This director needs to apologize

Chapter 276 Have a good meal

Discussions on new scripts are held steadily once a week. The script written by Lee Joon, who was at odds with each other after repeated interruptions, was the first to be eliminated.

In response to a certain famous saying, after Wang Laoji and Jiaduobao got out of their minds, He Qizheng was completely cool.

During the discussion, Wang Wei and Tian Li showed sharp enterprising spirit and insisted on arguing for their respective scripts. As a result, Li Zhun, who "learned from everyone's strengths", became cannon fodder in the debate.

As a director, Wang Wei must have this persistence even if it is purely out of consideration for living up to Chen Yiming's trust. As the old saying goes, one cannot stand firm without being ruthless.

Although Tian Li is the assistant director, he may not be able to compete for the lead screenwriter. Therefore, he made a very unconventional narrative treatment based on Chen Yiming's story framework. Put together with Wang Wei's script, he is definitely not born from a mother. .

For him, it doesn't matter if he loses. The worst he can do is write and direct when he becomes a director.

This also reflects the different acting styles of the three assistant directors.

Wang Wei can and is willing to be a tool director, but when the opportunity comes, he is also willing to take the reins and fight for it.

Tian Li has a more scholarly temperament, arrogant and reserved, and is more inclined to the style of old-school Chinese directors.

Li Guanzhen is a perfect assistant director, humble and tolerant. If Chen Yiming had not taken action to "reinforce others", he would have had to wait until he was in his forties or fifties to have the confidence and resources to become a full-time director.

However, the trio was still able to maintain the trust of a united team, and Chen Yiming's willingness to settle for last place also made the three of them unwilling to fight too hard.

The ranking of screenwriters is Wang Wei, Tian Li, Li Zhun, and Chen Yiming, with Wang Wei narrowly retaining the honor of being ranked first.

In fact, Wang Wei's script is basically a flashback retelling of Chen Yiming's story. Most of the highlights added in the subsequent discussion are from Tian Li, and a few are from Li Zhun. Wang Wei's own contribution is mainly the seamless transplantation and integration of the entire story.

However, if we still play like this in 2012, it will appear to be a bit lacking in sincerity.

Although time and space have changed, the development level of movies has not lagged much behind. The current film industry is also facing the difficult dilemma of innovation.

"Hero" was released in 2002, which was at the beginning of the commercialization of Chinese films. Most of the audience's horizons were not widened, and imitations would not be criticized much.

For example, "Heroes" by the former master is a high imitation of "The Usual Suspects". The King of Qin and the Wuming Hall sit down to question and answer, Wuming recalls flashbacks, and the King of Qin interjects questions to alternately advance the plot and finally restore the truth of the incident.

The original version of "The Usual Suspects" was shot quite well, with typical investigative suspense techniques and typical flashbacks and interludes. It didn't seem outdated in the 1990s, but in the 2010s it seemed a bit outdated even in China.

Of course, Chen Yiming did not miss Bangkok when he traveled and inspected Chinatowns around the world. After the filming location was decided, the diamond case and gem case were changed into a gold jewelry robbery case.

Wang Wei knows very well that he is a new director who is just starting out, and the budget of the project itself is limited. With Chen Yiming's story as the backing, he is very confident to make a high-quality online genre film.

It is only one step away from breaking down the detailed storyboard.

As a result of the final three-person vote, Wang Wei's script naturally became the project candidate.

In terms of contribution to the world view of the entire series and the story framework of the entire script, Chen Yiming came up with it. Which of the three of them has the confidence to put their name first?

Under Chen Yiming's "prompt", the revised script roughly followed the narrative style of the original "The Usual Suspects", and the background of the story was set in Chinatown in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, which was the filming location of the previous "Detective Chinatown".

The narrative method of his script is more jumping and stream-of-consciousness, and at the same time, it greatly adds action elements.

With Chen Yiming holding the standard answers, the discussion meeting was very efficient in polishing the script. The content of the discussion was not limited to plot, characters and logic, but also went deep into the narrative method, art style and lens language.

If you push yourself too far and hope to be as famous as "1951" in film history, you are too ambitious.

Also with Chen Yiming's support, Tian Li didn't think so. On the contrary, he was more confident and daring to think and act.

Located in the old town in the west of Bangkok, it is the leading Chinatown in Southeast Asia. It has a history of more than 200 years. It is surrounded by three 3-kilometer-long streets and numerous alleys and is a commercially prosperous neighborhood with strong Chaoshan characteristics.

Obviously, Tian Li also knew that filming too avant-garde would drive away customers, so he tried to make up for it by adding more hot scenes.

The predecessors have exhausted all their skills and creativity, while the newcomers, without exception, can only reboot, remake, and refrigerate from time to time.

Because the most conspicuous signboard in Bangkok's Chinatown must belong to the various gold shops, which number more than a hundred, which can be regarded as a source of support.

Of course, this draft of the script has only passed the review of the producer Chen Yiming, and is far from being finalized.

Wang Wei first needs to complete the project plan according to the script and submit it to Bo Jue's project approval meeting for review.

