superstar director

Chapter 533 Sister
"This year's Lunar New Year's schedule does not have your movie released, and there hasn't been one throughout the year, what do you think?" Luo Bao asked a new question, which is also a question that the media often mentions when commenting on and summarizing the history of this year's movies. Condition.

Since Ning Sheng filmed his first movie "On the Journey", each of Ning Sheng's works is one of the most successful works of the year, or the box office king of the year, shining brightly!
So far, "Swordsman: Undefeated in the East", which has a global total box office of more than 79 billion and almost exceeded 80 billion, still dominates the No.1 position in China's historical box office rankings.

The global box office of the four films "Angels", "Taken", "Face Changing" and "Dragon Inn" all exceeded 50 billion, and they remain in the top ten of the list so far. It can be said that the top ten of the entire list has a global box office. Among the Chinese movies that broke through 50 billion, Ning Sheng monopolizes half of the country, which is unmatched.

However, since Ning Sheng got married, the production has been severely reduced. Not only did there not be a work for two or three years before, but now after paying for it, there is basically a state of at most one work a year, and it even takes two years to see one work. It made many movie fans obviously a little dissatisfied.

Looking at Ning Cheng with a casual face, Luo Bao continued to laugh and said, "Last year's Lunar New Year file, "Angel of the Thunderbolt" and "Glass Bottle" staged a rare fierce battle; Everyone is crazy about it, "Cold War 2", Xiangjiang's most exciting police film series after "Infernal Affairs" in recent years, "Journey to the West: Three Fighting the Bone Demon", "Slaying Wolf 2"--but without you, your Fans and film fans are very disappointed." He shrugged and said, "A year is about to pass, but you look like you haven't done anything this year. Everyone said, where did that genius director Ning Sheng go? Could it be because Are you getting married and having kids, so you're getting lazy?"

"Didn't you just say that I only care about work and don't accompany my children? Now you say that I don't work?" Ning Cheng smiled and shook his head. Although he didn't become lazy as he said, he himself has never been a workman. Crazy, so, work has always been natural in the summer, when you want to do it, just like making a movie, you only shoot when you want to.He smiled, and said to the camera: "My new movie has been finished, and we will meet again in the next year. Please wait patiently!"

Another reporter's eyes lit up behind the camera, and he asked, "It sounds like you are very confident? How much do you think your new movie will eventually make at the box office? 50 billion? 60 billion, or more? Not counting "Rage and Rescue" , do you have any other movie plans?"

Other movie projects?Ning Cheng pursed his lips and rolled his eyes. Although the post-production of "Rage Rescue" does not have too many special effects, it still takes a month or two to complete. Apart from this matter, he really has no other work for the time being. He is busy, so he will have a lot of free time.Of course, this would take away the time spent with his family, he thought with a smile again, and said, "Maybe, I don't know. It depends on what you think at the time!
Before we knew it, everyone left the airport, and a dedicated driver came to pick them up in a Great Wall off-road vehicle.Under the protection of the bodyguards, Ning Sheng and Emma got into the car, and then slowly left the airport. The paparazzi behind them had already raised their telephoto cameras and aimed at the car in a stance. The flashes were constantly on. rise.

The news screen on TV turned back to the studio after this episode, and the beautiful host smiled and said, "Friends from the audience, our talented director Ning Sheng's new drama "Rage to the Rescue" has officially finished, although the specific release date has not yet been determined, But it will be released after the next year, obviously it won't be too long, maybe it will be the end of the Lunar New Year file, or it will be postponed to the summer file, but no matter which time it is released, fans of Ning Sheng's movies can look forward to it happily, I believe Ning Sheng The director will not let us down, next, let's take a look at what's new about the talented director Ning Sheng's younger sister, our national beautiful girl Ning Tong—"

Turning the screen on the TV, I saw a group of people gathered around a park in the imperial capital, and then as the camera moved forward, I saw a girl performing and singing inside, who seemed to be an ordinary street singer However, halfway through the girl's singing, a girl who used to put money in the piano box suddenly raised her head and shouted in surprise, "You are Ning Tong!"

