Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 209 208. Great directors also have an addiction to drama

"How's it going? Is everything going well so far?"

Ning Hao nodded and said, "It went very smoothly. Director Xue is a very talented person, quick to learn, and very sharp. He is indeed suitable for this job. Your vision of people is always so accurate!"

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

"So I can only trouble you here! Please do your best and help me keep an eye on it!"

Ning Hao immediately promised: "It should be, don't worry, I will take good care of you."

Wei Wu came here for an inspection today. He first checked the progress of the filming and other things, then chatted with the director Xue Xiaolu, and finally chatted with the supervisor Ning Hao.

After "Youth" started filming, Wei Wu came to inspect it at least once a week.

Although Ning Hao supervises the work, Wei Wu can't really just ignore it and be the shopkeeper.

After all, he still holds the title of producer, so no matter how busy he is, he will try his best to come over every week to express condolences and calm the morale of the soldiers, which can also boost morale.

To a certain extent, it can be regarded as giving Xue Xiaolu a platform to prevent everyone from looking down on her because of her status as a newcomer.

Overall, Wei Wu is quite satisfied so far.

Although Xue Xiaolu is a director for the first time, she has worked with many crews before, and she has talent in this area.

What's more important is that she has started making relevant preparations many years in advance. Being a director has always been her dream, and it is not a sudden idea.

For example, I took courses in the directing department at Nortel, or I often consulted with the director on some shooting experience and skills...

All in all, she was absolutely prepared. In her previous life, she filmed "Ocean Paradise", which was three years later.

But it doesn't mean that she won't be ready until three years later, it just means that she never waited for the opportunity before.

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

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

However, in those two years, Jet Li may not have entertained the idea of ​​retiring from acting, so naturally he would not think much about things like his posthumous reputation, and may not be willing to star for free.

Youth films are not difficult to shoot. Xue Xiaolu’s directorship is definitely higher than that of Xiao Yanzi. In addition, Ning Hao is there to check for and correct omissions. Generally speaking, although there are occasional problems during the filming of "Youth", overall it is still everything. For the better.

"Can we finish filming before the Chinese New Year?"

Ning Hao considered it and said, "It should be okay. At least according to the current shooting progress, there will definitely be no problem."

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Anyway, keep an eye on the progress. It's best to finish filming before the Chinese New Year."

This movie was launched on November 20th and ended on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, with 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 would be best for a movie that started filming before the New Year to be completed before the Chinese New Year.

Otherwise, there will be at least a week's holiday during the Chinese New Year, but the holiday includes the venue, costumes, props, and equipment rental fees, because they will not be paid back before the filming is completed.

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

The total of these seven, seven, eight, or eight will add at least hundreds of thousands of costs, which of course can be avoided if possible.

"I heard that "The Left Ear" will be released next week?"

Wei Wu nodded and said, "Well, I'll turn on the phone on New Year's Day to have a good start!

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

Ning Hao's eyes immediately lit up: "Is it the Anti-Japanese War drama you directed and acted in?"

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

"Originally, when I took the college entrance examination, I was planning to apply for the acting department, but because my parents strongly opposed it, I chose the directing department instead."

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

"But I really can't tell. After all, you have made three movies before, but I have never seen you make a cameo in it.

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

"After all, if I was filming "Silver Driver", then I would most likely make a cameo as the taxi driver in it..."

Having said this, Ning Hao rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said:

"Boss, can I discuss with you in advance? When you see it, can I arrange a walk-on role for myself in "The Murderer".

"Don't worry, I won't make any extra scenes for myself. At most, it will only be two or three lines, and the scene will be finished in one shot."

Hearing that Wei Wu could direct and act as the leading actor, to be honest, Ning Hao was so envious that he almost cried with envy!

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

Wei Wu said that he has had a dream of being an actor since he was a child, but in fact, Ning Hao himself is not the same?

But the reason why he didn't sign up for acting was not because his family objected. It's because I'm self-conscious about my appearance and worried that the school won't accept me.

However, Ning Hao didn't think there was anything wrong with his liking for guest appearances. After all, even Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang have had many guest appearances and even starring roles.

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

Just the sentence "An Hong'e misses you" was made angry by his loud voice.

Chen Kaige also played Lu Buwei in "Ancient and Modern War", and also guest-starred in movies such as "The Last Emperor" and "With You".

As for Feng Xiaogang, he starred as the male lead in the movies "I Am Your Dad" and "Old Paoer", as an important supporting role in "Party A and Party B", and also guest-starred in "Forever Lost My Love", "Sunny Days", "Kung Fu" ” and other movies.

Especially his guest appearance in "Kung Fu" was impressive, and "Who else?" suddenly became a famous line.

That is, Chen Kaige, who has relatively few acting roles.

The remaining two can be regarded as serious actors. They have their own starring works, have created 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 weren't for the limited appearance, or simply not good-looking, they might actually be able to be both directors and actors.

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

Especially Wang Jing, he must be the most eager to become an actor, but he had to give up his dream of becoming a star because of his poor appearance and weight.

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

All the great directors are addicted to acting, and all of them have dreams of becoming stars. Basically, they all like the feeling of being in the limelight.

As long as they were more handsome, one or two of them might have become actors long ago!

Wei Wu said cheerfully: "No problem, you just have to figure it out! You don't have to ask me for instructions in the future.

"If you like to act, I can arrange a walk-in for you when the time comes!"

Of course Wei Wu knew that Ning Hao was addicted to acting. After all, he should be regarded as the one with the most guest appearances among famous mainland directors!

According to incomplete statistics, his guest roles include the doctor in the opening sequence of "Crazy Stone", the taxi driver in "Crazy Race", the policeman with a Northeastern accent in "The Golden Heist", and the car washer in "No Man's Land"— —

The landlord Xu Zheng in "I'm Not the God of Medicine", the gangster in "Old Paoer", the mentally ill patient in "A Good Show", the dungeon dweller in "The Wandering Earth", the drinking buddy by the river in "Crazy Alien" etc.

Although he basically didn't have many lines, and at most one or two scenes would be offline, he just never tired of it.

If other directors invite another director to come over and make a guest appearance, they basically have to establish a personal relationship or something.

For example, Zhou Xingchi asked Feng Xiaogang to make a cameo in "Kung Fu", which is equivalent to owing a personal favor.

It is said that Zhou Xingchi promised to return the favor by making a cameo in Feng Xiaogang's movie in the future. But later he broke his promise for some unknown reason.

And Feng Xiaogang also had a bad temper. Later he exposed this incident in front of reporters, which also caused Zhou Xingchi to get a black eye and deepened his stereotype of being "unkind".

But Ning Hao obviously doesn't need you to owe him any favors. If you make a call, as long as he is free, Peipianpidian will probably come.

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

"Okay, okay, thank you boss!"