The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 394 Chen Kun's Thoughts (5k)

"Yesterday, my country's Lunar Exploration and Aerospace Engineering Center announced that it invited 11 social, cultural and artistic celebrities, including Chen Jingxing, Lang Ping, and Lei Jiayin, to speak for the publicity and promotion of Huaguo's Mars Exploration Project. This is the first time that my country's major scientific and technological projects have used image ambassadors..."

"The main creator of "The Martian" was interviewed by reporters. Lei Jiayin revealed that the character he played in the movie is not the same person as "Gravity". The story of the movie doesn't matter."

"Facing reporters, Chen Jingxing once again affirmed that the third work of the space trilogy is already being conceived, and the background of the story will take place in a relatively distant future..."

"National Day movies start pre-sale, and the pre-sale of "The Martian" has exceeded 2000 million..."

"Chen Jingxing's role in a new film based on dreams has been decided, and outside speculation has settled...Chen Kun's joining may have become the third largest shareholder of Hehe Films due to DreamWorks becoming a shareholder, second only to Ahri Films. After DreamWorks went public The territory has been expanding..."

"It's here, it's strange, it seems that there are no media reporters?"

A capable woman in her 30s with a slightly round face and eyes turned off the car radio, which also interrupted Chen Kun's thoughts, and looked out the window strangely.

Chen Kun also came back to his senses, looking at an ordinary office building with more than [-] floors outside the car window.

The manager Zhang Ying's words were a bit exaggerated. It's not that there were no media reporters, but there were still some paparazzi guarding the place, but there were only a few people here and there.

"This is not a development conference. It is estimated that DreamWorks did not disclose it to the outside world."

The location of this office building is not in the center of the capital, it is even relatively remote. The office building has been around for some years. It is not the kind of skyscraper newly built in the CBD, and it does not have any conspicuous signs.

But as the saying goes, if the mountain is not high, there are immortals, and such an unremarkable office building is home to one of the five largest film and television companies in Huaguo, a giant with a market value of nearly [-] billion, DreamWorks.

Just like the headquarters of Jingying, Jianghe Culture, Tianrun and other companies, here, with the perseverance of waiting for a rabbit, many stars can be seen here from time to time.

At least before Dreamworks' headquarters building in Beijing is completed, this ordinary office building will still be one of the focuses of Huaguo's entertainment circle.

But today there are no huge numbers of paparazzi, fans and station sisters. It must be that the outside world does not know that the leading actors of "Inception" will come to DreamWorks for script readings.

As the first-generation top performer, Luo Chen has works and box office. Even if he grows older and his appearance declines, the number of fans should not be underestimated. It will not be much worse than the second-generation returnees.

If DreamWorks intends to expose it, there will be a sea of ​​fans and reporters here today.

Manager Zhang Ying thought for a while, then sighed slightly: "That's right, after all, "The Martian" will be released soon."

With the cast of "Inception", if it is placed in other producers, the first appearance of the leading actors must be "reported by the media", and they must stay at the core of public opinion from beginning to end.

However, considering that "The Martian" will be released soon, it is really not suitable to use "Inception" to divide the popularity of "Mars" at this moment in terms of distribution strategy.

Chen Kun also acquiesced to the manager's words, but he had another understanding.

DreamWorks is so low-key naturally has low-key capital.

The media and netizens were surprised by the cast of "Inception" not because they were shocked that Chen Jingxing could invite so many stars to act in his own movie, but because Chen Jingxing would actually make such a star-studded movie.

The second place in the Chinese field, and the first Oscar-winning director in the mainland film circle, of course has such appeal to stars, the difference lies in whether the director himself is willing or not.

No matter how bright the starlight was, Chen Jingxing would definitely be able to hold it back.

No matter how brilliant it is, can it compare to Zhang Yimou's gathering of actors such as Li Lianjie, Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Zhang Ziyi, and Chen Daoming in one movie?
As Chen Jingxing, who has box office at home and abroad and is decorated with top awards, his appeal among actors is not inferior to that of Zhang Yimou.

