Cross the road of the director

Chapter 106

Huaxia box office, "Fast and Furious 2" had a box office of over [-] million on its first day of release, three days after its release, and a box office of over [-] million, and a week after its release, its box office exceeded [-] million.

As a blockbuster imported from overseas, the plot of "Speed ​​and Passion 2" is a typical Hollywood rhythm, and the special effects are the strongest at the moment, which can completely confuse real ones.Explosive, extreme, violent, explosive dubbing... are all so just right, making the audience's mood surge with passion.

In the end, "Speed ​​and Passion 2" won the favor of theater owners with a steadily rising box office trend, and got a screening rate as high as 40%.

The high-ranked films ensured a high box office, which made the box office of "Speed ​​and Passion 2" far ahead of the films of the same period, and also made the public and the media full of interest in it, not to mention that there is a familiar Chinese face in the film-Qi Nuo.

The popularity of the movie also brought Qi Nuo into the public's field of vision again.

His past, his efforts, and his inability to move an inch in Hollywood have all been exposed by the media one by one.No one could have imagined that little fresh meat Qinuo would make it this far.

The audience was amazed, the fans were amazed, and everyone was proud of Qi Nuo.With the trend of the times, many of Qi Nuo's "friends" stood up to bless him, it was very lively.

At the same time, various announcements, endorsements and interviews drifted towards Qi Nuo like snowflakes, overwhelming him.The unexpected explosion caused Qi Nuo to disrupt the original plan and go to various activities to give back to the fans who supported him with a smile.

The fire of "Fast and Furious 2" also made the films "We Encountered" and "Bear Bear" in the same period become shadows in the sun, bleak and dull.

The film schedule was squeezed, the topic couldn't be grabbed, and there was no fan discussion... The vicious circle made the film's box office bleak, and everyone could only let the big car of "Speed ​​and Passion 2" run over them without any power to fight back.

Among them, only Cai Yang, the director of "Our Encounter", is still making the final struggle.The male and female protagonists are in love because of the drama, filming sideshows, male one and male two have different personalities... as long as it can be used, Cai Yang will use it all.Hype it every once in a while, buy a hot search, hoping to take this opportunity in exchange for more box office.

Speaking of Cai Yang, one has to mention Zhuang Sixian.

At the beginning of the year, Zhuang Sixian finished filming "The Stars Shine" and made 5 million box office with the help of traffic stars, which shocked the film industry and changed the thinking of investors.

Cai Yang, as the champion of the second "Future Star", is hard to match the first Lu Jue and others in terms of fame and attention.The unequal relationship between the two parties made Cai Yang immediately envious and hated Zhuang Sixian who made a lot of money by taking pictures casually.

In order to get ahead, the stingy Cai Yang spends money on hot searches to discredit director Zhuang Sixian who is also under Dong Yuan's command.It's a pity that the smearing incident was unsuccessful, and Zhuang Sixian received Dong Yuan's new task - the script of "Our Encounter".

"Our Encounter" is a popular love novel on the Internet. While it has its own popularity, it also has a large number of diehard fans who like it.

After Cai Yang learned about it, he was very unwilling.After all, everyone knows what "Sparkling Stars" looks like, and he thinks he is better than Zhuang Sixian.

Therefore, Cai Yang, who was not reconciled, approached the investors of "Our Encounter" with various connections during the filming stage. As a result, he gained the trust of the investors and became a "confidant" with the boss's daughter.

Afterwards, Cai Yang leaned backstage, stabbed horizontally, and snatched "Our Encounter".He didn't know that Zhuang Sixian had helped him secretly many times when he was in contact with investors.And Zhuang Sixian did this because he didn't want to continue to shoot this kind of subject matter, and just followed the trend.

In March, "Our Encounter" project was established. Cai Yang invited Bai Hanli to be the male lead in advance according to the investor's wishes, and at the same time invited another popular female idol to be the female lead.

