Chapter 345 Several Plays, Set Sail!

For the movie "Unfortunately", with the main creative lineup composed of Jia Long and Lu Yanhe, no matter which media is making predictions about new movies, they will not let it go.

Because the starlight is powerful, there are many people paying attention.

However, this does not mean that it is favored by the market - Lu Yanhe has only written the script of "Six People" before, and he is not a novice. However, it is a TV series and a sitcom, which are two different genres from movies.

Movie scripts are much more difficult to write than TV drama scripts - this is a consensus in the industry. In particular, screenwriters are often the ones who receive less attention among film creators. No matter what the reason is, there is now a consensus that movies are the director's art, and the quality of the script will not be as obvious as in the TV series. The director's style will dilute the existence of the script to some extent.

According to the news that has been exposed so far, this movie is also a comedy movie that is a bit "rustic" and a bit "village". Moreover, it is a road comedy, which is not a mainstream comedy type in the film market.

A movie will definitely not be successful if it has big stars. Countless bloody lessons have fully illustrated this point.

No matter how big a star is at the box office, if he encounters an inappropriate subject, he will still fail.

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Lu Yanhe said to Jia Long: "Teacher Jia, if the director of our movie is confirmed, will we be looking for actors next?"

Jia Long nodded, "Yes, it's a headache. There are so many characters. There are hundreds of characters to appear in. It's a big production."

He joked with a smile.

Chen Ziyan asked: "Is Mr. Jia going to ask a casting company to recommend actors?"

Jia Long is the biggest promoter of "On the Road". Even though Lu Yanhe retained the copyright of the original story in his own hands, in the movie, because Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan took the initiative to give up the rights, "On the Road" is now 》Basically, Jia Long alone has the final say.

Jia Long said: "I have some friends, and some suitable roles will be reserved. Yan He, for those of your friends who will come to guest roles, make a list in advance so that you can find other actors later. There are some roles in this movie that require special actors. Just like the three actors in the restaurant at the beginning of your movie, one has to be ugly and the other has to be stupid. You have to find actors with that kind of appearance and temperament. ”

Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "Okay."

Jia Long has read the script many times and pondered many aspects.

Lu Yanhe still didn't understand why Jia Long himself didn't want to be a director. In fact, it would be a pity for someone like Jia Long who has rich experience and understands film production not to be a director. Comedy movies are different from other movie types. Often comedy movie masters are both writers and directors. The probability of being a director and director is much higher than that of other movie genres.

"The more I read this script, the more interesting it becomes. Your lines are really well written, especially the opening scene. The boss reprimands three subordinates and gives them comments. I have never acted with such a mean spirit. Kind of character." Jia Long said.

The lines in this movie are really good.

Lu Yanhe was deeply impressed when he saw this movie.

In fact, Lu Yanhe didn't know whether many popular curse words started from this movie or whether this movie was a collection.

For example, Xu Zheng scolded his subordinates at the beginning - last year you were mentally retarded, this year you are stupid.

For example, when Xu Zheng saw the famous scene where Wang Baoqiang drank milk at the airport, he said, "What a talent."

Lu Yanhe could not reproduce the lines of the movie intact, but these golden sentences were engraved in his mind, and basically no one who had seen the movie would forget them.

Lu Yanhe told Jia Long: "I have seen and heard them all before, so I included them in this story."

I’ve seen the movie, I’ve actually seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, so I’m not lying.

Jia Long said: "With your lines and structure, it's a pity that you are writing a comedy. If you had written a film that academics would like, you should have a chance to win an award."

Lu Yanhe: "No, no, it's too much."

"I'm not exaggerating with you, I'm serious. Although almost every paragraph in the script is trying to create a funny effect, there is not a single sentence of your writing that is vulgar and does not pursue low-level jokes." Jia Long sighed, "I I have done a lot of comedies in the past few years, and many times the scripts are not that good, so I have to rely on the actors to smash the scripts and jokes on the scene. But your script allows the actors to act lightly. It depends on whether the actors have the ability to write it for you. Things are performing.”

Lu Yanhe thought to himself that it was because he used the script that had been produced by the actors on the spot.

Thanks to director Ye Weimin, thanks to Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang, and thanks to the scriptwriters Tian Yusheng, Xu Yuanfeng, and Shi Chenyun.

Chen Ziyan asked: "Teacher Jia, when is the filming of "The Journey" planned to start?"

