I really want to hit the street

Liu Ming talks freely in Duoyu Production Department.

"During the communication between Mr. Zhang and Mr. Pu, Mr. Pu repeatedly emphasized his four requirements and affirmed Mr. Zhang's script many times. It is obvious that Mr. Pu has seen the final effect he wanted through Mr. Zhang's simple script. "

"But Mr. Pu didn't mention the details. We need to improve them. First of all, we have to eliminate the low-level perception that the movie Mr. Pu wants is a bad movie!"

"So our task is to find a perfect way to a good film under so many restrictions, so that the 360 ​​million invested can be doubled!"

"The script must withstand scrutiny and must also meet the quality requirements of a commercial science fiction blockbuster. Only in this way can we ensure our box office."

"The summary of Mr. Zhang's original story is: Alien spaceships landed in a certain area of ​​the earth, and then began to invade the earth. Humans and aliens continued to rub against each other. The place was called the Alien Forbidden Zone. The protagonist, Da Zhuang, was very concerned about his hairstyle. reporter, he felt that humans and aliens are both intelligent beings and should shake hands and make peace. Then he went to the alien restricted area alone and started a vigorous relationship with the aliens. In the end, he swayed the aliens with his emotions and allowed them to leave the earth. , became an ambassador of peace between the two civilizations.”

"And after adding hundreds of millions of details, the real story is this."

"On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, an alien spacecraft was suddenly discovered over Cape Town, South Africa. Troops from various countries swarmed in. Before we retreated into the spacecraft, we found that the aliens seemed to be very normal, and whether they were hostile or not, they came After research by scientists, it was found that the social structure of those aliens is similar to that of ants on the earth. However, we seem to have lost the ants, which poses a threat to humans. Because they look like standing shrimps, they are called shrimp people by humans. The United Nations decided to set up an Alien settlement in Cape Town, South Africa, called the Alien Zone.

Back then, because there were too few aliens reproducing, the United Nations decided to relocate the alien settlement. Since the task was too small, the United Nations outsourced the census work of the aliens to a company. The protagonist Xiaozhuang was from that company. I am an employee and a journalist. I care very much about my hairstyle. It may seem rude, but in fact, like everyone else, I don’t regard shrimp people as human beings. I think shrimp people are a group of people who only eat garbage. A higher creature, in the alien restricted area, I am like a prophet who is inferior to others and has something to show for.

While doing statistics and interviews, Xiao Zhuang broke into a shrimp house and discovered a laboratory. He found a jar of mysterious liquid and was sprayed in the face before opening it. Then my body reacted normally and ended up mutating into the shape of a shrimp.

It was explained by the explanation that Xiaozhuang was forcefully put into a bag by the company's people and transported to the laboratory to complete the endless human experiment. I was surrounded by shrimps who were killed by the experiment. Because the weapons of shrimps are very early, Hundreds of years ahead of humans, but it can only be turned on by our genes. The protagonist had the conditions to use it before mutating, and became the most expensive experimental subject in one fell swoop.

So, the news exposed me and falsely accused me of having a sexual relationship with a shrimp man. My wife wanted to sever ties with Xiao Zhuang because of your father's deception. My colleagues who knew the truth were also urging me to surrender. I escaped to the alien restricted area with help, and a shrimp man saved me in a coma. The friendly shrimp man said that if I return to the mother ship, my disease can be cured. Xiao Zhuang discovered that by that time, all humans would be Being greedy, only the beautiful shrimp that I once despised was sincerely helping me. I decided to help the shrimp escape back to the mother ship, while I stayed alone to resist the pursuit of the army. The shrimp man swore he would come back to find me, and he must wait for me to come back! In the fierce battle between Xiaozhuang and the humans, the spaceship took off. "

Zhang Yang: "."

Ma Xing: "."

The two of them pondered for a moment, looked directly at Wu Ma, and asked in unison: "What about now?"

"Then the movie is over!"

"Grass!"

"Shit!"

"The good thing is to learn, right?"

"People can, at most they should."

Zhang Yang and Ma Xing looked at Wu Ma with resentful eyes, as if they were watching a big movie about to be launched. The network suddenly jammed, the heroine's movements froze on the screen, and the hero's ecstatic voice stopped abruptly.

At that moment there was a dilemma.

