Chapter 79: Learning
Guan Chen doesn't have many scenes, and it was originally planned to be filmed in three or four days.
But after trying Guan Chen's success on the first day, Guan Chen sat there, and as soon as the lines changed, the directors and screenwriters' minds crackled and flowers bloomed, and new inspirations burst out from time to time, and they couldn't calm down.
They have obviously followed in the footsteps of Director Chen and the screenwriter of "Police", and they can't quit in a short time.
Originally, when the actor left the group halfway to participate in the advertising campaign, the crew stopped work for half a day, and the director was very sad and felt that the money was wasted for half a day. But now with Guan Chen, the director's face, which may die at any time, shows the vigor of when he first entered film school.
The director dragged Guan Chen to prevent him from leaving, and always tried his best to beg Guan Chen to act more.
Guan Chen has no opinion, there are apprentices from Cai's class on the set to raise his fist target at any time, and staying for a few more days is exactly what he wants.
So the director not only arranged the rivalry between Guan Chen and Xie Jinzhu in the name of "flashback", but also added the second easter egg and the third easter egg......
After the actor slashed Xie Jinzhu to death, he went back to the restaurant to find Chen, returned the knife and gun, and thanked the latter for his help. Chen congratulated and comforted the actor and sent the person away. The restaurateur looked at the bloodstained knives and guns on the table and asked what to do with them. Chen ate the hot pot with a big grin, and said, just keep the knife and gun, because the kid can't go, or it won't be long before he comes back to get it. As soon as he finished speaking, a little brother on the side silently handed over a few photos, and he was a good friend and classmate in the actor's school. Chen put large slices of raw meat into the boiling pot and shook them, and at the same time casually explained to the younger brother, let's do it.
"What an easter egg! If you continue to shoot again, the third part will be filmed! Xie Jinzhu was as experienced as ever, and quickly judged that the director wanted to rub the heat again, "It's like a bear rubbing a tree, it's endless!" ”
Xie Jinzhu went to the director's theory angrily, and finally won a salary for Guan Chen, so he came back with a smile and quietly told Guan Chen that the possibility of Guan Chen appearing in the third movie is getting bigger and bigger, "But the contract can't be signed early, and you have to wait until after the release of "Police". How many times your salary can be increased depends on how many billions the box office of "Police" reaches, and in the end, even if the box office fails, but the popularity goes up, the salary can also rise a lot. ”
Guan Chen didn't think that "Police Story" might hit the street.
Whether it is the plot of the script, the completion of the movie, and even the performance of everyone performing their duties, Zhang Jingsheng's box office appeal makes Guan Chen feel confident that he will achieve good results. Especially after he saw the set of "Black Dragon 2" with his own eyes, he was more confident.
"That's what everybody thinks." Xie Jinzhu shook his head unconsciously, and his eyes suddenly became heavy, "When you are an actor, where will anyone rush to make a bad movie?" Very little, very little, to pay off personal debts or make money. Basically, everyone thinks that they are making a good movie and that they will have a good work. But there is such a thing as a movie, how to say it, until the end, no one knows whether it is a success or a failure......"
Xie Jinzhu seriously told Guan Chen that the ultimate success of a movie is the result of many factors. Even if the production is perfect, if the release is unfortunately selected on a bad schedule, the propagandists make a pig teammate operation, and the starring role is exposed to the scandal and is boycotted by the audience...... could usher in a different situation.
Like the current director of "Black Dragon 2", he is doing it with a dead face, holding on to higher-grade movies and rubbing popularity, just to strive for a little more possibility of success, do his best, and obey the fate of God.
Guan Chen put away his arrogant and taken for granted, and then he became a little nervous.
He obviously cares about whether the movie can be successful or not.
Because he has special feelings for the role of Wu Ze.
Just like the reason he starred in [Most Wanted] in the first place - in order to do something good and let others learn from it.
He hopes that he will play Wu Ze, so that parents can care more about their children after seeing it; He hopes that those lonely children like him can see the [answer] in the movie, not like Wu Ze who woke up to the people behind him when he was dying, and not like him, who found that he had nothing after he died.
"Can I do something about it?" Guan Chen hopes that "The Story of the Police" can be seen by more people.
Xie Jinzhu smiled and said, "Work hard when you run publicity." ”
An actor's job is to act. In terms of filming and production, if you perform well, you can complete your task. As for other aspects, the most actors are the most, and they just contribute more when promoting.
"Got it." Guan Chen nodded.
Xie Jinzhu told Guan Chen not to worry: "Huang Jin Shen He's side, I will go and ask them for a few invitations to give you when the time comes." ”
Xie Jinzhu helped Guan Chen ask for a publicity opportunity, and obviously he couldn't ask for a second time in a short period of time, so it was equivalent to him taking Guan Chen's "Police Story" more seriously than his "Black Dragon 2".
"No, no, no." Guan Chen hurriedly waved his hand.
Xie Jinzhu said that he had to get it.
"I really don't need to," Guan Chen said, "Zhang Jingsheng has already said that he will push me to a few variety shows to promote." ”
Guan Chen reported a few names, and Xie Jinzhu knew that these were programs with high ratings and great influence. Among them, He Tu in southern Hunan and Cai Yuan in Bay Province are all big-name hosts on the same level as Huang Jin...... It's not something that he can compare to a person like the weak [Shen He faction].
