If a TV drama director wants to make a movie, even if he already has a masterpiece, it will still be difficult to find investment.
Lu Yanhe has heard about it for a long time, but probably because of watching "The Gold Rush", in Lu Yanhe's mind, Director Wu Zhouyou is a director who can make TV series look like movies, and he is very capable. , also very talented.
Lu Yanhe subconsciously believed that director Wu Zhouyou was different from other TV drama directors in that he was capable of making movies.
His directorial style, narrative rhythm and grasp of quality are actually much better than many film directors.
And because of such a preconceived impression, he also subconsciously believed that the industry should be "aware" of such a director.
This is purely because Lu Yanhe really doesn't know how difficult it is to find investment for a project.
He really has never experienced the difficulty of finding investment.
Even for "People on the Road", because the pressure was on Jia Long at the time, although it was quite difficult to find investment for this film, Lu Yanhe did not feel it personally.
Lu Yanhe asked: "Director Wu, how much investment does he want for this movie?"
"He said it would take at least 30 million to film it." Yan Liang said.
For a movie, not counting the publicity and distribution costs, a movie worth 30 million yuan is actually not a big cost, it is a medium-cost movie.
Lu Yanhe couldn't tell at this time. He had already read the movie script. After all, it was Huang Kairen who read it to him in private.
"Have you read the script?" Lu Yanhe asked, "I quite like the style of Director Wu's "The Gold Rush". If his new drama lacks investment, I would like to see what kind of project it is. Can If so, I am willing to invest a little bit and help him find investors.”
It’s not that Lu Yanhe doesn’t like the movie script of “Yesterday Comes Again”, it’s just that he doesn’t like it a little bit compared to “The Hit”. inferior.
Lu Yanhe actually hopes to see scripts of various types and themes emerge, so that the market will not be filled with cookie-cutter films.
To put it bluntly, Chinese-language movies are now very homogeneous just like drama series. They can basically be divided into two categories: crime and comedy.
It’s hard to come up with something new.
Yan Liang said: "Then I will tell Director Wu, he will definitely be very happy."
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As for Huang Kairen's final decision to take on the role of "To the Heart" Long Fei frowned a little at the script.
Of course, he did not try his best to stop Huang Kairen.
In this matter, Long Fei still had a sense of propriety and would not be an agent who interfered too much with Huang Kairen's decision.
He doesn’t have the confidence to do this yet.
"Although this script is not bad, it is an ensemble play. It may need to be well publicized by then." Long Fei said.
Actually, what Long Fei was worried about was not a blind worry.
In the time and space before Lu Yanhe traveled through, there were many such situations. For example, in "The Unknown", you will remember the paralyzed Ren Suxi and notice the "bigger and stronger" Zhang Yu, but many people have forgotten Well, the male protagonist of this dark horse movie is actually Chen Jianbin.
Did he not act well enough? No, it's just that in this movie, the more outstanding role is not him as the leading actor.
So, why do many actors tend to choose dramas with male protagonists or female protagonists? Putting aside the clichés, there are these very practical considerations.
Long Fei didn’t want Huang Kairen to be used as a sedan or a ladder by other actors.
Huang Kairen also knew Long Fei’s concerns.
He told Long Fei: "Brother Fei, I finally took on "The Killing" because I considered that I had already filmed a workplace drama and a comedy "Wulin Gaiden". These two dramas are about to be broadcast. I think I want to take on a drama with a very different style from these two dramas to avoid homogenizing my impression in the audience's mind."
Huang Kairen took the initiative to tell him his considerations.
As soon as Long Fei heard Huang Kairen's considerations, he knew that he was not the kind of artist who would make choices with "I like" willfully, so he was relatively relieved.
Huang Kairen’s considerations certainly make sense.
Long Fei said: "After you win the Best Actor, you should take on more movies later. "Wulin Gaiden" will have three to five seasons. Before the show is finished, you don't actually need to take on any more TV series. Yes, you need to take more movies.”
"I think so too, but there aren't that many good scripts." Huang Kairen said, "If possible, I would actually like to take on both "The Hit" and "Yesterday Again". You know, except for "Rouge Button" , these two are already the best scripts I have received."
