Terrific! Xiao Ran couldn't help but admire Liu Zhenwei's fat grape. Sure enough, he is the most inscrutable director in Hong Kong except for Xu Ke, and he was able to make such a script when gambling films were just emerging.

Looking at the uncertain look on Xiao Ran's face, Liu Zhenwei's mood became more and more uneasy, he always felt that this script was good, but looking at the face of the number one screenwriter in Hong Kong who was admired by him, this script was obviously not as good as he imagined.

What does a person need most? It's not money, it's not love, it's family, it's self-confidence, and money and love and family affection are the sources of this self-confidence. Xiao Ran likes to praise his subordinates to give them enough confidence.

Of course, he can't give others much confidence in directing, but in terms of screenwriting, when almost everyone admits that he is the number one screenwriter in Hong Kong, the affirmation of this hand of God is undoubtedly quite a thing to be proud of.

"Good script!" After thinking for a while, Xiao Ran came to his senses and shouted softly, which must have made Liu Zhenwei a little excited. Xiao Ran drank a cup of iced milk tea with melted ice before saying, "The idea of your script is very good, and the theme is also great." To be able to think so deeply at this time, you are very level! But ......"

Liu Zhenwei, who was originally praised with joy, heard it and immediately became nervous. Xiao Ran stirred the straw, thinking in his mind, did he directly put this script on the screen? Or is it made into a funny version?

hesitated for a moment, thinking that Xing Ye was so popular, he no longer hesitated. Stopping the action of stirring the straw, he said with a relaxed face: "If you put it in Pingyue, I will definitely open this script for you." However, now I want to praise someone, an actor with a lot of comedic talent. ”

Liu Zhenwei's head is definitely very clever, and he immediately understood what Xiao Ran meant, and asked cautiously and a little distressedly: "Boss, do you mean to change it to a comedy?" I'm afraid it's ......."

I'm afraid it's a loss! Xiao Ran sighed and secretly took the unspoken words. He now understands why film companies always like to make some indifferent bad movies, the most typical is "A Thousand Changes", which was filmed in order to make a girl group popular. Because he is in the same situation now, it's just that Emperor Company doesn't have such a vision as him.

"It's a pity, but I'm sure that actor will be popular!" Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, in fact, this matter is not without room for compromise, the key is whether the director can handle the comedy and the profound theme well: "Actually, you don't need to feel sorry, such a theme can be applied to other scripts." The most important thing is that we can choose a compromise that is both entertaining and artistic! ”

"Huh?" Liu Zhenwei was immediately dumbfounded, Xiao Ran's requirements were ridiculously high, he never thought he could do it: "Boss, will this be too difficult?" ”

"Too difficult?" Xiao Ran was stunned, he didn't think it was very difficult. But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that it was indeed a very difficult task.

The surname of entertainment and art is a peak that every director is pursuing. However, few people can do it. It is no exaggeration to say that those who can do this regularly are already absolute masters, and they are recognized masters.

As the saying goes, you can't have both fish and bear's paws. There is indeed no conflict between the entertainment surname and the art surname in theory, but it is definitely a difficult thing to achieve in practice. It's like in an innocent romance film, if it is mixed with comedy ingredients, the chance of taste deterioration is at least 99% or more, and the most likely situation is to become four different images.

A typical example of this is "Flying Little White Dragon", the director of that film is sincere about making a moving romance film. The scene in the wooden house is the essence of the whole film, but the bad thing is that the film uses a lot of unusually spoofed comedy, which makes the film a big bad movie, even if there is an extremely moving essence plot, it still can't prevent this tragic fate.

Is there really no compromise? The answer is no, at least for Liu Zhenwei, who has almost no experience as a director, this is an impossible task, unless Xu Ke is found to direct. Xu Ke is currently the only director who can barely grasp a little, but he is still full of entertainment and almost can't achieve a real balance.

There are very few films that can achieve a real balance between art and commerce, and Xiao Ran, who has been a director twice, gradually understands the hardships of this position, and in his current opinion, perhaps one of the films closest to a real balance in Hong Kong films is definitely "Big Branch".

This film can handle action, love and comedy, as well as religion and fantasy elements very well, and integrate them into one, creating an effect that is both rich in entertainment and definitely artistic, and Xiao Ran admired the directors of this film, Du Qifeng and Wei Jiahui, to death. It's a pity that this is the work of these two strongmen after nearly twenty years.

