Chapter 107: Alternative Themes
At that time, he had just returned to China, how could Zhang Yang have expected that he would only eat, drink and have fun every day, spend money and play lavishly, obviously with many peers, but everyone learned to flatter each other like adults. After being subdued by his mother, he came to this school rebelliously, and since then his ears have never been clean, and he listens to this and that every day, so-and-so went to a prestigious university, and he really gave his parents these words with a long face. But here, I unexpectedly entered the film and television industry, and I earned the first pot of gold in my life earlier than any of my peers, and I also found the industry I wanted to engage in. Therefore, Zhang Yang often sighed: In life, who can predict what will happen next.
Zhang Yang walked out of the college with everyone talking and laughing, passing by the swimming pool, he heard someone blowing a whistle, Zhang Yang saw a classmate practicing swimming, a part-time classmate jumped into the water and dragged him out of the water, the classmate kept coughing. That state was exactly the same as his classmates at that time, Zhang Yang thought that this was youth, and this was the necessary stage for everyone's growth.
"What! Want to drink water!? Zou Kai saw Zhang Yang in a daze, and said jokingly that he recalled the embarrassment of Zhang Yang's first choking on water, and he really couldn't tease him at that time, but out of politeness, he held back his laughter.
"But thanks to you, everyone learned to swim so quickly! Thank you! Zhang Yang didn't refute anything, but continued to watch with a smile, the part-time classmate taught him how to swim, and the female coach who looked like a man watched from the side.
When the coach saw Zhang Yang, he stretched out his hand to say hello, and several of them nodded and responded with a smile.
"It didn't take long for us to graduate! When the time comes, we can focus on developing our careers! Wang Mingdian said with emotion, for him, his father almost died as if it were yesterday, if it weren't for Zhang Yang, he and his younger brother probably didn't know what to do, thinking that the study and life can be carefree thanks to their seniors, the only reward is that after graduation, you must make your career bigger and stronger.
"I'm only a sophomore, so I'm not in a hurry! Brother, has the studio been open in Haikou? Han Mingshuo asked, indeed he learned to enjoy his life, especially since that incident, he treats every day very carefully, trains and studies seriously, and does his work to the fullest.
"It depends! This time, I have time to choose people, I want to choose the female number one in the next play, hold a national audition, and then select some suitable newcomers to join our team at the same time, by the way, Han Mingshuo, when you are fine, you will manage the actors with Guo Yong, I see that you are very sociable and have a strong adaptability! That way you can learn more, too! Zhang Yang said admonishingly, and continued to walk in the direction of the dormitory.
"Yes! Boss! Han Mingshuo responded mischievously.
When I returned to the dormitory, I saw that the robot was working tirelessly, and I wanted to accompany the entire dormitory until now. It's just that after leaving, I really don't know if the later people will manage this place well, and when I think about the past, I must pass, and the future will be handed over to the future people, Zhang Yang is ready to say goodbye to all this at any time.
Fortunately, the school takes great care of Zou Kai and Zhang Yang, and with the previous millions of donations, it is a sure thing that the two and the twins can graduate stably. After I came back, I learned that in order to graduate, the students in the same class participated in performances everywhere every day, looking for opportunities to perform, and they had no initiative at all, so they could only arrange whatever they wanted.
In contrast, Zhang Yang is more tired of running around, but it is also freer. Coupled with the support of the government and the school, you can arrange your own work and career, and grasp the time to do more meaningful things. As the principal said, what he is doing now, and what he has, even if many people leave the school, they can't change it for several generations, so this must be the destiny that people often say.
In the following days, Zhang Yang, Zheng Han, and Director Yang began to work on post-production, but fortunately, it was a modern film, except for a few minutes of special effects, everything else just needed to be edited according to the plot. After everyone's continuous improvement, the film finally came out two months later, and many people were excited just by watching the trailer. Because the picture is so beautiful and very artistic, such a texture is only common in European and American dramas. Relying solely on the publicity of the official platform, major buyers took the initiative to find the door and became the biggest dark horse of the year.
From the filming to the production of the film, there are Zheng Han and Director Yang's checks, and it has always been very easy for Zhang Yang. As long as it meets the results he wants, he can have time to write a second script, and the content of the second script has been completely formed and completed. Only Zheng Han has seen it, Zheng Han is even more admired because of Zhang Yang's bold innovation, Zheng Han feels that Zhang Yang's brain is simply full of spiritual springs, and the export is full of chapters, and he can pinch it with his hands, and this talent is not as good as it.