Long Fei said: "Don't worry, "Yesterday Comes Back" may still have funding problems. It cannot be started normally. The reason why it is scheduled to be started in September this year is because Wu Zhouyou will be filming the second season of "The Gold Rush" early next year, so he will seize this time. If it is not completed, then this film will be filmed. The movie can only be filmed after he finishes filming the second season of "The Gold Rush", and then your schedule will be released."
Surprise appeared in Huang Kairen's eyes for a moment.
"Really?"
Long Fei said: "If you are very willing to act in "Yesterday Comes Again", I can go and communicate with Director Wu. Maybe he will know that you are willing. After acting in this movie, take the initiative to wait for your time. In fact, according to me. We know that there are not many actors of the right age who really value this script as much as we do. Shang Yongzhou refused directly. He usually does not act in movies with this theme. It is not surprising that he refused. However, Zeng Qiao also refused, This is something I didn’t expect.”
"Zeng Qiao refused?" Huang Kairen was very surprised, "Why? Is his schedule inappropriate?"
"It shouldn't be this reason. Apart from Zeng Qiao's filming plan for the second season of "River of Silence" , and has no other projects," Long Fei said, "Moreover, he has been in the drama industry before and has never entered the film industry. I’m really surprised that he would refuse.”
Huang Kairen hesitated, “Then he must have been exposed to a project that is being kept secret, so he doesn’t like "Yesterday Comes Again." "."
Long Fei: "Then I'll go find out more."
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Not long after the news came out that "The Gold Rush" was bought by HP.
Tom White asked Lu Yanhe to record a video to introduce "The Gold Rush" to HP users.
Tom White said: "I don't know many Chinese actors internationally, and I don't have the habit of ordering Chinese dramas. Now you have broken this barrier and let everyone recognize you and see your name. The biggest problem that "The Gold Rush" needs to solve is that most foreign audiences may never watch Chinese dramas. By inviting several Chinese actors, directors and producers who are known to many foreign audiences to recommend this drama to everyone, they may be able to think of the Chinese film and television dramas they have watched by seeing you, and thus I am willing to try to click on "The Gold Rush" to take a look."
Lu Yanhe nodded and agreed to help Tom White record this video without saying a word.
This actually doesn’t require so much explanation from Tom White.
Because "The Gold Rush" itself was recommended to Tom White, and now the show has actually been bought by HP, it has the opportunity to meet the global audience on streaming media, and it has been solemnly designed and announced by Tom White. , rather than quietly putting it on the shelves, it shows that HP really sees the value of "The Gold Rush" and takes it seriously.
Lu Yanhe thought carefully before recording this video. Instead of simply saying a few words, he seriously talked about why he recommended this drama.
HP did a lot of publicity for "The Gold Rush". Not only did they invite internationally renowned Chinese film and television people like Lu Yanhe and Wang Zhong to make recommendations, but they also specially made recommendations in Japan and Thailand. Countries conducted offline interviews and exchange activities.
"The Gold Rush" has no basis in popularity overseas. The only one who is somewhat basic is Yan Liang, but that is just a drop in the bucket for this show.
Yan Liang followed director Wu Zhouyou on interview shows on Japanese TV and Thai TV, and accepted interviews from the media, including offline meetings, etc. HP basically used their resources.
The day before "The Gold Rush" was aired online, the six leading actors of "Six" jointly posted information about the show, asking everyone to pay attention and support.
It can be said that the promotional resources HP gave "The Gold Rush" far exceeded what it itself could obtain in the market.
However, as Lu Yanhe said, the biggest attraction of "The Gold Rush" is its subject matter and creativity, and all promotional methods do not really hope to attract their fans to watch this show. ——The number of fans of any star cannot support the success of a popular drama. The role of celebrity promotion is to make the drama known to more people and discover that, oh, there is a drama about treasure hunting adventures about to be broadcast.
Are you interested? If you are interested, come and take a look.
As a result, "Gold Rush" was launched on HP on May 14th, and on that day it ranked 7th in Asia and 19th in the world.
Once again, Chinese-language dramas broke into the top ten of the top international streaming media Asia charts.
And this is only the first day.
"The Gold Rush" is a one-time complete release.
International streaming media does this for many dramas, releasing the entire episode in one go so that everyone can enjoy it.
