Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 148: Don’t look down on the young and the poor.

"I never thought that there is a director like Chen Cheng in our mainland director circle."

"He is not only a director, but also an art director, music director, and action director."

"Yes, yes, yes. It seems he was an actor before."

"Yes, it's Jiang Ming. His acting skills are first-rate too."

"Pay attention, pay attention."

Chen Cheng was also stunned by this situation.

For a moment.

Chen Cheng was a little confused.

To know.

Although some of these sudden explosions happen by chance.

But Chen Cheng thought that his sudden popularity had little to do with chance.

It is almost impossible to become famous behind the scenes.

At most, you just have some status in the circle, but it is really difficult to be as popular as actors and stars.

There are a lot of well-known directors in Hong Kong, but they don’t know that their power and status are much greater than those of star actors.

But the public is still not familiar with these directors.

But now, Chen Cheng found that his popularity could compete with those of the popular stars.

"Director Han, that wasn't you who did it."

Remembering the call from Han Sanping before, Chen Cheng asked on the phone.

Han Sanping pretended to be stupid and said, "What did I do?"

"Director Han, you are still confusing me. This is the propaganda in the media today."

"Well, that's what I did."

"I... Director Han, do you have a lot of money at China Film? Are you spending money to promote the behind-the-scenes producer?"

"Why, it can't be done."

"It works, but it doesn't seem to have any effect."

"Aren't you taking advantage?"

"Cough cough..."

Chen Cheng was a little choked.

Ok.

undoubtedly.

The person who benefited the most from such propaganda was Chen Cheng.

However, Chen Cheng didn't quite understand Han Sanping's idea, so he asked, "Director Han, you're not spending money just to promote me, are you?"

"of course not."

Han Sanping said: "You are not an artist under our China Film Group, why should I spend money to promote you?"

"Then what are you doing?"

"Didn't I tell you that I'm doing this for the box office of 'Resurrection of the Dragon'?"

"???"

Chen Cheng blinked, still a little confused: "Is this effective?"

“Will the audience go to the cinema because of me?”

“There are quite a few.”

Han Sanping smiled and said: "I talked to various theater companies and they said that the box office of "Resurrection of the Dragon" has increased by 4% today."

"so much?"

"So, you are quite popular."

"This……"

"Okay, that's it. I have to get busy."

Han Sanping didn't care that Chen Cheng hadn't thought it through and hung up the phone.

Chen Cheng rubbed his head, still having some difficulty sorting out the ideas behind this.

Theoretically speaking.

Such publicity is indeed beneficial to the box office of "See You, Resurrection of the Dragon".

But Chen Cheng is the producer behind the scenes, and he doesn't show his face, so the increase in box office sales should not be that big.

But now the data shows just the opposite.

Chen Cheng also looked at the data.

Today, the box office of "Resurrection of the Dragon" has reached 280 million.

It was 200 million yesterday.

"Brothers, are you going to see Long Xijia tonight?"

"What's so good about it? This movie is just average at the box office."

“It’s just average, but this movie has an amazing filmmaker from our mainland.”

"Who?"

"Chen Cheng."

"Who is Chen Cheng?"

"No internet access today?"

“Just got online.”

"Then go search for Chen Cheng."

result.

After searching, the friend immediately responded: "Let's go, let's go to the cinema."

"Hahaha, I knew you would go and see it."

"That's a must. It's exciting just thinking about such an awesome mainland filmmaker."

"Yes, with filmmakers like this, our mainland films will definitely rise in the future."

"Correct."

These are the messages from many netizens in the forum.

"So that's it."

Chen Cheng nodded.

After reading these messages, he began to understand Han Sanping's logic.

He promoted Chen Cheng and praised Chen Cheng, but it was not for Chen Cheng's sake, nor did he really want to make Chen Cheng famous.

As for the purpose, it is for the box office of "See You, Resurrection of the Dragon".

As for whether Chen Cheng is an actor or a producer, it doesn’t matter.

What’s important is that Chen Cheng belongs to the mainland.

Why are domestic films slowly rising?
After all.

It’s not the decline of Hong Kong films.

This is actually the rise of domestic movie fans' thinking.

In the past, everyone always thought that Hong Kong movies and Hong Kong opera were awesome.

That was only before.

After entering the millennium, the thinking of mainland movie fans finally underwent a very big change.

Especially with the emergence of blockbusters like Heroes and Curse of the Golden Flower.

Even though The Golden Armor was criticized to pieces.

These are all representative of mainland films.

and.

These works are simply incomparable to those in Hong Kong.

Not to mention anything else.

Let’s just talk about a big scene.

They can't handle almost all the film producers in Hong Kong.

It’s not that they don’t have the ability.

They really have no such experience, and they have never been into big things before.

The impact of such grand scenes in mainland movies makes Hong Kong movies suddenly seem small-minded.

Han Sanping's promotion of Chen Cheng is actually to inspire mainland audiences to recognize and resonate with domestic filmmakers.

