Chapter 539 Sun Li: Schedule Conflict
Chen Long represents Hong Kong Island. Even if Beijing Cultural Tourism wants to find the other party, it is useless.
Now, Wang Shu has become the youngest Oscar-winning director in history.
Young and talented, he is also famous for his reputation as Best Director at the Venice Film Festival and Best Director at the Oscars.
Not only is Mainland China the first Oscar-winning director, he is also the youngest Oscar-winning director in history.
Looking at the entire mainland entertainment industry, Wang Shu is the only one who can serve as Beijing's image spokesperson.
It is true that there are many people in internal entertainment who are much higher than Wang Shu in terms of qualifications and positions.
But these people are somewhat famous in the country.
On the international stage, there is no explanation.
Beijing, as the most virtuous place, needs an image spokesperson for the international stage, not for the domestic market.
In this case, there is only Wang Shu.
However, after all, the capital is the most benign place and has pride.
So this matter was just mentioned to Wang Shu and there was no follow-up.
Although there was no follow-up, Wang Shu happened to be able to mention it at this time.
As expected, the faces of the staff at Jiangcheng Cultural Tourism changed when they heard what he said.
Later, Xiaozhi invited Wang Shu to be the spokesperson of Jiangcheng with emotion and reason. Several people took turns to persuade him.
Under such kindness, Wang Shu finally agreed to the matter.
However, this is just a preliminary agreement, and it will be implemented after Wang Shu has a schedule.
As the staff of Jiangcheng Cultural Tourism said, Wang Shu is from Anlu.
And Anlu is just a county town and cannot afford a director like him, the youngest Oscar-winning director in history, to serve as an image spokesperson.
Jiangcheng is different. It is a provincial capital city, which just matches Wang Shu.
In addition, Wang Shu will either not agree to this matter, or if he agrees, he will also agree to be the spokesperson for his hometown.
Therefore, in fact, he has no other choice, except Jiangcheng or Jiangcheng.
In the evening, Wang Shu received a call from Sun Li.
"Director Wang, is the movie finished?" Sun Li asked softly.
"Yes, the closing banquet was held today." Wang Shu said with a smile.
"When will you return to the capital?" Sun Li asked next.
"On the way to the airport now." Wang Shu said.
He is a director, not a producer.
All the work of the crew is the responsibility of the producer and has nothing to do with him.
Now that the crew has finished filming, his work is over and he has naturally left.
"Isn't it only two or three hours to reach the capital?" Sun Li answered.
“If you include the time on the road and the waiting time, it should take three or four hours.” Wang Shu said.
"Yes." Sun Li responded, then asked, "Are there any dates after returning to Beijing? Deng Chao and I would like to treat you to dinner."
Wang Shu is sitting in the car now , there was a driver in the car, so the words in his mouth were quite serious. He pretended to think: "There is no free time in a short period of time, but it's not that I can't squeeze out time. I'll see when I get back to Beijing."
"Okay." Sun Li responded with some disappointment.
The two chatted for a few more words and hung up the phone.
A few hours later, Wang Shu returned to the capital.
After a long journey, I just returned home when I received another call from Sun Li.
"Director Wang, are you home yet?" Sun Li asked.
"We're here." Wang Shu was a little surprised when he received the call.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, and Sun Li didn't even sleep.
Either wake up from sleep, or set a time.
The two chatted for a while, and Sun Li finally revealed her purpose. She only heard her say: "Director Wang, when will the casting for your co-production be filmed?"
"Just Within one or two months." Wang Shu gave an approximate date.
"Are you in such a hurry? Didn't you say before that you didn't even have a script?" Sun Li's tone was a little sad.
In fact, when she learned from Deng Chao’s phone call that Wang Shu had already prepared a script for a co-production, she felt more in a daze.
I thought that since Wang Shu had no script and that he was still filming "Life of Pi", the co-production would not be put on the agenda until the end of the year at the earliest.
Unexpectedly, Wang Shu had just finished filming "Life of Pi" and would soon be filming a co-production.
This is not what Sun Li wants to see, because this time conflicts with her schedule.
At the beginning of the year, she learned that the co-production was not going to happen, so Sun Li accepted the role in "Moonlight Box".
This play, directed by Liu Zhenwei, brings together many talented actors such as Zheng Zhongji, Liang Yongqi, Zhu Yin, Guo Gang, Huang Bo, Zeng Zhiwei, Wu Junru, Zhong Xintong and so on.
Although the cast is not luxurious, it is still a group of quite famous actors.
