Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 571 Adults want them all!

"Don't worry. Batman and Charlotte are not movies of the same genre. The overlap of their target users is not high. Even if they are released at the same time, the impact will not be particularly great." Zhou Mo explained the situation to them.

After a pause, he half-jokingly said, "Speaking of which, among the movies that can really compete with Batman, Charlotte is not even on the list.

If we really want to talk about competition, it has to be Captain America: Civil War. It’s also a superhero movie, and it’s also released on May Day. The fighting power of that movie is too strong.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Teng and Mary's expressions changed.

Zhou Mo's words reminded them that just a few days ago, Marvel officially announced the release date of "Captain America 3".

Marvel's superhero movie series has really become more and more popular in the past two years.

From the desperate struggle of "Iron Man 1" at the beginning to the thriving "Captain America 3" next year, it has been less than eight years.

Although the time is not long, the box office changes every year.

Especially after "Avengers" opened the 10 billion era, the box office of Marvel superheroes' personal series of movies also ushered in a big leap forward.

Like the core characters of the MCU, the box office of "Iron Man 2" was only over million.

But by the time of "Iron Man 3", the box office directly exceeded 12 billion.

As for another core character of the Avengers, although the box office of "Captain America 2" was released a few years later than "Iron Man 2" on the timeline, it also had a higher box office, reaching million.

In addition, "Captain America 2" has a very good reputation.

The Russo brothers completely transformed Captain America from the slightly old-fashioned, stubborn, old-fashioned, incompatible with the team, and ugly design in the first film.

It made the character of Captain America stand out in a serious way.

She is no longer the "cheerleader" who has a high status and a perfect image, but likes to command people and her fighting ability is not outstanding enough.

In addition, according to online rumors, the theme of "Captain America 3" is an iconic event in the Avengers: Civil War.

With huge box office revenues from all over the world, the good reputation of the previous film, and a highly-known event, it's easy to guess that Captain America 3 is bound to be a hit.

Shen Teng can even say that with the configuration of "Captain America 3", if he were to be the director, the box office would not be bad.

And this is the current situation of Marvel superhero movies.

Travel around the world.

In comparison, the situation on Warner's side can even be described as "terrible".

A series of movies with no end in sight, continuous reboots, and notorious internal strife...

It was under such circumstances that Zhou Mo took on the "Batman" project.

The first competitor he faced was "Captain America 3".

As soon as I left the Novice Village, I encountered a boss-level enemy from the opposing camp.

How to solve this problem?
When Shen Teng and Mary thought of this, they suddenly felt that Zhou Mo was a little miserable.

Being a famous director is under a lot of pressure.

Shen Teng thought for a moment and slowly said, "Director Zhou, although I don't seem to be qualified to say this, I think you are the best director in the world in my heart...

Well, even if the final result of Batman may not be as good as Captain America 3, it still does not affect my admiration for you. "

Zhou Mo looked at his serious expression and tried to comfort him instead.

"Don't worry, the situation is not as difficult as you think. Captain America 3 will compete with me, but only in China.

Overseas, Captain America 3 will probably be released in early April, and then it will be BVS that will face it directly. "

Shen Teng was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"Is it the one with Zack Snyder?"

"Yes."

Shen Teng was a little confused: "Why does Warner have to collide with Marvel? This... is actually not necessary."

The global box office of "Man of Steel" was less than 700 million.

Not to mention competing with a behemoth like "Avengers", even many of Marvel superheroes' personal series of movies cannot compare to it.

What are you thinking? Use "BVS" to compare with "Captain America 3".

You can’t say that both movies have a civil war between the main characters, so just play them together.

What he originally wanted to say was that it was not wise at all, but considering that Zhou Mo was also currently working with Warner, he changed it to a more pleasant way of saying it, "not necessary."

Zhou Mo spread his hands and asked back, "Brother Teng, why do you think Warner has done anything necessary in the field of superhero movies in recent years?"

Shen Teng was silent now.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that there really isn't one.

"Okay, I'm overthinking it."

