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Chapter 699 "Red Sea" Leading Stars Are Aligned
Tang An personally recommended Wen Muye on the spot to study as an assistant director on the crew of "Beautiful Heart", which not only surprised Wen Muye, but also surprised the 29 directors present.

Although it is not a good opportunity to be an assistant director, being an assistant director of a big director is an excellent way out for them. .

Although Ning Hao's current highest box office is only more than 2 million yuan, the two parts of the crazy series have made him famous, and his reputation is no less than that of big directors.

Moreover, "Heart Blossoms on the Road" starred Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, and Hantang Media even offered a guarantee of [-] million sky-high prices.

With the support of Hantang Media's strong channels and publicity resources, "Heart Blossoms on the Road" is almost a movie with a high probability of success.

Not to mention anything else, just mixing one qualification and making friends with Ning Hao and Xu Zheng is a big gain for new directors like them.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and the inferiority of human beings was fully exposed, and almost all of them were quietly judging the Wenmuye project.

Originally everyone was the same, they were all new directors looking for investment, but it turned out that someone was appreciated by a big shot so easily. It is normal to feel upset. Subconsciously comparing yourself with the other party, under the subjective influence, it is easy to belittle the other party in your heart. Nothing.

If it wasn't for Tang An who was on the stage, he would probably have turned on the mocking mode.

Looking at the noisy scene in the audience, Tang An expected it.

Human nature is so, why are you luckier than me?

That's right, most people must think that Wen Muye is lucky, not capable.

In fact, it was also luck. If Tang An hadn't traveled here, he wouldn't have even looked at this project.

However, there is still something to be said about the scene.

He smiled and said, "Do you know why I like him?"

Everyone was puzzled, and Wen Muye was also stunned. It seemed that he had nothing to do with Tang An.

"I'll repeat what I've said many times. You newcomer directors are begging investors to invest. Just like doing business, it's called coaxing and cheating to put it bluntly."

"Wen Muye was able to change a niche literary film into a road romance comedy for the sake of the market, at least it proves that he is willing to change because of the market. If I were an investor, he would be willing to change according to my wishes to make the project more in line with the needs of the market. request, then I would at least be willing to learn more about this project in my heart.”

"As for Han Yi's film just now, I said that there should be no ghosts in the film, but she replied that I don't want the domestic market and sell overseas copyrights. Do you think that from the perspective of an investor, I will still pay for it?"

As soon as Tang An finished speaking, someone couldn't help but speak.

"Then what does Director Tang mean by coaxing and deceiving?"

Tang Andao, "Literally, what you are doing now is a sales job, selling your own projects. Thinking about the related industries you usually encounter, you basically boast about your own things."

"Selling a car, selling a house, and selling clothes are all the same. You have to tell investors that your project can make money. It doesn't matter if you exaggerate a little bit. My company receives countless scripts and planning proposals every day, and some of them say it's hype. , It seems that if you invest 1000 million yuan and earn at least [-] million yuan next year, if it is not too exaggerated, I almost believe it."

"Of course, I'm not teaching you to lie. A film cannot be 100% successful, nor can it be 100% failure. What you have to do is to let the investors see the possible success. , the crew, and investors are responsible for the money, whether to cater to the market or stick to your own style, as you and the investors said, is up to you, and you have to be responsible for yourself!"

Tang An didn't teach shooting, crew scheduling, camera use and screen layout. Many things were taught in school, and similar professional books can be found everywhere on the Internet, and most of them rely on their own use.

What they lack the most is how to sell their projects, otherwise, everything else is empty talk.

For the next hour or so, Tang An didn't say much, and he didn't see any interesting projects.

Either follow the rules, or let yourself go.

Tang An didn't say much. Guan Jinpeng and Wei Desheng started to give lectures. They talked about many things, such as various types of film photography methods, how to use lighting and camera angles to create different atmospheres, and other specific things.

It may be that Tang An talked too much before and stole the limelight, and they talked with great interest.

Although the things they talked about had real materials, the new directors at the scene were disappointed, because Tang An just occasionally interjected a sentence, and he didn't take a fancy to another project, even if someone imitated Wen Muye and put the original Tang An has no interest in changing the literary film to a comedy type.

As the evening approached, the class was over.

"Go back and think about it more, I hope what we said can be of some help to you."

Tang An said one last thing, said hello to several other teachers, didn't stay long, and didn't chat with Wen Muye, until he was a little disappointed, the rest of the mood finally got better.

After returning from Shanghai, Tang An asked someone to send invitations to several actors that night, and planned to let the actors and the military advisory team go to the military region for training.

Although not all of them were in the capital, a day later, at ten o'clock in the morning, all the actors arrived.

In the large meeting room of the group, Tang An met several main actors.

Zhang Yi as the captain, Du Jiang as the deputy captain, Zhang Ruoyun as the sniper, Luxia Jiang and Xun Zhao as the machine gunners, and Peng Yichang as the observer.

The eight members of the Jiaolong team, except for the role of the communication soldier and the medical soldier, the main actors are all here.

