Chen Kaige is a true literary youth, and he is the kind of literary youth who has been immersed in the 1980s.

The script Tao Yushu read was called "Walking and Singing", which was adapted from Shi Tiesheng's short story "Life is Like a String".

The content of the novel is about a little blind man in his early twenties who follows an old blind man who is over sixty years old and makes a living by playing the piano and telling stories. The little blind man cannot bear the misery of his fate, and every time he wants to give up his life, the old blind man tells him that he

The master left his last words.

It was said that by breaking 1,000 strings, burning the ashes to make a medicine introduction, and taking the prescription medicine left by the master, the blind eyes could see again. The little blind man was doubtful, but one day, the old blind man broke the 1,000th string.

He excitedly found the prescription and entered the pharmacy. Unexpectedly, the clerk who picked the medicine told him that the prescription was completely blank without writing a word on it.

When the old blind man heard this, it was like a thunderbolt, and he wanted to run into the door of the pharmacy, but suddenly he changed his mind.

When I got home, I told the little blind man that I had misremembered what the master said. The master said that he had to break 1,200 strings. But before he could break the remaining 200 strings, the old blind man died.

Before he died, he told the little blind man to keep playing.

The novel is a good novel, with a clear temperament, restrainedness, and warmth. The struggle against fate and the inquiry into the meaning of life are worth pondering. However, it is a bit thin when presented in the form of a movie. Chen Kaige loves to write scripts, but he is not the kind of person who can write full-scale scripts.

The screenwriter of the script is flesh and blood.

He writes scripts and always likes to add some inexplicable scenes and scenes into them.

In order to highlight the images and emotions he thought he had, in fact, except for himself, this extremely individual feeling is difficult for others to understand. Tao Yushu's reprimand made him full of grief and anger, but he did not dare to refute.

Not only because Tao Yushu was the elder, but also because his father Chen Huaikai was watching from the side, so he would just lower his head and feel aggrieved by Bala.

"It's true that "King of Children" won the award, but that's not entirely your fault. It sold more than 8 million at the box office when it was released. That's because of the patriotism of the people. Don't feel aggrieved. You went to Xiangjiang to visit and study in the first half of the year.

, I know in my heart I am very dissatisfied with their set of things.

But did you know? "A Lang's Story" sold HK$10 million in the first week of release.

You have read the script of "Alang's Story" and you have been to the set. Do you think this is a purely commercial film?"

Tao Yushu's words shocked Chen Kaige, "A Lang's Story" sold so well? Will it cost 20 to 30 million Hong Kong dollars when it is released? In a place as big as Hong Kong, the box office created is more than that of "The King of Children"?

"You haven't learned to walk yet, so you have to run. Do you think you are the only one in the world who can make movies? Are you the only one who understands art? People who have made movies for so many years are not as good as you?" Tao Yushu said without mercy, she also

Remember what Lin Chaoyang said to her:

A small tree will not grow straight if it is not repaired, and it will chirp if a person does not repair it.

Kai Ge is a man who always seems to be arrogant when he has some achievements. Someone has to follow him and draw a line for him. Tao Yushu’s biggest feeling after reading the script was that her husband is really discerning about people.

After she said these words, she looked at Chen Kaige sharply, waiting for him to refute. She could see that Chen Kaige was unconvinced.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, Chen Kaige had a stubborn and aggrieved expression on his face, but he did not dare to say anything. Tao Yushu nodded with satisfaction, and in his heart he recognized her husband's evaluation of him even more.

After the slap, you have to give a sweet date.

"The copyright of "King of Children" is selling very well. You can increase the budget for your new film this time so that you can perform better." Chen Kaige was very happy. As a director, who doesn't want to have a more adequate budget?

When he heard this, he immediately put aside the grievance and resentment he felt just now, "Aunt Lin, how much can you add?" "The specific amount depends on your script, but let me tell you, "Walking and Singing"

This script definitely won’t work.”

