Illiterate top class: three years of poor performance, become a superstar

Chapter 188 Are you sure I can play this play? (2 in 1)
"..."

It is not difficult to see that Li Cheng missed the opportunity to have a private banquet, and was a little bit late.

In addition to being annoyed, I had to wait for the evening banquet.

I feel very sorry for not being able to thank Xu Nian more meticulously in the first place.

Because from the time when Xu Nian entered the group to the finale, there was not a single day when he, Li Cheng, was not in the spotlight.

Really enjoyed the halo of luck.

He was worried... He hoped that he could get closer to Xu Nian so that he could enjoy the second uncle's automatic rice feeding machine better.

Of course, Li Chengfasi did not expect that every day after the completion of the film would be the focus of publicity, and whether or not Xu Nian would be there would be a big difference.

Probably since the Golden Melody Awards, the enthusiasm has always surrounded Xu Nian and never dissipated.

However, there are so many hot topics about Xu Nian, which makes entertainment media reporters jealous.

Then, Xu Nian listened to Li Cheng on the other end of the phone: "Let's meet in the afternoon."

"There are extra important things that need to be talked about."

For fear of being rejected, Li Cheng hurriedly added the key: "It has something to do with your new play."

After listening, Xu Nian subconsciously asked: "Tang Detective 3?"

Li Cheng said bluntly: "What about Tang Detective 3? I'm crazy. I haven't even finished 2 yet. That art film of yours!"

"Don't ask, it means that I am also an excellent young screenwriter."

Xu Nian responded with a smile, "Okay, okay."

After ending the call, Xu Nian's thoughts changed, and he could understand why he didn't hear it from Meng Chao first.

There is a high probability that Li Cheng, an excellent young screenwriter, wants to join the team.

Otherwise, even if such an important thing as Meng Chao forgets, Zhang Yawei, the chairman of Tianyue, will not forget it.

However, Xu Nian thought about it again, and suddenly realized that he was quite busy next time.

In September, I am preparing to go to the "Bay Area Rise to the Bright Moon". I have to hold a fan meeting, and then I have to hurry up and finish filming the new movie.

It doesn't matter whether it is released or not, at least you have to get the certificate, otherwise you won't be able to participate in the election.

How should I put it, in order to give Chinese film and television more opportunities, the rules of the Golden Rooster Awards have been changed again and again.

For example, from the original two-year session to the annual session.

For another example, the registration period will end one month before the awards.

Requirements are limited to obtaining public screening permission before the registration deadline...that is, getting the Dragon Label.

There is no requirement on whether it will be screened or not, and it is not like some international film festivals that require the film to premiere at the film festival.

Through the revision of the rules, in principle, almost no good Chinese films will be missed.

And don't make any good films wait any longer.

In a sense, it is also telling the outside world that if the quality of the film is not good, it is not good. Don't use any reason to regret touching porcelain.

After all... the tonality of the Golden Rooster Awards is actually quite clear, neither special like Huabiao, nor popular like Baihua.

Pay attention to professional selection, fully implement the six-character policy of 'academic, contentious, and democratic'.

Further implement the principle of 'no recognition of relatives, only works'.

After the rules were revised to once a year five years ago, there have never been any controversial award works.

The winner of any one award is the most anticipated among the entries.

Completely put an end to end water.

Assuming that the quality of the film is excellent, it is absolutely possible to win the Best Director, Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Actress,

Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art, Best Editing, etc., and even directorial debut.

Obviously, there has never been a film like this that has appeared so far.

It is not easy to do well in one or two aspects, and it is not only good, but at least better than the films in the same period.

In short, let's just say it this way, Master Xu, who already has two films that can be selected for selection, has to make another literary film to protect himself.

No matter how the rules change, from an academic point of view that awards focus on, literary and artistic films do have more advantages in selection.

Although Xu Nian publicly stated before that the Golden Rooster Awards did not allow commercial films to be selected, he actually ignored the selection policy.

The premise of wanting to win this award is to match the tonality of the rules, rather than expect the award to change.

In addition, in this selection year, Xu Nian has prepared three films, which means to some extent that he has no way out.

