Chapter 217 The Revival of Domestic Science Fiction
"Boss, this script is quite interesting."
Guo Fan, whose neck was a little sore after reading the script next to him, talked about the script with great interest.
"This movie feels a bit like "Inception"." Su Lun was also full of surprise.
The script written by Li Qian himself was written for Tong Liya, so it will definitely be the same.
However, this script was even more exciting than they imagined.
The story is actually not that complicated. Although it is a science fiction romance, the main characters are the male and female protagonists.
The plot is very simple. It consists of the male and female protagonists. This couple is just like any ordinary couple. Their days are spent in sweetness and quarrels.
However, on the eve of Valentine's Day, when the hero carefully prepared gifts and went to the heroine to apologize for a quarrel not long ago, he was surprised to find that the heroine didn't remember him at all.
It turns out that the impulsive heroine couldn't bear the pain of the quarrel between the two of them, so she went to a hospital that can erase human memory and deleted all memories about the hero.
The hero could not forgive the heroine's willfulness, nor could he bear the pain of losing her, so he also deleted the memory related to his girlfriend.
When the memory began to be deleted, the male protagonist wandered in his own memory. He found that the time he spent with the heroine, whether painful or sweet, was precious. He did not want to forget the woman he loved deeply.
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However, once the program is started, it cannot be reversed. The male protagonist desperately uses various methods to drag the heroine in the long memory to escape, hiding in areas where the program will not be found, and even hiding in the childhood he least wants to recall.
Overcoming cowardice, overcoming embarrassment, just because he didn't want to forget her mood surpassed all, and defeated all the weaknesses of human nature.
But none of this can stop the program from running, and the memory fades little by little, until in the long river of memory, the hero comes to the time when he met the heroine for the first time, at the seaside, and in the next second he will completely lose all memories of the heroine.
Of course, this is not the end. After clearing the memory of the heroine, when the hero was preparing to go on a business trip at the train station, he heard an announcement that the train to Qinhuangdao was about to leave, so he accidentally bought a ticket and rushed to the train.
On the train, I met the heroine who was going to Qinhuangdao under the same circumstances. The two lovers who once loved each other deeply had no memory of each other.
The two went to the beach in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, where they first met.
The memory can be deleted, but after meeting for the second time, we were together again.
Then came another sweet love. The sweet period has not passed yet, and it is not yet time to quarrel.
However, one of the nurses who operated on them, for her own reasons, sent them an audio file of the doctor explaining why he wanted to erase his memory and talking about the doctor's shortcomings before the operation.
Both of them know the truth and know that if they continue to date each other and spend time together for a long time, they will make the same mistakes again.
The plot is very simple, but the script does not develop like this. The overall narrative is similar to "Inception", so that Su Lun and Guo Fan couldn't straighten out the plot after reading the script for the first time.
"But boss, why is there no ending?"
I watched it twice, and both ended with the male and female protagonists pretending to be carefree in the corridor.
Li Qian smiled and said, "There are only three endings. The better one is that the two people don't care whether they will get bored of each other in the future and continue to be together, or it is open-ended and allows the audience to guess, and there are two people.
Let's break up.
Or we can make it a little darker, and when the camera turns, the old female protagonist once again pays 100 million yuan to delete the memory of the male protagonist. At this time, the audience realizes that they have been here dozens of times in the past few decades.”
"hiss!"
Guo Fan couldn't help but take a breath, "If you really do this dark ending, you'll probably be scolded."
Romance movies are not of any other type. Even if they have a tragic ending, they should still be touching.
Those Korean dramas in which the female protagonist dies, and some romance films in which the male and female protagonist dies, even if the ending is a separation of life and death, they are so touching that people won't scold them after crying.
But the dark ending Li Qian mentioned is truly a hopeless love.
Audiences who are more deeply involved in the drama, young men and women, especially more emotional girls, will probably have a fear of love.
After being in a relationship for a while, we discovered each other's shortcomings and couldn't bear to break up.
Then both of them went to erase each other's memories. After the erasure, they got together because of fate. However, after getting along for a while, they couldn't stand each other's shortcomings and erased their memories again.
Year after year passes, the cycle of getting acquainted, getting to know each other, falling in love, and getting tired of each other is repeated again and again.
