China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 2 Uninvited Guest

The movie that Guan Ling made a direct decision on was "The Uninvited Guest".

This movie may be a bit unpopular, but it is considered a dark horse among domestic suspense comedies, and the cost is extremely low.

If you talk about the director's second film "The Disappearance of Her", it may leave some impression.Although it is a tailoring film, at least it is a qualified commercial film.

As for the uninvited guest, the script needs to be more thoughtful than her disappearance.

This movie is a suspense comedy story that takes place in a tube building. Some people call it a low-profile version of "Crazy Stone", and Guan Ling agrees.

But there is still room for optimization and improvement for this movie.

The scenes in Guan Ling's memory appeared quickly and quickly turned into a script on the computer.

After staying in the Internet cafe for two days, Guan Ling added some processing and improvement to the details of the original script, adding some scenes for the main characters. In the process, he also introduced the truth of the matter in a subtle way, although it was only briefly passed.

In the original script, in the first forty minutes, there was only the back-and-forth interaction between the thief Lao Li, the "murderer" Yan Zheng, and the delivery boy Xiao Ma. The character's background is being laid out.

There is a drawback to doing this. The audience will gradually become disengaged and no longer attracted by the plot.

And because the timeline keeps going back, many character-related clips that have little meaning are repeatedly inserted into the film.

Therefore, Guan Ling racked his brains and designed some shots with more narrative significance.

This is similar to the first half of "Crazy Stone".

The first reason why I chose this script is because it is easy to film.

Compared with other movies Guan Ling thought about, this movie is the simplest.

In most cases, only one indoor scene is needed to complete the shoot.

The second reason is because the previous producer of this film was Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Nortel graduate tutor, first come first, first come first!

I believe that future scripts will impress Tian Zhuangzhuang, and this optimized script will win his favor.

In his previous life, under the pressure of blockbusters such as "Changjin Lake", "007" and "Dune", which led to ultra-low-ranking films from theaters, he suddenly took more than 19 million box office from the box office in 7000 days, and has already made a fortune. .

The movie's attendance rate is no lower than that of "Dune" which took in 2.5 million box office, but it was only discounted in terms of promotion and distribution.

The only fatal weakness of the film is that it is afraid that the audience will think that it is a reversal. For this reason, Guan Ling spent several days to completely integrate the clues in the narrative structure of the ending and the beginning into a complete film. Complete ring structure.

The final ending is both unexpected and reasonable.

"Escape..."

I ate instant noodles in an Internet cafe to fill my stomach a little, and then I fell into struggle again.

Guan Ling's speed was very fast, his fingers were like flying, and the script quickly appeared on the screen.

The interior and exterior scenes, and the lines from the movie are all reproduced.

soon.The script has been written, but because Guan Ling knows what the problems of the movie are, he still needs to revise, sort out the logic, and improve the script. Guan Ling will take longer to do this.

"Phew! I finally finished adjusting!"

Finally, Guan Ling exhaled a breath of thick air.

Writing the script made him very motivated.

My predecessor has never been filming, but currently, the role of a delivery boy in the script - although there are no delivery boys in this era, restaurants are delivering food more frequently, so I can play a role.

The only problem is that we need a Tongzilou shooting location.

This one is not available in Peiping, so you may have to go to Chongqing or Fujian to look for it.

After thinking about it for a while, it seems that there is a junior sister in a higher vocational school from Chongqing, Mu Tingting, who is quite good-looking.

Guan Ling contacted someone and sent a QQ message to Mu Tingting, asking her to help see if there was a suitable scene.

A little tired, Guan Ling went back to the dormitory to sleep. He planned to sleep for two days and then go to talk to Tian Zhuangzhuang in a full state.I asked two days ago that Teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang has no movie plans this year. He can go early or late.

After sleeping until dark, Guan Ling was grabbed by Luo Jin and Zhu Yawen.

"Guanzi, the awards ceremony for the College Student Film Festival ends today. Let's go and have a look. Are you going?"

"Go."

Guan Ling tidied up and went to watch the closing ceremony together. Through conversation, they learned that Luc Chuan's "Kekexili" would win the best film and director at the BJ College Student Film Festival.

Guan Ling also knew in his heart that he was the one who took it.

This movie is indeed of high quality and has won many awards at home and abroad.It seems that he also won an award at the Tokyo Film Festival. I wonder if this trip gave him the inspiration for the subsequent film.

Sure enough, Xia Yu won the Best Actor award, and he was defeated by Jackie Chan. He was a bit crazy, and he even gave a special nod to Jackie Chan in his acceptance speech.

Zhang Jingchu was the best actress, and Lu Chuan was the biggest winner, with a smile on his face.

"He is only about ten years older than us. We are still playing small roles, but he is already a big director." Zhu Yawen was stunned, and Luo Jin was envious.

"You don't even look at his background." Guan Ling snorted.The director's child is the director, and this is all within a circle.

Several people were unconvinced.

It's good that they have a movie to shoot now. This thing has to be thrown away when comparing goods, and it's hard to compare people to death.

Who said your father is not a director?
After returning to the dormitory, Luo Jin went back to rest. Zhu Yawen asked strangely: "What have you been doing these two days? Why didn't you go back to the dormitory?"

"The entire book is complete."

"book?"

Zhu Yawen was climbing up the upper bunk. He was shocked and lost his grip. He slipped and got stuck in his crotch. While rubbing it, he said in disbelief: "You're kidding me, Guanzi."

Seeing Guan Ling's serious eyes, Zhu Yawen jumped down and said, "Let me see."

The script was handed over to him. Zhu Yawen scanned it ten lines at a time, then suddenly became solemn, turned it back and read it from the beginning, and saw the last line of "Fuck".

"You are a bit like "Two Smoking Barrels" and "Pulp Fiction". Awesome, awesome." Zhu Yawen was shocked.

His eyes were drawn.

"Do you want to be the delivery boy yourself?" Zhu Yawen swallowed. If Guan Ling only wanted to direct, he would be shameless and ask for it.

Guan Ling nodded: "I'll do it myself. Are you interested in the role of Xiamao? The role is a bit small, so I'll give you a chance to get involved in the movie first."

"Act, why don't you act? Are you going to direct it yourself?" Zhu Yawen nodded, and they could choose only these two roles. There were some differences in age between the other characters.

"Once I write it, I will definitely direct it myself."

The two discussed it, and Zhu Yawen expressed support, but was worried about the funding situation.

Although Guan Ling is about to be a senior in college, he has never participated in film shooting before and has no outstanding achievements. It is difficult to get investment from China Film and other companies.

The Asia Rising Star Mentoring Program was launched in March this year, and Zhu Yawen suggested that Guan Ling give it a try.

If you hold the script and find Hua Zai, you may be able to get Hua Zai's favor and invest in it.

Guan Ling nodded, but he didn't want to wait any longer. It would be best to release it this year. This movie was released before Crazy Stone, and it still has some reputation. If we don't say how big the gap is in the future, at least the box office will be less. A big chunk.

The two discussed for a while, and Guan Ling began to draw storyboards.

"Guanzi, you found the track." Zhu Yawen looked at the storyboard and started shouting again. "Looking at your level, you don't need to perfect anything at all. I feel like you can shoot directly after June."

Guan Ling nodded, "Go back and see Teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang to see if he can name himself as a producer and get some investment. As long as the investment can be raised, filming will start in June."

"Awesome." Zhu Yawen was shocked by Guan Ling's mobility.

"Fortunately, you're not that fast. If you had filmed this month, you would have delayed me from watching the Champions League final!" He muttered.

(End of this chapter)