Chapter 1877: No Compromise
"Changed?" Including Shangguan Qiufang, everyone was confused.
"Mr. Feng, is it an actor or a staff member?" Shangguan Qiufang tried hard to recall the places Feng Yiping had passed by and the places he had seen during the time he came in.
Could it be that someone had done something seriously illegal?
But, it shouldn't be!
Although he is a big name in the industry, Shangguan Qiufang, who was the producer for the first time, treated this job as seriously and meticulously as he directed his first variety show.
If someone really violated the rules seriously, he could guarantee that it would never be Feng Yiping's turn to find out.
Chen Tao was also a little nervous. Feng Yiping rarely sent people on the spot like this, and he did not participate in the specific work of this new drama. If he did not participate and there was a mistake, then his work ability would be really worrying.
"Mr. Feng, what went wrong?"
Zhou Ning and the others were a little excited. That's right! For them, the more materials with fierce conflicts, the better.
Although talk shows have many styles, the general thread, or the essence of all changes, is still flattery.
The new show she is doing now can already satisfy the audience's curiosity or gossip psychology. If there are more conflicting plots and the plot has ups and downs like a TV series, how can it not be attractive?
The more such materials, the better, she whispered to several cameramen.
By the way, she also wants to see what this always gentle richest man would look like if he was not gentle.
She thought that this should also be the voice of many viewers.
"It's not a staff member, it's an actor," Feng Yiping said in response to Shangguan Qiufang and Chen Tao's inquiries.
Chen Tao glanced at Shangguan Qiufang. If it was a staff member, it would be easy to say, but an actor? This matter is even bigger.
Although it has only been a few days since the start of filming, not much has been shot. At this time, there will not be too many shots that need to be reshot if the actors are changed. However, the actors have already signed contracts, so this tail is a bit more difficult to deal with.
Even so, Chen Tao still did not hesitate. He knew that Feng Yiping sometimes did things without any reason, but the results later proved that his seemingly unreasonable decisions were correct, and this time was no exception.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, because this is the second time we have independently filmed a TV series, and you don't have time to check it, our experience is still a little insufficient..."
"No, you did a great job in casting," Feng Yiping waved his hand, "How many Hong Kong actors are there among the main actors?"
Boss, you are not complaining that we gave the work to Hong Kong actors, and CCTV is filming it. Is it okay to ask this?
But Shangguan Qiufang still said honestly, "There are three main actors,"
"These three are well-known in the mainland," Shangguan Qiufang said.
He was actually following Feng Yiping's meaning. As for the man and woman that Feng Yiping had just seen, how could they have a certain degree of fame in the TV circle? It can be said that they are quite well-known.
That is to say, Hong Kong's status as a film and television center in Asia has been overshadowed by South Korea recently, and the local market is also not doing well. Otherwise, it would not have been easy to invite these people a few years ago.
"And they are all good in professional ability and very dedicated,"
Feng Yiping admitted his professional ability. This is the second independently produced TV series, and Jiasheng Media will never spend money to invite some famous decorations to perform.
But, dedicated? Maybe!
"My opinion is that if they can't speak lines in Mandarin, then they should all be replaced,"
"Because of this reason?" Zhou Ning couldn't help asking first.
She is also an insider in the industry, and she still has some understanding of this aspect.
"Yes, that's why," Feng Yiping said very confidently.
Chen Tao glanced at Shangguan Qiufang. Was it because the boss was close just now that he heard the two Hong Kong actors speaking lines in Cantonese?
"Mr. Feng, it is a common phenomenon that we use Mandarin and Cantonese to speak lines in our co-productions with Hong Kong," Chen Tao explained.
"I've seen more lively ones, with crews from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and foreign actors speaking lines in at least three languages," Zhou Ning said.
"Yes, everyone chooses post-dubbing, and everyone is familiar with such cooperation, and it will not cause trouble to the performance," Chen Tao said.
"Won't it?" Feng Yiping shook his head, "It's impossible not to,"
"I'm not an actor, but I know that language is a carrier, a carrier of our emotions,"
"If even the actor who plays opposite you says lines that you don't understand, it won't affect the performance, then why bother to remember the lines? Everyone says that numbers are fine, anyway, you can dub them later,"
"All the scenes can be shot indoors, why bother to build real scenes, why bother to spend money to shoot outside? Just shoot in front of the green screen."
"Or even further, when filming, it doesn't matter whether the actors are present or not, just cut out the pictures in the later stage,"
More than one big star has talked about the influence of the details of the shooting scene on their performance. Sometimes, they should have walked in a relatively closed place, but because the shooting site is actually very empty, the different footsteps will affect their performance. If you can't understand the emotions in the other person's words at all during the shooting, or you don't get the expected response, how can this not affect the performance?
Zhou Ning agreed with Feng Yiping's words very much. If everything depends on technical means, then why do we hosts practice basic skills?
"Mr. Feng, you are right. Communicating in two languages will naturally affect the final effect, but in fact, everyone has explored many ways in the process of practice, and this impact has indeed been minimized," said Shangguan Qiufang.
As the production director, he has many issues to consider, such as sales.
It has to be said that at this time, the people in China still have some preference for Hong Kong actors. Their presence will naturally help sales.
"We do not allow these factors that should not have appeared to lower the quality of our works," Feng Yiping said flatly.
"Or, we can look at the problem from another angle. What do you think? If our mainland actors who can't speak Cantonese go to Hong Kong to film, will the crew there accept us to perform in Mandarin?"
"This, of course, is best to speak Cantonese," said Chen Tao.
"Well, even if they accept us to perform in Mandarin, will our actors work hard to learn Cantonese?" Feng Yiping asked again.
"This, for sure," said Shangguan Qiufang.
"Or, if Hollywood invites these people to film, do you think they will work hard to learn English?"
"Of course," Zhou Ning answered this time.
How can you develop in Hollywood without speaking English?
"Then, why don't they learn Mandarin when they come to our mainland to film?"
Chen Tao glanced at Shangguan Qiufang. At this time, they were both helpless and excited. Yes, they were paid relatively high salaries, so why can't you learn Mandarin?
"Is this what is called professionalism and dedication?" Feng Yiping shook his head, "I really don't think so,"
"So, there is no need to talk about the problem that the mainland market is not comparable to Hollywood. Can Hollywood invite them to act at our prices? In the final analysis, this is a question of attitude and a question of understanding,"
"It's not that they can't, it's that they don't want to," Feng Yiping used this sentence to determine the nature.
"Maybe other crews will accept this situation, but they are them, we are us, we Jiasheng, we don't tolerate their temper,"
If we say that some stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan, or some people, were so fucked up later, it's actually our fault, because we spoiled them too much.
There are many examples, such as fans asking their favorite Hong Kong stars for autographs and asking if they can sign in Chinese, "I can't write Chinese, I can only write English names,"
Then what Chinese name do you take? Why don't you just use English on your various certificates?
To put it bluntly, this is arrogance, this is contempt for the mainland, and to put it more deeply, this is a lack of recognition of the nation.
The original Feng Yiping could only stare blankly at such things, but now that he has this ability, he doesn't want to accommodate.
Zhou Ning retreated to the door with some excitement and called Li Zhen. She wanted to confirm now whether this segment could be used in the future. To be honest, such words made her feel very relieved and very encouraged.
But they are CCTV.
"Is there such a thing?" Li Zhen over there was also very excited.
He thought for a moment, "Yes! Because this is Mr. Feng's position, it does not represent our position, can we not let him express his views freely?"
"Okay, thank you Director!" Zhou Ning shouted happily.