If you don't get the Golden Rooster Best Actor this time, it will be difficult to bring up any interest next time.

Already tried my best!

Among other things, it would be a pleasure for Master Xu, who likes to give himself an 'annual leave', to make two movies a year.

It has nothing to do with the fact that most literary films can't hit the box office like commercial films, so they can't earn pensions.

It's just that Mr. Xu doesn't have 'annual leave' anymore.

Thinking about it, Xu Nian couldn't help sighing secretly, he didn't know when he would earn enough 10 billion...

.........

Looking up and seeing Meng Chao's gaze, Xu Nian said briefly, then asked, "Didn't the company find a suitable script?"

"There are some shortlisted lists. If I have to say something suitable, it seems that there really isn't one." Meng Chao replied.

Instead, he explained: "The company has now set up a large film and television business department, which mainly includes screenwriters, actors, photography, and editing;
There are also well-known screenwriters joining in, and the ability to judge scripts is still there, and there are also arrangements for in-house scripts. "

After listening, Xu Nian said casually: "It's hard to avoid deliberate denial, isn't it?"

Meng Chao replied: "There is such a possibility, but there are many ways to avoid it, not just relying on the company's internal staff."

"Don't worry, you don't need to worry about these aspects. So far, the thing that may inevitably make you worry about is 'X'."

Xu Nian: "..."

Xu Nian didn't have much idea about this for the time being.

This is a product that is nominally classified as a trendy brand, and the outside world's expectations and arrangements for it are far beyond imagination.

Objectively speaking, there was insufficient communication, and under the influence of time, a series of plausible contradictions emerged.

At this stage, there may be no such words as pros and cons.

But that is something that needs to be considered after returning to Huacheng, and has nothing to do with the present.

So, Xu Nian changed the subject: "That is to say, isn't Li Cheng going to jump in line this time?"

"Yes, we haven't reached the stage of final selection yet."

"So the reputation isn't strong enough? People with good books are hiding them and don't want to take them out for me to take pictures of?"

"You are right."

"You should be thankful that the weather is fine today."

"..."

Finding an excellent script is actually not easy, and sometimes it has little to do with money.

Today, with copyright protection becoming more and more complete, excellent screenwriters are actually not short of money.

For example, in the Tang Detective series, Li Cheng, as director and screenwriter, can enjoy many types of copyright sharing.

For example, Tang Detective 1, Li Cheng must be more than the 0.085% that Xu Nian can get as the leading actor.

Therefore, excellent screenwriters will have some additional pursuits when they are not short of money.

For example, the relatively simple pursuit of winning prizes.

Even a higher pursuit...the writer and director, that is, the screenwriter is the first at all times, and the script is the pursuit of the foundation of a play.

In the current era, this pursuit is more difficult.

Generally, most of the disputes about who is ahead will only happen between the director and the actors.

For example, when weaker directors are faced with top-tier directors, most actors will have more power to speak.

A typical example is Lu Tao, who died a few years ago.

If Lu Tao can be as honest as Master Xu, and listen to the director's arrangements, it's hard to say what will happen to Zong Peng.

In short, although Xu Nian has won the Best Actor of Hundred Flowers and has been affirmed repeatedly for his acting ability, it may not be his turn to be a good book.

In the actor circle, there are still some capable players in domestic entertainment.

The veteran actor, the new generation actor, etc., can crush many Xu Nian to death.

Even in terms of box office appeal alone, Xu Nian is still not ranked high.

Not to mention there are several 200 billion emperors.

Let’s just say that there are currently nearly 20 domestic entertainment film makers with box office sales worth tens of billions... although only a few of them have won such a box office as male protagonists.

But at least now it is not the turn of Mr. Xu who is not ranked among the top [-] in domestic entertainment~

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, after taking a nap, Xu Nian rushed to the old Baijing teahouse next door.

In the private room facing the street on the third floor, the aroma of tea is overflowing.

Li Cheng and another middle-aged man sat at the tea table separately, and the atmosphere seemed a bit quiet.

Seeing Xu Nian, Li Cheng got up and took a step forward, and greeted with a smile, "Here you are."

