Chapter 478: Hardworking Director Ning
For the TV series "Ghost Blows Out the Light" produced independently by Xingchen Film and Television, Wang Chen only had the title of producer, and the rest was independently controlled by director Kong Sheng, who did not interfere too much.

Even the financial audit is relatively relaxed.

It's not easy for Director Kong Sheng to work so hard and only get the director's salary.

Of course, there will definitely be big red envelopes after the TV series is broadcast. After all, such good results really exceeded the expectations of Gu Wei and others.

Afterwards, before the first round of the TV series was over, Kong Sheng began to prepare for the second part.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Qin Hao and Chen Minghao had already joined the crew, Kong Sheng would probably have wanted to start filming right away.

After all, a seven-digit red envelope is still quite significant.

The end of the theaters of "The Golden Robbery" left Ning Hao completely free.

I don’t know if it’s because Xing Ai entered menopause early, which caused Ning Hao to be unable to stand or sit at home.

"Didn't you hear your son crying? Go comfort him quickly."

"Ah, I'm talking to you!!"

In the living room, Ning Hao couldn't help but shiver when he heard Xing Aina's roar coming from the kitchen.

After coaxing the mother and son, Ning Hao thought about it, found an excuse, and quickly left the house.

……

The directors under Xingchen Film and Television are very interesting. Lu Yang is an impatient person and does things in a rush.

Wu Ershan was just hesitating. If Gu Wei hadn't assigned him the task, and if he hadn't suddenly figured it out, it would have taken him an unknown amount of time to start working on the new movie.

Ning Hao's personality is a combination of the two. He is a bit lazy in real life, and only shows his impatient side when filming.

But after Ning Hao arrived at the company, he found Lu Yang who was doing the post-production of "The Blade Strikes".

While complaining, he kept muttering about his grievance.

"Old Ning, what's the point of you telling me all this? I can't help you." Seeing Ning Hao's expression, Lu Yang frowned.

A lot of effort was put into the editing and post-production of the movie "The Blade of the Assassin". Some shots even required rendering, which is a bit of a luxury to be honest.

"Lao Lu, I have no choice. Lao Wu is in the Shenzhen crew and the director is busy. If I don't talk to you, who else can I talk to?"

Hearing this, Lu Yang managed to resist the urge to take action. He then put down his work, turned his eyes, and came up with an idea. He said directly, "If you don't want to stay at home, go to film. You can't figure out such a simple question?"

Ning Hao was also confused by the situation, but after Lu Yang's guidance, he immediately reacted.

Afterwards, Ning Hao said hello to Lu Yang and went straight to the China Film Digital Base.

At this time, when Lu Yang heard that Ning Hao was going to make a new play, he became curious about the script of the company, so he went to "The Wandering Earth" to join in the fun.

"You have a really good eye."

In the office of the crew, after hearing Ning Hao state his purpose, Gu Wei tapped the table with his fingers and said something.

"What do you mean, Director Gu?"

Ning Hao and Lu Yang were both a little curious.

“I had originally wanted to find a director for this script, and then have the company invest and film it directly.

But I’ve been busy lately and haven’t thought about it.”

Gu Wei flipped through the script on the table. It was the one that Ning Hao brought over. It could be seen that Ning Hao had made some preparations. There were many things written and drawn on it, and a lot of notes had been made.

Compared with the original version of "Chinese Partners", Gu Wei made some adjustments to the current script to make the story content more smooth.

“Haha, I originally planned to take a break for a while and have a good rest, but when I saw Lao Lu and Lao Wu were busy with their work, I felt sad. I couldn’t create profits for the company, which made me feel guilty.

It’s not long since The Heist was released, and I came to discuss the new movie with you, the director.” Ning Hao said righteously.

"Uh!" Upon hearing this, Gu Wei suddenly looked at Ning Hao in front of him with a strange look. What a guy, he is talking nonsense to me. If Gu Wei didn't know him well, he would really believe what he said.

Lu Yang, who was standing next to him, shook his head subconsciously, with the whites of his eyes rolling out.

Although he didn't understand why Ning Hao suddenly became so "motivated", Gu Wei still chose to support him, "Tell me, how do you plan to make this movie?"

“I don’t think there’s an answer.”

Well, it turns out that being eloquent is a basic skill for being a director.

“This script really tests the director’s grasp of the characters, emotions, and plot. The setting is important, and the story is king;

It requires the director to have the ability to coordinate and the support of actors with professional acting skills. The interpretation of the role is the most important, and the plot is relatively simple. "

Ning Hao gave his own answer, he knew his strengths and weaknesses.

