Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 194 The Mountain Eagle is Coming

After calming down, Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian had lunch together.

Zhou Mo mentioned this while having afternoon tea.

"Actually, this silly image is not without its benefits."

Da Tiantian gave him a look.

"What good is that? I don't believe you can name me a flower today."

Zhou Mo explained.

"A relatively ordinary, even somewhat silly style can actually effectively lower the audience's expectations of you. If you are a so-called 'acting talent', the audience may expect you to score 90 points. Even if you score 85 points, the audience will still not be satisfied.

But if your image is more casual, and you haven’t done much to promote your acting skills, then the audience may only expect 60 to 70 points from you, and you only need to reach 75 points to be praised by the majority of the audience. "

This is also the reason why many comedy actors and artists in the past would quickly gain acclaim once they entered the film and television industry.

Because these people often play comedic roles, they may face some difficulties in transforming and broadening their acting range.

But at the same time, they are more likely to win the favor of the audience.

I won’t go into details about typical examples.

Those who started out as comedy variety shows and later switched to the film industry and achieved good results all have this situation to a certain extent.

Da Tiantian is still young and not one of those talented players.

An actor who can successfully win the highest honor in the drama industry when he is in his twenties or thirties.

Therefore, establishing a more "people-friendly" image will be very helpful for the movie box office.

Da Tiantian didn't say anything.

She had already begun to believe Zhou Mo's analysis.

She just couldn't bring herself to admit that she was willing to be a "fool".

……

in the afternoon.

Zhou Mo finished handling the company's affairs.

After disguising themselves as Da Tiantian, the two went to the cinema to watch "The Grandmaster".

After the movie ends.

Da Tiantian sat in her seat blankly, and said with emotion: "No matter what, Zhang Ziyi's acting in this movie is too good. Every time she appears, I can't take my eyes off her face. Even Liang Chaowei can't notice her."

Zhou Mo's reaction to Da Tiantian was not surprising.

After all, "A Generation" is read as "Master", and written as "The Biography of Gong Er".

Joking with Da Tiantian.

"You can't see Liang Chaowei is normal, after all, I'm sitting in front of you, and I'm much more handsome than him."

Da Tiantian rolled her eyes at Zhou Mo.

But he did not refute his words.

Instead, he brought up another topic: "Come to think of it, didn't you say that the strength of the older generation of great directors basically began to decline after 2010, and even began to fail, but I think Wang Jing's performance in "The Grandmaster" is still very good, especially this shot of his, which feels super beautiful."

Zhou Mo tapped her forehead.

"I told you to read more, but you didn't listen. Now you can't find the adjectives to describe the movie, right?"

While the lights in the theater were not on yet and it was pitch dark, Da Tiantian reached out and gently pinched Zhou Mo's thigh.

hiss--

Before he could say anything, his mouth was blocked by another little hand.

After a moment, let go.

"Don't you dare say I'm uneducated."

"Okay, you are the most educated... Also, give me a massage..."

"Ah (whispering)! Let go of my hand..."

The two of them argued for a while.

Zhou Mo introduced: "To say that their strength has declined is to compare it with their peak period. Although The Grandmaster is good, its level has definitely declined compared to the previous films of Sunglasses King that were nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes."

And what he hasn't said yet is.

In a few years, the King of Sunglasses will be criticized by netizens for "The Ferryman", and he will break down and forcibly try to express to netizens that he is awesome by saying that all the actors in the circle are supporting him.

It seems that these great directors of the older generation have all had experiences of having their defenses broken to varying degrees.

Like a little cannon, he just needs to roll up his sleeves and fight with netizens himself.

Lao Jiang, he also broke through the defense after "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice".

I've mentioned this many times on the show just for this bottle of vinegar, but I still feel that the audience doesn't know its value.

And as for Brother Kaizi, there are even more.

Basically, over the years, whenever Kaizi Ge’s movie did not perform well at the box office, he would be dragged out to say that “his debut was his peak, and he’s been failing more and more.”

This is how directors in mainland China are.

Director Xiangcheng is not much better.

Du Qifeng always talks about "freedom".

Wu Baige is most afraid of hearing "Windtalkers".

When Chen Kexin talks about "The Warlords", he is talking about historical connotations, historical connotations!

In a group of people, either they are tough in words or they lie down.

Only Fatty Wang——

"Little brother Wang Jing, make money!"

When Zhou Mo thought of this, he suddenly felt that the idea of ​​gathering young actresses together was a bit narrow.

The vision is narrowed.

If only we could get these directors together at a table and find a reason to let them block each other's flops.