"This Zhang Jingsheng ......" Xie Jinzhu asked stunnedly, "I don't want to dig you up, do you?" ”
Guan Chen nodded: "His agent did come to ask me if I wanted to change jobs." ”
“!” Xie Jinzhu pretended to be calm and pushed the frame of his sunglasses. However, he was not wearing sunglasses at all at this time, and a finger poked into his eye without responding.
Guan Chen said with a smile: "I told all the agents, including her, that I have signed a contract and it is impossible to leave." ”
Xie Jinzhu was poked into tears by his finger in one eye, and tears were moved in the other eye. He was very happy that the character of his junior and younger brother had finally improved once, but at the same time he was very worried, for fear that he would delay Guan Chen's future.
"If you're moved, give me a promotion!" Guan Chen hinted that the leader could give him shares.
Xie Jinzhu smiled and smiled with satisfaction.
If the assistant is promoted, he will be an agent. Can Guan Chen still be an agent? Apparently impossible.
So the little junior brother is now warmly using jokes to help him out of the siege. Xie Jinzhu felt very happy.
"Let's go! Senior brother, please eat something delicious! Xie Jinzhu stood up and patted Guan Chen on the shoulder.
Guan Chen thought to himself that the senior brother was really tactful enough, and he changed the topic of promotion so naturally. But he is not discouraged, he is still young, and he will definitely be able to survive the death of Manager Qian and take the lead in becoming a shareholder.
Guan Chen stood up and chased after Xie Jinzhu's back.
In the next few days, Guan Chen has been studying with Xie Jinzhu.
What Xie Jinzhu taught was different from what Zhang Jingsheng taught Guan Chen.
Zhang Jingsheng mostly taught Guan Chen how to improve his acting skills, how to read a script, a movie, and a role from the top.
And Xie Jinzhu is more to teach Guan Chen how to mix in this industry and how to deal with people in the circle.
Guan Chen followed Xie Jinzhu and saw his state when he was working, but he was actually a little surprised.
Because Guan Chen has always thought that the senior brotherhood is the type of good man. After all, Xie Jinzhu has always been polite when he treats people, which does not conform to his fierce appearance, but quite in line with his bluffing interests. The reviews are excellent, and even when the staff secretly gossiped, no one said anything bad about Xie Jinzhu.
However, Guan Chen saw that Xie Jinzhu sometimes had a very tough attitude when he negotiated with the screenwriter and director. was so tough that Guan Chen secretly copied the bench several times, preparing to sweep the formation.
"In this circle, in fact, at a certain level, good people are not popular." Xie Jinzhu explained: "Hello, I'm hello, everyone, I fell on the bottom staff, and I was good-tempered and talkative." But if you are obedient to the creators of the creation, you will be regarded as unprincipled, uninteresting, and not paranoid about art. ”
It is not easy to quarrel with good people, but it is not easy to collide with good things.
In fact, this phenomenon can also be used in reverse. For example, if you first hold a different opinion, then argue and discuss with someone, and finally pretend to be persuaded by the other party, then the other party will be very happy and fulfilled, which is very conducive to the development and getting along with the next work. What Xie Jinzhu said was his experience after he climbed out of the quagmire at the bottom.
Guan Chen absorbed it attentively. thinks that what Mr. Xing said is really right, what he learned in the crew can't be learned in the acting class.
has only been in two crews, Guan Chen's current cognition of movies and the team is far greater than that of himself three months ago.
Guan Chen couldn't wait to find a third script, and wanted to put everything he learned into practice.
But he couldn't find a character that made him feel good no matter what. What I took from Xie Jinzhu was still a lot of scripts that were not interesting, had boring lines, empty characters, and backward routines.
Obviously, he needs to wait. Until he has his masterpiece, those good scripts will not be sent to him.
Guan Chen felt that he would have to wait for more than half a year, which was too long.
Xie Jinzhu suggested that Guan Chen could try to write one by himself.
"Aren't you in literature? And he's so good at changing lines, why don't you write it yourself? Xie Jinzhu said.
"Write it yourself?" Guan Chen raised his eyebrows. He knows too well what he is, and it's almost the same to let his predecessor write it, but it's not okay to let him write it.
Xie Jinzhu asked Guan Chen: "Do you remember what I said when we first met?" ”
Guan Chen remembers. At that time, Xing Yan was talking about the taboo of changing lines without permission, and nobodies should not change their lines at will, and then Xie Jinzhu appeared like a movie character, and while walking down, he said that if he wanted to change his lines, he could join the creative team from the beginning and brand the script with his own brand.
"If you can't watch "Black Dragon" [1] and [2], then you can try it and write what you like into [3]." Xie Jinzhu's tone was not yin and yang, it was just a suggestion.
Xie Jinzhu asked: "If there is "Black Dragon 3", what do you think the plot will be?" ”
Guan Chen recalled what Chen did in "Black Dragon 2", and then recalled the prototype character when he performed this role when he joined the group on the first day, and finally recalled the newly shot easter eggs, saying:
"It's easy. Later, Chen Design was grateful to the male protagonist, and used the weakness of the male protagonist's personality to control the male protagonist step by step. In the end, Chen polished the actor into the sharpest knife in his hand. But if the knife is used too much, it will either be dull or sharper. Chen committed a crime and told the actor that he wanted him to temporarily take the blame, and made an appointment to get him out. The actor agreed. But the day of the execution is getting closer and closer, and Chen never had the intention of getting the actor out. Only then did the actor realize that he had been betrayed. ”
Guan Chen touched his eyebrows and said softly: "If there is a third part, it is better to let the male protagonist escape from prison and kill him and find the boss for revenge." Ha. ”