In fact, Chen Guofu was forced to have no choice...

Last year's Huayi, in addition to "New Shaolin Temple", which may have made a little money, other movies such as "Global Love", "Snowflake Secret Fan", "Starry Sky", "Happy Magic", "The Legend of the Little Water Tiger of the Old Master" and other movies have suffered heavy losses.

Especially "Starry Night", with an investment of 15 million US dollars, the box office did not reach 15 million...

It is difficult to say how much responsibility Chen Guofu bears for these money-losing movies, but as the head of Huayi's film department, he must have unshirkable responsibility!

Therefore, Huayi needs a blockbuster in 2012!

"Tai Chi" was originally made by Jet Li...

Now you can still search the passage of the manuscript 'Huayi Brothers Hebei Yongnian filming "Tai Chi" starring Li Lian'...

Later, it is said that because of disagreement with Huayi's production concept, Li Lian withdrew from the project.

Chen Guofu continued to serve as the producer, invited Hong Jinbao to be a martial arts instructor, and assisted Feng Delun to make two "fashionable" kung fu movies, "Tai Chi 1: Starting from Scratch" and "Tai Chi 2: Rise of Heroes".

He is under a lot of pressure, after all, the cost of 260 million!

I heard that when the project was announced, Chen Guofu slapped the table directly, and he shouted loudly: "What are you afraid of, I will bear the responsibility." ’

In fact, the creativity of "Tai Chi" is good, the story structure is no problem, and there are even many amazing settings:

The protagonist is a weirdo who is born with brute strength, Chen Jiagou, who is a master of passers-by, the male number two who wants to benefit the village with science, and the villain is a steel monster made by foreign invaders...

It's very "Kung Fu"...

But Feng Delun can't, a good hand of cards is played poorly, the protagonist has no charm, and the weird guy can hardly see where the blame is from beginning to end;

The people in Chenjiagou directly became embellishments, and the failure of the second male number and the turning point of the rebellion were so sudden that people couldn't react...

The steel monster with high hopes is even more useless!

This movie... Very unsuccessful!

It is estimated that Chen Guofu has already had a premonition, so he pretended to say something...

……

At the horse farm, Shen Xudong fed his horse as usual, and then rode it and ran around.

It was almost half past nine, and he went home—ready to get on business.

It's all online anyway...

All he had to do was approve the work – after decentralization, he didn't have to worry about many projects.

In addition to the new projects that need his signature and approval, there are also some major projects that he is responsible for...

Just looking through it, Yang Xiaomi, who was wearing pajamas, came down from upstairs: "Morning!" ”

“… It's almost ten o'clock, and it's not early at all! ”

"Are you embarrassed? It was almost three o'clock last night..."

"That should make me more tired!"

“… I've got to get a good night's sleep anyway..."

Shen Xudong pointed to the dining table: "Let's eat something..."

"Hmm..."

Yang Xiaomi sat down directly, drank a glass of milk first, and then ate breakfast.

"I look at your Weibo, you don't deal with Chen Guofu?"

“… No, I still admire Chen Guofu, he is also a screenwriter turned director, and his first script is Yang Dechang's "Terrorist"! As a director, he filmed "Double Pupils"... A great filmmaker! ”

Shen Xudong told the truth...

"Then why are you scolding him on Weibo?"

"It's not the right thing, it's not the right person!" Shen Xudong shrugged: "He's so crazy, of course I'm even more crazy than him..."

Yang Xiaomi nodded, and asked by the way: "How much box office do you think "Shendu Dragon King" can have?" ”

“… It's hard to say, it depends on the handicap of this year's National Day file..."

"The big market?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes... There is a policy mainly this year, and there is no toll for high-speed during the holiday! ”

"Are you worried that the audience won't watch the movie and will go out to play?"

"Hmm..."

Yang Xiaomi nodded thoughtfully: "What you said also makes sense..."

Nonsense~

Shen Xudong didn't continue the topic, lowered his head and continued to read the script...

He's reading the script for "Ping Pong"...

Shen Xudong asked the screenwriters to add a little bit of blood, but the protagonist is still Xiaoye, a table tennis lover who knows that he has no talent - in the face of an overwhelming opponent, you will know the gap between yourself and him, which can really be described in four words, beyond reach, there is nothing else in my heart, only deep fear. The fear of the collapse of the psychological defense line in an instant...

The plot doesn't shy away from the cruelty of competitive sports – hard work doesn't bring everything!

But what it really wants to emphasize is that as long as you do what you love, then everything else, whether it is the expectations of others, the evaluation, the victory, is all irrelevant.

Shen Xudong decided to prepare!

Yang Xiaomi saw that he looked down so seriously, so she leaned over: "What are you looking at?" ”

"Oh, the new movie I've prepared..."

"New movie?"

Shen Xudong glanced at her: "You are not suitable..."

"Why?"

"This is a sports theme, to be exact, a table tennis theme!"

“… Forget it! ”

Yang Xiaomi nodded, no longer entangled...

Shen Xudong said casually: "... You, let's play less, let me tell you that the film industry is not small, it is not big, most directors know each other, once the name of your drama spreads, the reputation is bad, and there will be no good drama looking for you! ”

“… Is it bad to roll the play? ”

"Of course!"

The most direct definition of rolling drama is to make money while it is popular, which may be the easiest reason to think of for rolling drama. Filming 4 or 5 dramas a year is naturally different from filming 2 dramas a year.

Of course, if an actor goes out for other activities during the filming of a film, such as filming advertisements, attending press conferences, recording variety shows, etc., even if it is a drama, there are almost no actors who do not roll the scene...

Yang Xiaomi scratched her head: "But if I refuse, and others become popular because of this, wouldn't I suffer a lot?" ”

This one...

How to say it, it makes sense!

In the entertainment industry, there are many stories of changing the star path because of a choice.

The most famous is Li Tingyi, who is now no such person in the circle.

Back then, she got the opportunity to participate in Cheng Long's movie "A Good Man", and gave up the role of Xiaoyanzi in "Huanzhu Gege". Later, although Li Tingyi was called "Dragon Girl" for a while, she did not add to her career. She has cried tears and regretted it many times, and even derived conspiracy theories, bluntly saying that it was another agent who made a ghost, and it seems that she will regret it for a lifetime because of a drama.

For actors, in addition to money, there is also the reason for opportunity cost.

It is difficult for an agent or actor to accurately predict the possibility of fame brought by an opportunity.

If you can only take one drama in the same schedule, you may lose your chance to become famous if you make the wrong choice.

And if you take all of them as much as possible in the same schedule, you may hit a hit.

After thinking about it, Shen Xudong said: "You don't eat youth, you shoot two chainsaws a year, one movie is enough, and the rest of the time can participate in variety shows or recharge by yourself... Actors need to accumulate in life... Look at Liu Yifei, every time she is interviewed, she can say that she is the Tao, but as soon as she acts, she directly shows her original form! ”

“… But I don't know how to pick a show! ”

"Then you can put together a team of literary editors and have them help you sift through the scripts..."

"What they screen may not be what the market needs!"

Shen Xudong asked rhetorically: "How do you know what type of drama or movie the market needs?" ”

"My agent Zeng Jia..."

"Your agent wants to make money and make more money, and her priority is no longer your personal interests..."

“… I don't believe it..."

"Hehe..."

Shen Xudong didn't continue to talk about this, sorted out the script, got up, and Yang Xiaomi hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"I'm going to the studio..."Ping Pong" and "Detective Chinatown 2" are going to start..."

"Can I go?"

"If you're not afraid of scandals, I don't care..."