Looking back at the time when Lu Yiqianyi was still a newbie, he privately believed that the two heroes of the empire were A Mou and Lao Chen!

However, Lao Chen has repeatedly refreshed his understanding of the great director!

Do you know "Lu Bu and Diao Chan"...wrong, "Butterfly Dances in the World"?

It is said that this TV series was suspended nationwide because it was too sarcastic about historical figures and too many bloody and violent scenes...

Its director is Lao Chen!

Even so, Old Chen can still get an investment of 300 million yuan and produce "The Promise"...

Although "The Promise" was defeated, there are "Orphan of Zhao" and "Mei Lanfang" later...

Actually, now, when I think about it, why do I think they are awesome?

Because at that time, their works gathered in China's most powerful production, the most box office appealing director, the best lineup, and the best screenwriter in China...

Successful and famous, master director!

Their works are called mainstream resources!

Others can only be considered marginal subjects...

Nowadays, Lu Xiaoran is also a top director. With his efforts, China's film industry system has been constantly maturing. The trend is to perform their own duties, divide the labor and cooperate, and make full use of their talents...

But Lu Xiaoran still likes directors like Lao Chen...

They are the kind of film production model that adheres to the traditional craftsman, find a story, find screenwriters to modify, find actors who are suitable for characters, and shoot carefully in a closed and serious manner...

There are not many such directors nowadays!

Therefore, after receiving the invitation to the premiere of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", he happily went to...

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It was very coincidental that Lu Xiaoran met Han Sanping...

"Third Master."

"Yo, you're here too!"

"…I must have a sneak peek at Director Chen's works!"

The third master nodded: "Well, I'm very curious too."

After all, it is Lao Chen's work...

The fifth generation of master directors...

The theaters are also looking forward to "The Taoist Down the Mountain". After all, with "International Market" ahead of us, Amou returned to the top, so why can't Old Chen?

A full 35% of the film schedule was given. According to the length of the film "The Taoist Down the Mountain", 80,000 games can be scheduled a day!

What is the concept of 80,000 games?

The first day of "Detective Chinatown" was filmed 90,000 shows throughout the day!

"International Market" scheduled the first day of filming was 76,000...

The cards are given enough!

"By the way, Master San, I have written a few scripts, which is a bit out of bounds..."

"Oh, tell me!"

Lu Xiaoran talked about the plot of "New World", "New World"... is the dark version of "Infernal Affairs"...

"You are so bold, don't have a good person?"

"I just think "Infernal Affairs" is too romantic and wants to be a realistic undercover film..."

"Put the background in Thailand, don't promote it hard then... By the way, my daughter also wants to be a screenwriter..."

"Why don't you be a director?"

The third master’s daughter, Lu Xiaoran, knows her, is a master’s degree in director of Beijing Television…

"She said she wanted to exercise for a few years first..."

"Well, I'll go find her tomorrow..."

Lu Xiaoran didn't care much. The third master's meaning was very simple, so he asked him to help him take it...

Then take it with him, it’s not that he has never brought his apprentice.

"Seeing the Devil"...

I miscalculated it, it was too bloody and unlikely to be released in the mainland, and I could make my first English movie...

Then introduce it to the country?

Just as he was thinking, the old Chen and his wife led the main creators of "The Taoist Down the Mountain", including Baoqiang, Fan Wei, Aaron Kwok-cheng, Zhang Zhen, and of course, Kurosawa Shilin in perspective...

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Two and a half hours later...

In less than two and a half hours, in fact, after half an hour of the movie was screened, Lu Xiaoran realized the biggest problem of "The Taoist Down the Mountain": the world view is not unified!

The skill of fist and footwork, which was originally very serious, suddenly turned into a fight with a pistol with bare hands!

Ai Daji once said that Lao Chen always tried to convey his philosophy and worldview in his movies... and then the story was told in a mess...

"The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" breaks through the bottom line!

The worldview is not unified, how can I say it...

It’s like when the bloody battle between Juxianzhuang, a bunch of people competed with Qiao Feng for fried steak, and one game would definitely win or lose! The winner could protect Tang Monk from going to the West to obtain scriptures, and the loser went to Liangshan to marry Xue Baochai!

Give people a sense of confusion...

Of course, there is not a single advantage. Lao Chen’s movies cannot be shoddy. There are also beautiful clips in "The Promise" and "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain"...

But that's all...

You're not a pure reed...

Lu Xiaoran remembered a sentence and couldn't remember who said: For some directors, the total amount of artistic talent is constant. If you take too much in the front, you will be in a state of overdrawn in the second half of your life.

It is very suitable for Old Chen. From "Lotus Land" to "Farewell My Concubine" to "Jing Ke Assassination of Qin King", he looked at his early creations, regardless of success or failure, and were full of enthusiasm!

What after?

After "The Story of the Wuji", to "The Orphan of Zhao", and then to the current "The Taoist priest went down the mountain", it felt like the overlord came out of Gaixia. No matter how hard he fought to restore the decline, every step was just approaching Wujiang...

Also, do you think he is approaching Wujiang, and there is also a movie called "I Praise My Son" that continues to lower the lower limit!

Finally, the movie ended, and there is a more uncomfortable 'comment' session...

That is, business flattery!

How do you praise "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain"?

Quafa?

Promote the color?

Promote acting?

Damn, everyone in front has already praised it!

You must praise me. They invite you to listen to your lies!

The third master praised: "It's so rare. I saw this movie that Lao Chen wanted to take out new things instead of spending money. This is the director's responsible attitude towards the audience!"

Can all this be said?

Lu Xiaoran took the microphone: "I actually admire Director Chen in particular. He has a kind of persistence and sincerity that only artists have. No matter how the times change, such an attitude is worth learning from by all filmmakers..."

After racking his brains to think of a unique point of view, Lu Xiaoran passed the microphone down...

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He hypocritically congratulated the Chen couple, Brother Song and Lu Xiaoran, and walked out of the screening hall.

Old Song sighed: "...Oh, this movie is so a pity!"

"At the beginning and the end?"

"It's not just about the beginning and the end, the logic is chaotic... What's wrong with Director Chen?"

Lu Xiaoran said casually: "He signed a contract with Xinli for seven movies, maybe it's more urgent..."

Brother Song: "I can't understand. Why do directors like them still make movies? Just trust yourself so much?"

"On the one hand, in order to make money, after all, two children, and on the other hand, it is probably a contradiction of human nature. They think of their works with high music and artistic standards, and the audience accepts... a very twisted mentality!"

“…How much box office do you think this movie has?”

"I don't know, I haven't predicted the box office for a long time..." Halfway through his words, the voice of the big golden retriever came to his ears: "400 million!"
Chapter completed!