After getting Shidi at the start

Chapter 138 The Dog Licking Protagonist Must Die

However, Li Mingji also remembered that Xiaoguang seemed to have mentioned before that there are basically no good action and martial arts movies in current domestic dramas and movies.

Although action directors like Yuan Guidance of "Bodyguard" are very popular, the profession of action actors is in decline.

Let’s not talk about the problem of matching traffic and small fresh meat, it’s just the effect, all kinds of slow motion and so on, it’s so exciting to watch, it’s not as attractive as it used to be.

Although the previous movements are known to be made-up routines, they feel real, as if they were made that way, and now they are all like ghosts, and some you can’t even tell whether he is dancing or fighting, but he is from From the point of view of dancing, it is also not good.

The action guide is still there, and the older generation is not dead yet, but why the effect is not enough?
To put it bluntly, the way of aesthetics has changed, and in an inexplicably twisted way, I want the audience to follow along as before, but I don’t want to think about whether the audience can go back to eat pickled vegetables after eating delicacies from mountains and seas.

But sometimes the audience can't help it, because they basically have no choice, either you don't watch it, or you can only accept it, and then let your own aesthetics decline.

It seems that although it is said that the action movie market is shrinking now, and people who have been baptized by various blockbuster movies are less and less fond of watching action and martial arts, but in fact there is never a shortage of crudely produced genre movies, which shows that the market is still there. Yes, there are still some viewers who are willing to watch.

Of course, it is a bit difficult to let the audience who have been baptized by various blockbuster movies go back to watch martial arts movies and kung fu movies at this time. There are so many in the past, it is difficult to come up with new ideas.

But if under the current circumstances, it is really possible to dedicate a genre work with enough sincerity, the possibility that the audience will buy it is still very high.

In fact, it can be seen from the word-of-mouth of Li Mingji's previous film series, if the two heroines hadn't pulled some points, maybe the evaluation would have been even higher.

As for the unsatisfactory box office performance, there are various reasons. As mentioned earlier, quality only accounts for a small part of it.

If other conditions are similar, if some weaknesses of this film are made up, maybe better results can be achieved.

The first is the choice of actors. When the current traffic idol is still very attractive, if a good film can choose a traffic idol as the leading role, as long as the director controls it well and the performance part is not too hip, it can actually be achieved. Win-win ending.

On the one hand, a good script is needed, and on the other hand, appeal is needed. This is a strong alliance.

As for what some people think, traffic idols will naturally lower the lower limit of a movie. In fact, it is not as exaggerated as imagined. The destructive power of small fresh meat is sometimes the same as their popularity. It is a bit inflated in the outside world. of.

In fact, during a certain period of time in his previous life, the public opinion's criticism of Xiaoxianrou and traffic has become a bit pathological.

After a movie or TV series comes out, if the effect is not good, it is extremely unreasonable for an actor to bear all the criticism.

For the audience, what they see is the actors, but in fact everyone knows that the director is the most important one in a crew.

Does an actor's acting skills matter?Of course it is important, but acting skills will definitely not be the core of a film and television drama, the core is still the story and the plot. In the modern era of industrialization and industrialization of film and television dramas, acting has gradually become the icing on the cake.

Basically, as long as they meet the requirements and don't know how to act, they are actually qualified performances, and the cases where acting skills explode are rare after all.

As for what acting skills can save a play, this is nonsense.

Can anyone give an example of a film that has no logic, a plot that doesn't stand up to scrutiny, and characters with unclear motivations because of the acting skills of individual actors?

The answer is no, you can find the actor's highlight moments in acting from bad movies, but you absolutely can't treat a bad movie as a good movie just because of such a highlight.

In fact, writing and directing are the core elements of a play. Smecta Cosmos TV series are screenwriter-centered, Hollywood is a producer-centered system, domestic films are director-centered, and there are many director-centered ones. , when have you heard of the actor-centered system?

So since actors are obviously not as important as editors and directors, why are all actors responsible for bad movies?

Of course, it's understandable that the stars have high salaries and take the blame, but linking them to the quality of film and television dramas is putting the cart before the horse.

