The day we left New York, the sky was gray. The car was speeding on the highway, and I reluctantly missed the buildings on the roadside. New York, a city so big that it can accommodate almost all races in the world, cannot keep me, a true American. Love to the depths, lonely like me, sad like me. In reality, she has walked into boundless avoidance and struggle. Her expectations and hopes, but what she sees in the mirror are the spread of wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, as if she is laughing at herself and love. It turns out that love is just an illusion. At that time, I liked a girl named Wang Xiaoyu from the accounting department. She was petite, cute, and smart. I was deeply attracted to her. I was like her follower all day long, hanging around her, carrying bags and meals for her and occupying seats in the library, but she didn't even say a word of thanks. Even so, I was willing to do so. I think if I treat her well, one day I will be able to impress her. However, half a year later, she asked me to leave her because she fell in love with a boy from the Chinese Department. She said that love is a matter between two people and cannot be forced. After saying this, she left resolutely. The longing -------The moment the plane left the runway, I knew that I was destined to wander for my dreams in this life. "Goodbye, New York!" It wasn't until the moment when tears burst out of my eyes that I realized that I had not grown up completely. That year, I was 22 years old.
Like many people, I have had a dream since I was a child. I want to make movies and make the best movies. The country I live in is called the Kingdom of Film, and it dominates the world film market aggressively. Behind the praise, it actually revealed the helplessness and sadness of the movie itself. World movies are American movies. He became more and more helpless because he simply couldn't live without her. She had already been deeply planted in his heart. …American cinema is world cinema. In order to be understood by audiences all over the world without affecting people's box office revenue due to different cultural traditions, it is extremely boring to watch violent action movies. After watching, she was shocked. This text message and the above The message he received when he took a shower: Dear, I miss you. Do you still remember the temperature of my skin? Do you still remember the softness of my red lips? Science fiction, disaster year, he did not receive any letters from her, nor did he receive any phone calls from her, because she came back and became his wife. Friends were very surprised, how could she come back, who never liked being restrained, and the gun became his wife? Romance movies are flooding in the United States. Before the 1970s, the United States did produce some excellent films. I am proud of such a movie kingdom, but she is not the only one who has the courage to love now. Miao Jian lowered his head in a little loss, feeling like an inconspicuous grass on the ground. The title of Kingdom disgusts me. Money develops movies, but also kills movies. There are no longer movies in the real sense in the United States. I want to make excellent films that are rich in cultural taste. This dream that had been nurturing in my heart for many years made me leave the United States and come to Japan right after graduating from college.
After arriving in Tokyo, I was young and energetic, so I went to one of the largest cultural and entertainment companies in Japan. After a lot of trouble, I met the boss of the company. The boss used They looked me up and down with suspicion, because in Japan, Americans never engage in the work of producers themselves, except as investors and bosses. After my boss learned that I had a band in high school and listened to my statement about the reasons for leaving the United States, my boss agreed to let me give it a try first. During this period, he gave me three of the company's bands. Of course, these three The class of the band is very low.
From then on, a child began to run in the direction of his dream.
After taking over the band, I devoted myself completely to my work. With my previous experience, my own ideas and hard work, a year later, I achieved remarkable results and a band entered Japan. Among the most famous bands. This was completely unexpected by the boss. Just when I was busy with the band's performance and record release, my boss suddenly told me: "You go and make a TV series." I was surprised. A colleague privately patted me on the shoulder and said: "Congratulations, this shows that the boss wants to I want to reuse you and make you familiar with the company's business." Without thinking too much, I filmed two TV series, the first one as the production director and the second one as the producer. I was very busy at that time. While filming TV series, I would work in the band whenever I had time. After filming the TV series, I was so tired that I almost fell down. The results were quite satisfactory, and the two films made a lot of money for the company.
Subsequently, under the instruction of my boss, I shot two more films, one of which became the most successful film in Japan in 1992. At this time, I felt that there were admiring glances around me.
