Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 62: Aphasia? Sing the song that suits your situation!

"The historical background of the script is a structural flaw."

Lin Xingzhuo put out his cigarette and continued:

"The entire film is set in the Ming Dynasty. Corpses are flying through the streets every day. The Prime Minister has been fired, and the government is completely down. Where are the Imperial Guards? Where is the Eastern Depot?"

Zhu Yilong recorded the performance questions he had asked Jin Shijie earlier in a bullet journal on his Jiukoushan dot matrix notebook while explaining to Lin Xingzhuo:

"Brother Zhuo, Teacher Jin mentioned this flaw in the script during the script seminar."

"Director Su has made another patch. This is the fifteenth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty. The Jinyiwei had just been established and was responsible for ceremonial guards. The Dongchang had even disappeared..."

Jin Shijie didn't say much, just smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "No, Boss Lin is right. Changing it this way is like trying to cover up one's mistakes and stealing the bell. It's useless."

Zhang Youqian, who was drinking a Frappuccino nearby, asked in confusion, "How could it be useless? The director did his homework very rigorously!"

Lin Xingzhuo glanced at the short-haired sweet girl and said, "Director Su, like you, knows a lot about history, but not much..."

Jin Shijie wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "This script does need a major revision. I'll talk to him again after the crew's name change is finished. Everything will be fine then."

"You don't know, when he was writing the script for 'Three O'clock: Going Home', whenever he ran out of inspiration, he would come to the Lanling Theatre to watch a play."

Lin Xingzhuo remained silent, listening to Jin Shijie talk about his Lanling Theatre and the various artists he had met...

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The artists in the Taibei circle, whether they are the young actor Da Ace or the veteran actor Jin Shijie, all have a naive attitude that "everything will be fine as long as Steiner launches an attack."

Of course, this is not because they are truly innocent.

Rather, it is a situation of big-name producers and weak directors, which is very common in the entertainment industry.

This combination can not only endorse the quality of the film, but also leverage the resources of famous directors. It is a common practice in the film and television industry.

Works such as "Better Days", "Dying to Survive", "Space Exploration Editorial Department", "Sherlock on the Plains", "Tropical Memories", and "Time Raiders" all have such configurations.

Although there are often conflicts, which will affect the efficiency of filming.

But generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and everyone is used to it...

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Moreover, when the crew of Hengdian "Sword Rain Rivers and Lakes" held a ceremony to start filming, Yizhou Island was mentioned in the media publicity section.

The reporter asked Su Zhaolin a question.

"Director Su, as a screenwriter who has only made two films and has transitioned to directing, do you feel any pressure to produce with a big-name director like Director Wu? Are you worried that it will affect your filmmaking?"

Su Zhaolin half-jokingly said, "Of course I'm worried. I loved watching 'A Better Tomorrow' when I was in school!"

Wu Yusen, the master of violent aesthetics, did this to reassure producers and investors.

I swear by the Hengdian Nanjiang River!
I will definitely support him with all my strength, only do my supervisory work, and not interfere with the director's creation. I will never break my promise!!
Master Wu said this to such an extent that everyone in the crew believed it.

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In fact, according to Lin Xingzhuo's memories from his previous life, the structural flaws in the script were retained until the movie was released without any changes.

During the first review, the drama was returned for major cuts and revisions due to the dark religious metaphor of the colorist's self-immolation, the naked running shot of Ye Zhanqing, and the intimate bed scene between Lei Bin and Tian Qingtong, and it missed next year's summer schedule.

The second review was stuck again due to issues with historical settings.

However, thanks to the CEPA agreement signed between the mainland and Hong Kong in 2003, the service trade part of the seventh phase was implemented in 2010.

"Sword Rain" benefited from being one of the first co-production films submitted for review in 2010 and was successfully released after one postponement.

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The time setting of the Black Stone Organization in "Sword Rain" is better in any period of the Ming Dynasty than in the Hongwu period. It is better to just lie down and pretend to be dead...

In the fifteenth year of Hongwu...

Killed millions of soldiers in Jiangnan, the sword on his waist is still stained with blood!!!

The emperor himself started with a bowl, and on the chicken-eating stage at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he emerged as a super killer from a sea of ​​blood and corpses!
Xu Da was still alive, Lan Yu was in his prime, and Mu Ying had returned from the Northern Expedition.

Most of the great generals in the early Ming Dynasty were at their peak, and the Huaixi noble group was the most powerful force in the court.

The appointment of all officials in the world must be approved by Black Stone?

Ming officials who disobeyed would be assassinated?
Fuck! The Ming Dynasty would never allow such an awesome person to exist!!
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The other people in the crew saw that the senior executive of the coal capital was chatting enthusiastically with Mr. Jin Shijie, and after the conversation ended, the two even exchanged contact information.

So, some supporting actors, special actors, and crew members came up to the crew and offered cigarettes, gave a number, or added a QQ number.

Wait until the famous scene of the rivalry between King Zhuanlun and Ye Zhanqing.

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Do you really think it will grow back?
A group of us fought desperately to grab Rama's body, but in the end it was all a joke!
Do you know why I killed my first husband on our wedding night?
He's just like you, no.

wrong!

You are not incapable!
You don't have it!!
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After the filming of this scene, some middle-level crew members of "Sword Rain" such as the prop director, external producer, mechanical team leader, and sound director came over to talk to them, handed over cigarettes and business cards, and expressed their willingness to cooperate if there is an opportunity.

Lin Xingzhuo accepted everything and refilled the empty cigarette boxes.

