You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 578 ① Horseback riding outdoors ② Blood drawing ③ A little red among the green leaves

In the days when the Wang Quan team left Baiyin, Gao Chengyong simply didn’t think about food and drink. He thought the project was gone.

Being pornographic is certainly a good thing for him. More people in the province will think of this series of cases, and the provincial police will continue to pursue him because of the pressure of public opinion caused by the movie.

But he felt unwilling to do so. It would be a pity if such a thrilling deed of his could not be made into a movie.

Have you not seen how many movies Jack the Ripper has been made into? Various adaptations have remained popular over the decades, and Dr. Hannibal has been featured in movies and TV shows, and even won an Oscar.

Why, why am I worse than them? !

So these days when Gao Chengyong has nothing to do, he searches for relevant entertainment industry news on the Internet, trying to find evidence that this movie will continue, but there is nothing. The entertainment news is all about Monster Hunt and Pancake Man.

Until today, he planned to come over to see the new movie "Lucy", and then he saw the news that the theater was closed and extra actors were being recruited.

This makes Gao Chengyong very excited. The movie will still be made and he still has the opportunity to leave a mark in film history!

Forget it was just an extra, he was afraid of being recognized.

The following cases were not done very cleanly. Twice, he was almost discovered and escaped before the person was killed. Because he was old and his physical strength was no longer useful, he was seen failing to protect him in the next few times.

But when he got home, he couldn't help but talk about it to his family.

It was already summer vacation, and the school canteen was open or not. He and his wife rarely had a rest, and their second son also returned home from the capital for vacation.

What he is most proud of is that both of his two sons have been admitted to college. The eldest has graduated from graduate school and is now working in a research institute in Sichuan Province. The second son will also graduate next year.

When Gao Laoer heard his father talk about recruiting extras for "Who Is He", he immediately became excited, "Where is it? I'll go and have a look, I can do it, five hundred a day, fifteen thousand a month, my tuition next year We’ve got living expenses! Maybe we can even see big stars!”

Gao Chengyong supported his son's move and said he would accompany him to the interview tomorrow.

Then in the evening, Gao Chengyong began to search for the heroine of "Who is He" on the Internet. There was a lot of true and false information on the Internet, but without exception, they were all beautiful women!

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At Yang Mi's house, she ate grapes and said sourly to Liu Yifei: "It's amazing. It exceeded 100 million on the first working day."

Liu Yifei smiled: "If you give me a prize, please give me a prize."

The over 700 million box office of "The Farewell" is enough to reflect Liu Yifei's personal box office appeal, but after all, it is a literary drama film, and there are no stars except Liu Yifei, so the final box office of 700 million+, over 100 million dollars is enough to shock It's Hollywood.

But "Lucy" is a commercial action film with big stars, big production, and big special effects. It has obviously greater potential and is worth a billion dollars.

As soon as this film was released, it immediately ended the Japanese crown that "Pancake Man" had finally snatched from "Monster Hunt", and formed a three-legged trend.

Zhang Jingchu said with a smile: "I'm kind of looking forward to the box office success of this movie in North America, but it's a pity that I have to wait another month."

The first time she came to visit Yang Mi's house was mainly to discuss the script "July and Ansheng".

Yang Mi simply left her to eat. At the moment, the three of them were making hot pot.

Xiaoxianmi will be one year old soon. With the support of Wang Quan and Liu Yifei, she decided to switch her daughter from breast milk to milk powder. Now she is relaxed and can eat whatever she wants.

It's a pity that the royal power can't be eaten even if it wants to be eaten.

Liu Yifei: "I don't have high requirements, just surpass "Super Body"."

She didn't want to be thought of as holding Scarlett back.

Yang Mi: "Oh, it must be no problem. Didn't you win several Best Actress Awards in the United States?"

Liu Yifei was busy and modest: "Oh, they are all small prizes, small prizes."

"The Farewell" has already started competing for awards after its release in North America, but the important awards are all at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. The only one worthy of praise now is the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress.

It was the top trending topic on Weibo two days ago. Last year, the winner of this award was Julianne Moore, a Grand Slam Best Actress Award. This award is definitely more valuable than Best Actress at the Houston International Film Festival.

