Three hundred and three chapters plan ahead(1/2)
DreamWorks Headquarters.
After Wang Meng returned from Japan, he accepted some interviews.
The day after tomorrow, we will rush to Midi to hold the third premiere of "Painted Skin", which is also a very important one.
It was in Wang Meng's office, and Wang Peng was reporting the situation to Wang Meng.
"Director Wang, we have made a script for "Sharp Heart" you mentioned, so you can take the time to read it."
Some time ago, Wang Meng told Wang Peng that he would pay attention to Bibiao's novel, adapt it into a script as soon as possible and then launch the project for filming.
Wang Peng is very concerned about this. If Wang Meng is optimistic about it, there will be no poor results.
Of course, Wang Peng, who had just obtained good results from "Love Apartment", was very concerned about it.
"What are you planning on "Love Apartment"?" Wang Meng asked.
"The script is ready, and it is specified to be completed by next summer. Director Wang is relieved, I am ready." Wang Peng said.
The plan for "Love Apartment" DreamWorks is to spend a few years to cast "Love Apartment" into a classic sitcom series.
If another film and television company had such ratings as "Love Apartment 1", it would have been too late to start playing "Love Apartment 2", which is a company like DreamWorks that does not have any work to film.
Even though the Internet is calling for love apartment 2 quickly, DreamWorks is unmoved.
"Well, as long as you are prepared, I have read the script generally. You can take a look at some of the areas that need to be modified. Find the screenwriter to continue to be successful and strive to start the filming as soon as possible. The shooting of "Scarlet Heart" is not simple, but not a simple scene room drama."
"Director Wang, don't worry, although I don't have much experience, I only filmed a scene room drama "Love Apartment", but I will not disappoint you." Wang Peng immediately expressed his determination.
I was afraid that Wang Meng would not trust him.
Actually, although Liu Zhiyuan is very powerful, he made a movie called "Saw" and is famous all over the world.
In fact, everyone knows that this work was completed with the guidance of Wang Meng, and it was also done according to Wang Meng's intention.
To put it bluntly, Liu Zhiyuan is just a puppet. He really doesn’t have much experience, so it might be difficult to shoot a TV series.
Wang Peng is different, very solid. He made various works with Wang Meng in the early stage, and then started with simple scenes and indoor dramas, and accumulated a lot of experience.
Now we are going to have a long series of costume TV series. As long as we meet Wang Meng's requirements this time, then the next time will be a movie, and this is the safest way.
Have experience and connections, not castles in the sky.
"Just be confident, I'm still assured of you. At least I like your steadiness very much." Wang Meng praised.
Wang Peng was very excited when he said this.
Although Wang Meng is young, it is definitely his glory to praise him now. This is not determined by age, but by his achievements.
"Don't worry, Director Wang, I will take my steps slowly and solidly." Wang Peng said.
"Yeah." Wang Meng nodded and said, "That's good. I'll finish filming "Scarlet Heart" well and accumulate some experience. Next, there is "Thirty-three Days of Love Break" which is also good. I hope to make it into a TV series first and then make it into a movie. As long as your "Scarlet Heart" is done, the next "Thirty-three Days of Love Break" will be yours." Wang Meng said.
This is to give Wang Peng a future.
Every director, who enters the industry, is aiming for the movie. A director who does not want to be a movie director is not a good director.
Wang Meng knew that Wang Peng also liked to be a film director, so now he gave him a promise to give him a direction to move forward.
"Really? Thank you Director Wang." Wang Peng was amused when he heard this. It seemed that he also made movies.
"You just need to work hard and accumulate experience first." Wang Meng waved his hand indifferently.
He asked again: "How is Liu Shishi? Have you told her?"
The first heroine and most important actor in "Scarlet Heart" is Liu Shishi. Although Liu Shishi is acting in a movie, her acting skills are really not good enough, and she can only play in a TV series. She will definitely not be able to support herself as the heroine of the movie. She is not as popular as that.
"This?" Wang Peng said embarrassedly: "Director Wang, do you really want to use Liu Shishi? I see that Tang Yan, Zhao Liying and others are also very popular, much better than Liu Shishi. "Painted Skin" did not bring much reputation to Liu Shishi."
"Haha..." Wang Meng smiled and said, "You're too early to say that the box office of "Painted Skin" is now about to be released one by one in the world, so naturally there is not much reputation in actors. Not to mention newcomers like Liu Shishi and Feng Shaofeng, you see, Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun don't report much except me. This is every time! When the movie slowly hypes the box office topics, it's time to turn around that the actors' reputation has soared. Is it the reason? Our "Painted Skin" is so outrageous that the actors ignore it."
Wang Meng is proud of this.
"Painted Skin" is now popular, surpassing the popularity of ordinary film and television, especially now that everyone is focusing on box office, topics, and plot special effects.
There are really not many reports from actors.
But? Wang Meng is not in a hurry.
Now is the time to hype the box office and topics. After half a month, it will be the most glorious time for the actors.
Now Wang Peng can't see Liu Shishi's popularity, but Wang Meng doesn't think so.
