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Chapter 657

comedy…

Kernel is tragedy!
It's actually a summary...

Most of the theories of drama are a kind of inductive summary drawn backwards.

Because there are dramas first, and then there are drama theories!
Academics like to summarize the theory and then interpret it by themselves.

The core of comedy may or may not be tragedy.

Chen Peisi said that the reason why people laugh is actually a manifestation of superiority.

Where does the sense of superiority come from?
I am good and you are not good, I can do it but you can't, and if I am wrong to you, it is a difference.

He believes that the principle of comedy is to constantly build up the gap, and the joke is the gap...

It also makes sense that the foundation of comedy is the mismatch and inequality between certain aspects of the two events. Only such differences can have a funny effect.

The presentation of these differences is tragic.

Shen Xudong believes that the core of comedy is usually some amusing plots, scenes and dialogues, which make the audience feel happy and relaxed through exaggeration and funny techniques.

In addition, comedy will also make the audience empathize and reflect by revealing and mocking human weaknesses and flaws.

Shen Xudong wrote on his blog: "Comedies in the Mainland will definitely develop in a blowout manner. On the one hand, comedies and horror films are two magic weapons that are small and big. However, in terms of domestic conditions, except for folk genres, horror films are basically on the street, betting on the local market. Comedy is a weapon for countries to fight against Hollywood blockbusters; on the other hand, comedy requires empathy, which can only be understood by local creators!"

In other words: Comedy needs to be down-to-earth, and it is difficult for those in Hong Kong and Taiwan to truly understand mainland culture...

Back to the interview, the on-site media then asked: "He said that in terms of sincerity, including the presentation of the film, "People on the Journey" is definitely the best work of the three comedies... He also praised you and Baoqiang as suitable actors selected by the big waves. Comedy actors... what do you think?"

Shen Xudong's original words: Comedians are actually very scarce, the cake is very big, and there are very few people who share the cake.

To be precise, it should be "the cake is very big, and there are very few people who can get a bite of the cake." Can you imagine how hard it is for an actor who can be accepted by more than one billion audiences, and most of them buy it?

Xu Zheng nodded: "He said this question when we were chatting together, and my opinion is the same as his: comedy is much more difficult than being tragic! Especially language stalks, all come from the violation of expectations, and now it is information In the era of the explosion, many jokes, spoofs, and cold jokes have been well known by the majority of netizens. If you want to be in front of the audience, it is even more difficult!"

"Comedian...A lot of times, it's not the lines themselves that are funny, but the people who say them!"

After talking about tall things for a while, Baoqiang also arrived, and the two went directly to the screening room...

……

In the company, Shen Xudong is thinking about the actors of "33 Days of Broken Relationship"...

The heroine must use Bai Lily.

Others are not suitable.

Shen Xudong is considering the male lead!
First of all, second-line actors must be excluded.

This is the case in the entertainment industry. First-rate stars connect with first-rate resources, and second-rate stars connect with second-rate resources. There are very few cases of skipping levels.

If there is, it must be the noble person's support and help, and the luck cultivated in the previous life.

"33 Days of Broken Relationship" must be a high-quality resource - Shen Xudong wrote and directed it himself, these words represent the quality!
Bai Baihe is not well-known, so she must choose a famous one to bring along.

Aged around 30 years old,
Those who meet the requirements are those niche students who are on the rise: Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Tong Dawei...

Coat of arms... Without "Struggle", he is still brushing his face.

There is Ma Yili, the little man has a very stable posture, and it is not difficult to get a position.

Thinking of the coat of arms, Shen Xudong suddenly thought of Wang Lei, who replaced the coat of arms as Xiang Nan...

No, Wang Lei's temperament is not suitable!
In the same way, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, including Liu Ye can't do it either...

Speaking of which, Brother Xiao Ming was quite unlucky, he had just filmed "Sharp Shooter" and he 'borrowed' from Leslie Cheung's "Gun King". Brother Xiao Ming played the role of Leslie Cheung!
Unfortunately, "Sharpshooter" has another protagonist: Teacher Chen...