Lu Yanhe has posted about "The Gold Rush" three times on his overseas social media. Some fans said that your own drama has never been so actively promoted.
Lu Yanhehui: Nonsense, I have promoted my own drama at least ten times.
He is not usually someone who doesn’t surf the Internet, nor is he the kind of celebrity artist who would reduce the amount of publicity to maintain his style in order to protect his own feathers.
As long as it is the promotion period and he is free, he basically cooperates, not to mention social media and other publicity methods.
You must know that whenever Lu Yanhe's drama is in the promotion period, he is not the only one. During press conferences, screenings, live broadcasts and even mic... Lu Yanhe will basically grab seven or eight friends to come together. Make this publicity.
He strongly believes in the power of publicity, and believes that a successful publicity is a direct multiplication of good works.
On the one hand, "The Gold Rush" stars Yan Liang, and on the other hand, it is broadcast on HP through his brokerage. Even if it actually has no interest in him, Lu Yanhe hopes that it will achieve good results.
Not to mention anything else, at least it proves that his vision is correct and his judgment is correct.
On the third day after the release of "Gold Rush", it broke into the top three in the Asian rankings.
HP saw the popularity and pursued the success, adding more publicity resources and expanding the scope of publicity.
As one of the two protagonists of "The Gold Rush", Yan Liang is also the one with a higher popularity base. In cooperation with HP's promotion, he went to several places to promote and appear on programs. In terms of media, Its popularity has grown tremendously.
So, why do actors have to participate in big productions?
Because an actor participates in a big production, it is not just that the big production may generate a bigger box office in the future, allowing him to be seen by more audiences. Rather, in the early stages of supporting publicity for large-scale productions, an actor can actually go from being unknown to appearing and becoming an instant hit.
For a drama like "The Gold Rush" to be broadcast well and further promoted by the platform, it means that Yan Liang, as the lead actor of this drama, can obtain resources that he may not actually be able to obtain.
For example, being featured in TV talk shows in seven or eight countries, or being reported in turn by media outlets that HP has befriended, resulting in a surge in exposure.
Yan Liang said in the group: I am really lucky now. I was caught by Yan He and learned English. Although I am not very proficient in using it, I am able to communicate with others.
Lu Yanhe: Keep studying hard. Maybe you will have to act in English in the future.
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In fact, "The Gold Rush" cannot be said to have achieved much success.
Obviously, it did not set off a viewing craze around the world like "Squid Game".
It mostly won praise from the media and critics - they expressed surprise at the production level of such a Chinese-language drama.
The productions of dramas such as "Sixteenth Floor", "Seventeenth Floor", "River of Silence" and "Squid Game" that were previously known to them were not very difficult. "The Gold Rush" was shot on location, which means there will be various challenges encountered during the filming process.
The texture of on-site shooting brings the most authentic Southeast Asian adventure experience.
But even if "The Gold Rush" does not become as popular as "Squid Game", as Lu Yanhe said to Tom White before, this drama has its audience. Moreover, the playback data is very impressive. Compared with the purchase cost of US$12 million, "The Gold Rush" has undoubtedly brought HP several times the return.
The second season of "Gold Rush" will be filmed early next year.
This is a series.
Yan Liang also once again enjoyed the "flowers blooming inside the wall and the fragrance outside the wall".
As an artist, his biggest shortcoming is that his commercial value has never been high. The brand believes that he does not have enough star charm and does not have many sticky fans. He has not formed a "like Li Zhibai or Lu Yanhe" Starlight".
So, even though Yan Liang is the second most popular actor in "Six People" and is still an idol artist with a fixed stage, he has very few high-end endorsements, almost none.
Of the few, most of them were captured by Zhou Ping'an from Ma Zhiyuan's resources after Ma Zhiyuan's collapse.
However, now "The Gold Rush" has blossomed both at home and abroad, allowing the industry and outsiders to see Yan Liang's potential as an actor for the first time——
Yes, although "Six People" is popular, it does not have high performance requirements for actors. No one thinks that Yan Liang has the potential to be an actor. His acting is indeed average. Among other dramas, there is no such big hit drama. With the character filter, he can barely make any splash.
