I really can't act

Chapter 481 Remaking Hollywood
Guo Fan couldn't make a decision at the time, which was a big deal for him.And he instinctively felt that this opportunity might be a hot potato, and Fang Yi had something to say.

What is "buy a ticket and leave"?

After the director's seminar was over, Guo Fan didn't care about building connections, so he went back to discuss with his wife.

Guo Fan's wife is a master's student at Jiaotong University and a wage earner in the financial sector. Her financial situation was better than his for a long time after graduation.Generally speaking, it is mostly the man who goes to see the woman in a different place, but Guo Fan's situation is reversed here, his wife often flies to see him.

The two started talking in high school, it was their first love, they survived the distance, and now they have nothing to say, nothing to talk about.

The Republican era provided director Guo with a 140-square-meter flat near the capital, and his wife also moved here. That night, he explained the ins and outs of the matter, and then asked his wife: "What should I do?"

His wife said: "12 years is the first batch of trainees?"

"Yes."

"Who are there?"

"I don't know. It's still a mystery. Director Fang means that he can help me get a quota. But no matter who gets in, I know I must be the least famous."

His wife was not happy: "Don't underestimate yourself. Now tell me about the future of your matter? It sounds okay, but you have to pay a price. What is your price?"

"The price..." Guo Fan muttered, looking up at the ceiling, "The price is "Zodiac", and I can't help with the following projects, so I have to quit."

His wife was taken aback: "Are you going to change the court?"

"That's not true. It's just that I can't help this year. Do you think I can find other people when I come back? I can't find anyone. The main reason is that the domestic team is the place where I work now. I will go to study for half a year. Years later, I’m afraid there won’t be much change when I come back.”

After his wife listened silently, she suddenly said, "Director Fang will underestimate you."

"This one……"

"He's not your parents either. He wiped your shit and piss on your ass. Once you go, it means that his plan will be disrupted. Although he doesn't delay others' progress and doesn't stop them, you also said that this opportunity is still his. It was revealed to you, but if you don't care about the current situation, what will he think of you?"

"Also," his wife continued, "after one year, are you still the right-hand man of Director Fang when you come back? The Republic Era has only been open for three months. Isn't this why Lu Yang came here? Others will come too .Isn’t this the start-up stage, when you are developing the fastest, you actually went to study abroad?”

Guo Fan sighed: "That's what I thought, so I hesitated."

The couple sighed there, not knowing how to deal with it.This matter has essentially become a gamble-like choice, either go to gold-plated, you have to bear the opportunity to miss Fang Yi's next series of projects, or stay here to work, then the Hollywood training first-term student appointed by Film Ju and China Film It has nothing to do with you.

choose!Life is full of choices.Guo Fan thought of the day when he quit his public institution and decided to study directing.

In the end it is necessary to pursue progress, or grasp the present.

His wife is not good at giving advice to Guo Fan, and she absolutely dare not give him advice. She can only say: "No matter which one you choose, if you get into trouble, the worst is to start from scratch, and I will support you."

Guo Fan turned over and pulled up the quilt, choosing not to think about it, "I want to breastfeed."

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The next day, Guo Fan took the subway, leisurely, and came to the recording studio as usual.

Thanks to the efficient management system in the Republican era, people can make the best use of them, and Guo Fan doesn't have to do everything himself.This team is actually Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In recent years, various talents have joined under the call of Director Fang.These guys are not well-known outside, but they are strong men in the industry:

Lian Kai, from Baodao, was a well-known actor at one time, and later turned into a special effects makeup artist behind the scenes-this job refers to the use of technology and special materials to create various effects of makeup, including age makeup, high imitation body parts , shape makeup, body painting, remote control dolls, animals.Fang Yi met him when he was filming "Return to 17", and later invited him to join the team.

Li Yang, the animation director of "The Adventures of Li Xianji", also plays a guest role as a screenwriter and prop master in his life. His style is dark and dark, and the stories of the protagonists in his works are usually extremely bizarre and tortuous.Guo Fan once worked with him.

Who else is Guo Fan himself.

He was one of these people before, so he didn't think everyone was awesome.Today I suddenly jumped out and thought about it, and found that the Republican era was really full of talents.

