I'm not just a director

Marketing announcements for "Painted Skin" are flying everywhere.

This includes constant publicity from the media and fans, and of course Jiang Peian's deliberate marketing.

But no matter which force is responsible for it, "Painted Skin" is indeed popular, and it is extremely popular.

Not to mention anything else, just at the Hengdian filming studio, there are reporters squatting outside the studio almost every day, always ready to shoot some material.

Regarding this matter, the crew did not do much other than tightening supervision over the entry and exit of crew members.

In Jiang Peian's words, everyone's concern for us is also a form of support. There is no need to shut out friends who pay attention to us, as long as it does not affect the shooting.

It is precisely because of Jiang Pei'an's statement that the audience will see news about "Painted Skin" appearing in the news every three days.

The most active one is "Penguin Entertainment".

After a series of measures such as Penguin Space and Jiang Peian's endorsement, Penguin seems to have opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and has put a lot of effort into marketing.

This year is also the year of the Athens Olympics, which will open in August. The Penguin Sports Department even conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Athens Olympics in advance.

Although it is not yet time to host the Olympic Games, some sports fans are still very concerned about the hosting of the Olympic Games.

The Penguins also signed an athlete who is unknown to the public, Liu Xiang.

Brother Ma didn't understand this decision at first, but with unconditional trust in Jiang Peian, he still let his men do it.

Liu Xiang himself was also very surprised by this. It would be understandable if brands such as clothing and sports shoes asked him to endorse them.

But why should I sign a contract with you to do the Internet?
  However, Liu Xiang still agreed. Although he was well-known in the industry before, athletes would definitely not earn as much as celebrities.

If he can make a little money, he must still make a little money, so he directly signed a cooperation with Penguin Sports and became the spokesperson of Penguin Sports...

Looking at the contract sent by Xiao Ma, Jiang Peian smiled and nodded.

This is a flying man. He will set a world record in the 110-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics this year, exciting the national audience.

His appearance broke some people's notion that yellow people perform poorly in track and field.

Showing the world that Chinese people can also run fast.

This is why he is known as China's [-]-meter flying man, and he has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Although this flying man has been criticized by many people in later generations and has frequently received negative news, these are just hypes.

From beginning to end, Jiang Peian had a good impression of this flying man.

And now is the best investment stage for a flying man. Once he soars into the sky at the Athens Olympics, the price will be high.

"Director, the scene has been cleaned up and ready for transition."

The field recorder trotted up to Jiang Peian and said.

"Okay, I understand, where is Director Wu?"

In order to train Wuershan's abilities, Jiang Peian specially called Wuershan over for this filming.

Film and television work is actually an industry where hard work and diligence outweigh everything else.

Taking the directing profession as an example, aesthetics, scheduling, directing, plot arrangement, etc. are all acquired through accumulated experience.

Wuershan will one day direct movies. Although the directors of movies and TV series are all called directors, there is a difference.

Wuershan accumulated as much experience as a film director here as possible, which will definitely be helpful for his future career.

"Director Wu and Director Chang are at the scene. I'll call him over."

"Go."

Jiang Pei'an nodded.

Not long after, Wuershan ran over panting:

"Director Jiang, are you looking for me?"

"Well, Director Wu, how are you preparing for your TV series?"

Jiang Pei'an asked.

“Everything is ready, including the supporting actors, the time has been arranged in advance according to your instructions, and the crew has also saved up in advance.

Just wait until the middle of next month when Sissi and Hu Ge join the group. "

Wuershan nodded and replied.

"Okay, you have to make good use of your time. From next month onwards, you won't be here anymore and just concentrate on being responsible for the TV series "Sword and Sword"."

"Okay... I see."

Wuershan nodded.

Seeing the disappointed expression on Wuershan's face, Jiang Peian smiled and said:
  "Director Wu, do you regret your decision to take the initiative to film "Sword of Sword" at the conference?"

Wuershan was also magnanimous and said:

"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed. There is a big difference between filming a TV series and filming a movie. Relatively speaking, I prefer the atmosphere of our film crew."

TV dramas have a long front line, and the plot develops slowly compared to movies. What’s even more fatal is that the creative space of TV dramas is not as high as the upper limit of movies.

