Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 771 The Appearance of Art

There are several scattered scenes in the hotel scene. Chu Xuan shot three scenes to set the tone for the style, and the remaining scattered scenes just need to follow this style. Director of photography Ning Hao led two camera crews and several actors to complete this part of the task.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei led a camera crew and some crew members to the scene of the second half of today to join the main force. According to the plan, they formed three camera crews to complete the second half of the scene.

Just like that, two camera crews and some actors led by Ning Hao stayed in the hotel, while the director team went to the set for the second half.

In the script, Yang Feifei, played by Gulina, was sexually exploited as soon as she entered the industry. Yang Feifei has a biological brother, Yang Ming, a policeman played by Qin Hao and a squadron leader of the police station.

When Yang Feifei returned home, her mother noticed something was wrong. She knew something had happened to her daughter, but Yang Feifei remained silent when questioned.

When a girl encounters such a thing, only a few have the courage to face it calmly or call the police. Most girls will choose to remain silent. After all, this is a shameful thing and Yang Feifei is a contracted star. It will cause greater harm to her after such a thing is exposed. What's more, the company gave her the resources of the female lead, which is the reward for the unspoken rules. Yang Feifei can only be forced to accept it for a while.

Based on this character logic, Yang Feifei avoided the questioning in the face of her mother's questions, and her mother could only tell her guess to her son Yang Ming.

Yang Ming is a policeman. After learning about his mother's guess, he immediately investigated Yang Feifei's movements and found out that Yang Feifei was lured into signing a contract with Star Media. As a policeman, he naturally knows that there are few good people in the entertainment industry. Combined with his mother's guess, he thought that his sister was being sexually exploited.

Yang Ming was furious and went straight to Ren Bulun to confront him, but he had no evidence and could not do anything to him.

It was because of this incident that Yang Ming regarded Ren Bulun as his mortal enemy from beginning to end in the play, and vowed to bring this parasite Ren Bulun to justice.

This is the logical relationship between the characters with the biggest conflict in the story of "My Love from the Star", and it is also the fuse of the entire story.

The fuse is reflected in the appearance of the heroine An Xin. An Xin, played by Liu Yifei, and Song Huiru, played by Yang Mi, compete from the beginning for the first place in a micro-film competition.

Before the two's works entered the final selection, agent Zhou Minzhu found An Xin and bluntly said that if she signed with Star Media, she would get the first place, but if she didn't sign, she wouldn't get any ranking.

It is so straightforward, it is so obvious that there is a behind-the-scenes operation, it is so easy for capital to manipulate a ranking.

An Xin is a bit rebellious. Her rebelliousness comes from the strict discipline her mother Liu Xiuxiu has given her since she was a child, which is basically the same as Liu Yifei's experience.

The character of An Xin was designed based on Liu Yifei's experience, just to make the TV series more dramatic, exaggerating An Xin's rebelliousness and allowing An Xin to make independent decisions about her life. She was even interested in signing a contract with Starlight Media.

Signing a contract with Starlight Media may lead to unspoken rules, but Anxin doesn't know that. The innocent girl has always been idealistic in pursuing her dream of becoming an actress.

At this time, Yang Ming appeared. Knowing that the micro-film competition was organized by Starlight Media, and seeing that such a beautiful girl like An Xin was about to participate, he immediately stopped An Xin and said some dirty words about Starlight Media.

You may rebel against what mother Liu Xiuxiu says, but most normal people would at least believe a police officer's advice, even if they don't take it seriously.

An Xin did the same and rejected the signing invitation from her agent Zhou Minzhu.

This is the beginning of An Xin being suppressed, and it is also the beginning of the main plot in which Qiao Ke and An Xin face the suppression of capital together, but are inspiring and hardworking to find opportunities to break the situation.

On the other hand, Yang Ming questioned his sister Yang Feifei but to no avail. If his sister Yang Feifei went to court to sue, it might be able to curb the evil deeds of Starlight Media to a certain extent.

Yang Ming is a policeman, and there is nothing wrong with thinking this way from the perspective of justice, but he ignored the fact that Yang Feifei is a girl. If he sue her, it means that the fact that he has been defiled will be exposed. How can he face people in the future?

Since communication between the brother and sister was ineffective, Yang Ming could only find a solution on his own and published an article online to accuse Starlight Media of unethical behavior.