Obviously, the ballast stone of "Inception" is not the star, but Chen Jingxing. Naturally, DreamWorks can keep reserved and don't pay much attention to the early exposure of the film.

"Fanwei's matter..." Seeing that they had already reached the underground parking lot, Liu Ying looked at Chen Kun and reminded her in a low voice.

"Forget it, we've reached this point, what's the point of fighting any longer?"

Chen Kun couldn't help but feel a little headache when he thought of this. There is indeed a more difficult thing to accept this drama, and that is Fan Wei.

In "Inception", except for the highest male lead role, the other main roles are not much worse. Although Pan Yueming is not a movie star, he has entered the first-line ranks in one step with "Suspect Tracker". Quite popular among male actors.

Zhou Dongyu is even more in the limelight. The Golden Horse Best Actress is no less popular than Yan Xiaoyue among Xiaohua, and the awards are even more difficult for other female stars to match. Seriously speaking, Chen Kun himself has never won the Three Golden Best Actor.

And the most important thing is that Zhou Dongyu is the number one heroine in the script, and her roles are similar to those played by Zhang Ruoyun, second only to the leading actor.

Although the fan position is not only determined by the role, the actor's position is also very important. Chen Kun's position is still bigger than the little yellow duck, but Zhou Dongyu, as the three gold actresses and the number one female, is also logically ranked second things.

Although this thing is a false name, any false name in the entertainment industry hides real benefits behind it.

This is even related to the film contracts that can be received in the future, and even the advertising endorsements, it is by no means something that only cares about traffic for solid fans.

The two characters Fanwei are imported, but what they symbolize have existed for a long time.

The so-called falling down does not fall down, this circle is a place to watch people order dishes.

Especially for the "front wave" like Chen Kun who was taken forward by the "back wave", even if there is a transformation, or even an inevitable decline, it is still necessary to delay this trend as much as possible.

Promotional materials for film and television dramas, subtitle rankings, character poster positions, publicity positions, etc. These are the specific manifestations of fan positions. Fans may not be able to understand them, but the industry can understand them, and even businesses can understand them. of.

The film and television industry itself is a place to follow the trend. Whether it is popular or not is often superficial. Whether it is a film and television practitioner or an advertiser, it is really not as professional as ordinary people imagine.

There is no specific scale for national popularity and fan value. No one can make an authoritative opinion poll about the box office and ratings of a film and television drama. superficial things.

Status, nationality, and influence can all be artificially created, or even instilled. If you insist, the so-called traffic is "self-made" and "inspirational counterattack". They exchange resources with traffic .

Fanwei is the facade for people to see, it is a shelf, it is something for people to watch and eat, and it is something that cannot be easily retreated and given up.

So Liu Ying still insisted on her opinion: "How can this be considered meaningless..."

"Okay, don't worry about it. Director Chen is not an inexperienced director. Since he has made a choice, there is no need to take these things to heart. Besides, fan positions are not valued by so many people now. I am not a trafficker. "Let the Bullets Fly" I am also the fifth fan?"

Chen Kun's impatient words made Liu Ying reluctantly withdraw her plan to continue persuading her.

Chen Kun is considered to have a unique personality among first-line actors, and sometimes he is a bit machismo. The last manager was unhappy with the cooperation and the two broke up. Liu Yingneng has been Chen Kun's manager because of his softer figure Will smooth hair.

But it doesn't mean that she agrees with Chen Kun's words. When did "Let the Bullets Fly" happen?Was there "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" at that time?Is there "Looking for the Dragon"?

And who is ranked ahead of Chen Kun in "Let the Bullets Fly"?

Not to mention the him back then, even if Luo Chen and Lei Jiayin were put in now, they wouldn't be able to grab the top three.

The manager, who was constantly slandering in his heart, didn't know that Chen Kun had a plan in his heart. He came for the director, and wanted to fight hard before his career started to go downhill.

If Luo Chen can play a supporting actor in an online drama, or an online movie, as a supporting role for a student who has not yet graduated from a central drama, how good is he?