In April, the filming of "Our Encounter" started, and it took Cai Yang only one month to finish filming and enter post-production.At this time, the talent show that Bai Hanli participated in was on fire, and he also used the show to enter the public eye and gather fans.

In May, the production of "Our Encounter" was completed. While Cai Yang sent the film for review, he also promoted the film with Bai Hanli.

……

As a result, after a month or two of hype, "Our Encounter" finally encountered "Speed ​​and Passion 2".

In just three days, "Our Encounter" failed, the film was robbed, and the trending searches were useless. Apart from attracting fans, it was useless.

Up to now, relying on the power of fans, "Our Encounter" has achieved a total box office of 1.97 million, and has achieved profitability. However, compared with the high return of "Starlight", Cai Yang lost, completely lost.

However, what made Cai Yang even more uncomfortable was the leak of the chat records of Bai Hanli's fan group.

It happened in the second week of the release of "Our Encounter".

At that time, the chat records of Bai Hanli's fan group were released by a certain marketing account. The content of the chat probably blamed Cai Yang for the low box office. The conversation was full of dislike for Cai Yang.In addition, they also invited Lu Jue and Zhuang Sixian to appear together, bluntly saying that Bai Hanli deserves the best director.

The fans were extremely dissatisfied with the director Cai Yang, but they still maintained the superficial peace for the sake of their brother's box office, and desperately wrote "Our Encounter" to passers-by.

It's a pity that this peace was broken by the marketing account...

"Hahaha, who on earth released this chat record? Reality is more exciting than movies? It's so interesting!"

"@蔡阳, @白汉丽投助会, let's fight."

"So how is this "We Encountered"? Compared with Zhuang Sixian's "Starlight"? It was released in such a short time, and its quality is really good?"

"Hey, passer-by fans who have seen it, please answer. The story is rubbish, and the tragedy is a romantic movie. When I watched it, I could see the director's efforts to create a sad atmosphere. Unfortunately, the plot did not do anything for the death of the protagonist. Good foreshadowing, the turning point is too abrupt. What's wrong with 40 yuan? It's not recommended to watch."

"Upstairs spoilers!"

"As an idiot, I can say responsibly that the plot of Zhuang Sixian's "Starlight" is not good, but the setting and service are very suitable for the hero and heroine. The shots are beautiful, handsome, and every screenshot is fine. When it is on the desktop, whether it is a fan or not, they will feel pleasing to the eye, and even like Ding Weiliang and the others. On the contrary, it is Cai Yang's "Our Encounter", I can feel that he wants to make it well, but the visual effect created is really not It's down a notch. As a fan, I'm not satisfied."

"Don't ask, it's just an aesthetic question."

"If Zhuang Sixian can make it beautiful, then Lu Jue will definitely make Bai Hanli transform into an acting school. It's a pity that Bai Hanli didn't get in anyone's car, so he met Cai Yang."

"Take Lu Jue away, we don't make an appointment."

"Hey, they are all "Future Star" contestants, why is the gap so-so-big?"

……

In the comments on the marketing account, passers-by were laughing and making comments.

After Bai Hanli found out, he immediately contacted Cai Yang for public relations, and then asked the support club to announce that the screenshots of the fan group were fake.

"I understand black fans, but what do you mean by home?"

"Is the chat history fake? They deliberately set up a group of 500 people, and then said these lies to discredit Hanli? Ouch, this is too much effort, right?"

"Sister, opponent means opponent, fans of Bai Hanli's opponent are jealous."

"...Good guy, has the current entertainment industry evolved so fast?"

"The fans' unilateral comments have nothing to do with Bai Hanli! The fans' unilateral comments have nothing to do with Bai Hanli! The fans' unilateral comments have nothing to do with Bai Hanli!"

"One thing to say, Cai Yang is not bad, right? It's too much for fans to dislike others so much."

