Last weekend, the entire domestic entertainment industry was buzzing about the Golden Rooster Awards. Some people cheered for the winners, while others felt sorry for the "runners". Flowers and applause accompanied various discussions, setting off a movie feast attended by all th

2024-12-11 16:42:05 entertainment 9042℃

Last weekend, the entire domestic entertainment industry was buzzing about the Golden Rooster Awards. Some people cheered for the winners, while others felt sorry for the "runners". Flowers and applause accompanied various discussions, setting off a movie feast attended by all the people.

At the same time, the international film scene is also very lively. Director Chen Sicheng "does great things in silence" and won the personal award "Golden Pyramid Honor Award" at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in recognition of his outstanding artistic contribution to the film industry.

, the movie "Decryption" rushed to the international market,

Chen Sicheng quietly does big things

Let me educate everyone about the value of this award~ The Cairo International Film Festival was founded in 1976. It is the largest and most influential international film festival in Africa and the only international A-class film festival in Africa.

As the first Chinese filmmaker to win personal honors at the Cairo International Film Festival after eight years after Zhang Yimou and Jia Zhangke, Chen Sicheng is very "pretty good" this time.

The film "Decryption" directed by him appeared as the opening film of the Cairo International Film Festival's "Chinese Film Week", and the pride of "representing the national team" came not only.

In addition to audiences from all over the world, there are also important official leaders from the two countries: the Chinese Embassy in Egypt and Ambassador Liao Liqiang, Deputy Director of the National Film Administration of China Lu Liang, Executive Deputy Minister of the Beijing Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China and Vice Chairman of the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee Zhao Weidong, and Chairman of the Cairo International Film Festival Organizing Committee Hussein Fahmi , Director of the Egyptian National Film Center Hussein Bakr and others attended to watch "Decryption".

Although he went to a foreign country, the common emotions of the movie "Decryption" aroused enthusiastic response after the screening. Inspired by dreams, "Decryption" visualizes the complex code-breaking process through dreams. While the audience is attracted by Rong Jinzhen's legendary life, they are also fans of the director's creative talent because of the ultimate image aesthetic presentation of family and country feelings.

"Decryption" is Chen Sicheng's first adaptation of a literary work, and it is also his first involvement in film creation with espionage elements. He retained the shining points of the original novel and adapted it into a film that combines art and genre. It was highly recognized by the original author, Mr. Mai Jia, and is the most satisfactory film and television adaptation by the Mai family so far. "Decryption" has also received recognition from many audiences, and is even considered "the least Chen Sicheng but Chen Sicheng's best movie".

From the story point of view, the movie "Decryption" combines history, fantasy, espionage, biography and other elements. In one, he presents a movie world that is both dreamy and real, both deep and full of imagination;

From the image point of view, he uses a large number of surreal aesthetic expressions to show the character's innermost feelings through delicate lens transitions and extreme color contrast. struggling with complex emotions and confusion.

As the first domestic film to use a digital dimming console to control all LED lighting, "Decryption" truly realizes the "dream weaving of light and shadow". All lights in the film can be precisely controlled on the dimming console, making the audience feel as if they are actually there. In a real dream.

To materialize the huge and shocking visual effects required for "Decryption", it not only requires the concerted efforts of the creative team led by Chen Sicheng, but also requires high-standard industrial processes and industry investment. In addition to the first digital lighting console and the Arri Alexa 65imax camera that is only available for rent but not for sale around the world, the crew of "Decryption" also built a red beach in the studio. It can be seen from this that Chen Sicheng put great effort into every aspect of the film.

"Decryption" integrates genre expansion, narrative expression, audio-visual aesthetics, and technological innovation. It is a new breakthrough work made by director Chen Sicheng in ten years.The many details and metaphors in the movie attract the audience to the cinema for second and third viewings.

The movie "Decryption" uses subversive aesthetic imagination to present ambiguous words with poetic images. "Film is the art of dreaming" is accurately answered in the film "Decryption".