After the finished film came out, Zhang Yang carried out film promotion through the official platform, never paying attention to pomp, very simple, not extravagant and wasteful, more like a talk show, very casual and down-to-earth. Until the end of the premiere and the official release, there has been no large-scale press conference or ceremony. Zhang Yang's original intention was to sell his works by word of mouth, relying on his moral character and personality in the film and television industry in the past two years, and he also made a lot of profits, and he didn't estimate how much he earned, because this is not something that a person can control. If you think about it, even if it's really bad, the people scold themselves, you can gain more experience when you are young, and constantly correct yourself, which is also a matter of killing two birds with one stone.
After the movie was released in theaters across the country, it became famous and had no bad reviews, especially for young people, who were still quite recognized. Director Cai and Director Yang, who participated in the premiere, are also helping to promote, and their evaluations are very sincere, and they are also conscientious directors in the art world, and they have a lot of right to speak, so the movie has received rave reviews since the first day of its release, and it has almost become a hot topic for everyone.
Forty days after its release, the film has earned more than 3 billion at the box office, and the content of the film has resonated with human nature, and has been recognized by the public around the world by word of mouth. As a result, the value of all those involved has increased dramatically, and the fame of all has skyrocketed.
With the end of the screening period, the film has made great achievements both commercially and artistically, especially the fame of Director Yang, Zheng Han, and Zhang Yang is far beyond the previous one. After Zhang Yang got the profits, he paid taxes as soon as possible, and donated 10 percent to national charities, and another 10 percent to major poor schools, and also donated some to schools. The most valuable ones to benefit are Liu Xueying and Zou Kai, both of whom are joint-stock systems, and Liu Xueying took 10%, which is more than all the salaries she paid for filming before; Zou Kai accounted for 15% of the total project, so he also created carefree learning conditions for his sister.
Zou Kai is even more dead-skinned, he just doesn't accept the book, and he is ready to paste it for a lifetime. Although after him, no one can have shares, but Zhang Yang is not stingy with it, and he gives a big red envelope to all those who participated in the production. The rest of the money is ready to make better films, Zhang Yang has already planned, spending money to do something meaningful, and if he fails, it's a big deal to start all over again, the studio already has this strength.
When others were still talking about the movie, Zhang Yang had already calmed down, continued to revise his new script, and had already arranged the tasks for the next play, and the studio was completing the new work plan in an orderly manner.
Since Zou Kai learned that he was going to play the male number one, he was still bisexual, and he was very disgusted at first. But when I think I can experience a different life, there is nothing wrong with that. What's more, for the sake of publicity, it is also appropriate to pay such a little by yourself.
After it was settled, Zou Kai, Han Mingshuo, and the twins had to be trained by Guo Yong until late every day. Li Fengjian, Ren Huayu, and his assistant, as well as Shen Xiaojing, began to select actors everywhere across the country, and Zhang Yang would watch the video in person every time he auditioned, but he ran to several big cities with little success. Later, I went directly to major professional schools to pick people, and the advantage of picking people in live video is that you can find the most photogenic person at first sight, but there are really few such people.
Zhang Yang thought about it, this is labor-intensive, the gains outweigh the losses, and he wants to use the official platform to conduct a national audition, so he discussed with the official that he needs to upload his ID card and student ID to participate in the audition, and no one is allowed to wear makeup, as long as someone makes up and has plastic surgery, it will be directly filtered out, although there are more harsh terms, but there are still many people who participate.
It took a while to select a total of 100 people, including some in Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places. After layers of selection, twelve people were finally selected, and in order to increase the number of teachers, Zhang Yang also specially recruited the head teacher of the physical teacher, the music teacher Liu Zhenming, and the female performance teacher Li Haixia to carry out daily training for everyone. But all the classmates and friends who were selected to act in this drama, Zhang Yang formulated a one-month training plan, rented an apartment for everyone, and everything officially began.
The audition is not troublesome for Zhang Yang, or to talk about the eye, through the exchange of some students who are very good at tutoring and conduct, as the key requirement for deciding whether to use or not. For those who only want to be famous, they will definitely not leave a good impression in Zhang Yang, and they will definitely not be suitable for their studio for fame or profit, which is also a common thing for the entire studio.
Li Fengjian and others traveled to more than a dozen cities in two months. And Guo Yong and others picked tens of thousands of people on the official platform. It took a lot of manpower to select these twelve people, which can be said to be very difficult, and everything is publicized and done by himself, which is really moving.
In terms of the training of new drama acting, Zhang Yang was very relieved to hand over to Guo Yong and Li Haixia, but the investment in this film will not be too large, because it belongs to an alternative theme, Zhang Yang only plans to release it on major platforms, because he has other plans, and when the time is ripe, he wants to shoot a TV series like "Game of Thrones", if all the actors can stick to that day, they will definitely use all of them.
