The full-time male god of rebirth in the entertainment industry

Xie Yangbing received them with some surprise.

"Please come in."

Zhao Ying followed Zhu Jue and stepped in. It was a sunny room with few things. On the big desk against the wall was a writing brush soaked in ink.

Zhu Jue said apologetically, "Thank you for bothering you."

They don't have much free time for filming, and today there is a good opportunity for the main actors to have their holidays because he and Zhao Ying went to participate in Jin Baihua, and Xie Yangbing raised some supporting roles. It seems that today's filming is not important , Xie Yangbing gave full authority to his assistant director, otherwise he would not have time to go back to his room to rest.

"It's okay, I've finished writing too." Xie Yangbing led them to the temporary reception area and brought them two glasses of water: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Ying was about to speak, but Zhu Jue tugged at his clothes in a corner of sight——Zhao Ying's speaking skills were probably only at the elementary level, and although they often discussed script matters together, those were mostly trivial details after all. What they want is a major change in the script. Of the two of them, he obviously has more skills in this area. Zhu Jue thought about it and said, "It's about modifying the ending of the script."

Xie Yangbing heard his intention clearly, and said in surprise, "What?"

Zhu Jue used more cautious words: "I discussed it with Zhao Ying. From our point of view, maybe the ending of the script needs to be revised."

Xie Yangbing rolled his eyes around their faces, but he didn't get angry, he just said: "Wait until I call Xia Ning over."

I wish I could breathe a sigh of relief.

Xia Ning came very quickly, as soon as he came in, he said: "Is there any problem with the ending?" Although he spoke urgently, his expression was not angry, Zhu Jue let go of his heart completely.

The most fearful thing about changing the script is that it will arouse the resentment of the director and screenwriter. Compared with the general behavior of playing big names in terms of living conditions, this is even more out of bounds. In the crews of some big-name directors, actors will not be allowed to do this at all. If you question it, even the general crew, if the director has his own insistence, he will not allow the actors to dictate it.

In the eyes of many people, although actors are the key to a good story, many people still think that the quality of the script and the director account for the vast majority. It will still be a good movie. In addition to the argument that any one of a group of A-level actors can perform well, there is also a popular point of view. In a script with good conditions in all aspects, a performance An actor with an S grade may not be able to present a story that is much better than an A-level actor on the screen.

Many directors only want to complete a story in their minds when directing. They will strictly set requirements, asking actors how to move, say lines, use expressions and eye delivery. Actors do not need too much self-thinking, as long as they can express Just ask for it.

If Xie Yangbing was this kind of director, Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying didn't have to come here. Even if Zhu Jue used his status as an investor to overwhelm the director's opinion, the final result of the twisting would not be perfect.

Fortunately, whether it was Xie Yangbing or Xia Ning, their attitudes were considered kind. Zhao Ying's own energy was somewhat taken into consideration in this, Zhu Jue had just won the title of best actor, and the two did not behave ignorantly in the previous discussions.

The atmosphere was friendly, and Zhu Jue talked about their thinking. Their thinking was very simple. In the original script, after Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying completely broke up, the focus of the film turned to how Zhu Jue found out from the many problems. A way out, fighting against all parties through various methods, and finally saved his own industry and dreams, and kept his original hope.

This is a story line that is in line with the public's aesthetic orientation, including the character image setting of the story. Zhu Jue, as the hero, is a person from the bottom life, but has a good friend cultivated in the upper life. When he was in trouble, he broke all the boats and came to a foreign land to start from scratch, and then encountered a series of things such as friends turning against each other, business suspension, workers' strikes, and opponents making trouble. Slightly raised first, then repressed, and finally explosively raised, as long as the director controls it well, this is a good finished product that is very popular with the market and has a certain depth.

However, Zhu Jue suggested to revise the key points of the latter part, blurring the specific rising process of the protagonist, so that the story would come to an abrupt end when Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying turned against each other.

Xia Ning frowned and said, "That's nearly a third of the plot missing."

Zhu Jue said: "The premise of the original later story line is combined with the process of the protagonist's coping with the previous story line. The story line does not follow a single line, but multiple lines run parallel, and the two lines are the main line."

Xie Yangbing asked: "Double lines?"

Zhu Jue replied: "The protagonist's career line and the emotional changes in the relationship between the protagonist and his friends are two lines."

Xie Yangbing and Xia Ning looked at each other and saw the same interest in each other's eyes.

Zhu Jue continued: "And we think that the tension of pure anti-eyes may not be strong enough. Under that kind of extreme emotional struggle, with the character of the protagonist, it is very likely that more dramatic things will happen."

Xie Yangbing nodded: "Tell me."

Zhu Jue said concisely: "He will kill him by mistake."

Xie Yangbing's face shook, and Xia Ning simply took a deep breath.

Both sides are capable of working very well. Although Zhu Jue just mentioned an idea, Xie Yangbing has already discovered the direction they want to change.

If the original script market and comment orientation were [-]-[-], the new idea proposed by Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying is to weaken the market and improve the content. If the original script idea is a double broken line, the new script melts the conflict to the front. Two powerful twists and turns are created, the rhythm is tight and the climax continues, and finally reaches the peak in the anti-eye scene and stops abruptly.

The original script was trying to explore human nature, and the new script is thoroughly exploring human nature.

