New Age Artists

Chapter 9 Huang Bo laughs

Shen Santong wrote (copied) four songs for "Crazy Supermarket".

"The Way of Justice", "Dimples", "Thousand Miles Away", "My Sky".

He spoke objectively, rationally, to the point and realistically about the box office performance of this play.

no confidence.

Not to mention "Crazy Supermarket", even "Crazy Stone" is the same.

Even if Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" has been marketed, the box office will not be very high.

When later generations look at their predecessors, they always like to look at them based on what they already have.

But in this era, in the minds of most audiences, imported films > Hong Kong films > domestic films.

A movie ticket costs more than thirty or forty yuan, which is a day's income for many people.

When you go to watch a movie, except for a few big directors, the rest of the domestic films are either feature films or art films.

European movies, or Taiwanese master movies.

He stares, criticizes, and despises others, and then he frowns and speaks his own truth with a compassionate look.

In "The Promise" which will be released next year, Brother Kaizi brought out his emotions.

But to the audience, his emotions were too funny and inexplicable.

Why is the murder caused by a steamed bun so popular? Because it adds logic to Kaizi Ge’s movie.

His emotions are the most ridiculous thing among literati.

It's fine to keep it in your heart, but if you bring it out you'll be laughed at and it'll be nothing.

But among many directors, Brother Kaizi is the one who respects the audience more.

In this era, there are many directors who are even more incredible.

Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" broke the filter and prejudice in the audience's mind that domestic films must be bad.

The publicity and promotion are not good, the marketing is insufficient, and we can only rely on word of mouth.

The box office revenue was accumulated artificially, adding a tragic filter.

Also, because the narrative of "Crazy Stone" is so advanced and the plot is so good.

So many people watched it several times or even dozens of times, to let everyone know that there are also directors in domestic films who tell stories seriously.

In ancient times, there were four major military merits: being the first to reach the top, breaking the enemy's formation, beheading the general, and capturing the flag. Being the first to reach the top has always been ranked first among the four.

Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" is a pioneering film for domestic films.

Now, Ning Hao is still Shen Santong's younger brother. Xing Aina has hinted these days that life is hard and tiring.

There is a high probability that he will have to invest some money in "Green Grassland".

In this life, Shen Santong will carry the banner of domestic films and tell the audience that the new generation of filmmakers will tell stories seriously and respect you.

Shen Santong tried every possible way to make the movie a success.

Big publicity, no money.

Distributors are unwilling to pay for new directors; they are not doing charity.

It's not just the audience who are biased, theaters and distributors are also biased. Domestic films are just not good enough.

It is a fact that domestic filmmakers, especially directors, just enjoy themselves.

Pay for it yourself?

ill.

After thinking about it, it’s the song, popularity translates into fame.

I wrote four songs for the movie.

In the original version, Tire was in the karaoke room, watching over Zhu Liao and Tang Xiaolian, and sang "Two Butterflies".

Zhu Liao coaxed him: "Brother, can you sing a pop song?"

"Isn't this the most popular?" Tire replied.

Zhu Liao: "The most popular one right now is Zhou Jielun."

Tire: "I know Zhou Jielun, but I can't."

Zhu Liao: "If you don't know, I'll teach you."

Teach him to sing, divert his attention, and give Tang Xiaolian a chance to break the rope.

Shen Santong made a lot of changes to this version. First of all, the original version was very funny, going to the toilet and eating.

Now that Wang Baoqiang is acting, he doesn’t need to put in so much effort.

His performance is so contrasting that the audience can burst into laughter.

This is Wang Baoqiang's ability. If he can bring out his naive energy, the play will be a success.

There is also the character of the original tire, who wears a black mask because he wants to rob.

This version of Shen Santong doesn’t need a black mask, but wears a pair of frog-eye glasses that cost a few dollars on the street.

Because the character of the tire played by Wang Baoqiang has changed, he is now a simpleton who is skilled in traditional martial arts.

Just because I went to the city to work, I was deceived by the agent and cheated out of my money.

The money he cheated was given by his eldest nephew, which led to his nephew in the city looking down on him, his cousin from the countryside.

Why are city people worse than village people? You have food and drink, so why do you still cheat?

There is guilt towards his nephew, shame for being cheated, anger towards the scammer, and confusion about the way the world is.

As a result, he began to doubt the "way of justice" and became depressed.

Even so, tires still have a basic bottom line.

The master who taught him martial arts said that to learn martial arts, one must first be a good person.

So, he came to ask for money, to help his nephew ask the supermarket boss to return the money He Sanshui won from the lottery.
It's legitimate, not robbery.

When Tire rushes to the supermarket, he can only shout "Give me back my money!" He cannot shout "Robbery".

Shen Santong's version of the tire is rustic, cute, simple, and has its own persistence.

The robbery plot is advanced by He Sanshui, played by Xu Zheng.

So when guarding Huang Bo, Tire was somewhat reluctant.

But because the money he was cheated of came from his eldest nephew, he, the younger cousin, had no say at all and could only do this.

Huang Bo's performance is better than the original, so the interaction is more comedic, more tense and interesting.

Likewise, there have been changes in the songs sung.

"Dragon Rising
Horse neighs

Sword Qi is like frost
I am willing to defend the land and restore the borders

Dignified China wants to make the Quartet
Come and congratulate

When filming the part where Wang Baoqiang was singing, the song that Tilu liked most was not "Two Butterflies", but Tu Honggang's "Loyalty to the Country".

On the one hand, "Two Butterflies" had not become popular yet, and on the other hand, it was also Shen Santong's personal product.

Movies must be full of personal opinions.

The movie itself is a collection of the creators’ personal opinions.

Every shot, every prop, and every decision are made up of the creator's ideas and are therefore full of the creator's personal opinions.

What is presented on the screen and shown to the audience must be what the creators want to express.

Because for a movie scene to appear on the big screen, it requires a lot of working hours and coordination of work.

The director wants a scene, the prop master makes the props, the script supervisor sets the shooting time, and the photography and director teams cooperate.

After filming, as material, in China it is usually the director, while in foreign countries it is the producer who decides whether to keep the shot.

Finally, watch the finished film with investors or theaters to see if any changes are needed.

There is also auditing, which also happens in foreign countries. It is usually an audit committee composed of large companies.

A shot goes through so many steps before it reaches the big screen.

So when you find a movie offensive, then it is offensive, it cannot be unintentional.

This play is full of Shen Santong's own personal opinions.

Lots of lens detail.

The gemstone is not diamond, but a piece of top-quality Hetian jade.

The lines directly state that diamonds are worthless, that they are artificial and can be made in any purity you want, and that this is an advertising and marketing scam, etc.

Police officer missed his daughter's birthday due to being on duty, saturation rescue
"The most popular one right now is Shen San Tong. Sorry, director, I burst out laughing."

Huang Bo couldn't hold back when acting this scene.

(End of this chapter)