"Since that's the ......" After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Ran knew that it was impossible to achieve, in order to win the red star, he had to make a helpless choice: "Let's choose comedy, remember, as funny as you want." When you're done, show me again. As for your theme, it's great, and next time there's a gambling movie, we can choose to put it in. ”

Liu Zhenwei was very helpless, but this was the suggestion put forward by the screenwriter he admired the most, and he couldn't help but accept it. Seeing his depressed look, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled dumbly, but he ignored Liu Zhenwei's emotions. So, he tried to comfort: "Lao Liu, I want to tell you one thing, writing a book is originally to create within the scope of requirements, even if you yourself will give requirements." ”

"The most important thing is that being a screenwriter is not the same, you have to write a drama to prove yourself." Xiao Ran smiled faintly, and the person who can write really funny scenes is a master: "Whether it's doing comedy or doing something else, as long as you can achieve a height, it's a symbol of ability." ”

"Thanks for the pointers, I think I get it!" The unhappiness in Liu Zhenwei's heart seemed to be blown away by a strong wind, and he was only happy to be guided by Xiao Ran. In fact, the script he wrote was originally greatly influenced by Xiao Ran's "God of Gamblers", so he worked hard to write a serious drama. He even wanted to use the same kind of film that Xiao Ran used when he shot "God of Gamblers" to create the same condensation effect.

In the following time, Xiao Ran chatted with Liu Zhenwei about the director for a while. So, quietly, Xiao Ran learned a lot from Liu Zhenwei's creative concepts and relatively conceptual directing techniques (because he is not actually working, of course, it is very conceptual).

This is what Xiao Ran wants to do, he can not learn music from Uncle Zhan, he can not learn photography, but he is a director, and he must improve his skills. It is recognized that this director can hardly be considered a first-class director without his own style.

Xiao Ran didn't want to live a lifetime without learning and unskilled, and his interest in being a director was getting bigger and bigger, because he understood that when a director directs a film, he is actually God. Indulge everything to achieve the effect you are trying to achieve, and indulge people's joys and sorrows.

During this period of time, he has been very humble to learn from every director he knows, and coupled with his own knowledge, he thinks that his directing ability is actually not bad. In terms of creative concept, he is indeed not bad, but what is poor is the ability to shoot specific details on the spot. This shortcoming is gradually being made up for with Xiao Ran's efforts.

He even wanted to consult Wang Jiawei, of course, not to learn how to shoot the film very slowly, but how to choose art and photography with a sharp eye. To put it simply, talented directors are the objects of his consultation.

Two days later, "Prison Storm" was screened, and Xiao Ran had watched the film before (not pornographic, but a film that had not yet been edited), and felt that the effect was no different from what he had seen. However, he still wanted to go to the cinema once, not only because the film meant the second success of the Phantom Company, but also because he wanted to see the film again.

He can't forget the part where Fa Ge sang happily with the erhu in the sun, and he can't forget Fa Ge's explosion in the ending scene. To be honest, Xiao Ran, who gradually understands the director's skills, now admires the depressing atmosphere created by Lin Lingdong in the film.

That's not an easy thing to do, but the whole film is very depressing, which makes people's hearts heavy. At the end, this played a **, a big explosion, so that all the audience vented all their depression at once. This is a very clever technique, and the control power needs to be very strong, and the current Xiao Ran is far from being able to do it.

However, this time Xiao Ran secretly went to enjoy it alone, and even Lin Qingxia didn't bring it. He feels that the only thing he can do with the life in his dreams now is these films, and this moment is completely his.

Of course, there was no director or anything in this cinema, but the audience still gave the greatest applause. Xiao Ran was slightly moved, he felt that in fact, the current audience is very easy to satisfy. If "Prison Storm" is released 20 years later, Xiao Ran even dares to bet his surname that the box office of this film will never exceed 10 million.

It is precisely because the current audience is not picky that many classics with both entertainment and art surnames have been achieved. Let Xiao Ran secretly light a cigarette when he was a teenager, and then in the dark video hall, he was either happy or moved by a mess of classics.

