Chapter 419 What is textualization
The popularity on the Internet is high, which is exactly the effect Zhang Chen wants.
A project like "Pacific Rim" must maintain enough popularity and continuously raise the audience's expectations, so that it can create miracles at the box office.
Zhang Chen thought for a while and felt that he should post a blog.
There were too many things talked about on the day of the press conference, but the media and netizens focused on different things. Zhang Chen felt it was necessary to emphasize it.
Half an hour later, a blog that was still exuding enthusiasm came out:
Thank you all for your love for Storm Crimson. To be honest, I thought Storm Crimson would be popular, but I didn't expect it to be so popular.
But it’s understandable. Who among boys doesn’t have a mecha dream?
During the discussion, I noticed that some people were questioning, saying that a mecha as big as Storm Red actually uses a diesel engine, which is a bit low...
Explain it here.
First of all, the main power of Storm Red is not the diesel engine. The diesel engine only has auxiliary power. Similar to the rocket thruster on the back, the purpose of the auxiliary power is to make the mecha punch more powerfully during combat...
Secondly, although the Storm Red that appeared this time is the mecha that has played the longest time in this drama, it is not the most advanced mecha in China. In the setting of the story, Storm Red is a fourth-generation mecha, and the latest The most advanced ones are the fifth-generation mechas, which are driven by nuclear energy.
If Storm Red is compared to a human being, "Pacific Rim" is actually a story about a soldier who retires and returns to the battlefield.
The monsters are getting stronger and stronger, and so are the mechas.
Moreover, in addition to China's Baofeng Chihong, the United States and Russia also have corresponding mechas, and their combat capabilities are impressive.
However, due to design issues, we can only meet you later.
Leaving a hook, Zhang Chen got down to business.
After the press conference, netizens were joking, saying that it was easy for me to raise 800 million yuan to make a science fiction film, as easy as watering down.
To be honest, it shocked me.
I also wish I had such a strong appeal, but in fact, I don’t.
The birth of "Pacific Rim" was not easy. I have a good record in the past. If it is an investment of 100 to 200 million, it is indeed not difficult.
But 800 million~
Even people who are not in the film industry may find it difficult to make a profit.
So when the project was approved, everyone was waiting and watching, and no one dared to actually invest.
Even though I have publicly stated that of the 800 million, Xingchen Entertainment and Golden Harvest accounted for 200 million, and the project budget prioritized the use of my 200 million, there was still no one who dared to invest.
If no one really invests at this time, "Pacific Rim" will be difficult to produce.
After all, you can't make a science fiction movie with 200 million. Maybe you can, but you definitely can't make something like "Pacific Rim."
So I am very grateful to China Film and Haixin Film and Television.
You may not be familiar with Haixin Film and Television because it is a new company. My first work "Dark Invasion" was invested by Haixin Film and Television.
Strictly speaking, they are not actually insiders. Investing in me is completely investing in me.
Haixin's boss told me very clearly that the 50 million I invested in "Pacific Rim" was earned from my other film and television projects, so it didn't matter even if I lost money.
In fact, they wanted to invest 100 million, but I didn't agree because it was my first time to operate such a large project. Although I was confident, I was also unsure about the future.
The second person I want to thank is China Film Group Corporation, Mr. Han Sanping to be precise.
Mr. Han has always taken great care of my projects, not because of my good personal relationship with him, but because we are on the same side and are trying our best to promote the domestic commercial film process.
So when director Wang Xiaoshuai publicly accused Mr. Han of treating literary and artistic films differently at the press conference that day, I stood up angrily.
If you know Mr. Han, you will know that what he always advocates is the blockbuster strategy, that is, the commercial movie style.
Some people may take issue with "The Promise", but in fact, the movie is inherently uncertain.
No one can guarantee that their film will be a hit, and the greater the investment in a film project, the greater the return.
Are you saying that Han Sanping didn't know that blockbusters might lose money?
Of course he knows.
He has been dealing with movies all his life and was already the director of the Emei Factory before joining China Film. How could he not know such a simple truth?