As for business cards and contact information, Zhang Youqian organized them all into a table and emailed it back to the company.

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In the evening, the crew's stage manager gave a sudden notice that a "crew name change meeting" would be held.

Producer Wu Yusen made a video call to everyone in Hollywood and officially announced: the investors have decided to adopt Wu Yusen’s suggestion and change the name of the film from "Sword Rain Jianghu" to "Sword Rain".

In the future, when we carry out external publicity, we must pay attention to maintaining a unified tone.

Director Su Zhaolin looked very unhappy and left the meeting room midway.

Action director Dong Wei acted like the regent of the crew's executive vice-emperor...

He presided over the subsequent meeting and commented on the actors' recent acting skills.

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Lin Xingzhuo and Zhu Yillong were in the back row of the conference room, where senior executives from an actor's agency were visiting the crew.

According to industry rules, you can attend publicity and promotion planning meetings, brand implantation negotiation meetings, crisis public relations public opinion response meetings, strategic decision-making meetings, and project progress meetings.

Script readings, character creation discussions, daily filming meetings, discussions about unreleased scripts or endings, etc. Unless there is a major dispute involving artist rights, you are generally not entitled to attend.

But this film and television project name change meeting...

amount……

This was also the first time I encountered an external producer.

He glanced at Zhang Youqian beside Lin Xingzhuo and felt a little scared, so he let the two of them in with Zhu Yilong.

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During the meeting, Lin Xingzhuo was playing Doodle Jump on his Nokia 5230. He heard something strange and asked:

"Yilong, most of the actors in this conference room speak Mandarin. Why is this action director presiding over the meeting speaking Cantonese the entire time?"

Zhu Yilong explained in a low voice: "Brother Zhuo, because of this language communication problem, the action went wrong, Teacher Wang Xueqin cut his arm, and also had a quarrel with Dong Wei."

"It's said that when we were filming Mei Lanfang, he spoke fluent Mandarin..."

"It was quite a commotion, and in the end it was the assistant producer who stepped in to mediate and provide an explanation."

"Dong Wei is said to have conduction aphasia and is undergoing rehabilitation. During this time, he can only speak Cantonese and not Mandarin."

Lin Xingzhuo controlled the graffiti character to jump and avoid obstacles. After reaching the 100th level, he nodded and said, "Uh... this disease is creative, very TVB style..."

Guo Xiaodong, who was standing in front of Zhu Yilong, turned around and whispered, "What aphasia? It's just pretending..."

"'Mei Lanfang' is Director Chen's Northwest territory. How could a Hong Kong action choreographer like him have the right to make such a fuss?"

"This "Sword Rain" is funded by Hong Kong and Taiwan capital, and according to this trend, Hong Kong capital has overwhelmed Taiwanese capital. He also claims to be Wu Yusen's man, so of course there is capital clamoring."

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Lin Xingzhuo recalled the time in his previous life when he was in the office, busy and frantic reviewing films.

Inside the office, the young lady on rotation from the ministry who loved drifting her Mercedes-Benz G500 to the Hall of Supreme Harmony was chatting with a younger sister over a glass of Naixue and mentioned a piece of gossip...

The relationship between Wu Yusen and Dong Wei is not that good.

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At a gathering of Hong Kong circles in Los Angeles, Wu Yusen said that he failed to enter Hollywood because he chose the wrong action director.

If Yuan Heping and Cheng Xiaodong were here, things wouldn't have come to this.

Dong Wei also once said that Wu Yusen's slow motion and violent aesthetics of double-gun confrontation are eye-catching in small-scale productions, but they are useless in large-scale productions.

The two of them hurt each other.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was high, and every three sentences mentioned John Woo, producer Wu, and director Wu, just like Dong Wei, the top director under Wu Yusen.

Even if Lin Xingzhuo used the same techniques as Zhu Yilong's life observation notes, he couldn't find any flaws...

TMD!!
This guy works in the system and must be good at giving work reports!
As expected, when it comes to Chinese entertainment, the only thing you can do is sing the songs that suit the situation.

In the entertainment industry, acting skills are outside the stage!
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Wu Yusen's transatlantic video call lasted only fifteen minutes, and the next hour was spent listening to this action director talk nonsense.

This guy may have done it on purpose, mixing in Hong Kong slang from the last century, causing many mainland actors who know some Cantonese to frown.

Because of his occupational disease in his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo likes to look through film lists and watch movies with original soundtracks. The last century was the golden age of Hong Kong movies, so of course he couldn't miss it.

While playing games, he could also hear roughly...

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Dong Wei finished the meeting and everyone dispersed.

The meeting lasted an hour and a half to change the crew's name, which could have been done by just posting a notice in the corridor.

Fortunately, "Sword Rain" is a big production with a budget of 1400 million US dollars. Although big crews have big corporate problems, at least it is not as precarious and stingy as the crew of "Home Sweet Home".

After the crew's meeting, dinner was also provided.

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Zhu Yillong’s lunch box contains stir-fried shredded potatoes, bean sprouts, cabbage and fatty meat.

It became a lunch box with an independent sauce compartment, which contained two meat dishes and one vegetable dish: braised pork, braised chicken legs, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and winter melon and pork ribs soup.

The drinks we drank were no longer ice dew that we took from the water cabinet in the dining area, but were now San Pellegrino natural sparkling mineral water in glass bottles that was specially delivered to us by the venue staff.

However, Zhu Yilong still had a bitter face...

(End of this chapter)