Let them strangle each other.

That's what it means to have no regrets in life.

But this idea is just an idea after all.

Zhou Mo couldn't bring this group of people together by himself.

Even if someone can really do this.

But what idiot would do such a thing that would hurt the enemy by 800 and hurt himself by 1,000?

...China Film Group.

Zhou Mo met with Han Sanping.

One week after "Chu and Han" was released, the revenue was basically in place.

I came here today just to deal with the follow-up matters.

At the desk, Han Sanping had a look of regret on his face.

"It's a pity that the box office failed to break the record of Avatar."

Zhou Mo looked very relaxed.

"Why rush? It's only a few tens of millions short. I think we'll make it soon."

Han Sanping glanced at him.

"You are not in a hurry, but I am."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows and didn't react: "Are you anxious? What are you anxious about?"

Han Sanping didn't say anything, but instead silently glanced at the calendar on the wall.

For a long time.

Speak slowly.

"It's 2013 now, and next year will be 2014."

Zhou Mo followed Han Sanping's gaze and saw from afar that on the 2014 page of the calendar, there was a circle around the month of March.

The next second, he reacted instantly.

He secretly glanced at Han Sanping's expression.

He asked tentatively, "Has the notice come down?"

Han Sanping shook his head.

"Not yet, but we have talked."

Zhou Mo hissed and continued, "Then...do we need to hand it over in advance?"

Han Sanping saw Zhou Mo being cautious and asked with a hint of amusement, "Does Director Zhou also get nervous sometimes?"

Zhou Mo spread his hands: "I'm not a rock, how can I not have some emotional fluctuations... Besides, you have always taken such good care of me..."

When Han Sanping heard this, he waved his hand rudely.

"Alright, alright! Stop being so annoying... We agreed that it will be March next year, and the factory is not as complicated as you think."

Zhou Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Sanping has always been very caring towards him.

The relationship is good too.

For a leader like this, every extra time he works can save him a lot of trouble.

Just talking about the movie "New World", Zhou Mo's status was far lower than it is now.

At that time, it was not easy to pass the script.

Although Han Sanping said it lightly afterwards, without his help, the movie script would never have been passed so easily.

Han Sanping saw that Zhou Mo had accepted the fact.

He continued, “I’m telling you this just to prepare you mentally so that you don’t have any psychological burden when the time comes.

In addition, while I am still in office, you'd better hand in your stored scripts and ideas as early as possible. As long as the content is of good quality, I will help you submit it."

Zhou Mo: ...

"Is this what you really think after talking about so much today?"

Openly help pass the script.

In fact, the script has been submitted, so how can we not ask for another investment?
Han Sanping snorted coldly, "What's wrong with me asking for some investment? Don't forget my identity. What do you want from me if you don't want investment?"

This makes perfect sense.

But there is really nothing wrong with it.

The film industry is a place where some businesses fail due to droughts and others fail due to floods.

Like Zhou Mo and other great directors of the older generation, now, as long as they release the news that they need investment to make a new movie in the market, their movie will be a hit tomorrow.

As for Han Sanping, many people pass through the threshold of his office every day, hoping to get some investment.

"Mr. Han, you have so many visitors every day, there's no need to keep an eye on me all day long."

"They can't compare to you!"

Han Sanping looked very disgusted. "A bunch of idiots. They come in every day and say, 'I am xxx and I want an investment. Damn, they don't talk about their own scripts or their own ideas, but talk about their relatives. I really give them face."

When saying this, Han Sanping's tone was filled with resentment.

It seems that he has been feeling dissatisfied for a long time.

But he's not exaggerating.

Don’t underestimate Lao Han, who is now the boss of China Film Corporation.

In this small piece of land in the mainland, there are many people who can surpass him in status.

At least the bunch of old guys who eat for free in the Film Association have a higher status than him.

Never mind what these people's abilities are.

Anyway, being able to survive is a skill.

If you can outlast your peers, you will be the most awesome one.

After saying this, Han Sanping looked at Zhou Mo again and said, "So, don't hide the script from me. I don't care since you have already made an appointment for Police Story. But this year, you have to leave me at least one movie investment opportunity, and it has to be a movie you made."

This request is not excessive.

Every time we shoot a movie, having China Film Group standing behind us really saves us a lot of trouble.

And he can also take advantage of the power of others.

Take advantage of others.

Zhou Mo thought for a moment.

He actually has a movie that needs Han Sanping's help.

"No problem, I actually have a movie that I need your help with."

Han Sanping raised his eyebrows.

"Tell me?"

(End of this chapter)