China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

But there are so many things that I don’t believe. When has Guan Ling not done it before?
Tian Zhuangzhuang couldn't feel the patient's pulse either.

Guan Ling's sudden appearance made Tian Zhuangzhuang feel excited but also under great pressure, but he could understand it, as it was probably the result of years of accumulation.

But to make a movie in ten days?
The kind that is very confident.

Tian Zhuangzhuang really couldn't understand.

After hanging up the phone, Tian Zhuangzhuang stood on the balcony of his home and looked out.

“Is the talent gap really that big?

Could it be that Guan Ling already had a version of the movie in his mind before filming it?"

Only with this level of skill can one say that he can complete an entire movie quickly.

But could this situation really happen?

I knew Guan Ling was fast a long time ago, but ten days is too scary.

"I definitely have to go and see it. You never stop learning. If he can really complete the filming, it will really broaden my horizons."

Tian Zhuangzhuang muttered to himself.

……

The actors Guan Ling finally decided on for "Perfect Strangers" were Wan Qian and Lam Chi Chung.

Try to make the film more consistent with the original Italian version.

Although there is a Chinese version of this movie called "The Call" in China, it involves some comedy content. Guan Ling does not want to turn this "talkative" movie with strong dialogues and a fast pace into a comedy.

Moreover, although "The Call" had a box office of nearly 700 million in its previous life, the rhythm of the script is not as good as the original.

Now that Guan Ling is so popular, he doesn't need to care about the acceptance, but instead wants to present the most original, authentic and perfect script.

Even the homosexuality played by Lam Chi Chung was written in it.

In fact, the mainland does not have such strict restrictions on movies with same-sex themes. Even in movies of the scale of "Perfect Strangers", the same-sex dialogues involved do not involve anything obscene or pornographic. As long as it does not infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of others, it will certainly not be too strict.

Especially when facing Guan Ling, this restriction is not so strict.

Isn’t “Farewell My Concubine” actually also a gay film?
The script was quickly reviewed at the meeting, and Guan Ling simply changed a few of the gay man's lines, while the original content remained largely unchanged.

As a surprising "romantic horror film", the original script is more creative and socially broad, humorously analyzing the social crisis in the adult world.

The complete collapse that honesty will bring, or the perfect stranger in the eyes of others under the cover of lies, these rhythms have to be judged by the audience themselves.

Therefore, the more localized this kind of movie is, the more likely it is to lose its original flavor.

……

Before Guan Ling got the news, a comedy film "Lost in Thailand" with an investment of 30 million yuan and starring Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang and others held its opening ceremony in Beijing.

In fact, it was more of a gimmick, and there was no big celebration of it.

"I plan to release it in time for the Lunar New Year holiday," Xu Zheng squinted his eyes in the office, "We will do our best for this."

"If it's the Lunar New Year holiday, maybe 'Extreme Job' will be released at that time." Guan Ling thought for a moment and said, "It's produced by Liu Yifei and it's also a comedy. It would be a bit unreasonable to use the left hand to fight the right hand."

Xu Zheng was silent.

If he were to compete with other directors under Guan Ling, he wouldn't feel that much pressure.

But this is a movie produced by Liu Yifei.

Xu Zheng still thinks it’s better to take a long-term view.

Xu Zheng had also watched the movie "Extreme Job", but the director Liu Yifei finally chose was from a small company in Beijing, the stage play director of Happy Twist. The directors seemed to be named Yan Fei and Peng Damo.

It’s a very unknown name. Xu Zheng has never heard of it.

So if it weren't for Liu Yifei, Xu Zheng would not have hesitated.

"How about we discuss it and have one of us schedule the Lunar New Year and the other schedule the Spring Festival, so as not to affect each other?"

Xu Zheng felt that his attitude was still relatively good.

After all, they are all Director Guan’s movies, and doing this will save Director Guan from having to work hard.

Guan Ling didn't say anything, but just looked into Xu Zheng's eyes.

This kid is quite ambitious.

He even wanted to compete with Liu Yifei for a better schedule.

"I have no objection." Guan Ling said, "The specific decision will depend on your filming schedule."

Now it’s probably just a release cycle, and it won’t be too late to decide on the specific details once the movie is completely finished in the future.

"Then I'll do it." Xu Zheng nodded slightly. "Thank you Director Guan for your support, and thank you Producer Chen for your supervision. If there are any problems in the future, I will have to rely on you two."

"Easy to say."

After Xu Zheng left, Chen Guofu looked at Guan Ling.

