Director Zu Feng's debut "Six Desires" was released

To be precise, Zufeng is forty-five.

He sits on the sofa, his body is a bit straighter than curled up, and a bit more straight and bent, like an elongated letter C, which has been maintained for more than an hour.

always, and his hands, kept tinkering, either nails or a strap on his clothes.

"Are you nervous? Why are there such small movements in your hands?" I asked.

"I'm not nervous." He blurted out but his voice was not loud, "I usually talk like this." Is

depressed?

At 7:10 pm on October 31st, in the lobby of Suning Studios, posters of "Six Desires" can be seen everywhere. The employees of the studios may be busy for the next few hours of work, or welcome visitors from time to time at the counter. Customers who asked about the film, even though most of them ate at the mall where the studio is located, some still chewed on a bun or a pancake.

is less than 24 hours away from the release of this film. In the

lounge, the director and star of this film, Zu Feng, is still waiting for the last process of the makeup artist: playing Moss. "I have white hair now, all on the top of my head." The short-haired Zu Feng was happy, and wrinkles gradually appeared between his forehead and the corners of his eyes.

Except for the hairstyle, the image of Zufeng in the lounge is not much different from the image of Zufeng in the movie "Six Desires", and even the style of clothing. The real difference lies in the eyes-the Zufeng outside the movie, although he wears glasses, his eyes are calm and divine; while the Zufeng in the film has his eyes blurred and godless.

"Six Desires" is the first film directed by Zu Feng. It tells a story that took place in Changsha: A Bin, a policeman who suffered from depression due to the suicide of his ex-girlfriend, was investigating a criminal case. According to the dream of the victim’s sister Li Xue, he found some broken pieces under the tree and on the river bank. corpse. Li Lei, police officer Abin's supervisor, suspected that Li Xue was closely related to this case. During the investigation of the case, Abin discovered that Li Xue, like him, had a past that could not be frank and confronted. The two gradually understood each other and helped each other. Although the

film is based on a criminal case, it really shows a state of life in which depression is deep and trying to get rid of it. The question is, how does Zu Feng manage that kind of depression? Not only the person in the play, but also the overall style of the film.

"Have you ever been depressed?" I asked. Is

jealous?

"What's your age?" Zu Feng asked me.

then, he said: "I was on July 4th, and I was very depressed during the first few years of my forties."

"Most people will have pressure. Although my financial situation may be better, my life, family, and responsibilities Wait, all aspects will still feel a kind of pressure." Zu Feng said that the biggest pressure still comes from "professional assessment."

"Those years were the worst times in this industry." Zu Feng's voice was very soft, but he glanced at me, "Now it is said that the spring of actors is here, but three or four years ago, including four or five years ago, it was not like this. "

, in Zu Feng’s view, it was a "particularly traffic-only era". Many production units looked at "beautiful faces". It seemed that acting was irrelevant. "This makes me feel that it is not It's too comfortable."

"Is it a kind of jealousy caused by seeing other people's redness? Many people think this circle is full of jealousy." I asked.

"Well...nor." Zu Feng's rate of speech did not change. "I just think that the Internet is booming, and when a large amount of capital enters this industry, it has disrupted the industry."

"You are not afraid to say this. Capital' offended?" I asked.

"What do you do, you say." Zu Feng said, "You think a few years ago, all film and television companies were talking about going public, and then there were indeed many film and television companies going public. But in fact, the effect was not very good. The pressure they bring will result in an increase in production and a decrease in the amount of boutiques. I think the film and television industry is a creative industry. It is not that you can make something in two years. Some may have to be incubated. For a long time, it may really need inspiration. So many projects hurriedly operated and recovered (costs). IP speculation was also very hot because it was fast."

"The atmosphere of the entire industry is very vibrant." Zu Feng Continue, "But you can feel that the foam is already inflated."

"Puffy cyst?" I said.

"Yes." Zu Feng said, "You think if the capital cannot be quickly realizedAs a result, it will leave the industry soon. What about the rest of us who work in this industry? "

is no one looking for you?

" It is difficult for people to think this way in the face of such hot money. Why do you think about this because no one is looking for you? "I asked.

" Nor, many people came to me, but the project was immature. "Zu Feng gave an example. A company asked him to make a film. The script plan is forty episodes. It has been written for two years and a dozen episodes have been written, claiming that filming will start soon. "You can't do this. "Zu Feng's speaking speed is fast.

" You said he hadn't finished writing this script for two years. Can he finish writing the last 20 episodes in the last two months? This will definitely cause quality problems. Zu Feng explained why he refused. "I am not alone in thinking like this, many people in the industry also think like this. Such a hasty script will have a lot of flaws, story logic, emotional logic... How do you play this character? You can't even convince yourself. As soon as you open your eyes, you see the script. In that creative environment, it is actually very painful. "Zu Feng said. Will

?