But "The Gold Rush" led him to reverse everyone's evaluation.
Entertainment critic Guan Suchen wrote: Yan Liang can be said to be a benchmark for young actors. To be honest, his talent as an actor is not outstanding (not that he has none, but compared to other people in the same period) But in this case, he chose a path that almost all young idol actors would not choose, a path that requires suffering and suffering that ordinary people cannot endure. Look at this photo, and then look at his reborn performance in "The Gold Rush". I want to say that for all actors, Yan Liang's standard for taking roles is a broad road, but how many people dare to step on this road? Where's the avenue?
The photo attached by Guan Su Chen was of Yan Liang just after he returned to China after filming "The Gold Rush". He was dark and thin, as if he had changed.
Linyu said in her comment column: "The success of "The Gold Rush" and the success of the lead actor Yan Liang complement each other and echo each other to a certain extent. They are both choices He has taken a road that is not often traveled and is full of thorns, a subject that few people are willing to shoot, extremely difficult real-life shooting, and an uncompromising artistic pursuit. It is the combination of all these that can lead to the current success. Similarly, it is particularly worth mentioning Yes, when the drama "The Gold Rush" was released on HP, it was because of the sympathetic recommendation of many domestic film and television practitioners that it had the foundation to be seen in the first place. It was this kind of mutual help that everyone helped, That’s why “The Gold Rush” It is hoped that such a good drama will be seen by more audiences in the future, and "Film and Television Critic" will continue to pay attention to every outstanding Chinese film and television drama. .”
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Zhou Pingan was flustered.
Because "The Gold Rush" is popular again.
At first, Zhou Pingan was not optimistic about "The Gold Rush".
However, his focus was not on Yan Liang at that time, so Yan Liang wanted to act, so he acted.
Now, "The Gold Rush" has become popular domestically and again abroad. Yan Liang's popularity, popularity and commercial value have quadrupled in the first half of the year, all thanks to this drama.
Seeing Yan Liang steadily enter the first echelon of the front line, with two popular series in hand, and the road to becoming famous in the future has been paved, Zhou Pingan deeply realized that Yan Liang had already embarked on a path A road beyond his experience and abilities.
Especially when action superstar Cheng Shiyan sent Yan Liang an invitation to star in his next action film, Zhou Pingan was silent for a long time.
How long can Yan Liang stay in his hands?
On the day Yan Liang leaves, he will lose the last trump card in his hand. What other cards can he play?
Back then...why didn't we treat each other better?
No one can share the bitterness in Zhou Pingan's heart, and no one can understand it.
In the eyes of others, everyone will only think that he is very lucky.
Even if Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai were taken away from him, and Ma Zhiyuan was killed, Yan Liang immediately stood up again.
How come Zhou Ping'an, the agent, is so lucky?
Unbelievable.
Others are envious, jealous, and hateful of Zhou Pingan, and their teeth are itching.
Only Zhou Pingan himself knows how precarious his situation is.
We must quickly recruit new people, or... poach people?
Zhou Ping'an's mind was racing.
No matter what, he had to maintain his position.
At this time, Chenghai suddenly came.
"Brother Ping'an."
Seeing Cheng Hai come in, Zhou Ping'an put away his thoughts and sighed softly.
This idol, who was ranked second in popularity among Fengzhi Boys back then, has been declining in popularity since his solo career. He has struggled a lot, but has not made any splash. Until now, the four Years have passed, and he has been labeled as "confused" by the industry. He has not been given many opportunities to appear on shows and be a variety star.
Zhou Pingan nodded to him and said, "Sit down."
Cheng Hai sat down awkwardly.
Every time he came to see Zhou Pingan, Cheng Hai was actually a little nervous.
Especially in the past few years, he has become less and less popular and disappeared from the entertainment industry. He has become less and less confident in front of Zhou Pingan.
Zhou Ping'an said: "Chenghai, how are you doing lately?"
"It's... quite good." Cheng Hai couldn't say the words "quite leisurely". He couldn't say it out loud.
Zhou Ping'an said: "I have accepted a play for you. There are about twenty scenes. You go back and prepare yourself."
He took out the script from the drawer.
Cheng Hai looked at Zhou Pingan in surprise.
