Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 122 Big Production, "The Banquet".

"Chen Cheng, do you have any mission when you return to school this time?"

"There's no mission. There's just a refresher course at school, and Dean Wang asked me to attend a few classes."

"Oh my god, Chen Cheng, you're already teaching in the advanced class, and we haven't even graduated yet."

night.

Jiao Junyan set up a plan and called over a dozen classmates who did not return home during the summer vacation.

Seeing that all the students were staring at him, Chen Cheng also knew what they were thinking, and said, "I haven't graduated yet, but the dean felt that I had some experience, so he asked me to give them a class. It's called a class, but in fact it's just sharing how to shoot a movie in the crew. By the way, why didn't everyone go home during the summer vacation?"

"I've actually been back for a few days, but the summer vacation is too long, and staying at home is a bit of a waste of time. Many of my classmates usually go to the Beijing Film Studio to see if they can come across any roles."

"Oh, I almost forgot there is a Beijing Film Studio."

The full name of Beijing Film Studio is Beijing Film Studio, abbreviated as BF.

He has some similarities with Hengdian World Studios.

However, in terms of status, Beijing Film Studio is much higher than Hengdian.

As for the reason.

If you go to Hengdian to take a role, you can only get a special role at most.

Then.

Someone asked.

Why can’t you get other important roles?

the reason is simple.

Because when the crew went to Hengdian, the important roles had already been confirmed by BJ.

So some people in the industry say.

Hengdian has never produced a star.

There may still be some hope for Beijing Film Academy.

For example, Wang Baoqiang.

He was spotted by a director at Beijing Film Academy.

If he had gone to Hengdian, he would probably still be working as an extra.

"How about it?"

Chen Cheng asked.

Many students shook their heads and said, "Only Jiao Junyan is doing well here. Most of us haven't gotten any important roles. We only get some special roles, but they are rare."

"Don't worry, it's only your sophomore year."

"I'll be a junior after the summer vacation."

"It's pretty fast."

Chen Cheng suddenly realized that time had passed very quickly.

“So everyone is actually quite anxious.”

Jiao Junyan said at this time: "After all, we are studying acting, but we have studied acting for two years, and it will be the third year in a blink of an eye, and we haven't encountered any important roles. Not to mention the shame on our face, we can't get over this hurdle in our heart."

"Junyan, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. Of course, everyone else too."

Knowing everyone's thoughts, Chen Cheng did not refuse.

Jiao Junyan was delighted, looked at all the classmates, and said, "All of us are very concerned about our reputation, and most of the time we don't want to ask for help from others. It's just that the circle is a society of connections, and we don't have many connections, so it's normal that we can't get any roles. Of course, we haven't thought about getting any important roles, but... if there are some not-so-important ones, like some small specials, where we can show our faces and have a few lines, we will be very satisfied."

"This should be fine."

Chen Cheng nodded.

He was just worried that a group of classmates would ask him what important role he wanted to play.

Fortunately.

We are all smart people and we didn’t say anything that shouldn’t be said.

We are all classmates, and Chen Cheng is not the kind of ruthless and impartial person.

Besides, this is the kind of society that exists in the circle.

You can help a group of classmates now, and who knows when one of your classmates becomes successful, he or she may be able to help you.

Even if none of my classmates could help me.

But since they are in the same class, Chen Cheng would not refuse anything within his authority.

Before, Chen Cheng’s authority was not particularly great.

Now as my qualifications grow, my power and connections grow, and I have a lot more resources at my disposal.

"Well, I've been busy filming recently, and I haven't been able to get together with you all a lot of the time. In fact, I really cherish the friendship that we're in the same class. If I have resources in the future, I'll share them in the class group. However, I may not have big roles. As you all know, these roles are traded between various producers and related parties, and ordinary people can't get them at all. Although I've filmed a lot of dramas, sometimes I don't have such great ability."

These words reassured the students, and they all said, "Chen Cheng, we don't dare to ask for a big role, a small special role will be enough. Of course, if we can't pass the audition for a small special role, then we deserve it."

