On Lao Zhang's side, preparations for the movie "Three Words and Two Pats" are in full swing, and all formal preparations are being carried out under confidentiality.
Externally, more news is still focusing on the casting of the movie. The number one male lead has actually been decided. Because it is a combination of comedy and suspense, comedy will of course take the lead.
So, as a movie, there are so many scenes and the male protagonist occupies an absolute position. Unless he is a genuine comedian, others may not be able to do it.
As for this movie, it is obvious that a younger comedian should be chosen to play the leading role. In this way, the choices are actually not wide.
As for the candidates, those are all on the table, it just depends on which one Lao Zhang will gravitate towards.
In fact, Lao Zhang already has the answer in his heart, but it has not been announced to the public yet, because the male lead is basically a foregone conclusion, and now the hot topic in the media has become the second male lead.
This is of course something that Lao Zhang is happy to hype up, because like the male protagonist, the female protagonist has already been chosen.
Judging from the subject matter of this movie, this heroine almost has an innate and uncompetitive advantage.
Even if she is mixed among several candidates to hype her up, without the media writing a press release, people's tendencies will be obvious and everyone will have the same idea.
Who else would the heroine be?
From this perspective, it basically lacks the value of hype. On the contrary, if the argument lasts for a long time and the result fails to bring any surprises to everyone, it will also arouse public resentment.
As a filmmaker who is well versed in people's hearts, Lao Zhang would certainly not make such a mistake, so he chose the person who was making the hype as the second male lead.
Actually, it's pretty good too.
In terms of importance, of course, it is a little less important than the male and female protagonists, but as Lao Zhang, who is good at drawing group portraits, his movies and supporting roles are also easy to stand out.
Especially some supporting roles that have a lot of roles, if they are played well, they can still leave a deep impression on the audience and win a lot of praise.
Therefore, Lao Zhang used local materials to free up the candidate for the second male lead, and listed several candidates to let the media friends break some news.
In fact, many of the so-called news were released by Lao Zhang himself. For example, when being interviewed, he would say that a certain popular movie star who is good at boss roles has worked with him in the past, and he is also considering it this time.
within the range.
He also said that a certain handsome guy from Baodao, who is famous for his big eyes and double eyelids, is also interested in collaborating again.
When he said this, the media people naturally became excited.
I collect information everywhere, and of course I won't let go of those involved. Whenever I have the opportunity to interview, I will ask questions.
The celebrities, of course, would not give up such a good opportunity. They responded enthusiastically one after another, and even popular male celebrities who had never collaborated before came forward and volunteered.
Although he is very active, there is still a huge gap between him and the candidates Lao Zhang needs. Although the casting of Lao Zhang's movies is often not so accurate, some of them are unsatisfactory.
But...
This one is indeed a bit far behind.
In fact, Lao Zhang's movies do not tend to use famous handsome actors. After all, his movies are often not modern enough, and they are not urban movies in the traditional sense.
It's either a country style film or a costume film. The makeup of the actors is often rough, and it's almost impossible to have a scene where you can appear with a straight head and a straight face.
In this context, what is the use of being handsome?
That is the most useless and cumbersome thing.
Our Lao Zhang movies don’t have the obligation to help you maintain your good image. The actors can go through vicissitudes of life, they can be heavy, or they can laugh and curse. The only thing they don’t need is to pose with that handsome look.
Already.
What's more, in our movies, there are all kinds of characters, but there is no greasy type...
This is really a bit difficult to do!
Although it is a good thing for an actor to show affection for him and actively strive for roles, seeing this news still made Lao Zhang tremble.
"Lao Zhang, you are going too far with your speculation!"
"Who do you want to choose? If you continue like this, you will be confused."
Lao Zhang was sliding the mouse leisurely in front of the computer, and the entertainment news flashed in front of his eyes one by one. He was so proud.
Zhang Feng couldn't stand it anymore.
