Chapter 001: Traveling through 2008
[This story is pure fiction, please don't be too involved in it! ] 】
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Shonan, Shacheng.
"Click!"
In front of the monitor, Fang Ziheng sat on the director's throne and waved his hand and shouted, and then gave up his position to Xu Zheng, who was walking quickly.
In September 2008, the movie "People in Embarrassment", produced by Ning Hao, directed by Xu Zheng, and starring Xu Zheng and Baoqiang, finally came to an end after a month of shooting.
"Okay, it's over."
"I announce that "People in Embarrassment" has been completed."
Xu Zheng carefully looked at the last few sets of shots, held a loudspeaker in one hand, took off the wig on his head and officially announced the completion of the movie with his big bald head.
"At night, the crew treats guests, and everyone doesn't get drunk and doesn't return."
"Thank you, Director."
"Thank you, Director Xu."
The crew grinned happily and quickly packed up the props and equipment.
Fang Ziheng stood aside and looked at the crew with emotion.
He, Fang Ziheng, came from Huaguo, which was parallel to time and space fifteen years later.
He has served as a group performer, martial artist, special guest, scene reporter, executive director, assistant director, and director.
has filmed advertisements, urban workplace dramas, spy war dramas, and even costume dramas, mythological martial arts dramas, and many themes are all involved.
In his more than ten years of career in the entertainment industry, only one urban workplace drama has been starred and has achieved good results.
I remember that before the crossing, he was fooling investors, holding a thin movie script, swearing to ensure that the box office would be a hit.
Unfortunately, after more than 10 years of market baptism, investors have learned well and insisted on a small amount of investment.
In the end, Fang Ziheng vomited and diarrhea after drinking, and he didn't get any more investment quotas, and he woke up and traveled to fifteen years ago.
This year, he is twenty-one years old, born in 87, the directing department of the Imperial Capital Film Academy, and has just graduated three months ago.
His current identity is the assistant director of the crew of "People in Embarrassment", and he also plays the role of the handsome guy who was accosted by a beautiful woman on the train in the movie.
The Chinese films in this time and space are similar to his previous life, just a few years after the transition from the era of wasteland, the film market is full of flowers, barbaric growth, and everything is advancing towards prosperity.
"What's the fuss? How's your new script going? ”
A man in his thirties with a meaty face walked over, interrupted Fang Ziheng's thoughts, and handed over a cigarette with a smile.
"It's nothing, it's finished, and it's a little unfinished."
Fang Ziheng put the cigarette in his mouth, took out a lighter to help the man light it first, then lit it for himself, took a deep breath and said: "The script is almost polished, I will start preparing the crew when I go back, and strive to start the film as soon as possible." ”
The person who came is called Ning Hao, Xu Zheng's friend, and Fang Ziheng Nortel's senior brother, serving as the producer of "People in Embarrassment".
When Fang Ziheng entered Nortel, Ning Hao had just become famous, and Crazy Stone had not yet been released, so he came to the film academy to pull the film when he had nothing to do.
The two met at that time, and after a few years of dating, Ning Hao was very optimistic about this little junior brother.
This time, the movie "People in Embarrassment" was able to start filming ahead of schedule, and it was also an idea put forward by Fang Ziheng on the skewers again, which was jointly perfected by Ning Hao and Xu Zheng.
To this end, Fang Ziheng also invested a ratio, which is not much, accounting for 20% of the investment amount.
In the four years of film school, Fang Ziheng not only systematically learned knowledge on campus, but also tried his best to earn the first pot of gold for filming.
As a human being in two lives, he can figure it out, the threshold for film directors is still a bit high, and no investor dares to invest millions of dollars in a rookie director.
Let's just say that Ning Hao next to him, if it weren't for Andry Lau's Asian film star plan, the crazy stone would have to be castrated at that time, not to mention the release in 06, it would be very good to be able to start filming.
Fortunately in the past few years, the coal boss has entered the market with a sack and waving a banknote, as long as you are bold and eloquent, you can fool one or two coal bosses who smile for the Pomeranians.
In a few years, Internet bigwigs will appear, with big data in one hand and banknotes in the other, but there will be less room for new directors.
Fang Ziheng thinks that walking on multiple legs is difficult for a director to break out of a path.
has to be self-written, self-directed, self-acted, and trinity, as long as the first shot is fired, the road ahead will be easy.
Why is there never a shortage of investors in Uncle Long and Xing Ye's movies, and others are rushing to give them money.
This is the power and influence of the Trinity.
As for becoming a film master like Lao Mouzi, Fang Ziheng is very self-aware, and it is estimated that he will be hanging in this life.
But not necessarily, when his film skills grow, everything is unknown.
Don't they all say that film is the art of the director!
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In the evening, the crew had a dinner, and there were four tables full of people in the hotel hall, and despite financial constraints, the crew's last meal was still decent.
After the meal, everyone left the table one after another, and Fang Ziheng, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Baoqiang came upstairs and opened a mahjong room to play and chat.
Fang Ziheng scattered a circle of cigarettes, took out the script to Ning Hao and Xu Zheng, and asked the two to give some opinions.
"Fifty thousand."
Ning Hao casually played a mahjong game and lowered his head to open the script.
"Ziheng, what does this script say?"
Xu Zheng looked at it, simply stopped the sign in his hand, sat next to Ning Hao, and asked with a big bald head on his side.
"Absurdist comedy, with a touch of suspense, similar to crazy stones." Fang Ziheng lit a cigarette and said with a smile.
He didn't smoke either, so he couldn't stand the fooling of Ning Hao and Xu Zheng.
Say that everyone goes out together to be happy, and you are the only one to do special.
If you don't smoke, don't take him there!
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Fang Ziheng is very attentive and integrates very quickly.
Baoqiang doesn't smoke and is a good man, so the two rarely take him out to play.
Of course, everyone is a good socialist youth, and it's okay to play, but not too hot.
Fang Ziheng is a boy with a girlfriend, so he can't mess around outside.
"Baoqiang, are you busy next?"
Pushing the cards into the mahjong machine again, Fang Ziheng turned his head to look at Bao Qiang, who had a low-haired text message.
"Fortunately, there is nothing to do this year, and I have to join the group early next year."
Baoqiang raised up and smiled innocently, revealing his snow-white teeth.
Fang Ziheng pointed to the script in Ning Hao's hand, and asked with a smile: "I have a funny character in this book, one of the absolute leading actors, are you interested?" ”
"Absolutely!" Baoqiang smiled even more happily and agreed.
Baoqiang's temperament is a little introverted, and it is difficult for people who are not familiar with him to play with him.
In addition, he is not a big guy now, and he has to go through the embarrassment series before he really becomes a first-line movie star.
waited until the Tang Detective series was a big hit, and he became a top movie star in one fell swoop, the kind of big coffee with box office appeal.
"Okay, it's September, and the movie will be on in a month at most, so remember to spare time."
Finalizing a main role, Fang Ziheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, in his imagination, there were a total of six main characters in the script, one for himself, one for Baoqiang, and four left.
"I'll go, this book can be ha."
"The three lines go hand in hand, the plot is compact, the comedy twists, the comedy suspense accounts for half of each, the ending is just, and there is a trace of regret."
"There is a head, there is definitely a head."
After reading the script, Ning Hao slapped his thigh, praised again and again, and volunteered: "What's the name of this play?" Do you want my brother to help you supervise the production. ”
Fang Ziheng shook his head, refused Ning Hao's help, and spit out four words with a smile.
"Nobody."