The actor Zhang Yi did not change. There are many tough guys and military actors in the circle, but after counting, Zhang Yi was chosen. This actor who later claimed to have plastic surgery-like acting skills.

Zhang Yi has been a soldier for ten years. Although he only served in the drama troupe of the Beijing Military Region, he has experienced life in the special forces and reconnaissance forces.

With that kind of military quality, the whole person is different when he picks up a gun.

Many actors have also been considered for the role of the vice-captain. In the film, the vice-captain is a paternalistic role, taking care of many dangerous situations.

He is also responsible for many things that the captain is inconvenient to say. When talking with the team members, he looks like a father, and Du Chan is not yet thirty.

However, Du Chan already had a child, so it was not a big problem to be such a "father", and the appearance of Buttercup was not a problem, so he was chosen in the end.

Another role that has not been changed is Tong Li, the machine gunner. There are too few actresses of this type in China, so there is no choice.

Wuying-level athletes have also filmed many film and television dramas.

The character image of a sniper needs to be a little draggy, but also very confident.

Among the younger generation, Zhang Ruoyun's appearance is more in line with the requirements of the role.

Although the remake of "New Snow Leopard" was unsuccessful, it performed well in "Forensic Qin Ming".

The acting skills are not top-notch, but it is still good among actors in their 20s, and the appearance meets the requirements.

It's just that there is a difference in temperament, a bit more feminine, but after being thrown into the army for half a year, the temperament came out.

Huang Jingyu, who originally played this role, still doesn't know where to work as a model.

What makes Huang Jingyu better than Zhang Ruoyun is that the scene with the observer is very angry.

It may be that Huang Jingyu has not left his role in the previous gay-themed web drama "Addicted", and he is full of aggressiveness.

Later, after "Operation Red Sea" was released, a fan fiction between Gu Shun and observer Li Dong appeared on a female channel website.

The observer, Li Dong, is younger, and there are not many actors in his 20s, so he recruited Peng Yichang, and there are not many scenes in "Mystery Superstar".

The machine gunner Stone found Zhao Xun who starred in "Special Forces" with Wu Jing, and played the simple-looking Er Niu in it, but he was just an acting school. Later, the role of Scorpion in "Drug Hunter" was in contrast to his previous roles. Huge, nothing out of the ordinary.

These main roles are also the last roles in the scene, especially for the battle scenes, five or six months of training is necessary, and the other actors can be delayed.

The secretary opened the door, and Tang An walked into the conference room. The actors who had been sitting stood up immediately.

"Hi, Director Tang."

"They're all here, sit down first."

Tang An smiled and asked them all to sit down.

Glancing at the nervous and excited crowd, Tang And said, "I'm looking for you, I guess you've guessed it, the previously announced military movie "Operation Red Sea" has officially started preparations, and next you will follow a real special team The army conducts targeted training for half a year, and after the training, there will be about four to five months of filming time, most of the locations are abroad."

"That is to say, in the next year, none of you will be able to leave the crew."

After Tang An finished speaking, he waited for their reply.

You have to stay on the set for a whole year!
Although they already knew that it was a military film, the necessary training was indispensable, but half a year of training and five months of shooting were beyond their expectations.

After such a long period of training, and there are real special forces training them, it is conceivable that the training will never be easy.

Zhang Yi and Du Jiang still had some doubts, but Zhang Ruoyun, Jiang Luxia, Zhao Xun, and Peng Yichang agreed without thinking too much.

"Director Tang, I'm fine."

For the four of them, there were no other concerns, and it was still Tang An's movie.

Even if Zhang Ruoyun had a good father, after the failure of the father and son in "New Snow Leopard", he was often ridiculed.

Those with a background look down on him, and they don't get along because of their father who is a director. The same is true for those without a background. He urgently needs a successful film to prove that he is not only dependent on his father.

The other two had some concerns, Zhang Yi hesitated and asked, "Director Tang, I still have two roles in the two films "Dear" and "Golden Age", and it will probably take less than a month. .”

Tang An thought for a while and said, "It seems that these two films are scheduled to be released on National Day. "Operation Red Sea" will be filmed abroad after the National Day. As long as you don't delay your training, I can give you a vacation."

"Thank you Director Tang, I will definitely not affect the training." Zhang Yi hastily promised.

After making his debut for so many years, he hasn't really caught fire yet. Tang An's military movie this time is his best chance.

Compared with these actors on the scene, Zhang Yi has absolute confidence in playing a soldier. Even if he is not the leading actor, he is at least the second or third role!

"Director Tang, I'm fine."

Du Chan gritted his teeth, and responded without saying anything.

In the past two years, with his wife's pregnancy and the smooth birth of his son, he has been busy taking care of the family and has no time for filming.

Coupled with the fact that he is not well-known, when people talk about him, they will always add Huo Shiyan's husband.

Although he didn't really care about it, he still wanted to prove himself somewhat in his heart.

But I have no reputation, no chance, and I have to take care of my children, so I have never had a chance.