"Let me introduce you, the excellent director and screenwriter Zhuang Hui."

Seeing Zhuang Hui who had also got up and walked out of his seat, Xu Nian stretched out his hand: "Hi Director Zhuang, it's the first time we meet, please take care of me."

Zhuang Hui smiled and shook hands: "Mr. Xu is polite, please take care of Mr. Xu."

He didn't come to show off.

Even if there were various reasons why I didn't take out my notebook before, it doesn't mean that I still have to put on airs in the current situation.

After exchanging pleasantries, the three sat down again.

Li Cheng first poured a cup of tea for Xu Nian, and then said bluntly, "Director Zhuang has a good book in his hand. He has carefully polished it for a long time, and he is hiding it and is reluctant to take it out."

"It is also difficult to find a suitable actor to fully interpret the role and take into account commercial benefits. It is very distressing."

"I just came back to China a few days ago and I found him. After reading the book, I saw that it was written like a horse, and he treated it like a treasure. He just used his name as a screenwriter and simply made some minor repairs."

"I can barely watch it now, so I would like to ask the second uncle to hold your eyes, see if it suits your appetite, and play a role."

As soon as Li Cheng finished speaking, Zhuang Hui quickly took over the conversation from the side, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, don't listen to his one-sided words, and cause misunderstandings."

"I did decline Tianyue's approach to me. It has something to do with this book, but I have no doubts about Mr. Xu's acting ability!"

"Of course, it is undeniable that I really look forward to winning another best screenplay and even a director award with this book."

For this, Li Cheng snorted: "Listen to him, his director level is only half-baked, not as good as Xiao Tian."

"I haven't experienced your super realistic and immersive performance on the set, and I can't tell the level of your acting ability at all."

"For the outside world to fully recognize your performance, you also need to interpret different roles of a certain magnitude to create contrast."

Although Li Cheng didn't give any face to him, Zhuang Hui not only didn't refute, but also talked a little bit.

His directing ability is indeed not strong, and his vision for discerning actors' performance ability is indeed poor.

Facts need to be acknowledged in order to progress.

It has nothing to do with Zhuang Hui's reputation in the circle, network resources and other aspects being far inferior to Li Cheng.

It also has nothing to do with the fact that a movie he just directed hit the street, causing Li Chengla's management to lose money.

It is purely because Zhuang Hui is self-aware, good at facing up to his personal shortcomings, and good at improving.

After listening for a long time, Xu Nian finished his cup of tea, and finally had a chance to ask, "Why don't you two show me the book?"

Li Cheng: "..."

Zhuang Hui: "..."

grass!Said half-day 'dinner' was not served.

Zhuang Hui took out a paper outline of the script from his briefcase, and took out a tablet.

He said that he was not used to seeing the paper version and the electronic version. He also said that it was Li Cheng's suggestion that only the main outline of the script was arranged.

In short, the preparation can be said to be quite sufficient.

Obviously, Xu Nian got up in a perfect posture today, and Goddess of Luck took great care of him.

Xu Nian took over the paper version of the document, and also took over the tablet, corresponding to a more comprehensive look~

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Xu Nian flipped through the script outline.

Li Cheng and Zhuang Hui lowered their heads to drink tea.

The atmosphere in the tea room became quiet again.

None of the three present lacked patience.

But... soon Xu Nian broke the silence, raising his voice a fifth degree: "Are you sure I can act in this play?"

"The difficulty of this play is really too high."

"It's a classic gangster movie, it's double undercover, and it's double life, it's just infernal, I..."

Zhuang Hui suddenly interrupted: "Huh? What did Teacher Xu just say? Infernal Affairs?"

Xu Nian was silent for a moment, and said calmly, "Isn't it the official translation of Abi Hell? I think the protagonist's 'fried' life in the script is no different from that of Hell."

At this moment, he has keenly realized that he and the people of Blue Star have slightly different cognitions on some things.

I also further realized that today’s film and television does not have the classic film “Infernal Affairs”.

He said why the synopsis of the script was so visual. Fortunately, he was always relatively reserved and would not say anything about plagiarism.

The content of the outline of the script is indeed very clear when described as Infernal Affairs.

