Lao Zhang tapped his knees with his palms, following a certain rhythm, very relaxed.
"How can it be?"
"You feel too good about yourself. If Xiao Wu was an ordinary actor, he wouldn't resist no matter how you deal with him. But Xiao Wu is different. He is Lanmasanti's son. He is originally a good actor.
He is very confident. If you ask him to play such a role and the look is so cowardly, how can he agree?"
"I think there will be trouble when he comes back!"
Lao Li's words were conclusive, but Lao Zhang was completely unmoved. In terms of understanding Wu Di, how could he possibly be as good as Lao Zhang?
Lao Zhang already had a thorough understanding of Wu Di's personality and could almost feel his pulse.
The character of Xiao Wu is completely different from that of Lanmasanti, even though they are mother and son.
A few hours later, late at night.
Lanmasanti sent Wu Di back and checked into the hotel herself. Although this high-end hotel had been booked by the Sanyanerpai crew, the big investors said they wanted to move in, even if someone laid the floor.
Ms. Lan vacated the room.
Lao Zhang had long heard that Wu Di had returned. Although he was very anxious, he did not dare to talk to him immediately. Instead, he waited calmly in the room.
wait……
Lao Zhang is an internationally renowned director. Even if he gets too big and fails, he still has to keep his dignity.
Don't give people a feeling of being backward.
Although, ever since he met Wu Di and saw Lanmasanti's strong financial resources, he has already been cheating on her.
However, in his personal knowledge, he has never been submissive, let alone backward.
Those are all purely commercial activities. What you come and go with is all a transaction, and neither party suffers!
However, just when Lao Zhang was doing some mental construction and waiting for the opportunity to come to seek reconciliation, the door was knocked open!
This is simply...
Whoever you are looking forward to will be sent to your door.
That’s right!
The door opened, and a familiar face appeared in front of me.
"Mr. Zhang, can I come in?"
Who else could it be besides our little friend Wu Di?
You see, he was so polite and even changed his clothes, looking energetic and not a bit depressed.
Wu Di is smiling so brightly that you can't tell that not long ago, he was in trouble because of his stretched looks in movies.
He seemed to have overcome this hurdle very easily.
"Come in quickly, I was just about to find you, but you came first."
"Sit down quickly."
Lao Zhang arranged a seat for Wu Di, and he also took care of getting hot water and making hot tea. He was very attentive and completely ignored such attentiveness, which should not appear in a person like him.
When did he, Lao Zhang, become such a good and diligent person?
You know, he usually has a lot of airs. Even if he is a very familiar person, he will never bother to serve him. What if he is an unfamiliar person?
That's even more powerful. Even if he is a distinguished guest, he will not lift a finger. He is so confident.
It seems that Lao Zhang is not completely ignorant of his own performance.
As long as he still understands that what he is doing is unjust, then there is still room for discussion. Now that he has taken the initiative to come to the door, Wu Di has already shown his attitude.
I'm pressing hard, and you can't escape. I will never give you such a chance. But at the same time, since I didn't get straight to the point and immediately launch an attack on the crime, it means that I still want to talk about this.
There is no need for Lao Zhang to understand immediately. Anyway, Wu Di will make his intentions clear in the end.
Lao Zhang’s share is indispensable.
On this side of the room, Wu Di was quietly observing every move of Lao Zhang. On the other side of the room, Lao Zhang was really embarrassed.
Where has he ever done such a thing?
He also personally served tea and poured water, and was very active. It can be said that he has never had such experience in more than 20 years of acting. At this age, it is the time when he should put on airs and wait for his juniors to serve him.
But you still have to do it yourself, which inevitably makes your hands and feet uncoordinated and unfavorable.
When Lao Zhang hurriedly made the tea, Wu Di also showed him a kind smile: "Thank you, Lao Zhang."
"Mr. Zhang, my mother and I just went to eat. The seafood fried rice in this hotel is particularly delicious. It tastes authentic and the ingredients are genuine. You can try it when you have time."
Lao Zhang was slightly startled: "What are you talking about?"
