Become Famous Another Day

If a TV drama director wants to make a movie, even if he already has a masterpiece, it will still be difficult to find investment.

Lu Yanhe has heard about it for a long time, but probably because of watching "The Gold Rush", in Lu Yanhe's mind, director Wu Zhouyou is a director who can make TV series look like movies. He is very capable and talented.

 Lu Yanhe subconsciously believed that director Wu Zhouyou was different from other TV drama directors in that he was capable of making movies.

His directorial style, narrative rhythm and grasp of quality are actually much better than many film directors.

And because of such a preconceived impression, he also subconsciously believed that the industry should be "knowledgeable" about such a director.

This is purely because Lu Yanhe really doesn’t know how difficult it is to find investment for a project.

He really hasn’t experienced much difficulty in finding investment.

 Even for "The Man on the Road", because the pressure was on Jia Long at the time, although it was quite difficult to find investment for this film, Lu Yanhe did not feel it personally.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Director Wu, how much investment does he want for this play?"

“He said it would cost at least 30 million to make the film,” Yan Liang said.

 For a movie, excluding the publicity and distribution costs, a movie worth 30 million yuan is actually not a big cost, and it is a medium-cost movie.

Lu Yanhe couldn't tell at this time. He had already read the movie script. After all, it was Huang Kairen who read it to him in private.

"Have you read the script?" Lu Yanhe asked, "I quite like the style of Director Wu's "The Gold Rush". If his new play lacks investment, I want to see what kind of project it is. If possible, I am willing to invest a little , and is also willing to help him find investors.”

It’s not that Lu Yanhe doesn’t like the movie script “Yesterday Comes Again”, it’s just that compared with “The Hit”, it’s slightly inferior.

Lu Yanhe actually really hopes to see scripts of various types and themes emerge, so that the market will not be filled with cookie-cutter films.

One of them, now Chinese movies are the same as episodes. Homogeneity is very serious. Basically, it can be covered with two types of crime and comedy.

 It is difficult to come up with something new and innovative.

Yan Liang said: "Then I will tell Director Wu, he will be very happy."

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Long Fei frowned a little at Huang Kairen's final decision to take on the script "To the Point".

Of course, he did not try his best to stop Huang Kairen.

In this matter, Long Fei still had a sense of propriety and would not be an agent who interfered too much with Huang Kairen's decision.

 He doesn’t have the confidence to do so yet.

“Although this script is not bad, it is an ensemble play. It may need to be well publicized by then.” Long Fei said.

 In fact, what Long Fei was worried about was not a blind worry.

In the time and space before Lu Yanhe traveled through, there were many such situations. For example, in "The Unknown", you will remember the paralyzed Ren Suxi and notice the "bigger and stronger" Zhang Yu, but many people have forgotten Well, the male protagonist of this dark horse movie is actually Chen Jianbin.

 Is it because his acting is not good enough? No, it's just that in this movie, the more outstanding character is not the leading actor like him.

 So, why do many actors tend to choose dramas with male protagonists or female protagonists? Putting aside the clichés, there are these very practical considerations.

 Long Fei didn’t want Huang Kairen to be used as a sedan or a ladder by other actors.

 Huang Kairen also knew Long Fei’s concerns.

He told Long Fei: "Brother Fei, I finally took on "The Killing" because I considered that I had already filmed a workplace drama and a comedy "Wulin Gaiden". These two dramas are about to be broadcast. I think I want to take on a drama with a very different style from these two dramas to avoid homogenizing my impression in the audience's mind."

 Huang Kairen took the initiative to tell him his considerations.

Once Long Fei heard Huang Kairen’s considerations, he knew that he was not the kind of artist who would make choices with “I like” willfully, so he was relatively relieved.

 Huang Kairen’s considerations are certainly reasonable.

Long Fei said: "After you win the Best Actor, you should take on more movies later. "Wulin Gaiden" will have three to five seasons. Before the show is finished, you don't actually need to take on any more TV series. You should take on more movies." some movies.”

"I think so too, but there aren't that many good scripts." Huang Kairen said, "If possible, I would actually like to take on both "The Hit" and "Yesterday Again". You know, except for "Rouge Button" , these two are already the best scripts I have ever received.”

