You don't understand the happiness of the director

According to the box office momentum of Earthquake, it will almost be able to surpass "Zodiac" in one week.

Cheng Long also didn't expect that in just half a year, his throne as the box office champion in Chinese film history would change hands, and he had to think about how to design a celebratory poster for Feng Xiaogang.

But now his top priority is to make a guest appearance on the set of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

Although it is a cameo, it is nearly ten minutes long in the movie, so Wang Quan was paid a salary, which was quite a lot, even more than the salaries of the three main protagonists combined.

Wang Quan does not want to owe a favor.

Owing Cheng Long a favor was nothing, but he was afraid that the way to repay the favor was to praise his son.

However, Wang Quan feels that the remuneration is still worth it. The combination of an internationally renowned director and an international superstar will definitely be beneficial to the overseas market of this work.

It's not easy for Chinese-language films to succeed. Although King Quan's strategy is to focus on the local area and follow suit overseas, in order to satisfy the desire of Mr. Han and others for political achievements, the overseas box office of this first hit cannot be too disappointing.

And it's rare that Cheng Long is willing to try a less positive role.

Wang Quan gave an order, and Liu Ye and other protagonists' scenes were paused, and Jing Tian was called over to focus on filming Cheng Long's part.

Cheng Long was putting on makeup, and Wang Quan was chatting with him.

His last job was also a guest appearance in "New Shaolin Temple" directed by Chen Musheng, starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing and others.

Cheng Long praised Chen Musheng very much. Director Chen Musheng is very creative. His "City Alert" was just released yesterday. It has a larger scale than the original time and space, and has added many zombie scenes.

However, the one who is most talked about in this movie is Zhang Jingchu, one of the protagonists. In just one month, she has already released four movies in the summer season.

It's a pity that all the performances seem to be ineffective. The female lead should have been the Tangshan Earthquake, but now the most discussed ones are Xu Fan and Zhang Zifeng, who played the childhood Fang Deng.

Precisely because she had no sense of presence after acting in four movies, she suddenly gained a sense of presence. She was ridiculed and discussed by netizens and even made a hot search on Weibo.

Wang Quan sympathized, but was helpless.

Next, Cheng Long also talked about the Super Bowl.

The conversation was not about sports, but about the Super Bowl halftime commercial. The trailer for "Twilight Saga 5" was released at the Super Bowl, which aroused Cheng Long's interest. Everyone said that the advertising there was very high, and he was curious about how high the advertising fee was.

Wang Quan whispered a number in his ear, which made Cheng Long speechless. It was indeed the American Spring Festival Gala, so damn expensive.

There is no way, if you want Twilight 5 to have a perfect ending, the box office cannot be lower than the fourth one, so this time the marketing of Dragon Head Head is very fierce. This is also the first time that Dragon Head Head has placed an advertisement in the Super Bowl.

As he talked, Cheng Long's makeup was done, and Jing Tian's side was also OK, and he could turn on the camera.

Cheng Long looked at himself in the mirror and sighed, "I feel like I'm back when I was young!"

This time, the makeup made him look younger, but that was not the point. The point was to make Cheng Long look like he did in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s, such as "Drunken Master", "Junior Brother", "Master Long", etc., and The style of the segment that King Quan is about to shoot is actually a tribute to the kung fu films and fantasy films of that era, and a set of filters was specially developed for this purpose.

The role played by Cheng Long is Hu Guohua, Hu Bayi's grandfather, and Jing Tian makes a guest appearance as Paper Bride, with even less scenes.

In addition, Wang Quan also invited Liu Jiahui to play the role of Hu Guohua's master, Mr. Sun. His appearance is in the same vein as the white eyebrow in "Kill Bill". His role will not appear until two days later.

What kind of person is Hu Guohua? He originally came from a prosperous landowner family, but his family fell into decline in his generation. The main reason was that he failed to live up to his expectations and was addicted to gambling and longevity drugs.

But he was very cunning. In order to defraud money from his uncle who had bad eyesight, he made a paper man and lied about being married. As a result, the paper bride came to life.