"Xu Zheng is very thoughtful. In order to release the film during the Lunar New Year, even the opening ceremony had to be kept simple."

"That's understandable. It's a comedy movie, and he and Wang Baoqiang aren't big box office supporters. Having a launch ceremony really doesn't help much with publicity. And I've been in the news a lot lately." Guan Ling smiled, "I see there's quite a stir online about the official announcement of Perfect Strangers."

Chen Guofu said, "I won't be in charge of your affairs. I'll take a break after a while. You've been involved in too many scandals recently, and many of them are temporary roles. I can't handle them all."

"As the chief helmsman, you don't have to do it yourself. Aren't there a lot of supervisors under you?"

"How can I feel at ease if I don't keep an eye on it myself? I don't want to ruin Lingyun's reputation."

"They can't smash it," Guan Ling said with a smile, "I'm still here. They don't dare to move."

Chen Guofu was speechless after hearing this and he gave a thumbs up to show his respect.

Although it is blunt, there is nothing wrong with it.

With Guan Ling under pressure, there aren’t many people in the circle who dare to make trouble.

The joke that Lu Chuan made a while ago is still being frequently mentioned by netizens. At least Lu Chuan's popularity among the public has been ruined to the point where it can't be any worse.

But how many die-hard fans can a director like this have?

In fact, even Chen Guofu was a little confused.

Soon, news about "Lost in Thailand" gradually spread in the media.

"Lost in Thailand" has already started filming in a low-key manner, starring Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Wang Baoqiang. This comedy movie may be released during the Lunar New Year holiday."

"Xu Zheng is directing a new comedy. Let's wait and see whether Guan Ling's new director can break 100 million again."

……

After the promotion of "Perfect Stranger" was spoken by Guan Ling.

It instantly attracted the attention of many actors in the industry.

Although Guan Ling's new play is a low-budget movie, it makes people think deeply.

When people learned that the cast of this movie had been basically decided, their faces were filled with regret.

The official announcements of actors such as Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Sun Li, Deng Chao, Qin Hao, Wan Qian, and Lam Chi Chung really surprised the industry.

Just looking at the cast, this configuration is a bit cruel.

Zhou Xun is needless to say, the four best actresses have firmly secured her position as the top actress. Sun Li is needless to say, the Legend of Zhen Huan is still on the TV drama list, and it has been on the list of major platforms across the country, and it is ranked first.

Chen Kun and Qin Hao are now among the most popular first-tier stars thanks to the popularity of the recently released "Hot Pot Heroes".

As for Wan Qian, this was quite surprising.

Some actors checked and found out that this was the heroine in the popular art film "Liu Rushi", and she had hardly had any representative roles before.

Is Director Guan taking you seriously this time?
Is there something extraordinary about him?
As for Lam Chi Chung, his role as Mau Mau in “Chinese Paladin III” brought many tears. In the past two years, he has been starring in “Living Buddha Jigong” with Benny Chan. His popularity is not very high, but he is definitely not a face that people can’t forget.

All in all, except Wan Qian, each of these characters has its own merits, and it can almost be considered an all-star lineup?
"Why do I feel like I'm going to put on a show?"

Some netizens immediately had this thought when they looked at Zhou Xun, Sun Li, Chen Kun, Deng Chao, Qin Hao and others.

These are all famous actors in the circle.

Deng Chao has not yet entered the variety show industry, but he can compete with Huang Xiaoming in acting skills.

There is a saying in the entertainment industry to describe an actor's good acting skills. Although Deng Chao, who does not appear in variety shows, and Huang Xiaoming, who does not play the role of a domineering boss, have not yet become famous, there is indeed no wrong nickname for them in the circle.

Deng Chao's acting skills are still recognized.

"A movie judged on the high and low between the movie queen and the TV ratings queen?"

Some netizens gave this definition for the performances of these two people.

"In terms of the big screen and the control of facial expressions and details, I don't believe Sun Li can perform better than Zhou Xun."

"Hanhuan will not lose!"

As the news came out, a large number of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" fans instantly flocked to the official Weibo of Lingyun Media and expressed their gratitude to Guan Ling.

It’s not like Sun Li had never filmed a movie before, but receiving Guan Ling’s invitation really made her fans extremely excited. This S-level pie could be said to have been given to her head without any warning.

But for Wan Qian, there is no such person.

This opportunity was a way for her to promote herself before Director Guan wanted her to film a TV series.

"Who is Wan Qian?"

This question is being asked everywhere in the circle.

After asking for two days, the news came out.