As for Starlight Media, seeing that the news was trending in the wrong direction, they immediately maliciously marketed the entry of An Xin's microfilm, which had refused to sign the contract, intending to use the public opinion caused by the celebrity effect to cover up the facts reported by Yang Ming. As long as the article published by Yang Ming lost its popularity, everything would disappear.

The main irony here is: in the news media, when a controversial piece of public opinion suddenly becomes popular, it is likely to be hiding another more shocking news truth.

"Get ready." Chu Xuan picked up the intercom and said.

The set is a one-story office building, which serves as the office area of ​​Starlight Media in the play.

This scene is about the right and wrong of public opinion in the entertainment industry, how to hype up a false news to cover up the truth of a real news. Chu Xuan will film it from an objective perspective.

"Stage supervisor, hit the board." Chu Xuan gave the order.

There are many extras in this scene, acting as members of the company's marketing team.

"Damn, the boss really knows how to play games. Signing a contract is an unspoken rule. Awesome."

"Don't you think this kind of company is horrible? I don't want to work here anymore. It's disgusting!"

"Where can you go if you don't work? It's not easy to find a job these days. What does right and wrong have to do with us? Just be yourself."

The camera focuses on two extras communicating at their desks, and the lines are written to be as lifelike and realistic as possible.

If it were the previous Liu Yifei, she would also subjectively think that such a company is disgusting, why stay here, it would be better to resign and leave as soon as possible.

But through what she learned from the teachers in the afternoon, she realized that as a producer, she must always look at the problems in the play objectively and think from multiple angles.

Just like what one extra said, such a company is disgusting, but where can I find a job if I quit? If I can't even protect my own life, who can I seek justice for?
This is a very realistic issue, and it is also a thought-provoking one that can make one think deeply.

If it were an ordinary drama, the camera language would most likely be one-sided criticism.

But Chu Xuan's "Star Lovers" did not do this. He gave the camera to these grassroots employees. If the company committed evil deeds, what would the employees think? This is the point that can really generate empathy. Blindly criticizing bad things is just to satisfy temporary fantasies, and looking back, it feels fake.

Chu Xuan hopes that "My Love from the Star" will still be the audience's sentiment for idol dramas in the minds of many years. To do this, the points of empathy need to be substantial, realistic, and widespread, rather than completely idealized.

Idealization is definitely necessary, after all, people live on ideals, but in the drama "My Love from the Star", it is enough to focus on the love between the male and female protagonists. If the empathy points of the other elements are all materialized, it will hit the hearts of the audience more comprehensively.

"Ahem." Wen Zhengrong entered the camera and walked in from the office area entrance: "What are you talking about? We have so many competitors, you know that, are you just going to take some news as rain?"

As soon as she said this, employees reacted one after another.

"Yeah, it's stupid to take any news spread on the Internet seriously."

"That's right, you're still in marketing, but eleven out of ten news stories are false, and one is on the way to being fabricated. Don't you understand this?"

"You said the boss had an affair? Just show me the pictures and videos. If there is no evidence, anyone can just write a copy. I can write a hundred copies of this copy in a day. It's child's play!"

Some employees were silent, while some employees tried to please Zhou Minzhu and spoke up, trying to present a real workplace environment without a one-sided situation. The world is made up of both good and bad people, and society is made up of both light and darkness.

"Alright, alright." Wen Zhengrong clapped his hands. "I'll give you a job. You're cheating in the Anxin microfilm competition. You shot a short film of about ten minutes and used a stand-in for half of the scenes. It's an insult to the word actor. Fire it up. I want to see the result on the headlines tomorrow."

Wen Zhengrong turned around and walked away gracefully, leaving behind a bunch of astonished faces in the office.

"Anxin? Using a body double for half of the scenes in a short film? This..."

"Isn't that possible?"

"It's not impossible, it's just that no normal actor would do that."

The camera switched to focus on four extras who suddenly fell silent.

"An Xin has always been very dedicated and would not do this."

"She is a clean person in the entertainment industry. She never gets involved in gossip or scandals, and never seeks the limelight. What's going on this time?"

"Mr. Zhou's intention is very clear. He wants to hype up public opinion about Anxin, but why is he spending marketing resources on irrelevant people?"

"What do you think... Is the boss's hidden rule incident true? The reason for suppressing An Xin is to make way for Song Huiru, and to use hype to attract the audience's attention and suppress the boss' incident?"

"cough!!"

Guo Tao, who played the role of the head of the marketing department, coughed loudly, silencing all the people who were discussing the matter.

