This world is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and this is true of all walks of life.

The same is true of the director's circle.

And many awesome directors are basically not graduates of the directing department, and most of them are halfway monks.

For example, photography, actors, and other industries.

A lot of the time it's a matter of talent.

In the current director circle, Zhang Bopeng is the number one person.

Four years ago, Zhang Bopeng shot a small-budget movie, and the investment in this film did not even have 3 million, and the name was "A Day of a Stupid Thief".

Comedy.

And the whole thing was filmed in the room.

That's right.

This drama was filmed in the room throughout the whole process, but it was extremely tense and funny, mainly about a thief who wanted to kidnap a female star, but it turned out to be a lot of crying and laughing.

For example, female stars were slept with by the director and were subjected to unspoken rules.

Another example is that female stars and male stars snap together.

Or maybe the female star has to accompany the capital.

Of course, the awesomeness of this movie is that these are point-to-point, and they are not restrictive-level films, mainly comedy conflicts, from the kidnapping of female stars to the arrival of a succession of guests in the back.

This conflict made the film a huge success.

The investment of 3 million, the publicity of 5 million, the cost of a total of 8 million, guess how much the box office is?

80 million.

Awesome my friend.

The second film later is also a small budget, also a comedy movie, but it is more ironic, mainly about a day in the life of a charitable organization that does public welfare.

Hypocrisy.

It seems that this philanthropist has been doing public welfare outside, how good he is to children, and even invested a lot of money to improve children's lives.

But in reality?

In fact, he doesn't treat children as human beings at all, and often sexually assaults some girls.

This incident is based on real events, but the real events are more evil, but Zhang Bopeng used the core of comedy to shoot this movie relatively easily.

Break 100 million.

It is no surprise that it has broken 100 million.

The two movies made Zhang Bopeng also smoothly join the ranks of the new generation of directors, and then was signed by a small film and television company 'Lindao Entertainment', ready to do a big job.

So Zhang Bopeng filmed a blockbuster, this blockbuster is called "Hunting".

It's still a comedy, and it's a comedy martial arts film.

has invested 80 million, and the publicity is almost 50 million, but the final box office is only less than 20 million.

Went down the street into the ditch.

Then, Lindao Entertainment also went bankrupt because of this movie.

How much praise Zhang Bopeng endured in the previous two films, then how much sarcasm will he suffer now.

Roughly think that Zhang Bopeng can't run yet, so he wants to fly, it's just a cheat.

Directors are like this, unless you are a first-line director, you don't want to get another chance if you hit the street for a movie.

The same is true for Zhang Bopeng, the confidence he has accumulated with great difficulty is gone in an instant, and then no one cares about it.

At this time, Xinghuo Film and Television chose to sign him, what is there to hesitate about?

Zhang Bopeng also wants to learn from Lin Chen, after all, Lin Chen's family also started with small-budget movies, but blockbusters have not failed either.

That's ability.

But after staying in the company for half a year, Zhang Bopeng felt that he was an idle bird, but he still didn't get a chance, so he found Yuan Ye again, you don't have to worry about letting me direct the movie independently, then you have to give me a job.

Yuan Ye also said the general situation.

"I see, you asked him to come back to my office in half an hour. ”

Lin Chen thought for a while and said.

Yuan Ye said: "Half an hour??"

"I have to see what this Zhang Bopeng is good at first. ”

Lin Chen smiled bitterly: "It's been half a year since you came to the company, and you just told me to let me take the book right away, how did you become the general manager??"

"Huh??"

Yuan Ye was suddenly a little aggrieved: "Mr. Lin, I told you twice, you said wait a minute." ”

"Is there one??"

Lin Chen only remembered that he had been rushing to make progress before, so he didn't take it seriously, so he said: "Why don't I remember? You must be mistaken, okay, you go and tell Zhang Bopeng first." ”

"Done. ”

Yuan Ye understood who was the boss and who had the final say, so he also came out.

When he came to his office, Zhang Bopeng, who was a little anxious, hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yuan, what did Director Lin say?"

