Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi, Zhu Xiaoce, Huang Sibo...as well as the screenwriting team, post-production team and other key staff of Feihuang Studio gathered together to enjoy the food and drink while talking.
"So I still think that Mr. Pei's decision to use all English dubbing from the beginning was definitely far-sighted! Otherwise, how could it be possible to achieve both domestic and overseas box office success? If you look at the blockbusters in recent years, some of them have grossed over 10 million dollars in box office overseas.
of!"
"Yes, Mr. Pei definitely gave this film a soul!"
"At least 50% of all the praise this film has received from film critics must be attributed to Mr. Pei."
"Only 50%?"
"I'm sorry, my, I said too little. I'll punish myself with a drink."
"Director Zhu, have you brought the trophy?"
"Bring it, bring it, come, everyone, please circulate it carefully. If you bump into it, it will be next year to get the next one."
"Director Zhu, what you said is wrong. Are you so confident? Next year? What if you win the Palme d'Or next year?"
"That's right, maybe this will be the last jury award we win at Cannes. We will win the Palme d'Or in the future. This will be so memorable. We must handle it with care!"
"Anyway, I have to thank Mr. Pei! It's a pity that Mr. Pei is busy with work and can't come."
"Everyone, let's toast to Mr. Pei!"
"Yes, here's a drink to Mr. Pei!"
Everyone raised their glasses and their faces were a little red. It was obvious that everyone was drunk on a happy occasion.
But for some reason, this scene felt a bit like a whole village having dinner and drinking.
Lu Zhiyao also had a rare drink and asked Zhu Xiaoce: "Director Zhu, are you preparing for a new film recently?"
Zhu Xiaoce waved his hand: "Forget it, Mr. Pei has given us a 'shock' a long time ago. All employees in the department are on paid leave! But we also take this opportunity to accumulate inspiration and lay a solid foundation."
"To be honest, I think the film "Better Tomorrow" might have been better produced if our abilities were more solid. I feel that our abilities have hindered Mr. Pei's idea, which is a pity. We have to continue to work hard and strive for
The next film will never hold back Mr. Pei!"
Lu Zhiyao nodded: "To put it this way, I feel that my acting skills are still not proficient enough in some areas, and I have to continue to work hard. Sure enough, working with Mr. Pei will make me think about how to continue to improve."
Zhang Zuting was eating barbecue and asked Huang Sibo: "What kind of work is Mr. Pei busy with? So busy that he doesn't even have time for a meal?"
Huang Sibo smiled: "Uncle Zhang, don't you know Mr. Pei?"
"He doesn't like celebrating success."
"Actually, Mr. Pei has always been like this. It was the same when he was making games in the past. When the game became popular and made money, everyone celebrated happily. Mr. Pei immediately started thinking about the next project. He never indulged in this kind of complacency.
middle."
"I really can't learn this."
"Of course, besides that, Mr. Pei is also really busy. Look at the projects he has on hand now, such as Internet cafes, takeaways, apartments, gyms, two games..."
Huang Sibo counted over and over again, probably because he was drunk and his head was not clear, so he couldn't count clearly for a long time.
"Anyway, I'm really busy. I think if anyone else had been working on so many projects at the same time, they would have fainted, and the connections between various departments would have been completely messed up."
“There’s no way to balance both.”
"But Mr. Pei is different. He can also smooth out the relationships between various departments very well, and he can also make many departments cooperate with each other and advance according to his own layout. This is not something ordinary people can do."
Zhang Zuting nodded: "Indeed."
"But... Mr. Pei doesn't have time to come for dinner, so he always has time to meet and talk, right?"
"It's true that I haven't seen Mr. Pei for a while."
"How about we go visit Mr. Pei, say hello and then leave without wasting his time?"
Lu Zhiyao nodded: "Okay! But I don't think there should be too many people, so as not to affect Mr. Pei's work."
Zhu Xiaoce said: "The point is... do you know where Mr. Pei is? It seems a little inappropriate to call and ask, right?"
Huang Sibo thought for a while: "It's really inappropriate to call. Mr. Pei will definitely take it seriously when he answers the phone. If he takes the time to see us again, wouldn't it disrupt his original work plan? In this way, we will go to Pei
Try your luck at the places you always go to. If you meet someone, say hello. If you don't, forget it."
"Okay!" Lu Zhiyao and others agreed happily.
…
It’s around four o’clock in the afternoon, Tenda Game Department.
Huang Sibo was a little discouraged: "If Mr. Pei is not here yet, then there is nothing we can do."
After the dinner, they had already gone to the Moyu Internet Cafe Handong University store, the managed gym and Mr. Pei's office on the 16th floor of Shenhua Luxury View, but Mr. Pei was not there.
In the end, I can only try my luck at Tenda Games. If I can't see Mr. Pei again, I have no choice but to give up.
After all, Tengda has so many departments, it would be unrealistic to go through them one by one.
Everyone stepped into the office area of Tenda Games, hoping to see the familiar figure of Mr. Pei here.
At this time, Hu Xianbin was scratching his head anxiously at his work station.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw several people walking through the door.
When I looked up, I was instantly shocked!
Zhang Zuting? Lu Zhiyao? Huang Sibo? Zhu Xiaoce?
Aren't these the two starring actors and directors of "A Better Tomorrow"?
Hu Xianbin was so happy that he rushed over and grabbed Huang Sibo's hand.
"Brother Huang! Do you have telepathy? How did you know that I just wanted to contact you?"
