Chapter 568 Response
Before the second episode of "The Birth of Actors" officially started recording, Lu Yanhe was inexplicably nervous.
This nervousness mainly came from too many unexpected things that happened in the first episode.
Too much drama.
Although the more drama there are in the show, the more topics there are. However, Lu Yanhe still hopes that the original intention of this show - the discussion about acting skills, will not be overshadowed by these topics.
Lu Yanhe has always felt that the reason why the show "The Birth of Actors" was able to achieve such success in the original world was because it happened to catch up with the phenomenon of traffic actors without acting skills that emerged due to the rise of the traffic era - there were two or three years at that time, almost everyone was lamenting why good actors have no plays to play now, and why the plays that appear in front of everyone now are so bad.
So, the discussion about what is a good performance came into being.
Coincidentally, this show came at this time.
The most important thing is that this show has indeed brought many refreshing good actors to everyone. In almost every episode, there will be one or two actors who were not paid attention to before and suddenly become the object of everyone's pursuit, and the popularity soars, just like an idol star who receives huge attention.
For example, Zhou Yiwei, Shu Chang, Xin Zhilei, Ling Xiaosu and Lan Yingying, Liu Mintao, Peng Yuchang...
This program also contributed many famous variety shows that have nothing to do with the performance itself, such as Ms. Zhang throwing big leather shoes, ants walking in a race, and Haiwa.
However, putting these aside, this program can allow so many acting schools to enter the public eye, which means that the content of this program has been seen by the audience.
Lu Yanhe hopes that this program can do this.
The recording of the second episode was not as dramatic as the first episode after all.
Overall, it was recorded very smoothly, and there was no such thing as He Sha's withdrawal from the competition.
However, there was still a group of actors who had conflicts and contradictions due to cooperation issues. After the performance, the two sides directly accused each other on the stage, which made everyone feel headache.
These two actors are a little famous and have fans, but they are not very popular first-line stars.
The two people accused each other so much that Chen Lingling got angry on the spot.
"You must always remember that you can quarrel and have conflicts, but don't bring them to this stage! You can have a fight backstage! Because this is where you face the audience, you must respect the audience!"
In fact, Chen Lingling also got angry over a similar issue in the last episode.
Chen Lingling seemed to be very concerned about not letting the audience see what was happening behind the scenes.
Of course, Chen Lingling also explained afterwards.
"The audience has no obligation to understand why your performance went wrong. When your show went wrong, you just blamed each other and shirked responsibility. I don't care who is right or wrong between you. Now that you are standing here, you have to admit your mistakes to the audience. Why? Your performance hurt the audience, and now you have to hurt the audience again because of the mess between you two. Who cares about your little thing? Everyone comes to watch the performance, not to watch you quarrel."
Chen Lingling's very stern tone made the two actors look very ugly.
Even Zhou Zifang, who advanced later, did not show much joy because of his advancement.
After the entire recording of the second episode was completed, the director team went to communicate with the three mentors and this episode's flying mentor Li Songfan about the short filming of the contestants and the qualified contestants.
Lu Yanhe did not participate in this link, and went backstage to take a break.
The short film shooting was put aside for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
The contestants who advanced from the first and second episodes will shoot together.
Chen Lingling will direct the shooting of three of the short films, and the other groups of short films will be directed by directors found by other program teams.
The production cost of this program is almost several times that of other variety shows because of the design of these links and the remuneration of the personnel.
There are too many people involved.
Others may spend one day to record a content, but they need at least three days.
Moreover, the big names they invited are at least twice as many as other programs.
Just the three mentors of one episode, Gapeng Zhixing and Lu Yanhe, and the flying mentors of each episode, six people, are already the top configuration of other S-level programs.
It can be said that the production cost of recording an episode of "The Birth of Actors" is two or three times that of other programs.
Fortunately, because Yuehu TV, Northern Lights Video, Linghe and Chen Ziyan's Shihuo jointly invested, and because the program is popular enough, the income from brand sponsorship and product placement is high enough, so that this program can continue.
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Lu Yanhe saw several contestants who were performing on stage today recording and preparing for interviews in the backstage.
A very strange scene is that the three people who were recording and preparing for interviews had red eyes, as if they had just cried.
This program... can make people cry so much?
