The King of Bad Movies[Entertainment Circle]

When Gu Yu returned to S City, it was quiet. Although his itinerary had been leaked long ago, there were no fans to pick him up from the airport or car. The fans knew that Gu Yu didn't like this very much.

Of course, this is also because the fans who like him have grown up slowly, and it is impossible to be as fanatical as when they were underage or just adults.

Gu Yu has gained a firm foothold in the entertainment industry step by step, and they are also growing step by step.

For both idols and fans, this is undoubtedly the most perfect state.

"Yo, back!"

As soon as Gu Yu opened the door of the office, he saw his manager with his legs crossed, eating melon seeds leisurely.

"Why are you so idle?" Gu Yu asked curiously.

"Why else?" Fang Jun threw the melon seed husks into the trash can, "Because...you and Yan Xiu are not at home recently, you two are the source of my troubles."

Gu Yu: "...Can you say something nice during the New Year?"

"Yes." Fang Jun rummaged through the drawer and handed Gu Yu a red envelope, "I wish you a fortune in the New Year."

Gu Yu: "...I will work hard."

He came here this time mainly to see if Fang Jun had any new scripts at hand. Fang Jun showed him a lot of scripts last year, but after reading them, Gu Yu didn't like them very much. Those scripts can't be said to be bad, but it seems Something is missing.

At least a little away from his goal.

Gu Yu is also not sure what kind of movie he wants to make. "Secretary: The Hidden Man" has not been released yet, and he doesn't need to rush to make a new movie. ——After he finished filming "Land of Money", he didn't take on any new movies, and he no longer had any stock on hand.

"Here, I screened out a few more scripts later, and I probably read all the ones handed over during the Spring Festival." Fang Jun pointed to the small pile of scripts on the table, "Look at it first, if there are any You can consider the ones that are suitable, these configurations are not bad, if not, you can look at the ones that were not selected, maybe there are fish that slipped through the net."

"Yeah." Gu Yu nodded, "That's the only way to go."

The books that Fang Jun chose for Gu Yu were very considerate. The films that Gu Yu released in the previous year were science fiction, business warfare, and spy war themes, so this kind of script, unless it was so good that he couldn't refuse, Fang Jun didn't give it to him at all. Gu Yu looked.

For an actor, it's not very interesting to repeat yourself.

However, the scripts handed over during this period were indeed based on these three types of themes, but unfortunately, there were too few that could impress the agent.

Youth, martial arts, and personal struggle themes such as "Idol Fanatic" are all within the scope of Fang Jun's consideration. When "Graduation Season" first became popular a few years ago, Fang Jun also rejected the youth film.

Naturally, the manager didn't want Gu Yu to repeat himself, but unfortunately, the homogenization of themes in the market is quite high. Relatively speaking, Gu Yu has never tried it, but the most popular themes are probably comedies.

As we all know, the subject matter of comedy is actually difficult to control.

Even for actors with outstanding acting skills, it is rare to be able to perform equally well in comedies and feature films.

It's not that the actors themselves don't work hard, but the sense of joy is basically innate, and some people can make the audience happy just standing there.

Gu Yu's few comedy attempts were probably "The Runaway Girl" in "Acting School" back then.

"Or try historical themes, like "Vertical and Horizontal"?" The agent suggested.

"Does it have the quality of "Vertical and Horizontal"?" Gu Yu asked.

The manager chose to remain silent, and Gu Yu immediately understood what he meant.

In the movie circle, historical themes may be even cooler than martial arts movies. After so many years, only one "Vertical and Horizontal" has been released. Generally, directors don't dare to dabble in such themes if they don't have enough courage. Don't dare to pick it up easily.

So "Vertical and Horizontal" invited Liu Kejin and made a generation of classics.

Although Gu Yu is confident in his acting skills, he also knows that even if a company wants to make a movie with the quality of "Vertical and Horizontal" one day, they probably won't ask him to be the protagonist.

"Romance movie?" the agent asked.

This time, it was Gu Yu who chose to remain silent. After a long while, he replied slowly: "This kind of subject matter... I'm afraid it will expose my shortcomings in acting..."

It's not that he can't shoot, it's just that Gu Yu is a dedicated actor, he will always unconsciously put himself into the scene of the movie. In this case, it may be difficult for him with almost zero love experience.

From his own point of view, he felt that this was irresponsible to the audience.

"Then what else is there to choose?" Fang Jun frowned, "Suspenseful and terrifying, fantasy fairy? It doesn't look like you have a cold."

The agent finally discovered that Gu Yu was quite picky when it came to filming.

"There are really fewer and fewer good scripts in the past two years." Fang Jun said with emotion, "The few films you made before were like luck, but now luck is not so easy."

