After sitting in front of the monitor and watching it for twenty minutes, Zhang Hongren was stunned.
He felt that his chest was extremely tight, and he had an old complaint that he couldn't complain about.
According to another assistant director, this section was meant to reflect the touching plot of the male protagonist being kind-hearted and innocent.
This TV series is a costume fantasy drama, the main content is love.
Yes, the main content is love!
In other words, apart from romantic dramas with various skins, are there any other dramas on TV these days?
This TV series is called "Clouds Fall into the Red Dust".
To put it simply, it is the story of a son of the Emperor of Heaven who was ignorant of world affairs and secretly descended to earth, and ended up falling in love with a human empress.
Old-fashioned and cliche.
But if the filming and acting are okay, then it won't be a big problem.
But here's the problem.
Zhang Hong watched the twenty-minute clip.
This part of the plot is about the god who has just descended to earth, that is, the male protagonist.
In order to show his kindness, a "tear-jerking" plot was directly arranged.
The male protagonist was walking on the road and saw an old man sitting on the ground holding an old lady.
The old lady was seriously ill and was about to die. She had already begun to make arrangements for her funeral.
Then there are the complaints.
The male protagonist stood two meters away and silently watched the lady nagging.
She said something like, "Old man, I'm dying, I can't stay with you anymore."
Here comes another soulful BGM that makes people urinate.
Then...she kept babbling for fifteen minutes!
Fifteen minutes, damn!
How come you keep dying but can't die?
Zhang Hong has finished eating his lunch box! She’s not dead yet!
Then the hero stood two meters away and watched for fifteen minutes!
Then the aunt said that she was in great pain and begged the uncle to give her a break.
The uncle agreed and raised his hand to stab the aunt to death.
Then the male protagonist suddenly rushed up and grabbed him: "Uncle! I will give you all my money! Take my aunt to see a doctor quickly!"
Then the uncle was very surprised: "Ah? Who are you? Why do you want to give me money? Why are you so kind?"
Protagonist: "I can see your two elders' feelings. I'm so touched. I'll give you all my money. Go see a doctor quickly."
Zhang Hongren was dumbfounded!
You stood two meters away for fifteen minutes!
Fifteen minutes!
Is this uncle blind?
A blind man can see again, what a medical miracle!
If Zhang Hong is here to handle this, let the uncle and aunt get the money and immediately stand up and run like no one else!
Don’t you want to be affectionate? What’s the atmosphere like after being affectionate for fifteen minutes?
And isn’t it meant to show the hero’s innocence, simplicity and kindness?
Then this is the way to go!
Unfortunately, something even more hilarious is coming.
After trying to push it off for a long time, the aunt continued to thank the protagonist half-heartedly for a long time.
She said a lot of nonsense like "You are so kind, thank you so much, I really don't know how to thank you, you are such a good person"!
He talked for a whole five minutes!
I know you want to create a character, and maybe it’s a brushstroke in the script, but when it’s filmed like this, it’s just funny!
Five minutes later, after the aunt finished saying all her words of thanks, she tilted her head, rolled her eyes, and died.
Yes, she died!
At this time, Zhang Hong's eyes had lost their luster.
He couldn't figure out what he had been watching in the past twenty minutes.
Sensational?
The rhythm is so bad, and it’s so exciting!
To establish a character for the protagonist?
He just thinks the protagonist is stupid, ridiculously stupid.
The camera language is even more rubbish.
And the character's acting skills are even more rubbish among rubbish!
That's not just garbage! It's garbage!
Something that can be shot in just a few sentences actually took twenty fucking minutes!
And why does this plot scene look so familiar? It seems like he has watched this TV series in his previous life.
If you think about it carefully, isn't this exactly what...ahem!
I still won’t mention the name of the TV series.
However, Zhang Hong was quite impressed.
He remembered that one night in his previous life, he was watching TV with his mother during dinner, and this episode happened to be played out.
He complained about this TV series at that time, and it’s really okay for me to be in it!
Zhang Hong turned his head and glanced at the buddies in the photography team.
His eyes are very complicated.
There is a lot to say in it.