Decades have passed, the two have grown old, and have repeated this process dozens of times.
After falling in love dozens of times and failing to get together, who would still believe in love?
This directly shattered all the audience's beautiful illusions about love.
Not only did he smash it, he also stepped on it several times.
However, Su Lun had a different view and said with interest, "I think a dark ending is in line with true love. Isn't this the reality? How many lovers part ways for various reasons."
"Reality is reality, but what the audience wants to see is not reality."
Li Qian shook his head, "And there are many beautiful loves in reality. Most of what the audience wants to see is the good side. No one wants to feel bad after watching the movie."
A tragedy must also be touching in order to be a hit.
As for whether it is true or not, if you consider this before making a movie, you will most likely fail.
Those films made by underground directors show many of the dark sides of the lower classes of society, but they are also real. Can you say that they are falsifying?
But society also has its true, good and beautiful sides. Why do they have to take pictures of the bad side if they want to be real?
The good side is also true, why do some people just don’t take pictures?
It’s just that Westerners like to see the dark, ignorant, and backward side of China, and they want to cater to the Western market.
If the dark ending doesn't work, then you only have open endings and happy endings to choose from.
Su Lun cursed in his heart, and said that he had to arrange the ending by himself. The outlines had been drawn, so how else could he arrange it.
However, she was just thinking about the dark ending. It might become a classic if she shoots it this way, but it would probably be scolded by the audience.
"Okay, Su Lun, you need to rest for a while first, and then go make up the ending, cast the characters, and write the storyboards. There's no rush. November 11th is quite auspicious, and it will be released on Double Eleven this year."
"Boss, then I will perfect the script first and start preparations and casting after the New Year."
Su Lun nodded. She had just finished working on "Cohabitation in Time and Space". As the first female director of the Billion Dollar Club in China, she was extremely busy.
"By the way, boss, what's your post-apocalyptic science fiction film? What type is it and what is it about?" Guo Fan asked again.
He even had time to get a script for Su Lun. Maybe his own script has already been written, and it's a science fiction film. Guo Fan has always been curious.
"Time Administration" and this sci-fi romance film are so original in their creativity, so Li Qian's own film will probably be even more exciting.
"We haven't started working on the script yet. Let's take a break for two days." Li Qian shook his head.
Come on, there's nothing you can do if you don't say it.
Guo Fan didn't continue to ask, and he couldn't ask. He didn't understand Li Qian yet.
If he were a woman, he might be able to act coquettishly or something, but it's a pity that he's not.
"Boss, please give me some advice. No matter how I think about the ending of "Time Administration", it's not exciting enough. It's a climax from the beginning to the end. It's unrestrained, rebellious, and breaking old rules. No matter how you arrange it in the end.
, I feel like I’m so short of breath that I can’t climax anymore.”
"Do your own thing. Why don't you ask me for advice when you enter the bridal chamber? Think about it slowly. Good things come in hard times."
Just kidding, are you stupid to find a job for yourself?
I ignored them and went to the computer room to see Xu Zheng, who was doing post-production work on "Unfortunately".
The editing is almost finished, and there is nothing troublesome about color grading and soundtrack.
Of course, it was impossible for Xu Zheng to edit by himself. After all, he was not a professional. There were professional editors, professionals with a background in editing from the Directing Department of the Film Academy.
But like 90% of directors, they like to interfere in post-production. As soon as I opened the door, I heard him arguing with the editor who was two years younger than him.
Anyway, the editing was almost finished and he would watch it in two days. Li Qian didn't bother him and went home to rest.
It had only been a few hours since the celebration party ended, but news about Li Qian's new film had already spread online.
"Exclusive news, Li Qian's new film has been confirmed, he will return to science fiction films, and the new film genre will be apocalyptic science fiction!"
"Today at noon, at the "Perfect World" celebration press conference, Li Qian personally announced that he will shoot an apocalyptic science fiction blockbuster, bringing the audience an unparalleled audio-visual feast!"
"Apocalyptic science fiction, the end of the world created by a Chinese director, I wonder how Li Qian will destroy the world!"
