484: You Are Amazing
Zhou Mulong has made movies and TV series for decades, and has tried various genres and themes, among which comedy is something he has never touched. Google search reading
It's not that he doesn't have the ability to make comedies, but he hasn't found a comedian who can work with him, or who can create sparks with him.
As for Jiang Ge, there is no doubt that his directing ability and selection of actors are top-notch, but in his opinion, the Tang Detective series is not a comedy in the true sense, but it just has comedy elements, and it has always been a mystery film. "Lost on Journey", from project establishment to filming, and then to publicity, is all labeled as a "road comedy". It can be said that this is the first comedy created and filmed by Jiang Ge.
The reason why he is worried about his future son-in-law's new film is that it is easy to shoot a film and a comedy, but it is more difficult to shoot a classic comedy.
There are many objective factors here, and a very important point is that a good comedy director must have a good comedian in his hands. Only when the two people have the same ideas can they make a good comedy.
There are many good comedy directors, but very few good comedians.
For a comedian, it may not be the body that is tired, but his heart.
First, sometimes the jokes are some jokes that go against common sense. It is difficult for an ordinary person to touch them, but if you want to break through this bottom line, it will be a test.
Second, before pleasing the audience, you must please yourself first. Every joke will be questioned, questioning whether the audience will laugh, which is a kind of mental pressure.
"Let's see it first.
Zhou Mulong regained his mind, put on his reading glasses, and started playing the trailer.
In the picture, a passenger plane was taking off from the airport. Then the camera turned and came to the interior of the cabin. Chen Lei said to the flight attendant in his Mandarin with a Henan accent: "Waiter, please open the window for some fresh air. "
Hearing this, Xu Lai, who was sitting next to him, laughed.
Then there was a quick clip of shots. Chen Lei seemed to be airsick and wanted to vomit, but he held it back every time he wanted to vomit.
"What the hell is this?"
Zhou Mulong couldn't believe his eyes. He actually saw Chen Lei "vomiting milk".
What's more terrible is that Chen Lei swallowed the part that rushed into his mouth and didn't spit it out, and he burped.
Then, the plane turned into a train, and the train turned into a car. There were many characters such as "saleswoman", "female liar", "adulterer", etc., and there were many elements, but they were just a few fleeting shots, and the cause and effect could not be seen.
However, one thing is certain, that is, Chen Lei and Xu Lai are bound together throughout the whole process.
The trailer of more than two minutes ended in a blink of an eye. Zhou Mulong held his chin and was trapped. I was thinking about it.
Generally speaking, a clear type positioning can provide direction and ideas for the creation and promotion of a film, as well as identify the audience group, but the "difference" of the film is the selling point and can attract more audiences.
Therefore, if a film wants to achieve commercial success, it must not only have a clear type positioning, but also have a distinct selling point.
The selling point shown in the trailer of "Lost on Journey" is much weaker. In addition to the combination of [Chen Lei + Xu Lai], the type of [comedy + road movie] is difficult to be a selling point in China.
"What is Xiao Jiang selling in his gourd?"
Bai Enke couldn't figure out Chen Lei's psychology, so he stopped guessing and turned his attention to the tablet. He swiped his finger and came to the comment area.
"This trailer is confusing.
"Not bad, at least it's not a behind-the-scenes feature."
"It doesn't look like a story that happened in this era. Green trains are hard to find now." "It should be from the 2000s to the 2010s."
"Xu Lai with hair and Qiu E, who is silly, this combination feels like there will be sparks."
"Everyone, keep your heart in your stomach. Qiu E wrote and directed the film herself, so the quality is definitely no problem."
"Uh
Qiu Ehong was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
He was just thinking about whether to remind Chen Lei to remember to make the film's selling points clear when promoting it, so as to reflect the differentiation of the film.
As a result, after reading the audience's comments on the trailer, he realized that he was overthinking. Isn't Qiu E the biggest selling point of Lost on Journey?
Yes, whether it is fans, passers-by, or even haters, they don't care about those things before the movie is released. They only look at the "ginger content". The fact that it was written and directed by itself is enough to attract many people to the cinema.
Compared to Bai Enke's worries, the two leading actors Jiang Ge and Xu Lai are just the opposite. They are full of confidence.
Although I haven't seen the sample film, when it was performed, every corner of the studio was filled with joyful laughter.
What does this mean?
It must be good-looking and funny.
So, there is nothing to worry about.
With the arrival of September, singers have released new songs and new albums one after another, and the long-silent music charts have suddenly become quiet.
The five songs of the first chapter of "Jingge Jinqu" were ranked in the top five in the first three days of release, and were surpassed later, but did not fall out of the top ten.
This is also unusual. Although Cantonese songs have become a popular type under the promotion of Chen Lei, they are still limited to the audience.
Interestingly, there are fewer voices that speak ill of Chen Lei and ridicule Chen Lei.
That's right, everyone is afraid of being slapped in the face.
With the combined heat of Nirvana in Fire, the popularity of Golden Songs, and the preheating of Lost on Journey, Penguin Video launched the second season of Forensic Qin Ming.
This is a trick learned from Chen Lei, which was used in the last "Corpse Talk".
In a short time, a large number of viewers flocked to Penguin Video.
Among them, some went for "Chen Lei", some went for the "Forensic Qin Ming" series, but most went for the "White Night Universe".
They all wanted to learn more about the first big boss who runs through all the movies and TV series in the White Night Universe.
Zhou Mulong is one of them. He has been deeply trapped in the White Night Universe. Every time a new movie or TV series is released, he will watch it as soon as possible.
"Huh? What is Penguin Video doing? It actually launched all the episodes at once."
Qiu Ehong looked at the phone in surprise. This is not something Penguin Video would do.
Well
After reading the instructions, I realized that the first episode is free to watch, one episode is unlocked every day; the second and third episodes are VIP, two episodes are unlocked every day; the subsequent episodes need to be pre-ordered, and each episode costs three yuan. "It's worthy of being a penguin!"
Qiu Ehong's mouth twitched. If you want to watch 20 episodes a day, you have to spend another fifty-one yuan for VIP.
Forget it, watch the first episode first.
He plans to try the quality and decide whether to pre-order.