Judging from the outline, the two protagonists both belong to the endless hell, there is no reincarnation, only eternal suffering.

As for the term Infernal Affairs, which comes from Buddhism, it is actually a bit complicated, and there are various transliterated versions of it.

Abi Road is also called Abi Hell, which is a transliteration name, and the translated name is Infernal Affairs or Infernal Hell.

It is the bottom of the eight hot hells in Buddhism.

However, if you just read Journey to the West, it is really not easy to understand these.

Because the description of the eighteen levels of hell is different...

Zhuang Hui didn't get too entangled in Xu Nian's explanation, but his thoughts were clearly beaming.

At the end, he slapped his thigh: "Wonderful! This description fits the theme perfectly!"

"I haven't mentioned it yet. You must star in this play, Teacher Xu!"

"No one can make such a full and appropriate description when seeing the outline of the script, and I don't think anyone can act this play better than Mr. Xu."

Li Cheng on the side nodded approvingly: "Indeed, it feels like the script has found its soul!"

Looking at Zhuang Hui, then at Li Cheng, Xu Nian put down his tablet and documents, and said helplessly, "Brother, have you missed the point?"

"What's the point?"

"The salary is easy to talk about!"

Xu Nian was even more speechless: "I mean, I can't act, this drama is too difficult!"

"I have thought about the difficulty of literary films, but I never thought it would be this difficult. No matter which protagonist, the interpretation of characters is very difficult..."

Zhuang Hui looked at Li Cheng as if asking for help.

Li Cheng's eyes signaled that he should be calm, and he said bluntly: "In this case, Director Zhuang and I will direct together, and we will get a guaranteed salary of 1 million."

Xu Nian: "..."

He just looked at Li Cheng quietly like that, and suddenly he couldn't say the words of refusal.

Li Cheng really knows how to negotiate!
Immediately, Li Cheng added another sentence: "According to the box office share, I will give you 10%. If the total remuneration is less than 1 million, I will take care of it."

Then he added: "This time Director Zhuang and I will invest in the filming ourselves, and Tianyue behind you will be allowed to invest at most 10%."

The final blow is sure to kill: "Add 1% copyright operation share!"

Xu Nian: "..."

He stood up and stretched out his hands, holding Li Cheng and Zhuang Hui respectively, nodding, smiling and looking around: "Then we will have a happy cooperation."

So Li Cheng raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

Zhuang Hui was also unambiguous: "Happy cooperation, happy cooperation."

Later, Xu Nian sat down again and briefly talked about his thoughts: "This play is difficult, should it be more detailed?"

Li Cheng smiled and said bluntly: "Don't forget that we are all directors of literary and artistic films. This film can be finished in 30 days at most."

"If there is any problem, there are plenty of opportunities to communicate on the spot."

Xu Nian smacked: "Alright, then I'll think about which role to play."

Li Cheng is more active than Xu Nian: "What else do you think, I have already changed the name of one of the characters to 'Xu Yongren'."

Xu Nian: "..."

Xu's series belongs to yes.

On the contrary, he doesn't really doubt the filming cycle. The genuine Infernal Affairs on Earth only took 20 days to finish filming.

This film mainly expresses the relationship between people, there are no special effects shots, the main reason is that the performance is relatively difficult.

.........

After Xu Nian left the tea room first, Zhuang Hui sat with Li Chengduo for a while.

As if knowing that Zhuang Hui was worried and uneasy, Li Cheng explained slowly: "You don't know much about Xu Nian."

"If he can understand the character at a glance, his performance will be more real and realistic."

"Let's put it this way, the reality is more exaggerated than the online rumors. He is the first assistant director on the set."

"He especially didn't like to add drama to himself, so he gave all the classic scene designs to others."

"Brother Shu is so successful in playing the role of wretched. At least one-third of the credit must go to Xu Nian."

After Zhuang Hui finished listening, he was silent for a moment, and then beeped: "Why don't you say so early, I think you are deliberately messing with it!"

Li Cheng smiled triumphantly: "Hey, that's right, buddy saw the world in New York, sooner or later he will be famous in film history!"