Jing Tian plays the paper bride, while also bringing along his teacher Zhang Songwen to play Hu Guohua's uncle.

Wang Quan made some requests to teacher Zhang Songwen, and he wanted to perform in the style of old Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. When he saw Cheng Long's hair and style, he basically understood what it meant. He thought it was very interesting. This can be regarded as a kind of retro.

There are not so many requirements for Jing Tian, ​​just keep a straight face and don't make any expression, and there are very few lines.

But even so, Jing Tian still made the most mistakes among the actors. Maybe he was nervous when facing an international superstar like Cheng Long. No wonder Wang Quan had to wait for his schedule before. What big name did he have in mind? It turned out to be this big name ah.

Wang Quan was worried that Cheng Long would be angry with Jing Tian because of this, and even more worried that he was too good to Jing Tian, ​​so he whispered a few words to him during the filming, and he immediately maintained a detached attitude towards Jing Tian.

The "Paper Bride" part was shot for a day and a half, and then the "Rat Friend" was shot for another day and a half. This tested Cheng Long's ability to create a friend out of nowhere. A little mouse will be made in front of him later.

It's not that Cheng Long didn't dare to act with a real mouse, it's just that the real mouse couldn't meet the acting skills required by Wang Quan, so he made a false combination. There were also several mouse actors on set, so Jing Tian, ​​who had always been attached to Wang Quan a while ago, was gone today. Come, don’t dare to come.

Cheng Long's last scene was with Lau Ka Fai and took two days to shoot.

In a total of five days, Cheng Long took home a salary of 5 million, which was even slightly higher than his market price. However, when it comes to publicity later, he has to stand up and stand up, and even his salary will become a publicity point.

Next, Liu Ye and others continued shooting. At this time, they had moved to the studio and began to shoot the interior of the tomb. Moreover, Wang Quan's rule was to have one day off per week.

Although it still does not meet the legal requirement of weekend breaks, for the film industry that works overtime to meet deadlines, weekly breaks are an unprecedented phenomenon, and it has even made it into the entertainment news.

At present, Wang Quan can only do this. The team he has is not well-integrated yet, and he is not yet able to give orders. When will he be able to be like the team he has worked with for many years in Hollywood, eight hours a day? Taking two days off per week is also possible.

Although the rest time is increased, the efficiency is improved. The end result is the same, but the happiness index of the staff is greatly improved.

It was during the weekend break that Wang Quan, Liu Yifei, Huo Jianqi, Yu Feihong, Chen Xiaoqing, Bai Xue and others watched the finished film of "Human Fireworks" in the company's screening room. The length was a bit arbitrary, 180 minutes.

Huo Jianqi was a little embarrassed. The script was actually 130 minutes long, but he really couldn't bear to cut out those wonderful scenes. This was the result of their entire team's work over the past year.

Director Huo knew that Wang Quan was known as the master of editing, so he presented his own version. If Wang Quan was not satisfied, he could cut a version according to his own ideas when it was released, but he must also ensure that his version existed.

However, after watching it, it was beyond Director Huo's expectations. Wang Quan did not criticize the editing and duration. He first affirmed the excellence of this work.

Different from Huo Jianqi's previous works, this movie is much more beautiful. He spares no effort to show the beauty of rural life in China, making people have the urge to settle there immediately after watching it. The story is not boring, and Wang Quan's bladder is very healthy. I never thought of getting up and going to the bathroom.

And Yu Feihong, she really likes this movie. Is this the skill of an experienced director? She still has a long way to catch up.

The key is that Sissi is so beautifully photographed, not just the beauty of her face, but also the beauty of her soul, atmosphere and growth. Although Liu Yifei doesn't have too many exaggerated expressions, she still performs the arc of the character.

"To Youth" also has many beautiful scenes that focus on Liu Yifei, but compared with "Human Fireworks", Yu Feihong felt that it was too vulgar.

Congratulations, Sissi has another masterpiece!

But what Wang Quan is more concerned about is, "Director Huo, who is the composer of this movie?"

