This director only makes bad movies

In the venue arranged by George, Xu Nan began to explain the key points to the actors.

"Butler, our movie is a copycat movie. You should be able to tell from the name that this is a movie that is specifically based on "The 300"."

Butler, who plays the protagonist Leonidas, nodded respectfully.

Xu Nan is now considered a famous director, and everyone knows the tone of his movies.

But for Butler, an amateur who has only played minor roles, this starring role is still a rare opportunity. He must seize it and not make Xu Nan, the person who controls his destiny, angry.

Xu Nan continued: "According to the information circulating on the Internet, "300" should be an orthodox, passionate, epic or historical movie. Our movie is different from "300" Same, in the funny contrast category, you should have seen The Hobbit and Atlantic Rim.”

Butler nodded quickly. Since he was going to act in Xu Nan's movie, how could he not watch Xu Nan's previous works of yours.

Not only "The Age of the Hobbit" and "Atlantic Rim", he has even seen "Captain China", "Spider-Man", and "A River on a Sunny Day" more than once.

Where do you think this protagonist came from?

Needless to say, he wasn't too interested in this kind of movie at first, but as he watched it, he felt a little moved by it.

"The style of "Three Thousand Spartans" is similar. When you perform, you should be relaxed and casual, and you don't need to be so serious."

"Okay." Butler nodded.

After making sure Butler understood, Xu Nan looked at Elisa, a contracted actress from Nanhai Film and Television. She played the role of the queen of King Leonidas of Sparta, a dissolute woman in the movie.

"'Three Thousand Spartans' is mainly about men. You are not the protagonist, but the role is equally important, so I hope you will devote all your energy. Do you understand what I mean?"

Eliza was the protagonist in the last movie, but she was only a supporting role in this movie. He was worried that Eliza would be confused and lose her mind, so he specially reminded her.

The blond, blue-eyed Eliza nodded: "I will give my best."

In fact, Xu Nan overthought it. Signing a contract with Nanhai Film and Television was tantamount to binding Xingtu to the company. If Xu Nan was angry and was hidden away, Eliza simply couldn't bear the consequences.

So for this shoot, Elisa will definitely do her best.

Besides, Nanhai Film and Television will definitely shoot a steady stream of copycat movies in the future, and she is not worried at all that she will lack opportunities.

After making sure that there was nothing wrong with Eliza, Xu Nan looked at George again.

"George, it looks easy to shoot a copycat photo, but in fact, there are many tricks in it. If you think that you can succeed just by touching it, you are totally wrong. The final result will only be failure."

Xu Nan began to explain to George in detail the key points of filming a copycat movie.

This is the secret he has learned from making one movie after another.

On the surface, it seems that it is easy to make a copycat film. You only need to make a crude one based on the original film, but in fact, there are many tricks in it.

The easier something seems, the harder it is.

When the field of knockoff porcelain is completely blank, you don’t even need to take pictures seriously. Just pick a similar name and play a porcelain trick to achieve great success.

But once the audience becomes familiar with this routine, they must continue to innovate and change, so that the audience can feel a little freshness in the old routine, so that they can continue to be successful.

Take Korean dramas as an example. At the beginning, as soon as the three-piece package of car accident, amnesia, and cancer came out, the audience burst into tears and worried about the fate of the characters in the TV series.

But now if you have a three-piece package of car accident, amnesia, and cancer, the audience will just find it corny and speechless, and they will just change the channel without even watching it.

The same goes for copycat movies. The first time they watch a similar movie, the audience's expectations are very low, but for the second and third time, there must be certain progress and changes in copycat movies to satisfy them.

Audiences are ruthless and demanding and will give up if they are even slightly dissatisfied.

George nodded repeatedly. This was a personal instruction from a director who was recognized as a genius. He had to listen carefully.

He knew why Xu Nan told him this, because Xu Nan said that he would be in charge of the next movie.

After the explanation was almost complete, Xu Nan started the official shooting.

The plot of "The Three Thousand Spartans" is almost the same as the original version. They both tell the story of the battle between the Spartans and the Persian army, but the details are completely different.

First of all, this movie cannot have the majestic, brilliant and bloody battle scenes in the original movie. It would be too expensive and Xu Nan would not be able to make it.

It is also impossible for this movie to capture the epic feel and historical heaviness of "The 300".

So we can only go in the direction of being nonsensical and funny. This is also the best way to film a copycat film. It cannot let the audience enjoy a visual and emotional feast, but it is okay to make them laugh.

With the joint efforts of the crew, Xu Nan completed the filming in only six days, one day faster than scheduled.

After the filming, Xu Nan held a closing banquet and invited the entire crew to dinner.

Then, it’s a matter of contacting the theaters to determine the time to play the movie.

Having shot two knock-off movies in a row, he has opened up the market and has become more familiar with the theater chain. The process of contacting the theater chain was very smooth.

There is no airtight wall in the entertainment industry. The news that "300" and "300" were released at the same time quickly reached the ears of director Schneider.

After learning the news, Schneider felt very unhappy.

"Can this movie be rescheduled?" Schneider asked Paramount's vice president.

Paramount is one of the top film and television companies in the United States. "300" is Paramount's largest investment this year. It can be said that there is no room for error. This is Schneider's first time directing a large-scale production of this level. , he didn’t want any surprise.

The vice president of Paramount shook his head: "No way, we have no right to change the release dates of other movies."

"But this movie is specifically designed to offend us. With names so similar, it will definitely steal a lot of box office." Schneider said while suppressing his anger.

The vice president of Paramount smiled bitterly: "Yes, I know, and everyone in the United States knows it, but we really have nothing to do."

"Schneider, copycat movies have become a trend. In fact, there are people within the company who plan to make copycat movies. You can't stop it, and no one can stop it."

He patted Schneider on the shoulder and tried to comfort him: "Relax, a copycat movie won't have any impact. You just need to do a good job in publicity."

Schneider frowned.