The Salted Fish Invading the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 147 Experiment?

In the evening, the two of them had a casual home-cooked dinner with Yang Zhu;

"Mr. Yang, the barista's expression in the afternoon is simply wonderful!" Lan Yan said vaguely with half a braised lion's head in his mouth.

Yang Zhu chuckled: "That place was originally a drink shop for fooling young people. The barista invited from abroad is just a gimmick. What level can we speak of."

Yang Minna ate obediently at the side, listening to the chatter of the two, she just smiled and didn't intervene.

"By the way, Teacher Yang, I've thought about it. If I can scrape together around 300 million, do you think I can make a movie?" Lan Yan asked tentatively.

"It doesn't need any big scenes, it's just an ordinary urban story, similar to our graduation work. Nana and I don't need a film salary, and it doesn't matter even if there are no theaters willing to show it, anyway, it can be broadcast online;"

"We just want to try our own level and see if we can play other roles well. If we have the opportunity to audition again in the future, at least we have another work to prove that we can try new roles."

Lan Yan said seriously, as if she really wanted to fight.

Yang Zhu looked at her, pondered for a while, and then said:

"First of all, 300 million yuan is enough to make a small-budget movie. Not every movie requires a huge amount of money. I think you all know how much water is in those movies that claim to have an investment of hundreds of millions."

"But, whether I agree with you or not, have you thought about what kind of movie you're going to make?"

"What kind of movie are you making?"

"A serious movie that reflects a realistic theme? Or a light-hearted popcorn movie?"

"The script outline, role positioning, character characteristics, line style, venue selection, group performance budget, prop budget, and shooting style, who will shoot and edit, have you thought about these things?"

"If I were you, I would get a script first, think about how well I fit the script, whether I can make a breakthrough in this role, or how much benefit this role can bring to me, and then consider the film's requirements. How to shoot, what standards the lens and venue props must meet, and the investment amount is finally determined.”

"After you have figured out these most basic things, you can make a rough assessment of whether this money is worth your money."

After thinking for a while, Lan Yan said with some frustration: "Yeah, I don't even have a script, so it's all empty."

"However, for a slightly better literary work, the right to adapt it costs hundreds of thousands, and it has already been bought by other companies;"

"The screenwriting students in the school, I have seen their works before. How should I put it, some parts may be very good, but I always feel that they are almost not able to impress me."

"As for the other screenwriters who are in the film and television industry, we are not familiar with it. Where to get the script, this question is really worrying me!"

"To be honest, if I don't have a good script, I'd rather not make it!"

Yang Zhu smiled, but didn't strike up a conversation.

It's not a good thing for a girl like Lan Yan to encounter a lot of obstacles when she first entered the entertainment industry.

Yang Minna on the side suddenly said:
"Mr. Yang, when you taught us before, didn't you have a deep grasp of each character?"

"And the animation tells us how to play this character from an overall perspective, how to interact with other characters as a whole, and what the degree of performance of the character needs to be grasped, all of which are clearly explained."

"So, I've always felt that, Mr. Yang, you should have your own ideas about controlling the plot;"

"And... didn't you say that you plan to change careers to be a screenwriter?"

"See if this works. We'll just hire you to write a script for Lan Lan. As for the cost, you can ask, as long as it doesn't exceed our capacity."

It was only then that Lan Yan suddenly realized: "That's right! I almost forgot, Mr. Yang, you are now a screenwriter!"

Yang Zhu had black lines all over his head, and only then did he remember his casual flickering this afternoon;

To have caused such a thing for me for no reason, is it considered to be shooting myself in the foot?

Immediately refused: "No, no, I'm just planning to change careers. Don't look at what I said at the time, but in fact I have never written a script before. If the script written by then is rotten and stinks, wouldn't it be harmful?" you?"

Lan Yan thought it was his humility:
"Teacher Yang, don't be modest, I think you can do it!"

"Based on your ability and your understanding of us, even if the whole script needs to be polished, you will definitely be able to write our characters well;"

"For us, the characters in this film can make people's eyes shine, and let others know that we can not only play the role of the wife and the queen, that's enough!"

Yang Zhu pondered, if he just wrote a script, it wouldn't be a big deal, since nothing happened recently anyway.