Chen Kaige's expression immediately turned from joy to bitterness, and he begged: "Aunt Lin, this script took Tiesheng more than three months to write..." Tao Yushu's expression was decisive, "If you pay the royalties, we will treat the script as if it was bought by us.

, but you definitely can’t film it.” Hearing her firm tone, Chen Kaige knew that “Walking and Singing” was completely out of business.

He felt a little depressed and at a loss, so he asked blankly, "Then what should I take pictures of?"

Tao Yushu pondered, and remembered what Lin Chaoyang said in his mind: Kege is good at details and delicate things. "Didn't you say before that you like "Little Shoes"?"

Chen Kaige raised his head suddenly, as if the sun had cleared the clouds, and looked at Tao Yushu expectantly with joy on his face. "Don't look at me like that. I just made an impromptu decision and have to go back and discuss it with your uncle."

Chen Kaige nodded like a fool, "Yes, yes! Aunt Lin, if "Little Shoes" is really handed over to me, I will definitely shoot it well." He felt that such a statement was too pale, so he turned to his father, who had been silent, for help outside the scene.

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"dad!"

Chen Huaikai said: "Novel can be shot by anyone. As long as you perform well, can your Uncle Lin's novel be given to outsiders?" Tao Yushu also said: "Your father is right."

Chen Kaige felt a little awkward. He felt like when he was a child, he asked his parents for snacks and was asked to get a double hundred in the exam. But when he saw his father and Aunt Lin saying so, he had no choice but to express his position: "I will definitely do a good job!" Tao Yushu comforted him a few times with relief.

sentence.

When she was leaving, Chen Huaikai came out to see her off and asked: "Yushu, can Kege really shoot "Little Shoes"?"

Tao Yushu said with a smile: "I won't hide it from you. Chaoyang said that if his script this time doesn't work, he will shoot "Little Shoes" for him. In fact, he also thinks that "Little Shoes" is very suitable for Kege to film."

Hearing her words, Chen Huaikai was overjoyed and beamed.

"Okay, I feel relieved with your words. Chaoyang is really willing to hand over this novel to him, and I will risk my life to help him make this movie." Tao Yushu sighed inwardly, pitiful for the world.

Parental heart.

"Don't worry. But don't tell him about this yet. I think he still hasn't settled down yet. We'll have to wait." Chen Huaikai nodded and said, "I understand!"

After sending Tao Yushu away, he returned home and Chen Kaige immediately came up to him. "Dad, what did Aunt Lin say? Can you really give me "Little Shoes"?" Chen Huaikai's face was stern, "Give it to you? Look at how crazy you are!

"Where am I crazy..."

Facing his father's majestic gaze, Chen Kaige did not dare to refute. "Then I..."

"Settle down and settle down. If you have time to chat with people every day and attend useless parties, why not watch multiple movies and study your skills. You are a director, not a writer, and not a poet!"

The next day, Tao Yushu drove to the China Film Building in Xiaoxitian. The first Chinese Film Exhibition was held in the China Film Exhibition. Film producers from more than 20 countries and regions around the world came to this Chinese Film Exhibition, which is considered to be the first in recent years.

One of the achievements of domestic diplomacy in 2017. Since it is a Chinese film festival, the films on display are naturally Chinese films. All those participating in the film festival are several domestic film studios. The name of Lin's Pictures is placed among a bunch of film studios.

The middle score is particularly eye-catching, but fortunately there is also a Yindu agency.

The person from Yindu Organization participating in the China Film Exhibition this time is the production manager He Qing. In the past few years, Yindu's "Shaolin Temple" and "Shaolin Boy" were all well-received and well-received films. He participated in them.

Tao Yushu chatted with him for a few words, and got to know several directors and deputy directors of film studios.

Not all studios were eligible to participate in this film exhibition. Those who came were Yan Film Studio, Shanghai Film Studio, and Changying Film Studio, which were relatively strong. Then she saw a few people walking into the venue, behind them

I also followed many foreigners.