Guo Tao and Huang Bo have starred in "Crazy Stone". Huang Bo invited Guo Tao to make a guest appearance in the role of the marketing team leader in "My Love from the Star". The main reason was that he had not found a suitable role at that time. Guo Tao also wanted to come to Shenzhen to play, so he agreed out of courtesy.

Guo Tao glanced at the whole audience and said calmly, "Get to work."

"I quit!" An actor stood up and said indignantly, "I am a journalist after all. I am here to report the truth, not to make up facts. I thought I could open up a new world by joining a big company, but this new world really stunned me. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. I will not serve here anymore."

This is a special actor who is an intern who has just entered the workplace. His courage to do so is in line with the character's logic. The actor is Sun Yizhou in the upcoming "Love Apartment".

Some of the people present lowered their heads in shame, some made jokes and ridicules, some remained silent, and some looked at each other with disgust as if a sore spot had been hit. All of these were captured one by one under the panoramic surround camera.

Guo Tao remained calm, picked up the water cup and took a sip of water, then said, "Intern, I have a suggestion for you. Work here for three years and accumulate initial funds before reporting your truth. That way, at least you won't starve to death. Now go out and take a few turns, and you will find that this place is still the best."

"Tsk, I'm leaving, no need to see me off." Sun Yizhou looked disdainful, like a typical idealist who just graduated from college, exuding passion, drive and justice.

Guo Tao put down the water cup and said to Sun Yizhou's back, "Internships are also paid, enough for the people in the Finance Department to have morning tea for half a month."

"Yes, salary!" Sun Yizhou stopped suddenly, and ran straight to the finance office in a daze: "I almost got you guys a bargain."

In front of the monitor, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and the other teachers couldn't help but smile. The comedic irony effect was just right.

What does it mean that the salary of the people in the finance department is enough to have morning tea for a month? It means that the salary was embezzled. However, if you don't think carefully, you can't understand the connotation of this sentence.

And when people hear the connotation of this sentence, Sun Yizhou's fierce and righteous look comes to mind. This kind of quick light comedy effect of reverse and positive makes the plot of revealing the darkness not too boring but interesting. Such a plot structure should make the audience feel more comfortable watching the show.

"Boss, why are you..." An extra called out to Guo Tao. From the previous scene, it can be seen that Guo Tao is a good person, but why would he help the evil?

"I have two parents, a wife and children, and I don't have to work..." Guo Tao glanced at him and said, "You support me?"

Guo Tao expressed his thoughts, which were also what most people were thinking, and all the employees in the audience fell silent.

Tang Jili nodded towards the monitor, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Just look at this scene that exposes malicious marketing. The camera language is multi-angle, with both the so-called "positive" stance and different "negative" stances, as well as the "objective" stance of Guo Tao's character, rather than the routine of simply focusing the camera on evil events and relying solely on triggering negative emotions in the audience to exaggerate the plot effect.

When faced with evil events, we cannot judge purely from a "positive" perspective, nor can we criticize darkness from a moral high ground.

We must also think about those who have no choice but to do so in order to survive in the darkness, those who are forced to contribute in malicious incidents just to survive, and the many more who want to seek justice but are unable to take this step due to various factors.

The behavior of these people may not necessarily be good, but their hearts are not bad at all, and this group of people represents the majority of the country.

If we just keep attacking the darkness, we can only move ourselves and young people with idealism.

But if we evenly focus the camera on some low-level workers and follow their ideas to think about dark events in multiple dimensions, it will make most people in the country empathize, thereby triggering more thinking and topics about the current social environment. Social influence is the real influence, not just limited to the entertainment industry.

While triggering empathy, it also uses positive light comedy elements to break the heaviness, making people smile and move their hearts.

In his opinion, this is what art looks like.

Although Chu Xuan is a new director, with people like them watching over him, Chu Xuan's directing will not deviate from the overall structure of the script and he can just shoot it to the end according to the current feeling.

With them watching over the post-production, Chu Xuan wouldn't have any major problems with editing. He just had to follow the steps and piece the images together according to his own three-act structure.

Well, the main love storyline focuses on true feelings to move the audience, and the other elements, like what was just mentioned, can also make people empathize.

If this is the case, then he would dare to say now that it would be strange if "My Love from the Star" is not popular. There is no such idol drama on the market, and the existing idol drama templates are not at the same level as "My Love from the Star".

If we were to give a market positioning to “My Love from the Star”, we can only say that it is a trend-setting film.

"Click."

"very good."

"Thank you for your hard work, let's eat first."

(End of this chapter)