Behind him, Chen Xiaoqing said hurriedly, "This is Ah Kun from our "Bite of Tongue" crew. He originally prepared several of the soundtracks for Tongue, but Director Huo thought they were very suitable for the movie, so he used them for the movie first."

Wang Quan nodded, listening to the soundtracks of "Working Spring, Summer and Autumn" and "The Art of Water and Fire", and watching Liu Yifei preparing delicious food herself. After watching this movie, the surrounding restaurant business will definitely benefit from it. It's so delicious! It stimulates the appetite so much!

Ah Kun is a good comrade. Wang Quan told Chen Xiaoqing, "Please introduce him to me. I would like to invite him to score the soundtrack for "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"."

Chen Xiaoqing said with a smile, "That's his honor."

So the next question we have to face is whether to send this movie to Venice or Tokyo.

Sending it to Venice, there is a high probability that it will be shortlisted, but the probability of winning is very small, because this is not a literary film in the conventional sense.

Send it to Tokyo, it will definitely be shortlisted, and the probability of winning is very high. Director Huo is still very popular at the East Film Festival, and the quality of the film is not bad.

"Sissi, what do you think?" Wang Quan asked.

Liu Yifei is very sensible, "I listen to the director."

Huo Jianqi hesitated for a long time, "If I can send it to Venice without delaying the East Film Festival, then let's try Venice first."

They are both Category A international film festivals, but there are differences between the three major European film festivals and other Category A films. He has already won the Best Film at the Eastern Film Festival. If it is Venice, let alone winning, being nominated is an affirmation of his career. .

Wang Quan nodded, let’s vote for Venice first. I don’t know if this year’s jury chairman will invite Quentin like he did in the original time and space. This guy is also a little angry with Wang Quan because of Harvey. I hope it will not affect " "Human Fireworks" is an excellent work.

Later, Wang Quan asked Bai Xue how the post-production of her documentary "Fireworks on Earth" was going.

"It's done. The director is welcome to check at any time!" Bai Xue, in addition to preparing for her debut film during this period, is also continuing her work on "Human Fireworks".

These documentaries are basically about Liu Yifei, and the content is much higher than the movie, or they are about Li Ziqi. When the time comes, Wang Quan plans to put it on YouTube to promote "Human Fireworks". Maybe this movie will be better than "Ghost". "Blow the Lamp" and get out earlier.

Next, Wang Quan wanted to talk to Sissi about her follow-up work. As his boyfriend, Wang Quan felt that she didn't need to walk independently and just let him feed her until she was full, so he had already made arrangements for her new work.

However, before Wang Quan could say anything, the phone vibrated. It was Dorothy calling.

It was late at night in the United States, and if it wasn't something particularly important, she wouldn't call herself at this time.

Wang Quan hurriedly went out to answer the phone.

"Hey, what's wrong, Tao'er?" Wang Quan was worried, could it be that little K was pregnant?

Dorothy gasped, "Something's wrong!"

Wang Quan remained silent, and Dorothy continued, "Taylor is dead!"

"Are you talking about Taylor Swift?" Wang Quan's heart suddenly felt a sharp pain, and he still had feelings for her.

"No," Dorothy, "I'm talking about the little werewolf, Taylor Lautner!"

Wang Quan, "What's going on? Can you tell me in detail?"

"Isn't he 18 years old now? He was a bit rebellious. He raced with others and drank before driving. As a result, the car hit a construction section, overturned and caught fire. He was just gone. Just now , this matter hasn’t spread yet, it was his agent who told me!”

Wang Quan is still a little sad in his heart. He is still so young, and this incident did not happen in the original time and space, but now it has happened, and the butterfly effect has been huge.

Could it be that after saving one person, another person will die?

But the level of grief is not that high, and I believe the same is true for Dorothy. If the little werewolf hadn't leaked the story about Little K and Dorothy, the Twilight series could have landed smoothly.

Wang Quan said, "If I need to go back to Los Angeles, I can put aside my work here temporarily."

"Well, you'd better come back. It's best for all the Twilight members to come and see him off~" Dorothy said meaningfully~