"That's not true. Every director has different tastes. If they don't like you, other crews may appreciate you. What we need to do is to improve our acting skills. As long as our acting skills improve, even if we don't get any roles for a while, as long as there is a chance, we can stand out. Of course, don't envy those who became famous first. Everyone's development path is different, just like flowers. Some bloom first, and some bloom later. Although those who bloom first have the upper hand, they may not be the last. Although those who bloom later are not noticed, they may be more fragrant and the fragrance lasts longer."

"Chen Cheng, you are simply a philosopher."

After hearing Chen Cheng’s theory of blossoming, all the students felt greatly comforted.

Jiao Junyan also gave a thumbs up: "No wonder you are doing so well, your realm is not on the same level as us. However, we will also work hard."

"Hahaha, let's all work together. Let's bloom together. Then, even if there is a brighter, more perfect flower somewhere else, it can't compare to the colorful flowers here, right?"

"Yes, that's absolutely right."

All the students were very happy.

when it is time to leave.

Chen Cheng settled the bill in advance.

Everyone hasn't graduated yet.

Although many of my classmates have decent family conditions, overall they are average.

Chen Cheng was not very rich, but he took on a lot of films and earned a lot of money.

There is no problem in inviting classmates to dinner like this.

When the classmates learned that Chen Cheng had settled the bill, they began to admire him in their hearts.

On the way back, everyone kept saying, "We thought Chen Cheng was aloof and hard to get along with, but we didn't expect that he's just like us."

"That's right. Shanshan and Xiaofei have already said it. It's just that we have been thinking about this and that all the time."

"Yeah, get closer to Chen Cheng in the future, so that we don't become strangers even though we are classmates."

"Let's not try to get closer deliberately, so as not to embarrass everyone. Didn't Chen Cheng say that everyone should keep a good attitude, and he will tell us in the group when there are resources. It's up to us whether we can get them or not. What we need to do now is to improve our acting skills. When our acting skills are good and we can get decent roles, then our relationship with Chen Cheng will naturally get closer."

"Yeah, I think so too."

……

The students in Beijing Film Academy's advanced training courses are very interesting.

Chen Cheng attended two classes, one was an acting class and the other was a directing class.

Most of the students in the acting class are either special guests or new actors who are being trained by some talent agencies.

There are also some actors who graduated from other colleges many years ago and were doing well in the circle, but they encountered bottlenecks and were unable to make further progress.

The students in the directing class are more mixed.

Some are studio staff, some are writers, some are photographers, some are lighting technicians, and some are reporters.

There are also freelancers, of all kinds.

Chen Cheng is the same as before.

Although he was asked to attend class, Chen Cheng did not put on airs.

His age is there.

Even if one has some experience and has filmed many blockbusters, but acting pretentiously makes one appear to be of low level.

Besides, Chen Cheng’s personality is not like that.

Therefore, Chen Cheng’s courses are very popular.

Every time after class, the students would ask Chen Cheng questions from time to time.

This is not.

After two classes in the directing class, the students still have many questions.

"Teacher Chen Cheng, what kind of actor do you think is a good actor?"

"A good actor is one who can complete the director's assignment and meet the director's standards. As for those who exceed the standards, that kind of talent is another matter."

"Teacher Chen Cheng, what do you think the trend of the domestic film market will be in the future? Will it always be co-productions?"

"Co-productions will probably continue for some time, but they will not be the mainstream in the future. The mainstream will still be our mainland films."

"But now, apart from the works of some big directors, new directors in mainland China can hardly make a name for themselves. The box office is also very low, even less than 5000 million."

"The market is like this now, but it's different every year. This year's highest box office may be 1 million, and tomorrow it may be 1 million. A year later, it will be 5000 million, or even million." "Teacher Chen Cheng, do you think there is a market for military-themed films?"

At this time.

A classmate named Dongqun asked Chen Cheng.

He also introduced himself: "Teacher Chen Cheng, I am an author at Qidian. I write online novels, mainly about military life. I have a decent number of readers online, but I don't know if there will be a market for this type of subject matter in film and television dramas."

This made Chen Cheng's eyes light up: "I think there is a huge market for both TV series and movies. Of course, TV series may come first in the early stage. As for movies, military genres will take some time to develop. Once everyone accepts this market, then this market will have great potential. In fact, this potential exceeds that of other genres."