Lu Yanhe felt exhausted.
Just like what Peng Zhixing told him before, if it weren't for this program, he might really find it difficult to meet so many... How to describe it? So many people who "can act"? It can't be said that way, it seems that they are too scheming to say that -
People who like to express emotions too much.
Forget it.
The crew he was in before was indeed full of people who had gone through many rounds of screening.
The actors who can enter these crews are all outstanding ones who have gone through many rounds of auditions and interviews.
However, in this program, what he saw was the normal environment of the entertainment industry.
Not everyone will focus on performance, and not every actor respects his opponent and understands that only when the opponent is good enough can he be good enough.
Not every actor knows that he should not guide others' performances on the spot unless others take the initiative to ask for your opinion.
Therefore, in the cooperation of these performance clips, various frictions and conflicts can be seen.
Everyone is not a newcomer, and they have all been in this industry. They come to this program for different purposes, different intentions, and different things they want to show. There are many distractions, and too few original intentions about performance. No one is willing to submit to anyone. If it weren't for the three people sitting in the audience, Chen Lingling and them, they probably wouldn't stand on the stage and be scolded honestly.
Fortunately, Chen Lingling was invited.
This person is not only capable, but also famous and qualified.
Really, if it was Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige who really asked this question, it would not be appropriate.
They are not old enough.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath.
Doing such a program is really much more tiring than filming a movie.
However, Lu Yanhe has no regrets at all.
Especially after going to the Oscars and experiencing Harvey's incident, Lu Yanhe became more and more aware that in this era, if you want to make good film and television projects and want to gain a foothold in this environment where all kinds of maliciousness may emerge at any time, you have to gain recognition from the industry.
Lu Yanhe thought that the main reason why he was able to gain support and support in the conflict with Harvey this time was of course because Harvey's speech itself angered Asians in the European and American circles, and was very inconsistent with the current "politically correct" public opinion environment. But in addition to this, there is another key point, that the industry he is in has given him great support.
The first group of people who stood up to speak for him and accused Harvey of needing to apologize to Lu Yanhe were not those American stars who defended "political correctness". Their accusations against Harvey were about what Harvey said, not Harvey's slander that Lu Yanhe provoked racial confrontation between black and yellow people.
Standing on the front line, directly pointing out that Harvey tried to confuse the public and shift the blame were Jiang Yuqian, the creators of "Friends", "Squidward" and "The Gold Rush", and the artists in the Chinese entertainment industry who have a little influence in the international community.
It was they who first stood up and made public statements, and then artists from other Asian countries and regions spoke out.
Although Harvey has not apologized to Lu Yanhe specifically so far, because of their voices and the momentum they formed together, Harvey's actions were not only limited to discrimination against Asians, but also included shirking responsibility and shifting blame -
Therefore, Lu Yanhe hopes to make the entire Chinese film and television industry better through his own strength.
If "The Birth of the Actor" can really become a stage for good actors to stand out, it will be the most direct contribution he can make to the industry in the near future. If this program can bring more changes to the industry, it will certainly be better.
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The first episode of "The Birth of the Actor" was broadcast in early March.
This program did not experience any doubts or pessimism. Just like the storm of topics it set off in the early stage, after the first episode was broadcast, almost all major social media were discussing this program in the next two days.
From the performance itself, to the various things that the competing actors made, to the evaluation of the mentors... There are too many topics.
This program lived up to expectations and became a big hit. The only thing that made Lu Yanhe a little nervous and worried was in which direction this program would go.
Fortunately, although the topic was hot enough, the performances of the actors still attracted a lot of attention.
Liu Zhiyin participated in the program as a popular idol, but was directly eliminated. This incident was used by many of Liu Zhiyin's black fans to make a fuss, mocked and even blackened it on the hot search. Of course, in fact, when Liu Zhiyin decided to participate in this program, she had already anticipated that this might happen.
She herself did not take it too seriously, knowing that such blackening would not last for a few days.
She herself is not a professional actor, and she also made it clear on the show that she was just here to see her own possibilities.
Under the deliberate guidance of the program team, the audience who really watched the show also realized that Liu Zhiyin, as a non-professional actor, has already shown a surprising performance attitude and quality.
Just look at the comments of several mentors.
