Chapter 218 Understanding, Awe, and Finally Worship

At the Overseas Chinese Apartment, when Li Changhe came back, Zhu Lin was already up.

"What have you been doing?"

"Why is this dress wrinkled?"

Seeing that Li Changhe's clothes were badly wrinkled, Zhu Lin asked curiously.

"I'll take a shower first and talk to you later."

Li Changhe took a quick shower, changed into clean clothes, and then walked out.

"I went to a military base outside Beijing for target practice this afternoon, and also did some activities with a scout."

"My clothes were soaked with sweat. Even though the fan at the back dried them, they were still wrinkled."

After Li Changhe came out, he explained to Zhu Lin why his clothes were wrinkled.

Afterwards, Li Changhe sat on the sofa and leaned against Zhu Lin.

"How long have you been awake?"

"It's been a while. I woke up and stayed alone in this big house. It's actually a bit boring."

"It's not very popular to be alone in this big house."

Zhu Lin leaned back on the sofa and said a little bored.

After the novelty of living in a big house wore off, it actually became a bit boring.

Before, Gong Xue was there to talk to her, but today Gong Xue left too.

When she woke up in the afternoon, she looked at the empty big house and felt a little scared in a trance.

In the quiet and silent house, there was no movement except her, as if she was the only one left in the whole world.

Li Changhe felt helpless when he heard this. People these days had too few entertainment activities.

"How about we go back to our family compound tonight?"

"It's not necessary to live here anyway."

Buying a house is just to provide a private space for two people to be alone, it does not mean that you have to stay here every day.

When Zhu Lin heard Li Changhe's words, her eyes lit up.

"Will you go back to the family compound?"

But after thinking about it, she shook her head.

"Let's go back tomorrow. You still have that script for the Beijing Film Studio to finish writing."

"We'll come back tomorrow after we finish writing!"

Living in the family compound was lively, but the space was too small, which affected Li Changhe's creation.

"That's fine, let's go, let's go buy some groceries together, and then I'll write in the evening after we have dinner."

"Row!"

After buying groceries, Zhu Lin went into the kitchen to cook, while Li Changhe returned to the study and continued writing.

One advantage of writing a script compared to writing a novel is that there is no need to write some specific action plots.

For example, the final fight, or the ambush in the middle, he only needs to point out the shooting direction.

The specific shooting scenes can be completed according to the director's ideas and the design of the action director.

So by the evening, Li Changhe had finished writing this thing.

"Did you finish writing?"

Seeing Li Changhe return to the master bedroom, Zhu Lin, who was leaning against the head of the bed, put down the book in her hand and asked curiously.

"Well, it's done."

After Li Changhe lay down, Zhu Lin snuggled into his arms like a kitten. This was her habit when sleeping at night.

With the air conditioning on, the two of them fell asleep quickly.

Early the next morning, when Li Changhe and Zhu Lin were having breakfast, there was another knock on the door.

"Who is it, knocking on the door so early in the morning?"

Zhu Lin walked over to open the door with some suspicion, and then standing outside the door were the two brothers Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige.

"Why are you two here so early in the morning?"

Seeing that it was the two of them, Zhu Lin asked curiously.

"It's hot outside, Kaige said he wanted to come to your house and enjoy the air conditioning."

Tian Zhuangzhuang passed the blame to Chen Kaige without changing his expression.

Chen Kaige's face turned green at this moment.

Good man, it seems like there is no burden in selling it, right?

"It was obviously you who wanted to come. You called me to come yesterday, but I didn't come because I had something to do. You called me again today, so I came."

Chen Kaige retorted decisively at this time.

The two had agreed to come yesterday, but Chen Kaige was dragged by his wife to his father-in-law's house yesterday and didn't have time to come.

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't feel comfortable coming alone, so the two of them came together early this morning.

"Okay, what's the point of arguing? Come in."

"Have you two had breakfast?"

After the two people came in, Zhu Lin sat back at the dining table and asked casually.

"ate"

"Didn't eat it!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang had already had breakfast with his mother at home, but Chen Kaige was hungry and did not eat.

