This director needs to apologize

Chapter 307: If you have capital, you should squander it
After reorganizing the story line, Chen Yiming found a lot of bugs, and the foreshadowing and turning points were also a bit blunt.

There is no way, the magic modification that was slapped on the head in a hurry is far from a mature script, and there are still many problems that need to be solved.

The first thing that needs to be done is to find a way to get Duan Yining to pass on the book.

Duan is about to join the cast of "The Usual Suspects" and is expected to spend half a year on it, including filming and publicity.

If the "Negotiation Expert" project runs smoothly, the operators Tian Li or Li Zhun are likely to start forming the team in the fourth quarter of this year, which means that Lao Duan will join the team again after the Spring Festival next year.

Duan Yining has a very tricky appetite for taking on roles, and convincing him to take on the sequel requires a lot of talking. The seamless connection of the two projects will undoubtedly further increase the difficulty.

The sequel's stronger commercial nature is also a major hindrance. I didn't see that Chen Yiming specially added gun battles and speeding scenes. Although the protagonist is a negotiator and is not proficient in shooting and driving, it is more fun to use two knives in battle, right?

Moreover, it is said to be a two-hero drama, but Bao Wendao's role is not the first protagonist. Not to mention his appearance late, the climax of the scene does not belong to him.

"Ace vs. Ace" is not the same as a traditional two-hero drama. Although the two protagonists are evenly matched and have more than one direct dialogue in the film, their highlights and reversals are not synchronized, but are busy in their own way.

As far as the performance is concerned, the biggest attraction is obviously the first protagonist who is guarding the line in the hotel room. The second protagonist who is running around looking for clues is more like a support.

Think about it, it was a hasty hijacking in an unexpected situation, and all the people in the room happened to have their own roles. You and I asked the protagonist to restore the scattered puzzle pieces to their original state. This is indeed too much of a coincidence.

With continuous twists and turns, repetitive characters, commercial kitsch, and carrying a sedan chair, the tasks Chen Yiming assigned to Lao Duan can be said to have collected all his "taboos."

However, according to Chen Yiming's personal opinion, this casting is not entirely suitable. It is difficult for him not to attribute Jackson's joining to director Gary Gray. After all, they are both black brothers and have their own BUFF to help each other.

There are really not many handsome men who are neither famous nor retired from the industry at this age. I guess there is still some work to be done in this casting process.

There needs to be a sharp contrast in temperament. Lao Duan and Uncle Kevin both belong to the brooding side, so the temperament of the first protagonist will naturally be carefree and extroverted.

This is also the main reason why Chen Yiming believed that the director of the original film, Gary Grega, was a private goods. Jackson and Uncle Kevin both played the good guys in a profound way. They obviously matched their styles when they were paired together. It is hard to imagine that Hollywood producers would make this mistake. Such a low-level mistake.

Although Jackson performed well in "Ace vs. Ace" and discovered another possibility of himself, in terms of casting, Chen Yiming felt that he was not the most suitable one.

Unlike ordinary police officers, negotiators place special emphasis on appearance. Human society is a face-based world. If you want to quickly bring a stranger who is going to extremes in behavior into a language game environment, the first impression is crucial. .

Next, the age should not be too young. It is best to be a handsome uncle like Xu Yajun. Unfortunately, the casting of "The Usual Suspects" has already filtered out the "handsome uncles" in the circle. Those who have been inspected, Chen Yiming, are all the same. I tried it once, but the result was not suitable.

Jackson is somewhat lacking in this aspect, and he himself rarely plays such roles.

Maja Fuck has a very distinct personal image. He can play the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., with a deep and calm aura, and he can play a street gangster at the bottom. He can control both good and bad roles with ease.

The choice of the first protagonist is also a difficult problem. Samuel L. Jackson in the original film did perform well, and the film was well received after its release.

The original film was adapted from a real case in a police station, so it was natural to set the stage in a police station. Chen Yiming's magical adaptation had no original work to refer to, so copying it as it was would definitely not work.

Switching to the current "Negotiator", the casting principles of the original film no longer apply, and Chen Yiming has to compare Duan Yining to consider the candidate for the first lead role.

In the original film, the person who was hijacked was the Inspector General, and the hijacking took place inside the police station. Also hijacked were police officers, fraudsters, subordinates of the minister, and traitors who sneaked in on their own initiative. There are more or less related abductees, so the first protagonist is able to use his negotiation expert skills to uncover clues and locate the real culprit behind the scenes.

On the other hand, the role of the secretary that Chen Yiming has improved requires a 20th-generation actor with good acting skills, so the choice may be more difficult.

Anyway, he couldn't think of a reliable idea to persuade Lao Duan to submit, so he could only put aside the long-term plan for the time being.

Only the temperament of a professional elite is completely different from a bald head, and it seems inconsistent no matter how you look at it.

The drama of "The Negotiator" is all about the two protagonists. The other characters are all tools used to connect the plot. The performance is not difficult. You can get rid of them all if you decide on the director later.

This has nothing to do with appearance or skin color. It mainly depends on personal temperament. Uncle Kevin's appearance is not friendly at first glance, but he has the aura of a superior person, which makes people "tolerate" involuntarily. He finished speaking, this is the role of external temperament.