Chen Cheng was very interested in this person from Qidian who was knowledgeable about online writing.

In fact, when Chen Cheng was making short plays in his previous life, he borrowed a lot of writing techniques from online articles.

even.

The popularity of military themes in the previous life was largely due to online literature.

For example, Wolf Warrior.

The screenwriter of Wolf Warrior seems to be from Qidian.

"Hey, Mr. Dongqun, your pen name is not Fenwu Yaoji, right?"

Chen Cheng asked subconsciously.

"Teacher Chen Cheng, do you know my pen name?"

“It’s a bit like that.”

talking.

Chen Cheng added: "Keep going, write well, the military genre is a very good direction. If you have a book in the future, you can talk to me."

"really?"

The group is somewhat excited.

Chen Cheng nodded: "Of course it's true, but we can't rush this. We can consider the TV drama market first, and then slowly consider movies."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen Cheng. Your words really gave me a boost."

Dong Qun said excitedly.

The reason he came to Beijing Film Academy for further studies was actually to figure out one thing.

That is whether it is possible to move military themes into film and television dramas.

Before that, when he came, he consulted many people in the industry.

Some industry insiders told him that there were not many opportunities.

did not expect.

Chen Cheng gave him a positive answer.

……

"Chen Cheng, are you in BJ?"

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Han Sanping suddenly called Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng nodded: "I just returned to Beijing Film Academy a week ago."

"Back to school?"

"Yes."

"Why are you going back to school? Do you still have to attend classes? You might as well be teaching others."

"Uh...I'm teaching a few classes for the refresher course."

"I said so."

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Tomorrow is a double holiday, so don't go to class."

"No."

"Huayi is going to hold a promotion meeting for a big production. You can come too. I'll introduce you to some people."

"Hua Yi?"

Chen Cheng was stunned: "A big production, a night banquet?"

"Good boy, you can guess this?"

"Huayi is currently working on this big production, and it has been promoted before."

"Well, it is said that the media is very optimistic about this play."

“Does China Film also have investment?”

"No."

"It's fine if you don't."

"what?"

Han Sanping was stunned: "You kid don't think this drama is good, tell me."

"It's hard to explain this in one or two sentences. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"it is good."

Han Sanping nodded: "You have a car, right?"

"No."

"You're already a big director, but you don't have a car?"

"I have been staying in Hengdian all the time. I rarely go to BJ. I can't buy a car in BJ."

"What's the big deal? A lot of directors have villas in various places. What's the big deal about having a car?"

"Director Han, you are painting a rosy picture for me again."

"I'm not just making empty promises for you. If you can become a big director like Zhang Yimou or Feng Xiaogang, with luxury cars and villas, that's normal."

"Then just paint me a picture."

"Hahaha, that's all you can do. Don't you want to surpass them?"

"Wait until you surpass them."

"You are quite pragmatic. Okay, I'll send someone to pick you up when the time comes. Forget it, I'll just pick you up myself."

……

The next afternoon.

Han Sanping drove an A6 to Beijing Film Academy.

Chen Cheng took a look and knew that Han Sanping was a low-key person.

"Chen Cheng, get in the car."

Han Sanping, who was sitting in the back row, opened the window and said to Chen Cheng.

"Director Han, I'm flattered that you came to pick me up in person."

"What's there to be surprised about? Just make a few more films for me."

"Oh my god, you are planning something like this."

"Why, you're still not happy."

Chen Cheng was not a fool, and said, "Of course I am happy to do so, but it depends on the script."

"You still choose the script."

“You can’t just take pictures randomly.”

"Don't worry, the script I picked is definitely not wrong. But let's not talk about this now, let's go to Huayi first. By the way, you said before that you don't think The Banquet is good, tell me your reasons."

“There’s no real reason, I just feel like this play might lose money.”

"Haha, the media said it will be a big hit."

"The media were invited by Huayi, so of course we will speak for them."

"You have a unique vision."

Han Sanping glanced at Chen Cheng approvingly: "What about the golden armor?"

"Golden Armor won't lose money, but I might get scolded."

"What?"

“We’ll know when it’s released.”

"You boy."

Han Sanping did not ask any further questions.

However, Han Sanping really wanted to verify what Chen Cheng said.

(End of this chapter)