Chapter seven hundred and ninety-third a long way to go
"Mr. Chen, what a genius!"
After listening to Chen Mubai's analysis, Thomas was stunned and full of praise.
This is a sincere statement, not a compliment made because of their different status.
For stars, directors, and people in this circle who are of the same level or higher, they will all compliment them, which is commonly known as flattery.
This is the norm in the circle, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone is used to this method, but many people say something that they don’t mean. On the surface, they admire, admire, or even talk nonsense, but in their hearts they may be scolding the other person, or even despising the other person.
normal.
This is like someone who sees a popular traffic star. Although he is very popular, he will pretend to be affectionate when meeting him on occasion, but if you want to say that you think highly of him, that's not true.
In the ranks of celebrities, although traffic stars may look glamorous on the surface, they are actually looked down upon by most people because they have no strength and are just people promoted by capital. Anyone can become this person and they are not irreplaceable.
It's just a matter of hanging around in the same circle to give them face.
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I may look down on you, but knowing the capital behind it, everyone will maintain the superficial friendship.
It's like many superficial brothers, plastic sisters are the same.
In front of others, it seems that you are good and I am good, and you can praise me in various ways, but if something really happens, the first person to add insult to injury may be each other.
Thomas usually praises others a lot, but this time his admiration for Chen Mubai is genuine.
A large part of the reason why he complimented Chen Mubai before was because of his status and the honors he had received.
But if he really wants to say how much he admires the other party, he really doesn’t. Even as an actor, he doesn’t think his acting skills are inferior to his counterpart.
Sometimes, the popularity of a drama is not only related to the actors' performance, but also to the quality of the work itself.
The more popular the actor in the drama, the easier it is to become famous. It is not because of how good his performance is, but because the drama is popular and has a great influence, and more people watch it. Therefore, with more fans, the character will arouse more people's discussion and love.
The acting skills of the actors in literary and artistic works are not bad, and they are not as popular as the characters in commercial movies. This is not a problem of the actors' acting skills, but the reason is the problem of influence.
The audience of literary and artistic films is too small, so their influence is small, and the character's popularity is naturally not as good as that of commercial works.
In Thomas's eyes, he is very proud and feels that his acting skills are no worse than others, he just lacks an opportunity.
Therefore, when he approached Chen Mubai, his attitude was very clear: If he was given the leading role, I would play it; if not, he would not play it.
He just wants to play a leading role to prove himself, and Chen Mubai also needs actors to perform new works to further expand the American market. It can be said that the two have the same interests.
Chen Mubai visited the studio today to inspect. He is both an investor, producer, and supervisor of this drama. Thomas will definitely praise him when he sees him.
But only he himself knows what his true attitude is.
After the performance of a scene just now, the problem pointed out by Chen Mubai really made his eyes light up. This was something he had not thought carefully about. If it was performed in that way, the effect would be better.
At least I should have a stronger impression of Chen Mubai in my heart and give him recognition for his level.
After Chen Mubai and Rondo talked about it and analyzed many details of this drama, Thomas was really convinced.
I didn’t expect that Chen Mubai had such detailed planning in setting up the plot. Considering the popularity of “Prison Break”, this is not a matter of luck but quality.
Chen Mubai's control over the setting can be seen from "The Walking Dead", and the details in "Prison Break" are naturally the same. No wonder the score is so high and it is loved by the audience.
"It really enlightened me." Rondo replied with a smile, his words also expressed his sincere admiration.
"Mr. Chen's words today make me more confident in controlling the plot, and I will do better in the subsequent actions against zombies."
Chen Mubai smiled: "It's not as exaggerated as you said. Even if I don't say it today, you will notice it after taking pictures for a long time."
Thomas shook his head: "There is a difference. Even if you wake up later, the previous scenes will be filmed. These mistakes cannot be made up for."
After all, it is a work that was filmed and released simultaneously. Even if you have some insights later, the work performed previously has been released, so naturally you cannot change the established facts.
"It just so happened that Mr. Chen woke me up, let's hurry up and continue filming?" Thomas looked at Director Rondo and said with a smile.
"Come."
"action!"
Soon, the actors took their positions and the scene just now was performed again.
However, there was not a single scene, and it took several shots to complete, but the effect is indeed better than before. This is the ending that everyone can see at a glance.
Although Thomas has understood this multi-emotional performance method, it is still difficult to perform it.
It is very simple to express an emotion. Emotions such as happiness and frustration are very easy to express.
But it is not that simple to perform multiple emotions. For example, a smile does not express a happy smile but a bitter smile. It is much more difficult to express these two emotions together.
