The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 440 Who is the Director?

"Teacher Ni, Teacher Lu."

While Lu Yuan and Ni Dahong were on their way to the god worship ceremony, Xu Jizhou trotted over from the scene.

Lu Yuan smiled and joked: "Director Xu, are you here specially to greet us two?"

"There's something I need to tell you in advance."

Xu Jizhou took a step closer and whispered: "The script readings over the past few days are generally good, but I feel that some actors are not convinced yet. The crew is about to start filming. Why don't you go up and say a few words later to call everyone?" Cheer up?"

Lu Yuan waved his hand with a hesitant expression: "It's not appropriate for me to do this. It should be you and Producer Luo."

The Lantern Festival has just passed, the feeling of the New Year has not dissipated, and everyone’s thoughts have not been completely separated. It is understandable that there is nothing we can do about it.

However, as the male lead, doing the work of director and producer seems a bit overstepping.

"Don't, Lao Luo and I have no objection." Xu Jizhou was confused, obviously knowing what he was thinking.

He put his arm around this guy's shoulders and said, "I discussed it with him just now, and we both think it will be better if you tell me. You have to support the show, so don't be modest."

Ni Dahong also joined in the fun, and Lu Yuan agreed after careful consideration.

When a good and auspicious moment arrives, the salute is deafening.

Afterwards, everyone from the management to the main creators to every staff member on site stepped forward to offer incense.

During the break between handing out red envelopes, Xu Jizhou and Luo Liping came on stage to give brief blessings.

At the end, Luo Liping changed the topic: "Next, I would like to invite our leading male lead, Teacher Lu Yuanlu, to come and say a few words to everyone."

Lu Yuan walked out of the crowd with a smile, holding a red envelope, clasping his fists, and said: "Today the crew officially started work. I would like to wish everyone a happy old age. I wish everyone a prosperous future and great fame in the new year."

"Hahaha."

"Bah bang bang." Everyone below was smiling.

For most people, acting is just a way to make a living. As for artistic pursuits, go to hell and love whoever you want.

After a pause in applause, Lu Yuan continued: "After three days of reading the script, everyone's hard work has been seen by the director and producers. I know that there is a common question in everyone's mind, that is, the broadcast of "No." After it comes out, will it be popular?”

He looked around and asked everyone: "Do you think "No." will be rated by Changhong?"

The people below immediately responded in unison: "Yes!"

"I think so."

He nodded heavily and said with a smile: "However, what I want to say is that before many actors cooperated with me, they might not receive a few good dramas a year, but after cooperation, the scripts are spoiled for choice. , and the remuneration has also increased dozens of times.”

Seeing some people's eyes widening, he asked: "Of course, there are some people who have a lot of roles but are not popular. Do you know why?"

No one answered, so he continued talking to himself.

"The reason is actually very simple. It is a matter of attitude and investment. I know that many people regard filming as an ordinary job and a means of making a living. It is natural to work and get paid. No one can make mistakes."

"The market has been on the rise this year, and actors' salaries have skyrocketed. I wonder if you have ever thought about why, under such circumstances, some people can only get tens of thousands of yuan, while others can get millions or even thousands." The salary of 10,000 yuan is all for acting, and the market is becoming more and more prosperous, why not strive to earn more?”

"I know, there must be people saying in their hearts that I may not be able to earn so much despite all my efforts. When the movie is aired, the audience will only see the lead actor and only You Luyuan."

"Hahaha." The people below laughed again, but the voice was not as loud as last time. Most of them thought that what they said was correct.

Lu Yuan shook his head: "If you really think so, it's a big mistake."

"First of all, our play is actually a group play. During the past few days of reading, everyone should know that the characters written by Director Xu and Bian Feng have distinctive personalities and full-bodied characters."

"Actually, my role is not as big as the media boasts, and it is as big as you think. At best, Mr. Lu only attracts the audience to watch this drama. As for whether I can retain them, it depends on the plot. When everyone adds fuel, the flames will rise. It depends on Everyone’s effort.”

"I can't guarantee that anyone will become famous after this drama is broadcast. But what I am sure of is that if you have no intention and investment during the filming, then even if the drama becomes popular, you will definitely It won’t be popular. You will definitely not have the chance to earn millions or even tens of millions of dollars!”

"Even if there are not many scenes, the audience can see it if they are careful. "Insidious" has been replayed dozens of times, and fugitives can be found. I hope everyone can devote themselves wholeheartedly to this film in the next few months. The drama is currently being filmed. After the drama is aired, the drama will be offered and the salary will start in the millions, marking the peak of his acting career."

