nashuaworldcup Chapter 429 Change the lines
Chapter 429 Change the lines
Chen Jinnian doesn't like to accept media interviews, not to attract fans or create a sense of mystery, but simply because he doesn't like to tie his personal image too closely to his film and television image.
Everyone present was a smart person and could easily sense his condition, so during the entire event, the interviews basically focused on the male and female protagonists, Wu Jing and Lu Jingshan, and they talked about the hardships and difficulties during the filming.
Chen Jinnian stood in the most communicative position and observed normal activities from the perspective of a bystander. He found that Wu Jing was really quite shrewd and almost put Leng Feng's character image into real life.
It even made him feel a little dazed, and for a moment he couldn't tell the difference between Wu Jing and Leng Feng.
However, what surprised him most during the entire event was not these things, but the fact that a line of the villain "Dad" in the movie clip that was shown had been modified.
The translated subtitle reads, "There are only strong and weak people in this world, and inferior races like you will always be the weak." This translation is quite good. A short sentence has incited populist sentiments, especially when combined with the history of humiliation in modern times, which will unconsciously make every Chinese person angry.
When Leng Feng kills his father later, the whole exciting point of first suppression and then rise is formed.
From a purely film creation and text perspective, Chen Jinnian is impeccable, but the problem is that Frank didn't say this at all. What he said was "People like you will never be as good as people like me."
Combining with the background of Dad’s mercenaries, it is clear that the “you” and “me” in it are directly the two parties in a one-on-one fight, and have not reached the level of a nation.
Chen Jinnian even felt that Wu Jing wanted to translate "nation" into "race", but he didn't pass the review, so he changed it to nation.
He glanced at Yu Qian beside him with a strange expression.
Yu Qian is not just a crosstalk artist with only a primary school diploma. He is a top student who graduated from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. He is also into rock and literature. It is unlikely that he cannot understand such a simple sentence in English.
But Yu Qian remained calm, still smiling cheerfully, and quietly touched Chen Jinnian's arm, asking him to calm down.
It's just a modification of the Chinese translation, and there's nothing to make a fuss about. In the early years, not to mention the subtitles, even the lines spoken by the actors were readjusted during dubbing.
When an actor participates in the filming of a film or TV series, apart from his face, everything else is decided by the director and the leader. Many actors only know what image they are playing when they watch it with the audience.
But Chen Jinnian felt that what Wu Jing did was a bit shabby. There was nothing wrong with exploiting patriotic sentiments, and movies were a business, but such a blatant approach was still inappropriate.
Moreover, Frank has a good relationship with Chen Jinnian and Wu Jing. Even if they are not friends, as business partners, he should at least notify them if he makes temporary changes to other people's lines before the movie is released.
Only the translation was changed without changing the English, which clearly shows that the other party was not notified.
After getting off the stage, Chen Jinnian wanted to find Wu Jing to find out what was going on, but Yu Qian grabbed him and said, "Man, where are you going?"
"I have something to ask."
Yu Qian smiled. He realized that Chen Jinnian really couldn't tolerate any sand in his eyes. "I know what you want to ask. You want to ask about the subtitles."
He casually pointed at Lu Jingshan, who was being interviewed in the distance. "She's mixed-race, educated entirely in English. Do you think she didn't hear it? She's just pretending she knows nothing."
"You're an insider now, and you're about to become a top-tier director. You should be more naive about some things. If you keep fussing over everything, you'll end up getting pissed off sooner or later."
"I know, but I still feel that if people don't even have a basic sense of morality, then what kind of people are they?"
Perhaps if Chen Jinnian continues to muddy the waters for another ten years, his sense of morality will decline to the point where he is no longer surprised by anything, but at least he will not be like he is today.
"Hey, I'm a crosstalk artist. I don't want my son to earn this damn father's money. Don't ask too much of such a low-class profession. As long as he doesn't indulge in prostitution and gambling and doesn't break the law, I'll treat him as a good person."
As Yu Qian spoke, he dragged Chen Jinnian into the dressing room. He had been in the industry for decades and had seen all kinds of people. Yu Qian could speak without hesitation. If an ordinary person who could distinguish right from wrong was placed in the industry, he would be considered a moral role model.
Chen Jinnian went to ask, but all he got was some evasive rhetoric. It didn't solve the problem and it hurt his friend's feelings. Why bother?
"I'm finishing work early today, so I'm going to visit my zoo. I'll also call Dalin and his girlfriend over, and we'll have some food and drinks." Yu Qian said proudly.
He is now free from worries and everything else is quite comfortable except for the fact that he has less money.
"When did Dalin get a girlfriend?" Chen Jinnian asked puzzledly.
"He already has one. He's my close disciple, so how can he be a slacker?" Yu Qian said, and then he couldn't help but remind him: "Don't spread the news that Dalin has a girlfriend, including other people's relationships in the circle. Unless they make it public on their own, don't mention it. If you mention it, you will make enemies."
Chen Jinnian nodded. He still understood these things. Being a couple on the crew, knowing the third person as the third, discussing the script at night, taking the lead physically, and having multiple relationships at the same time were fun things in the public circle, but they were basic operations in the entertainment industry.
In the early years, there were outrageous behaviors such as competing to see who could sleep with more fans. Now, compared with the past, it has been restrained a lot.
Of course, the restraint Chen Jinnian refers to does not mean that the quality has improved. It is mainly because the Internet has replaced traditional media. When something happens, it is difficult to suppress it, so people are forced to move from the open to underground.
After they finished packing, they immediately set off for Yu Qian's zoo.
The outside world has always believed that Yu Qian is particularly arrogant and can own a 60-acre zoo in the capital where every inch of land is valuable. In fact, this is not the case.
Beijing is very big, and the land is very expensive only within the ring road. The more remote suburbs are actually rural areas. If it weren't for Yu Qian's car leading the way, Chen Jinnian would not have been able to find it.
There is no need to describe how far we drove. Just saying that in Beijing, we can still encounter places where even the mobile phone signal is poor, which shows how remote it is.
The surrounding walls are made of bricks, the entrance is a large iron gate, and faded spring couplets are pasted on the concrete pillars on both sides, giving it a rough and primitive beauty.
Compared with the unfinished houses in the city, the houses here look like they are fully decorated.
"Feel free to play here. I have a horse farm, a cattery, and a macaque yard. Oh, and a chicken farm." Yu Qian introduced casually while smoking a cigarette. His place is a zoo and also a farm stay, but it is mainly used to entertain children.
"Teacher Yu, are your horses still so short?" Wang Yidi asked curiously.
"I chose them on purpose. They're still short when they grow up." Yu Qian said, handing her a carrot. "Just feed them directly from your hand. They're all quite docile."