Chapter 78: A New Idea (part 2 of 4)
In the dormitory, Shen Xudong took out three invitations and handed them to the third brother: "This is the movie ticket for "Mobile Phone"..."
Zhao Linhai took it excitedly: "Where did you get it?" ”
"Teacher Xu Fan gave it..."
“… Xu Fan? Have you seen her? ”
"Of course... She heard that we wanted to go to the movies and gave us a couple of tickets..."
"Why not the premiere?"
“… The premiere is mainly promoted, and if you can't watch the movie, it's not interesting! ”
Zhao Xin also took the movie ticket and nodded: "Indeed, the premiere has now become a way of publicity!" ”
Liao Gaoxiang is very straightforward: "It's okay now, if you want to watch a movie in the future, just go to the fourth child to get a ticket!" ”
Shen Xudong shook his head: "That's impossible, if you take someone's ticket, you have to say good things, we are all film critics!" ”
Of course, the four of them are film critics, and "BJ Youth" has added a new column, called 'Talking Movies', which is specially reserved for them to write film reviews...
It's just that there are no movies worth mentioning this year, and Shen Xudong has never written it, but the three of them have written a lot, so they should earn manuscript fees!
"Get a movie ticket, and you're going to say good things for someone? That's too cheap..."
While chatting, he got on Shen Xudong's Accord...
"Fourth, this car is going to be sold, right?"
Shen Xudong nodded: "... Well, ready to change to an A4..."
"Tsk, change a car a year..."
"I've made money, what's wrong with changing cars? It's not about changing women, besides, buying a car can also drive GDP growth! Saying that, Zhao Linhai looked at Shen Xudong and said, "Sell me... I just wanted to buy one! ”
“… Okay, you take it first, and then give it to me when you have money! ”
"Atmosphere!"
Zhao Xin gave a thumbs up, and then asked, "Will you go back to your hometown during this year's winter vacation?" ”
Shen Xudong thought for a while and replied, "... I guess it's a little difficult, "Fairy Sword" is going to build a group, and I'm also one of the planners, so I may have to help..."
Zhao Xin immediately asked: "Who is Lin Yueru going to play?" ”
Zhao Xin is a die-hard fan of "Fairy Sword", and Shen Xudong did not hide it, revealing that "I heard that I am contacting Shu Zhan..."
"Shu advocates... She seems to be going to shoot "Baolian Lantern"... I shouldn't have time to shoot "Sword and Fairy", right? ”
"Really?"
"Isn't there an alternative?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "Then I don't know, I don't have much participation in the casting..."
……
The casting of "Fairy Sword" is very complicated, at the beginning, it continued the general TV series creation route, and found famous actors to play the leading roles...
Moreover, at this time, Tang Ren attaches great importance to the Taiwan market, so the first choice is a popular idol in Taiwan
Let's say Zhou Yumin!
It's just that the price of these idols is too high - 100,000 yuan for one episode.
It's very reasonable, they all cost NT$250,000 for an episode of an idol drama in Taiwan, about 57,000 RMB...
When you get to the mainland, you will definitely have to increase the price.
The main suspicion is that the mainland crew will shoot for three months, delaying them to make money!
It also makes sense that after F4 became an army, from 2002 to 2003, in just two years, 19 world tours were held, with an average audience of more than 30,000 people.
The first time he released a record in Japan, he slaughtered the charts directly and broke the record, which can be said to be a hot mess at home and abroad.
It's fair to say that time is precious to them – every minute can be exchanged for money.
The total cost of "Fairy Sword" is only 18 million - Gao Fenfen added 2 million, which became a cost of 20 million, and several million must be reserved for special effects...
How can you afford to hire a big star?
Therefore, Cai Yinong proposed to use newcomers, of course, her reason is that '"Sword and Fairy" itself is a work for young audiences, and actors cannot be more than 25 years old...'
Although Shen Xudong didn't pay much attention, he also knew that Liu Pinyan and An Yixuan had already entered the casting sight...
Tang Ren has a great relationship with Sanli TV, "West Street Boy" is produced by Sanli TV, Tang Ren is responsible for the production, Liu Pinyan is Sanli selected to star in "West Street Boy"...