Zhang Jingchu told Yang Mi: "'Don't Tell Her' is also planning to apply for the Golden Horse Awards. With Sissy's acting skills, it will definitely not be a problem to be nominated."

The dialogue of "Don't Tell Her" is mainly in Chinese, which is in line with the Golden Horse Awards' purpose of welcoming all Chinese-language films, so there is nothing wrong with applying.

Zhang Jingchu revealed this because she wanted to arouse Yang Mi's desire to compare, and then use this competitive spirit in the filming of "July and Ansheng".

Zhang Jingchu always thought that Yang Mi's performance was very spiritual, but too utilitarian, so she didn't leave any impressive movie roles.

If she can compete with Liu Yifei in this movie, she will definitely improve the quality of her movie a lot. Maybe next year we will be nominated for the Golden Horse together.

However, what Yang Mi thought after hearing the news was that "Tumor King" was about to finish its post-production. Can she also sign up for the Golden Horse Awards?

If it wins awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival before its official release, it will also be of great benefit to the box office.

No, I have to ask Han Yan later when he can finish it!

The three of them chatted, and Wang Quan came back after dinner. He went to take the widowed sister to the plane, and the two of them fought in the car.

So after returning, Wang Quan immediately went to take a shower to eliminate the evidence of the crime. Zhang Jingchu also stood up and left, looking at Wang Quan's back with some regret.

I think about it so much, I think about it so much~

~

After Ni Ni completed the promotion work for "Monster Hunt", he went to Hengdian to visit Banazha.

The cast of "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" is really full of beauties. In addition to Nazha and Reba, there are also new-generation actresses from many companies including Power Generation, each with their own beauty.

Ni Ni originally thought that "Monster Hunt" would soon have no box office due to the blockage of "Pancake Man" and "Lucy". Unexpectedly, "Monster Hunt" turned out to be very strong. It seems that 2 billion is really possible.

Ni Ni is in a good mood, and Nazha is in a good mood too.

The two were talking about "Pancake Man" while they were having dinner. The most hotly discussed aspect of "Pancake Man" at this time was the script "Sewing Machine Band" that the star handed at the end of the movie. Movie fans were curious whether it was true.

When interviewed, Dabang said that the script is real. If "Pancake Man" can be successful and he can be recognized by the film studio, then the new film will be launched soon.

Nazha said with a smile: "I have already read the script. My brother asked me to play the female lead, but the heroine's name is a bit strange, Ding Jianguo."

The name alone made Ni Ni think it was comical. She had a drink with Nazha: "Congratulations. Your debut film is so amazing. Your second film will definitely attract a lot of attention. This new film will definitely have a high starting point."

Then Nazha also complimented Ni Ni a few times. After flattering each other, the two slept in the same bed at night, making fun of each other while talking to Wang Quan on the phone.

After seeing Nazareth, Ni Ni was in a good mood and went back to Jinling and was invited to visit her alma mater.

Now she has become a signature of Nanyi. Because of her existence, the first choice for performing arts candidates who cannot pass the three majors is Nanyi.

She also met Dean Tao Zeru. Dean Tao said that he would go to Baiyin to film a movie next week. Although the old man didn't say it directly, he more or less guessed that he had got the role, and his proud disciple had contributed a lot.

Ni Ni: No, generally it is the royal power that contributes.

As July is coming to an end, three new films have appeared on the market, namely "The Lady of the Dynasty: Yang Guifei", "The Taiping Wheel Part 2" and the Hong Kong film "Mystery City".

When Wang Quan saw the box office data for that day, he couldn't help but shake his head with regret. Director Wu Yusen was completely unable to turn over.

Among the three new films, "Mysterious City" is the comeback of John Wu's old friend Lin Lingtung, starring Louis Koo and Tong Yaya, and grossed 29 million at the box office on its first day.

"Dynasty Woman: Yang Guifei" is directed by Shi Qing and stars Li Ming and Zhang Yuqi. It earned 28 million on the first day.

The reputation of the two films at the box office was mediocre, and they were unable to shake the top three. Except that "Yang Guifei" contributed to Ma Zhen's hot spot, there was nothing to say.