Is it box office or word of mouth?

This is a dilemma, especially for a transitional director who is new to the industry and urgently needs to achieve achievements in new fields.

Xia Ning said hesitantly: "Although this will look good, the box office won't be very good, right? Most people don't want to go to the cinema to see this kind of ending..."

Xie Yangbing remained silent.

Zhu Jue said, "Maybe the box office is not as good as the former one, but it's not necessarily bad if it's bad."

Xie Yangbing looked up at him, Zhu Jue's expression was not exaggerated, even his eyes were not very passionate, but the determination inside made him feel at ease a lot.

"A good script, a good actor, a good director, and a good group. If such a result is still at a loss, it is too unreasonable. As long as it is profitable and the word of mouth can make a lot of money, isn't it better?"

Zhu Jue finally said: "To make a movie with a good box office, or to make a movie with a good box office but with depth and connotation? I don't think this is a difficult choice."

His persuasion was too strong, Xie Yangbing nodded involuntarily.

Xia Ning is his good friend, not to mention that purely from the perspective of the script, the script in the revision route is more attractive. He has no reason to object, and both parties are very happy. Because this is different from the previous small fight, it is almost the entire revision. After understanding the context of the story, they discussed from the sunrise in the east to the sunset in the west, and finally settled on a plan. Based on the ideas of Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying, they made further changes to the ending, adding an extra ending, and making the ending The handling was a little softer, and under the high-intensity mental work, all four of them were exhausted at the end.

Xie Yangbing personally sent Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying back. Zhao Ying's room was closer. Before he left Zhu Jue's room, he said with emotion: "You and Zhao Ying have a really good relationship."

To be honest, the image of Zhao Ying's character before was not pleasing. Although his initial setting was the image of a friend who was dedicated to the protagonist, this aura was gradually stripped away in the later disagreements. He has become an unlovable character who is almost a villain. In today's modification, Zhao Ying's character is full of flesh and blood, and his emotional changes are believable. Even his final ending is embarrassing. On the contrary, Zhu Jue's The character changed from good to dark and chaotic. They didn't delete his original bright spots, but added more negative elements. It's hard to simply say that this is an inspirational character.

If the relationship is not really good, it is impossible for an actor to make such a concession. If the acting is slightly bad, the leading and supporting roles will change positions every minute.Not to mention that in the discussion just now, Zhu Jue occupied all the right to speak, and Zhao Ying did not say a word from the beginning to the end, except for the later revision of the script. This is a rare trust.

Xie Yangbing sighed and said: "This friendship is hard to come by, you should maintain it well."

This remark sounded a bit subtle, Zhu Jue tactfully skipped the director's rare reveal of his own emotions, and said with a smile: "We are friends, of course we will."

He can't boast with a clear conscience that he is a person who knows how to repay his kindness, but he will naturally remember the hand extended to him by others. Zhao Ying took part in this movie for him. Xi's supporting actor, and at the same time he has a movie competing for the best actor of Xiaolongren, he will naturally fix this movie into a win-win situation.

The final script was released a week later. During these seven days, they only shot some scenes that were expected to be usable. Fortunately, their revisions to the script were more about the order of the stories. The schedule was in chaos for almost half a month, and then returned to the original situation, running wildly all the way.

The film progressed smoothly, and the whole crew was a lot more relaxed. In the later stage, considering the emotional brewing of the actors, the daily scenes were not so intensively arranged, and the two leading actors had many opportunities to go back and rest.

Since the previous discussion, Xie Yangbing has met with them more often. He and Zhao Ying have very similar personalities. Personally, I often have long talks all night. Originally, Xie Yangbing took care of Zhu Jue’s schedule for the scenes where Zhu Jue was caught. After filming important scenes, the leading actors went back to rest one after another. Xie Yangbing also handed over the set to the assistant director after seeing the venue , and went to Zhao Ying with the script in his arms. After discussing for a while, the two of them felt that there was some disagreement, so according to the usual processing sequence, when neither party could fully convince the other, they would go to Zhu Jue.

The residences of Zhu Jue and Zhao Ying were hidden away from the crowd, and there were no actors of the same group next to them, and the staff also deliberately kept other actors from disturbing their state, so there was no one on the way.

The door of Zhu Jue's room was not closed tightly, and the two of them saw a stranger enter through a corridor.

"Then who?" Xie Yangbing was very vigilant, and immediately turned to ask Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying frowned: "I don't know it, but I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

Xie Yangbing was hesitating whether to call the staff to see if someone had sneaked in, when he heard the conversation between the two coming from Zhu Jue's room door, after listening for a while, his expression relaxed.

There is no important content in the conversation, it is just some very common parental gossip.

Generally, people who are not acquaintances cannot chat so naturally.

After relaxing, the two walked faster—the filming will start in two hours, and there is not much time left for them.

As soon as he got to the door, Xie Yangbing was about to knock on the door, but was pulled back by Zhao Ying, and almost fell on his back. Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Ying's hand was already covering him.

He struggled twice, but couldn't help but stop.

This would be a great close-up if there were a camera on the side.

It only took a second for Xie Yangbing's expression to change from being terrified to dumbly shocked.

And this second was just enough for Zhu Jue's fingers to tickle the palm of another person who was very close to him.