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Chapter 209 208. Great directors also have a love of acting

"How is it? Is it going well so far?"

Ning Hao nodded and said, "It's going well. Director Xue is a very talented person. He is quick to learn and very perceptive. He is really suitable for this job. Your eye for people is always so accurate!"

Wei Wu put his arm around his shoulders and said, "That's good. I have been completely tied up by the post-production work of "Painted Skin" recently."

"So I can only trouble you here! Please work hard and keep an eye on it for me!"

Ning Hao immediately assured, "It should be, don't worry, I will keep an eye on it for you. ”

Wei Wu came here to inspect today. He first checked the progress of the shooting, then talked with the director Xue Xiaolu, and finally talked with the supervisor Ning Hao.

After the filming of "So Young" started, Wei Wu came here to inspect at least once a week.

Although Ning Hao was the supervisor, Wei Wu couldn't really just ignore it and be a hands-off boss.

After all, he still had the title of supervisor, so no matter how busy he was, he would try to come here every week to comfort and appease the troops, which could also boost morale.

To some extent, it was also a platform for Xue Xiaolu, so that everyone would not look down on her because of her new identity.

Overall, Wei Wu was quite satisfied so far.

Although Xue Xiaolu was a director for the first time, she had followed many crews before, and she had talent in this area.

More importantly, she had started to make relevant preparations many years in advance. Being a director has always been her dream, not just a sudden idea.

For example, taking classes in the directing department at Beijing Film Academy , for example, she often consulted with the director about some experience and skills in filming...

In short, she was definitely well prepared. In her previous life, she filmed "Ocean Paradise", which was three years later.

But it doesn't mean that she was ready at that time three years later, but that she hadn't waited for the opportunity before.

In her previous life, she tried every means to hand the script to Jet Li, and was lucky enough to convince Jet Li to join for free, so she got the investment.

If she had convinced Jet Li in 2007 or 2008, the filming of this movie might have started one or two years earlier.

However, in those two years, Jet Li might not have thought about retiring from the film industry, so naturally he would not consider things like his reputation after his death, and might not be willing to act for free.

Youth films are not difficult to shoot, and Xue Xiaolu's level of director is definitely higher than Xiaoyanzi's. In addition, Ning Hao is there to check for deficiencies and make up for them. Overall, although there are occasional problems in the filming of "So Young", everything is going well overall.

"Can it be finished before the Chinese New Year?"

Ning Hao said carefully: "It should be possible, at least according to the current filming progress, there will definitely be no problem. ”

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Anyway, you should pay attention to the progress. It's best to finish it before the Chinese New Year."

The film started shooting on November 20th and ended on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, with a total of 89 days in between.

Even for a novice director, three months should be more than enough time to shoot a youth film!

Unless there is no other way, it is best to finish the filming before the Chinese New Year for the filming that starts before the New Year.

Otherwise, you will have to take at least a week off during the Chinese New Year, but the rent for the venue, costumes, props, and equipment must be paid during the holiday, because it cannot be paid back before the filming is completed.

And these are usually calculated on a daily basis. This week is not only a paid vacation, but generally speaking, you have to give people red envelopes when you start work in the first month of the year.

All these things add up to at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs, so of course you should avoid them if you can.

"I heard that "Left Ear" will start shooting next week?"

Wei Wu nodded and said: "Well, it will start shooting on New Year's Day, for a good start!

"The main reason for starting filming early is to free up Liu Tianxian's schedule, after all, she will be filming "Snow Leopard" next year."

Ning Hao's eyes lit up immediately: "The anti-Japanese war drama that you directed and acted in?"

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Well, to be honest, I have always had a dream of being an actor since I was a child.

"Originally, I was going to apply for the acting department in the college entrance examination, but because my parents strongly opposed it, I went to the directing department."

"So that's how it is," Ning Hao sighed:

"But I really can't tell, after all, you have already filmed three movies before, but I have never seen you make a cameo in them.

"I thought you were a traditional director who didn't like to come to the front of the stage!

"After all, if I were filming "Silver Driver", I would probably make a cameo as the taxi driver in it..."