Long Fei said: "Don't worry, "Yesterday Returns" still has funding problems right now. Maybe it won't be able to be launched normally. The reason why it is scheduled to be launched in September this year is because at the beginning of next year, Wu Zhouyou will go there again. He's filming the second season of "The Gold Rush," so he grabbed this time. If it doesn't happen, then the movie will have to wait until he finishes filming the second season of "The Gold Rush." ​​Then your schedule will be released. ”

Huang Kairen's eyes suddenly flashed with surprise.

"Really?"

Long Fei said: "If you are very willing to act in "Yesterday Comes Again", I can go and communicate with Director Wu. Maybe he will take the initiative to wait for your time after knowing that you are willing to act in this movie. In fact, as far as I know, , there are not many actors of the right age who really value this script as much as we do. Shang Yongzhou refused directly. He usually does not act in movies with this theme. It is not surprising that he refused. However, Zeng Qiao also refused. This It’s something I didn’t expect.”

"Zeng Qiao refused?" Huang Kairen was surprised, "Why? Is his schedule inappropriate?"

"This shouldn't be the reason. Apart from the filming plan for the second season of "River of Silence", Zeng Qiao has no other projects." Long Fei said, "Moreover, he has been in the drama industry before and has never entered the film industry. , I was really surprised that he refused.”

 Huang Kairen hesitated for a moment, "Then he must have been exposed to a project that is being kept secret, so he looks down on "Yesterday"."

 Long Fei: “Then I’ll go find out more.”

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Shortly after the news came out that "The Gold Rush" was purchased by HP.

Tom White asked Lu Yanhe to record a video to introduce "The Gold Rush" to HP users.

Tom White said: "I don't know many Chinese actors internationally, and I don't have the habit of ordering Chinese dramas. Now you have broken this barrier and let everyone recognize you. When they see your name and your face, they will be willing to try to open it." Take a look. The biggest problem that "Gold Rush" needs to solve is that most foreign audiences may never watch Chinese dramas. We want to invite several Chinese actors, directors and producers who are known to many foreign audiences. , to recommend this drama to everyone, so that they may be able to think of the Chinese film and television dramas they have watched by seeing you, and thus be willing to try "The Gold Rush"."

Lu Yanhe nodded and agreed to help Tom White record this video without saying a word.

 This actually doesn’t require so much explanation from Tom White.

Because "The Gold Rush" itself was recommended to Tom White, and now the show has actually been bought by HP, it has the opportunity to meet the global audience on streaming media, and it has been solemnly designed and announced by Tom White. , rather than quietly putting it on the shelves, it shows that HP really sees the value of "The Gold Rush" and takes it seriously.

Lu Yanhe thought carefully before recording this video. Instead of simply saying a few words, he seriously talked about why he recommended this drama.

HP did a lot of promotion for "The Gold Rush". Not only did they invite internationally renowned Chinese film and television people like Lu Yanhe and Wang Zhong to make recommendations, but they also made special offline promotions in Japan and Thailand. interviews and exchange activities.

"The Gold Rush" has no basis in popularity overseas. The only one who is somewhat basic is Yan Liang, but that is just a drop in the bucket for this show.

Yan Liang followed director Wu Zhouyou on interview shows on Japanese TV and Thai TV, and accepted media interviews, including offline meetings, etc. HP basically used their resources.

The day before "The Gold Rush" was aired online, the six leading actors of "Six" jointly posted information about the broadcast of the drama. Please stay tuned and support it.

It can be said that the promotional resources HP gave to "The Gold Rush" far exceeded what it could obtain in the market.

However, as Lu Yanhe said, the biggest attraction of "The Gold Rush" is its subject matter and creativity, and all promotional methods do not really hope to attract their fans to watch the show - any fan of a star. Even the numbers cannot support the success of a popular drama. The role of celebrity promotion is to make the drama known to more people and discover that, oh, there is a drama about a treasure hunting adventure about to be broadcast.

 Are you interested? If you are interested, come and take a look.

 So, "Gold Rush" was launched on HP on May 14, and it ranked 7th in Asia and 19th in the world on the same day.

 Once again, Chinese-language dramas broke into the top ten of the top international streaming media Asia lists.

Moreover, this is only the first day.

 "The Gold Rush" is a one-time complete release.

  International streaming media does this for many dramas, releasing the entire episode in one go so that everyone can enjoy it.

