China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 355 Director Draft

Inside a high-end hotel in Beijing.

Yin Fang, the male protagonist of "The Walking Dead" and also the second male lead, or maybe the third male lead, was selected as the "Operation Red Sea". His face turned red, he held a cup of tea and drank it in front of Chen Jingxing:

"Director Chen, I will never forget your kindness in supporting me. I won't say anything more. Knowing that you don't drink, I will toast you with tea instead of wine."

Chen Jingxing took a symbolic sip of water. As soon as he sat down, Qin Zhonghe, who was sitting next to him, made fun of him: "Let's change it to a Coke. What's the point of drinking boiled water?"

Everyone in the spacious box laughed out loud along with Qin Zhonghe's teasing.

Chen Jingxing also responded to Big Boss Qin's "run" and asked people to pour him a cup of Coke.

There is Qin Zhonghe, mainly because this party is the first dinner for the main creative staff of "Operation Red Sea".

As a military action blockbuster jointly produced by National Film and DreamWorks, after the actors were finalized, a huge press conference was held, and then everyone was gathered for a dinner. Both the producers Chen Jingxing and Qin Zhonghe

Let's get to know each other, and it's also a time for the actors and the crew to get to know each other.

The reason why Yin Fang came to Chen Jingxing three times to "toast" was because his role in "Operation Red Sea" was recommended by Chen Jingxing. Of course, basically no one would object to Chen Jingxing's recommendation.

On the one hand, Chen Jingxing is quite satisfied with Yin Fang's performance in the drama "The Walking Dead". Although his acting skills are not outstanding, he does not stretch his hips. It is also his first time acting in a TV series, so he plays his true character, and his temperament is also very suitable.

role, this is enough in Chen Jingxing's opinion.

The most important thing is that Chen Jingxing was very satisfied with the action scenes. Although Yin Fang was hastily selected as the male lead because he was a dancer, the skills shown during the filming still surprised the directors Tian Xinye and Chen Jingxing. Most of the actions were

If you can do it yourself, the stand-in will basically get paid for nothing.

However, some people are still worried: "The key is, can such variety show content arouse the audience's interest?"

"Wonderful, let alone anything else, this can be regarded as the promotion of the second season of "Black Mirror". First, it used variety shows to increase the popularity. The five winners who stood out were responsible for the filming of an episode. When it came to "Black Mirror"

》When it is played, it can naturally gather all the previous heat.

This is indeed a type of variety show that has never been seen before.

When directors selected through the talent show make movies, even viewers who are not very interested in "Black Mirror" will want to see what the movies they make are like."

Similarly, we will naturally not invite some controversial people who are seeking exposure or creating dramatic contradictions to participate in the competition.

Of course, to the outside world, especially the other star actors who fought for "Operation Red Sea", this is another lucky guy who got lucky.

Xu Wenshen was caught off guard by Chen Jingxing's sudden attack. Is it possible that the boss wants DreamWorks to enter the field of variety shows? This is not impossible. Movies make a lot of money, and variety shows make a lot of money. But movies and variety shows are two different dimensions.

Just because you can make good movies doesn't mean you can make good variety shows.

After listening to Chen Jingxing's description, although the senior executives were still a little skeptical, Xu Wenshen had already taken the lead in supporting it.

Chen Jingxing seems to have been prepared for this: "Then we promise to sell the exclusive rights to broadcast, and we can also provide a talent show."

Most of the actors in "Operation Red Sea" have no experience filming military-themed works, so military training may take a long time.

"Draft?"

Early the next morning, Chen Jingxing summoned Guo Fan, Tian Xinye and other senior executives for a meeting in the company.

There is not much to say about an actor who is good at not stretching his hips, but is also willing to endure hardships and work hard.

Chen Jingxing wants to use "Black Mirror" as an online movie to grab the online box office, which is already huge and will become bigger and bigger in the future. This obviously conflicts with the Internet platform.

As for the judges, it’s just me, Lao Guo, Lao Tian, ​​plus Director Ning, four people are enough.”

If it's a Kung Fu movie, it's just routine moves. It's not difficult for actors with martial arts or dance skills to master them, but military training moves are not just tricks. These may seem simple, but they may not be able to be mastered after two or three months of training.

Qualified shelf.

However, unlike previous reality shows that focused on performance and drama, the one Chen Jingxing wants to host is pragmatic.

This idea naturally came from Chen Jingxing's experience as an actor and director of competition variety shows in his past life. Such programs have not yet started in this plane, so it is impossible to say that Chen Jingxing is the first to do so.

Secondly, Yin Fang actually starred in "Operation Red Sea" in Chen Jingxing's previous life. Chen Jingxing's impression of him also came from this. This plane followed suit and gave him this opportunity. Of course, the role was changed and the role was changed.

More importantly, the sniper can be regarded as the second or third male actor based on his role alone.

Chen Jingxing began to answer questions: "Each episode of the second season of "Black Mirror" is basically a movie. Isn't it difficult to choose a director? Then hold a director audition and finally select five directors. The bonus will be that one person is responsible for one episode.

Production, this does not wrong them, it is equivalent to everyone being able to make a movie.

In order to select actors for "Black Mirror" this time, actors have to sign up at the registration points set up by Yangzhou Opera and Beijing Film Festival. Of course, actors from other entertainment circles want to participate, and Chen Jingxing does not refuse.

