I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 394 [Fierce Competition]

Compared to Lu Zhengyi, who easily accepted their relationship.

Zhang Xueming was more suspicious, but she did not show it too much in front of the two men. She only brought it up when Liang Le and the others left and she had some time alone.

"Xiao Le's girlfriend..."

She showed hesitation on her face. "The age gap is too big, it's still a big problem. And from what they said, they are considering getting married. It's too early."

"He's in his early twenties, and his girlfriend is in her thirties, so there's a ten-year age difference. You may not feel anything now, but when you compare thirty to forty, and forty to fifty, some problems will start to show up."

"Besides, Xiaole has just graduated. He doesn't need to think about this so quickly. He has only met a few people..."

People nowadays, if they pay attention to maintenance.

There is actually not much difference between people in their thirties and those in their twenties.

But when you reach your forties or fifties, there is definitely a big difference.

By then, Liang Le still looked like a big boy, but his girlfriend already had white hair, gained weight, and had a dark yellow complexion... If they went out, they would probably be mistaken for mother and son.

When there is too much talk, it will inevitably affect the relationship.

In addition, Zhang Xueming also felt that Liang Le was considering it too early.

He is only a few years old now, and a young man who has just graduated is considering getting married. He won't even have the chance to regret it in the future.

But his girlfriend is already in her thirties, and he can't not consider getting married.

These things, without any elders above, Liang Le considered them alone, which was a bit...

"Peace of mind."

In the bedroom, Lu Zhengyi was lying next to her, smiling and patting her hands, "Xiao Le is a more considerate child than you think. He knows his limits."

He is not the kind of child who grew up in a greenhouse. He suffered more in his childhood than many people suffer when they grow up.

With a father who is a Sanhe God, a mother who jumped off a building, and a grandmother who lies in bed, Liang Le was a broken man. It was definitely a devastating start for him. Although he had his own financial support later on, he had to live a cautious life overall.

At that time, Liang Le didn't know why he had to take care of him. He was very alert and didn't say that he was good to him, but he accepted it calmly.

He did not spend more than the money I gave him, nor did he dare to spend more.

It was later that the father of his Sanhe master came to him and forced him to start over. He was admitted to the hospital and he took care of the child for a while. Only then did he slowly let down his guard.

"You have been in contact with him quite a lot. Since you said that he knows his limits, I won't stop you." Zhang Xueming replied, "Originally, I wanted to find some time to talk to him alone."

Liang Le’s own elders are all gone, but at least they call her aunt.

Her husband has raised him since he was a child, so she must take care of him.

At least, she could share some of her experience in marriage, even if what she said might destroy their originally harmonious relationship.

But since her husband said so, she would not give up being the bad guy.

"But you just heard it, right? Rather than going to Wang Xiaoxu's studio, he would rather stay in the company and connect with the film and television crew."

Zhang Xueming mentioned his job again.

"That's only natural. Now that he knows about his mother's situation, he would definitely be more inclined to go in this direction."

"Besides, you are also in the business of acting and making movies. He admires you so much, he will definitely choose this side."

"Besides, he doesn't seem to play games."

She had expected this.

If what Lu Zhengyi had asked him to do was to help Wang Xiaoxu, Liang Le would definitely have done it.

But her husband said that she should let him choose for himself, and she knew the result from the beginning.

Taking all factors into consideration, it is impossible for Liang Le to go to Wang Xiaoxu's studio.

And even if it was the film and television crew, the one he would most likely choose would be...

"He will go to Project Team 2, which is headed by Chang, and will be responsible for connecting with Bai Wei."

Lu Zhengyi could probably guess what Liang Le was thinking while eating just now, "That's good. The people in the Mei Limao crew are all his mother's acquaintances. This is his first time taking on a project, so he can take on the work of acquaintances to make a transition and figure out the process first. Besides, Manager Chang is also a veteran employee of Guangying."

"I heard Bai Wei mention that the movie they are going to shoot soon is called..."

"Dead silence."

He recalled the script that he had moved over.

The film Dead Silence was once included in his plan to expand into the Western market.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Now that Lu Zhengyi has a family, he needs to share some of the family responsibilities and has to stop and rest for a while.

