All-rounder Artist-Chapter 819 776: The Scourge of the Literary World
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It's not about being schizophrenic or not.
Primarily, Lin Yuan hadn't forgotten the original purpose of Yi An writing poetry.
In the end, it was still for the movie "Life of Pi."
Chu Kuang has diverged from the topic.
And Lin Yuan's initial purpose had been achieved.
In the following days, the movie "Life of Pi" saw rising popularity, and its box office performance was also very delightful!
The entire Starlight was bubbling with excitement!
"Director Du is awesome!"
"Director Du is incredible!"
"Director Du, your movie is so beautifully shot!"
"..."
Walking through Starlight's film department, Du An was greeted with enthusiasm from his colleagues wherever he went, prompting him to walk with his head held high, chest out!
Yes.
"Life of Pi" was a huge hit, and Du An received countless praises!
Even though he wasn't the core of the crew, he played a crucial role in the movie!
At this moment.
Du An was genuinely glad that he had dropped the main director's stance and proactively adopted a subordinate attitude to collaborate with Xian Yu on a movie.
Perhaps a bit too keen on the experience.
Du An found that he was no longer so opposed to working with a core screenwriter.
After all, cinema is a collective endeavor. No matter how good the script is, can the director's contribution really be overlooked?
One should know.
Du An didn't always think this way.
In the past, Du An saw the screenwriter as the core system, as a cancer of the industry; those screenwriters didn't understand proper filming at all!
Movies are the art of the director!
Screenwriters are only responsible for the storyline; they are there to assist the director. How can they be the core of a movie?
This was not just Du An's prejudice.
Throughout Blue Star's film industry, there is a clear divide between the director-centric system and screenwriter-centric system.
That's right.
The leaders of Blue Star's director-centric and screenwriter-centric systems have been at odds with each other for more than a day or two.
Both sides have very compelling reasons.
Screenwriters who are at the core of a film crew believe that the storyline is key to a movie; without a good storyline, the director's skills are useless.
Director-centric proponents argue:
The director's macro-management is crucial. What Blue Star lacks isn't good stories, but directors who can bring flavor to those good stories. No matter how much those screenwriters learn about filming, they can't be more professional than directors.
This time, despite everyone praising "Life of Pi."
There were no shortages of criticisms against Du An.
Those came from individuals who staunchly support the director-centric system.
They saw Du An as having fallen from grace, a traitor to the director-centric system, bowing to the writers and meekly becoming their tool!
This made Du An somewhat tormented.
He had always been at the core of the crew since he entered the industry. "Life of Pi" was his first film where the screenwriter called the shots, and this collaboration turned out to be a huge success, leaving Du An somewhat lost.
"That's not right."
Sitting in his office, after deep thought, Du An suddenly realized he had entered a misconception.
Xian Yu was screenwriter-centric, yes, but Xian Yu was different from other core screenwriters; he didn't interfere too much with his filming, and even allowed Du An free rein, even if the shooting didn't fully adhere to his script.
Xian Yu was only responsible for the final product.
If he was satisfied with the final product, regardless of whether it was consistent with his script and designs, Xian Yu would generously agree.
Perhaps.
He shouldn't avoid the screenwriter-centric system like the plague, at least he didn't need to resist working with Xian Yu. As long as the story was compelling enough, he wouldn't mind being a so-called "tool" for the other party again!
As for the criticism from the core directors?
Let them talk.
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Lin Yuan was unaware of Du An's thoughts.
Regardless, he was quite satisfied with Du An; not every director could do justice to "Life of Pi."
Different scripts produce different effects in the hands of different directors.
Even if Lin Yuan's script included storyboard details, not everything could be realized perfectly; the director's talent and the sparks of inspiration during the filming process would cause the movie to exhibit different artistic effects.
This is particularly true for art films.
In this respect, Yi Chenggong stood out. His ability to restore the script had always been highly regarded by Lin Yuan.
Speaking of which.
Thanks to the overwhelming success of "Life of Pi," the public opinion online about Xian Yu and the Draco Awards had changed.
This time, netizens believed that Xian Yu would definitely win big next year!
"The Truman Show!"
"Life of Pi!"
If these two classics were ignored by the Draco Awards, it would simply be a disregard of the public's taste!
As for "Nightfall," although good, it couldn't compete with "The Truman Show" in terms of setting, nor could it match "Life of Pi" in metaphors, putting it in an awkward position.
It's just that when gods war, there are winners and losers.
On this matter, Lin Yuan could only wait and see and not think too much about it.
He had other things to focus on.
For instance, the animated version of "Naruto" had already started production.
It was Starlight's second new series after "Slam Dunk," and given the popularity of the original manga, the outside world had high expectations for this animation.
"One Piece" was also entering the animation planning phase.
Moreover.
Animations like "Grim Reaper Elementary Student" had to be produced in the future.
After the chairman became aware of Lin Yuan's alter ego, Shadow, the company placed great importance on the animation department.
And so.
Days passed by.
These few days had been bustling with activities, such as the excitement of the Bluelympics, the hot screening of "Life of Pi," and the media reports on the two poems, "A Butterfly's Love for a Flower," by Chu Kuang and Yi An—
The latter two reports were related to Lin Yuan.
That day.
As usual, Lin Yuan took the car to the company, but halfway through, he suddenly realized the car had stopped moving.
"Traffic jam?"
Lin Yuan looked up at the road ahead, densely packed with cars.
"Yes, Mr. Lin. We took a detour today because the usual route through Xichun Road is temporarily closed."
Li Bingwang, the bodyguard doubling as a driver, replied.
Lin Yuan wasn't particularly concerned, merely asking casually:
"Roadwork?"