Entering forty-year-old Zu Feng had to think about the question of "How long is this?" After thinking too much, he fell into a state of depression and lack of vitality, "Unwilling Socializing is like when a friend says that there is a game or something, making a phone call... completely unwilling to go. "

Zu Feng hopes to use his hobbies to get rid of this state, such as playing football with a group of screenwriters and college classmates, playing tennis, and the most important thing is copying and writing. "I have been writing calligraphy since college. some. "In those particularly difficult "emotional" days, he used it every morning to do this. "The process of copying books is also a process of reading. Although I read in college, it was too little. During the period of

, he refused to socialize. Facing the "living" who came to the door, he became particularly picky and offended some people for this. "It is true that people find it, if you refuse, they will stop looking. is you. "Zu Feng said. In fact, after he became famous in "Latent", Zu Feng would have more opportunities to become "red", but he only mentioned the film "No War in Beiping" which was shot in 2014. .

Zu Feng said that he has always refused to promote himself. Except for the necessary work promotion done by the film crew, he has always refused to interview or publicize about him personally. "Because I think all this is a bit like bragging. "After saying a dirty word, Zu Feng returned to calm again, "It's like a brokerage company packaging an actor, and it feels like the product is said to be very good, there is a market, I think the special one..."

"Special unnatural. "Zu Feng smiled unnaturally.

is not only "unnatural" than Zu Feng. He mentioned his friend Zhou Xun. In a crew, he and Zhou Xun also talked about "packaging."" Zhou Xun said of her Don't like to "pack" myself. We may still be the kind of older people. I always feel that as long as you have the ability, there is no problem. Gold can always shine. He smiled again.

"Now I feel that this view may not work. He laughed a few times.

Zu Feng said that he has been slowly adjusting his understanding and mentality, "In fact, there are still many people who care about you who need to know you and let others know that you are not a bad thing. "

, but his conversation changed again: "Now everyone seems to be thinking too much about commercialization. I think that I have to do professional-related things in a down-to-earth manner, but sometimes I need to expand my influence, which seems to go wrong. "

" Will it? "He glanced at me. Did

find the door? A "depressive" experience like

made Zu Feng feel the same when he read the script of "Six Desires", but this is just an important factor in his liking for this story. Not all. The proposition about "loneliness" embodied in the script, the search for how to "self-salvage"...These are the reasons why he decided to participate in this film. At first, he just acted in this film, but he wanted to complete it. To convey the meaning of this story is not something that an actor can do. The producer encouraged him to be a director, but he hesitated. Because the work of the director was too troublesome, he had to face each creative department independently, every actor. , There are also specific transactional tasks, including studying the shooting progress with the production department, and even the weather conditions have to be considered, "too cumbersome, the actors are so simple."

ProducerTell him that he doesn't need to think about things other than creation, and he will solve those things. So, Zu Feng began to ponder about the director. In 2017, when a crew was filming a TV series, he happened to have free time to calmly analyze the script, thought about a few scenes, and was able to find a direction. After leaving the crew, he said to the producer, "Okay, I decided to shoot it myself." From rejection to acceptance, Zu Feng's transformation did not require a fate-changing story or plot like any film. But there is indeed a "gate" that opens up thoughts. "How I made the movie before, I felt that there was no way out. After I found this door, I dared to agree." Zu Feng said.

The door for dialogue with the film has been found, but has the door for communication with the crew been found?

"I'm particularly afraid of the kind that is very tense." Zu Feng said that he doesn't like the kind of director who scolds the staff, even the photographer. In his opinion, such a director will spread tension like a wave, affecting everyone's work, from actors to photographers.

Zu Feng has not been scolded by the director, but when he encounters a situation that he really can't stand, he will go forward and persuade him: "Oh, don't make this matter so serious." In addition, he will secretly I thought: "Don't work with this director next time..."

"What if you really meet a big director like Yimou and Kaige?" I asked with a smile.

"What do you do, then don't do it." Zu Feng made a strange expression, and then said quietly, "Actually, such a capable and good director like them wouldn't be like this."

"So I hope there can be no such atmosphere at the scene, and I hope to give everyone a sense of security.” At the scene, when he communicates with everyone, he always maintains a soft, low tone of voice, just like facing an interview now. when.

He said that he had found a way to communicate-"empathy".

desire? Although

is called "Six Desires", in the hot June, I can't see a "passion" scene or even a kiss scene. I can only occasionally see an abandoned arm to stimulate the audience's nerves.

"Originally there was a passion play arrangement, but it was later cut off." Zu Feng said that all aspects of our desires, survival desire, appetite...These are all desires, "not just lust".

does not directly show the lust, nor bloody violence, nor even stylized shots that can be seen through at a glance. Behind such a "desireless" film is Zu Feng's attempt to return to traditional film expression. . He hopes to use calm and conventional lens language to maximize the performance of actors, so as to bring the audience into a film narrative world where they can think calmly.

He hopes that inside the lens, the audience can see two attitudes towards life, one is that of his protagonist, A Bin, who will always live in the shadow of the past; the other is like A Bin’s colleague Viagra. Living in the present, breaking immediately, will not be immersed in pain, "live in the present life attitude is also very good."

"It's not'it's also pretty good.'" Zu Feng adjusted his statement, "It's pretty good." (Text/Reporter Man Yi Photography/Reporter Fu Ding)