"Ms. Lan didn't blame me!"
Wu Di was sipping the tea cup. When he heard this, he paused and his finger stopped on the rim of the cup: "No, you are overthinking."
"However, my mother was really shocked by that shape. Mainly because she was not prepared before. It came so suddenly and the visual impact was relatively large."
"Furthermore, I am also a relatively handsome person. She had such objective expectations, but the result she saw was like that. Her complaints are somewhat true."
"She also joked that she wanted to change my role!"
Sure enough, mother and son had already thought of a countermeasure to this matter.
"Then what role do you want to change?"
"I have relatively few roles in this movie. You tell me your requirements and I will look into the details to see what kind of role I can change for you."
Even if it does not meet the requirements, Lao Zhang can still customize it according to Wu Di's requirements. This kind of customization can generally occur with some relatively marginalized characters, because slight changes in the personalities of those characters will not affect the main plot of the movie.
As for the protagonist's character, generally speaking, the day the script is finalized is when their image is completed, and basically no major changes can be made.
Otherwise, the foundation of this movie's existence will change, and the entire movie may face the dilemma of story collapse.
That's a big problem!
Lao Zhang is well prepared. He is a big investor and a big financier. It is okay and completely legitimate to ask for a smaller role.
As long as Wu Di doesn't let the lion speak loudly, Zhang is planning to make drastic changes to the script!
"Mr. Zhang, you're overthinking it. That's my mother's opinion, and I don't agree with it. I think this role is pretty good now."
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This time, even Lao Zhang looked puzzled. What is going on?
It’s not like your brain was kicked by a donkey!
"This role is quite good. Didn't you say that it is also equivalent to the third male lead? This is the protagonist group! Even if you change another role for me, in my opinion, according to the style of our movie, I probably won't be able to do it.
I have a very good appearance, but I still have to drop from a starring role to a marginal role, so I am not at a huge loss?"
Fortunately, it seems that the big head has not been kicked by a donkey and is still normal. Lao Zhang is relieved.
"But..."
But as soon as this twist came out, Lao Zhang became depressed and knew that it was not that simple. This kid Wu Di was really a bad learner.
If you have any requests, if they have reached this point, just make them clear directly. Why go through such a big detour for a matter of three or two sentences?
Still need to make a twist?
But what?
Wu Di is a young man, so of course he is not like those storytelling masters on the radio who twist and turn and constantly change the topic to tease Lao Zhang.
There's no need for that.
He soon said truthfully: "But, Mr. Zhang, I will continue to play this role. This is no problem, for sure, but I hope that during the official filming, I can also participate in a little bit of character creation."
"what do you mean?"
Hearing that Wu Di could continue to play the role of Xiao Qi, Lao Zhang was relieved. However, Wu Di soon posed another problem for him: why should he participate in the creation of the character?
Of course Lao Zhang knew what Wu Di meant, he just didn't agree with it at all, so he made excuses to find trouble.
Who does Wu Di think he is?
Can others change his Lao Zhang's script?
Especially a new actor like him?
Who does he think he is?
Although Lao Zhang is much older and has a lot of experience and qualifications, his personality is exactly the same as Zhang Feng's.
Father and daughter should stop disparaging each other, there is no difference at all.
Happiness and anger are all written on his face without any concealment. For example, Lao Zhang is very angry now. Although he hasn't spoken yet, Wu Di already knows what he is thinking.
disagree.
I definitely won't agree.
Wu Di has been prepared for it for a long time. With a character like Lao Zhang, it’s strange that he would agree!
"It's very simple, Mr. Zhang. Since I play the role of Xiao Qi, I want to incorporate some of my ideas into this role. Of course, the general direction must still follow your main line arrangement, but I also hope that I can be more
There is a sense of participation. That’s what it means.”
Lao Zhang is really boring. Wu Di has already made his intentions very clear. He just wants to increase the sense of participation. The general direction will not change.
Moreover, the scope of participation is limited to the role of Xiao Qi.
What else is wrong with this?
