Actor's Life Simulator

Chapter 51
"Xiao Deng, you don't know that the cost of filming is very high. How can you change the script that has been set? And this is not a very important scene. As a film and television personnel, you must learn to save budget."

"But I think if such a big historical event as the Manchu Qing's entry into the country was explained in just a few plain scenes, the audience would be surprised. After all, this is one of the most important events that changed Liu Rushi's life. , is also a turning point in the tone of the whole play.”

Wu Qi was embarrassed by what he said, thinking that if he could shoot a good scene, wouldn't he want to do it?
However, I am not a costume drama director. The costume dramas I filmed back then were just a few documentaries.

Moreover, the style of Liu Rushi's film tends to be realistic. At that time, the tone was fundamentally set as a serious historical drama. Given the crew's financial constraints, it was impossible to hire a martial arts instructor with a simple style.If such a flamboyant martial arts instructor is invited to design the martial arts moves, it will actually mess up the scene, so after careful consideration, Wu Qi can only decide to omit all the martial arts scenes of Liu Rushi, and only use plain scenes to narrate.

"What a good scene. Who doesn't know how to shoot a good scene? I need money, Xiao Deng." Wu Qi was already a little frustrated and said in a semi-joking tone.

He Yi just listened to the conversation between the two, saw Wu Qi's expression, and looked at Deng Tao's hard-headed look. He couldn't help but laugh at the next moment. Deng Tao, this kid, is really stupid not to pick up any of the pots. Got home.

After saying that, Wu Qi continued to walk towards the camera, but looking at the scene in front of him and thinking of Deng Tao's words, he felt even more uncomfortable.It was his first time directing a film and he was worried. He also felt that the script he wrote was not very solid. Under such circumstances, people are most worried about others pointing out their mistakes, but now even a student like Deng Tao of Nanyi can watch it. This scene was not good, so this scene became even more unqualified in Wu Qi's eyes.

The more Wu Qi looked at his lens settings, the more he felt there was something wrong with it. Damn it, even the personal videos on the Internet with slightly better quality were more interesting than this thing!
In fact, he was very happy when he received the film "Liu Rushi". It has the investment of the documentary channel, the biography of Mr. Chen Yinke as the foundation, and the strong support of the local people in Qinchuan City. It is also a film film. If nothing else, this should be the last batch of commercial film films in mainland China. If it is shot well, it should become a classic in its own right.Wu Qi initially had great ambitions for this movie.

But from the beginning of the filming, all kinds of unsatisfactory things happened one after another. On the one hand, it was because of the shortage of funds and the unsatisfactory cooperation in various aspects. On the other hand, Wu Qi actually felt that his ability was flawed. Humanistic feelings, but he really doesn't have enough ability to grasp these things. After all, he was just a TV drama director before. Historical themes are really difficult to get.At the beginning, Wu Qi wanted to make a breakthrough, but after some failed attempts and time pressure on production, Wu Qi could only compromise. In the end, the script and sub-shots in his hand were more like a documentary than a movie. The epic biography of the characters connected with the big era from the original idea has become a heroine drama, and the dialogues that were supposed to be as profound as Ming and Qing novels have also been written in nondescript vernacular, and various martial arts scenes are even more interesting. Can't even talk about it.

From Wu Qi's point of view, the final book was determined to be a mid-to-upper quality work. It was far from being qualified to become a classic. In Wu Qi's own mind, it was already a film that was at most [-]% good. It is a movie of hard work, if you relax a little bit, it will be the level of work.

Originally, Wu Qi had accepted the idea that he was going to make a movie to earn money and live a better life. However, after having a conversation with Deng Tao just now, when he thought about what he was doing now, he suddenly felt very difficult to face it.

As a figure from CCTV, if Wu Qi had not had his own expectations for the film and television industry, Wu Qi would not have gone from being a director to learning to be a director from scratch, nor would he have switched from being a director of film and television dramas to making documentaries full of humanistic feelings. .

But what are you doing now?For the sake of money, he finally accepted a film that he had high hopes for as an ordinary film at [-]%. For the sake of money, he accepted an anti-Japanese drama that he didn't like at all.

When I came out of CCTV back then, I ended up living like this?
Although he once felt that he had accepted his fate, Wu Qi couldn't help but feel extremely humble when he thought about it.

The more Wu Qi thought about it, the more excited and angry he became. He turned around and saw that He Yigang and Deng Tao were going to watch the scene with him. Wu Qi felt even more difficult to calm down and waved his hands dissatisfied: "What are you going to do? There is nothing important in today's scene. Just let two horses walk in front of the camera, do you need so many people to watch? I can do it myself!"

He Yigang and Deng Tao were stunned at the same time. They didn't expect that Wu Qi, a humanistic person, would still have such strong feelings and would vent his temper on the two of them after being told that they were aggrieved.

Then Deng Tao was overjoyed. Didn't the pot crack on its own?

Only a fool would not keep up at this time.He paused for a moment and waited for Wu Qi to turn around, then quickly continued to follow Wu Qi forward. He Yi was just stunned but he immediately realized and hurriedly followed Wu Qi.

In fact, the scenes in this scene are really not interesting. The content is extremely simple. Wu Qi himself looks down on it. No matter how stupid he is, it can be seen that Wu Qi doesn't care about the storyboard of this scene. satisfy.He Yigang also thought that if he could put forward reasonable suggestions for improvement, he would definitely make Wu Qi happy.

He Yigang glanced at Deng Tao. From Deng Tao's narration just now, He Yigang had already keenly realized that this guy could never be just a group actor in Hengdian before. How could any group actor explain the connotation of filming so well? It was clear that He Yigang had long been on guard. This guy stole the limelight at the dinner last night. If he steals the limelight again today, his life in his 30s would be in vain.

He thought for a moment, then pointed to the camera equipment and said, "Teacher Wu, actually I think it's too bland to shoot this scene like this. Otherwise, let's do more design."

Deng Tao looked at He Yigang in astonishment, how could this still be choking?
But it was Wu Qi who also turned to look at He Yigang. He thought for a while and suddenly said: "Tell me."

Deng Tao's heart thumped again. Looking at He Yigang's eyes, he couldn't help but be filled with resentment. He shouted in his heart: This is my fault, I smashed it!If you want to make up, I will make up for it!

(End of this chapter)