Chapter six hundred and eighty seventh greasy middle-aged man
The press conference ended harmoniously. The crew moved to the banquet hall next door to have a meal before starting filming in the afternoon.
A lot of people from the industry came to this press conference. If there are no surprises, Tang An's movie will definitely be a movie that affects the entire summer season this year. No one doesn't pay attention to it.
"Unknowingly, this will be Director Tang's tenth film. Time flies so fast. I wish him a great success in his new film."
"Ten movies in ten years, Director Tang's efficiency is really shameful."
"If he makes two more movies, Director Tang's personal box office will exceed 10 billion. It will be shocking to think about it when that day comes."
"It's just because the audience likes it. This time I'm trying a comedy theme. I don't know if the audience will buy it."
Tang An had a drink with them and said with a smile.
Yu Dong shook his head and said with a smile, "Don Tang is so humble. There is no director in the country who understands the audience better than you."
Wang Changtian also echoed, "A "Detective Chinatown" written by Tang Dong can sell for one billion, and this time it is expected to set a new record."
Ordinary directors are easily looked down upon when they change genres, but for Tang An, who has already achieved great success in a variety of different genres, changing genres is not a big deal.
Although "Mysterious Superstar" is a comedy movie, the leading actors are basically not famous for comedies. Instead, Qin Hairu and Fu Dalong are more like drama actors.
Jiang Xiaodi has done idol dramas and romantic dramas before, and Lei Jiayin performed well in the comedy movie "The Golden Heist".
But as Wang Changtian said, the script "Detective Chinatown" written by Tang An could have been successful for a TV drama director, let alone this time he directed it himself.
The international business exchanges have been going on for a while, and they also want to know the specific content of "Mysterious Superstar" from Tang An.
It was rare that Feng Xiaogang came to this press conference. As a former comedy professional, Tang An also came to film a comedy this time, which made him a little curious.
Feng Xiaogang smiled and said, "If Mr. Tang makes comedies, those of us who make comedies may not be able to keep our jobs."
Even though he said this, Feng Xiaogang's tone did not sound very disappointed, but rather a little reserved and complacent.
In the field of comedy, Feng Xiaogang has never given up, even though the box office of Xu Zheng and Zhou Xingchi's comedies has exceeded him, and even the box office of comedies made by Deng Chao have been higher than his.
He believed that he was already successful in the field of comedy, and filming "Private Customization" was more to help Huayi compensate for the losses of "1942".
Any movie has a box office of 600 to 700 million yuan. It’s like I’m hungry now, but I only have a bucket of instant noodles at home. Instant noodles have no nutrition and are not delicious.
For nutritional purposes, you can go downstairs to buy eggs and some vegetables.
But it’s troublesome. Instant noodles can fill your stomach anyway, so why go downstairs and wash vegetables.
Just find some random jokes, put them together, find some jokes, and make a movie and you can make money, so why go to all the trouble.
Feng Xiaogang is in such a state now. Back then he was the number one comedian in the country, but he has no interest in playing the rest.
In addition, we still have to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala. If you mess around a little bit, you can make a lot of money anyway.
Tang An laughed and said, "Director Feng's words are serious. You are the professional in comedy. I don't know what Director Feng will make in his next movie. Is it still a comedy?"
"I won't make comedies for the time being. I'm going to make a story about an art troupe."
Feng Xiaogang shook his head and spoke somewhat reservedly.
The type of new film that Tang An is going to make is the type that Feng Xiaogang left behind!
"The story of the art troupe?"
Tang An understood and asked with a smile, "I remember that Director Feng also worked in an art troupe before. Could it be that he adapted it based on his own experience?"
Hearing Tang An mention this, Feng Xiaogang's eyes flashed with melancholy, he sighed slightly in his heart, and then his expression returned to normal.
"It's an original story. We just have an idea at the moment and the script is still being created."
Tang An said, "This is a novel subject matter, I think the audience will be interested."
Feng Xiaogang is going to film "Youth", which can be regarded as an outlet for himself.
This film adapted from the same name by Yan Geling has many shadows of Feng Xiaogang and Yan Geling.
It is said that Feng Xiaogang fell in love with a girl when he was in the art troupe. The girl's father was an old comrade in the drama troupe.
The old comrade noticed something was wrong with his daughter's mental state, so he started an investigation.
As a result, the admirer behind the scenes was discovered, Comrade Feng Xiaogang, and the old comrade made stern representations to Feng Xiaogang.
However, things did not develop according to the old comrade's ideas, and the relationship between Feng Xiaogang and the girl was still very close.
