light and shadow [entertainment circle]

In the 63rd Golden Branch Awards, Kou Jun and Xia Zhi really ran with him, and the title of best actor was finally awarded to Cheng Yuanzheng, a senior in the film industry who is over [-] years old.

Cheng Yuanzheng is also a "wonder" in the entertainment circle, he is not good looking, he looks like 20 when he was 40, and he doesn't look very old when he is really over 20.With his good looks, most of the people who have been in the industry for more than 63 years are playing tricks. Fortunately, Cheng Yuanzheng himself is a drama idiot, and he only pays attention to the depth of the characters and not the size of the characters.This time, in the movie "Medal", he played the role of a revolutionary army who was unfortunately captured during the Anti-Japanese War and was unable to prove his identity, and suffered all kinds of discrimination after the founding of the People's Republic of China.In order to recover justice and dignity for himself, he embarked on a long journey of petitioning, hoping to get the Anti-Japanese War Medal that should belong to him.Literary and artistic films such as "Medal", which have no appearance, no popularity, and even a very depressing plot, will naturally not cause much response in the capital market, but Cheng Yuanzheng's superb acting skills make everyone admire him He won the [-]rd Golden Branch Award for Best Actor and was convinced.

As far as Yu Ji is concerned, artists like Cheng Yuanzheng are really not topical, so the biggest hits of this year's Golden Branch Awards are still Kou Jun and Xia Zhi.The two young actors, both in their early twenties, were nominated for Best Actor for the Golden Branch Award after taking on the second film in their lives.So much so that everyone unanimously decided that it would be an insult to call them with titles such as "little fresh meat" and "flow niche".

From an idol group to a powerful group, from an insignificant newcomer in the entertainment industry to a quasi-first-line actor with a place, Kou Jun and Xia Zhi easily crossed over with just two movies.What followed, of course, were overwhelming film contracts and business contracts.Since Li Zhiyi had accompanied Xia Zhi to go abroad to promote "Kai Tang", Tang Chi had to personally select several film and commercial contracts and send them to Kou Jun.As for which one Kou Jun, who has been trapped in the laboratory, will choose in the end, only God knows!

Thinking of Xia Zhi who wanted to follow the route of a top actor and rejected all commercial advertising contracts, and Kou Jun who was determined to follow the route of scientific research and always had a soy sauce mentality about his acting career, and then looked at the annual profit statement of the Light and Shadow Brokerage Company. With a long sigh in his heart, he silently made up his mind to support Jiangcheng.He turned his attention to the new script just sent by Guan Shan-"We Are Not Familiar".

Since the establishment of Guangying Films, the focus of the company's development has always been on the production of high-quality movies and TV.Compared with Light and Shadow Brokerage Company's selection of its artists, which has always been less and more precise, the number of talents in the editorial department of Light and Shadow Film is increasing day by day.Nowadays, Guangying Films can produce many excellent scripts every year, which are either filmed by Guangying Films itself or sold to other film and television companies for production.The competition in the editorial department of Guangying Films is fierce, and the scripts that can be sent to Tang Chi's desk are naturally selected from the best.Generally speaking, only senior editors who have been in the industry for more than ten years can have this honor.But now, the script in Tang Chi's hand was written by a new editor who had just signed a contract with Guangying Films.This person's name is Zhou Diwen.

Zhou Diwen is a freshman student in the Directing Department of Jianghai Drama Academy. Thanks to Zeng Yijing, Xia Zhi recommended him to Guan Shan.Unexpectedly, Zhou Diwen, who was originally buying one get one free, was signed by Guangying before Zeng Yijing.Tang Chi still remembered that on the day he met Zhou Diwen, Zhou Diwen was wearing a crumpled plaid shirt with a pair of half-worn jeans, and was carrying a huge black schoolbag on his back.As far as the editor is concerned, his appearance can be considered handsome, but he is not tall and has a baby face. He has already gone to college but still looks like a junior high school student.When he was silent, his expression was cold, and there was a look of contempt in his eyes, as if to say: "You stupid mortals!"

When they met for the first time, Guan Shan and Tang Chi found it very interesting to see the contrast between his appearance and temperament.But when the three of them sat down and chatted for a while, Tang Chi just realized that Zhou Diwen was just introverted and not good at speaking, but he had a big brain.Tang Chi originally thought that he and Guan Shan only needed to read one script, but Zhou Diwen felt that Guan Shan and Guan Shan were close friends, so he gave them a schoolbag of the script!

Guan Shan and Tang Chi couldn't laugh or cry if they were so unprepared and foolishly sent during the day, but when they read the beginning of Zhou Diwen's most mature script "The White Prime Minister Knows You Still Press the Sword", the two decided at the same time: In any case, Zhou Diwen must be signed!A few months later, this "White Prime Minister Knows You Still Pressing the Sword" was revised and renamed "We Are Not Familiar", and it was officially approved as a project in Lighting Films.

