Superstars In Parallel Time and Space

"There are so many things, this is the purpose of my coming to you today."

After talking about the plan, Chen Mubai was about to leave and take charge of the later work of "Iron Man".

All that needs to be said has been said, if you don't understand in the follow-up work, you can only wait for them to ask again.

Anyway, the filming has not started yet, and there is still time to slowly prepare.

"Then go get busy, I'll come to you again if I have something to do." Lu Fang nodded.

Before Chen Mubai left, he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Brother Lu, send "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" to the Cannes Film Festival to see if it can be shortlisted."

Chen Mubai said: "If I'm lucky enough to win the award, then I'm only one short of the Berlin Film Festival, and it happens that "Titanic" is used to compete for this award. If it goes well, this goal will be achieved soon!"

"Even if it doesn't work, it won't be lacking in topicality. Anyway, you have to let go and find actors. Everyone knows that I want to compete for awards. Let's submit "When Happiness Comes Knocking" for review. This is also in line with this approach and can extend the For a period of time, there is no harm in the shady Oscar incident."

"It just so happens that "Chain Saw" is released on National Day, and it may bring some enthusiasm to the movie!"

The screenwriter of "Saw" is Chen Mubai. If the Oscar turmoil continues to ferment, it will indeed bring a lot of heat to "Saw" and increase the box office a lot.

Now that he has decided to do this, he is not afraid to fight Oscar to the end. Being able to keep discussing this matter is a successful approach.

Although Oscar was trying to suppress this matter, Chen Mubai would definitely not let them do so.

As for the netizens, they are tired of eating melons, and they leave after being fresh.

But if there are new melons added at this time, they will eat very vigorously again.

"Should you not participate in this movie?" Lu Fang asked.

Chen Mubai and Tao Yaoyao are going to shoot "Titanic". Although the two films have not yet been approved, judging from the progress, there is a high probability that they will be filmed at the same time. There should be no time to make this film again.

As Lu Fang expected, Chen Mubai shook his head, and really didn't have time to participate.

"Then do you have any favorite actors?"

"You make your own decisions." Chen Mubai said: "This film is launched from a female perspective, and it will be related to subsequent productions, so the heroine is the most important."

The three of Lu Fang haven't read the script yet, so naturally they don't know the plot.

"Similar to "Resident Evil"?" Ji Yuxuan asked.

"Resident Evil" is also a series of movies with women as the protagonists. "Alien" Chen Mubai also said that it is a series of movies before, and just now he said that the heroine is the main character, which is indeed the same as "Resident Evil".

"That's right, it's about the production of movie sequels, and from the audience's point of view, the more monsters and monster series works, the more beautiful the heroine is, the better. It will highlight the charm of women. When the two are together, the visual effect Strong, Beauty and the Beast is more impactful."

"I see." Lu felt surprised.

In terms of film and television, his understanding is definitely not as thorough as Chen Mubai's.

Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan deeply agreed. Although most movies are dominated by male actors, whether it is action, blood, or sci-fi movies, this is basically the case. The appeal of male actors is stronger than that of female actors.

But think about it, beautiful women are the most likely to appear in supernatural movies. It is true that in such horror and bloody movies, female characters can highlight their charm.

Imagine, a killer has been chasing the beauty, and then the beauty's companions were killed one by one, she fought hard, and finally killed the killer with blood all over her body, she suffered some injuries, and her body and clothes were stained with blood , Coupled with a beautiful face, there is a different kind of beauty.

The same is true for monster works. It is indeed easier to highlight female characters, so female protagonists will be more popular.

In "Resident Evil", Tao Yaoyao's appearance is amazing, at least what Chen Mubai said so far is the same as the market's response, so this theory is naturally correct.

"The background is in China?" Chen Yunteng continued to ask.

"Yes." Chen Mubai nodded.

The theme of this movie is outer space. China, as the second largest military power in the world, naturally has this scientific research strength, so Chen Mubai made the background all in China.

"Then we are all Chinese actors." Ji Yuxuan nodded slowly.

"The female stars in China, in the eyes of the audience, are only a few famous ones who have been famous for a long time, but they are a little older and have a celebrity status, but the traffic is actually not high, the appeal is not necessarily good, and the salary is not good. Low, feels like a problem."

Chen Yunteng focused on the heroine and was screening among Chinese actresses.

"I'm still a bit worried. If it's Mr. Chen's director, it's fine, but if it's the two of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to convince the public. If they don't listen to us, it will be difficult for us."