"You wait half an hour. ”

Yuan Ye said, "You go to him in half an hour." ”

"Good. ”

Zhang Bopeng didn't ask why, anyway, as long as Lin Chen saw him, it would be done.

Wait, wait, while waiting, Zhang Bopeng was also thinking about how to discuss with Lin Chen for a while.

He himself knew his situation.

Lin Chen probably doesn't feel at ease to let himself direct movies independently, so he can learn from Lin Chen first.

With his own ability, it is appropriate to be an assistant director.

I guess that's fine.

As the time approached, Zhang Bopeng became more and more panicked.

He has been idle for 9 months, and no one can stand this.

30 minutes to.

Li Yue also knocked on Yuan Ye's office, and then said, "Director Zhang, it's okay." ”

"Good. ”

Zhang Bopeng took a deep breath, he had already decided on his words.

When he came to Lin Chen's office, Zhang Bopeng hurriedly said, "Director Lin, hello. ”

"Hello. ”

Lin Chen said a little apologetically: "I'm sorry, Bopeng, Mr. Yuan told me about you before, but I've been busy filming TV series and movies, but I forgot that this is my fault." ”

Zhang Bopeng hurriedly said: "Director Lin, you are serious. ”

"You take a look at these two books first. ”

Lin Chen didn't talk nonsense at this time, on the contrary, he handed the two scripts to Zhang Bopeng, and then said: "Our Xinghuo Film and Television is the time to employ people, and I have watched your three movies, the first two are excellent in my opinion, as for the one you failed to do, what you are really good at is to be small and big, blockbusters are not suitable for you at the moment......"

Zhang Bopeng agreed.

He himself understood this truth when he was filming "Hunting", he is really not good at shooting large scenes, it is too difficult.

How to describe it?

It's like looking for a partner, he can find a short-legged flat-chested one, and the combat effectiveness can be evenly matched, but if he finds a long-legged canteen, it may not be able to satisfy both parties.

On the one hand, this is because of skill, and on the other hand, it is indeed a matter of strength.

Let's take a look at the first book.。

"Nightclub".

Zhang Bopeng's first reaction when he saw this name was such a place, but after reading it, he was shocked.

This isn't the nightclub you're talking about, it's the story of a 24-hour convenience store.

And the story of the whole movie actually revolves around the supermarket, the key is that this movie is a story line running through it, and at the same time, there are also small stories with their own full plots.

The multi-line narrative technique makes the plot compact.

After reading this book, Zhang Bopeng really admired, because this book has the same seconds as his previous "A Day of a Stupid Thief", but this one is more reasonable.

Because it's not just comedy, it's also warmth.

Life is full of variety.

This book is really good.。

Zhang Bopeng watched very slowly, and Lin Chen didn't bother him.

He was wondering which book Zhang Bopeng would choose.

Lin Chen finished writing these two books before.

One is "Nightclub", and the other is naturally "Get Father-in-law".

To be honest, Lin Chen thinks that the movie "Get Father-in-law" is really good, and it is a rare comedy movie.

What is the main story of the film, that is, Fan Jianqiang, a psychiatrist with no house, no car and no deposit, follows his girlfriend home and prepares to meet his future father-in-law.

As soon as they met, Fan Jianqiang was shocked into a cold sweat: his father-in-law Su Bohu was so rich that he really wanted his life.

That's not the point, what's the point?

The point is that this father-in-law once looked for Fan Jianqiang, and he knew some of his secrets.

The conflict in the comedy, the coincidences in the comedy are vividly shown in this movie.

At the same time.

This movie is also a rare warmth.

Lin Chen's memory is still fresh in that sentence.

When the father Su Bohu wanted his daughter to wear a coat because of the cold weather, but the daughter said that she didn't need it, and as soon as the same language was strong, the daughter immediately did it.

At that time, Su Bohu's loneliness was obvious.

The sentence he said: As a father, the greatest sorrow is that the same sentence that comes out of one's own mouth is nonsense, and when it comes out of another man's mouth, it becomes the truth.

Lin Chen also empathized with this sentence.