He suddenly thought of a question, and said to Yang Minna: "Yang Minna, you just kept saying that you asked me to write the script for Lan Yan, but you didn't mention yourself. Could it be that you don't plan to act?"

Yang Minna nodded: "Well, I'd better continue filming my TV dramas. Unlike Lan Lan, acting in movies...I'm not at that level yet."

Lan Yan was in a hurry:
"Nana, you are stupid, can acting in a movie be the same as acting in a TV series?"

"Listen to me, you get involved too, what if some movie director falls in love with you?"

"When the time comes, you'll be a movie star, how awesome it is to say it!"

Yang Minna hesitated for a while, then shook her head:
"No, I'll continue acting in my TV series;"

"You know my temperament, I don't have so many ambitions, I am very happy to be able to act in a TV series;"

"Besides, at my level, if I actually act in a movie, it will definitely be a hit at the box office. It will be very embarrassing if I have to go back to the TV drama circle to develop even though I have the title of [movie actor]."

"You are different from me. You were born to eat movies. You have a good appearance and a talent for acting. As long as the timing is right, you will definitely become a hit."

"Besides, even if you are unlucky one day and you can't find a job in the movie industry, wouldn't there be me, a little Xiami in the TV industry, who can let you eat and drink, and help you pull roles by the way?"

After listening to Yang Minna's explanation, although Lan Yan was a little angry, she stopped trying to persuade her.

Yang Zhu on the side looked at Yang Minna with admiration, and said to himself, this girl is not only very virtuous, but also has a temperament that is considerate of others.

It's just a nonsense to fool a newcomer like Lan Yan who just debuted because of his limited level and dare not act in a movie;

Hey, how can a movie with two heroines benefit Lan Yan more than a movie with a single heroine?
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"Have you decided to make a movie with any theme?"

"Or, what effect do you want to achieve through this movie?"

"Is it simply to improve acting skills, or do you want to change your inherent image, want to please a wave of audiences, or want to make a movie with a little depth to make yourself a bit hot?"

After the meal, the three of them randomly found a drink bar. Yang Zhu drank the watermelon juice with a straw in his mouth, and asked.

Lan Yan was extremely entangled. Wasn't it a low-budget movie? How could there be so many multiple-choice questions?
What Teacher Yang said, she really wanted it, but she also knew that it was impossible. It would be very difficult for an actor to do one of them well in his lifetime.

After thinking wildly for a long time, she finally gave up completely: "Mr. Yang, I don't know either, or you can help me choose, anyway, you also know our situation; you are more professional than us in discovering the characteristics of actors. I listen to you."

Hearing Lan Yan's almost shameless remarks, Yang Zhu almost laughed angrily,
Let me call the shots?

What's going on here?

In case the effect is unsatisfactory, or the audience feedback is poor, are you planning to let me take the responsibility?
Hey, there are people who steal meat and get beaten, but only fools do shit and get beaten!
Immediately refused without hesitation: "No, since you funded and initiated this film, you must bear the main responsibility. Let alone other things, the general direction must be decided by you!"

Yang Minna on the side seemed to see Yang Zhu's concerns, bit her ears with Lan Yan, and then said:
"Ms. Yang, you're overthinking. Lanlan really doesn't know how to choose, and we trust you very much. That's why I asked you to help her with an idea. It's definitely not what you think."

"Teacher Yang, we are still your students. Please believe that there is no calculation involved in our request just now."

Yang Zhu looked at Yang Minna's sincere expression, as well as Lan Yan who kept nodding beside him, thought it over carefully, and felt that he seemed to be worrying too much;

Of course, the most important thing is that he trusts Yang Minna a little more. If only Lan Yan is the only one, he won't believe everything.

Nodding his head, Yang Zhu accepted the matter, and then began to think. On the one hand, he was thinking about how to maximize the effectiveness of a 300 million small-budget movie on Lan Yan, and on the other hand, thinking about How can I not lose face in front of my students as a teacher.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly had an idea, wasn't he planning an external [attack plan] during this time?

Why not try 【Defense Plan】with this low-budget film?
After thinking about it for a while, I felt that it was completely feasible, so I stared at Lan Yan and said:
"Well, you go to the bathroom first, take off all your makeup, and then I'll see what you can do."

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Although Lan Yan was a little reluctant to scrap the makeup that took her an hour and a half to paint, she also knew that the requirements for the actors' faces in movies and TV dramas were completely different. If you don't look at plain makeup, you can't see it at all. What type of role are you suitable for.

