Chapter 4 I borrowed your money

On October 1, 09, a new film was released in theaters around China, this new film is called "The Rainbow of the Rain Hou", this is a literary film, the story is very touching, but the starring directors do not have box office appeal, and domestic audiences are not interested in such a theme, so this movie is almost a day trip.

On October 2nd, "Wolf Disaster", which is highly anticipated by film critics and media people, was released, the director of the film is Tian Zhuangzhuang, the fifth-generation director of China, and Lao Tian's classmates are national teachers and Kaige, there is no doubt that there are such students who listen to high-end and high-grade. The male and female protagonists of "Wolf Disaster" are JP star Oda Kiri and HK star Li Meiqi. Oda Kiri Jean often has a variety of soy sauces in JP, but he has starred in a lot of Japanese drama movies, and he is considered a first-line star, Li Maggi has become popular in recent years, before this movie, she just filmed "Die Hard 4" and "Mission Impossible 3", as well as her partner Liu Laomo's "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Unloaded", and a group of bigwigs in the HK film industry seem to intend to push her to the foreground to save the more and more declining HK actress power.

The lineup of "Wolf Disaster" can't be said to be luxurious, but it seems to be very international, coupled with the support of the capital forces behind it, so it has attracted much attention before its release, and many critics predict that the film will become the box office champion of the Chinese National Day.

However, no matter how critics tout it, what attracts the audience is the real quality of the film, and many viewers can't understand "Wolf Disaster", thinking that this is a landscape film, or a magic film, or a historical film, or a romance film...... This phenomenon occurs because the film does not highlight the key points, wants everything, but does not express anything well.

Maybe even Tian Zhuangzhuang doesn't understand what he needs to express, and the film naturally can't resonate with the audience, such a movie, the box office can be imagined, according to Li Xiuping's understanding, the domestic box office of "Wolf Disaster" with an investment of hundreds of millions is only a little over 10 million, which directly led to Lao Tian not being able to find investment in the next few years, and Li Meiqi, who seems to be rising very strongly, has been beaten back to her original shape, she is an actress who was pushed out by capital, and she has no appeal in China.

There were no new movies released for a few days after October 2nd, and there was no low-budget comedy until the 8th, which did not cause a splash, and there were more movies released after the 8th, but they were all inexplicable movies, such as "Agent 008", such as "Debt Ring", this kind of movie with a copycat flavor in its name, naturally could not attract audiences, and the result was that the box office was dismal throughout October, and there was no hot movie, if it were not for "Fengsheng", which was released at the end of September Bringing some box office to October, October '09 will definitely be the lowest month for box office revenue in '09.

HD Film and Television City's "Unruly New Brew" filming crew, the director, male protagonist and female supporting actress are in full swing, but the female protagonist Da Mi Mi has no drama, she sits under a sun umbrella, holding her mobile phone to watch the news.

"Wolf Plague": I don't know if it's an art film or a commercial film. ”

"The first week of "Wolf Disaster" was only 4 million, and it lost investors. ”

Xiao Lizi's new film missed the mainland, and fans rushed to HK to support "Lonely Island Suspicion". ”

"Agent 008, what the hell is this?"

""Natural Fantasy Maniac could have been better, but unfortunately it wasn't promoted. ”

"It turned out to be a beautiful man" became popular in Asia, and Zhang Yishuo promoted it in Thailand, causing riots at the airport. ”

""Gong Xinji": A Guide to Harem Survival, It's worth looking forward to. ”

Da Mi Mi looked at his phone and couldn't help but think: "It's really the same as what that guy said, there is no popular movie in October, the TV series "It Turns Out to Be a Beautiful Man" is the hottest, and then TVB's "Gong Xinji", how did he guess so accurately, how did he do it?"

Da Mi Mi met Li Xiuping by chance that day, and after listening to Li Xiuping's inexplicable words, she was a little curious about Li Xiuping, and she found that Li Xiuping was a field worker, and he wandered around when he was resting on weekdays, which seemed to be quite popular. But how could such a person, a guy who sells coolies on the market, guess so accurately? And what did he borrow money for? He also promised to pay it back next month, so what would he pay back?

Although Da Mi Mi was a little curious about Li Xiuping, she quickly turned Li Xiuping's article over, after all, as a well-known star, why should she listen to the words of a field worker, or a field worker who wants to borrow money.

"How can he guess what it matters to me, it's not a simple matter for an actor to choose a drama, how much can he know about a field worker?

Da Mi Mi left Li Xiuping behind, and she continued to shoot "Unruly New Brew" seriously, until two days later, the director Pi smiled and told her: "Xiao Yang, your character is very kind and stubborn, and your performance was not bad before, but later in the story, as the plot slowly deepens, the heroine has more and more things to do with the supporting actor of the male protagonist, and she looks at people's emotions and eyes. ”

"Okay, director, I got it. ”

"Xiao Yang, I've told you several times, you have to think about it this time, your eyes are so beautiful, if your eyes are more content, they will definitely impress the audience. ”

"Okay. ”

Seeing Da Mi Mi's perfunctory demeanor, the director shook his head and left.

