This director needs to apologize

Chapter 286 Meng Lang is here
Chen Yiming did plan to invite Hang Xiaoming to play the role of a policeman at first. It had nothing to do with Xiaoming's popularity or celebrity status. It was simply because of his innate 50/50 characteristics.

When you are strong, you become strong, when you are weak, you become weak. When you play against a strong opponent, you don't fall behind. When you partner with a weakling, you don't steal the limelight. It highlights a Schrödinger-style acting skill.

For this reason, Chen Yiming did not hesitate to modify the details when telling the story, and greatly reduced the age of the police character.

In the original film "The Usual Suspects", the police officer responsible for questioning was suppressed by Kevin's boss and had no sense of existence. The overall drama was seriously imbalanced, turning the two-hero drama into a one-man show. The basis for the Oscar nomination for supporting actor became Pure tool man.

On the contrary, the former gangster policeman who was originally the third male lead suddenly emerged. He has a strong presence in the flashbacks and interludes, which captured the audience's attention.

There is no way, Uncle Kevin plays the role of a timid little follower in these two lines, and he can only stay dormant temporarily due to the plot.

Perhaps for this reason, during the awards season the following year, the film studio finally nominated Kevin for Best Supporting Actor, and the Best Actor was simply left vacant.

The policeman in the interrogation scene couldn't stand up, so the layering of Bao Wenwen's character couldn't be reflected. The flashbacks and interludes couldn't highlight the sense of contrast, and the fake dormancy naturally turned into real soy sauce.

From this perspective, Uncle Kevin was completely dragged down by his pig teammates.

Although Duan Yining has not seen the original film, he has indeed read the script thoroughly and knows the key points of this character.

Hou Yong is the most "approachable" among the three. He also worked with him in "1951". However, the scenes in that time were rarely just guest appearances. If he were to be the second male lead this time, he would definitely not be as good-tempered as before.

Facts have proved that Chen Yiming's caution was correct. Duan Yining thought for a moment and named three names. As expected, Hang Xiaoming was not among them.

"Old Duan, any of these three masters are real drama masters. Not only Wang Wei can't hold it down, but I can't either!

Good guy, Chen Yiming called him a good guy.

Are you training yourself or torturing me? "

With a straight face and lighting, he is quite sinister, but he is more like a gangster than a hot-shot police detective. What's even more terrible is that Brother Xiaoming pretends to be ruthless and cool, but he can't smile, and his success is broken when he smiles.

Moreover, Brother Xiaoming said that all beings are equal when it comes to acting, but that is only on the small screen. There is still a lack of masterpieces to prove himself on the big screen. Whether Lao Duan Biao can handle it when he plays, Chen Yiming is also murmuring in his heart. .

Although Chen Yiming likes Hang Xiaoming, his fit with the character is indeed lacking. He is too handsome and friendly in appearance, and it is difficult to convey the image of an unscrupulous policeman to the audience.

To put it bluntly, Bao Wendao's brain space cannot be created by himself alone. He also needs the foil of his opponent, the police.

Feng Yuanzheng, Hou Yong, Shen Ming.

Needless to say, Shen Ming, Taishan Beidou in the Chinese actor industry, has been busy with academic affairs and rarely comes out to act in recent years. His performances are only special performances to return favors, such as Yuan Shao in "Guandu".

The three candidates mentioned by Duan Yining have never been in Chen Yiming's consideration range. It's not that they are inappropriate, but that they cannot be used.

Looking at the confident Duan Yining, Chen Yiming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This makes you so big that you dare to greet anyone.

Therefore, Chen Yiming only recommended Duan Yining to Wang Wei, and no other characters expressed their opinions.

The police partner in the main plot must be sinister and cunning enough, at least on the third floor. In this way, standing on the fifth floor pretending to be the spy on the first floor can create the complexity of the character.

Feng Yuan is the pillar of human art, a master actor who can create a performance genre, and has many disciples and disciples in the circle. Direct him to perform? Chen Yiming said he was under a lot of pressure.

Without a meaningful smile, if you want to perform the confident feeling of "cat dropping mouse", you will lack a lot of means.