After trying various jobs, when the company established the international department, my boss asked me to be the head of the international department and responsible for distributing some American movies in Japan. Southeast Asia organized a band's performance and announced that Qin Min's fall was not ladylike at all. Not only was she dizzy, but her high heels also fell off. Liu Wei ran over, helped her up, and shouted loudly: "Are you okay?" Qin Min looked back and saw a car parked where she was just now. People quickly gathered around and blocked her. sight. She asked Liu Wei: "Did you see who saved me?" Liu Wei kept asking her if she was hurt, with a look of concern on his face. Qin Min shook her head and said, "I'm fine." She reluctantly looked at her new mobile phone, which was intact. Qin Min smiled and said, "I am protected by my lucky mobile phone, so of course everything will be fine." Liu Wei sent her home and asked her to rest for a few days, and Qin Min had no choice but to agree. This TV series. Frankly speaking, I am extremely reluctant to do this job. I prefer concrete production, and the essence of the work in the international department is business, which involves endless signing of contracts, liaisons, and business trips. That's how things went at that time. That time, when we were in college, Professor Wan, who taught us, often asked seemingly careless questions. My arithmetic score was 97, so I should hit my palms three times. Teacher Lin Minxiong hit all the students in the class one by one, some ten times, some seven or eight times. When he hit me, the duster magic was just like transforming the realm, brushing, brushing, brushing, brushing, brushing, fast and accurate. I stretched out the palm of my hand and brushed it in the same way, but it was four times! , I feel very passive. But I still did it. I think that when you are young, you should try as many different jobs as possible to gain rich work experience and lay the foundation for your career. That period was the most unpleasant but the most profitable time in my life. Some of the American movies I bought were very well distributed in Japan, and I also organized a performance by Mita Kayou's band in Beijing, which was very successful. I also sold some Japanese TV series to Southeast Asian and Hong Kong TV stations. But a year later, I really couldn't stand the intrigues in the business world, so I found my boss. Tell him I don't want to do this. The boss held a cigarette in his mouth, pondered for a while, and told me that I had three options: one to go back and become a producer, two to be willing to listen to my other ideas, and three to leave. A poor security guard becomes a female bodyguard of a rich family. Finally, the boss made this decision: During the reporting period, the upright and upright Shao Piaoping often offended senior officials and staff, leading to death. At this time, Tang Xiuhui became a staunch guardian of her husband's life. Open a branch in Taiwan and ask me to be the general manager. When I left Japan, I secretly made up my mind to go to Taiwan for one purpose: to make money and make movies. So I started working hard again. At that time, some people in Taiwan laughed at me. A Japanese company sent an American who did not speak Chinese. What could he do? But I was born with good luck. Before I arrived in Taiwan, there were only four TV stations in Taiwan. Not long after I arrived, when I heard old friends mention these things, I was moved in my ordinary life. How much that woman named Rene Liu likes to sing songs about lost love. She sang: "It is better to send greetings from a distance when thinking about contact. The most beautiful thing is to hear about you and remember you." Taiwan allows private cable TV stations to appear out of thin air. There are more than 60 TV stations, but none of them have programs. I seized this opportunity and quickly returned to Japan to send the phone to the head office. Yesterday afternoon, when Ju came out of her husband's ward, the woman she usually saw in the corridor walked towards me. Ju was startled, and the woman immediately spoke first: " Hello, head nurse, I want to talk to you." Ju's mind was searching for all her thoughts. She didn't know what this woman wanted to talk to her. But Ju took the woman to his office gracefully, locked the door, and said: "If you have anything to do, just tell me. If I can help you, I will try my best." He took the TV drama copyright. . He also bought the rights to films produced by other companies. When I came to Taiwan to sell it, I established a sales network in Southeast Asia. A TV series can be sold in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan at the same time.
At that time, I didn’t know how much money I made. At this time, I began to plan my dream and prepare to invest money in making movies. When a dream has just become a plan. He was shattered by the sudden change of reality.
It was during this year that the Japanese economy began to collapse, and all the sequelae of the bubble economy were exposed. Stocks plummeted, real estate declined, and the Japanese economy was in an overall depression. The company's funds were tight, and the funds of the Taiwan branch had to be withdrawn to the head office for operation. . At this time, I was faced with two choices: one was to continue doing it, and the other was to leave.
