Since 1983

There has been a lot of snow this winter.

It falls before New Year's Day, and it falls again after New Year's Day. In a movie theater, just after the movie ended, the audience went out enthusiastically talking about it.

"This movie is weird, I don't go to bed without turning off the lights, but it's fucking enjoyable!"

"Hey, it's really enjoyable, I have to watch it for the first time when I have time!"

"The buddy who wrote this film must have been with people like us. From now on, as long as this buddy writes a movie, I must watch it."

"What are you shooting, I don't understand!"

"That's right, it's a mess, it's just a bunch of blind people!"

With a cigarette dangling from Feng's trousers, he swayed down the steps, excited and disappointed at the same time.

This movie is called "Stubborn Lord". It was released years ago, and I have watched it for the fifth time, and every time it is like what the buddy said: It's really enjoyable!

"Stubborn Lord" did not attract the attention of mainstream public opinion. At most, it would say "a deviant work". Those who like it will like it, and those who hate it will hate it.

From the very beginning, it deviated from the popular thinking, leaving nothing but absurd stories, avant-garde expression techniques, sexy Pan Hong, and the Easter egg-like sponsorship of "Eileen Clothing".

The acceptance of the audience in Beijing is even higher, because there are alleys in front, and they understand that this is a special satirical comedy. Nationwide it won't work.

Many things have to pass through the precipitation of time before they can glow. For example, "The Shawshank Redemption", "Green Snake" by Mr. Xu, and this "Stubborn Lord".

Feng Pants walked on the street in the wind and snow, wanted to go home but didn't want to go back, his heart was troubled, and he felt that he had accomplished nothing.

When passing by a newsstand, he paused suddenly, pushed aside the broken snow, and pulled out a literary newspaper. There is a summary of last year's literary and artistic works, with a few eye-catching lines:

"In the past year, four of Wang Shuo's novels were adapted into movies, namely "Stubborn Lord", "Half of Flame, Half of Sea Water", "Reincarnation", and "Great Breathing"... This newspaper interviewed Mijiashan The director, he called him Wang Shuonian."

Wang Shuonian...

Although it is the opinion of the family, how awesome is it to be able to hang a "year" after the name.

Feng Pants clutched the newspaper and said nothing, thinking of the past few years, Zhao Baogang, Ge You who became famous overnight, and the young man who crushed the audience, he was deeply moved.

Alas, I still have to hug my thighs!

…………

"Stubborn Lord" showed a certain degree of enthusiasm, and Xu Fei's sponsorship was valuable.

Pan Hong's TV commercial is on the agenda, and men's clothing is also going to be launched. It's a mess, but the most important thing at the moment is "Hutong Family 2".

In the central office, Xu Feizheng was immersed in writing a promotional draft, commonly known as a "draft." He was going to cooperate with the "Beijing Youth Daily" to hold a lucky draw.

Buy a newspaper, and there will be Q\u0026A questions about the TV series in the audience interaction section. Cut it out and send it back to the agency, and randomly select a few viewers to have a tea party with the leading actor.

Dominating the Spring Festival this year is the ambition of all Beijing and Taiwan.

Not long after, he finished writing an article, and threw it to Feng Trousers, who took it over to proofread.

Zheng Xiaolong flashed in from the outside, and Pia threw down a red invitation card, "For you!"

"Yo, are you married again?"

Xu Fei used to be mean-spirited, so he opened the invitation and took a look: "I'm presenting this to all my relatives and friends, and I will hold a housewarming banquet on a certain day and place on a certain day, looking forward to your visit!

Wang Shuo cordially invites you. "

"What do you mean?"

"Moving to a new house."

"No, I said what's wrong with him moving to a new home? How about sending invitations?"

"The grandson is popular now. I heard that he bought a three-bedroom house and an Italian leather sofa. He had another child last year, and his life is at its peak."

"Oh, so show it, show it."

Xu Fei understood, "Let's go, who else?"

"Xiao Ming, Ma Ye, Hai Yan and the others, anyway, that's the group of people."

