Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 283: Charlotte's Troubles

8 billion funds.

For a moment, Chen Cheng felt like a rich man.

But after calming down.

Chen Cheng discovered it.

Although 8 million RMB is a lot, it is nothing in Hollywood.

For a movie like Inception, the investment was $1.8 million, which was not enough for Chen Cheng.

But in the end, there were 8 million RMB.

To say that this amount of money is small would be pretentious.

Chen Cheng first bought himself a fairly large house.

I have always wanted to buy one, but I didn’t have enough money.

Sometimes, when I have enough funds, I have to invest in other films, so I don’t buy it.

At this time, there were 8 million in funds.

Regardless of whether you want to invest in the future or not, you have to improve your life anyway.

The location is near the Nortel.

Also.

Chen Cheng rented an office floor in BJ.

He moved his previous studio in Hengdian, film and television copyright development, Chenying Animation Production... and several other companies together.

no way.

Although Chen Cheng did not want to set up a larger commercial company.

But many businesses cannot be handled by one person alone, and the company has grown big without us noticing.

Fortunately, Chen Cheng still maintained his previous principles.

He prefers the model of China Film Group.

So although the company's business has grown, its scale is not particularly large.

And because Chen Cheng refused to sign contracts with those actors.

Chen Cheng didn't have a lot of messy things.

Chen Cheng only needs to think carefully about what kind of film he wants to make, or what kind of film he wants to invest in.

someday.

Chen Cheng and Zhang Xiaofei went to see the drama performed by Happy Twist together.

The Happy Twist at this time is not the Happy Twist of the previous life.

Although Happy Twist had many talented drama actors at that time, it was very difficult for it to survive due to its model.

This is the same with Zhang Xiaofei.

The industry also believes.

Dramas, crosstalks and sketches like this are just niche products.

At most, you can prevent yourself from starving to death.

But it is almost impossible to become as famous as in movies and TV series.

But Chen Cheng didn't think so.

"Xiao Fei, didn't you say you knew all the actors from Happy Twist?"

"Yes, we are from the same circle and we usually have dinner together."

"That's great. I'll treat them to a meal after they finish their performance."

"it is good."

Zhang Xiaofei called Zhang Chen, the person in charge of Happy Twist.

When Zhang Chen told the news to the main actors of Happy Twist, they could hardly believe it.

"Zhang Chen, no way, Chen Cheng wants to treat us to a meal?"

"Correct."

"This Chen Cheng, is he the famous director Chen Cheng?"

"Who is he?"

"It can't be a scam call."

"What kind of scam call? It was Zhang Xiaofei who called me personally. Zhang Xiaofei is Chen Cheng's classmate. Do you think it's a scam?"

……

10 pm.

Chen Cheng met a group of Happy Twist members.

Chen Cheng hasn't spoken yet.

Zhang Chen said, "I'm sorry, Director Chen, I'm sorry for wasting your time and making it so late."

Chen Cheng extended his right hand, shook hands with Zhang Chen and the actors, and said, "I am sorry for wasting your time. Your performance just now was so good. This is Shen Teng and Ma Li, right? I am your fan."

"Yes, Director Chen, I, I am Shen Teng."

"I-I'm Marley."

Shen Teng and Mali were so excited that they could hardly speak clearly.

They didn't expect it.

Chen Cheng actually knew their names.

"Come on, come on, everyone, sit down."

Chen Cheng politely invited everyone to sit down.

"I'm sorry to bother you all so late. I just watched your performance and I thought it was very interesting, so I asked Xiao Fei to invite you all out. Firstly, we can get to know each other, and secondly, I want to chat with you all and see if we can have any cooperation or something."

Chen Cheng said.

Zhang Chen was also extremely excited.

he knows.

The opportunity they have been waiting for may be coming.

"Director Chen, I have always liked your films. Especially your comedies, such as Lost on Journey and the earliest Love Call Transfer. I heard that Lost on Journey 2 was originally scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival, but it was not released later."

Zhang Chen also said this.

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "There are too many movies during the Spring Festival. I won't join in the fun, lest it fails at the box office and everyone thinks I've run out of ideas."

Shen Teng and Ma Li said: "Director Chen is modest."

