Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 149 Little People

Zeng Li comes from the era of great directors. In her more than ten years of acting career, she has seen countless geniuses and powerful newcomers.

But this is the first time I have seen someone like Zhou Mo rise so quickly and achieve such great results.

Zhou Mo finished chatting with Wang Jing.

Turning around, he greeted Zeng Li: "Sister Li, nice to meet you."

Zeng Li plays the wife of the protagonist Lao Zhao in the movie.

"Nice to meet you, Director Zhou, thank you for giving me this opportunity." Zeng Li hurriedly expressed her gratitude.

She had already learned from Wang Jing that it was Zhou Mo who chose her to star in the movie.

When it comes to introducing favors to others, Wang Jing has always been very clear and would never do anything to gain favors by borrowing someone else's favor.

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "Whether there is an opportunity or not is another matter. I have discussed the TV series cooperation with Sister Li before, so it should be no problem."

Of course he didn't choose Zeng Li randomly.

Any non-popular star selected by him who accepts a movie invitation will have to sign a TV drama contract in the future.

Zeng Li agreed of course. She had never been very famous anyway, so she was lucky to be able to act in a movie, especially since it was a movie produced by Shanhe Company.

"It is my honor to cooperate with Shanhe Company. Director Zhou can contact me anytime."

"No problem, I'll have my assistant contact you later."

After making an appointment with Zeng Li, Zhou Mo did not reminisce with others, nor did he give any inspiring speeches.

Anyway, there will be a speaking session after the movie is released, so it’s not too late to talk about it then.

What's more, there is Wang Jing, a master of motivation.

Zhou Mo felt relieved.

After one round of processes, the filming of the movie "Little Man" officially begins.

The beginning of the video.

Wang Jing introduced the identity of the protagonist Lao Zhao.

A retired killer who previously served in a mysterious killer organization.

In terms of setting, Lao Zhao and Zhang Zhi are similar.

But there are also differences between the two.

Mr. Zhao has two children, one son and one daughter, and a beautiful wife.

His job is very ordinary. He is an accountant in his father-in-law's family factory and has an elder brother-in-law who has a slightly bad temper.

I live an ordinary life with three meals a day and two stops between work and school.

In his ordinary life, Lao Zhao would feel an impulse from time to time, which troubled him. He wanted desperately to forget his past days as a killer, but he frequently recalled every detail of his career in his dreams.

Lao Zhao is very capable, but also "timid and fearful".

One day, two petty thieves broke into Lao Zhao's house. The eldest son (Chen Xingxu) took advantage of the opportunity and trapped one of them so that Lao Zhao could take action.

Faced with a great opportunity, Lao Zhao did not take action.

He did not want to make a big deal out of the matter, so he let the thieves take his money and his watch, and then let the two of them leave.

After the thief left, Lao Zhao was disliked by his wife, son, and brother-in-law. Even passers-by laughed at Lao Zhao's cowardice.

Amidst many doubts, only his daughter Yueyue (who played Lin Daiyu) stood on her father's side.

The next day, Mr. Zhao, who thought the matter was over, suddenly heard his daughter crying and saying that her bracelet was taken away by a thief last night.

Old Zhao, who was already on the verge of exploding, could no longer endure it at this moment.

He found the two thieves through channels.

When he arrived at the door, Lao Zhao, who thought he could give his all, found out that the thieves last night were actually just two illegal immigrants.

The two of them also have a baby.

After getting the bracelet back, Lao Zhao had no choice but to beat the thieves up, but he did not harm their lives.

Old Zhao felt very aggrieved.

The peaceful life imposed layer upon layer of shackles on him. He desperately wanted to vent, but he could not find the opportunity.

On the way home, Lao Zhao ran into a group of gang members who were drunk and trying to touch an innocent girl on the bus.

This time, Lao Zhao was excited.

He threw away the bullets in his revolver and chose to have a fierce fight with the gangsters.

boom!
Oh!
Ah!
After a fierce fight, the gangster was defeated.

Old Zhao, who had just experienced a thrilling battle, had no time to celebrate before he received the news.

Among the hooligans he had beaten up on the bus before, there was a young man (Ryu Kobata) who was the son of the boss of a local Sakura gang (Yasuaki Kurata).

After the boss found out about Lao Zhao, he decisively sent people to take revenge.

Same late night.

Same team.

The difference between Lao Zhao and Yan Wang Zhang Zhi is that Lao Zhao's fighting style is obviously not as professional, but appears to be more violent.

Facing the enemy, Lao Zhao did not choose to shoot. Instead, he held a baseball bat and used various furniture in the room to knock down the enemies one by one.

It seems that the dispute has already begun.

When a killer does something, he always wipes out the root of the problem.

Old Zhao called his father, Old Zhao (Yuan Heping), to warn him that danger was imminent.

Zhou Mo looked at Yuan Heping who was resting with her eyes closed on the screen, and thought to himself that he was worthy of being Wang Jing, and he could really come up with something new.

He had previously instructed Wang Jing to find a kung fu master to play the protagonist's father.

According to his guess, Wang Jing might call Hong Jinbao or Yu Chenghui.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Yuan Heping in the end.

But if you think about it carefully, Yuan Heping is really the most suitable person.

Not to mention the fact that his image is suitable, the key point is that Mr. Yuan Baye was the one who discovered Zhao Wenzhuo. Being a father doesn't seem abrupt at all, and he doesn't steal the show.

In the nursing home, Old Man Zhao suddenly opened his eyes when facing two enemies standing with guns.

At the same time, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the hammer of the enemy's pistol that was about to fire.

