Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 25 It doesn’t make sense

Shen Yan was very grateful to Zhang Wuchou...

During the time they spent together, Zhang Wuchou took good care of him.

Extras...are actually pretty much the same as migrant workers!
The quality is quite poor, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling...

Although Zhang Wuchou was also proficient in these things, he never brought Shen Yan with him, and he would always bring back some midnight snacks...

According to Zhang Wuchou, he has a dream...

But he himself couldn't say what his dream was specifically!

You're talking about your dream as an actor...

Becoming famous or something like that.

Acting or the entertainment industry is a very glamorous industry, where you wear fancy clothes, are sought after, and earn a lot of money!
It is indeed exciting...

There may have been one before, but it has been almost five years and it has long been extinguished.

If you want to become famous in the domestic entertainment industry, you must first have resources.

Zhang Wuchou is already thirty-eight years old!

He is not good looking, so it is unlikely that anyone would support him!
Shen Yan asked him why he didn't change his career?

The answer is: I don’t do this job, I don’t know what to do…

Think positively: passion can outlast the years.

Negative thinking: the best option after weighing the pros and cons.

He is too lazy to do anything else!
Moreover, his income is not bad now, averaging 7,000 to 8,000 yuan a month, and he is also a little famous in the industry...

After thinking for a while, Shen Yan said, "Uncle Zhang, have you ever thought about filming some skits and putting them on the Internet?"

"What is a joke drama?"

"It's just a few minutes of plot..."

After thinking for a while, Shen Yan opened the folder and found "Happy Little 2B": "This is it, take a look!"

Zhang Wuchou put on his slippers and sat over...

Shen Yan downloaded all these short plays early in the morning!

After all, in later generations, it is difficult to find resources for this thing.

……

"Happy Little 2B" was created by the crew of "Mao Pian" (more accurately, "College Students Living Together"), starring Xing Dongdong...

It is a super short series with 25 episodes, each episode is 2 to 5 minutes long.

The producer is Li Hongchou!
Li Hongchou is a very conceited person. He refuses to contact the outside world and refuses to industrialize the production process of his team and works.

He only sticks to his own employees' and his own scripts, and has absolutely no ability or concept in film and television adaptation!
This also caused him to focus only on the logic of his script during filming, so he seriously neglected other aspects, such as the composition of the picture, lighting, photography, special effects...

The most typical example is "The Stranger"...

Many people say that they don’t have money for special effects. In fact, it’s not true. It’s not that they don’t have money, but they have no idea how much it should cost to produce qualified special effects.

For example, in a normal film crew's work, a special effects scene would cost about 100,000 yuan to produce, but he would feel that 30,000 yuan would not be more.

When it comes to special effects, you get what you pay for. Something that costs 30,000 yuan is different from something that costs 100,000 yuan!
In addition, many of the series he worked on had never gone through the sound process!
Can you imagine that a professional work for an audience created by a team over ten years has not gone through a sound process?

The recording was done in the community with a recording pole, the audio was adjusted by the editor using the mouse in AU, the music and environmental effects were all made in the editing software, and the material sources were all downloaded for free on the Internet!
Not to mention the remix is non-existent!
So, those online movies produced by Li Hongchou's team are particularly uncomfortable to watch...

Of course, the "Mao Pian" series is truly a miracle—it's all about the grassroots nature of Li Hongchou's crew: a group of college graduates and a DV camera, they were legends of their time. The first two series relied heavily on plagiarism from the British drama "The Flying Ducks." The third installment even boasts an original script, a rare talent for clever scripts, especially from this grassroots group. Crucially, the filming became increasingly refined from season one to season three.

The third season of "Mao Pian" has a Douban score of 9.7 points. The main reason for its high reputation is that they have shown improvement in their abilities in the same work.

This is not seen in other film and television works.

What we usually see is a stable level, regardless of the level, the level is always consistent. But the series "Mao Pian" gave the audience a surprise!
Oh, back to the skit...

After watching two episodes of "Happy Little 2B", Zhang Wuchou was puzzled: "This short drama seems to be useless!"

Shen Yan: "...How can it be useless? Every episode has over a million hits... Although the money isn't much, my fame has increased. Didn't you say that being famous is the most important thing for an actor?"

Zhang Wuchou pointed directly at Xing Dongdong on the computer: "...You mean this guy? Do you know his name? Did anyone ask them to act in this role? Have you seen him on TV?"

"...Uncle Zhang, this is the Internet age..." Shen Yan shook his head: "His popularity on the Internet represents his fame!"

Zhang Wuchou shook his head. "...I don't believe it. He hasn't even been on TV. How can he be so famous? How much do you think he's paid?"

Uh…

"...Forget it, I'll just say it!" Shen Yan waved his hand: "I'm going to Hengdian soon and find some extras to film a short play with me!"

"That's it?"

"Yes...nonsense comedy..."

“…Looking for extras to perform?”

"Yeah...you get to play the leading role!"

“…Is it reliable?”

"Tudou.com offers rewards for original videos, and the cost isn't high anyway, so why not give it a try?"

Zhang Wuchou hesitated: "You're paying for it?"

"You can spend some money yourself," Shen Yan shook his head: "...This thing is not complicated...Edit it and find a free soundtrack on the Internet..."

Zhang Wuchou shook his head. "You think it's not complicated? To make these short plays, you need actors, photography, post-production... and scripts. All of these things cost money!"

"...I'll write two episodes for you...and you can find someone else to write the rest!"

"Forget it. If you really want to, just buy me two packs of cigarettes."

As he spoke, Zhang Wuchou got up and returned to his bed, then picked up his phone and started chatting with someone...

It was obvious that he had no interest at all!
Depend on…

Shen Yan was speechless...

He was planning to have Zhang Wuchou do a few episodes of "Never Expected"...

They even planned to let Zhang Wuchou play Wang Dachui!

"Never Expected", my name is Wang Dachui...

The image of a loser, lifeless dead fish eyes and all kinds of weird things he encounters, but the logically self-consistent spoof plot made this short play an instant hit on the Internet as soon as it was released!

This thing is what Bai Ke uses to make a living and support his retirement...

Many people say that this thing became popular because of the times...

It is undeniable that without the promotion of the Internet, "Never Expected" would be unlikely to become a hit, but this kind of hilarious short drama will never go out of style in any era.

If it was born in the era of short videos, "Never Expected" would be more popular~
But even now, Shen Yan feels that this drama will be popular!

After all, it's too out of the ordinary: "My regrets, thinking of running under the setting sun that day, that was my lost youth.", "It won't be long before I get a promotion and a raise, become general manager, become CEO, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life."

Zhang Wuchou actually refused...

Do you know what you rejected?

Shen Yan glanced at him and tried to persuade him again...

But it seemed that Zhang Wuchou had no intention of chatting.

Forget it, since you want two packs of cigarettes, go buy two packs of soft-packed cigarettes tomorrow...

(End of this chapter)