Chapter 313
Female themes, popular is always better than unpopular
Ling Sui hesitated at this suggestion.
In fact, visiting professors are not "professors" in the university's professional title system, and the invited persons can also be members of the society. The "ke" here has basically the same meaning as the "ke" that appears as a guest star in a movie.
Visiting professors usually do not teach students, but instead come to the employed universities from time to time to give academic reports or hold lectures. Although it was not a very formal position, Ling Sui declined after careful consideration.
If the school invites her to give a lecture, she would be happy to come when she is free, but with this title, she cannot simply speak freely as a senior sister. After her mentality changes, the psychological pressure will become very great.
Ling Suisui said modestly: "I don't think I can support the role of visiting professor based on my current experience and knowledge. I want to have more years of experience and not be in a hurry to become a teacher."
Tang Bing said she was lazy, but Ling Suisui said she was wronged.
She explained: "Because you are my teacher. With your example, I feel that being a teacher is a very difficult thing. I can't imagine how I can do it so well. I can't help but feel ashamed in front of you."
Tang Bing laughed and scolded her: "I see you haven't learned anything else in the past few years, and you only learned this kind of glib talk!"
The teacher and student chatted for a while, and Ling Suisui enthusiastically invited Tang Bing to make a cameo appearance in her new movie, playing the role of Li Mo's mother, that is, "Li".
Tang Bing said she was busy this year. She has her own play tour, a movie shot last year that is about to be released, and several industry giants want her to be a director and make new films.
Ling Suisui asked curiously, "What kind of work is it?"
"It's a female-themed work that's sold under the guise of a sheep's clothing." Tang Bing shrugged. "When they handed me the script, they said that they wanted to find a female director to shoot a feminist work, but when I read the content, it was a clichéd male perspective of saving the wind and dust. Guess what, they also said they wanted to be like the hero Wuyou and strive for both awards and box office."
ah? Ling Sui’s first reaction was, Wuyou didn’t provoke you.
But she has actually seen a lot of this kind of thing. Talking about scripts claiming to be "feminist" works, she said that she had received a lot of them, but either the quality was too poor, or they were similar to what Tang Bing said, just wanting to take advantage of the popularity of this subject matter.
Tang Bing added: "From a market perspective, this is a double-edged sword. First, it has to prove that such a movie makes money, and then others will flock to it. From the perspective of what the movie wants to express, it is better to be popular than unpopular. With discussion, their voices are more likely to be heard."
"But no matter what the subject matter is, as long as there are many people, there will be a mixture of good and bad. To be honest, the timing of the release of your and Yan Siling's work is particularly good. I hope it can serve as a good example and guide the audience to pay for good works, so that the producers will be motivated to improve the quality of the film."
Ling Suisui thought to herself that she felt that a movie could not have such a strong effect, but she was willing to be one of the "good coins".
This is both her honor and her responsibility.
She asked, "Teacher, are you really not going to make that kind of big-budget commercial film anymore?"
"Yeah, it was so tiring when filming Zhao Jiang. I've been preparing for this film for many years, and I thought the most tiring part was the professional part of directing, but I didn't expect that it was actually the easiest part."
Tang Bing rubbed his brows. "As long as I think back to how I ran around for this movie, how I built relationships, and how I had a quarrel with the investors to prevent them from adding people or changing the script, I will never lose the desire to do it again. Smaller costs are better. Less investment means less work, and I have the final say."
Ling Suisui also felt deeply about this. When she and Yan Siling bring their team to discuss script changes, they can get it done within a few days. At Diland, smaller changes would take at least half a month because too many people need to be informed and review them.
"But if they want me to shoot a big production, it's not impossible." Tang Bing changed the subject, "If they ask you to play the leading female role, the salary can't be a small cost."
Ling Sui-sui stated: "Not necessarily. When I was filming Sister, my pay was very low. It depends on the situation."
Tang Bing raised her eyebrows and looked at her - "The Sister Who Can't Get Married" was the project mainly invested by Fengshou Media, and she directly earned the box office revenue, how could it be the same?
Ling Suisui asked tentatively: "Teacher, do you have a good script? You can ask me to invest together. As long as the script is suitable, not only I can play the role, but also several actresses in my company can play the role. The salary will be very cheap if we are included in the group."
"There is indeed one, but you don't need to invest. Qinghe Media intends to develop in the film direction, and they are willing to invest and control it."
Qinghe, when Ling Sui mentioned this name, he was not unfamiliar with it at all.
If she remembered correctly, Tang Bing had shares in this company, and "Top of the List" was produced by Qinghe Investment. Many years have passed, and the long-tail broadcast of this drama is still strong, bringing considerable income to Qinghe Media every year.
Qing He originally had her eyes on Tang Bing, but she didn't expect Ling Suisui, who played Zhang Zihan, would become so popular. As long as she stands firm, "Top of the List" will always be Qinghe's retirement insurance.
In the current market environment where the market is becoming increasingly segmented, Qinghe Media also wants to enter the film industry, and its first work is actually just to test the waters. But it would be different if we could invite Ling Suisui.
In the domestic entertainment industry, Ling Sui's pay has never been a problem. The difficult part is that she never gives others the opportunity to throw money at her.
