Chapter 135: "Star You" has passed the trial
Penguin Films held the opening ceremony of "The Matrix" in the Hengfeng Film and Television City next door.
Song Yu first went to Beilong City to meet the crew, and then took a car together.
Great Xia, since ancient times, has paid more attention to rituals.
Even the date and hour are deliberately calculated.
Anyway, it's a good fortune.
Song Yu participated in the start-up ceremony for the first time.
The "Excalibur Villa" that I participated in before was added halfway, so I naturally didn't catch up.
Later, Xingdong Entertainment's own production of "Eucalyptus in Chinatown" and "You from the Stars" did not get it.
The main reason is that Song Yu is too busy and lacks the protagonist, so the two directors simply give up.
It's dispensable.
The reason why Penguin Film and Television wants to do it is because it needs to be promoted.
An empty field.
In the middle are large incense burners, roast suckling pig and fruit, and a video camera covered with a red cloth.
After the crew still paid homage to the incense, Xu Ke and Lu Yihai lifted the red cloth, and the start-up ceremony was completed.
Next came the press conference.
In fact, in the process of selecting actors for more than half a month, Penguin has been in an uproar.
The officially announced actors are bigger than the other.
Male protagonist, Song Yu.
The heroine, Yu Pei.
The second male Morpheus is the actor Tian Jie.
The third male villain, Smith, is a first-line star Jin Shubo.
The prophet, played by actress Qian Yadan.
Of course, these names have been localized by Song Yu.
With the energy of penguins, the rest of the supporting roles are also quite famous actors.
In addition to this, there are various surprise cameo characters.
In short, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an all-star lineup.
Plus an investment of up to $3 billion, and even without the invitation of penguins, a whole bunch of media gathers here like cats that smell fish.
"Director Xu and Director Lu, how do you feel as the first time to direct a big-budget movie? Or is there faith? β
A reporter holding a Penguin News microphone stood up and asked.
"Absolutely."
Lu Yihai replied with a smile, "Although the investment has become larger, this movie is still based on special effects and action, which is a very familiar mode for me and Director Xu." β
"Mr. Sun, I want to ask, why did you use Song Yu's script? After all, in terms of screenwriting, he is just a newcomer. β
When Penguin Films announced the lineup, the screenwriters who were the focus were naturally mentioned.
This question is not a problem, it is indeed a question for many people.
As a screenwriter, Song Yu has only recorded two film and television dramas so far.
"My Love from the Stars" and "The Matrix".
The former has not yet been broadcast, and it is not clear at all what its level is.
In other words, Song Yu is a pure newcomer.
Adopting a newcomer's script is obviously risky.
Penguins are even more expensive, and the investment of three billion seems abnormal.
"Song Yu's script, whether it is Penguin or the two directors, is highly praised."
Sun Yuan paused, revealed a secret, and said, "If there was no script, there would be no today's crew." β
"You mean the penguin decided to start the project after seeing the script?"
"Not bad."
Sun Yuan's admission surprised the media at the scene.
What kind of script is it that has such charm?
The other actors also looked at Song Yu with curious eyes.
They haven't read the script yet.
Many times, when the crew goes to invite actors, they will give the script in advance to increase the attractiveness.
But penguins don't need it, an investment of three billion is enough to make most actors let go of their reserve.
Even if it's a bad movie, it's a kind of seniority.
"Director Xu, why did you let Song Yu be the male lead? He is very powerful in the music industry, but when it comes to acting, he has only played a supporting role in "Excalibur Villa". β
"Song Yu and the actor's character are compatible." Xu Ke replied.
To be honest, his acting skills for Song Yu are still in the period of "Excalibur Villa".
Whether he can play "The Matrix" well, he is not sure.
Fortunately, as he said, the character fit and can be played in his true colors.
In film and television dramas, acting in his true colors can play beyond the level of normal acting skills.
It's just that the play road is too narrow.
If you don't work hard, you may be confused after a few plays.
When Song Yu heard this, he could probably understand what Xu Ke was thinking.
After "The Masked Singer", he gained a lot of prestige, and immediately pulled his acting skills to a very auspicious number, eighty-eight points.
According to Xuan Fantasy, he is now a first-line actor and a half-step actor.
It's really not a problem to play "The Matrix".
The media reception lasted nearly two hours.
All kinds of problems are bombarded in turns.
Among them, Song Yu has the most problems.
After the end, with the help of the penguins, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet.
"It's rare to see such a strong lineup."
"Three billion, worthy of penguins, there are several big productions every year."
"Although I believe in Brother Yu, I will be the actor in the second movie, and I am a little skeptical about the quality of the movie."
