Xu Zhiyuan is an incompatible person in modern society. No one reads the books he likes, and few writers and scholars he knows are known to him.

He was the kind of golden age of poetry and reason that extremely missed the 1980s.

And he was very calm, so calm that it made people feel terrible!

He couldn't understand why the young people today became so superficial and exaggerated?

They no longer pursue the deeper meaning of life, they just want to seize every second of their crazy entertainment in their lives, and they even abandon reading!

The key is that it seems that everyone around him enjoys this state very much. Even the elites who once stood in the same camp as him couldn't wait to devote themselves to this impetuous torrent of business and no longer try to explore propositions that are closer to the essence of humanity.

In a sense, Xu Zhiyuan is a pure idealist.

He stubbornly chased Luo Zhenyu, and Ma Dong asked: You are elites, 5%, and the few people who are awake. Why don’t you shout or be angry?

Then someone replied: I don’t think this era is bad.

Sure enough, after sitting down, the first question he asked was: "Do you think you are successful as a director?"

"…Fortunately, I can shoot what I want, use the actors I like, and don't care too much about capital's ideas!"

"capital?"

"There are many external factors, such as the sponsor wants you to use which actor, the investor wants you to use, and the like!"

"You've had this situation, too?"

"Of course, when I filmed my first drama, the producer wanted me to use an actor who was very popular at the time. After watching her drama, I refused."

"Didn't contact her?"

"...No, I had a mental estimate before choosing an actor. If he did not meet my estimate level, it would be difficult for me to direct her!"

"…Come on, Teacher Xu, try it. This is our new tea, and it tastes quite good!"

The staff served a pot of tea, and Xiaobai and warmly greeted Xu Zhiyuan.

"Thanks…"

After taking a sip, Xu Zhiyuan continued to ask: "You don't seem to have a side job?"

"sideline?"

"It's a profession other than directors and actors..."

"I'm still writing books!"

"Do you have any other books, such as opening a restaurant, hot pot restaurant, etc?"

"No, I haven't even figured out the main job yet. What kind of restaurant should I open!"

Xiaobai waved his hand: "I have always wanted to write a novel, but I have never had time; I have always wanted to travel, but I have never had time. You said, what side job I have used for the time I have?"

"Many celebrities are working on side jobs now, what do you think?"

"... Maybe it's relatively idle... Actually, I also want to open a private small club. When I'm free, I'll find three or five friends to have tea and chat, which is quite good..."

Xiaobai also picked up the cup and took a sip...

The entrance is refreshing, soft and pleasant, the tip of the tongue is lightly cool, and the lower throat is very comfortable...

"Oh, this tea is good, buy more next time!"

"Do you have any other hobbies for filming?"

"...I don't have any hobbies. I'm apart from reading books, but I just walked around. Before I entered the circle, I thought about making at most one movie a year, and the rest of my time was to travel around the world. When I became a director, I found that it was not the case. Many times, the desire to create was particularly strong, so there was no way, so I could only prepare two movies one after another at the same time!"

"Then don't you feel tired?"

"…Of course I feel tired, but this kind of fatigue is worth it. You are making a movie!"

After a pause, Xiaobai continued: "I was not confident when I started filming movies, so I would force everyone to shoot at my pace. When I was filming "The God of Medicine", I had a fight with Teacher Xu because he interfered in my directorial work!"

“Dry?”

"Xu Zheng is also a director, so many times, he will unconsciously have that kind of director style. I feel that he is challenging my authority!"

“…What happened later?”

"Later? He apologized to me. Actually, I regret it a little. When the movie was finished, I found that sometimes I took myself a little too seriously!"

"Think about it, how lucky I am. I filmed my own online drama at the age of 22, and filmed my first theater movie at the age of 23 and won a box office of one billion!"

"Compared with many of my peers, I have already gotten far more than them! So, I have to work harder!"

...

"We often say that directors are artists and need to bear a certain sense of historical responsibility. What do you think?"

"First of all, I want to say that I am not an elite, and I never feel that I have any sense of responsibility. I must make movies because I like it. There is no need to impose some big propositions on myself! It's too tiring!"

"But don't you think this kind of success is too simple?"

"…Simple? Not simple at all. Although I may have made three movies a year, the preparation time for these movies has exceeded two years, and has gathered the efforts of thousands of people..."

"I mean, whether you stay in your own comfort zone, whether you do comedy or type films, you are considering the audience, are you too tired?"

Xu Zhiyuan explained what he meant.

Xiaobai thought about it carefully: "...No, my aesthetic is actually quite popular. For example, "Blood Guanyin" that won the Golden Horse Award two days ago. Many people say it is a good movie, bold and profound. I admit that it is a movie with in-depth and has many metaphors, but I don't like it, and I guess the audience won't like it either. Why? Because the theme it expresses is very uncomfortable, it tells the evil of human nature! I hate this kind of movie very much, so when I film "The God of Medicine", I will have a hopeful ending, also called Hollywood-style en. I know many judges don't like it, but I like it!"

"Um…"

Xu Zhiyuan's supporting role...

"And you said I put myself in a comfortable circle, but there wasn't. I've been trying new creative techniques. The first part of "Knocking on the Gate of Heaven" is more literary and artistic. When it comes to "Ride the Wind and Waves", I will tend to narrative. You just watched "Nine-Ranking Sesame Official", what new changes are there?"

"There is indeed a change. It feels like you are doing comedy, but it doesn't look like comedy if you think about it carefully."

"Yes, I think the things I made are either comedy, or pure movies! The inspiration for "Nine-rank Sesame Officials" came from a chat with Ning Hao and the others. I said, "Corrupt officials want to be traitorous, and honest officials want to be more traitorous, otherwise how can I fight them?" Then I thought of the story of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai, including "Nine-rank Sesame Officials" and I thought of "The Deadly Officials". The origin of the story is the Peking Opera "Four Jinshis". In fact, I just packaged it in the form of comedy, and the core is still the original story."

"Did you learn to perform since you were a child?"

"It's not a question, but I have been influenced since I was a child. My grandfather and my uncle are all drama actors!"

"Do you like drama?"

"I like it, I also like Kubrick, Kurosawa!"

"…Do you like Akira Kurosawa?"

Xu Zhiyuan was a little surprised...

"Is it strange? All directors like Kurosawa!"

"Then your movie..."

"You want to say that my movies are all commercial?"

"No, I mean..."
Chapter completed!