"We haven't set a time yet, and it will be at the end of this year at the earliest." Jia Long said, "I have another movie to shoot later. I have to finish that movie before I can concentrate on the shooting of this movie. middle."

Jia Long and Lu Yanhe are both one of the producers and one of the supervisory producers of this film, especially the former, who is the core figure and has to take care of everything.

The energy that needs to be invested is not that simple.

Lu Yanhe felt a little emotional. Fortunately, when he first traveled through time, he didn't directly dream of writing a "Wenzhao Gong screenwriter".

It is said that you come up with a script and get everyone's approval, and then a bunch of bosses come to you with piles of money to make a movie... Only after really working in this industry, Lu Yanhe discovered that there is really no shortage of good scripts in this industry. Accurately It can be said that good scripts are always scarce, but what is even more lacking is someone with the vision, a good team and the execution ability to turn a good script into a good movie.

For screenwriters, the most paradoxical thing is that if the movie is poorly made, no one will say that the script is good, but that the director made it badly.

Therefore, the effect is - why are there so few good scripts in this field?

If a good script can get good treatment and can bring status and generous income to the screenwriter, then there will definitely be a steady stream of people joining in.

Talented people cannot come forward, and good scripts cannot come forward. This is not a problem of lack, but a problem of the general environment not giving them a chance to come forward.

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Why can Jia Long become the leader of the new generation of small character comedies?

Just because he has a very mature vision for selecting scripts, and then he will use his own strength to protect the script and make it as successful as possible.

And why do some big-name actors’ output fluctuate? Because he doesn't have such ability.

Why did Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan take the initiative to give up the power to Jia Long when they clearly had more say in the film? Because they knew that they did not have such ability.

Doing something forcefully without the corresponding ability will only prove your stupidity.

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Having dinner with Jia Long made Lu Yanhe breathe a sigh of relief.

Because Jia Long seems to be very interested in "Unfortunately" and has been working hard to promote this movie.

Knowing that Jia Long did this, Lu Yanhe felt relieved.

It's not anything else, but Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan were previously worried that Jia Long had many projects in his hands and would not have much time and energy allocated to the project "People on the Road".

It's not even that Jia Long himself doesn't care, but that there are too many people who want to cooperate with him and distract his energy.

After dinner, Jia Long suddenly said to Lu Yanhe: "Yan He, there is one thing. The other male protagonist in "The Lost Road" is the silly burdock. A friend of mine recommended his son to me. I used to I’ve had a lot of love from him, and it’s really hard to reject him, but his son is really not suitable, do you think it’s up to you to come forward and reject it?”

When Lu Yanhe heard this, he immediately nodded, "Okay, then you can find some opportunity. I can see him and tell him that I don't want to."

Jia Long patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder and said, "I'm making you look like a villain."

"Only I can do this kind of thing." Lu Yanhe understood Jia Long's approach.

In the human society, sometimes if Lu Yanhe doesn't speak up for himself, Chen Siqi and Chen Ziyan will speak for him.

Actually it's the same thing.

However, Lu Yanhe did not expect that the person Jia Long was talking about would give him an inexplicable... warm feeling.

This person is a student of Jingyi and graduated in June this year.

He had short hair, was fair and fair, and had regular features. He was not dazzlingly handsome and not aggressive. When he saw Lu Yanhe, he called him "Lu Yanhe" in a slow and leisurely voice, and then said "hello".

He still brought his girlfriend with him.

His girlfriend is not from the entertainment industry, but an illustrator with a lively and cheerful personality. She took the initiative and said, "I know he wants to come to see you. I really want to get to know you, so I asked him to bring me with him."

Lu Yanhe nodded and greeted them with a smile.

"Teacher Jia recommended you to me and said that I can ask you to try the role of the burdock in "The Man on the Road"." Lu Yanhe said straight to the point.

Before he could speak, his girlfriend Shi Qin said: "He is not suitable for that role at all."

Lu Yanhe looked at Shi Qin in surprise and asked, "Have you read the script too?"

"No, but he told me that he plays the role of a young milkmaid from the countryside." Shi Qin hugged his arm, "He Jiang has been pampered since he was a child, and he can't play that kind of honest and reckless person. It feels like he’s quite silly, too.”

He Jiang didn't speak slowly until this moment and said, "My dad told Uncle Jia to lead me to act in this play. I read the script myself and it was not very suitable."

He scratched his head, a look of guilt appearing on his face.