"The dream is so big, be careful to fall to your death." Zhuang Hui snorted.

But he could see that Li Cheng was indeed more confident and ambitious than before.

These are not ordinary ambitions, but ambitions!

There is quite a posture of holding Xu Nian in my hand and conquering the world.

Li couldn't help but think about the future. The breeze was blowing, and directors from all over the world were lining up in front of him, begging him for advice.

Then he sighed a long time, saying that everyone is too persistent and has no chance to see the Dao...

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At 7 o'clock in the evening, accompanied by Meng Chao, Xu Nian rushed to the Tang Detective 2 finale banquet.

Because Detective Tang 2 was mainly shot in New York, with almost only 4 or [-] main staff members, and it only took more than [-] days of filming in China, so all the actors except foreign actors were present.

But... not many people.

Therefore, Li Cheng specially invited the invited media to sit together, and this filled the hall.

Director Li was late many times in New York, and every night he would be fined if he arrived at the set after Mr. Xu.

Right now, it has become a wrap-up benefit for the staff, and it can also cover the transportation expenses of the media reporters by the way.

It is not difficult to see what a huge sum of money this must be.

So... the audience is thanking Master Xu.

"Thank you Mr. Xu for supervising the check-in order on the set."

"Yes, yes, thank you Teacher Xu for helping us benefit."

"..."

At this moment, Li Cheng finally discovered a big secret. It turned out that he was the wronged one.

The money was taken out of his pocket, so why is it all on Xu Nian's head?
These people simply have no basic ability to discern!

Insufficient!

Especially the executive director who had the happiest smile, actually wanted to overthrow the seal of heaven?
Still want to usurp the throne?

wait!

After eating and drinking for more than half an hour, Li Cheng waved his hand, and the scene directly turned into a small media conference.

"I would like to ask friends from the media to help us promote Tang Detective 2."

As soon as these words came out, the media reporters present immediately expressed their views with a smile:
"Director Li is too polite."

"Then we're welcome."

There is almost no distinction between front and rear feet.

They have been patient for a long time, just now they were giving out red envelopes and talking and laughing at Yanyan, so they held back and didn't take pictures.

Now it can finally be started~

The media that can be invited here have a sense of proportion, and they will not make troubles for the purpose of grabbing material on this occasion.

They can tell whether to eat a good meal or to eat every meal.

After all, if you do it once, you will never have the opportunity to engage in related industries in your life.

: "Regarding Tang Detective 2, we learned that the shooting cycle is very short, and almost all of them are one-off. Will the quality not be guaranteed?"

Li Cheng: "Of course not. One fault is because the performances of the actors are outstanding, such as Teacher Xu."

: "Director Li means that Brother Shu and Teacher Yang Xiao can't perform well?"

Li Cheng: "If you insist on thinking so, I won't refute it, so just treat me as a non-staff fan."

Suddenly someone shouted: "Teacher Xu, don't be fooled! Director Li is obviously Nian Hei pretending to be a Nian fan!"

Xu Nian smiled: "It's okay. Compared to this, I regret that Director Li was not bullied online a few days ago."

: "..."

Media reporters asked many tricky and hot questions.

Including everyone present.

None of Lin Shu, Yang Xiao, and Huang Zhongqiang escaped.

It also includes Xu Nian's fourth rumored girlfriend, Shao Manning, whose direct cue was also present.

But not overly sharp.

Point to end.

In the end, finally, some media reporters couldn't help mentioning the trendy brand 'X'.

: "Ms. Xu suddenly opened an original trendy brand 'X' during her stay in New York, which means that it is not defined. Although it is sold in China, the sales strategy still has a tendency to be limited to the North American region. Recently, it has been reported on North American social media that new products may be launched. ..."

Xu Nian was actually not surprised that he would face this problem, and he didn't talk too much, saying bluntly: "Personally, I don't want to be paid too much attention to this aspect for the time being."

"But I can tell you that 'X' is positioned as more than just a trendy brand. You will be informed of the relevant news in due course."

In this regard, the reporters present certainly know what to do, and they will cut out some of the reports, leaving only the last sentence...

(End of this chapter)