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Chapter 674 Greasy Middle-Aged Man (Please subscribe for the second update!)
The press conference ended harmoniously, the crew moved to the banquet hall next door, had a meal, and started filming in the afternoon.

A lot of insiders also came to the press conference. Tang An's movie, if there is no accident, must be the movie that affects the entire summer schedule of this year, and no one does not pay attention to it.

"It's Tang Dong's tenth movie before he knows it. Time flies so fast. I first wish Tang Dong's new movie a big hit."

"Ten movies in ten years, Tang Dong's efficiency is really embarrassing."

"If two more movies are made, Tang Dong's personal box office will exceed [-] billion. It will be shocking to think about it on that day."

"It's just that the audience likes it. I don't know if the audience will buy it for this attempt and the theme of comedy."

Tang An clinked a glass with them and talked with a smile.

Yu Dong shook his head and smiled, "Dong Tang is being modest, there is no director in China who knows the audience better than you."

Wang Changtian also echoed, "An "Detective Chinatown" written by Tang Dong can sell for one billion, and this time it is estimated that the record will be broken again."

Ordinary directors who change genres are easy to be looked down upon, but for Tang An, who has already achieved great success in many different themes, changing themes is not a big deal.

Although "Mystery Superstar" is a comedy movie, the main actors are basically not famous for comedy, but Qin Hairu and Fu Dalong are more like actors in dramas.

Before Jiang Xiaodi made idol dramas and romantic dramas, Lei Jiayin performed well in the comedy movie "Golden Heist".

But as Wang Changtian said, the script "Detective Chinatown" written by Tang An could be successful for a TV drama director, let alone directing it himself this time.

The international customary business bragging continued for a while, and they also wanted to know the specific content of "Mysterious Superstar" from Tang An.

Feng Xiaogang also came to this press conference. As a former comedy professional, Tang An also came to shoot comedy this time, which made him a little curious.

Feng Xiaogang smiled and said, "Director Tang makes comedies, so those of us who make comedies may lose their jobs."

That's what he said, but Feng Xiaogang's tone didn't show much disappointment, instead he was somewhat reserved and complacent.

In the field of comedy, Feng Xiaogang has never conceded defeat, even Xu Zheng and Zhou Xingchi's comedy films have surpassed him in box office, and even Deng Chao's comedy films have higher box office box office than him.

He thinks that he has already achieved great success in the field of comedy, and the filming of "Private Customization" is more to help Huayi subsidize the loss of "[-]".

There are [-] to [-] million box office in casual pats, as if I am hungry now, but there is only a bucket of instant noodles at home, and instant noodles are not nutritious and not delicious.

For nutrition, you can go downstairs to buy an egg and some vegetables.

But it's troublesome, anyway, instant noodles can fill your stomach, so why go downstairs and wash the vegetables.

Just find some jokes and put them together, find some jokes, and make a movie to make money, so why bother to make it so troublesome.

Feng Xiaogang is in such a state now. He was the No.1 domestic comedy back then, and playing the rest is boring.

In addition, there are still preparations for the Spring Festival Gala, so if you mess around, you can earn a lot of money anyway.

Tang An said with a smile, "Director Feng's words are serious. You are a professional in comedy. I don't know what director Feng will make in his next movie. Will it be a comedy?"

"I won't be shooting comedies for the time being, I'm going to make a story about an art troupe."

Feng Xiaogang shook his head and spoke with some reserve.

The genre of Tang An's new film is the one left over from Feng Xiaogang's play!
"The story of the art troupe?"

Tang An knew it in his heart, and asked with a smile, "I remember that Director Feng was also in the art troupe before, maybe it was adapted based on his own experience."

Hearing Tang An mention this, Feng Xiaogang's eyes flashed with melancholy, he sighed slightly in his heart, and then his expression returned to normal.

"It's an original story. I just have an idea at the moment, and the script is still being created."

Tang Andao, "This is a novel subject, I think the audience will be interested."

Feng Xiaogang is about to shoot "Youth", which can be regarded as his own vent.

This film adapted from Yan Geling's novel of the same name has many shadows of Feng Xiaogang and Yan Geling.

It is said that Feng Xiaogang fell in love with a girl when he was in the art troupe, and the girl's father was an old comrade in the drama troupe.

The old comrade found that his daughter's mental state was not right, so he started an investigation.

As a result, Comrade Feng Xiaogang, the admirer behind it, was discovered, and the old comrade made a solemn representation to Feng Xiaogang.