But you know why you still have to do such a thankless job, for the development of the entire film industry.
In those two years, the film industry was in a downturn. Except for young couples, not many people were willing to spend real money to buy tickets to watch movies.
The purpose of introducing Hollywood movies is to stimulate the market and cultivate the habit of buying tickets and watching movies.
Only if the audience is large enough can the industry continue to develop.
But Hollywood movies alone are not enough. Local movies must also develop and grow. Otherwise, even if the market is cultivated, it will only be a wedding dress for others. By then, China will become Hollywood's leek, and people can cut it off as they want~
So Han Sanping promotes commercial movies.
Because Hollywood movies are commercial movies, this is a path that has been proven to be successful.
People like Huayi Brothers and Feng Xiaogang actually grew up with his support, but at the same time, they also touched the cake of other people.
The directors of the 1980s and 1990s learned from European films and were keen on making literary films and exploring human nature. In fact, they have been abandoned.
Han Sanping has harmed the interests of these people, so of course they will oppose Han Sanping.
But does Han Sanping really treat literary and artistic films differently? When they were at the Beijing Film Studio, some literary and artistic directors were regular visitors to the Beijing Film Studio. At that time, they pointed at Han Sanping for dinner. Why didn't they say that Han Sanping treated literary and artistic films differently?
I can say with absolute certainty that Zhang Yimou was a pioneer in domestic commercial films. Under his leadership, the first large-scale commercial production in China was born, and Han Sanping has been promoting it ever since.
But making a blockbuster movie itself is a very expensive activity, not to mention that our country has just started in this area and is still in the exploratory stage.
In terms of contribution to the film industry, Han Sanping may have made a greater contribution than Zhang Yimou.
So I admire China Film and Han Sanping very much.
They have been building infrastructure for the Chinese film industry. Judging from the box office figures, they are definitely losing money, but if you include the hidden benefits of cultivating the audience's viewing habits and training the production team, they are making money...< br>
The blog is eloquent and has a few hundred words, and it was quickly reprinted by major media once it was published.
Zhang Chen must speak up for Han Sanping.
Again, Han Sanping is a public official, and some words are not suitable for him to say.
And Zhang Chen is a great director, and what he says is very convincing.
What happened that day was definitely not Wang Xiaoshuai's personal behavior.
Although Han Sanping is now highly regarded by the superiors, China Film Group is not monolithic. There are always people hoping that something will happen to Han.
Han probably realized this and said he was careless.
In the original time and space, Han Sanping did well. When he retired in 2014, the total domestic movie box office had grown to 29.6 billion.
Moreover, after his retirement, domestic films did not fall. On the contrary, they defeated Hollywood blockbusters. Although there are external reasons for Hollywood's own suicide, there is no denying the huge role of Han Sanping's commercial film strategy.
For such a fierce man, Zhang Chen actually doesn't need to do anything special. He can stand up when it's time for him to stand up, and he can just take a stand when it's time for him to take a stand.
After writing the blog, Zhang Chen stopped paying attention to this matter. Just at this time, a call came from Teacher Fu: "Zhang Chen, come to school if you have time, about your graduation thesis~"
Zhang Chen is from Grade 02, and this year happens to be the graduation season.
Even though Zhang Chen is a great director and has just made such a big splash, he still has to submit his graduation thesis and graduation work.
But these are nothing to those who have works.
The graduation work Zhang Chen submitted was "A Quiet Place", and the thesis was also centered around this. It was called "Introduction to the Creation of Thriller Films", which was to write down some of his experiences on thriller movies.
He didn't plan to write anything so shocking that it was just for graduation.
Zhang Chen drove to Nortel, carried a bag of oranges and went straight to the guidance building.
The performance building was very lively at this time, as students from the acting department were rehearsing their graduation drama.
This is very important.
Many acting students were spotted by film and television companies through this graduation drama.
As soon as he arrived at the door of the building, he met Liu Tianxian.
“What a coincidence~”
“What a coincidence~”
"What are you..."
"I'm here to ask for leave. I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the graduation drama..."
