Hualiu Director

Chapter 23 Recording "Ask the Director for Advice" ([-])

Jinpeng?Is that Jin Peng who has been filming for more than 30 years, directed and produced dozens of works, and brought out more than a dozen movie stars?

The door opened slowly, and the bookish director with glasses appeared in front of everyone.This time, everyone stood up and applauded for the first time. Facing such a director with the ceiling of Chinese-language movies, he deserves everyone's respect from the bottom of his heart.

Jin Peng was very humble. Facing everyone's applause and cheers, he clasped his hands together to express his gratitude.

"Thank you everyone. I am here to participate in the program this time to study. I hope to play movies with everyone."

Hey, good guy, are you here to learn from the ceiling?You are afraid that you are not here to crush us, what kind of trouble is the program group going to make?

I have to say that Jin Peng's appearance created a small trough. I think the audience's response will be more shocking than the directors present when the broadcast starts.

Cai Yongkang has already secretly moved aside. In the film industry, if he snatches the c position of director Jin Peng, he will definitely be scolded to death by netizens.

All the directors were in place, the big screen TVs in front of them lit up, and then everyone saw someone walking into Studio One.

"My God, it's Hui Hongying, I really like her drama."

"Weng Zhenlong is also here, she is very powerful."

"Wow, Yang Qianhua, she is the actress I've always wanted to work with."

"Qi Xi, she has played many different roles, she is very malleable."

"It's Hong Xin'er, another sister from the Greater Bay Area. It would be great if we could organize a group for this one."

The eyes of the directors are enticed by all the powerful actors. Of course, there are also handsome little fresh meats and youthful and beautiful traffic florets. Everyone is so bright and charming.The directors were also thinking about how to lure them into their crew.

But soon everyone's voice became quieter, because a heavyweight actor appeared on the stage, that is Chen Ru.In fact, in Chen Ru's decades of acting career, he has only won an unknown best actor in art festivals. Although his acting skills are outstanding, he has never been nominated as the best actor in mainstream TV and film festivals.

However, the Penguin platform hosted a reality show for actors a few years ago. As a guest, Chen Ru was very topical. His straightforward and honest character and his vicious image of the director and actor are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he even competed with the guest director. It can't be handed over. At one point, the traffic director was so angry that he almost stopped recording the show, and even created a golden sentence like "three such as".

It can be said that Chen Ru is half of the credit for the success of the previous seasons of the program. If his comments had not aroused widespread attention and discussion, the program group would not have been able to increase the number of topics.

Perhaps it is because Chen Ru's image to the outside world is too strong, rigid and serious, and new directors feel a little apprehensive when they see him on stage.Many people are thinking about how to avoid the thunder of Chen Ru.

When all the actors were seated, the directors found that there were many double sofas on both sides of the actor sofa in Hall [-] that were empty, and they didn't know what they were for for a while.At this moment, Lan Ke, who only made a sound but didn't see anyone, finally appeared on the screen.

"Welcome everyone to the film and television director competition reality show "Please Advise the Director". I am the manager Lan Ke. This time, our program team has gathered [-] Chinese film directors in China, and we have also invited four of the most influential directors in the industry. Welcome to our talented producers and writers, cast and crew.

Next, we will officially enter the first stage of the competition. Later, the directors will invite actors to cooperate to complete the first stage of assessment works together.

In the first stage of the competition, the program group will provide each director with a project start-up fund of 100 million yuan. After the director completes the shooting, he will submit a detailed list of funds to the program group. The excess part will be borne by the director himself. One point will be subtracted from the score, and no points will be added if there is any remaining.

The creative blueprint for the first stage will consist of 32 key words, and the director will draw two key words in the form of lottery, and shoot a competition work around these two key words within ten days.

The scores of the entries will be jointly composed of the audience and the expert appraiser group, and the scores for excess fees will be deducted at the end, and the four directors with the lowest final scores will stop at the first stage.