However, things did not develop according to the old comrade's ideas. Feng Xiaogang and the girl were still very close.

Later, the old comrade became furious and taught his daughter a lesson at home, but the daughter resolutely refused. It is said that the old comrade beat her severely.

This incident moved Feng Xiaogang very much. He later said that if his comrades hadn't stopped him at that time, he would have rushed to their house.

However, it is true that the girl "would rather die than surrender", but the question is who would he rather die than surrender for?

Later, the girl told Feng Xiaogang that she actually liked a little brother who worked in civil aviation.

The reason why he keeps in touch with Feng Xiaogang frequently is to use Feng Xiaogang to divert his father's attention.

As a result, Feng Xiaogang didn't know about it at the time, and the girl's father didn't even know about it.

Later, Feng Xiaogang was approached by this old comrade, and in the name of streamlining and reorganizing, he was included in the list of majors.

Poor, it's a spare tire.

There is a little similarity with the hero of "Fang Hua", both of whom were fired unjustly, maybe Feng Xiaogang rectified his name many years later.

At the same time, he also criticized the big courtyard boy, because many people said that he was holding the big courtyard boy on his thigh with his nose and tears at the beginning.

Although it is for himself, Feng Xiaogang is brave enough to talk about politics, history, war, nation, system, youth, absurdity, human nature, and class under pressure, so that he will not be criticized by so many middle-aged film critics kneeling and licking the system male.

But who told him to be famous, only ghosts who are not famous will spray it.

Chatting with several bosses, Tang An didn't say anything about the specific situation of the movie.

Chatting and chatting, the Lunar New Year file is over, and it is the Spring Festival file.

"The Return of the Great Sage" is still a month away from its release, and the promotion has already begun, and it is promoted on a blockbuster scale, which is second only to "Havoc in Heaven" among the many movies in the Spring Festival.

But it hasn't really started yet. Wait until about ten days later, when large-scale screenings begin across the country, and then it will be the time for all-round and crazy publicity.

However, such an animated film, with such a high standard of publicity, still makes outsiders look sideways.

"Omen" released by Bernard is going to do a big job in the Spring Festival, and he is still a little worried about the promotion of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Yu Dong tentatively asked, "Director Tang is very confident in "The Return of the Great Sage". With such a large scale, I'm afraid it will compete with "Havoc in Heaven", right?"

Tang An said with a smile, "Anyway, an investment of [-] million yuan is considered a blockbuster movie. A blockbuster movie should have the scale of a big movie announcement. Otherwise, the [-] million yuan would be Baihua."

Wang Changtian also said, "This year's Spring Festival looks like it's time for a civil war in Journey to the West."

Originally, the Spring Festival show had nothing to do with Wang Changtian, but the variety show "Where Are We Going, Dad" that started airing in October turned out to be a hit in the ratings, and it exploded from the very first night.

The ratings ranked first in the same period, and the highest even broke five.

The phenomenon-level variety show was broadcast in October. In just over two months, all the guests became popular, and Weibo fans soared from hundreds of thousands to millions. It really became popular all over the country.

It is said that Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV has already started to prepare "Daddy is Back", Qinghai Satellite TV launched "Mom and Dad Watch Me", Guizhou Satellite TV created "Daddy Please Answer", and CCTV's "Zhengda Variety Show" was upgraded to "Baby is Coming".

Taking advantage of this shareholder wind, the big movie "Where's Dad?" released during the Spring Festival may still be expected.

However, Tang An didn't answer everyone's questions directly, and it's useless to say it. If you say that "The Return of the Great Sage" has a goal of one billion, no one will believe it.

There is indeed a market for animated films, but the domestically produced animated films sell well with a box office of more than 1 million yuan.

And "Kung Fu Panda 2", which set a box office record for an animated movie in the mainland, only sold more than 6 million yuan.

This mouth is one billion, and others will think you are bragging again.

After the noon banquet, Tang An brought the crew to the Huairou film and television base. Some scenes of "Mysterious Superstar" were filmed in the capital, and the heroine was located in a county in northern Hebei.

From a small county to the capital, it can be regarded as a huge step, which has some symbolic meaning.

Gathered the crew together, and said a few words on the scene.

This crew has been with Tang An for many years, and the main middle and senior management have hardly changed, so there is no need to say anything.

As for the actors, it goes without saying that each of them worked hard, and Tang An dared not slack off in his films.

Let's start with the indoor scene first, the scene where Lei Jiayin brought Jiang Xiaodi to Zhang Yuqi's law firm for help.