Zheng Xiaolong left, Teacher Xu shrugged and continued writing.

Feng Pants blinked, ran out of the door with an excuse, and sneaked into the deputy director's office, "Hey, director."

"Is there something wrong?" Zheng Xiaolong was taken aback.

"Well, I watched a movie two days ago, and I really like "The Stubborn Master". You just said that there is a meeting, can I see it with you?"

"..."

Zheng Xiaolong looked at him and understood what he meant. This person was considered diligent and hardworking, so it was not easy to refuse, "Okay, you go with me."

"Hey, I call seeing Buddha through Buddha, thank you Director."

…………

"A Generation of Empress Wu Zetian", one episode per day, aired for 40 days and finally ended.

The popularity of Beijing TV has not diminished at all, because the most anticipated event of the audience is coming soon, "Hutong Family 2"! Not counting the media publicity, the diehard fans accumulated in the first film alone began to act spontaneously.

"Dialogue Collection", which had been suspended for several months, reappeared in the world, and the terror of being dominated by the Great Demon King was recalled in the streets and alleys.

Wang Shuo's date was chosen well, it was the day the broadcast started.

In the morning, dry and cold.

When Xu Fei rushed to the restaurant wrapped in a big padded jacket, it was already very lively inside, with firecrackers at the door and several cars parked.

Wang Shuo gave birth to a daughter last year. She loves her badly, but he lives with his parents, which is inconvenient for three generations.

He just rented a two-bedroom, two-living room, added a few pieces of unsatisfactory furniture, and picked up a sofa discarded by a friend. Knock to death!"

What is self-satisfaction?

It is to realize all the awesomeness that one has boasted about, which is called complacency.

"Congratulations!"

"Happy together, happy together, find a place to sit on your own, make noise at will."

When Xu Fei went over to say hello, that bastard smiled like a bridegroom, the daughter-in-law was beside him helping entertain, and the parents were holding the child.

He wiped himself to find a place, and seeing the old horse beckoning to him, he went over to the table. Except for Haiyan, who are all "faceless", Lao Ma introduced: "This Mo Yan, I must have heard of "Red Sorghum"."

"This Su Tong, "Wives and Concubines in Groups"."

"This Liu Heng, "Food for a Dog's Day"."

"This Liu Zhenyun, "Pagoda Shop"."

"This Wei man, "The Old Woman in Tianzhen"."

"..."

Every one of them was picked out with a reputation in the literary world, and it turned out that they were a dozen at the first sight.

Are you nervous?

not nervous.

Xu Fei greeted everyone and was very puzzled, "This table is full of teachers from the literature circle, why did you drag a junior from my film and television circle here?"

"I know you, I will ask you for help when I need something."

Ma Wei didn't say anything mysteriously, but Xu Fei snorted secretly. Not long after, Zheng Xiaolong also came over, and a few people just formed a table.

But over there, Feng Pants was alone and ignored.

Or rather, no one knows.

Holding the bottle of soda, he took a few sips, and then leaned forward, "Hello, Teacher Wang!"

Wang Shuo was taken aback, "Who are you?"

"I'm from the Art Center. I'm here with Director Zheng. I really admire you and say hello to you."

Wang Shuo was righteous, but in essence he didn't like most people, so he said perfunctorily, "Oh, sit down wherever you want."

"Hey!"

Feng Trousers nodded and bowed, grinning his rotten teeth, "Oh, today's trip is worthwhile, it can be said that you can see the Big Dipper when you look up."

Whoa!

Wang Shuo felt relieved all of a sudden, seeing this person was quite pleasing to the eye.

Listen, look up and see the Big Dipper!

Can ordinary people come up with this?

Not too many people were invited, a few tables were set up, and most of them left after eating. At noon, the banquet ends, and the more intimate ones go to the house to see the new house.

This time Feng's pants can't keep up.

Accompanied by the group of writers, Xu Fei was also dragged along, wondering even more: I'm not so close to you?

A group of people went upstairs, the newly built commercial housing in the capital, there were no facilities around, and the design was bad, it was very spacious with three bedrooms and one living room.