Da Mi Mi sent the director away, sitting alone and sulking, she felt that she had worked hard, but the director still couldn't see it, it was really difficult to serve, more than a woman asked. Just when Da Mi Mi was dissatisfied in his heart, a very confident male voice came not far away, "Sister Wang, your problem is very simple, that is, Aunt Xue is too hot, giving the audience the illusion that you are aggressive, and the TV that looks for you will let you play some vicious women." But I don't think it's okay, you keep making appointments, don't you? There is no need to change it at all, because the audience loves to watch it, and you deliberately changed the way of playing, unless the new role you play is as popular as Aunt Xue, otherwise the audience will not agree at all. ”

Li Xiuping was actually fooling Wang Lin, Da Mi Mi was in a bad mood at this time, and she couldn't see Li Xiuping's awesome appearance, she slapped the table hard, "Hey, who is that? ”

Wang Lin smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "Be careful." ”

"It's okay," Li Xiuping smiled indifferently and walked towards Da Mi Mi, "What's the matter?"

Da Mi Mi repeated the director's words, and finally asked, "What should I do?"

Li Xiuping sat down, he thought for a while and said: "Since you asked me, then I will answer you seriously, your problem is that acting is too routine and patterned, and there is no touching point." ”

"What do you mean?"

"You've been acting since you were a child, and you know some of the basic expressions of acting, such as happy, you hahaha, sad you're wah, wow, wow, wow......"

"Hmph, do you have a better way? I'm not Liang Yingdi, my eyes can discharge, what can I do? Besides, don't everyone else act like this?" Before Li Xiuping finished speaking, he was interrupted by Da Mi Mi.

Li Xiuping shook his head, "HK has two Tonys, one Chaowei and one Jiahui, the two of them are almost the two actors with the most powerful acting skills in HK, if Chaowei is given food by God, Jiahui will work hard by himself, it is said that he will enrich every role he plays, this character's family background, growth experience, emotional story, what will happen if he encounters an emergency?" What is the shape of his usual walking, he will figure it out and write it down, so every role is very three-dimensional in his heart, flesh and blood, and when he plays it, it is naturally very vivid. Then let me ask you, how are you better than Jiahui? The existence of other people's acting skills, or do you have to do a lot of meticulous homework, what about you? Before filming this drama. Have you carefully analyzed the heroine?"

"Neurotic, how many movies can you make a year when you shoot TV like this?"

"That's right, how many films can be made a year, if you want to act well, naturally you have to spend more time, if you want to make quick money, and keep taking on the scene, then you must be prepared to be criticized by the director and scolded by the audience, because you are not a genius, if you don't do your homework, you won't be able to act well. ”

Da Mi Mi's eyes widened, staring at Li Xiuping, Li Xiuping smiled indifferently, "I'm handsome?"

Da Mi Mi rolled his eyes and said, "I'll talk about it later, do you have a way to let me pass this level now, I have filmed NG many times in the morning." ”

"Your character, in the later stage, fell into the dilemma of choosing one of the male protagonist and male supporting role, and was afraid and confused about the future, I think when you play a rival with the male protagonist and male supporting role, just think about the situation that there will be no drama filming in the future, when facing the eldest lady of the Dai family, you will treat her as a director, you dare to be angry and dare not speak, and when you have to explode, you will be vigorous, no matter whether you are dead or alive in the future, you will let the whole world know that you hate her. ”

Wang Lin plays the role of the eldest lady of the Dai family, and is the female character who has the most rivalry with Da Mi Mi in the play.

Da Mi Mi shook his head disdainfully, "Just one mouth, you are so powerful, why are you not an actor, you think it's a novel, you can make it if you think of anything, I have tried what you said, it is useless." ”

Da Mi Mi's female assistant sneered beside her, "It's just that I don't know how to pretend to understand." ”

Li Xiuping glanced at the female assistant and thought for a while, "Since you have tried it and still can't do it, it means that you can't manage your facial expressions well, don't be sad when you should be sad, and be unhappy when you should be happy, this problem can't be solved in a day or two." ”

"So, what should I do?"

"If you can't get your facial expressions up, then you can only start with your body movements. ”

"What do you mean?"

"For example, Jim Carrey, he plays a very funny movie role, not only has a lot of facial expressions, but also a lot of body movements, and the reason why he does this is naturally not for fun, but to enrich the character's personality, you try to add more body movements when performing, so that the director can put the camera from your face to your whole body. “

Without waiting for Da Mi Mi to speak, the female assistant grabbed and said: "It's just a mouth, do you understand it very well?

Li Xiuping glanced at the female assistant with the eyes of a fool, "When you are happy, you jump up, applaud, raise your hands high, beat your chest when you are sad, pat your head when you are sad, walk back and forth when you are worried, scratch your ears and cheeks when you are impatient, and scratch your sleeves when you are shy.