Lu Yanhe has posted about "The Gold Rush" three times on his overseas social media. Some fans said that your own drama has never been so actively promoted.

 Lu Yanhehui: Nonsense, I have promoted my own drama at least ten times.

He is not usually someone who doesn’t surf the Internet, and he is not the kind of celebrity artist who would reduce the amount of publicity in order to protect his own feathers to maintain his high profile.

 As long as it is a publicity period, as long as he is free, he basically cooperates, not to mention social media and other publicity methods.

You must know that whenever Lu Yanhe's drama is in the promotion period, he is not the only one involved. During press conferences, screenings, live broadcasts and even wheat... Lu Yanhe will basically recruit seven or eight friends to do the promotion together.

 He strongly believes in the power of publicity, and believes that a successful publicity is a direct multiplication of good works.

"The Gold Rush" stars Yan Liang on one hand, and on the other hand it is broadcast on HP through his brokerage. Even if it actually has no interest in him, Lu Yanhe hopes it will achieve good results.

 Not to mention anything else, at least it proves that his vision is correct and his judgment is correct.

 On the third day after "Gold Rush" was released, it broke into the top three in the Asian charts.

HP saw the popularity and pursued it, adding more publicity resources and expanding the scope of publicity.

As one of the two protagonists of "The Gold Rush", Yan Liang is the one with the higher popularity base. In cooperation with HP's promotion, he went to several places to promote and appear on programs, and his popularity in the media has increased greatly. .

 So, why do actors have to participate in big productions?

 Because an actor participates in a big production, it is not only the big production that may later generate a bigger box office, allowing him to be seen by more audiences. But in the early stages of supporting publicity for large-scale productions, an actor can actually go from being unknown to appearing and becoming an instant hit.

A drama like "The Gold Rush" has been broadcast well and has been further promoted by the platform, which means that Yan Liang can star in the drama and obtain resources that he may not actually be able to obtain.

For example, my face was used in TV talk shows in seven or eight countries, and the media that HP had befriended took turns to report on it, and the exposure increased sharply.

Yan Liang said in the group: I am really lucky now. I was caught by Yan He and learned English. Although I am not very proficient in using it, I am able to communicate with others.

Lu Yanhe: Keep studying hard. Maybe you will have to act in English in the future.

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　　　"The Gold Rush" actually cannot be said to have achieved much success.

 Obviously, it did not set off a global viewing craze like "Squid Game".

It mostly won praise from the media and critics - they expressed surprise at the production level of such a Chinese-language drama.

 The productions of dramas such as "Sixteenth Floor", "Seventeenth Floor", "River of Silence" and "Squid Game", which they have previously known, are not very difficult to produce. "The Gold Rush" was shot on location, which means there will be various challenges encountered during the filming process.

 The texture of on-site shooting brings the most authentic Southeast Asian adventure experience.

 But even if "The Gold Rush" is not as popular as "Squid Game", as Lu Yanhe said to Tom White before, this show has its audience. Moreover, the playback data is very impressive. Compared with the purchase cost of US$12 million, "The Gold Rush" has undoubtedly brought HP several times the return.

 The second season of "Gold Rush" will be filmed early next year.

 This is a series.

Yan Liang also once again enjoyed the "flowers blooming inside the wall and the fragrance outside the wall".

His biggest shortcoming as an artist is that his commercial value has never been high. Brands believe that he does not have enough star charm, does not have many sticky fans, and does not have the "starlight" like Li Zhibai or Lu Yanhe.

 So, even though Yan Liang is the second most popular actor in "Six People" and is still an idol artist with a fixed stage, he has very few high-end endorsements, almost none.

 Most of the only few were captured by Zhou Ping'an from Ma Zhiyuan's resources after Ma Zhiyuan's collapse.

However, now that "The Gold Rush" has blossomed both at home and abroad, the industry and outsiders have seen Yan Liang's potential as an actor for the first time -

Yes, although "Six People" is popular, it does not have high performance requirements for actors. No one thinks that Yan Liang has the potential to be an actor. His acting is indeed average. Among other dramas, there is no such big hit drama. With the character filter, he can barely make any splash.

 But "The Gold Rush" helped him reverse everyone's evaluation.