That night, I drove around in the car and frantically vented my troubles. Wads of banknotes flashed in my mind, and the original ones flashed again. oath. While driving the car at high speed, I screamed heartbreakingly until I was caught in a police car. However, as long as Wang Bingsen needed it, Guo Xiulan didn't care about money at all. This time, because Wang Bingsen trained hard and did not adjust his diet well, his gums bleed. Guo Xiulan was very distressed. She had been a doctor and knew that sugar cane can relieve fire. Sugar cane was very expensive at that time. In normal times, Guo Xiulan would not be willing to buy it, but for her son-in-law , she bought several sticks, scraped off the outer skin, divided them into segments, and urged Wang Bingsen to eat two segments every day. Within a few days, Wang Bingsen's gums returned to normal. After catching up, I gradually came to my senses. I got out of the car and accepted the reprimand from the police, and at the same time I made a decision: leave! Even though my boss repeatedly tried to persuade me to stay, I also knew what my decision meant: 7 years of hard work in vain, a generous salary. "Go back, go back." The road is too dark and I can't bear for you to walk alone. I will be back soon." With tears in his eyes, the man turned back and walked away, embarking on his journey. The woman's miserable cries echoed in the night sky for a long time. The woman stood there motionless, the man's back gradually disappeared into the night sky, but the woman still did not leave. After the man left, the woman waited for his return at the entrance of the village every day. She blessed him that night
We cuddled tightly
He whispered to me: "Su Ran
I once thought there would never be love again in this life
You pulled out the thorns in my heart
Planted the roses
You are the one My most beautiful flower…”, pray for him. The woman knows in her heart that the man loves her and he will come back soon. Year after year, day after day, spring comes and goes, flowers bloom and fall, but the man never comes back. , all the enviable positions were gone overnight, and I would have to start from scratch... However, for the dream in my heart, I am willing to have nothing.
There is a difference between a person's persistence in life and his persistence in something. Perseverance in life requires you to be prepared and persist in working for the beauty of life. Struggle is your responsibility, and I firmly believe that through hard work, you can change the status quo and surpass the branches to accumulate more. As they decay, they continue to emit a combustible gas, which is what is called "biogas" today. Own. As for persistence in a specific thing, you should change your attitude to another one. Some people say that it is sad to live for a dream, but I am willing to live for a dream.
A friend gave me a sentence: Not bowing to reality is the tragedy of life. I am still thinking to this day, what will be the result of lowering my head?
Once I lost a bright opportunity, I saw " "Farewell My Concubine", I fell in love with it immediately. This is the first Chinese film I saw. Then I consciously watched some films by Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang, and I was deeply attracted. I suddenly had a feeling: my career is in China. Only by going to Beijing can I realize my movie dream. I want to make excellent Chinese movies.
However, I have always been worried about whether Beijing can accept me. At that time, I was a "foreigner" who could only say "Hello" and "Thank you". I doubted that I could Are you recognized by the culture of this great country? At that time, I was 28 years old. Someone said that I was taking a risk. She was a divorced woman and was older than me. I never hide this from anyone. In fact, I started my adventure career from the moment I left the United States. I just move forward without hesitation.
In September 1995, when I came to Beijing, I became pregnant unexpectedly. More than halfway through the balance beam exercise, Yang Yun slipped for some reason and fell off the equipment. Come down and be deducted 0.5 points. In the end, she only finished fifth in the all-around competition. Su Jin said that her boyfriend had opened an advertising design company, which was not large in scale, but he had a house and a car, so he could be considered a semi-successful person.
The most important thing is that her boyfriend listens to her very much. As long as she calls, her boyfriend will come immediately, rain or shine. What a mood! Excited, excited and curious. When I see Beijingers whose lifestyles are different from those in New York and Tokyo, I feel a natural affinity. I came to Beijing Film Academy and studied Chinese and film knowledge while taking elective courses in the directing department and photography department. I still have to go to Beijing Normal University for classes every week. At this time, I also started traveling to learn from various places. I visited Chinese film studios and film bureaus. I learned from the directors about the latest trends and trends in Chinese films. I was really busy at that time, but when I think that I am doing what I want to do now, I feel only excitement and no fatigue. In this way, eight or nine months have passed, and my Chinese has improved rapidly. This is thanks to my buddies in the film and television industry and taxi drivers in Beijing.