"Oh~"
Only then did Zhang Chen remember that the other party was in the same class as him.
"What have you been busy with lately?"
Liu Tianxian brushed the broken hair beside his ear: "Interviewing for the heroine of "The King of Kung Fu"..."
"The Cheng Long and Jet Li one?"
"Hmm~"
"Do you feel hopeful?"
"I don't know."
"Don't worry, the heroine is definitely yours~"
Zhang Chen said this because he knew that the heroine was Liu Tianxian.
Liu Tianxian thought Zhang Chen was optimistic about her, so he smiled lightly: "Thank you~"
The teacher's office is on the second floor. You can reach it as soon as you go upstairs.
"Okay, here we are, everyone is looking for their own mothers, oh no, each is looking for their own teachers~"
After walking into the office and saying hello to the teachers, Zhang Chen started handing out oranges.
"Everyone, have a try. These are the oranges that Liu Yifei and I bought for the teachers. It’s irresponsible if they don’t taste good~"
Zhang Chen was handing out oranges to everyone while joking, and also helped Liu Tianxian out of trouble. Otherwise, Zhang Chen would have brought oranges to the teachers when he came to school. You, Liu Tianxian, came here with empty hands. What, you are a big star?
Teachers may not think so, but in this society, there are all kinds of people.
Liu Tianxian was the same. He was a little embarrassed when he saw Zhang Chen handing out oranges at first. Why didn't he think of it?
When I heard what Zhang Chen said, I wanted to explain but didn't know how to start.
The teachers all smiled brightly and took the oranges: "The oranges Zhang Chen and Yifei brought, you have to try them. Big stars and big directors treat them to oranges. Even if they are sour, they must be sweet..."< br>
Zhang Chen also echoed, "Hey, Teacher Zhang, look at what you said, didn't you teach us all the big stars and directors?"
"Hahaha~, Lao Fu, this student of yours is really good with his mouth~"
Teacher Fu looked at everyone laughing and joking with his students with a smile, and ate the oranges handed over by the students: "Well, who said it was sour, it is very sweet~"
After the oranges were distributed, Zhang Chen approached Teacher Fu.
"The master summoned his disciples, but I don't know what his instructions are~"
"Go, stop talking~"
Teacher Fu spat, and then said: "This is your graduation work. Isn't "A Quiet Place" released in July? Director Tian means, don't submit it yet, otherwise it will be bad if it is released and affects the box office. ..." "Is this okay? Isn't it against the rules?"
"It's against the rules, but aren't you special? You are proud of the school, and the school is proud of you. It's just a graduation project. Even if you don't submit it, you are guaranteed to graduate~"
Zhang Chen is now the star of Nortel. He comes from the directing department of Miao Hong. He also likes to use actors from his own school. He is a great addition to Nortel.
It is recognized domestically that China Drama and Nortel are the first in domestic film and television majors.
But who is the first among the two, there has never been a definite statement.
Zhang Chen's appearance is unintentionally a huge weight for Nortel and has become Nortel's signature. Even in this year's directing department admissions, Nortel used Zhang Chen's name.
Not surprisingly, at the graduation ceremony, Zhang Chen was able to get the title of outstanding graduate.
"Okay."
Zhang Chen readily agreed. Since Director Tian specially made something special for him, he was happy to accept it.
Zhang Chen was about to leave, but Teacher Fu stopped him again: "Don't leave in a hurry. Do you have time to give a speech to the school in the past two days? Graduation is about to happen, so I won't give it to your juniors." Do you have any advice? ”
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Sure enough, I am waiting for you here.
But when I thought that I also had something to do with the school, I agreed.
"Okay, but the scale shouldn't be too big. Just two majors: the directing department and the photography department. I just want to find a few people to help the crew of "Pacific Rim" and see if anyone is willing to go..."
Zhang Chen is going to talk about the skills needed to be a director this time. The reason why he brought up the photography department is because many people in the photography department also want to be directors.
Even before Zhang Chen, Nortel's famous directors all came from the photography department.
"Going to the set of "Pacific Rim"? That must be their dream..."