You made a handsome guy look like this. The most important thing is that he is the precious son of a movie financier.
Do you think it fits?
Shouldn't you take the initiative to give him some preferential treatment?
Oh, right!
Lao Zhang has indeed thought about giving Wu Di preferential treatment. Didn't he already promise to give him another role?
This is such a great blessing. Who doesn’t know how to take advantage of it?
The fact that Lao Zhang can say this shows that such a solution is acceptable to him and is also reasonable.
However, did Lao Zhang ask Wu Di for his opinion?
If he continues to be at the mercy of him, then will Wu Di be considered a fool?
In that case, he would rather lose money than he would drag Ranmasanti and run away quickly. Anyway, it is just a bad movie that is rare in the world. There is nothing shameful about leaving the film in advance.
Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise!
No!
Never agree!
You will definitely not agree!
Say it quickly. If you say it, everyone will be happy and I can stop the loss in time.
What is the so-called sunk cost? It is nothing more than an upfront investment. For Sanyanerpai, the current losses are within an acceptable range and are controllable.
If you really wait until after filming starts, or even during filming, you will really have boarded a pirate ship, and it will be even more difficult to escape.
And, most importantly, the losses will be even greater.
But now, without subsequent investment, there will be no further losses. For Ranmasanti, the current situation is still acceptable.
At best, it’s nothing more than no loss or profit.
However, if more investment is made in the later period, the losses will definitely be greater. What will be done at that time?
There is absolutely no chance of recovery!
Therefore, Director Zhang, for the sake of everyone, please let us untie them as soon as possible!
Have fun!
"But, my crew has never had such a precedent." After a long time, Lao Zhang finally spoke.
Then, Wu Di, who was full of expectations, got such a speech in exchange?
Such?
Huh?
Does Lao Zhang mean to compromise?
How can it be?
is this real?
"Mr. Zhang, precedents are meant to be created? Otherwise, how can they be called precedents?"
Although he was surprised, Wu Di still knew what was going on. At this time, Lao Zhang finally showed signs of loosening his opinion, so he had to strike while the iron was hot and hold on tightly.
How can we continue to confront Lao Zhang? How can we pour cold water on him?
Of course you need a lot of encouragement.
"That's true."
"However, you have neither experience nor relevant theoretical knowledge, how can you change this character well?"
"Only based on your personal likes and dislikes?"
"This is not appropriate!"
Lao Zhang is indeed prepared to compromise, but it is not easy to achieve this goal. Lao Zhang has set up multiple obstacles for Wu Di.
Look, do you have the theoretical knowledge of screenwriting?
Do you have practical experience as a screenwriter?
You don’t have any, so why are you messing around?
When Lao Zhang said this, he also used his brain, because he still knew Wu Di's priorities very well, and these obstacles were set up by his personal ability.
Although Wu Di's acting skills are not bad, he has never studied in a relevant film and television school in the past.
In other words, even his acting skills are self-taught and he has some talent. However, screenwriters and actors are different.
Acting is sometimes an industry that requires more talent, but the screenwriting industry is different. It is an industry that requires work.
If you want to write a wonderful script, you must at least have basic theoretical knowledge of screenwriting, understand the structure of a script, and know how to write a plot that is ups and downs, suspenseful, logical, and has certain rules for its ups and downs, but
I don’t just write how I want to write.
This is the reason why many well-known writers with beautiful writing skills, when they work as screenwriters and adapt their own works, cannot design the plots interestingly and become good screenwriters.
Every other line is like a mountain!
Because screenwriters also have their own routines, and writers, their works are often more emotional and focus on the expression of personal will.
Their works often don't have so many routines. What they pursue is originality and originality.
Moreover, even the novels that are most easily adapted into screenplays contain many prose expressions.
Readers of books and articles may like this kind of expression very much and applaud the author for his profound knowledge or the expression of his blessed soul.
However, if these things are copied into movies and TV series, the effect may not be very satisfactory, and may even be very disappointing.
Because it is simply not adapted to the local environment and cannot meet the needs of the audience.
