Cheng Peng knew that VOD was a professional company, and Wang Qinian was a professional team, but he was still taken aback when he arrived at the scene. The entire team, directors, producers, lighting, recordings, etc., add up to more than 20 people, which is comparable to the crew of "The Two of Us".

What made Cheng Peng unbearable the most was that the camera used by the crew turned out to be an Alai 535, equipped with Zeiss's professional lenses, and other equipment such as Steadicam, open lights, spotlights, light column regulators, microphones, etc. are all high-end goods, which makes people drool enviously.

Big brother, don't you just shoot a hairy film, can you use such good equipment?

Of course, Cheng Peng also saw the heroine of the movie, the woman was not very good-looking, she looked petite and exquisite, and she looked low and pleasing to the eye, just like a high school student.

Cheng Peng and translator Xiao Mo had the opportunity to witness the whole filming process, but they drank a little too much and fell asleep before the movie started, regretting that they missed the opportunity to observe the scene.

No, Cheng Peng was not idle, he had a dream, he dreamed that "The Two of Us" failed at the box office, and the final box office was only tens of thousands of yuan, and it was Yuan. The boss of the distribution company was very disappointed in him and sighed: "Cheng Peng, you better stop making movies, you are not this material, you should act in movies!" We have a wool film to start filming, you will be the leading actor! ”

Before Cheng Peng could react, the heroine appeared, a woman as fat as a mountain, her arms thicker than Cheng Peng's waist, and her eyes had been squeezed into a line by the fat on her face. The woman walked towards Cheng Peng with a smile, and the ground under her feet shook with every step. Cheng Peng cried in fright at the time: "I don't want to make a hairy film, don't be the actor, Ya Yan Butterfly, Ya Yan Butterfly!" ”

After waking up, Cheng Peng's chest seemed to be blocked by something, and he exhaled heavily, but the feeling of sullenness still did not disappear.

He raised his head and saw Wang Qinian standing in front of him with a strange expression, so he asked, "Brother Wang, is the movie finished?" ”

Wang Qinian said with a smile: "After the filming, you kid has a nightmare, Ya Yan Butterfly has shouted out." ”

"yes, a nightmare!" Cheng Peng shook his head with a smile, he really had palpitations, not because of that terrifying woman, but because of the box office of "The Two of Us".

"Infernal Affairs" is so awesome, the IMDB score is as high as 8.2, but the North American box office is only 160,000; "Let the Bullets Fly" is known as a masterpiece in China, and the North American box office is only 90,000, and the road in the overseas market is not so easy to walk!

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Wang Qinian's living environment is not too good, it is a dilapidated apartment. But it's easy to understand that the gaffer's salary is not high, and he still has to support his family!

In Wang Qinian's house, Cheng Peng saw his wife Marizi, who was really pretty, and a forty-year-old person looked only in his early thirties, no wonder Wang Qinian was unable to extricate himself at the beginning.

After the greetings, Mariko went to prepare dinner, while Cheng Peng and the others sat in the living room, continuing the topic of the movie.

However, when Cheng Peng talked about his future plans, Wang Qinian looked bitter, shook his head and said: "I promised to help you be a lighting engineer and I will definitely not regret it, but I can only help you shoot "The Two of Us", you should find someone else in the future!" ”

"Why?"

The muscles on Wang Qinian's face twitched, his eyes were full of hatred, and his expression was a little distorted: "I don't want to leave like this!" ”

Cheng Peng stared at Wang Qinian's eyes for a few seconds, he knew what Wang Qinian was thinking, and said seriously: "I know why you didn't leave, you want to prove yourself and let those who look down on you know that you Wang Qinian is alive and well." But I think it makes no sense for you to stay here, although you have been in Yuben for many years, but you are still Chinese in your bones, and it is still too difficult for you to shoot your own things, and cultural differences are not so easy to erase! Why don't you change your angle and go back to China to make a domestic movie, wouldn't it be even more awesome to take the domestic movie to the original release! ”

Wang Qinian was surprised: "You...... How do you know I want to make a movie? ”

Cheng Peng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Composition, camera movement, art, these are all extremely professional things, and it takes a lot of effort to learn, are you learning these because it's fun?" We are the same kind of people, I was originally an actor and planned to be a good actor, but I offended people and was banned, so I made a movie myself, so that they would know that I Cheng Peng couldn't be banned! Come back with me, and I'll give you a chance to make a movie if I can! ”

Wang Qinian stared at Cheng Peng's eyes, felt that he was not joking, and asked, "Are you really willing to let me make a movie?" ”

Cheng Peng did not give a positive answer: "I dare not guarantee 100%, as the boss of the company, I must make a profit, if you can come up with something to convince me, I will give you a chance!" ”

Wang Qinian nodded heavily and said, "Okay, I'll go back with you, and I will prove myself!" ”

Cheng Peng knocked on the table and smiled at Wang Qinian: "But it's hard to find a smart gaffer, if you go to make a movie, what should I do?" You can find me another one! ”

