Chapter 386 Media visit, Zhang Chen’s lies
March 17
Today is the day that Dong Jianqiang arranged for the media visit, which is the so-called media open day.
Media visits are also a type of film promotion.
The shooting of a movie can take as little as one or two months, or as long as half a year.
The filming process also requires constant exposure, and there are not so many news points, so the form of media visits was born.
Usually, you find media with good connections to report on the filming of the crew and interact with the starring actors. Some media open days will also allow fans to visit the cast.
Of course, the crew will definitely reimburse the media for their round-trip transportation expenses, food and accommodation, and will also provide sufficient travel expenses.
The media that Dong Jianqiang hired this time were Sina Entertainment and Enlight Media.
These two media companies are closely related to Xingchen Entertainment. If you visit them, at least they won’t write random things for you.
Liu Yan is the reporter sent by Enlight Media this time.
She is the host, but she also works part-time as a reporter. She was the one in charge of asking questions at the last premiere of "The Promise".
Then he said, 'If the movie does not achieve the expected effect, will it hurt your self-esteem?' I directly broke the guard with Director Chen.
However, the light did not punish her. She should not have been punished in the first place. This question was too normal. Anyone with a little experience would know how to answer it. I don’t know how it touched Director Chen’s nerves and made him The 'child's birthday party' metaphor.
When the media arrived, Cheng Er was in charge of receiving them and drove them to the entrance of the set.
After greeting the staff at the door, Cheng Er gathered everyone together.
“After we enter later, please stop filming or make any noise, let alone disturb the normal filming of the crew. We can only conduct interviews after Director Zhang gives the signal.
Of course, the final material must be reviewed by us before it can be broadcast. If the interview content will affect the release of the movie, we will ask you to delete it~"
"Understood"
Both. As a veteran media person, everyone knows the rules.
Seeing that the reporters were very cooperative, Cheng Er led everyone into the set.
In the studio, a martial arts scene is being filmed, which is the fight scene in the finale - the fight between the little bird spirit Yang Xiaomi and the monster hunter Zhang Jin.
Zhang Jin waved his giant sword and rushed towards Yang Xiaomi.
Yang Xiaomi threw the bamboo hat, and the bamboo hat was hit by the giant sword and split into two under the huge force.
This kind of shot is very common in Hong Kong martial arts films in the 1990s. The two sides of the hat are connected by steel wires. When the giant sword strikes, the staff on both sides pull the wires, and the hat will crack. The power powder arranged in advance is full of effects.
The martial arts scenes look exciting, but they are actually very boring to shoot. A few seconds of a martial arts scene may have to be shot in several shots.
But this was the first time the reporters saw the real shooting scene, and they immediately took pictures of the scene.
Cheng Er's instructions have long been forgotten. We will wait until the filming is done to see if it can be broadcast.
“Ka~”
Zhang Chen took a look at the replay and thought it was okay.
Looking up, I saw a group of reporters outside: "The reporters visiting the team have arrived. Let's take a rest for half an hour and cooperate with the media interviews~"
Zhang Chen waved his hand, and the staff immediately relaxed and drank water. Drink water and chat.
Cheng Er led a group of media people to Zhang Chen:
"Director Zhang, we are from Guangguang Entertainment (Sina Entertainment)~"
"Welcome, welcome~ ”
Reporter from Sina Entertainment: "Can we shoot and interview at will now?"
"Of course."
After getting Zhang Chen's permission, several people from the media immediately separated to interview other people. starring.
Master Zhou and Xiaopang Fan are both here.
Liu Yan: "Director Zhang, what was the fight scene you just filmed?"
"Oh, that was one of the decisive battles. The identity of Xiao Wei the vixen was discovered, and the little bird spirit protector Xin Zhi fought with the demon hunter. The scene you see is just a rough one in the early stage, and there will be more in the later stage. Special effects will be added, and the picture will be more beautiful~"
Zhang Chen gave a brief introduction.
"Just watching the current shooting, I am already extremely excited~" Liu Yan flattered her without leaving any trace.
