"Yue Guan, this script of yours..." Xu Zheng held the script of "The Expansion Master" in his hand and looked at Yue Guan, not knowing what to say.
Of course, he finally said it: "This prototype is me, right?"
"Brother Zheng has good vision." Yue Guan gave Xu Zheng a thumbs up.
Xu Zheng: "... That's too much. How could anyone be so mean to me?"
"Brother Zheng, can you tell your conscience, does this script harm you? Isn't it telling the truth?"
Xu Zheng was speechless.
Some memes never go out of style:
There are always people trying to hack my brother.
How did they hack your brother
They told the truth about what my brother had done.
Xu Zheng also had this problem.
The script of "The Expansion Master" really didn't deliberately discredit him.
Just write down some of the things he did truthfully.
Very neutral and objective.
Xu Zheng said that I believed in your evil deeds.
Of course Yue Guan knew that Xu Zheng would not like this script, but he had predicted Xu Zheng's attitude and was not surprised when he saw this. Instead, he said pointedly: "Brother Zheng, don't think about anything else first. Let me ask you, can you perform this drama well?"
"Nonsense, no one in the entire Dragon Kingdom can perform this drama better than me." Xu Zheng said.
No one can come.
After all, the prototype is him.
Yue Guan spread his hands: "So, isn't that how the best actor comes? If you perform an unrivaled role, you may be the one to win the annual Golden Dragon Award."
"Can this script win the best actor award?"
"Brother Zheng, think about it for yourself. Do those expert judges just like to satirize reality?"
Xu Zheng thought about it seriously and found that he could not refute it.
From the Kingdom of Ugly to the Kingdom of Dragons, from the Oscars to the Golden Dragon Awards, the judges are really piss-poor.
The harder you satirize reality, the easier it is to win an award.
The more powerful the satire is on reality, the easier it is for word-of-mouth to explode.
If you can satirize the system, that would be great.
Of course "The Expansion Master" does not satirize the system, and there is nothing wrong with Yue Guan's mind. But this script must be a satire of reality. As long as it is performed well, there is a real possibility of winning awards.
"What you said makes sense. It is indeed easy to win awards for this kind of shooting. It can even be said to be politically correct to win awards."
"Brother Zheng understands people."
There must be a shortcut to winning awards.
Otherwise, why do those art film directors love to shoot the dark side of society so much
Do you really think they only focus on dark things
There's nothing wrong with them.
It’s just that it’s easier to win awards if you shoot like that, that’s why I shoot like that.
Xu Zheng understands this truth.
So he was gradually convinced by Yue Guan.
However, it obviously still requires courage to play such a role.
Xu Zheng said tangledly: "I think I performed "I'm Not the God of Medicine" well, so it shouldn't be a big problem to win the Golden Dragon Award for Best Actor."
"I also believe that Brother Zheng, you have the ability to be an actor, but winning awards has never just depended on your ability. Brother Zheng, the younger brother, must know that based on his ability, he should have won the Oscar, but Oscar has been playing tricks, and it just doesn't work. Give it to him, are the male actors who compete with him at the same time really better than Leonardo DiCaprio in terms of strength and acting skills?"
Yue Guan cited Xiao Lizi as an example, which was very convincing.
In order to win an Oscar, DiCaprio was forced to do anything.
Although Xu Zheng is confident in his acting skills, he doesn't think he is better than Xiao Li Zi.
Although the Golden Dragon Award is not as good as the Oscar, the distribution of the Best Actor trophy is similar to that of the Oscar.
In fact, those who can be shortlisted for the final nomination of the Golden Dragon Award will not be weak. The Golden Dragon Award is not the Golden Eagle Award and has to rely on fan votes.
As long as one can be shortlisted for the Golden Dragon Award, winning the award will not be too controversial.
When acting skills reach a certain level, you can prove it freely. No one's performance can definitely crush the other's.
Tang Guoqiang played the emperor very well, Chen Baoguo played the emperor very well, and Chen Daoming was also good at playing the emperor. Can you say who of the three played the emperor better
Anyone can choose this kind of question.
So Xu Zheng also knew in his heart that even if he really performed "I'm Not the God of Medicine" very well, the possibility of winning the award would be only one-quarter.
Shortlisting depends on strength.
Winning prizes depends on luck.
Sensing that Xu Zheng's attitude was starting to loosen, Yue Guan struck while the iron was hot: "Brother Zheng, I have given you the script of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". You will definitely make that movie. If you make "The Master of Inflation" again, , this is double insurance, and the possibility of being crowned emperor can at least be increased by half. I believe that Brother Zheng, you definitely don’t want to repeat the mistakes of “No Man’s Land” again, right?”
Xu Zheng's face twitched when he heard Yue Guan talk about "No Man's Land".
