"So, Old Tang, do you want our Director Li to give you a platform?" Chen Wen asked with a smile.
Others couldn't help but smile. Isn't this obvious?
There is only one person in the country. Although there are many directors who have made science fiction movies, and there are even science fiction professionals, which one of these people can compare with Li Yi?
"The Truman Show" is a classic science fiction film recognized all over the world. Although it is not considered hardcore science fiction, it is indeed a science fiction movie.
Not only that, the "Artificial Intelligence" filmed by Li Yi was a real hard-core science fiction blockbuster, and the key is that, without exception, they all received huge recognition.
So, there is nothing wrong with you saying that Li Yi is a tear-jerking director, but there is nothing wrong with saying that he is the most skilled director in science fiction movies in China.
There is a science fiction film festival in China. To be honest, this is a bit strange. After all, everyone knows that domestic science fiction film and television works have always been unsatisfactory. This is why there are many film festivals in small categories in China, but no one mentioned it.
Have you been to some science fiction film festival or something like that?
Because there really is no such environment and soil.
Of course, there are even more bizarre horror movies, not to mention this one. If there is a domestic horror film festival, wouldn’t the exhibitors be all domestic thrillers? The kind that are trying to sell the meat of others?
The "Natatorium Horror", "XXX Horror", etc. can make netizens laugh for a year!
"It's not just about the platform, Director Li. To be honest, I agree with the original intention of holding the Science Fiction Film Festival. In fact, the reason why it has been discussed for so long and the controversy continues is because of the objective issues that everyone knows.
There are even many people on the Internet who still talk about the sci-fi desert in our country. Although some sci-fi film and television works have appeared in recent years, most of them are "big productions", but the effect is not very good. Over time, now one year can
A sci-fi movie that goes to theaters is considered good.
After our discussion, we felt that if domestic movies want a hundred flowers to bloom, the science fiction category is also indispensable, and facts have proven that our country is not a so-called science fiction desert. However, if everyone has been given a certain impression that science fiction movies,
It must be a blockbuster and a big production, so it is difficult to say that this type of film has any future."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Because everyone knows that although the mainstream nowadays is big production, the problem is that other movie types can always be mainstream because they have enough experience, but science fiction movies really can't.
To put it simply, any type of movie, big-budget, super blockbuster, can indeed have a greater impact, but it also means that the threshold is high enough, and there must be very few such movies.
If you want a movie type to develop, have more directors choose this type of movie to make, and get investors to invest in this type of movie, then everyone knows that the bottom layer is the decisive factor.
Because domestic science fiction movies can be said to be relatively weak, because it is impossible for a new director to make them.
As for veteran directors, they want to make large-scale projects but lack experience, which creates a vicious cycle.
Why is it that every time a low-budget film produced by Li Yi achieves great success, many imitators emerge?
Following the trend and making shoddy products is indeed not a good thing, but it does not mean it is a bad thing. If there are no followers, how can anyone stand out.
After the release of movies like "12 Angry Men", although there have been many shoddy imitations, there have also been many outstanding works that stand out from the crowd.
But science fiction movies are really difficult!
In fact, there is a science fiction award in China, and it has a relatively long history, but the film award is... really non-existent!
"So, what do you mean?" Chen Wen asked with a smile.
"Well, next year's Science Fiction Film Festival is the first one. Of course we hope to get a good start. Preparations are in progress. In fact, many domestic directors who have directed science fiction films have already agreed to accept the invitation.
But we all know that for science fiction movies, there are really few movies in the past that can really satisfy domestic audiences, let alone overseas.
This science fiction film festival has also invited some overseas directors and film producers, but we lack a symbolic science fiction film to open the first science fiction film festival.
All of us thought of Director Li immediately, just because you have never been interested in this type of activity. Although I sent you an invitation letter, there was no response from your company, so everyone wanted me to
I’m here to invite you, hoping that you can direct a science fiction film as the opening film of the first Science Fiction Film Festival, and at the same time, it can also serve as a model for the entire Science Fiction Film Festival!” Tang Lu said.
Li Yi touched his nose. To be honest, his invitations could be packed in boxes, so he rarely handled them and left them to the company.
However, Tang Lu's requirements were too high.
"Hey, I'm not telling you, Old Tang, your request is too weird, isn't it? What do you mean by making a mockup?" Chen Wen couldn't help but ask.
"Well...actually it only needs to be a science fiction movie." Tang Lu also looked a little embarrassed. In fact, of course there were more requests, but why did Li Yi agree to him?
Just because we are all brothers in name only?
That doesn't make sense.
"Don't look at me, I do want to take pictures, but it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. I also need to have inspiration for this thing. How about we all chat together?" Li Yi spread his hands and said.
"Science fiction movies, hey, there are a lot of restrictions when it comes to filming in the domestic environment. The original "The Truman Show" was actually a little better, but to be honest, the kind of "Artificial Intelligence", even now, in China
It’s also very difficult!” Zhou Guo shook his head.
Why are science fiction movies so difficult to make?
Is there really a lack of good scripts? Not really!
On the one hand, the domestic film and television industry does not have a strong science fiction background.
Because there are few people filming, there is no reference, and any movie cannot be imitated and learned if you want to imitate it.
Science fiction films are especially difficult to produce.
For example, in Hollywood, it can be said that science fiction is everywhere, especially superhero movies, which are all science fiction movies.
But that thing can blow up a city at every turn, and cause various terrorist attacks at every turn. You really can’t shoot this thing in China!