"It's okay, even if Director Xu and Director Lu cooperate with Brother Yu to mess around, the penguins won't."
"Looking forward to the day the movie is released."
If you want to maintain such a high popularity until the movie is released, it is a lot of money.
Song Yu suspected that three billion might not be enough, and he would have to add more.
Fortunately, the penguins themselves have many publicity channels and can save a lot of money.
Filming began in the afternoon of the same day.
The first scene is a street shootout.
Song Yu did not participate.
It is the role of the heroine and the villain.
The two of them showed different skills from ordinary people at the beginning.
For example, a jump of several meters, all kinds of cornices walk on the wall.
At the same time, it is also a hint that this is not the real world.
Song Yu took advantage of this time to receive firearms training.
Fake guns, of course.
The first time he touched the gun, he thought it was quite novel.
But filming, you don't need to be proficient, just have a general understanding of the situation.
Although the first scene is only a few minutes, it is very complicated to film.
It took more than a week.
Song Yu naturally will not be idle, he followed Lu Yihai to shoot another scene.
is also a big deal for Penguin, and can make two crews, and let the two directors be responsible for part of it.
The benefit, of course, is that the shooting time is greatly reduced.
Late October.
The post-production of "My Love from the Stars" is complete.
Because Song Yu was filming, Yan Hu personally sent the sample film to the Literary Association for review.
Generally, the audit takes one month.
If there is a problem with the content, it will be sent back for revision, and then re-examined.
It came and went, and it disappeared for months.
However, "My Love from the Star" has no illegal content, and probably will not encounter such an unlucky situation.
"Heaven Descends"
Department of Auditing of Literary and Art Associations.
There may be thousands of film and television dramas sent over in the Great Summer a year.
As a result, the Audit Division is the largest department with a total of 30 teams.
"My Love from the Stars" is the seventh group review.
The team leader's name is Peng Qing, who is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old today.
As a moderator, the advantage is to watch movies and television dramas for free, and the disadvantage is that there are too many spicy eyes.
It's like a video reviewer, and every now and then you'll see a physically uncomfortable image.
The worst thing is that you will be scolded by celebrity fans if you have nothing to do.
Peng Qing rubbed her eyes.
My eyes hurt after watching it for a long time.
That's when she received a document marked in red.
The meaning is simple, prioritize and review as soon as possible.
"You from the stars? Sounds familiar. β
Peng Qing looked at the details of the TV series and the cast, "Oh, it turned out to be an idol drama starring Song Yu." β
As an adult, although she doesn't chase stars, she still listens to songs.
This year's hottest singer is none other than Song Yu.
There are a few songs that she quite likes.
For example, "East Wind Breaks", "New Concubine Drunk", "Chinese Words", "Legend" and so on.
"I remember that Song Yu joined the Literary and Art Association not long ago, no wonder it has to be prioritized."
Peng Qing moved the mouse to click on the first episode to start today's liver burst mode.
To be honest, she didn't expect much.
Because it's an idol drama.
The idol dramas of these years are actually not very friendly to women.
Except to be in love or in love.
It's hard to meet a career-oriented heroine.
Peng Qing has passed the age of love, so she is not interested in idol dramas.
"It's kind of interesting. Aliens with superpowers? β
Although she doesn't like idol dramas, she has watched countless idol dramas because of her profession.
For now, "My Love from the Star" is not so clichΓ©.
Peng Qing recorded whether there were any violations while watching.
Soon she found out that this drama was quite good, at least it gave her a sense of anticipation to watch it.
For her, who has read countless films, it is really rare.
In recent years, as film and television dramas are getting worse and worse, many people are also more and more fond of watching at double speed.
But Peng Qing couldn't.
She has to make sure that every frame doesn't slip through.
By the time I watched the entire TV series, a week had passed.
"It's not a bad movie."
That was her first reaction.
"My Love from the Star" is not a big production, the second is a rookie actor, and the third is written by Song Yu.
Even Song Yu's fans are mentally prepared for a bad movie.
Peng Qing typed out the words 'approved' on the keyboard, then stopped paying attention and continued to the next TV series.
The next day, Xingdong Entertainment received a reply, although there were some surprises why it was so fast, but this is undoubtedly a thing.
Song Yan immediately contacted Daxia Satellite TV and Penguin Video to discuss the broadcast time.
It was finally set for Saturday, November 5th.
There were almost nine days to get the word out.
Dragon Entertainment.
After Wang Jinquan saw the propaganda on the Internet, he was overjoyed, and the opportunity to secretly say that it had finally come.
The music world can't beat it.
But he wants to teach Song Yu to be a man in the film and television industry.
The conference room of the film and television department.