This was a pain point in his heart that he couldn't get over.
"Yue Guan, what do you think of my performance in "No Man's Land"?"
"Excellent. Definitely worthy of the title of Best Actor." Yue Guan told the truth.
Xu Zheng's performance in "No Man's Land" is definitely not inferior to his performance in "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
But he didn't get any hard honors for his performance in "No Man's Land."
Thinking of this, Xu Zheng felt very unwilling: "Golden Dragon Award, Golden Elephant Award, Golden Horse Award... It's okay if you can't win it. Actually, it's not even shortlisted."
Yes, Xu Zheng is not even a candidate for Best Actor.
This made him feel very uncomfortable.
"So Brother Zheng, you can't put all your hopes in "I'm Not the God of Medicine". It's too easy for a movie to fail."
"That makes sense. I accepted the role of "Swell Master"."
Xu Zheng no longer hesitated.
In order to win the Best Actor Award, Leo had to act ugly and gain weight.
He was just satirizing himself in the play.
Compared with the efforts made by Xiao Lizi, this is nothing.
"Are you directing this play?" Xu Zheng looked at Yue Guan expectantly.
He definitely cannot direct or act on his own.
Xu Zheng knew very well that if he made "The Master of Inflation" by himself, it would definitely not taste like what was written in the script. After all, people like to beautify themselves.
Yue Guan has already proven his ability as a director with "The Richest Man in Xihong City". If he really becomes the best actor in Yue Guan's second film, Xu Zheng feels that he can accept it.
But Yue Guan shook his head: "I won't shoot anymore. I have other work arrangements, but I will recommend the best candidate to you, Brother Zheng."
"Who? Lou Ye?" Xu Zheng looked at Yue Guan expectantly.
Yue Guan: "..."
This bald man is essentially a dead-end literary youth.
After he became famous, he publicly said in interviews that he especially wanted to work with Lou Ye, but he was afraid that Lou Ye would look down on him because he made commercial films...
Yue Guan cannot understand this mentality.
They say that when prices rise, no one is innocent.
When the literary youth in the entertainment industry are rampant, no one is innocent.
"Lou Ye and I have no friendship." Yue Guan said speechlessly.
In Xu Zheng's heart, Lou Ye is a master.
In Yue Guanyan, directors who make literary films are basically insulated from him.
Anyway, he has no idea of making a literary film anytime soon.
He is a secular person. Although he does not discriminate against literary and artistic films, he himself is not very interested in literary and artistic films and rarely watches them, so he is too lazy to film them just to win awards.
Besides, Yue Guan really doesn’t think that artistic films can save domestic films.
If you have time to make literary films, shooting a few more commercial blockbusters with heavy industrial special effects would be better than anything else.
"If Lou Ye can't do it, Jia Zhangke can do it," Xu Zheng said.
I’m not picky about the look on my face.
Yue Guandao: "Lou Ye and Jia Zhangke combined are far worse than the director I like."
Xu Zheng's heart skipped a beat: "Better than Lou Ye and Jia Zhangke working together? Is it Zhang Yimou? Yue Guan, have you taken care of the Imperial Master?"
"Compared with him, the Imperial Master is willing to be inferior." Yue Guandao said.
Xu Zheng's appetite was completely whetted by Yue Guan.
"Who is it? I can't wait to meet him."
"as you wish."
Yue Guan picked up his phone and sent a message to Bi Zhifei.
After a while, Bi Zhifei opened the door and walked in.
Director Bi was all smiles.
Xu Zheng’s smile gradually became stiff.
Yue Guan stood up and took the initiative to introduce the two of them: "Brother Zheng, this is Director Bi. Director Bi, this is Brother Zheng, a good actor."
Bi Zhifei glanced at Yue Guan gratefully and said to himself that Brother Yue Guan is really a man of faith.
He was content to be able to take control of the guide tube again.
He never expected that Yue Guan would prepare a big-name actor like Xu Zheng for him.
You must know that even when his brand was not bad, he could not hire an actor of Xu Zheng's level.
Of course, everyone is on their own, so Bi Zhifei just expressed his gratitude to Yue Guan with his eyes, then firmly held Xu Zheng's right hand with both hands, and said sincerely: "Mr. Xu, it is a pleasure to cooperate with you. "
Xu Zheng wanted to squeeze out a smile.
But he didn't squeeze out.
The smile has completely frozen on his face.
In fact, the moment he saw Bi Zhifei, Xu Zheng's brain shut down.
He never imagined that Yue Guan would choose Bi Zhifei to be the director of "The Master of Expansion".
Isn't this funny
In fact, Xu Zheng has always been a showman, but at this moment, Xu Zheng still couldn't hold back and blurted out: "Yue Guan, are you kidding me?"
Director Bi's smile also became a little stiff.