Entertainment critic Guan Su Chen posted an article saying: Yan Liang can be said to be a benchmark for young actors. To be honest, his talent as an actor is not outstanding (not that he has none, but compared to other people in the same period, don’t compare). But in this case, he chose a path that almost all young idol actors would not choose, a path that requires suffering and suffering that ordinary people cannot endure. Look at this photo, and then look at his reborn performance in "The Gold Rush". I want to say that for all actors, Yan Liang's standard for taking roles is a broad road, but how many people dare to step on this road? Where's the avenue?

The photo Su Chen attached is of Yan Liang just after he returned to China after filming "The Gold Rush". He is dark and thin, as if he has changed.

Linyu said in her comment column: "The success of "The Gold Rush" and the success of the lead actor Yan Liang complement each other and echo each other to a certain extent. They both chose a path that is not often traveled. The road full of thorns, the subject matter that no one wants to shoot, the extremely difficult real-location shooting, and the uncompromising artistic pursuit are all combined to achieve the current success. Likewise, it is particularly worth mentioning. Yes, when the drama "The Gold Rush" was released on HP, it was because of the sympathetic recommendation of many domestic film and television practitioners that it had the foundation to be seen in the first place. It was this kind of mutual help that everyone helped, This gives a good drama like "The Gold Rush" a chance to be seen by more viewers. I hope that there will be more and more good dramas like "The Gold Rush" in the future, and "Film and Television Critics" will continue to pay attention to each one. An excellent Chinese film and television drama.”

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 Zhou Ping'an was very flustered.

 Because "The Gold Rush" is popular again.

 At the beginning, Zhou Pingan was not optimistic about "The Gold Rush".

However, his focus was not on Yan Liang at that time, so Yan Liang wanted to act, so he acted.

Now, "The Gold Rush" has become popular once in China and again abroad. Yan Liang's popularity, popularity and commercial value have quadrupled in the first half of the year, all thanks to this drama.

Seeing Yan Liang steadily enter the first echelon of the front line, with two popular series in hand, and the road to becoming famous in the future has been paved, Zhou Pingan deeply realized that Yan Liang had embarked on a path beyond his experience and ability. road.

Especially when action superstar Cheng Shiyan sent Yan Liang an invitation to star in his next action film, Zhou Pingan was silent for a long time.

How long can Yan Liang stay in his hands?

 When the day Yan Liang leaves, he will lose the last trump card in his hand. What other cards can he play?

 At the beginning...why didn't we get along better?

 The bitterness in Zhou Pingan’s heart cannot be shared by anyone, and no one can understand it.

 In the eyes of others, everyone will only think that he is very lucky.

Even if Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai were taken away from him, and Ma Zhiyuan was defeated, Yan Liang immediately stood up again.

 How come Zhou Ping'an, the agent, is so lucky?



 Others were envious, jealous, and resentful of Zhou Pingan, and their teeth were itching.

 Only Zhou Pingan himself knows how precarious his situation is.

　　We must quickly recruit new people, or... recruit people?

Zhou Ping'an's mind was racing rapidly.

 No matter what, he must maintain his position.

 At this time, Chenghai suddenly came.

 “Brother Ping An.”

Seeing Cheng Hai come in, Zhou Pingan put away his thoughts and sighed softly.

This idol, who was ranked second in popularity among Fengzhi Boys back then, has been on a decline since his solo career. He has struggled a lot, but has not made any splash. Until now, four years later, he has been The industry's seal of approval is that for the sake of "confidence", even if he appears on a show and becomes a variety star, there are not many opportunities that he is willing to give him.

 Zhou Pingan nodded to him and said, "Sit down."

Cheng Hai sat down a little awkwardly.

Cheng Hai is actually a little nervous every time he comes to see Zhou Pingan.

Especially in the past few years, he has become less and less popular and disappeared from the entertainment industry. He has become less and less confident in front of Zhou Pingan.

Zhou Ping'an said: "Chenghai, how are you doing lately?"

 “It’s quite…very good.” Cheng Hai couldn’t say the words “quite leisurely”, he couldn’t say it out loud.

Zhou Ping'an said: "I have assigned you a scene. There are about twenty scenes. You go back and prepare well."

 He took the script out of the drawer.

Chenghai looked at Zhou Pingan in surprise.

