Normally, there are 2-4 leading actors, one male, two male actors, one female actor, and two female actors.
This line is enough. After all, for every additional character, his story will be longer, and his background and a series of things that happened around the character must be introduced.
This is the first time everyone has seen that there are six protagonists, three men and three women. There are too many interactions and stories between these characters. Can Chen Mubai, as a new director, control so many plots?
They doubted Chen Mubai's directing ability. There was nothing to say about the quality of the reporters who could come here. They were all very high-level people and had a deep understanding of film and television. Generally, big directors might be able to control this kind of plot.
It is difficult for a director to have this kind of skill.
As Chen Mubai becomes a director for the second time (the first time is a web drama), everyone doubts his ability.
Although they received the red envelope and wrote in favor of them, they still couldn't completely ignore the question. If they didn't write, there might be bigger problems. If Chen Mubai didn't answer well, they would still write it out for the public to see as usual.
"No, as you can see from the title of the play "Struggle"."
Chen Mubai said energetically: "What is struggle? It is the fighting spirit of young people. My play tells the story of contemporary college students after graduation. These college students are friends. They have been best friends since childhood."
"The same is true for women. Since they are college students, they must have many friends and besties, so naturally they have multiple protagonists. Each character has different characteristics, and they are also some of the more mainstream characteristics. I hope everyone can find resonance with the characters."
"I believe that our generation will become the mainstay of society in the future, will take over the banner of society from the previous generation, and work hard towards the future for life and society!"
"So that's it."
Chen Mubai's answer made the reporter nod. If he was talking about college students, he could understand it. There were only four people living in a dormitory, and it was indeed not to blame for so many characters.
Moreover, he deliberately expanded the scope of this struggle and tied contemporary young people together. At least what he said was righteous. Many of the people present were young, and their blood boiled after hearing it!
Chen Mubai's words won the favor of many people, especially young people. After all, what he said was true!
If someone else said it, everyone might not believe it. After all, there are too many people boasting.
But Chen Mubai is different. He himself is a representative of young people who struggle and work hard. Otherwise, he would not have written so many classic songs. He is the mainstay of the music world and the hope of the future!
Chen Mubai's answer quickly heated up the atmosphere at the scene. Many reporters were immersed in recording Chen Mubai's words. It would be big news by then!
"I saw your starring cast. Except for you and Tao Yaoyao, who have never acted in movies, even Lin Xue and Qian Duoduo have starred in online dramas. Are you worried?"
"When I directed "Dose Man" before, I watched Tao Yaoyao's acting scene. I thought she was very talented. Speaking for myself, I am confident that I can play the role well."
Chen Mubai and Tao Yaoyao were guest stars in "Diaosi Men" before. They were not important roles. They didn't have many roles, so they can't be counted as acting. Their scenes were too few, only a few minutes in total.
"You are directing and acting yourself, will it affect your shooting status, or will your status as a director affect your status as an actor?" the reporter asked.
"No, if you perform well, you will direct, and if you direct, you will perform. It's all mutual. I'm very confident." Chen Mubai replied.
In fact, what he said was a bit pretentious. He was right. Generally, directors will tell actors about the scenes, so they have some acting skills. It is normal for an actor to play a role. Many directors will appear in their own works.
But Chen Mubai himself has never been an actor. Even as a director, he only filmed one online drama. His resume is not very good, but that drama was successful.
If he fails, he will be criticized for saying this.
The main thing is that Chen Mubai is pretending to be cool, and there is nothing they can do about it, because all the tricks he has pretended to be so far have been successful without failure...
Even if others don't believe what he says this time, no one will refute him. They can only have a reason to refute him when he hits a wall.
"Except for the four of you who are newcomers, the rest of the actors are all veteran actors, and there are also a few very strong veteran actors. Your investment this time is large. Do you want a big production?"
"Yes, I am not filming an online drama this time, I am aiming to become a star." Chen Mubai decisively admitted.
"!!!"
"What the hell?"
Many people exclaimed, but no one thought that Chen Mubai would admit it!
This is big news, and the reporter who asked this question also looked confused. He did not expect this situation to occur.
Is Chen Mubai too confident?
If he admits now that this drama is for stardom, if no TV stations take notice of it by then, then what he says now will be embarrassing and will become a joke.