Then, two black holes of shotgun barrels appeared deep in the blanket.

boom!
The nurse, startled by the gunshots, rushed to the room, but could only see half of Old Man Zhao's head; the rest was blocked by the large sofa in the middle of the room.

The nurse glanced around the room and discovered that the gunshot came from the TV.

Remind Father Zhao to turn off the sound.

Old Man Zhao stretched out his hand holding the remote control, and at the same time, his other hand did not stop. With a flick of his wrist, the enemy was killed instantly.

It was not until this point that the audience realized that Old Man Zhao was also a ruthless person.

On the other hand, Lao Zhao took out his own private money, bought his father-in-law's factory, and set up many traps.

Then he raided a gangster boss's vault.

Do this for no other reason.

Just to force the gang boss to fight him to the death.

The gangster boss also knew about the death of his team.

He was ready to assemble his troops and fight a decisive battle with Lao Zhao.

As a result, before he could gather enough people, Lao Zhao had already arrived at their base.

At the dining table, Lao Zhao opened his gift.

A box of pull-wire mines.

Lao Zhao came here partly to provoke.

On the other hand, it leaves time for my father to go to the factory.

On the way back, the two sides once again engaged in a fierce car chase.

When Lao Zhao returned to the factory, his father was already prepared.

The war is about to start.

Under the dim light, Old Zhao and his father, Old Zhao, worked together seamlessly to kill all the invading enemies.

Compared with Zhao Wenzhuo, Yuan Heping's movements were undoubtedly much slower.

After all, age is there.

But Wang Jing is a veteran action director after all, and with the gun battle moves designed by Yuan Heping for him, he overshadowed Zhao Wenzhuo in this segment.

On the screen, Yuan Heping was seen holding a shotgun. Whenever he saw an enemy, he would raise his hand and shoot without any hesitation.

When the bullets in the shotgun were used up, he pulled out the small pistol from his waist.

boom.

The explosives hanging in the air fell to the ground and exploded, directly sending the enemy who was preparing for a sneak attack to Takama-ga-hara.

At the end of the battle, the gangster boss was left alone.

The father and son team also ran out of bullets.

The two men looked at each other, and Lao Zhao took out the mine he had prepared when he was acting arrogantly in front of the other person, stuck it to a piece of bulletproof glass, bit the fuse with his teeth, then picked up the glass and rushed towards the gangster boss.

Under the horrified eyes of the gangster boss, the fuse was pulled apart.

boom!
This item faces the enemy!

When the smoke cleared, the gangster boss turned into the gangster eighth.

The upper body has become a mosaic.

……

After watching the movie, Zhou Mo asked Liu Shishi.

"What did you think of the movie?"

Liu Shishi thought for a moment and said, "It's pretty cool, but I'm afraid it'll be hard to watch it a second time after watching it."

"That's enough. It's a popcorn movie. As long as it can make the audience feel good, the box office will definitely be good."

"So how much do you think the box office will be?"

"With the support of John Wick, it will be no problem for Little Shots to break 3 million yuan in total box office. But if it goes beyond that, it depends on the crew's subsequent luck."

Zhou Mo made a simple calculation.

"The quality of the movie itself is 200 million, the popularity of John Wick brought in 50 million, Wang Jing himself is 30 million, and Zhao Wenzhuo is worth about 30 million after the PK with Zhen Gongfu. The rest of the sporadic ones brought in 10 to 20 million at the box office."

When Liu Shishi heard Zhou Mo's analysis, she drooled with envy.

A gun-fight action movie with a slightly clichéd plot, which was not directed by Zhou Mo, can have a box office of over 300 million.

“I don’t know if the performance of Qi Family Blade can be so good.”

"It's hard to say. Judging from the plot alone, Qi Family Blade will only make 200 to 300 million at best. As for the rest, it depends on the publicity effect of your quarrel with Tangtang and Damei."

Liu Shishi raised her eyebrows.

"Sure enough, I knew that you were the one who spread the news online. You really want the world to be in turmoil. The relationship that I had worked so hard to build with them a few days ago has been disrupted by you again."

Zhou Mo complained: "Come on, you three have never established a relationship... Maybe Tangtang and you two can still talk to each other, but as for you and Da Mi, you almost had a fight on the set.

You probably don’t know that Lu Yang called me many times and asked me to come to the rescue, saying that he admired the three of you. At the beginning, when we were on good terms, your acting skills were average, but later when our relationship deteriorated, your acting skills improved.”

Liu Shishi raised her eyebrows: "Since the road guide has called you, why don't you go over?"

Zhou Mo smiled.

"Why should I go over there and watch you and Da Mi arguing with each other, and then ask me to judge for you?"

He knew everything about the crew of "Qi Family Blade".

Not only Lu Yang, but also Hu Ge and Huo Jianhua reported the situation to him every now and then.

It is said that the three actresses took turns chatting with them, seeking recognition.

The key is that they can't help but respond.

After all, we have been teammates for so many years.

Among them, Yang Mi likes to chat with Hu Ge.

Tang Yan likes chatting with Huo Jianhua.

As for Liu Shishi, she can chat with anyone, and if that doesn't work, she'll look for Zhou Mo.

So after the movie, Hu Ge and Huo Jianhua were both walking on thin ice.

If you are not careful, you will be completely defeated.

Thrilling.

Back to "Little Man", during the interview, Zhou Mo, as a screenwriter, also needed to stand up for the movie.

The host mentioned the similarities between the scripts of "Little Shots" and "John Wick", and asked what the most fundamental difference between the two protagonists would be if they had to pick out what it would be.

Zhou Mo thought about it and gave an answer.

"The real difference is that Zhang Zhi's return to the killer world was forced, while Lao Zhao's return to the killer world was more like an active embrace."

(End of this chapter)