Censorship is indeed one aspect, but it cannot be said that it is all due to censorship. In fact, the biggest problem is how to let people see the market for domestic science fiction movies, or, as Tang Lu said, give everyone a sample.
For example, movies like "12 Angry Men" are good examples, with low costs and low barriers to entry.
Although it is not easy to make a hit, it is the best example for practicing.
A low threshold means that there are more people to photograph and there are more works. As long as there are more, some people will stand out.
But a low-budget sci-fi film?
Are there? Yes, but there are really not many who have made a difference.
"I think the novels in the Galaxy Award are quite good. If Li Yi wants to make science fiction, I think you can go and read them." Lin Yunbin said.
"Yes, the novel and the movie are two different things after all, and adaptation is also a problem."
"When it comes to science fiction, the easiest way to pass the review process is to do it outside the earth, haha!"
"But in that case, the cost will definitely not be low, and the time will definitely not be enough, right?"
"How about Infinite Loop? I think this type of movie shouldn't be too troublesome, but it just lacks a good story."
Everyone said something, and I discussed it word by word.
In fact, what they said, such as getting it outside the earth, is indeed a good idea.
But for the same type of movies, first of all, the cost really cannot come down.
Alien environments and other things require money to create.
It can be said that those alien movies in Hollywood are really expensive.
Of course, there are also talk movies, ultra-low-cost science fiction similar to "12 Angry Men", but this type of science fiction is really too script-heavy. The key is, this type of movie has a high probability of
It's a hit but not a box office hit, because this type of movie often has a lot of lines and often makes the audience feel too brain-burning, so the threshold for watching the movie is relatively high.
Suddenly Li Yi was startled.
"Alien movies? Does it have to be high-cost?" This question suddenly flashed in Li Yi's mind, and the next moment, a movie appeared.
A movie that takes place on the moon.
The key is that after watching it, Li Yi felt that this movie was really good and very good.
What's so good about it?
Because this can be said to be a low-cost science fiction movie, and it is solid science fiction, not soft science fiction like "The Truman Show."
The movie not only involves aliens, but also involves the element of human cloning, and the key is that the movie really does not require high costs.
Although there are indeed some settings in the movie that are not so perfect, there is no problem with the basic logic. Only a few modifications are needed to correct those bugs.
Of course, science fiction movies are actually based on fantasy worlds, so they cannot be truly perfect. In fact, which movie dares to say that it is perfect?
For example, "The Truman Show" is actually not perfect either, but as long as the basic logic is self-consistent, it is enough.
And the movie that Li Yi remembered can be said to be a movie with a reversal ending to some extent.
"It seems that our Director Li has been inspired again." Everyone looked curious when they saw Li Yi's distracted look, but they were not surprised.
"Tell me, do you have any good ideas?" Chen Wen asked curiously.
Li Yi looked at Chen Wen and then at everyone, nodded and said: "Actually, I was also inspired by what everyone said. How should I put it? For example, Alien, I was wondering why it must be a big production?"
"Another one, infinite loop, we usually refer to the infinite loop of time, but if we take a broader view, if something keeps happening over and over again, isn't it also an infinite loop?"
"What does this have to do with us? Tell me quickly, what is your idea?" Chen Wen said angrily.
"Let's move the story to an alien planet, uh, like the moon!" Li Yi thought about it and organized his words.
"Moon?"
"Isn't there a moon landing craze now? The United States and the United States have launched tickets for space travel. Do you think you will try it if the technology matures?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"That's for sure! If the technology matures, anyone who has the conditions will be willing to travel to space, right? And for example, if it were me, I would definitely want to go to the moon!" Chen Wen said.
"Indeed, it will definitely be an unforgettable trip of a lifetime!"
Everyone nodded.
"So what if we go to the moon to work?" Li Yi asked again.
"Uh...what do you mean?"
"That is, if you go to work on the moon and you are the only one on the moon, would you still be willing to go?" Li Yi asked again.
"That's definitely different. You're definitely not alone on a space trip, and it's just a short trip. If you're working, you have to go crazy? What? Is this related to your idea?" Chen Wen asked.
Li Yi nodded.
"So do you think anyone would be willing to work on the moon?" he asked again.
"It should be possible, right? As long as the salary is high enough, even if you work alone on the moon for a few years, there will be people who are willing to do it, right?" Zhou Guo said.
"But there must be a deadline for this, right?"
"How about three years?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"You keep talking."
"In the not-too-distant future, astronaut Lin Xi has been living on the moon far away from the earth for nearly three years. He is about to complete a three-year employment contract with Moon Heavy Industries, and he needs to do
Their job is to mine helium-3, the original energy source in the lunar soil, on the surface of the moon.
For him, what he is engaged in is an extremely lonely job, because the artificial satellite used for communication has been broken for a long time, making it impossible for him to get in touch with anyone. An overly silent environment will only make time more difficult, and
Repeatedly playing the sound information in the recording became his only comfort in this lonely world.
Fortunately, the time for him to leave the moon and return home is getting closer, and in just a few weeks, he will be able to reunite with his wife and daughter."
"The only ones accompanying him were the robots in the base. At this moment, Lin Xi's health condition suddenly began to deteriorate. The persistent headaches and hallucinations made it impossible for him to concentrate, which resulted in an almost fatal battle.
An accident that took his life. The lunar rover he was driving was driving on the track that he must pass every day, and he got into a car accident.
When he returned to the base and was waiting to recover, something even weirder happened. He actually had no memory of how he got back here...
The key is, someone else came, and that person looked almost exactly like Lin Xi, and he claimed that he also signed a three-year contract to work on the moon!"
