Chapter Ninety-Nine: Not Very Speculative
Lu Xiaoran always thought that she was a drama bully...
The primary characteristics of the drama bully: he already has the on-the-spot word change.
Of course, he has not yet reached a certain status, and in two years, when he encounters an opponent whose acting skills are not up to par, he will definitely ask mercilessly: Have you done your homework?
Or directly to the director: Will you shoot it? What are you shooting?
What are the requirements to become a drama bully?
The profession is strong enough.
The right to speak is the most sufficient!
What happened to the drama bully?
As long as the whole show is broadcast well, who cares about those things?
But like Jiang Wen, this is the first time he has encountered it - the script of "Rescue Mr. Wu" has been finalized, do you still want to change it?
And it's not as simple as modifying a few lines, he still has to give Huazi's brothers distinct characters?
What about the others?
"Rescue Mr. Wu" is only 110 minutes in total, there are not many outstanding characters, Huazi and Mr. Wu must be the biggest attraction, and the framework of the police is very dead: the prototype character is here, and he didn't shoot a few shots at all...
If you add a scene to the kidnappers in other things, it will really become 'Beijing bandits-kidnapping Mr. Wu'...
"Teacher Jiang Wen, the reason why I came to you is simply because I think you are suitable for the role of Huazi, and other roles have nothing to do with you!"
“… I'm also doing it for the good of the show..."
"I've also heard about you and Mr. Chen Yifei... I'm not afraid to tell you that the producer is not very willing to use you!"
At the mention of Chen Yifei, Jiang Wen's face was a little ugly...
It should be 02, Chen Yifei invited Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun to shoot "The Barber", and then he was so angry that he died of illness - at least it accelerated Chen Yifei's death...
The Barber incident...
Alas!
The total investment is about 20 million...
Then, a month after filming started, because of the contradiction between the leading actor and the director, Jiang Wen ran away directly in a negative mood, and the investors couldn't see Jiang Wen at all, and they didn't answer his call!
Jiang Wen once took the contract to Chen Yifei to ask for an "explanation" - he is the starring and producer of the crew!
It should be said that in the contest between Jiang Wen and Chen Yifei, Chen Yifei had the upper hand in the end, because Chen Yifei could choose to "rather break the jade than be whole", and adopt the "samurai attitude" of resolutely not filming "The Barber". But it was precisely because of this "samurai attitude" that his liver disease recurred, so he died of illness...
The result of this incident was that Chen Kun temporarily replaced Jiang Wen to take over the filming of "The Barber", and the movie failed miserably at the box office!
Mr. Chen Yifei is a painter and is very famous in the industry, and later made movies, making "Old Dreams at Sea" and "People About Dusk" oil painting-style movies, which are very beautiful...
In other words, he is qualified, Jiang Wen still doesn't buy his face, and flips the table in front of him...
Lu Xiaoran...
Both qualifications and connections are weaker than Jiang Wen, and he really regrets it now.
Do you think, before the filming officially started, you will do something to the entire script, so what if it is during the filming?
Is there any department he doesn't dare to manage?
"If you want to act, I will invite you at the market price, but don't interfere with the crew..."
Lu Xiaoran simply made it clear: This is my play, you are just an actor, an actor is a tool, do your job as a tool man, don't worry so much!
"I don't like to hear what you say, artistic creation is originally an argument, and it's normal to argue or even quarrel over making a good movie. No fuss. A film crew that is not noisy or noisy may not have a good job, but a noisy film crew can have vitality and produce works!"
"What about your crew, is anyone arguing with you?"
One sentence blocked Jiang Wen to death...
“… Mr. Jiang Wen, I know that you love and understand movies, but "Rescue Mr. Wu" is my movie..."
……
Sending Jiang Wen away with a wry smile, Lu Xiaoran sighed...
An actor like Jiang Wen is indeed a bit difficult to control, thinks too much, has qualifications, and likes the feeling of manipulating everything!
Let's just say that the copyright of "The Barber" was bought by Chen Yifei, and he personally modified it, and the investor also invested the money for his sake, and he himself is also the second largest investor.
Jiang Wen, to put it bluntly, is an actor!
You just shoot according to the director's intentions, no, you have to take care of the actor's makeup, you have to ask everyone to do what he intended - from the heroine to the screenwriter to the photography to the makeup, and then keep "giving advice to the crew".
When "Looking for a Gun" was promoted, Jiang Wen said directly: Lu Chuan is the mother of "Looking for a Gun", and I am the father of "Looking for a Gun"!
The four major investors all stood on Chen Yifei...
Why?
Propriety!
Yes, you are talented, but you also have to abide by the rules, the actor should listen to the director, no matter how bad it is, you should also listen to the investor.
However, this is Jiang Wen, he is like this with everyone, including Brother Chen Kai and Zhang Yimou...
Maybe in his opinion, his rule is that art is above all else, not to mention that he can really tell the truth about movies, maybe in his opinion, whether the crew installs cronies or points fingers, nothing is more important than being able to make an excellent movie.
However, Lu Xiaoran doesn't need it, he has made enough preparations from the script to the filming and even the publicity of "Rescue Mr. Wu", and he really doesn't need another person to point fingers!
He explained everything clearly, you Jiang Wen can accept it, then we will work together, if you don't want to, then forget it...
Lu Xiaoran is not Lu Chuan, not a vase!
If there is something that can be discussed, then discuss, and there are some things that do not need to be discussed...
That's the bottom line!
……
"Got it, Jiang Wen is a thorn, and he doesn't care about directors at all!"
“… I don't think it's any director, it's all directors! He even looks down on Godard!"
Those big courtyard boys, they are all the same, they look down on this, they can't look down on that, they think it meets their aesthetics and it's called a movie, what 'movies in this big country are all work', you are awesome, you shoot one?
"Red Sorghum" and "Farewell My Concubine" are also called work?
What did you write yourself?
"If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 2" - a commercial film that explores the true meaning of marriage...
Dare to love in your eyes, the true meaning of marriage is a good movie?
No wonder Feng Xiaogang filmed "A Sigh"...
Lu Xiaoran waved his hand: "If he is willing to act in this play, let him come, but he is just an actor, finance, production, photography, art, including makeup, and scenery, all use people who have nothing to do with him, especially finance, when drawing up the contract, sign it clearly, except for the salary of 2 million, we don't include other things!"
“… How is that possible? The money for his meals, lodging, and smoking is not included in the crew's expenses?"
"How much is that worth?"
"How much money? Jiang Wen's daily expenses for "The Barber" are fifty-nine thousand a month!"
“… He... He calls the technician every night?"
"It seems that the assistant is sick..."
"The assistant is sick and the crew has to take care of it?"
"Who made him Jiang Wen!"