The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 11 Carrying out the magic reform to the end

When Wang Wei was conceiving the plot of "adults playing with twisted cars", he was stared at, and the main creator of the crew once denounced it as "to the extent of being insane in order to place advertisements".

Now, watching these guys licking their faces and twisting their cars on the set, Wang Wei wanted to ask, "Does your face hurt?"

But in the end, Wang Wei still didn't bother them to find happiness in toys; after all, happy time is always so rare for adults who are consumed by trivial life.

——As for why Wang Wei silently set up a camera to take pictures of this scene...

Definitely not to record their childish dark history.

Is this a flower?

These days, "selling discs" has become the largest peripheral income of movies. As a director and producer, of course, this point cannot be ignored, and interesting trailers can help sell more discs, that's all.

Business is business.

All in all, judging from the finished samples, the plot conceived by Wang Wei impromptu is really fun and full of comedy effects.

This strengthened Wang Wei's determination to carry out the magic reform to the end.

For example, in the original book, the reporter and the princess tour Rome on a light motorcycle, but isn’t the imperial capital banning motorcycles? Wang Wei simply replaced the motorcycle with a skateboard—this is Shen Zhenyi’s product .

Therefore, when Comrade Lao Wang returned to the set to watch the samples, he would often see a "princess" wearing a half-cut shirt and tutu skirt, holding the hand of a "reporter" in a gray suit, stepping on both hands. Skateboarding, leisurely shuttling through the streets and alleys of the imperial capital.

That skateboard is so pretty... No, that skateboard is so handsome... Uh, no... This damn skateboard is under the feet of this handsome man and beautiful woman. Doesn't it appear a bit high?
Wang Chuanqi rubbed his chin, wondering if he should ask Father Shen for an additional sponsorship fee.

Lao Wang, who was busy watching the samples, did not affect the filming of the crew. The next scene was a group play scene, and several cameras were set up at the same time.

In the original book, the dance party attended by the princess and the reporter was changed into a music festival by magic. This is not a problem, the problem is that the soundtrack seems to be too high.

"Crack! Actors, you are acting, not really participating in the music festival. Watching you dance, the camera is blocked, start again!"

Second time...

"Crack! Lighting, what's the matter with the lighting? You, the lighting engineer, are also dancing, and the flashing is more exciting than the rhythm of this electronic music. Let's do it again!"

The third time...

"Crack! Machine No. [-]! Old Zhou, why are you twisting your waist so that the camera shakes!"

Under the attention of everyone, Zhou Lin managed to control his trembling body, and smiled embarrassingly: "My fault, my fault, the main reason is that this song is poisonous, and I shook my legs for no reason."

The scene burst into laughter.

No, as soon as the band started playing, the atmosphere was about to explode, and the set turned into a big disco scene in seconds.

The electronic sound of "Faded" has such magic power.

Lao Wang calmly stabilized the body that was swaying. He didn't know why Wang Wei named it "Faded", but it didn't prevent his eyes from shining: "It's really a divine comedy!"

The Divine Comedy does not mean how high its level is. Well, in fact, with Lao Wang's music knowledge reserve, he can't tell the level of a piece of music at all.

All he knew was that the melody was damn ear-catching, and its popularity would never be low. For a movie soundtrack, it was a "Divine Comedy".

Lao Wang has already turned his head, thinking about how to maximize the value of this "Divine Comedy".

Thinking of the wonderful point, he beamed with joy, wishing he could find someone to discuss it on the spot—but unfortunately he couldn't.

No way, he was allowed to enter the set again, on the condition that he should not beep, let alone point fingers - it is said that this would minimize the interference of high-quality unlucky guys on the crew.

Gan!
On the other side, Wang Weicai didn't care about the annoyance of Lao Wang's "being silenced", and quietly pulled the assistant director Xu Daoxing: "Are the earphones ready for me?"

"Get ready, I've also listened to the recorded music, it's very beautiful."

After a pause, Xu Daoxing hesitated and said, "Don't tell Xiaozhen that you want to add a scene temporarily?"

Wang Wei raised his eyebrows: "Tell her in advance, things won't be fun."

Xu Daoxing twitched his cheeks and slandered inwardly, director, you still don't forget to have fun while making movies, is this really okay?

Wang Wei seemed to have heard his voice, and said righteously: "You don't understand, as an actress, Xiaozhen is very malleable, right? Don't you want to know where her limit is? So, let her improvise occasionally , might have a better performance.”

"..."

"What's your expression like?"

"A look of admiration."

Wang Wei snorted and let him go for now.

Well, in addition to the above, there is another reason for paying tribute to the original work that he did not say.

In the original book, there is a scene where the hero and heroine come to the stone sculpture of the Mouth of Truth. The hero puts his hand into the stone sculpture, and then pretends to be cut off by a mysterious thing, which frightens Hepburn's face.When the hero pulled out his hand intact, Hepburn recovered from the panic and threw herself into his arms.

It is said that this scene was an impromptu performance by the male protagonist. Hepburn really thought that his hand was broken in it, so it was hailed as a classic.