When Zhou Pingan called him over today, Chenghai was still worried and didn't know what Zhou Pingan wanted to do with him.

 Unexpectedly, Zhou Pingan actually took a job for him.

Zhou Ping'an said: "We may have to take on these small jobs for a while in the future. Don't be discouraged. No matter how small the job is, it will be exposed and may be an opportunity for you to turn around. As long as you don't give up, you will have opportunities in the future. Turn over."

Chenghai looked at Zhou Pingan in surprise, even disbelief, his eyes gradually turning red.

Zhou Ping'an would never say this to him in normal times.

 Cheng Hai was a little surprised and moved, but he was also shocked. He didn’t know what happened to Zhou Ping’an.

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“What do you think about the popularity of “The Gold Rush” on HP?”

In Northern Lights Video, Lin Desheng asked Zheng Huairen.

Zheng Huairen said: "The popularity of this drama is unexpected, but I think what is more noteworthy is that this drama can be launched on HP. The relationship between Lu Yanhe and HP seems to be closer than we know, even if it is not HP is willing to spend more than 10 million US dollars to buy the plays he stars in or writes, which shows that he fully believes in his vision. "

Lin Desheng said: "If Lu Yanhe recommended a drama to you and asked you to spend hundreds of millions to buy it, would you buy it because of his recommendation?" Zheng Huairen hesitated and shook his head.

“With a project of this amount, no matter how much I trust his vision, I can’t buy it just because of his recommendation.” Zheng Huairen said, “The risk is too great and a professional evaluation must be done.”

"The same goes for HP. HP will not buy the show "The Gold Rush" just because of Lu Yanhe's recommendation." Lin Desheng said, "However, Lu Yanhe's actions will definitely make many people feel ready to move. We are so in the country Eighty or ninety percent of the dramas that have been broadcasted have not been broadcast overseas. The copyright remains in your own hands, but it cannot generate any value, so it is useless if you just sell the overseas distribution rights of "Gold Rush". It earned more than 10 million U.S. dollars and made a net profit of more than 70 million yuan. Think about it, this is a profit that many dramas cannot achieve in China. How many people will take advantage of this piece of fat. "

Zheng Huairen said: "But if they could sell it, they would have sold it long ago. Wouldn't it be impossible to sell it?"

Lin Desheng said: "Isn't there a salesman now?"

Zheng Huairen was stunned.

Lin Desheng: "Looking for cooperation with Lu Yanhe, writing scripts, acting, broadcasting, and going around and around, you may not see any return for two or three years, but in their eyes, as long as Lu Yanhe recommends, you may directly earn tens of millions. Even if it's a little less, the next best thing is to earn millions from one movie. Think about those companies that have dozens or hundreds of copyrights in their hands."

“It’s impossible for people to buy so much in one go.”

"But as long as it is sold, it is a net profit. At this time, it is a risk-free business." Lin Desheng smiled, "I think Lu Yanhe will be bored to death during this period."

Zheng Huairen smiled knowingly.

Lin Desheng: "Huairen, we should also be more proactive."

"Um?"

"We at Northern Lights also have a large number of homemade dramas. We don't necessarily have to go through Lu Yanhe to contact overseas streaming media. We have contacted them before and have smooth channels. We take the initiative to introduce good dramas ourselves. Don't always rest on our laurels and just think about it. The domestic market is huge, but if you keep eating meat in the same pool, your meat will eventually be limited,” Lin Desheng said, “It’s time to increase our efforts overseas.”

Zheng Huairen suddenly understood what Lin Desheng meant when he told him this.

“I understand, Mr. Lin,” he said.

Lin Desheng said: "When we prepare dramas for Northern Lights in the future, we must also consciously plan one or two dramas every year in accordance with internationally popular forms, themes and standards. Not only can they be broadcast domestically, but they can also be broadcast overseas. It is in line with everyone’s drama viewing habits.”

Zheng Huairen: "Okay."

Lin Desheng sighed, "Look, there are so many of us practitioners, and together we can't even do one young man. Why can so many of Lu Yanhe's plays be welcomed by overseas audiences? Is he the only actor who is well-known overseas?" Many people only focus on Lu Yanhe, but forget that any drama that is loved by the audience must be attractive. Who can stare at a person's face for seven or eight episodes? Lu Yanhe's live broadcast room Normally I only have so many people, I still have to analyze the drama itself.”