When Zhou Pingan called him over today, Chenghai was still worried and didn't know what Zhou Pingan wanted to talk to him about.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Pingan actually took a job for him.
Zhou Ping'an said: "We may have to take on these small jobs for a period of time in the future. Don't be discouraged. No matter how small the job is, it will be exposed and may be an opportunity for you to turn around. As long as you don't If you give up, you will have a chance to turn around in the future."
Chenghai looked at Zhou Pingan in surprise, even disbelief, his eyes gradually turning red.
Normally Zhou Pingan would never say this to him.
While Cheng Hai was a little surprised and moved, he was also shocked and didn't know what was going on with Zhou Ping'an.
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“What do you think about the popularity of “The Gold Rush” on HP?”
In Northern Lights Video, Lin Desheng asked Zheng Huairen.
Zheng Huairen said: "The popularity of this drama is unexpected, but I think what is more noteworthy is that this drama can be launched on HP. The relationship between Lu Yanhe and HP seems to be better than ours. It's even more intimate, even in dramas he didn't star in or write. HP is willing to spend more than 10 million US dollars to buy it, which shows that he fully believes in his vision."
Lin Desheng said: "If Lu Yanhe recommends a drama to you and asks you to spend hundreds of millions to buy it, you will. Are you going to buy it because of his recommendation?" Zheng Huairen hesitated and shook his head.
“For a project of this amount, no matter how much I trust his vision, I can’t buy it just because of his recommendation.” Zheng Huairen said, “The risk is too great and a professional evaluation must be done. ."
"The same goes for HP, H P will not buy the drama "Gold Rush" just because of Lu Yanhe's recommendation, "Lin Desheng said, "However, Lu Yanhe's behavior will definitely make many people excited about the dramas that have been broadcast in our country. , 80 or 90 percent have not reached the sea. It has been broadcast externally, and the copyright remains in your own hands, but it does not produce any value, so it is useless. The overseas distribution rights of "The Gold Rush" were sold for more than 10 million US dollars, making a net profit of more than 70 million yuan. Do you think? Think about it, this is a profit that many dramas cannot achieve in China. They will take aim at this piece of fat."
Zheng Huairen said: "But if they could sell it, they would have sold it long ago. Wouldn't it be impossible to sell it?"
Lin Desheng said: "This Isn’t there a salesman now?”
Zheng Huairen was stunned.
Lin Desheng: "Looking for cooperation with Lu Yanhe, writing scripts, acting, broadcasting, and going around in circles, you may not see any return in two or three years, but in their eyes, as long as Lu Yanhe recommends, they may directly The net profit is tens of millions, even if it is a little less, the next best thing is to make millions from one movie. Think about those people who have dozens or hundreds of copies in their hands. "It's impossible for people to buy so much at once."
"But as long as you sell it, you will make a net profit. At this time, there is no risk." The deal is done." Lin Desheng smiled, "I think Lu Yanhe is going to be annoyed to death during this time."
Zheng Huairen smiled knowingly.
Lin Desheng: "Huairen, we should also be more proactive."
"Huh?"
"We like Northern Lights have a large number of self-produced dramas. We don't necessarily have to go through Lu Yanhe to contact overseas Regarding streaming media, we have contacted each other before and there are smooth channels. We take the initiative to go there ourselves. When introducing good dramas, don’t always rest on your laurels and only focus on the domestic market. The domestic market is huge, but if you keep eating meat from the same pool, the meat will be limited after all.” Lin Desheng said, “It’s time to increase overseas exposure. "I'm working hard."
Zheng Huairen suddenly understood what Lin Desheng meant when he told him.
"I understand, Mr. Lin." He said.
Lin Desheng said: "When we prepare dramas for Northern Lights in the future, we must also consciously plan one or two dramas every year in accordance with internationally popular forms, themes and standards. Not only can they be broadcast domestically, but they can also be broadcast overseas. It is in line with everyone’s habit of watching dramas.”
Zheng Huairen: “Okay.”
Lin Desheng sighed, “Look, we have so many practitioners, we can’t do one together. Young man, why is Lu Yanhe Is it possible that so many of his dramas are so well-received by overseas audiences? Many people only focus on Lu Yanhe, but they forget that any drama that is loved by the audience must be It’s the show that attracts people. Who can stare at one person’s face for seven or eight episodes? Lu Yanhe’s live broadcast room usually only has so many people, so we still have to analyze the show itself.”
