Chapter Eighty-Six: Rogue Tycoon
The next morning, when Yang Lin limped to the set of Clear Water Bay with dark circles under his eyes, the first thing he did was to ask Wei Jiahui to buy a phone as quickly as possible, regardless of whether it was a big brick or a big steamed bun, as long as it was a mobile phone. In the past, he thought that "Big Brother" was too ugly, and he had a nouveau riche taste, so he would rather borrow it from Wang Jing, the fat man, than buy it. Compared to the delicate and beautiful smartphones of later generations, it is really not eye-catching. But when he finally got home with tears in his eyes after walking for a few hours last night, he picked at the blisters on his feet and vowed to have this kind of communication tool that could "move".
"What's wrong?" Wei Jiahui's small eyes blinked, looking at Yang Lin who was limping, full of curiosity.
"Picked up by a mad dog!" Can it still be said that the pickling girl is not successful, but is thrown on the top of the mountain? What does this make buddy face?
With Wei Jiahui's IQ, of course, he will not believe this lame explanation. He felt that this must be a matter that made Yang Lin very faceless, so he decisively changed the topic: "Everything is almost ready, and the start-up ceremony can be held at any time." After a pause, he said with some hesitation: "Really don't invite a few guests?" ”
Yang Lin waved his hand: "Don't invite any of them, simply go through the process of the boot ceremony, the simpler the better, and then start shooting immediately." ”
Wei Jiahui reminded euphemistically: "In this way, will someone deliberately spread the rumor that you have fallen out of favor on TVB?" And, if you can talk to those advertisers again, why don't you go too? ”
Yang Lin smiled slightly: "Falling out of favor? What am I who I am now? Do you need to invite pets? As for those advertisers, wait for them to regret it. The reason why he didn't talk about advertisers who broke their contracts or contacted new customers was that Yang Lin had his own principles and ideas.
First, good horses don't eat grass, since you gave up this opportunity, then wait until "Hooligan Tycoon" cleans up the fire, and you can't regret it. Second, Yang Lin wants to see what he can make this drama look like if he doesn't have a sufficient budget and no big-name actors.
The play "People on the Journey" also doesn't have a big name, but it is completely different from this "Rogue Tycoon". The former was modified by Yang Lin to almost completely deviate from the theme of the original version, and engaged in the gimmick of "youth idol drama", wanting the perfect picture, beautiful actors, and the theme of youth. And this "Rogue Tycoon" is an out-and-out urban emotional drama, with strict requirements for the acting skills of the actors, the cohesion of the plot, the scale of the director, etc., which is the most test of the level of the producer.
In his previous life, Yang Lin was just a third-rate director, and one or two of the films he made could be sold to the provincial Taiwan, and he had to burn high incense. Now it's different, he has the resources and God-given opportunities, he has to keep learning, keep improving, and can't always rely on the memory in his head to eat for a lifetime.
Wei Jiahui nodded, and then remembered that Yang Lin was now a shareholder of TVB. What kind of world is this, after turning around, you will become a shareholder of wireless? I also regretted it in my heart, that time Yang Lin asked him to cut the meat and close the position, and speculated on foreign exchange with him, but he didn't dare to think about it, and missed the great opportunity to make a fortune.
Yang Lin suddenly asked, "I heard that Zhao Zhenqiang went to ATV?" ”
It is said that Qiu Degen was personally invited, and just joined ATV, Qiu Degen opened a new play for Zhao Zhenqiang, as if it was called "Four Famous Shops", Zhao Zhenqiang also blew water everywhere, and wanted to beat wireless with this drama! The investment in this drama is not small, and the cast is also very luxurious, Wu Weiguo and Liang Xiaolong are all on it, by the way, and Mi Xue. Wei Jiahui has the potential of "Jinyiwei", and all kinds of secrets that have not yet been made public are narrated, such as a few treasures. It's just that when Mi Xue was mentioned at the end, the eyes that looked at Yang Lin were a little weird, obviously holding back a smile.