"Peace Wheel: Part 2" has assembled a luxurious lineup from all Asia including Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Jin Chengwu, Song Hye Kyo, Tong Dawei, Nagasawa Masami, Qin Hailu, Wang Qianyuan, Kuroki Hitomi, Lin Baoyi, etc. To be honest, besides Wang Quan Outside of "Inception", we haven't used so many big-name stars.

However, the film's first-day box office was 5 million.

That's right, only 5 million, seven figures.

Fortunately, Brother Dog left early, otherwise he would have been furious to see the movie that Galloping Horses had so much hope for end up in its current state.

Huang Xiaoming is very lucky that he took on "Leng Feng" and "Partners" during this period. Otherwise, if the two super-invested "Taiping Wheel" failed like this, he would have quit the industry directly.

Although Huang Xiaoming does not have to withdraw from the film, director Wu Yusen has already begun to think about quitting.

The investment in the two "Taiwan" movies was as high as 400 million, but the combined box office of the two movies was only 200 million. Because of the loss of word-of-mouth, the overseas box office and copyright value bottomed out, and they lost more than 300 million!

This is probably one of the worst losses in the history of Chinese-language films, no less than the "Windtalkers" he shot for MGM.

If it hadn't been for this failure, he might still be able to rely on his former fame and glory to work as a producer or something, but now, as a producer, everyone would despise him for being unlucky.

It can be said that a generation of great directors has come to an end.

While Wang Quan was watching, he received a call from Fan Bingbing.

"Are you free, director? I'll ask you to hang out over the weekend."

"playing what?"

"You know there is a horse farm in the mountainous area on the outskirts of Beijing. I see the weather forecast is good on Saturday. How about we go horse riding?"

This has not been filmed as "Yang Guifei", I want to find my own addiction to Ma Zhen.

"Is it safe to ride a horse?" Wang Quan asked.

"Don't worry, they only serve VIPs, and ordinary people can't get close."

So Wang Quan agreed and asked Xiaotian and Xiaomeng what they meant.

Both assistants are also interested in horse riding. Xiaotian thinks it is an aristocratic sport and should be learned, while Xiaomeng thinks it can be used in costume dramas in the future.

In her previous film "Martial God Zhao Zilong", Lin Yoona had a horse riding scene, but she used a fake horse, which was too embarrassing.

So on Saturday, Wang Quan, who had been busy for more than half a month, let himself relax and took his two assistants and Xiao Wei, who had returned from his honeymoon, to an appointment with Fan Xiaopang.

The two of them rode a horse together and gradually moved away from people's sight. Then Xiaopang turned around directly on the horse and faced Wang Quan face to face.

"The Lady of the Dynasty: Yang Guifei" is a film that has a reputation but not a reputation, and a box office but not a box office. Zhang Yuqi, who had just divorced, was scolded badly for it. Fan Bingbing was very grateful to Wang Quan for persuading him not to act in the film.

To express her gratitude, she decided to cosplay Zhang Yuqi's Yang Guifei, and Wang Quan is now Li Ming's Li Longji.

The two of them rode up and down happily on horseback.

Wang Quan: Yes, that’s what it feels like!

Li Ming: I feel like a clown~

After riding the horse, Wang Quan walked to Meng Ziyi again, and she instinctively helped him zip up.

But this time she was outdoors, she was a little shy, and felt that she and her boss were a little ambiguous.

Well, I probably thought too much, this is just the assistant's job.

After a relaxing weekend, King Quan will continue to work overtime next week, and finally finish editing the footage that has been shot on Wednesday. It is still 90 minutes. King Quan has gone through it again, and it is okay. Although it is shoddy, it is watchable, and some scenes Still very beautiful.

Wang Quan spent the next day at home with his wife, children and girlfriend, and on Friday he led the team to Baiyin for the second time.

This time we brought all the five male and female protagonists, namely Zhang Songwen, Wang Yanhui, Wang Jingchun, Tao Zeru and Jiang Peiyao, as well as assistants Xiaotian and Xiao Meng.

Xiao Meng is responsible for pulling the zipper, and Xiaotian is responsible for opening the zipper.

In the past, Wang Quan had contacted deputy director Desert, and the extras had been gathered there.

