Chapter 166 No Time 1/3
Mahua is obviously in trouble in its creation!
Since its establishment in 2003, Happy Twist has released at least one stage play every year to 2015, and 4 stages have been performed a year in 2009. However, since the stage plays "Friends" and "Li Cha's Aunt" were staged in 2015, no new dramas worthy of praise have been released so far...
The lack of creative talent...
Four movies that have been approved: "Li Cha's Aunt", "Earl of Oolong Mountain", "Friends", and "Romantic French Food".
The box office and reputation failure of "Li Cha's Aunt" will obviously affect the shooting of the next three films...
However, Chen Changlin did not give up on Mahua's plan - as the hot money fades, the project is more cautious and the resources will be more concentrated at this time.
Even a bad show like "Hello, Brother" can earn nearly 500 million yuan in box office!
Insert, "Hello, Brother" is really bad...
I really don’t understand. “Hello, Li Huanying” is ahead, can’t I learn from it?
It really doesn't work, "Riding the Wind and Waves" is also...
How can you make a family comedy neither family nor comedy?
"Hello, Brother" gave the answer!
The combination of Mary, Chang Yuan and Wei Xiang last appeared in "Li Mao's Change of Prince"...
It's also a bad movie!
Anyone who gives some strength in creation will not be able to do it!
What should I do if I lack creativity?
Use newcomers internally and introduce overseas copyrights externally!
"The Kitten in the House" is a Korean drama. Like "The Lonely Moon", it is a comic adaptation...
"Magic Moment" is a Japanese-Ben movie, and the original time-space remake became "This Killer Not So Calm"...
Lao Guo continued: "We are talking to British comedy master Ray Kune about the copyright of "Out Of Order". It should be no big problem. You can adapt it..."
Liu Hongtao: "Mr. Chen..."
Liu Hongtao is the head of Mahua Film...
Lao Guo understood what he meant and nodded, "Mr. Chen means you can arrange a few more dramas, and we will increase our investment in Mahua and strive for two to three comedy movies a year..."
Liu Hongtao was excited: "Really?"
"But the film project must be reviewed and approved by the company. You can't just shoot whatever you want!"
Liu Hongtao was stunned for a moment...
This condition is not high, but for Mahua, it is equivalent to being incorporated into Changlin Film and Television...
"Don't worry, we set a maximum of goals every year, and you will decide on the specific matters yourself... We will only provide help in the movie... After all, you also know that Mr. Chen is very dissatisfied with "Li Cha's Aunt" and has opposed the project establishment from the beginning. Judging from the effect, this movie has indeed smashed Mahua's signature!"
“…We have no experience in film…”
"When Mr. Chen objected, why didn't you listen to him? I think he didn't understand comedy?"
Liu Hongtao was about to speak, but Lao Guo shook his head: "All movie types, Mr. Chen is a well-known film. He is the producer of a movie "Lost in Thailand" in our country. Do you think he doesn't understand comedy?"
"Stop the project in your hand first, call Wei Xiang, and remake "Magic Moment" first... This project is very important. A turnaround work must ensure quality and quantity!"
"...I understand!" Liu Hongtao pointed his head and asked back: "Wei Xiang?"
"This is Mr. Chen's meaning. He is the male lead in this movie!"
"…Understood."
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The movie adapted from "Magic Moment" is "This Killer Not So Calm"...
"This Killer Not So Calm" basically follows the story structure of "Magic Moment":
The story is very simple. In an empty town, the gangster brother kidnapped an actress and her younger brother director, threatening the actress to marry her or she would die - "Magic Moment" is the cheating big brother lover...
In desperation, the actress said she knew the legendary killer Carl.
The gangster brother was assassinated by Carl, so when he heard Carl's name, he asked the actress to find Carl as soon as possible.
It just so happened that there was a crazy and stupid supporting actor in the crew. The siblings lied to him to film, play the killer and the male lead.
So the fake killer fights against real gangsters, and all kinds of funny misalignment scenes are staged like this...
Many people commented on "This Killer Not So Calm" shoddy...
Indeed, the scene is basically an indoor scene built, the only outdoor dock is also a perfunctory green screen.
The gangsters, according to the plot setting, should they be real guns? But in the actual plot, they are toy guns that cannot be killed...
Including the only submachine gun, the male protagonist "Wei Chenggong" who "thinks he is filming" took it seriously and used it as a prop gun, and fired violently at the gangster opposite, without losing any hair...
It's like bringing the stage play directly to the big screen!
A typical actor-driven plot - let's put it this way, if you replace the male lead of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" with Bao Beier, or replace the male lead of "This Killer Not So Calm" with Bao Beier, you will immediately feel that it's not right!
Comedy is quite difficult to shoot!
For a good comedy, you must grasp the connotation, narrative structure, storyline, actors and lines.
Only with profound connotations, excellent narrative structure, creative storylines, and rich memes can classic comedy be brought!
The movie "Charlotte's Troubles" lacks connotation and creativity, but fortunately, the narrative structure is passed, the storyline is complete, the actors have wonderful interpretations, and it is also good to create jokes...
One step away from the classics…
But this is already the upper limit of Mahua!
If you ask them to shoot "Modern Times", they really can't do it!
Why must it be Wei Xiang?
Because he is the only one who is suitable - to be honest, the script of "The Killer" is actually not excellent, the plot is rather cliché, and the method of creating jokes is also very common to use information aberrations. But Wei Xiang's performance is too outstanding, very tension, exaggerated but not exaggerated!
By the way, compare the male protagonist Koichi Zuoto, the film tells that Wei Xiang is really overwhelming...
Of course, Koichi Zuo Teng has good acting skills, but he is really not suitable... Koichi Zuo Teng is a first-line male actor, and he is famous for his crime films. He has been famous for a long time and can't play the role of an 18-line supporting role at all...
Wei Xiang is OK!
As for the improvement of reputation...
In fact, it is quite simple. Let Mary play Milan and her younger brother Miller complain about the entertainment industry sincerely, and delete the fan love scenes to add a little love scene...
After all, the love between Wei Chenggong and Milan came a bit abruptly!
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Speaking of Chen Changlin, he did not have the idea of interfering in Mahua's operation...
How can I have free time to deal with these messy things?
I'm almost overworked about my own business...
After the filming of "The Red Flag Flying", he took a boat to Antarctica and saw the penguins with his own eyes. Then... he did not return to China, but flew directly to Hawaii...
Not working, but traveling...
After filming a play, I took two weeks off. This is the most basic workflow for a director!
Mainly, Shi Shi wanted to go to Hawaii for a long time, and just have time, so let's go together!
Of course, it was also true that he posted on Weibo to criticize "Li Cha's Aunt"...
After all, this movie is really bad - it smashed the golden sign that Happy Twist is gathering.
Chapter completed!