On November 14, during the Chinese Film Week of the Cairo International Film Festival, "Decryption" was widely praised as the opening film after the screening. It showed the unique charm and profound heritage of China's local culture to the world with a more confident attitude, and contributed to the international reputation of Chinese films. Won more attention, respect and voice on the stage. At the same time, it once again confirms the importance of telling Chinese stories with common emotions to build cultural bridges between Vietnam and the world.

, the "cow horse" in the director world,

Chen Sicheng is really hardworking

Behind all the halo, it is Chen Sicheng's ten years of persistence and breakthrough. Some viewers once said that Chen Sicheng is a "coward" in the film industry. This statement even reached the front of the protagonist during the road show of "Decryption"~

How did he get to where he is now? Looking back on Valentine's Day in 2014, his first movie " Beijing Love Story", which he wrote, directed and starred in, was released. The box office exceeded 100 million on that day, and the box office exceeded 200 million in three days. It broke seven records in a row and was even listed by "News Network" 》Praise by name. Since then, Chen Sicheng has embarked on a prosperous career in film creation.

In the past ten years of his film career, Chen Sicheng has been working as a director (representative works such as "Beijing Love Story", " Chinatown Detective " series, "Decryption", etc.) and at the same time as a producer (representative works such as " manslaughter " series, "She Disappeared" , " Three Brigade ", etc.). He wears many hats and keeps moving, becoming a "highly productive" representative recognized by the audience.

In 2024 alone, Chen Sicheng's company started filming three movies, "Manslaughter 3", "Malicious", and "Tang Detective 1900".

Even if he maintains this creative speed, there are still viewers who say that Chen Sicheng "40 is the age to make a breakthrough" and hope to see new films every holiday. I feel that Director Chen also listened to it and declared on the spot that he would "dedicate himself to death". He is truly a model worker in the directing world and a pure star in the film industry.

What’s even more rare is that under such a productive creative premise, Chen Sicheng can still maintain the high-quality presentation of his works, constantly break through and try new genres and themes, and gain a solid reputation from the audience.

As a director, he launched the "Detective Chinatown" series that audiences loved, and created "Tang Detective Universe", one of the most commercially valuable and vital IPs in the Chinese film industry. As a producer, he was willing to invest money and energy, and his film works such as the "Manslaughter" series, "The Disappearance of Her", and "The Third Brigade" were all acclaimed and well-received masterpieces.

But he did not stay in his comfort zone. Instead, he dabbled in creations of multiple subject types and constantly expanded his creative boundaries. Romance, comedy, suspense, realistic themes, literary adaptations... For Chen Sicheng, he will not refuse or be limited to a certain genre, but pays more attention to whether there is room for exploration and expression in the content. Tell stories that you really care about and want to tell.

After years of accumulation, what is impressive is that Chen Sicheng, while demonstrating high commercial value of films, relies on his high standards and strict requirements for creation and keen judgment to continuously create hit movies that ignite the enthusiasm of the audience and the market.

But at this time, some viewers began to wonder: Why him? Why him?

Some people say that Chen Sicheng is the most profitable director, while others say that he is constantly replicating his own success stories and hatching one "Chen Sicheng" after another. But as the "chosen body", he did not refute these questions from the audience.

If you think about it carefully, Chen Sicheng has received a lot of scolding over the years. They called him greasy, complained about his "pretending", despised his ugly words, and even analyzed his micro-expressions frame by frame... Chen Sicheng always laughed off such a "bloody" physique, and he suddenly became easy-going and easy-going in life. Striving for the top in career forms a sharp contrast. Even the humiliating fans walked into the cinema with expectations while cursing, which could be regarded as reaching some kind of subtle tacit understanding.

, love can overcome all difficulties,

burning money while making money

Chen Sicheng, who has achieved such results, is naturally "making a lot of money" in the minds of many viewers. But compared to "making money", Chen Sicheng is even more famous for his ability to "burn money", and every trace of "burning money" is a reflection of his sincerity towards the film career.