"Sorry, I actually told my dad that it was inappropriate, but he refused to listen to me." He Jiang said.

The development of things was somewhat beyond Lu Yanhe's expectations.

This was not what he expected.

He originally thought that He Jiang really wanted to star in "The Lost Journey" and that's why he found Jia Long's relationship.

Didn't expect this.

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, after I met you, I also felt that your image was not suitable for the character of Niu Geng. If you read the script, you will know that he is a very honest and even a bit earthy character, but at the same time, There is something special and cute about him. When I wrote the script, I actually thought that this character might need to be found from someone who has never acted in order to achieve that kind of feeling."

He Jiang said: "Actually, I came here today to recommend one of my classmates to you."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

He Jiang said: "He is the only student from a rural town in our class. When he first came to school, he also made a lot of jokes like the burdock. When I was reading the script, I felt that this character was similar to He's almost identical."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

ha?

He Jiang took out a resume from his bag.

"He is my roommate, and this is the resume I made for him." He Jiang said, "Please take a look."

Lu Yanhe feels that although he has not been in the entertainment industry for a long time, he is not too short either.

He Jiang, who was recommended to meet people, actually brought other people's resumes to recommend others... Not to mention it was his first time meeting, Lu Yanhe had never heard of it before.

Shi Qin said: "You must find it strange, right? This guy came for the interview himself and recommended others. I also told him that he was not suitable, but he has such a character, a gentle and good man. His roommate's name is Wang Dashan, and he is with He has a good relationship, but he cares more about Wang Dashan than himself. "

Lu Yanhe looked at He Jiang in surprise.

He Jiang was a little embarrassed, lowered his head and said, "He is not very popular with the film and television companies. I feel that his appearance is not very in line with the current audience's aesthetics."

Lu Yanhe glanced at He Jiang on his resume.

How should I put it... In fact, he has a very clean and honest face, a pair of eyes as clear and clean as the sea, a little green, and his skin is a little dark, like a student. But it cannot be said to be ugly, it is a very plain face. Lu Yanhe's first instinct was that with such a face, he could play any role.

In fact, being able to be the only student from a rural area in this class of Jingyi shows his own quality.

Lu Yanhe subconsciously wanted to overlap his image with that of Wang Baoqiang.

Strictly speaking, he is not very similar to Wang Baoqiang. Judging from the photos, his image is actually better than Wang Baoqiang.

Why did it take Wang Baoqiang so many years to be really considered a good actor? It's really because many of his classic works are considered to be in his true colors, such as "A World Without Thieves", such as "Soldier Assault", such as "People on the Road", such as "Detective Chinatown". In fact, each of his roles in these works is very different, but his image is too deep-rooted, and the impression of "acting in his true colors" is unbreakable. Everyone feels that his career as an actor will not last long. Ten years later, he is still going strong in the entertainment industry.

In this regard, Wang Dashan's image is not so "rural" and not so "stupid". Even if you don't look at him according to the standard of a handsome guy in idol dramas, he is actually a very decent-looking person, otherwise he would not have been admitted to Beijing Performing Arts.

This is also the reason why Lu Yanhe was hesitant. He doesn't look too "homely", can he play the role of a burdock? However, apart from the image, when Lu Yanhe saw this photo for the first time, he had the feeling that "he seems to be quite suitable".

Lu Yanhe said to He Jiang: "Actually, although you are not suitable for "The Lost Road", I have another role that I think you are quite suitable for. Can I invite you to audition when the time comes?"

He Jiang was stunned and looked at him in surprise.

Shi Qin reacted faster than him, and immediately showed joy on his face and asked: "Is it true?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded, "Because I do have other dramas in preparation later."

Shi Qin: "No problem, no problem, he can do it."

She agreed generously.

He Jiang didn't seem to mind her doing this at all. After she finished speaking, he silently nodded to Lu Yanhe.

"Your classmate, I will contact him later." Lu Yanhe said again.

He Jiang showed a surprised smile and nodded, "Thank you."

He Jiang's performance actually shocked Lu Yanhe.

His girlfriend was right. He seemed to care more about his classmates than his own affairs.

But then he thought again, and Lu Yanhe thought of Li Zhibai and Yan Liang again.

Maybe everyone has one or two really good friends in their life.

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Lu Yanhe sent a message to Jia Long and told him about his meeting with He Jiang. He mainly talked about how he felt he was not suitable and expressed his unwillingness to act from the very beginning.