It's different when there are prototype events. After all, the real world is full of weird things, and there are many coincidences that break the logic.

Therefore, Chen Yiming borrowed the idea of ​​"Horror Live" and had the protagonist bump into a film crew in a panic. This coincidence is not so coincidental.

With the threat of "live broadcast" and the hostage being a foreigner, the protagonist's hijacking behavior suddenly doubled in power. His proactive investigation behavior of making phone calls was only feasible under public supervision. Of course, the role of force is mutual. The protagonist's unruly behavior will inevitably provoke even more unruly counterattacks from his opponents. In order to cover up the crime and the confrontation continues to escalate, the mastermind behind the scenes will surely become even crazier.

In short, after the stage was changed to a hotel, it was unreasonable for the inspection minister to be "personally" hijacked, so Chen Yiming arranged for the minister's secretary to be his replacement.

This is a two-faced character. On the surface, he is an ignorant young man who takes the blame and obeys orders. He has no idea about the true purpose of his boss and the protagonist.

But under the plot setting, he is the only insider who can give direct feedback to the protagonist's investigation process.

Chen Yiming hasn't figured out how to fill this role yet. There are many directions to choose from. Any reaction he has can refer to the package in "The Usual Suspects". It may be true or false.

This is a role full of possibilities, and the difficulty of performing it is naturally indispensable. It is a well-deserved first supporting role and the third highest spot in the cast.

There is also no candidate available yet. There are very few 20-generation young talents that Chen Yiming knows who can handle this kind of setting, let alone having to play with Duan Yining, a crazy actor who is born with shortness of breath.

Chen Yiming stopped typing furiously on the keyboard, re-examined the document, and suddenly discovered Huadian.

There are no actresses this time!
A happy ending to the film "Monk"!

We just arranged a beautiful Miss Qi for "The Usual Suspects", which somehow balanced the situation of yang and yin, but the sequel encountered the same problem again.

As a result, the temperament of the entire series is too sharp, which is not Chen Yiming's original planning intention. He would rather the Chinatown universe develop in a diverse and changeable direction.

In the current version of the script, the only female role that can be called is the wife of the first protagonist, and there is very little room for performance, except for the vase tool.

Chen Yiming gritted his teeth secretly, no matter what, he had to arrange a malleable female character to enter!
Record various notes and tips in detail in the document, click Save, and then rename the new folder "Tang 2 Negotiation Expert".

Today’s work has come to an end, you can fish happily!
Of course!

The problem is still big. Since he intends to continue playing in the Spring Festival next year, he must immediately consider his own projects.

He still has no idea what to shoot (copy) next.

He actually remembered all the best-selling movies in his previous life.

Although there are butterflies everywhere as time and space change, the general trend of social trends is still stubbornly correcting errors. It is always better to have a little reference than to think alone.

In the previous life, 2014 was still the world of Hollywood special effects blockbusters. Robots, chimpanzees, and comic book mutants were the best among them. Robots even broke records and were only one step away from 20 billion box office.

It's a pity that this category can only be ignored. It cannot be developed in a year or two. Besides, Bojue's current technical capabilities are still far from enough.

The only mainland movie to break the 10 billion mark is Ning Hao's "The Flowers of the Heart", a road movie helmed by Ning Xu and Huang Tie San. Rather than saying that this movie conforms to the social trend, it is better to say that Tie San is the trend itself.

The personal style is so obvious that even Chen Yiming, a man of two generations, could not get the idea of ​​a sultry old man wandering around the capital, so he continued to skip it.

Next are the rising works of several "cross-border directors", among which Xiao Si and Han Gongzi have the best results. This has no reference value at all. When he debuted, he brought with him tens of millions of followers, all of whom are Romans in the directing world.

In addition, there are Beishangang exports that have been on the list every year. They are either Journey to the West or Liaozhai. The highlight is the special effects shots.

After that, in 2015, the world was almost dominated by domestic comedies, which were once on par with Hollywood blockbusters.

Chen Yiming has always been worried about filming comedy movies. He is not completely sure whether he can handle the relationship with the leading actor.

After re-listing the movie titles based on his memory, Chen Yiming found a breath of fresh air among the superhero monsters. It was also the most supernatural among the many supernatural movies in Hollywood. He actually missed this masterpiece!
Novo's production, "Interstellar"!
A hard-core science fiction film that lasts for more than three hours can actually earn more than 7 million in box office in China, where the number of screens has not yet exploded, which fully proves the strength of director No.

This is the master who made 20 billion Nut coins around the world with a biographical movie!
I want to do the split, so why should I care about the so-called popularity of the outside world? If I still can't show my freedom in making movies, then isn't my journey through time in vain?

Chen Yiming is not overly inflated to compare with Director Nuo, but he does feel that he should have the spirit of Director Nuo. After all, he is not a nobody now!
I have won the International Double Gold Award and won the domestic box office championship twice. "Mulan" still ranks first in the box office in China's history.

Now that you have capital, you should spend it squandering it!
I have decided to learn from Director Nuo, and then I will make (mo)photo (modify) a science fiction film.

(End of this chapter)