The director does not play a big role in it. He relies more on the plot arrangement of the screenwriter. The director only needs to follow the plot.

On some TV drama sets, even if the director is absent, the executive director and assistant director can still finish filming an episode of the TV series.

Relatively speaking, it is impossible for a movie to be away from the director for too long.

"Haha, don't worry, while you are still making movies, after this "Sword" is finished, even if you want to continue making TV series, I will not agree to it."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

No matter from any perspective, excellent film directors are what Spark needs most at the moment.

"Thank you, Director Jiang. Director Jiang, do you have any clues about the movie script I want to shoot?"

Hearing Jiang Peian's words, Wuershan nodded excitedly and asked impatiently.

"Director Wu, don't worry, finish the things at hand first, don't worry, I won't let you down!"

Jiang Pei'an smiled mysteriously.

"Then I'll be waiting for your masterpiece, Director Jiang, hahaha."

……

"Painted Skin" has been filming for more than half a month. After the initial adjustment, everyone on the crew is now getting along well.

Most of the people on the set are young people, and they get along well with each other.

Especially since Jiang Pei'an is still the leading actor in the movie, the quarrelsome scenes of other crews were not performed on the crew of "Painted Skin".

In fact, actors are just wage earners with relatively high salaries. The usual exhausting filming already takes up a lot of energy, so there is no time to deal with Xiao Jiujiu.

If they really can't stand it, no one will lose their temper. They are all adults and they want to continue to hang out in this circle. There is no need.

"Director Jiang, I just saw you and Director Wu secretly whispering there. Is Xinghuo going to make another big move recently?"

Zhou Xun asked curiously. After getting along for such a long time, coupled with some ambiguous body movements in the play.

Zhou Xun is already very familiar with Jiang Peian, and she is not as reserved in her words as before.

"Haha, there is indeed a big move."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Zeng Li, Sun Li and Wu Jing all leaned over.

"What a big move, Boss Jiang."

Wu Jing asked quickly.

Regarding this gangster title, Jiang Pei'an initially rejected it, but Wu Jing had a strong charlatanism about him and would not change it no matter how educated he was.

After hearing it more often, it became more pleasant to my ears, and Jiang Pei'an did not deliberately correct it again.

Seeing how interested they were, Jiang Peian smiled and said:
  "It's nothing. You also know that Xinghuo filmed a TV series before, which was quite popular."

"Not only is it a hit, but it's also hard to win awards. My films "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Comprador's House" and "The Beach" were all defeated by your Star Fire's "Star You". I'm so angry."

At this stage, Zhou Xun is a big TV drama producer, basically producing two to three TV dramas every year.

But at last year's major awards ceremonies, except for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" which won several awards for the best adapted TV series, "Star You" won all the others.

Thinking about this week, I am full of resentment. Damn it, even if the box office of a movie is so high, I didn’t expect that a TV series would be so profitable!
  Sun Li whispered while finishing her blows:

"So is my Jade Guanyin."

Yes, in the original time and space, Sun Li won the "Most Popular Actress Award" and "The Most Favorite TV Series Actress Award" for the movie "Jade Guanyin".

As a result, a movie "My Love from the Star" came out, and Chen Hao took over the two titles instead of the original Sun Li.

In the end, Sun Li only lost the "Top Ten Actor Award" and the "Outstanding Actress Award in a TV Series".

"And my "A Chinese Ghost Story" was also defeated by Boss Jiang!"

Classmate Wu Jing reportedly said.

Good guy, you don’t know if you don’t tell me, but if you tell me, they are all former “enemies”.

Except for Zeng Li, the "Ann Girl", several other leading actors in "Painted Skin" were all Star Fire's former "enemies", and he has aroused public outrage.

Jiang Pei'an didn't care, Versailles smiled and said:
  "Maybe people like our TV series, haha. Actually, I don't like watching TV series because I don't watch TV series at all."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's speech, Zhou Xun was so angry that his teeth itched, he waved his fist and threatened:
  "I don't care. When the time comes, you must invite me to guest star in your Xinghuo TV series, otherwise I will never let you go!"