Because the price they offered was very high, they also held an audition, which looked very formal, and the entire audition process was videotaped.

Wang Quan had watched the videos of these auditions through the Internet, and he really saw Gao Chengyong's figure. Although he was shaken for a moment, Wang Quan still caught his eye.

However, he did not come for the audition, but came with his son. Under Wang Quan's instruction, the second son of the Gao family was successfully selected.

Although Lao Gao didn't come, the matter became simpler when his son came, and many of the previous plans were no longer needed.

Before Wang Quan came to Baiyin for the second time, because the crew screened extras with great fanfare, news about "Who is He" and the Baiyin case once again became a hot topic in the local area.

If Baiyin residents watch Gansu TV, they will probably see a group of reporters outside Dawang Cinema every day, interviewing passers-by when they can't find Wang Quan.

Because 13 years have passed since the last case, many people in Baiyin thought that the murderer was probably dead.

This makes Gao Chengyong in front of the TV very happy, you are all right to think so.

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In order to prepare for Wang Quan's filming, the King's Cinema has closed early and made arrangements.

Two of the screening rooms were arranged to look exactly the same as required.

A movie theater has cameras placed at the seats, facing the screen.

The other one has multiple cameras set up on the screen, facing the audience.

When Wang Quan conceived the script, he originally thought about not using cameras. All shots were completed by unconventional means such as surveillance cameras.

But then he thought about it and felt that it would be too uncomfortable for the audience.

Wang Quan didn't want to sacrifice the audience's viewing experience for the sake of being new and different. Even if the film was not a commercial film and it wasn't meant to be seen by more people, at least it couldn't be uncomfortable to watch, so it made some concessions.

Before filming started, Wang Quan had already had a complete vision for the audiovisual aspect. In addition to cameras, tracks were also laid in the two cinemas.

After arriving in Baiyin, he asked the actors to rest first, and he and Xiao Wei went to the cinema to check the layout of the scene.

As soon as Wang Quan showed up, he was surrounded by reporters. This time it was not just the paparazzi, but also regular reporters and even people from overseas media.

However, Wang Quan is only responsible for causing a sensation and does not say anything unnecessary. It is almost time to close the net, and he is afraid of alerting the enemy.

So he asked Xiaotian to act as his spokesperson and said some high-sounding words.

Although it is not that easy to escape in this era, and many things require ID cards, you still have to be alert to the other party to discover something is wrong in advance. If a dog jumps over the wall and hurts someone again, Wang Quan will be guilty of a serious crime.

So Wang Quan cut out Gao Chengyong from the audition video and gave instructions to Xiao Wei.

"Xiao Wei, does this person look familiar to me?"

"What's wrong?"

Wang Quan made a thoughtful gesture: "When I came to Baiyin for the first time, I felt that he appeared beside me several times, in the cinema, in the hotel, and in the restaurant. It felt like he would follow me wherever I was."

What Wang Quan said was a bit exaggerated, but since Dayao was not around, he couldn't refute it.

"Could he be a fan of yours?"

Wang Quan: "For fans, why didn't he audition for an extra role? Then he can take a photo with me directly."

"So you suspect..." Xiao Wei suddenly became excited. He knew that Wang Quan made this film with the intention of attracting the murderer to show up, but this was too optimistic.

How could a pervert who brutally killed 11 people and had been hiding for 27 years be caught out in a movie so easily?

However, Wang Quan's words gave Xiao Wei hope, "Okay, I'll send someone to keep an eye on him!"

"do you know who he is."

"Yes, how about I ask the police to investigate?"

Wang Quan: "No need. I found out through the audition video that he came with a young man. The young man auditioned. Judging from his appearance, he should have a father-son relationship. Because the audition was successful, the young man left his contact information and address. This man His surname should be Gao, and he lives in the Cotton Mill Community."

"Okay, I'll send someone to make arrangements right now!"

After inspecting the cinema set, Wang Quan made some suggestions and asked them to modify it within the next two days.

When Wang Quan returned to the hotel, four middle-aged people, Zhang Songwen, Wang Yanhui, Wang Jingchun, and Tao Zeru, were already chatting happily.

