"Guys, if I hit the TV with it...... Uh......" Wang Yang burped, he held a golf club in his hand, his steps were a little shaky, he looked back at Tom and Zachary on the other side of the sofa, and asked with a smirk: "Will the TV explode?"

Zachary said drunkenly, "I don't know ......" Before the words fell, he fell on the edge of the sofa with a bang, and fell asleep with a grunt; Tom walked towards the room with staggering steps, as if he couldn't hear any sound at all; while Joshua was already lying on the ground like a dead pig, drooling from the corners of his mouth; Wang Yang held the golf club with both hands, reluctantly stood up, waved it vigorously at the TV screen, and said with a smile: "Just try it!"

"Hahaha-" The bright sunlight shone into the study, accompanied by bursts of laughter and the click of keystrokes, and the text of documents on the computer screen also increased rapidly. Thinking of the absurdity of the night before, Wang Yang couldn't help but laugh while writing the script, and from time to time he used a pencil to draw some sub-scenes on A4 drawing paper.

Although he filmed "The Hangover" to have fun without any scruples, he didn't think about those box office reviews, what the Oscars Golden Globe Awards, and nothing worth pondering, he just wanted to make a fun, funny commercial movie to make himself happy and make the audience happy. But having fun doesn't mean casual, what he's most happy about is that he made a good movie and didn't waste this interesting story, so this game should be played seriously and pursue a higher clearance score.

Because there are too many pressures and too many restrictions in life, whether it is an ordinary student or a president, no matter what class, they will always have their own troubles, and some people can't even be their true selves. So everybody has a need to indulge themselves and go crazy and have fun, except maybe a priest or priest, maybe not, but in Las Vegas, you can be anybody, show your true self, get drunk regardless of the consequences, put an end to the normal relaxation of singing and dancing, and do something crazy.

That's where the genre is "inherently cool", but how do you tell the story when it's made into a movie? Crazy goodbye bachelorette party, crazy foursome?

The future "The Hangover" is very well done, it captures a wonderful mainline insertion point, and that is after the wine wakes up. Next, on the one hand, the story of what happened last night is told in a flashback way that restores the past, and on the other hand, it tells the story of what happened after the hangover in the way of the present.

At the same time, the use of the structural form of a suspense film is also its ingenuity, the protagonists have to peel off the cocoon like a case, and face all sudden changes, full of a sense of unknown and adventure, which naturally makes the audience curious, interested, and loved by their nerves. This kind of storytelling is a good technique, otherwise it can be very funny if it is filmed in a straight line of flat and straightforward "to Las Vegas, drunk, crazy, sober, and ending", but there are no surprises at all.

The story after sobering up is based on what happened during a crazy night, so the script is a straight line, and you have to write clearly before and after the hangover, or you can write a lot, with corresponding different consequences, and then make trade-offs in the post-editing, because the most important thing is the suspense structure, shaking out what they did last night and the jokes, even irrelevant.

In that "Hangover", looking for the groom is more of a gimmick, and in the end it is not found logically, and the truth is associated with a "roof" reminder, but this "roof" can be said by anyone, in any word.

Wang Yang wants to shoot this theme more closely, the "unit stories" have a greater correlation with each other, and the ending can be more exciting and unexpected, these are all goals.

However, in a funny comedy movie, the big story is important, but the details and jokes are more crucial, the fun is the story, and the funny is the details. These details are like leaves, present in every part of the movie, the more leaves there are, the more lush and beautiful the tree becomes, the sets, props, shots, ...... For example, the bride's younger brother, the big fat man Allen, when he measured the new suit at the beginning, he took off his pants and wore a protective triangle bandage, if it was an ordinary brief, the funny level would be much lighter and cliché;

The most common and direct thing in Hollywood is vulgar, pee, and fart, as well as spoofs, imitations, and ridicule, and as for foul language, it is no longer worth mentioning. Wang Yang won't think about the problem of "sunny image", that's stinky shit, no matter how you shoot this story, "The Hangover" is an R-rated movie, and only in R-rated can it fully show its crazy charm.

