The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 3 Directors Should Lead by Example

At nearly ten o'clock in the evening, Chen Jingxing ordered to call it a day, let everyone get used to it first, and the shooting volume was not large, after all, he didn't need to visualize the text of the script, and every shot of the complete "Comet" movie was in the video library in his brain In my memory, according to the schedule, I can finish shooting all the lens materials after the weekend.

Chen Jingxing proposed to invite all the crew to have supper. Most of the people were young with families and eager to return home. They all declined the supper invitation one after another, saying that it would not be too late to have dinner together after the production was finished.

In the entire crew, only the heroine Yan Xiaoyue and director Chen are single, and they have no family to take care of, so the director treats guests and finds a lobster stall to treat his benefactor.

"Senior Sister, this movie is a success, you are the number one hero, and I respect you!"

Chen Jingxing gulped down a glass of Coke.

Yan Xiaoyue smiled and said: "It seems that I can't stop you from calling me Senior Sister. When Director Chen becomes famous in the future, I will call you Junior Brother. Don't refuse."

"What are you talking about? The Beijing-Tianjin Academy of Film Art will always be my spiritual alma mater. In the past four years, I have always been in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han."

"You are poor, I think you are more like Jinmen people than I am, be careful that I put your words on the Internet, and let the students of Normal University educate you well."

"Man, what I just said... I definitely don't recognize it."

"Haha, it's late, I've already recorded it! I have to keep this story well and show it to my dad to see if he still dares to look down on our school. Even the top students of the Normal University can't wait for our school."

"But having said that, Jingying didn't want you. It's a loss to the school. You are a very talented person. You don't need to thank me. I really like your script. This is your opportunity, and it is also the same. My chance, I'm not helping you, I'm helping myself."

As soon as Chen Jingxing handed in his graduation thesis, he began to prepare for the filming of "Comet". In his freshman year, he bought two handheld cameras to practice photography. He bought a house in his junior year, and other hardware was ready. And the storyboard has already been drawn, the only thing left is the actors.

Although "Comet" has no big scenes and is basically literary drama, but because of this, the movie has higher requirements for actors' acting skills.

He had gone to an actor agency before, and had auditions for some actors who had been on the set for many years, but none of them met his minimum standards. He also didn't have time to train actors on the set, which would slow down the progress of the filming and increase the cost. Moreover, he is a rookie director, and he doesn't have the confidence to train actors' acting skills.

Some well-known actors have also contacted, but the asking price is too high. It's not that he has no money, but he still needs to reserve funds for future filming with higher costs. Besides, "Comet" does not plan to be released in theaters. Even if it is sold to a video platform, He can't make a lot of money, and he doesn't know how to spend 500 million yuan to make a movie to earn 200 million yuan, so there is no need to hire big-name stars.

The most ideal ones are those who are in the troupe, those who are not well-known, and the drama actors who are spinning around in the B corner.

First of all, the business ability is guaranteed, and secondly, it is outside the entertainment circle, so the asking price will not be too high.

But he still underestimated the "artistic integrity" of a drama actor. If he wants to shoot a star TV series or a big-screen movie, even if the script is not good and the investment is not high, even if it is a bad movie that can be seen at a glance, the face Many drama actors would gladly accept such an invitation.

But big-screen movies are impossible, and the only way out for Chen Jingxing after making "Comet" is to sell it to video websites, which is commonly known as a big Internet movie.

In this plane, Wangda is notorious at this time.

When people who frequently surf the Internet mention NetU, their first reaction is zombie generals, mirror pen immortals, and martial arts history, which can be called a group of demons dancing wildly.

In addition, the censorship of online universities is much looser than that of screen movies, and there are almost no online universities that do not engage in colored edge balls.

If you are an extra actor, a side actor, or a Wannian supporting role who dream of becoming famous overnight on the set, you will never refuse to come from the nature of the Internet.

However, it is very difficult for actors with a well-established troupe to accept. Those who can enter the troupe, first of all, must have outstanding professional ability among graduates of film and drama schools, and have a bit of artistic pursuit, and secondly, their family conditions are good. Even if you are not rich, you are still middle class. You don’t have to worry about food and clothing. Otherwise, why would you join a theater troupe? The most common thing here is persistence and loneliness, and people who are anxious to make money can’t stand it.

When Chen Jingxing approached drama actors, most of them didn't even read the script when they heard it was online, and a few who had the patience to read the script also refused.

No matter how interesting the script is, it is still a big net.

