Chapter 389 Parasitism
"Cannes?"

"Berlin?"

"Venice?"

After hearing what Li Changhe said, Tian Zhuangzhuang and the other three looked at each other in confusion.

Are Li Changhe’s requirements so high?

In the past two years, they have come across many foreign-language films and are also aware of European film awards such as Cannes and Berlin.

But for them, these awards are actually very far away from them.

Due to the relative isolation of the country before, there has never been a plan to participate in overseas film festivals.

For them, it is a bit unbelievable to strive for the three major awards.

"Changhe, your request is too high. Let alone the three major awards abroad, we are not sure about winning even the Hundred Flowers Award in China!"

Chen Kaige frowned and said at this time.

"Old Chen, it's you who's unsure, not him. His movies all won the Hundred Flowers Awards."

Perhaps because Zhang Yimou had drunk a little bit of wine, he dared to speak for once and teased Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige was slightly stunned after hearing this.

Yes, all of Li Changhe’s movies, whether it’s "The Letter" or "Jungle Gun King", have swept the Hundred Flowers Awards.

As participants and students of Beijing Film Studio, they naturally know the inside story of "Jungle Gun King".

So from Li Changhe's perspective, he can indeed aim for foreign awards.

"You mean, we should just focus on winning awards abroad without considering the reaction at home?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't join in the casual conversation with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, but asked Li Changhe seriously.

"Correct!"

"Award-winning movies are different from entertainment movies. They are not aimed at the general public, so we don't actually have to consider the domestic box office."

"But there is one advantage to this kind of movie. If it wins a big award, it can be easy to sell the copyright overseas."

“So when you think about it, maybe its income is more than that in China!”

"Of course, more importantly, it can also earn foreign exchange."

"If it were someone else, I wouldn't have taken it so seriously, but Old Tian, ​​don't you always think that the movies on the market are just like that?"

"I'll write a script, you come and shoot it, show your skills, take it to Europe, and let those foreigners, especially European artists, evaluate it. How do you do that?"

Li Changhe spoke seriously to Tian Zhuangzhuang at this time.

If it were Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, Li Changhe would definitely not let them play like this, as they are both too young.

But he is more confident about Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Compared with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang is more mature and more capable at this moment.

If Li Changhe were to say, he felt that Tian Zhuangzhuang was perhaps at the peak of his energy and spirit at this moment. The suppressed emotions and talents in his heart were like a volcano about to erupt, waiting for an opportunity to explode.

Therefore, Li Changhe decided to give him a chance and guide him to see if this guy could put his talent in the film industry to good use.

To be honest, Li Changhe didn't know whether this movie would be a success or not. He just wanted to take the opportunity to give it a try. If it succeeded, that would be the best. If not, he didn't care.

After hearing what Li Changhe said, Tian Zhuangzhuang felt a little moved.

Make a movie to compete with foreigners?

"Okay, Changhe, you write the script and I'll shoot it."

Tian Zhuangzhuang hesitated for a moment and then agreed decisively.

Since Li Changhe is so determined, what is he afraid of?

"it is good!"

Seeing that Tian Zhuangzhuang agreed, Li Changhe nodded with a smile.

After hearing this, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang with envy.

Is this the opportunity for independent directing?

"Changhe, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other!"

Chen Kaige said to Li Changhe sourly at this moment.

"Don't worry, when you two reach that level, you'll have another chance!"

"But let me make this clear first. Friends are friends, but I support everyone in getting a chance to direct."

"It's a good shoot, everyone enjoyed the cooperation."

"But if I fail to shoot, don't let me be the only one to be cheated in the future!"

At this moment, Li Changhe also gave the three people a shot of prevention.

We are all brothers, and it's no problem to give you the opportunity to make a movie, but if you keep letting yourself go, don't blame Li Changhe for rejecting you next time.

"Don't worry about that. If I really get blinded in the future, you don't need to tell me anything. We brothers will be too embarrassed to talk to you again."

After hearing Li Changhe's assurance, Chen Kaige patted his chest and said.

"Okay, Lao Chen, then we have a deal!"

Li Changhe said to Chen Kaige with a smile.

"A word is settled!"

