Chapter 60: Booting
Early the next morning, the entertainment sections of major news outlets posted news one after another.
“A new actor becomes a new director, is he confident or arrogant?”
“Having spent 70 million to make a movie, is he confident or a fool with too much money?”
“ I want to fly as soon as I can walk, this is the director’s dream of a student in Yanying Department of Acting!”
The media are basically not optimistic about Gu Wei, a new director, making a movie.
Media that have good relations with the three major companies will use gentler words. After briefly describing Gu Wei's identity and the new movie that is about to be launched, they express doubts about Gu Wei's ability as a new director.
Regarding the fact that Gu Wei paid for it out of his own pocket, he said that the director is very courageous. In the end, we are looking forward to what kind of movie Director Gu can bring us?
As for a news media like Southern Metropolis Daily that has no relationship and is entertainment first, it is very rude.
Don’t worry about it, just laugh at it, and don’t worry about what the movie will look like in the future. Let’s jump to conclusions right now and say that this movie must be a bad movie.
The reason given was that Gu Wei was just a new actor, and he wanted to be a director before he was even a good actor. It was simply bizarre.
Furthermore, Gu Wei is still a college student at the Film Academy, and this year he is majoring in acting as a sophomore.
How can a 21-year-old student make a good-looking movie? Even though he paid for the movie himself, it’s not like people have too much money, and they will definitely lose everything in the end.
It’s no wonder the media reported that Gu Wei, a new actor-turned-director, could spend so much money on his own to make a movie. This matter indeed has enough news breaking point.
Regardless of his age, occupation and status as an investor, this matter is enough to attract readers' attention.
What do news media value most? The truth? Wrong, sales volume is the most important. If you report it to attract more people and attract readers, they will report it.
Everything comes first.
After all, to put it bluntly, private media is just opening a company to do business.
What's more, in order to attract attention, some tabloids and self-media published articles saying that Gu Wei's own money to make bad movies may involve money laundering, and it is recommended that relevant departments investigate strictly!
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"Mr. Gu, have you read today's media reports? What nonsense they reported!" Chen Zhixi opened the door and walked into Gu Wei's office, holding a roll of newspapers in his hand and saying angrily.
“Sister Zhixi, you don’t have to be angry.
I have expected these things. After all, people who don’t know about me making movies know about it, so it’s normal for them not to be optimistic about it.
But you see, no matter how they report it, our movie is out of the industry and will become popular before it is made.
You know how to market. If you don’t make a movie, you will be criticized. People know.
And it’s still a long time before the movie is filmed and released, so we have enough time and opportunity to change the public’s impression of the movie.
No matter how hard they scold you now, the slap in the face in the end will hurt! ”
Gu Wei explained to Chen Zhixi in detail.
In fact, Chen Zhixi didn’t understand this truth, but seeing the news one morning was so annoying that she was also angry for a moment. Now that she heard After Gu Wei calmed down, she could figure out what was going on.
"However, criticism is okay, and you can accept it if you don't like it. Some news can't tolerate direct malicious slander. ”
Gu Wei looked at some news on the computer and frowned. Then let Yang Liwen come to his office.
“Sister Yang, some small newspapers are now reporting that our company makes movies and launders money. You should notify the cooperating law firm, collect the evidence, and then send them a lawyer’s letter.
Require them to withdraw the report And publish an apology in the newspaper. If you don't agree, let's file a lawsuit. "I understand, Mr. Gu, I will do it right away."
Chen Zhixi listened on the side and said
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"Mr. Gu, I'm afraid these tabloids are not that easy to compromise. They are not afraid of lawsuits. No matter they win or lose, it will increase their popularity. Even if they lose in the end, they will just apologize and it won't cause them much loss."
"It doesn't matter. First of all, the company must clarify the rumor that we have violated the law as soon as possible. Prosecution is the best way to prove that we are not guilty.
If we are indifferent , over time, things that did not exist will leave traces in the public's mind, and they will think that we have acquiesced, which is extremely detrimental to our image.
Secondly, if these media can go to court with us, it will be harmful to them. There are certain benefits to keeping the movie popular, at least there is no shortage of exposure. The legal fees I paid are the current publicity fees. "Mr. Gu, you are really a genius in marketing." He said with admiration.
[Detective Chinatown] has officially started shooting, and all the actors have joined the cast.
The first scenes to be filmed are two scenes in China.
One is why Tang Ren went abroad, and the other is why Qin Feng went abroad.
Tang Ren, played by Bao Qiang, catches the bride having sex with his younger brother on their wedding day in the village.
When word spread, Tang Ren became the laughing stock of the entire town, and everyone looked at him with pity. Unable to stay in China any longer, Tang Ren finally chose to go abroad to live in Thailand.
This paragraph is inserted into the plot and is Tang Ren's memory. It also explains the reason why Tang Ren went abroad and the origin of part of his character.
The filming of this scene was very simple. The crew had already found the filming location, and the people in the village were looking for extras from Beijing Film Studio.
Tang Ren’s newlywed daughter-in-law and younger brother found two great matches, after all, there was only one scene.
Originally, Gu Wei wanted to propose to Wang Baoqiang that his wife Ma Rong should make a guest appearance, but then he thought it was not a good idea and did not open his mouth.
As for Baoqiang’s manager, he looks fair and clean, which does not fit in with the image of Baoqiang’s younger brother. This idea was also abandoned.
Bao Qiang had no lines throughout the whole scene, except for the last line after his younger brother was caught, "Brother, I misunderstood."
Based on Bao Qiang's acting skills, filming this scene was very simple, basically a one-step pass. Gu Wei wanted to be on the safe side. Another one saved.
It was also very novel to be director Gu Wei for the first time. He is a bit like a Hollywood director. Everything in the crew was arranged in an orderly manner by the producer and several assistant directors.
He is only responsible for shooting according to the script and sub-shots, looking at the effect on the monitor, and then comparing it with the movie scenes in his memory. If there is no problem, he will shout it. If there is a problem, he will reshoot. .
If he saw something that he was dissatisfied with during the filming process, he would directly ask the relevant people to change the costumes, props and even the actors' actions and lines until the changes were made to his satisfaction.
If there's something I don't know or can't figure out during filming, the producer Lu Yang is there to act as an all-around helper.
This made him feel like he was a good director when filming.
A scene in which Gu Wei plays Qin Feng is an interview scene for the entrance to the Criminal Police Academy.
When asked why he applied for the Criminal Police Academy, Qin Feng stammered expressionlessly, "I want to complete a perfect crime."
Qin Feng's performance of the role is very important to the current [acting skills] ] For Gu Wei, who is already at the [Proficient] level, this is simply trivial.
However, the disadvantage of directing and acting is that after filming his own scene, Gu Wei has to quickly go back behind the monitor to see how the filming went. It's a little more troublesome, it's not like being an actor who only needs to film and don't have to worry about the rest.
(End of this chapter)