Chapter 948 Big Tiantian (45)
In recent years, youth genres have gradually become more popular. Taiwan has "Those Years", and Mainland China has "A Little Thing of First Love", "That Year in a Hurry" and so on...
No matter what the reputation is, at least it was a hit at the box office!
Zhong Lifang is still very discerning...
She wants to make some Hong Kong youth films!
In the original time and space, this stage gave birth to "Dancing Party 1" and "Dancing Party 2"...
That's right, there's only "Dance"...
Because this movie has not found a mainland distributor, it can only be released in Hong Kong - the starring roles are Cai Hanyi and Yan Zhuoling. Who knows who they are?
It’s not that Hong Kong films must have Louis Koo, Lau Ching Wan, Nick Cheung, Simon Yam, Francis Ng, and Jack Lam form the Lianliankan camp, but only if they star will the external market buy it!
Very realistic...
However, since Zhong Lifang wants to do it, let her try it...
"Costs need to be controlled... If that doesn't work, we can make a campus sex comedy. Then we'll cut two versions, and the version that will be released will be cleaner, and the large-scale version will be sold directly to PPTV..."
"Campus sex comedy? Category III movie?"
"Who watches C-rated movies nowadays? I'm talking about the kind like "American Pie"..."
"American Pie?" Zhong Lifang was very curious: "How did you come up with this genre?"
Chen Xi sighed: "Some time ago, we took stock of famous film series in film history, and "American Pie" was one of them... But it is a pity that such films cannot appear on mainland screens!"
"What a pity? Four movies worth over one billion are all yours. What else do you want?"
"Isn't this to be prepared for danger in times of peace?" Chen Xi explained: "We need to develop new paths..."
"New path?"
"Movies with formalist themes also include science fiction films and military films..."
Zhong Lifang was confused: "I can understand science fiction and military films, but realistic themes?"
"Study Korean movies, realism + typing, not touching the core of reality, only describing reality..."
"Similar to The Crucible?"
"right!"
The movie "The Crucible" has a clear opposition between good and evil, and the characters are portrayed, labeled and even spectacled to show the process of abuse...
Therefore, in terms of movies, "The Crucible" is just a piece of emotional catharsis. Even though it is known as a "movie that changes reality", it has not won any of the major Korean film awards!
But... its box office is very good, and it is also very popular in the mainland. The reason is very simple. In many cases, even emotional catharsis is a luxury in our realistic themes!
After a pause, Chen Xi thought of something: "In addition, there is a Chinese horror film... specially supplied to PPTV overseas version!"
"Chinese horror?"
"Yes, psychics, zombies, voodoo... these things don't need any background introduction, Asian audiences can understand them!"
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The popularity of "Tang Detective" has made a lot of profits for the participating actors, especially Wang Baoqiang. "Thailand" and "Tang Detective", two billion-plus movies, directly made him the first person born in the 80s!
Of course, Bao Qiang's character attributes hardly make him a respectable star - whether it's "Thailand" or "Tang Detective", his role is actually a buffoon, responsible for amusing the audience.
Just like Ma Dehua, his national popularity is off the charts, but he is still a buffoon!
Apart from Bao Qiang and Bai Jingting, Nini was the most surprising to the audience.
The character she played as A Xiang is glamorous and generous. Of course, the most important thing is her beauty. After the release of "Tang Detective", Nini received a lot of business invitations and film invitations...
Her team also knows marketing very well and has sent out a bunch of marketing drafts.
There is a vague momentum of impacting the front line, at least breaking the original three-legged situation of Tianmei's agency department...
But for the "Detective Chinatown" series, Axiang is just a vase...
In other words, it is fungible.
Although "Tang Detective 2" has not yet announced the start of filming, there are already many knowledgeable agents who know that "Tang Detective 2" needs two actresses - "Tang Detective 2" has a heavy theme. Therefore, it is more necessary to package it well, and adding two beauties is also a kind of adjustment!
At least adjust Shen Xudong's body and mind.
The main plot of "Tang Detective 2" is a kidnapping case. The murderer plays three roles, and then the organization intervenes, which directly triggers a social topic...
The kidnapper was denied admission, and all he wanted was a little money to treat his daughter...
Bringing it back, many agencies are eyeing "Tang Detective 2", and they know this is an opportunity!
It just so happens that Tianmei Company is having a celebration party tonight...
If you have connections, ask connections to enter, and if you don’t have connections, seek connections to enter...
In short, what Shen Xudong originally thought was an internal celebration turned into a big party...
Weaving among the crowd, smiling, toasting, and greetings, after a set of procedures, my mouth almost became crooked...
There is no way, no matter how people come in - they are guests!
Necessary courtesy and procedures still need to be followed.
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Grand Hyatt Oriental Hotel.
Tianmei Company directly booked the largest hall, which is self-service. There is a row of long tables on the left and several salons on the right, separated by bead curtains.
There was soft music playing, soothing and pleasant. With hundreds of people, it was not crowded or deserted. The waiters were walking around among the crowd carrying plates.
It's more like a cocktail party than a celebration banquet.
As the host, Shen Xudong greeted many guests, and then hid in the salon area. As soon as he sat down, someone opened the bead curtain: "Congratulations!"
"Tiantian, why are you here?"
Shen Xudong was indeed surprised. You must know that Da Tiantian is very busy. She is a regular guest in "Run" and has three more movies to be released this year. Her schedule is very full.
"Sister Chen Xi sent me an invitation, saying that there will be a celebration party tonight, so I will come..."
While talking, Da Tiantian sat down and complained: "I also appeared in "Village Night"!"
"You also starred in it? Did your company invest in it?"
'That's not the case... I thought it was interesting. They called me, so I went to join in the fun...'
Shen Xudong was delighted. He opened the curtain and pointed in the direction where Xu Jinglei was standing: "She is one of the heroines, and she didn't even say anything!"
The star cast of "Village Evening" is really great, including Aaron Kwok, Wang Baoqiang, Sandra Ng, Xu Jinglei, Liang Jiahui, Wang Luodan, Ni Dahong, Zhang Yi, and, by the way, Zhang Ziyi!
It's simply a gathering of stars.
Zhang Yibai may really have the habit of collecting stamps from celebrities.
It's a pity that all the energy was probably spent on collecting stamps, causing the script to be ignored...
Da Tiantian was not happy: "I just said it casually, anyway, I will not regard "Village Evening" as my masterpiece!"
Shen Xudong nodded seriously: "...Young actors will definitely experience being deceived, so they should learn from each other and gain wisdom..."
"...I don't have one...By the way, I heard that "Detective Tang Dynasty 2" will cast new characters?"
"Well, that's what happened!"
Shen Xudong is not a fool. Of course he knows the expectations of many actresses for "Tang Detective 2"...
Again, the resources in the circle are fixed, and high-quality resources are always scarce, especially female characters. Whoever can grab them will benefit.
Can't other actresses play the role of Axiang?
However, it's still... quite rare for Da Tiantian to get a role.