"Bai Hanli exploded in April, and the movie he starred in came out at the end of June. The speed is too fast. I'm afraid someone is supporting him behind his back?"

……

On the surface, Cai Yang cooperated with Bai Hanli's public relations team to issue a statement, but deep down he hated the fans.

What do you mean his photos are ugly?What is waste that doesn't even get hype? The original novel of "Our Encounter" is like this. He followed the original novel, so why did he intentionally make it tragic?

Heh, Lu Jue's filming is an acting school?An idol who has to rely on eye drops to shed tears and can't memorize his lines, Lu Jue can't help it when he comes.Do other directors know that Lu Jue is praised so highly?

And Zhuang Sixian can shoot beauty?I bother!Bai Hanli looks like that, Zhuang Sixian can't get better if he comes to shoot, okay?And the box office hit the street is not a problem with the work at all, it's because of "Speed ​​and Passion 2", okay?Being able to grab [-] million box office under this movie is enough to prove his strength.

Don't these fans think about it?Stupid|Stupid!

Cai Yang was already worried about the box office of "Our Encounter", but now the backyard caught fire, and was disgusted by fans like this, he couldn't eat or sleep right away, his whole person became more gloomy, and his state was terrible.

At this time, he received an invitation to the "Future Star Season [-]" awards party.

"Future Star", a variety show in which directors rely on their works to compete, is also a dream place for ordinary directors to come and go.

Lu Jue, Zhuang Sixian, and Qiu Yuling in the first season, and Cai Yang in the second season all got their own opportunities by relying on "Future Star", but this time the third season has even more gimmicks, and they directly invited Cai Yang and the others to participate in the award presentation party.

Different from the previous two seasons, in the third season, the investor has been changed, and the competition method has also changed greatly.

This time, all contestants who pass the review can get an activity fund of 50 yuan, and the contestants will create with the same theme for a limited time of one month.When the contestants were filming, the competition invited a total of six directors and film critics. They commented on the quality of the contestants on the show, and at the same time popularized some simple shooting knowledge for the audience.

This time, the investors were very generous, and they spent money to buy a lot of trending searches one after another, attracting the attention of the outside world.

New things in the entertainment industry are happening all the time. With the power of money, the third season of "Future Star" has attracted some attention, but everyone's focus on the contestants is their appearance and personality.

People who eat melons don't care about the director's mood during the filming period. What they care about is whether the director who smokes when he is anxious is good-looking, whether he is an adult, and whether he has an influence on others.

In addition, these civilian directors usually recruit extra actors, and the audience is generally not interested in the director scolding extra actors, and some people even hate the way the director scolds people.

The audience at this time still don't know how rare it will be in the future to scold actors and pursue works.

Facing the invitation from the competition party, Cai Yang did not hesitate too much, and directly agreed.

However, when he arrived at the scene, he found that Lu Jue and Qiu Yuling from the first season did not come at all, only him and Zhuang Sixian came.

Cai Yang: "..."

awkward.

Enemies are very jealous when they meet each other.

Although Cai Yang and Zhuang Sixian don't have any deep hatred, they are also rivals who look at each other and hate each other, not to mention the matter of Cai Yang robbing the script.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Cai?"

Zhuang Sixian smiled brightly, he seemed to have forgotten the past grudges, and walked over excitedly to say hello.

The enemy was so enthusiastic, Cai Yang couldn't leave because of the trouble, so he could only stand there and smile awkwardly at him.

Zhuang Sixian shook hands with him, and said with a smile: "Hehe, I went to see Brother Cai's movie two days ago, and I wanted to contribute to you."

Cai Yang: "..." He frowned.

Zhuang Sixian: "Fortunately, the superior gave you the script back then. Alas, I'm too bad at this kind of tragedy. If it was really filmed, I'm afraid the box office wouldn't even reach [-] million yuan."

Cai Yang: "..."