Now I finally have the opportunity, my son is half a year old, parents and nanny can take it with me, I can go abroad for filming after the National Day, and I can also hold a [-]-day banquet and birthday party for my son before going abroad.

Tang An nodded, "Since there are no problems, let's start training after the Lantern Festival. Someone will pick you up then, and the instructor will arrange the training."

"I won't give you the script for now. After one and a half months, when I come back from filming, I will check your results. Only after passing the test can I sign the contract. I hope you understand."

Everyone has no objection, a month and a half is nothing, when Zhang Yimou auditioned for "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", he found dozens of actors to train together, and most of them were not accepted to waste time.

Tang An looked at a few of them, and said a few more words, "The details will be discussed after you get the script, and the instructor will tell you when your respective roles are trained. Let me say a few words first, Du Jiang, you will be with them in the future." When training, try to use words like I come, I go, and I have a way as much as possible, and integrate them into your instincts. Because you are a "paternal" role, and you have a lot of money."

"Good director Tang." Du Jiang nodded in response.

This should not be the male lead, except for the occasional main theme of this kind of tall and complete male lead who rushes to do everything, there are basically no commercial movies.

However, Tang An personally told him that there would be no shortage of scenes, and Du Jiang was not too disappointed.

Tang An continued, "Zhang Ruoyun and Peng Yichang, if you communicate more, you will be inseparable partners in the film."

Inseparable partner?
The two glanced at each other, and the two, who didn't know much about the army, couldn't figure out what kind of characters would be inseparable.

If you want to talk about the same unit, everyone is inseparable, so how can you just talk about the two of them.

But he didn't ask too much. Tang An also said just now that the specific role will be known when he arrives in the army.

Tang An didn't think about whether to make them angry for the time being, but the tacit understanding between the two was not a bad thing at all.

Then he looked at Zhang Ruoyun, "What I ask of you is self-confidence, absolute self-confidence, and you must have these two words in your eyes, which can be seen from your eyes."

The word self-confidence seems very simple, but it is not so simple to actually perform it.

Some actors don't look good, but they are very confident in acting, and they are good actors at first sight.

Some actors are very beautiful, and they are full of energy in life, but when they act, they are timid, and they are like vases.

Deng Chao did a good job in this aspect. As early as when he was still very young, he played the role of the emperor (he had a nickname called the emperor professional household in his early years), the domineering president, the arrogant second generation, and the ruffian. He can easily play the role of showing timidity without paying attention.

Obviously in the show business circle, his appearance is not good, but no matter what he plays, he has a very confident temperament, his eyes are firm, as if he believes that he is that character from the bottom of his heart, there is no doubt.

Whether it's the emperor of "The Young Emperor", or the diamond king in "The Difficult Love of the Diamond King".

Although the latter's appearance is very rustic, and he is a rural entrepreneur now, but Deng Chao is not stage-frightened when he plays the domineering president. Whether it is infatuation in love or intelligence in career, he can act freely and freely. Damn, she's a bit sullen, but her acting skills are nothing to say.

Speaking of domineering presidents, one has to mention Wang Xiaoming.

In terms of appearance alone, he is much better than Deng Chao, but when playing the domineering president, he is unnatural and artificial.

Many times, Wang Xiaoming is very affectionate towards the heroine in the play, but he can't feel his love for the heroine. Usually, he exudes charm by himself-look at how handsome I am, how handsome I am. Get lost.

Wang Xiaoming's role as the domineering president is full of hypocrisy, just "acting", and the feelings are not very real, but Deng Chao's eyes are firm, as if he has really entered that role.

Now that we are talking about self-confidence and Wang Xiaoming, we have to mention his wife.

Yang Ying is quite confident in reality. After being approved for taking the sky-high salary, she replied confidently, "I'm worth 8000 million."

Look, how confident, full of confidence.

Other actors will be humble no matter whether they are capable or not, but she is full of confidence. After all, she once said in public that this is the beauty bestowed on her by God.

But when filming, I don't have this kind of self-confidence, flamboyant and timid.

There are many such actors. Fan Binbin is confident enough in front of the public, he is simply synonymous with domineering and queen.

Although they are all set by the team behind her, but after pretending for a long time, I believe it.

But don't look at Fan Binbin's gorgeousness when he was a star, as if he was the most beautiful in the country, "Fan Ye" and "I am a wealthy family" seem very domineering.

In fact, she is a big Mary Sue in her heart. She likes the scene where she is pure and flawless, other women are jealous and frame her, and men are all staring at her.

There is nothing else to tell me about the others, and I will talk about it in a month.

"That's how it is. Go back and have a good rest for a few days. After the Lantern Festival, come to the company to report. Someone will take you to the army. Don't disclose the other characters."

"Understood Director Tang." Everyone responded in unison.

"Well, let's all go back. I hope to see a different side of you in a month and a half."

After everyone left, Tang An also called Director Tan of the Marine Administration and Zhang Haifeng, the head of the military advisory group, to confirm the start time of the training.

(End of this chapter)