He is somewhat lacking in the ability to direct large scenes. After all, he has never made a high-budget movie since he entered the director industry. So after repeated consideration, he chose this movie to make up for his previous regrets.

"What about the budget and cast?"

Gu Wei affirmed Ning Hao's statement and asked about the specific investment aspects, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

“Director, I haven’t made a budget yet, but I’m going to make it big this time, and the cost won’t be low.

As for the actors, I plan to let Huang Bo, Xu Zheng…"

"Stop, stop, brother, look at the name of this script, it's called "Chinese Partners", not "Chinese Losers!" Gu Wei felt a little annoyed when he heard the names of these two people, and replied unhappily.

"Haha." Lu Yang suddenly thought of Huang Bo's appearance and couldn't help laughing.

"Did the director specify anything?" Ning Hao even laughed at himself.

He was just joking. After all, he himself couldn't imagine what these two men would look like in suits and ties, dressed in a refined manner.

"Well, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei, Lu Yi, Chen Kun...

The selection of the protagonist should be done carefully, and both popularity and acting skills should be considered comprehensively.”

Gu Wei thought for a while and recommended several names, among which Huang Xiaoming was put at the first place. After all, although he did not play the role of a domineering boss, his acting skills were still worthy of recognition.

"so much?"

“Yes, after all, it is a commercial film, and the ability to carry the box office is the first priority.

For the remaining actors, it will be open auditions or invitation-based auditions, you decide for yourself."

"Okay, then I'll go back and make some plans. I'll have them send the script for review first."

Ning Hao selectively accepted Gu Wei's proposal. He felt that Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao were both acceptable. Both of them are currently the top male actors in mainland China and have the ability to drive the box office. There would be no big problem for them to play the leading and second male roles.

As for the role of the third male lead "Wang Yang", Ning Hao had some selfish motives and wanted Lei Jiayin to play the role. After all, every director has a favorite collaborator.

Isn’t he just a literary young man with long hair?

He thinks Lei Jiayin can also do the job with long hair, and maybe once his hair grows longer, it can even cover up the problem of his big head.

Good boy, killing two birds with one stone, right? ...

The popularity of "The Mystical Ghost Story" naturally boosted the genre of tomb-raiding adventure.

Upper shadow.

In the company conference room.

Ren Zhonglun, together with a group of senior executives, director Li Rengang, representatives from LeEco Entertainment and others, are holding a project meeting to approve the script for "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Due to the extremely high ratings of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", Ren Zhonglun made up his mind to start filming "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Although Ren Zhonglun is in charge of Shanghai Film Studio and is familiar with investment and project establishment, he still wants to gather brainstorming and listen to everyone's opinions on film shooting.

After all, his strength lies in the general direction. When it comes to plot creation and script approval, it still depends on the directors and producers below.

The theme of today's seminar is how to shoot a high-quality tomb-raiding movie.

At the beginning of the meeting, Ren Zhonglun took the lead in saying, "As everyone knows, the company has completely bought out the film and television adaptation rights for The Lost Tomb.

My idea is to follow the original story background, extract the characters from the novel, and make our own adventure film.

So let's discuss this topic. Why can Xingchen Film and Television Company make good tomb-raiding films? Why is there no such film in the Chinese-language film market? What are the factors causing this?

When we make our own blockbusters, how can we avoid those pitfalls? "

After Ren Zhonglun finished speaking, director Li Rengang smiled and said, "Mr. Ren raised some very good questions, and they all hit the point.

Let me first say a few words about why we want to make high-quality films for Shanghai Film Group. Making money is naturally the first priority.

To borrow a line from Let the Bullets Fly, you can make money while standing still!

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the conference room laughed, and then Li Rengang said: "Everyone knows that Spider-Man and Batman are coming out in the summer and will be released in theaters together.

How did the domestic films react? There was a lot of chaos, with release dates postponed, and people saying that the lead actors' tight schedules would affect publicity, which is all nonsense. They were just scared away by the big movies! "

At this time, a few people laughed again. Seeing that no one else was laughing, they immediately felt a little embarrassed. Li Rengang continued, "I have collected some statistics on Chinese-language films in the first half of the year. Almost all the films in the first half of the year were wiped out. Only "The Golden Robbery" directed by Ning Hao was profitable, and the horror film "Embroidered Shoes" starring Lin Ziwei barely broke even.

From the second half of the year to now, only "Search" and "The Four" have achieved good box office results under the protection of "Domestic Film Protection Month"! "

When everyone heard these words, no one laughed.