"Yes, there's me. I'm going too. I have a hunch that this year's TV drama market will definitely be dominated by Mr. Jiang and you Xinghuo. I'll show my face in advance, hehe."

"Everyone has gone, why don't I go too?"

Sun Li said timidly.

Although Zeng Li didn't speak, her eager eyes betrayed her.

Jiang Peian rubbed his head, good guys, if you can't beat me, then join, right?
  "Okay, I'll tell Director Wuershan when the time comes to give you a few characters to enjoy. By the way, our next TV series will be a fairy tale fantasy drama, adapted from the game."

Jiang Pei'an reminded.

Fantasy dramas are not as easy to perform as modern dramas. In addition to the heavy headdress and makeup, you also have to memorize a lot of awkward lines, and when it comes to action scenes, you may also need to wear wires.

The difficulty can be imagined.

"I know."

Sun Li weakly raised her hands and said:

"It's a TV series adapted from a game called "Legend of Sword and Fairy"."

Internet-addicted girl Sun Li quickly answered.

Everyone looked towards Jiang Pei'an, as if waiting for Jiang Pei'an's confirmation.

Jiang Pei'an nodded and said:
  "Sun Li is right, it's called "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"."

"I have played this game before. It is a TV series adapted from a game... This seems to have never happened before in the field of domestic TV series, right?"

Wu Jing asked her own question.

Zhou Xun said:
  "Indeed, in China, most novels and comics are adapted or remade. This is the first time I've heard of a game adaptation. Will any audience like it?"

Zhou Xun actually had the same idea as many viewers.

At present, there are no TV series in this area in China, so most people are not optimistic about it.

Even if it is produced by Xinghuo, even if it is endorsed by "Star You", everyone still doubts its watchability.

Not only now, but also in future generations.

When the original scripts of various companies are a little weak, they will try to turn their energy to those popular IPs to steadily earn money from fans.

Therefore, in addition to various sequels, reboots, and universe expansion operations.

The most common ones are adaptations of scripts that have achieved commercial success in other media, including various popular AAA game masterpieces.

Unfortunately, most of these works failed for various reasons.

There are often dilemmas that not only annoy fans of the original game, but also fail to win the love of the general audience, and eventually face the fate of what fans jokingly call "miserable live-action".

However, Jiang Pei'an's view is different from theirs. This is Liu Yifei + Hu Ge's "Sword of Immortality".

Casting, music, styling, plot, and special effects, Jiang Pei'an has not changed these decisive factors. When these elements are combined, it is difficult to think whether it will be popular or not!
  However, Jiang Pei'an didn't say much to them. Since everyone was skeptical, let's wait for the film to be completed.

When "Star You" was first released, many people were not optimistic about it, but it eventually sold out.

For good works, the market will definitely give the most authentic feedback...

"Okay, let's not talk about it for now. The props and camera positions are all set up. Let's start shooting."

Jiang Peian interrupted the discussion of several people and said with a smile.

"I know the director, no matter what the final result is, I will definitely go there and make a cameo."

Zhou Xun said with a smile.

The other three people also expressed their opinions one after another, and they were quite loyal.

Jiang Peian smiled and nodded, then picked up the script and started talking:
  "This scene is mainly about the reunion of Pang Yong and Pei Rong. Wu Jing and Li Zi, you two are the focus of this scene.

Lizi remembers your current identity, you are Wang Sheng’s wife, although you have now noticed the unclear ambiguity between Wang Sheng and Xiao Wei.

But when you face Pang Yong, your former eldest brother, you still only have friendship in your heart, you are a loyal woman..."

"Wu Jing, your attitude has been consistent from beginning to end. Although Pei Rong is married, you still regard her as a goddess... that is Bai Yueguang. Pay attention to the changes in your eyes when the time comes. This is more subtle. I’ll give you a close-up…”

"Sun Li, the Xia Bing you play is a woman who dares to love and hate. She is magnanimous in behavior and person, and has a little humor from time to time. Of course you can see that Pang Yong can't let Pei Rong go, but you can't single it out... "

This scene focuses on Wu Jing, Zeng Li, and Sun Li, while Jiang Pei'an and Zhou Xun are watching the show... (End of this chapter)