But at the last moment, Ma Xing, the director, reacted immediately.

"Okay! What a great script! Even just listening to his narration, the huge plot tension has already hit your face! It is definitely a hard-core science fiction film! Without that script, you really have no confidence that you can make something good, right! Your junior brother Will definitely be interested! ”

Compared to the excited Ma Xing, Zhang Yang's expression was not a bit strange.

The story Wu Ma just told seems to have nothing to do with what I will write later, but it also seems to have something to do with it.

"Then this is your script?"

Wu Ma looked directly into Zhang Yang's eyes with certainty: "There is a mistake. That is what your script looked like before you added hundreds of millions of details."

Zhang Yang asked: "Xiang Chen asked for it to be an emotional story cloaked in science fiction, and to fall in love with people from the stars. Does he also have that element?"

Wu Ma asked back: "Who said that emotions can only include romantic relationships? Is cross-racial friendship weak and shocking enough?"

Ma Xing: "Hi~ It's too low! The intention is too low as soon as it rises!"

Zhang Yang thought about it for a while and felt that it was more reasonable and less interesting than the initial version he had just finished writing. However, in reality, it did not exceed his own story outline. It still focused on the friendship between the protagonist and the aliens.

The top theme is also under trust.

After thinking about it, Zhang Yang was shocked to find that Xiang Chen's perfect and supplementary script actually fully met Xiang Chen's requirements and the outline of the script I wrote later!

It’s just that every detail is missing.

It is the fact that Xiang Chen has no request that is most puzzling.

"Xiang Chen also said that the special effects should be the best, but the most expensive. There is a little sense of cheapness in the special effects, so that the audience can see that you have invested so little money. It is best to bring some physiological comfort to the audience. Best. How to do it during filming?”

"Well, that may be beyond the capabilities of a screenwriter. Maybe you can ask Director Wu what Liu Ming's request is expressing."

Xiang Chen is also omnipotent.

"There's no such strange request?" Ma Xing was also shocked. Although I have been in the film and television industry for more than ten years, I have never heard such a strange request.

After spending money, do you still want to take photos that look cheap?

People just enjoy watching movies, but he actually made the audience feel physically comfortable?

Is that disease-free?

However, Wu Shiduo's boss gave me a little investment and allowed me to create the feel of an international short film.

Not sick either!

But Ma Xing did not express his opinion directly. Instead, he said cautiously: "You are not specialized in science fiction. That question may not be answered until your junior brother arrives."

Xiang Chen took a deep breath: "In short, since Liu Ming made such a request, there must be no reason for it."

The other two nodded in conviction.

Liu Ming always catches us with bad ideas and deliberately makes the movie flop, right?

The seventh day.

Mr. Pu, the Hollywood turtle sci-fi director who was tired of his career, came to Shaoyu Company.

It can be seen that the 10 million director's fee does little to support people's subjective initiative.

I opened my mouth and said, "You know what kind of movie your boss wants to make!"

Eight people:"!!!"

Zhang Yang: "Speak carefully!"

Before Xiang Chen learned that there was a company with stupid people and little money, he took a flight from Shanghai to Kyoto last night. In the evening, he and Ma Xing chatted in detail for a long time about the content of the new script. Boss 4 seemed strange. requirements.

My first reaction was that the boss was messing with us and deliberately letting us make a bad movie.

But after some psychological counseling from Ma Xing, and with the precondition that every decision Xiang Chen made would make the company lose money, I thought about it for a whole night. Finally, I figured it out!

Before taking a sip of tea, Mr. Pu said excitedly: "What seems to be a reasonable request actually hides their boss's precise guidance for that film! Their boss only gave you the only way to write the script, and also asked you how to write it." The shooting and scheduling of shots were conducted from a low point of view.”

"Actually, Liu Ming wanted the movie to be made like that."

"Have you ever heard of a mockumentary? A film that looks like a documentary. On the surface, it looks like it was shot by a random camera. The shake of the camera, the blur of the picture, and the ordinary marks make the audience mistakenly think that it is really a filming. documentary!”