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Lu Yanhe’s cell phone was turned off immediately.

 Too noisy and annoying.

In the past two days, suddenly the bosses, producers, directors, etc. of various film and television companies, as if they had made an appointment, contacted him one after another, called him, and in their words they recommended their products to him. I would like to ask him to recommend a certain play.

 Lu Yanhe was speechless.

　　Recommending a book called "The Gold Rush" actually caused so much trouble for myself.

However, Lu Yanhe did not answer the phone, and someone came to the set of "Burning Fire" to look for him.

 Euphemistically called the Tanban.

As a result, Lu Yanhe would hide in the RV as soon as he finished filming his scenes.

 Benefits are exciting.

Lu Yanhe actually understands this truth very well, but...a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way! Don't be so arrogant!

Ten thousand people all made fun of Lu Yanhe.

"Now you are really the most popular person in the film and television industry, no one else." Wan Hai told Lu Yanhe, "Whoever wants to sell his drama abroad must find you, and you can help."

 Lu Yanhe: "...I beg you, please don't give me this kind of personality. The personality will collapse, and it will annoy me to death before it collapses."

Wan Renhai: "There is really no way to do this. You can only endure it for now, endure this intense period, and wait for everyone to slowly calm down."

 Lu Yanhe: “Actually, if you have established your own channels, you don’t need me to introduce you at all.”

Wan Hai: "Do you think people don't want to establish channels? This is the same as purchasing goods in a store. If the goods you put on other people's shelves cannot be sold or do not sell well, people will naturally not purchase goods from you. If your goods sell well, then people will take the initiative to look for you, just like they have been keeping an eye on your play. "

“In fact, I can’t recommend it on my own.”

“Well, that’s true, that’s why everyone is so anxious, fearing that others will get the first step.” Wan Hai said.

“When can we have a big market like the top international film festivals that can attract film producers from all over the world?” Lu Yanhe said, “This way, we don’t have to promote them one by one.”

"Don't think about it in the short term." Wan Hai said, "Before Chinese dramas achieve sufficient and phenomenal success, even if you build such a market, others will not be really interested. At most, they will praise it. Come and show your face in the private field, those foreigners are also very good. "

 “Yeah.” Lu Yanhe nodded.

Wan Hai suddenly remembered something, smiled, and said, "But if you put the scripts you wrote on this market for sale, or put your film and television dramas on this market, others will definitely come."

Lu Yanhe was thoughtful when he heard what Wan Hai said.

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At the end of May, many actors in "Fire" finished filming and left one after another.

 Including Li Yuefeng.

Before Li Yuefeng left the crew, he even took Lu Yanhe to have a drink with him.

“Yan He, I’ll wait for you to finalize the deal later. Let’s make another appointment in Yuming.” Li Yuefeng said, “Don’t forget to contact me.”

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded, "I'll definitely remember it. We'll make an appointment later."

 The farewell in "Burning Fire" was also the last time that Lu Yanhe felt no sadness about farewell.

 Perhaps it’s because the cast of this movie is so big. Basically, people join and leave every week. The staff is constantly flowing. In fact, the only two people who really stayed on the crew from beginning to end were Lu Yanhe and Shang Yongzhou.

 Furthermore, everyone is a very mature actor. I have experienced so many separations between the crew and crew, and I have become accustomed to them.

 Those who are really compatible will often get together in private after being separated in this crew. People who are not so compatible will feel a little sad when they leave because of their sensibility, which will soon dissipate.

 It has been filming for more than two months, and Lu Yanhe feels that he has never been in a crew for such a long time.

 However, he has never felt so relaxed when filming.

  Basically there are only one or two scenes every day, so there is enough time to make full preparations and show your best.

 A blockbuster is a blockbuster, and you can spend money on it so that people have time to shoot it slowly.

Because he couldn't do anything else on the crew, he had a lot of time to read books and write scripts. Lu Yanhe first wrote the script for the first season of "Friends" on the crew of "Burning Fire", and then wrote the subsequent scripts for "Wulin Gaiden" out.

Wan Hai was quite surprised to see that he often held a notebook while typing on the set.

　　“When you write a script, don’t you need a particularly quiet environment?”

 The set is not a quiet environment.

 Lu Yanhe: “It’s okay, I don’t really need it.”