This is why.

The fact that Chen Cheng plays several roles in "Resurrection of the Dragon" is why so many mainland audiences are excited.

another.

If Chen Cheng was from Hong Kong.

Only ghosts would pay attention to that.

……

"Ha, brother, are you here to see the dragon take off his armor too?"

"Correct."

"Are you looking at Liu Dehua's?"

"No, look at Chen Cheng."

"Damn it, I'm here to see Chen Cheng too."

"It's a pity that Chen Cheng never showed his face."

"He is the producer behind the scenes, so of course he doesn't show his face. However, even though he doesn't show his face, his shadow can be seen everywhere in the whole film."

"I thought so too, especially the pictures and music, oh and the movements."

"Yes, yes, let's enjoy it later."

Many people bought tickets and entered the cinema.

This is different from many viewers before.

Before, when audiences went to the cinema, they might have been more interested in watching the story, watching big-name star Andy Lau, and some even wanted to see Sammo Hung.

but now.

Those who rushed to the cinema did not watch the story or Liu Dehua, but the various productions of Chen Cheng in the film.

This is not.

The picture comes out.

The picture, which looked like a vivid ink painting, instantly attracted everyone.

"This is not a movie, this is an ink painting."

"So grand and impressive, worthy of being our mainland art director."

"What about the soundtrack? Isn't there a very passionate soundtrack?"

"Wait, I will come when Zhao Zilong saves Ah Dou."

"oh oh."

Some friends have done their homework before entering the cinema.

The result did not disappoint them.

The first thing that shocked them was the picture.

then.

That is the soundtrack of "Zhao Zilong".

Like many other movie fans before him, his whole body was boiling with excitement when the song "Zhao Zilong" came out.

even.

They were even more excited than any previous fans.

After all, many movie fans thought that this soundtrack was very exciting, very emotional, and very ancient.

But they don't know who composed this song.

Or they don't care who composed this piece of music. But now.

Everybody knows.

This song comes from mainland producer Chen Cheng.

But it’s not just about the graphics and the soundtrack.

The key points for people to watch also include action.

As deputy martial arts instructor.

Although Chen Cheng did not direct much in "Resurrection of the Dragon", it was because of the presence of the big star Hong Jinbao.

But since Chen Cheng has been labeled as the deputy martial arts instructor, many viewers directly attribute all the actions to Chen Cheng.

Not to mention.

There is a lot of gossip in the media privately.

"Look, the action of Andy On riding a horse and waving a gun seems to be Chen Cheng's body double."

"Holy shit, is it true or not?"

"Of course it's true. Some media outlets have reported it."

"Why did not I see?"

"This kind of stuff is spread privately. After all, they are doubles, so it can't be made public. If it is made public, the actors will be embarrassed."

"Yeah."

Everyone nodded.

They know that there are some unwritten rules in the film and television industry.

Like a stand-in or something.

No matter how good your replacement is, it's hard to say who you are replacing.

Although everyone knows that all celebrity actors have stand-ins.

Including Jet Li and Jackie Chan.

But if you just say that you are Jet Li's stunt double, Jackie Chan's stunt double...that would be too disrespectful.

not to mention.

Some actors are too proud to mention they have a double even when they are making a fool of themselves.

"Tsk, that's nothing. The previous shot of Zhao Zilong flying on a horse was Chen Cheng's masterpiece."

"Brother, are you saying that that shot was also Chen Cheng's stand-in?"

"Correct."

"Damn, I always felt that this scene was the most classic in the whole drama. I didn't expect that this was Chen Cheng. Is there any evidence?"

"There is no evidence yet, but you can search online and find some experts taking screenshots frame by frame... It's obvious that Liu Dehua used a body double in this shot."

"Oh oh... OK, I'll look for it online later."

……

Very unexpected.

"See You, Resurrection of the Dragon", which was about to be taken off the shelves, unexpectedly ushered in a second spring because of Chen Cheng.

Stimulated by the media publicity, a number of netizens went to the cinema.

After they finished watching the movie, a group of fans did the same thing.

Go to various websites and find a range of content they want.

"Wow, it's true that Andy used a body double."

"Yes, the figure of the person in the jumping shot is obviously different from Andy."

"Well, he is very similar to Chen Cheng."

"To tell you the truth, this stand-in is Chen Cheng."

"you sure?"

"determine."

"How can you be sure?"

"I was a minor actor in the crew at the time, and I saw Chen Cheng jump over on horseback with my own eyes. Not only did he jump over, but he also roared after he jumped over."

"It's that big laugh of Hua Zai."

"Yes. To be honest, Hua Zi's smile is also imitated from Chen Cheng."

"Sister..."

The more you dig, the more gossip emerges.

of course.

inside.

Some people are skeptical.

They thought that even if Chen Cheng was very capable and could do both art and action direction.

But the person who served as Andy Lau's stand-in may not be Chen Cheng.