Variety shows naturally need gimmicks and conflicts. Chen Jingxing is looking for a director for the "Black Mirror" project this time, so naturally there is no need for a public viewing group. The professional film appraisal group has held a vote. Will Chen Jingxing let him get the highest vote?

To be a director?

"Except for Station C, Penguin Video and Huanshi.com cannot accept our proposed pay-on-demand plan for "Black Mirror" as an online movie." Zheng Hong, who is in charge of marketing and publicity, broke the bad news from the beginning.

Of course the video platforms don’t want to agree. The reason why they are scrambling to grab "Black Mirror" is because they want to use high-quality works to convert members? For them, the member conversion brought by DreamWorks’ film and television works is the core benefit.

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Even Chen Jingxing's "illustrious military exploits" cannot reassure everyone, after all, the gap between film and television dramas and variety shows is a bit big.

The rules of the competition are also very simple. For each director who enters the formal competition, Chen Jingxing will give them a production fund of 1 million or 2 million to make a ten-minute short film.

It’s just that the cost is a bit high.

However, DreamWorks' request for paid on-demand viewing based on the online movie model brought the relationship between the two parties to a deadlock.

In addition, "Operation Red Sea", like "Spike II", has to go to Africa to shoot on-site, and the actors and crew executives must be ideologically mobilized. Fortunately, with "Spike II" opening the way, DreamWorks has accumulated a lot of experience.

Less experience.

China has had auditions for singer idols before, and auditions have also been held for projects like "The New Red Mansion", but will the audience like to watch variety shows like the director selection?

However, although Qin Zhonghe teased Chen Jingxing for not drinking, and there was not a drop of wine on the table, and even said it was the most special dinner he had ever attended, in the end Qin Zhonghe did not order a drink.

Ning Weiqiang, the director of "Person of Interest", is preparing for the filming of the second season and can also find time.

Then Chen Jingxing waits for four judges to judge, and finally picks the best five.

Everyone present frowned, but they were not surprised. Obviously, the reaction of the streaming media was something that DreamWorks executives could have imagined in advance.

Tian Xinye has just finished filming "The Walking Dead" and currently has no projects at hand. Although Guo Fan wants to film "Operation Red Sea", the cast has just been assembled. He still needs at least two or three months of military training before filming can start and he can take some time off.

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Although Chen Jingxing naturally has commercial considerations in doing this director talent show, he still understands what is the foundation and what is the end.

It can be seen that Chen Jingxing's status is such that big bosses like Qin Zhonghe must respect him at all times.

"Choose a director."

In the past year, DreamWorks' "genius promotion" on different film and television works has obviously given Xu Wenshen a taste of the sweetness. Three animations have launched the promotion of "The Matrix" and used an unprecedented variety show as the second season of "Black Mirror"

The trailer and promotional video for The Return of the King wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

Many of the actors in Wu Jing's "Spang Ⅱ" are veterans of "Spang". As a senior action actor, he has also filmed many military-themed dramas, and he also has connections in this area, which is quite simple.

Chen Jingxing's "The Martian" has also been completed, and he is currently preparing the script for "Inception". He is not in a hurry to shoot "The Matrix II", so he naturally has time.

It can be said that the three directors currently contracted by DreamWorks all have schedules.

Non-members can watch "Black Mirror" just by paying for on-demand, so there must be many viewers who won't become members.

The response to the first season of "Black Mirror" was so good that it almost sparked a phenomenon-level discussion on the Internet. When DreamWorks released the news that it was preparing for a second season, almost all major video platforms came to talk about it. Obviously

Everyone wants to get this drama, preferably the exclusive rights.

The current online movies are basically invested by major video platforms, and the online box office generated is also taken away by the video platforms themselves. DreamWorks wants to get a piece of the pie, who would be happy?

After eating and drinking, Chen Jingxing and Qin Zhonghe encouraged and comforted everyone respectively, because all the actors will undergo military training later. Although "Operation Red Sea" is not a kung fu action movie, it is more difficult to shoot such a military blockbuster.

More hard work.

"Variety show?"

But for Yin Fang, the favor is huge. It is said that Chen Jingxing finally selected the leading actor of "The Walking Dead", and now Chen Jingxing has promoted him to a big production like "Operation Red Sea". Everyone in the company laments that Yin Fang

Fang is afraid that he is the second Lu Hongzhe.

"There is no need to think so much. We are not doing variety shows for the sake of variety shows. "Black Mirror" does need directors. DreamWorks also needs fresh blood. The film and television industry also needs backup forces. They can spend some money to select talents with real potential.

I think a director with quality and talent is worth it."

Chen Jingxing is also not sure whether such a "director's talent show" program can be a commercial success. After all, actors from previous lives and director-type variety shows contain a show element, and it is impossible to say that many program effects are also based on scripts.

Chen Jingxing is really trying to select talented directors this time. Naturally, he cannot deliberately create gimmicks and contradictions for the sake of program effect. Without the blood and contradictions, the audience may not really like to watch it.

But he doesn't care whether it becomes popular or not. It is a means, not an end. Chen Jingxing's status is getting higher and higher now, and he is also willing to support and discover outstanding filmmakers, even if DreamWorks cannot use them, so that more talented and talented people can be made available.

The emergence of directors is also beneficial to the entire Chinese film and television industry.

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