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Chapter 72 I think it's funny (2/5)

This is true...

And he has a nose and eyes: In the summer of 1985, he and his classmate Chen Kaige filmed the tribute movie "The Great Military Parade". The movie Lao Chen was the director and A was the photographer. One night, several people from the crew came to the Yingshan Military Airport in Hubei Province to drive a 212 Jeep to pick up the shooting equipment transported from Beijing.

It was almost dawn when he came back, and everything was shrouded in the silence before dawn. When he returned to the crew station, producer Chen Liguo got out of the car and opened the iron gate, but after taking two steps, he hurried back and said, "Yi, there is a flying saucer!"

??

Why are there many people in the car but the producer specifically called Zhang Yi's name?

At least there was director Lao Chen at that time. Is the director not good at it?

Have you ever had any problems with your character since then?

Back to the story, after hearing the shouts, everyone jumped out of the car and looked in the direction Chen Liguo pointed. Although the sun had not yet risen, the sky was clear and a flying saucer that looked like a large pot of white iron was shining at a 45-degree angle. But people in the 1980s were really too simple. Faced with this once-in-a-lifetime moment, everyone in the crew actually moved things, looked at the flying saucer, and discussed, and no one wanted to take a photo at all.

Only Zhang Yi stared at this erratic luminous body, gradually losing consciousness and leaving the body.

It was only a few minutes after his soul left his body that he came back to his senses and found that everyone was busy moving equipment.

Just a few minutes are enough!

It's like 1999... Forget it, I won't mention the incident in 1999...

Anyway, the story of Ah being possessed by aliens began to spread in the world...

Shen Mengxi sneered at her nostrils: "Nonsense, Zhang Yi's photography skills have laid a solid foundation before Jingbeidian!"

Ah is really talented. While working in Shaanxi Cotton Factory No. 8, he copied more than a dozen photography notes and learned photography. In order to buy a camera, he even sold blood for five consecutive months.

Soon, Amou was transferred from the workshop for his talent in photography and began to make blackboard newspapers, take photos and other literary and artistic work.

In addition to photography, A also has strong art and skill in making old things. He drew a portrait of Qin Shihuang, roasted the paper yellow with fire, and then burned the edges to charred.

This old texture is very realistic? It can make people mistakenly think that this was dug out of an ancient tomb...

"He used to take pictures of scenery by the Wei River? At that time, he deliberately placed the horizon very high? The people and cows were very small? More than 80% of the pictures were plowed into arc--launched ridges later on, "Loess Land" basically used this kind of photography... This is someone's ability!"

“…we talked and played…”

"So do I want to clarify?"

"What's there to clarify? Anyone who understands this thing knows is nonsense!"

Shen Mengxi is also concerned and confused - he is really a reborn person!

Ji Huifu…

I remember you!

...

Liu Yifei is promoting "Mechanical Girl"...

After all, it was the first Hollywood movie she starred in.

"Wolverine", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", and "Mission Impossible 4" can make a big hit, more because of the IP itself;

Can "Inception" be a big hit? It's because of Leonardo + Nolan.

Even though "Carol" sold for $120 million worldwide, Cate Blanchett has benefited a lot from the theme of the movie;

"Mechanical Girl"? Niche theme? Not high investment.

Liu Yifei didn't want to promote it either - this thing doesn't feel like there is a market for it.

North America has not been able to sell well, so why should it be sold well in China?

But this movie was a batch of films - and it was bought out by her own company for $1.5 million.

Whether the selling is good or not directly affects the company's efficiency!

So, how many publicity activities have you participated in? The main focus is variety show interviews...

"Lu Yu's appointment", "Super visit" and of course "Potato plays a big name"...

What is recorded now is "Potatoes Are the Big Name".

First, I talked to Dou Wentao about her situation in North America: "I am probably a second- and third-tier actor in Hollywood..."

"Second and third line? What is this criterion for judgment?"

"It just depends on whether any screenwriter will create scripts based on you... Asian actors and characters have been marginalized and stereotyped in Hollywood movies for a long time? Even if there are Asian characters in the movie scripts, they are still mostly played by white actors. It is said that because of the box office, they are afraid that white audiences will not like to see Asian actors as protagonists. I can't receive too many good roles, if it weren't for the good relationship with Emma? "Interstellar" is not my turn!"

"Hollywood also depends on relationships?"

"…Of course, the starting point of those who have a relationship and those who have no relationship is very different? Large crews usually outsource casting rights to agency companies such as CAA. If you are a CAA contracted actor? Then the role is yours!"

"If you don't have any relationship, you still want to play a mainstream role? Often you don't even have the chance to audition."

"What about "Mechanical Girl"?"

Liu Yifei explained: "This script is very special? It tells about artificial intelligence? Then there is no difference between artificial intelligence and yellow people..."

""AI"?"

"Yes, the character I played is Ava. The whole movie is carefully exploring artificial intelligence: what kind of artificial intelligence is truly human intelligence. A Turing test was conducted around this proposition... The movie is very simple, just filmed in a house, but during the shooting, another actor and I had to wear special clothes, the knee pads on my legs that contained five extremely accurate dynamic captures, and lay a wireless network in advance to track the movement changes of the actor's thighs and calves."

"Because of the small budget, the special effects team had to come up with many needs to take into account both shooting effects and visual effects, and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

“Is it troublesome?”

"Fortunately, we completed it in just two weeks, mainly for the post-production special effects..."

Dou Wentao smiled and asked, "Can you disclose your current pay?"

"…This,” the young lady was a little embarrassed. She looked at the assistant standing on the back of the camera. The latter nodded slightly. She understood it, and then said: "It's not inconvenient. The main reason is that my salary is not fixed. "Mission: Impossible 4", including "Interstellar", which is about to start filming, is a big production that is not short of money. Then I can charge more. "Mission: Impossible 4" seems to be $5 million, and "Interstellar" should be $10 million... But I only charged $500,000 for filming "Mechanical Girl". I am also considered an investor in this drama!"

"What about the country?"

"There is only a salary + share in China." After a pause, she added: "Actually, many scripts are found for me. If the script is good but the role is not suitable, I will invest in it myself..."

Dou Wentao was about to continue chatting along the topic, and the director's voice sounded back to his ears, "Ask Chen Mengxi if he is a reborn person?"

He was stunned for a moment, what's there to ask about this?

But I still introduced the topic according to the director's intention: "Did Mengxi teach you the tricks of investing in movies?"

"No, he said that the most important thing in making a movie is whether emotions can impress you. If there are points that impress you, you can vote!"

"Many people on the Internet say that Chen Mengxi is a reborn person. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!
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