But that guy must have noticed it, so he scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "Director Zhang, you understand me, and I don't want to... But there is no way, this is the plot."
After a pause, he looked back, then moved closer to Zhang Hong and lowered his voice: "Director Zhang, that old man and old lady are from the management. And that pretty boy, they are all together. If you want to join the show, I won't stop you."
I can’t stand it.”
Well, that makes sense... Zhang Hong nodded, indicating that he understood why these three people's acting skills were so bad.
They were still saying goodbye to each other, and everyone had expressionless faces, as if they were reciting their lines from the script.
No matter what mood I am in, I will only frown, bah!
But there is no way, who can let someone be the investor?
Even if he doesn't understand the entertainment industry at all, Zhang Hong knows that anyone who brings money into the group cannot be offended.
At this time, Wang Yeyin, who went to negotiate with the pretty boy, came back.
Just by looking at Zhang Hong's expression, he knew the outcome was not good.
"Xiao Wang, what did they say?"
"Wang Chen hid in the nanny car but didn't get out. His agent asked Director Sun to apologize to him, otherwise he would not film the scene." After saying that, Wang Ye cursed, "What nonsense are you trying to be a big name!" Director Sun said
He has no acting skills and he’s right!”
Wang Chen is the name of that pretty boy.
Zhang Hong glanced at him: "Xiao Wang, can you afford a house in the capital?"
Wang Ye was stunned for a moment, then got a little angry: "Director Zhang, I can't afford a house in the capital! But I'm still young! I will probably go back to my hometown in the future! And does this have anything to do with what's going on now?"
"Don't be angry." Zhang Hong patted him on the shoulder, "Actually, I can't afford it either."
Then he shrugged: "You see, you will get angry after being poked at a painful spot, and precisely because it is true and there is no way to refute it, you will become even more angry."
Wang Ye was thoughtful: "So Director Zhang, you think that guy has no acting skills?"
"Nonsense, those who have acting skills are called 'strong young actors', is he?" Zhang Hong said with a smile, "Also, just call me Brother Zhang."
But I'm two years older than you... Wang Ye opened his mouth, and finally shouted: "Brother Zhang."
The atmosphere was no longer so tense, but Zhang Hong sighed: "But now we have to use him even if he has no acting skills. I will find a way to apologize to Director Sun later, otherwise the funder will really withdraw his funding."
, then if we really want to finish playing, this movie will no longer be made."
As a senior ordinary office worker, he knows the importance of face.
For the big guys, face is very important.
But for office workers who work hard to make a living, face? What is that?
Well, these are all self-comforting nonsense.
In Zhang Hong's view, if you don't treat yourself as a human being, it's even less likely that others will treat you as a human being.
And he just learned that a total of 90 million was invested in this drama.
Among them, Jimei Culture Media invested 85 million, and the remaining 5 million came from Director Sun Zheng's own pocket. We can't let Director Sun spend the 5 million in vain, right?
Um?
Zhang Hong suddenly discovered something was wrong.
He raised his head and asked: "Xiao Wang, how much is Wang Chen's salary?"
Wang Ye thought for a while and replied: "If we calculate it based on the salary per episode, he can earn a total of 80 million for this drama."
Does this mean that excluding the pretty boy’s salary, all other costs add up to only 10 million?
And there was an extra five million of it that the handsome old man Sun Zheng paid for out of his own pocket?
No wonder I still find it strange. In this parallel world, I am a new director. How can I let others invest 90 million?
I originally thought it was because of Director Sun’s face, but now I see that there is a reason for this, but the more important reason turns out to be here.
Zhang Hongmo rubbed his bare chin: "Wang Chen... is this the male protagonist named by Jimei Culture?"
Although this kind of investment ratio is relatively nonsense, he had seen similar things in the news in his previous life.
For example, if a TV series invests 100 million, the male lead's salary will be 80 million.
Then I looked carefully and found that the investors who invested in the movie were inextricably linked to the financial backers behind the male protagonist.
Hey hey hey...
"Yes." Wang Ye took out his mobile phone and flipped through the information, "Jimei Culture said before they invested in this film that they would only invest if Wang Chen was there, but they would not invest without Wang Chen, and this clause was also written into the contract.
