Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 360 Bald Xu’s Xiao Jiujiu

The so-called TV movies are movies with small investment and short production cycle, suitable for audiences to watch on TV.

TV movies first originated in the United States in the 50s. In the 50s, due to the Paramount case and the popularity of American television sets, movies entered a period of decline. In order to survive, film companies produced low-cost TV movies.

In fact, this situation is very similar to China. Why was "Shaolin Temple" able to create a box office myth? A movie ticket costing 80 cents a ticket had a box office of [-] million or something.To put it bluntly, televisions were not yet popular in the early [-]s, so people had to go to movie theaters if they wanted to watch.

Later, with the popularization of televisions, especially in the mid-to-late 90s, the cumulative factors of video recorders, DVD players, and various piracy caused a depression in the film market.

It was under this situation that the movie channel broadcast the first TV movie during the Spring Festival of 99, which also kicked off the development of TV movies in China.

The movie channel has its own footing. Even though it has the CCTV6 logo, it is directly under the Ministry of Truth. In a sense, it can be on an equal footing with CCTV.

It is precisely because of this that in just two or three years, TV movies have developed rapidly in China. Not only has an independent TV movie "Lily Award" been established, but also special TV movies have been set up in important awards such as the Huabiao Award and the Golden Rooster Award. Film Awards.

In addition, with the popularization of digital technology, there is no need to use film anymore. Today's TV movies are cheaper and the threshold is lower, but they do support a large number of filmmakers.

It is necessary to mention the Paramount case here. During the golden age of movies in the United States in the 40s and [-]s, Paramount was an absolute behemoth. Not only did they own their own theaters, they hired screenwriters, directors, and actors to shoot movies, and then they themselves Distribute, show in your own cinemas, and make profits by artificially creating a market situation where supply exceeds demand.

To put it simply, in addition to producing movies, film companies also have their own theaters. By establishing a brokerage department to control screenwriters, directors, actors and other film practitioners, they have a vertical monopoly on a series of aspects of film production, distribution, and screening.

So in 1948, the U.S. government sued Paramount. The court ruled that its vertical monopoly was illegal based on antitrust laws and required the film production company to give up its film distribution and exhibition business.

The direct impact of this judgment is that more and more independent producers and studios are no longer influenced by large companies and are free to produce their own films. It also announced the end of the old Hollywood studio system and the golden age of Hollywood.

Of course, on the surface, this is breaking the situation where one family is the only one in the United States, that is, money cannot make your whole family earn, but it must benefit more people.But its essence is to strengthen the bourgeoisie as a whole so as to continue to exploit the people at the bottom.

Later, the film system that was established after the founding of our country was actually based on other people's beauty.For example, a studio may have a troupe of actors, but the films produced have nothing to do with you. They are handed over to the state for purchasing and marketing, and have a dedicated distribution department to distribute them. Finally, they are screened in urban cinemas and rural fields.

Of course, the studios, distribution companies, and movie theaters in our country at that time were all publicly owned, which was fundamentally different from those in the United States.

"It's good to write a script. The subject matter is old and new. It would be a pity not to make it into a movie."

Li Tang roughly flipped through the script. It tells the story of a socially idle young man named Sanduo. After a detailed market survey, he found that there was profit in children, so he decided to join the early childhood education career.

It happened that there was a shortage of a kindergarten in his place. With the help of Aunt Wu from the neighborhood committee, Sanduo quickly made plans to set up a kindergarten.

Only then did Sanduo realize that finding a teacher had become a big problem for him.Through constant deception, he finally persuaded two grown men, Yi Yang, a frustrated IT professional, and Niu Zhijian, a laid-off cadre, to start a business with him.

After a lot of preparations, the kindergarten finally opened.But they never expected that the children who came to their kindergarten were problem children that other kindergartens were unwilling to accept, so the battle between the three grown men and these children began...

Of course, the final ending is a typical happy ending in Hollywood. In getting along with the children, the three grown men finally learned how to get along with the children, and found in the children the long-lost concern of urban people.

The theme of kindergarten is very novel, and the key is not just preaching.A street kid, an IT youth who represents modern times, and a laid-off cadre who represents the past. Three completely different types of characters came together, and various dramatic conflicts broke out, full of a different kind of Feng Xiaogang and the popular Feng Xiaogang. The black humor of Wang Shuo's comedy, if not linear narrative, is quite consistent with the temperament of Quentin's film.

"I just took it because it was a good book." Bald Xu tapped Erlang's leg.

Otherwise, this TV series or TV movie only has two episodes, and the final salary is only tens of thousands of dollars. With his current position, he will definitely not be willing to accept it. If he is not up to the grade, he will easily lose his position.

But Bald Xu is such a thief. As the saying goes: listen to the sound of gongs and drums, and listen to the words.Seeing the look of regret on Li Tang's face, he suddenly felt something in his heart. He immediately put down his legs, sat upright, and sighed leisurely: "Well, I don't have any money!"

He heard that the total budget of this drama was only 20 yuan. The screenwriter and director were the same person. In order to save costs, he even pulled out his wife and girlfriend.

Li Tang looked at the front and back covers and saw no signatures. He couldn't help but said, "Who are the screenwriter and director?"

