Chapter 521 Paying for Dreams
About the news that the Golden Rooster Awards were making, most of the three entertainment people present were chatting with a mentality of watching the excitement.
After all, the three of them don’t have to compete for the quota, so they can naturally be left alone.
Like Xiaolong, if it were last year, he might have some doubts, but after this summer, he will have a place no matter what.
The other two have long been judges.
Shi Xiaolong said, "I heard that Shu Chang is thinking of a solution. She is not able to come to you, but she is just fighting for it." Liu Qianqian said in surprise, "I haven't heard of it, but when it comes to speaking, she sings." With such a high acting level, why should there be a position?”
She said and looked at Chen Linfeng. "It should be." Chen Linfeng refused to comment.
The first session after the revision of the Golden Rooster Awards still needs to pursue fairness and justice.
Chen Linfeng did not mean to cheat on his friend.
Since the reform of the Golden Rooster Award, it has been institutionalized and he is not easy to intervene.
In other words, the purpose of reform is to make it difficult for anyone to interfere.
Seeing that Chen Linfeng didn't want to say more, a few people changed the topic.
"After "Inception", Xiaofeng caused a lot of turmoil in China," Shi Xiaolong sighed.
"Yeah, it's true."
Liu Qianqian nodded quickly, "Many media are reporting. He returned to China the day before yesterday and it became news."
When talking about this, everyone was interested.
Wang Yanping expressed her opinion, "After all, the box office is too high, and it has become famous all over the world, which is considered to be a glory for the country."
She also made an image metaphor, "It is probably quite similar." Yu's national football team not only scored into the World Cup, but also won the runner-up?"
"It's not that," Shi Xiaolong waved his hand quickly, "our film and television industry has never fallen to this point."
"That's right," Chen Shantong said dissatisfied, "We filmmakers are better than them in the national football team. Is it better? And now I am getting stronger. No matter how strong I am, I will be more and more successful than the national football team. If you don’t know how to compare, don’t compare randomly.”
Chen Linfeng and his father are on the same position this time. "Mom, I won't stand with you this time. It's too insulting to use the national football team as a comparison."
Although from the later generations, the film industry is not much better than the national football team, he is not now Are you trying to find a way to change it?
And that time is not yet here.
"Okay, you all do this. I've been stabbing a hornet's nest." Wang Yanping felt that she was right, but the goal was wrong. She shouldn't say that the light was on in front of the blind man.
She pulled Wang Mengfei's arm, "I shouldn't have told you guys, Feifei, we are not doing this, let's talk."
Wang Mengfei covered her mouth and smiled, and Not much fight between the two big bosses.
After a while, Wang Mengfei said, "I have many friends who haven't watched the movie, but they all know that the box office of this movie is very high, and they all look very proud."
"This is the point," said Chen Shantong. "Things that can boost morale and inspire national spirit should not be underestimated."
"Xiaofeng is really giving everyone a solid job this time. He has worked hard in the film and television industry over the years and has a deep impression of this.
00-09 In the past ten years, not to mention Hollywood, it is in heaven and cannot be reached at all.
What pressed on their heads were the compatriots in the south.
Even when facing the filmmakers of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the mainland film and television dramas have to shrink their necks.
It was only after 2008 that I had left the Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television circles aside and began to face Hollywood blockbusters, and I truly felt the pressure.
Chen Shantong is a little emotional, "When I talk about Hollywood in recent years, it is really awesome. When organizing the bureau to invest and drink, no matter who in the circle, they have to mention Hollywood. It seems that if you don't say that, it's not convincing."
"In fact, you can't beat it, you're afraid and don't feel confident in yourself.
Think about last year , The above said that it would be open to allow the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters to be increased. You can see how many people are scolding me, but I am afraid. This year I have held a domestic protection month, which is essentially the same thing."
"Now Xiaofeng is on Aimeikan's side, pushing those Hollywood movies to beat. This feels different. Xiaofeng can do this, so it sounds confident.
Although, it's the overall look of the country. It’s not enough to get up, but at least someone can do it, not."
When talking about the sad past of many people in the circle, Chen Shantong seemed a little depressed.
Although my son did a good job and his mentality was cheering up, the overall situation was like this. When I looked up, I saw that there was still so many ways to go, and the gap with reality was still very large. I couldn't help but go again Become heavy.
After the words, everyone felt a little sad.
In fact, it is not just the film and television industry, but also other industries.
Especially, the better you are, because what you see and hear is often dominant and high above the Western world.
There is the easiest to be discouraged, and then become afraid of difficulties, and even in turn to pick on your own people.
