Entertainment: Madam, you don’t want to be without any films to shoot, do you?

Chapter 481 489. Nizi! What are you doing again?

Immediately, Zhao Liying entered the inner theater first.

Pei Ran glanced at Chen Zhi and said, "You heard it too. Let's talk about work seriously. Don't say anything when you tell Yang Mi about it!"

"Don't worry, boss. I've always kept my mouth shut!"

"I haven't tried whether my mouth is tight or not."

"Boss, do you want to try it?" Chen Zhi smiled sweetly.

"I am a very loyal man. Apart from Yang Mi, I will not be promiscuous with other women no matter how tight-lipped they are!" Pei Ran waved his hand to express his refusal.

Chen Zhi, are you trying to sting for law enforcement?
"Okay, boss! I'll make sure you keep this sentence exactly as it is when you tell tattles!"

Pei Ran rolled his eyes.

I ignored her.

……

After entering the inner theater, Chen Zhi stayed at the back of the audience.

Pei Ran walked to the front row and sat next to a group of directors, close to the aisle, which would be convenient for him to go on stage later or if there were any emergencies that needed his resolution.

Sitting next to him was Li An, whom he had just greeted. Next to Li An were Jia Zhangke, Guo Fan and others.

Li An also took the initiative to introduce them, "Director Pei, this is Director Jia Zhangke, and this is Director Guo Fan."

Pei Ran smiled and chatted with a few people.

A few casual greetings were exchanged.

What? Director Jia, you are destined to be so great that you even won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival! Director Guo is also a master of special effects films. The Wandering Earth is so great!
In response to this, the two of them also praised it back.

Director Pei, you are the rising star in the film industry, the king of today's commercial films, and you have hit Hollywood at the age of only 20!
Finally, Li An interrupted them and said, "Alright, stop bragging about your business and watch Director Pei's movie seriously."

Although Jia Zhangke has no box office hits, he still admires Pei Ran for being able to replace Feng Gangpao and become the king of Chinese commercial films at such a young age.

We are also really looking forward to his first blockbuster film in Hollywood.

Compared to him, Guo Fan is more anticipated.

Because the genre of Pei Ran's film has the word "special effects" in it, and he is one of the best special effects directors in the country, so people are naturally looking forward to it.

The movie starts.

Jia Zhangke saw Pei Ran in the supporting role.

Suddenly he was a little surprised and asked Li An in a low voice, "Mr. Li, is Pei Ran both the director and the actor?"

Li An nodded gently, "During the filming of this drama, Legendary Pictures was only a supporting role, and Pei Ran was the one who had the final say on the set."

Jia Zhangke naturally understands the value of this sentence.

After all, he attends international film festivals all year round and naturally understands that Hollywood's filming model is producer-oriented. But Li An said that for this film, Pei Ran has the final say.

Let alone him playing a supporting role.

Even if he plays the leading role, he won't make any mistakes.

However, Li An thought differently from Jia Zhangke.

He was thinking more about whether Pei Ran's film could be successful. After all, the Godzilla IP is not only the legendary masterpiece, but it is also said that the investment cost this time has exceeded 1.5 million US dollars.

If you fail...

Li An was not only worried about Pei Ran.

He once messed up a movie with an investment of 1.5 million US dollars, which was also the production company's flagship IP "The Hulk". Because of this incident, he, Li An, almost couldn't make it in Hollywood.

Hollywood is more realistic than Chinese entertainment.

The same goes for foreign directors. Unless his next work is a box office success, he will really go back to China.

Moreover, he also heard that Pei Ran had signed a gambling agreement with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, two of the six major Hollywood companies, based on this drama...

Damn, why does this guy take such risky moves at every step?
If this happened to Li An, he would be so stressed that he couldn't eat or drink! On the other hand, this kid is still sitting with his legs crossed and playing with his phone!
……

Compared to Li An who was worried about Pei Ran and Jia Zhangke who was surprised, Guo Fan was full of doubts.

He's not exaggerating, there are too many twists and turns in making special effects films!
He didn't believe Pei Ran could take a good shot.

Because Pei Ran started out by shooting satirical dramas, then entered the film industry by shooting comedies, and then shot social documentaries like "Dying to Survive"... it's too mixed!

There are so many different types of shots!
Just because you are working with Hollywood now, you think you can make special effects movies?

He acknowledged Hollywood's ability in post-production special effects. After all, Hollywood's special effects movies have long been known as "artistic magic." However, in making a good special effects movie, special effects are certainly the most important, but they cannot be the only criterion.

The director's control over the visual effects, the actors' acting skills, and the foreshadowing and development of the plot is also of utmost importance. Otherwise, the special effects may be in place, but the development of the plot and the actors' acting skills fail to bring out the effect that the special effects want to bring to the audience.

That would be a joke.

Think about this.

Guo Fan stared at the big screen extremely seriously, devoting himself to watching the movie.

At the opening of Godzilla vs. Kong, Pei Ran continued the classic opening of special effects films, introducing the background of the story through text on a black screen.

The advantage of doing this is that it is clear at a glance.

The downside is that excessive techniques are common. Forget about Guo Fan, just pick any student from the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama and he can do it.

In this regard, Guo Fan made a note of this film in his mind.

But this one is not very deep.

Because Guo Fan also knows it.

High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods.

The more complex the shooting technique, the higher the threshold for watching the movie.

As the movie continues.

Guo Fan's expression gradually grew heavy.

In his opinion, the plot of Pei Ran’s first special effects film was too simple, but the special effects of the two giant beasts, and the actors’ fear when facing the beasts, including the camera scheduling, the changes in light and shadow... really made Guo Fan couldn’t help but say: This kid is really good!
But whether there is any hair... we will have to wait and see.

……

This is why Pei Ran didn't know that they had so many psychological activities.

If he knew, Pei Ran would definitely say, "I have lots of hair!"

But Pei Ran was not idle at this moment.

Having already watched the film several times, he was secretly observing the reactions of the audience behind him. Anyway, the audience who had won a lottery to attend the premiere were fascinated by the film.

Those business tycoons were also staring intently at the big screen.

When he looked back, Pei Ran happened to meet the eyes of Ni Ni, who was sitting diagonally behind him. Ni Ni's seat was also close to the aisle.

Without waiting for Pei Ran to make any move.

Ni Ni looked around first, then covered her mouth, waved her hand in the direction of Pei Ran, and blew a kiss to him.

This left Pei Ran speechless.

Country bumpkin.

Don’t you know how to send emoticons on WeChat?

After complaining in his heart, he saw Ni Ni pouted at him and waved at him with her little hand, signaling Pei Ran to follow her.

He immediately stood up and walked towards the door.

Pei Ran glanced at the big screen and saw that the playback was almost halfway through.

Just enough time to see what this woman Nini is up to.

(End of this chapter)