Because what Li Rengang said was the truth. Although everyone said that they were not afraid of imported Hollywood blockbusters, when you think about the Chinese-language films so far this year, they were almost wiped out by Hollywood blockbusters, and everyone felt a little uncomfortable.

The atmosphere was a little heavy for a moment. The manager of LeChuang Entertainment smiled and said, "Then let me say a few words! Hollywood blockbusters are indeed amazing. Small and medium-cost Chinese films can't compete with them at all.

As for why the box office of Chinese-language films this year is not good, I think it's because there are too many bad movies. In other words, we haven't even fought against others, but we have been abandoned by the audience first. We can only blame ourselves for such a result.

In my opinion, if we want to make this movie, we should make it a masterpiece, without any fancy gimmicks. For the actors, we should choose popular superstars as the leading actors, and for the supporting roles, we should learn from Xingchen Films and find more veteran actors. The plot should be rigorous..."

Hearing the manager of LeChuang Entertainment talking, others nodded from time to time.

In the end, it was Ren Zhonglun who made the final decision to submit the film for review first, and then ask Xingchen Film and Television Company to do the special effects, so that they could also use their name in later promotion.

Then, when talking about the filming, Ren Zhonglun also gave Li Rengang some advice, asking him to pay attention to the style of the movie and not to wear heavy makeup and flying saucer hats in every movie.

Afterwards, director Li Rengang also promised that he would put all his energy into filming this movie and make "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" a high-quality series for Shanghai Film Group.

The seminar was quite successful. Everyone brainstormed and expressed their own opinions. They complained about the domestic censorship system and also put forward some constructive ideas.

But what we need to do now is to make the first part of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and get off to a good start.

The news that Shanghai Film Group is about to launch a movie titled "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" with the same theme as "Ghost Blows Out the Light" naturally cannot be concealed from celebrities and major media in the circle.

Compared with the iron triangle of Hu Bayi, Fatty Wang and Staff Officer Yang.

The combination of Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling and Wang Pangzi is also loved by many young fans.

Upon learning that Shanghai Film Group was going to film "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", a large number of netizens expressed their anticipation.

But then, another topic arose.

That's when fans of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" started competing with each other online.

Supporters of both sides argued fiercely over the producers, plot of the novel, character images and other aspects.

Afterwards, a netizen named Wen Zhang Jinxiu directly posted a post online, expressing his own views:

"In 06, Tianxia Bachang created the genre of tomb-robbing novels after he wrote Ghost Blows Out the Light.

With the popularity of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", many follow-up works came into being, basically adopting the settings and framework of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", including the once popular "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Some people have always been unclear about which one was written earlier, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" or "Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

In fact, there is no doubt about this, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is earlier.

In the very beginning, Uncle San was a fan of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" was originally a fan of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

We cannot say that Daobi plagiarized Ghost Blows Out the Light, but its creation is definitely inseparable from Ghost Blows Out the Light. "

Even after seeing the posts from netizens, there are still a large number of fans who disagree with each other's views. Instead of calming down, the quarrel has intensified.

After reading the news reports, Gu Wei also admired Shanghai Film Group’s ability to hype its products.

After all, we are not afraid of having shortcomings, but we are afraid of not having satisfaction!

Whether it's a TV series or a movie, the same principle applies.

To put it simply, because fans and viewers have so many choices to make, and there are more works in the mainland market, there are a vast number of movies and TV series coming out every day, so everyone will naturally subconsciously choose the type they like.

On a larger scale, there are also works in Chinese and from different countries to choose from.

There are so many things that a person can't finish reading them from birth to death.

Life is limited, but there are endless works to read. In comparison, human time is more precious.

For example, if you watch a bad movie in the cinema, you often feel like, damn, I should do something else with these two hours.

If a movie's trailer, poster, and storyline can't attract you, then it doesn't matter who made it! No matter how high the artistic level is, how meaningful the story is, or how profound the philosophy is, it's all useless.

Because it fails to meet a very basic need of the audience - to be interesting!
This requirement sounds simple, but many times we find that finding a movie that we can watch has become a very difficult thing today.

The feeling of watching TV series on time after school every day when I was young can no longer be found.

The topics of the two online novels allowed netizens to find interesting points.

In this way, Shanghai Film Group secretly promoted hype and aroused public opinion.

"Grave Robbers' Chronicles" also became popular before it was even filmed, and became one of the starring targets that everyone in the circle was determined to get.

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(End of this chapter)