Otherwise, if he really wants to take on the role, there are quite a few leading actors, so why bother playing soy sauce in a commercial blockbuster?

No matter how high the box office is, can he get any glory as a male N number?Does he lack this fame?
And to be Luo Chen's green leaf, this kind of thing is even more unbearable for first-line actors, especially for actors like Chen Kun who once reached the pinnacle of the mainland niche.

The age difference between Luo Chen and him is only 8 years, and they both follow the route of appearance, and can even be regarded as direct competitors. Luo Chen is also a singing and dancing idol with the lowest chain of actor despise. In ", it is a completely different concept to be a green leaf for the seniors.

"Brother Kun."

"Brother Kun is here."

"Hello Director Chen!"

"Xiaoyu, why are you getting thinner again? You're too skinny."

"I lose my appetite when summer comes..."

"Director Chen said just now that there are action scenes in the script, so you have to make up for it."

Although they were still thinking about their positions in their minds a moment ago, when they finally arrived at the conference room, several big stars exchanged pleasantries with old friends they hadn't seen for a long time.

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are old friends.

At the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony not long ago, most of the people present, including Chen Jingxing, had met and chatted with each other.

DreamWorks swept the Golden Rooster nominations and Golden Rooster awards with "Gravity", "Matrix", "Your Name", "Operation Mekong" and "Edge of Tomorrow".

The technical awards were basically covered by Chen Jingxing's two films. Wu Yue, the heroine of "Center of the Earth", won her first Golden Rooster Best Actress in her acting career. Zhou Dongyu also had nominations for best actress. Not to mention the best feature film, "Your Name" also won the best art film.

Among the nineteen awards, DreamWorks won ten, creating a historical record for the Golden Rooster Award.

It also made the reputation and weight of the Golden Rooster Awards rise again, and at the same time created a record for the audience of the Golden Rooster Awards broadcast.

In fact, the Golden Rooster Awards in recent years have indeed become more and more famous and important. In the eyes of many movie fans, the last three gold awards in the past have gradually become the leaders.

Even if it is still criticized for being too commercialized and too close to the main theme, it is not as pure and artistic as the Golden Horse Awards, but in fact the commercialization of film awards is not a bad thing, and it cannot be said to be a bad thing in terms of reputation, authority and attention.

The premise is that the awards are awarded to commercial films of excellent quality that are recognized by the audience.

The Oscar awarded the award to "Titanic", and Cannes awarded the Palme d'Or to an art film, do you think the Oscar has become shallow?

Maybe some people think so, but most people don't.

Even "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings" contributed a lot to Oscar's sacred aura in the eyes of some Chinese movie fans.

Both "Gravity" and "Matrix" can be regarded as great movies that combine art and business.

Therefore, the Golden Rooster Award can be regarded as the biggest beneficiary award for the rise of DreamWorks.

Chen Kun also brought works to this year's Golden Rooster Awards, but this year's competition was too fierce, and "Hot Pot Heroes" starring Chen Kun didn't win a single award.

For this reason, some people called for the Golden Rooster to be held every two years instead of once a year. Who made domestic films so prosperous?
Chen Jingxing is a straightforward person and doesn't like too much superficial work, so after the main creators are assembled, they will enter the main topic.

In the preparatory stage of a DreamWorks film project, there are usually at least five script readings, each time usually about 5 hours, and there will be rehearsals after the script readings.

The process is very simple, that is, take the existing script, take the "scene" in the script as the unit, and the actors read the lines from beginning to end.

Contrary to what many people imagine, usually the first two times, the rules of DreamWorks do not allow actors to put emotions into the performance.

Because this will restrict or mislead the director, and make the director and other actors have a preconceived impression. Generally, only after the third reading, the actors start to figure out the roles and create performances, and there will be machine recordings for Chen Jingxing and the actors to watch. , to make corrections.

The first script reading process was very simple, led by Chen Jingxing, who made the most basic explanation and design of the whole story. The actors asked questions about the characters, events, and stories in the script, and some things they didn’t understand very well. , and then answered by Chen Jingxing.

