Chapter 333 An alternative celebration banquet
After getting Zhang Chen's promise, Jing Tian left with satisfaction. Although the premiere did not happen, Zhang Chen relented and would create a movie tailor-made for her.
After being in the circle for such a long time, the little girl has understood many things.
It’s no use having connections, and it’s no use having money.
To be famous, a person must have resources and luck~
"Uncle Lu~" The little girl was so excited that her lips almost reached her cheeks.
At this time, he wanted to inform everyone he knew that Zhang Chen was going to make a movie for himself.
"Don't be too happy too early. Director Zhang said that you must hone your acting skills first, otherwise your good acting skills will be lost~"
The opportunity is rare, of course Jing Tian understands it.
Although Zhang Chen did it for the sake of money, if this movie cannot sustain itself, there will definitely be no next one.
Lu Zheng thought further than she did. If Zhang Chen's heroine movies didn't praise Jingtian, this aunt would most likely not be famous. The title of 'A Dou who can't be helped' would definitely be indispensable.
Other directors probably won't work with her again.
Zhang Chen is famous for his ability to praise female celebrities, but he can’t even praise them, so why should we?
"Uncle Lu, what should I do? Do I need to go to Nortel or China Theater to further my studies?"
"Don't bother me. I'll find an acting teacher to tutor you one-on-one in the past two days. Let's get some solid basic skills first.
After Director Zhang's script is written, we will practice the performance according to the script, so that we can quickly..."
This method is also the method used in "The Rescue". Zhang Chen said at that time that your role is not many, just a few scenes, don't stretch your hips.
So he found an acting teacher for targeted training, analyzing the character's heart and how he should react.
Later filming proved that this method was feasible.
Her performance was not held back, and the scene under the bed even received praise from Zhang Chen.
Of course, this is only effective for people like Jing Tian who can directly get the role.
She has no acting foundation, but she has a lot of resources and money. She doesn't need to audition to get the role. She can practice specifically after getting the role.
Replace with another actor and audition first.
The audition tested basic skills. If it were Jing Tian, he wouldn't be able to pass this level.
"Then are we still staying here?"
"I can't stay any longer. Manager Dong just called and said that the celebration party for "Hurricane Rescue" is the day after tomorrow. You have to attend. We have to go back~"
"Ah, won't director Zhang go back? He is the director of "Hurricane"."
Lu Zheng shook his head: "Manager Dong said that Director Zhang will not go back here, he has to make a movie here..."
He also didn't understand why the protagonist was absent from the celebration party, but he thought it was because "A Quiet Place" was a cooperation project with New Line, which is a Hollywood company after all.
Jing Tian left, but Zhang Chen's shooting continued.
At this time, he was discussing the lens with the special effects director.
There are not many special effects shots in "A Quiet Place", but almost all of them are related to the appearance of monsters, and they must be precise.
Many people think that special effects films are sent to special effects companies to create special effects after they are shot, but this is not true.
Many shots require a plan with the special effects personnel. If a shot cannot pass, it is not only the director who has the final say, but also the special effects director who has to confirm that there is no problem before there is really no problem.
At the beginning of the movie I shot today, the scene where the monster appears is the scene where the younger son starts the electric plane and is killed by the monster.
"Ka~"
The young actors performed very well, but whether this shot will work or not will have to be confirmed by everyone in the end.
Zhang Chen and the special effects director gathered in front of the monitor to watch.
In the film age, viewing playback was cumbersome and not as convenient as in the digital age.
"A Quiet Place" was shot on 35mm film, but when it came to special effects shots, digital cameras were used, and finally digital and film were combined.
Even after digital cameras became popular, many great directors still liked to use this method.
The performance of the young actors was impeccable, and the rest was confirmed by the special effects director.
He checked frame by frame to see if there were any discrepancies between the actors' performances and the special effects they designed. After finally confirming that there was no problem, he finally passed.
The shot was very fast, and the contact between the monster and the young son only lasted a moment, and could not even be seen clearly.
But still can't be careless.
That's how making movies is, if you fool the audience, the audience will fool you.
Shooting continues
In the middle of the process, I received another call from Dong Jianqiang, "Since you can't come back from the celebration party of "Hurricane Rescue", then arrange a remote connection. After all, you are the protagonist and you have to show your face. After all, you broke the domestic box office record. It will give the company face, and it will also give you face..."
A few days ago, the box office of "Hurricane" has approached 250 million, which is almost the same as the box office of "Hero". It will definitely surpass "Hero" in one day at most, so Dong Jianqiang set the celebration banquet for two days later.
"When exactly?"
"Two days later, the celebration banquet will be at night, and it happens to be daytime over there."
"OK, let me know in advance when the time comes~"
……
Two days later, after finishing a scene, Zhang Chen looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time.
"Okay, let's rest for half an hour. We will continue in half an hour~"
After speaking, Zhang Chen drank some water and moistened his throat.
Sure enough, after a while, a connection invitation was received here.
The connection is successful. Over there is the celebration banquet.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Chen~" Zhang Chen waved to the camera and greeted the guests opposite.
At the same time, a picture of him waving appeared on the big screen at the celebration banquet.
In the camera, most of his acquaintances, including Han Sanping, Zhang Guoli, Huang Xiaoming, Xu Qing, Liang Jiahui, Lu Yian, and Lu Yang, all smiled and waved to him.