Wang Qinian's face was helpless: "You kid is good enough." But when you say that, I think of someone, so call him too! ”

The more high-level gaffers the better, because the lighting is very slow, and it is very normal to shoot a five- or six-second shot and spend an hour or two on the lighting. If there are two masters to cloth, it can greatly speed up the process of shooting! Cheng Peng was overjoyed and asked, "Oh, who is it?" ”

At the mention of this person, Wang Qinian smiled: "My name is Zhou Yang, who graduated from the same school as me, and is my younger brother." Last month, I beat the director in the crew, and I was fired, and I still haven't worked! ”

Beat the director, why does it sound so familiar? Cheng Peng was interested in this person: "Those who dare to beat the director are not ordinary people, let's ask him out to talk!" ”

Those who dare to hit the director are not ordinary people? What a strange statement! Wang Qinian was a little surprised, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, that kid lives not far from here, I'll give him a call." ”

Zhou Yang came quickly, but his image is very inconsistent with the image of the gaffer in Cheng Peng's impression, this guy is five big and three thick, and his arms are full of tattoos, which is like a bastard.

After a brief introduction, Cheng Peng handed over the storyboard to Zhou Yang and asked him to read it first, only when he understood the director's various ideas and intentions, everyone could communicate.

Zhou Yang finished watching it quickly, frowned, and said, "Brother Wang, the light used in this film is not complicated, it is mainly based on natural light at noon, but is it a bit too much symbolic hints, is it unnecessary?" ”

There are indeed many light hints and symbols in "The Two of Us", such as the winter sun shining into the house, but the old lady has to sit in a dark place, which symbolizes the loneliness of the old lady's heart. In the spring, let the old lady sit by the window, so that the sun can shine on her face, symbolizing inner harmony, so that the light and shade are combined with the changes in the heart.

Wang Qinian also felt a little much, nodded and said: "I think so too, it was originally an ordinary person's story, this kind of thing is very common, everyone can understand it, this has underestimated the audience." ”

Cheng Peng attaches great importance to lighting and color, and he has spent a lot of effort on the conception of these colors and lighting, and immediately explained: "I believe you also know that it is difficult for domestic films to sell in overseas markets, and the biggest difficulty is cultural differences, others can't understand what you say." In this regard, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" is particularly worth learning from, and the film has been particularly successful overseas. What is the key to success? I think it's a movie. In the movie, the nameless memories fought with himself and the sky, and the color was normal, but as soon as he entered the story of the remnant sword flying snow, it was immediately a large area of red. Red is a symbol of intense emotions, indicating that the remnant sword is psychologically unstable, why did he suddenly become emotionally unstable? Because the story is fake, people are bound to have mood swings when they lie. After that, the story told by King Qin is blue, and blue represents calmness, indicating that King Qin's heart is very calm, and everything is under his control. And then there is the green color of the broken sword, and the green symbolizes peace, which is not to kill. Zhang Yimou directly showed a lot of things that could not be expressed through color, and overseas audiences knew what he was talking about at a glance, so the box office of this film was particularly good overseas. However, the use of color in "Hero" is biased towards the West, and the Chinese people's understanding of color is somewhat different from that of the West, but they can't understand his things, and they feel inexplicable, so a particularly interesting phenomenon has emerged. Either way, the success of "Heroes" overseas is worth learning from, and I wanted to give it a try and see if I can find a balance that is acceptable both at home and abroad. ”

Is it targeting overseas markets? Wang Qinian shook his head and said: ""Hero" is indeed very successful, there is a box office of 4 billion in Yueben, which is higher than the domestic box office, but the investment of "Hero" is large, and the investment of 240 million yuan cannot be recouped by relying on China. ”

Of course, Cheng Peng has his own purpose: "If I had been making small-budget films, I would definitely not think about it so much, but I have two stories that I particularly want to make, and that is the direction I want to work towards." If you really want to shoot, the cost may exceed 100 million US dollars, and if you rely on China alone, the box office of 2.4 billion can pay back, and now China's annual box office is only 800 million! ”

Wang Qinian completely understood: "If this is the case, then the overseas market is too important, and you have to think about it, but are you thinking too far?" ”

Cheng Peng scratched his head and said with a smile: "I used to do things in a mess, I rushed forward as soon as my head was hot, and I suffered a lot of losses, but now I think it's better to have a plan, step by step." Then he raised his head and looked at the two of them, his eyes shining: "How about it, two, would you like to make a movie with me?" ”

Wang Qinian and Zhou Yang looked at each other and smiled, and stretched out their hands to Cheng Peng: "Okay, let's make a movie together!" ”

(The lighting art that has been talked about for so long is actually to find a possible surname for opening up the overseas market in the future, and it would be too fake if you just make a movie and it will be a big hit overseas.) Although the reason may be ridiculous, it is still a reason. Let's start shooting directly. ）

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