Chapter 214 Show Your True Skills! (Twenty Four)

It's hard to talk about destiny.

Hermann Hesse wrote in "Steppenwolf": Fate is the excuse of the weak, and luck is the humility of the strong.

It's a good point, but Shen Xudong probably doesn't believe it!

The person in my memory was talented, good-looking, and even had a good personality, but he just kept failing...

In fact, most people in this world have fought hard for their ideals and lives...

When I was young, I made a grand vision to become a great person.

Most of them disappear after experiencing various disappointments, failures and losses.

Are they all weak?

Successful people always describe success as easy. In their words, everyone in the world will succeed. The only difference lies in whether people work hard enough.

What does it mean to work hard seriously?

Even after nine deaths, you still have no regrets?

Even if it makes sense, this matter does not apply to the entertainment industry!

The son or daughter of a producer can naturally become a producer or director...

Shen Xudong, including the person in his memory, does not have these resources...

So, in the end, nothing was achieved.

Moreover, Shen Xudong calculated that all the powerful people around him were men!

It’s not that men are not good enough, but that at certain moments, men will weigh the pros and cons, and if something goes wrong, they will leave immediately…

Women are more emotional. In my memory, he has been up and down three times. Every time he gets up, he cannot do without the help of his beautiful sister~

Therefore, we should continue to look for my sister...

Broken shoes...

If you don’t break your shoes, how can you make art?

Then he met the biggest bad guy, no, it was the biggest actress at this stage, Gong Li!

…

It’s like this. Teacher Chen Daoming invited him to dinner to introduce him to Gong Li, Liang Jiahui and Li Xiaolu...

"Witness" is scheduled to start filming in July and will be released next summer.

Why summer season?

Because the Lunar New Year slot has been handed over to "The Promise"...

The total cost of "Witness" was 40 million, of which Gong Li's salary was US$1.5 million, which is nearly 12 million RMB!

This is her initiative to lower the price. You must know that Gong Li has her own overseas market. Once she stars in "Witness", it can be distributed overseas...

"Zhou Yu's Train" was released in the United States on a small scale on six screens, with a box office of US$140,000.

Gong Li is 39 years old this year, which is a charming age~

Underneath a dignified and inviolable face is a body full of sensuality...

In fact, Shen Xudong has always hoped that Gong Li can make a third-level film or something, so that he can feast his eyes on it...

Unfortunately, no.

It can't be said that she didn't. She went to the United States to develop and acted in several dramas. She had supporting roles and the selling points were all passionate dramas...

"Miami Vice", "Hannibal"...

…

"This is Shen Xudong, a talented screenwriter. How old are you?"

"I'm 20..."

Director Chen enthusiastically pulled Shen Xudong over and introduced a few people to him: "...I think you should know them all, right?"

"Of course...if I can't recognize the three teachers, I can leave the circle..."

Shen Xudong hurriedly said hello...

Of course the three people responded with smiles, especially teacher Li Xiaolu...

She is very satisfied with Shen Xudong: he is handsome, talented, and has a pretty nose...

After a few words, Liang Jiahui talked about the script: "The twist in this script is very sharp!"

"... I wrote the script close to Billy Wilder's "Witness for the Prosecution"... However, I have been to the trial scene, and it is completely different from what I wrote..."

Director Chen was shocked: "Are you going to the court hearing?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "I went there when I was in high school. They told me that court hearings are free to the public, so I went to see a few of them. After I got to BJ, I also went to see them... But they were basically civil cases, and some The parties involved can’t speak clearly, and if you’re lucky, you may encounter someone quarreling in court!”

Li Xiaolu hurriedly asked: "Can I just enter the court hearing?"

"Just bring your ID card and attend on time, don't talk..."

"...Can those who are not related persons enter?"

"Of course, the court itself is open to the public..."

Gong Li sighed: "You guys are so brave!"

"…ah?"

"How dare you enter the court!"

"...I didn't commit any crime..."

Talking about the script, Shen Xudong said very apologetically: "I can only fictionalize the trial based on the movies I have watched..."

Gong Li nodded: "It's already very good... This script is the best script I have seen recently!"

Director Chen asked casually: "Are you having trouble in Hollywood?"

Gong Li sighed: "I feel that Hollywood is a bit discriminatory against us Chinese actors... It's too stupid to find roles for me. Any role with some content will not be given to Asians. They would rather give it to black actors than to Asians. Those The role is not challenging for me..."

"Then come back!"

"There is no suitable script...I am already so old..."

Shen Xudong didn't speak during the whole process. It was not his place to talk about this kind of topic...

However, when the topic was brought to his lips, he would still talk about it. Liang Jiahui suddenly asked him: "Your "Screening Room" seems to have talked about this topic. What do you think?"

Gong Li was very curious: ""Screening Room"? What "Screening Room"?"

"...It's a film review program, interspersed with some explanations of film history, Hong Kong film history, Hollywood film history..."

Shen Xudong explained.

"Then you should know these things very well... analyze them!"

Shen Xudong made a sound, and then organized his speech: "It is considered normal. In the Hollywood film system, male actors are generally heroes in a certain sense. It is not easy for the white world to accept a yellow-skinned hero who does not speak English well.

Female characters are generally objects of sexual fantasy in a sense, and exoticism is an important aesthetic at this level.

Of course, this mostly refers to commercial films. If it is an art film, there is not much need to implant an Asian face in American films... In the final analysis, it is actually discrimination! "

Gong Li was stunned for a moment: "Is that so?"

"Well, that's it. There is a term called Orientalism, which is translated from Orientalism. They are culturally hostile to the East. For example, their fictional Fu Manchu..."

A brief introduction to the origin of the character Fu Manchu...

Hearing this, Gong Li sighed: "I was filming "China Box" before, and the director told me that Chinese actresses in Hollywood must either take off their clothes, get beaten up, or be used as vases, and don't rely on acting to win."

"China Box", Gong Li's role is pure vase...

This also caused her entry into Hollywood to be very difficult - she acted like this in her first film, and everyone must follow the established template...

Of course, Gong Li still had his own choices. He pushed for a lot of movies, and it was not until "Memoirs of a Geisha" that he participated in "Miami Vice" and "Young Hannibal"...

Shen Xudong sincerely suggested: "...You should return to China more often to develop,"

"Reading the script..."

Director Chen interjected: "Look for him. This guy has a lot of inventory. I didn't even register that day. I asked casually and he pulled out two scripts..."

"two?"

"One is "Witness", and the other is looking for investors..."

Gong Li did not ask further, but turned to Shen Xudong: "Well, Teacher Shen..."

Shen Xudong quickly interrupted: "Just call me by my name..."

"Then... Xudong, is there a script suitable for me?"

"...of course!"

You must show your real skills!