Chapter 458: Wanwan, where idols reign
It took an hour for Zhou Bai to get out of the encirclement of reporters, the combat effectiveness of Wanwan's reporters is really not covered, even if it is not as crazy as the Xiangjiang paparazzi, but after all, the entertainment industry here is very developed, and competing for news has become commonplace for them, and mainland reporters are much gentler than them.
There are all kinds of questions, some about the Golden Horse Awards, some about personal issues, and even some reporters asked why they didn't cooperate with the actors here in Wanwan for so long after debuting, and what impression they had of the actors on the Wanwan side, etc., their problem angles are very tricky, as long as they are not careful, they may step on the trap.
There are some questions that Zhou Bai can't answer carelessly, it's not terrible to cause controversy, it's a big deal to quarrel, but if someone with a heart is charged with destroying unity, it will cause big trouble, after all, the problem on Wanwan's side is very sensitive, and it is by no means something that can be explained clearly in a few simple words.
"Painless Lovelorn" can participate in the Golden Horse Awards, all by virtue of the identity of "co-production", of course, this co-production is to be marked with double quotation marks, after all, everyone knows that except for the director and a small number of staff, all of them are mainland teams, and even the funds are just in the name of Hong Kong capital for convenience, so if you really want to be more serious, "Painless Love" is not a co-production, and there is no way to concretize an award like the Academy Awards.
This year's Golden Rooster Awards has opened up the scope, and co-productions can also be selected, which has the credit of Zhou Bai's push, but it's a pity that the organizing committee is still conservative, and the shortlisted films are basically the kind of movies that have little influence, "Painless Love" is just a nominal co-production, everyone knows that it is a pure mainland film, but no one is more serious.
The selection conditions for the Golden Horse Awards are not so strict, but if it is a film produced purely in the mainland and released for public distribution, it is basically not released, and the co-production status of "Painless Love" is just right, and the leader turned a blind eye and did not compare with Zhou Bai, and the registration was very smooth.
"Painless Love" is a love movie, there is nothing forbidden, the past of the people not prosecuting officials is over, and now few people dare to take the risk of offending China Film, New Picture, Huayi, and Baixiang Studio to compare this matter.
"Of course, it's not that there is any prejudice against Wanwan's actors, mainly because there was no good opportunity to cooperate with actors here, the heroine of the next movie is milk tea Liu Wanying, this is the first time to cooperate with Wanwan's actors, I believe it won't be the last, my "Painless Love" is a collaboration with Brother Bao, he has a deep relationship with Wanwan, how can he be regarded as half of Wanwan's director, I won't say much about the results of this movie, it can be regarded as a good start. In the future, the mainland market will become bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more cooperation with actors here in Wanwan, and there will be opportunities. Zhou Bai said with a smile.
Er Dongsheng studied in Wanwan, stayed a lot of time when he was a child, and now occasionally lives here in Wanwan, and there is nothing wrong with being half a Wanwan director.
Wanwan's reporters are a little glassy now, and the way they ask questions is not particularly friendly, of course, the main reason is that their entertainment industry is leading the mainland now, but Zhou Bai, a big star, has never cooperated with Wanwan's actors and directors, of course they will have questions.
In recent years, idol dramas have repeatedly climbed the peak of ratings in the mainland, and the new generation of stars in the music industry have appeared one after another, and they are very popular in the mainland, and their reporters will naturally have a sense of superiority.
Zhou Bai is like an outlier, in today's many people chasing Wanwan stars, he disdains Wanwan stars, and has no intersection with Wanwan stars, and his energy is obviously not limited to only in the Chinese film industry, which is difficult to ignore for Wanwan reporters.
"What's the name of the movie you're going to work with Milk Tea next?When is it expected to start filming?" Hearing that Zhou Bai was about to cooperate with Milk Tea, many reporters' faint hostility decreased a lot, and one reporter hurriedly asked.
"We will shoot "No Thieves in the World" directed by Feng Xiaogang together, and the filming is expected to start around April next year. Zhou Bai said with a smile, the news of "There Are No Thieves in the World" can already be released, this is the news that Feng Xiaogang personally notified him before he came to the Golden Horse, and he said it at the Golden Horse Awards, and the publicity effect will be much better than other times.
"In addition to milk tea, are there any Wanwan actors that you would like to work with? What do you think of today's young Wanwan actors?" another reporter immediately asked.
"I really like Mr. Jin Shijie's performance style, I hope to have the opportunity to work together, young actors Gui Lunmei and Chen Bolin in "Blue Gate" impressed me very deeply, I think they may be able to grow into very good actors in the future, maybe there is a possibility of cooperation in the future. ”
Zhou Bai resisted the urge to complain, and mentioned two actors who had his impression, now there are really few actors in Wanwan, there are more and more singers and idols, and these two of the younger generation are performing well, although they are fledgling, they have shown excellent talent, and he really can't remember which one else.
There is basically a fault line among the actors in Wanwan, and now is the era when idols are in power, and in a few years, they will find out the problem when they can't hold it with all their might, but at that time, both traffic niches and powerful actors are dominated by mainland artists, and their space is constantly being squeezed out, and they are powerless to return to the sky.
If there is a chance to cooperate, Zhou Bai estimates that most of them are also working with the older generation of actors, and the younger generation of actors here in Wanwan basically can't find anyone to stand out, just that Wanwan accent makes Zhou Bai can't accept it, but there is a simple accent problem that basically no one can overcome, so there is no way to talk about other possibilities.
The sound table is indispensable, these four things are indispensable, they all speak Chinese, but no matter what role they play, the thick Wanwan dialect can't be listened to at all, and people play every minute, but they can't change it for many years, this kind of unprofessional actor is absolutely not welcomed here in Zhou Bai.
When filming "Hero", Zhang Manyu spoke in Hong Kong, but she didn't have much accent when she spoke her lines, you must know that her Mandarin foundation is much worse than that of many Wanwan actors, so it can be seen that there is no way.
The older generation of actors, whether it is Li Liqun or Jin Shijie or Gu Baoming, they all have excellent professionalism, they can switch accents at any time, they have a military village background, but they basically speak dialects, and they can adjust it, they have all worked hard, if there is a chance, Zhou Bai is very willing to cooperate with them, if the younger generation can't even overcome the accent problem, then forget it.
has the patience to cooperate even if you can't change your accent, it's better to train more young actors in the mainland, there are many new generation actors in Chinese opera and Beiying who graduate every year, and it would be stupid to let these potential seedlings not cooperate with Zhou Bai.
Wanwan is not without good actors, for example, Peng Yuyan and Zhang Zhen are very good, Zhang Zhen usually speaks with a Wanwan accent, in the early years in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Springlight", he had a Wanwan accent, but he was willing to work hard, and his later plays were basically a standard Mandarin, and the same is true for Peng Yuyan, no matter what other people's acting skills are, this alone alone can not be done by more than 90% of the actors.
Take Lin Yichen, who was shortlisted for Best Actor this year, for example, she also has a strong Wanwan accent in acting, but more than ten years later, when she collaborated with Liu Ye in "Old Boy", she was able to correct the Wanwan dialect because of the role requirements, compared to Liu Ye, whose line ability is declining, it can be seen that the accent is not a problem at all, but depends on whether you have the heart and whether you can work hard.