How could everyone not know about it?

Chen Cheng doesn't want to suppress other films, not that he is afraid that his own film will not be a box office success.

"In fact, I think that many of your plays are also suitable for making a movie."

Chen Cheng said at this time.

Zhang Chen took over and said, "We think so too. We have contacted some filmmakers and directors before. However, they were not particularly interested."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "There are examples in the market."

Zhang Chen replied somewhat awkwardly: "They said that not everyone is Director Chen."

Chen Cheng was happy, waved his hand and said, "I am nothing, I just made a few more films. Let me put it this way, I don't like to beat around the bush. I invited everyone here today because I want to cooperate with you. I think your play "Charlotte's Troubles" can be adapted into a movie. I wonder if everyone is interested."

"Charlotte's Troubles, Mr. Chen, is there any problem with this play?"

"how."

"He is a reborn type and may not be allowed in."

"That's nothing."

Chen Cheng said: "We can change it. Although it is a rebirth, we can explain it as a dream at the end. Of course, we can't say it's a dream at the beginning."

of course.

This is different from online novels about rebirth.

If you write an online article and end up with this, you are dreaming and will be scolded to death by readers.

But Charlotte fretted.

On the surface, he looks like he's been reborn.

But in fact.

He is wearing the skin of rebirth and filming a funny story.

People watch him for his humor, not for whether he is reborn or not.

of course.

If it wasn't a problem with the review, Chen Cheng would not have made any changes.

Who doesn't want to be reborn? It's a true story.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Fortunately, the transition from Charlotte's Troubles to a dream in the end was very natural and no one was disgusted.

……

Everything went smoothly.

Chen Cheng’s collaboration with Happy Twist was finalized in just three days.

However, since Huaxin Mahua had no money, all investments were made by Chen Cheng.

But this investment is also very small, only 1500 million.

Chen Cheng wanted to invest more.

But I can’t spend it all.

As for the reason.

This is exactly like "The Troubles of Charlotte," with almost no big-name actors.

Not only are there no big-name actors, but the most famous actor only gets paid a few hundred thousand.

Many of them can be done with just tens of thousands of dollars.

As for some people saying that Chen Cheng is too stingy.

These are Shen Teng and Mali.

But before it became famous, this was the market price.

Chen Cheng can't just give them tens of millions just because they become popular in the future.

It has to become famous first.

So.

The pay of the entire crew and actors only accounted for 10 points, and all the remaining expenses were used for filming.

With this calculation, the filming cost is actually quite reasonable.

Chen Cheng did not serve as director, he served as producer.

As for the director.

Chen Cheng still used Happy Twist's own director. Although he was the producer, he still went to the crew to give some instructions before filming started.

Anyway.

A play is a play, and a movie is a movie.

Although drama and movies are very similar, they also have many differences.

Fortunately, under Chen Cheng's guidance, all the crew members made the transition quickly.

Not only does it convert very quickly.

When the crew was filming, the entire filming of "Charlotte's Troubles" gave Chen Cheng surprises everywhere.

What surprised Chen Cheng the most was the performance of the actors.

Although the performances in drama and movies look the same, there are still some differences in the specific performance methods.

Drama is a live performance, there will be no NG and there cannot be NG.

So when performing a drama, all the actors shoot from start to finish in one shot.

Even if you make a mistake, you have to make up for it in other ways at the time.

This is because most drama actors usually pursue one-shot performances.

This is also the case during normal filming. Almost all shots are taken in one go, which greatly saves filming time.

That's not all.

Except once.

Also because the drama actors perform live.

Live performances will have a very strong interaction with the audience.

This kind of interaction can also stimulate the acting skills of drama actors.

This allowed the actors to perform a series of facial expressions and detailed movements very deeply.

Chen Cheng was also deeply moved after reading it.

No wonder Shen Teng and Mali soared to fame as soon as they debuted.

In the drama troupe, the basic skills are really honed to an extremely solid level.

……

"Chen Cheng, are you free to come to Hollywood?"

"What's going on, Uncle An."

“Our Life of Pi will be screened in preview.”

"Oh, so fast."

"Haha, previews are usually very quick, and they are mainly used to see the potential of a film and to formulate future promotion plans."

"it is good."