However, that kind of simple vulgarity is not suitable for "The Hangover", and his favorite joke is not, pee, and fart, nor the exaggerated body language like Jim Carrey, or Stephen Chow's "nonsense" in Hong Kong films, he likes them all, but what he likes and wants to play the most is the kind of jokes that can be expressed with a lens technique that "can only be understood but not spoken".

You don't need any lines, and try to use your own face, just some simple expressions, eye collisions, a serious soundtrack that will have a hilarious effect when you put it there, and fast, slow or exaggerated shots, you can laugh to death, and it is worth revisiting many times.

A very simple and clichéd example is that at a serious wedding, a person is going to fall and make a fool of himself, and the process of his fall is filmed in super slow motion, and the expressions of the people around him change, and at the same time, with a sad or sacred soundtrack, he falls to the ground with a thud. What was supposed to be a second or two has been made into 20 seconds, and these 20 seconds can make people laugh out of tears, and laugh for a minute, or even a few minutes.

There was such a few minutes at a time, and the comedy movie was considered a success, so his favorite part of "The Hangover" was in the police station, the whole process of the little fat man electrocuting the big fat man Allen, that part was simply meaningful.

In any case, everything in a comedy must be designed and played with funny thinking, and the whole crew must play, and the "funny index" of the crew determines the funny index of the movie, and the soundtrack, cinematographer, screenwriter, and director must be funny...... Wang Yang doesn't know if he's funny enough, so he's ready to immerse himself in comedy movies and TV series to draw more material and inspiration.

But the important thing is that the actor should also be funny, not just on the big screen, not acting, but he is the kind of funny guy, in addition to the understanding of the character, but also because many details of the jokes are produced on the spot, which are played by the actors, like the protective triangle bandage pants, which is the idea of Allen's actor Zach Galifeanakis.

"Hmm......" Thinking of Zach Galifeanakis, Wang Yang stopped and turned his chair to think about the actor's choice.

Comedy movies may not require superb acting skills, but they also have its unique requirements and dependence on actors, not everyone is suitable for acting in comedy, and some people just stand there, staring at a pair of eyes, even if it is a bad script and bad bridge, he can make you laugh, maybe this is called "joy".

Some people's sense of joy is accumulated through their works, at first he does not have a funny face, but after a few roles, the audience wants to laugh when they see him, which also makes it difficult to make a screen transition, and some people are the talent type, and they are born with a great sense of joy, and their gestures are written "interesting", of course, it is more difficult to make a transformation, Zach Galifeianakis is the latter.

The starring role in "The Hangover" is naturally the foursome who make trouble in Las Vegas, and a beautiful dancing bride, in which is the groom Doug, two good brothers, and the bride's younger brother. Doug could have been more funny, but the structure is not destined to focus on him: in the drunken trio, a bad and unruly teacher with a wife and children, an honest dentist who is cuckolded by his girlfriend, and a high-IQ fat man with a weird temper and misfits, that is, the bride's brother.

The trio is crucial, and the fat man is a top priority. Wang Yang thought for a while, then picked up the mouse to open the web page, googled Zach Galifeianakis, looked at the bearded face, he suddenly laughed, and said, "This guy is so funny!"

Born on October 1, 1969, Zach is of Greek descent and is now just an unknown actor, so there is not much information. This guy can be said to come from a "prestigious family", his father is a heating provider, his uncle is a congressman, and he himself is a non-graduate of the University of North Carolina. In 1996, he made his screen debut in a brief role in a sitcom, and then worked as a screenwriter for the NBC variety show "Saturday Night Live" for two weeks before his whereabouts are unknown.

But he has also played some tricks and small supporting roles on the big screen, such as pizza couriers, bus stop passengers, etc., and the small roles with names include Bill in "Stealing Hearts", ...... This guy has no popularity, no market appeal, and I don't know what his acting skills are now, but whatever! Wang Yang patted the mouse, and decided in his heart to invite this bearded fat man to play Allen, and said with a smile: "Zack, it's you!