Sun Li plays the heroine.
For her, this is a very high-quality drama and a rare opportunity.
Who would have thought that the co-production with Wang Shu would be delayed.
This is uncomfortable.
Although Sun Li has not yet gotten a role, she feels that relying on her relationship with Wang Shu, as long as she opens her mouth.
Even if you can’t play the heroine, there are still second and third female leads who can.
Under normal circumstances, roles for supporting roles such as the second and third female lead are bound to be inferior to those for the heroine.
However, the example of Zhang Ziyi who stepped onto the international stage with her role as a supporting actress in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is still vivid in my mind.
Therefore, no one dares to underestimate the supporting roles in such co-production blockbusters directed by Wang Shu.
It is even said that even if it is a supporting role, it is far better than the leading role in China.
Otherwise, Li Binbin would not agree to be Liu Yifei's co-star.
“There was no script before, but during the filming of “Life of Pi,” I slowly came up with the script.”
"In addition, Director Han has been urging us, so we simply put this project on the agenda."
Wang Shu answered.
"Okay." Sun Li sighed.
"What's wrong?" Wang Shu heard that the other party's tone was wrong and asked at the right time.
Sun Li sighed and said: "I originally thought that I could get a role in your co-production this time, but now it seems that I have no luck again."
"Why do you say that?" Wang Shu asked knowingly.
He knew that Sun Li had acted in the movie "The Treasure Box" and he also knew that the movie would be released next month.
It's just that Sun Li's development trajectory is different from her previous life. He can't conclude that Sun Li has also accepted this movie contract now.
Now listening to Sun Li’s tone, she is sure.
The other party must have accepted the role of "Koshikoshi Treasure Box", which now coincides with the schedule of the co-production he is preparing. "The Treasure Box" is directed by Liu Zhenwei and has a large number of Hong Kong stars.
It would be very offending if Sun Li refused to act now.
When the time comes, there will definitely be quite a disturbance.
So, it is impossible to refuse to perform.
If I don’t refuse to act, it will definitely conflict with the schedule of the co-production film directed by Wang Shu.
"I'm going to join the cast of "Yueguang Treasure Box" next month. Why do you think I am?" Sun Li said helplessly.
""Yueguang Treasure Box"?" Wang Shu pretended to be confused.
Sun Li explained: "It is directed by Hong Kong director Liu Zhenwei. In addition to me playing the heroine, there are also Zheng Zhongji, Liang Yongqi, Gillian, Zhu Yin, Zeng Zhiwei, Wu Junru, Huang Bo, etc. People."
"The lineup is quite strong." Wang Shu continued to pretend to be surprised.
"They are indeed quite strong. They are all well-known actors from Hong Kong Island." Sun Li was noncommittal.
"Then why are you sighing? This movie is pretty good just based on the cast, isn't it?" Wang Shu said.
“It’s really good, and this is my second time working with director Liu Zhenwei.” Sun Li said.
“The second time?” Wang Shu pretended to be surprised again.
“I previously collaborated with director Liu Zhenwei on a movie called “Roboman”, which is scheduled to be released in September this year.” Sun Li said a little embarrassed.
"'Roboman'? A science fiction film?" Wang Shu asked.
"Roboman", just by the name of the movie, people subconsciously think of it as a science fiction movie.
In fact, it is indeed positioned as a science fiction movie.
The full name is a science fiction romantic comedy movie.
Sun Li was silent for a moment and replied: "Yes."
"Huh? Why did it take you a while to reply? Isn't it a science fiction movie?" Wang Shu asked knowingly.
"Oh, I already said it was a science fiction movie." Sun Lixiao answered in a grumpy tone.
When Wang Shu heard this, he immediately smiled and joked: "It seems that the movie "Space Traveler" has opened up your acting career? Nowadays, there are science fiction movies looking for you to participate."< br>
In fact, the crew of "Roboman" will find Sun Li to play the heroine, but this movie is invested and produced by Galloping Horse.
Before this, Sun Li participated in the TV series "Sweet Honey" produced by Galloping Pony, and the two parties worked very happily together.
Then Galloping Horse invested in the movie, and there were subsequent cooperations.
However, the drama "Time Traveler" happened to appear among them.
Nowadays, it can be seen that "Space Traveler" opened up the acting career for Sun Li, and then she was favored by Galloping Pony. She got the role of "Roboman", and then she got this "Koshihiko" "Treasure Box" drama appointment.