At the same time, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Wang Minggui is teaching Wang Yang, who is trying to sneak away to have fun: "Don't you want to live anymore, stay at home honestly for me, don't want to go anywhere!" ”

Wang Yang looked very aggrieved, in his opinion, this is Kaohsiung and not Taipei, what is the need to be afraid! Of course he didn't know that Wang Minggui was not afraid of Lin Guiyun, but Xiao Ran. Seeing his son's appearance, Wang Minggui sighed, he really didn't understand how Xiao Ran could run away that day, and there was such an exaggerated master.

However, there are rumors on the road in Hong Kong that the top master is Xiao Ran's subordinate, Wang Minggui doesn't dare to believe it, those four unlucky guys are a good evidence. shook his head and pulled his son to sit on the sofa: "Wang Yang, don't go out casually in the future, at least don't go out to play without the protection of bodyguards." ”

"Why, this is Kaohsiung, not Taipei." Wang Yang immediately screamed, and shouted very unhappily: "Are you afraid that Lin Guiyun's people will kill you?" I'm not afraid! ”

Wang Minggui shook his head and said slowly: "It's not Lin Guiyun, I'm worried that Xiao Ran will have some tricks there." Remember that time when he was taken to the police station? He had seen us, but he denied it. I think he is trying to tell us that the things of the Tao should be settled according to the rules of the Tao. ”

"Then don't be afraid!" Sometimes Wang Yang is indeed a pretty idiot, but this usually only happens when he is not very good-tempered: "This is Taiwan, and I am afraid that he, a Hong Kong person, will dare to break ground on our head!" ”

Wang Minggui sighed, Wang Yang was always too impulsive when he had fire in his heart, otherwise, he wouldn't have been stupid enough to send someone to cut Xiao Ran last time. To be honest, if it weren't for Wang Yang's strong request, he wouldn't have bothered with the kidnapping at all, after all, in more sense, he was a businessman who paid attention to profits, not the underworld.

However, Wang Yang is quite a bit of an underworld, Wang Minggui shook his head helplessly and explained: "Don't think that there is nothing, last time Xiao Ran deliberately did not let Bai Dao pursue it, otherwise, with Lin Qingxia's influence, I am afraid that we will be in big trouble." If Xiao Ran sends that subordinate to assassinate us, it will be very difficult for us to survive! ”

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Minggui sweated on his forehead, and last time the police showed him photos of the scene where the four kidnappers were killed. To be honest, if it weren't clear to everyone that it was either Xiao Ran or Xiao Ran's subordinates, the police would definitely suspect that it was a professional killer.

Because that guy is really poisonous, not so much poison, but fast and accurate, all of them hit the point. According to the police's careful search of the scene, the killer must have appeared out of nowhere and killed four kidnappers in just a dozen seconds.

This is really a very serious problem, and whoever wants to deal with Xiao Ran must carefully weigh whether he has the strength to deal with that mysterious person. Wang Minggui hadn't thought about looking for death yet, but he also didn't understand why Xiao Ran didn't make a move on him.

After thinking about it, he warned his son sharply: "Wang Yang, let me tell you, don't go out and make trouble." Now Lin Guiyun's people and the people of the Bamboo Union Gang have swept a lot of stalls in the gangs that have dealings with us, and now no one dares to help us. If you mess around again, I won't be able to protect you! ”

While he was talking, the servant suddenly came in and said that someone had come to visit. Wang Minggui was a little confused, but he still carefully called two bodyguards with guns and tags to meet that person together. The person who came looked a little bit of the business world, and when he saw Wang Minggui, he smiled: "Mr. Wang, my boss asks you to talk!" ”

"Who's your boss?" Wang Minggui was puzzled, he didn't expect the visitor to say his intention so frankly: "Why should I go to see him, what's the benefit?" Who are you? ”

"I'm just a small character, it doesn't matter, but my boss is important to you!" The visitor smiled reassuringly: "You have a common enemy, and I think you must be happy to meet him." I forgot to tell you, my boss's name is Fang Ruohai! ”

Fang Ruohai? As if I've heard it! Wang Minggui's brain spun quickly, and he soon showed a look of joy. Because he remembered that Fang Ruohai was the elder brother of the heroine of the marriage change incident that caused a sensation in Southeast Asia last time......

Good book recommendation: "Phoenix Dance"

I've read this book before, it's relatively special in online games, and it's worth appreciating.

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