"Why did I say that, I added some confidence to everyone? You still don't feel confident. What are you afraid of? If you look at it in ten years, it will definitely be completely different."
< br>Chen Linfeng is very gentle and quiet. It has been 2012 and it has not been a few years since the turning point. What is there to hurt the spring and the autumn?
"Ha, too, you have always been very confident." Chen Shantong smiled silently, sweeping away the pressure in his heart just now.
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Because of the reasons I talked about at the family gathering, Chen Linfeng called Kang Jianmin after returning home to learn about the judges of the Golden Rooster Awards. "Director Chen, don't worry, you must follow the rules, so many people are staring at you." Kang Jianmin slapped his chest hard. "That's good." Chen Linfeng nodded, "Have you agreed on the venue and sponsorship?"
"Well, everything has been decided."
The Golden Rooster Award has basically been locked in Yanjing since then.
The goal after the reform of the Golden Rooster Award is to become the highest award in Chinese films, so all aspects must be considered clearly.
In the past, the disadvantages were indeed a bit big, so I had to give up.
Now it is chosen in Yanjing, which is very representative as the capital.
The holding time was also considered, and it was postponed a lot, and it was scheduled for the first weekend in early December.
The Golden Horse Awards are usually awarded at the end of November.
This ensures that the Golden Rooster Award is awarded after the Golden Horse Award.
Just like the Oscars won many awards in the beautiful country, they made other awards a vane.
The same will be true for the Golden Rooster Award.
The last heavyweight award for Chinese-language films of the year must be determined to determine the overall situation. What I have selected is the most valuable.
The Golden Rooster Award has some targeted approaches, which are in line with the above wishes.
Chen Linfeng learned about the progress and basically did all the preparations.
It is September now, and the selection of shortlisted movies can be started.
From the middle of last year to the end of this summer movie, as long as Chinese people participate in the role of important roles (within three) and the first language is Chinese, they are all selected.
The goal of the Golden Rooster Award is very clear, which is to target Chinese-language movies.
The award committee has also considered it and set up an award for the best foreign language film.
In this case, "Inception" will be registered for this award.
It is precisely because the shortlisting work is about to start and the jury needs to be full, and the news of selecting new judges has spread in the past few days.
Chen Linfeng only needs to ensure that the Golden Rooster Award runs smoothly, he doesn't care much about other things.
He didn't go out much these days after he got home.
The media just blocked him at the airport and then couldn't see anyone.
Many people on the Internet began to get anxious, especially under Chen Linfeng's Weibo, many netizens were urging him.
"Why did you get salty fish just after returning to China? Fengshen, why do you have to go out for one or two times, right?"
"This is the disadvantage of making too much money. Mr. Chen is not short of money. , even had too much money in hand, so I always stayed at home if I had nothing to do."
"Hey, sometimes I really hope that Feng Shen is not so good elsewhere. If he could take more debts like Nicholas Cage." "Puff, you are too cruel upstairs. .”
"No business, it's better to take more interviews. We haven't seen you for more than a year."
"I missed the era when Feng Shen kept acting." >
"Missing together."
"..."
Since I got home, there were thousands of comments every day, including those who checked in and urged me.
On the 10th, Chen Linfeng updated a Weibo post for a long time.
"It's not that I'm fine at home. I recently took on a new project and wrote a script at home."
At the bottom of the blog post, there is a picture, and the picture is a computer screen, word The document is open, full of words, and there is a book at the bottom of the screen with some portraits of suspected characters wearing armor.
The whole picture does not look technical, or even a bit crooked. It is obvious that it was taken casually with a mobile phone.
A lot of new comments immediately emerged under the new Weibo.
"Director Chen, you have a high shooting level, so why do you just take this casual shot when shooting life?"
"Awesome, don't code your word if you have the ability, and you will be sure to give it to you. It's Korean."
"Don't just work at home, and come out for a walk if you have nothing to do."
In addition to the funny things at the beginning, there were also those who urged business to open on a daily basis. Soon everyone's curiosity began to turn to what Chen Linfeng was doing.
"The paintings drawn below look like they are in the style of Western armor. Is Feng Shen going to take on Hollywood war movies?"
"No, what else can I shoot in those epic war movies in the West? Yes, this armor doesn't look like a realistic style, maybe it's a magical epic?"
"It's not "World of Warcraft", right? I remember there was news before that Director Chen and the boss of Legend Pictures When we meet, Legend Pictures has the copyright of Warcraft movies. "
Chen Linfeng was a little surprised, and this could also be reminded of one.
The picture he drew is quite different from the style in the game, because it is more realistic and is just an idea at the moment.
But netizens can guess the truth based on this and combined with the news from two months ago, which is truly awesome.