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Lu Yanhe’s mobile phone was turned off directly.
Too noisy and annoying.
In the past two days, suddenly the bosses, producers, directors, etc. of various film and television companies, as if they had made an appointment, contacted him one after another and called him. Recommend a certain play they have to him, and I want to ask him to recommend it.
Lu Yanhe was speechless.
Recommending "The Gold Rush" actually caused so much trouble for myself.
However, Lu Yanhe did not answer the phone, and someone came to the set of "Burn Fire" to look for him.
Euphemistically called the exploration class.
As a result, Lu Yanhe would hide in the RV as soon as he finished filming his scenes.
The benefits are exciting.
Lu Yanhe actually understands this truth very well, but... A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way! Don't be so arrogant!
Thousands of people made fun of Lu Yanhe.
"Now you are really the most popular person in the film and television industry, no one else." Wan Hai told Lu Yanhe, "Whoever wants to sell his movies abroad must look for you, and you can help."< br>
Lu Yanhe: "...I beg you, don't build this for me This kind of character will collapse, and it will annoy me to death before it collapses."
Wan Hai: "There is really no way, you can only endure it like this first, and endure this intense period. period, waiting for everyone to calm down slowly.”
Lu Yanhe: "Actually, if everyone has established the channels themselves, there is no need for me to introduce them."
Wan Hai: "Do you think it is because everyone does not want to establish channels? This is the same as purchasing goods in a store. , if you show it to others If the goods on the shelves don't sell well or don't sell well, people will naturally not buy from you. If your goods are popular, people will come to you without you having to tell them, just like they are doing to you now. I have been staring at it since early.”
"Actually, I can't recommend it based on my recommendation alone."
"Well, that's true, that's why everyone is so anxious, fearing that others will take the lead." Wan Hai said.
“When can we have a big market like the top international film festivals that can attract film producers from all over the world?” Lu Yanhe said, “In this way, we don’t have to go one by one. Promotion.”
“Don’t think about it in the short term. "Wan Hai said, "Before Chinese-language dramas achieve sufficient and phenomenal success, if you start such a market, others will not be really interested. At most, you can just show your face. , those foreigners are also very good."
"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded.
Wan Hai suddenly remembered something, smiled and said, "But if you put the script you wrote on this market for sale, or put your film and television series on this market, others will definitely come."
Lu Yanhe was thoughtful when he heard what Wan Hai said.
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At the end of May, many actors in "Fire" finished filming and left one after another.
Including Li Yuefeng.
Before Li Yuefeng left the crew, he specially invited Lu Yanhe to have a drink with him.
"Yan He, I'll wait for you to finalize the deal later, and we'll make another appointment in Yuming." Li Yuefeng said, "Don't forget to contact me."
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, "I'll definitely remember. , let’s meet again later.”
The farewell in “Burning Fire” was also the one where Lu Yanhe was least sad about farewell.
Maybe it’s because the cast of this movie is too big. Basically, people join and leave every week. The staff is always flowing. In fact, the only ones who really stay on the crew from beginning to end are Lu Yanhe and There are two people, Shang Yongzhou.
Moreover, everyone is a very mature actor. I have experienced so many separations between the crew and crew, and I have become accustomed to them.
People who are really compatible will often get together in private after being separated in this crew. People who are not so compatible will feel a little sad when they leave because of their sensibility, which will soon dissipate.
It has been more than two months of filming, and Lu Yanhe feels that he has never been in a crew for so long.
However, he has never been so relaxed when filming.
There are basically one or two scenes every day, so there is enough time to make full preparations and show your best.
A blockbuster is a blockbuster, and you can spend money so that everyone has time to shoot slowly.
Because he couldn't do anything else on the crew, he had a lot of time to read books and write scripts. Lu Yanhe first wrote the script for the first season of "Friends" on the crew of "Burning Fire", and then wrote "Wulin Gaiden" 》The script behind was written.
Wan Hai was quite surprised to see that he often held a notebook while typing on the set.
“Don’t you need a particularly quiet environment when you write a script?”