So who will play the bad teacher Phil? And the honest dentist Stu? Wang Yang thought about it and typed Bradley Cooper into the Google search box, which is the future actor of "The Hangover" Phil.

Bradley was born on January 5, 1975, Italian, and is now an unknown young actor, and one of the hosts of "Brave the World", the only screen movie "Hala Summer Camp" with a supporting role only 290,000 box office. Now his face is much softer than in "The Hangover", his style is short hair, and he has no fibrous roots, so his temperament is also very different.

"I don't know how the acting is ......" Wang Yang muttered, and searched for Ed Helms, Stu's actor, born on January 24, 1974, once as a performer and screenwriter of New York stage comedy, and now is about to become one of the hosts of the festival "The Daily Show", which spoofs current affairs news, and has not acted in movies or television.

He doesn't want to use some well-known comedians, such as bad teachers invite Owen Wilson, dentists invite Ben Stiller, etc.; first of all, it's a very real problem, their salaries are very high, and "The Hangover" is a commercial film that won't win an Oscar, so they have no possibility of taking a salary cut to join, and besides, they are all first-line comedy stars, and they don't lack film contracts, so they may not be willing to join.

But are Bradley Cooper and Ed Holmes acting good enough right now? Are they willing to play them? Are there better candidates? These are all questions.

"What about the other supporting roles?" Wang Yang thought casually again, the supporting roles of good comedy movies have their own funny characteristics, the lewd gangster Mr. Zhou? He shook his head and smiled, shit!Mike Tyson? He doesn't like this guy, who is suitable for such a role? A reality star who plays himself? Thinking of this question, a person immediately flashed in his mind, the leader of the Lakers, NBA star Shaquille O'Neal!

O'Neal also has a tiger as a pet, and this guy is very happy and likes to be funny, has acted in more than 10 small-budget movies, and is definitely interested in acting, and his acting skills are also very good! Wang Yang laughed to himself: "Haha, I have to contact the Lakers." ”

Just thinking about this, the mobile phone on the desk suddenly rang, Wang Yang picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, and he answered the channel a little puzzled: "Hello." ”

"Hello, Mr. Wang. A strange man's voice came from over there, and he said, "I'm Justin Lin, thank you very much for your sponsorship, I wonder if you have time to talk about it now?" Hearing the name Justin Lin, Wang Yang frowned a little impressed and a little puzzled, turned his chair and laughed, and asked, "I'm sorry, uh, are you?"

Lin Yibin was stunned for a moment, was Magical Yang really drunk at that time? His heart couldn't help but sink, and said: "Justin Lin, Lin Yibin, we met at Caesars Casino in Las Vegas the night before, you played at 21 o'clock at the time, and then I told you that you wanted to make a movie, and you gave me 100,000 chips...... You don't remember?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was very drunk that night, wait until I think about it......" Wang Yang scratched his head and tried to remember, he had thought about where those chips had gone, he thought that he had exchanged them and then spent them, which was actually the case. Soon, fragments of memories flooded in, filling in the void in the casino. He couldn't help but laugh and said excitedly: "Yes, I remember, you're from UCLA, right? We won you by 2 points, just kidding, it's just a fact, ha!"

Hearing his hearty laughter, Lin Yibin felt a little relieved and a little nervous, and said: "Mr. Wang, you know that I am raising money to make a movie, of course, the 100,000 yuan you funded is enough, I want to ask if this money counts?"

"Of course it counts!" Wang Yang replied without hesitation, is he like a miser? FM invests in hundreds of six-figure independent films every year to expand its film and television library and support new filmmakers. They can bring their films to each film festival, and if they win an award or have a good response, FM will also launch a test screening, and then package it according to the box office.