The key to this step is to obtain the approval of Ms. Bao Nana, the head of the production department, and then assign a full-time producer to refine the production schedule together.

Since the film needs to be filmed overseas, the costs involved are highly uncertain. Wang Wei and the two assistant directors do not have the qualifications in this field. It is difficult to win the trust of external investors by estimating a figure by oneself. In addition, the casting of the three leading actors will also have a huge impact on the final budget and investor confidence. Naturally, all factors must be weighed, rather than Wang Wei having the final say alone.

After the casting and investment are confirmed, the script needs to be adjusted more or less accordingly.

Fortunately for investors, Chen Yiming and Ma Yunteng have enough confidence to withstand certain unreasonable demands.

The same cannot be said for the starring role. Since you invite others to take over the role, you must take into account their requirements.

Especially Duan Yining, a guy who has to smooth things over. If he can't act happily by himself, he can really make the whole crew unhappy. He has the ability to lead the director.

Even if Chen Yiming directs the film himself, he would not dare to say that Duan Yining will act according to the script, let alone the fledgling Wang Wei.

Bao Wendao is a character with rich layers and a lot of room for performance. The negative impact is that Duan Yining's interpretation of the character will inevitably diverge from the director and screenwriter.

After all, Lao Duan is not Kevin's clone. He must be persistent in his own acting style and acting skills. This is an essential quality for a good actor.

Bao Wendao is a character with rich layers and a lot of room for performance. The negative impact is that Duan Yining's interpretation of the character will inevitably diverge from the director and screenwriter.

The policeman who plays the opposite role is also highly exploitable. There is only a thin line between arrogance and stupidity. The actor who plays this role will definitely not be willing to act as a stepping stone for the old drama.

Similarly, is the former criminal police officer willing to bow out and leave?

Therefore, the script cannot be finalized now, there is still much work to be done!

Seeing his first dream of directing a barrel gradually becoming a reality, Wang Wei's motivation was at an all-time high and he quickly turned into a top.

His work attitude made the two reserves, Tian Li and Li Zhun, very active. They had already gone to Bangkok with Bojue's production team to see the scenery.

In mid-December, the title of "Mulan" still had not come down, but "Chinatown" has entered the substantive preparation stage.

Compared with "Love Letter", the project investors left Xiangrui's best friend Megan and came to Xinghuang Film and Television's Boss Yang, while Moying and Jindun continued to invest.

The project budget was slightly increased after consultation with Hou Peijuan, and was initially set at 5500 million.

Among them, Platinum Jue maintained the quota of 2000 million yuan for genre films, Boss Yang invested 1500 million yuan, and the remaining 2000 million yuan was divided between Moying and Golden Shield.

In terms of casting, Duan Yining has been considering the script for more than half a month, but has not yet received a reply. Wang Wei was so anxious that he called Chen Yiming one day, suggesting that the latter should press for questioning.

Chen Yiming was not in a hurry, because he knew Duan Yining very well. This guy obviously wanted to star in the role, otherwise he would have rejected it directly on the third day at the latest.

There has been no movement for half a month now. He must have some ideas for the script and is preparing to negotiate terms.

Lao Duan is known for his acting skills that dwarf his peers, but he has been unable to get promoted because he is stubborn about scripts and performances. He is too irritating and will definitely not be liked by others.

It is indeed understandable that Wang Wei is anxious, and since Bao Wenqing is still undecided, it is naturally difficult to move forward with the casting of the policeman and the former criminal policeman, because the temperament suitability must be considered.

Although Chen Yiming generously gave Wang Wei the casting rights, the latter did not act as soon as he had the power. Instead, he conservatively adopted the principle of gradual advancement and had no objection to Chen Yiming's recommendation of Duan Yining. .

Returning the favor, Chen Yiming simply remained silent and didn't even mention a word about the casting of other characters.

In fact, Chen Yiming no longer cares about "Chinatown". "Mulan" has been unable to win the Dragon Award. Da Zhuang is so anxious that he is harassing him in different ways every day.

This year's Lunar New Year is a rare good period in many years. Sun Wangquan, Wang Xiaogang, Chen Huaikai, and Jiang Huiwen all have no new films released.

There is only one Hollywood blockbuster, "Journey to the Center of the Earth 2". Just by looking at the title, you can tell that it is difficult to get over 2 million.

If "Mulan" misses the Lunar New Year schedule, it means that Chen Yiming has nothing to worry about, so a number of domestic films have explosively increased their schedules, and 12 domestic films have been squeezed in in December.

Obviously, everyone wants to have a good meal before "Mulan" is released.

"The Legend of the Palace" by literary director Wang Jiawei was the first to be released, and it took in 6500 million at the box office in the first week, breaking Wang Jiawei's personal record, and you can eat it all in one bite.

This has further intensified the enthusiasm for the Lunar New Year festival. Wu Lianjing's "Zodiac" and "Blood Drop" invested by Boss Yang are two of the most blockbuster movies.

At this time, in the corner of entertainment news, a piece of news was quietly released.

Famous actor Xu Feng's directorial debut, the self-written and directed comedy film "It's Not Easy", is scheduled to be released on Double 12.

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