Now, the directors are asked to conduct a keyword draw. "

After Lan Ke finished the rules of the first stage, the scene was full of wailing.Everyone knows that reality shows are fast-paced, so the time for creation is limited. Before coming here, I prepared a lot of scripts with the team behind me for emergencies. Now we can evaluate them in the form of keywords. Their previous preparations It might be useless.

For example, if a director meticulously prepares a romance script, but the sci-fi plus nonsense in the lottery, then the script is considered a waste of preparation.

In Studio No. [-], the two large screens in front of the four producers showed the scenes of Studio No. [-] and No. [-] respectively. They saw everything from entering the studio to everyone as if they had the perspective of God.

"The market is like this. When you are a young director, you have no choice at all. It doesn't mean that you can provide you with any kind of script if you want to shoot. Often there is such a script now, and the investors want to shoot that effect. , the only chance is this one, if you can make a film, you can get it, if you can’t, you can change to another director.”

Cheng Xi pointed out a reality in the current entertainment industry, that is, capital determines the direction of movies.

Wang Pangzhi very much agrees with this point. He is also a director himself and has experienced the peaks and valleys of Hong Kong movies.

"That's right, the reality is like this. I just became a director at that time, and investors would watch some movies to make money or win awards. They asked people to write these types of scripts, and then took the scripts to the market to choose directors. Actually Many times I also know that this film must be a bad film, but there is no way, the market just likes it, as long as the bad film can make money, investors will continue to make it, and our directors can start working again, and the film market will prosper. Of course, great directors They have the right to choose, they can choose the script, for example, Wang Mojin specifically selects the ones that can win awards, and I specifically select the ones that can increase the box office."

Everyone laughed and cheered for Wang Pangzhi. After all, in Hong Kong at that time, the TV movies he shot and produced might not win awards, but they would definitely make money. Those investors knew this very well.And if you want to win awards, you can go to Wang Mojin. Although his literary films often make people feel that they don't know what to say, but he has won many awards.

"The program team is very hardworking. I think there are quite a few new directors among these directors. They have not yet entered the market competition. This lottery can be regarded as a welcome ceremony for them!"

Huang Li was obviously gloating, but his attention was all on Lin Hong on the screen. He wanted to see if the young man he had his eyes on would continue to surprise him.

"However, there is a problem. Look at a senior director like Director Jin Peng. He has accumulated scripts in his hands for so many years. I am afraid that any two key words we wrote will not be a problem for him. There are also some newcomers. I think the directors are all from family background or have a team behind them, they must have more time to deal with and resources than others, which seems a bit unfair to others!"

Although He Lei said it was unfair, she didn't intend to change her position at all.

"This is actually simulating the real market environment. The market in the film and television industry is inherently unfair. People's accumulated experience and connections are themselves a kind of resource. Why don't you let your competitors use these resources when the market is competing. This It is the true side of "Please Advise the Director", if you can't recognize this point correctly, then you don't need to be a director."

There are 32 digital symbols on the big screen, and below are the heads of sixteen directors and two boxes.

The first one to come forward was the director Jin Peng. The types of TV movies he has filmed are varied, and he is confident that he can handle whatever he draws, so he randomly chose No. 1 and No. 2, and the two numbers on the big screen were reversed. .

"Okay, Director Jinpeng drew 'Salute to the Classics' and 'Cinema'. I don't think it's difficult for Director Jinpeng."

Lin Hong couldn't see any expression from Jin Peng's face, he thought he really had a hole in his chest.

Immediately after Cai Yongkang chose his lucky numbers 6 and 11, the key words he found were "opera" and "love triangle".Although he tried his best to hide his emotions, he was not an actor after all. Lin Hong saw that he was actually happy. He must have already had a script that met the requirements, which would save him a lot of pre-creation time.

Two directors in a row went up, and the others were not far behind, but some people continued to watch. Anyway, the ones drawn by the lottery may not necessarily be the ones they like, and the rest may not be bad.

Lin Hong is still waiting and watching, he has a mobile source library in his mind, he is not worried about keywords, what he is worried about is the production cycle.