 Other screenwriters have to think about plot development and character creation when writing scripts. For Lu Yanhe, these are all ready-made. All he needs to do is to write it out and use good writing methods.

 So, whether it is a noisy environment or a quiet environment, it does not affect his concentration on writing scripts.

Wan Renhai: "You are really a genius. Very few people have this kind of concentration that is like no one else."

You know, on the set, there are even actors who will check their mobile phones as soon as the scene starts -

You ask them to think about the script and the characters. It sounds like a natural thing, and it is something that every actor should do. In fact, it is just like students studying. There are still situations where they clearly know what they should do but cannot do it.

Lu Yanhe smiled.

Wan Hai asked: "I'm also very curious. How do you write scripts so fast? You usually have to act, go to school, and have a lot of work as an artist. Now I know that you basically seize all the time to write. ah."

 Lu Yanhe: “Because I’ve already thought about the story, I’ll hurry up and write it out.”

“Can you help me read the script for my next play?” Wan Hai said, “Actually, I’m still thinking about the script. I wrote this script myself.”

Lu Yanhe said: "Okay, I also like to read scripts written by others, and I can learn a lot."

Wan Hai's next play is called "The Palace of Impermanence", which is also a fantasy-style story.

A young man named "Wan" accidentally rescued a dream bird that was preyed on by **** dogs. The **** dog caught him in the Hall of Impermanence. The dream bird followed him to rescue him, but happened to catch up with the commotion of changing soul masters in the Hall of Impermanence. One person and one bird were involved, and they were regarded as members of the resistance army of the old soul master, and experienced all kinds of weird and bizarre battles, traps and wars.

Lu Yanhe was quite shocked when he saw such a story because it was so animated—

Ten thousand people are preparing to make a live-action movie.

“This investment shouldn’t be small, right?” Lu Yanhe asked.

Just by looking at the big scenes and special effects involved in the script, you can tell how much money will be spent.

Wan Wanhai nodded, "It will cost 280 million yuan just to make it."

 According to such a production cost and additional publicity, this movie’s box office revenue of one billion will only be enough to make up for it.

Lu Yanhe couldn't help but be curious, "Is Long Yan also the main cast member of "The Palace of Impermanence"?"

Wan Hai nodded and said, "Yes, but half of the investment is from other film companies."

Lu Yanhe said: "The script is very mature and it is a very complete story."

 The symbolic and allegorical nature of this story is very obvious.

 However, its story structure is not very market-oriented—

Although The Shell on the surface is a story about a young man's adventure and growth, its main line is still too unclear. The closer it gets to the middle, the more it feels like "Three Mountains" with ghosts and ghosts.

For a commercial film with such a high investment, you can have some philosophical and symbolic elements in it, but if the main line is not direct and clear enough, the audience will be confused.

 At least, Lu Yanhe feels that in the current script, the main line of "Wan" and the Dream Bird escaping from the Palace of Impermanence is not so clear.

It completely became a hook. Just by reading the script, you can tell that Wan Hai actually wanted to describe the bizarre world in the Temple of Impermanence, rather than tell the adventure story of a young man in a strange place.

 The emphasis is different, and the viewing experience is also very different.

Ten thousand people asked Lu Yanhe for his opinion.

Lu Yanhe thought for a while and expressed his views in a vague way.

“After reading this script, I was quite shocked. There are a lot of things that I need to digest.” Lu Yanhe said, “There are a lot of symbolic meanings in it, especially things from traditional Chinese culture.”

Wan Renhai nodded and said, “This has actually always been a subject I wanted to do.”

Lu Yanhe asked: "But with such a large investment in this movie, the expected box office requirements are also very high, right?"

Wan Wanhai suddenly showed a helpless smile that said, "Sure enough, it's true."

“Do you also think that the current scripts cannot sell particularly well at the box office?”

Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said: “The main reason is that we all know that the higher the threshold of understanding, the fewer people will be able to step through the door.”

Wanrenhai: “Do you like this story?”

Lu Yanhe nodded and said: "Actually, I am very much looking forward to the presentation of a world view like the Palace of Impermanence on the big screen. Director, you have always been particularly good at constructing novel and unprecedented world views. The visual effects are unquestionable, but the main plot of "The Palace of Impermanence" is The story is relatively not as clear as "Burning Fire". The entire story of "Burning Fire" revolves around Wei Yang's revenge. Therefore, everyone will be very clear about the meaning and role of each character's appearance and plot changes. "

Ten thousand people fell silent.