A moment later, Shen Teng and Mary led Zhou Mo to find Da Tiantian.

At this moment, she was looking at something.

Zhou Mo made a gesture to the others, and they left with a smile, while he quietly approached Da Tiantian.

I wanted to give her a surprise, so when I got close to her I whispered something in her ear.

Unexpectedly, when Da Tiantian was still a few meters away from the person, he raised his head with an expression that said, "Stop pretending, I've already noticed you."

"It's just a few steps away. How long do you plan to walk? Come here quickly." Da Tiantian looked at Zhou Mo and urged.

Her hair was a little messy, and when she raised her head, a thick strand of hair fell on her nose, making her look a little dull.

"Huh? How did you find me?" Zhou Mo asked in surprise.

He was very sure that neither he nor the people around him had made any noise that would alarm Da Tiantian.

Da Tiantian made a "tsk" sound.

"I bought all your toiletries and cosmetics. The smell is so obvious. I smelled it when you came close to me just now, but I was too lazy to look up."

Zhou Moxi held her heart and said, "Tiantian, you have changed. You used to greet me happily when you saw me, but now you don't even move, and you don't even bother to look up. It really makes me sad."

Da Tiantian ignored Zhou Mo's green tea-style speech. She directly raised the "homework" in her hand and asked Zhou Mo: "Can you help me see how to modify this shot?"

Seeing this, Zhou Mo stopped joking.

After getting closer, I understood what Da Tiantian said.

At this moment, she was struggling with the entry point of a certain scene.

“The two shots, one from top to bottom, bright to dark, and one from bottom to top, dark to bright, give the audience different emotions.

If you want to hint that I will backstab you later, in a dark future, use the first one.

If you want to highlight how happy you are when you spend money, use the second one.”

Zhou Mo analyzed to Da Tiantian.

"So that's how it is." Da Tiantian suddenly realized and immediately took a pen and started writing on the script.

After a while, she stopped writing. When she looked up again, her face had regained some liveliness. Looking at Zhou Mo, the emotions that had been suppressed for several days suddenly came out.

He grabbed Zhou Mo's arm and pulled him to sit on the chair beside him. He rubbed him several times before speaking:
"You're finally here. You don't know how I got through these past few days."

"what happened?"

Zhou Mo pinned the strand of hair on her forehead behind her head. Without the disturbance of hair, she looked much more energetic.

"Don't mention it. I've encountered a lot of problems these days." Da Tiantian nudged her head against Zhou Mo's chest, as if venting the little emotions in her heart.

Once you start talking, you have to let it all out.

Da Tiantian kept telling Zhou Mo about the problems she had encountered in the past few days.

Her rosy lips were dry from talking so much, and she finally took a breath. She picked up the cup Zhou Mo handed over and drank all the water in it.

"Huh... feel good."

He slumped in the chair, like a lost dreamer.

Zhou Mo poured another glass of water.

"Are you done? If you haven't finished, you can continue. When I came into the room just now, I told my assistant that we will take half a day off this afternoon so that everyone can have a rest."

Da Tiantian then realized that half an hour had passed without her noticing.

He sat up somewhat embarrassedly and shook his head.

"I've basically finished talking about it. They're all just trivial matters, but I don't have anyone to tell except you. When I came to the crew before, I told you that there would be absolutely no problems. Who knows..."

Zhou Mo didn't let her continue and pinched her little face.

"Don't be embarrassed, these are normal reactions. This is your first time as a director, and you don't have much experience in controlling a crew before. It's normal to have problems."

"I thought that after all, I've been in the crew for so many years, and I should be familiar with managing the crew. Who knew there would be so many problems right at the beginning." Da Tiantian pouted.

The past few days as a director were the most stressful days for her since she entered the entertainment industry.

There are so many things to do.

Zhou Mo spread his hands: "This is not normal. I haven't done it seriously. This is the situation."

“But I’m not saying that I have absolutely no experience. I’ve seen you be a director so many times in the past, and I’ve helped you deal with so many things…” Da Tiantian muttered.