Jia Long sent a shocked expression.

Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "You don't have to worry."

Jia Long said: This is really unexpected.

Lu Yanhe said: But I have another play, and I think he is very suitable for a role in it. I want to invite him to audition. If it is OK, I think he will be good at it.

Jia Long: Huh?

Jia Long: Real or fake?

Lu Yanhe: Really, I was worried at first, because it is also a group drama, it is difficult to find actors, and the role is quite special.

Jia Long: A group drama? That period sitcom you did with Northern Lights?

Lu Yanhe: Yes.

Jia Long: Are you starring in this drama?

Lu Yanhe: I won’t act anymore. There is no role suitable for me.

Jia Long: Are you going to be a professional screenwriter? You won't act in three dramas at once. Will you be able to write and act yourself like in "Six People"?

Lu Yanhe: That won’t happen. It will definitely happen. But sometimes, I already have a completed story, so I don’t need to write a character for myself and insert it into it.

Jia Long: You are so awesome, Yan He. You will become someone that the entire entertainment industry wants to be friends with in the future.

Lu Yanhe: To lend you your kind words, I would like to work with you on a few more dramas.

Jia Long: You write the script and I will act.

Lu Yanhe: It’s settled then, Teacher Jia, I have already thought of several more stories and am preparing to write a script.

Jia Long: Tsk, if other screenwriters knew that you have such a strong creative ability, they would be jealous and crazy.

Lu Yanhe: I can't help it. There are too many stories popping up in my mind, and I can't help but want to write them out.

Jia Long: OK, don't worry about "Lost on Journey", I will push it forward and won't let it be buried in the bottom of the box. Such a good script, I can't wait to shoot it.

Lu Yanhe: Yes.

After chatting with Jia Long, Lu Yanhe sent a message to Chen Ziyan: Sister Ziyan, when can we arrange a meeting with the people from Northern Lights Video? I want to push forward the drama "Wulin Wai Zhuan".

Chen Ziyan replied immediately: OK.

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A May without filming and not much work did not make Lu Yanhe feel relaxed.

In a blink of an eye, June is here again.

The recording of "Idol Era" is just around the corner. Lu Yanhe, Li Zhibai and Yan Liang's performance stage is ready. On the contrary, he spent an afternoon in the recording studio to record the theme song "Seventeenth Floor" that he was going to sing, and finally recorded a satisfactory version.

Singing live is one thing. When "The Seventeenth Floor" is broadcast, the version he sings will also be used as promotional material, and an MV will be made with his performance in the play.

The promotion of "The Seventeenth Floor" has already started.

As the top drama originally scheduled by Beijing and Taiwan this year, if "Friends" at the beginning of the year was a huge surprise, then "The Seventeenth Floor" was their biological child who was placed on the throne of the drama king early.

Only then did Lu Yanhe realize how many resources Beijing and Taiwan could mobilize if they wanted to promote a drama.

As the male lead of "The Seventeenth Floor", Lu Yanhe changed the situation of being "cold treated" by Beijing and Taiwan before.

The head of the station responsible for this drama is Jiang Lan. She mobilized the largest publicity resources to promote the publicity of this drama.

Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige appeared on the covers of three magazines together, and also appeared on the old talk show that has been broadcast on Beijing and Taiwan for 17 years.

In addition to this, in order to build the concept of "Seventeenth Floor" in advance, they even arranged their own ace variety show, using one episode as the theme of "Seventeenth Floor", and arranged the host group and the actors of "Seventeenth Floor" to challenge.

Lu Yanhe was also very excited after not seeing the actors of "Seventeenth Floor" for a long time. Especially Teacher Jiang Jun. After the operation, Jiang Jun did not want to work, but the situation was not good. This time, it was Lu Yanhe and Chen Bige who asked Jiang Jun if he would participate in the promotion trip, and Jingtai contacted his team.

Lu Yanhe brought a performance contract to Jiang Jun.

"Teacher Jiang, "Squid Game", the male lead, this is the performance contract." Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan's production company Linghe have registered the copyright for "Squid Game" and have submitted the project book and plot outline to the Northern Lights Video, but it has not yet officially entered the preparation stage.

This performance contract was made by Lu Yanhe specifically for Jiang Jun.

When Jiang Jun received the performance contract sent by Lu Yanhe in the lounge, he was stunned and looked at Lu Yanhe at a loss.