"Not necessarily. In the past, instead of being an assistant director, I helped with preparations. It was all trivial chores. They may not be willing to..."
Zhang Chen himself studied directing, and he knew these people very well.
Being an assistant director can also be said to be a way to gain experience and do chores, which some people will definitely think is a waste of time.
"Where's the time?"
Teacher Fu did not continue to dwell on this issue. Individuals have their own destiny. It depends on how they choose.
Zhang Chen thought about it for a while: "In two days, I will be ready."
Zhang Chen said goodbye again, but this time Teacher Fu didn't try to persuade him to stay.
Liu Tianxian happened to be finished.
"Have you finished asking for leave?"
"Well, what about you? Why did I hear that you were going to give a lecture?"
"What kind of lecture is this? The school wants me to share my experience with the junior students and become familiar with them..."
Nortel pays great attention to this aspect.
The advanced help the late.
If students who graduate first and do well will be asked to help support their junior students.
So the film and television industry is a circle, and there are all kinds of obstacles in it.
According to the school classification, they are Nortel, China Theater, and Shanghai Theater...
According to the circles, they are Beijing Circle, Hong Kong Circle, Northwest Circle...
There are countless other small groups, such as brother groups, sister groups...
Zhang Chen is now a small mountain, called the Xingchen system. Basically, Zhang Chen is the core. The actors and directors who are close to him will basically digest any opportunities internally. The outer layer is Wang Jinghua's Shijiu culture... …
"Then can I go?" Liu Tianxian suddenly asked.
"You?"
Zhang Chen looked suspicious, then shook his head: "What I'm talking about this time is mainly about the director and behind the scenes, and it won't be of any help to you~"
Liu Tianxian thought Zhang Chen didn't want him to go, so he said "Oh" and the two of them fell into silence.
Then he suddenly said: "Can you leave me a role in your "Pacific Rim"?"
Zhang Chen stopped this time: "Are you serious?"
Liu Tianxian nodded.
She always wanted to have a better relationship with Zhang Chen, but Zhang Chen seemed to be cold to her.
It was very presumptuous to make this request this time, but she did. She wanted to see how Zhang Chen would answer.
Zhang Chen hesitated: "The main Chinese female roles in my film have basically been decided, and you won't be able to play the leading role~"
"Then I'm willing too~"
Zhang Chen continued to refuse: "It's not appropriate. You will also be the heroine of "The King of Kung Fu" by then, but you went to act as a supporting actor for Fan Binbin in my movie. The media will definitely make nonsense, which will be detrimental to your development..."
Zhang Chen's refusal, which was based on facts and reason, was really because Liu Tianxian's fans were too strong in fighting and did not want to be targeted.
Liu Tianxian was a little disappointed when he heard the rejection at first, but when Zhang Chen finished speaking, he felt a little uneasy.
"Do you really think I can win the leading role in "The King of Kung Fu"?"
"Of course, it can only be you, there can be no second choice..."
"Why?"
"Don't you know much about your nationality? Wang Yuyan, Zhao Ling'er, Xiao Longnu, you are now the fairy sister of the people across the country. Among actresses, no one can compare to you in terms of popularity. Let me say this now, If you announce that so-and-so is your boyfriend now, that person will be ruined..."
Liu Tianxian's current popularity is really beyond question.
After "The Divine Sculpture", gods will be killed if they stand in the way of gods, and Buddhas will be killed if they stand in the way of Buddha.
The most obvious example is the original time and space. When "The King of Kung Fu" announced her as the heroine, no one felt that she was unworthy.
"Then what if I announce that you are my boyfriend?" Liu Tianxian smiled narrowly.
"Don't hurt me, I still want to live for two more years~"
Zhang Chen decided to hide far away, not daring to mess with the fairy fans~
……
Two days later, Nortel Lecture Classroom
Zhang Chen looked at the densely packed lecture theater with a wry smile on his face.
He specifically stated that he would just find two majors in directing and photography, but the news still leaked out.
According to his original estimate, there would be dozens of students from the two majors, which would be great.
Looking now, the lecture theater, which can accommodate almost 200 people, is packed with seats.