If I went to study abroad...Gong Geer, Liankai, Li Yang, who can't get up?

I also started as a choreographer and director. I didn’t know much about special effects before, so didn’t I just practice it? The current situation made me a hero.

Gong Geer and Guo Fan got acquainted, saw him coming at this time, and chatted gossip: "I heard that Director Fang went back to the company last night and saw a wax figure base in the lobby on the first floor, with his name engraved on it for everyone to see." Jing Yang, he got angry and called someone to lose his temper."

"Who made it?"

"It seems to be his agent."

Guo Fan was surprised and said: "Director Fang and his agent have a good relationship, it can be considered that they have known each other since Wei Mo and supported each other..."

Gong Geer nodded with a heavy face: "You are right, but~ his agent made two mistakes, I will tell you directly. The first one is that his agent should not be in charge of the film company's affairs Well, this is called ultra vires, and there is no sign of it; the other is to put a wax figure base in the lobby on the first floor, is it very low? Do you think it is a bit of a personality cult... The key is that Director Fang is still alive. Can bear this."

Guo Fan laughed loudly: "Is this flattering on the horse's leg?"

"That is."

"What about the wax figures?"

Gong Geer glanced at him and said with a smile: "You are absent-minded, you didn't listen. I said the wax figure hasn't been made yet, but his agent made a big fuss and vacated the space for the wax figure first! As for what to do with the wax figure, I don't know .Doesn’t it mean that some kind of Madame Tussaud’s restaurant will be opened in the capital next year? Maybe it will be there in the future.”

Speaking of this, someone from the nearby studio came to inspect it, and it was said that it was a world-class director.The momentum was very grand, and the noisy voice was transmitted to Guo Fan and the others through the window.

The recording studio is located in the Huairou film and television base in Beijing, and the property rights are owned by China Film Group. It was rented for a period of time during the Republican era.Originally, the reputation of this place was not obvious, but in the past two years, it has become famous. Directors from home and abroad came to visit one after another, which inevitably affected the Republican era next door.

This is a good thing. Hollywood also has film and television bases and film and television industrial parks. Sometimes two crews are filming in one set at the same time.For example, there is a door here, and the door is a romance movie, and the door is a special agent shootout... Sometimes the filming is ecstatic, and there will be oolongs where actors from both sides stray into each other's set.

Gong Geer quickly inquired about the news: "The one who came to visit this time is Chen Kexin, do you think you are considered a great director?"

Before he could answer, Gong Geer himself said, "Forget it."

"What is he doing here?"

"Why are you always absent-minded, Guo Fan, you said you came to visit."

Guo Fan suddenly realized: "Oh, I'm waiting for the reception, and it will definitely come to our side."

Chen Kexin is a Hong Kong director. Since the decline of Hong Kong films, a large number of Hong Kong directors have gone north to co-produce, looking for mainland investment and markets.Chen Kexin is the representative of the Beishang School. His work "Martial Arts" released last year received money from Xingmei, and Xingmei is the investor of Fang Yi's Virgo "Love Has Afterlife".

The group of people who came to visit had seen the world more or less, and would soon lose interest in the empty studio, and would instead ask if they could see the filming scene of "Zodiac", and they would usually get an answer.

Sure enough, after a short wait, someone from China Film Group came to inform Guo Fan: "Director Chen wants to see our studio."

Guo Fan then ran to report to his family: "My name is Guo Fan, and I am currently the assistant director of "Zodiac". When Director Fang has something to do, I will be in charge here."

Chen Kexin didn't know him, so she smiled politely and didn't reach out - what kind of position is an assistant director?

Accompanying Chen Kexin was Secretary Jiao, Han Sanping's confidant, and he nodded: "Director Guo and Director Fang have a very good relationship, and they jointly opened a film company."

Chen Kexin raised her eyebrows: "That republic era?"

"That's right~ Director Guo has his own studio, which was hung under the Republican era. The two of them have collaborated on several films. Although Director Guo looks young, he has a lot of experience."