"Cut, Sister Mi, he's just talking nonsense, don't listen to him. The female assistant glared at Li Xiuping.

"I'll try it in the afternoon. Da Mi Mi thought for a moment, then picked up the script and said while studying.

The female assistant waved at Li Xiuping and signaled that Li Xiuping could go, and Li Xiuping smiled and left.

I don't know if what Li Xiuping said is really effective, the number of big power NG in the afternoon is much less, and the director exaggerates the power on the spot.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Li Xiuping got off work, he dragged his tired body out of the set, and was about to find a small shop to pack a fast food, and then go back to the rental room to enjoy it slowly, at this time Da Mi Mi and her assistant appeared in front of Li Xiuping.

"Let's go, I'll talk to you about something. ”

Ten minutes later, in a medium-grade restaurant, Da Mi Mi asked, "Do you say that "Unruly New Brew" will be popular?"

"Won't it be hot?" Li Xiuping took a sip of water and said lightly.

"Why?"

"The plot is too old-fashioned, what was left over from HK Wanwan twenty years ago. ”

"Then why do you think "Gong Yi" will be popular? I think it's also some old-fashioned plots?"

"Listen, I'm going to give you a lesson for free today. Li Xiuping said again and again after eating the vegetables.

"Cut, if you didn't want me to hear it, I wouldn't want to hear it. Da Mi Mi rolled his eyes disdainfully.

"In the more than ten years after our country's reform and opening up, the most popular TV series are the four famous novels and "Desire", the four famous novels are popular because this is the novel that the people know the most, everyone watches "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", you can quickly find the resonance point, and the more you watch it, the more energetic it is, as for "Thirsty Hope", it is the best TV series that portrays that era, and the people can find resonance. ”

Da Mi Mi nodded, "What else?"

"There were popular TV series in the years after "Desire", but there were no TV series that were so popular that thousands of people were empty, until "Huanzhu Gege" appeared, I have carefully studied and analyzed "Huanzhu Gege", and I have also read many analytical articles, excellent plots, many acting schools joined, and the good image of the protagonists, these are the factors of the fire of "Huanzhu Gege", but I think the most important point is Zhao Yanzi, Zhao Yanzi's Xiaoyanzi is too attractive, and don't you think Xiaoyanzi's personality is very similar to Sun Wukong?"

"It seems to be, but what does it matter?"

"The Taiwan Strait crisis in 96, the death of Deng Lao in 97, the flood in 98, the domestic situation in those years was not very stable, coupled with the impact of European and American culture, many people lived very depressed at that time, and their hearts were extremely eager to explode, but reality and reason did not allow them to do that, at this time, Xiaoyanzi, a lawless but very kind character, appeared, it was a perfect crit, instantly captured everyone's hearts, up to eighty old women, down to ten-year-old children, there is no one who doesn't like Xiaoyanzi, "Huanzhu Gege" That's how it became popular. ”

Da Mi Mi nodded vigorously, "My parents like little swallows." ”

"After the new century, the Internet is developed, and ordinary people can know any major events happening in other parts of the world anytime and anywhere, watch all the TV movies they like to watch, and their vision and taste are getting higher and more diverse, and now it is almost impossible to come up with a TV movie that the whole people like, so retreat to the next best, find a group of people with the strongest consumption power, and seize the attention of this group of people, you can be popular, do you know which group of people has the strongest consumption power?"

"Office worker, you are stupid, you still ask me about this. ”

The female assistant followed and said, "That's it, it's not a man who grinds and chirps." “

Li Xiuping shook his head speechlessly, "Eldest sister, you are prejudiced against me, so no matter how you look at me, it is not good, it will affect your judgment ability." “

The female assistant snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Li Xiuping then said to Da Mi Mi: "I don't understand, the strongest consumption power is the young female audience." Love fantasy, sensual young women will pay for time to chase dramas and stars, the "Gong Yi" you want to pick up caters to all the YY of young women, beautiful, several beautiful men chasing, everyone spoils you, or a traverser, in the face of the Qing Dynasty people hundreds of years ago have a natural sense of superiority, do you say that girls like such dramas will like to watch it, can it be popular?"

Da Mi Mi thought for a while, "What you said is okay, right?" ”

Li Xiuping smiled, stopped talking, and began to bury his head in eating.

Da Mi Mi looked at Li Xiuping and said with a smile: "Hey, let me tell you something." ”

"Say it. ”

"I thought about it for a while, and I think you still have a little bit of a person...... Well, it's probably as much talent as a fingernail, and the character is okay, I decided to lend you 50,000 yuan, but you have to keep your ID card here, and write an IOU, and you will be a little longer as a consultant for the drama, three years, and ......"

"No problem, no problem, good sister, I will definitely do it. Li Xiuping put down his chopsticks and patted his chest to reassure.