The actors will also put forward their opinions on the script based on their understanding, and then Chen Jingxing will modify it as appropriate.

He is not the kind of person who firmly believes that a single word of the script cannot be changed, or that the actors cannot be changed. In fact, everyone in the crew is entitled to give suggestions for revision. The group and other crew members have read it several times.

Moreover, actors are the interpreters of the script, and actors are of course qualified to propose revisions to the script.

Text and performance are two different things. Sometimes there is a big difference between the lines in the text and the lines spoken by the actors.

Of course, after two or three script readings, the script has been completely finalized, and the actors and crew cannot modify it at will.

In fact, DreamWorks is not the only one that has script readings. Most other companies and producers will have script readings, but DreamWorks may not have as many times and take so long.

And the most important actors may not cooperate, or often do not cooperate.

A script reading is basically a day, and the schedules of actors, especially big-name stars, are very difficult to coordinate.

So script readings are small actors’ readings. There are quite a few cases where big-name actors wait until they get off the plane, stay in a hotel, get a set of costumes the next day, and then the director gives a live lecture.

Chen Jingxing had heard of these things, and they were very common. Even a certain actor in the conference room was the person involved in the story. After all, the schedule of actors was really tight after they became popular, and it was normal for them to be involved in the film seamlessly.

Of course, all this is impossible to happen here with Chen Jingxing, and no one would dare to do this. Actors and stars have to face the film studios and businessmen to watch people order dishes, and of course actors themselves will also watch people order dishes.

"Can I understand it this way? The construction of this psychological process is two lines. They not only made my role determined to disband the company under the condition that my father's love was satisfied, but also made me faintly feel that I have been in a certain way before. The uncle who replaced the role of "fatherly love" has a rift in his heart?

——This is equivalent to a double insurance measure, that is, even if I can't dissolve the company so quickly, the distrust I started with my uncle will eventually bring devastating results to the company.

Any implanted thoughts will be deeply rooted in the subconscious and difficult to eliminate.

Isn't that how the heroine died?Luo Chen planted a thought in her heart and continued to make trouble even if she returned to the real world.

So in the end, when I was jolted back to the first layer of dreams, wouldn't it be a little inappropriate for me to still be so confiding to my uncle?I think this scene, this line can be slightly changed? "

There was a wrinkled notebook full of annotations spread out in front of Chen Kun's desk, and he talked freely.

Not only Chen Jingxing looked at him in surprise, but Luo Chen, Zhou Dongyu and other leading actors were also a little surprised.

Especially Zhou Dongyu stuck out his tongue, feeling a little shocked and a little ashamed.

Of course, all the actors present had read the script beforehand, even the big-name actors knew what to do with Chen Jingxing.

But she just read it briefly. After all, this script does not have much room for performance, nor does it need much room for performance. It is not of the same type as "July and Ansheng".

But I didn't expect Chen Kun, who was only a male N number, to read this level?
In contrast, the question she just asked Director Chen about "whether the protagonist returns to the real world at the end" is... a bit too superficial.

Why is the reading of the script so organized that it looks like the head teacher is asking questions?

Compared to Zhou Dongyu's embarrassment, Luo Chen's brain started to spin rapidly. Chen Kun gave him a big blow. With this jewel in front of him, if the opinions and questions he will raise later are too shallow, it will appear that he is right. Didn't read the script deeply enough?

Although the two of them can be regarded as a master and a match, but as a competitor who is also a first-line actor, he still has an alarm bell ringing in his heart.

Luo Chen completely forgot about the complacency of this period of time, he forgot that the role of Chen Kun actually has a lot of room to perform, after all, the eyes of the show are on him - the change of Chen Kun's thinking is the process of planting dreams and The result, maybe even better.

Compared to the nervousness of the other actors, Chen Jingxing was a little bit happy after being surprised. Seeing that the actor's understanding of the script went so deep really surprised him a bit.

There is a strong sense of respect.

Especially for a first-line male star like Chen Kun who worked so hard for the role of male N number, this made Chen Jingxing even more satisfied.

(End of this chapter)