The studio is not a quiet environment.
Lu Yanhe: "It's okay, it's not really necessary."
Other screenwriters have to think about plot development and character creation when writing scripts. For Lu Yanhe, these are all ready-made and what he needs to do. Just write it out, write it out in a good way.
So, whether it is a noisy environment or a quiet environment, it does not affect his concentration on writing scripts.
Wan Hai: "You are really a genius. Very few people have this kind of calmness."
You know, on the set, there are even actors who know how to do it right away. Go to swipe your phone——
You ask them to think about the script and the characters. Things that sound natural, things that every actor should do, are actually just like students studying. There are still situations where they know what they should do but can't do it.
Lu Yanhe smiled.
Wan Hai asked: "I'm also curious, how do you write scripts so quickly? You usually have to act, go to school, and have a lot of work as an artist. Now I know, you basically I’m taking all the time to write.”
Lu. Yan He: "Because I have already thought about the story, I took the time to write it."
"Can you help me read the script for my next play?" Wan Hai said, "Actually, the script I’m still thinking about it, I wrote this script myself.”
Lu Yanhe said: "Okay, I also like to read scripts written by others. I can learn a lot."
Wan Hai's next play is called "The Palace of Impermanence", which is also a fantasy-style story.
A young man named "Wan" accidentally rescued a dream bird that was preyed on by a hell dog. The hell dog caught him in the Hall of Impermanence. The dream bird followed him to rescue him, but happened to catch up with the change in the Hall of Impermanence. The commotion of the soul master. One person and one bird were involved, and they were regarded as members of the resistance army of the old soul master, and experienced all kinds of weird and bizarre battles, traps and wars.
Lu Yanhe was quite shocked when he saw such a story, because it was too animated -
Wan Hai was planning to make a live-action movie.
"This investment shouldn't be small, right?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Just by looking at the big scenes and special effects involved in the script, you can tell how much money will be spent.
Wan Hai nodded, "The production alone will cost 280 million yuan."
According to such a production cost and the back-end publicity, this movie will only have a box office of 1 billion yuan. It will only get its money back.
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but be curious, "Is Long Yan also the main cast member of "The Palace of Impermanence"?"
Wanhai nodded and said: "Yes, but half of the investment is from other film companies."
Lu Yanhe said: "The script is already very mature and it is already a very complete story. "
The symbolic and allegorical nature of this story is very obvious.
However, its story structure is not very market-oriented——
Although The Shell on the surface is a story of youth adventure and growth, its main line is still too unclear. In the middle, it feels more and more like "Three Mountains" with its ghosts and ghosts.
For a commercial film with such a high investment, you can have some philosophical and symbolic elements in it, but if the main line is not straightforward enough, the audience will be confused.
At least, Lu Yanhe feels that in the current script, the main line of "Wan" and the Dream Bird escaping from the Palace of Impermanence is not so clear.
It completely became an introduction. Just reading the script, you can tell that Wan Hai actually wanted to describe the bizarre world in the Palace of Impermanence, rather than tell the adventure story of a young man in a strange place.
The emphasis is different, and the viewing experience is also very different.
Wan Hai asked Lu Yanhe for his opinion.
Lu Yanhe thought for a while and expressed his opinion in a vague way.
“After reading this script, I was quite shocked. There are a lot of things that I need to digest.” Lu Yanhe said, “There are a lot of symbolic meanings in it, especially things from traditional Chinese culture.”< br>
Wan Hai nodded and said: " This has actually always been a subject I wanted to do. "
Lu Yanhe asked: "But with such a large investment, the expected box office requirements for this movie are also very high, right?"
10,000. Renhai suddenly showed a helpless smile that said, "Sure enough,".
"Do you also think that the current scripts cannot sell particularly well at the box office?"
Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said: "The main reason is that we all know that the higher the threshold of understanding, the higher the threshold for being able to step into this world. "
Wan Hai: "Do you like this story?"
Lu Yanhe nodded and said: "Actually, I am very much looking forward to seeing a world like Wuchang Palace on the big screen. superior Director, you have always been particularly good at constructing novel and unprecedented world views, and the visual effects are unquestionable. However, the main story of "The Palace of Impermanence" is relatively not as clear as that of "Burning Fire". The entire story of "Burning Fire" is It revolves around Wei Yang's revenge, so everyone will be very clear about the meaning and role of every character's appearance and plot changes."