The female stars who have been famous for a long time are all actresses, and they were once very popular. If they were two new directors, the other party might not give them face.

The status of actors and directors is like this. If you are a great director, you will naturally be the boss on the set, how to say, and what others will do.

But if it is a well-known actor and the director is not well-known, then the status will change, and the actor's popularity will overwhelm the director, then the actor's right to speak will become more important. Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan may have less control on the set. Not so strong anymore.

Although Chen Mubai is also very young, but he has a solid record, no one dares not to listen to him, Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan obviously do not have such qualifications.

"This shouldn't be a problem. As long as Mu Bai writes the script for the release of the wind, there will inevitably be a lot of stars rushing to ask for the role, even if they are actresses, and they also know their situation, and they are not as good as the new Xiaohua. In order to be able to participate in this film, it is very likely that the salary will be lowered." Lu Fang answered Chen Yunteng's concern.

With the current influence of Mubai Entertainment, most people would not play big names when they receive their works.

Even if the director is not that famous, but after all, the company's reputation is there, as long as they are not brainless people, they will not offend them at this time.

Looking at the Buddha's face instead of the monk's face would give Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan some face.

"Too."

Lu Fang's words dispelled their worries.

In this way, they can let go of their hands and feet. They just let Lu Fang know about it in advance. When they meet the actors, they will definitely tell the other party these words, which will save a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, some of the people who can join the group may come in through resource exchange. If the relationship on the set is very tense, it will not end well. It is best to get a vaccination in advance.

In the final analysis, the two of them are still relatively simple, and they are not willing to use power to overwhelm others, otherwise they would not bother with such things at all. When they encounter disobedient actors, they will directly get angry. Among the big-name actors, Chen Mubai will not care, in his heart , the quality of the work is the only one.

If the actor does not meet the standard or makes trouble in the crew, just let him go.

"Do you have a good candidate in your mind?" Lu Fang looked at the two and asked.

"It's hard to say for now, let's go back and discuss it." Ji Yuxuan said slowly.

"Okay, if someone thinks of it, contact me at any time, and I will contact the other party again, in case there is a problem with the schedule."

At this time, Chen Mubai said: "I think it's fine for Sister Ran."

"Ah?" Lu Fang was a little surprised, thinking that Chen Mubai deliberately opened the back door for him.

He quickly waved his hand and refused: "No, just choose actors normally."

Chen Mubai's script, as long as the filming is not bad, generally the box office will not be bad. No matter who is the leading actor, it will definitely set off a wave of enthusiasm, and the actors will ride the wind.

"I'm serious, not because of your relationship."

Chen Mubai looked at Lu Fang's righteous refusal, and explained: "First of all, Sister Ran's acting skills are not bad, and besides, she can be regarded as a bit popular now, in line with the role of heroine, even if she is replaced by an actress, her acting skills are better than her , and may not have her appeal."

"Actor queens can only show their strong acting skills, but not their strong appeal. Some of them have only had a work for a long time, and some have already stepped down from the altar. It's not that the previous works have not rushed, which is enough to show that the audience does not buy it."

"For a movie like "Alien", the most important thing is the monster. The climax of the plot is when everyone sees the monster appearing, not the heroine. The protagonist of "Alien" is more like an alien than a heroine. It’s what everyone pays attention to, so as long as the heroine’s acting skills pass the test, no matter how high it is, it’s useless, and the alien is what everyone pays attention to.”

"Different from other movies, the audience's eyes are always on the protagonist. This is limited by the plot. Just like "Iron Man", everyone's attention will only be on the protagonist, but "Monster" is the point of discussion between the male and female protagonists. , obviously not, it’s all about monsters, because that’s what people are interested in, and that’s why they’re willing to buy tickets to go to the cinema.”

"Yes!" Chen Yunteng's eyes lit up.

"That's right." Ji Yuxuan also agreed with Chen Mubai's point of view.

Each type of movie will have a focus, and the audience's focus will naturally be different.

Just like sci-fi movies, the plots of many movies are very simple, but why do audiences like to discuss and even enjoy watching them?

That's because what you're looking at is special effects and visual effects, so the performance and plot of the hero and heroine are not the key. As long as it's not too bad, no one will care. Everyone's focus is on those cool special effects.

If the special effects are bad, it will definitely get bad reviews.