Up to now, "Peking Holiday" has been changed by Wang Weimo in more than one place. He doesn't think it is necessary to copy a nondescript "Mouth of Truth" in the imperial capital, but this routine can be followed along.

He was really looking forward to Shen Zhenyi's reaction.

Filming quickly resumed on set.

[Dynamic music sounded, and everyone stepped on enthusiastic dance steps and swayed to their heart's content.

At this time, the princess, whose forehead was already wet with sweat, was a little tired. She withdrew from the crowd, came to the wine stand, and poured a glass of wine.

Reporter Joe sneaked closer, and just as the princess was about to raise her wine glass, she gently put the earphones on the princess's head.

"Dreams are my reality,

the only kind of real fantasy..."

A soothing singing voice sounded.

The princess raised her head and was stunned for a moment. 】

Zhou Linfu was so heartbroken that he focused the close-up on the princess's face.

[In the background of noisy music, the moment the earphones are put on, from restlessness to quiet, from noisy to warm, everything around seems to be still, only the princess's eyes are shining with stars.

In the soothing music, the princess turned her head and met Joe with a sunny smile.

At this moment, love came just like that, the princess smiled slightly, her eyes were tender, shy, and desperate.

Shrouded in warm light, she leaned on his shoulder, snuggled quietly, and slowly swayed in the world isolated by the earphones. 】

"Crack! Perfect!"

Xu Daoxing shouted loudly, his voice was broken under the agitation of emotions.

This is rare in Xu Daoxing, who has always been steady.

This time he really broke the defense.

It is said that most directors can be sure that they are making a bad movie when one-third of a movie is shot.

The converse is also true.Xu Daoxing is now more and more convinced that he is directing a good film.

Especially in the passage just now, it even has some classic flavor.

The two who performed the classic still kept embracing each other. For a moment, Wang Wei let out a breath slowly, took a step back, looked at Shen Zhenyi who blinked and slowly recovered, and smiled at each other.

Wang Wei pulled Shen Zhenyi, turned around and walked towards the monitor, and said loudly, "Tune it up for me, I want to watch the replay."

……

Several members of the director team, Shen Zhenyi and Wang Chuanqi gathered behind the monitor.

Screen playback.

The moment he put on the earphones for her amidst the loud electronic music, although there is no soundtrack now, there are no words to describe the beauty.

Wang Wei pointed to Shen Zhenyi's close-up shot and praised: "Lao Zhou's shot is well captured, very good."

After a while, he pointed at the princess' eyes when she turned her head, and slapped her thigh: "Xiaozhen, your eyes are amazing, full of love, really amazing, this one glance, the affection has finally turned into love."

"Awesome, your impromptu performance, I can only say it is awesome." Wang Wei was full of praise.

Looking at it further, Wang Wei sighed, "Even the lighting is just right, you are right, old Xu, perfect, so perfect."

Xu Daoxing's excitement still hasn't dissipated: "Director, you are awesome. You said that letting Xiaozhen improvise will have a miraculous effect. You're right, you're right."

At this time, Shen Zhenyi interjected: "Is this song written by the director?"

Xu Daoxing nodded madly: "That's right, he took it out and said it was a temporary addition, but he kept it from you, and I said it was not good. It turns out that the director has vision, and now I am really impressed."

"What's the name of the song?"

"Reality."

"Give me the headphones."

Shen Zhenyi put on the earphones again and listened quietly.

Old Wang also pricked up his ears: "This guy has a song again? What song? How is it better than that electronic divine comedy?"

Xu Daoxing shook his head: "It's hard to compare, it's a completely different genre, but it really sounds good. I think it's a bit too extravagant for an accompanying song."

This made Lao Wang scratch his ears and cheeks, wishing he could immediately snatch the earphones from Shen Zhenyi's head to listen.

Wang Wei didn't care about their conversation, but replayed it again, and the more he watched, the more satisfied he became.

Can you be dissatisfied, this is another goddess in parallel time and space, Sophie Marceau's classic clip in "First Kiss".

What is the insane magic reform?This is called the insane magic reform.

Wang Wei did not expect that Shen Zhenyi's impromptu performance almost perfectly replicated this famous scene.

Of course, Shen Zhenyi's demeanor is undoubtedly more mature than the naive and smart Sophie at that time. Just one look, but it seems to have spoken a thousand words.

——Perfectly fit the plot.

When Wang Wei referred to the original script, he was thinking, in just one day, did love really arise between the princess and the reporter?
With the addition of this paragraph, this question seems to have a clear answer.

Think about it, in a noisy world, someone suddenly gives you a gentle and romantic space, in their world, two hearts are so close...

The point is that Shen Zhenyi's performance is too good to make people believe that love has come.

Wang Wei admitted that during the performance, when those starry and glazed eyes met him, he seemed to be able to hear the pounding heartbeat echoing in his mind.

Probably, maybe, maybe, that's the feeling of heartbeat?
Wang Wei, who was a single dog in his previous life until his death, silently covered his chest, feeling a little dazed for a while.

So he didn't see Shen Zhenyi, who took off the earphones, smiled at him, and there seemed to be hormones sprouting in the air.

……

(End of this chapter)