Chapter 1219 - Promotional Video?
Recruitment propaganda film, no matter how you look at it, this matter will not have anything to do with Yang Ming, but now it really has a little to do with it.
In the past two years, several film and television works of Oriental DreamWorks have received strong support from the Ministry of National Defense to set up a new propaganda office for the film industry, and Liang Tianxiao, the section chief of the publicity office, has also maintained a good personal relationship with Yang Ming.
This time, Liang Tianxiao also made a phone call, tested Yang Ming's tone, and asked him if he intended to shoot a propaganda video for the military recruitment department.
On the phone, he did not show a tendency to make strong demands.
With the experience of contact with the entertainment industry in the past two years, Liang Tianxiao knows that for a well-known director, every shooting decision is very prudent, and if it fails, it can be described as a loss of fame and fortune.
Therefore, he only vaguely mentioned it to Yang Ming and didn't say much.
Now that Yang Ming heard Xiong Zhuang mention this matter again, his expression couldn't help but become serious, his eyes narrowed, he touched his chin, and thought about whether to change it to shoot a recruitment advertisement specifically for the conscription department.
In fact, for other directors, they may rack their brains about what kind of effect to shoot.
But Yang Ming didn't have such troubles, he mainly didn't have time.
Moreover, the recruitment advertising promo is still in a hurry, and it conflicts with his schedule, so it is impossible to squeeze out time to make this promotional film.
There is no time to shoot, it does not mean that Yang Ming is not interested.
Maybe others think that if he decides to make this propaganda film, it is to curry favor with the high-level officials of the government, but only he knows that the reason why he is so interested in making this propaganda film is that he is really sincere and takes the initiative to make this propaganda film.
The strength of China's national strength in this world is worthy of Yang Ming's efforts.
Yang Ming touched his chin, do you want to squeeze in time to pat it? He thought about the recent plan and shook his head, obviously impossible.
Why don't you let other directors in the company shoot?
Huh? That seems to work?
His eyes lit up, and he thought it was a good idea.
In fact, he has several classic recruitment advertising ideas in his mind, and this is not worried, the key is to find something that can help him shoot the effect he wants.
Zheng Wen?
No, it's okay for this guy to play literature and art, but to shoot a recruitment advertisement that makes people look enthusiastic, the style is too different.
What about Lao Chai? Yang Ming thought.
No, Lao Chai is now better at making martial arts action type films and televisions, and filming modern military warfare may be a lot worse.
Or the king ****?
Yang Ming thought about it seriously, but felt that it still did not meet his requirements.
Although Wang **** has switched from TV to the big screen in recent years, and has made several films with good box office results, his film and television works are basically limited to the city, and if he shoots a recruitment advertisement, it is estimated that he will not be able to shoot the effect Yang Ming wants.
Thinking about it, only Bian Mingcheng may meet Yang Ming's requirements.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Bian Mingcheng was the person who best met his requirements.
When filming "I Am a Special Soldier", Bian Mingcheng and Mo Xiaohua were the assistant directors, although the sequel was later filmed by Mo Xiaohua, but Bian Mingcheng also made a lot of efforts, and the word-of-mouth response was very good, and he did not smash this brand.
Later, Bian Mingcheng began to make movies, and Yang Ming wrote a book "Slaying the Wolf" for him, which completely achieved the effect Yang Ming wanted.
And he seems to be very much in favor of Yang Ming's film concept of always focusing on visual effects.
It is vividly reflected in "Slaying the Wolf".
The recruitment propaganda film does not need any special effects, but the impact of visual effects is a must, and it is the most important thing.
Bian Mingcheng's style is more in line with this shooting technique.
Xiong Zhuang and Zhao Sheng saw Yang Ming falling into deep thought, so the two drank tea silently without interrupting Yang Ming's thoughts.
After a while, Yang Ming came back to his senses and said to Xiong Zhuang: "It's impossible for me to shoot this recruitment propaganda film in person, but I can get a creative idea and arrange someone to shoot it, if the shooting is good and can pass the review, then it's even better, if they don't like it, it doesn't matter, just when we are making a contribution to the cause of national defense." ”
"Okay, whatever you arrange Yang Dao, in fact, for them, it is already a great blessing to be able to let you be creative. Xiong Zhuang said with a hearty smile.
He didn't say it in his words.
The longer I stay in the entertainment industry, the more I realize how precious Yang Ming's creativity is to other companies.
Yang Ming thought for a while, and added: "But I hope that when this promotional film is filmed, it needs strong support from the military, if they can't agree to my request, then I won't arrange someone to shoot it!"
"There shouldn't be any problem with this, anyway, every year when we shoot a recruitment advertisement, the military will give strong support. Xiong Zhuang said with a grin.
"Oh, my support is huge, can you guarantee it?"
"Mr. Yang, don't scare me, I'm not from the conscription department, I'm just a person in charge of helping to spread the word, can you give me breath first?"
"Tianlong fifth-generation fighters, Warhawk commandos, Qin-class nuclear submarines, second artillery weapons"
"Wait, Director Yang, don't scare me. ”
Before Yang Ming could speak, Xiong Zhuang quickly interrupted what he said, and his whole face was frightened by Yang Ming's words, "Director Yang, what you said is a state secret, how could the Ministry of Defense be willing to expose it in a propaganda film?"
Not to mention Xiong Zhuang, it is Zhao Sheng on the side, although he is not a military fan, but the troops and weapons that Yang Ming said are all well-known weapons and equipment in China.
As a Chinese person, there is no one who does not know this.
Yang Ming waved his hand to signal Xiong Zhuang not to worry, and then said: "You just have to talk to them over there, and disagree with them, in fact, I also know that these are state secrets, but I am not filming the production process of these weapons and equipment, what is there to be afraid of, besides, these weapons are in the world, which country does not know?"
"Maybe it's been thoroughly studied by others a long time ago. ”
Xiong Zhuang is a person from the army, so he naturally knows that these weapons are used to shoot propaganda films, and they will not expose anything.
After all, these weapons and equipment have long been deployed in the army, and there are many videos and photos of these weapons and equipment in the outside world.
"Anyway, I'll tell them what you're saying, and I'll have the final say on whether I agree with them or not. Xiong Zhuang said with a wry smile.
"Okay!" Yang Ming nodded.
The publicity of "Fast and Furious" in Seoul is very huge.
In fact, preparations for this publicity campaign began three months in advance, and Oriental DreamWorks has its own branch in Seoul, and after three months of preparation, both TV and newspapers and online media have paid great attention to this publicity activity.
Yang Ming first took several main actors of the crew to attend a meeting between a local flagship cinema in Seoul and fans, and interacted with various people-friendly activities such as answering fans' questions on the spot.
Then, several of them participated in a press conference on a new product of a large and well-known North Korean company.
This company is the advertising sponsor of "Fast and Furious", and this time Yang Ming invited them over, but it cost a lot of money.
In the evening, Yang Ming and all of them participated in an entertainment talk show on North Korean television, in which the host interviewed and asked a lot of questions about Yang Ming's new film.
In a short period of time, "Fast and Furious" and the names of Yang Ming, Zhao Sheng, Xiong Zhuang, Huang Xiaofeng and others frequently appeared in the news reports of major North Korean media, bombarding the eyes of the North Korean people, and they all remembered this film unconsciously.