Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 333: A Different Kind of Celebration Banquet
After getting Zhang Chen's promise, Jing Tian left contentedly. Although the premiere did not take place, Zhang Chen agreed to make a movie tailor-made for her.

After being in the circle for so long, the girl has understood a lot of things.

Having connections is useless, and having money is useless.

To be famous, one needs resources and luck.
"Uncle Lu~" The little girl was so excited that her mouth was almost stretched to her cheeks.

At this time, he wanted to inform everyone he knew that Zhang Chen was going to make a movie for him.

"Don't be happy too soon. Director Zhang said that you need to hone your acting skills first, otherwise the good script will be wasted~"

Jing Tian certainly understands that this opportunity is rare.

Although Zhang Chen did it for the sake of money, if this movie can't sustain itself, there will definitely be no next time.

Lu Zheng thought further than she did. If Zhang Chen's movies with heroines failed to make Jing Tian famous, this lady would probably never become famous either. She would definitely be labeled as a 'helpless person'.

I guess other directors won’t work with her again.

Zhang Chen is famous for his ability to promote female stars, but he can’t make them popular, so why should we be able to?

"Uncle Lu, what should I do? Should I go to Beijing Film Academy or the Central Academy of Drama for further studies?"

"Don't bother. I'll find an acting teacher to give you one-on-one tutoring in the next two days so that you can get a solid foundation first.

After Director Zhang writes the script, we will practice acting according to the script, and this should allow us to quickly master it..."

This method was also used when filming "Taken". At that time, Zhang Chen said, you don't have many parts, just a few shots, so don't let it down.

So he sought out an acting teacher for targeted training, helping him analyze the character's inner thoughts and figure out how to react.

Subsequent filming proved that this method was feasible.

Her performance was not a drag, and she even received praise from Zhang Chen for the scene under the bed.

Of course, this only works for people like Jing Tian who can get the role directly.

She has no acting foundation, but she has abundant resources and a lot of money, so she doesn't need to audition to get a role. She can practice accordingly after getting the role.

Change to other actors and audition first.

The audition tests basic skills. If it were Jing Tian, ​​he wouldn't be able to pass this level.

"Then shall we stay here?"

"We can't stay here any longer. Manager Dong just called and said that the celebration party for Taken will be the day after tomorrow. You have to attend. We have to go back~"

"Ah, isn't Director Zhang going back? He's the director of 'Hurricane'."

Lu Zheng shook his head: "Manager Dong said that Director Zhang will not go back, he has to shoot a movie here..."

He also didn't understand why the protagonist was absent from the celebration party, but he thought it was because "A Quiet Place" was a project in cooperation with New Line, after all, it is a Hollywood company.

Jing Tian left, but Zhang Chen's filming continued.

At this time, he was discussing the shots with the special effects director.

There are not many special effects shots in "A Quiet Place", but almost all of them are related to the appearance of monsters and must be delicate.

Many people think that special effects films are handed over to special effects companies to produce the special effects after they are filmed, but this is not the case.

Many shots require plans to be worked out with the special effects personnel. Whether a shot passes or not is not solely up to the director. The special effects supervisor must also confirm that there are no problems.

At the beginning of the movie we shot today, the scene where the monster appears is the scene where the youngest son starts the electric plane and is killed by the monster.

"Click~"

The young actor’s performance was excellent, but whether this shot is acceptable or not still needs to be confirmed by everyone in the end.

Zhang Chen and the special effects director gathered in front of the monitor to watch.

In the film era, it was very troublesome to check and play back videos, and it was not as convenient as in the digital era.

"A Quiet Place" was shot with 35mm film, but the special effects shots were all shot with a digital camera, which was then combined with the digital and film footage.

Even after digital cameras became popular, many big directors still liked to use this method.

The young actor's performance was impeccable, and all that remained was confirmation by the special effects director.

He checked frame by frame to see if there were any discrepancies between the actors' performances and the special effects they designed. After finally making sure there were no problems, this pass was finally passed.

This shot is very fast, and the contact between the monster and the youngest son is only a moment, and it can't even be seen clearly.

But we still can't be careless.

This is how film making works. If you fool the audience, the audience will fool you.

Shooting continues
I received another call from Dong Jianqiang during the filming. "Since you can't come back for the celebration party for Taken, let's arrange a remote connection. After all, you are the protagonist and you have to show up. After all, it broke the domestic box office record. It will bring honor to the company and to you..."

A few days ago, the box office of "Hurricane" was close to 2.5 million, almost the same as that of "Hero". It would definitely surpass "Hero" in one day at most, so Dong Jianqiang scheduled the celebration banquet for two days later.

"When exactly?"

"Two days later, the celebration party will be at night, and it will be daytime where you are."

"OK, let me know in advance~"

……

Two days later, after shooting a scene, Zhang Chen looked at his watch and realized it was almost time.

"Okay, take a break for half an hour, and then we'll continue in half an hour~"

After saying that, Zhang Chen took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

Sure enough, after a while, we received a connection invitation.

The connection was successful, and that was the celebration banquet.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Chen~" Zhang Chen waved at the camera and greeted the guests on the opposite side.

At the same time, the image of him waving appeared on the big screen at the celebration banquet.