"Hey, Lao Chen, I remember you were married, right?"

"How come you, a married man, are worse than Lao Tian, ​​an unmarried man?"

"Here, I'll give you a fried dough stick!"

Li Changhe picked up a fried dough stick and handed it to Chen Kaige.

The future Director Chen took it without hesitation, stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely: "Don't mention it, my wife went out early in the morning and didn't care about me at all."

Zhu Lin went to the side and poured him a bowl of water.

"The soy milk is gone, just drink a bowl of water."

Chen Kaige didn't mind it. It was a free meal, it was good enough to have something to eat.

Fortunately, Li Changhe bought quite a few fried dough sticks, because they could be eaten for several meals.

After finishing his meal, Chen Kaige lay down comfortably on the sofa.

"Hey, Lao Li is living a comfortable life now."

"Changhe, how is your script going?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang asked Li Changhe curiously at this time.

"I've finished writing it. I'll show it to you later!"

Li Changhe then took out the script he had written.

Tian Zhuangzhuang took it and started reading it, but after just reading a little bit, he frowned.

Chen Kaige, who was standing by, also came over curiously at this time, and looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang's expression with some surprise.

"What's with that expression, Old Tian?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang ignored him and continued to turn the page.

Then after he finished reading it, he relaxed his frown.

Chen Kaige took it curiously.

Then after a while, I finished reading it.

"How about Changhe's script?"

Zhu Lin asked the two of them curiously.

Chen Kaige hesitated for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "How should I put it?" "It seemed very smooth to me, but after watching it, I didn't feel anything."

“There’s nothing in it that really impressed me.”

Tian Zhuangzhuang then said: "The characterization is a bit monotonous. The characters in the entire script are very simple, like puppets, and they do not show the complexity and variability of the characters."

"If you ask me, the scene of burning the village should be portrayed in more detail, with some of their crimes added. Then, the conversations between the Annan scouts in the cave and the discussion about the crimes committed during the day should be portrayed. Through the conversations between different members, their attitude towards this war should be reflected."

Tian Zhuangzhuang said thoughtfully.

Li Changhe just listened with a smile.

After listening to this, Zhu Lin was thoughtful: "It sounds like adding these plots does make the movie more profound."

"A reflection on human nature?"

"Correct!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded, then looked at Li Changhe.

Li Changhe smiled gently, then shook his head firmly.

“I don’t think it’s necessary.”

"The essence of this movie is actually an entertainment movie. There is no need to add too much profound things to it."

"Entertainment movie?"

Chen Kaige looked at Li Changhe curiously at this time: "Is this another new word you invented?"

"It's not a new word, it's a translation of European and American movies."

“They also call it a popcorn movie over there.”

"To put it bluntly, it's just for the entertainment of the public."

"In my opinion, domestic films are somewhat distorted nowadays. Films have multiple attributes, such as ideological propaganda, education and popular science, historical records, and entertainment."

"In recent years, we have paid too much attention to the ideological propaganda and education of movies, so we have ignored many other aspects of movies."

"People like Lao Tian are typical of those who like to use movies to explore human nature."

"In this direction, many film directors prefer to highlight the evil of human nature, and then highlight the good of human nature, in order to reflect the variability of human nature."

"Generally speaking, this kind of movie is liked by college professors and some film critics because, as you said, this kind of movie has depth, connotation, and even preaching and satire."

"But what I actually like more is entertainment movies. There are not so many details. They just simply present stories to the audience and make them feel relaxed and happy."

"For many people, life is hard enough, and they always need something in the movies to vent their emotions and make them happy to spice up their lives."

"For example, Old Chen, you just had a fight with your lover, and then you went to the cinema out of boredom. Would you like to see a hearty revenge or a bitter and vengeful ethics movie?"

Chen Kaige thought about it, and then said honestly: "Emotionally, I might prefer the former because I need to release it."

"I would prefer the latter because it helps me think."

"Yes, that's right, but remember, not every audience member is Chen Kaige, and not everyone has been exposed to movies since childhood like you."

