Chapter 551: The ridicule of "Director Guo"
Hollywood.

Disney corporate headquarters.

Liu Yifei has been here to do the dubbing for nearly two weeks. During these two weeks, Reid has taken on the role of chief steward.

From food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything was arranged clearly. The general manager of a film and television company has become a nanny.

If Gu Wei were here, he would inevitably make a few complaints.

On the other hand, the filming of "The Revenant" has entered its final climax.

"Do you really want to eat this raw?"

Looking at the fresh bison heart in front of him, which was still emitting hot white steam, Leonardo suddenly felt nauseous. In fact, Leo has been a vegetarian since 92.

Wow! When Gu Wei heard Leonardo talking about this, he really exclaimed, "Wow!"

Who would have thought that Leonardo, who usually loves pool parties, has been a vegetarian for so many years.

Thinking of this, Gu Wei was very curious. Could it be that during the party, Leonardo was eating vegetable salad while doing something naughty, and after finishing, he had to silently say "God, please forgive me" three times in his heart.

Don't mention it, there is a picture.

Well, let’s get down to business.

In the crew, hearing Leonardo's question, Gu Wei naturally refused righteously, "Leon, for the filming effect, you know."

"You know my sister, this is raw meat, who knows if there are bacteria, viruses or something..." Leonardo complained in his heart as he looked at the smile on Gu Wei's lips.

Tom Hardy and others next to him also tried hard to hold back their laughter and silently clicked the "like" button.

Actually, in this movie, the herd of bison that Xiao Li accidentally encountered was generated by CGI, and the dead bison was a prop.

However, the bison liver that Xiao Li was chewing was real.

Why is it true?

This starts with the prototype of the script, Hugh Glass.

This script was adapted by Gu Wei based on a true story (many American art films are adapted from true stories, which means that the situation of foreigners when they immigrated and opened up the wasteland was not as good as imagined).

According to later records of his survival, Hugh Glass mostly relied on collecting wild fruits to satisfy his hunger during the six weeks of survival. Once he soaked a dead rattlesnake in water and ate it after it was softened. Another time he accidentally got a bison liver.

Originally, Gu Wei was going to use manufactured props instead, but because Leonardo kept nagging, Gu Wei felt it necessary to put this plot on the screen. Originally, the props team had prepared fake internal organs, but due to related production technical issues.

As a result, there is no splashing feeling when the teeth bite the fake internal organs." So after thinking it over, Gu Wei could only choose to sacrifice Xiao Lizi and directly throw him a real piece to chew.

After that, Gu Wei stood up and shouted, "Everyone, get ready. The shooting will start in five minutes."

"Okay, director."

After listening to the reports from the heads of various departments, Gu Wei turned to Leonardo and said, "Leon, prepare well. You don't want to keep making mistakes and end up shooting the movie a few more times."

Leonardo: “…”

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In China, the Shanghai International Film Festival is in full swing.

The organizers felt a little regretful that they could not invite Gu Wei to attend the film festival.

As one of the most prestigious events in the Shanghai film industry, the Shanghai Film Festival and the Capital Film Festival are naturally in competition with each other. As the leading company in the industry, Xingchen Film and Television Company is naturally the object of competition for invitation from both sides.

Unfortunately, Gu Wei was abroad and "The Revenant" had entered the final stage of filming, so he naturally couldn't spare the time.

Therefore, Song Ge naturally became the official target of the film festival.

There will be a film forum on the 16th.

People in China have heard of this event. Basically every year, fifty or sixty domestic and foreign industry elites are invited to speak at multiple forums. Most of the speeches are focused on important topics such as the great development of the domestic film industry and 3D technology.

Like Harvey Weinstein, Robert Pisano, CEO of the American Film Association, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, Wang Zhonglei and other industry giants.

Well-known directors such as Feng Xiaogang, He Ping, Wang Xiaolu, Peng Haoxiang, and Dai Liren were all present this year.

The annual forum consists of more than ten special sessions in four major sections: "Chairman's Forum", "Industry Forum", "Film Roundtable" and "Film Master Class".

The group Xu Zheng is in is called "Youth Manufacturing", and sitting together are young directors such as Xu Zheng, Xue Xiaolu, Yang Caini, Guo Xiaosi, Zhang Meng, Du Jiayi, and Fang Wensan.

But after Song Ge arrived at the venue, he passed by the "Youth Manufacturing" forum under the guidance of the staff.

Several young directors who were chatting saw Song Ge passing by and stood up to shake hands with Song Ge.

There was a reason why the young directors present were so polite. Although Song Ge was not a director, he had a great reputation in the industry. It was also because these young directors were too inexperienced. Even Xu Zheng, who became famous with "Lost in Thailand", had only been in the film industry for more than half a year.

Guo Xiaosi's "Tiny Times" is still in the promotion stage, and the work has not been released to the public and recognized by the industry.

