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After the fun is over, it's time to talk about business.

Before Ling Jiale came, they didn't just come to eat and drink, but mainly to watch Shen Ge's new work.It has been a while since watching the movie. It is Shen Ge's so-called "moving-watching cooling-off period". Most of the excitement after watching the movie has passed. Only when the audience calms down can their opinions be more objective.

Shen Ge asked some roommates solemnly: "What do you think?"

Several roommates said frankly that they did not expect him to make the movie like this.

Shen Ge gave a short laugh, "Which one? Good or bad?"

Several people said in unison: "Okay! But—"

There is also a "but", "but" is usually not a good word, even Ling Jiale, the number one fan with a very thick filter and blind obedience, became nervous.

The roommates are very frank with Shen Ge, and they only say good things on purpose.In short, they all liked this movie very much and had a great time watching it, but felt that other audiences might not necessarily have the same opinion as them.

Because of "Dawn and Twilight", Lao Chen has a deeper understanding of the film industry than ordinary audiences. He said to Shen Ge: "I remember you said that this film is a comedy similar to New Year's films, but we all feel that, The effect you made is not like a New Year’s film, there are too few laughs, and the limited humor is very dark and a bit cold. Another problem is that many places are too obscure, which are originally good details, but Not everyone can see it. If you can’t see it, it’s tantamount to shooting for nothing? And there are some twists and turns that need to be thought about to understand. You’re not a sci-fi movie, so tell the audience in advance to watch it with their brains. Everyone I sat in front of the big screen with popcorn in my hands, looked at it casually, and then found that I couldn’t understand it, and I don’t know how it developed to this point..."

Shen Ge said: "But it would take up too much space if the filming is straightforward. We can't make the film too long."

"But the comedy element is not enough? A lot of people go to the theater to meet girlfriends, or to relax after get off work. They just want to be relaxed and happy. Watching this movie will definitely feel that it is not cheerful enough. It takes a lot of brains, and it also affects the mood. Now People’s time and money are limited. It’s hard to have a free time and spend money. You didn’t let them see what they wanted to see. Wouldn’t it be a bad review? We were discussing this just now. I don’t know if you deliberately designed it. Is it this kind of serious, or did something go wrong during the shooting?"

"It was me who changed some ideas during the filming process."

In fact, it wasn't because of him suddenly changing his mind, but because of Ling Jiale.

At that time, after the main body shooting of the film was completed, there was a sudden drug scandal involving an actor surnamed Zhao, and then a series of incidents occurred, which led to a stagnation of progress.Later, although Shen Ge got some money, the project could be restarted, but the actor surnamed Zhao had a heavy role to play, and there were too many scenes that needed reshoots, and the money would never be enough.

During that time, Shen Ge and Liang Producer settled accounts all day long, and Ling Jiale said casually: "Why don't we just learn from Director Wang's handling in the second half of "Beloved" and not let him show his face?"

One sentence enlightened Shen Ge. Wang Xu separated Jiang Lu and Zhang Song because the two had already separated at that time; and in the film "The Artist", the actor surnamed Zhao played the best friend of the protagonist Fang Jue. Betraying him for fame and fortune is similar to the relationship between Jiang Lu and Zhang Song.

Chen Ge thought for a whole day, and felt that this method is feasible!The good habit he learned from Wang Xu is to try to accumulate enough material during shooting.Now he has enough material to support him to freely play in post-editing, and only needs to add a few more shots.

It's just that if this happens, the atmosphere of the whole film will change, and it will not be the tone set in Wang Xu's script.He was afraid that he would not be able to control it, and he was also afraid that the market would not buy it.

When he can't make a decision, he likes to talk on the phone with Ling Jiale. It's not because he really needs Ling Jiale to help him figure out a solution, but because of the need to talk.

He said to Ling Jiale on a video call: "This kind of symbolization of characters has actually been done in other films, such as "Raise the Red Lantern" and "In the Mood for Love". A "boring" film, if it is not such a big-name director, may be very unpleasant; and this kind of handling is also a test of skill..."

Ling Jiale's viewing volume at this time is not what it used to be, and he would flip through the teaching materials that Shen Ge brought back from school. He was originally quite talented in artistic expression. Shen Ge told him this, and he Can understand.

He said to Shen Ge: "You are not Zhang Yimou and Wang Jiawei, you are not Wang Xu, but you are Shen Ge, you can make Shen Ge's own movies."

Ever since he got the script of "The Artist", Shen Ge has been devoting himself to studying Wang Xu's style. All his performances in the crew have continued Wang Xu's style. Except that he is not so overbearing and not so crazy, all his shooting The technique, including the final presentation of the film imagined in the mind, is clearly labeled as "Wang Xu".

Wang Xu said that Shen Ge was his successor, and even Shen Ge himself acquiesced in this way.This is undoubtedly the most appropriate method. Wang Xu has been tested by the market. This style has already formed word-of-mouth. There are a large number of supporters, whether it is a company or an investor, who are happy to lose Wang Xu, a cash cow, and get Shen again. A perfect heir like Ge.