"well said!"

As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, Xu Jizhou and Luo Liping immediately took the lead in applauding, and the actors below were also excited.

The smell of chicken soup filled the set for a while.

"Clap clap clap."

"Okay, then I'll announce it." Xu Jizhou waved.

""Eternal Number" is officially launched!"

"No." is a war movie with a lot of imagination.

Compared with many anti-Japanese-themed works such as "Bright Sword" and "Snow Leopard", it looks particularly coquettish.

War should be serious and cruel, but in this drama, the lines are humorous, there are frequent laughs, and there are quite a lot of unexpected baggage and comedy plots.

The team members in the play speak local dialects, down-to-earth grassroots lines, and have a distinctive style.

And those nonsensical fragments, although confusing at first glance, Xu Jizhou can always round them out cleverly.

There was such a section in which the Japanese army seized a marching pot from the Eighth Route Army during the raid, which was the only gain from the raid.

The military officer Temple Yong reported to the division commander Yamashita Fengwu, but unexpectedly it triggered a major adjustment in the deployment of the entire Japanese army in North China.

It turns out that in the Japanese army's code book, the marching pot represents the division commander.

A major military change caused by a marching pot shook the entire North China.

While reading the script, everyone wondered if this hilarious plot was just made up by the director.

Xu Jizhou gave an explanation, saying that it happened in history.

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Special Forces made a joke that bicycles represented generals when sending telegrams.

In Xu Jizhou's words, all art comes from life.

On the set, Lu Yuan was dressed in rags, sitting on a prop trolley, and patted the dust on his face with dirty hands.

"hetui~"

The character of Li Dakeng is smooth-tongued and full of bad intentions.

He led the comrades who were deceived by him to form a county brigade without a formal organizational number, deceived the puppet troops, played tricks on the Japanese, and eventually grew into a grassroots hero during the Anti-Japanese War.

He is a small person, but he is unequivocal when it comes to fighting. He has a good brain and dares to think and fight.

In order to restore this historical background more truly, it shows the harsh environment and harsh living conditions at that time.

The makeup artist of the crew carefully prepared and specially designed a dirty look for him.

Bearded, gray-faced, dressed in rags, he looked slovenly.

Lu Yuan estimated that when the show starts airing, he will probably lose a lot of female fans who came for his looks.

Next to him was Wang Lei, dressed in a brown military uniform, which looked neat and tidy compared to him.

At this moment, he stared straight at the set and said with a smile: "Don't talk about your skills, college students are really useful."

Calling each other by the names in the script was a request made by Lu Yuan while reading the script.

He found that, in addition to the several leading actors, the colleagues Xu Jizhou found were not well-known, but their personalities fit the roles quite well.

It seems that Xu Jizhou had already carefully considered which actors to choose during the process of writing the script.

Wang Lei is a drama actor from Renyi. He was born in the 1980s and plays the second male lead Chen Feng in the play.

He is still a little arrogant. After all, he was admitted to the Chinese Theater Academy in 00, ranked first in his majors every year, and was admitted to the People's Art Theater right after graduation. He can be called the proud man of heaven. As we all know, Humanities and Arts is a place where veteran actors gather together, and there are a lot of great actors.

Pu Cunxi, Liang Guanhua, Feng Yuanzheng, He Bing.
Under the influence of so many masters, Wang Lei's vision naturally broadened, and he always felt that people outside were just rubbish.

Unexpectedly, on the day of the reading, Lu Yuan gave him a warning.

Then, he happily gave in.

Lu Yuan shaved off the dirt between his nails, looked up at the set, and explained: "Why don't you believe it? I was really just talking casually."

"Haha." Wang Lei didn't believe it.

"No." has many spoken-word scenes involving Japanese soldiers. Actors are scarce in the area of ​​Woniushan, and professional actors are even more difficult to find. They also need to be able to speak Japanese, which made Xu Jizhou very worried.

Later, Lu Yuan suggested that he simply find a college student to match his major.

Well, he was immersed in the state of Li's ability at that time, and he had a lot of bad ideas and all kinds of weird ideas.

I answered it subconsciously, it was really just random talk.

The original saying is, since the extras can't speak Japanese well, then look for college students, who are obedient, flexible, and cheap.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jizhou took it seriously and immediately asked deputy director Wang Wentao to contact a nearby university.

Even Lu Yuan couldn't stop him.

But the results were unexpectedly good. Although these students were curious and had clear eyes, they were obedient and did whatever they were told. It didn't matter if they had money or not, as long as they took care of the food.

