This star’s style is wrong

"The investment in this script is not expected to be high. The actors can be newcomers or actors from our own company. The selection of the heroine should be a little more important. The requirements for other roles are not high. You can put a little more thought into the martial arts guidance."

Fang Xing briefly introduced the script, and then asked Wang Yutao to express his thoughts.

The script was sent to Wang Yutao a few days ago.

This is also Wang Yutao's first opportunity to independently shoot a long script.

Wang Yutao has been following Fang Xing for more than four years, and there is no problem with his personal abilities.

Having filmed seven or eight dramas together, Fang Xing is very familiar with his abilities, so he knows very well that he is capable of making feature films.

In fact.

When Fang Xing decided to take a break, he initially considered introducing him to other film and television companies to take on one or two projects to practice.

If Ark Culture has projects to shoot in the future, you can also approach him for cooperation.

However, Wang Yutao still insists on staying in Ark Culture and can basically only make music videos and commercials.

Fang Xing didn't want to bury his talent, so even though he was at home on vacation to spend time with his children, he still wrote a script for him to try out.

Since working together for several years.

Fang Xing also knew very well what Wang Yutao was good at and what he was not good at.

Everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at.

For example, Zhang Yigao is relatively good at scripts with strong logic.

That's why Fang Xing chose him to film the suspense drama "The Dark One".

Strictly speaking, "Dark One" is a suspense drama, but the plot is not brain-burning. With Zhang Yigao's logical control of the script, it is completely manageable.

Relatively speaking, Wang Yutao is actually better at shooting beautiful shots and images.

In the next few dramas, Fang Xing will leave it to Wang Yutao to handle the placement of many camera positions and the selection of actors and actresses.

The plot of the drama "Ancient Acacia" is actually very clever. It is a story of a misplaced timeline.

The male protagonist and the female protagonist are two story lines, but the two story lines are cleverly intertwined to form a strong dramatic conflict.

This is also the most exciting and interesting part of the show.

For the audience, when watching the show, they will feel that the story of this show is a bit suspenseful, and the overlap of timelines is also very strange.

However, for the director, the plot direction is actually not brain-breaking, and it can be shot in a straightforward way.

Regarding time misalignment, we only need to pay attention to it during post-editing.

To put it simply.

When the script "Ancient Lovesickness" is made into a drama, the audience will find the plot interspersed very exciting, but it is not difficult to shoot.

Wang Yutao is willing to stay in Ark Culture, but of course he doesn’t like to shoot MVs.

As a director, who doesn’t want to make feature films?

So when he received the script, he knew the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived.

This was his first opportunity to make a feature film independently.

Opportunity is such a thing, when it comes, you must seize it with all your strength.

Competition in the film and television industry is fierce, and opportunities like this may only come once in a lifetime.

If you can't catch it, it will be difficult to encounter it in the future.

Not to mention new directors who have never made feature films, even famous directors may not have a chance to turn around if they make a bad movie.

Moreover, once a director makes a bad movie, not only the investment company will lose confidence in him, but he himself will also doubt himself.

One of the reasons why Wang Yutao insists on staying in Ark Culture is that his personality is relatively cautious. To put it more seriously, he is a bit unconfident.

Yes, Wang Yutao is a bit unconfident in his character, which also causes him to be very cautious in doing things.

In the past two years, it is not that no film and television companies have approached him, but he has not accepted projects from other film and television companies.

Because he was not sure.

He is not sure whether the audience will like these film and television projects.

Audience preference is a very metaphysical thing for directors.

When some dramas are made, professionals will think they are terrible when they see them, but the audience may like them very much.

Therefore, the audience's preferences are a metaphysical issue that even professionals cannot fully understand.

In the film and television industry, there are many examples of big directors making bad movies.

Could it be said that the level of a great director is not good?

Obviously it's not that the quality is not good, but that it can't grasp the audience's preferences.

Since the audience prefers more metaphysics, and Wang Yutao has a cautious personality, he would rather stay in the company to film MVs and commercials before he is sure.

This time.

Fang Xing took out the script "Ancient Acacia".

Wang Yutao didn't hesitate at all. Before reading the script, he had already started thinking about how to shoot. He never thought about anything that would go wrong.

Because he has confidence.

To be precise, he had confidence in Fang Xing's script.

In fact, he had previously felt that as a director, Zhang Yigao would be more worry-free than other directors in the industry.

Because Zhang Yigao does not need to consider the market or whether the audience likes it.