He was just teasing netizens and was not ready to announce the news, so he pretended not to see it.
Fortunately, other netizens didn't take it seriously either.
After all, the news came two months ago, and now it doesn't seem to be true. Even that netizen himself was just because he liked Warcraft too much and Chen Linfeng's movies, so he forced himself to join.
He has followed the news about Warcraft movies, which is so confusing, so he really doesn't have much hope for the movie.
Chen Linfeng put down his phone and had a little rest with netizens. Then, he began to conceive the movie script again.
For the extremely complicated storyline of "World of Warcraft", it is impossible to cover everything.
Especially there are many side lines in the game, many of which need to be cut off, and it is best not to give up. After all, some side stories are really good.
And for the main story.
Although Chen Linfeng has been confirmed, the first movie will start with the rise of the Lich King.
The core of the story will undoubtedly be Alsace.
But the protagonist of the movie cannot be him.
After all, Alsace will become a villain later.
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
And in the subsequent story, the camera will focus on other characters, such as the Orc Thrall, the Elf Sylvanas, and the human heroes.
The stories of these heroes are also the wonderful places of "World of Warcraft".
Same as Alsace in the previous part, these heroes cannot be the protagonists of the movie.
They each have their own destiny and stories, and they are often in the same era. It would be bad if they favor one and the other.
The movie "Warcraft" must be an epic movie of group drama.
So, the key is how the movie shows the stories of these people.
What Chen Linfeng envisioned was to take an original character as the protagonist, who was in a critical position, holding a position like a messenger or diplomat, and could successfully contact heroes of different races.
From his perspective, we present the stories of these heroes.
This protagonist has experienced various major events in Azeroth, and his life has been ups and downs, recording a magnificent era.
At the same time, he is also the key to maintaining the audience's emotions.
The hero may leave one after another, but the protagonist has always been there.
The audience has feelings for the protagonist, so in the follow-up story, it is replaced with a new hero story. With the protagonist there, the audience will still feel familiar and not be too unfamiliar.
In fact, the function is a bit similar to the halfling in "Lord of the Rings", which is the clue of the connection.
The storyline of itself must also be there, and it cannot be a complete tool.
After all, birds of a feather flock together. Being able to stay by the hero forever cannot be a waste.
It's still quite difficult to think about it, but Chen Linfeng has had a headache about it for a long time.
He is now mainly sorting out the heroic stories to be shown, starting from Arthas to various races fighting against the Lich King.
Then find a line from it and add the protagonist of the movie.
This part is the main story of the movie.
If the effect is good, you can expand from these heroes to shoot their personal legends, which will be a very later operation.
Then the prequel and post-posts can be developed through the character relationship of the protagonists of the movie.
Chen Linfeng was not in a hurry. Just like the script of "Li Shimin" back then, he was mentally prepared for a long-term struggle.
On the 12th, he and Guo Fan, Cheng Er and others called Xu Ke, Ning Hao and others, preparing to go to Pingshi to see the newly built special effects studio.
These are directors who pay more attention to special effects.
To be honest, domestic film and television bases in the past were not very satisfying.
The large number of film and television bases are just piled up of outdoor shooting locations.
The typical one is Hengdian, which has moved almost all the classic attractions in China.
This is good and indispensable for taking outdoor scenes, but it is somewhat low-end.
As for the blessing of clothing, painting and spraying, woodworking, ironwork and other props, this is a step further.
For higher-end ones, you have to join the viewing workshop to facilitate the crew to set the scenery.
And when shooting special effects, the post-shooting effect can be displayed in real time, so that the actors can perform completely without real-life performances.
Chen Linfeng saw this technique before when he visited "Avengers".
There are also high-end things like motion capture studios, and there are no such things in China.
The film and television bases in Pingshi have been upgraded one after another since the previous year.
There is no need to say much about the money spent on this.
Pingshi's film and television base has long become a key project in Central Plains Province and is a popular existence.
Two years ago, when Chen Linfeng proposed to build a top-level studio and to upgrade technology, Pingshi didn't want to follow him at first.
After all, it's too expensive to spend tens of billions at once.
With the scale of the domestic film and television industry, no one dares to make this judgment whether the money can be made back.
Even if the person who suggested it was Chen Linfeng, the city could not finalize it for a long time.
After all, Chen Linfeng's position in the industry at that time had not been supported by "Your Name" and "Inception".
In the end, the provincial leaders made up their minds and decided to build it.
Everyone came out of the high-speed rail station, and the film and television base is not far away. "It's a coincidence that the high-speed rail station passes through a county under Ping City. Instead of going to the city, it is closer to the film and television base in Xincheng District." Chen Shantong introduced.