"And that's exactly what Liu Ming said about spending a small amount of money on special effects so that the audience can see it! When shooting a sci-fi documentary that looks just like the real thing, the special effects have no trace of special effects. It even feels like the filming is not a bit cheap. , so that the audience can immerse themselves in the movie and have the same feeling that the alien forbidden area exists around them before watching it. In this way, they have achieved their goal! "

"As for the physiological shock that Liu Ming mentioned, it is very complicated to arouse the audience's discomfort. Thai horror, American blood plasma, and European exorcism all use this technique in a small amount, which is to achieve a certain level by stimulating the audience's senses. It is an ordinary feeling, and then the cerebellum of the audience consciously secretes a small amount of hypopamine, thereby relaxing the body. When the movie maker finally realizes that he is in a dangerous environment and that the movie is false, the sense of relaxation is gone. Only the slow pleasure brought by the hormone dopamine is left, so many viewers will hate watching that type of movie and feel happy.”

"Liu Ming. Obviously that's what he meant. He wanted to add that kind of elements to the movie, stimulate the audience through visual images, and produce physiological reactions. It can be disgusting, scary, or frightening. Wait until the audience finishes watching and say, "It's so cool." !”

"Well, you think the design of the alien Xiaoxia in the script is very wrong. If the model is done well, the disgusting alien will immediately arouse the audience's discomfort, and the alien rejection mentality will take over. It will all follow the movie. In the beginning of the story, I consciously hate the aliens and find those advanced creatures disgusting. But the previous plot is just the opposite. Humans who seem to be clean and sunny are doing dirty things, but the little shrimps who have no low-tech weapons are actually I once hurt a human being, and even though I was oppressed by humans, I was willing to protect humans and save them. I promised the protagonist that he would definitely come back to heal me. What an ironic comparison!”

"The more disgusting you make the shrimps, the more beautiful they are. The friendship between humans and shrimps in this movie is more touching! The contrast between before and after. Hiss~ Do you think it is better than a quiet male teacher on Weibo who was exposed as a parent in class? The group rbq is too weak!”

Zhang Yang, Wu Ma, Ma Xing: "?"

Zhang Yang's eyes shone: "Xiao Sui!"

Mr. Pu said doubtfully: "Well, you have already finished your analysis."

"Yes, you said something about contrasting male teachers."

Mr. Pu: "Uh, let's chat privately on WeChat later. You don't have many videos. How about we talk about business first?"

"Ahem! Yes. You think what Director Ma said is very ignorant! It's basically very close to Liu Ming's thoughts." Zhang Yang's face became serious.

Wu Ma also nodded: "Indeed. In that way, you can perfectly explain what the conditions given by Xiang Chen mean. Later, you also thought that if you shoot like this, it will become a domestic bad film? Have you ever thought that Liu Ming's real That was the intention.”

Ma Xing: "Junior brother, what he studied there is really nothing. The next time I see him being so nothing is the next time. I hope the last time I saw him being so nothing is the last time."

A few people were in the production department conference room and basically discussed and finalized the script and shooting techniques of the entire movie.

We needed to refine fewer details before.

Mr. Pu said without any worry: "You have problems with shooting science fiction movies, but you need to find a reliable special effects team, especially if you want to shoot a mockumentary, you need a top-notch special effects team in the industry to be able to shoot it in 11 months." Filming completed inside.”

Zhang Yang waved his little hand: "Spread the money! Spread it for you! Problems that can be solved with money are problems. The company's 360 million investment was all real money spent outside the movie. Just worry and do it!"

Zhang Yang understands that some crews say they have invested hundreds of millions, but in reality, they can get half of the filming crew's hands, and they know everything about what they do.

And our actual investment of 360 million yuan was really high among domestic films.

Ma Xing asked with concern: "What do you think about the selection of actors?"

"The female lead must be a big star. Liu Ming only has that one requirement. For the rest, we just have to figure it out ourselves."

Ma Xing frowned: "Xiang Chen. Is he also following the path of a popular celebrity? I'm afraid."

In the industry, the eight words "big fresh meat" are basically equated with "acting skills". Although our film is a science fiction film, for the protagonist's role of switching between human and alien, the acting requirements for the actors are is very low.

It is necessary to express the protagonist's arrogance, confusion, fatigue, fear, gratitude, relief, and many other emotions.

If the female lead fails, the impact it will have on a movie with such a small investment will be absolutely devastating.

Even if it works well, the reputation will collapse and the money will be lost!

When the time comes, how can Liu Ming explain how to get there?

The question of how to choose the female lead made several people think deeply again.