Beside a reservoir on the outskirts of Beijing, the sun shines at noon, the breeze blows, and the cicadas chirp on the willow trees, noisy but harmonious.

"Director Dong, you are so elegant and cheerful." Zhang Yimou couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Dong Xi holding a fishing rod in front of him, who had been peacefully passing through the years.

"You should relax sometimes." Dong Xi smiled, raised a handful of tender corn kernels, and threw them into the water to make a nest.

Looking at the ripples caused by the corn kernels on the water, Zhang Yimou sighed and said to himself: "Yes, I should take a rest."

Dong Xi is very tired. He has no time to rest all year round. He has to film TV series and movies, and he flies around the world.

Even though Zhang Yimou has just released "House of Flying Daggers" this year, his workload is not much lighter than that of Dong Xi. Just one Olympic Games is enough for him to be exhausted.

It's not physical fatigue, it's more psychological fatigue.

No, as soon as he came back from Athens, he was pulled out by Dong Xi, who said he wanted to discuss things, but in fact it was just to relax.

Zhang Yimou figured it out, sat down next to Dong Xi, and said while playing with the fishing rod: "I haven't touched this thing for many years, and my hands are a little raw."

"Director Zhang, this fishing is like filming a movie. You have to be prepared for everything, but no one can guarantee what kind of fish you will catch in the end."

"Is there any solution?"

"It's very simple. You can buy a fish pond for yourself and only raise the fish you want to catch. If you like carp, raise carp. If you like herring, raise herring. Even if the fish don't bite the hook, you can still pump water~"

"However, the disadvantage of doing this is that you will be imprisoned in this small reservoir and unable to experience the splendor of the world. It depends on how you let it go!"

After listening to Dong Xi's words, Zhang Yimou fell into a rare silence. He understood that there was something in the other party's words, but he couldn't understand it for a while.

But before he could taste it, Dong Xi suddenly caught fish.

"Copy the net, copy the net!"

Dong Xi's exaggerated movements made Zhang Yimou also busy.

"..." The two of them tossed for a long time, and finally looked at the three-ounce crucian carp seeds in Dong Xi's hand, looked at each other, and suddenly laughed loudly.

"Take this fish and send it to the kitchen to make four dishes." Dong Xi waved his hand and handed the fish to his assistant for processing.

Regardless of the assistant's confused expression, Dong Xi smiled and said to Zhang Yimou: "Director Zhang, would you like a drink at noon?"

"sure."

At the wine table, looking at the four dishes and one soup prepared by the chef with a piece of crucian carp seed, neither Dong Xi nor Dong Xi felt much.

Sometimes, it’s not necessarily the food that goes well with wine.

Ever since he decided to tie Zhang Yimou to his chariot, Dong Xi had worked hard.

First, he carefully analyzed the pros and cons of "Eight Minutes in Beijing" and focused on the points that were criticized by the audience.

The profession of director, especially film director, has been criticized a lot, and almost anyone can take a bite out of it.

Aesthetics is nothing more than a sense of identity. Elegance and vulgarity are just tools for certain classes to flaunt themselves. Is ballet really more elegant than pole dancing?

Is a symphony really more shocking than a suona solo?

The biggest problem with Lao Mouzi's "Eight Minutes in the Capital" is that it ignores the thoughts of the Chinese people and blindly tries to please foreigners.

Just like the fifth generation directors, they desperately explore rural themes in order to win awards abroad, which arouses the anger of domestic audiences.

It cannot be said that the movies they made are bad and are products of a specific era, but times are changing, and the works produced by directors must also adapt to the times.

If you don't want to blend in, either you are strong enough to set your own rules, or you just stay in your own little land.

This is also the idea that Dong Xi just used fishing to extend.

Obviously, it is difficult for Zhang Yimou, who has tried commercial blockbusters, to go back to pure art films. Even if he wanted to go back, the capital behind him would not agree.

So since Zhang Yimou has fallen into a trap, Dong Xi doesn't mind asking him to change to another trap. They are all working as workers anyway, and it is better to follow him than to follow Zhang Weiping.

Dong Xi was thinking about something at the end of the dining table, and Lao Mouzi was also thinking secretly. He looked at the "letter of surrender" prepared by Dong Xi.

This certificate of investment was Dong Xi's bargaining chip to win over the other party. Since he planned to work together to prepare for the Olympics, he at least needed to come up with something useful. Although he had mixed seniority, he did not want others to look down on him.

Zhang Yimou looked through the planning plan prepared by Dong Xi, and there were only four words in it: the ultimate national style.

In Dong Xi's opinion, the idea of ​​"Eight Minutes in the Capital" was correct, but it was somewhat awry.

Although traditional culture such as Peking Opera and martial arts are a bit outdated in the eyes of Chinese people, that is because they have never seen the best, even if elegance varies from person to person.

But ordinary people can still distinguish things that are shocking. One person may not be powerful enough to punch, but what about a hundred or a thousand people boxing together?

To take the simplest example, the square formation during the military parade is just the simplest step, but when done to the extreme, it reveals the shocking power!

Our country lacks everything, but it does not lack people. When the power of the country is in operation, even the most common things can bloom with new colors.

Looking at the plan prepared by Dong Xi, Zhang Yimou sometimes frowned and sometimes smiled. Many of Dong Xi's ideas coincided with his, no, even more radical.

Dong Xi was not surprised by Zhang Yimou's reaction. He picked up a piece of tofu and put it into his mouth, followed by a sip of wine.

"Pickled vegetables and tofu, the emperor is not as good as me~"

………

At the end of August, "The Bourne Supremacy" was released domestically, with a box office of 110 million. Compared with the 51 million box office of "Spider-Man 2" in the same period, it was almost double.

This movie also became the fourth domestic movie in 2004 with a box office of over 100 million.

At this juncture, the Film Bureau suddenly issued a verbal order to designate August 15th to September 15th each year as Domestic Film Protection Month, during which the introduction of overseas films was not encouraged.

No matter what ordinary people think about this, the industry also has its own interpretation.

"Fuck, Dong Xi's grandson is too proud, isn't he?"

"Be careful what you say, be careful what you say!"

Although it is not stated explicitly, many people believe that this is to protect Dong Xi's upcoming "Myth".

Otherwise, why not do this when "House of Flying Daggers" is released?

Why not encourage theaters to show domestic films when "The Bourne Supremacy" is released?

Domestic Protection Month actually exists in many countries. Japan and South Korea next door are much stricter than in China.

In the past, when the market was sluggish, movies were not fully booked all year round, so there was no need to adjust this thing.

Now that the market is getting better and better, the potential is needless to say, and Hollywood's attacks are becoming more and more fierce. It is normal to adopt some protective policies.

The Protection Month can help domestic films have breathing space and avoid being crushed by Hollywood. Unless Chinese-language films truly rise, this stuff will have its historical value.

As for the fact that it coincides with the release of "Myth", I say it's a coincidence. Do you believe it?

The first stop for the promotion of "Myth" was the finals of "Super Girl" which caused a stir throughout the summer.

Dong Xi will join hands with Fan Xiaopang to perform the theme song of "Myth" live.

This is Dong Xi's first time singing in public. The company's opinion is that they hope he can lip-sync!

Although Dong Xi himself thought it would be the scene of a car accident, he still rejected the proposal.

As the saying goes, a real man never looks back to see the explosion!

So what about the scene of the car accident? It was also his battle horn or victory medal, representing the rush of blood in his heart.

Why doesn’t the fishing guy want to be a great singer?
Chapter completed!