So with a little grievance, Shi Shiran went to the bathroom;
After 10 minutes, Lan Yan, with her plain face facing the sky, came back with an unnatural expression on her face;

Yang Zhu smiled, and didn't know what these young women were thinking now, as if they felt less secure without makeup than without clothes.

Looking carefully at her face,

Well, except for a slightly paler complexion and a little more obvious dark circles, the rest hasn't changed much. After all, I'm still young, so my foundation is there.

The most important thing is that, after completely without makeup, Lan Yan's vixenity has been reduced by three points, but her innocence has increased by a few traces;

Yang Zhu looked left and right, and asked her to tie a ponytail casually,
Sure enough, after the ponytail was tied, almost no one at this age Lan Yan would pay attention to her vaguely seductive, and instead admired the "invincible youth" beauty.

Yang Zhu nodded in satisfaction, he had some calculations in his heart; he said:
"It's still the same sentence, your basic conditions are very good, and you can try many kinds of role routes;"

"But in my opinion, since you want to maximize the utility of the 300 million, you might as well be bold and try some sensitive subjects. In this way, your image can be easily subverted and your acting skills can be intuitively displayed,"

"At the same time, maybe I can gain a strong presence in the film industry and truly set foot in the film industry,"

"And if you're lucky, and this kind of movie that wins by subject matter has a little more social influence, congratulations, you can barely be called a [movie cafe]!"

Lan Yan was a little excited when she heard it, but soon hesitated:
"Mr. Yang, if a movie with sensitive subjects is made well, it will naturally be easy to add points,"

"However, I am afraid that there will be some strong intervention from the outside world at that time,"

"Just the year before last, didn't the very famous TV series "Snail House" be cut in half after it aired for a little while?"

Yang Zhu smiled: "The situation of "Snail House" was a special case at that time. It was cut in half for many reasons. You only saw that its subject matter was sensitive, but you didn't see that it actually offended various real estate developers and a lot of people. A real benefit to the municipal purse strings;”

"There is a saying that interests are divided into soft and hard interests. If you only violate my soft interests, then we can have a gentleman's war in a gentle manner; but if you violate my hard interests , I'm sorry, I can only do whatever it takes!"

"So, it is also about sensitive subjects, and many of them are exquisite. If you look at Zhang Guoshi and others, they have a good grasp of this scale. Many of his early films have awakened the public's awareness of some unfavorable social phenomena to some extent. Pay attention to it, but not make the higher-ups feel that the medicine is too harsh, so as to make some tough measures; "

"Therefore, if we grasp the scale well, the things you are worried about will not appear for the time being."

Lan Yan thought for a while, nodded, and agreed with Yang Zhu's statement. Why did Zhang Guoshi's "Xia Ju's Lawsuit" and "Hundred Miles of Riding Alone" win so many awards in a grandiose manner, and his filming is even more exciting? The movie "Living" has encountered various interventions, and the key lies in the word "scale".

So she asked: "Mr. Yang, what kind of script do you plan to write? To what extent is the cursor stuck on the scale?"

Yang Zhu thought for a while: "The so-called [education is the last line of defense in this world that can show fairness], then we should choose education as the subject matter."

"As for the vernier of the scale, although the discussion on the topic of education has been very hot in recent years, and no measures have been taken, but for the sake of safety, we clearly put the board on the teacher, but in fact we put this board on the teacher. To put it bluntly, it is to praise [serious education] and criticize [happy education];”

"In this way, more people can understand the true value of education, and it can also arouse people's reflection. I saw it above, and because it involves [controversy of ideas], it does not involve further content. We won't intervene too much."

Although the two of them didn't know which standard Yang Zhu wanted to stick to in the script, they could tell that he didn't intend to write this movie as a "banned film", and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Well, thank you, Mr. Yang, from the two of us. When this movie shines, I will definitely give you a big red envelope!"

Lan Yan obviously fell into a state similar to "MLM mania". If he didn't know the truth, he would have thought that the movie had already sold well at the box office.

Looking at the flirtatious blue smoke, Yang Zhu inadvertently showed a strange smile on his face,

It's as if a scientific madman discovered a little white mouse that interested him very much...

(End of this chapter)