actor big star

Chapter 745 A Mess of Threads
Work after work.

In three days, everyone's focus changed from drinking and chatting to watching movies, and then talking about movies.

The great directors or screenwriters sitting here have their own masterpieces, have been recognized on the world stage, and have achieved high-profile achievements.

It's not that they don't agree with each other, it's just that under the same propositional composition, when one's point of view is denied by others, the subconscious resistance arises.

After a few days of drinking and chatting, the relationship has become much closer. When I go to see the other party's works, the perspective of appreciation is different. When talking about movies, I will unconsciously talk about praise.

The change in mood made everyone start to consciously talk about the 'goal' this time.

What kind of movie world can be called a complete movie world?
What kind of framework can support many characters and stories?
When the audience watches film and television works, more than [-]% of them will have a preconceived cognition. He wants to know who the protagonist is first, and then substitute himself from the perspective of the protagonist. People with the aura of the protagonist will always stand at the top of the food chain. This will create a strong sense of substitution for the audience.

In the real world we struggle, there are successes and failures, and the future is unpredictable, but in the world of movies or novels, I preconceived and replaced the perspective of the protagonist, his fate is my fate, and I will be happy because of his success , And then generate a strong viewing appreciation and reading pleasure.

In recent years, some villains can always emerge suddenly, even if there are not many roles, there are also popular actors appearing.The sense of substitution belonging to the villain can also be regarded as an alternative release of emotions in the hearts of the audience. They are unwilling to admit it publicly, but in private they will affirm and evaluate very classic villains sufficiently high.

What Zhou Le and others need to do now is to have a large enough framework and incorporate enough elements. Compared with all large-scale productions, what is more difficult is the setting of the protagonist's image.

Whether it is a domestic description of the influential figures of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, or a mythological novel, it is inevitable to have a subject.

Many big productions abroad are the same. Everyone has to grow up under the same system. The Marvel universe is an opening. Everyone is a superhero. Everyone has their own growth experience. Outside capital It is also after seeing the success of "The Avengers", coupled with the complete world that "Genesis" will show in the future, that I came up with such an idea.

Essentially there is a difference.

One morning, when Zhou Le felt that the timing was about the same, before dinner, he didn’t play the movie, but sat down for the first time to talk about the topic in a serious way, talking about this one that directly cut off everyone’s creative thinking The main character image sets 'obstacles'.

"I know where everyone is struggling. If it were me, I would not compromise. Once I compromise, even if the framework is created in the future, my individual works will have no source. I believe that everyone here, whether they have or not The formed story has already outlined an image of the protagonist in your mind."

"Literary films, commercial films, I guess everyone has a certain idea of ​​who will play the role, or simply follow the template set by a certain actor. Don't look at me, in fact, I have no choice. This in itself is a similar dead end problem."

In the eyes of everyone looking forward to, Zhou Le did not come up with an amazing idea. When everyone thought that he would solve the conflict by speaking today, his calmness made everyone feel a strong sense of loss. This kind of thought: "It turns out that he can't do it either."

Half a month ago, such thoughts would be gloating, or a kind of denial of capital, or let out a sigh of relief that he is just an ordinary person, and we are not much worse than him.

Today, loss is still the core emotion. For such a big project, when everyone chatted for a week and watched the movie to recall the past, the little competition between them is really not as good as making a contribution to the history of world film. This contribution makes them even more excited.

Who doesn't want to leave a name in history?Right now is the best opportunity to make a name in history.

Just such an opportunity, will it really exist?

Doubt is no longer a voice, but rooted in the heart. Everyone can feel Zhou Le's purpose these days. I thought he would have an idea to inspire everyone, but at this moment, when he confessed that this is insoluble Why are we all so disappointed when we are deadlocked?
Do we really have greater expectations of him at the beginning?Or, from the very beginning, what everyone expects is that he can be the one who breaks the deadlock?

The sudden sense of loss is stronger than the loss of function of the so-called villa studio when everyone quarreled before. "Genesis" and even Zhou Le's previous achievements were once pressed down like a mountain, making it difficult for most people to resist. This time, there is such an opportunity. Except for a few old men who still have inner pride, some other people have reported the idea of ​​leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade. As long as there is a good platform idea, it can restrain the producer. The meddling of the crew, pure directing skills, may not be worse than his Zhou Le, and it is still uncertain who will stand on the stage of the Oscars in the future.

The loss caused everyone's emotions to permeate the entire villa, and some marginal characters also realized that something might happen, and this place might cease to exist.

Zhou Le didn't seem to be affected. After he coughed to attract everyone's attention, he continued: "My protagonist may be brave and courageous, and his protagonist may be unparalleled in wit. What should I do if there is a crossover in the plot? Is it the way to deliberately avoid it? A complete movie world must allow the audience to have horizontal associations, and there is bound to be a probability that the protagonists in the movies will collide in the future. If it is a comic Like Wei World, everyone is a member of the Justice League, and the direction is to fight against the enemy in the same way. The difference lies in their own fighting methods and a certain amount of character background."

"It is obviously inappropriate to put it in the movie world we want. I believe that what you are more worried about is what you want to fight for. It is not how to integrate, but how to defend your protagonist's own movie values. I don’t want my character to be the background board in other people’s movies in the future, this is what I think is the real deadlock.”

In the phrase.

No matter how many ideals, no matter how many beautiful things, they are not more important than fame and fortune in reality. The collective wisdom and creativity of a group of people are infinite, but the conflict of interests of a group of people is also the most difficult to resolve.

Everyone wants their character to be the leader, even if they can't be the son of luck in the entire movie world, at least they must be liked and supported by the audience. As long as the audience approves, that is the supreme glory.

