China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 544 Everyone is talented and speaks nicely.
The first scene is about brothers Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu asking fishmonger Gao Qiqiang for a plasma TV.

The two men claimed to be market managers, but were actually gang members who relied on force to collect protection fees from merchants in the market.

They performed a double act in front of Gao Qiqiang.

"A few days ago, a boss came to my brother and took a fancy to your store. He insisted on giving my brother that plasma."

"What is plasma?"

"Oh, a very thin and large color TV."

"What? Why are you telling Aqiang all this? He doesn't understand."

As a very dedicated actor, Zhang Songwen's performance in the first scene did not disappoint Li Yu.

When listening to the duet between brothers Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu, he had no lines, but used micro-expressions and eye contact to act out the feeling of being at a loss.

He didn't know what a plasma TV was.

However, he knew that televisions have never been cheap. Even in the year 2000, there were still many places in the countryside where even small, low-end televisions were not widely available.

Large-screen TVs from big brands cost over 6000 yuan.

If it is a high-end model, the price can reach tens of thousands of yuan.

The national average annual salary is only about 8,000 yuan.

New gadgets like plasma are definitely more expensive.

It was correct for Zhang Songwen to act out this scene with an emotion of bewilderment.

When brothers Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu were about to leave, he had to force himself to smile and greet them.

The wonderful performances of Zhang Songwen and brothers Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu gave the show a good start.

Li Yu was very satisfied with this first scene.

If he were asked to give a score, he would give it 95 points.

"Very good, we passed this one, let's secure another one." Li Yu said.

Zhang, Song, Wen and the other two also performed very well in the second shoot.

However, Li Yu, like many other clients, still thinks the first option is better.

As we all know, Party A likes to ask Party B to come up with dozens of plans, and finally choose the first version after careful consideration.

Although the operations are somewhat similar, the client like Li Yu is still very different from the client who likes to make trouble for others.

All directors will do this if they are satisfied with one shot and then secure another one, mainly for the quality of the work.

Sometimes, during the post-production editing stage, there may be some mistakes in the shots.

This is when the protected item will come in handy.

Some more shots were taken in the market, and the location became an appliance city.

The cost of props for period dramas is really no less than that for sophisticated historical dramas. The rows of electrical appliances that were popular in 2000 in the home appliance mall were all props carefully prepared by the props team of the crew.

In this scene, Zhang Songwen performed very stably.

When he saw the price of "New product 21860 yuan" on the sign of the plasma TV, he panicked and looked away, not daring to look at it.

He is just a fishmonger and his annual income is good, much higher than the current average annual salary. This is all hard-earned money he earns by working hard from dawn to dusk.

Every month, he has to pay stall fees, protection fees for market managers like Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu, and also support his younger brothers and sisters in their studies.

Even if he worked hard to kill fish for two and a half years, it would be difficult for him to save 20,000 yuan.

But if he didn't buy the plasma TV, his store would be taken away. Without the store and the source of income, he and his brothers and sisters would really have to starve.

After the pre-filming interview session, Li Yu invited a reporter with whom he had worked for a long time to stay in the crew.

Let him shoot some footage with the crew and bring it back.

This is a win-win deal. He gains traffic, and Li Yu's popularity also gains traffic.

During the time interval when the filming location was changed again, the reporter said excitedly: "I feel like I have already thought of how to write the news release, which is to highlight the wonderful performance of Teacher Zhang Songwen.

Then the author kept silent about Teacher Zhang Yi's side and implicitly told the audience that it was very enjoyable for Teacher Zhang Songwen and Teacher Zhang Yi to act against each other in this drama.

If people only see Zhang Songwen’s interpretation but not Zhang Yi’s, they will definitely become very interested in Kuang Biao.”

This is called professionalism.

Even the publicity plan and how to guide people's discussion have been thought out.

"But if we want to focus on Mr. Zhang Songwen's acting skills as a promotional point, it lacks a breaking point. Director Li, you should understand what I mean, right?" the reporter said again.

"I see. It's a famous scene that can amaze everyone, like Zhao Dehan who was reluctant to spend a penny in "The Name." As a veteran director, it's impossible for Li Yu not to understand this.

A famous scene with an explosive point is extremely important for a film or television work.

Zhao Dehan's famous scenes, which he was reluctant to spend a penny on, made a huge contribution to the success of "In the Name".

It was precisely because of that famous scene that became popular on the entire Internet that it attracted countless people, including young people, to watch "In the Name".

If it weren't for that famous scene, "In the Name" might not have reached its final height.

"If you stay in the crew for a few more days, I promise to give you a super explosive news." Li Yu was full of confidence.

The scene where Gao Qiqiang turns evil can only be described as amazing.

Gao Qiqiang was bullied in the early stage, and was forced step by step onto the dark path. He turned evil on the rooftop, and in the end there were one or two famous scenes that were so exciting that they were accompanied by Gao Qiqiang's exclusive battle song. This short video is absolutely exciting and passionate.

The reporter gladly accepted Li Yu's invitation.

He doesn't have to pay for his own food and sleep in the crew, let alone let him stay for a few more days.

As long as Li Yu doesn't drive him away, he wants to stay here forever.

Working here is easy and you don't need to run around to get the first-hand news that will attract the public.

In the words of a certain internet celebrity, everyone here is talented and speaks nicely, and he really likes this place.

Five days later, the reporter finally saw Gao Qiqiang's famous scene of turning evil on the set.

He left Jiang City satisfied after getting the video.

"Director Li, is it inappropriate to focus on me, an actor with no popularity and no fame, for publicity? I'm not the leading male role." Zhang Songwen was a little flattered. Li Yu really thought highly of him.

After all, this is a crime drama in which the bad guys are eventually caught, and the name of An Xin, played by Zhang Yi, is ranked first among all the actors.

Logically speaking, if we want to promote something, we should use Zhang Yi to do it.

"Lao Zhang, have you seen "In the Name"? What do you think of your character Hou Liangping?" Li Yu asked.

“Zu Feng’s acting was quite good, but Hou Liangping’s character setting was too perfect, so perfect that it seemed a bit fake,” Zhang Songwen analyzed carefully.

“So, a drama like this must have a great and righteous leading male character, and have the leading male character defeat all the villains in the finale.

In fact, such a leading male character is far less charming than the villain. Your Gao Qiqiang is equivalent to Qi Tongwei and Gao Yuliang in "In the Name".

Your role is the most brilliant and amazing. If not you, who else can be used for publicity? "

(End of this chapter)