Chapter 349 The door closed by Director Chen himself
There is a very famous joke in the industry about Mrs. Chen becoming a producer.
There is a scene in "The Promise" where hundreds of yaks are running wild. For this scene, Mrs. Chen directly brought hundreds of real yaks from other places without saying anything.
Come on, you know with your butt that special effects should be used here.
This exposed a problem. The preparation work before the filming of "The Promise" was not done at all.
Either someone was holding back their jokes, or they were really amateurs, but no one raised the issue until filming started.
The budget was just wasted.
Therefore, Zhang Chen dares to say that if he were to shoot it, he would be confident that the cost would be reduced to around 200 million.
On the other hand, I wonder why a director as big as Poet Chen would make such a stupid mistake, because he doesn't have a fixed team.
Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhang Chen all have their own fixed teams. In other words, ordinary directors, as long as they have a certain reputation, will have their own fixed partners.
There are so many benefits. The co-shooting photographer can ensure the quality of the shots, and other positions can ensure smooth preparation. The most obvious one is that the running-in time is reduced, which can improve a lot of efficiency.
But Director Chen didn't. He hasn't made a single movie since "Farewell My Concubine". They are all improvised teams. Everyone is only a temporary cooperation relationship. Of course, everyone is in trouble. If there is a powerful producer The person is okay, but the producer is Mrs. Chen who knows nothing, so this result is expected.
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Huairou, the cast of "Wulin Gaiden"
The second season of "Wulin Gaiden" has been filmed. Due to the popularity of the first season, the second season has been booked by many TV stations before it is finished.
Without the pressure of sales, the main creators filmed very relaxedly, which just fits the atmosphere of a sitcom, relaxed and enjoyable~
After the morning's filming was over, the main creators gathered together for dinner and chatted while eating.
Li Dazui: "Recently our boss has been at odds with Chen Dagui~"
Li Dazui lives up to his name, and most of the gossip in the crew comes from him.
'Boss' is just a title, they are not contracted actors of Xingchen Entertainment, but Shang Jing is, if he calls it that, others will follow suit.
Tong Xiangyu: "How did these two people meet so well?"
Lao Bai: "Sooner or later, it all depends on the great director. There must be a battle~"
Mo Xiaobei: "Hey, what should I do? I also made a guest appearance in "The Promise". Now that the boss and Director Chen are at odds, they won't also bear grudges against me~"
Lu Xiucai: "What you think is beautiful, does the boss know who you are?"
Although the tone was teasing, it was actually comforting.
Guan Xiaotong was the girl who snatched away the nameless steamed bun from the boy in "The Murderous Case Caused by a Steamed Bun". She was originally quite happy. Being able to participate in the blockbuster "The Promise" directed by Chen, it was also a qualification.
Unexpectedly, "The Promise" was scolded as "Xiang", and the actors in it were also scolded.
Fortunately, thanks to Mo Xiaobei's popularity, no one has focused on her yet, but she is also afraid that Zhang Chen will hate her.
If the screenwriter were to write her off, or arrange for her to study in a certain martial art, and she didn't appear in more than ten episodes, the audience would forget about her.
"Don't worry, Director Zhang is not that kind of person~" Everyone comforted him.
"Yeah, how could I be that person~"
Behind everyone, a voice suddenly appeared, it was Zhang Chen~
"Ah~" Guan Xiaotong covered her mouth in surprise.
Zhang Chen said with a smile: "Being able to participate in a big production worth 350 million yuan is very worthy of recognition. Being able to pass the casting at least shows that you have commercial value. The crotch pull in "The Promise" has nothing to do with the actors. I blame the story and the director. , scolded the producer, when have you ever seen me scold an actor?”
"Director Zhang, why are you here?"
"I'm here to visit the class and bring you some delicious food~"
The Feilong Film and Television Base where "Wulin Gaiden" is located is, at best, a film and television music base, but at worst, it is a remote mountainous area.
This damn place has no place to go to even the warehouse.
It's a bit more lively now than before. This is because of the popularity of the first season of "Martial Arts". The crew has money and has stronger spending power, which has boosted the surrounding restaurants.
While he was talking, the staff from outside came in one after another and brought in fruits and other supplies.
Zhang Chen patted Shang Jing on the shoulder: "How is it? Can you complete the shooting on time?" "No problem."
The scripts for "Wulin Gaiden" are all ready-made, and it is said that the writing team has already written the third season.
Ning Caishen no longer had the difficulty of giving birth in the original time and space.
In the original time and space, the script of "Wulin Gaiden" was entirely written by him. Ning Caishen only wrote 80 episodes of the original 100 episodes, and he couldn't write anymore.
Now he has no worries about this at all. There are four people in the screenwriting team helping him write together, and their writing method is completely in accordance with the working method of American TV dramas. It is not fast-paced, but there is division of labor.
Some are responsible for the story framework, some are responsible for character dialogue, and some are responsible for enriching the plot. Everyone has their own division of labor.
The benefits are obvious. The characters are unified. The words Lu Xiucai said are those of Lu Xiucai. The reaction of Li Dazui when something happens is Li Dazui's.
This is the benefit of division of labor.
The reason why the characters in American dramas are so well-drawn is because there are full-time screenwriters who specialize in writing characters.
While everyone was talking, the TV on the wall was playing news, and a scene of a reporter interviewing Dong Jianqiang happened to appear.
"It is reported that "The Promise" was returned by an overseas publisher. I would like to ask Manager Dong, what do you think of this matter?"
Dong Jianqiang frowned: "Can I curse?"
Reporter: "Uh~, we are the public media..."
"Forget it."
Now the reporter was even more curious, "What if it's possible?"
"Then I want to scold my mother~"
""The Promise" was returned, why did you react so strongly?"
"Because it really affected me, Star Entertainment's blockbuster "Painted Skin" scheduled for next year was originally very popular with overseas film producers. Interested film producers lined up to seek our cooperation, but after "The Promise" was returned , those who are interested have become wait-and-see..."
The reporter was stunned, obviously not expecting this to be the case.
"That's not all. If I guess correctly, the costume blockbusters of other film and television companies may have been affected..."
The program team is a trouble maker. After the interview about Dong Jianqiang is broadcast, interviews with other people will begin immediately.
Zhang Weiping: ""The City of Golden Armor" is director Zhang Yimou's key project next year, but judging from the recent pre-sales situation, the situation is not optimistic, and it is not as good as "House of Flying Daggers"."
Wang Zhonglei: "We never expected that "The Night Banquet" would be so cold in the international pre-sale market. Before that, costume blockbusters had always been popular in overseas markets. I think this situation is closely related to "The Promise"... …”
Well, now, Tung Chien-keung's prediction has come true, and the market for period blockbusters has really been affected.
"So serious?" Someone couldn't help but muttered.
Zhang Chen knew, however, that the actual situation was more serious than this.
Before "The Promise", Chinese costumes + action movies were regarded as a panacea in the eyes of overseas film producers.
Whether it is out of curiosity or fascination with ancient Chinese culture, as long as it is a Chinese costume blockbuster, there is no need to worry about selling it.
Film producers dare to take action after seeing a film.
Miramax is like that.
Then after "The Promise", film producers hesitated when it came to costume blockbusters.
Even "The Golden Jacket" had to spend huge sums of money to invite Hollywood film producers to visit the studio. This is a director who has two successful hits.
Many people are taking a wait-and-see attitude. Even if there are people who are interested, they will not offer high prices.
Everyone is cautious, cautious, and cautious about Chinese costume blockbusters...
"The Promise" can really be said to have single-handedly closed the door for Chinese costume blockbusters to go overseas.
(End of chapter)