Later, the old comrade became angry and gave his daughter a lesson at home, but the daughter refused to obey. It is said that the old comrade even beat her daughter severely.
This incident moved Feng Xiaogang very much. He later said that if his comrades had not stopped him at that time, he would have rushed to their home.
However, it is true that the girl "would rather die than surrender", but the question is for whom he would rather die than surrender.
Later, the girl told Feng Xiaogang that she actually liked a young brother who worked in civil aviation.
The reason why he kept in frequent contact with Feng Xiaogang was to use Feng Xiaogang to divert his father's attention.
As a result, Feng Xiaogang didn't know about it at the time, and the girl's father didn't know either.
Later, Feng Xiaogang was approached by this old comrade, and he was included in the professional list in the name of streamlining and reorganizing.
Too bad, it's a spare tire.
There is a slight similarity with the male protagonist of "Youth", both of whom were unjustly dismissed. Perhaps Feng Xiaogang rectified his name many years later.
At the same time, I also criticized the big courtyard brother, because many people said that he was holding the big courtyard brother's lap with his nose and tears at the beginning.
Although it was for himself, he dared to talk about politics, history, war, nation, system, youth, absurdity, human nature, and class under pressure. Feng Xiaogang was brave enough to avoid being criticized by so many film critics for being a middle-aged wretched man who licked the system.
male.
But who asked him to be famous? Only those who are not famous can complain.
While chatting with several bosses, Tang An didn't say anything about the specifics of the movie.
After chatting and chatting, we finished talking about the Lunar New Year period and moved on to the Spring Festival period.
"The Return of the Great Sage" will be released in a month, and the promotion has already begun, and it is promoted on a blockbuster scale. Among the many movies during the Spring Festival, its momentum is second only to "Havoc in Heaven".
But it hasn’t really started yet. In about ten days, large-scale screenings will begin across the country, and then it will be the time for all-round and crazy promotion.
However, such an animated film, with such high-level publicity, still makes outsiders look at it with suspicion.
"Omen" published by Bernard is preparing to have a big hit during the Spring Festival, but I am still a little worried about the promotional campaign for "The Return of the Monkey King".
Yu Dong asked tentatively, "Tang Dong is very confident in "The Return of the Great Sage". With such a large scale, I'm afraid it will compete with "Havoc in Heaven"?"
Tang An smiled and said, "After all, if you invest 100 million, it can be considered a blockbuster. A blockbuster should have the scale of publicity and distribution of a blockbuster. Otherwise, wouldn't that 100 million be a hundred million dollars?"
Wang Changtian also said, "It seems like there will be a civil war during the Spring Festival this year."
Originally, the Spring Festival show had nothing to do with Wang Changtian, but the variety show "Where Are We Going, Dad" that was aired in October turned out to be a hit in the ratings, and it became a hit from the very first episode.
The ratings ranked first in the same period, with the highest ratings even breaking five.
This phenomenon-level variety show was broadcast in October. In just over two months, all the guests became famous. Weibo fans increased from hundreds of thousands to millions, and it became truly popular all over the country.
It is said that Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV has started to prepare "Dad Is Back", Qinghai Satellite TV has launched "Mom, Dad, Look at Me", Guizhou Satellite TV has produced "Reply Dad", and CCTV's "Zhengda Variety Show" has been upgraded to "The Baby Is Here".
Taking advantage of this trend, we might be able to look forward to the big movie "Where Are We Going, Dad" which will be released during the Spring Festival?
However, Tang An did not directly answer everyone's questions, and it would be useless to say so. No one would believe that "The Return of the Great Sage" has a goal of one billion.
There is indeed a market for animated films, but the best-selling domestic animated films only have a box office of over 100 million.
"Kung Fu Panda 2", which set a box office record for mainland animated films, only sold over 600 million.
This is a billion dollars, and others think you are bragging.
After the banquet at noon, Tang An took the crew to the Huairou Film and Television Base. Part of the scenes of "Mysterious Superstar" were shot in the capital, and the heroine was located in a county in northern Hebei.
From a small county town to the capital, it is a huge step, which has some symbolic meaning.
When the crew was gathered together, they said a few words about the scene.
This crew has been following Tang An for many years, and there have been almost no changes in the main middle and senior management, so there is no need to say anything else.
As for the actors, it goes without saying that every one of them is very energetic, and Tang An's movie dare not slack off.
Let’s start with the indoor scene, where Lei Jiayin brings Jiang Xiaodi to Zhang Yuqi’s law firm for help.
