Chapter 488: Don’t Create Opposition, Just Be Smart (Ask for Monthly Votes)

"Brother Xing, you are all relaxed during the filming, so why do you care too much?"

This is a bit sarcastic, and everyone present is not stupid, so how could they not hear it? ?

The speaker is called Meng Jun, who is the director of Zu Lan's last movie. It can be said that he is capable, but his mouth is foul.

During the [script seminar], Meng Jun was almost always sarcastic, and he was even very dissatisfied with the script change.

The reason is very simple. Meng Jun believes that this kind of gold diggers exist, and there are still many gold diggers like the heroine.

So Meng Jun thinks this is the easiest to get attention, especially under the current public opinion environment.

"Now the opposition between men and women is the easiest to get box office. If you don't believe it, look at the three recent movies "Way Out", "Divorce Cooling-off Period", and "Happy Breakup". Aren't they all mainly based on teasing the relationship between men and women?"

Meng Jun believes that public opinion is like this now. If you don't grab it, others will grab it.

And these three movies are basically scolding men, and they even use "Stay away from men, stay away from tragedy" to promote them.

In general, the core of the three movies is the same, and the worst box office of the three movies, "Happy Breakup", has also exceeded 100 million yuan, and "Divorce Cooling-off Period" has the highest box office, reaching 300 million yuan.

You should know that Zulan invited so many people in her last movie, but the total box office was not even 20 million.

Because all the guest actors are TV actors, they can't carry the box office.

It is precisely because of this that Meng Jun believes that on the one hand we need to stir up the topic, and on the other hand we need to invite some movie actors to guest star.

In Meng Jun's view, this is normal.

As a result, Lin Xing rejected all of Meng Jun's suggestions.

What nonsense is this? ?

It is indeed possible to get a certain box office by manipulating public opinion to carry out extreme opposition marketing, but this will not only destroy the film market, but also be extremely detrimental to one's personal IP and reputation.

The reason is simple. The first one who engages in extreme opposition marketing makes money, and the second and third ones may also make money, so what about the latter? ?

Lin Xing could guess that there might be more movies of this kind in the future, until the audience is completely tired of it, and then even if there are good movies in the future, it will be useless.

The market is ruined by these people.

Lin Xing can't control others, but he will never allow the works he participates in to do this.

Besides, creating male-female opposition and extremes is at most useful for the box office, but it can't play a decisive role.

Because most passers-by are actually fed up with this kind of extreme opposition, and a thing will definitely fall into a quarrel in the end.

Lin Xing even thinks Meng Jun is crazy. Others want to get out, but he suggests that everyone jump into this cesspool together.

What are you talking about? ?

As for inviting some movie actors to guest star, it's even more meaningless. Lin Xing always thinks that the three words "carry the box office" are a false proposition.

Whether the actors can carry the box office or not ultimately depends on the team, the lineup, the script, and the final movie.

Without this, you want to rely on one person to carry the box office? ?

Stop it.

Even God can't do it.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Xing also specifically talked about this matter at the launch conference of "Love Is Not Easy" yesterday.

"I hope that when you report, you will not always say that I am the one who is carrying the ratings. The success of a TV series is inseparable from the joint efforts of everyone in front of and behind the scenes..."

This is what Lin Xing really thinks.

This is not only true for TV series, but also for movies. Lin Xing does not believe in carrying the box office.

Therefore, only suitable actors are selected instead of those who are famous or even so-called to carry the box office.

There is no need.

Besides, "Parallel Cohabitation" is a low-cost movie. If you invite famous actors to carry the box office, the production cost will not be small.

If you say that you are asking people to make a friendly appearance, then it is even more fucked up. You must know that free is the most expensive.

If you invite them to participate in the performance today with favors, will you have to pay it back tomorrow?

It is precisely because of this that Lin Xing is still ready to find suitable, good-quality and cheap ones, or even those who want to take the initiative to try the film industry.

You must know that there are too many such artists in the entertainment industry.

Look, the villain Lin Xing in "Parallel Cohabitation" invited Wu Qifeng to play, because he is quite good at playing this kind of gentlemanly villain.

Since "For Whom the Bell Tolls", Wu Qifeng has also ushered in a small peak in his career, but it is only limited to TV dramas.

If you ask Wu Qifeng if he wants to go to the film industry, he definitely wants to, but there are really no good scripts at the moment.

He doesn't want to act in a bad movie at first glance, and then he won't get a turn in a big movie, and he won't even be considered as a TV drama star.

It's useless to have acting skills.

To be honest, in the entertainment industry, what is most lacking is people, and there are actually a lot of people with good acting skills.

Exactly so, it can be said that Wu Qifeng came almost without reading the script when he received Lin Xing's call.

First of all, he believes in Lin Xing. Think about how strong Lin Xing's ability to read scripts is. Lin Xing has never failed in the past 4 years.