"What's there to show lately?" Wang Jinquan asked.
As a top large company, Longteng Entertainment's production capacity is naturally not comparable to that of Xingdong Entertainment.
Full firepower, more than a dozen a year, not a big problem.
Moreover, the difficulty of filming idol dramas is low, and it has been industrialized.
Because there are too many film and television dramas, in order to seek a better schedule, some will not be broadcast immediately even if they pass the review.
"There are three." Xu Mo replied.
He knew what Wang Jinquan was thinking, but he wouldn't stop it.
Because he would love to see it, too.
In the original young director training program, Song Yu snatched away the two directors he was optimistic about, which can be said to have completely offended him.
Besides, they're competitors.
Under the suppression at this time, when the two movies of Xingdong Entertainment are released in March next year, they will definitely be affected.
At least the expectations aren't that high.
"Which one has the potential to explode?" Wang Jinquan asked again.
"The stars and the moon are like you."
"Oh, I have an impression."
Wang Jinquan's face showed a sudden expression, and asked, "The male protagonist Xia Jun, became popular last year with "War Queen", right?" β
"Well, the idol drama "War Queen" has the highest rating of 7%, ranking fourth among idol dramas last year."
Xu Mo said with a smile, "Compared to its cost, it is about ten times the profit." β
"Who is the heroine?"
Chi Wenyue is also the heroine of "War Queen". The two of them worked together again for the second time, which is more topical. β
"That's it, that's it, and it will be broadcast on November 5." Wang Jinquan waved his hand and said.
He wasn't worried about "My Love from the Stars".
A pure rookie lineup, plus a rookie screenwriter.
The probability of being able to fire is too low.
Although idol dramas have entered the industrialization process, this sentence only applies to large film and television companies, not Xingdong Entertainment.
Wang Jinquan knows that their film and television department has just been established, and most of the employees are newcomers, so there are few veterans.
Even if there are veterans, they are all the kind of nobodies.
What do you think?
Longteng Entertainment is hard to lose.
""My Love from the Star" is broadcast on Daxia Satellite TV, which may pose a threat to us." Xu Mo said.
"Although Daxia Satellite TV has high ratings, their audience doesn't like to watch idol dramas." Wang Jinquan shook his head.
He felt that Song Yu had made a wrong move.
Daxia Satellite TV almost does not broadcast idol dramas.
Although Song Yu has a big face, let them make an exception, but where does the audience come from?
Besides, the broadcast time of Daxia Satellite TV is not a prime time, which naturally loses.
After all, its prime time is "Seven O'clock News" and "Hot Interviews".
No matter what TV series, it is impossible to change.
"Contact Jianghai Satellite TV and New Entertainment Video."
Wang Jinquan showed a smile in his hand and said, "Let Song Yu understand that no matter how well the song is written, it has nothing to do with the screenwriter." β
Song Yu noticed the news on the third day.
But it was ignored.
What Wang Jinquan thinks, he can guess one or two.
In these years, there are too few film and television dramas that are pure newcomers.
It's normal for him not to be optimistic.
It's just that Song Yu is not a newcomer.
The scripts he gave were all written by the elders of his previous life.
"The Matrix" was filmed for almost a month, and the crew finally gave them two days off.
Song Yu took advantage of the past two days to come to Beilong City again.
See Guan Man and her mother Tang Qiurong.
accompanied by Jiang Li, director of the artist management department of Xingdong Entertainment, who rushed over.
"Because of the bad situation of Yuanping Entertainment, we have also contacted several companies, but the conditions they give are far inferior to yours."
Tang Qiurong looked at Song Yu and said, "The premise is that what you say is true." β
"True or not, just write it into the contract."
Song Yu smiled and said, "Minister Jiang, give them the contract to see." β
After Tang Qiurong took it, she quickly flipped to the conditions he said.
Xingdong Entertainment promised to shoot four TV series with Guan Man as the heroine in the next three years.
Two low-cost sweet dramas, "The Royal Gift" and "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".
Two popular dramas, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Beginning".
Needless to say, the latter two.
The first two are both online dramas with low cost.
And the results and reputation are not bad.
With the current production capacity of Xingdong Entertainment, it is impossible to make a movie or a relatively high-cost TV series like "Fairy Sword".
But it's barely okay to shoot an online drama.
In addition to making money, the most important thing is to praise people.
Guan Man, Pang Xu, Xi Wei and Tan Yu, etc.
Although the fire is a bit difficult, the small fire is still easy.
In addition to these two, Song Yu actually has two more in the plan.
"Wulin Gaiden" and "Family with Children".
It's just that Guan Man can't play the heroine, so he didn't write it.