Although he doesn't have a daughter, he once soaked other people's daughters, and they all said that her daughter was her father's little padded jacket, but when she became an adult, this padded jacket was finally worn by others.

Then do laundry, cook, and have children.

Cross out.

The above statements are incorrect.

Times are different, men and women are the same.

If you are worried about giving birth to a daughter, you are still worried about giving birth to a son.

What if the son marries a daughter-in-law who helps the younger brother in the future?

I can't afford to mess with it.

Lin Chen thought of his miserable friend again.

"Director Lin, Director Lin. ”

Zhang Bopeng had already finished reading both books at this time, but he found that his boss was in a daze, so he shouted twice.

"Huh??"

Lin Chen came back to his senses: "How is it ????"

"It's amazing. ”

Zhang Bopeng said to Lin Chen: "Director Lin, these two books are quite good, the stories are not purely funny, this kind of comedy is more connotative, and it is not that kind of brainless comedy." ”

"Which of these two scripts do you prefer??"

Lin Chen said: "If you are asked to direct, which one do you choose? How long will it take to finish filming???

"Ah???h

Zhang Bopeng froze, he didn't expect Lin Chen to let himself direct independently.

"I also told you just now that our Spark Film and Television is currently in the development stage, and there is a shortage of talents. ”

Lin Chen smiled: "It's too easy for you to shoot such a small-budget movie, so you tell me, which one do you want to make???"

Zhang Bopeng thought for a while, and then said to Lin Chen: "Then, "Nightclub". ”

In this regard, Lin Chen was not surprised.

If other people shoot Lin Chen, Lin Chen may still be a little uneasy, but Zhang Bopeng's filming is not a problem at all.

Because he is good at shooting this kind of small production and small scene.

Candidates for this part.

Lin Chen thought that the actors under his command were not suitable, so he directly asked Zhang Bopeng to cast by himself.

"Actor, I don't ask, how much money do you need, you look for Mr. Yuan. ”

Lin Chen asked Zhang Bopeng: "I have only one request, to make the movie well." ”

"Director Lin, don't worry. ”

Zhang Bopeng said excitedly: "I will never let you down." ”

How many white eyes, how many ridicules, how many doubts, and how many blows did Zhang Bopeng suffer in the past nine months?

No one believes in him anymore.

That's the reality.

Originally, Zhang Bopeng already had the lowest expectations in his heart, as long as he could be the assistant director, he was willing not to be named, do his own thing, and give his reputation to others.

He needs to prove himself in the industry.

As a result, he never expected that Lin Chen would trust himself so much.

This sense of trust made Zhang Bopeng's heart so excited and inflated.

Needless to say.

Roll up your sleeves and do your best.

Leaving happily, Lin Chen called Du Wei over.

Through the experience of the movie "Flash Girl", the current Du Wei is becoming more and more mature, and Lin Chen also gave her a set of scenes when filming "Let the Bullets Fly" before, and the degree of completion is very high.

So, we must continue to cultivate.

"Director Lin, you call me. ”

Du Wei said after coming in.

"Here you go. ”

Lin Chen smiled: "Let's take a look first." ”

"New movie??"

Du Wei's eyes lit up, and then she looked.

"Yes, besides, I have to tell you that I just gave another script to Zhang Bopeng, and he picked the script first. ”

Lin Chen said with a smile: "You will start filming these two movies at the same time, so don't be surpassed by him." ”

"Director Lin, don't worry. ”

Du Wei was also full of confidence at this time: "I will not let you down." ”

Today's Du Wei is not a few years ago.

At that time, she was almost unable to mix, so she started with field work.

But now she has been working in this industry for five years, and she grew up with Lin Chen, from field affairs to assistant director, from assistant director to director.

Now Du Wei has a feeling: "the old lady is the best".

Isn't it just competition?

What is she afraid of?

So, Du Wei took the script and left.

At this time, Lin Chen called Yuan Ye over again: "I asked Zhang Bopeng to shoot "Nightclub", and I asked Du Wei to shoot "Get My Father-in-law", the production cost of these two movies will be extremely low, so we can shoot quietly by ourselves, and we don't need large-scale publicity, as long as the box office can make a profit." ”

Indeed, Lin Chen's expectations for these two movies are not high.

