"No, Teacher Diao, you and I are the same generation of teachers. I dare not fail to be a teacher. Please call me Xiao He."
It's one thing to be polite on the phone, but He Xin didn't dare to make excuses when meeting. After all, when he was studying at the National Theater Academy, Hao Rong, Li Mengnan, and Teacher Tianchi were all his juniors and juniors.
He was a little surprised when he saw Diao Yinan. Those who graduated from the literature department, whether they were from Nortel or China Theater, were basically crooked men, and they were either smoldering men or wretched men, like Section Chief Jia, Zhang Baibai
, and that kind of long-haired Wang Hailin.
The teacher Diao in front of him was tall, thin, handsome, and had a cold and gentle air. In terms of temperament, he was very similar to Wang Zhiwen, the actor He Xin liked very much, but he was much more handsome.
Since the last time he had a phone call with Teacher Diao, He Xin got to know his situation from the side. As a result, he didn't know if he didn't ask, and he was shocked when he asked.
Feedback from all aspects is almost unanimous that they are talented, virtuous, ideal, low-key and unassuming...
Didn't hear a single negative comment.
This also made He Xin's subconscious correct attitude when meeting Teacher Diao for the first time a little more respect and solemnity.
The two of them sat down at a table across from each other in a cafe on the 797 roadside in the 798 Art District. He Xin was actually not very good at socializing. Except for friends who knew the ins and outs, his dealings with others were basically for work.
However, it was obvious that Diao Yinan and he should be the same type of people. After a few words of greeting, before He Xin could say anything, he took out a thick pile of manuscripts from his bag and handed it over: "Hey... little
Hey, this is the script I adapted, take a look."
He Xin was surprised. When he took it, he couldn't help but said: "So fast?"
Diao Yinan said a little shyly: "The novel is very good, so I tried to do some desk work. After contacting you last time, I just took advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to sort it out."
"oh oh!"
He Xin nodded repeatedly. He was currently worrying about the adaptation of two novels in his hand. As a result, Diao Yinan had already adapted "A Tale of Two Donkeys" into a script without saying anything. It was a bit of an unexpected surprise for him.
, can’t wait to look through it.
The script is basically adapted according to the structure of the novel, without breaking any bones. Compared with the simple war between Ma Jie and Hei Liu and Hei Qi in the novel, the script also adds a story between Ma Jie and the village girl Cai.
The emotional line between Phoenix.
He Xin was not surprised by this. Love is always an important part of a movie. He remembered watching a movie starring Huang Bo in his previous life, which was similar to "Tale of Two Donkeys" and was about a man and a cow.
Niu Er, played by Huang Bo, who is so intimidating, still flirts with the little widow played by Yan Ni.
It was very common at that time for educated youths to meet and fall in love with local rural girls. For example, in the script, Ma Jie and Caifeng were deeply happy together and wanted to marry Caifeng. It should be said that this is a relatively cliché design. But
The wonderful thing is that Diao Yinan cleverly connected the war between Ma Jie and Donkey with the love between Ma Jie and Caifeng.
Especially after reading that Ma Jie and Caifeng became more and more inseparable. Finally one day, the two people who were in love couldn't restrain their excitement and ate the forbidden fruit. No one expected that Hei Qi would expose them to the broad daylight while they were sleeping in his own way.
Under the pressure, the villagers gathered around to watch. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Diao Yinan, who was sitting opposite and had been waiting quietly, raised his head when he heard the sound. The two of them looked at each other and smiled at the same time, and the subtlety in this was unexplainable.
Then Caifeng's father disagreed with Ma Jie's marriage to Caifeng, and even forbade Ma Jie and Caifeng to meet. Caifeng married out of the village and disappeared. This intensified the conflict between man and donkey.
The more He Xin read it, the more interesting it became. This script was beyond his original imagination. It was a bit cold, a bit humorous, a bit absurd, a bit sarcastic...but it also contained a certain kind of sadness and helplessness that was about to emerge.
In addition to the main line of "the dispute between man and donkey", the script is basically a realistic representation of the life of educated youth, which naturally renders the simple and ignorant atmosphere of that special era, and the unique local flavor of that era comes to the face.
Although the overall style is still more literary and artistic, it is not dull or pretentious. What is even more valuable is that the baggage in it is one after another, and each joke is closely related to the plot. Behind the humor, in addition to the awe of living creatures, there is also
More thought provoking.
When He Xin closed the last page, he let out a sigh of relief and said with a joyful tone: "Teacher Diao, we can cooperate."
The implication is that I want the script and you give me a price.
Diao Yinan smiled, took out a cigarette from the white cigarette case, tapped it lightly on the cigarette case, then paused, looked up at He Xindao: "If possible, can you let me direct it?"
This drama?”