Everyone is mainly encouraging and praising.
When Liu Zhiyin was badly blackened, her competition opponent Zhang Pingqing posted a post, telling about Liu Zhiyin, whom he met during this cooperation. From the perspective of an opponent and collaborator, he told about the efforts behind the scenes of a new actor who was not familiar with acting but was very serious about acting.
Lu Yanhe was originally preparing to speak out, but after reading Zhang Pingqing's post, he felt that there was no need to say more, so he directly forwarded Zhang Pingqing's post and said only one sentence——
Jiyin is the most adventurous person I know. She is willing to come to this show as a popular idol and compete with other actors as an ordinary contestant. I believe that she is definitely not concerned about winning or losing - if she cares, she can just not come. The PK competition system of the show is just to make the show more competitive, but the actors who participate in this show must care more about things than winning or losing, such as exploring the boundaries of the performing arts stage.
Liu Zhiyin also responded generously: I am very happy that Director Chen Lingling got to know me through this show. I have received the script. I will continue to work hard and do my best. Let's continue to meet as actors in the future! New actor Liu Zhiyin is here!
Compared with the time when she just returned to China, Liu Zhiyin is undoubtedly more familiar with the domestic entertainment industry environment now. She is no longer so stubborn and competitive, and she also knows how to respond to some things in a way that the audience likes.
No matter how fiercely the black fans jump, she did not break her defense. She admitted her shortcomings generously and said that she would continue to work hard.
Such an attitude, as well as her good performance in the show, won the love and support of many people.
In addition to this couple, another actor who made everyone's eyes shine was Wang Dashan.
This new actor who made a big splash in "Lost on Journey" played a mentally retarded younger brother on the stage this time. In just over ten minutes, he killed another very mature actor Liu Yu in terms of body control and performance dedication.
Did Liu Yu act badly? Did Liu Yu act wrong?
No, both were good.
But in front of Wang Dashan's simple performance that seemed to be a return to nature, no matter how deep his skills were, they were not as touching as the overwhelming emotion under emotional resonance.
Chen Lingling's comment on Liu Yu was praised by the audience as a sharp point -
You are good in every way, but you don't have the power to touch people's hearts. This is the difference between an ordinary good actor and a great actor. Liu Yu, if you take this step, you will take this step towards being a great actor. If you don't take this step, you will always be just an ordinary good actor in your life.
Liu Yu blushed on the spot.
He had no way to refute Chen Lingling's words.
However, although Chen Lingling criticized him harshly, she asked him to play opposite the actors who advanced in the short film she directed later.
Other advanced actors had Shang Yongzhou and Chen Bige to play opposite and compete with each other, but she was the only one who could choose the actors to compete with them.
Chen Lingling asked Liu Yu to be the PK actor for two of the groups.
Her intentions can be seen.
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Compared with these two groups, the controversy storms set off by the other two groups were even greater.
He Sha and Cheng Hai, Liu Zhiyao and Zhen Hongyu.
The former had been discussed for a long time, and the latter, Zhen Hongyu advanced by audience votes, while Liu Zhiyao was eliminated because of this. Later, the innuendos of the two on the stage were interpreted in many ways.
However, Jiang Yuqian finally used her right of resurrection on Liu Zhiyao.
This allowed a group of competitions that might have been controversial to land safely.
But there are still many people saying that the reason why Zhen Hongyu was able to get a higher audience vote in such a evenly matched duel is because she is more popular and has a higher popularity.
Many people also went to Lu Yanhe's Weibo comment area to ask them how the show selects the audience? Can't they select some fair audiences?
Lu Yanhe thought about it and decided to post a Weibo in response to what he had wanted to say for a long time but didn't say:
As the producer of the program, what kind of fairness do we want to ensure? We must ensure that no one wins by "backdoor" because of personal relationships, interests or other factors. We must ensure that the program will not maliciously edit the competing actors, cutting all the highlights for A and all the garbage for B. As for some people who are popular and some are not so popular, some have been acting in recent years, some have not acted for a long time, some have better audience appeal, and some have average audience appeal. For these questions, I want to ask, so what? Actors rely on their faces to make a living. Do we let actors wear masks to perform? Do we have to find two hundred people who never watch TV dramas and don't know any actors to be the voting audience? Is this absolutely fair? What's the point of such an actor selected by the audience? Acting is the most unfair thing. Even if you perform 100% of your skills, it may not be as good as another person's true feelings. Acting is a profession that cannot be bought with the audience's love. This is my understanding.