He's still there.
How can there be such a slap in the face
After Xu Zheng said this, he also realized his gaffe.
However, after he regretted it, he still hoped that Yue Guan would admit that it was a joke.
Unfortunately, no.
Yue Guandao: "Brother Zheng, you must have some misunderstandings about Director Bi. Believe me, Director Bi is actually a very talented person. Give Director Bi a chance and he will return a miracle to you."
Director Bi's favorability value +8.
Xu Zheng's eyes widened.
He really wanted to say that you had a misunderstanding about Director Bi.
Have I seen "Pure Heart·Dream Showbiz"
After watching it, I regretted why I watched it.
But it was enough to slap someone in the face once, but Xu Zheng still couldn't do it a second time, so he just said politely: "Does Director Bi lack some experience?"
"Brother Zheng, as the saying goes, you should treat each other with admiration after three days apart. Don't look at Director Bi with old eyes. In fact, in the drama "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Director Bi is actually the assistant director. Our entire crew Everyone knows it, if you don’t believe me, go and ask.”
"Really?" Xu Zheng was shocked.
He really didn't know this.
Bi Zhifei did not name him, and of course he would not pay attention to Director Bi deliberately.
If he had known this news earlier, he might have been able to use his identity as Director Bi to create a wave of negative marketing.
Of course, there is no chance now.
Xu Zheng thought about the quality of the finished product of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", and then thought of the quality of "Pure Heart·Dream Showbiz", and then looked at Bi Zhifei with a look of astonishment: "Director Bi's progress is so fast. .”
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" is a very mature commercial movie. It seems that it does not show any skills as a director, but this kind of subtle and silent ability to moisturize things is actually very revealing.
Xu Zhengzhen didn't expect that Director Bi would be the assistant director of "The Richest Man in Xihong City".
Of course, he would not think that Yue Guan was lying to him. He would know this kind of thing after just a little inquiry.
Yue Guan also knew that Xu Zheng must look down on Director Bi.
This is normal.
However, this play can only be directed by Director Bi, and other directors are really not good at it.
In front of Director Bi, Yue Guan said directly: "Brother Zheng, let's put it this way, the director of "The Master" must be Director Bi, and Director Bi is irreplaceable."
Bi Zhifei felt that his heart was filled with warmth.
It is enough to have a confidant in life.
Xu Zheng endured it again and again, but he couldn't bear it anymore: "Yue Guan, I think we still have to be responsible for this drama."
Choosing Bi Zhifei as director was an extremely irresponsible choice in Xu Zheng's opinion. Even if Bi Zhifei really might make rapid progress, Xu Zheng was still unwilling to take such a risk.
Yue Guan had guessed it a long time ago, so he answered calmly: "Brother Zheng, in addition to the protagonist, the movie "The Expansion Master" also has many supporting roles, and the identity setting is also a great director. Let me put it bluntly, choose someone else When you are a director, you can only find actors to play these supporting roles. But if you let Director Bi be the director, Director Bi can bring us guest stars from real big directors for these supporting roles, such as Xiao Gang Pao, Guan Mao... "
Hearing what Yue Guan said, Xu Zheng's eyes widened instantly: "Is it true or false?"
Director Bi, who had remained silent, finally spoke: "Of course it's true. I will do my best to be responsible for this drama."
"Director Bi, aren't you afraid of offending others?" Xu Zheng asked.
He didn't dare to take pictures like this.
Not to mention him, Yue Guan didn't dare, mainly because it was unnecessary and the gain outweighed the loss.
But Director Bi dared.
Director Bi smiled proudly: "I only care about the quality of a play. If I offend someone, I will offend you. Yue Guan treated me as a national scholar, so I will naturally repay him with my country. Mr. Xu, you don't have to think about other things. I will offend people." Come on, you can take care of both fame and fortune."
Director Bi spoke very directly.
After all, he was a serious academic, and Director Bi's brain function was still flawless.
He knows his core selling points.
Therefore, he does not resist offending others.
Anyway, he didn't want to be friends with that group of people.
Just having good relations with Yue Guan is enough.
Xu Zheng looked at Director Bi and suddenly felt ashamed.
Maybe Director Bi is not smart enough, but he is pure enough.
"Brother Zheng, think about it carefully. "The Master" is a satirical movie. If it only satirizes you, it would be meaningless. The more people who are satirized, the better the movie will be. With Bi Dao, you will never You will regret it.”
Xu Zheng smiled bitterly: "Yue Guan, you are simply a devil, your words are poisonous."
He knew clearly that Yue Guan had dug a big hole for him.
But he couldn't help but jump down.
"That's all, Director Bi. Please give me your advice in the future."
Xu Zheng was persuaded by Yue Guan.
I can't be unlucky alone.
Anyway, it's not him who offends others.