This is the situation Thomas faced. His eyes had to show both joy and alertness, which was extremely difficult to perform.
So it clicked several times in a row, but the acting skills of the actors from the Screen Actors Guild of America are not bad. After all, this represents their own ability, and they also rely on this job to make a living. After a few filming, they passed.
Chen Mubai stayed on the crew for a while and then left, not intervening in Rondo's filming.
Although he is the producer and has the obligation to supervise the filming, he has his own works later on and cannot be too distracted by this drama. He mainly relies on Rondo to film it himself.
Another purpose of this show being a producer is to promote "The Walking Dead".
The popularity of "Prison Break" made American audiences believe in Chen Mubai's ability, so his works will be considered to be of good quality and have a publicity effect.
The reason why Chen Mubai came to inspect the set was also to let Rondo know that he attached great importance to this drama and let him film it with all his heart.
Whether it is a nominal producer or the purpose of appearing, including answering the script and telling Thomas' interpretation, it is another reminder to them that they must make it carefully. This drama is related to the newly rising reputation and there is no room for failure.
Only if he succeeds in all aspects will they take the show more seriously.
Although Rondo has done a good enough job, and it can be seen from the construction of the entire scene and the costumes of the extras that he is very attentive, Chen Mubai needs to strive for excellence, and pressure is also put on him.
Rondo is not a fool, he naturally knows the purpose of Chen Mubai's appearance, and he also said that budget is not a problem, as long as it is used on the cutting edge to improve the quality of the work, these are all hints.
Rondo received the message, and Thomas also understood Chen Mubai's intentions. They will invest more energy in subsequent filming.
After this experience, the two became more confident about the future of their work.
The reason why many works are poor is that the script is not good or the budget is insufficient.
Insufficient budget is the most fatal part. For example, special effects require money. Because of the budget problem, it can only be reduced to 50 cents for special effects. Even actors, makeup, etc. will have problems.
Any problem at any point will reduce the quality of the work because there may be too many flaws and bugs.
There is absolutely no problem with "The Walking Dead" on these two points, so the quality of the work will inevitably increase significantly and the quality will be high.
Once the quality is guaranteed, the chances of the work becoming popular will be much higher, and the chance of Thomas becoming popular will be even greater. This is an motivating goal for everyone.
The rest of the cast of "The Walking Dead" are also very excited, because they may become popular!
With this excitement, everyone put more energy into the shooting process.
Chen Mubai's simple appearance on the set was a shot of stimulant for the "Walking Dead" crew, which changed the atmosphere of the entire crew and made everyone's mood become a little fanatical.
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"Dead Man" and "Saw" are also in production.
Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan are responsible for two works respectively.
Here, Chen Mubai adapted both scripts, and the setting was not overseas, but domestic.
This saves them from having to go to foreign countries to shoot, and they can just do it in China.
The problem with actors is the combination of Chinese and Western actors. There are Chinese and foreigners among the leading actors.
After all, it is a cultural work exported to the outside world. It is normal for the initial work to have many American actors. After all, it wants to occupy the American market.
If there were no Americans and all were Chinese, American audiences would not be interested.
Many people watch a work based on the actors in the work. If they are foreigners, they won't watch it.
Although Chen Mubai has some influence, his influence is not so great as to make others put aside their nationality and language.
He can only do it slowly and step by step, first using more foreign actors, and then adding Chinese people bit by bit so that foreign audiences can watch the work.
When his reputation builds and his influence becomes greater, he can slowly reduce the number of foreign actors and increase the number of Chinese actors to allow the other party to adapt and export culture invisibly.
Asian faces also appear in many American works, so if Chen Mubai has Chinese people in his works, it won't look out of place and the audience will accept it.
The works he produces now must not only consider Chinese audiences, but also target foreign audiences, and are no longer a single group.
It's okay at home. Everyone knows that Chen Mubai has gone abroad and wants to export Chinese culture, and everyone will support him.
Foreign countries are the focus of the strategy. Even if the work tells something more Westernized, the storyteller and script are all Chen Mubai's, so the cultural affiliation of the work is naturally Chinese.
Chen Mubai's cultural output to the outside world can be regarded as successful. "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" initially aroused heated discussions among some international audiences, and many people were curious about the Chinese mythology system.
It's just that this is an animated movie, so foreigners don't have much resistance. If it were a Chinese actor, I'm afraid fewer people would watch it.
From the current point of view, Chen Mubai has opened a gap, and he still needs to continue to spread his influence. This requires relying on subsequent works to expand his influence and let foreign audiences slowly accept Chinese actors and then accept film and television culture.
Only in this way can more foreigners become interested in Chinese culture.