Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

"And what's your basis for that?"

Liu Yifei asked again, wanting to see what reason Xu Heng could give.

Xu Heng didn't think much of it again.

"Putting everything else aside, if I were to film it, at the very least, Nameless's final sword strike must be a real stab, not just a thrust with the hilt of the sword."

"This is a commercial blockbuster, not an art film, and certainly not a children's game. The importance of the exciting plot far outweighs any preaching."

"The protagonist of the film is Nameless, and the audience, after watching the film for more than an hour, also becomes involved with the character of Nameless."

"Wuming practiced for so long for that sword, did so many things to get close to Qin Shi Huang, and so many people made so many sacrifices for this assassination."

"The fact that Nameless gave up the assassination means that all his efforts and the sacrifices of everyone else were in vain, which will make the audience feel very uncomfortable."

The biggest problem with domestic directors, especially the big ones, is that they like to preach, as if they can't demonstrate their status and position if they don't.

But most viewers go to the cinema just to have fun and relax, not to hear you preach any grand principles.

Anyone can spout grand principles; even uneducated people who can't read can rattle off a whole bunch of them. Why spend money to go to the movies to hear you talk about them?

Therefore, it's entirely understandable that in the previous life, these directors' films were outperformed at the box office by those who switched careers later in life.

Of course, many directors abroad are the same.

But do foreign directors have as many opportunities and as much say as domestic directors?

Especially for Hollywood directors, if a film doesn't do well at the box office, they may not get a second chance.

As for those European directors, they always boast about how amazing and ambitious they are when they make those low-budget art films.

Actually, the hope is to attract Hollywood's attention and get the opportunity to make commercial blockbusters through this method!

On one hand, there's the pitifully low pay, and on the other hand, there's the millions or even tens of millions of yuan in scalper fees, along with the fame and fortune that come with it. It's obvious which one to choose!

It is precisely because there are always viewers, no shortage of investment, and praise no matter how they are made that these domestic directors have become even more unscrupulous, and in the end, they even brought the entire industry to the brink of collapse!

However, none of this concerns Xu Heng.

If he wants, he can continue to enjoy the benefits of the entertainment industry for at least another 20 years.

Even if the film and television industry really experiences a downturn in 20 years, regardless of whether he will still be in the industry by then, even if he doesn't retire, with his abilities, he won't have to worry about not being able to make a living, let alone lack money.

These words are simply his opinion and complaints as an ordinary viewer.

He paid for the movie, so he naturally has the right to comment and criticize.

"But Qin Shi Huang was indeed not assassinated in history, was he?"

Liu Yifei subconsciously retorted that she would only act this way towards Xu Heng.

"I only said it was a real assassination, not that it was successful. If it didn't succeed, we can design other plot points. The audience will understand if they know it won't succeed."

Xu Heng remained calm.

Liu Yifei immediately fell silent.

Xu Heng's current status in the entertainment industry is not even comparable to those "Zhang Yimou girls" promoted by Zhang Yimou, let alone compared to Zhang Yimou himself.

Even Dong Jie, who isn't very famous, probably earned more for filming "The Story of a Noble Family" than Xu Heng earned for both "The Story of a Noble Family" and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" combined.

But she also knew that Xu Heng's words made a lot of sense, at least that's what she thought.

She enjoys bantering with Xu Heng because they have a good relationship and she feels that Xu Heng is exaggerating, not because she has to refute everything Xu Heng says, and she doesn't refute just for the sake of refutation.

Xu Heng looked at Liu Yifei with a slight smile, but it wasn't out of smugness.

There's nothing to be proud of when you're judging others, unless you've truly become better than them.

He now genuinely admires Liu Yifei; no wonder she was so popular for so many years in her previous life.

Putting everything else aside, Liu Yifei is not very old and is still a pampered young lady, yet she is so reasonable and never makes a fuss or acts unreasonably. This alone is already very rare, especially for someone who has seen what many women in the future are like.

Not to mention that this girl is so beautiful, yet she never felt that she deserved preferential treatment because of her beauty.

He had ulterior motives when he first helped Liu Yifei.

Making Liu Yifei's makeup look prettier was to boost the ratings of "The Story of a Noble Family".

Teaching Liu Yifei acting was to improve her directing skills.

But after spending more time with her, he discovered that this girl was indeed quite interesting!

The three returned to the hotel. Liu Yifei became much quieter along the way, and Xu Heng didn't say anything more.

That evening, Xu Heng received another text message from Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei: I look forward to the day when you can become a director and make your own movie!

Xu Heng replied: That day will come.

And there are still no punctuation marks...

Early the next morning, Xu Heng and Liu Yifei went with the film crew to Cangshan Mountain in Dali to film the scene of the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, which is a gathering held by the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands under the Lingjiu Palace to discuss how to deal with Tianshan Tonglao.

On the way, Xu Heng and Liu Yifei resumed their previous cheerful and talkative manner.

Upon arriving at Cangshan, Xu Heng and Liu Yifei finally met Shu Chang, whom they hadn't seen for more than three months.

Upon seeing Shu Chang, Liu Yifei couldn't help but burst into laughter!

"Changchang, your look is...so unique!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh so hard he bent over.

"The director said it this way, what can I do..."

Shu Chang looked aggrieved.

It's one thing to cast her as a 90-year-old monster, but to make her look like this, I wish I hadn't taken the role!

She initially thought she was playing another role and would be able to see her good friends Liu Yifei and Xu Heng on set, but after joining the crew, she found out that she was playing the role of Tianshan Tonglao!

"Singing is so beautiful, but Tianshan Tonglao is a villain, so her appearance definitely can't be too good-looking, otherwise she'll overshadow the other characters, right?"

Xu Heng comforted her.

Shu Chang's mood immediately improved.

"Why don't you go talk to the director?"

Liu Yifei stopped laughing and turned to look at Xu Heng.

Xu Heng reminded her to change her makeup for the TV series "The Story of a Noble Family" so that it would look better. She also knew that Xu Heng had spoken up for her in front of her own makeup artist and director.

"You really think I'm omnipotent, huh!"

Xu Heng rolled his eyes.

It's highly likely that Zhang Dahuzi personally designed Shu Chang's look, as only Zhang Dahuzi has such a peculiar aesthetic sense.

He has filmed two dramas, both as the male lead, but neither has aired yet. In Zhang Dahuzi's eyes, he is still a newcomer. It's no wonder he can't convince Zhang Dahuzi.

"No need, Sisi, besides, I've been filming for over a month already, it's too late to change my look now..."

Shu Chang clearly didn't want to trouble Xu Heng, especially since it was already getting late.

"That's true..."

Liu Yifei also remembered that Shu Chang had joined the crew a long time ago, but they only had a chance to meet today, so she also began to comfort him...