The movie is nowhere in sight...

By the way, it was Lin Chaoxian who made Huang Xiaoming get acquainted with "Sharp Shooter", so there were invitations for "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea"...

Uh, Brother Xiaoming declined it all!
Shen Xudong was just making plans, when he heard a knock on the door, he raised his head: "Come in!"

It was Zhao Linhai.

Shen Xudong immediately put on a smiling face: "What's wrong?"

"...There is something to do!"

Shen Xudong poured him a cup of tea: "Tell me, what can't we just talk about?"

Zhao Linhai took a sip of tea: "Do you know the Japanese box office of "Cao Cao"?"

"You know, after ten days of release, the number of viewers reached 190, setting a record in Japanese film history for Chinese-language films..."

Japanese audiences really love "Cao Cao"!

Of course, the premise is that the plot is good...

The Japanese word-of-mouth of "Cao Cao" is overwhelming, and the satisfaction rate is as high as 95%...

"Zhao Zilong" has a daily box office of 2900 million US dollars, which is already very high, and "Cao Cao" has a box office of 2200 million US dollars in ten days!

What concept?
That is to say, the final Japanese box office of "Cao Cao" is very likely to exceed 5000 million US dollars!
Beyond imagination, it set a new box office record for Chinese-language films in Japan - the previous highest was "Hero" with US$3399 million.

Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" had a Japanese box office of 50.6 billion yen, but the exchange rate was different in that era.

No comparison.

Speaking of "Cao Cao", Shen Xudong remembered something: "By the way, because of "Cao Cao", the Japanese copyright of "Zhao Zilong 2" was sold for 2200 million US dollars, which has already paid back!"

"Congratulations!" Zhao Linhai changed the subject: "...then you still want to do "Cao Cao"?"

"I probably won't do it for the time being. Teacher Bao Guoan is getting old... Even if I do, I have to restart and choose another story..."

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong was puzzled: "Why are you asking this?"

"Long Shadow wants to be Cao Cao..."

"Do it, Cao Cao has no copyright restrictions, anyone who wants to do it can do it!"

"They want you to be involved too..."

Shen Xudong scratched his head, hesitated, and then said: "I don't have time to think about this right now. You also know that the "Three Kingdoms" series will soon be followed by "Guan Yunchang" and "Zhang Yide"... I am not satisfied with the script..."

Zhao Linhai shook his head: "They don't want you to be deeply involved..."

"What do you mean?"

"It's you who pay, and they shoot..."

Translate, long shadows dominate...

Shen Xudong was a little angry: "Crazy? Why should I pay? And why should I pay for them to shoot? Can't I find someone myself?"

"They have a script... Would you like to read it?"

"Yo? Even the script is ready?"

Shen Xudong watched as Zhao Linhai took out a stack of scripts from his carry-on bag, the cover said "Bronze Sparrow Terrace"...

Bronze Sparrow Terrace…

At that time, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he built the capital of Ye, and built three platforms of Tongque, Jinhu and Bingjing, which are the "Three Terraces of Ye" in the history books.

It is said that after Cao Cao wiped out the Yuan brothers, he stayed in Yecheng at night and saw a golden light rising from the ground in the middle of the night. He dug up a bronze sparrow the next day.It is also an auspicious omen to get the Bronze Sparrow now. Cao Cao was overjoyed, so he decided to build the Bronze Sparrow Tower on the Zhangshui River to show his contribution to calm the world...

Of course, later generations understand Tongque Terrace mainly because of Du Mu's "Red Cliff": Dongfeng doesn't make love with Zhou Lang, Tongquechun locks Erqiao...

When Shen Xudong saw this title, he immediately thought of this project. Isn't this "Tongque Terrace", the one starring Zhou Runfa and Liu Yifei, one of the eight consecutive kneelings of Tianxian sister...

(End of this chapter)