Lu Yanhe didn't know if what he said made Wan Hai a little angry.

 But Wanrenhai asked after a while: "If it were you, how would you change it?"

Wan Wanhai finished speaking and then added: "Without affecting all the scenes I want to present at the moment."

Lu Yanhe thought for a while and said, "I will design a task for this young man named Wang."

 “Huh?” Wan Hai looked at him doubtfully.

"Now, there is no motive for following the dream bird's escape in the Palace of Impermanence. Instead, it is like running east and west in the dream. Give them a motive, and their behavior of exploring the Palace of Impermanence will have practical significance. "Lu Yanhe said, "For example, if Wang Hemengniao wants to leave the Palace of Impermanence, certain conditions must be achieved, and if he wants to achieve these conditions, he must go to certain places and obtain certain things, or simply use them. In the setting of Cerberus, Cerberus brought Wu into the Palace of Impermanence in order to achieve a certain purpose, but the process failed and was interfered with by the Dream Bird, and they were chased by Cerberus along the way—"

As Lu Yanhe talked, a clearer story line was conceived in his mind.

"Cerberus can't let others find out that he has brought a human to the Palace of Impermanence, so he can only chase it by himself. In order to get rid of the Hellhound's pursuit and find a way to leave the Palace of Impermanence, Luan Hemengniao can only walk along a path. There are little clues, and the map is constantly changing. In the process of changing the map, the world of the Temple of Impermanence that you want to present emerges one by one. In every small map, Cerberus will find them, start a chase and fight. The fight is a small climax. In this way, the main plot from beginning to end is that Cerberus is chasing and killing Luan and Dream Bird, and Luan and Dream Bird are looking for a way to leave the Palace of Impermanence. In this way, nothing in the script is actually used. It’s enough to make major changes, make some adjustments according to this main line, and string them together.”

Ten thousand people looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.

“You just finished reading this script and this is what you thought of?”

"Isn't it a bit tacky? This setting?" Lu Yanhe scratched his head, "Maybe it's a bit tacky. I think that the director of your script, from the Forgotten River to the Tower of Purgatory, every piece of content and the design of every NPC character is It’s very clever, but if you put some effort into the entry point, the audience will feel more immersed.”

Ten thousand people are thoughtful.

 “Your advice is very inspiring to me.”

Lu Yanhe originally thought that Wan Hai was just being polite and didn't quite accept his opinion.

Unexpectedly, Wan Hai's next words were "Yan He, please come to our film and serve as a consultant."

 “Huh?” Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Wan Hai said: "I found that you completely understand my script and what I want to say, and you can also propose modifications that are acceptable to me while preserving what I want to say."

Lu Yanhe was confused, "Huh?"

"The problems you mentioned have actually been mentioned by others, but they can only ask questions but cannot provide solutions. They blame me for stuffing too many elements into it, and say that I wrote the script too profoundly and not simple enough." Wan Renhai said, "I need your help."

“Director, this is too sudden, please let me react first,” Lu Yanhe said.

Ten thousand people patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder.

 “Okay, just respond and I’ll ask you again tomorrow.”

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“Go ahead, I’m just a consultant. I’m not asking you to change the script or do specific things. The consultant is just to provide advice.”

Chen Ziyan was very supportive of Lu Yanhe becoming a consultant on the phone.

""The Palace of Impermanence" is also a big production. You can participate in it as a consultant, and you can learn a lot. Besides, you can also get to know more people in the production department. For such a big production, each person can learn a lot. They are all first-line or even top-notch practitioners in the industry.”

Chen Ziyan’s words convinced Lu Yanhe.

So, the next day, when Wan Hai found him again, he nodded and agreed.

Ten thousand people immediately sent people to prepare an agreement.

“You should sign an agreement when you should, lest you regret it.” Wan Hai said.

 Script consultant: Lu Yanhe.

　　A new identity was unlocked out of nowhere.

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I recommend the old book "I Became a Scandalous Heroine Overnight". From the first 7 orders to more than 1,000 orders, it is still worth reading. (End of chapter)