All they talked about was drama.

Tao Zeru is an absolute senior here, 20 years older than Wang Jingchun and 23 years older than the youngest Zhang Songwen.

He is not only a national first-class actor and the dean of the Film and Television School of Jinling Academy of Arts, but also the chairman of the Provincial Filmmakers Association and the vice chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Ni Ni said that their teacher Tao has become outdated. In fact, his status has improved and he has too many administrative duties.

Because Wang Quan's filming format this time was very novel, and although it was very uncommercial, there was still a hidden line of suspense. The four people expressed their opinions on how to film this movie with almost no lines.

Jiang Peiyao really wanted to participate, but these seniors were so powerful. They combined theory with practice and talked about one thing after another. She had never graduated from college, so she felt like she couldn't get in the conversation at all, so she could only sit aside and listen.

In order not to appear embarrassed, she even pulled Meng Ziyi over who wanted to sleep in.

Meng Ziyi felt very sorry for Jiang Peiyao. If he wanted to wear the crown, he would have to bear his weight. If he competed with these old actors on the same stage, he would probably die miserably.

When Wang Quan came back, he said hello to Tao Zeru and the others, and then called Meng Ziyi and Jiang Peiyao away. He wanted Xiao Jiang to try on clothes today.

Wang Quan ordered the costumes to prepare more than a hundred sets of red skirts.

"Come on, try on each set. Xiao Meng, you help her, and Xiao Tian, ​​you are responsible for taking pictures."

Then Jiang Peiyao tried it all night and got about a third of it. He will continue tomorrow, but Wang Quan won't have time to watch tomorrow.

The next day, "Who is He" started filming for the second time, and Wang Quan filmed Zhang Songwen's scene first.

The 39-year-old Zhang Songwen has wrinkles and dyed hair. He is more than ten years older and looks like a kind uncle next door.

There were no cameras in this scene, Wang Quan placed multiple surveillance cameras along the path he walked.

The only camera is for behind-the-scenes footage, not for feature films.

King Quan personally took command, and the entire city was actively cooperating.

On the other side, assistant director Desert summoned all the extras.

"I have something to announce. I know everyone is eager to see Director Wang Quan and our actors. However, considering that the environment we are shooting in is a cinema, there are too many people and the air is not circulated. For everyone's safety, so everyone Playing the role of brothers and sisters requires a physical examination. It is very simple, just take a blood test. The doctors and nurses are already outside. The results will be available tomorrow, and the filming can be done the day after tomorrow, and there is money in these two days.”

A total of 100 extras were recruited, accounting for almost half of the theater.

There was some uproar in the crowd at Desert's announcement.

"Why, you're worried that we might have an infectious disease."

"Are you worried about our safety or the safety of celebrities?"

"How can a group performer have so many things going on?"

But for the sake of the 500 yuan, everyone complained for a few times and then became quiet.

Desert continued: "Then for those whose names are read next, please walk out of the theater and go to the next room to draw blood. Peng Yu..."

That night, the second oldest child in the Gao family came home, and his father hurriedly asked what he had filmed today.

"Nothing was taken, just a physical examination."

Mother Zhang Qingfeng asked strangely: "Do you need to have a physical examination to be an extra?"

"Definitely, it will take 7 to 10 days to shoot in a theater with no ventilation, and there are so many celebrities. What if someone has an infectious disease?"

Zhang Qingfeng: "That's right."

However, Gao Chengyong remained silent. He just asked his son alone after eating, "How did you do the physical examination? Did you draw blood?"

"It's smoked."

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The next day, Wang Quan filmed Wang Jingchun's scene on a bus. His shots were completed by the camera on the bus. Of course, it was modified and had higher definition.

At the filming scene, Wang Quan also chatted with their consultant, Detective Lao Zhou, about yesterday's blood test.

"We might as well make a bold assumption that I came to film with such a big fanfare, and based on your psychological portrait of him, he is very bold and arrogant. Then will he want to participate in the filming of this movie and leave himself alone? So I want to test the DNA of these extras, and the results will be available after I finish filming.”

"It's not that slow, right~" Lao Zhou said.

Wang Quan: "The Y-STR test method is used this time~"

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