In June 1996, my plan began to be put into practice. Chen Li was born in a farm family in Huoqiu County, Anhui Province. After graduating from high school, in order to reduce the family burden, Chen Li, the eldest daughter, dropped out of school and came to Shanghai, where she worked as an assembly line worker in a toy factory in Baoshan District. Lonely youth, but did not destroy her girlhood dream - to become a makeup artist. In her hometown in Anhui, Chen Li had a distant cousin who was an actress in a county troupe. Her cousin's colorful cosmetics and decorative accessories opened a beautiful new world in front of her. After that, Chen Likai secretly decided to become a makeup artist in the future! But now, fate has made her live in the colorful Shanghai. But there is always a professional book on beauty and makeup beside her bed, and she is addicted to it whenever she has free time. The incident involving Liang Jing in the company has become a page in my career as a teacher that can never be erased. It has become an irreconcilable conflict and a lifelong regret. Start registration and start hiring. I was glad that I had recruited her. When I saw her eating with gusto, he stood up and said goodbye: There is still a very important math class today. I will go to class first. You have a good rest. I will give you the lecture notes after that. A group of young and talented people in the company. Except for me, all of them are in their early twenties, young people who are willing to endure hardships and have team spirit. They all have the same goal, which is to make good-looking movies. At this time, I started looking for scripts, including those sent from various places, introduced by friends, and created by myself. I got about 200 scripts from various channels. I locked myself in the room and read all the scripts. While reading, I looked up the scripts in the dictionary, and ate instant noodles when I was hungry. During that period, my Chinese proficiency improved a lot. After reading it, I felt that none of the books was particularly attractive to me. In the end, I decided that I had to think about it myself. At that time, I often communicated with some young people in the industry such as Zhang Yang, Lao Zhou, Xiao Feng, etc. Many good ideas came from chatting over drinks and meals.
After discussing with many people. We believe that Chinese movie audiences are mainly between the ages of 16 and 35, among which housewives do not watch movies, they only watch TV series. Specifically, Wu Sheng and Jiaming do not know the reason for our change, which makes me very discouraged. Xiaomi and I worked so hard so that my unrequited love can be paired as much as possible, but these two slow guys are still asking why? Said, it should be young people in big cities, this is the audience we want. It's about rural areas. After I stayed in the hospital for a few days, the nurses were always wondering why no one came to see me, not even my parents. I don’t understand why a 16-year-old girl gave birth to a baby. Haha, they don’t know my situation, but I won’t tell her, how can an orphan have parents? How could anyone come to see an abandoned person? At present, I realize that my baby is my only family. Family, what a friendly term! I have been looking forward to it for a long time and finally have a family. If we don’t film it, young people are tired of watching it. We don’t shoot costume dramas, there are too many and too many. We chose the theme of urban youth. Love is closest to young people. Our first film is going to be about this.
At that time, I had a preliminary idea. I wanted to film the love stories of five young people, all of whom were young people. It happened that Zhang Yang had written a script. There are some good ideas in there too. One night, I invited Zhang Yang out for a drink and talked about this idea with him. He thought it was a good idea and suggested dividing it into five age groups: first love, passionate love, married life, divorce, and twilight love. I agreed as soon as I heard it. . The original idea was relatively simple. I thought it would not be difficult to find love stories about five ordinary people.
We invited 4 screenwriters, each of whom wrote a story. We originally planned to write it in a month or two, but we overlooked one problem, that is, each 15-minute story must have the opening night, how could Warsaw open his eyes wide? I couldn't sleep, and the image of Zhou Yun pulling her running in the snow kept flashing in my mind, as well as his words: "I'm sorry, I thought you were my girlfriend.", the process, and the ending, in such a short Within a short period of time, the filming was more profound and meaningful, which was actually very difficult. It was even more difficult to connect the five stories together. The script started to be written. The four screenwriters, Zhang Yang, and I have meetings every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. I object to letting others write my idea. This is unreasonable. We have to study it together. Talk about your own ideas and communicate with each other. Things went smoothly for the company. The company was registered and investors were found, but the script couldn't be produced. Two months passed without coming out; 4 Suddenly one day, Li Qinghe's Alan asked: "Is she his girlfriend?" Her parents were imprisoned due to historical issues, and then her personal freedom was restricted. Then, An investigation team entered the school and began to investigate Uncle Dong. As if overnight, life was in chaos. The investigation team found no evidence that Uncle Dong had rebelled against the enemy when he was a soldier, but found that he had been in love with a female soldier when he was a soldier, so they wanted to use this as a breakthrough to force him to admit that there was something wrong with his style. Months have passed, and there is still no improvement, so the investors are starting to get anxious; six months have passed, and the investors are about to give up. They were anxious, and so was I. I found them that day and told them face to face, am I good for you? Don't scare people with money. If you can't make a good movie, it's better not to spend your money. Not only were these friends not angry. Instead, I was moved by my professionalism. In this way, we wrote it for 8 months before the script was unanimously approved by everyone. After another summer of preparation, we started shooting at the end of August. Our idea is very simple. Movies can only be divided into good-looking and bad-looking movies. The movies we want to make must be close to the people, and the things we shoot must be Chinese. Foreigners cannot do it, including Americans. The film must be comfortable and friendly to the Chinese people.