Of course, even after it was released, his directing ability was not recognized. What everyone recognized was only the money-making ability of "Tiny Times".

As for the other directors, they are relatively new and not well known to those outside the industry. Unlike Song Ge, his fame is well known to everyone in China.

While Song Ge was still away, Guo Xiaosi seized the opportunity and directly extended his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Song, the movie "Tiny Times" I directed will be released soon, please come and support us when it comes!"

Song Ge looked a little embarrassed. He was really afraid of these so-called blockbusters, but then he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go when I have time!"

To be honest, in the original time and space, there was a joke on the Internet, saying that a buddy talked about "Tiny Times" and said that this movie was okay for girls to watch. But if a man went to watch it and was caught in the theater, he would be despised.

In the original time and space, after the "Tiny Times" series was released, Guo Xiaosi himself actually admitted that he was a writer, but even more of a businessman.

I won’t mention the film’s artistic level and story, because such discussion is meaningless about something that doesn’t exist.

But we have to admit that the "Tiny Times" series has a very high ability to make money, and it also promoted the "fan movie", a unique type of Chinese-language film.

After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down again. The forum host He Ping, a non-young director who had directed "Swordsman of Shuangqi Town" and "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", said: "Everyone continue to speak freely and have a good exchange!"

After saying this, he narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully.

It turned out that this group of people were harshly criticizing the big directors in the industry.

Faced with the current situation where small films have been frequently launched since "Lost in Thailand", He Ping, who once directed "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", denied the arrival of the era of small films. He said that big films have their successes and failures at the box office, and the bosses cannot afford the failure of making big films and have turned to small films.

However, it is still blockbusters that support the market. To produce imaginative films requires technology and a strong industrial foundation.

Xu Zheng, who rose to fame with Lost in Thailand, naturally could not tolerate such comments: "The criterion for judging a blockbuster is the story, not whether it has the shell of a blockbuster. Then he directly criticized Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, saying that since there is such a large investment and they hired a Hollywood special effects team, why not hire a Hollywood screenwriter?"

As the saying goes, the butt determines the head. Xu Zheng should be a good director.

But this statement is a bit disingenuous. Is the criterion for judging a blockbuster based on its story?
According to his theory, "Avatar", which tells the story of "interstellar demolition", and "Avengers", which has a simple plot, should be expelled from the "blockbuster" category!

As soon as Xu Zheng finished speaking, Song Ge nodded not far away. He felt that what the other party said was correct. Not all blockbusters can be called "blockbusters".

Then the young director Du Jia spoke. He had served as the producer of the movie "Mei Lanfang" and had worked with director Chen Kaige. He was also a director with a strong artistic atmosphere.

He is obviously very angry about the current film market where even bad films can sell well at the box office. He said: "The idealism of young directors is really worthless in front of money. In the past, they talked about stories, but now they talk about box office. When I show a script to the film company, the first thing they ask is, is it directed by such and such a famous director?

I said, this is the film I want to direct, and the other party said, oh, then, are you familiar with such and such a famous director? "

After saying this, Guo Xiaosi was the first to express his agreement.

Among the crowd, the most ambitious and confident one is Guo Xiaosi.

Looking at the success of several big directors in the circle, Guo Xiaosi does not feel that he is inferior to them, nor does he think that the so-called Gu Wei, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen are anything great.

"The old ideas of the previous generation of directors are outdated. Today's audiences are all young people, and the old ideas of big directors are no longer applicable..."

When it was Guo Xiaosi's turn to speak, he actually started to criticize the great directors of previous generations right away and directly hurled insults at several of them.

Speaking of Feng Xiaogang, he is usually very harsh on netizens, but he still lacks responsibility at critical moments.

After Guo Xiaosi finished speaking, if Gu Wei, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige and others were present, they would have argued with him, but Feng Xiaogang just said a few words casually, and his attitude was obviously to smooth things over.

The full name of this forum is: The First New Wave of Films, Trendy Productivity·Chinese-language Films, Made by Youth.

Everyone was sitting in rows in front of a huge promotional backdrop.

There are media and audiences in the audience.

To be honest, Guo Xiaosi's words shocked the audience and excited the media. The famous writer and young director blasted the great directors of previous generations. He was really a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers!
People didn't see the "Tiny Times" movie first, but they saw its sharp words first.

It has to be said that Guo Xiaosi's remarks caused dissatisfaction among many directors in the circle, especially the fifth generation directors.

But no one said anything. After all, "Tiny Times" was about to be released. Everyone wanted to see what kind of level they had to be qualified to talk wildly.

As a result, some media reporters were busy, continuing to report on the box office and negative reviews of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains".

On the one hand, they posted the mockery of "Director Guo" out of context on the Internet, and on the other hand, they tried to find opportunities to catch up with major directors in the industry and interview them about their comments.

It can be said that in this wave, even if everyone lost money, the reporters made a lot of money.

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(End of this chapter)