This director needs to apologize

Chapter 18: Selection of rival dramas

Cheng Yu felt that it was too difficult for him.

Facing Chen Yiming's endless talk, he only felt the fear of being dominated by his IQ.

This reminded him of the group interview he had with the great literary film director Wang Jiawei. At that time, he was a newcomer to the industry and huddled behind his teacher to take notes.

He listened in bewilderment as Wang Jiawei sat in the middle and talked eloquently, talking about images, symbols, techniques, and expressions.

He could identify every word that Director Wang said, but he couldn't understand the meaning when they were put together. He had obviously seen the movie.

In the end, he completely gave up trying to understand and just kept recording.

At that time, he was just glad that he was not required to write the manuscript.

Because after the interview, he unbelievingly found the disc to review the masterpiece, trying to get closer to the realm of the master.

As a result, he found that he couldn't even understand the movie this time.

Now Chen Yiming reminded him of that painful memory again.

That was a spiritual baptism that almost destroyed his professional belief. Who knows how he survived those years!

Director Wang prefers neutral images at most, and likes to photograph handsome men softly and beautiful women strong.

Director Chen actually wants to discover the glory of motherhood in an actor!
Is he really here to interview for a tribute film?

Artists are terrible!
Cheng Yu had to interrupt Chen Yiming. He couldn't listen to the demonic voice anymore. He had just passed the intermediate professional title and didn't want to change his career.

"Director Chen, so to speak, "Holiday in the Magic City" is a romantic literary film? I think it may have relatively high requirements for the audience's appreciation level. What kind of box office expectations do you have for it?"

Cheng Yu decided to slow down the pace of the interview and talk about some down-to-earth topics.

Chen Yiming actually couldn't make it up anymore. He was talking so much that he almost couldn't remember what he said before.

Finally, there was a new topic to continue talking about (BIAN), and he started talking about it.

"This movie does not have any viewing threshold. Even though we use a lot of English original sounds, the plot is easy to understand."

"To sum it up in one sentence, it is a story about a child who occasionally acts willfully. Who has never been willful when growing up? Everyone can find their own shadow in the movie."

"As for the box office, I haven't thought about it that much yet. My task is to film the story as well as I can, and leave the rest to the market and the audience."

Cheng Yu was not satisfied with Chen Yiming's words and began to actively create anxiety.

"Director Chen, as far as I know, due to the strong performance of "Three Kingdoms - Guandu", several blockbusters have already adjusted their schedules to the end of the year. This year's Lunar New Year movies will most likely be moved forward to mid-November. What do you think about this? ?”

"Really! What about?"

"Chinese-language films include "Martial Arts", "The Dragon Disarms", and "September Siege", and Hollywood blockbusters include "Force 4", "Mission: Impossible 3", and "Dr. Q - Dark Sun""

"The name doesn't sound like it's about romance, so I don't think it will have much impact."

"Of course there are romance movies too. Gong Rui, the treasure of the imperial circle, wrote, directed and acted, and was produced by Wang Yibai, one of the two kings. The popular TV series movie of the same name "Love to Death" has been promoted for more than half a year, because "Guandu" Skipping the Chinese Valentine’s Day period, we directly booked it for Double 11.”

Chen Yiming was speechless. Can we have a good chat for a while?
Facing such an opponent, if you talk back and have confidence in the box office, won't you be ridiculed as mentally retarded?

Compared with actors, compared with IP, compared with investment, which one can compare?
He could only make a few nonsense remarks, and use the excuse that the crew was starting work to deal with reporter Cheng Da away first.

While walking to the set, I was thinking wildly.

Cheng Yu's message woke up Chen Yiming, who had been immersed in filming.

These days, who dares to guarantee that a good movie will have a good box office?
Bad movies dominate good time slots and still do well at the box office, such as the emotional "Mermaid".

If a good movie is chosen at the wrong time and the box office fails to meet expectations, it is already luck, and it is normal to lose all your money.

For a theatrical movie, the importance of selecting a release date is second only to choosing a good name.

Think about "Let the Bullets Fly" in the previous life. It was preceded by "The Orphan of Zhao" and "If You Are the One 2", and they used the same male protagonist. It was really a fight between left and right.

After finally breaking through the siege, it was unfortunate that it bumped into the number one movie in film history, "Avatar."

In this way, "Let the Bullets Fly" can still top 10 billion in box office. It cannot but be said that the quality is excellent.

But comparing it to last year's box office champion, the low-budget comedy "囧" which easily won 12 billion in box office, isn't Jiang Wen worried?

