Chapter 1650 Let Fate Decide Success or Failure!

The movie ended.

Since they had rented the entire theater, the bosses weren't in a hurry to leave and were discussing the plot of the film.

They were also eager to know if this movie, as President Pei's final trump card, could truly achieve a decisive victory.

Nie Yunsheng said with some doubt, "Although this film is indeed well-made, it seems to be a bit short of winning the Golden Lion Award."

"Are you saying that this year's Venice Film Festival didn't have any strong competitors, so this movie managed to sneak in?"

Lu Xiaoping shook his head slightly, "There weren't any particularly strong competitors, but the quality of this film shouldn't be underestimated."

"Although I haven't been able to carefully analyze this movie, based on my first viewing experience, this film does have unique aspects in many ways. It's not surprising that it gained the approval of the jury."

Nie Yunsheng was a little surprised, "Oh? President Lu, please tell us how this movie compares to *My Assets*?"

Lu Xiaoping explained, "The two have similarities in the themes they express, but in terms of plot arrangement, one leans towards the extreme, while the other leans towards the details."

Nie Yunsheng and the other bosses nodded. Even those who didn't understand movies very well could see that.

*My Assets* envisioned an extremely bizarre scenario, in which one person controlled the vast majority of the wealth on the entire planet, even monopolizing the air and water.

*The Future You Choose*, on the other hand, didn't have such an extreme scenario. All the plots still took place in a scene that seemed extreme, yet logically sound. Even small-time gangsters could rise through various shady means. Although the whole world was chaotic, the ladder of ascent hadn't been completely cut off.

So, although their themes were similar, the feeling that the movies gave off was quite different.

Lu Xiaoping continued to explain, "I won't analyze the content of the movie's themes and deeper meanings. This kind of content must be summarized after repeatedly watching the details of the film."

"I'll just briefly talk about some of the techniques used in this movie."

"In my opinion, this movie has done a very good job of balancing the commercial and artistic aspects. In some respects, it's very straightforward, such as using different light and tones to show the gap between the characters."

"At the beginning of the movie, the camera descends from the highest point to the lowest point. The real rich people live at the highest point, where there is not only plenty of sunlight, but even at night, they can see the most beautiful lights of the entire city. Living above the clouds, they seem to live in a fairyland."

"As the camera quickly descends, the audience sees the scenes at the bottom. Whether it's day or night, it's all gray here. That cloud layer separates the sunlight and lights, turning the lower world into a jungle society of absolute survival of the fittest, falling into absolute chaos."

"At the end of the film, the camera rises again from the bottom up, reinforcing this feeling."

"In my opinion, the design of this cloud layer is very ingenious."

"These buildings look towering into the clouds. Although they are indeed very high, these clouds are actually erupted from the equipment in the center of the buildings."

"Although the film doesn't give a direct explanation, it can be guessed that the rich people living on the upper floors don't want to see the chaotic and dirty scenes of the lower floors, and don't want to disturb their mood when looking at the scenery by the window, so they block it with clouds."

"And the cloud layer can actually be seen as a means of isolation and monopoly, because those living on the upper floors of the building are all the upper class of society, so they can use this blatant means to monopolize the sunlight that the entire city obtains. Just like in *My Assets*, the rich monopolize the air."

"When the protagonist played by Lu Zhiyao plots to replace the young rich man, he is clearly doing the darkest work, but he deliberately uses a very bright lighting effect. After the protagonist replaces the rich man, manages the rich man's industry, and whitewashes his gang while constantly acquiring wealth, the whole atmosphere is very cheerful."

"Even the soundtrack uses solemn and elegant string music."

"Such music and light form a very clear contrast with the cunning and sinister plot, creating an absurd effect."

"But at the same time, this seems to imply that for a poor person like the protagonist who climbs up at all costs, the factors of right and wrong, good and evil in his eyes have been completely distorted. In order to climb to the highest point and embrace the sun, he has actually completely abandoned or even deliberately distorted his recognition of morality."

"In addition, the movie also uses many montage techniques."

"For example, in the process of the protagonist's growth in the gang, the montage technique is used to compare the protagonist's activities when he first joined the gang with those after he has been in the gang for a long time. Those ugly things that the protagonist was not used to at first soon become commonplace."