The directors must have confidence in themselves, and they are worried that in this movie world, other people's movies will suppress the characters and stories they want to establish.

Everyone has such an idea, but they can’t say it out. If they say it’s wrong, they question the character of the people next to them. If they say it, they don’t trust the future supervision of this big idea and big project.But if you don't say it, you won't be able to pass this hurdle in your heart. Today, Zhou Le directly lifted that veil of concealment.

Zhou Le: "I once thought about it, or there are several major forces that develop independently, but after thinking about it, I feel that it is inappropriate. Sooner or later, there will be a confrontation between forces and forces. When the time comes, whoever loses and who wins, I think All the directors who shoot large-scale productions of commercial films, no one is willing to give in half a step when the time comes, it seems that there is room for relaxation in the early stage, but it has planted an incomparably huge thunder for the later stage."

"Businessmen and pawns, ordinary people, on the throne, in the temple of power. The story can be extended to every corner, literary and artistic films can weaken the status of the protagonist, and simply analyze art, but what kind of movie world can stimulate everyone's true artistic creation? What about inspiration? Pure fighting and killing, simple defense of peace, simple competition? There must always be a core area that can stimulate everyone’s creative inspiration, and at the same time give everyone enough creative space.”

"I know the type of modern city, which can make the construction of the main city of the entire movie world more convenient, and it can be smoother when creating value and surrounding areas. But personally, I prefer a more magical world, where races, large forces, Crowds of high and low, explore the secrets of the world, conquer those unknown areas of the world, there is cooperation, confrontation, and betrayal. Before you die, the protagonists under your command have an invincible halo from their own perspective, and the real final battle , How about letting the audience vote?"

"This is empty talk, so are you interested in temporarily filling in this empty talk before you have a direction, and see if you can find a way out?"

The theme setting of a magical world is equivalent to giving all directors who want to shoot literary films an endless space. No matter what type of topic you want to explore, in a world full of wars, you can Play as much as you want without any restrictions. Of course, if you want to reach the grand perspective of machination above the high temple, you must conform to the development track of the entire world; if you only explore a topic through the cruelty of the world through a corner, then you come Well, compared to the "correctness" required in some current Hollywood movies, in our project, a hundred schools of thought contend, and you can even insinuate, as long as you don't directly name someone or something in reality.

The news here is delivered at the fastest speed. When Zhou Le used such seemingly 'empty words' remarks to point everyone in a direction that had been mentioned a long time ago but had not been recognized, some people outside were outraged. Wow, the same thing, the same thing, depends on when to use it. When everyone is already desperate, there is a platform that can be temporarily accepted. It doesn’t matter whether the direction is wrong or not. Better than everyone standing still or arguing.

The core of Zhou Le's suggestion is two points, and it is these two points that are the most difficult for everyone to reach a consensus.

The outside capital agrees with his approach, but they don’t agree with the direction he pointed out. As he himself said, the best way to make money is the modern urban style, so that the cost of construction will be low. In the future, the entire shooting city The development path is wider.If it is magic, it will not only be a city, but also a lot of exterior scenes. Maybe some real scenery needs to be built on the cliffs in a certain mountain. It is not a full-scale construction, but the money will still be spent.

Zhou Le obviously didn't care about the outside world. His 'promise' to these people present, no matter whose character is in the future, when it comes to image confirmation or life and death, let the audience vote. You are confident that your characters and stories are good. , can crush others, then you will definitely gain more support from the audience in the future, and in the end it may be your protagonist or the set power structure, and become the final winner.

If you think about it, it's fair, and besides being fair, it's extremely exciting. If you think about it for a while, you'll know that if the film world is successful, there will be more than a dozen films at once, and there will be more in the next few years. When the world When all audiences recognize it and regard it as a part of life and entertainment, and finally your character can become the final winner, and your audience support is the highest, then the last decisive battle movies will definitely stimulate the audience and let them I feel not only the happy feeling of watching movies when defeating the villains, but also a stronger sense of substituting the children of the world.

Another core point, what Zhou Le gives everyone is creative space. If the overall world view and values ​​of the film world are widely disseminated, then the creation of literary and artistic films can see the big from the small, and make full use of the small, and it will be easier to form art. The ultimate exploration from life.

In the final analysis, since everyone has no goals at present, it is better to come to a random direction. The magic theme I am talking about now is a random direction. Everyone first enriches it and finds out how it feels. I believe that the outside world will give us enough time. In any case, it is worse than everyone having to fight for a higher priority on major and minor issues.

Zhou Le, who made the whole proposal, also sighed secretly in his heart. The magic in their eyes is the setting of Game of Thrones, whether it is fantasy, magic, science fiction, fantasy, their subconscious mainstream setting, or the inherent Western model.

No matter what, there is always a need for a thread, regardless of whether the thread is right or wrong. With everyone holding back their energy, Zhou Le's return did what Kevin Feige wanted him to do. The so-called "overall plan" coordination'.

A group of bosses started to move, the staff outside began to assist, all kinds of information gathered, and the spokespersons of the capital also came to visit. Some people could understand that Zhou Le didn't want to control but really "coordinated". Some people continue to look down.

There is no wine today.

In the afternoon, Zhou Le pasted some of the hand-painted paintings he had prepared on the display area of ​​the original pictures about the movie's settings in the villa.

Some of the original pictures of the monsters in the magical world he set, everyone just glanced at them and continued their work. They just found the thread, and now no one cares about the color of the thread, so let’s untie it first.

As the capital force, Kevin Fitch has cooperated with Zhou Le the most times and is also the one who knows him best. Seeing this scene, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"When you start drinking, chatting, watching movies, and recognizing this thread, you are already in the process of being dominated by Zhou Le."

(End of this chapter)