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Zhang Hong was thoughtful: "Then what does Wang Chen have to do with Jimei Culture?"
"Wang Chen is a contracted artist of Jixing Culture Communication. I have investigated and found that Jixing and Jimei have the same boss. I heard that there is money behind this boss, but no one knows who it is." Wang Ye said bitterly: "
I'm afraid it's another boss who wants to take advantage of the opportunity to promote his own artist and make money."
"No, no, no, it's not that simple." Zhang Hong smiled.
This is very clear.
Ji Mei claimed to have invested more than 80 million yuan in the drama, but in the end, the designated actor's salary was only 80 million yuan.
Wang Chen is just a tool man.
It is like saying that the capital behind Jimei launched a big advertisement to promote it, and used the name of director Sun Zheng to support its own small products, and then recovered most of the money.
So damn smart!
But this way Zhang Hong would have peace of mind.
Can’t make a movie for five million?
How is that possible!
Anyway, there are only so many of them! I’ll take pictures now.
As an actor, just find someone who is good-looking.
After a while, if you let the other person step down, then everything will be fine.
If the other party insists on causing trouble, then Zhang doesn't mind letting the other party get confused.
He waved: "Who is that?"
The guy from the photography team ran over and said, "Director Zhang, are you calling me?"
"Well, go and prepare. Find a few more cameras to take pictures of everything that happens for a while. Remember to turn on the radio equipment. Then take pictures for me from all angles, all directions, and no blind spots. Remember to take pictures of panoramic, mid-range and close-ups.
superior.
Come on, put the little bee on my collar first. Remember to stay hidden, you have to cover it with a military coat so that you can't see it."
"Okay! Just take a look!" Although he didn't know why, the photographer was still getting ready to go.
After putting on the little bee, Zhang Hong straightened his military coat, put his hands in his sleeves, and walked leisurely towards Wang Chen's nanny car.
When we got closer, Wang Chen naturally didn't get out of the car. Only his female agent, who estimated to be at least 200 pounds, stood arrogantly outside the car door.
When Zhang Hong came over with Wang Ye, she calmed down and looked at Zhang Hong with contempt: "What do you say? Either Sun Zheng comes over to apologize, or you insult our company's artists first, we won't film this scene."
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Ha... Zhang Hong laughed.
Director Sun was vomiting blood and was hospitalized. How could he apologize now?
He made a ninety-degree bow, and then said loudly: "On behalf of all members of the crew of Director Sun Zheng, Zhang Hong apologizes to Mr. Wang Chen! Director Sun said that Mr. Wang Chen's acting skills are not good, and I firmly do not agree with it! Our crew
No one recognizes it either!
Director Sun Zheng was so angry that Mr. Wang Chen was hospitalized, and it was entirely his own fault!
If our crew loses a future actor like Mr. Wang Chen who will win an Oscar sooner or later, then our crew will definitely regret it!"
The fat woman's expression changed immediately.
She gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean!"
"No, no, no, I'm just apologizing." Zhang Hongxiao looked harmless and even a little humble, "How about I kneel down to you two? If not, just kowtow a few more times? There's no blood on my forehead.
How about I just stop?"
The fat woman had a ferocious expression on her face: "Are you here being weird with me? That's good! I'm telling you! We won't film this scene anymore! Just wait until you are divested and disbanded! I want to see how you film this scene!"
Zhang Hong stretched out his hand from his sleeve, snapped his fingers, and then raised his left hand in a scissor gesture.
Wang Ye, whose face was flushed with excitement, suddenly realized.
Then he took out a cigarette and put it between Zhang Hong's index finger and middle finger.
When Zhang Hong put the cigarette in his mouth, he took out his lighter and helped Zhang Hong light it.
Zhang Hong took a deep breath, then blew a puff of thick smoke on the fat woman's face, smiled and said one word:
"Claw!"
As a keyboard expert in his previous life, when he encountered this kind of garbage TV series, he would often go online and complain to people about what garbage it was!
Then other fanboys, who can’t criticize me, start attacking them personally, and then bring up an old topic: “You can do it if you can”!