The Queer played by Liu Shishi is not simple, simple, cold-blooded, cute, passionate, and dedication.
Such a soulful character will never be buried. Just look at Yang Mi, the actor who played Que'er in the previous life.
"That's fine, is Liu Shishi a little soon? Will many female artists in the company be dissatisfied?" Wang Peng asked.
"Who is not satisfied, who is idle?" Wang Meng asked.
"Uh!" Wang Peng said, "This is not idle. Our company does not have many artists themselves. In addition, we have many plans. Almost no matter whether it is a male or female artist, there are many film appointments."
"That's it, then what are you afraid of?"
"Director Wang, you really don't know, so you should just spend my time!" Wang Peng smiled bitterly: "Can other film appointments be the same as our company's works? Which of our works is not popular all over the country, and your works are even more popular all over the world. Everyone wants to star in our own works!?"
After saying this, Wang Meng was in a trance.
It turns out that everyone likes their own works, so this is easy to say.
The task is completed in the first half of this year, but there is still the second half of the year. It doesn’t mean that there will be more plans for the year, so there is no need to worry about them having nowhere to star in the show.
"Don't worry about this. I will talk about it later. Three of our four major plans in the first half of the year have been completed, but it does not mean that we will stop doing it in the second half of the year. Don't you say that in the future? Tell them not to worry about it. I understand their desire to make progress, but the role is just suitable. Could it be that I will only take care of Liu Shishi?" Wang Meng said.
"This...? It's also true. Everyone knows the style of Director Wang." Wang Peng said.
Several veterans who were familiar with Wang Meng and Yang Ying discovered that Wang Meng's prodigal son has turned around and almost broke off his relationship with Yang Ying, only Jiang Shuying has been there.
They are not stupid, so they naturally know Wang Meng's changes, and they also agree with this approach.
Not to mention Jiang Shuying's current status, just say that Wang Meng himself is the pillar of the company, everyone hopes that Wang Meng will be good.
"That's it. You don't have to worry about anything else. Complete the script of "Scarlet Heart" as soon as possible, form a crew, and start filming early. I will also talk to director Urshan later, and the animation three-dimensional movie with dream-realizing effects will also be launched. I don't have much time, and I still have a small plan to do it in the second half of the year. Although it's a small production, it's very troublesome and it's very tiring to just make the script. I don't have time to pay attention to you, so I just need to find an experienced assistant director and you can complete it."
"OK."
Wang Peng pricked his ears and heard it, and seemed to have heard a lot of news again.
I thought it seemed that Director Wang had many plans!
After Wang Peng left, Urshan came soon.
"How about Lao Wu, what are you thinking about?" Wang Meng asked.
The two of them worked together to complete the work of "Painted Skin". Now they are fighting all over the world, shocking the world with their brilliant achievements.
And Urshan, who has finished his work in "Painted Skin", has been thinking about something.
Some time ago, Wang Meng told Urshan that he had a plan to take over.
It was last year that I bought out the copyright of the film and television "Ghost Blows Out the Light".
In his previous life, Urshan filmed "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Dragon Search" and won a good result of more than 1.6 billion yuan in the mainland box office. Compared with another version of "Nine-Story Demon Tower", it is almost overwhelming in both box office and reputation.
Wang Meng had said before that he would take over "Ghost Blows Out the Light". You can be in a hurry, but I hope he won't refuse.
Urshan is also considering this matter during this period.
In recent years, his literary and artistic persistence has gradually decreased.
Previously, Urshan preferred photography, or he could shoot some niche movies he liked.
"Painted Skin" is the first blockbuster that he participated in to belong to a commercial movie.
To put it bluntly, commercial movies are just for the box office. As for art and depth? Nothing!
At the beginning of the period, Urshan was rejected, but "Painted Skin" stimulated him and made him change early.
I only accepted commercial movies in my last life for 12 years.
"I can try it. Before, I thought too much and pursued art, but I wanted to live. Through Dreamworks movies, I saw the potential of commercial movies, and I also hoped to lay the foundation for my future niche movies through commercial movies. Only by having enough food can I have other ideas. If I can't even eat enough, I will be even more impossible." Urshan said.
The bull head that Urshan said was wrong, but fortunately Wang Meng understood.
It is nothing more than the current situation of Chinese films, which only pursues art, art is supreme, and everything else is rubbish.
But now you are too artistic and no one pays attention to it. Everyone likes to watch blockbusters, comedies, and shit.
It is not denied that art films must exist, but we cannot all do art. Commercial films must drive the box office so that art films can survive.
"Just understand, you are wrong. Commercial movies can also have art, but they are not pure. I think the ones that make people feel are good movies." Wang Meng said with gratitude.
When talking about artistic movies, Wang Meng watched more from his previous life, and the shooting was simple.
Why doesn’t Wang Meng take pictures of those?
Just look at "The Good People in Three Gorges".
I did win the award, but I had some meaning, but I didn’t make much money.
If you don’t make money, how can you promote development? So business and art are equally important.
Even business is more important. Only when you are full can you have sentiment to play art. Even if you are not full, you still play art that you can’t understand. That’s stupid.
To be continued...