In the past six months, he wanted to continue acting, but he was repeatedly rejected. Except for some cameo shots with only a few scenes, no one was willing to give him a role with a little more scenes. Even though he recovered well and the hospital issued a certificate for his physical condition, others just didn't give him a chance.

There was no way. He was not a famous actor, he was not irreplaceable, and no one was willing to take the risk.

Jiang Jun certainly remembered that Lu Yanhe told him that there was a play that wanted him to play the leading role.

When Lu Yanhe officially announced so many projects at the Jose-La Mancha Film Festival in early May, Jiang Jun actually wanted to ask if there was the play promised to him.

But later Jiang Jun still silently held back.

How could there be!

Jiang Jun laughed at himself, at this age, he still had such a beautiful dream.

It was rare for someone to say such words to make you happy.

It's not like Lu Yanhe has become a big boss himself, with a lot of resources to give him one or two leading roles.

Jiang Jun knew that Lu Yanhe was actually just writing scripts.

Jiang Jun never let himself think about this matter again.

Who knew that Lu Yanhe would come with the contract.

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"Take the contract back and have a look. If there is no problem, we will go through the contract." Lu Yanhe said, "But this drama will definitely not be able to start shooting this year."

Jiang Jun almost couldn't hide his excited and trembling mouth.

Lu Yanhe said again: "In addition to this drama, I have a drama that is being promoted. In fact, I want to invite you to play a role. It is not the male lead, but it is also a main role."

Jiang Jun was stunned.

Lu Yanhe said: "This drama may be able to start shooting this year, but it may not be. It depends on the progress of the promotion. Preparing for the movie "Lost on Journey" made me fully realize how much things and time a drama has to go through from having a script to being able to start shooting."

Jiang Jun opened his mouth and said: "You, if you are willing to find me, I will definitely play a good role for you."

At this moment, Jiang Jun no longer regarded Lu Yanhe as a junior who needed his guidance.

Lu Yanhe said, "I worked with you in "The Seventeenth Floor". I know you are very capable, Mr. Jiang. I am 100% sure that you can play them well, as long as you are willing to play them."

Jiang Jun nodded, "Of course I am willing."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe laughed, "That's great, then can I have another unwelcome request?"

Jiang Jun was stunned.

"Can you help me make a guest appearance in "The Lost Road" again? The production pressure of this film is a bit high, so the remuneration for your guest appearance may not be according to the market price. Can you give me a friendly price? Funding for the other two films It’s enough, I can give you enough according to the market price, don’t worry.” Lu Yanhe showed a flattering smile.

It's like a junior asking an elder for help, which is a bit flattering.

Jiang Jun smiled and waved his hand, "What kind of remuneration is there for guest appearances? It's free!"

"Then I'm not welcome! Teacher Jiang, this movie really needs too many guest stars. If we give them all at market price, we can't afford it." Lu Yanhe explained.

Jiang Jun nodded with a smile on his face, "You gave me two starring roles, and I'm still greedy for your small guest fee."

Lu Yanhe: "I took advantage. Thank you very much."

While the two were chatting, Chen Bige suddenly knocked on the door and came in.

"What are you talking about? I heard Teacher Jiang's laughter outside." Chen Bige asked.

Lu Yanhe said: "Teacher Jiang just promised me to help me make a guest appearance in "The Journey" for free."

Chen Bige heard this and smiled, "No wonder, then do you want me to make a cameo for you?"

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise: "Is it free?"

Chen Bige said: "You boy, do you know how many movies have paid one or two million and asked me to make a cameo appearance?!"

Lu Yanhe: "Isn't this because I am short of money?"

Chen Bige sighed, "Since you helped me write two scripts, I will reluctantly agree."

Lu Yanhe clenched his fist in surprise and said, "Thank you to the two teachers who are both talented and talented. I can't thank you enough!"

Chen Bige snorted softly, "You are becoming more and more glib."

Lu Yanhe chuckled.

Chen Bige said: "I also heard that you are planning to write a drama like "Seventeen Floors" yourself?"

"I've already written some." Lu Yanhe said directly, "I asked Teacher Jiang to star."

"Oh?" Chen Bige asked, "Then why don't you ask me to act?"

"I didn't write a role suitable for you." Lu Yanhe said, "You have already starred in "Seventeen Floors", so you will definitely not take on any drama with similar themes."

Chen Bige accepted this reason.

"That's true." (End of chapter)