Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 163: How horrible will the box office of “Those Years” be!!!
The filming of "Those Years" is really nothing to watch.

If you just look at each mirror individually, you will find it boring.

Just as Han Sanping said.

Even though he had read the entire script, he felt for a moment that the play did not have any major conflicts or contradictions.

This is the same as those online novels written in later generations, which require three golden chapters and a golden finger.

Is it not okay not to show up?
most of the time.

For these people in the industry who seem very professional.

They will fall into an aesthetic trap.

Just like the book.

His requirements for the book are always contradictory and conflicting.

But little do people know.

Conflict is just a point to attract the audience.

But there are many things that can attract audiences.

The reason why "Those Years" was so popular in the past was because it resonated with and aroused memories of countless people.

He doesn't need too much contradiction and conflict to succeed.

but.

Maybe it’s because of the script.

This kind of thing is not so obvious when expressed in words.

But Chen Cheng was not in a hurry.

He was very patient in filming this drama.

Although he knows.

The actors he recruited had no special acting skills.

But Chen Cheng was still very patient.

"Director Chen, are these shots okay?"

After finishing a day's filming, assistant director Wu Jingyuan came to Chen Cheng's office.

He then played back the footage he had taken that day and said, "I feel that the artistic effect of these shots is not good enough, and the acting of the actors is really hard to accept."

Chen Cheng took a look and said with a smile, "I think it's pretty good and natural."

"It's natural, but it feels weird."

"What's weird?"

Chen Cheng said, "Director Wu, you have made too many films, and you think that actors are born to act in a certain way, and that this is the most realistic way to act. Little do you know that since it is acting, it is not real. On the contrary, when you see them, their performances that are not very good at acting look more natural and more real. Think about it, was it like this when you were studying?"

“Shouldn’t art be derived from life and yet be higher than life?”

"Everyone has different opinions on theory. Don't get hung up on it. Just treat these people as high school students acting randomly."

When Chen Cheng said this, he was not relaxing the standards for the actors.

In the previous life of "Those Years", there were almost no professional actors.

At most it’s Hao Shaowen.

But Hao Shaowen hasn't filmed a movie for a long time since his debut as a child star.

As for his acting skills, that's just about it.

Chen Cheng's version of "Those Years" is actually closer to the script.

Just like the protagonist.

Brother Gouzi Zhang Wei is a little clever and has a never-give-up attitude.

At that time, he was not famous yet and had no image burden, so he acted in his true colors.

This is very consistent with the character of male lead Ko Ching-teng.

Female No. 1 Wu Qingqing is even more so.

He was originally a top student.

As for how to act.

Chen Cheng only told her that as long as she could show her study status in high school, everything would be fine.

really.

As soon as Chen Cheng said this, Wu Qingqing instantly got into the mood.

As for the other characters.

Many times, Chen Cheng did not explain the play to them and let them perform freely.

As for why not to talk about drama.

The main point is that drama is not omnipotent.

For some plays that require rich emotions and plot conflicts, actors will be able to understand them better.

But in fact, "Those Years" was rather bland from the beginning to the end.

It's like he's telling you a story.

The story has been very smooth and uneventful.

Even when the hero and heroine separated due to misunderstanding, the story was smooth and there were no major breaking points.

This is the same as in our real life, very peaceful and natural.

There was no big explosion, no shocking event for the whole school.

Many relationships between boys and girls start with ambiguity.

Finally, they separated in ambiguity.

The ambiguity here is also more private.

It's not like what we see in movies and TV dramas, loving you to death, loving you until the sky collapses and the earth breaks.

So in the back.

Even after the male and female protagonists separated, Xie Minghe, played by Hao Shaowen, and Shen Jiayi fell in love.

But no one said anything.

Are we going to have a fight with "Xie Minghe"?

Is he going to beg the heroine to get back together with him again?

Once we are separated, we are separated.

If you miss it, you miss it.

Maybe everyone knows that this separation and this missed opportunity will last a lifetime.

but……

Isn’t this the case for everyone in reality?

This is also why "Those Years" resonates with so many people.

But the ending.

Chen Cheng made some slight changes.

After the male protagonist in the drama graduated from college, for some unknown reason he started writing online novels and became very popular because of it.

But in Chen Cheng's version, the male protagonist did not have such good luck after graduating from university.