The "deal" in Chen Kaige's eyes naturally referred to the filming opportunity promised by Li Changhe. As for the future, he didn't think so far ahead.

Few people present could have imagined that in a dozen years or so, the studio shooting model that had been running for decades would completely collapse.

That's too long for them.

Afterwards, after the group had eaten and drunk their fill, Li Changhe drove the car, dropped them off one by one, and then drove directly back to the Overseas Chinese Apartment.

"Changhe, are you really planning to let Lao Tian make a movie to win awards?"

After returning home, Zhu Lin asked Li Changhe hesitantly.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "Let's give it a try!"

"I can see Lao Tian's personality. If you want him to shoot a normal film, he won't do it, and he can't do it."

"This guy just likes to play with profound, showy techniques. Ordinary movie stories are boring when he shoots them."

"His style is called academic style overseas. To put it bluntly, he makes movies specifically for senior filmmakers and film masters to watch."

"This style is suitable for winning awards. The judges and film critics who judge the awards like his style."

"If he can really make an award-winning film, it will also help us in the international arena. At least it will raise the country's profile."

"Of course, this is also a double-edged sword. If it's not filmed well, it will be a big pit."

"I'm just trying to write a script for him and let him take a look at it."

"If I can't control him, then this kid's movie making in the future will have nothing to do with us."

He can give Tian Zhuangzhuang a chance, but only this once. If it doesn't work out, then they can just be ordinary friends in the future.

"This, okay!"

Zhu Lin didn't really understand what he said and was a little confused, but since Li Changhe had made the decision, she didn't say anything more.

"Take a shower first. I'll go write the script!"

"Ah? You're writing a script right now?"

Zhu Lin asked in surprise. "I have a general idea. For someone like Lao Tian, ​​we don't need to give him a very detailed script."

In fact, when Li Changhe talked to Tian Zhuangzhuang, he had already thought about what he wanted him to shoot.

Arriving at the study, Li Changhe sat down, took out the manuscript paper, and quickly wrote the three words "Parasite".

That’s right, the movie he wanted Tian Zhuangzhuang to shoot was the Korean movie “Parasite” which won Oscars and Cannes.

Although the film was able to win the award partly due to political appeasement, Li Changhe feels that the film's purpose itself is also acceptable.

Li Changhe doesn't have many award-winning movie scripts in his mind. He has only heard of Chen Shui-bian's "Farewell My Concubine" but has never seen it. He has seen Zhang Yimou's "To Live", but to be honest, he doesn't want to film it.

In comparison, Li Changhe did have an impression of "Parasite".

Li Changhe actually hadn't seen Parasite, but he knew what story it told.

To put it bluntly, it was a son from a poor family who took advantage of the opportunity to be a tutor for the daughter of a wealthy family, and then made his entire family parasitic on this wealthy family.

The whole film shows the contrast between the living classes of the poor and the rich, and then the discussion of human nature that is triggered by this.

Li Changhe did not intend to copy the original work. He only used the idea of ​​"Parasite" itself, and on this basis, he had a version of his own story.

"1937, Magic City, Catholic Church"

At the beginning, Li Changhe directly used the seven deadly sins to introduce the theme of "Parasite". He intended to use the characteristics of the seven deadly sins to portray each character, including the protagonist and supporting characters.

The greedy wealthy businessmen in Shanghai made a fortune from the national crisis and were even willing to make private deals with the Japanese to sell out the country.

The arrogant wife of a wealthy businessman looked down on everyone who was inferior to her, and her words and actions were condescending.

The lustful eldest daughter is a hidden lesbian. The underlying reason why she tolerates the male protagonist is that she has a crush on his sister.

On the male protagonist's side, the greedy father represents gluttony, and the lazy mother represents laziness.
The gentle male protagonist is actually a violent person in private.

The younger sister, who has always been threatened with violence, is madly jealous of the life of the rich girl.

Thus, the seven evils of human nature show the conflict and turmoil between the two classes. This is the story of "Parasite" conceived by Li Changhe.
In the study, Li Changhe was writing quickly. His thoughts were clear and he wrote very quickly.

Most importantly, what he wrote was not particularly detailed, but rather rough, and it was more like a story outline.