"We Don't Familiar" is a black humor drama. The main character in the film, Mai Liwen, is a code farmer in a medium-sized IT company. He has made no achievements in the industry for many years.In addition to his lack of ability, his personality is also introverted and cowardly. He has no good colleagues in the company and is often arranged by the team leader to work overtime.

At the beginning of the story, Mai Liwen used to work overtime until late at night, but when he took the elevator home, he happened to meet the chairman who was also working overtime.It was such a coincidence that the elevator malfunctioned, and Mai Liwen and the chairman were trapped in the elevator for nearly two hours before they were finally rescued.Mr. Chairman was old and had a bad heart. He died shortly after being sent to the hospital.

The company Mai Liwen works for is a family business. The middle and senior management of the company are all relatives of the royal family, and the whole family is all demons and ghosts.After the death of the chairman, no one was really sad for him, and everyone wanted to fight for the family property.However, these royal relatives have lost countless money in the company over the years, and the only valuable legacy is a software development project that the chairman personally presided over when he was alive.The chairman was a genius in the IT industry when he was young, and he is still the mainstay when he is old, and his family members have heard him mention that this project is close to completion, and once it goes public, it will be an old hen that lays golden eggs.Therefore, the whole family covets it.Unexpectedly, the whole family searched through the chairman's belongings and did not find any information about this project.Recalling that the chairman said before his death: "All things have been handed over to Mai." Everyone agreed that the project materials must be in the hands of Mai Liwen.

The first person to approach Mai Liwen was the chairman's nephew.This nephew is the posthumous son of the elder brother of the chairman. The chairman has always doted on him, and he has developed a fiery, impulsive and lawless character.The nephew threatened and lured Mai Liwen straight to the point, but Mai Liwen was only obedient, insisting that during the two hours when he and the chairman were trapped in the elevator, they only chatted about the code and knew nothing about the project information.The small employee is in the same room as the chairman, and instead of seizing the opportunity to flatter and fight for the top position, they talk about code instead?Of course, the nephew would not believe this kind of nonsense, and flew into a rage on the spot, threatening to make Mai Liwen unbearable, and to tarnish his reputation so that he would not be able to survive in the industry.

Mai Liwen's frightened face paled and he fidgeted restlessly, still undecided whether he should not be provoked and could hide, or whether he should fight himself to the end, but the chairman's nephew died in a car accident on the way home.Soon, the police intervened in the investigation and found that the nephew's death was not a simple accident but a deliberate murder, so Mai Liwen, who had conflicts with his nephew, was taken to the police station as the first suspect.Everyone in the company was in danger. When the police came to investigate Mai Liwen, they all said: We are not familiar with each other.

But even so, the company had the same bad luck as Mai Liwen after the death of the chairman, and accidents followed one after another.For a while it was a royal family member who absconded with money, and for a while it was a relative who owed a large amount of gambling debts and was hunted down by usury.And Mai Liwen managed to get rid of the suspicion temporarily and returned to the company, and found another dead body of the chairman's family member hanging from a beam in the toilet...

The building is about to collapse, and people are in panic. Mai Liwen has been in and out of the police station several times, and he is always in the center of the whirlpool. As a result, colleagues in the company have changed their attitudes towards him.For a while, they thought that he had gained a lot of benefits from the chairman, and they fawned over him one after another; As soon as the oriole comes out... the eccentricity of office politics and the ugliness and greed of human nature make people laugh and cry.

In the end, the case came to light under the investigation of the police. The real murderer was someone else. The development project presided over by the chairman had failed on the night of the chairman's death, and all relevant materials were deleted.Mai Liwen thoroughly cleaned up all suspicions, and the colleagues who had been around him or flattered or calculated also dispersed.The capable chairman is dead, and the unfilial children and grandchildren can't keep the family wealth. Mai Liwen lost his job because of the company's bankruptcy and had to return to the talent market to find a job.

At the end of the story, Mai Liwen, who has been working in the new company for several years, finally figured out an algorithm that the chairman had mentioned to him when he was trapped in the elevator with the chairman, and gave the BUG that the chairman encountered when he designed the software back then. The remedy is back.It turned out that the last words of the chairman were that he hoped that his children would listen to the code he chatted with Mai Liwen, so that the company's project could be bright.But everyone only has money in their eyes, and no one has the patience to listen to the code for two hours, but in the end it is left behind by Mai Liwen.However, over the years, there have been a lot of software of the same type on the market. This new algorithm of McLewin's is not surprising except for saving a small amount of time, so he only received a few thousand dollars in cash as a reward from the company.