He doesn't know how to write online novels.

Even if you can write, it’s not good and no one will read it.

In order to make a living, he worked as a farm worker.

It was not until the heroine Shen Jiayi got married that Chen Cheng became the assistant director.

Yes.

Chen Cheng wrote about himself.

But it’s not entirely about myself.

Not every protagonist will have a bright future.

Not every young person can become the prince charming in the eyes of others after breaking up with his first love.

until a certain day.

The hero in the play recalled the past, so he wrote and directed the film "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

……

It was not too difficult to shoot "Those Years".

The difficulty was that almost every once in a while, Wu Qingqing would come to Chen Cheng to urge him to submit his manuscript.

There is no other way.

Before convincing Wu Qingqing to play the leading female role, Chen Cheng could only write a short section of "The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation" after filming "Those Years" every day.

Fortunately.

Chen Cheng had decent writing skills in his previous life, and he wrote so many short play scripts.

In addition, Chen Cheng's writing skills had reached 80 points at this time, so writing "The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation" was naturally a piece of cake for him.

In this way, I was able to deal with Wu Qingqing.

"Director Chen, do you want to add some more to the plot later on?"

On the last day, after shooting this scene, "Those Years" will be completed.

But at this time, Wu Jingyuan found Chen Cheng again.

"add a bit?"

"I think later on, we can add that the leading actor went from being an assistant director to an assistant martial arts director, then an assistant martial arts director, and then an assistant director. Then, he became an assistant actor director, the first assistant director, a co-director, and finally an independent director, and then Mr. Billionaire."

"Stop, stop, stop... Boss Wu, you've said so much, who are you going to film?"

"Who are you shooting?"

"Don't look at me. You can't take pictures from behind."

"Hahaha, isn't that inspiring?"

"Let's not talk about whether it's inspiring or not. Our film 'Those Years' is a youth campus film, not an inspirational drama. Don't get the wrong direction."

"Too."

Wu Jingyuan nodded and said inwardly, "Actually, Director Chen, your experience can indeed be used to make an inspirational drama." "Okay, I'll wait until you come to shoot it someday."

"That's settled."

Wu Jingyuan laughed: "When you become a big shot, maybe I will really make your autobiography. But let me make it clear first, I don't have the money to buy your life script."

"Okay, no charge, you can take the photo when the time comes."

Chen Cheng treated this as a joke.

Although Chen Cheng also wanted to be a big boss.

But who knows when.

Maybe Chen Cheng was doing well before and seemed to have good potential.

But life is full of uncertainties.

Who knows whether your future development will be smooth?

What if you are born with the potential to be an emperor?

In the end, he was beaten up by a protagonist who came from nowhere.

"Come on, everyone. This is the last shot of today. After this shot, our filming of Those Years will be complete."

Holding the microphone, Chen Cheng spoke loudly.

Everyone in the crew was also extremely excited.

Although filming is fun, it can also be tiring after a long time.

Everyone is very happy that we were able to wrap up today.

"Okay."

"Pass."

"Everyone has worked hard. Everyone, stay together tonight and have a good drink together."

After looking at the camera, Chen Cheng was very satisfied.

……

"Come on, everyone. You have all worked hard recently. I'd like to toast you all."

"Those Years" can be said to be Chen Cheng's first truly leading drama.

Since he is the leader, Chen Cheng follows many rules on his own.

This is not.

At the wrap-up banquet, Chen Cheng did not distinguish between a main table and a secondary table, let alone a first table and a second table.

As for how to choose.

Everyone come by yourself.

Go wherever you want.

You can sit at any table you want.

The reason for this arrangement.

On the one hand, many people in the crew are classmates, so there is no need to have such a deep hierarchy in the crew.

on the other hand.

Also because many of them are classmates, Chen Cheng hopes that each of his classmates will have a good future after filming "Those Years".

Chen Cheng hopes that everyone in the crew can communicate more with each other, get to know each other better, and understand each other better.

It’s better to become friends later.

Wu Jingyuan saw what Chen Cheng meant and gave him a thumbs up: "Director Chen, I admire you for being such a good person."

"Boss Wu, how can you explain this?"

"Look, now everyone in the crew has become close friends. Whether in front of the camera or behind the camera, everyone has become friends all of a sudden. I believe that everyone may become friends in the future. This is beneficial to everyone."