It is a little bit to be able to earn.

The top priority is still the movie "Let the Bullets Fly".

Yuan Ye smiled: "Yes, then I know how to do it." ”

It's good to have competition.

Du Wei is the old man of Xinghuo Film and Television, she doesn't want to be surpassed by newcomers.

As for Zhang Bopeng's mentality, it is even more urgent.

The current Spark Film and Television is just the two directors of the movie, and the future resources will definitely be close to the two of them, so this time "Nightclub" is his opportunity for Zhang Bopeng.

"I had to spend the least amount of money to finish the film and exceed expectations. ”

Zhang Bopeng gritted his teeth and said: "I want to be the director of Xinghuo Film and Television." ”

......

Time flies.

The two movies "Nightclub" and "Get My Father-in-law" were both launched in a low-key manner.

Lin Chen did not go to the boot ceremony.

Since it is said that it is free-range, then let Du Wei and Zhang Bopeng compete.

When the movie entered post-production, Lin Chen went to Zhang Luo again.

Now.

Let's continue to talk about the movie "Let the Bullets Fly".

Today is New Year's Day.

Chinese New Year's Eve is only 24 days away.

Lin Chen called Ma Rufei from Jihai Media over today.

"Screening ???"

Ma Rufei slightly: "Director Lin, are you sure that this drama will not collapse by relying on the reputation of the screening??"

"I'm sure. ”

Lin Chen chuckled: "Since I dare to screen it, it means that I am very relieved about word of mouth, so Mr. Ma, I called you here to let you arrange a screening time." ”

"Cheng, Director Lin, when are you going to screen it???"

Ma Rufei frowned and asked: "The release dates of "All the Way West" and "Detective Goofy" are both the first day of the Lunar New Year, that is, January 25th, should we order the screening a week in advance???

"Nope. ”

Lin Chen shook his head slightly: "Two weeks in advance, there are not a few hard films in the film market from today to the 25th, our screening can actually be regarded as an early release, and it is this box office that fights, and then it will be torn apart with "All the Way West" and "Detective Goofy". ”

Ma Rufei didn't react to this operation for a while.

In other words, it seems to be an on-demand screening, but it is an early release, but it is a small-scale early release, as long as the number of prime-time screenings.

It can be summed up in one sentence: "Although it is little, it is fine." ”

This needs to be talked about by Ma Rufei.

So let's take a look at the finished film of "Let the Bullets Fly" first.

After reading it, Ma Rufei looked a little excited: "Director Lin, don't worry." ”

Ma Rufei thinks this movie is completely unconventional.

The most important thing is cool.

At this time, on the Internet, the promotion of the two movies "All the Way West" and "Detective High Flying" is also quite fierce.

It's nothing short of viral propaganda.

Especially Luo Qing, in order to promote this drama, he took the actors to run notices every day, and even wrote a special promotion song.

Lu Wei's side is not far behind, anyway, propaganda has used all means.

Three days later, the official Weibo of "Let the Bullets Fly" also announced the date of the finalization.

On February 24, Chinese New Year's Eve, "Let the Bullets Fly" was officially released.

Now netizens are lively.

"Damn, it's a day early. ”

"Haha, this time it's a three-kingdom battle. ”

"That's right, buy and leave, buy and leave, I believe Director Lin will succeed. ”

"That's right, I also firmly believe that Director Lin will have the last laugh. ”

"According to my experience, the one who succeeds in the end must be Lin Chen. ”

"Just ask, has Lin Chen ever lost??"

"That's right, I believe Lin Chen, but I think in terms of lineup, I still think "Detective Goofy" is stronger. ”

......

Not only netizens discussed, but many people in the industry were also surprised by the finalization of this movie.

Just one day in advance.

Three movies, if that's the case, the other movies will all become cannon fodder.

As a result, Lu Wei and Luo Qing, who were promoting outside, did not wait for their reactions.

Another bombshell news also came out.