"No, students are taking the college entrance exams."
"The college entrance exams?"
Lin Yuan was taken aback, as the college entrance exam dates on Blue Star were different from those on Earth.
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Li Bingwang laughed and said, "It seems Mr. Lin's family doesn't have a child taking the college entrance exam. My nephew is taking the exam today, and even if we have to take a detour, we are not allowed to honk the horn. We're afraid of disturbing the kids during their exams."
After driving Lin Yuan for so long, he was able to chat casually with Lin Yuan now.
"It's only right."
Lin Yuan didn't complain; after all, he had nothing urgent. Even if he arrived at the company by noon, no one would say anything about it.
Just being able to make it was good enough.
In fact, Lin Yuan didn't even get stuck in traffic for that long, arriving at the company only about half an hour later than usual.
Meanwhile.
Nobody knew.
At this moment, students in various examination halls across Qin Continent were going through a kind of torment.
Lin Yuan himself didn't know.
The torment many exam-takers were experiencing was, in fact, due to none other than him, the instigator of their woes.
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Li Huai was a high school student.
Today was the day he was taking the college entrance exam.
The first subject of the exam was Chinese.
As a diligent student entirely devoted to studying, Li Huai neither browsed the internet nor played games. If he ever did go online, it was to search for study materials.
The only recent news he paid attention to was the Bluelympics.
Since the Gaokao might include current events, he had to understand a bit about them.
He was very confident about this exam!
Indeed.
Such a diligent student would perform well in the Gaokao as long as he didn't get nervous.
After Li Huai received the Chinese test paper, he indeed did quite well.
However.
When he reached the reading comprehension section, Li Huai suddenly became bewildered.
This year's reading comprehension for the Gaokao was a "ci" poem, with the title "A Butterfly's Love for a Flower"!
Li Huai had memorized an impressive five different "A Butterfly's Love for a Flower" poems. In theory, this kind of reading comprehension should not be difficult for him at all!
According to his Chinese teacher, this type of question was supposed to be a giveaway!
However.
Li Huai was flabbergasted because he had never heard of this particular "A Butterfly's Love for a Flower" before.
What "leaning on the railing of the high tower as the wind gently blows, staring off into the boundless spring melancholy..."
What "though the belt grows looser, there's no regret, as I waste away for you until drawn and emaciated..."
The "ci" was exceedingly well-written!
Although Li Huai's literature analysis skills were decent and he quickly sensed the brilliance of this "ci," what baffled him was this:
How had he never heard of such a fine piece of writing before?
What made Li Huai doubt his life even more was that the first question under this reading comprehension was:
[Please write the name of this "ci"'s author.]
How the hell am I supposed to know who wrote this "ci"?
The second question.
[Please provide the modern Chinese translation of this "ci"!]
It's my first time seeing this "ci," and I barely comprehend its content!
The third question.
[Please analyze the line, "Though the belt grows looser, there's no regret, as I waste away for you until drawn and emaciated."]
Damn it, who came up with this question!
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The fourth question.
[What sort of thoughts and feelings is the poet expressing with this "ci"?]
Don't ask, if you ask it's missing home!
There were more questions, but Li Huai's brain already felt scrambled.
Damn!
Where did this never-before-seen "ci" come from? Despite the beautifully written words, why had he never heard of it before?
This question is too hard, I don't know how to answer it!
A student like Li Huai, who had strong memorization skills for Chinese literature, could recite many classic poems from ancient times by heart.
However, when faced with an article he had never memorized, he found it quite challenging.
With no choice.
He could only grit his teeth and write based on his own understanding.
Meanwhile.
Other students in the examination hall also wore odd expressions when faced with this question.
Not everyone was as oblivious to worldly affairs as Li Huai—some had seen this "ci" online and knew that its author was Chu Kuang.
But the problem was...
Who the hell knew what kind of thoughts and feelings Chu Kuang was expressing in this "ci"?
Who knew why Chu Kuang chose to use words like "to waste away" in his verse?
Who knew how to translate this "ci"?
Who knew the answers to these questions posed by the examiners?
Especially students like Li Huai, who left the Chinese exam without a clue about what they had written for the reading questions, learned about the situation of this "ci" only through brief discussions during the break.
"The reading comprehension was a "ci" by Chu Kuang!"
"Damn, so the author is that old rascal!?"
"Dang, I answered Li Bai, why would Chu Kuang bother writing such a crappy "ci", get lost!"
"How did literature end up with such a disaster!"
"Li Bai might be acceptable, but this "ci" was just written by Chu Kuang a few days ago. To have a Gaokao question so rooted in such recent events, who the hell could have predicted!"
"If the reading comprehension was about 'Sherlock Holmes,' I definitely would have aced it!"
"Why not say they asked you about 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' knowledge."
"I was utterly screwed over by that old rascal, I hate him so much!"
"He's starting to wreak havoc on the Gaokao now, an old rascal who doesn't die is always a plague!"
"Damn it, that old rascal is truly deadly, I've been poisoned by him too deeply. I didn't even have time to do my homework because of his novels, and now he writes "ci" to torment me, Hu!"
"…"
In the examination hall!
Students were cursing Chu Kuang the old rascal!
Li Huai cursed as well.
Who says good students don't swear!
Although Li Huai hadn't really read any of Chu Kuang's works since he was a student who didn't read extracurricular books.
A chorus of curses!
The students vented their grievances against the old rascal's misdeeds, and when they listed them one by one, they realized just how egregious his actions were!
By noon.
The news that Chu Kuang's "A Butterfly's Love for a Flower" had become a Gaokao question finally spread online...
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