In her eyes, although this old man, Lao Zhang, is stubborn and difficult to get along with, he is definitely a relatively upright person.
When making movies, I always follow the rules and study the shooting techniques seriously, and my thoughts are all here.
He disdains other things, especially those fancy tricks in the market, and has never done so himself.
A lot of publicity work was initially assigned to Xiao Zhang.
Although the two have worked together for many years and have a very close relationship, even so, if Xiao Zhang excessively promotes and uses too many tricks, Lao Zhang will still be unhappy.
At first, even if Xiao Zhang did this, he would have objections. Now it was him, why did he start to have no scruples again?
Zhang Feng couldn't figure it out and couldn't accept it.
I just feel that my father's image has collapsed due to these flashy news.
Lao Zhang didn't care. He closed the computer and said lightly: "What's this?"
"As long as the movie is good, these news are just warm-up. Besides, I have indeed considered these candidates, so what if I tell you?"
"Any candidate who didn't come out of my mouth was someone they took the initiative to join in the speculation. That's not my fault. I never asked them to cooperate with me."
Although Mr. Zhang has not been involved in the hype business for a long time, he is already well versed in various techniques of scapegoating.
With such a simple flick, all the responsibility was passed on to others.
"But, this is not you!"
"Lao Zhang, how did you fall?"
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"Didn't you say that these are all crooked ways and cannot be followed?" Zhang Feng asked again and again with his eyes wide open, his face turning red.
Seeing her so excited, Lao Zhang was very touched.
"I didn't expect that you respect me so much and you are still my good daughter after all."
"What's wrong with you?"
"Is now the time to talk about this?" Zhang Feng's face showed a kind of embarrassment after his sincerity was exposed.
Of course, she quickly covered it up.
However, Lao Zhang still looked disapproving and spread his hands: "It's just a try. Don't you young people often say that this is the cost of trial and error."
"As for me, although I am older, I certainly don't have the advantage of you young people in terms of age, but I have capital and a relatively strong background. As for me, now I also want to catch up with the fashion and see what you young people are doing.
, can it work here?"
"Didn't you succeed?" Lao Zhang's rhetorical question was so soul-stirring that Zhang Feng didn't even know whether he was praising her or hurting her.
"I've also watched your movie. At best, it's only a six-star movie. But it's of average quality, but it's achieved such a huge box office success. To be honest, there must be some way to it."
"I understand and agree with what you mentioned before, such as well-known youth idols, special effects, etc. However, to achieve such results, you must have done more, not just these two things."
"Later, I noticed that your publicity campaign was very fierce. In this regard, Master is no match for you. It's not that Master doesn't have publicity, of course it does. After all, the scale of investment is there, and the ambition is definitely not small.
We are also looking forward to achieving good box office results, so these funds must have been reserved."
"But why did it fail at the box office in the end? Was it completely suppressed by the reskin?"
Yes, why?
Zhang Feng blinked, never expecting that behind her back, Lao Zhang would also pay attention to her movie, including the entire operation process. But now, she is rarely silent. To be honest, she is also looking forward to hearing something.
Listen to the comments of this veteran in the film industry.
Lao Zhang continued: "To be honest, Master's publicity method is out of date. In any era, only when you work hard can you get rewards. This is of course the truth. There is nothing to say. However, her publicity position is mainly limited to traditional media.
, the voice on the Internet is simply not enough.”
"The way of publicity is also very problematic. This era is probably no longer an era where all positive news can boost the box office of a movie."
"I noticed that when you were promoting the skin change, you did not shy away from some of the issues surrounding the skin change, and you also brought these issues out for fans to discuss. This is very rare. On the one hand, it also reflects your greatness.
Du is very humble and willing to accept criticism. On the other hand, even criticism is just enthusiasm and propaganda."
"Including those young people you invited, their scandals and rumors are also very popular, and you have not let go of all kinds of hype. Now you can't deny that you have also guided public opinion in these aspects!"