This script is very special, there are no good-looking men and women, and no touching emotions. Even the murder case that can attract attention is always a dark line.The whole movie takes place either in the office or in the police station, and there are hardly any big scenes.The protagonist Mai Liwen is poor in ability, slow in response, timid, and will only be confused when things happen. He is frightened out of his wits when he is threatened with a few words. He peed his pants even more when he saw the corpse; He took out his heart and soul, but he was betrayed after changing hands; his force value was not enough, and it was the first time in his life that he showed his power to beat someone, but in the end he was beaten, and his colleagues all said that it was his fault...it was really nothing special.However, Zhou Diwen uses this role to analyze the social phenomenon that the world is indifferent, but it is not insignificant.In modern society, profit is at the top of the list and people are indifferent. Maybe you have known each other for 30 or [-] years and are still not familiar with each other.The so-called "Prime Minister Bai knows that he still presses the sword" is exactly what he meant.However, this verse is obviously too ancient, and it is very likely that the audience will mistake it for a costume film.On the contrary, the phrase "we are not familiar" is mentioned repeatedly by various characters in the film, which is the essence of black humor.

Black humorous movies are common in foreign countries, but there are few good ones in China.While the market is blank, it also means that there is unlimited potential.Therefore, when Jiang Cheng, who had just been summoned to Tang Chi's office, read the script, he knew it in his heart: With the consistent standard of light and shadow production and the wonderful level of this script, as long as there is a skilled director to direct the tube, he will It is not difficult to make yourself famous with this film.Even if the character of the protagonist is not likable and won't attract many fans, at least in the future, when people talk about topics such as "China's top ten movie masterpieces" and "China's top [-] classic movies", he will definitely have a place in Jiangcheng.I think it’s only been the third year since he signed with Light & Shadow. After the training class, he only played a part in “Kai Tang” and then took on the big IP TV series Male No. [-]. In the second year, he played the leading role in the benchmark Yunchuan series of Light and Shadow Well, this year's Lunar New Year hasn't come yet, and he has already got a good script that allows him to play the leading role alone. Jiangcheng is not unmoved by the light and shadow's dedication to his cultivation. "Thank you, Mr. Tang, I will do my best to play the leading role well."

Jiang Cheng's words were very sincere, but Tang Chi felt rather embarrassed. "I also know that the investment in this film is a little low, and the director is a newcomer... But we all know that the most important thing for a film is a good script. This script was saved by the director himself, and no one can do it better than him. Understand the core idea of ​​the script...so, go for it!"

"Huh?" Jiang Cheng was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly flipped through the script in his hand, only to find out that the investment of this movie was only 1000 million, and the screenwriter and director of the script both had the same name. An absolutely unfamiliar name—Zhou Diwen. "This...Mr. Tang, pardon my ignorance, this director Zhou Diwen is..."

Tang Chi smiled and explained: "He is a new director and screenwriter we just signed with Guangying, and he is currently a first-year student in the director department of Jianghai Drama Academy." Maybe he also realized that Zhou Diwen's qualifications are really cheating , Tang Chi hurriedly added another sentence. "However, he has been interested in movies since he was a child, and has made many experimental short films..."

Jiang Cheng almost vomited blood when he heard the words, and secretly hated himself for being so excited just now that he easily agreed without even understanding the director and the investment.It's just... How many times has Light and Shadow Film Industry made such low-level mistakes in production? "Mr. Tang, isn't it too risky to use a completely inexperienced new director? I personally think that even if we want to train him, we can let him start from the position of field manager or assistant!" Jiang Cheng knew very well. No matter how good the script is, the director is always the soul of a film.A good director can turn decay into magic, but a bad director can do just the opposite.Jiang Cheng doesn't want someone to remake this film in the future, and then easily step on him and treat him as a joke.

I think so too!Tang Chi sighed heavily.Black humor films have always demanded extremely high shooting skills from directors. Many famous domestic directors have stumbled in this type of film, let alone a pure newcomer?Originally, Guan Shan offered Zhou Diwen the following conditions: Guangying invested 3000 million yuan, and Wang Yao, who had a little success in this type of film in China, was invited to direct the film.But Zhou Diwen has a stubborn personality, insisting that if he can't direct himself, he would rather not shoot.On the contrary, as long as you can direct yourself, even if the investment and actor status are greatly reduced, it is acceptable!Facing such a weirdo, what can Guangying do?The light and shadow are also very desperate!

Seeing Jiang Cheng's complicated expression, Tang Chi finally sighed, and said in a deep voice, "I know it's a bit difficult... so, you think about it before replying to me. Whether you accept it or not, there is no need to feel pressure."

Having said that, Jiang Cheng also knew that if he pushed this drama, he might label himself unreliable, disobedient, and unable to accept orders in the face of danger in Tang Chi's heart.But he thought about it, and he still didn't dare to use the little energy he had earned through his hard work. Finally, he squeezed the script and replied in a low voice: "Okay, Mr. Tang, I'm going out first."

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Director: That Jiangcheng... Dahong, rely on your life!

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