Chapter 762 Why Are You so Concerned About Emotional Issues?

The first half of the interview mainly explains where Shen Xudong has been and what he has done in the past three years...

"I mainly go to study..."

"study?"

"The main thing is to learn about the process of the film industry. They broke down the film production, broke it up, and told you how to make this part and how to make this part. Every link will be introduced to me in detail... Then, you can intuitively see the gap. It turns out that we can’t do it here and we can’t do it there…”

"Is there a big difference?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "It is indeed quite big, but it is not a whole! For example, the special effects team we use now is actually very industrialized and is very close to the second-tier level in Hollywood today..."

"Are our special effects so powerful?"

"More than 800 special effects shots in "The Grandmaster", 1,300 special effects shots in "Yunnan Worm Valley", 1,100 special effects shots in "A Chinese Ghost Story"...and we used the world's top biological special effects..."A Chinese Ghost Story" is released on National Day It’s online, everyone can look forward to it!”

“The second is the photography team, because the machines used by our photography team are basically synchronized with the world. By synchronizing its application, it will force our process to match it.

Next is the art team. The art team used a lot of new production technologies this time, which greatly improved our efficiency. "

"When are you going to make a science fiction film?"

"We have already started the preliminary work of "Earth Fire" and "Earth Cannon". If nothing happens, it should be released in three years!"

"After these two films, we will start filming "The Wandering Earth". My goal is to start filming "The Three-Body Problem" around 2025!"

"Already have a complete plan?"

"Of course..." Shen Xudong asked back: "You don't think I went to the United States just to pick up girls, do you?"

At this point, host Dou Wentao got excited: "I, a person who doesn't use the Internet very much, know that you are in love with different actresses in the United States... Is it true?"

"I never fall in love..." Shen Xudong shook his head, and then said with a serious face: "I date them mainly to learn foreign languages!"

“…Your English is very good!”

"There is no end to learning! French, German, English with British pronunciation...all have to be learned..."

Dou Wentao raised his eyebrows: "So, you have relationships with actresses from France, Germany, and the UK?"

"Who do you think I am? I'm really here to study..." Shen Xudong first angrily scolded Dou Wentao, and then nodded: "We all communicated..."

"real?"

"What's so true about that?"

"You are too awesome!"

Shen Xudong shook his head, very self-aware: "No... you have to understand that I am the producer and can decide their final fate..."

Dou Wentao also started chatting: "I heard that there are red sofas in Hollywood?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Those are all bad habits of the last century. Generally, the casting process for super-A masterpieces is round after round. No one can star in a heroine of a $100 million production by relying on unspoken rules! "

"and you?"

"Oh, I make all independent productions with small and medium budgets. My largest investment in three years was the US$50 million investment in "Despicable Me"... but that was an animated movie!"

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong said with lingering fear: "The independent production circle in North America is particularly chaotic. When casting, you must not stare at the breasts of the actress who comes for the interview... Otherwise, when you return to the hotel, she has packed herself into A gift for you!”

Dou Wentao was surprised: "Have you ever encountered it?"

"Well... when I was auditioning for "Unknown Woman," I took a few more glances at a Brazilian female model who came to audition. Then, when I went back to the hotel to rest at night, there was a knock on the door, and then I received a big box. When I opened it, She's still wearing a bikini..."

"hotel?"

"Yes, I have always stayed in hotels in the United States...I always feel like a passer-by, so I didn't buy a house!"

"You didn't immigrate?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Why should I immigrate? I make movies, and I must make them in a cultural environment that I am familiar with. I don't know the United States!"

By the way, I added: "Also, I'm not used to American food. It looks very appetizing, but it has no taste. It just has the kind of taste that makes you happy just eating steamed buns."

Dou Wentao returned to the topic: "Were you excited when you received such a gift?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "I'm so excited, I'm scared to death... They can send someone to me, but can they send me a bullet or a gun next time?"

"Then, what did you do?"

"I quickly changed to a higher-end hotel and hired four bodyguards the next day!"

"...You didn't use her?"

"She was too tall, almost 1.8 meters, and her eyes were brown. I wanted someone with blue eyes, who looked like a medieval witch... Later, we chose Ophelia Lovibond, Although the box office of "Unknown Woman" was only about 15 million US dollars, its offline DVD sales were very high, and the TV rights were also sold a lot..."

…

The two chatted about Hollywood for more than half an hour, which was basically Shen Xudong's true experience.

A play involves huge amounts of money and many relationships, so it depends on who has the final say.

Many people think that sleeping with a director is enough to gain a position, but this is not the case. In many cases, directors are just wage earners and have no right to speak!

For example, in "The Disappearance of You", the two directors were only in name.

How to tell the difference?

When watching the movie itself, remember one sentence: film and television artistic works need a director, and media products only need a producer.

Bringing it back, Shen Xudong said a lot of things, for example, "In the Highland Center, where the Oscars are held, there is a "big bed" made of cement. Engraved at the foot of the bed were the words: The road to Hollywood—how some of us got here. (The road to Hollywood—how some of us got here.)

'Of course, the unspoken rules are not limited to bed affairs, there are many more... Let me tell you a story about a Chinese actress. She went abroad to study in Philadelphia. Not long after, she quit school and joined the American film and television industry.

As soon as she arrived in the United States, she paid close attention to reports on film and television news.

Once she saw an advertisement in a newspaper: The American Hollywood Film and Television Center needed an actress to perform in bed scenes, and she needed to have certain acting skills. The salary was US$5,000.

Then, she rushed to Hollywood and found that a small queue had formed there. Because she was eager to be on camera and was afraid of being snatched by others, she rushed to the front of the queue and shouted in English: "I It’s only $4,000.”

"And she succeeded?"

"It's definitely a success. It's 20% cheaper...and she is an actress and has acting skills!"

"and after?"

"Go back to China!" Shen Xudong sneered: "There is no shortage of porn stars in Hollywood... After returning to China to develop, they behave like artists..."

"you are right?"

"You didn't guess it?"

"...It's Chen Chong!"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, that's her."

Dou Wentao couldn't continue the conversation, and the topic returned to "The Grandmaster": "Have you ever thought that you can win the Golden Lion Award?"