Because Gu Yu has released several low-budget films in a row, the low-budget films in the past two years have also attracted more and more attention from major film companies. The major companies have launched their own newcomer training programs. With the promotion of similar film festivals, it is rare that newcomers really need to promote their films one by one.

In other words, the chance of picking up a leak is almost zero.

"It's very embarrassing." Gu Yu carefully flipped through the scripts on the table. To be honest, Fang Jun picked out relatively high-quality scripts.

Seeing that Gu Yu was watching seriously, Fang Jun didn't bother him anymore, and his voice of eating melon seeds became much quieter.

In the script Fang Jun selected, there is actually a romance movie. It is said to be a romance movie. It is actually the perception of urban men and women about family, career, and city life. The topic is a bit heavy, but the story itself is good, and some sentences are also very Incisive, belonging to the kind of literary style works.

Gu Yu threw it aside first, this is basically a subject he would not choose.

But another theme caught Gu Yu's eyes. It belongs to the less popular type of personal struggle - competitive sports.

He narrated the personal growth history of a badminton champion. Although the script claims that there is no prototype, Gu Yu can see the shadow of many famous badminton stars in it. This is also a movie led by the government. Some time ago, Gu Yu seemed to be still on the Internet. Saw the news about it.

It is said that there are several young students who are interested in this cake. Gu Yu thought that this book would not be handed to him, but he did not expect to see the script as soon as he came.

"This subject matter is actually quite good, but actors have to endure hardships."

"En." Gu Yu nodded, and silently placed the script on the other side of the table.

He read a few other books—there was indeed a book with a historical theme in it, but compared with "Vertical and Horizontal", the layout of this book was so small that Gu Yu couldn't even arouse his interest.

And one last thing—gambling-themed movies.

Gu Yu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that what he did just two days ago turned into a script. This movie was written by a screenwriter on Hong Kong Island. It is a typical Hong Kong movie style. In recent years, Hong Kong Island movies have declined. The model is basically a model of Hong Kong director + Hong Kong island actors + local funds, and usually local actors will participate in it.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see this pattern, in fact, Hong Kong Island uses local funds to develop itself and promote its own new actors and directors.

After all, in terms of the degree of neglect, it is much more serious over there than here.

Gu Yu actually quite likes this kind of subject matter, it's very exciting, he has watched a few of them, the plot is wonderful, the characters are chic, the audience can't stop.

It's a pity that he put the script aside for the time being. If there is no accident, he probably won't accept it, because there will be more troubles in the follow-up.

He is a person who is afraid of trouble, if it is to make a good movie, he can do it no matter how troublesome, but if it is something other than a movie, Gu Yu will find it troublesome and would rather give up.

……

"There's nothing left to choose." Gu Yu scratched his hair, "I remember you told me last year that there were hundreds of notebooks handed to me?"

"There are hundreds of movies released in a year, and you can count and watch those who can make money." The agent said speechlessly, "A big production of fantasy fairy tales, heroes, gods and demons, will you act?"

"Is it like "The Ancient Sword"? That's fine, it's not suitable for me." Gu Yu sighed, "You send the book that you have invited before to my email, and you don't have to think about it if it has already started shooting, and you don't have to. I'll take another look."

He never thought that one day he would find it difficult to choose a script.

When he was filming "Graduation Season", there were not many decent scripts handed to him. Now there are more and more scripts, but Gu Yu found that it is getting more and more difficult to find suitable ones.

"You don't need to worry. Many things like scripts are handed over to you. In fact, some scripts are hidden in the hands of the crew. If you don't take the initiative to fight for them, you won't get the chance." Fang Jun patted Gu Yu on the shoulder, "You Go back and have a look, I'll also help you find out, we have nothing else in the studio, only the film circle is pretty good."

"it is good."

Gu Yu thought about it, and it seemed to be the same when he chose "Tianji" and "Idol". At that time, he was also very entangled, not knowing which script he should choose.

All in all, after being an actor for so many years, Gu Yu already has experience - there is no perfect movie.

Even if a film has an excellent director, an exquisite script, first-class configuration, and outstanding box office, it may hit a wall in major film awards.

This situation will definitely happen, not an exception.

Even if everything is perfect, he may meet a wonderful partner.

When he couldn't find a suitable script, Gu Yu could only comfort himself in this way.

……

Sure enough, Fang Jun packaged a bunch of scripts and sent them to Gu Yu. As the agent said, these scripts did not match Gu Yu’s needs now. Some of the themes were good, but the plots were too old, and some plots were qualified but the theme was wrong. That's basically impossible to shoot.

Gu Yu screened for almost a week before sifting out a few fish that slipped through the net.

Perhaps from the manager's point of view, these few scripts are too small and tend to be overseas cult types, but Gu Yu thinks they are quite interesting, but the style is more eccentric, and there is nothing wrong with the core of the film.

Gu Yu himself is more concerned about the theme and core of the movie. It is a screenwriter's true self.