Countless colleagues wailed, saying that the platforms and companies that had worked with Ling Suisui in the past were so lucky.
Tang Bing sent Ling Sui the script outline. After Ling Sui received the document, he remembered what he had said about "taking a two-year break".
Well...she said before that she would not take a role unless it was necessary, but Tang Bing's work was different, and Ling Suisui trusted her teacher's vision. Because Tang Bing really doesn't care that much about the box office and regards making movies as a hobby.
Ling Suisui simply saved the file and did not open it on the spot. Because her chat time with Tang Bing was over, the teacher had other things to do, and she also had to set off for the school cinema to participate in tonight's activities.
"The Sister Who Can't Get Married" has been screened in the mainland for several days. Although there are few screenings, the word-of-mouth and feedback in the theaters are very good.
The Film Academy originally wanted Ling Suisui and others to hold a lecture event, but Ling Suisui felt that it was boring to just listen to them talk. Anyway, the school had a very professional screening room, so it would be better to let the junior students watch the movie and then interact with them as an audience, which would be more effective.
The venue was available and the school readily agreed to the request. But no one expected that even though the school had implemented the strictest entry management, the screening room was still packed on the day of the event.
Not only did some people stand to watch, but some also tried to squeeze into the same seat to watch. Who could blame the lax ticket inspection for on-campus events? There were too many ways to sneak in...
The teacher in charge of the matter that day was stunned. How many people from other schools had sneaked in?
Someone reminded him that the student might not be from another school. Ling Suisui is a legend in the school. Many people admire her and some even choose to study at the Film Academy because of her.
Well... the teacher closed the door with a toothache, and arranged for people to move a lot of plastic chairs, which slightly eased the situation.
When the movie was being shown, these students were relatively calm and well behaved, and they were quietly appreciating the film whether they were standing or sitting. When the lights came on and Ling Suisui and others appeared on stage, the cheers and screams almost brought the roof down.
The teacher is annoyed again. How much do these people like Ling Suisui?
It's hard to say how high the fan base is at the scene. This place just showed Ling Sui's new movie, and there must be a large number of people who came to watch it on the spot.
During the on-site communication session, Ling Suisui answered several questions in succession, including sharing experiences and inspirational questions. The host guided the audience to ask questions about the content of the movie, and the event gradually got on the right track.
After all, this is a film academy, and the questions raised by the junior students are indeed more professional than what the creators hear in the city’s cinemas, and they touch on the core of the film.
A viewer asked: "I watched the preview two days ago, and now I've watched it twice. I can empathize with Bai Wei, who lost power in the family, but during this viewing, a question occurred to me. Bai Wei is the richest person in the family, and she has the highest economic status, so why doesn't money bring her corresponding power?"
Ling Suisui glanced at Yan Siling. They actually had microphones in their hands, but this question was more suitable for the director to answer.
Yan Siling: "If you want to use money to gain power, the only ways are bribery and oppression. But in the family context, neither of these two ways works for Bai Wei. In fact, she bought her parents' house, which we can understand as bribery, but from her parents' perspective, her behavior is filial piety."
"In East Asian culture, filial piety focuses on obedience, which is about being obedient and submissive. These two words have nothing to do with power."
"Imagine again, if Bai Wei turns hostile and takes the path of oppression, saying that if you don't listen to me, you won't be able to live in this house. Then her offensive and disobedient behavior will only lead to a break between her and her parents. Her relationship with the family will be severed, not to mention gaining any power."
The audience pondered: "So what Sister Yan meant was that whether she has family power depends on her parents' attitude toward her?"
"Yes. After the film was released, many viewers were discussing the siblings Bai Wei and Bai Fei, but everyone should not ignore their parents. Power is a very complicated thing, and family power does not only circulate between siblings."
Gu Size interjected appropriately: "There is an old saying that if children in a family are not getting along, it is usually because the elders are immoral. As parents, Teacher Tao and I are actually under a lot of pressure."
There was laughter in the venue. Gu Size was indeed good at livening up the atmosphere.
If anyone has listened to the entire discussion of the Berlin judges, they would know that the above answer was one of the important reasons why they finally decided to give the Golden Bear Award to my sister.
The movie, which lasts more than two hours, not only presents a clear main plot, but also a hidden plot that needs to be explored and solved, which requires a very high level of plot handling and narrative ability.
Who said that Bai Fei is the only "opponent" of Bai Wei? They want to compete to become the new "master", have they asked the current one for his opinion?
This is the movie that Gu Size is counting on to make a comeback. If the role was really simple, he wouldn't have to work so hard and make so much preparation.
Another audience member asked: "I like this movie very much, but I also thought of some things beyond the plot. I have a question: when Bai Fei was just found, his parents remembered that Bai Wei was still single. Was this because of the comparison with Bai Fei's two children, or was it because they had planned to let Bai Wei find a son-in-law?"
"Also, if Bai Fei hadn't been found, would Bai Wei have discovered her own situation in the family? Is Bai Fei the unstable factor, or just a fuse?"
Yan Siling smiled and said, "Actually, Sui Sui and I have discussed these issues before. Let her answer them."
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