Chapter 374: Plagiarism? What the heck?
Reception room in Shumi's studio. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ma Weicheng sat on the sofa, and Qiao Jun and Chen Jingjing, who were sitting opposite him, were simply polite, and suddenly only heard the door of the reception room "creak", and then saw Shu Hongming and Feng Chang walking in.
"Hello Director Ma, I've kept you waiting." Shu Hongming greeted with a smile, and stretched out his hand to arch his fist.
Ma Weicheng hurriedly smiled and said, "Where, where, you are too polite." ”
Ma Weicheng is not tall, slightly chubby, and wears a simple set of casual clothes, which becomes squinted eyes when he smiles, giving people a very sleek and joyful impression.
Shu Hongming and Qiao Jun sat down, Chen Jingjing helped pour a glass of water, and after Shu Hongming briefly politely said a few words, he directly introduced the topic to the topic: "Director Ma, thank you very much for your willingness to take on this movie." With your director, I believe that we will be able to make an excellent film that meets everyone's taste......"
"Hehe, Teacher Dashu, you have a good reputation, I will do my best."
When he said this, Ma Weicheng had a smile on his face, and he was a little depressed in his heart.
To be honest, he is also a well-known comedy director in the current film circle, good at directing small-budget movies, and often does well at the box office. If you want to talk about his status in the film and television industry, he is the top second-tier director and can barely climb the first-line one.
Because he himself is a bit of a "hand of gold", there are really a lot of investors, film companies, and studios who contact him to make comedy movies.
When Shumi Studio first contacted him to direct "The Hangover", he wanted to refuse, but after seeing the plot synopsis and part of the script of "The Hangover", Ma Weicheng immediately hesitated.
With his directing experience, it is clear at a glance that "The Hangover" is an absolutely excellent comedy script.
This story about the groomsmen and the groom getting drunk at a bachelorette party, and then waking up and the groom is gone, and the three guys looking for the best man together is simply full of laughter.
Moreover, in the script of this story, it is not only the vulgar and funny plot, but its structure actually adopts the mode of a suspense film. In the process of finding the groom, not only are there many jokes, but also like solving a case, restoring what happened the night before little by little, which has its unknown and adventurous nature, and belongs to the type that can attract the audience at once.
This kind of very funny, fun, and presumptuous movie belongs to the real commercial film genre, and it must be very popular with the audience when it is made!
It is precisely because of the excellent subject matter that Ma Weicheng finally agreed to the director's microphone after hesitating for a long time.
However, he really didn't expect that he just agreed to take over the filming of "The Hangover" yesterday, and Shumi Studio actually announced the shooting plan directly last night, which made "The Hangover" stink before filming. Nowadays, "The Hangover" is not favored by so many people, and when the time comes, if the audience does not buy it, it will be unlucky......
If it weren't for professional ethics, Ma Weicheng would really be a bit of a strike now.
Shu Hongming didn't know what Ma Weicheng was thinking, and after a few simple polite words, Shu Hongming said directly: "Director Ma, our studio's "Hangover" is going to be released during the Spring Festival, so we have to hurry up the filming work...... If I can, I'd like to be able to get the crew up and running as soon as possible, and then start filming......"
"That's fine." Ma Weicheng nodded, "By the way, about the script......"
Shu Hongming replied with a smile: "If the script is concerned, screenwriter Wang Yang is not available today, you can take the complete script back first and take a good look." If there is anything that needs to be adjusted, we will discuss it later. ”
In the script of "The Hangover", Shu Hongming participated in the whole process.
Strictly speaking, it can even be said that Shu Hongming wrote the main structure and plot of "The Hangover", and then asked the screenwriter to make detailed modifications. And Wang Yang's revision of the script is just to change the story to be more suitable for filming, adding a lot of jokes.
As far as Shu Hongming's opinion is concerned, Ma Weicheng can change the script, but it is best not to make any adjustments to the structure of its main body.
If you had changed the eye-catching structure of "The Hangover", this film would not have those highlights.
Ma Weicheng nodded and agreed with a smile: "I know Wang Yang, the screenwriter, and we have worked together once. His book,It shouldn't be a big problem.。 After a pause, Ma Weicheng spoke again: "By the way, Mr. Da Shu, your studio posted a Weibo blog last night, you still have rice to play the role of the groom and the bride in the movie, right?" ”
"That's right." Shu Hongming picked up the water glass in front of him and took a sip, "...... These two characters, I want it with rice. As for the other roles, I have to bother Director Ma. I won't interfere too much in this regard......"
When Ma Weicheng heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief - he was just a little worried now, "The Hangover" hadn't started filming yet, and Shu Hongming, the investor, had given several protagonists in it, which would be difficult to do.
Since "The Hangover" is a comedy, there are requirements for the actors' acting skills, image, temperament, etc.
Since it is a comedy, the actor must belong to the type that is full of joy and wants to laugh when he sees it.
He already has a few suitable candidates in his heart for the three "drunks" who are making trouble in the demon capital, but he doesn't want to quarrel with the investor because of this.