Then the next moment, I saw the camera shake violently, people swarmed up, and all kinds of shouts were chaotic. Through the TV camera, I could only see the female singer who was pretending to be a passerby singing and holding a guitar in embarrassment. After ups and downs, some bodyguards in black finally arrived and took her away.However, the news about Ning Tong's joint singing became the headlines of the day.

Ning Cheng turned back from the TV news, and then looked at Ning Tong who was playing with Xinxin next to him. He seemed to feel his brother's gaze. Ning Tong raised his head and said with a smile, "It's not that I've been bored recently. Shishi, Ying and I Bao and the others made a bet, whoever loses will go to the street to sell and sing for an hour, but I didn’t expect to be found in a place with few people. Gao, you can be recognized wherever you go, don’t you think so, Xiao Xinxin?”

Xinxin, who was immersed in the puzzle, heard her aunt calling her name, and raised her head in confusion, "Huh?"

Ning Tong smiled and kissed the little girl's forehead, "Our Xinxin is the cutest, isn't it?"

Xinxin heard it clearly now, and immediately lowered her head shyly and said, "No——Auntie, help me put together the puzzle——"

Ning Cheng looked at his aunt and nephew kneeling in front of the coffee table, playing with animal puzzles, shook his head, and didn't say much, I believe Sister Lin would say such a small thing, not to mention, Ning Tong and the others were only in their 20s after all. It's not too outrageous to play something unexpected once in a while, so he doesn't put on the majesty of the elder brother.I believe that with this lesson, they will know that such a thing should not be done next time.

Back home, Ning Sheng didn't immediately devote himself to the post-production of "Rage Rescue". He gave himself a week's vacation, not only to rest by himself, but also to play with his children.

After lunch, when Ning Sheng wanted to play with Xinxin, the people from Han Tang Film and Television called and said they wanted him to have a look at the script of "Thunderbolt Angel 2".

Since the cooperation was agreed at the beginning of the year, the people of Hantang Film and Television have been working hard to screen the script for the film, because it was agreed when the contract was signed that the script must be approved by Ning Sheng, so Hantang Film and Television really can't wait for this meeting The feeling of wanting Ning Sheng to agree.

After all, the first film that can break 50 billion at the global box office is a cash cow for any film company in the world.

Ning Cheng didn't want to talk about this at home, so he made an appointment with the other party outside.

The script can be said to be very good. After all, it is the first cooperation. Hantang Film and Television also attaches great importance to it. It hired one of the gold medal screenwriters in the industry. It took more than half a year to undertake the first script and write this script, and it also incorporates Lots of good ideas from other people.

In terms of the plot, it continues the mission of the three leading agents. In this script, a scientist in Huaxia was poisoned by a ninja from RB. Because the time was too short, there was no time to rouge the antidote, so finally the three of Ning Tong were ordered to go to RB. Grab the antidote.

However, the one with the antidote is RB’s largest underworld organization, and only the secret door in the bedroom of the underworld boss has the finished product, and the only way to enter that room in a short time is through the "Unlimited Fighting for a Day" organized by the underworld organization. That is to say, in one day, in an environment with a certain range, countless contestants will fight each other, and finally the top three will be interviewed by the boss of the mafia, and each will receive a bonus of [-] US dollars, and immediately join the organization to become a mafia Boss bodyguard's reward.

The three of Ning Tong helped each other in this process and used various means to get the top three. However, when they stole the antidote at the banquet of the mafia boss that night, they were discovered by the hidden ninja. Then there was another big battle. The three killed the confidant of the poisoned underworld boss, and then took the underworld boss hostage, returned to China with the antidote, and rescued the scientist.

The content of the story is not complicated, but for a popcorn comedy movie, a plot that is too complicated is not pleasing. On the contrary, this kind of simple plot is better and easier to be accepted by everyone, but the most important thing is that in the process, To make this movie not look boring, but to let everyone see something that makes them laugh out loud from this simple story.

It doesn’t need to be a profound humor, whether it’s cold humor or a low-speed joke, as long as it can be properly embedded in the plot, even an expression or a dialect will show an extraordinary comic effect, so this thing is actually very funny. Consider the director's directing skills.