It can only be said that at this point, actors, especially those traffic stars, are nothing but tools used by capital.

At this time, Li Mingji can only rejoice. Although he is now a top-notch, he was not completely pushed out by capital. His popularity was accidental, and the company he worked for was not too big. Nature is also limited.

At least in this way, he can have more freedom of choice in the future.

Many people in later generations hate Xiaoxianrou and traffickers, thinking that they occupy too many resources, but do not perform well.

In other words, because of their existence, bad movies and fan circles dominate, covering up many hard-working and dedicated artists.

But I never thought about it, why do I have to work so hard when I can easily earn fame and fortune? Is it just for the approval of netizens?

How much is your endorsement worth?

The existence of bad movies and the emergence of fan circles are not because of small fresh meat and traffic. Don’t old actors stop making bad movies? Isn’t it true that before the appearance of traffic a few decades ago, there was no fan circle, no All kinds of characters?
To give the simplest example, big brother Cheng, when he was filming, the biggest requirement for the role he played was to be positive and upright. Even if there are shortcomings, they are only small shortcomings, and they are absolutely righteous characters. die.

This kind of sunny and positive image is actually the character design given to him by the company behind him, and he also relies on this set to attract fans. Otherwise, how could he have countless fans in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even Europe and the United States?
Playing is one aspect, and character design is another.

Just like this, some people say that the older generation of artists do not do marketing. In fact, these people may be the ones who do the most ruthless marketing.

As for familiar slogans such as "movie tickets owed", "the last action movie", "there are only bad movies and no bad characters", which one is not marketing?

Of course, if you have to say no, then it is not, after all, this kind of thing is not clear at all.

Of course, this is not an excuse for traffickers, after all, they have benefited from it, and their business ability is indeed not good enough, so it seems reasonable to bear some infamy, but in the end, they are just tools of capital and bosses That's all.

Some people think that big stars are famous, and when some examples of "I am a wealthy family" come out, they feel that they are also very prestigious in the circle. In fact, they are not like that. If you want to die, you will die. If you support it, you will support it, and if you don’t support it, you will receive it.

PC Park is a transvestite, and if he wants to come back, he has to be pressed to death, so what about Shidi, what about the son-in-law of the nation, what about the first-line stars, why don't they just rush to the street?
Countless examples from his previous life are before him, if Li Mingji can't wake up a little bit, then he will be reborn in vain this time.

There are also examples from previous lives as proof, and Li Mingji also knows that it may not be easy for the script in front of him to become a big hit when it is made into a movie, because the subject matter is naturally limited.

But if you can make some good changes, you may be able to achieve a better result.

Like Wang Fengze and Lu Xing, they came to him, hoping to use his appeal, on the one hand to attract more media attention, a wave of free publicity, and on the other hand, it will also attract more people to the cinema when it is released what?
They themselves don't have much confidence in the performance of this movie, because of the general environment.

It's like Wu Jing who still wants to pull Li Mingji over to be his signature, even though he has already had a relatively successful previous work.

"I don't know if the director has thought about changing some of the settings here?"

After flipping through the script, Li Mingji spoke surprisingly.

Brother Wang immediately tugged at Li Mingji's sleeves under the table. On the one hand, he didn't want Li Mingji to take on such a movie with no money. Those who take full responsibility may have cut off their own development in the film industry.

On the other hand, it is natural that what he said was too direct and too early, and the cooperation has not yet been written off, so it seems a bit disrespectful to meddle in other people's script rashly.

But Director Lu seems to be really stupid. At this time, he didn't have an opinion first. Instead, he widened his eyes and said in surprise: "So you agree?"

Li Mingji was so confused by his reaction that he didn't know what to say for a while, and finally he could only smile wryly: "I think this script is very interesting and I like it, so I want to make some comments first, is it okay?"

Lu Xing is not stupid, but he just didn't turn the corner. At this moment, he understood what Li Mingji meant, and he was a little embarrassed, but he still nodded and said: "It's okay, Teacher Mingji, you can ask, I will know everything. Endless."