Another example is "Chain Saw", do you care why an old man in Jigsaw can accurately subdue those tall and burly victims?

This looks like a plot bug, an old man suffering from cancer, how can he be so powerful.

In the later stage, he has helpers who can help him, but the problem is that at the beginning, he has done things well, and only when his influence expands will he be helped. So how did he do it alone at the beginning? Where did you arrive?

Surely no one will help him with his crazy crimes at first?

Everyone doesn't care how he did it, everyone's focus is on the game, the novelty of the game, the bloody and exciting process, so all eyes are focused on this.

The same is true for "Alien". The audience's focus is on the alien rather than the heroine, so as long as the role of the heroine meets the standard, it will not have a big impact if it is too good.

Just like a passing exam, there is no difference between a score of 60 and a score of 100, as long as you pass the line, it is very common.

"Mr. Lu, I think it's okay. Sister Ran doesn't seem to be filming anything right now, right?"

Chen Yunteng said, "Why don't we try to communicate?"

Lu Fang was silent for a while, then nodded: "Okay, I'll go and talk to her."

"Let's watch the rest of the characters slowly. Anyway, the preparation time for the film is relatively long. If there are suitable actors, we can wait for the schedule." Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan discussed.

There is basically no accident in the role of heroine, Shang Ran must have won it.

She doesn't have any other dramas to film, so she can naturally take over this drama.

Besides, there was no reason to refuse, Lu Fang was inconvenient to recommend Shang Ran because of his status, but Chen Mubai offered to let Shang Ran play the heroine, so there was no problem.

 …

Chen Mubai left first, while Chen Yunteng and Ji Yuxuan remained in the office. Since they received the request for Chen Mubai's new film, they must discuss with Lu Fang on the preparation.

For example, regarding actors, how much can be planned for the overall investment and how much is the initial investment.

The investment of a movie is based on a series of budgeted funds such as the actors' remuneration, the crew's expenses, and the length of shooting time. This is the approximate investment amount of a movie.

However, this is not entirely accurate, because it is only a rough estimate. During the production process of the film, sometimes the budget will be exceeded, and additional investment will be required.

For example, the shooting schedule is prolonged, and the budget for special effects is not enough...

For a large crew, the daily salaries + lunches are not a small expense. If the filming plan is not completed, a lot of money will be needed for every extra day.

Since Chen Mubai planned to hand over the film "Alien" to them, the film of the two is currently in the final stage or is close to completion, so they just take advantage of this time period to prepare for the new film.

If you have any ideas and ideas, you can discuss them together, and then make preparations immediately. After their work is released, you can spare time to make this movie. Now it is equivalent to making preparations first.

According to what Chen Mubai said, monster models and some real-world environments need to be produced, which will take time.

Once the setting of the scene is not satisfactory, it needs to be revised all the time.

The background is placed in outer space, so the space capsule scene is indispensable. This is easy to handle. There are film and television base scenes that can be rented. If not, you can only build it yourself.

However, the environment of other planets can only be built from scratch. It is difficult to find a suitable scene. After all, unlike the space capsule, which is similar to the scene, you can find the real scene.

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These are all details. If the audience finds that the environment of the alien planet is the same as that of the earth during the viewing process, it will be somewhat of a drama.

Chen Mubai's pursuit must be to achieve the best in details, so naturally he must pursue perfection in all aspects, details determine success or failure.

"President Lu, let's read the script first, see what characters are available, and then see which characters need to be selected from the outside, and then you can let them compete." Chen Yunteng thought about it.

Lu Fang said: "When the script is in hand, the three of us will discuss together. Regarding the preparation of the film, wait until you finish what you are doing first. There is no time."

After the three confirmed the production plan of "Alien", they left the office.

Recently, Mubai Entertainment needs a huge amount of funds, and he also needs a certain amount of time to raise money.

The company's money is often used for other investments, and only part of the cash is left to ensure sufficient cash flow.

The filming of "Iron Man", "Titanic" and "Alien" are not small investments, let alone other works. In terms of TV dramas, there are "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and two urban dramas, and online dramas also have works , too much money needs to be used, and it needs to be prepared in advance.

After Chen Mubai resolved these matters, he devoted himself to the post-production of "Iron Man" and started to prepare for the filming of "Titanic".

A few days later, he handed over the script of "Alien" to Lu Fang. At the same time, Mubai Entertainment released the news that Chen Mubai's new film began to prepare, and the goal was to hit the three major European film festivals!