In fact, Li Changhe had already arranged the ending. The protagonist's family finally succeeded in parasitizing on the rich man's home. However, due to the rich man's greed and cooperation with the Japanese, they also attracted the covetousness of their partners.

So, when the war started, shells hit the homes of the rich, and all the people there died!

"This land should be under our control!"

Finally, in front of the rich man’s broken manor, the Japanese businessman who cooperated with him said with a smile.

This is the ending of the movie that Li Changhe envisioned, and it is also another hint.

War, representing a greater parasitic plunder, begins here.

The next day, Beijing Film Studio.

When Tian Zhuangzhuang and others finished reading the script handed over by Li Changhe, they were stunned.

"Fuck, Changhe, this story is so damn profound!"

Chen Kaige said excitedly at this time.

He was originally a young literary man and knew a lot about Western literature, and he liked the metaphors in it more.

It would be fine if the relationship between the characters was metaphorically like parasites.

Most importantly, Li Changhe also incorporated Western religious elements into the film. Every person represents a kind of original sin in the world.

And the final outcome surprised him even more.

The parasitic relationship was destroyed by the shells, the "parasite" died, but the original sin still existed. Greater parasitism and greater greed are taking place between countries.

Just by reading the script, Chen Kaige can imagine various interpretations of it.

Tian Zhuangzhuang was also shocked at this moment. Firstly, he was shocked by Li Changhe's speed. He finished the script on the second day.

The second thing is the shocking idea of ​​Li Changhe. Chen Kaige’s performance is not exaggerated at all. The story of Li Changhe seems to be really anti-human.

There is no praise of beauty at all, but rather the dark side of human nature.

But I have to say, this is exactly what he wants.

But he also found a problem.

"This script is a bit crudely written. I don't think many of the detailed plots are written."

At this time, Tian Zhuangzhuang frowned and said to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe nodded: "Yes, I just wrote the overall story. You need to fill in the specific content yourself."

"Old Tian, ​​you are different from Linlin. Because she is a novice, I wrote it in detail and asked her to follow the script step by step. This way, it is not easy to make mistakes."

"But you definitely won't do that, so instead of you changing the script over and over again, I'll give you some room to play now."

"I have set the framework of the script, but I will leave the specific presentation to you."

"From now on, you can start preparing. I have no limit on how long it will take. It doesn't matter if it takes one year or two years. As I said before, all I want is a classic."

Li Changhe spoke seriously to Tian Zhuangzhuang and the others at this time.

After listening to this, Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded firmly: "Okay, leave it to me!"

"Okay, you guys discuss it. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"

He just threw the script to Tian Zhuangzhuang and let them discuss and fill it in themselves. At this time, Li Changhe drove towards the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chen Huangmei has already made an appointment for him to have a talk with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Li Changhe has to go and talk to them about the ideas for the film and television cultural base.

Afterwards, Li Changhe rode his bicycle all the way to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The Academy of Social Sciences was actually separated from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 77, but it still has its offices in the same place today.

Speaking of which, although Li Changhe has lived in front of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in recent years, he has never been here.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

As expected, Li Changhe was stopped by the guards at the door.

"Hello, I am a student from Peking University, come..."

At this time, Li Changhe took out the Peking University student badge and was about to say that he came to see his uncle.

After all, his uncle Shen Zhongyun also works at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Otherwise, he would have to wait for Chen Huangmei and others to arrive before he could go in.

Unexpectedly, before I could finish my sentence, the guard smiled and said, "I see, you guys from Peking University are here to see Director Deng again, right?"

"Okay, let's go in!"

The guard decisively let him in at this time, but Li Changhe was a little surprised.

Director Deng?
"Hey, Changhe?"

At this moment, someone called Li Changhe's name. Li Changhe turned around and saw that it was his Peking University classmate Deng Yingtao.

"Yingtao?"

When he saw Deng Yingtao, Li Changhe reacted immediately.

Director Deng is Yingtao’s father. He is also the director of the Academy of Social Sciences.

So, the guard thought he was Yingtao's classmate?

At this time, Deng Yingtao also led a group of people and walked over quickly.

"Brother Chen, Qishan, haven't you always wanted to see Changhe? Today, by chance, you met him!"

(End of this chapter)