"After Wan Qian's performance in "Perfect Stranger", she will join the TV series "Unnatural Death" written by Guan Ling and produced by Guo Jingyu in May, playing the leading female role."

When the news came out, countless female celebrities in the entertainment industry were dumbfounded.

How many people were broken in the corners where no one cared.

It would be fine if it was some famous actress in the entertainment industry, like Guli Nazha or something like that, but who the hell is this Wan Qian?

Netizens didn’t know until they dug into the matter, and were shocked when they did.

She's already thirty years old, and all she played before were supporting roles. The only thing worth praising is that she has been starring in dramas, and often as the leading actress.

Then there is the extremely frustrating "Liu Rushi".

With just this, can Director Guan still value you?

What's so good about it?
Especially those female stars of the same age group who had been sending their resumes to Guan Ling for a long time, such as Song Jia, who was Wan Qian's classmate. When they learned that this person was chosen to be the female lead of Director Guan, they almost broke their bowls.

"How could Director Guan choose Wan Qian? Regardless of her relationship with us, she really doesn't know how to deal with things!"

Song Jia was chatting with her friends when she lost her temper.

Brother Hu was watching the news and communicating with Han Xue: "Is this Wan Qian that Director Guan is talking about our senior sister?"

Han Xue's silver teeth were almost broken.

"It should be her."

Brother Hu said, "Senior sister is really lucky. At the beginning, the teachers all said that she was as quiet as a chrysanthemum. Either she would be rotten outside this circle, or she would meet a noble person and become very popular in this circle. Now it seems that Senior sister has met her noble person?"

"All the students in their class like to act in dramas, but they talk about art but think about business. They say they look down on those who make TV dramas and want to act in dramas, but once they graduate, they all go to make movies. Only Wan Qian and Guo Jingfei persisted. The National Theatre and the Shanghai Drama Center are both places with good reputations but don't make money. They say they want to be young artists.

It’s been seven or eight years now.”

"Yes, Yuan Hong and I are both famous. They are still unknown."

"But it's not like she hasn't made movies before, she just failed. She even tried to be a singer and made an album, investing millions, but ended up losing everything."

Han Xue said, "Later, the directors of the National Theatre failed to promote her. I thought she was completely hopeless. You know, we occasionally communicated with each other in the troupe at school. She has a stubborn temper and a proud personality."

Brother Hu said: "I am really lucky to be valued by Director Guan."

"I just don't understand. In this circle, becoming popular seems to depend on fate."

After hearing what Brother Hu said, Han Xue felt even more heartbroken.

So he posted a few words on Weibo: "Minor success depends on promotion, great success depends on luck."

Then Song Jia and others started to like her posts, and then I didn’t know what to say on Weibo, but just kept expressing their resonance.

Not long after, Jingtian also made a resonant statement.

This guy is not from the Shanghai Theatre Academy and he just wants to join in the fun.

Afterwards, Dilireba also forwarded the messages from her senior sisters and shared their resonance.

When Di Lieba posted this, her roommates also felt the same way. Yuan Bingyan and Zhong Chuxi also reposted it on Weibo to express their feelings.

Later, Brother Hu also forwarded a message to appease Senior Sister Hanxue.

When Brother Hu became famous, everyone thought something was wrong and were extremely curious.

Later, Li Bingbing forwarded it.

She had a lot to say, but she couldn't.

She is very famous, but now it seems that fame depends on luck, and for her, there seems to be no possibility of going any further.

No one said anything, but it seemed like they had said everything.

Just when the Shanghai Film Academy itself was wondering what had happened, an updated message came out.

"The TV series "My Love from the Star", written by Guan Ling and produced by Guo Jingyu, has cast Dilireba from Shanghai Theatre Academy. At the same time, Dilireba will sign a contract with Lingyun Media."

As soon as the news came out.

The actors from the Shanghai Drama Academy who had previously released the news, especially the actresses, were completely devastated.

Netizens were left speechless.

Is the entertainment industry crazy?

Everyone reposted Han Xue’s Weibo, without saying anything, just resonating with the audience.

The most important thing is, all of them were issued by the Shanghai Drama Academy before. Have you, Jingtian, also joined in?

What happened?
What happened to Shanghai Drama Academy?
What kind of melon is in this circle that I can’t eat?

Netizens are going crazy!
At this moment, the stars from the Shanghai Drama Academy and even the students from the Beijing Film Academy were all in a state of panic.

"The leading actresses in Director Guan's two new plays are both students from the Magic City Drama Academy?" (End of this chapter)