"..."
He Xin didn't expect to get this unexpected answer. He subconsciously wanted to politely refuse, because in his mind Lu Yue had always been the best candidate. But as soon as the words came to his lips, he thought of Lu Yue's uncertainty.
He couldn't help but hesitate a little, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "Well, Teacher Diao, please let me think about it first."
"Oh, no problem!"
Diao Yinan didn't seem to be surprised or unhappy, and his expression remained calm. Now that the matter was over, he stood up slowly, shook hands, said goodbye, and walked out slowly.
He Xin looked at his back, still a little surprised. Maybe it was a deviation from the director's requirements that he had originally imagined. In addition, he didn't have an intuitive understanding of Diao Yinan's abilities, so he didn't feel confident.
When he waved to the waiter to pay the bill, he thought about it and took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.
"Haozi, do you have a CD of "Uniform" directed by Diao Yinan..."
…
Although the Vancouver International Film Festival is not an international A-class film festival, it still plays a relatively important role in the film industry. It is as famous as the Saint-Denis International Film Festival in North America and is known as the two most dynamic, individual and independent film festivals in North America.
And it has always been friendly to Chinese-language films. Zhang Min's "Wushan Yunyu" and Chief Jia's "Xiao Wu" both won the highest award - the Dragon and Tiger Award.
"Uniform" is the third Chinese-language film to win this honor.
After He Xin got the film from Ning Hao that afternoon, he watched it carefully twice at home. As far as the story itself is concerned, there is not much novelty. It just tells the story of a young man named Wang Xiaojian who, because of a
An accidental incident caused a small upheaval in his life, and he lived a double life as a tailor and a traffic policeman.
However, the story structure, narrative style, and image processing of the film obviously have a significantly different mood from the independent films he has seen in the past, including the independent films he has acted in.
The entire film does not deliberately sell suffering and bizarreness. Every second it avoids exaggerated drama and keeps the film's narrative simple, thus exuding a simple and natural flavor.
He Xin could not use the harsh and difficult words used by film critics to describe this film. As far as his personal perception is concerned, the same story, if directed by Chief Jia, might have successfully shown a story about a world dominated by industrial decline and urbanization.
In a society surrounded by an atmosphere of despair, in which the lost young generation is searching for their identity, the film will be dull.
If Wang Xiaoshuai were to perform it, it might be a satire that reveals the Chinese people's worship of power and the nature of the privileged class. Everyone wants to have power, but to varying degrees.
If it were Lou Ye, he would definitely have seen the love between Wang Xiaojian and Zheng Shasha under the shadow of power, and there would definitely be various boat scenes and friends of women!
Then when the truth emerges and they decide to admit and accept each other's version of events, they find solace in the illusion of a fragile and unsettling reality. The question of morality no longer exists, and they are desperately trying to forget their loneliness through lies and illusions.
The ending is certainly full of unsettling tension and sweeping implications.
It is obvious that Diao Yinan's "Uniform" does not have so many private goods, it is just a story with a linear structure that flows naturally. There is no irony, no innuendo, no cruelty, and most independent films do not emphasize the impact of the real environment on people. The entire film
It is filled with a sense of lyrical reality from beginning to end.
He Xin didn't know whether this was Diao Yinan's deliberate self-pursuit or an inadvertent revelation of his true nature. But this did not prevent him from liking this style. Of course, this style made the film's contradictions of the times and backgrounds less intense.
Easier to pass review.
After watching the film twice, He Xin smoked a cigarette, then picked up the phone and dialed Diao Yinan's cell phone.
"The book must pass review."
"no problem."
"Am I playing Ma Jie?"
"Well, this is the best."
"When do you think it can be turned on?"
"The story is set in late autumn and early winter, so October is the perfect time to start filming."
"Are there any requirements for the actors and crew?"
"I want to use Du Jie as the photographer. Well, I really like the photography style of "Green Grass"."
"What's the budget?"
"This...well, it shouldn't be more than two or two million."
"Then how is your remuneration calculated?"
"Just give it as long as you want. If...I mean if you lose, just give the screenwriter money."
Diao Yinan is still a screenwriter at heart, and the rules cannot be broken.
He Xin smiled silently and finally said: "Okay, I will ask the studio to make a specific plan later. We will touch upon it and study it if there are any problems."
"Okay, thank you!"
Maybe He Xin was still a little condescending at this time, and even a little proud of his ability to discern talents.
But if he knew that Diao Yinan later became the fourth Chinese film to win the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival with "Fireworks in the Day", following Xie Fei, Guo Shi, and Wang Quanyu. It was still the very popular film in later generations.
The director of the literary film "The Party at Southern Station". I'm afraid that before Diao Yinan came to visit, he would have already taken the initiative to fawn over him.