Several people chatted until almost noon, Ma Weicheng went to the film and television department to sign a contract, took the script of "The Hangover", and the group went to a nearby hotel for a meal, Ma Weicheng said goodbye and left, and went home to read the script.
In the afternoon, Shumi Studio announced Ma Weicheng's appointment as the director of "The Hangover", which naturally attracted heated discussions among some netizens, and Shu Hongming also received calls from several acquaintances.
The calls came from Jian Yihang, Zhang Zhiwei and Niu Debao respectively, all asking about the characters in "The Hangover".
Zhang Zhiwei and Jian Yihang are the "drunk members" of Shu Hongming's drunken trouble, when Shu Hongming said that he planned to shoot "The Hangover", the two of them asked about the characters, and Shu Hongming also promised to give priority to them.
Of course, from Shu Hongming's point of view, Zhang Zhiwei, Jian Yihang and the protagonists in "The Hangover" do not match each other very well and are not suitable for the role.
However, Shu Hongming didn't say anything to death, and agreed to their chance to audition. As for the final result, it depends on Ma Weicheng's decision.
As for Uncle Niu Debao, he is a "determined" character in "The Hangover".
Niu Debao will play the role of Tyson in the original version, which is not abrupt.
Moreover, Shu Hongming and Qi Fan were drunk before, but they could toss Uncle Niu Debao's family enough, and this role can be regarded as a kind of compensation.
……
In the evening, the recording of "Best Partner" ended.
The evening of this season is the cool time, at the door of Yanjing TV Station, Shu Hongming and Da Mi walked out, and many enthusiastic media reporters took the microphone, stretched out their arms long, walked through the fence and the staff's sanitation, and asked one question after another.
"Teacher Da Shu, rice, among the partners in this group in the preliminary round, which group are you most optimistic about?"
"Da Shu, Da Rice, DK Music's 'Wish' theme in September, are you interested in participating?"
"Mr. Da Shu, what are the expectations of Shumi Studio for the box office of "Old Boy"?"
"Rice, netizens are generally not optimistic about "The Hangover" filmed by your studio, what do you think about this?"
"Teacher Da Shu, Zheng Ao, the director of "Mountain Flowers", and Chen Zixian, the heroine, both spoke on Weibo ~ Bo saying that you are messing around with "The Hangover", do you have anything to say?"
"Rice, it is said that the release time of "Mountain Flowers" is likely to be on the same day as "Those Years", who do you think has more advantages at the box office?"
“……”
Shu Hongming and Dami had a smile on their faces, letting the flashing lights around them flicker, but they kept silent, didn't say a word, and didn't even bother to be perfunctory, only Chen Jing and assistant Fan Ling kept explaining to the reporters around them, "It's too late, I have to go home to rest" and so on.
In today's situation, no matter which question they answer or how they answer, they will definitely be pestered by reporters next, so it's better to keep their mouths shut.
With the help of the TV station staff, Shu Hongming and Rice got into the car smoothly and drove away quickly. These journalists are so annoying......"
Shu Hongming smiled slightly, and the rice babbled and gossiped: "...... Tonight, Xu Fangfang and James are a good pairing. Xu Fangfang's singing skills are very good......"
"Well, that's right." Shu Hongming nodded.
Xu Fangfang and James are indeed very good, which makes the judges present have a feeling of brightness. If there were no Qi Fan and He Wenqian, the two of them would definitely be the favorites to win the championship......
"Why don't we contact them in the studio and sign the two of them over?" Rice offer.
Shu Hongming hadn't answered yet, in the seat in front of him, Chen Jingjing had already said with a smile: "The two of them, our studio is not playing, right?" Xu Fangfang and James seem to be signed artists under the name of Yundu Agency. ”
"That's right......" Rice was a little disappointed - she really didn't know much about the situation of these partners.
Chen Jingjing smiled and looked at Shu Hongming again: "That's right, Teacher Da Shu." Just when the recording was about to end, a woman named Bai Zi called you and said that she had something important to tell you. ”
"White Purple?" Shu Hongming and Dami were stunned for a moment, and then Dami asked, "What is she calling for?" ”
Rice is still quite impressed by Shu Hongming, a beautiful female fan.
"I don't know." Shu Hongming touched his nose, took out his mobile phone, and called Bai Zi back.
A few seconds later, the phone was connected, and Bai Zi's voice came from the other side: "Shemi Da? ”
"It's me, hello Bai Zi, is there anything wrong with the call?"
"Shemi Dada, haven't you read the book review area and there is a micro~blog?"
"Uh...... I haven't paid much attention to it in the past two days, what's wrong? Shu Hongming was a little embarrassed.
Bai Zi's tone was a little resentful, and he gritted his teeth:
"Then take a look! Shen Congwu said on Weibo ~ Bo that you plagiarized! ”
When Shu Hongming heard this, he was stunned for a moment - plagiarism? What the heck? (To be continued.) )