Secondly, Wu Qifeng also wants an opportunity to act in a movie, and he has a lot of scenes in this movie.

In this case, what is Wu Qifeng hesitating about? ?

As for the salary? ?

It doesn't matter, Wu Qifeng can just make a guest appearance, and the salary will be determined by the film.

In addition to Wu Qifeng, there are two other people, not to mention.

An acquaintance among acquaintances.

The first is Ren Yi. Although he won the title of The Emperor, he is temporarily planning to stop filming TV series after his two dramas "Long Time" and "Darkness Before Dawn" hit the market.

Slow down first.

Not to mention the film industry, Ren Yi acted in Huo Bing's "The Lost Daughter" after it was a hit, and he acted in another one, and then it was also a hit.

As a result, Ren Yi basically has no resources in the film industry.

So Ren Yi now gives himself some vacation time.

When he received a call from Lin Xing to make a guest appearance, Ren Yi directly said: "I'll just be on your set. Anyway, I'm bored when I'm free, so I'll just stay with you on your set."

Lin Xing thinks it's okay.

The same goes for Guan Peng. He was actually on vacation recently, so he even came to the set.

In the words of Guan Peng and Ren Yi, it's only a month or two anyway. You, A Xing, have fun, and we can have fun too.

During the [Script Seminar], the two of them were particularly satisfied when they knew their roles.

Even Ren Yi said: "Axing, your ability to read scripts is recognized by even the director, so just do it yourself."

Guan Peng added: "Axing, I really don't have any opinions for you. I'm just making soy sauce."

In short, in this crew, apart from Meng Jun, people like Wu Qifeng, Ren Yi, and Guan Peng are all acquaintances. As for Wang Lu, not to mention, she is an all-round cooperator with Lin Xing.

As for Meng Jun, to put it bluntly, he relied on his seniority and connections in the circle, so he felt a little unhappy after Lin Xing rejected his suggestions twice in a row.

What makes Meng Jun even more unhappy is that you have rejected all my opinions and are still talking about it?

Especially since Lin Xing said at the launch conference of "Love Is Not Easy" yesterday that he was relaxed when making movies, Meng Jun naturally made some weird comments after hearing Lin Xing's words.

"Director Meng, just relax, but that doesn't mean you're not serious..."

Lin Xing smiled at Meng Jun and said: "Although we are a small production of this movie, I think if this movie is completed, it will definitely be loved by the audience..."

"Haha, I believe Brother Xing on this point."

Meng Jun laughed a few times: "After all, you are the best in the movie industry."

"Just trust me."

Lin Xing didn't seem to hear Meng Jun's sarcasm at all. He turned around and said to Zu Lan: "Director Zu, we will officially start filming tomorrow. Sister Fei will be here tomorrow. She will be the producer of this drama... "

Lin Xing is still planning to use Wei Fei as the producer for "Parallel Living" this time. After all, they have worked together several times and are very familiar with each other, which can save a lot of communication.

In the evening, Lin Xing, Wu Qifeng, Ren Yi, Guan Peng, and Wang Lu had dinner together.

Ren Yi said to Lin Xing: "Axing, I think that Meng Jun is a bit thorny. After these few days of [script discussion], he is the only one who talks a lot."

Guan Peng also said: "Yes, he is obviously an assistant director, but in the end it looks like he is the director. He also said how I think it should be shot. What nonsense are you talking about??"

Because Ren Yi and Guan Peng have a better relationship with Lin Xing, they can speak more straightforwardly.

Wang Lu told Lin Xing this matter when he was in bed last night.

As for Wu Qifeng, he didn't say anything. For him, he tried not to get involved in the crew's affairs.

"What's the big deal?"

Lin Xinghun said nonchalantly: "It's normal for capable people to have a temper. As long as they can do their best when filming, the rest is not important."

Besides, the [Script Discussion] is meant to discuss different opinions, because Lin Xing would rather everyone express their dissatisfaction during the [Script Discussion], and he definitely doesn’t want to argue with each other when filming starts.

However, Lin Xing still overestimated Meng Jun.

For Meng Jun, although he is not too old, he is still capable in the industry, has connections, and more importantly, he still has some face.

In Zulan's last movie, Meng Jun actually controlled most of the plot, and that movie was even more like two-thirds of Meng Jun's work.

But this time, Meng Jun actually wanted to do this, because Zu Lan still listened to him after all, because Meng Jun was half a disciple of Zu Ming. He and Zu Lan had known each other for more than ten years, and their relationship was still good.

Therefore, Meng Jun believed that what he thought was right, and he even wanted Lin Xing to know who was on the right side when filming started.

Let the facts speak for themselves.

This is what Meng Junxiang naturally thinks. He thought that Lin Xing's temper and character were still good during the [script discussion], so this made him want to challenge Lin Xing's patience.

As a result, Meng Jun was stunned when challenged.

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