Unexpectedly, Bai Wei took over the baton.

“How was this movie?”

Talking about work, Zhang Xueming sat up from the bed and asked seriously, "I remember this script, it was you who put it into the script library, right?"

"I remember this movie was about a puppet killing people, right?"

"From the text description, it seems quite ordinary."

Many scripts have average written descriptions, and the actual filming effect depends on the director.

"It should be fine."

Lu Zhengyi grabbed a handful of food from the bedside table next to him, took his phone in his hand, and opened the chat box with Bai Wei. "The storyboard he made is quite mature. He has the basic qualities of a director."

"But after all, this is his first time directing independently, so it's definitely not that great. At least this storyboard didn't make me feel bright."

"But fortunately, he said he found a practitioner who is related to puppets, and he has already negotiated cooperation with him to assist in the filming and help promote the puppet theater. It can be regarded as a mutual achievement."

He paused, pulled Zhang Xueming who had sat up, and lay down again, "The movie Dead Silence is similar to movies like The Village Corpse and The Grudge."

"From the text description of the script, it's quite ordinary."

"It's not like some books involving suspense or crime, with all kinds of twists and turns and a tortuous story line. The director can see the excitement of the story from the text..."

No, the storyline of Dead Silence is very simple, revenge of vengeful ghosts, murders by puppets... From the plot point of view, it can be summarized in one page.

It's the kind of story that once you see the beginning, you know that the protagonist will be bullied by the vengeful ghosts again and again and will be tortured to death.

So it mainly depends on the storyboard.

Different directors have different habits.

Some people like to create storyboards in a comic-like format, using simple descriptions to show on paper how the characters, backgrounds, and dialogues should be presented under the camera.

This kind of storyboard is generally used by directors who are actors themselves.

They will arrange everything properly, and the actors only need to perform according to the "comic pictures" drawn in the storyboard. This is a test of the director's overall ability.

Some people like to use pure text, expressing the camera position, scene size, techniques, length, picture content, music...all in words, using simple words like "XXX looks at XX".

This kind of storyboard is quite challenging for the actors.

The director only gives the text, and how it is presented depends on how the actors themselves understand their own characters and the plot.

As for Lu Zhengyi's words, both are useful.

For actors he is not familiar with, he would draw storyboards in a comic style, but for familiar actors, such as Yu Wenxiu and Chang Zhengwei, he would directly give a sentence. The content that others understand and present themselves is definitely much better than that of him as a director.

"I learned it from Lao Zhang at first, and I watch videos myself occasionally."

He explained to his wife, "Bai Wei also learned from Lao Zhang, but it was more about theory. Lao Zhang didn't have that much energy to teach him in practice at that time. Later, he learned the practice from me."

"I taught him with a headset, and he executed on the spot. He handed me his homework every night and explained how the next day's scene would be presented."

"So his storyboards are more like mine and Lao Zhang's. It's a bit like the martial arts routines in martial arts novels. People can tell which school you belong to by looking at your movements."

Zhang Xueming lay in his arms, looking at his phone, "So, Bai Wei is indeed your successor? I thought you were more optimistic about Director Li."

"What heir?"

Lu Zhengyi replied helplessly, "Don't listen to what they say. There is no such thing as an heir."

"What I mean is that Director Li has more than ten years of experience as a director. Even if he later asked me for advice on shooting horror thrillers, it was just an extension of the original framework."

“I added some of my own ideas to my own understanding.”

He paused and said, "As for Bai Wei, his current framework was built by Lao Zhang and me, so when shooting, there will be more of my shadow."

"But after all, he is not me, so the effect of the photos cannot be the same as mine."

"Let him settle down. Bai Wei is still young after all, and he needs to settle down. We can only be regarded as mutually accomplished, whether it is Bai Wei or Director Li."

Li Chuanxin, he grows more through discussions.

As for Bai Wei, the person he formally became apprentice to was Zhang Yu, not him.

So there is no such thing as an heir.

……

……

Lu Zhengyi temporarily retired to take care of the children, but time did not stop.

Zhang Xueming is working hard on projects and improving performance so that others will not ignore her existence.