Zhang Chen walked up to the podium and looked at the dark crowd of heads below: "Hello everyone, are you all majoring in directing and photography?"
Some people below shook their heads, while others nodded.
"The director and people from the photography department raise their hands?"
A few arms were raised sparsely below, and there were three or two kittens.
"What about the others? Which department are you in?"
Environmental design, animation, recording, new media, screenwriting, performance...
Basically, there are people from all majors at Nortel.
"But what I am going to talk about today is about directors. Students from other departments may not gain much from listening to it..."
"It's okay, then we are willing to listen~"
Someone said below, and then others agreed, and Zhang Chen shrugged helplessly.
"Okay, let's start~
First of all, I would like to ask the students in the Directing Department and the Photography Department, what abilities do you think are needed to be a director? ”
Zhang Chen asked about his opening remarks, and someone immediately answered:
"Coordination ability~"
"The ability to tell stories~"
"Art Appreciation Ability~"
"surname ability~"
……
Wait, whoever mentioned ability just now, please stand up for me~
Young man, your realm has surpassed that of others, and you have reached the stage where you can see the essence through phenomena.
"Everyone has said a lot, so let me share my opinion. I think the most important ability of a director is the ability to turn words into pictures~"
Seeing everyone's confusion, he continued to explain: "This ability is originally required by screenwriters, but directors must also possess it, and they cannot be worse than screenwriters."
"Let me give you the most common example, such as martial arts novels. We want to make famous martial arts novels into movies. What should we do?
There is a sentence that often appears in Gu Long's novels - flying flowers and picking leaves can hurt people.
Readers will naturally experience an artistic conception when reading this, which is given by the words.
But how is this artistic conception reflected in the picture?
Flying flowers and picking leaves can hurt people. How to visualize it?
Hong Kong filmmakers have provided us with an idea. Among the colorful fallen leaves, there were several sounds of flying hidden weapons, and no shadows could be seen, but then someone was injured or even died. The wound was a bamboo leaf~
This is the earliest embodiment.
Let me talk about another one, zhenqi, this word often appears in martial arts novels, but how to express it.
A very inferior method is to find two jet tubes and hide them in your sleeves. Jetting gas is equivalent to jetting true energy~
But there is another way of thinking, such as "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", in which Jet Li practices Tai Chi in a water tank. In the picture, he is just stirring in the water, and the water flows rapidly in the tank.
But at the last moment, when he stopped, the water tank fell apart. The first reaction of all the audience was one word - hardness and softness.
This is what a director needs to be able to do.
Another example is the words "great success in martial arts". In the novel, it only needs to be clearly stated that the protagonist has great achievements in martial arts.
But in film and television dramas, there must be a corresponding way to reflect it, otherwise it will lack impact.
How does "Tai Chi Master" work? Yang Yuqian practices Tai Chi in the yard every day.
It's a simple practice at the beginning. After a while, the leaves on the ground can be rotated by waving them, like a tornado.
After a while, when he finished his martial arts, the leaves formed a pattern of yin and yang fish. At this moment, the audience naturally understood that the protagonist's martial arts was accomplished..."
"Do you understand what I'm saying? Many times, the difference between a good movie and a mediocre movie is just a few shots.
These shots will become memory points for the audience.
For example, when thinking of "Fang Shiyu", everyone will think of the bench formation and Fang Shiyu blindfolded and fighting from the street to the end~
When I think of "A Better Tomorrow" I think of guns hidden everywhere~
When I think of "Shark Beach", I think of sewing wounds with a necklace~
When I think of "Hurricane Rescue", I think of Mozambique's shooting method~
A good director, his movies can make the audience lose their imagination, follow your plot, and then be shocked by your imagination~"
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he noticed that the faces of some audience members were flushed, as if they had just obtained some martial arts secret book, and their eyes were full of excitement.
Zhang Chen made the final summary: "Of course there are many abilities that a director needs to possess, but the one I just mentioned is the most important.
Without this, you can still be a director, but you cannot be an excellent director. ”
(End of chapter)