The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 42 Marry her soon

Shen Zhenyi guessed right, there was indeed a lot of talk between Wang Wei and Zhuang Geng.

Interestingly, they only talked about "My Sassy Girl" for a while and then focused on the script written by Zhuang Geng himself.

Wang Wei was pleasantly surprised because he saw the style of director Guy Ritchie in this script.

——It complicates a single-line story with multiple lines, and ties together several seemingly unrelated things by telling them three or two times. After watching it, people have a feeling of "the devil knows how the director came up with it".

However, Zhuang Geng's script is still not logically rigorous enough, and there is a certain gap between it and "Two Smoking Barrels" and "Crazy Stone" in Wang Wei's memory.

Zhuang Geng was even more surprised.

In a completely market-oriented environment, no matter how talented a new director is, if investors can't understand your script, you will be paralyzed.

That's right, I just can't understand it.

In the past, most of the production companies or investors who received his scripts had an expression of "What a mess you wrote."

There are also one or two companies that think they have some creativity and want to buy his script. But he knows that after they buy the script, it will not be put into production at all. Instead, like countless scripts, it will enter the huge script library of the film company, and then I don’t know how many years it will take before it can be turned into a movie, or it will be gathering dust forever.

It can’t be said that the original work is Western, and he didn’t have time to design it from scratch.

"For the market." Gu Xiji is not someone who only cares about personality and not the market.

"Not bad, your computer animation production level is first-rate." After visiting the software and hardware of Weibo Technology and talking with Jiang Leijiang, the treasure of the mountain, Gu Xiji gave it a very high evaluation.

This is a producer-centered system of China Entertainment. Unless you are a big director or have a business at home, the director must be controlled by the producer.

"Huh..." Wang Wei breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how much energy he could save by having such a talented person who could tell stories and understand technology join the animation department.

Wang Wei is silent!

In fact, although Zhuang Geng has not officially made a movie, his years after graduation were not in vain.

Gu Xiji couldn't laugh or cry: "3D is meaningful only when it serves a good story. Throw me into the technical special effects department, and I can only make objects move, but I can't give them souls."

Wang Wei felt like a confidant: "I understand, doesn't a young and talented boss like me have to be the director himself because of the solidification of the industry structure?"

What's rare is that Wang Wei also trusts his confidence.

Of course, trust is trust, and the final editing rights cannot be given to him.

And just like Zhuang Geng was able to find Bole entirely by chance, Wang Wei's desire to collect Chollima was also entirely by chance.

So, don't think that you are the only one with unique vision in the world. Gu Xiji has also realized the huge value of computer animation technology long ago.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and complained at the same time: Bah, what a shameless guy!

"So, do you want to join?" Wang Wei passed his examination.

The current goal is to return to the "My Sassy Girl" project.

Wang Wei gave the right answer: "I can invest in the script you wrote, but you have to help me make the film "Savage Girl" first."

This is also a qualification.

Lao Wang was silent after hearing this!

Zhuang Geng could not wait to immediately chop off chicken heads and burn yellow paper with him to become brothers.

Okay, he was too excited.

It’s easy to attract a talent to me!

The reason why there is a phenomenon of seniority in the industry is not completely unreasonable - if you have not been in this industry long enough and have not experienced enough things, you will simply lack experience and you will not be able to play with a huge crew.

No matter how good he is, can he still make two movies a year? Even if he can, is it possible that he can make three movies a year?

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"The story in the script is really good, but why are the characters so Western-oriented?" Gu Xiji was puzzled.

"Add!" Gu Xiji said more simply.

"No problem." Zhuang Geng, who has already read the script of "My Sassy Girl," said there is no pressure.

This is not given because of "talent".

What made him want to set off firecrackers all day long was that after Zhuang Geng heard that Dunhuang was short of a "new" animation director, he said: "I know a friend who does animation, and he fits your requirements very well."

"This is for the sake of the global market." Wang Wei could only reply.

He strongly agrees with one point - no matter how impeccable the visual polish of the animation is, it is not as important as a good story. In the previous life of the animation industry of China Entertainment, the technical level was not bad, but it was difficult to tell a story well with animation.

Once they have enough experience, are given a chance, and have the support of a systematic and industrialized production team, they can quickly achieve higher achievements as soon as they are "born".

Opportunity versus opportunity, every time you find the right talent, it's worth setting off a bunch of firecrackers.

It just so happens that what Wang Wei needs is an animation director who can tell stories.

Zhuang Geng also accepted this well.

"Lianya Entertainment is old and decadent. Young and talented animators like me are not valued and suppressed because of its increasingly solidified hierarchical system." Gu Xiji said with a lonely expression.

Seeing Gu Xiji's noncommittal, Wang Wei shrugged and gave him full authority: "This is just a preliminary design. You can organize and modify it according to your ideas, as long as it is a best-selling toy character that children often play with. You know the reason.

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"George Lucas!" Wang Wei sighed in his heart.

Now Wang Wei not only understood the narrative structure of his script, but also understood it more deeply; the most important thing is that he revealed his intention to invest.

The two "shameless" guys finally hit it off.

Gu Xiji also came into contact with "Toy Story" which was in preparation.

On the one hand, he raised money to shoot short films and participate in various competitions, hoping that investors would discover his talent and obtain funds; at the same time, he also joined a large film crew and started as a basic production assistant, gaining sufficient learning.

After confirming the joining of a new director with great development potential, Wang Wei was calm on the face but almost cried in his heart.

This is a rare "acquaintance" for him in this greatly changed time and space.

Gu Xiji is the animation director recommended by Zhuang Geng. He comes from Lianya Entertainment Animation Studio, known as "China Disney".

It's a bit like a dream - there was no news for more than a month, but within a day or two, two talented people who could take on the important role came.

Although for some unknown reason, George Lucas did not establish his position in Hollywood until 1985 with "Star Wars". But his pioneering of film special effects, as Gu Xiji said, "broke the gap between the IT industry and the entertainment industry."

Fence".

The only good thing is that the traditional 2D animation power within Lianya Entertainment is deeply rooted. Gu Xiji's idea of ​​producing 3D animation was directly thrown into the trash can. He was even transferred to the special effects production department of Lianya Entertainment.

Every major studio has its own "royal" directors, and there used to be one in Dunhuang. Unfortunately, over the past few years, great changes have taken place. Those who have been pitted have been pitted, and those who have been poached have been poached. Now, only Wang Wei is the one taking the lead.

Gu Xiji continued to explain his philosophy: "I have been looking for ways to inject new vitality into animation. It was not until 1985 that George Lucas in Hollywood broke the barriers between the IT industry and the entertainment industry. I realized that if digital technology could be used Combined with animated movies, it may be possible to create many different visual experiences."

Well, Wang Wei was stuck for a moment.

When I went back and asked Shen Zhenyi, she just "picked it up" casually while walking around campus.

Like director Jin who directed "Charlotte", Wang Wei will not interfere with their normal filming, but he has veto power over the scenes they shoot.

Assistant Ding, who had interviewed dozens of people, was silent!

After a long while, Lao Wang said to Wang Wei very seriously: "Marry her quickly!"

Damn, they are so busy that they might as well just pick it up casually, and even pick one up and give one away, which makes them look like a bunch of trash.

It’s so different!

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It’s the first day of the second round of voting. Family members, keep reading, keep voting, and come together!

(End of chapter)