Speaking of this, Ning Hao rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly and said:

"Boss, can I discuss with you in advance, and see if you can arrange a supporting role for me in "The Murderer" when the time comes.

"Please rest assured, I will definitely not add any extra scenes for myself. At most, there will be two or three lines, and one shot will be the last shot."

Hearing that Wei Wu could direct and act as the leading actor, to be honest, Ning Hao was really envious and wanted to cry!

It's no exaggeration to say that he was even more envious than when he heard that Wei Wu's movie box office exceeded 100 million!

Wei Wu said that he had a dream of being an actor since he was a child. In fact, Ning Hao himself has the same dream.

However, the reason why he did not apply for acting was not because his family opposed it. It was because he was aware of his appearance and was worried that the school would not accept him.

However, Ning Hao did not think that there was anything wrong with his liking to guest star. After all, even Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang have had many experiences of guest starring or even starring.

Let's talk about Zhang Yimou. He starred in "Old Well" and "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors" as the male lead, and also guest starred in movies such as "If You Have Something to Say, Say It Well", "The Great Parade" and "Red Sorghum".

Just the line "An Hong'e Miss You" was made popular by his Shaanxi dialect.

Chen Kaige also played Lü Buwei in "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors", and also guest starred in movies such as "The Last Emperor" and "Together with You".

As for Feng Xiaogang, he starred in the movies "I'm Your Father" and "Old Cannon" as the male lead, and participated in "Party A and Party B" as an important supporting role. He also guest starred in movies such as "Forever Lost My Love", "Sunny Days" and "Kung Fu".

Especially his guest star in "Kung Fu" was very impressive, and "Who else?" became a famous line all of a sudden.

That is, Chen Kaige, who played less.

The remaining two can be called serious actors, with their own starring works, creating famous scenes in movies, and their acting skills are highly recognized.

It is not difficult to see that Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang really like to be actors.

If it were not for the limited appearance conditions, to put it bluntly, they are not good-looking, they might really be directors and actors.

This phenomenon is even more common among Hong Kong and Taiwan directors, especially Wang Jing and Xu Ke who like to guest star the most.

Especially Wang Jing, he should be the most eager to be an actor, but he also had to give up his dream of being a star because of his poor appearance and fat.

Basically, few people in this industry, even big directors, are really indifferent to fame and fortune.

The big directors are all addicted to acting, and they all have the dream of being a star. Basically, everyone likes the feeling of being in the limelight.

If they were a little more handsome, one or two of them might have become actors long ago!

Wei Wu said cheerfully: "No problem, just do it! You don't need to ask me for instructions anymore.

"If you like acting, I can arrange a minor role for you!"

Wei Wu certainly knew that Ning Hao was very addicted to acting. After all, he should be the one who has the most guest roles among the famous directors in the mainland!

According to incomplete statistics, the roles he has played include the doctor at the beginning of "Crazy Stone", the taxi driver in "Crazy Racing", the policeman with Northeastern accent in "Golden Robbery", and the car washer in "No Man's Land" --

Landlord Xu Zheng in "Dying to Survive", the gangster in "Old Cannon", the mentally ill patient in "A Good Show", the underground city resident in "The Wandering Earth", and the traveler drinking by the river in "Crazy Alien", etc.

Although he basically has few lines and ends up with one or two shots at most, he never gets tired of it.

If other directors invite another director to come, To make a cameo appearance, you basically have to do a favor or something.

For example, Stephen Chow invited Feng Xiaogang to make a cameo appearance in "Kung Fu", which was equivalent to owing a favor to someone.

It is said that Stephen Chow promised to make a cameo appearance in Feng Xiaogang's movie in the future to repay the favor. But for some reason, he broke his promise later.

Feng Xiaogang is also a firecracker. Later, he exposed this matter in front of the reporter, which also brought a wave of black to Stephen Chow and deepened his stereotype of "being unkind".

But Ning Hao obviously doesn't need you to owe him a favor. You just make a phone call and as long as he is free, he will probably come.

Seeing Wei Wu's promise, Ning Hao was naturally overjoyed and nodded repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, thank you, boss!"