Xu Dong said two movies, "Love Saint" or "Magic Moment"...

"Zhou Xingchi's "Love Saint"?"

"It's not... Adapted from "The Lady in Red", it tells the story of an unsuccessful middle-aged man who suffers a midlife crisis because of a chance encounter with a beautiful model in an underground garage, which starts a process of wanting to cheat..."

"The Lady in Red?"

"Yes... The main thing is that this script is just a framework, and you can stuff the baggage into it as much as you like, and even some fishy baggage! ”

Shen Xudong talked about the framework.

The framework of the script of "Love Saint" is very simple: underground parking lot, the woman in red, and a shot in the heart of a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man is an ordinary man who is in the "seven-year itch" and is running between work and family.

He is a middle-level in the company, he is really not busy, let alone has no worries about food and clothing, and he has a gentle and considerate wife and lovely daughter.

But he worries: it is not the great illness and catastrophe that defeat adults, but the life that can be seen at a glance.

Then I started the hunt...

Shen Teng: "The ending is that the man returns to the family? ”

"Yes... What he did was actually a dream, otherwise, there was no way to explain that his wife and daughter would forgive him! Shen Xudong then added: "This is recommended to me by Cao Huayi, I have always wanted to adapt it, but I can't think of a good way, if you copy the story, the audience will definitely not accept it, but if you do a complete overthrow, completely beautify it, and remove the idea of male lust, mental derailment and even physical derailment, and it feels particularly hypocritical, so what I consider is to be both real and family-friendly, and it will not be embarrassing when watching it collectively, and it is guaranteed to be within the framework of public values." ”

"Group play, you say?"

"The help of the group of friends... You can set up a fun-loving supporting character, who says, 'I've had enough fun and always have to go home', but when he actually went home, his wife was gone, and there was only one dog left in the house! ”

“… What about Magic Hour? ”

"Oh, it's a stage play."

Xudong talked about the story framework of "Magic Hour", that is, in an empty town, the gangster brother kidnapped an actress and her younger brother director, and threatened the actress to marry him or die;

The actress was in a hurry and said that she knew the legendary killer Carl. The gangster brother was assassinated by Carl, so as soon as he heard Carl's name, he asked the actress to find Carl as soon as possible.

It just so happened that there was a crazy and stupid actor in the crew, and the two sisters and brothers lied to him about filming, playing the leading actor, the killer Carl...

So the fake killer meets the real gangster, and all kinds of funny and misplaced scenes are staged.

The comedic baggage of "This Killer" is all focused on the sense of dislocation of the fake play.

Well, Shen Xudong is talking about "This Killer is Not Calm"...

In fact, the plot of the original "Magic Hour" is not dense, and the whole process is slightly flat and straightforward.

But one thing is very good, although it is a comedy, the logic of the story is still there, just to foreshadow Fu Jian (Carl) to believe that this is a movie It took a long time, which is also consistent with the audience's suspicion in their hearts and slowly believing that Fu Jian gradually believes that this is a movie.

After the domestic adaptation, this process is a little abrupt, and it seems that the role of Carl is a bit brainless...

In fact, after the adaptation, the background and narrative of the story are so brief that they can't be simpler, betting all on the charm of the characters, which is a bold adventure and attempt, and it is also a helpless move of Happy Twist.

Because twist is not good at making movies...

Actually, "Killer" is quite similar to "The Richest Man in Xihong City" - the story is absurd and logical, most of the characters are abnormal, but they are funny, and the actors are charismatic enough, if you let Bao Bell or Xu Zheng play "Killer" and "Tomato", bring it in, it will be a big bad movie!

"In these two plays, you digest the characters yourself..."

……

It's not that director Shen Xudong is addicted, but... The company really needs a couple of good films.

And he's not ready to direct it himself...

Get ready for a new director!

Ning Hao is not a good tool man, this product is too abrasive.

Unless the script is ready-made, and he has to look at it, he will start quickly...

He is busy with "No Man's Land", and according to his habits, it is estimated that he will be busy for at least a year!

In fact, the most suitable tool people are actually Hong Kong directors, but they are not as popular as the mainland...

The Hong Kong directors just missed the era of the box office explosion of mainland films, let's say Cheng Long, the four unlike the movie "Kung Fu Yoga" received 1.7 billion box office, and the few movies he made in the years after he came back from the United States, "New Police Story", "Myth", "Baby Plan", have achieved a good balance in action, plot and sensationalism, and the watchability is far more than "Kung Fu Yoga"...

It's a pity to miss the times!

"Love Saint" and "Magic Moment" are comedies, and Hong Kong directors can't get the laughter of mainland audiences at all...

Therefore, "I Still Think You're the Best" or "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" didn't have a big success in the mainland...

Similarly, comedies that are popular in the mainland are difficult to sell in Hong Kong...

Comedy is really regional, even if it is a Hollywood comedy, it is difficult to sell globally, at most it is best-selling in Europe and the United States...

Of course, Shen Xudong will not come forward - if you can't be a director, then be a producer!

……

The finale of "Tang Detective" is quite simple, that is, Tang Ren sent Qin Feng to the airport...

"That's it? I... Aren't we going to tell Brother Tai? ”

"Tell Brother Tai? Do you have proof? ”

"No... No! ”

Bao Qiang sighed: "Then don't care, in fact, no one cares about the truth, people will only believe the truth they want to see!" ”

“… Don Jr., you... You..."

"All things are polar opposites, good and evil..."

"Where there is evil, only good needs good..."

"That's right, let me tell you, this time we're in the limelight, and there are a lot of bizarre cases waiting for our Chinatown detectives to solve... uphold justice, conquer evil and promote good..."

Speaking of this, both of them were stunned, and then said in unison: "Airplane!" ”

"Click... Not bad,"

Shen Xudong was very satisfied: "Okay, let's take a dancing scene tomorrow, and everyone can go home!" ”

The executive producer whispered, "Director, is it finished?" ”

“… Of course, all of our shots are done! ”

"The party?"

Shen Xudong looked at the executive director Xu Hui, who immediately picked it up: "... Well, all attention, the crew of "Tang Detective" is officially finished... The crew has prepared a party, and everyone can participate in the evening..."

Some on-site staff immediately asked, "Is it a finale banquet?" ”

"It's okay... But we have to do as the locals do, this is called a party, we also call it a party... In addition, I would like to say, everyone gets paid, don't gamble..."

There are many casinos in Bangkok, and Shen Xudong knows that many staff members are good at gambling...

He hates gambling sticks, but... This kind of thing is a private matter, and he can only restrain it verbally.

(End of chapter)