But what did Shen Ge think?

Ling Jiale said: "I think you are different from Wang Xu." Wang Xu's humor is based on his harsh nature, while Shen Ge is a serious and boring person in his bones.

Ling Jiale also said: "In fact, I have always disliked you when you said that you regard making movies as a job. I think that making movies should not only be for making money, it should have greater meaning to you."

Several roommates asked Shen Ge: "Does making a movie really mean more to you?"

Shen Ge said, "Yes."

Lao Chen asked again: "You had a great time filming, but what if all the audience don't buy it?"

Shen Ge was silent for a moment, but heard Ling Jiale say affirmatively: "No, as long as the movie is good, people will definitely watch it. Well, Lao Chen... just said that many audiences go to the theater to relax, and they don't want Use your brains, but I believe there will be a lot of viewers who will hope that the entertainment they get in their limited leisure time is worth remembering and revisiting."

Another roommate was about to say something at this time, but Ling Jiale preempted him and asked him, "Are you the former or the latter?"

The roommate was startled, "I... most of the time it's the latter."

Ling Jia smiled contentedly, "Can't you represent a part of the audience?"

He suddenly said so many words just now, several roommates couldn't react a little bit, they nodded first after hearing his question, then shook their heads again.

Lao Chen said: "To put it a bit arrogantly, Lao Shen came to our school because of his talent, but how small is the proportion of those who can actually be admitted to our school and our department in the whole country? It doesn't mean that the education is not good. People must not be able to understand good movies, but look at past examples, those movies that are too difficult to understand-some of them are not difficult to understand at all, but they skip the timeline a little bit, and many viewers are messed up. Started to give low marks, saying that the director was pretending to be aggressive. Let me ask you, Lao Shen, how much 'forceful' did you pretend to be in this film?"

Just as Shen Ge was about to say "not much", Ling Jiale said, "That's not called pretending."

This was the first time Shen Ge heard him say such a thing, and the surprise on his face was no less than that of the other roommates.

Ling Jiale also realized what she said, her face turned red, and her voice dropped an octave: "Anyway, it's not pretending... According to what you said, what others don't understand is pretending, so in my opinion Come on, what poetry, science, Nobel Prize in Literature, it's all that, pretend..."

"Pfft——" Several people looked sideways at the same time, Shen Ge covered his mouth and coughed, with a smile in his throat: "Go ahead."

But he choked himself like this, and the controversy that was just caused by excitement just now couldn't continue.

Lao Chen took the initiative to toast Ling Jiale, apologizing for his inappropriate words just now.

Ling Jiale hurriedly raised his glass, just as Shen Ge had finished coughing, he also clinked glasses with them.

Shen Ge was also blunt to his classmates. He said that Lao Chen was indeed "arrogant". It has obviously become stronger. Our company has statistical data. The market for bad films is becoming less and less, and the box office of films with thresholds continues to rise. Now our domestic film market is so prosperous, and the number of movies per capita has been increasing. So many Movies are not for nothing, and people's understanding of the language of movies is much better than before."

Ling Jiale said at this time: "That is, you can't just shoot the simplest things just because some audiences can't understand, then there will be no progress forever, and other audiences will feel bored."

Shen Ge nodded: "That's right. A good movie depends on a good audience to buy it. Similarly, a good audience also depends on a good movie to cultivate."

Ling Jiale said, "Yes!"

They all sang together and made several roommates stunned.

Old Chen said "Hey", thinking to himself, why am I talking so much, I was beaten up by others.He clinked glasses with Shen Ge again, "It's fine if you have confidence. To put it bluntly, I am also an amateur. I just read some movie reviews and ratings on the Internet, and I am afraid that you will lose money. I was talking nonsense just now. I don't understand. Let me know." You are laughing."

Shen Ge lowered his glass, touched the wine with him modestly, but laughed at him: "Don't do this." He knew what his roommates wanted, so he simply clinked glasses with several of them, and then He drank the remaining half can of beer in one gulp.

He said to several people: "Actually, you are right. If you follow Director Wang Xu's previous thinking, the market must be guaranteed. Now... I have no idea, but it is not impossible to lose money, but how much can I sell?" Well, it’s hard to say.”

The roommate teased him, after all, it was because he was not short of money.

Shen Ge smiled and glanced at Ling Jiale, "It's still missing. After all, it's soft to spend other people's money. Jia Le sold his car and shoes for my movie."

"shoe?"

Ling Jiale explained with some embarrassment: "They are all unworn, and they are limited editions, so they are worth a little money."

A few roommates who played basketball immediately understood, and they all said "Oh!" together, feeling pain for him.

Ling Jiale glanced at Shen Ge, meaning why tell others this?But when he saw Shen Ge's smiling face, he immediately understood.

Several of Shen Ge's roommates clinked glasses with Ling Jiale, first asked him about the shoes, and then gossiped about how he and Shen Ge got on, and who was chasing whom.They no longer regarded Ling Jiale as the "star Shen Ge brought over", but really regarded him as their buddy's "boyfriend".