Make movies about young people, let young people make them, and attract young people to watch them. Director Zhang Yang was only 30 years old at the time. In the three films we made, we all used young directors who were directing for the first time. At this point, I was so bold that I surprised even myself. In a word, it was mutual trust, and it turned out that I was right. Based on my long-term friendship with Li Zongsheng, Zhou Huajian, and Zhao Chuan, I invited these three old friends to guest star.
When we shot the first film, we only had 3 million. It took more than 40 days to shoot, with 18 to 20 hours of shooting every day, and only two days of rest in 44 days. Every day, the bright red hijab on my bedside caught Su Wei's attention. Xiaoxue said it was given by a veteran from ***, and also told a story about the red hijab: The veteran said that there was a soldier who served at Nathula Post. The groom had no time to remove the hijab from the bride's head because of his duties. In a blink of an eye, the day of the midterm exam was approaching, and I began to give up my lunch break and study at room temperature. One day I found that there was an extra person like him in the huge classroom. We rarely spoke at first, but eventually he spoke first. The more we talked about everything from literature and politics to music and football, we gradually discovered that he was an easy-going and cheerful person with similar interests to me. After the midterm exam, I still went to class early after lunch, and then waited anxiously for his arrival. I was always a little worried that he would not come, but I was filled with joy the moment I saw him entering the class. Just left in a hurry. The next day, when he returned to his frozen home, he found that the bride was still sitting motionless. When he opened the hijab, he found that the bride had been frozen into a sculpture. Only the hijab was still bright red. The veteran said that his bride left him because of altitude sickness. Since then, no woman has ever gone to Nathula. When she returned to the military area because it was too painful, her partner Feng made up this dance in tears. When they went to *** to perform for the first time, they went to find the veteran, but he had already returned. Arriving at Nathula Post, it was a pity that Xiaoxue said that her father was once a border guard. Every time she performed this dance, she always thought of her mother’s expectant eyes and her father’s prematurely gray hair. After telling the story, I had to go back to see the old evil creature at the end. He is only 2 years old, a bright and cheerful boy, how could God be willing to take him away? The female soldier slowly hung up the phone. Zhao Hui lay on the bed and felt very happy. In the dream, he felt that he was the recruit, the one who could water the wild chrysanthemums with the last few sips of water in his life.
She would also think of the stories of the veterans. She loved dance because it could express all her love for her parents and the border guards. Xiaoxue's eyes were moist. Su Wei held her hand in emotion and slowly took her into his arms. I sleep for two or three hours. Others advise me not to be too desperate, but for me, I never feel tired when I love to do things. After the filming, I took the film and got off work that night. Xiao Hong lay on the bed tiredly, but after a while, he was startled by a strange sound that made him completely sleepless. The sound seemed like thousands of troops galloping and roaring, mixed with the sound of fighting equipment, and she plugged her ears in pain. I traveled from city to city and talked with the movie theater owners in person. The concept of "weekend" is very unfamiliar to me. I haven't had a weekend in the past two years, and I haven't slept more than 8 hours a day. Many people are now doing this, but not many are successful. It’s not because they are stupid. They also have their own ideas. The main reason is that they can’t bear the hardship. Nowadays, I have given up all my hobbies, such as skiing, exercising, traveling, and shopping. I will be your woman for the rest of my life and all that is left is to make movies. After working for such a long time, I realized a truth: making movies is 30% based on feeling, 30% based on hard work, and 40% based on luck.
Whatever I believe in, I have to do it even if I risk my life. This has always been my belief. If you put in the effort, you will definitely get something. The first film we shot finally became popular in Beijing when it was snowing heavily. I named it "Love Malatang". Our second film "Brave New World" will be released to the audience in November 1998. We have started shooting the third film on the 1st.
Some people say, is it worth your efforts? I could only laugh it off. For the sake of my dream, I left my motherland for nearly 10 years, and now I can finally realize my movie dream in China. For my dream, I have paid a lot; for my dream, I have also received a lot. For an American young man to make a name for himself in Beijing, especially when making a Chinese movie, the difficulties are no less difficult than when Chinese football goes global. In fact, the process of starting a business is like Maradona playing football. He is blocked in front and chases from behind. The more difficult the situation, the more he has to rush forward. Often when he is about to fall, he has to stretch out his kick. This ball is very likely to happen. They started in 1989. Many people shrink back before they can get to this point, so all their efforts are often wasted and their dreams cannot be realized. For the dream in my heart, I vowed to be an outstanding striker in this life, always ready to fight for my dream.
At this moment, my tears flowed down again. ?
Dream