At the same time, what is still busy at the same time is the graduation report performance, and the various dances in the class are still rehearsed before, and there is no longer a need for Zhang Yang to guide everyone, because everyone has mature choreography ability. As long as everyone participates in the choreography and performance of the dance, there is basically no problem at all in successfully graduating. If it weren't for Zhang Yang's hard work in learning various private lessons and becoming an actor in the past few years, he would definitely not be able to satisfy Zhang Yang's curiosity for knowledge with the things of the past four years, otherwise Zhang Yang would probably have dropped out of school and returned to the United States to re-study a new major.
The graduation performance is held in May, which is traditionally the case for seniors, and parents are invited to attend the graduation ceremony, so that they can say goodbye to the school after that day. At that time, it was also the day when Zhang Yang returned to New York, and Zhang Yang planned it this way.
After the filming of the new drama officially started, the school was already on vacation, and Zhang Yang used the vacation time to finish filming the content he wanted in the school first. Then it took a month in Sanya to complete another part of the shooting. It took two months from the filming to the end, during which there was a ten-day holiday for the Spring Festival, and when the filming was completed, it was already March, and school had already started. This time, Zhang Yang and Zheng Han are the directors, and the content of the shooting is adapted from the experiences of Ma Zhenhua and Liu Zhenming.
The female number one was selected by a Chinese student from a Canadian film school, her name is Sheng Liying, her performance is very natural, and she finally won the female number one with her own strength. She participated in the audition through the official platform, including the twelve people she newly selected signed in to the name of the studio, and there will be a fixed salary every month, and the salary of the newcomer will not be high when he first enters the play, but Zhang Yang gives it relatively high. This time, Zou Kai, Twins, and Han Mingshuo and others are enough to hold a few newcomers to appear in the public's field of vision. What's more, Zhang Yang also played the role of suffering from AIDS, don't look at a few shots, but the lines are very meaningful.
Because it is a youth movie of pure love, it does not involve bed scenes and the like, and Zhang Yang doesn't like to use the camera to show these things, he just hopes that when he is confused in youth, he will not take the wrong path and not take his children's love too seriously. Rather, I exhort everyone to live with their hearts, love the world with their hearts, and not to get lost in selfish desires. This is Zhang Yang's purpose in filming this drama, he doesn't want anyone to follow the path of Ma Zhenhua's fornication, Liu Zhenming's betrayal and don't know his own path. He only hopes that no matter what kind of LGBT person you are, don't lose your heart as a person, learn to be a good person, and more importantly, don't discriminate, give up on yourself, or even commit suicide, and live in love and other positive attitudes towards life.
Zhang Yang despises the most those sanctimonious people, who keep saying that God loves you and I love you, but in private they are doing shady things. For example, the culprit of the Mike incident is the teacher, he played with everyone's trust, just for his own selfish desires, such a person does not look at going to church every day, on the surface he is very religious, in fact he is the real satanic devil. Therefore, Zhang Yang always kept in mind the truth that this man's heart is more deceitful than all things, and he never harmed others, but he did not allow anyone to hurt his own people.
After two months of intense filming, most of the newly signed artists went back to school and waited for the next notice. Ren Huayu, who is far away in Beijing, is even busier, with twelve more artists at once, all kinds of publicity, and all kinds of recommended cooperation, which makes him a little uncomfortable when he has always been relatively idle.
The new film was completely edited in only one month, but the amount of content is not as good as the previous play. It's just that this alternative theme, coupled with the fact that it is adapted from a true story, is enough to touch the heart, and exhorting the public is the main purpose of Zhang Yang's filming of this drama. After the editing was completed, it was time to say goodbye, and on this day, Zhang Yang and Zou Kai sent Zheng Han to the airport.
"Zheng Han! Take care! See you in New York! ”
Zhang Yang watched Zheng Han enter the airport, his maturity and progress were seen with his own eyes, and he was quite skilled in handling this film. It's just that he feels that there are still many details that still need to be improved, and if he didn't have the opportunity to get in touch with mature directors, he would still be limited to theory in shooting. Because of Zhang Yang's encouragement, he let go of his work this time, but because there was no guidance from Director Yang, he did find more shortcomings.
Zheng Han waved his hand at the entrance of the airport, said goodbye to Zhang Yang and Zou Kai, and then entered the airport.
Zheng Han thought that in fact, he worked with Zhang Yang, more to realize his own shortcomings, because Zhang Yang's learning ability is much higher than his own, and many things can be understood at one point, although Zhang Yang did not think so when shooting, in fact, this film is completely Zhang Yang's work of art, and he just said some terms, which can be called the name of the photographic equipment, nothing more.
Zheng Han thought about it while planning to wait until he went to New York to work hard, and then came back to do something big.