All he needed to do was follow Fang Xing's requirements and film what was written in the script. Within the general framework, he only needed to use his director's abilities to make the shots fuller.

For other directors in the industry, there are too many things to worry about.

Under normal circumstances.

As a director, from the beginning of preparing a project, he needs to worry about whether the script will work or not, and whether he should find a team of screenwriters to polish the script again.

What if the script is produced and the audience doesn’t like it?

What if the producer is not satisfied with the finished film?

What if the investment is not enough?

What if the actors you want can’t be hired?

However, Zhang Yi and Qualcomm don’t need to worry about these problems.

Does the audience like it?

Fang Xing came up with the script and served as the producer, so this was not a problem at all.

Will the investment not be enough?

In the film and television industry, as long as Fang Xing's name is on the creative team, there will never be a shortage of investment.

As for the actors you want to hire but you can’t find them?

Same as the previous question, never encountered it before.

In short, it is so easy for Zhang Yigao to be a director.

Of course, Wang Yutao recognizes Zhang Yigao's ability. If he can make a feature film independently, his ability is definitely not a problem.

Moreover, the effect of "Dark One" is very good. The audience gave it an 8.2 score. It is not fake. This is recognition of the director's ability.

…

Now, Wang Yutao finally has the opportunity to film Fang Xing's script. This is something he has dreamed of doing, so he has never worried about whether the script is good or not.

There is only one question that needs to be considered, and that is whether you can take good photos.

After carefully studying the script, he found that the story of the script was very clever, but from the director's point of view, it was not difficult to shoot.

Moreover, the planned investment for this drama is not large, and apart from the heroine, the requirements for other actors are not high either.

Therefore, the overall difficulty of shooting is completely within his control.

Wang Yutao briefly expressed his thoughts, and then said: "Boss, I am very confident in this script and I can shoot it well.

"I would like to have a private chat with my boss about some of my thoughts on the shooting."

Fang Xing nodded and said, "Okay, that'll be it for today's meeting. Yu Tao, if you have anything to discuss, just call me or send me a message."

Qiao Yinghong added and asked: "Boss, how much do you plan to invest in this drama?"

Fang Xing had thought about this before.

On earth, "Ancient Acacia" is indeed a small investment web drama, and it is a very, very small investment.

There is only an investment of 4 million, so it can be seen from the scenes and actors in the drama that they are either newcomers or 18th-tier young actors.

An investment of 4 million is really not enough to fill a gap in the film and television industry.

You know, S-level investment starts at 100 million, A-level investment is 60 million, and B-level investment is 40 million.

Generally speaking, Class B investments are small investments.

With the current shooting costs in the film and television industry, if you want to hire one or two over-the-top actors and a good director, and spend some money on Fuhua Road, 40 million is basically the minimum standard.

The investment in film and television is less than 40 million, and it is basically impossible to produce anything decent.

After all, a crew needs to operate, ranging from hundreds to thousands of people.

Half of the investment of several million can be spent on renting equipment and studios.

Therefore, "Ancient Acacia" is an absolute low-cost dark horse on earth.

Of course, the specific cost also depends on how many episodes of the drama are produced.

The money spent to shoot 10 episodes and 20 episodes are completely different concepts.

Generally speaking, B-level investment, an investment of 40 million, is usually based on the filming of about 30 episodes of web dramas.

If we only shoot a dozen episodes and shorten the length of each episode, half the investment can be completed.

but.

It can be seen from the scenes of "Ancient Acacia" on Earth that this crew really has no money.

Ark Culture is not short of this amount of money, and this script is worthy of higher investment.

Therefore, Fang Xing must invest more in this script and upgrade the costumes, scenery, and actors to a higher level to make the whole drama have a better quality.

Fang Xing answered directly: "Calculated as a B-level investment, the company's film and television investment department is responsible for the budget for the specific investment amount."

The situation in the film and television industry is changing every day.

Therefore, Fang Xing did not directly state the number of the specific investment, and directly followed the B-level investment. Naturally, a dedicated team calculated the specific investment amount.

…

End of the meeting.

The train is almost back to Baitang Town.

Fang Xing went out and took a bus to Donghai. He turned around and took the bus back before leaving the station.

Because I promised my little princess on the phone that as long as she calls daddy, I will go back immediately.

Of course Fang Xing kept his word, so he immediately bought a ticket and went home.

Even so, when I returned to Baitang Town, I had long since stopped rushing.