"The first point is, the character design of the protagonist, I think it is a bit inappropriate to set him as a dog licking?"

"Er..." Lu Xing thought for a while, but there was really no way to refute this.

It couldn't be more suitable to lick the dog.

In fact, Li Mingji also couldn't understand why so many scripts like to write the male protagonist as a sad man who suffers from bitterness and hatred, and can't love him?

What’s popular these days is coolness, whether it’s TV series, movies, novels, anime, whatever.

Because the pace of life is getting faster and faster, everyone is under more and more pressure, and the audience of movies is often young people today. They are also in the process of transitioning from a relaxed and lively life to feeling pressure. What you need to see is something to decompress and relax.

Moreover, the young people's view of love is not so "discernible". If you show them licking dogs, they will not feel life, but will feel uncomfortable and uncomfortable, which may affect their perception of the whole movie.

The overall story of this script is already good, but in such details, it really makes Li Ming feel extremely uncomfortable.

Lu Xing smiled bitterly and said, "Well, there may indeed be some problems with this..."

Li Mingji knew that he was a little insincere when he heard it, so he immediately asked, "Why don't you tell me your thoughts first, Director Lu, for example, why did you set it up like this?"

Lu Xing thought for a while, and then said: "The main reason is to give him a suitable reason for taking money, and also to enrich the character's settings, making him appear more upright. In troubled times, such a small person In the midst of all kinds of contradictory choices, in the end, you can only survive in the cracks..."

Li Mingji shook his head and said: "I don't think so, I think this setting will only disgust people. The main reason is that the actor's dog-licking setting will not affect the plot, because according to the plot, he needs money The reasons can be many.

"For example, it was mentioned in the plot that the eldest brother wants to be promoted and needs money to buy an official. They have a deep brotherhood, and the protagonist needs money to help him, right?

"For another example, if the third brother is being blackmailed by his former senior brother, he also needs money to settle the matter. We can set the protagonist to find out earlier, and then hope to help him get rid of that senior brother's control.

"For another example, even if he really likes the heroine, there is no need to be a licking dog, so it's not good for them to be in love? This is a decision he made for himself and his love. Isn't reason enough?
"I bet, if the protagonist does all this for love and friendship, on the one hand, his image will become more three-dimensional and closer to ordinary people; on the other hand, it will not be annoying, and no one will It's not good to criticize the protagonist because of 'excusable circumstances'.

"Actually, in other words, if we were in the protagonist's position and faced with his situation, would we make the same choice as him? If we choose, wouldn't we have a sense of substitution?

"It has a sense of substitution, the ending is a happy ending in which justice defeats evil, and the protagonist embraces the beauty. Are you afraid that the audience will not like it? The audience likes it, and the reputation is good, and there will be box office.

"To sum up, the reason for licking the dog is the most nonsensical one. It has no other effect except to make people feel awkward."

Lu Xing was thoughtful, and Wang Fengze's eyes brightened.

Although Li Mingji said it a bit rudely, if you think about it seriously, you will feel that it is the truth.

"And here we have to talk about the ending. In the ending, he and the heroine are together, right? Is this licking the dog until the end? I don't think so, because the relationship between the hero and heroine is too contradictory. The man the protagonist likes still dies at the hands of the protagonist.

"Although he begged for death, firstly, it was the male protagonist who did it, and secondly, it was the male protagonist who directly caused him to be in the situation where he asked for death. So you said that in this case, the heroine rescued him because of the male protagonist. She, and then suddenly fell in love with him, what kind of argument is this?"

"Ah this..."

Lu Xing was questioned. From his point of view, the supporting actor was just a tool man. How could he have thought that Li Mingji would "complain about his grievances" for him after reading the script.

In fact, Li Mingji is not complaining for anyone, he is just implementing his original point of view: "I think the world can be very complicated. It is enough to have fighting and killing, and court calculations, and the world can also be very simple. , It means that two people help each other and support each other.

"And I think it's not good to blindly weaken the role of female characters..."

(End of this chapter)