Chapter 256: Three Free Moves

Quentin's "Pulp Fiction" also uses a non-linear narrative technique.

Killers Vincent and Jules went on a mission to kill people and were almost killed. The black man Jules thought it was God's will and intended to quit.

At the same time, gangster boss Marshal and boxer Butch are negotiating a deal, and Vincent accidentally shoots and kills gangster Marvin. The two go to Jimmy (played by Quentin) and Bonnie's house and deal with the bodies.

Afterwards, the two went to a restaurant to eat and encountered a couple of robbers. Jules put down his butcher knife and became a Buddha instantly, but Vincent still went down the old path and suffered endlessly.

Then comes the story of Vincent and Marsha's wife, then the boxer Butch accidentally shoots Vincent, and finally Butch and Marsha meet, a series of absurd things happen, and the two reconcile.

After a simple summary of the plot, this is roughly the story.

It can be said that according to normal narrative techniques, this is simply a terrible crime movie.

But like "Crazy Stone", a non-linear narrative is added to keep the audience confused about the plot until the end of the movie.

Then the film can be transformed into a classic of stream-of-consciousness and postmodern ideas.

But here comes the problem.

How to hold the audience and make them feel that the disrupted story will not be boring?
"We will bring you a lot of interesting lines in various fragmented shots!"

"The audience was just curious about these lines at first, but in the end, when the story was connected together, everyone felt a sense of relief. Quentin, do you understand what I mean now?"

After Shen Lang's explanation, Quentin looked at Shen Lang as if he saw an angel.

To put it bluntly, Shen Lang was not teaching him how to make movies, but how to play movies.

Similarly, if the film is shot according to Shen Lang's suggestion, it will be playing with the audience.

An inaccurate description would be that it is about controlling the audience, guiding the audience, and repeatedly breaking through the audience's habitual thinking.

Finally, this movie will become Wang Xiansheng's "Whiplash", and the target is no longer Jin Lili, but all the audience watching the movie. However, the audience gets an incomparable high from this kind of abuse!

Shen Lang pointed to a passage in the movie script.

Here is a clip of Vincent and Jules on the road when they receive the task from Marsha to collect the goods.

"Like here!"

"You can add a line, like [McDonald's in Paris also sells beer. Do you know what the 3-ounce hamburger in Paris is called?]"

“Isn’t it called the Three-Two Burger?”

"No, they use different units of measurement, and they've never heard of that name!"

"What's that called?"

"Royal Cheeseburger!"

After Shen Lang finished speaking, Quentin looked at Shen Lang in confusion: "Is there any deep meaning in this line?"

Shen Lang rolled his eyes at him: "What's the meaning of a Pulp Fiction? It doesn't have any meaning. It's just two people bragging in a car!"

"This... Lang, I feel a little dizzy! Why do we have to add meaningless dialogues to movies?" Quentin frowned, "If the lines in the movie can't promote the plot, can't explain the plot, can't express emotions, then is there any need for them to exist?"

“Yes, because the audience will habitually think whether there is any deep meaning in this conversation between the hamburger in Paris!”

Quentin suddenly realized: "This way, they are attracted to the plot of the movie!"

"Haha, you got it!"

Not only Quentin understood, but Xiaozhuli also understood: "Brother, isn't this just as interesting as seeing your female classmates being secretly photographed and having sex in a C-person forum?"

"Your special wife is really a talent!"

Shen Lang continued: "Lines like this are meaningless and even immoral, but they are very interesting. For example, you fart in the elevator, pick your nose secretly where no one can see, or a pretty girl on the bus is actually wearing a dildo!" "Nude!" Quentin didn't know how to describe his feelings anymore. Anyway, he felt awesome without knowing it.

Shen Lang was afraid that he still didn't understand the logical relationship here, so he said to Quentin: "There are two sexual acts in this movie, right?"

"Ok!"

"The average person would think that in a movie filled with ketchup and FUCK, the sex scenes must be very bold!"

"But why is your script so restrained and without any color at all?"

"Because I just want to surprise the audience!" Quentin explained.

Shen Lang patted his shoulder and said, "The same goes for Royal Cheeseburger!"

Quentin really understood this time.

"For example, in one of the chapters - Bonnie's situation, when everyone thought Bonnie was an important character, I designed her to appear for only a few seconds, and it was Jules's imagination, and there was only a fucking back view!"

Shen Lang smiled. Quentin is quite smart!
“We need to have lines that are nonsense, and we also need to have lines that have meaning!”

"The main point is to break the audience's habitual thinking! Do you understand?"

"Lang, you are the best actor I have ever seen who can control people's hearts, no doubt about it!"

The gold medal pig manager next to him said: "My brother is also a famous screenwriter and director in China..."

"Ahem, deputy!"

"Okay!"

……

Quentin was both excited and melancholy.

What made him excited was that he felt his understanding of movies had reached another level.

It seemed that every word Shen Lang said touched his heart.

He was originally a maverick and unconventional person. After hearing Shen Lang's analysis, he felt as if he had just woken up from a dream, as if he had been enlightened by thunder, as if he was intoxicated, as if he was sitting in the spring breeze, and as if he had lost his parents...

But the sad thing is...

He looked at Shen Lang's accommodation environment and touched the wallet in his pocket.

Some things are just hard to say.

However, Quentin has always been good at getting things for free, such as thousands of free movie tickets at video stores and Samuel, who plays Jules!

Samuel is now the Best Supporting Actor at the Cannes Film Festival and his career is also booming.

But because Quentin liked his performance very much, he called Samuel every few days and even talked on the phone for a long time.

In the end, Samuel had no choice but to agree to this strange-looking director.

"Lang, believe me, with your participation, our play will definitely be nominated for an Oscar!" The first trick to get something for free - drawing pie in the sky!
"Yes, I believe it!"

The second way to get something for free is to play the victim: "Do you know that I have already lost everything in order to prepare for this play?"

"pitiful!"

"So, can you help me revise the script for free? Of course, I will pay you, but it will be after the movie is released!" The third move - the real purpose is revealed!
"no!"

"FUCK!"

　Those who have seen this movie, what role do you think Shen Lang will play?
　　Tip: refer to the female factor!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)