Most of the people in the camera were his acquaintances, including Han Sanping, Zhang Guoli, Huang Xiaoming, Xu Qing, Liang Jiahui, Lu Yian, and Lu Yang, who all smiled and waved to him.

The host is still the bespectacled man Liu Yiwei.

"Director Zhang, the box office of Taken has exceeded 2.5 million yuan, breaking the domestic box office record held by director Zhang Yimou. For such a grand occasion, you, the protagonist, are not present. Our celebration party is a bit unworthy of its name."

"I'm really sorry, the filming schedule here is too tight. I really want to go back and attend the celebration party, but I have no choice but to use this compromise method to celebrate..."

Liu Yiwei continued: "Many reporters are waiting to interview you. Everyone wants to know how you feel after breaking the record. Do you have anything to say?"

Facing the questions from the host, Zhang Chen was well prepared: "Of course I am excited, I never expected to get this result.

This is the truth, I expected the box office to be good, but I didn't expect it to be this good.

I would like to thank a few people here, thank you Mr. Liang Jiahui for your passionate performance, you will always be my favorite actor..."

Hearing Zhang Chen say this, Liang Jiahui showed a flattered expression, and the others burst into laughter.

"Thank you, Ruyan and Taran Butler. It is your professionalism that made this action classic~"

The two people being thanked also looked proud.

Ruian has decided to make a living with Star Entertainment in the future. Although Taran Butler's career direction is not in Asia, he is also very grateful to Zhang Chen.

After the release of "Taken", he was directly promoted to a first-line firearms instructor in the industry, and several crews have contacted him.

"Thanks to assistant director Lu Yang and photographer Song Xiaofei. "Taken" not only belongs to me, but also to you. There are too many people to thank, including the screenwriter team and other cast and crew members. We created this classic together. By the way, Manager Dong and I have discussed this and decided to take out 10% of the profits from "Taken" as a bonus for everyone. Everyone who participated will get a share..."

Wow, this is like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Everyone says that the treatment at Xingchen Entertainment is good, but I didn’t expect it to be so good.

This is real money.

When a film or TV project sells well, the producers have the habit of giving out red envelopes, but the amount depends entirely on their mood.

And usually only the main creative team has it, that is, the leading actor and director.

But I've never heard of it being sent to the entire crew.

For a moment, flattery came pouring in, and the atmosphere on the scene reached its peak.

Dong Jianqiang smiled bitterly beside him.

Discuss, what the hell!
But after discussing it, he would never agree to such a wasteful plan.

But Zhang Chen had already said it, so he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose.

After all, he is the boss, and "Taken" did make a lot of money.

Compared with overseas copyrights, the domestic box office is really not that much.

Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, Lao Li and others were also smiling bitterly.

They also didn't know whether the 10% of profit that Zhang Chen mentioned was calculated based on the total share or based on Star Entertainment's share.

If it is the former, then they have to pay as well.

But no matter which one it was, they accepted it.

Zhang Chen’s movies really make money, and investing with him is like picking up a bargain.

Zhang Chen can do whatever he wants.

When everyone was almost quiet, Zhang Chen continued with a smile: "In addition to the above people, I have to thank one person in particular, Director Wu Yusen. If he hadn't inspired me, I wouldn't have been able to make a spy film, and there wouldn't have been a film called "Taken"..."

The audience suddenly became quiet. They all heard the hidden meaning in Zhang Chen's words, and some of the more sensitive media were already starting to get excited.

Sure enough, Zhang Chen did not disappoint them afterwards.

"Now I just want to ask Director Wu Yusen: Can I, a horror film director, make an action film?"

Wow~
There was surprisingly a uniform exclamation at the celebration banquet, followed by applause, and the scripts were all from the media and employees of Star Entertainment.

Many people who were familiar with Zhang Chen showed an expression of "as expected".

Most of the people present here are insiders, and everyone knows what kind of person Zhang Chen is. He is always angry with everyone...

He took so long to admit Wu Yusen's mistake before blurting it out. This kid must have been very upset.

However, everyone was very excited when they heard someone hint at something about Yusen Ng.

It's no big deal to watch the fun, since you are not the one involved anyway.

But when the camera came over, everyone sat up straight again.

They don't want to offend John Woo, just in case there is still a chance for cooperation.

Liu Yiwei saw this scene and joked with a smile: "Director Wu Yusen is currently working on a blockbuster film about the Three Kingdoms. Many people have auditioned and may be able to play a role in it. You are making fun of Director Wu, but no one dares to laugh~"

After hearing this, the stars immediately started laughing too.

It's all about human relationships and social practices. Why do you have to say it like that?

Zhang Chen pretended to be surprised: "A Three Kingdoms theme? That is a very difficult theme to handle. Manager Dong of my company also suggested that I do a Three Kingdoms theme, but I didn't dare to do it. The Three Kingdoms is so popular among the people. If I don't read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" dozens of times, I won't dare to touch this kind of theme.

Director Wu dared to shoot this film, he must have read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms carefully and thought he could do it well. I admire his courage.

In addition, I also have a suggestion for Director Wu. For a historical theme like the Three Kingdoms, don’t make a fuss about it, and don’t make it too petty. If the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is made into a mafia film, the people of the whole country will be disappointed.”

(End of this chapter)