This director needs to apologize

Chapter 394: Express your feelings directly
Chen Yiming read the script roughly and carefully, and found that the shadow of "Wolf Warrior 2" had faded a lot, and it was closer to "Operation Red Sea".

It makes sense when you think about it. The key words are clearly laid out: civil unrest, evacuation of overseas Chinese, military kingpin, and transnational criminal group. There are only so many plots that can be written.

It's nothing more than setting a background to provide legitimacy for Wu Lianjing's massacre.

Qin Feng's actions in the second half of the script still follow the routine of accidental mistakes. Under the arrangement of the screenwriter, the two clues of rescuing his compatriots and tracking down the real murderer run in two directions, and finally merge into one in an unprecedented showdown to achieve the final outcome of fate.

In the final battle, Wu Lianjing tried his best. The big boss made a grand appearance in an armed helicopter. Without saying a word, he started an air-to-ground chase. After an emergency landing, he switched to a tank. They first fired shells at each other and then swung their guns at each other. They climbed out of the tank and continued with a mini gunfight. In this respect, Wu Lianjing grasped the rhythm just right. After shooting a burst of bullets, he dropped his gun and engaged in hand-to-hand combat without any hesitation.

Obviously, Lao Wu knows what the audience who buys his tickets like to see most.

The ending is naturally that Qin Feng fought back after being beaten up and successfully rescued his compatriots.

The screenwriter has not forgotten to leave a clue, having the big boss leave an ambiguous last words to Qin Feng before his death, pointing to the real boss behind the criminal group, in preparation for a possible third part.

It's a very mature commercial blockbuster script with a great rhythm, and it's thrilling throughout, interspersed with gags, which is exactly what Wu Lianjing is best at.

Chen Yiming put down the script, looked up and looked around, and found that everyone in the room was staring at him with wide eyes.

Wu Lianjing couldn't wait to ask, "Yiming, have you finished reading? If you have, please say a few words."

Chen Yiming smiled and said, "This book has been polished to a patina by all the teachers present here. What else can I say? Perfect!"

All the screenwriters breathed a sigh of relief. There was nothing they could do. Chen Yiming was the absolute authority in the field of screenwriting in China. There was no first place in literature, and it all depended on the subject. Moreover, Wu Lianjing's films were not outstanding in terms of literary drama, so the corresponding screenwriter team naturally lacked some confidence.

Wu Lianjing insisted, "Yiming, don't be so modest. Hold back your compliments and focus on your flaws and shortcomings. We are all family here, don't give us face."

Broadly speaking, Wu Lianjing can be considered as someone who writes and directs his own films, but he focuses on controlling the general direction of the script, and his writing skills are not enough to go into the details, so it is not an exaggeration to refer to "we" here.

Chen Yiming squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment before he spoke, "It can't be said to be flawed. Taking a military action film as an example, this script is really excellent. The literary scenes are clear and smooth, and the martial arts scenes are quite innovative. I can't find any faults.

I would like to remind you that if you have the subjective intention to continue the patriotic theme of the previous work, then you can consider strengthening the emotional rendering of this book by one level. "

After a long silence, a middle-aged man wearing Mediterranean glasses sitting diagonally opposite Chen Yiming said, "Director Chen, do you want to elevate the ending a little bit? Add a shot of sending compatriots aboard?"

A younger man with glasses sitting next to him shook his head slowly. "The first half of the warship footage has already been shot, and it would be redundant if we get on board again. I think we can arrange for the embassy's motorcade to appear with the national flag, the trapped people to cheer, and Qin Feng to leave quietly. This would be better."

The only female screenwriter objected, saying, "This is too blatantly sentimental, and the main theme is too strong, which may have the opposite effect, and it is inconsistent with the general background of not participating in the civil unrest."

A group of screenwriters began to argue, but no one questioned Chen Yiming's suggestion.

In fact, this has little to do with Chen Yiming's so-called prestige. The rhythm of script writing is like this. Propose a direction and use it as a benchmark to explore various possibilities. After the established results are achieved, consider integrating it with the overall script.

This is how each plot is put together. If the first reaction to every creative idea is to refute and reject it, it is like cutting off one's own branches when it is still a sapling. Then the scene of a bountiful harvest with fruits will only be an illusion.

Wu Lianjing came over and whispered, "Yiming, wasn't the saluting the national flag in the warship scene enough? I think it was about right. You have to know that too much is as bad as too little."

Lao Wu's words were spoken from the heart. A few years ago, he shot an adventure action film about treasure stealing. The theme was to fight against international cultural relics crime groups and recover national treasures lost overseas.

Such a legitimate story was subjected to a wave of criticism after its release, with some saying that it was for the sake of patriotism. He is clearly a thief, but is he nobler than a robber by claiming to be patriotic?

Although the volume was not loud, Wu Lianjing was still made to feel very embarrassed. This was also one of his original intentions for switching to military action themes. The previous urban adventure approach was indeed difficult to expand the scale.

However, once bitten, one becomes afraid of ropes for ten years. After that experience, Lao Wu Aiguo became restrained in his love, fearing that if he tried too hard, he would be accused of flattery.