Huang Sibo was stunned: "Contact me? Why contact me?"
Hu Xianbin said: "I want you to find Director Zhu and help the actors with their acting skills!"
The four newcomers were all stunned: "Acting? What acting skills? Tengda is filming another movie recently?"
Hu Xianbin quickly explained: "It's the acting skills of motion capture actors! Mr. Pei's new game, "Struggle"!"
While explaining, he pulled out the script of "Struggle" from the side and handed it to Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao.
Zhang Zuting took the script and his expression became more exaggerated the more he read it.
After roughly reading the synopsis of the story on the first two pages, Zhang Zuting said, "Why don't Mr. Pei make a movie if he has such a good book? It's hard to say how it will fare at the box office for such a profound subject, but it will definitely win an award!"
"
Huang Sibo had a different opinion: "Uncle Zhang, this game is divided into two versions, the poor man's version and the rich man's version. There should be some special meaning here, and it would be difficult to change it into a movie."
"What's so hard to deal with? Why not just find a way to integrate it together! The subject of exposing the gap between rich and poor has a very high ceiling!" Zhang Zuting still thinks it would be better to make it into a movie.
Zhu Xiaoce smoothed things over: "It's okay, Uncle Zhang. If the game becomes really popular, we can still consider adapting it into a movie. I believe Mr. Pei must have some arrangements."
He turned to look at Hu Xianbin: "So, you just said you wanted to direct the directing skills? What's going on?"
Hu Xianbin said: "I am having a headache about this matter."
"In our game this time, all scenes were captured with real-life motion, and we strive to restore every detail of the actors' expressions."
"Furthermore, according to Mr. Pei's request, the art style of our game is relatively exaggerated, trying to highlight the facial features of these characters as much as possible."
"But as a result, the performance requirements for actors have also increased, because facial makeup characters require more exaggerated acting skills, and these motion capture actors are basically second-hand actors with little experience in this area..."
Zhang Zuting immediately understood: "This is easy to say, can't I just go over and give you some guidance? I have played many poor people and many rich people. I also know exaggerated acting skills. Leave this matter to me!"
Hu Xianbin said in surprise: "Really? Thank you so much! But...will this affect your original itinerary..."
Zhang Zuting waved his hand: "It's okay. Mr. Pei has helped me so much. I'm just returning the favor to him. I just give him some advice on some acting issues. It's just a little effort."
Hu Xianbin was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Zuting couldn't help but smile.
Although I didn't meet Mr. Pei, he helped me by accident, which is not bad!
…
…
Wednesday, June 22nd.
Jingzhou old industrial zone.
Pei Qian felt an inexplicable feeling of melancholy in his heart as he looked at the Hotel Panic, which was being built at a rapid pace, and the surrounding supporting facilities.
The project is progressing too fast!
Pei Qian hoped that the construction could be completed slowly, but no one could hear his voice.
In the past two days, Pei Qian has come twice, mainly to find out the current situation of the Terror Hostel and prevent him from being caught off guard.
But after looking at it, I realized that the situation is indeed not very optimistic!
The original Panic Hostel was just a lonely haunted house in an old industrial area, with basically no other supporting facilities around it, making it very inconspicuous.
But now, Mr. Li and other investors are building restaurants and hotels here. They have even renovated the square outside. Plus the fountain in the center, it looks so much like that!
Although they were all renovated from the original factories in the old industrial area, after everyone cleaned up the surrounding environment, the accumulated construction waste was gone, and the lush weeds were gone, and everything became serious in an instant.
Although the golden maze was still under intense renovation, it looked the same almost every day. Seeing all the intricate structures coming out, Pei Qian became even more panicked.
Fortunately, there are still several unresolved issues, such as how to publicize this place so that tourists across the country can know about it, how to provide transportation from the urban area to the old industrial area, etc.
Pei Qian walked around the Panic Hostel twice more, planning to run away.
However, just as he was about to leave, he heard a surprising voice.
"Mr. Pei? I know you say you want to lose money here, but in fact you attach great importance to this place. You can still find time to come and see it even in your busy schedule!"
The corner of Pei Qian's mouth twitched slightly, and he knew it was Mr. Li without turning around.
I have been coming here secretly for the past two days, just like a thief, because I am afraid that there will be any unnecessary drama when I meet Mr. Li.
As a result, I was afraid that something might happen, but I still encountered it!
Pei Qian sighed silently, turned around and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, good afternoon."
Mr. Li's face was filled with a smile: "Mr. Pei knew that I planned to call the investors to discuss the publicity of Terror Hostel today, so he came here specially? Mr. Pei must have high opinions on publicity!"
Pei Qian: "?"
Nothing, you have completely misunderstood!
Obviously, Mr. Li and the investors also know that the current state of the Panic Hostel is unprofitable. It is difficult to even maintain daily expenses, let alone recover costs.
Because there is not enough traffic.
It is definitely not enough for such a large-scale amusement park to rely solely on local people in Jingzhou. It needs tourists from all over the country and even the world.
But how to promote the Panic Hostel is a problem.
The "Beautiful Jingzhou" topic previously created by Dianping.com will definitely have a certain effect, but it is obviously not enough.
Pei Qian chuckled: "Sorry, Mr. Li, I have to leave beforehand. You guys can chat slowly."
After saying that, Pei Qian got into the car and drove away at the speed of light.
Li Shi stood there in a daze, a little confused by the elusive Mr. Pei.
But there was nothing I could do. I could only sigh helplessly and silently go back to discuss publicity matters with investors.