Entertainment, I just like making movies

[This story is purely fictional, please don’t take it too seriously! 】

Shonan, Shacheng.

"Click!"

In front of the monitor, Fang Ziheng was sitting on the director's throne, waving and shouting, and then gave up his position to Xu Zheng, who was walking quickly.

In September 2008, the movie "On the Road", produced by Ning Hao, directed by Xu Zheng, and starring Xu Zheng and Bao Qiang, finally came to an end after a month of filming.

"Okay, passed."

"I announce that "Unfortunately" has been completed."

Xu Zheng carefully checked the last few sets of shots, holding a loudspeaker in one hand, taking off the wig on his head and officially announcing the completion of the movie with his bald head.

"The crew is treating us to a treat tonight, and we won't go home until we're drunk."

"Thank you, director."

"Thank you, Director Xu."

The crew members smiled happily and happily packed away the props and equipment.

Fang Ziheng stood aside and looked at the crew with emotion.

He, Fang Ziheng, comes from China in parallel time and space fifteen years later.

Served as an extra, stuntman, special guest, scene recorder, executive director, assistant director, and director.

He has filmed commercials, urban workplace dramas, spy war dramas, even costume dramas, mythological and martial arts dramas, covering many themes.

In more than ten years of career in the entertainment industry, only one urban workplace drama has achieved stardom and achieved good results.

I remember that before time travel, he was fooling investors, holding a thin movie script and talking eloquently, beating his chest and vowing to ensure a box office hit.

Unfortunately, after more than ten years of baptism in the market, investors have learned a lot and will not let go of a small amount of investment.

In the end, Fang Ziheng drank so much that he had vomiting and diarrhea, and failed to secure more investment quota. He woke up and traveled back to fifteen years ago.

This year, he is twenty-one years old. He was born in 1987 and graduated from the Directing Department of the Imperial Film Academy just three months ago.

His current identity is as the assistant director of the crew of "The Lost Road", and he also plays the role of the handsome guy on the train who is accosted by a beautiful woman in the movie.

The Chinese films in this time and space are similar to those in his previous life. Just a few years after the transition from the pioneering era, the film market is blooming and growing wildly, and everything is moving towards prosperity.

"Why are you so stunned? How are you preparing your new script?"

A man in his thirties with a sinister face came over, interrupted Fang Ziheng's thoughts, and handed him a cigarette with a smile.

"It's nothing. It's finished, but there are still some unfinished ideas."

Fang Ziheng put the cigarette in his mouth, took out a lighter and lit it for the man first, then lit it for himself, took a deep breath and said: "The script is almost polished. I will start preparing the crew when I get back and try to start shooting as soon as possible."

The person who came was Ning Hao, a good friend of Xu Zheng and Fang Ziheng's senior brother at Beidian. He served as the producer of "People on the Road".

When Fang Ziheng joined Nortel, Ning Hao had just become famous, and Crazy Stone hadn't been released yet, so he came to the film school to pull movies whenever he had nothing to do.

The two met at that time. After several years of dating, Ning Hao was very optimistic about this junior brother.

This time, the filming of the movie "On the Road" was able to start ahead of schedule. It was also an idea proposed by Fang Ziheng on the skewers again, and it was jointly perfected by Ning Hao and Xu Zheng.

To this end, Fang Ziheng also invested a small amount of money, accounting for 20% of the investment amount.

During his four years in film school, Fang Ziheng not only systematically learned knowledge on campus, but also tried his best to earn his first pot of gold in filmmaking.

After two lifetimes, he finally figured it out. The threshold for a film director was still a bit high. No investor dared to invest hundreds or tens of millions in a new director.

As for Ning Hao next to me, if it hadn't happened to catch up with Andy Lau's Asian movie star project, Crazy Stone would have had to be castrated at that time. Let alone release it in 2006, it would be great to start filming.

Fortunately, in the past few years, coal bosses have entered the market carrying sacks and waving banknotes. As long as you are bold and eloquent, you can fool one or two coal bosses who are smiling for the beauty.

In a few years, Internet giants will appear on the scene, armed with big data and cash, but there will be less room for new directors.

Fang Ziheng believes that walking on multiple legs makes it difficult for a director alone to carve out a path.

It has to be self-written, self-directed, self-acted, the trinity. As long as the first shot is fired, the future will be easy.

Why do Uncle Long and Master Xing’s movies never lack investors? Others rush to give them money.

Such is the power and influence of the Trinity.

As for becoming a film master like Lao Mouzi, Fang Ziheng is very self-aware, and it is estimated that he will be in danger in this life.

But that’s not necessarily the case. Once his filmmaking skills develop, nothing will be known.

Don’t they all say that film is the director’s art?

In the evening, the crew had a dinner, and the hotel lobby was filled with four tables. Despite financial constraints, the crew still managed to have a decent last meal.

After the meal, everyone left the table one after another. Fang Ziheng, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Bao Qiang came upstairs and opened a mahjong room to play and chat.

Fang Ziheng smoked a circle of cigarettes, took out the script and gave it to Ning Hao and Xu Zheng, asking them to make some suggestions.

"fifty thousand."

Ning Hao casually played a piece of mahjong and lowered his head to open the script.

"Zi Heng, what is this script about?"

When Xu Zheng saw it, he simply stopped the sign in his hand, sat next to Ning Hao, and asked with his bald head sideways.

"Absurd comedy, with a hint of suspense, similar to Crazy Stone." Fang Ziheng lit a cigarette and said with a smile.

He doesn't smoke, so he can't stand the tricks of Ning Hao and Xu Zheng.

It's said that everyone goes out to have fun together, but you are the only one doing something special.

If he doesn’t smoke, don’t take him there!

grass!

Fang Ziheng was very attentive and integrated very quickly.

Baoqiang doesn't smoke and is a good man, so the two of them rarely take him out to play.

Of course, we are all good socialist young people, so we can have fun, but don’t go overboard.

Fang Ziheng is a boy with a girlfriend, so he can't mess around outside.

"Baoqiang, are you busy next time?"

Pushing the cards into the mahjong machine again, Fang Ziheng turned to look at Bao Qiang, who was texting with his head down.

"Fortunately, nothing happened this year. I have to join the group early next year."

Baoqiang raised his head and smiled innocently, showing his white teeth.

Fang Ziheng pointed to the script in Ning Hao's hand, and asked with a smile: "There is a funny character in my script, and he is definitely one of the leading actors. Are you interested?"

"Of course!" Bao Qiang smiled even happier and agreed.

Bao Qiang's temperament is a bit introverted, and it is difficult to play with him if you are not familiar with him.

In addition, he is not a big hit yet. He will have to go through the "囧" series before he can truly become a first-line movie star.

After the Tang Detective series became a hit, he suddenly became a top movie star, the kind of big shot with box office appeal.

"Okay, it's September now, and the movie will start filming within a month at most. Remember to make time."

After finalizing a main role, Fang Ziheng felt relieved. In his expectation, the script had a total of six main roles, one for himself, one for Baoqiang, and four left.

"I'll go, this book is fine."

"The three lines go hand in hand, with a compact plot, comedy twists, half comedy and suspense, and an ending that is just and full of regret."

"If there is a head start, there will definitely be a head start."

After reading the script, Ning Hao slapped his thigh, praised it repeatedly, and volunteered: "What is the name of this drama? Do you want me to help you produce it?"

Fang Ziheng shook his head, refused Ning Hao's help, and uttered four words with a smile.

"Nobody."

After many months of absence, the new book is finally here. I hope you all like it.