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Li Qian, a director with a box office of 400 million, was at the peak of his popularity at this time. The announcement of a new movie genre immediately overshadowed the several blockbusters that were still in theaters.
The Internet is developing rapidly. At night, you can see news discussing Li Qian's new film on almost all websites and forums with higher traffic.
In the science fiction genre, no matter who is filming, the audience's first reaction will definitely be doubtful.
But Li Qian has "Moon", a classic science fiction film, in front of him. Even if it is a low-budget science fiction film, it is enough to make people believe that he can make a good science fiction film.
In fact, domestic audiences really don’t have too strict requirements for domestic science fiction films.
A science fiction film "Roboman" starring Sun Li, which was released in the summer, sold more than 50 million yuan at the box office.
This time it’s not a science fiction gimmick. At least there are real robots in it, so it’s considered a science fiction film.
The plot is probably that a new type of robot is developed for the country to perform dangerous tasks instead of the police. The robot and the heroine fall in love.
There is nothing strange about the love between man and machine, as long as it is the protagonist, regardless of gender
, all species can fall in love, otherwise why would it be the protagonist?
Of course, this is not just a romance movie, it also features a rebellious robot, shouts the banner of freedom, and condemns the police robot protagonist for being a human hawk.
Anyway, it's a nonsensical spoof movie, and it's okay to call it a bad movie.
But it was such a bad movie, and it was even shown on the news network.
"A Perfect World" has not been shown on its own, it has only appeared as a Lunar New Year special along with other movies.
There is no way, the background is not enough, except for Jiangning Optoelectronics, the influence of the major companies is limited to this province.
Moreover, Li Qian has no official background and has not set aside any public relations fees in this regard.
"Roboman" has investment from the Magic Film Group, New Film Alliance, and West Film Studio. Regardless of the decline of West Film Studio, it was still half of the domestic film industry in the 1980s and 1990s. The relationship is very strong.
There is also Jia Leting who is not short of money. Boss Jia has just entered the film industry and is willing to spend money.
This kind of bad spoof film can sell for more than 50 million yuan. It can be imagined how tolerant the domestic audience is to science fiction films.
"Moon" has proven that Li Qian can make science fiction films. If he makes science fiction films again, the audience will naturally trust him.
Not only some science fiction film lovers, but almost all movie fans are looking forward to Li Qian making a real science fiction blockbuster.
"Let's go, apocalyptic science fiction film won't be the same type as "2012", right? Can Li Qian handle it?"
"I thought Li Qian would continue with realistic themes like "A Perfect World." Although the filming was very good and full marks cannot be overstated, I still want to see novel and creative films."
"Apocalyptic science fiction should be about the end of the world, right? Is there an invasion of aliens or the destruction of the earth?"
"No matter what it is, it must be a big production. I guess it won't be released this year."
"We won't be able to see Li Qian's movies this year. Even if he is a quick shooter, he won't be able to complete a big production in one year."
"I'm so confused. I want to watch a blockbuster movie, and I also want to see Li Qian's movie soon."
"Li Qian's films have been released this year, so we can only look forward to Ma Xiaogang's two films, and Ning Hao's film. Jiang Wen's new film Fa Ge, Ge You is also looking forward to it, and Cheng Kai Ge's "The Orphan of Zhao"
I'm looking forward to it."
"There weren't many movies to watch all year round. Now there are more movies released every month, but there are too many bad movies. These directors and screenwriters really don't know what they have in their heads. They are simply insulting my eyes.
, watching too much can really affect your IQ.”
"It will be later, I hope Li Qian can make our own science fiction blockbuster and revive domestic science fiction films!"
"Go and get some sleep. We are also reviving domestic science fiction. Then a bunch of bad movies that follow the trend will come out and scare you to death."
"If Li Qian's science fiction blockbuster is successful, there will definitely be followers, but there may be one or two high-quality films. With more people filming, is there hope for domestic science fiction films soon?"
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PS: This sci-fi romance film is "Nuan Nuan contains the light". The name is quite discouraging, but it is a classic.
IMBD film history science fiction TOP10, one of the 25 classics reviewed on the 25th anniversary, the best movie of 2004.
This is so niche, I think I haven’t seen it written in any entertainment article yet, so I didn’t let the protagonist film it.