Chapter 299 The Script's Fault
The news that Gu Wei's new film received an invitation to the Berlin Film Festival really made people in the circle envious. However, the Lunar New Year holiday is about to begin, and most of the media reporters' energy is spent on reporting on several directors who have new films released.

Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang, and Wuershan have appeared in media headlines from time to time, and with the release of "New Shaolin Temple" in January, this reporter felt the feeling of both pain and happiness for the first time.

There is too much news, and with celebrities creating hype all the time, a lot of news comes out every day.

The same thing happened on Weibo, where several directors took turns to speak out, which made the programmers very upset. The network almost crashed several times.

The filming of "On the Beach at Night Alone" is going smoothly and the scenes are now coming to an end.

On the 26th, "The Orphan of Zhao" held its premiere in the capital.

Brother Chen Kai came to this movie with ambition, although he didn't say it explicitly, other people in the circle could feel it.

The director who won the Palme d'Or has made a comeback and has widely sent out invitations to professional film critics in the industry to watch the film and give their reviews.

Of course, Gu Wei also received the invitation letter in advance, but he didn't have time to go. All the main creative staff in the crew couldn't go either because they were in a hurry and Berlin was still waiting.

Instead, Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Wu Ershan and Wu Jing went together. Especially Wu Jing, his goal was to become a director, so he had to learn from the masterpieces of great directors.

To be honest, it is really difficult to attract investment in the film and television industry. It is not easy for people with a director background, let alone actors who want to change careers.

The large-scale trend of Chinese film actors becoming their own directors began with the Guangguang-invested Lost in Thailand by Xu Zheng. Before that, it was simply unthinkable for an actor to get investment for directing and acting in his own film.

Even Wu Jing had to use his connections and resources from his years in the Hong Kong circle to get the job once, but it still failed.

In today's Chinese-language film industry, various film and television companies are still in an era of believing in big directors. Although big directors may fail, their chances of achieving high box office are also greater.

Guangguang also invests in actors only when it cannot compete with others in terms of director resources. Deng Chao is a good example.

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After watching "The Orphan of Zhao", several people were not idle and went to the crew together. Fortunately, the shooting location was not far from the capital, and it only took two hours to drive from the capital to Tianjin.

I went to see a movie at noon, and when I rushed to the crew after the movie, it was around five o'clock in the afternoon. When a few people came over, Gu Wei didn't go to greet them, but was busy filming.

"Director Ning, Director Lu."

"Director Wu."

"Director Wu."

The young female assistant was also an employee of the company, so of course she knew a few people. When she saw the newcomers, she hurriedly greeted each of them.

Ning Hao and the others were fine as they were used to being called director. But when Wu Jing was called director, he smiled so hard that his mouth split open.

"Look at what you have accomplished, it's just a title." Lu Yang couldn't help but look down on Wu Jing when he saw his state.

Although there is a big age gap between the two, they have a good relationship, which is also tested by their drinking experience.

"Hey, you don't understand this. Just to call me Director Wu, I feel happy."

The group entered the crew and instantly became the focus. Gu Wei did not allow reporters and outsiders to visit the set. Those who could come were basically guest stars or employees of the company.

"Where is the director?" Ning Hao, wearing a big gold chain, pulled his assistant aside and asked.

"I'm busy in the back. Yifei and the others are filming a scene."

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped joking around and walked towards the surveillance camera.

Before the people arrived, Gu Wei's angry voice was heard, "You call yourself the little prince of art films, what kind of acting is this? What's your state? It's been so many times..."

"The director usually looks very kind, but I didn't expect him to be quite scary when he gets angry."

Among the few people, only Lu Yang had never been in the same crew with Gu Wei. He was a little uncomfortable hearing the other party getting angry.

"Lao Lu, you didn't see the director filming 2012. Sometimes the actors couldn't get into the role, and the director scolded them like a grandson. It didn't matter whether they were Hollywood stars or minor supporting actors. He treated them all the same."

Wu Jing said in a deep voice that he had actually seen these situations with his own eyes, including Matt Damon and Nicole Kidman who had both been scolded.

Perhaps Gu Wei's scolding woke Qin Hao up, and as a result, everyone else also took a 200% serious attitude, and the subsequent filming went much more smoothly. After about an hour, the scene was successfully completed.

It was almost seven o'clock in the evening and it was getting dark.

"Hey, you guys are here in a group."

As soon as he turned around, he saw several people standing in a row. Four of them with four big faces were staring at him with smiles, which looked quite creepy.

Now that everyone was there, Gu Wei took another look at the shooting schedule. There weren't many scenes left, so he decided not to rush the work.

"Calling for work." Immediately, the crew members started to clean up and remove their makeup, and the scene became a mess and busy.

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"Why, you went to see Director Chen's masterpiece today, what do you think? Are you ready to come over and tell us what you thought?"