Ning Cheng held the script and read it for nearly an hour, then raised his head and said to the vice president of Han Tang Film and Television who came to discuss with him, "I am generally satisfied with this script, but some parts are too serious, it seems a bit like spy shadows approaching." , but ours is a comedy, whether it's the subject matter or the starring role, it's completely different from the serious and tense spy movie, so we should focus on light-hearted and humorous comedies."

The other party listened to Ning Sheng's suggestion seriously and said, "Don't worry, I'll let the scriptwriter revise it immediately when I go back."

Ning Sheng nodded and said, "After a little modification of the script, the filming can start, but I want to ask, have you decided on who will direct?"

The other party smiled and said, "The director is still being selected. Why, are you interested? If you are willing, then we don't have to worry about it."

Ning Sheng shook his head and said, "We said at the beginning that for this series, I only review the script and invest in it. I don't participate in other specific work. Do you have any promising directors?"

Seeing that Ning Sheng really didn't intend to direct, the other party had no choice but to give up and said, "The first candidate we've decided on now is director Ning Hao. This genius director can be said to be the most successful comedy director in China in recent years besides you. You how do you feel?"

Ning Cheng nodded with a smile and said, "If Ning Hao is the director, then I can rest assured. With his ability, he might be able to make a good movie that combines his own comedy elements. But I heard that Ning Hao It seems that I have been preparing for a movie all these years, can you invite him?"

The other party smiled wryly, "Our first invitation was already rejected, and we are now making the second invitation, but if Ning Hao disagrees, then we can only choose the second candidate. This director is also a young man. About the same age as you, called Yang Qing, he made two films before, "Nightclub" and "Hot Pot Heroes", he is a director with a lot of ideas for comedy."

Ning Cheng thought for a while and said, "Well, I know this person. Although I haven't met a few times, I have seen all his movies, but they are not bad. It's just that both of his movies are limited to the same environment. There are still some dark elements at the time, I am afraid that it will not match the atmosphere of our film, and "Thunderbolt Angel 2" must be a big production that requires multiple scenes, do you think he can handle it well?"

The other party smiled and said, "We are also worried about this, so we are still considering it. If he is finally decided, we will assign him a good producer to help."

Ning Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, anyway, a company as big as yours naturally has a criterion for consideration, so I won't interrupt too much. When the time comes, we'll have a director and we'll talk about it when we make the budget."

"No problem. After we go back, we will revise the script and send you an e-book. Please read it again." Although this seems to put the film and television company in a weak position in this project, there is a free genius director like Ning Sheng. , The talent of the best screenwriter is there several times, so it's not for nothing.

If it really came time to affect the interests of the company, they would not be polite to Ning Sheng.

After the two of them finished talking, they left separately. Before Ning Cheng went home, he went to the supermarket to buy some more sets of puzzles. Now Xinxin quite likes this game.Xinxin has played with the several sets of jigsaw puzzles that the family bought before, so Ning Cheng wants to buy some new ones.

Ning Cheng walked around the mall, picked out a few sets of Journey to the West cartoon puzzles that looked interesting, and then went to pay, but when he came to the cashier, he found that he had no money on him, and he didn't even bring his mobile phone. In the car, this is embarrassing.

Standing there, Ning Cheng touched everything from his jacket to his trousers, but he couldn't find a dime. An old woman behind him urged with a vegetable basket, "Please hurry up, I have to go back and cook for my grandson." !"

Looking at the cashier's eyes, Ning Cheng blushed and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I forgot to bring the money, I put the things away first, I'll go down and get my phone to pay."

The cashier nodded and said, "Okay, then go get your phone first."

Ning Cheng hurriedly gave up his seat and was about to go down to get his phone, when a voice came from beside him, "Xiao Sheng, is it you?"

Ning Cheng turned his head and saw a woman dressed like himself, wearing a baseball cap, big sunglasses, and a mask. He couldn't help asking, "Who are you?"

The woman lowered her mask and said with a muffled laugh, "I'm your sister! Now, how much money do you need, take it yourself!"

Looking at the wallet handed over by the other party, Ning Cheng was stunned, "Since when did I have a sister?"

(End of this chapter)