"You secretly watched a porn movie before, so when you're doing the actual exercise, isn't it appropriate for your first reaction to be to cover your face?"

Da Tiantian: ...

This guy can always explain the problem clearly in just one or two sentences.

Just these one or two sentences are always full of impropriety.

Seeing that Da Tiantian stopped talking, Zhou Mo naturally skipped the topic.

"By the way, didn't you already decide on the shot? Why did you suddenly bring up a new shot?"

Da Tiantian sighed: "Actually there is more than one?"

"Huh?" Zhou Mo was stunned, not quite understanding what it meant.

Da Tiantian did not explain directly, but took out a few other scripts and let Zhou Mo read them himself.

After Zhou Mo took it, he quickly understood what Da Tiantian meant.

In his hands were several other camera movements of the previous shot.

In the upper right corner of each different camera movement, Da Tiantian also marked different numbers of words.

They are:
Zhou, Zhang, Wang, Cheng.

This time Zhou Mo finally understood what Da Tiantian was worried about.

"You asked several people about this plot."

Da Tiantian nodded.

She looked at Zhou Mo eagerly: "Each of you has better skills than me. I feel that no matter which of your suggestions I use, the final result will be better than my original version..."

"So you are in a dilemma and don't know which one to use?" Zhou Mo helped Da Tiantian complete the question.

Da Tiantian said “hmm”.

There is no doubt that the four characters are him, Lao Mouzi, Wang Jing, and Cheng Long.

In terms of film shooting technology, the four of them can be considered as one of the top few in the industry.

Among them, Wang Jing and Cheng Long have truly proven themselves in comedy. Although they have gradually fallen behind the times in the past two years, that is only in terms of plot.

As for the camera, its capabilities are absolutely top-notch.

As for Zhou Mo and Zhang Yimou, there is no need to mention them.

Zhou Mo looked at Da Tiantian with some amusement.

Others are unable to find a teacher, but Da Tiantian is different. She has learned from several excellent teachers. However, because there are too many choices, she is in trouble for making a choice.

"The designs of these lenses are so excellent that I can't bear to give up any of them." Da Tiantian was very conflicted.

Zhou Mo pursed his lips.

What "They are all my wings, I can't give up any of them."

"Tiantian, if you change the scene, you will definitely be speaking as Aquaman."

Da Tiantian hooked Zhou Mo's chin with her finger and deliberately put on a proud face.

"Then I, the Sea King, order you now to help me come up with some ideas."

Zhou Mo nodded: "It's very simple, only children make choices, as an adult, I can just take them all, right?"

Da Tiantian hit him lightly.

"I asked you to help me find a solution, but you are not serious."

Zhou Mo spread his hands: "I'm not kidding you, this is the method."

Da Tiantian was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "You mean, I should shoot all of them?"

“Yes, when making a movie, many shots are shot over and over again to achieve the best possible display effect.

Now that you don’t know which situation is the best, just shoot them all. When we edit the film and do post-production, we can try editing each one in.

Whichever effect best matches your setting, whichever situation has the smoothest and best visual effect, why not just use that one? "

Da Tiantian's eyes lit up when she listened to Zhou Mo's explanation.

"Oh yeah, why didn't I think of that! It can just be done once."

She stood up immediately and kissed Zhou Mo.

"For your hard work, this is a reward from the king. No need to thank me, you deserve it."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows, looked at Da Tiantian's excited expression, and gently rubbed his forehead with his fingers, as if he could feel the mark that Da Tiantian had just left.

"Tiantian."

"Ok?"

"A question?"

"what?"

"I felt like your last time wasn't enough."

Da Tiantian was originally very happy, but was suddenly stunned when she heard this.

When she turned around again, she saw Zhou Mo had returned to the door, facing her, with his right hand reaching behind his back, groping for something.

Subsequently.

Click.

There was a sound of the door lock being locked.

Da Tiantian's face changed.

ps: Two in one, only this one today, everyone go to bed early.

(End of this chapter)