Who doesn't know that your first film, "A Fall in Love," was a tragedy?What are you saying now that you can't shoot tragedies?Do you want to be shameless?

Cai Yang's face was livid, and he wanted to leave with a sullen face.

"Oh, Brother Cai, don't rush to leave."

Zhuang Sixian followed him, and said with a smile: "Tell me, why are the investors so willing to spend money in the third season? 50 yuan in activity funds! The staff will also edit the filming process of the contestants and put it on the Internet for the audience to see." See? Well, if we had this scale back then, more investors would have seen us.”

Cai Yang was noncommittal, but his expression was obviously more ugly.

Seeing this, Zhuang Sixian was extremely satisfied, and began to talk about the benefits of the third season.The conversation was full of sympathy for Cai Yang and the others.

As we all know, "Future Star Season [-]" does not have the support of big bosses, and Dongyuan's family is not interested, which directly leads to a low broadcast rate. At the same time, Cai Yang and the other winners did not get any benefits.Among them, the director who won the Best Screenplay Award was no one to care about, so he had to return to his original unit and continue to be a hard worker.

Compared with the second season, the excitement of the third season is really enviable.

Before Cai Yang came, he had heard that three or four of the award winners had already signed with the company, and the champion An Xian had signed with Huangfeng Film and Television before the competition.

An Xian, 32 years old, is a writer of love stories popular all over the country.Participating in "Future Star" this time is also preparing to turn from a writer to a director, and to shoot all his own works.

In order to soar into the sky, An Xian herself provided a large sum of money, and Huangfeng Film and Television worked behind the scenes to cooperate. This made the third season rejuvenate and once again entered the public's field of vision.

To put it bluntly, "Future Star Season [-]" is An Xian's game in which she praises herself.

Zhuang Sixian knew about this, and Lu Jue and the others knew about it.It was also because of this that Lu Jue and the others rejected their proposed one million appearance fee, and refused to contribute to An Xian's gorgeous debut.

Millions of appearance fees! ?

For the sake of money, Zhuang Sixian happily came to the party, not caring whether his reputation was being used or not.For him, being used is only temporary, and he will get it back sooner or later.

The "Future Star Season [-]" awards show was lively, and Lu Jue also came to a private club in Haishi to meet with people.

Under the dim light, Lu Jue sat on the sofa, leaned back slightly, clasped his hands, leaned gently on his abdomen, and smiled slightly at the young man opposite him.

The young man rubbed his forehead, and asked again with a hesitant expression: "Director Lu, you just said you wanted me to make a movie? Let me be the director? Not the assistant director? Are you kidding me?"

"To be precise, I recommend you to be the director of a certain movie."

Lu Jue lowered his eyelids slightly, and said softly: "Director Zhang, I have seen your works, and I will come to Haishi to invite you after careful consideration. I hope you can think about it."

Zhang Xinrong: "..."

Looking at the handsome young man in front of him, he just felt that everything was a joke.

You know, half a month ago his micro-movie was disgusted by the judges, and everyone firmly believed that he was not qualified to be a director, and was finally eliminated by "Future Star".As a result, half a month later, someone came to him and invited him to make a movie?

Lu Jue didn't explain much, but said, "Director Zhang, this is an opportunity, a rare opportunity."

Zhang Xinrong made his debut in the early years and made many low-budget films. Later, one film unexpectedly became popular, and then he embarked on the road of commercial films.

It's a pity, whether it's luck or something, some accidents happen to the films he shoots before they are released, which directly leads to the failure of his works to be released, or a sudden drop in the number of films scheduled, making it difficult to pay back.

After two times, Zhang Xinrong was rejected by investors and pushed out of the game, becoming a well-known disaster star in the industry.

This time he will participate in "Future Star" because he has no filming for five years and is desperate, so he will compete with those newcomers.

As a result, halfway through the match, he was kicked out again, completely losing hope of turning around.

"...May I ask what kind of book it is?"