"Decryption" uses the top domestic photography, art, editing, visual effects, and lighting teams, and has assembled the highest quality gold medal team in the domestic film industry to present excellent visual effects. The high-level restoration of 701 and the red beach created "out of nothing" in the 5,000-square-meter studio, every scene is full of a "burning money" atmosphere.

He also spent a lot of money to purchase the music copyright of the Beatles, becoming the first person to purchase the copyright of the Beatles in a Chinese-language film. The anti-war consciousness and psychedelic metaphors in the song "I Am the Walrus" coincide with the temperament of the movie. The use of this song also allowed many viewers to find more details in the film that are worth digging into.

However, this is not the first time that Chen Sicheng has spent a lot of money to buy the copyright of songs in a movie. "Detective Chinatown 2" used Taylor Swift's songs, and "Detective Chinatown 3" used Michael Jackson's songs. Really myself Roll yourself.

Wang Baoqiang commented: Chen Sicheng spent the money he earned from movies over the years on movies.

However, compared to titles such as "cow horse" and "model worker", Sven prefers to call him a "pioneer in the film industry." Chen Sicheng has been working in the industry for many years and continues to contribute to Chinese films.

Externally, he spares no effort to deliver works to overseas markets, and strives to lead Chinese stories out and let the world see the rise and development of Chinese films.

Internally, we continue to work hard to promote the development of the industry. Yitong Productions has always had a young director support program to provide opportunities and platforms, and do our best to help potential young filmmakers, such as "Manslaughter" director Ke Wenli, " She Disappeared " directors Cui Rui and Liu Xiang, "Three Brigades" director Dai Mo, "Manslaughter 3" director Gan Jianyu, "Chinatown Detective" series web drama directors Yao Wenyi, Lai Mukuan, Wang Tianwei, etc., from creation to market, Chen Sicheng has been sparing no effort to protect them with practical actions.

When good brother Wang Baoqiang's movie "The Octagonal Cage" faced a "funding crisis", Chen Sicheng helped him get all the post-production expenses. Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang have known each other since "Soldier Assault". They are a pair of brothers who grew up together in the play. They are in love with each other all the way outside the play. Their twenty-year friendship has remained the strongest support for each other.

Chen Sicheng's decisive support for Wang Baoqiang is not only a "truth" for his brother, but also support for this film and sympathy between the filmmakers.

High-quality content cannot be separated from the support of the industry. Chen Sicheng invested in high standards to create a film and television production base - Yiyi Heguang, aiming to provide one-stop services for the entire post-production process of Chinese films and television. It is equipped with Asia's top equipment and facilities such as Dolby Vision Color Studio, Cinity Color Studio, Dolby Atmos Mixing Platinum Studio, etc., providing solid hardware support for the industrial production of domestic films.

Investing in post-production companies is a business with a very low input-output ratio.Chen Sicheng is not only not afraid of "burning money", but also jointly launched the "Yiyi Heguang Plan" with Golden Rooster Venture Capital to provide comprehensive post-production support for the outstanding works of Golden Rooster Venture Capital. It’s true that Chinese movies have generated electricity for love.

It can be seen that Chen Sicheng has been scolded and done many things in recent years. "Doing big things in silence" has become another label for him to practice his love for movies in a down-to-earth manner besides his "bloody" physique.

has the courage to make breakthroughs on his own, and has been making movies seriously for ten years. Chen Sicheng, who is in his 40s, is in his golden period as a creator. The "Golden Pyramid Honor Award" at the Cairo International Film Festival is a shining trophy in his career, but I believe there will be more cheers for him in the future. Because Chen Sicheng always has a steady stream of creative enthusiasm, a self-motivation for innovation and change, and a sense of mission as a filmmaker.

"Manslaughter 3" produced by Chen Sicheng has been scheduled to be released on December 31, New Year's Eve. This time, the original cast and crew continue the "Manslaughter" IP with an original story, which makes the audience look forward to it. What kind of surprises will "Tang Detective 1900" directed by Chen Sicheng bring to the audience? Let's wait and see.