Sina reporter: "Director Zhang, the audience and friends are very curious about the filming progress of "Painted Skin". Would you like to share it with everyone~"
Zhang Chen smiled and nodded: "" "Painted Skin" started filming in late February. It has been filming for nearly a month now and there will be about another month of filming. The current filming is going well~"
"Then when is it going to be released?"
""Painted Skin" has a lot of special effects shots, nearly 1,000 special effects shots, so the summer film is definitely too late. In fact, it should have to wait until the Lunar New Year film to be released. Let’s meet.”
Liu Yan immediately followed up: “Director Zhang Chen, the outside world is saying that you are straight-talking. You are the prophecy king. You predicted that Director Ang Lee would win the Best Director at Venice and the Oscars, and he really won it.
Director Ang Lee also specially thanked you for this matter. What do you want to say? "
Speaking of this, Zhang Chen immediately sat upright. This is a large part of the reason why he arranged today's media open day.
"There are no direct conclusions. These are all judged based on experience. The themes of director Ang Lee's movies are very cute. Homosexuality has been a hot topic in the past two years. If the judges of the film festival also notice this, it will be easy." Winning the award is as simple as that~
Don't spread rumors. In the past two days, I have finally learned what it means to be "my days of clear soup and lack of water".
Everyone in the crew often teases me about this, but I am really not a straight-talker, let alone a prophet~"
Liu Yan is not ready to let him go: "Next It’s the Academy Awards. Isn’t Director Zhang going to make another prediction?”
Zhang Chen waved his hand: “Forget it this time, if you report it, it might not work~”< br>
After speaking, Zhang Chen blinked at Mr. Zhou who was not far away, and Mr. Zhou also secretly covered his mouth and smiled.
"Director Zhang, after "The Promise", many netizens expressed their disgust towards costume blockbusters. However, in the second half of this year, several costume blockbusters will be released one after another, such as "The Night Banquet", "Ink Attack", "Painted Skin", " "Golden Armor", isn't Director Zhang worried that the audience will be bored? "
The two reporters from Guangguang and Sina have a tacit understanding, and they basically take turns asking questions.
Zhang Chen tilted his head: "I'm worried but not worried, because strictly speaking, "Painted Skin" is an oriental fantasy, which is different from other works~"
Liu Yan He also asked: "In the past two days, media reporters were interviewing new scenes. Manager Zhang Weiping has made it clear that "Golden Armor" is scheduled to be released in the Lunar New Year, and now "Painted Skin" is also scheduled to be released in the Lunar New Year. The two will become direct competitors."
Zhang Chen laughed: "That's just right. The last time I met director Zhang Yimou was two years ago in "House of Flying Daggers". We meet again this year. Isn't this a great fate?"
Zhang Chen said He was relaxed, but everyone could hear the confidence in his tone.
Anyway, I have reserved the Lunar New Year stall. Anyone who is afraid of competition will change the stall.
Liu Yan said again: "But "Ink Attack" is also scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year, and three blockbusters are coming together. Isn't Director Zhang worried about the impact on the box office?"
Zhang Chen thinks this question is still open. It's a bit interesting, "Isn't this the most interesting thing? Everyone is just comparing their talents to see who can become the final winner in a chaotic battle.
The last time "Dark Invasion" faced "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Weiping looked down on me. This time I want to see if he still has the same disdain for "Painted Skin"~"
Zhang Chen spoke in an understatement, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, but the amount of information revealed in his words was not small.
The two people interviewed were slightly excited.
"As for "Mo Gong", if I were its publisher, I would choose to change the schedule. There are too many such things in China, where the boss fights with the second child. I beat the third child to death. I hope the publisher of "Mo Gong" can seriously consider it~"
"You are not optimistic about "Mo Gong"? ”
Zhang Chen nodded without hesitation: "Too few people know about the Mo family? Let me ask you, do you know the Mo family?"
The reporter thought for a while after hearing this, and then nodded: "I know. The Mohist School was one of the hundreds of schools of thought during the Warring States Period..."
"What else?"
"Uh, Then I don’t know.”