In the hotel where the crew was resting, Gu Wei arranged for someone to reserve a private room, and then started to inquire.

"Hehe, Director Chen's masterpiece is something that most people can understand, but I still don't understand The Promise."

Ning Hao came up and started teasing, causing everyone to laugh.

"But, this movie is pretty good, but it's a bit anticlimactic. The first half was really impressive, but the second half was just a farce."

Lu Yang is a man who dares to speak out. His family members were also in the social circle for generations, so he can really say some things to people’s faces.

"The first half of the script was written by Gao Xuan and Ren Baoru. Although Brother Chen Kai added some plot points, it was still possible to maintain it. However, the second half of the script was written by Director Chen alone because of disagreements with the two and they withdrew from the creation of "The Orphan of Zhao". In fact, Director Chen wrote the second half of the script alone."

"No wonder there was a strange smell. The front and back parts were severely torn." After hearing what Wuershan said, several people understood. It turned out that Lao Chen had shown off his skills again.

Originally, Liu Yifei was planning to go to the cinema with Gu Wei after the filming was finished, but after hearing what they said, she immediately lost interest.

Seeing that Gu Wei was chatting enthusiastically with a few people, and because he was in a bad mood during the filming, after eating a few bites, he pulled Su Chang back to the room to rest.

After the ladies left, the group of gentlemen completely let loose, moving around, eating and drinking, creating a very lively atmosphere.

"Director Wu, from what you said, this movie was held back by the script. Is Director Chen's writing ability that bad?"

After Chen Minghao drank two glasses of wine, he relaxed. In his opinion, the fact that Director Chen won the Palme d'Or proved his ability, and the screenwriter's skills should not be so bad.

"Minghao, being able to act doesn't mean you can write scripts. Among us here, only Director Gu is the best in scripts, and this has been proven both in Hollywood and in China.

As for us, we can only say that we have acted in movies and written scripts, and we are barely okay, but we cannot be considered top experts. "

Even Ning Hao himself, who has participated in the creation of scripts such as "No Man's Land" and "The Great Robbery", still dares not say that he is an expert. After all, you just created the story, which has some box office, but no awards.

This is also one of the reasons why the screenwriters of the Hundred Flowers Awards protested a while ago. If you don't even give us awards, then what's the point of us writing scripts? Instead of just being a writer, we might as well write online novels.

The first thing people do in this world is fame, and the second is profit. Without either, who the hell would be willing to work?

“There’s nothing wrong with what I said. The biggest problem with our current domestic screenwriters is that they have no sense of proportion. They really start with a pen and then write the entire plot.

Especially some historical and palace dramas, which are so fabricated that the audience, if they have a little common sense, find them too disgusting to watch.

In the industry, there are still all kinds of stories of fabrication, plagiarism, and quarrels. "

Take the controversial "Palace" and "Startling by Each Step" for example. In order to compete for the title of the best Qing Dynasty script, the two accused each other, made all kinds of innuendos, and even fans cursed at each other on Weibo.

"That's right, the industry is really too chaotic right now. There is no industry standard, and everything is growing wildly."

"Actually, when it comes to the sense of proportion in writing, many people who engage in literary creation should learn from Mr. Jin Yong." After a few drinks, Wu Ershan's character turned a little red and slowly spoke of his opinions.

"What do you mean?" This aroused the curiosity of others, and they put down their wine glasses and listened to his subsequent words.

“For example, in the novel The Deer and the Cauldron written by the old man, the court discussed the abolition of the Three Feudatories, and Wei Xiaobao was also there.

If it were changed into an ordinary TV series, Wei Xiaobao would probably stand beside the emperor without any hesitation. After all, he is a popular figure around the emperor, and according to the audience's understanding, he is a confidant of the emperor.

But what the old man wrote in the novel was that Kangxi issued a special decree, stating that Wei Xiaobao was sent as an envoy to southern Yunnan, and was aware of the internal affairs of the Wu vassal, and was ordered to accompany the emperor to discuss state affairs.

For example, when the unit holds a standing committee meeting, how can an ordinary section chief attend? But the top leader says that Comrade Xiao Wei has just returned from over there and knows the specific situation there, so he might as well come and listen and discuss it.

With this sentence, the plot would be much smoother and more reasonable. Without this sentence, it would easily make people feel that it is just a mess and easily distract people from the show.

As for the rest, there are still many details. You can study them when you have time. It will also be helpful for writing scripts in the future.”

It has to be said that Wuershan did have something in his mind, as everyone nodded continuously.

Especially Lu Yang, his next movie is a costume martial arts drama, and the court forces are involved. After hearing what Wuershan said, he couldn't wait to go back and polish the script.

"Well, what Lao Wu said is right. For my next movie, I plan to find a balance between art and commerce. It is really meaningless to shoot a purely commercial fast food."

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(End of this chapter)