"Through the intersection of the beginning and the end, the lens highlights the huge changes that have taken place in the protagonist during this period, and also shows a sense of reincarnation. All the members of the gang will actually go through such a process, from the naivety and immaturity of entering the gang to gradually becoming ruthless characters who abandon morality and resort to unscrupulous means."

"And if it is told in a normal order, it will not be able to reflect this sense of reincarnation and destiny, and it will also seem very procrastinating."

"In addition, the details of the movie are also well done. In the various stages of the protagonist's life, the food he can get and the clothes he wears all match his situation."

"For example, when he was a tramp, after joining the gang, or after becoming a rich man, the protagonist's living environment and his clothes have changed."

"And I have to sigh, Lu Zhiyao's acting skills are really strong."

"He is actually playing two roles, and one of the roles is divided into two different stages."

"The poor protagonist at the beginning is fighting with others at the bottom. Although he killed someone, he still has some persistence in his heart at this time. As his status in the gang becomes higher and higher, on the surface, his character seems to become calm, but in reality, he has given up the persistence of justice in his heart."

"Lu Zhiyao not only has to act out this feeling of the poor protagonist, but also has to play the young rich man well."

"This young rich man is another kind of character. He is full of idealism and adventurousness. He is full of enthusiasm and hope for life. In terms of the spirit of struggle, he seems to have many similarities with the poor protagonist, but if you observe carefully, you will find that the inner spirits of the two people are completely different."

"There is a detail in the film that both the rich protagonist and the poor protagonist raise the same ornamental plants, but the ornamental plant of the rich protagonist can frequently contact the sun because it is placed on the upper floor, so it grows vigorously. The poor man's plant is frequently sick, its leaves are withered and half-dead, and it needs careful care to survive."

"That is to say, the different living environments determine that two people who also have the spirit of adventure and enterprise will eventually become two completely different kinds of people."

"The most brilliant thing is that Lu Zhiyao not only performed three personalities, but also performed the constant changes between these three personalities very well."

"It even gives people the illusion that the poor protagonist and the rich protagonist only look a little alike, but in reality they are two people."

"Being able to contribute such wonderful and complex acting skills, it can be said that he deserves the Best Actor award."

Nie Yunsheng nodded slightly, "Indeed. This movie has a lot of tricks in the details. If I hadn't heard you say it, I wouldn't have seen it. I just think it feels very smooth and natural."

"What I'm more concerned about is the symbolic meaning of the small stone on the protagonist's chest."

"First, the tramp mistakenly thought that this stone was something valuable and robbed him. Then, he accidentally killed the tramp, and was forced to start his gang career. Finally, it is likely that it was because of this stone that he was exposed, and finally he fell from the building and was smashed to pieces, implying the protagonist's failure."

"It seems that Director Zhu Xiaoce's ambition is indeed not small. This movie is ingeniously conceived and is likely to have been aimed at winning awards from the very beginning."

Lu Xiaoping is, after all, a specialist in film, so his vision is much higher than that of the other bosses, and he can see a lot of tricks.

Of course, he is not a very professional film critic, and he has only watched it once, so he just mentioned a few points that he could see according to his first feeling.

Since this movie can win awards, it must not only be excellent in terms of the artistic techniques of filming, but it must also have something in the deeper layers that touched the judges.

Nie Yunsheng said with some worry, "President Lu, do you think *My Assets* can win?"

Lu Xiaoping thought for a while and said, "Since ancient times, there has been no first in literature. It's too rude and utilitarian to judge with win or lose. It's not good to say that."

"After all, what we are comparing is not box office and awards, but public opinion."

"From the current point of view, the movie *My Assets* accurately hits the Tengda Group, while the movie *The Future You Choose*, although it also has some impact on us, the impact is not very big."

"I even think that the lethality of this movie is not as good as the game."

"After all, the game can be regarded as attacking our Anti-Tengda Alliance through the final ending, while the movie doesn't mention it at all."

"On the contrary, both movies are constantly portraying and trying to push the Tengda Group to the position of a giant monopoly enterprise. The impact on the audience under the influence of the subtle and gradual influence should not be underestimated."

"As public opinion continues to ferment, everyone will be more or less vigilant about the current state of the Tengda Group."

"In short, I think the movie *My Assets* is already good enough, so let fate decide whether it will succeed or fail!"