Chapter 250: The curtain is opened, and a good show is staged
"Hello, viewers, this is Beijing TV Station. I am currently at the Workers' Stadium. Today, the magic crime movie "Now You See Me" directed by Tang An will be filming a bank robbery scene 2,000 kilometers away in the stadium."
"Now you can see that there are already long lines at the entrances of the indoor venues. Fans from all over the country are eagerly waiting to enter the venue to watch what may be the most exciting magic show in history!"
"Let us interview these viewers now and see what they are thinking right now!"
Since it was all for publicity, Huayi naturally would not let the TV station go, and the broadcast rights for the filming in the past few days were sold to Beijing Satellite TV.
They shoot casually outside the venue, and Huayi will edit the videos inside the venue into something that can be seen by the audience and send them to them.
Ordinary people, if ordinary movies want to be on TV, they have to pay. If you are not well-known and don’t pay, only the devil will let you go.
But when they reach the level of Tang An and Feng Xiaogang, every move in their movies attracts the attention of a large number of movie fans. In general, if you want to invite them to variety shows, you have to pay money, and they may not be able to watch them.
Now it's the media and TV stations who need news. When it comes time to release, it's Tang An and the others who need the media and TV stations to create news and publicity, and then they will have to spend a lot of money.
And it also depends on the type. Talk shows like "A Date with Lu Yu" are more popular, but Tang An won't go to shows like "Happy Camp".
It's not that he looks down on other people's programs, it's just inappropriate.
Think about it, programs like Base Camp often involve some games, interactions, etc. The whole thing is very joyful and funny. Is Tang An suitable?
Like Zhang Yimou, he has never appeared in variety shows. His first variety show debut was in the reality show "Crossover Ice and Snow King" in 2017.
I can’t go there, but actors still go there occasionally. After all, it’s a good opportunity to attract people.
Usually, He Jiong comes to Beijing to do an exclusive interview with him, and then edits it and inserts it during the actor's recording of the show, which means he is present.
Not only these great directors, but many actors don't often appear in variety shows, only once or twice a year.
Like those variety show stars more than 10 years later, you can see them on various variety shows all year round, which can easily affect their performances during filming.
Filming a variety show is also acting. If you act for a long time and get used to the variety show style, the quality of the movie will change.
This is the same as movie actors not filming TV series. Zhang Yimou told Zhang Ziyi very early on that he should never film TV series.
A TV series often has twenty or thirty episodes and is broadcast for half a month. It is too easy to form an inherent impression in the minds of the audience.
It is necessary for actors to maintain a sense of mystery in front of the audience, so that when portraying each character, the audience can more easily empathize with it because of the strangeness that can be deliberately created.
The same goes for variety shows. Later, when you turn on your phone, you can see those idols acting weird and funny, and then watch the movies they act in, and it will be easy to get into trouble.
You see Sun Honglei took on the ultimate challenge. Wouldn’t it feel very inconsistent if he were to make a TV series similar to "Conquest" now?
As for Deng Chao, most of his images in movies are of a slutty character, and actors of this type are not greatly affected.
Of course, every star's path is different, and some usually never appear in front of the audience, but when the movie is released, they suddenly become known to everyone, and their names and figures appear everywhere.
But others don't have this kind of strength, so they can only maintain this popularity by constantly brushing their faces in front of the audience.
If you don't appear in front of the audience for more than half a year, you will have forgotten who you are.
In fact, people are tired from doing variety shows all year round. There is no time to rest. Everyone’s path is different.
It's like winning a lottery worth 10 million yuan, and someone is willing to use it to start a business and start a company.
Some people are content with the status quo and just want to have food and drink. They can buy seven or eight houses in second-tier cities and collect rent, which is enough to live leisurely.
Of course, there are also those who enjoy themselves in time. The young models in the club start walking and have fun before talking.
However, you still have to be dedicated when filming. No matter what, you should work after you get paid.
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"Hello, I am a reporter from Beijing TV Station. Are you here to watch the live performance?"
The reporter randomly found an audience member to interview.
"Yes, I signed up as soon as I heard the news. I didn't expect to be selected. I had already taken leave before. If I hadn't been selected, it would have been a waste of leave..."
Yu Hua, who was selected, was obviously very excited. This was the first time he appeared on TV and he kept talking.
"So where are you from? Can you tell me your occupation?"
"I am from Jiangnan Province and am a software engineer."
oh!
The reporter understood that his haggard face and the big dark circles under his eyes were very consistent with the characteristics of the industry.
As the saying goes, if you want to marry, marry a programmer - if you have more money and talk less, you will die sooner.
"Programmers must be busy at work. Why did you give up your rare vacation and come all the way to watch the movie shooting?"
What the hell!
I am a software engineer. What a prestigious professional title an engineer is, how can it be compared with a creature like a programmer?
However, he still kept his emotions calm in front of the camera. In fact, he couldn't refuse his boss's request to work overtime every day, and he could no longer get angry.
"I am a loyal fan of Director Tang. I have watched every one of his movies many times. I fell in love with him when I saw "Shark Beach" on National Day in 2004... No, I fell in love with his movies.
So this time I had the chance to come and see how those classic movies were made."
The reporter's professionalism was still very good. He did not laugh because of the ambiguity in Yu Hua's words, and then interviewed several viewers.
"Through the interview just now, we can find that the audience includes all provinces across the country, all age groups and various types of occupations, which is enough to show how popular this new film directed by Tang An is."
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The filming team was outside, but inside Tang An was still doing the last rehearsal for the Commander crew.
After looking at the time, it was almost time. Tang An asked everyone to eat something high-calorie to replenish their energy. After all, they had rehearsed all day and had to shoot very late at night.
After the arrangements were made, Tang An came to Wang Zhongjun with a wry smile.
"Dr. Wang, do you really want to make it look like a concert?"
Wang Zhongjun is indeed a business-minded person, and he actually wants to take an hour before filming starts every day for his stars to perform singing, dancing, etc.
Of course, they are all second- and third-tier stars. There are too many stars in Huayi, and I don’t know how many people are sitting on the bench. This is finally an opportunity.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tang, it only takes up one hour a day, so it won't waste too much time, and you can also warm up the atmosphere first!" Wang Zhongjun said with a smile.
What else could Tang An say, he could only agree.
At 5:30 p.m., the curtain opened and the show began, letting the audience watch a song and dance performance.