Chen Yiming said disapprovingly, "Brother Wu, this is a different time. I roughly estimate that the investment for your project will be upwards of 2 million. If you film the entire project abroad, you may not be able to make even 3 million. You definitely can't rely on your fan base.

In this case, the script must be straightforward and express one's true feelings, as direct and sensational as possible. Don't pay attention to what those pen-pushers say, as they cannot represent your target audience.

It was such a big show, with planes and tanks, and it caused a great uproar in other countries. If the ending was still quiet and it just ran away in disgrace, how could the audience feel happy? "Wu Lianjing listened thoughtfully. After more than ten minutes, he stopped the debate and said to Chen Yiming, "Yiming, just tell me how the ending should be changed."

Surrounded by burning gazes again, Chen Yiming did not keep anyone in suspense and directly revealed the answer.

"Add a tail, let the retreating convoy pass through the battlefields of the two sides of the civil war, and then Qin Feng raised the national flag and passed directly through the line of fire."

Mediterranean wanted to refute immediately, and wanted to stop the red-eyed soldiers by holding up the national flag. This was too weird.

However, the moment he was about to say that, he closed his mouth again. Qin Feng sat high on the front of the car and raised the flag. The black uncles on both sides of the street watched him the whole way. This scene was very exciting just to imagine.

Whether it is reasonable or not is not the point, but it is really cool!
I don't know who started it, but chaotic applause began to break out in the conference room, gradually becoming more uniform and enthusiastic, drowning out the words of the only female screenwriter who was not very convinced.

Chen Yiming didn't care. There was no need to force different values ​​to fit in. If it could be used, that would be the best. If not, then forget it. He didn't have the obsession of "restoring the classics" in his heart.

After the business was over, Wu Lianjing hosted a banquet for Chen Yiming, and all the screenwriters came together to get drunk.

While Wu Lianjing was still sober after three rounds of drinking, Chen Yiming gave Wu Lianjing the contact information of Wang Changfeng of Golden Shield Films. As he was working on a military-themed project in China, there would only be benefits in hooking up with Golden Shield.

It’s not that Wu Lianjing doesn’t have connections in the military, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to handle the previous work. It’s just that his connections are mainly in the southern areas, and he is not as familiar with the connections in the imperial capital as Chen Yiming.

After both the host and the guests had a great time, Chen Yiming forced himself to get into An Xixi's car, and fortunately he did not make a fool of himself.

After spending a few days with his girlfriend in the capital, Chen Yiming headed east at the end of the holiday to Qindao to "inspect" the crew of "Her Memories" and to express his condolences to Li Jun who was plastering at the construction site.

The workload for this project was huge. The interior scene of the spaceship alone would take two months. During this time, Li Jun spent all day in the film and television city, closely following the progress of the project.

To his surprise, he also met the actor who played the male lead, Yu Hewei, at the film and television city. He was leading a group of "subordinates" to undergo adaptive training, taking turns putting on heavy space suits to simulate the feeling of weightlessness.

After several rounds of consideration, Li Jun finally chose the original candidate for the male lead. Yu Hewei happened to have a schedule, so he gladly accepted it.

After "The Usual Suspects", Lao Yu's status has skyrocketed, and now he is already a second-tier star who is slightly stronger than the first-tier star. The popularity bonus that a blockbuster movie brings to an actor is so exaggerated.

When they worked together again, Yu Hewei's remuneration was no longer the same as before. Fortunately, Qi Laoer, a wealthy businessman, was quite wealthy and could easily cover the premium of Lao Yu, so the cooperation was achieved very smoothly.

Chen Yiming is not very familiar with the other astronaut roles. It is said that each of them has his own connections. There is the new fresh meat inserted by Da Zhuang, the confidante of Qi Laoer, the old veteran of the Magic Film Studio, and Li Jun's old classmate.

With Xiaomei in charge, Chen Yiming was not worried about any problems with casting, and he was too lazy to pay attention to the details.

After a short stay in Qindao, Chen Yiming went south back to Shanghai the next day and visited the crew of "Negotiation Expert".

The location shooting in the Philippines has been completed. Tian Li led the crew to move into the Magic Film Studio to continue shooting the indoor scenes.

We watched a scene where Duan Yining and Bai Yu acted against each other, which was a long shot lasting 3 and a half minutes and was completed in one go.

Both of them have long lines. On the surface, one is persuading the other to surrender, but in fact, they are both speaking with hidden meanings, using the professional context of negotiation experts to test each other.

A line of dialogue, two layers of emotions, which are related to and influence each other. The difficulty of this scene can be imagined. However, there is not just one similar scene in the whole film, but as many as five.

The fledgling Bai Yu was obviously no match for the old Duan. He was stopped less than halfway through his first scene, and his aura was visibly unbalanced.

When Tian Li came off the court to give instructions, he deliberately exchanged glances with Chen Yiming. The latter waved his hand to signal him to do as he pleased. Only then did Tian Li walk towards the center of the court with a sense of relief.

Since you have made up your mind not to get involved, then stick to it.

Chen Yiming didn't even say hello to Duan Yining. He was gone after staying on the set for less than an hour. Tian Li had a good control over the crew, and the atmosphere on the set was one of focus. He didn't need to worry and could just focus on his own job.

(End of this chapter)