"That is Teng Jinxian."

Wu Tianming, who was sitting next to Tao Yushu, pointed at the leader and said.

The China Film Festival is led by the Film Bureau, and China Film is responsible for its implementation. With so many foreign guests present, Teng Jinxian, the director of the Film Bureau, naturally had to make an appearance, along with Ding Daming, the general manager of China Film.

As for the foreign film studios coming, they include Golden Circle Pictures from the United States, Toei Co., Ltd. from Japan, and Gaumont Film Company from France.

Obviously, these foreigners are not interested in this kind of formalistic film exhibition opening event in China. It is estimated that many of them come here to give face to their own government.

After the morning meeting ended, the screening session finally began in the afternoon.

The films scheduled for screening were screened at the China Film Archive, and "The King of Children" was regarded as the premiere film.

Only then did Tao Yushu understand why several film studios in Lin's Pictures had not obtained a quota to participate in the film exhibition, but Lin's Pictures had so easily obtained admission tickets to the China Film Exhibition.

It turns out they need to support the scene.

"The King of Children" is the Berlin Film Festival Jury Prize-winning film, and it is the ceiling of awards received by Chinese films in international film festivals so far. It is very reasonable for it to be pulled to support the scene.

Lin's Pictures was only allowed to bring three films to the screening this time. Tao Yushu took into account the censorship trend in the country and brought "The King of Children", "Autumn Fairy Tale" and "Alang's Story".

The film exhibition lasted for one week, and the three films of Lin's Films were strongly welcomed by foreign guests during the screening, and the transaction went extremely smoothly.

In the end, the three films "Kid King", "Autumn Fairy Tale" and "Alang's Story" received copyright contracts of US$400,000, US$580,000 and US$1.07 million respectively.

The small amount of the copyright transaction for "The King of Children" is mainly because overseas rights have already been sold at a high price. "Autumn Fairy Tale" is a romance film, and many film producers are not interested in Asians falling in love.

On the contrary, although "Alang's Story" is a literary film about the family relationship between father and son, it has been welcomed by many film producers because of the element of racing. After a week of China Film Exhibition, Lin's Pictures received a total of US$2.05 million in contracts.

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In comparison, the results of other domestic film studios seem to be somewhat unsatisfactory. They did not sell many films, and the contract value was relatively small, with an increase of one to two million US dollars.

Calculated, the last few film studios' foreign exchange-earning tasks this time are not as large as the contribution of Lin's Pictures.

This situation made the leaders of the Film Bureau, China Film and several film studios a little embarrassed, but everyone was also mentally prepared.

After all, during the film screening period, except for the three films produced by Lin's Pictures, the response to the films produced by other domestic film studios was relatively dull. Even if the Shanghai Film Studio produced Xie Jin's work, there was no excitement.

What a wave.

The main reason for this situation is that at this stage, the production level of domestic studios has already surpassed that of many countries and regions with developed film industries. Film producers must come here to purchase high-quality films, and their requirements will naturally be higher.

The higher it is, the less it can catch the eye.

What's more, the films produced by these film studios all reflect contemporary realistic themes.

The political issues of these films are particularly prominent, and many film producers are not interested in this type of film.

After the film exhibition closed, all the foreign guests left, but several production units that participated in the film exhibition were retained by China Film to hold a meeting to summarize the gains and losses.

In fact, no matter whether it is the Film Bureau, China Film or various studios, everyone understands the existing problems, but with the current system, meetings cannot solve the problems at all.

After the meeting, Tao Yushu was about to leave, but was stopped by Teng Jinxian.

In addition to Tao Yushu, China Film's Ding Daming also stayed.

"Da Ming, you have to thank Comrade Yushu this time. Lin's Pictures saved your face for China Film." Teng Jinxian's words sounded like a joke, but Tao Yushu thought it was more like a criticism of Ding Daming. In order to

China Film has put a lot of thought and energy into this film exhibition, but now it seems that the effect is not satisfactory.
To be continued...