As for An Yixuan, people have a background, and of course, they are also popular.
It's just that there is no popularity in the mainland, and Shen Xudong is too lazy to popularize science about her...
After half an hour, I arrived at the Haidian Theater...
It's not a premiere~
The premiere was not interesting, and there was no movie at all...
Today is the 23rd, "Mobile Phone" premiered at BJ on the 16th, went to Shanghai on the 18th, arrived in Chengdu on the 20th, Shenzhen and Chongqing on the 21st...
On the 23rd, I returned to BJ...
It's also a road show!
……
The story of "Mobile Phone" is actually quite old-fashioned, it is an ethical film that tells the relationship of marriage and love with the help of mobile phone communication...
It's nothing more than a man with a successful career who can't control the little thing in his lower body...
But people watching this movie are very uncomfortable, feeling that none of the characters in the movie are cute, and most people have a hard time even finding out the motivation for becoming unlovable.
This is the problem, the reason why the co-author became like that is neither because of moral degradation, nor because of the distortion of human nature, the problem lies in the root, the little bit of inferior nature of being a human being...
Moreover, in the movie, Yan Shouyi is not a negative character, he takes care of his relatives in his hometown, is very filial to his grandmother, takes good care of his ex-wife, and has to endure the pain of wanting to see but not being able to see his son;
Fei Mo is the same, although he was finally found out by his wife and the female student's relationship, but he always defended himself, saying that he was going to open a room, but after a difficult ideological struggle, he finally stopped at "talking and discussing" with the female student, so, in fact, he was wronged...
Very uncute!
No wonder Xiao Cui is furious...
At the end of the movie, Yan Shouyi didn't catch up with the last time to see his grandmother, and burned his phone at his grandmother's funeral, looking like he regretted that he forgot his original intention...
Finally, there is an easter egg, the new mobile phone brought by the niece captured Yan Shouyi's frightened expression, and the movie is frozen...
It's very much like criticizing the alienation of people by technology!
After watching the movie, the lights came on, the list of production staff scrolled on the screen, and Shen Xudong and his brother discussed the plot.
Zhao Linhai said: "It's not interesting..."
“… I don't think it's interesting, it feels similar to "A Sigh", but with an extra phone as a tool! ”
“… Why does Feng Xiaogang always shoot these things? Do all the men he knows have juniors? ”
Shen Xudong shrugged: "How do I know..."
got up and was about to leave, and then a person who looked like a host walked in: "Don't go yet, Director Feng, Teacher Ge You, Teacher Zhang Guoli, and Fan Bingbing will come over immediately..."
Then, a group of people sat down and looked at the entrance of the theater...
Sure enough, the main creative lineup of "Mobile Phone" walked in...
Seeing Feng Xiaogang greeting the audience with a smile on his face, Shen Xudong suddenly remembered one thing in his memory - Feng Xiaogang criticized the roadshow for working hard and hurting money...
See what he's doing now? I thought it was interesting...
……
"I think it's interesting..."
"Not bad..."
Roadshow, of course, there are audience answers, and most of them have given praise...
When he arrived at Shen Xudong, he got up and said: "I think the first half is very good, not in a hurry, both the sense of rhythm and the performances of the actors are excellent, but the back is a little anxious... It's a bit too much..."
“… What about movies? ”
"Of course it's good, it's very relevant... And there is a sense of horror, which is very rare! ”
Feng Xiaogang smiled: "Thriller? Are you so scary? ”
"I was thinking that if the theme of this movie is not ethics, but homicide, then the contents of the phone will become evidence in court!"
Zhang Guoli nodded: "... That's a good idea, you can write a book according to this way! ”
Shen Xudong thought for a while, then shook his head: "No, it's easy to step on the red line if you write like this..."
Hearing Shen Xudong's words, Feng Xiaogang became a little angry: "At your age, what are you thinking about all this?" You can write boldly and boldly..."
Feng Xiaogang's attitude caused the audience to have an inexplicable feeling...
"Hehe..."Zhang Guoli suddenly smiled: "Oh, let me introduce to you, this is Shen Xudong, the author and screenwriter of the next two films, "Orphaned" and "Good Dream Day Trip"! ”
(End of chapter)