Bald Xu said quickly: "The director and screenwriter are all the same person, his name is Wu Bin, and he is an associate professor at Nortel."

As he said that, he glanced at Xiao Taohong who was sitting next to him and said, "Well, let's start with the introduction from Yi Bang!" Xiao Taohong explained with a smile: "This director Wu is the son of Wu Guilin and Teacher Lu Zhong of Renyi. , Director Wu himself is an associate professor of filmmaking in the Department of Management of Nortel."

"Oh, it turned out to be him!"

Li Tang was originally very familiar with the name Wu Bin, but after hearing Xiao Taohong's explanation, he finally got it.This person's situation is similar to that of Lou Ye, he is also a second-generation actor.

Wu Guilin and Lu Zhong are both senior actors in Beijing People's Art Theater and have been active on the drama stage for a long time.Wu Guilin may be best known to the public for having played the role of the Immortal Zhenyuan in "Journey to the West", while Mr. Lu Zhong is the one who played the role of the Empress Dowager Cixi in last year's highly topical TV series "Towards a Republic" .

But he was a little puzzled: "Director Wu should not be short of investment, right?"

Apart from his role as a second-generation actor, Director Wu is not his first director. He has already produced a film called "The Smell of Bitter Tea" and is about to win the Newcomer Director Award at the 8th Huabiao Awards.

Don't ask him how he knows, it's because as the winner of the 5th Huabiao Film Newcomer Award, he was invited to attend the 9th Huabiao Awards ceremony on September 13 as a guest presenter.It was precisely for this reason that he learned the list of winners in advance.

Originally, his main focus was on the New Actor Award he was responsible for presenting. The winner was the actor who played the role of the eldest son Shi Lin in "The Passionate Years" starring Sun Haiying and Lu Liping.

One more thing, this guy also auditioned for the role of Linghu Chong in "Swordsman". Although he failed in the audition, he still left a deep impression on Zhang Beard. In addition, with the blessing of the child star halo, he was promoted to star in "Swordsman". A corner of the stone forest in "The Years of Burning Passion".

This can be regarded as unintentional. "Swordsman" with an investment of more than 3000 million yuan was criticized when it aired, but "The Passionate Years" with an investment of only 700 million yuan not only detonated the ratings but also received rave reviews.

Among them, the biggest beneficiaries are of course Sun Haiying and Lu Liping. Not only did their popularity greatly increase, but they also became friends and cultivated a positive relationship.

At the same time, many young actors who played Shi Lin, Shi Jing and others also became famous.

Especially the actor who plays Shi Jing, who is tall, has a good figure, fair skin, and has a majestic and beautiful appearance. It can be said that he has Li Tang's aesthetic points in every aspect.

Of course, Wang Haibo, who plays Shi Lin, is short and ugly, but his acting skills are really good.

For this reason, when the TV series was on the air, Li Tang even joked with producer Zhang Dahu that there was a problem with the casting of Shi Lin and Shi Jing. One was tall, one was short, one was white, one was black, one was good-looking and one was ugly. If it was a mother Yes, Shi Guangrong, played by Sun Haiying, was cuckolded.

It's a bit far. As long as Li Tang still misses Shi Jing, she is really a good girl!
At this time, Xu Guangtou immediately jumped up and said: "It's missing, it's inevitable! It's [-] yuan in total. Yi Na and his girlfriend all came out. Teacher Lu Zhong played Aunt Wu, My girlfriend He Ling plays the heroine Lu Shan in Xiangtou."

This guy is currently playing Xiao Jiujiu. If he can persuade Li Tang to invest, then in his eyes, a low-grade TV movie will be upgraded to a movie. This will be the first time he has starred in a movie seriously. The male lead.Not only has the quality gone up, but as a matchmaker, the voice of my crew will definitely increase.

In fact, he has never been satisfied with simply being an actor. Especially after directing and starring in "Li Wei 2" as a director, his ambition to become a director has been growing.Especially for this kind of comedy-themed script, he has many ideas of his own, and he can discuss it with the director, and maybe let the director follow his own ideas.

Of course, the premise is that he has the right to speak. If Li Tang can invest, he believes that he can control this right to speak.

However, Xiao Taohong was a little surprised and said: "Hey, Li Tang, do you know Director Wu Bin?"

"I don't know him, but I know he was shortlisted for the Huabiao Award this time."

Xiao Taohong immediately clapped her hands and said, "Yes, the film "Bitter Tea" he made last year was shortlisted for the Huabiao New Director Award. It seems that the award will be given soon."

"Yes, it will be next week, No. 13. I have received the invitation and will participate when the time comes." Li Tang said with a smile.

The shortlist for the Huabiao Award had been announced a month ago. Without Li Tang's nomination, there was only one reason to be invited, which was to attend as a guest.

When Guangtou Xu heard this, he inevitably said a little sourly: "Brother, it's okay, we've all joined the breeding circle."

The Huabiao Award is a government award. Being invited as a guest, Li Tang can be said to be officially recognized and accepted by the mainstream film circle, and the distance between the two seems to be getting wider.

Guangtou Xu is actually a very good person at disguise. He would probably not hide anything in front of Li Tang, who knew everything about him. Now he had even more reason to speak, so he said: "Brother, I can pull you wherever you want." Brother, give it a try..."

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