Chapter 209 Chapter 208 Great Directors Also Have an Addiction to Drama

Chapter 209 208. Great directors also have a love of acting

"How is it? Is it going well so far?"

Ning Hao nodded and said, "It's going well. Director Xue is a very talented person. He is quick to learn and very perceptive. He is really suitable for this job. Your eye for people is always so accurate!"

Wei Wu put his arm around his shoulders and said, "That's good. I have been completely tied up by the post-production work of "Painted Skin" recently."

"So I can only trouble you here! Please work hard and keep an eye on it for me!"

Ning Hao immediately assured, "It should be, don't worry, I will keep an eye on it for you. ”

Wei Wu came here to inspect today. He first checked the progress of the shooting, then talked with the director Xue Xiaolu, and finally talked with the supervisor Ning Hao.

After the filming of "So Young" started, Wei Wu came here to inspect at least once a week.

Although Ning Hao was the supervisor, Wei Wu couldn't really just ignore it and be a hands-off boss.

After all, he still had the title of supervisor, so no matter how busy he was, he would try to come here every week to comfort and appease the troops, which could also boost morale.

To some extent, it was also a platform for Xue Xiaolu, so that everyone would not look down on her because of her new identity.

Overall, Wei Wu was quite satisfied so far.

Although Xue Xiaolu was a director for the first time, she had followed many crews before, and she had talent in this area.

More importantly, she had started to make relevant preparations many years in advance. Being a director has always been her dream, not just a sudden idea.

For example, taking classes in the directing department at Beijing Film Academy , for example, she often consulted with the director about some experience and skills in filming...

In short, she was definitely well prepared. In her previous life, she filmed "Ocean Paradise", which was three years later.

But it doesn't mean that she was ready at that time three years later, but that she hadn't waited for the opportunity before.

In her previous life, she tried every means to hand the script to Jet Li, and was lucky enough to convince Jet Li to join for free, so she got the investment.

If she had convinced Jet Li in 2007 or 2008, the film might have started shooting a year or two earlier.

However, in those two years, Jet Li might not have thought about retiring from the film industry, so naturally he would not consider things like his reputation after his death, and might not be willing to act for free.

Youth films are not difficult to shoot, and Xue Xiaolu's level of director is definitely higher than Xiaoyanzi's. In addition, Ning Hao is there to check for deficiencies and make up for them. Overall, although there are occasional problems in the filming of "So Young", everything is going well overall.

"Can it be finished before the Chinese New Year?"

Ning Hao said carefully: "It should be possible, at least according to the current filming progress, there will definitely be no problem. ”

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Anyway, you should pay attention to the progress. It's best to finish it before the Chinese New Year."

The film started shooting on November 20th and ended on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, with a total of 89 days in between.

Even for a novice director, three months should be more than enough time to shoot a youth film!

Unless there is no other way, it is best to finish the filming before the Chinese New Year for the filming that starts before the New Year.

Otherwise, you will have to take at least a week off during the Chinese New Year, but the rent for the venue, costumes, props, and equipment will still be paid during the holiday, because it cannot be paid back before the filming is completed.

And these are usually calculated on a daily basis. This week is not only a paid vacation, but generally speaking, you have to give people red envelopes when you start work in the first month of the year.

All these will add up to at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs, so of course you should avoid them if you can.

"I heard that "Left Ear" will start shooting next week?"

Wei Wu nodded and said: "Well, it will start shooting on New Year's Day, for a good start!

"The main reason for starting filming early is to free up Liu Tianxian's schedule. After all, she will be filming "Snow Leopard" next year."

Ning Hao's eyes lit up immediately: "The anti-Japanese war drama that you directed and acted in?"

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Well, to be honest, I have always had a dream of being an actor since I was a child.

"Originally, I was going to apply for the acting department in the college entrance examination, but because my parents strongly opposed it, I went to the directing department."

"So that's the case," Ning Hao sighed:

"But I really can't tell, after all, you have already filmed three movies before, but I have never seen you make a cameo in them.

"I thought you were a traditional director who didn't like to come to the front of the stage!

"After all, if I were filming "Silver Driver", I would probably make a cameo as the taxi driver in it..."