So when a Chinese director like Lin Yibin comes to him, no matter when, he will readily agree. Wang Yang turned off the computer and said with a smile: "I am very happy to invest and do not ask for any return." With that, he stood up and walked outside, saying, "Justin, although I was drunk at the time, I don't remember much about what I said, but it was all counted and sincere. Anyway, it's still the same sentence, we're all Chinese, don't fucking be polite!"

"Huh, thank God!" Lin Yibin smiled with a relaxed smile on his face, he was really afraid that he would be asked to return the 100,000 yuan just now, that would be from heaven to hell, and back to the state of wandering in trouble. At this time, he heard Wang Yang over there continue to laugh and say: "Where are you now, come out for a drink? No, no, don't drink for the time being, drink tea, my head still hurts a little now." ”

The place where the two met was in a café in West Hollywood, when Wang Yang saw Lin Yibin with his own eyes, the "this guy seems to be very familiar" in his heart was even heavier, and then searched in his mind, and immediately knew the reason, Lin Yibin is the director of the future 3, 4, and 5 parts of the "Fast and Furious" series. Born in 1971 in Taipei, Taiwan, Lin immigrated with his parents to Orange County, California, where he grew up attending UCLA until graduate school, where he is now raising money to make a film.

Because Lin Yibin's Mandarin level is very low, it is not necessary, the two of them talk in English, and both of them run restaurants at home, almost the same upbringing, and love of movies, so they have a lot of common topics, and bursts of happy laughter from time to time on the coffee table.

"My grandfather always wanted me to inherit the restaurant and wanted me to be their free coolie all the time. Wang Yang took a sip of coffee with a smile, made the action of stir-frying with a spoon, and said with a smile: "Kung Pao Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken...... Why do you eat this dish? You know mapo tofu is good, oh, let's have mapo tofu!"

Lin Yibin, who was sitting opposite, smiled and said, "I did that, clumsily broke a lot of plates, and they wouldn't let me into the kitchen." Wang Yang smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Sometimes I miss those days, but although I miss it, I don't go back, my heart is in the movie." The two laughed again, and Wang Yang said to the point: "So brother, tell me what you think?"

Lin Yibin nodded, drank coffee and brewed for a while, and said: "I want to make a film about the growth and life of Asian teenagers, our environment and mentality are ......" After listening to his initial thoughts, Wang Yang smiled and asked: "Of course, how much does it cost? Don't continue to tell me 250,000, really don't!" Lin Yibin said gratefully: "But it's really enough." ”

"Justin, let's put it that way? If you have a million in your hands. Wang Yang stretched out a finger, looked at him, and said seriously: "Can you shoot better? Better than the cost of 250,000 yuan?" Lin Yibin didn't think about it, so he nodded confidently: "Yes." Wang Yang immediately spread his hands and laughed loudly: "Man, isn't this it! How can the cost be too much? Then 1 million!"

A trace of excitement flashed in Lin Yibin's eyes, and he was a little speechless, the biggest difference between 250,000 and 1 million for independent films is not to realize more ideas, but to have confidence and momentum, as well as the pressure to bring positive effects.

"We will invest 1 million, and then we will follow that set to participate in the competition, DVD release, and ......release," Wang Yang said roughly, and then gave the contact number of the manager of the production department of Lin Yibin's FM company. After talking about these funding things, thinking that Lin Yibin's movie was going to be played by Asians, he asked, "By the way, Justin, do you know any outstanding Chinese actors?"

Lin Yibin suddenly frowned, thought about it, and then shook his head and said: "No, it seems that no, my classmates at UCLA are all learning to make, and I don't know who the actor is looking for now." ”

Wang Yang snorted, and didn't care, anyway, this is not a hurry, "mit-21-team" will not enter the official preparation stage until the end of the year, and it will not be too late to look for it then. What he wants now is to determine the starring lineup of "The Hangover", form the crew, and finalize the script...... In between a bunch of things, the film was all done by May. Another way to play this game is to challenge the speed!

(To be continued)