Ten days is too little time. It takes one or two days from project approval to shooting. If it is an ancient costume, it needs a specific venue, and some props also need to be specially made. Emergencies and post-production issues must also be taken into consideration. time.So ten days is really too short.

The time is short, the tasks are heavy, and the funds are not much. This is already obvious. The program group just wants everyone to make short films, which is also conducive to broadcasting arrangements.

Sitting next to Lin Hong is Wang Chun, and she didn't go up, but considering that she is an excellent screenwriter, she is not afraid of keyword restrictions.

"Director Wang, are you going to make a short film?"

Lin Hong's question made Wang Chun feel unbelievable, and she looked at Lin Hong with puzzled eyes.

"Of course it's a short film. How can a feature film be possible? It's too late. There's not enough money, and the score will be tight, so I don't want to overspend. I have to plan carefully for the 100 million. Why, you still want to make a feature film?"

"The money is indeed a little less, but if I can, I still want to make a feature film, but I don't know if the program group will allow it."

Wang Chun didn't know how to evaluate Lin Hong. This kid seemed to want to prove himself too much.In film history, it is not uncommon to produce feature films with a small budget, but they are not finished in 10 days.

"The program team didn't say anything, but if you really want to make a feature film, you'd better report to the program team."

Lin Hong nodded, but if the conditions are really not allowed, then just shoot a short film like everyone else. It just so happens that I have made a short film not long ago, so I have ready-made experience.

While the two were talking, several directors stepped forward to draw key words, and rock director Liang Meigui picked "alien" and "square dance".Buffet won "Remake Classic" and "Love".

Seeing everyone happy or depressed, Lin Hong suddenly felt that this show was more interesting. Isn't this a blind box challenge like a variety show.

It's just that Lin Hong didn't know that when he was making complaints, the actors in Hall [-] and the producers in Hall [-] were talking about him, because he had a microphone on him, and the conversation between him and Wang Chun just now was completely cut off. in the real-time screen.

"I want to make a feature film in just ten days, isn't that foolish!" said Chen Ru, not optimistic.

"The funds and time needed to make short films must be paid close attention. It will be even more difficult if bad weather or unexpected situations occur. It will take half a month to make a feature film, and the shooting time is too short. It’s even more time-consuming to make up shots.” Hong Xiner’s debut TVB is famous for its fast production, but they dare not say that they can produce a full-length feature film in ten days, so she is not doubting, but questioning.

"This director has great ideas, but it's too difficult to make a feature film." What Xiaohua, the new generation of traffic, wanted to say in her heart, "Please don't come to me later."

The actors thought in their hearts that such a stunned young director should be kept at a respectful distance. Don't blame yourself for not cooperating when the film is not finished and handed in, then you will die wronged.

"Actually, it is not impossible to shoot a feature film in ten days. I used to finish shooting and post-production in only fifteen days in order to catch up with the Spring Festival release, and I even gave myself a day off to attend a friend's event. As for the wedding, now that I think about it, if I shoot faster and edit more simply, I can finish it in ten days.

But that movie already had a script, and the crew and actors have already been formed, which is much better than the situation here. "

Wang Pangzhi actually said euphemistically: I am a dignified director who has never done it, how can he, a new director who has not graduated, be able to do it.

"Yes, I hope Director Lin Hong is just talking. If he really makes a feature film, it will most likely be a disaster."

"I agree with Director Wang and Teacher He Lei. Director Lin Hong doesn't even extract key words now. He must just talk about it, because it is impossible."

Three of the four producers were not optimistic about Lin Hong's idea of ​​making a feature-length film. In fact, Huang Li was not optimistic about the idea of ​​making a feature film. Hong is still the one he brought.

"It's right for young people to have ideas, let's take a look first!"

At this moment, Lin Hong in Hall 7 didn't know that he had become the focus, so he went to the screen to look at the numbers that hadn't been selected yet.In the end, Lin Hong asked for No. 23 and No. [-].

"The key words selected by director Lin Hong are 'horror' and 'reversal', let us look forward to his works."