"Is this a leather sofa?"

Ma Weidu moved quickly, snapped to grab a good position, and bumped his buttocks, "Don't tell me, it's different from the one or two hundred yuan."

"How much is this?"

"A set of 12,000, and there is no discount."

"twelve thousand?"

Even if they are all successful people, they are shocked, how much is the manuscript fee for a novel?

Wang Shuo held a cigarette between his hands, showing off his smell, and said cheerfully, "I'm consuming in one step, and I'm saving one mountain and looking at another mountain, and I always have the idea of ​​​​renewing."

"Well, it makes sense. I have thirteen thousand in my pocket and twelve thousand to spend, so there are no distracting thoughts."

"It's reasonable! How much do you earn, how much do you earn?"

"That's right, haven't you heard of Wang Shuonian?"

"You can get one Golden Bear Award at most, and they get four awards a year, and you don't have to dig the ground to grow sorghum."

"Hey!"

Faced with the banter and ridicule of a group of colleagues, Wang Shuo was not humble, and waved his hand, "Don't talk nonsense, Chinese movies, buddy, I'm here now."

"puff!"

After the words were finished, a laugh broke out, and Wang Shuo took a look, "Xu Fei, what's the matter with you kid?"

"It's okay, I just feel that I'm quite capable at the initial stage of the film industry."

Teacher Xu told the truth, this guy did make great contributions to the film and television dramas of the 1980s and 1990s.

"Did you see it? Did you see it? Provocative in public!"

Wang Shuo took out a pack of cigarettes and gestured, "What the hell is called the primary stage? If you don't tell me something, don't leave today."

"Well……"

Xu Fei scanned around the room and found that they were all big bosses, but big bosses belong to big bosses, and they are separated.

"This is too complicated, let me put it simply, such as type distinction.

As early as the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, movies quickly became a kind of mass entertainment after they emerged in the United States. At that time, the censorship system was very strict, and there were mainly three categories: comedies, westerns and historical films.

But this is not a real genre film. The concept of genre film was not formally established until after World War I, when sound films appeared.

The first one has a standardized aesthetic.

Second, there is standardized production.

The third one has social connotations, be it politics or culture, it is a manifestation anyway.

This is called a genre film, of course we also have, such as anti-war films, handy.

After World War I, there were many types of musicals, gangster films, detective films, and horror films in the United States. During World War II, documentaries began to emerge in large numbers.

In the 1960s and 1970s, American youths were backward in thinking, anti-traditional films appeared, and independent films followed.

In the 1970s and 1980s, women were valued, and women's films started again.

So today, these things have become a precious resource that can be extracted at any time. Before a movie is born, investors and creators already know what type of movie it is, how to make it, and which groups it corresponds to.

Independent films are not included, that is another category.

The common genres in the world today include action, gangster, science fiction, western, suspense, comedy, biography, eroticism, war, love, road, etc., and can be further refined.

Don't talk about the West, just talk about Hong Kong, there is a "Eight Stars Annunciation".

There is love, there is comedy, there is noise and chaos, no matter what contradictions, in the end, the past will definitely be resolved, and the great unity will end.

why? Because it was released during the Spring Festival, the picture is a celebration.

This kind of movie cannot be classified as a romance movie or a comedy movie. It can be called a New Year movie or a family carnival movie. Its value is that it will be released during the Spring Festival, and you can get a fortune and leave.

But we can't, can we go to the movies on New Year's Day?

No, the social level is here.

The prosperity and maturity of genre films is an important criterion for measuring a country's films. We don't have it, not only don't we have it, we haven't even formed a film industry and market. Creators are not connected with audiences, and movies are not connected with capital.

The state system has grown wildly, and it is clear from top to bottom.

This is called the primary stage. "

"..."

Teacher Xu talked in front of a group of writers, and the room was silent—because they didn’t understand.

After finishing speaking, Ma Wei looked at Mo Yan and the others, which meant: What's the matter, did you find the wrong person?