Although it is the first scene, it is all professional. Each department performs its duties and is already busy. In half an hour, the photographer, lighting, scenery, and makeup departments will be ready.
"Each department will check it out and start filming after ten minutes."
Tang An shouted to the crew with a loudspeaker and regained some feeling.
He stretched out his hand to summon Lei Jiayin, Jiang Xiaodi, and Nana, checked their outfits, and gave them a few words of advice.
"Lei Jiayin, when you perform later, try to lean towards the greasy middle-aged man, especially the last sentence, "I'd better be hungry."
"Xiao Di, pay attention to your state in this scene. Relax. Your whole person feels relaxed from the inside out. Always keep a smile in your eyes."
"Nana, you must have clear contempt in your eyes, unabashedly."
Nana was asked to make a guest appearance in the role of the front desk, which only had one scene. This role required a beautiful woman.
At first, she was full of disdain for Lei Jiayin, who had problems with his lifestyle, but then he was hooked up by him. The contrast between before and after was hilarious, and the feeling was even more obvious with a beautiful woman.
How could a top music producer hook up with a middle-aged woman?
It has been almost a month since they all got the script, and they naturally have a deep understanding of the script and the characters.
Ten minutes later, the actors were asked to walk through the scene again. Tang An stood up from his chair and looked around. Everyone was waiting for Tang An to give orders.
"Today is the first day of filming for "Mysterious Superstar", and it is also the first shot of the first scene. I won't say any nonsense. I will finish the task today and have a big dinner tonight!"
"All departments prepare!"
"The actors are in place!"
"Scene 61, one shot, one shot!"
"start!"
The first scene is very simple. Lei Jiayin brings Jiang Xiaodi in, but is told by Nana at the front desk that the lawyer is busy.
There was nothing awkward about it. The disdain in Nana's eyes was spot on. There was nothing wrong with such a simple expression.
"Okay, passed!"
"Scene 61, two shots, one shot!"
"start!"
Immediately after the second shot, Lei Jiayin sat down on the sofa with her legs crossed, while Jiang Xiaodi sat beside her in a dignified manner.
The staff brought two glasses of water, and Xiaodi said thank you and took one, but he kept looking at the front desk from time to time. It seemed that he was a little strange about the treatment Lei Jiayin received. He didn't expect his reputation to be so bad.
Lei Jiayin then went to pick up the water glass, but Nana at the front desk coughed and shook her head at the staff.
He was not even given water to drink. Seeing this situation, Xiao Di couldn't help but stare at the staff member's back in a daze for half a second, then turned his head and stared blankly at Lei Jiayin.
Lei Jiayin didn't feel embarrassed at all. He patted his thigh, leaned back on the sofa, touched his chest with one hand around his heart, and scratched it.
He pretended to be sad and sighed, "Oh, it hurts my heart."
Xiao Di was still smiling in her eyes, but she quickly handed over her water, but Lei Jiayin refused.
Lei Jiayin looked at Nana at the front desk, looking at her slightly provocatively, and there was an obvious swallowing movement in his throat.
"It's better for me to be more hungry."
But it was indeed Nana's blank stare.
"good!"
"Pass!"
Two shots were taken at once, and it went smoothly beyond imagination.
Lei Jiayin's performance was even better than Tang An expected, a perfectly greasy middle-aged man!
In one go, I shot the third shot.
But this time, I did it twice in a row. Zhang Yuqi’s previous movie roles are very different from this one.
"Remember to express aggression, especially since each line only has one or two words, but when talking to Xiao Di, his attitude and eyes should change back instantly."
Tang An gave some instructions and continued shooting.
Filming is so boring, there are constant corrections, not only from the actors, but also from all departments of the crew.
"Scene 61, three shots, three times!"
"start!"
Inside, Zhang Yuqi sent away a customer with a smile, and Lei Jiayin and Xiao Di stood up immediately on the sofa.
Lei Jiayin was just about to speak.
"Shut up!"
Zhang Yuqi glanced at him expressionlessly, with only disgust in her eyes.
Lei Jiayin's mouth opened slightly, but before he could say anything, he subconsciously wanted to say something else.
"roll!"
With another cold voice, Zhang Yuqi didn't look at him after he finished speaking. Instead, she patted Xiao Di's arm and said gently, "Come with me."
Different from a professional fake smile, there is sincerity and warmth in the smile.
Zhang Yuqi took Xiaodi into the office, leaving Lei Jiayin behind. She shrugged without feeling embarrassed and sat back on the sofa.