Soft Knife" cuts apart the multiple structures of the novel and focuses on the part about Li Xuelian in the village.
Therefore, "Soft Knife" is relatively similar to "Sicily".
Yu Dong was curious at that time whether Giuseppe would think of filming "Sicily" after watching "Death of a Widow".
And now is the time to reveal the answer.
Giuseppe organizes the language: "The overall structure of the story is similar to Li Xuelian's story in the village. A charming woman encounters suffering because of her beauty... Beauty is a gift from God, but at the same time it can also become a source of suffering.
The root cause..."
"I wanted to set the story in the 1940s, in my hometown of Sicily."
"Like Cinema Paradiso?" Yu Dong smiled and said, "You seem to particularly like Sicily in the 1940s."
"Probably so."
Giuseppe did not elaborate on why he liked filming Sicily in the 1940s.
He was born in 1956, so his impression of Sicily should have started in the 1960s, and Sicily in the 1940s should have been more in the memories of his parents when they were young.
"By the way, I want to add the first perspective of "Death of a Widow" into the movie."
"First POV?"
Yu Dong recalled it for a while, then remembered that the first point of view in "Death of a Widow" was that of the student.
Giuseppe continued, "You can see more different things through the perspective of a teenager. I think the first 'I' in "Death of a Widow" actually also loves Li Xuelian, right? But because of the social
Affected by this, he was unable to recognize his own heart and ended up doing ridiculous and wrong things."
Yu Dong said nothing. This part is Giuseppe's own interpretation. He has never been willing to interfere with readers' interpretation of his works - as long as it is a normal interpretation.
"In a place like Sicily, there is always..."
Giuseppe's new idea has just taken a prototype, and you can hear it, it is "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", but there is no specific story, many are just an idea, including the town in his mind, there is only an outline
Outline.
Giuseppe told Yu Dong that after filming "The Pianist on the Sea", he planned to go to Sicily to take a stroll and see if he could find the town in his heart.
"Since you already have a plan, I'm afraid I can't help you with anything." Yu Dong said with a smile, "My impression of Sicily comes from your movies."
"No." Giuseppe said quickly: "Such a story does not require you to know much about Sicily. I still need some key things, but I haven't figured them out yet."
Rossi licked her lips and translated Giuseppe's words to Yu Dong.
To be honest, Rossi thought Giuseppe's words were a bit funny. He didn't even figure out what key things he needed, so how could he expect YU to figure it out?
But Yu Dong didn't find it strange, and replied with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this. "The Pianist" still has a long way to go from shooting to editing to release, and you also have a long time to settle.
, think about it, if you have any specific questions, you can come and discuss it with me at any time. As for the story you told me, I will help you think about it later."
"That's what I mean." Giuseppe clapped his hands, "I need your support as the original author."
"I will try my best."
Yu Dong nodded. His idea was to wait for Giuseppe to explore on his own. If there was a different situation later, he would give the reference answer to Giuseppe for reference.
Of course, Yu Dong still believed in Giuseppe and believed that he could handle the script.
In the end, regardless of whether Giuseppe completed the script of "Sicily" independently or not, this movie is inseparable from "Death of a Widow".
…
On the day after chatting with Giuseppe about "Sicily", Yu Dong and the others set out on their way back to China.
On the plane, Yu Dong was writing and drawing with a notebook. Cheng Yanqiu was covered with a blanket next to him and had fallen asleep.
Yu Hua sat in front and turned his head to look through the gap between the two seats.
Seeing a circle drawn on Yu Dong's notebook, he asked curiously: "Are you studying semiotics again? What's the science behind this circle?"
Yu Dong has finished writing his previous American version of "Golden Dreamland" and is currently studying the information obtained from Dan Brown.
There were a lot of semiotics-related contents in those materials, and Yu Hua and the others knew about this, so when Yu Hua saw this circle, he thought Yu Dong was studying semiotics again.
Yu Dong looked up at Yu Hua, who looked curious, and said with a smile: "A circle represents infinity, no beginning and no end. However, the one I drew is not just a circle, but a moon."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Moon?" Yu Hua shook his head, "Although the moon is always round, if you want to draw a moon, it is best to have a gap.
Otherwise, others won’t think it’s the moon. Like this—”
He tried to reach for the pen in Yu Dong's hand, but found that he couldn't do it.
Yu Dong smiled and drew another crescent moon on the paper, "Is that so?"
"That's right!" Yu Hua nodded with satisfaction: "In this way, others will know it is the moon at a glance. But why do you draw the moon and stare at it in a daze?"
"Because my next novel is about the moon."
"Is it related to the moon?" Yu Hua asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going to write a novel related to semiotics?"
"I won't write that one for now, I'll write another one first," Yu Dong said.
"Science fiction?" Yu Hua remembered what Yu Dong said at the Galaxy Awards ceremony. He will write a science fiction novel this year.
"Yeah, science fiction." Yu Dong nodded.
Yu Hua turned his head, shook his head and sighed: "Oh, I'm envious, you have so many inspirations. My mind is full of things about Serie A right now. It's a pity that I didn't see the official game this time."
The new Serie A season has not officially started yet. A few days ago, Yu Hua and the others traveled to many cities to watch the Serie A games. Although the level was quite high, they still felt regretful.
Their biggest gain from this trip was that they got the signatures of many stars, such as Baggio, Maldini, Del Piero... Because of the relationship with Deep Space Company, it was not difficult for them to get signatures.
"I must go and see the World Cup in France the year after next..."
Yu Hua was mumbling about football, while Yu Dong was still staring at the moon on the notebook. The novel he was about to write was about the moon and circles. It was born out of a British movie
Chapter completed!