Although it is the first scene, it is all professional, and each department performs its own duties, and has already been busy. The photographer, lighting, set, and make-up departments are ready in half an hour.

"Every department will check it, and the shooting will start after 10 minutes."

Tang An yelled at the crew with a loudspeaker, and regained a little feeling.

He reached out to summon Lei Jiayin, Jiang Xiaodi, and Nana, checked their attire, and gave some advice.

"Lei Jiayin, when you perform later, try to lean towards the greasy middle-aged man, especially the last line "I'd better be hungry and thirsty""

"Xiao Di, pay attention to your state in this scene, relax, the whole person is relaxed from the inside to the outside, and always keep a smile in your eyes."

"Nana, you must have obvious contempt in your eyes, the kind that is undisguised."

The role of the front desk, which only has one scene, let Nana come to play a cameo. This role needs beautiful women.

At the beginning, Lei Jiayin was full of disdain for Lei Jiayin, who had a problematic life style, but then he was hooked up by him. The contrast between before and after was joyful, and the feeling of changing to a beautiful woman was even more obvious.

If it's a middle-aged woman, how can a top music producer hook up.

It has been almost a month since they all got the script, and they naturally have a deep understanding of the script and the characters.

After 10 minutes, the actors were asked to walk around. Tang An stood up from the chair and looked around. Everyone was waiting for Tang An to give orders.

"Today is the first day of filming for "Mystery Superstar", and it is also the first scene of the first scene. I won't talk nonsense. I will finish the task today and have a big dinner in the evening!"

"All departments prepare!"

"The actors are in place!"

"Scene 61, one shot, one shot!"

"start!"

The first scene is very simple, Lei Jiayin brings Jiang Xiaodi in, but is told by Nana at the front desk that the lawyer is busy.

There was nothing troublesome about it, the disdain in Nana's eyes was spot on, there was no problem with such a simple expression.

"Okay, let's go!"

"Scene 61, second shot, one shot!"

"start!"

Immediately after the second shot, Lei Jiayin sat down on the sofa with his legs crossed, while Jiang Xiaodi sat beside him in a well-behaved manner.

The staff brought two glasses of water, Xiao Di said thank you and took one, but he still looked at the front desk from time to time, it seemed that he was a little strange about the treatment Lei Jiayin received, but he didn't expect his reputation to be so bad.

Lei Jiayin also went to pick up the water glass, but Nana at the front desk coughed and shook her head at the staff.

He was not given any water. Seeing this situation, Xiao Di couldn't help staring at the staff member's back in a daze for half a second, then turned his head and stared blankly at Lei Jiayin.

Lei Jiayin didn't feel embarrassed at all, she patted her thigh, leaned back on the sofa, touched the position of the heart on her chest with one hand, and even scratched it.

He sighed pretending to be sad, "Oh, it hurts."

Xiao Di was still smiling, but quickly handed over his own water, but Lei Jiayin refused.

Lei Jiayin looked at Nana at the front desk, looking at her provocatively, with an obvious swallowing movement in his throat.

"I'd rather be hungry and thirsty."

But in return it was indeed Nana's eyes.

"it is good!"

"Pass!"

Two shots in a row went smoothly beyond imagination.

Lei Jiayin's performance was also better than Tang An expected, a proper greasy middle-aged man!
One bang, and then shoot the third shot.

But this time, she did G twice in a row. Zhang Yuqi's roles in the previous films were very different from this time.

"Remember to express aggression, especially if each line only has one or two words, but when you talk to Xiao Di, your attitude and eyes will change instantly."

After Tang An warned, he continued to shoot.

Filming is so boring, constantly correcting, not only the actors, but also all departments of the crew.

"Scene 61, three shots, three times!"

"start!"

Inside, Zhang Yuqi saw off a client with a smile on her face, and Lei Jiayin and Xiaodi on the sofa got up immediately.

Lei Jiayin just wanted to speak.

"To shut up!"

Zhang Yuqi glanced at him expressionlessly, only the disgust in her eyes.

Lei Jiayin opened his mouth slightly, before he could say anything, he subconsciously wanted to say something else.

"roll!"

With another cold sound, Zhang Yuqi didn't look at him after she finished speaking, instead she patted Xiao Di's arm and said gently, "Come with me."

Different from a professional fake smile, there is sincerity and warmth in the smile.

Zhang Yuqi brought Xiao Di into the office, leaving Lei Jiayin behind, shrugged without feeling ashamed, and sat back on the sofa.

(End of this chapter)