He has excellent professional skills. He can speak two sentences in Japanese when he opens his mouth. He is even better than the colonel.

The two of them were chatting happily, but in the venue, Xu Jizhou was a little frowning.

"No." is a gift film that must be broadcast this year.

It took three days to organize the actors to read the script, leaving the crew with a very tight time.

He is a director who works slowly and carefully. For every scene, he usually has to shoot two or three scenes.

Let the actors perform independently within a certain framework and choose the one that they think is most suitable.

Let’s break down the directors who have collaborated with Lu Yuan.

"Latent" made Jiang Wei a first-line director, and "Borrowing a Gun", which will premiere in March, has a huge fanfare.

There are also Liu Jiang, the director of "Before Dawn", Chen Haowei of "Snow Leopard", and Teng Huatao, the director of "Dwelling" and "Love Is Not Blind".

These directors are all very popular now, and the management pays them money to make movies.

Although Xu Jizhou has gained some fame with "Killing the Tiger's Mouth", he is known as a genius director.

But there is still a long distance between him and the top leaders.

Therefore, when he could cooperate with Lu Yuan this time, he also hoped to use the other party's appeal to make a breakthrough.

When he signed a contract with Lu Yuan last year, he had already thought clearly about it.

When the crew officially starts filming, they must try their best to pursue the quality of the picture. They must not be afraid of spending time, but must work slowly and show off the energy of making a movie.

But God is not as good as man. The script has been changed again and again, and the start date has been delayed again and again. Now there is not much time left for him.

This kind of racing against time is in serious conflict with his shooting style.

He was very tired from filming, and the worst part was that the actor dropped the ball.

"From today onwards, my family is gone."

Li Jian stood in front of an earthen wall with blood written on it. He stood upright, turned around slowly, faced everyone, and said firmly: "If you want to follow me in the future, leave your name here and let the little devil know. It’s the man.”

"Card!"

"Li Jian, you are too tough, don't act like a mountain king."

Li Jian looked at him in confusion and said: "Director, Sun Chenghai's current mental state is that he plans to go up the mountain and become a bandit!"

"Yes, but before he decided to become a bandit, he was a dutiful farmer, reckless and simple. Your transformation is too fast. You need to go through a process and be gentler."

Li Jian frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "I'll do it again."

"From today onwards, my family is gone."

"Card."

"No, it still doesn't feel right. Try it again."

Lu Yuan looked at all this and knew in his heart that Li Jian's starting point was right.

According to the plot, Li Da was able to smash the Japanese army's conspiracy to attack our base area.

How could the frantic Japanese army give up and raided Sun Chenghai's village. Sun Chenghai vowed to avenge his family and villagers.

Li Jian wanted to perform the layered transformation of the character's mentality.

But as Xu Jizhou said, his change was too fast.

He not only wanted to retain Sun Chenghai's characteristics as a farmer, but also wanted to show the heroic spirit of a reckless hero.

As a result, he trapped himself in the character's dual identity and was in a dilemma.

It's a thankless effort if you don't reach both ends.

In the field, Li Jian repeated it over and over again.

Wang Lei asked sideways: "Did you see what happened?"

"We're competing." Lu Yuan said casually. He had had this experience before.

"Competing with the characters?"

Lu Yuan nodded and shouted into the field.

"Old Sun, don't always think about competing with the character. If you insist on shaping this character into a hero from the beginning, then Sun Chenghai will lose a lot of humanity invisibly, and the audience will not be able to see the growth of the character. If it doesn’t feel real enough, the character is finished.”

Li Jian blinked. He had been thinking about how to act both heroic and simple as a farmer, so he didn't hear it clearly.

"What did you say?"

"Don't think too much, just act in the image of a farmer. Don't always think about playing a hero. That would be unnatural." Lu Fangsheng on the other side explained loudly.

Xu Jizhou stared at Lu Yuan and opened his mouth.

Of course, he didn't want Li Jian to play a simple farmer, but wanted him to play a farmer with unique skills and heroic spirit.

But he thought about it and didn't say anything to stop it.

Here, Li Jian picked up the broken soil on the ground and slowly crushed it in his hands. His shoulders sank slightly, and his back was no longer as straight as before.

Seeing this, Xu Jizhou was stunned for a moment.

It does seem to be that interesting.

He looked at Lu Yuan who was sitting on the cart, and muttered to himself that he had spent so much time instructing Li Jian, but nothing he said was as effective as this guy's.

Who is the director?

(End of this chapter)