Chen Yiming could already imagine the excitement on the set. The two drama tyrants were tit for tat, and Wang Wei was standing next to him without even daring to breathe loudly.

director? What a fart!
Duan Yining was inspired to fight by Chen Yiming's look that looked like he was mentally retarded, "As long as you can invite me, I will definitely not be pressured by any of them, I promise.

Yiming, for the role of the police officer, you must choose someone with enough weight, otherwise the whole script will collapse. You are the screenwriter, you must know better than me. "Chen Yiming ignored Duan Yining's assurance and kept complaining to himself.

"It's useless for you to tell me this. It was agreed from the beginning that Wang Wei will direct the first part of the genre film. As the producer, I will only control the final editing stage. There will be no remote production on the set.

I'm not like Xu Quan, who sells the director's dog meat with the sheep's head of a producer. If I were to be your new wife, I definitely wouldn't like having two layers of mother-in-law on my head.

Lao Duan, the quality of the finished film is important, but the overall plan of Platinum Jue is equally important. We always have to train backup directors. How many projects can I handle by myself?

Otherwise, the male lead this time is only half counted, and I will tailor a script for you later, so that you can thoroughly enjoy the performance.

Just do me a favor and use your magical powers to help Bo Jue lead new people, okay? "

Chen Yiming bowed and spoke pitifully, and Duan Yining was speechless for a while.

He knows his own affairs well, and Duan Yining has long since taken the joke-like "favor" promised by Chen Yiming during the casting process for "1951" seriously.

Before the filming, he thought he was condescending. If it weren't for the one-shot stunt and the urging of the actor director, he would never have accepted the film.

However, the popularity and career success he experienced after the release, as well as the numerous film invitations, made it impossible for him to feel superior to Chen Yiming. He knew very well that he was the one who owed the favor.

It stands to reason that this time "The Usual Suspects" should be followed without hesitation, even though the director is not Chen Yiming but a newbie.

But this book really made him unable to put it down. He always wanted to strive for perfection and perfection, so that he could show off what he had learned and give a performance with the least regrets.

Many actors spend their entire lives unable to play a representative role. That is the greatest tragedy for a professional.

So Duan Yining said sincerely again, "Yiming, please think about it again. "The Usual Suspects" has the potential to be a classic in film history and should not be treated as an ordinary commercial film.

If the budget is limited, I can reduce the pay or star in it for zero pay. I can trust your red envelope. "

Duan Yining's words were quite emotional, and Chen Yiming also became embarrassed.

Every director wants to use good actors, but making a movie is a systematic project, and you can't just do whatever you want.

Investment determines the budget, and the budget stipulates the main creative. In Hollywood, the levels of projects beyond A, A, B, C, etc. are clearly defined. If you upgrade rashly, you will suffer.

Take "The Usual Suspects" as an example. The platter-style investment of 4000 million is the basic base. With Chen Yiming's current status, being a producer is a waste of popularity, and direct directing is never advisable.

Correspondingly, Lao Duan has a huge hit as a second-male lead actor, and next he will lead a medium-cost project, which is a steady progress, and he is very suitable in all aspects.

It would be inappropriate to choose veteran actors like Shen Ming or Feng Yuanzheng as the second male lead.

From a commercial perspective, it's actually not a big problem. After all, a veteran can't handle the box office, so playing the second male lead is not an overstep.

The key is that the director cannot control the scene, and the set will explode if he is not careful. What new directors fear most is the negative side of actors acting like celebrities. If it is exposed, their authority will be lost, and there will be no way to refute rumors.

Platinum Jue's genre film plan is, to put it bluntly, a long-term project to promote young directors with low-risk projects. If the debut film falls into the scandal of being "played" before it has been screened by Wang Wei, it is tantamount to using the Mariana Trench as a starting point to move upward. Climbing, that’s a joke.

Compared with actors, directors have a strong ability to resist risks. They are not afraid of scandals or corruption. Even stepping on a sewing machine is not considered career death.

The only thing I'm afraid of is not being able to control the situation.

The label of a puppet or a tool man must not be affixed to the back, it will never be removed for a lifetime.

At this moment, Chen Yiming couldn't help but regret that it was Meng Lang who made the decision to invite Duan Yining by name!
(End of this chapter)