"After they finish watching the movie, they may have to go to work right away, or they may have to go back home and continue living with their loved ones. They don't have the time like you do to think about the depth of the movie, because it is meaningless to them."

"Life is not all about elegance and elegance. The life of ordinary people is the life of common people."

"It's like cooking. The director is the chef. Some directors are obsessed with making state banquet dishes, while Lao Tian is like this. He regards film as art and wants to make a rare classic."

"But there are also directors who don't have such high aspirations. They just want to support their families, make breakfast, fry dough sticks, steam buns, and support their families."

"For most ordinary audiences, state banquet dishes are something they may never be able to eat in their lifetime."

"And steamed buns and fried dough sticks are the meals they eat every day."

"In my opinion, playing with human nature in this kind of entertainment is like putting a pile of shit in your breakfast buns and fried dough sticks. When you take a bite and find the stench inside, how do you feel?"

"vomit!"

"Damn it, Changhe, can you not be so disgusting?"

"Didn't we just finish eating fried dough sticks?"

When Chen Kaige heard Li Changhe's disgusting description, his stomach immediately reacted and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Look, you're so disgusted just by listening to the description."

"Just imagine how the audience feels after watching this kind of plot. It's as disgusting as being fed shit."

"This kind of exploration of human nature is often disgusting to me."

"Because they always like to stand in the perspective of the perpetrators to show their good and evil. I even wonder if some director will make a movie for the Japanese devils one day, exploring their humanity and showing their good and evil."

"No one would do this, would they?"

Zhu Lin asked in surprise at this moment.

Are there really idiots who would portray this kind of human nature?
Li Changhe smiled and said nothing. There will really be such people in the future.

"You mean, movies should focus on entertainment?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang asked with a frown at this time.

Li Changhe glanced at him and said calmly: "Actually, there is no need to say which aspect to focus on."

"Movies are all-encompassing, just like novels, and they shouldn't be limited to one aspect."

"There should be a variety of films on the market, allowing audiences to freely choose what to watch."

"If you like to relax, watch entertainment films."

“If you like something with depth, watch art films.”

"There's no such thing as one book being superior to another. Can you say that Capital is necessarily better than War and Peace?"

"Movies are actually movies. They are just a medium for telling stories, but people always deliberately add a lot of extra attributes to them."

"Then, they use these additional attributes to constrain others, such as setting awards, leading ideologies, and influencing their audiences."

"Old Tian, ​​you actually have this tendency now. Although you haven't made a movie yet, I can see it."

"You always want to use movies to show and portray your experiences and ideas from the past years."

"how do you know?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang raised his head, stared at Li Changhe and asked.

Li Changhe smiled and said confidently: "It's simple, because I'm a writer."

"As a writer, I cannot write novels beyond my knowledge. My works must be limited to my knowledge."

"Similarly, when you make a movie, the content of the movie must be within the scope of your cognition, and I can roughly guess the scope of your cognition."

"I'm curious, why are you always so generous when you talk about these things?"

"Your past experiences should be similar to ours!"

"Don't you think that the past years have been an absurd black tragedy?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang asked Li Changhe seriously at this moment.

Li Changhe shook his head.

"Do you know why I studied political economy?"

"Because it makes me see things more comprehensively."

"You are now looking at things from an individual perspective, and from this perspective, you are the victim. You feel that the tragedy is because you have lost everything you were proud of when you were a child."

"But similarly, if you were in the shoes of another individual, such as a farmer in the countryside, what do you think would happen to him?"

"Let me ask you a particularly interesting question."

"In 1937, a small country whose national economy accounted for less than percent of the world's total dared to invade us on a full-scale basis."

“And in 1951, a coalition of countries whose combined economic output exceeded percent of the world’s total was forced by our soldiers to come to the negotiation table and draw a dividing line on the map.”

"It's only been fifteen years, not even a generation has changed, why is there such a big change?"

"Aren't you curious about why I am so generous? It's because I see our future."

“That is the revival of the glory of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.”

“When you look at something from a holistic perspective, I think you’ll always gain something different.”

"Understand, revere, and finally worship!"

(End of this chapter)