When Fang Xing got home, Qian Qian was already asleep, soundly asleep.

Lu Xiang'er laughed and complained: "I was tired from crying, so I drank 200 ml of milk and fell asleep."

Fang Xing sat next to the crib and looked at the sleeping little princess, with a smile on his face involuntarily.

Maybe there was some movement while sitting down.

Qian Qian groaned, turned over, and continued to sleep.

Fang Xing looked at Qian Qian and knew that she was not sleeping peacefully because she was still in the mood from the morning.

Although Qian Qian is young, she is very sensitive, especially when it comes to emotions.

I still don’t see my grandparents every few days, and when I see my little mouth again, I cry immediately.

It's not a wailing cry, but a clinging cry that makes your eyebrows red and tears falling. You have to hold her up and coax her for a long time before you listen.

Even if I listen to it, I will sob for a while.

When I went to bed at night, I had an uneasy sleep due to the accumulation of emotions during the day, and I woke up several times in the middle of the night.

The more this happened, the more Fang Xing felt distressed.

This little guy was so sensitive at a young age. He went out to play without her, and when she found out, he cried.

…

Fang Xing sat beside the crib for half an hour.

Qian Qian turned over and lay on his back, rubbed his eyes with his hands, opened his eyes and saw his father, and then stared blankly without crying or yelling.

Just look at it.

This is the performance of just waking up and booting up has not been completed.

If you wake up normally, you won’t cry or fuss.

If you are woken up by a noise or a fright, you will have to cry loudly.

Fang Xing smiled at her and said, "Are you awake? Call daddy and he will pick you up to play with."

He lightly kicked his legs and opened his hands to hug her, but said nothing.

"Call Daddy. Only when you call Daddy can you hold me." Fang Xing continued to tease her.

Qian Qian opened her hands and waited for a long time, but did not give a hug. She flattened her mouth and cried out in protest.

"I agreed to call you daddy. Didn't I call you just this morning...Okay, okay, give me a hug."

Fang Xing saw that this little cutie was about to lose his temper, so he quickly reached out to pick her up and comfort her.

At this moment.

When Qianqian's grandma heard the noise, she hurried over and said cheerfully: "Qianqian is awake? See if dad is back? Call dad quickly and he won't leave."

"When you wake up, wipe your face first. Grandma will get a towel. We'll have porridge later."

Lu Xiang'er took the opportunity to come up to her and said, "Call mom first. Your dad doesn't have milk for you, so what's the use of calling him?"

Since she was seven or eight months old, Qian Qian has loved being held by her father.

No matter who is holding him, if Fang Xing reaches out and asks if he wants a hug, Qian Qian will open his hand.

On the contrary, if Fang Xing was holding her, even if grandma reached out to ask if she wanted to be held, Qian Qian would immediately turn her head away for fear of being taken away.

The whole family did not believe in evil and tried to snatch Qian Qian away from Fang Xing every day, but no one succeeded.

After several months of research.

Fang Xing has figured out some patterns. Qian Qian likes to be hugged vertically and pillowed on his shoulders.

Among the whole family, only Fang Xing stood on his shoulder and looked up the most.

…

After the "Ancient Acacia" project was established, Fang Xing basically didn't bother except for Qiao Yinghong who reported on the work every few days.

Wang Yutao didn't call to discuss the script.

after a few days.

Fang Xing even wanted to call him and ask him if he had any questions about the script.

This morning.

Wang Yutao went directly to Baitang Town for a visit and brought several children's toys with him.

He came to Baitang Town, of course, not just for a visit, but for other business matters.

After a brief greeting, Fang Xing took him to the study room to get ready to talk about business.

Wang Yutao took out a large pile of insights into the script from his briefcase, as well as the first draft of the storyboard script.

When shooting a film and television drama, the script is written by the screenwriter, but the shot script needs to be completed by the director.

If it is a mature director team, the assistant director will also participate in the work of storyboarding.

In the crew, what Wang Yutao is good at is the control of camera language and the presentation of beautiful images.

Therefore, Wang Yutao was responsible for many of the scene scripts during the filming of Fang Xing's subsequent dramas.

Wang Yutao took out the split-shot script and said: "Boss, this is my preliminary draft of the split-shot script. I hope to make the heroine as beautiful as possible.

"Because she is considered a generational demon queen. Although there will be a reversal in the script, to be called a demon queen, she must be beautiful enough."

Fang Xing nodded while listening, very satisfied with his idea.