"I didn't expect that you could see quite clearly."
Now that it's been seen, there's no need to hide it. The Spring Festival box office war is over, and now we can tell the truth.
Zhang Feng nodded: "You are right, I did make use of all the hotspots available."
"This is also my responsible attitude towards the movie. After all, the investment is so huge, the attention from all parties is so high, and my own career is all bet on it. This time, I can only win, not lose."
"Naturally, the methods are a bit extreme, and you do everything you can, but I am me and you are you. Your movies have received great attention, and their box office performance has been very good in recent years, and the quality is also good.
Okay, why do you want to make things so complicated?"
"Aren't you always very aloof and disdainful of using means?"
"Why the sudden change? Just because I used marketing hype to achieve box office success, so you are also greedy?" Although Lao Zhang said a lot intermittently, many of them are quite reasonable.
However, in summary, Zhang Feng still believes that Lao Zhang was shocked by the unprecedented success of the skin change.
"You can also say that."
Zhang Feng was completely dumbfounded. He never expected that Lao Zhang would admit it so readily.
"However, in the final analysis, it is just an attempt at new shooting themes and publicity methods. As for whether it will be successful, I cannot predict the outcome."
"Then you will let these extremely unreliable people continue to speculate?"
"Wouldn't this make your movie look very classy?"
Mainly because the reputation didn't sound good, Zhang Feng wanted to say it directly, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
After all, he is his biological father and cannot let him lose face too much.
"Let them speculate. Anyway, filming will start next month. By then, the official cast list, especially the leading actors, will be disclosed to the public. These cannot be hidden."
"These comments will naturally dissipate."
"That's right."
Zhang Feng had nothing to express, but he didn't leave in a hurry. Lao Zhang looked at her with a smile, as if he had read through his daughter's thoughts.
"Don't worry, the second male lead is reserved for Wu Di. When the time comes, he will be allowed to join the group."
"What are you talking about?"
"Who? Who cares what he plays anymore?"
"Isn't it?"
"Did I understand it wrong?" Zhang Feng was so embarrassed that he couldn't even raise his head. Of course, Lao Zhang would not let go of such a good opportunity and continued to tease.
"Otherwise, we shouldn't let him play this role. A more marginal role would be just right. He doesn't have enough experience, and his suitability for this role is not very high. If he changes to a different role, his pressure will be lower."
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"That's not okay!"
"Once you've decided, you have to implement it. How can you change your mind?"
"You can't do this!"
Before Lao Zhang could finish his words, Zhang Feng intercepted him. Now, her thoughts could no longer be hidden.
"I see, you just saw a lot of casting news these days, so you thought I wanted to have more choices and were worried that I would replace Wu Di, so you came to me on purpose to inquire!" Lao Zhang showed an old fox smile.
, Zhang Feng sighed: "I really lost to you."
"Am I still your biological daughter?"
"Is it fun for you to play with me like this?"
Lao Zhang was unconvinced: "You don't make your requirements clear and go around and around. I'm just cooperating. Is this wrong?"
"But, Xiaofeng, how are you and Wu Di doing lately?"
"I've been busy with movies recently, so I haven't paid much attention to you." Lao Zhang, who had been joking just now, suddenly changed his tone and became serious.
Zhang Feng saw his concerned eyes and immediately understood what he meant.
"Okay!"
"I dare not say it is particularly good. After all, I am a pessimist. Even if it is excellent, it will be downgraded to a lower level here."
"Did you ask about him and that big star? What did he say?"
Zhang Feng refused to answer directly, so Lao Zhang had no choice but to ask directly. Now, she could no longer talk about him.
"asked."
"He said that didn't happen."
"Is this the end?"
"Explain the matter clearly and see what stage it has reached. If that kid is indeed dishonest, I will help you teach him a lesson!"
Zhang Feng, who had been hesitant just now, was amused by him now.
As expected, he is his biological father, and he is still very responsible at this time.