The host is still Liu Yiwei, a man with glasses.
"Director Zhang, the box office of "Rescue" has exceeded 250 million, and it has also broken the domestic box office record held by director Zhang Yimou. In such a grand occasion, you, the protagonist, are not present. Our celebration party is somewhat unworthy of the name."
"I'm really sorry, the shooting tasks here are too tight, and I also want to go back to attend the celebration banquet, but I have no choice but to celebrate in this compromise way..."
Liu Yiwei continued: "Many reporters are waiting to interview you. Everyone also wants to know how you feel after breaking the record. Is there anything you want to say?"
Faced with the questions handed over by the host, Zhang Chen was well prepared: "Of course I am excited. Being able to get this result was something I never expected.
This is true. I expected the box office to be good, but I didn't expect it to be as good as this.
I would like to thank a few people here, and thank Mr. Liang Jiahui for his passionate performance. You will always be my favorite actor..."
Hearing what Zhang Chen said, Liang Jiahui showed a flattered expression, while the others burst into laughter.
"Thank you Ruian and Taran Butler, it is your professionalism that created this action classic~"
The two people who were thanked were equally proud.
Ruian has decided to make a living with Xingchen Entertainment from now on. Although Taran Butler's career direction is not in Asia, he is also very grateful to Zhang Chen.
After the release of "Taken", he was directly promoted to the industry's first-line firearms instructor. Currently, several film crews have contacted him.
"Thank you to the assistant director Lu Yang and the cinematographer Song Xiaofei. "Hurricane Rescue" not only belongs to me, but also to you. There are so many people to thank, including the screenwriting team and other cast and crew members. This classic was created by us together. Come out, by the way, I have discussed it with Manager Dong, and we will give 10% of the profits of "Hurricane" as everyone's bonus, and everyone involved will have a share..."
Wow, this is like poking a hornet's nest.
Everyone says the treatment at Xingchen Entertainment is good, but I didn’t expect it to be so good.
This is real money and silver.
When film and television projects sell well, producers have the habit of giving red envelopes, but it all depends on the producer's mood.
And generally only the main creative team has them, that is, the starring actors and directors.
But I've never heard of it being posted by the entire crew.
For a time, there was a flood of flattery, and the atmosphere reached its peak.
Dong Jianqiang smiled bitterly beside him.
Discuss, discuss!
But after much discussion, it was impossible for him to agree to such a wasteful plan.
But Zhang Chen had already said it, so he could only hold his nose and admit it.
Who is the boss? And "Taken" does make a lot of money.
Compared with overseas copyrights, the domestic box office is really not much.
Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, Lao Li and others were also smiling bitterly.
They also didn't know whether the 10% of profits mentioned by Zhang Chen were calculated according to the total accounts or according to Xingchen Entertainment's accounts.
If it's the former, it means they have to pay accordingly.
But no matter what it is, they all admit it.
Zhang Chen's movies are really profitable, and investing with him is just a waste of money.
Zhang Chen can do whatever he wants.
After everyone was almost quiet, Zhang Chen continued with a smile: "In addition to the above people, I also have to thank one person in particular, Director Wu Yusen. If I hadn't been inspired by him, I wouldn't have been able to make a spy film. There will be no Taken..."
The audience suddenly became quiet. They all heard that there was something in Zhang Chen's words, and some of the more sensitive media had begun to get faintly excited.
Sure enough, Zhang Chen did not disappoint them.
"Now I just want to ask Director Wu Yusen: As a horror film director, can I make action films?"
Wow~
At the celebration banquet, there were surprisingly uniform exclamations, followed by applause. The script was written by media people and employees of Star Entertainment.
Many people who were familiar with Zhang Chen had expressions that confirmed this.
Most of the people here are insiders, and everyone knows Zhang Chen’s virtues, which are to defy the sky, the earth, and the air...
Wu Yusen, who had recognized Wu Yusen for so long before spitting it out, must have stifled the boy.
However, everyone was very excited when they heard someone secretly poking at Wu Yusen.
It's not a big deal to watch the excitement, since the person involved is not you anyway.
But when the camera came over, everyone was sitting upright.
They don't want to offend John Woo, just in case there is still a chance to cooperate.
When Liu Yiwei saw this scene, he laughed and joked: "Director Wu Yusen is currently working on a blockbuster film about the Three Kingdoms. Many people have auditioned and may be able to play a certain role in it. You are here to play Director Wu's role." It’s a joke, no one dares to laugh~”
After saying this, the celebrities immediately laughed.
It's all just human nature, you kid, you have to say it like this.
Zhang Chen pretended to be surprised: "The theme of the Three Kingdoms? That is a difficult subject to control. Manager Dong of my company also suggested that I do the theme of the Three Kingdoms, but I didn't dare. The popularity of the Three Kingdoms is too high. This This is a subject that I wouldn’t dare touch if I didn’t read "Three Kingdoms" ten or eight times.
Director Wu dared to shoot it because he must have been familiar with the Three Kingdoms and thought he could shoot it well. I admire his courage.
In addition, I would also like to give Director Wu a piece of advice: Don’t modify a heavy historical theme like the Three Kingdoms, and don’t make it too petty. If The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is made into a gangster film, then people all over the country will be disappointed. of. ”
(End of chapter)