Wan Hai was silent.
Lu Yanhe didn't know if what he said made Wan Hai a little angry.
But Wanhai asked after a while: "If it were you, how would you change it?"
After Wanhai finished speaking, he added: "Without affecting all the things I want to do at the moment, Under the premise of presenting the scene."
Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said: "I will design a task for this young man called Wang."
"Huh? Looking at him doubtfully.
"Now, there is no motive for following the dream bird's escape in the Palace of Impermanence. Instead, it is like running east and west in the dream. Give them a motive, and their behavior of exploring the Palace of Impermanence will have practical significance. "Lu Yanhe said, "For example, if Wanghemengniao wants to leave the Palace of Impermanence, certain conditions must be fulfilled, and if he wants to realize these conditions, he must Go to certain places and obtain certain things, or simply use the setting of Cerberus. Cerberus brought Wang into the Palace of Impermanence to achieve a certain purpose, but the process failed and was interfered with by the Dream Bird. Being chased by hellhounds all the way——"
As Lu Yanhe spoke, a clearer story line was conceived in his mind.
“Cerberus cannot let others discover that he has brought a human to the Palace of Impermanence, so he can only chase it by himself. In order to get rid of the pursuit of Cerberus, the Dream Bird found a way to leave the Palace of Impermanence. You can only follow a few clues and keep changing the map. In the process of changing the map, the world of Impermanence Hall that you want to present emerges one by one in each small map. , all have the small climax of Cerberus finding them, starting a chase and fighting. In this way, the main line from beginning to end is that Cerberus is chasing and killing Wang and Dream Bird, and Wang and Dream Bird are looking for people who have left the Palace of Impermanence. In this way, nothing in the script actually needs to be changed. It is enough to make some adjustments according to the main line and string them together."
Wan Hai looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.
“You just read this script and this is what you thought of?”
"Isn't it a bit tacky? This setting?" Lu Yanhe scratched his head, "Maybe it's a bit tacky. I think that the director of your script, from the Forgotten River to the Tower of Purgatory, every piece of content and the design of every NPC character is It’s very clever, but if you put some effort into the entry point, the audience will feel more immersed.”
Wan Hai was thoughtful.
“Your suggestions are very inspiring to me.”
Lu Yanhe thought that Wan Hai was just being polite and did not accept his opinion.
Unexpectedly, Wan Hai's next words were "Yan He, please come and be a consultant for our film."
"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Wan Hai said: "I found that you completely understand my script and what I want to say, and you can also propose modifications that are acceptable to me while preserving what I want to say."< br>
Lu Yanhe was confused, "Huh?"
"The problems you mentioned are actually those of others. I have said that, but they can only ask questions but cannot provide solutions. They blame me for stuffing too many elements into it, saying that I wrote the script too profoundly and not simple enough." Wan Hai said, "I need your advice. Help."
"Director, this is too sudden, please let me react first," Lu Yanhe said.
Ten thousand people patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder.
“Okay, just give your reaction and I’ll ask you again tomorrow.”
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“Go ahead, I’m just a consultant, I’m not asking you to change the script or do any specific work. Consultants only provide advice on matters related to the matter.”
Chen Ziyan was very supportive of Lu Yanhe becoming a consultant on the phone.
""The Palace of Impermanence" is also a big production. You can participate in it as a consultant, and you can learn a lot. Besides, you can also get to know more people in the production department. For such a big production, each person can learn a lot. The types of work must be among the first-line or even top-notch practitioners in the industry.”
Chen Ziyan’s words convinced Lu Yanhe.
So, the next day, when Wan Hai found him again, he nodded and agreed.
Wan Wanhai immediately sent someone to prepare an agreement.
“You should sign an agreement when you should, lest you regret it.” Wan Hai said.
Script consultant: Lu Yanhe.
A new identity was unlocked out of nowhere.
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I recommend the old book "I Became a Scandalous Heroine Overnight". From the first 7 orders to the first order, it has been over 1,000 orders. It is still worth reading. (End of this chapter)