The first half of the interview is mainly to explain where Shen Xudong has gone and what he has done in the past three years...

"The main thing is to study..."

"Studying?"

"Mainly to learn the process of the film industry, they split the film production, break it, crumple it and tell you, how this section is made, how that section is made, and every link will give me a detailed introduction... Then, you can intuitively see the gap, it turns out that we can't do it here, we can't do it there..."

"Is there a big gap?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "It's really quite big, but it's not a whole!" For example, the special effects team we use now, in fact, is very industrially strong, and the base is very close to the second-tier level of today's Hollywood..."

"Are our special effects so strong?"

"More than 800 special effects shots of "The Grandmaster", 1,300 special effects shots of "Yunnan Worm Valley", 1,100 special effects shots of "New Chinese Ghost Story"... And we used the world's top biological effects..."New A Chinese Ghost Story" National Day file is online, you can look forward to it! ”

"The second is the photography team, because the machine we use in the photography team is basically synchronized with the world, and by synchronizing its application, we will be forced to match it.

Then there is the art team, which has made extensive use of new production technologies, which have greatly improved our efficiency. ”

"When are you going to make a sci-fi film?"

"We have already started the preliminary work of "Earth Fire" and "Earth Cannon", and it is not surprising that in three years, it should be released!"

"After these two films, the filming of "The Wandering Earth" will be started, and my goal is to start filming "Three-Body Problem" around 2025!"

"Already have a full plan?"

"Of course..."Shen Xudong asked rhetorically: "You don't think that I went to the United States to pick up girls, right?" ”

Speaking of which, the host Dou Wentao became energetic: "I, a person who doesn't use the Internet much, knows that you are in love with different actresses in the United States... Is it true? ”

"I never fall in love..."Shen Xudong shook his head, and then looked serious: "I interact with them, mainly to learn foreign languages!" ”

“… You speak English very well! ”

"There is no end to learning! English, French, German, British pronunciation... You have to learn..."

Dou Wentao raised his eyebrows: "So, you have relationships with actresses from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom?" ”

"Who do you think of me? I'm really going to study..."Shen Xudong first scolded Dou Wentao angrily, and then nodded: "There are exchanges..."

"Really?"

"What's really fake then..."

"You're amazing!"

Shen Xudong shook his head, very self-aware: "No... You have to understand that I am a producer, and I can decide their fate..."

Dou Wentao also chatted: "I heard that Hollywood has a red sofa? ”

Shen Xudong shook his head: "That's all a bad habit of the last century, generally the casting of super A blockbusters is round after round, and no one can rely on unspoken rules to play the heroine of a 100 million dollar production!" ”

"What about you?"

"Oh, I've been making all the indie productions, at a small and medium cost, and my biggest investment in three years was $50 million in Despicable Me... But that's an animated movie! ”

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong said with palpitations: "The independent production scene in North America is particularly chaotic, and when casting, you must not stare at the breasts of the actresses who come to interview... Otherwise, you go back to the hotel and she's already packed herself as a gift for you! ”

Dou Wentao was surprised: "Have you encountered it?" ”

"Hmm... When I auditioned for "The Unknown Female Corpse", I took a few more looks at a Brazilian female model who came to audition, and then, when I went back to the hotel to rest at night, someone knocked on the door, and then I received a big box, and it was her when I opened it, and she was still wearing a bikini..."

"Hotel?"

"yes, I've been staying in hotels in the United States... I always felt like a passerby, so I didn't buy a house! ”

"You don't have immigrants?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Why should I emigrate, I am making movies, and I must make them in a cultural environment that I am familiar with, I don't know the United States!" ”

By the way, he added: "In addition, I am not used to the American diet, which looks very appetizing, but has no taste." It's the kind of taste that makes you happy just by eating steamed buns. ”

Dou Wentao returned to the topic: "Then were you excited when you received such a gift?" ”

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I'm excited, I'm scared to death... They can send someone to me, so can I send a bullet or a gun next time? ”

"And then, how do you do it?"

"Quickly changed to a more upscale hotel, and hired four bodyguards the next day!"

“… You didn't use her? ”

"She's so tall, almost 1.8 meters, and her eyes are brown, I want one with blue eyes, the kind that looks a lot like a medieval witch... Later, we chose Ophelia Ravibond, and although the box office of "The Unknown Female Corpse" was only about $15 million, the offline DVD sales were very high, and the TV rights also sold a lot..."

……

The two chatted about Hollywood for more than half an hour, and they were basically Shen Xudong's real experiences.

A drama involves a huge amount of money and many relationships, and it depends on who can have the final say.

Many people think that a sleep director is considered to be on top, but in fact, it is not, many times, the director is just a worker and has no right to speak!

For example, in "Disappearing You", the two directors are only in name.

How to tell the difference?

When watching the movie itself, remember one sentence: film and television works of art need directors, and media products need producers.

Pulling back, Shen Xudong said a lot of things, such as 'In the Highland Center, where the Oscars were held, there is a "big bed" made of cement. At the foot of the bed is carved the words: The road to hollywood-how some of us got here. ’

Of course, the unspoken rules aren't limited to bedsheets, there's a lot more... Let me tell you the story of a Chinese actress, when she went abroad to study in Philadelphia, and it didn't take long for her to quit school and join the American film and television industry.

As soon as she arrived in the United States, she paid close attention to the news reports on film and television.

Once she saw an advertisement in a newspaper: The American Hollywood Film and Television Center needs an actress who plays the camera on the bed, and needs to have certain acting skills, and the salary is 5,000 US dollars.

Then, she rushed to Hollywood, and found that there was already a small queue there, and because she was eager to be photogenic, she was afraid that someone else would rob her of this piece of fat, so she rushed to the front of the line and shouted loudly in English: "I only need $4,000."

"And then she succeeded?"

"It's definitely a success, it's 20% cheaper... And she was originally an actress and has acting skills! ”

"And then?"

"I've returned home!" Shen Xudong sneered: "There is no shortage of stars in Hollywood... After returning to China for development, a pair of artists made a pie..."

"What are you talking about?"

"You didn't guess?"

“… It's Chen Chong! ”

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, it's her." ”

Dou Wentao didn't want to continue chatting, and the topic returned to "The Grandmaster": "Have you ever thought that you can win the Golden Lion Award?" ”

(End of chapter)