She wanted outsiders to know that she and her husband should have achieved success together, rather than just because one of them was lucky and had a connection.

Liang Le also officially left the campus as a member of society.

The first project he took over was Bai Wei's Dead Silence.

To be more precise, it should be said that the Mei Limao crew was dead silent.

There was no warm-up for the filming, nor was there any fanfare using Lu Zhengyi to promote the film. The Mei Limao crew prepared, started filming, and shot the film in a low-key manner in the United States.

They are all afraid that the publicity will be too excessive and the audience's expectations will be raised too high, and the resulting work will not satisfy the audience.

Director Bai Wei does not have full confidence.

The other people in the crew were also worried.

However, the Meilimao crew still took over some of Lu Zhengyi's resources. Many investors and theaters were willing to support the filming of this film in the United States because of the relationship with "The Cruise".

Without this relationship, it would be difficult for Bai Wei, a young director, to get ahead on his own.

Now their filming is all under the sign of "Meilimao Crew" instead of Bai Wei or any of the actors.

They don't have the confidence to take on the task individually, so they can only accomplish it with the strength of a team.

Compared with the Meilimao crew who continued Lu Zhengyi's original plan and continued to explore the Western market, Li Chuanxin chose the track within Dongzhou.

"Choosing the movie The Ring and having it primarily screened in Japan is definitely your best choice right now."

After all, the first answer Lu Zhengyi gave was Director Li, so Wang Yao finally chose Li Chuanxin's group, but he is no longer Team Leader Wang, Assistant Wang, or Secretary Wang.

He is now Manager Wang.

Lu Zhengyi has temporarily retired and is no longer needed to share some business activities, so his overseas assignment has ended. He has now been re-hired by Guangying as the project manager of a new project team of the Guangying Film and Television Department.

With this transfer, he not only gained work experience, but also had a completely different identity.

In the past, Wang Yao was just Zhang Xueming's deputy.

He still had to be cautious when doing things, after all, Zhang Xueming was a ruthless person. If he did something wrong, he would be merciless when it came to punishing him.

Even as a deputy, she was stricter with him than with other employees.

But now he is the deputy of Lu Zhengyi and Zhang Xueming. In the company, he dares to slam the table, not to mention executives of the same level, even those who are higher than him and hold the position of vice president.

at this time,

Guangying Group, Film and Television Department Project Group 6, Manager's Office,
Wang Yao was lying comfortably in his office chair. He had been out on field trips so many times that it was finally his turn to enjoy himself.

"But won't the influence that Director Lu left in China affect us?" Li Chuanxin said worriedly, "We'll have worked so hard on the film, but if we can't get on the show..."

"No no no."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Yao interrupted him, "He State is the main track, but the Southern Dynasty, Xiang State, Yue State... these countries will also be screened."

"If Heguo can't make it, we can temporarily switch to another country. The entertainment circles of Heguo and Southern Dynasty are basically the same in terms of traffic. Promoting here can also affect the other side, so we won't lose much."

"But there is a high probability that there will be no such opportunity. The entertainment company in the country welcomes us to come. I just revealed some information and they immediately planned to sign a contract..."

The country banned the Meilimao crew and Lu Zhengyi, but did not ban other crews from the Tang country.

Therefore, Wang Yao planned to arrange for Li Chuanxin to rush in and take in all the overflowing desires!
"You don't know much about the situation back then, but I was specifically responsible for this." Wang Yao stopped showing off his newly appointed attitude and explained, "At that time, both the entertainment companies there and the people in the country welcomed our film very much."

"You don't know how popular The Grudge was in Japan at the time. A bunch of people directly regarded it as a masterpiece. If the box office hadn't been cut temporarily, it would have directly topped the list. How much money would it have made!"

"The Japanese companies that cooperated with us at the time were all livid, but there was nothing they could do. It was an order directly issued by Kyoto Prefecture at the time. They were just businessmen. If they wanted to make money, they had to listen to... well, you know."

I don't know how big the market demand is there now.

If Li Chuanxin can shoot well and firmly take over the market in China, he will be able to leave Bai Wei's group far behind.

As for why he is in a hurry, it is because Lu Zhengyi has temporarily retired from the circle.

(End of this chapter)