Zhang Chen spread his hands: “Look? Ordinary people don’t know much about the Mohist family. They have heard of this name from "Xun Qin Ji" at most, but it is No one knows what it does, what it stands for, and who its representatives are.
If no one knows about it, they won’t have the desire to watch the movie. If director Zhang Zhiliang makes a story about the Three Kingdoms, it will definitely be a hit during the Lunar New Year. But for the story about the Mohist family, I think it is unlikely to be a big hit..."
What Zhang Chen said was not polite, but one point was immediately noticed by the Sina reporter
"Director Zhang said that if it were a Three Kingdoms theme, it would probably be a big hit, so Director Zhang thought Wu. Will "Red Cliff" directed by Yu Sen be a masterpiece? "
Zhang Chen looked at the female reporter with admiration. You really know how to hit a snake and follow the stick.
But he still shook his head and said: "No, no, no, I said the Three Kingdoms theme is a big hit. Maybe, but I didn’t say that Wu Yusen’s “Red Cliff” would be a big hit~”
Without waiting for the other party to ask, Zhang Chen continued to explain: "If you know Wu Yusen, you should know that he cannot shoot epic themes.
He can also handle small scenes, such as Jianghu grudges and so on. .
< br>But as long as the scene is big, he can't control it, and "Wind Whisperer" is the best example."
"You are not optimistic about "Red Cliff"?"
"Of course not. Look good.”
"Then why don't you make a movie about the Three Kingdoms yourself?"
Zhang Chen spread his hands: "Three Kingdoms, the dream in every Chinese people's heart, of course I want to make it, but I don't dare. I’m afraid the photo won’t be good~”
After a pause, he had too many He explained: "The theme of the Three Kingdoms is inherently culturally exportable. If you don't shoot it well, you will be a sinner." As long as a friendly man opens his mouth, it will be big news.
Today is another new battle scene, and another review of "Mo Gong". The hot news for the next month is here.
At this time, she suddenly heard Liu Yan say: "Director Zhang, why didn't you see Huang Xiaoming~"
The people sent to interview over there did a round of interviews, and both Mr. Zhou and Fan Xiaopang were interviewed. Zhang Jin was not left behind, even Yang Xiaomi, who was not well-known, was interviewed, but Huang Xiaoming could not be found, so he came to ask.
Zhang Chen slapped his head: "I forgot to mention that Xiao Ming went to attend an event today and is not here. Well, he went to attend the premiere press conference of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"."
Huang Xiaoming did go to attend the premiere press conference of "The Condor" and left yesterday.
I took three days off in total.
To this end, the crew also specially adjusted the shooting plan. Speaking of "The Divine Condor", Zhang Chen remembered the evaluation of later generations.
After the broadcast of "The Condor", Master Huang was scolded to the point of almost becoming autistic.
Everyone said that the Yang Guo he played was greasy~
The general consensus is that the young Yang Guo 16 years ago used too much force and did not perform the evil, charming, wild and uninhibited Yang Guo.
But 16 years later, the chivalrous and courageous spirit is still very online.
But Huang Xiaoming doesn’t know it yet, and he is still happily promoting "The Condor", thinking that his spring has arrived.
In fact, Huang Xiaoming's life is quite similar to that of Xiong Ba. Success and failure are also unpredictable.
His small hit came from "Emperor of Han Dynasty", but his big hit really came from Zhang Jizhong's Jin Yong dramas.
But these Jin Yong dramas are also responsible for ruining the popularity among passers-by.
Zhang Dabeard didn't know what he was thinking. He cast him as Yang Guo and then turned to him to play Wei Xiaobao.
Please, even a passerby knows that Yang Guo and Wei Xiaobao have two completely different temperaments.
Yang Guo is wild and unruly, and Wei Xiaobao is cunning and greasy. Even if he invites the best actor Liang Jiahui, he can't play both roles at the same time. Why can Huang Xiaoming do it.
If Huang Xiaoming was smart enough, he shouldn't have taken on "The Deer and the Cauldron" after finishing "The Condor".
Zhang Chen is also considering whether to remind him when the time comes.
...
Star Entertainment
On the same day that the media visited the crew of "Painted Skin", the box office of "Kowloon Walled City" officially exceeded 40 million in its third week of release.