Naturally, what Lu Yanhe said was still refuted by some people, and some people found faults and logical loopholes.
Lu Yanhe did not explain it again.
Many words, when said, are really just for "those who understand" to understand.
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In early March, as usual, Chen Ziyan had a small meeting with Lu Yanhe and told him his main schedule for this month in advance. As Lu Yanhe's current executive agent, Wang Biao began to become the main person in charge of this link.
"This month you have to go to Thailand to participate in one of their film festival activities. In addition, the main schedule this month is the recording of "The Birth of the Actors", and then you have to go to Malaysia to attend one of their film awards activities, and by the way, have dinner with director Huang Tianlin and talk about the filming of the movie "Tropical Rainy Season."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Overall, this month is still a busy month.
But it's relatively okay and quite regular.
The itinerary for Thailand and Malaysia happened to be around the same time, so I could go out for a week and do it all in one go.
"When I go out this time, I estimate that the media in these two places will still pay attention to the Oscars. Therefore, this time, I declined the media interview arrangements in these two places." Chen Ziyan said, "You also try not to do it again. I brought this up, it’s hard to get the heat down, so I don’t have to stir-fry it again.”
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded.
"This time, Linyu will go with you to these two places. I will not accompany you. Wang Biao will be responsible for the work connection." Chen Ziyan said, "You can have more contact with their young directors. See Let’s see if there are any good works in these two film festivals. If so, we can communicate with them and invite them to come to China. The film environment in Thailand and Malaysia is very average. If it is suitable, you can go to them to sign a few. A promising young director comes to Linghe.”
Lu Yanhe said yes.
Wang Biao was a little confused and asked: "By signing them, does it mean that they will come to China to make movies?"
"They can come and make suitable Chinese-language films, or they can make their own films." Chen Ziyan said, "They make films in Malaysia and Thailand, and the production costs are much lower than our Chinese-language films. Supporting them requires no investment. Not too big. Moreover, we in Linghe now need to train some young directors for filming. Some films that are relatively light in size and subject matter. Film directors from these two places are very good at making films of this type, such as family, ethics, love and comedy... In this regard, our domestic commercial film market tends to I’m going to make a big-box-office movie. Most of the movies in this genre are literary films.”
Lu Yanhe understood what Chen Ziyan meant.
Indeed, in Southeast Asia, because their home country's box office market is not large, it is impossible to make special effects blockbusters like Hollywood, and they can only work hard on scripts. However, the local soil and water support the film, which indeed allows them to create the characteristics of Southeast Asian movies.
From "That Little Thing of First Love" to "Parents Are Not Home", from "House for Rent" to "Grandma's Grandson".
Movies in this category, except for the youth love theme of "That Little Thing About First Love", which has been the worst hit movie, are all rare themes in domestic commercial movies.
This is the so-called movie with a box office in the range of 100-300 million——
Domestic film companies are too eager to make movies with a box office of billions or billions, and are not interested in small box office, which has led to a gap in this type of subject matter.
Lu Yanhe said to Chen Ziyan: "I will pay attention."
Linghe really should sign more directors.
Of course, according to their plan, in the past few years they could only produce mid- to low-cost films, large-investment, high-cost films, and their capital turnover would be difficult. Even if they borrowed money from banks or attracted investment from outside, once Failure at the box office will lead to the entire collapse of Linghe.
So, take it slow and start with these small-scale movies.
The most important thing is that if we can really achieve the ideal state and train some young directors, they will practice their skills through these small-scale films, gain experience, Linghe will develop, and their directing abilities will also be tempered. , if there is a suitable big project in the future, of course I can also try a bigger adventure.
After all, before filming "The Wandering Earth", Guo Fan also filmed "My Deskmate", which was a box office success, and only then did he have the possibility of filming "The Wandering Earth" - all he said was "Guo Fan" This movie was very laborious and not easy to make, but without the box office success of "My Deskmate," he might not even have been able to take the first step in "The Wandering Earth." (End of chapter)