Speaking of this, Ning Hao rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly and said:

"Boss, can I discuss with you in advance? Can you arrange a supporting role for me in "The Murderer" when the time comes?

"Please rest assured, I will definitely not add any extra scenes for myself. At most, there will be two or three lines, and one shot will be the last one."

Hearing that Wei Wu could direct and act as the leading actor, to be honest, Ning Hao was really envious and wanted to cry!

It's no exaggeration to say that he was even more envious than when he heard that Wei Wu's movie box office exceeded 100 million!

Wei Wu said that he had a dream of being an actor since he was a child. In fact, Ning Hao himself has the same dream.

However, the reason why he did not apply for acting was not because his family opposed it. It was because he was aware of his appearance and was worried that the school would not accept him.

However, Ning Hao didn't think there was anything wrong with his liking for guest appearances. After all, even Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang have had many guest appearances and even starring roles.

Let's just talk about Zhang Yimou. As the male lead, he starred in "Old Well" and "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors", and also guest-starred in movies such as "If You Have Something to Say", "Military Parade" and "Red Sorghum".

Just the sentence "An Hong'e misses you" was made angry by his loud voice.

Chen Kaige also played Lu Buwei in "Ancient and Modern War", and also guest-starred in movies such as "The Last Emperor" and "With You".

As for Feng Xiaogang, he starred as the male lead in the movies "I Am Your Dad" and "Old Paoer", as an important supporting role in "Party A and Party B", and also made guest appearances in "Forever Lost My Love", "Sunny Days", "Kung Fu" ” and other movies.

Especially his guest appearance in "Kung Fu" was impressive, and "Who else?" suddenly became a famous line.

That is, Chen Kaige, who acted relatively less.

The remaining two can be regarded as serious actors. They have their own starring works, have created famous scenes in movies, and their acting skills are highly recognized.

It is not difficult to see that Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang really like to be actors.

If it weren't for the limited appearance, or simply not good-looking, they might actually be able to be both directors and actors.

This phenomenon is even more common among directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, especially Wang Jing and Xu Ke who like to make guest appearances the most.

Especially Wang Jing, he must be the most eager to become an actor, but he had to give up his dream of becoming a star because of his poor appearance and weight.

Basically, few people in this industry, even big directors, are really indifferent to fame and fortune.

All the great directors are addicted to acting, and all of them have dreams of becoming stars. Basically, they all like the feeling of being in the limelight.

As long as they were more handsome, one or two of them might have become actors long ago!

Wei Wu said cheerfully: "No problem, you just have to figure it out! You don't have to ask me for instructions in the future.

"If you like to act, I can arrange a walk-in for you when the time comes!"

Of course Wei Wu knew that Ning Hao was addicted to acting. After all, he should be regarded as the one with the most guest appearances among famous mainland directors!

According to incomplete statistics, his guest roles include the doctor in the opening sequence of "Crazy Stone", the taxi driver in "Crazy Race", the policeman with a Northeastern accent in "The Golden Heist", and the car washer in "No Man's Land"— —

The landlord Xu Zheng in "I'm Not the God of Medicine", the gangster in "Old Paoer", the mentally ill patient in "A Good Show", the dungeon dweller in "The Wandering Earth", the drinking buddy by the river in "Crazy Alien" etc.

Although he basically didn't have many lines, and at most one or two scenes would be offline, he just never tired of it.

If other directors invite another director to come over and make a guest appearance, they basically have to establish a personal relationship or something.

For example, Zhou Xingchi asked Feng Xiaogang to make a cameo in "Kung Fu", which is equivalent to owing a personal favor.

It is said that Zhou Xingchi promised to return the favor by making a cameo in Feng Xiaogang's movie in the future. But later he broke his promise for some unknown reason.

And Feng Xiaogang also had a bad temper. Later he exposed this incident in front of reporters, which also caused Zhou Xingchi to get a black eye and deepened his stereotype of being "unkind".

But Ning Hao obviously doesn't need you to owe him any favors. If you make a call, as long as he is free, Peipianpidian will probably come.

Seeing Wei Wu's full agreement, Ning Hao was naturally overjoyed and nodded repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, thank you boss!"