Spent a week on the set of "Charlotte's Troubles".

Seeing that everything was going smoothly for the crew, Chen Cheng went to Hollywood.

In the last one or two years.

Chen Cheng had close contacts in Hollywood and China.

of course.

A number of domestic media also reported on Chen Cheng's trip to Hollywood.

It’s not that Chen Cheng is a big star.

In fact, Chen Cheng is even more of a star than any other big star.

His every move often has a huge impact on domestic films.

Like the "Inception" produced by Chen Cheng in Hollywood.

The global box office totaled $8 million, or more than 60 billion RMB.

No other domestic director can catch up with such a terrifying record.

influenced by.

Li Bingbing, who participated in this film, instantly reached a status similar to that of Zhang Ziyi and others.

even.

Even slightly higher.

At this time, Chen Cheng went to Hollywood again, and the media received the news that it was probably for Chen Cheng's other film "Life of Pi".

This film is more anticipated by domestic media than "Inception".

Because this film, whether it is the production, the director, or even the main actors, are all domestic actors.

Such as Liu Yifei, Gong Li, Tian Zhuangzhuang...etc.

of course.

There is also the male No. 1, Chen Cheng.

Many netizens secretly joked about it.

Do you think Chen Cheng doesn’t like acting?

NO.
Chen Cheng looks down on those small productions.

This is not.

In the movie "Life of Pi", which had an investment of 1 million US dollars, Chen Cheng became the leading male role.

This also made everyone think of the time when Chen Cheng was a martial arts instructor.

I gave myself the best martial arts moves.
Now Chen Cheng has given the best roles to himself.

of course.

This is a joke.

But no doubt.

Chen Cheng himself plays the leading male role, which shows that this film has unparalleled charm.

……

"Uncle An, you are very excited."

"Of course I am excited, aren't you excited?"

"Fortunately."

"..."

Warner Bros. headquarters in Hollywood.

Chen Cheng and Li An were chatting.

All preparations are underway at this moment.

It is expected to be screened tomorrow.

Li An seemed a little excited.

This is also normal.

No matter how top-notch the directors are, they all hope that their films will have a good reputation and box office.

Although the preview screenings are limited in number, they represent future potential.

not to mention.

Although Li An had been very successful in Hollywood before.

But his success was often achieved in B-movies.

The series of films he made were all invested with less than 1 million US dollars.

"Life of Pi" is Li An's only A-level film.

If this film fails.

Although it cannot be said that it is impossible for Li An to get another film in Hollywood.

But getting another A-level film with a box office of more than $1 million would be extremely difficult.

"Okay, Uncle An, I'm going to get over the jet lag, see you tomorrow."

Chen Cheng met Li Min briefly and then returned to the hotel to adjust to the jet lag.

The next day.

Universal Studios Hollywood.

Chen Cheng was also surprised that the preview this time was held in Hollywood.

To know.

If you screen it here, you will have to face countless colleagues.

Colleagues are all enemies.

No matter how well your work is shot, a lot of your colleagues will complain about it.

This is not.

As soon as Chen Cheng and Li Min arrived at Universal Studios Hollywood, he heard some complaints.

"Hey, old man, what are you doing here?"

"Let me watch Life of Pi."

"Oh, what's so good about this? A Chinese director, a group of Chinese actors, and a film led by Chinese people."

"I just want to see what kind of good movies these Chinese people can make."

"Haha, now that you mention it, I want to go and have a look too. You know, many people complained about Warner at the time, saying that they gave all the rights to the Chinese. You know, there is not much market for Chinese in Hollywood at all."

"That's not the case. Jack Chen and Bruce Lee... are still very popular."

"Except for these two."

Listening to their words, Li Min's face did not look particularly good.

But he is a great director after all, so he can bear with this.

Chen Cheng was not affected at all and entered the preview hall with Li An.

Same as before.

In the first few minutes of the movie, the hall was still filled with a series of low-pitched complaints.

"Oh my God, they are all yellow monkeys. To be honest, I don't like them."

"It's been several minutes, and I still don't understand what it means."

"This kid from a circus family has pretty good acting skills, but... so what?"

Chen Cheng remained calm.

He knows the charm of "Life of Pi".