"So don't I want to treat you to dinner and thank you?" Sun Li answered with a raised mouth.
In the original timeline, even if there was no "Space Traveler", Sun Li would have received roles in "Roboman" and "The Treasure Box".
Nowadays, in Sun Li's eyes, it was because she became famous after participating in "Space Traveler" that she received the invitation to "Roboman".
Therefore, she was very grateful to Wang Shu.
Because of the movie "Space Traveler", her career has been developing steadily.
“Haha, are you still thinking about inviting me to dinner?” Wang Shu laughed and joked, “You don’t have any schedule, so why invite you to dinner?”
“You can’t invite me if you don’t have any schedule. You?" Sun Li said with a smile.
"Have you ever heard of a saying? Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing." Wang Shu continued to tease, "What are your intentions? Tell me honestly?"
"Excuse me, you idiot." Sun Li snorted.
Seeing Sun Li didn't say anything, Wang Shu didn't ask.
In fact, even if Sun Li didn't say anything, he could have guessed that it was Deng Chao who most likely had ideas for a co-production.
Then he brought the topic back and said: "The movie "The Treasure Box" has a good cast, and it is directed by Liu Zhenwei, so it should be good."
Although he said so Although he said this, he knew in his heart that Liu Zhenwei's "The Treasure Box" imitated the style of Zhou Xingxing's "Westward Journey".
All I can say is that he really can't make a movie of this style without Stephen Chow.
Comedy movies pay great attention to rhythm, especially Zhou Xingxing's nonsensical style movies.
Rhythm is very important, and the performance response is often not one second earlier or one second later.
If you cannot control this, the movie will look awkward.
The success of Zhou Xingxing lies not only in his performance, but also in the rhythm of the movie.
And this is why it is said that movie actors can cover all aspects of TV drama actors, but TV drama actors may not be able to act in movies.
For TV drama performances, usually the performance is about the same, and there are no strict requirements for the performance rhythm.
For example, for the same scene, in a TV series, the actor can perform the required effect in ten or twenty seconds.
And this performance can even be called very good, and it won an award.
But in the movie, this scene requires the actor to present the required effect within three seconds. If the actor drags out the performance in ten or twenty seconds, the rhythm of the entire movie will be disrupted. upset.
Then, another bad movie was born.
Many mainland directors cannot make commercial films precisely because few people understand this.
Everyone thinks that the rhythm of making commercial films is the same as that of art films, and one by one they shoot commercial films in the same way as art films.
Bad movies were made one after another.
"I think it's not bad either." Sun Li said with a smile, and then added, "But after reading the script, I think this movie should be somewhat similar to Zhou Xingxing's "Westward Journey"."
After finishing speaking, he then told Wang Shu about the general content of the script.
After hearing this, Wang Shu said with a smile: "There are indeed some similarities."
"Liu Zhenwei is the director of "Westward Journey" after all, and they are also good at similarities."
“It’s not surprising.”
“Sigh.” Sun Li sighed, “I know this too. I’m just worried that the movie will be compared with "Westward Journey" after it is released."
"Didn't you just say that Zhu Yin was involved? Fairy Zixia is in your play, so how can it be compared?"
"Having said that, after reading the script, I always have this feeling This feeling." Sun Li still sighed.
Wang Shu could only say in her heart that the Sixth Sense in the group did have something to say. Just as she guessed, after "The Treasure Box" was released, it was indeed compared with "Westward Journey".
If this is the case, Liu Zhenwei is the first to blame.
The movie "Yueguang Treasure Box" has too many plots and structures similar to "Westward Journey", but it does not have the effect of "Westward Journey".
It can be said that the beginning and end of "Yueguang Treasure Box" are on par with "Westward Journey".
The film completely copies classic scenes such as the appearance of Zixia Fairy and the sunset warrior at the top of the city. The copying is really hard to complain about.
After all, it's 2009 now, and the mechanical method is a thing of the past. Not only does the audience not accept this method at all, but they also feel that they have taken a bite of it.
At the same time, characters such as the Bull Demon King and Bodhi Patriarch also came out to make guest appearances in the movie, so much so that the movie had to mention the names of the actors on the side to remind the audience that this is a side-viewing movie. Movies also recognize stars.
In terms of rhythm, it is far inferior to "Westward Journey", but it copies the content and structure of "Westward Journey" mechanically, and it really feels like a copycat and cheap.
Yes, "The Treasure Box" is obviously an independent film with a good lineup, but the content feels extremely copycat.
(End of this chapter)