Speaking of which, Bald Xu was able to make "Thailand" because he also learned a lesson.

He starred in "The Journey", which is obviously about the Spring Festival travel season, but it was chosen to be released in June. He was the last contestant who chose the wrong time.According to his own words, it was obviously a movie with a box office of over 6 million, but in the end, it took more than half of it.

The more Chen Yiming thinks about it, the more trouble he gets. The trouble now is that the schedule can no longer be changed!

Whose exposition gift film was delayed until the opening of the expo? Even if it just shows a sheep's head, the butcher shop owner's mood must be taken into consideration.

……

Back on the set, Chen Yiming forced his energy back to filming. Completing the movie is now his top priority.

However, he also secretly reminded himself that he would call Da Zhuang when he got back tonight and quickly collect information on his opponents at the same time.

After all, the enemy is clear and we are hidden, and lack of reputation can sometimes be turned into an advantage.

Today's last scene was shot very smoothly. Both the chamberlain and the female official were veterans of stage dramas. Even though there was not much room for performance, they still managed to hold the two characters firmly.

At this point, Lily has completed most of the scenes in "Holiday in the Magic City", except for the last boat ride scene.

Chen Yiming gave her a week off. The girl has been in the magic city for more than half a month, and things are going serious over there in Nuts.

In the following days, Gu Yuehe finally got the treatment of a leading actor, and the crew completely revolved around him.

It's just that the lens is rather fragmented, with a hammer here and a stick here and there, and the top and bottom are not close to each other.

This kind of filming has relatively high requirements for actors. In one scene, they are still gentlemen, but in the next scene they become gangsters.

Fortunately, Lao Gu is a veteran on the set, and has long been accustomed to all kinds of money-saving and showy operations, and his mood switching is seamless.

During the break between adjustments behind the scenes, Xiangrui lamented to Chen Yiming that she had really underestimated Gu Yuehe's acting skills before. Who said idol dramas can't produce good actors?

Chen Yiming naturally said all kinds of things, and he must support the male lead he chose.

However, in his mind, he still felt that Gu Yuehe, who was in the same frame as Lily, was more attractive and eye-catching.

There are actually two types of so-called rivalry.

The conventional one is for the co-actors to compete with each other to make their characters more eye-catching. This can be called a competitive rivalry scene.

High emotional intelligence means stimulating each other. To put it bluntly, it means suppressing each other.

Under the stimulation of being suppressed, actors can often perform beyond their capabilities.

But no matter what, there are always ups and downs in acting skills, and the result of competition with each other will always end with one party being suppressed.

For the sake of the final effect of the movie, the director often chooses the best performance of the one being suppressed and cuts it into the final film.

This is the basis for the popularity of the "playful bones + fresh meat" model. If you are always led by a master to act, there will always be times when your acting skills explode.

The second type of rivalry is about mutual achievement and mutual support. It can be called a complementary rivalry.

This is something you can only meet but cannot ask for. It all depends on whether the actor's temperament matches the scene and the plot.

"Drama + drama" often fails to achieve this effect. "Drama + cuteness" can occasionally work, but "cuteness + cuteness" is more likely.

Because temperament is a thing, the older you are, the more complex and diverse it is, while newbies often enter the industry with a distinct single trait. At this time, the personality is more prominent, and it is relatively easier to create chemical reactions.

This is also one of the reasons why many great directors like to use newcomers.

If you remove the emotional filter, then the original "Roman Holiday" belongs to the first type of rivalry drama, and it is the one that Parker actively seeks pressure from.

In order to take care of Hepburn's new kid, Parker sacrificed a lot, so that by the end of the performance, he almost became an old father.

In his opinion, Chen Yiming's "Holiday in the Magic City" is very promising to become the second type of antagonist.

Lily is of course a newbie, and Gu Yuehe can hardly be called a veteran.

When filming first started, Lao Gu could still rely on his on-set experience to "lead" Lily, but after a few days he couldn't lead her anymore.

After all, this is a female-led movie, and the character of the princess is naturally more likable than the reporter.

As Lily gets better, Gu Yuehe's stylized performance becomes increasingly difficult to handle, and her hidden personality is naturally exposed.

Two instinct-driven protagonists with matching temperaments, it couldn’t be better!
The evidence is that when Guyuehe and Lily are no longer in the same frame, the traces of stylization are revealed, and the quality of the characters instantly drops by a notch.

The charm of God Pike is still the same when he is alone, which is in sharp contrast.

(End of this chapter)