"Yes."

Chen Cheng also nodded: "Behind the scenes and in front of the scenes are all filming together, there is no need to separate them so clearly, everyone can make friends together. In the future, if the in-front of the scenes actors have resources, they can ask their behind-the-scenes friends to come over. If the behind-the-scenes producers have connections, they can also recommend the in-front of the scenes actors. In this way, the road will be wider."

"Awesome, boy...how do you have such a high level?"

"What a high state of mind. Someone once held an umbrella for me, but I didn't want to see others get wet in the rain. That's not how I got here."

Looking at Wu Jingyuan, Chen Cheng said, "Right, Boss Wu."

"What? I don't understand."

"cut……"

Chen Cheng raised his glass and walked to Wu Jingyuan: "Thank you."

Wu Jingyuan wiped his eyes and said, "We should thank each other."

……

"Teacher Xiao Wu, you said Director Chen was also a makeup artist back then?"

"Not really. Director Chen was the deputy art director back then, in charge of makeup."

"Oh, I didn't expect Director Chen to be so talented."

"That's nothing. Director Chen has worked in many professions before. Well, Director Chen has also worked as a stagehand."

"Teacher Xiao Wu, don't tell me about the protagonist's experience after college. Tell me about Director Chen's experience."

"almost."

Another table.

Xiao Wu was happily chatting with everyone in the crew, and they started talking about a series of gossips about Chen Cheng.

"Let me tell you, when we were filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, it was Cheng who decided on the makeup for Little Dragon Girl, and it was then that Jin Yong approved it."

"Wow……"

"Not only that, Director Chen also designed the makeup for Gong Li. Yes, it was the one for Curse of the Golden Flower."

"Director Chen is really awesome."

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile... There are still some dramas that haven't been released yet. Director Chen also gave Jet Li some advice on acting in The Warlords."

"Oh my God……"

Look how lively it is here.

Chen Cheng also came over: "Xiao Wu, what are you talking about? You are going to kidnap all the girls in the crew."

See Chen Cheng coming over.

Xiao Wu was a little embarrassed: "Brother Cheng, I was telling them about your glorious deeds."

"What glorious deeds have I done? You are not going to tell me all about my experience as a laborer."

"Cough cough..."

"You kid, you really said it."

Chen Cheng made a contemptuous gesture towards Xiao Wu.

When the crew members at the same table saw Chen Cheng coming, they were also very excited and asked, "Director Chen, do you still have a lot of movies that haven't been released yet?"

"There are some, but not many, only two or three."

"There are still two or three more films, so the box office will have to break 100 million again."

"I don't know about this either."

Chen Cheng really didn't know.

but.

If the box office of the next few films really only breaks 100 million, the producers will probably cry their hearts out.

Yes.

Whether it's Painted Skin, The Warlords, or The Siege of the City.

If the box office is only 1 million, they may all lose money.

"So what do you think the box office of our film "Those Years" will be?"

"I do not know either."

"Can you give me a prediction?"

"Forget it. If my prediction is wrong, you will have to tease me every now and then when you think of it... You guys eat and drink well. I'll go to another table."

It's not always possible to accurately predict box office results.

Since they have nothing to do with Chen Cheng and Chen Cheng cannot influence them, such prediction may be somewhat accurate.

But now Chen Cheng is fully involved.

Chen Cheng's version of "Those Years" is very different from his previous version.

Plus, it’s 2007 now, and the previous film “Those Years” was released in 2011.

This is simply unpredictable.

But it’s unpredictable.

But with the previous "Secret" breaking the 100 million mark, Chen Cheng had high expectations for "Those Years".

of course.

This expectation.

It's not just the mainland.

According to Chen Cheng's plan.

He was prepared to advance into both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau separately.

According to the record of "Those Years" in the previous life.

It was released in Taiwan and the box office reached more than 4 million Taiwan dollars, ranking first in Taiwan's history.

In Xiangjiang.

"Those Years" earned over 6000 million at the box office, breaking the box office record of "Kung Fu" which had been held by Stephen Chow for 7 years, and making history again.

in case.

Chen Cheng was talking about if.

If my version of "Those Years" can reproduce the box office success of that year.

Gee...

(End of this chapter)