Zhang Xinrong clenched his fists nervously, blushing, and said eagerly: "Director Lu, I am willing to make any kind of film. I, I am asking now, just hoping to have some understanding of the script."

Lu Jue could feel that he was tempted, gave in, and was willing to seize this opportunity.

Seeing this situation, Lu Jue didn't hold back anymore, and said bluntly: "There is something wrong with the movie my dad invested in, and now I need a director to take over. It's a low-budget literary film. We don't have any requirements, as long as we can Just pay back."

Zhang Xinrong: "...Okay, give me the book, and I will be on the set tomorrow."

The five-year trough made it impossible for him to refuse Lu Jue's invitation.

Besides, it is not difficult for him to just pay back the money.Opportunity, he must seize the only opportunity at the moment to have a future in the future.

"The actors in the crew are in some trouble."

Seeing that he was so excited, Lu Jue couldn't help revealing some questions. "There is an investor standing behind the actor, and the previous director was pissed off by the actor..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Xinrong interrupted him and said, "How can you find someone like me if you don't have any problems? Director Lu, leave the rest to me."

No matter what kind of problem, he has to try.

Zhang Xinrong's eyes sparkled, and he was obviously well prepared to face those difficulties.

Seeing this, Lu Jue didn't say any more. He just explained the matter clearly and sent the electronic script to Zhang Xinrong's mobile phone to let him make more preparations.

In the past two years, Lu Wenyao has half-retired and focused on investing.

This time, he also invested some money for the sake of a friend's strong recommendation. As a result, the film was only in the pre-production stage, and the lead actor had a conflict with the director.

The two were just about to fight, and the director himself quit and ran away because he didn't sign a contract.

Lu Wenyao had no choice but to ask his friends around him if there was a suitable candidate.

It's a pity that when people heard the lead actor's name, they all knew that this was a second generation with poor acting skills, who couldn't endure hardships, and was very difficult, so they were unwilling to take over this apparently hopeless movie.

After Lu Jue found out, she was ready to take over the project, but Director Zhong recommended Zhang Xinrong to Lu Wenyao at this time.

In the early years before Zhang Xinrong's accident, Director Zhong met Zhang Xinrong, and he was very optimistic about this junior.

It's a pity that luck is uncertain, and people in the circle attach great importance to this matter, which also caused Zhang Xinrong to become a "catastrophe", and he was unable to turn himself around.

Five years have passed, and Zhang Xinrong has been silent, and the rumor of disaster star has gradually disappeared.

Even so, Director Zhong explained the situation one by one before recommending him to Lu Wenyao.

After Lu Jue found out, he immediately asked someone to check Zhang Xinrong's recent situation, and unexpectedly learned that he had just been eliminated by "Future Star".The reason for eliminating him is also very simple, but his strength is far superior to that of An Xian. In order to ensure An Xian's status, the competition kicked him out early.

As for the unlucky incident not long ago, it wasn't luck. It was simply that Zhang Xinrong offended the big bosses in the circle without knowing it.

In order to suppress him, the boss always chooses to do things before his movie is released.

This matter was kept secret by that boss, and very few people knew about it.That is to say, Lu Jue knew the reason for Zhang Xinrong's misfortune because of Xiaobai's super AI.

Afterwards, Lu Jue took the initiative to take over the task and came to Haishi to invite Zhang Xinrong. He also wanted to take this opportunity to see how he was doing.

During the conversation between the two, Lu Jue discovered that Zhang Xinrong already had a preliminary idea for the script.The more he talked, the more excited he became, he even picked up his notebook and drew the storyboard in front of Lu Jue.

enthusiasm.

Only work is in sight.

Lu Jue considers himself a workaholic, but this is the first time he has met someone who loves movies so much.Seeing Zhang Xinrong like this, he vaguely knew why the boss was so attached to him.

The author has something to say: a new character comes out, the unlucky Zhang Xinrong, I hope you like it~

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