Such doubts are not without reason.

Because when it comes to body doubles, everyone is just guessing.

Even if there were extras who said that, it was only one-sided.

Who knows whether what he said is true or not, he has not received official confirmation.

But soon.

Another video once again pushed Chen Cheng to the peak.

this video.

That was the video in which Chen Cheng rode a horse and made a group of Hong Kong martial artists lie in bed for two or three days.

"Okay, I won't argue with you. There's a video and the truth. Let's take a closer look."

"You won't admit defeat until others present evidence. Do you still remember the young man dancing with a sword during the Condor Heroes? "

"Yes, I almost forgot about the time when Chen Cheng was filming a TV series."

No need to say more.

The box office of "The Dragon Resurrection" has been given a boost.

finally.

The box office of "The Dragon Resurrection" exceeded 8000 million, 7000 million more than the original box office of 1000 million.

……

"Chen Cheng, may I ask, you have so many positions in Jianlong Xijia, can you do so much by yourself?"

"Relatively speaking, art directors are not particularly busy, as they are more about providing creative ideas. Of course, art directors are also needed for costumes and set design. Nowadays, movies are divided into very detailed areas, and there are also dedicated personnel for costumes and set design. As art directors, we usually communicate more and then form a plan that everyone agrees on."

"For the action direction of Resurrection of the Dragon, the main person in charge was Mr. Hong Jinbao. I just assisted him and provided some suggestions. As for the music, I did not participate in the whole process. I just composed a song called "Zhao Zilong"."

Facing media interviews, Chen Cheng said very modestly.

of course.

It’s not that Chen Cheng is being deliberately modest.

Chen Cheng's personality is relatively introverted.

In addition, although Hong Kong did not say anything about Han Sanping's publicity for him during this period, Chen Cheng knew that some other Hong Kong producers had some opinions. If he, the person involved, still showed off in the media, it would only bring hatred to himself.

However, after Chen Cheng said this, the media also got an answer.

That is.

This is not nonsense, nor is it hype.

Chen Cheng really has this ability.

However, in some other aspects, he may not be the dominant one.

But this is already amazing.

Just imagine.

If Chen Cheng did not have this ability in other places, how could Chen Cheng's name be added to the credits?

but.

The interviews with the media have not ended yet.

Chen continued to ask: "Director Chen, you also served as a stand-in for some actors?"

"Yes."

Chen Cheng nodded.

This is what was shown on the screen, so there was nothing Chen Cheng could not admit.

"Who did you substitute for?"

Chen Cheng shook his head and said nothing.

Chen Cheng could naturally admit that he was a stand-in for someone else.

But for whom?

According to the rules of the circle, there is no need to say it out loud.

Even if others guess it.

Chen Cheng wouldn't say it.

"Some people say that you have stood in for Andy On and King Liu. Especially the shot of leaping on horseback, it was you who jumped over it."

Chen Cheng smiled and said nothing.

……

"Chen Cheng, your prediction is wrong. The box office of Resurrection of the Dragon is 8100 million, which is 7000 million more than your prediction of 1000 million."

After Resurrection of the Dragon was taken off the screen, Director Han called Chen Cheng with a cocky look on his face.

Chen Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Director Han, even gods can't predict your actions. Otherwise, next time when Painted Skin is released, you can help me hype it up. I will still enjoy it."

"Just think about it, there is nothing more."

Han Sanping said, "This kind of propaganda can only be used once. If it happens again, it won't work. Don't be so ungrateful, kid."

"No, I didn't know that Director Han could do such a thing."

"Hey, you never expected that."

"I really can't imagine it. I racked my brains but I never thought that Director Han would spend money to promote a person like me who is behind the scenes. By the way, I want to ask, is this operation profitable or loss-making?"

Although the box office revenue was 1100 million more than Chen Cheng predicted.

but.

This is only apparent.

How much did the publicity cost?

That's the point.

"Well, let me tell you, we didn't make any profit or loss. We spent about 300 million on this promotion and it brought in an extra 1000 million at the box office. If we split it among ourselves, it would still be around 300 million."

"Isn't this just propaganda in vain?"

“Of course it’s not in vain.”

Han Sanping smiled and said, "Although we didn't make any money this time, this operation also proved one of my guesses."

"What a guess."

"I won't tell you."

"Director Han, I'm very studious."

"You are not the investor, so it is useless to tell you. Do you have the money to invest in a movie now?"

"Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, don't bully young people into poverty."

"That sounds like something a villain would say."

"No, no, no, this is decent, absolutely decent. Although I have no money now, who knows, maybe I will be a big boss in the future. Maybe after you, Director Han, retire from China Film, I will take over your job."

"Hahaha……"

Han Sanping bent over with laughter: "You are indeed a young man, you dare to think of anything. Not bad, keep up the good work, and take over my job in the future."

"Ok."

Chen Cheng nodded.

(End of this chapter)