Except for a few powerful directors who dare to say this before filming, most directors dare not be so absolute, otherwise it will be embarrassing if no one buys it.
Most people go to the TV station to buy it after the filming is completed. When the show is almost sold, the crew will promote it as a star drama. It is both publicity and hype, because the overall situation has been decided.
There are very few directors like Chen Mubai who have praised Haikou before filming has even started, and there is even less of a new director like him!
What he said today made him the first new director to praise Haikou at the launch of a new drama!
So far, Chen Mubai is too confident. All reporters can feel his confidence, as if he is bound to succeed!
"Are you so confident?"
"If a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish?"
This sentence shocked everyone present. It was a very philosophical sentence.
Many people have decided to report this sentence widely, and at the same time, this sentence also reveals Chen Mubai's "ambition".
"Excuse me, the main actors in this drama are all people you know well. The investor in this drama is also your own company. Is it to flatter your own people?"
This question is a bit tricky, and the answer will be controversial whether it is yes or no.
"As investors, we will invest only if we believe that the quality of the work is good, not to mention that for such a large-scale production, no one will make fun of money."
Chen Mubai himself laughed when he said it. The reporter who asked the question was a little embarrassed, and his colleagues were also laughing.
Yes, who can deal with money?
According to Chen Mubai himself, he was aiming for stardom. The investment was not small, so how could he act arbitrarily?
Just listen to Chen Mubai continue to say: "The actors are selected based on their temperament. Every actor I choose can find the same qualities in the characters of this drama. They are not chosen randomly."
"Including Yu Fei, Teacher Tang Guoqiang, and Teacher Cai Yinghua, they all have the characteristics of the characters in the play."
"I am the screenwriter of this play. I don't think anyone knows the characters in the play better than me, right?"
After Chen Mubai finished speaking, the author below burst into laughter again, while the author who asked the question sat down with a red face and embarrassment.
"This is your second time as a director. Are you confident that you can film so many characters and tell this story well?" another reporter asked.
"Yes, but I am also scared. I just want to show everyone what I want to present. I don't know if everyone will like it, but I am willing to give it a try."
"If I don't even have the confidence to tell a good story, how could I film this drama?"
Chen Mubai's answer drew applause from everyone.
He first responded to whether everyone had confidence in his filming. He answered that he definitely had confidence, but he was also worried about whether the audience would pay for it rather than the content he shot. In fact, it showed that he was very confident in disguise.
Filmed this drama well.
This drama really combines the clues of many people. It is difficult for ordinary people to film it well. If it is not filmed well, it will look very messy. The person who filmed this drama in his previous life was the great director Zhao Baogang. Chen Mubai still recognized the content he filmed.
He believes that the evaluation of this drama here will not be bad!
"We all know that the more characters there are, the more stories there are to tell. So there are so many main characters in your drama, are you confident in carving out the characteristics of each one?"
"Yes, now that I have written so many characters, I have made preparations. In essence, this is a story. I am confident that I can tell the story of this young man's struggle to everyone!"
"Then how many episodes do you expect this drama to be completed?"
Another reporter asked, but this reporter had no good intentions. This was a trap.
Generally, the number of episodes of TV series is not very long. If it is too short, it will be gone soon, and the speed of word-of-mouth fermentation cannot keep up. Moreover, this drama is a star drama, and TV stations buy it by the number of episodes. Naturally, the more episodes it has, the more episodes it has.
Do it well.
But if there are too many episodes, it will seem too long, the plot will be dragged out, and it will definitely seem a bit watery. The tension of the plot will be insufficient, the sense of rhythm will decrease, and the audience may not have that much patience.
So this is a test of the director's ability. The number of episodes cannot be more or less, and must be within a just right range. This is a reflection of the director's strength.
When the director is filming a drama, he keeps the general rhythm in mind, and also has an evaluation interval, which is the approximate number of episodes that can be completed.
Because the content of the story he tells in each episode has been thought out before filming, it is a bit like the split shots of a movie, except that TV series tell stories, and one episode tells a story rhythm.
This script is composed of multiple short stories. The director has a rough estimate of how long these short stories will take to complete before filming.
Chen Mubai was so confident that he could successfully film this drama before. If he couldn't tell the answer now, it would be a slap in the face. He was so confident just now.
Many people looked at Chen Mubai, and everyone was curious about this. Everyone knew in their hearts that this reporter came with bad intentions.