Yang Lin glared at him angrily, despising Wei Jiahui's filthy thoughts. "Four Famous Shops"! It's a classic ATV TV series, right? Want to beat me? Then pull it out and yo-yo and compete!
The start-up ceremony of "Rogue Tycoon" is so simple that it is not good, and it is the essence of Grandpa Mao's "hard work and simplicity", even the pig's head on the table is obviously one size smaller, and the red cloth covered with the camera can only be made into pants.
Yang Lin led Du Qifeng, Wei Jiahui, Ju Jueliang, Pan Hengsheng, Ma Chucheng, Zhang Shuping, Wan Ziliang, Chen Yulian, Wu Zhenyu, Zeng Huanqian, Liu Jiajiao and other cast and crew members to worship God, and then immediately announced the start of production.
Here, I have to talk about Zhang Shuping. A few days ago, Du Qifeng mentioned that he wanted to bring a few people to the crew to enrich the lineup, and Zhang Shuping was among these people. When Yang Lin saw this "king of art" in later generations, he almost hugged Du Qifeng and kissed him.
In Xiangjiang's art director, Zhang Shuping is definitely a super talent. Zhang Shuping has long been a palace-level art director in the Hong Kong film industry, having won the Best Art Direction and Costume Design Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards many times, and is also a highly regarded master wizard in the world. In Wong Kar-wai's films, Zhang Shuping gives full play to his talent again and again, and his delicate character modeling, visual effects, and set design are tempting and challenging the audience's aesthetic standards.
At this time, Zhang Shuping had just been nominated for Best Art Director at the 2nd Xiangjiang Film Awards this year with "Youth on Fire", and his future was immeasurable. So when Du Qifeng led him in front of him, Yang Lin immediately made a final decision, and the art director of this play was Zhang Shuping.
And the reason why Zhang Shuping came from the film industry to shoot a TV series is that Du Qifeng was kindly invited, and another more important reason is that he has no drama to shoot now. He believes that the visual expressiveness of a film, like the plot, agrees to improve the quality of a film and attract more audiences. But if you want to achieve the ideal artistic effect, you have to invest more. The director and producer of Quan Xiangjiang, no one sees this element, and no one is willing to invest money in it.
Just when Zhang Shuping was disheartened, he saw Yang Lin's "People on the Journey", and Zhang Shuping was shocked! As an art director, of course, he knows how much it costs to achieve the kind of effect in the play, and how much it costs to add it to the art, costumes, etc. He carefully estimated it and found that Yang Lin's "People on the Journey" TV series, with his investment in art and costumes, actually killed all the movies that Xiangjiang had already filmed!
encountered a producer who attaches so much importance to art and costumes, Zhang Shuping is naturally willing to join it, even if it is a TV series. What he didn't expect was that as soon as they met, Yang Lin handed over the responsibility of "art director" to him, a newcomer who had just joined, which made him feel very "heroic". Although the budget of this "Rogue Tycoon" is not as much as that of "People on the Journey", Yang Lin promised him that no matter what the next film is filmed, the budget for art and costumes will set a record in Hong Kong. Zhang Shuping was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, and immediately said that he was willing to drive and do his best.
"Rogue Tycoon", like "People on the Journey", did not take the shooting at the same time, but concentrated filming. Since it is a concentrated shooting, the order of shooting will not be too different from the order in which it is played. In this way, through overall planning, all the shots of a scene can be shot at one time, and then the next scene can be replaced, saving time and budget to the greatest extent.
In the whole play, what Yang Lin worries about and attaches the most importance to is Wu Zhenyu's performance. No matter how talented and talented a person is, only through the experience of life and the perception of life can he gradually progress and reach the peak. Especially in the twenties to forties, everyone is the same, and they are improving almost every day.
Wu Zhenyu is like that.
Wu Zhenyu is 22 years old this year, and the first time he won the award was ten years later, when he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. won the actor, it was the Taiwan Golden Horse Award in 2000. Now Wu Zhenyu, who is just running tricks, although his acting skills are not much better than most third-rate actors, he is still too far from Yang Lin's ideals.
Yang Lin pinched his chin, looked at the young Wu Zhenyu in the camera, and frowned.
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