This is the chain of contempt in this plane at this time. The bad movies on the screen are the bad ones on the stage, and the bad movies on the Internet are the bad ones in the Eight Great Alleys. Movies, big online movies are black history, and it feels a bit down to the bottom.

The opportunity to solve the problem came from Yan Xiaoyue.

After Chen Jingxing had no hope of attracting actors in the troupe, he turned to deal with the heroine first. The heroine in the original film was a beautiful girl, and his version is naturally not inferior.

So he ran to the gate of the Beijing-Tianjin Film Art Academy and started selling and soliciting customers.

Chen Jingxing would never have done this kind of thing in his previous life, his skin was too thin.

But his self-confidence in this plane has been unprecedentedly improved, and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between self-confidence and thick-skinned.

The source of self-confidence is first of all appearance. Generally, beautiful and handsome people have more self-confidence than ugly people, because they face fewer rejections and reflect more friendly emotions from the people around them.

The second is the well-off system. Although the money lost every year is not much, only 300 million, it also relieves Chen Jingxing's financial pressure.

You must know that when he was a freshman, he had 700 million deposits in his bank card, and the money would be credited to his account every birthday. What is the concept?
When a person has no worries, he will naturally become more indifferent, peaceful and confident.

It was this self-confidence...or shamelessness that made him stop Yan Xiaoyue at the school gate after facing countless rejections.

After Yan Xiaoyue finished reading the entire script in a cafe near the school, this girl from Jinmen agreed to appear in "Comet" more readily than Chen Jingxing had imagined. She also mobilized her classmates and teachers to recommend the script to several Wuyi Theater students. In the hands of senior brothers and sisters.

Chen Jingxing shook his head: "Comrade, modesty makes people lag behind. Military medals can't be pushed away casually. Without your strong recommendation, how could a few brothers and sisters come to my grass-roots team."

"The most fundamental reason is that your script is good. If Zombie writes an affair, even if I am the director of Wuyi Theater, I can't force my senior brothers and sisters to agree."

"still……"

"Pfft, well, are we having an organization life meeting here? Shouldn't it be time to criticize each other after boasting? Eat quickly."

Yan Xiaoyue sneered, revealing two dimples, grabbed a crayfish with both hands and split it in two.

"If you really want to thank me, when you have a suitable role next time, consider me as soon as possible."

Chen Jingxing was a little dazzled by the bright smile of the big girl from the north, and shook his head.

"I didn't expect you to have confidence in me."

"To be honest, I've said this to many people. This girl is casting a wide net to catch big fish."

"Okay, I recognize you as an angel investor. Don't forget to thank me when you, Miss Chen, speak on the podium in the future."

"A few cups of Coke, that's it, just your soul storyboard, if you become a big director in the future, it will be a laughingstock in the film industry if it spreads, now it's too late to change careers, with your conditions, maybe being an actor is more promising than being a director , You said, why didn’t you apply for the acting department at that time? Maybe you passed.”

"Actors are just a tool for the director, and the director is the soul of the movie."

Chen Jingxing expressed his understanding and persistence in film art in a serious manner.

Yan Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing: "You'd better not say this in front of my brothers and sisters, I have caught another handle, okay, you are a soul director with soul painting skills, Give you a soul award."

After finishing speaking, he put the freshly peeled lobster meat on Chen Jingxing's plate.

Chen Jingxing picked up the lobster meat, held it to his mouth, imitated a microphone, and delivered his acceptance speech.

"To win the soul award, I want to thank Yan Yinghou, thank you..."

The fruit 4 smartphone rings.

The two were taken aback, looking at the three big characters displayed on the screen:

Teacher Yang.

"my mother."

Chen Jingxing conveyed a silent message with his mouth.

"Hi, Teacher Yang."

"Why is it so loud? Where is it?"

"We're eating outside."

"Eat at this time? Didn't you have dinner? Irregular eating is not good for the stomach."

"I've had dinner. It's not like I just finished filming. I'm a little hungry. Let's have a late-night snack."

"How did you turn off the phone before?"

"It's filming!"

"You can't answer the phone when making movies? Are you still shooting movies at eight o'clock in the evening? Day and night are reversed?"

"I'm a director, so of course I have to lead by example, otherwise the phone rings every now and then, so how can I shoot if I answer the phone casually?"

The two uncles at the table behind Chen Jingxing looked at each other and smiled.

It is said that the old man in the capital is a master of bragging about the mountains. I didn’t expect that the young people are better than the blue. The older generation all go to Chang’an Avenue to brag, and the young people’s bragging is much more fashionable.

filming?
director?

It's quite up to date.

(End of this chapter)