He has always been responsible for the work of the film and television base, so he also came with it.
Xu Ke nodded, "It's really convenient."
While walking on the road, Xu Ke asked Chen Linfeng, "Director Chen, you didn't shoot at Huaying's film and television base before. "Inception"?
What, I think it's not possible?" "No, the place is big enough, and the studio is fine, but it took too much time to set up the scene in the early stage. When shooting , It is also a bit inconvenient, and I still did it abroad later. If there is no problem, why should I make trouble?"
Chen Linfeng was indeed inspired. Huairou's film and television base is enough to shoot ordinary film and television dramas, but after too many special effects scenes, it is not very convenient.
Fortunately, there are many shots in "Inception" that are shot in real scenes. Chen Linfeng knew that Nolan in his previous life was full scenes. Although he had special effects, there were relatively few. "It's always going to make progress. Today's film market can support special effects movies." Ning Hao said bitterly, "That's you, there's only one billion in China alone. Two billion can naturally support it. Everyone can’t do it. It’s been so long, and there is no domestic movie with more than 1 billion besides you.”
Xu Ke also nodded violently , very recognized.
"We are not you. If we really use high-quality special effects, it will be a problem to recover the cost at that time."
"No need to be so pessimistic," Chen Linfeng shook his head, "I think the time is almost done, and it will definitely be early next year. There are more than one billion movies."
"Huh?" Xu Ke and Ning Hao turned their heads, including Cheng Er and Guo Fan, also watched them. "Director Chen, which movie do you watch?"
Chen Linfeng, Dugu Qiu was defeated for almost two years. Is there really someone going to break his rule?
"What do I say about this? If you can't say whoever will attract the audience." Chen Linfeng paused, "However, the film market is almost at this point. I think it’s either a comedy or a special effect scene. In any case, these two movies are the easiest to get high box office. "
"Oh? What do you mean by this?" Several people were very interested.
"I don't need to say more about special effects and blockbusters. I have been working hard in this area in the past two years.
In addition, comedy films are fundamentally grounded and naturally have audiences, and they are also in Hollywood blockbusters. The distinction is obvious. As long as the quality is good, it will definitely explode."
Everyone's eyes lit up, indeed, this made sense.
In the past, Feng's comedy often won the New Year's Championship, so this factor is more important.
Unfortunately, the few people present, except Ning Hao, were not the materials for comedy movies.
Including Ning Hao, his movies are actually mainly black humor, and the exciting part lies in the script. "Hey, there's no way, I can only focus on special effects movies."
Xu Ke gritted his teeth and decided to fight the special effects film to the death.
In the past, he was willing to invest money in special effects, but "The Legend of Shushan" really hurt him a little.
I didn't dare to be too involved later.
It can be clearly seen from "Tongtian Empire" that the special effects are a bit rough and there is no effort at all.
Chen Linfeng suggested, "I think Director Xu, you can continue to try the theme of 'Shushan'."
"No," Xu Ke waved his hand in fear, "I have posted it twice, and I really don't dare to touch it."
"Actually, I think it's very good at the special effects of "The Legend of Shushan" The idea is just that the story is too greedy and stuffed in too much, which is a bit messy. Shouldn't it be pretty good..." "Look, you said that too." Xu Ke spread his hands .
When he thinks about it now, he is still full of heart.
"Don't worry, listen to me." Chen Linfeng waved his hand.
"Okay, you continue." Xu Ke made a gesture of inviting.
"I won't talk about "New Shushan Swordsman" in the 1980s. The times are too far away, and I don't know the specific ones.
When you filmed "The Legend of Shushan", you were still in China. If the concept of fairy tale is not popular, you will know it by looking at the TV series at that time. The remake of Jin Yong dramas in Yishui in the mainland and various martial arts films. "
Everyone nodded. "Then, the time comes around 2008. The "Immortal Sword" series and the "Zhu Xian" series are all popular as soon as they are broadcast. What does this mean?"
Chen Linfeng clapped his hands, "The times have changed."
"The post-80s and 90s began to become the main audience group. They like fairy tales. You can also see this from the themes of online novels. Martial arts Not popular anymore."
"The same is true for movies. The audience's preferences have changed. Just wait for an excellent fairy tale movie to appear."
This vacancy has always existed in his previous life, and Xu Ke doesn't If you dare to take pictures, others will not be able to take pictures well.
Chen Linfeng has always felt a pity.
He looked at Xu Ke with a steady attitude, "It doesn't matter if you fail once or twice, stand up for the third time. How about it, Director Xu, do you want to try it?"
"I can invest in you."
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Chen Linfeng began to pay for his dream.
(This chapter ends)