At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 826

Xudong mentioned two movies, "Love Saint" or "Magic Moment"...

"Sage of Love by Zhou Xingchi?"

"No... Adapted from "The Lady in Red", it tells the story of an unsuccessful middle-aged man who encountered a mid-life crisis. Because of a chance encounter with a beautiful model in an underground garage, he started a process of wanting to cheat..."

"The Lady in Red?"

"That's right... the main thing is that this script is just a framework, and everyone can stuff it with baggage as much as they want, even some fishy baggage!"

Shen Xudong talked about the frame.

The script framework of "Love Saint" is very simple: an underground parking lot, a girl in red, a shot in the heart of a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man is an ordinary man who is in the "seven-year itch" between work and family.

He is a middle-level employee in the company, so he is far from being busy, let alone worrying about food and clothing. He also has a gentle and considerate wife and a lovely daughter.

But he is worried: it is not serious illness or catastrophe that defeats an adult, but a life that can be seen at a glance.

And then started the hunting trip...

Shen Teng: "The ending is that the man returns to the family?"

"Yes... everything he did was actually a dream, otherwise, there is no way to explain that his wife and daughter will forgive him!" Shen Xudong continued: "This was recommended to me by Cao Huayi. I have always wanted to adapt it, but I can't think of a good one. The method, if you copy the story, the audience will definitely not accept it, but if you do a complete subversion, completely beautify it, and remove the idea of ​​​​male lust, mental derailment or even physical derailment, it will feel particularly hypocritical, so I consider both It can be more real, and there is a family carnival, and it will not be awkward when watching in groups, and it is guaranteed to be within the framework of public values."

"You mean group play?"

"For the help of a group of friends...you can set up a supporting role who loves to play, saying, 'Go home after playing enough', but when he really comes home, his wife has already left, and the only thing left at home is a dog!"

"...What about "Magic Hour"?"

"Oh, that's a stage play."

Xudong talked about the story frame of "Magic Moment", that is, in a fictional small town, the gangster brother kidnapped an actress and her younger brother director, and threatened the actress to marry him or die;

In desperation, the actress said that she knew the legendary killer Karl.The big brother of the gangster was assassinated by Karl, so as soon as he heard Karl's name, he asked the actress to find Karl as soon as possible.

It just so happened that there was a crazy and silly extra actor in the crew, and the two siblings lied to him that he was filming, playing the leading role, killer Carl...

So the fake killer meets the real gangster, and all kinds of funny misplaced scenes are staged like this.

The comedy baggage of "This Killer" is all focused on the dislocation of the fake show.

Well, what Shen Xudong was talking about was "This Killer Is Not So Calm"...

In fact, the plot of the original "Magic Moment" is not intensively funny, and the whole process is slightly straightforward.

But one thing is good. Although it is a comedy, the logic of the story is still there. It took a long time for Fu Jian (Carl) to believe that this is a movie. This also caused doubts in the hearts of the audience and gradually believed in Fu Jian. The process of coming to believe that this is a movie is dovetailed.

After the domestic adaptation, the process was a little abrupt, and it seemed that the character of Carl was a little brainless...

In fact, after the adaptation, the background and narration of the story are so simple that it cannot be simpler. It is a bold adventure and attempt to put all the treasure on the charm of the characters, and it is also a helpless move for Happy Twist.

Because Twist is not good at making movies...

In fact, "Killer" is quite similar to "The Richest Man in Xihong City" - the story is absurd and logical, most of the characters are abnormal, but they are funny, and the actors are charming enough, you let Bao Beier or Xu Zheng play "Killer" , "Tomato", if you bring it in, it's a bad movie!
"In these two plays, you digest the characters yourself..."

……

It's not that director Shen Xudong is addicted, but...the company really needs a few good movies.

And he's not going to direct himself...

Ready to enable new directors!

Ning Hao is not a good tool guy, this guy is too abrasive.

Unless the script is ready-made, and he has to catch his eye, he will start quickly...

He is busy with "No Man's Land". According to his habit, he estimates that he will be busy for at least a year!
In fact, the most suitable tool people are actually Hong Kong directors, but they don't match the atmosphere of the mainland...

Those directors in Hong Kong just missed the era of the big box office explosion of mainland movies. Let’s just say that Jackie Chan’s “Kung Fu Yoga” earned a box office of 17 billion, and the few movies he made in the years after he came back from the United States, “New Police Story” "Myth" and "Baby Project" have achieved a good balance in action, plot and sensationalism, and the viewability far exceeds "Kung Fu Yoga"...

Unfortunately, missed the era!

"Love Saint" and "Magic Moment" are comedies, and Hong Kong directors can't get the laughs from mainland audiences...

Therefore, "I Still Think You Are the Best" or "The Poisonous Lawyer" did not achieve great success in the mainland...

Similarly, comedies that sell well in the Mainland are also difficult to sell in Hong Kong...

Comedies are really regional. Even Hollywood comedies are hard to sell globally, and at most they are best-selling in Europe and the United States...

Of course, Shen Xudong will not show up - if you can't be a director, then be a producer!

……

The ending scene of "Tang Detective" is quite simple, that is, Tang Ren sends Qin Feng to the airport...

"That's it? I...don't we tell Brother Tai?"

"Tell Brother Tai? Do you have evidence?"

"No...no!"

Baoqiang sighed: "Leave it alone, in fact, no one cares about the truth, people will only believe the truth they want to see!"

"...Little Tang, you...you..."

"Everything has two extremes, good and evil..."

"There is evil, only good is needed..."

"That's right, let me tell you, this time we are in the limelight, and there are a lot of bizarre cases waiting for our Chinatown detectives to solve... Support justice, conquer evil and promote good..."

Speaking of this, both of them were stunned, and then said in unison: "Plane!"

"Ka...not bad,"

Shen Xudong was very satisfied: "Okay, let's shoot another dancing scene tomorrow, and everyone can go home!"

The executive producer asked in a low voice: "Director, is it considered finished?"

"...Of course, all our shots are done!"

"The party?"

Shen Xudong looked at the executive director Xu Hui, and the latter immediately picked it up: "...Okay, everyone pay attention, the crew of "Tang Detective" has officially wrapped up...the crew has prepared a party, everyone can participate in the evening..."

A staff member at the scene immediately asked, "Is there a finale banquet?"

"It's okay... But we have to do as the Romans do. This is called a party, and we call it a party... Also, let me say something, everyone gets paid, don't gamble..."

There are many casinos in Bangkok, and Shen Xudong knows that many staff like to gamble...

He hates gamblers very much, but... this kind of thing is a private matter, and he can only restrain it verbally.

(End of this chapter)