In the company, Lu Yang and Guo Fan celebrated with their arms.
“The bet is completed, the bet is completed~”
With a box office of 40 million, other film and television companies would have celebrated with champagne.
But in Star Entertainment, it’s just beyond the basic line.
What is here? It is known as the ‘monster room in the film industry’.
Even some well-known directors here are just freeloaders. If you don’t have a box office of over 100 million, you won’t even have a place to sit in the company.
The two celebrated quietly, but still attracted envious looks from others.
Without him, because he completed the bet, he thought that he would have the opportunity to direct the companion piece of "The Rescue" alone.
What is "Hurricane Rescue"? It is currently the company's most profitable project.
With this movie, Zhang Chen directly became the number one director in China.
Being able to direct even a companion piece is like soaring from the same place.
Many people were secretly muttering about what kind of bad luck this Lu Yang had.
...
In the office, Dong Jianqiang was discussing the release of the movie with Fu Donglai.
""Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots" has been reviewed. I think it is good to put it in the May Day slot. What do you think?"
Dong Jianqiang and Fu Donglai are friends. Dong Jianqiang or Fu Donglai introduced Zhang Chen knew each other, and the two talked very casually.
“I don’t understand distribution, everything is at your discretion.”
"Okay, let's set the May Day slot."
After a few seconds, Fu Donglai finally couldn't help but ask: "Old Dong, you've seen the movie, how much do you think the box office will be? "
Dong Jianqiang laughed when he heard this: "I thought you didn't care about this. What, you were afraid of being Will your students be embarrassed if they compete with you?”
“That’s not true. I know that it will definitely not be able to compete with “Kowloon Walled City” at the box office, and I don’t want to compete with them either~”
Speaking of students, both of them consciously gave way to Zhang Chen and went directly to Lu Yang.
Fu Donglai forced a smile: ""The Return of Fallen Leaves" is a road movie, not a comedy. I guess the box office will not be too high.
Although Zhang Chen paid for my dream out of his own pocket, I don't want the box office to be too bad. , I don’t care about how much money I make, as long as I don’t lose money, I’ll be satisfied.”
Fu Donglai knew that his film "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots" was definitely not a business, and he was afraid of losing money and cheating his students.
Dong Jianqiang smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I think it's okay. In normal times, the box office of more than 20 million should be no problem. On May 1st, it is possible to exceed 30 million. .
By the way, you made it clear when you signed the contract with Zhao Benshan that you need his cooperation during the promotion. ”
"I've written it, I've written it. I still know this, and Ben Shan also said that when I call him during the promotion, he will cooperate unconditionally~"
When Fu Donglai said this, there was absolutely nothing to worry about. Yes.
"Okay, no problem, leave the rest to us. "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots" specifies that it is impossible to lose money. Even if you don't believe in yourself, you still have to believe in the brand name of 'Star Entertainment'~"
< br>Hearing what Dong Jianqiang said, Fu Donglai finally smiled on his face.
"Then get busy. I'll reply first. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me."
"Okay, I'll see you off~"
Song Jianqiang saw Fu Dong to the elevator, watched the elevator close, and then returned to the company.
As soon as I entered the door, I met Yu Zheng, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Manager Dong, I just wrote a script, do you want to read it?"
Dong Jianqiang glanced at the stack of scripts in the other person's hand, then looked at Yu Zheng himself, and nodded: " Okay, come in with me.”
Back in his office, Yu Zheng put the script on the table, and Dong Jianqiang picked it up and started reading.
Yu Zhengze sat across from him with an excited face. He looked at Dong Jianqiang for a while, and then looked around excitedly.
"Beauty's Scheming"?
Looking at the title, it’s a costume drama. Dong Jianqiang didn’t say anything and continued reading.
Dou Yifang, Liu Heng, Mo Xueyuan, Nie Shen'er~
The story was quite exciting, but Dong Jianqiang refused to comment and just asked: "Did you write the script yourself?"
