The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 53
From the "big villain" who oppressed the entire crew to the drunk "idiot", this level of death, even with Wang Wei's thick skin, would take a few days to digest.

Not wanting to go to the company and be teased by Lao Wang and others, Wang Wei went to visit two other crews in Dunhuang during the few days of rest after "Genius Gunner" finished filming.

The crew of "Charlotte Annoyance" and the crew of "My Sassy Girlfriend" almost turned on the front and back, and Wang Wei went to the latter first.

He didn't bother director Zhuang Geng who was filming, but first found the executive producer.

If the producer is the overall person in charge of the entire project, the executive producer is appointed by the producer to be responsible for the execution of the project.

"Tell me, how is Director Zhuang doing?" Wang Wei asked directly.

"It was a bit immature at the beginning. It can be clearly seen that it is the first time to lead a whole crew, and I like to worry about all the things of the crew, which caused the crew to run a bit chaotic." The executive producer said truthfully.

"However, his ability to adjust is very strong. Before I reminded him, he realized that he had to learn to let go, and believed that the team could solve their own problems. Later, he fully entered the role of director."

The executive producer was full of praise: "After entering the state, he only focused on one thing - to conceive the movie and how to present it perfectly on the screen. Moreover, his imagination surprised me. The same scene, He can always find a very different angle, and the shots are full of wit."

Wang Wei looked at his expression and smiled: "I guess what follows is—but..."

The executive producer smiled: "However, because of this, he will keep trying new ideas for the same scene, and even encourage the actors to play by themselves, shooting many times without stopping."

"My concern is that it will hinder the shooting schedule and more likely lead to overruns."

After Wang Wei listened, he pondered for a moment, didn't say anything, and watched the finished sample first.

This look, you know the problem.

Often the biggest challenge for a director is not to determine what they really need, but to determine what they don't.

A shot is to a scene, just like a tree is to a forest. The director must first see the whole forest in order to determine whether the tree should be planted or not.

Zhuang Geng is not like Wang Wei. Before shooting, he already has a clear and finalized film in his mind for reference. The shot is almost the final usable material!

When he was shooting, he would come up with a new idea from time to time, and then he would shoot it out, leaving it to the editing later to finalize the choice that best suits his mind.

This is actually understandable, but he failed to grasp the degree between "needing enough material" and "guaranteeing the progress of shooting"-the latter gave way to the former.

Afterwards, Wang Wei also exchanged experience with Zhuang Geng in this regard, but since "My Sassy Girl" was being filmed, the entire crew was waiting, and it was hard for the two of them to chat much.

The most important thing is that a lot of experience can only be accumulated through practice.Zhuang Geng is a novice director, you have to let him have a learning and adaptation process.

So in the end, Wang Wei could only hand over the heavy responsibility to the executive producer: "You still have to ensure that Director Zhuang shoots smoothly, but you must also remind him to ensure the progress of the shoot."

Seeing the bitter expression on the executive producer's face, Wang Wei shrugged, saying that he fully understands your difficulties, but you must do it.

There is no way, this is how to walk out of Novice Village with newcomers, you will encounter countless challenges of bleeding to death, and the producer always has to take on more responsibilities.

It wasn't that he refused to let go, but that the shooting schedule was delayed, and the budget was almost 100% overrun, so he didn't want to be greeted by Lao Wang's roar.

……

Compared with Zhuang Geng, the director of "Charlotte Annoyance" Kim Jae-ku is much more sophisticated.

He is the kind of director who formulates a detailed shooting plan, and then requires every member of the crew to complete the task strictly according to the daily announcement list.

There's no way he could have had a shooting schedule give way to wild ideas.

It's hard to say which of the two completely different styles between him and Zhuang Geng is good and which is bad. The director still has to prove himself with his works in the end.

But at the moment, the executive producer of "Charlotte Annoyance" is much more at ease.

When Wang Wei visited the set, he chatted with the lead actor Shen Yan for the longest time.

Jin Zaiku really invited Shen Yan, a comedy superstar, by virtue of his friendship, which is also an important reason why "Charlotte Annoyance" was established earlier than "My Sassy Girlfriend".

"Actually, it's not just because of my friendship with Director Jin, the script is also a major reason why I like it." After learning that Wang Wei is the screenwriter of the script, Shen Yan immediately pulled him into a chat excitedly.

"Director Wang, you should also be a fan of stage dramas. There is no sense of disobedience in moving this script to the theater. The laughter is so dense that there is no time to catch your breath. A small stalk every minute, and a big stalk every 3 minutes, as if after a long period of time. Tried and tested, amazing!"

Wang Wei waved his hands, and the businessmen boasted to each other: "Smile, it's very mysterious. The same person with different burdens will have different effects when shaking. It's not like you, Shen Yan. If you smash your face there, you can read a product." The instruction manual is also a joy to read."

Shen Yan grinned, and Wang Wei unconsciously followed suit.

He is really like the comedian with the same surname in memory, with a kind of temperament that makes people relax.

There is no reason for the charm of the screen, Shen Yan's fat face is just to please the audience.

So after "Charlotte Annoyance" has Shen Yan joining, Wang Wei is not worried at all.

Of course, the chat between the two is not simply a business exchange.

At least, Shen Yan discussed with Wang Wei to adapt "Charlotte's Annoyance" into a drama and put it on the stage of the Capital Grand Theatre.

But it was limited to this, and he was quickly summoned by Director Jin to join the tense filming.

Wang Wei watched the filming for a while, and couldn't find any faults. He was about to leave when he was suddenly attracted by a small episode.

The crew is filming the clip of "Charlotte's teacher shows off her kung fu, knocking down a group of punks with three punches and two kicks".

But one of the actors who played the little gangster obviously didn't follow the script.

"Crack!"

The assistant director pointed at him and cursed: "Your head is flooded? Did I tell you to act like this?"

The actor of "Hooligans" explained seriously: "According to the character's background and personality, here I should act naughty and contradictory, so that it will be more funny..."

The assistant director looked at his serious analysis, but just wanted to slap him to death: "TMD, do you think you're a screenwriter or a director! A small role that didn't last for a minute and a half, you're talking about my stupid background character , you just need to be knocked down!"

"Can you do it? If you can't do it, fuck off, don't waste the crew's time."

The "Hooligan" actor fell silent.

Wang Wei, who was on the sidelines, could tell that he was not convinced.

The filming continued, this time he acted according to the requirements of the script, and passed.

But what impressed Wang Wei deeply was his previous performance.

That kind of serious performance style with a bit of nonsense...

Wang Wei looked at him again, although he passed smoothly, he was not very happy, instead there was a bit of incomprehensible loneliness on his face.

Well, it's kind of interesting.

Wang Wei whispered to Assistant Ding beside him: "Help me find the information about this actor."

Assistant Ding was puzzled, and also took a few glances at the "hooligan" actor.

It seems that there is nothing special!

He doesn't look very handsome; his acting skills are so-so; he's just a group performer, so he must have no background... Why is the boss interested in him?

Wang Wei didn't explain.

He squinted his eyes and thought: This visit is really the right one, maybe I can catch a leak!
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　Sorry for being late~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)