Chen Kexin then stretched out her hand: "I didn't expect that I would meet a young director at random. The mainland is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon... Speaking of which, I used to have a friend who was able to cooperate with him, and he also ran to Director Fang's side." He is here. I can’t be persuaded, he is determined to leave, I can only get together and get together, recommend him to Fang Dao’s side, and he really hasn’t come back... Actually, when I think of this, I also want to see See how sacred it is."

Guo Fan accidentally asked, "Who is it?"

"Lu Yao, do you know him?"

Lu Yao, why doesn't Lu Yao know him!

Zhenjie's confidant and archenemy, she has been a producer and a supervisor. It is a rare talent in a brokerage company who is proficient in business knowledge.

Chen Kexin noticed Guo Fan's expression and smiled: "I know that Lu Yao is also a little famous. After all, he has skills, and you all know him here! It's a pity that I can't keep it."

Next, Guo Fan's name was called and asked him to take Director Chen to visit.

The 300-square-meter super recording studio is no longer something that can be quickly walked by human legs, and it cannot be seen at a glance.Guo Fan took people to the workbench, where there are a total of nine monitors covering most of the studio.In the monitor, different people are busy in different areas, everyone has a number, and different groups of staff have different clothes. There are more than [-] people in the entire recording studio, each performing their duties.

Like an aircraft carrier on land, there are operators, maintenance personnel, safety observers, mobile and wheel blockers, explosive ordnance disposal personnel, medical personnel...

Chen Kexin was shocked when he saw it, and was speechless.

What's so cool about concrete?The awesome ones are people.

After a while, he said: "I have visited the production crew on the mainland many times, and they always introduce me to the equipment, hardware, and city built. This is yours... This is the first time I have seen this kind of management. It’s the first time we’ve met on the mainland.”

"Director Chen met in Hollywood?"

"Yes, I have tried the waters in Hollywood before, and I made a movie called "Love Letter" in DreamWorks Pictures, which collided with your boss's movie...I found that the big factory system in Hollywood is indestructible, and the distribution system Being like a troll has been etched into the DNA and it's hard to make a difference, killing the director's creativity, so I'm back."

Guo Fan thought about it: "Director Chen, what do you mean, you have also tried it when you came back, but it is different from Hollywood, and also different from the original Hong Kong film?"

"It can be said that I filmed with Japanese, Korean, and Thai... Do you know that the 90s was the strongest time in Hollywood, and it was also the time when other parts of Asia were most eager to change. I want to do A pan-Asian model to resist, to recruit all Asian filmmakers... As everyone knows, I failed, and they basically failed.”

"In 03, the mainland and Hong Kong signed the CEPA agreement. After all my efforts came to naught, I decided to go north for development."

It should be said that any bigwig who has reached a certain level will start to engage in directional things in order to make himself famous in the industry history. There are not many people like Zhou Xingxing who concentrate on making money.

Even Wang Jing joins in the fun, at least he is indispensable in various copyright seminars.

Guo Fan said: "How many years is the difference between Asia and Hollywood?"

"At least 15 years."

"Then we are not far behind?"

"What I'm talking about is your level... From what I've seen so far, you are the most professional crew I've seen in Asia. As for the others? Are you 30 years or 40 years away, or haven't started at all? Who knows? Woolen cloth."

Guo Fan was so excited that his face turned red, and he experienced an emotional change from a trough to a peak, "I don't know whether to be happy or sad."

But Chen Kexin said: "I know why Lu Yao is so determined to not come back. People go to high places, and water flows to low places...I'm not belittling myself. Fang Yi managed to build a complete system after a few movies. Can’t afford it, it’s very risky.”

Guo Fan asked: "Would it be better to go directly to Hollywood to learn?"

"How could it be? Didn't they also go directly to Hollywood to make movies? There are you Chen Kaige in mainland China, and I and Wu Baige in Hong Kong... Are you reborn after you come back? No, it is not one or two famous directors who support Hollywood, but It's Zhang San Li Si Wang Wu in the monitor, where are these people, where is 'Hollywood'."

Chen Kexin said: "I failed before because I only thought that co-directing would make things happen. Obviously I was wrong."

Guo Fan seemed to be enlightened, and he suddenly understood: Hollywood is by my side.

　Da, good brothers, Dazhang.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)