Yu Zheng nodded, but then thought of something and shook his head again: "Well, I wrote it myself. Yes, but it is based on a novel called "Wei Young: The Ups and Downs". "
"The Beauty's Scheming" is indeed a magical modification based on the novel "Wei Young: The Ups and Downs". If it is the former Yu Zheng. , we can learn from it.
But during this time, he stayed at Xingchen Entertainment and knew that the company took copyright seriously.
If he didn't explain it in advance, it was very likely that the script would be canceled due to copyright, so he simply told the truth.
"Do we have the right to adapt this novel?"
Dong Jianqiang asked another question. Seeing Yu Zheng shaking his head, Dong Jianqiang did not say anything about him, but said: "Well, you can make an electronic version Give it to me and I will send it to Director Zhang for a look later. He personally recruited you and arranged your work. He should also decide on your script..."
Dong Jianqiang You're right, Yu Zai's screenwriting team is indeed an alternative existence.
He does not participate in the writing of any film and television project scripts, and works alone as if it is an independent group, except that there is only one person in this group, Yu Zheng.
Dong Jianqiang didn't know what Zhang Chen was thinking about Zheng, and the head of the screenwriting team didn't know either, so although he couldn't stand Yu Zheng, he never dared to do anything to Yu Zheng.
God knows what is the relationship between this kid and Zhang Chen?
......
The crew of "Painted Skin" ended their media visit during the day, and in the evening there was a script in the mailbox called - "Beauty's Scheming".
Seeing this familiar name, Zhang Chen's heart moved and he clicked on it to browse quickly.
Dou Yifang, Liu Heng, Mo Xueyuan, Nie Shen'er~
It was the same story he was familiar with.
This guy Yu Zheng, although the historical trajectory is different, he still came up with "Beauty's Scheming".
Gongdou dramas have become very popular in the past two years. "The Golden Branch" was the first of its kind, followed by "Beauty's Scheming", "Gong's Scheming", "Bubu Jingxin", and later "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan". "Story of Yanxi Palace"...
This is an ever-lasting theme.
Zhang Chen thinks it can be done, and he just happened to have a trilogy of spy war dramas. Should he also make a trilogy of palace battle dramas?
He then looked back and saw that the script was very rough and had many flaws. At first glance, it was obvious that it was far from what the screenwriting team had tinkered with.
But the whole story is well constructed and full of bloody plots.
How can I put it, the painting style is very Yu Zheng~
The more Zhang Chen looked at it, the more he frowned:
Qing Ning broke the chain and said: In this world, The only thing that can trap me is love!
What kind of bullshit is this~
Also, it’s really shocking that my aunt, who is clearly illiterate, is actually reading a book about giving birth.
There is also a plot of copying Buddhist scriptures, which is really shocking.
The background of the story is the Western Han Dynasty. Where did the Buddhist scriptures come from in the Western Han Dynasty? Buddhism was only introduced in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
There is also the scene where Empress Dowager Bo got the plague. Dou Yifang died holding her in his arms, but nothing happened, while Beauty Wang contracted the plague just by wearing her clothes. This was too It's far-fetched.
Zhang Chen made a lot of marks three times, five times and two times, and finally gave one instruction - change!
In his impression, the play was eventually sold abroad.
In fact, many popular dramas during this period have been sold abroad, such as "Huanzhugege" and so on~
But such an obvious common sense mistake, if it is really sold If you go, it will only make people laugh.
So it must be changed.
Star Entertainment's consistent aim is to have dramatic conflicts, but basic common sense mistakes should not be made.
Bad mistakes like Buddhism are 100% not allowed. If "Beauty's Scheming" was produced by another team in the screenwriting team, if such mistakes were made, the bonus would be forfeited.
That is, Yu Zheng, special treatment, has this kind of treatment.
......
Early the next morning, Yu Zheng came to the company happily and saw new emails as soon as he opened his mailbox.
Click on it, and there will be a large area highlighted in yellow, with notes next to it indicating what the problem is here.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be doomed after seeing such a mark, but Yu Zheng only felt joy in his heart, because Zhang Chen’s instructions were - the story is good, but the details need to be modified. After improvement, it can Try to make it into a TV series.
(End of this chapter)