Chapter 796 Pulling the Tiger’s Skin to Pull the Flag

This was a bit ambiguous. Shen Xudong quickly added: "I mean you have matured and become feminine. When I first met you, you were still drinking Wahaha!"

Chen Xi interjected: "The first time? When?"

"In "Dragon Movie", she played Wang Yuyan, and I was working with the screenwriter at the time..."

"So how are you two doing?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and said: "...she was only 15.6 years old at that time...I mainly have a good relationship with Aunt Liu and we had a few meals!"

"and after?"

"... Later we collaborated with "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", but Aunt Liu was a little dissatisfied with Tang Ren and "The Legend of Sword". When she was filming "The Legend of Sword", she almost left the show midway..."

When it came to her mother, Liu Yifei helped defend: "Tang Ren was a small company at the time, and the production of "Sword and Sword" was indeed not a big one, and there were no big stars..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes, yes, your mother was obsessed with making you watch Jin Yong dramas..."

"...My mother is also good for me!"

"Your mother is an outsider at all. She doesn't even have the ability to analyze scripts. Given the resources, she can't tell the difference between good and good!" He glanced at her, and then said honestly: "Same for you!"

Liu Yifei was very unconvinced: "Who can analyze it?"

You can only judge the so-called good or bad of directors and screenwriters from his past works.

It can be said that every time a work of art is a gamble, especially the kind that is more literary and artistic, commercial films are relatively better, but they are not without risks.

There is no such thing as an absolutely perfect screenwriter and a director who can always deliver satisfactory results with stable performance. So far, I can't find one.

Let me ask you, if you were an actor and Brother Chen Kai asked you to act in a play, would you go? Where is Zhang Yimou? So do you know whether your final work will be "Farewell My Concubine" or "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain"? Is it "Red Sorghum" or "The Great Wall"?

But... actors above the passing mark can tell whether your role is right or suitable for the role.

"What you said is wrong. As an actor, you must do psychological construction before taking on a play. The traditional method is to do "inner monologue": to understand the past and present life of the character you are playing, figure out how to enter the role, and naturally express the character. Characters, if you can’t find the characters and can’t figure out the logic of the characters, then the play will probably be useless!”

"...It would be great if I can get the role!"

…

In fact, the Chinese film industry is not very big, with just a few groups of people coming and going.

Even fewer have the chance to take center stage.

You see, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai are both over 70 years old, and they are still standing in the C position in various activities...

The four talented directors in Hollywood back then are no longer what they used to be. Martin Scorsese was criticized by Dutch brothers for criticizing Marvel, calling him sour grapes...

Spielberg was criticized for his endless tributes to himself, from "Ready Player One" to "West Side Story" and then "Dream House". "I beg these directors to stop making biographies of themselves." OK, after filming, I couldn’t bear to cut it, which made the whole film very bloated! ’

As for Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, they have retired a long time ago. At most, they only occasionally tweet about their brothers to gain popularity. When Martin was criticizing Marvel, Francis Ford Coppola Come out and help...

These people are no longer center stage!

It can only be said that China's film market looks huge, but there is still quite little room for newcomers.

In the past, we were divided according to regions, such as Northwest Circle, Beijing Circle, etc. Later, if you have money, you are the boss. Who cares which circle you belong to?

But there is still a distinction between closeness and distance.

Therefore, in order to receive good projects, actors must hang out in various circles and rely on powerful people in the circles.

Liu Yifei is considered a member of the Hong Kong circle...

"Hong Kong directors only want to make money!"

“Around 2003, they looked down on the mainland, but it had a large population and the market was here, so they came to sell movies at a guaranteed price and wouldn’t split the bill with you;

After 2007, the proportion of the mainland film market has increased from 30% to 80%. They need to rely on docks, some relying on Huayi, some relying on Bona, and some relying on China Film. But their bottom line is to make money from you, and the cost of the movie is getting higher and higher. "

Liu Yifei immediately answered: "What about now?"

"Many Hong Kong directors bypassed Hong Kong film companies, cooperated directly with the mainland, and started to set up offices in BJ. Our company directly invested in Xu Ke's film studio, and many Hong Kong directors followed suit. Chen Jia went to Guangwang, Liu Weiqiang and Er Dongsheng went to Bona. Several forces quickly formed."

"Hong Kong directors have rich production experience and star resources. They work together as a team, but they don't know what mainland audiences will like. They take out everything from the bottom of the box and shoot it over and over again. For example, "The Young Lady" and "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet" ", "New Shaolin Temple"... In fact, these plots continue their successful routines and experiences, and a lot of money was invested in filming. However, judging from market feedback, 200 million yuan is a threshold, and mainland audiences still do not accept it... In the true sense, Hot hits all start at 300 million, they can’t make it!”

Hearing this, Chen Xi was curious: "Why?"

"Because they don't understand the mainland audience, the things they shoot have a sense of distance..." Speaking of this, Shen Xudong glanced at Liu Yifei and said seriously: "Even without "First Love", the box office of "Legend of Hongmen Banquet" would not have exceeded 2 A hundred million...150 million is on the line!"

Liu Yifei muttered: "...I also want to make good movies. If people don't come to me, what can I do?"

"Why should I look for you? Do you have a good relationship with them?" After a pause, he added: "I really don't understand what your mother thinks. She went to Hong Kong to develop and didn't visit Jiahe's wharf..."

"My mother has her own judgment..."

Shen Xudong curled his lips and stopped talking. Chen Xi quickly answered and asked Liu Yifei: "What's the matter with you looking for me this time?"

"Oh, I took over your company's project!"

Chen Xi looked at Shen Xudong doubtfully: "Our company's project?"

"What project?"

"It's called "Tongque Terrace". I heard that your company cooperated with Changying to create... the Three Kingdoms series."

While talking, Liu Yifei also took out the script...

Chen Xi subconsciously took over the script with a puzzled look on his face: "When did our company produce "Tongque Terrace"?"

Shen Xudong glanced at her, and the latter immediately handed over the script. He briefly read it and asked casually: "Who talked to you?"

"He is the director and screenwriter of this play..."

Shen Xudong finished browsing quickly and then closed the script: "Is the director's name Zhao Linshan?"

"Yes... I used to shoot commercials!"

"You didn't agree to appear, did you?"

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "I have already agreed. I heard that the leading actor is Zhou Runfa!"

"... Forget it if you agree, I was indeed approached about this project..." Shen Xudong said to Chen Xi: "Zhao Linshan is Zhao Linhai's cousin... I am not optimistic about this project... so I rejected it!"

Chen Xi immediately became angry: "You didn't agree, so why did he say this was Tianmei's project? This is not trying to pull a tiger's skin, it's so shameless!"

"...Ask Zhao Linhai...Maybe he doesn't know about it either!"