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Text Chapter 33 Let¡¯s make a movie together

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    Cheng Peng knew that VOD was a professional company and Wang Qinian and the others were a professional team, but he was still shocked when they arrived at the scene.  The entire team, including directors, producers, lighting, recording, etc., totals more than 20 people, which is comparable to the crew of "The Two of Us".  What Cheng Peng couldn't bear the most was that the camera used by the crew was an Allais 535, equipped with professional lenses from Zeiss. Other equipment such as Steadicam, open lights, spotlights, beam adjusters, microphones, etc. were all high-end products. It was simply  Makes people drool with envy.  Brother, why don¡¯t you just shoot a pornographic film? Do you need such good equipment?  Of course, Cheng Peng also met the heroine of the movie. The woman didn¡¯t look very good, but she was petite and delicate. She looked like a high school student with a low eyebrow.  Cheng Peng and translator Xiao Mo originally had the opportunity to witness the entire filming process, but they drank a little too much and fell asleep before the filming started. Unfortunately, they missed the opportunity to observe on the spot.  Cheng Peng was not idle either. He had a dream. He dreamed that "The Two of Us" failed miserably at the box office. The final box office was only tens of thousands of dollars, and it was still yen.  The boss of the distribution company was very disappointed with him and sighed: "Cheng Peng, you'd better stop making movies. You're not this material. You should act in movies! We have a pornographic film to start shooting, and you will be the leading actor!" No wait!  Cheng Peng realized that the heroine appeared on the stage, a woman as fat as a mountain, her arms were thicker than Cheng Peng's waist, and her eyes were squeezed into a line by the fat on her face.  The woman walked towards Cheng Peng with a smile, and the ground beneath her feet shook with every step she took.  Cheng Peng was frightened and cried at that time: "I don't want to make pornographic movies, I don't want to be the leading actor, Ya Zhudie, Ya Zhudie!" After waking up, Cheng Peng felt like something was blocking his chest, which made him feel uncomfortable. He exhaled heavily.  I took a breath, but the feeling of stuffiness still didn't go away.  He raised his head and saw Wang Qinian standing in front of him with a strange look on his face, so he asked: "Brother Wang, is the movie finished?" Wang Qinian smiled and said: "It's finished, you kid is having a nightmare, right? Even the butterflies are shouting  "Come out." "Yes, a nightmare!" Cheng Peng smiled and shook his head. He was really frightened, not because of the terrifying woman, but because of the box office of "The Two of Us".  "Infernal Affairs" is so awesome, and its IMDB score is as high as 8.2, but the North American box office is only 160,000; "Let the Bullets Fly" is called a masterpiece in China, and the North American box office is only 90,000. This road is not so easy in overseas markets.  !  ¡­ ¡­ The environment where Wang Qinian lives is not very good. It is relatively remote and is a dilapidated apartment.  But it¡¯s easy to understand. The lighting engineer¡¯s salary is not high to begin with, and he has to support a family!  At Wang Qinian¡¯s home, Cheng Peng met his wife Mariko, who was indeed pretty. A forty-year-old woman looked like she was in her early thirties. No wonder Wang Qinian couldn¡¯t extricate himself.  After exchanging pleasantries, Mariko went to prepare dinner, while Cheng Peng and the others sat in the living room and continued the topic of the movie.  However, when Cheng Peng talked about his future plans, Wang Qinian looked bitter and shook his head: "I promised to help you be a lighting engineer and I will definitely not go back on it, but I can only help you shoot "The Two of Us". From now on, you can  Let's find someone else!" "Why?" The muscles on Wang Qinian's face twitched, his eyes were filled with hatred, and his expression was a little twisted: "I don't want to leave like this!" Cheng Peng stared at Wang Qinian's eyes for several seconds.  He knew what Wang Qinian was thinking and said seriously: "I know why you don't leave. You want to prove yourself and let those who look down on you know that you, Wang Qinian, are living a good life. But I think there is no point in you staying here.  , although you have stayed in Japan for many years, you are still Chinese at heart. It is still too difficult for you to shoot Japanese things. The cultural differences are not so easy to erase. Why don¡¯t you change your perspective and go back to China!  Wouldn¡¯t it be more awesome to make domestic movies and then show them in Japan?¡± Wang Qinian said in surprise: ¡°How did you know that I wanted to make a movie?¡± Cheng Peng glanced at him and said with a smile: ¡°Composition.  , camera movement, art, these are extremely professional things that require a lot of effort to learn. Do you learn these because it is fun? We are the same kind of people. I was originally an actor and I planned to be a good actor, but I was offended.  I was banned for marrying someone, so I made the movie myself to let them know that I, Cheng Peng, can¡¯t be banned! Come back with me, and if possible, I¡¯ll give you a chance to make a movie!¡± Wang Qinian stared at Cheng Peng!  With his eyes wide open, he felt that he was not joking and asked: "Are you really willing to let me make a movie?" Cheng Peng did not give a definite answer: "I can't guarantee 100%. As the boss of the company, I have to take the test."  Record profits, if you can come up with something to convince me, I will give you a chance!" Wang Qinian said again and again!?He nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go back with you and I will prove myself!" Cheng Peng knocked on the table and smiled at Wang Qinian: "But it's hard to find a good lighting engineer. If you go and shoot  The movie is over, what should I do? Find me another one!" Wang Qinian looked helpless: "But when you say this, I think of someone, so let him go.  Call us! " The more high-level lighting engineers there are, the better, because lighting is very slow. It is normal for a five- to six-second shot to take one or two hours to light.  If there are two masters to do the work, the shooting process can be greatly accelerated!  Cheng Peng was overjoyed and asked: "Oh, who is he?" Wang Qinian laughed when he mentioned this person: "My name is Zhou Yang, he graduated from the same school as me, and he is my junior. He beat the director on the set last month  I was fired, and I still don¡¯t have a job now!¡± Beat the director, why does it sound so familiar?  Cheng Peng became interested in this person: "Anyone who dares to hit the director is not an ordinary person. Let's invite him out and have a chat!" Anyone who dares to hit the director is not an ordinary person?  What a strange statement!  Wang Qinian was a little surprised, but he still nodded and said, "Okay, that guy lives not far from here, I'll give him a call." Zhou Yang came very quickly, but his image was much different from the lighting engineer in Cheng Peng's impression.  It doesn't match. This guy is tall and thick, with tattoos all over his arms. He looks like a gangster.  After a brief introduction, Cheng Peng handed the storyboard to Zhou Yang and asked him to read it first. Only by understanding the director's various ideas and intentions can everyone communicate easily.  Zhou Yang finished reading it quickly, frowned, and said: "Brother Wang, the lighting in this film is not complicated. It mainly uses natural light at noon, but there are a lot of symbolic hints. Isn't it necessary?" "The two of us"  "There are indeed many lighting hints and symbols. For example, the sun shines into the house in winter, but the old lady has to sit in a dark place, which symbolizes the inner loneliness of the old lady.  In spring, let the old lady sit by the window, so that the sunlight can shine on her face, symbolizing inner harmony, so that the harmony of light and darkness is combined with the changes in the heart.  Wang Qinian also felt that it was a bit much and nodded: "I think so too. It is originally a story about ordinary people. This kind of thing is very common and everyone can understand it. This is underestimating the audience." Cheng Peng attaches great importance to lighting and color.  He put a lot of effort into the conception of these colors and lights, and immediately explained: "I believe you also know that it is difficult to sell domestic films in overseas markets. The biggest difficulty is cultural differences. Others cannot understand what you say. This  Zhang Yimou's "Hero" is particularly worthy of reference. What is the key to this film's success overseas? I think it is the film's method of fighting between Wuming and himself.  The story of Can Jian Feixue is immediately filled with red. Red symbolizes intense emotions, indicating that Can Jian is mentally unstable. Why does he suddenly become emotionally unstable? Because this story is false, and people must be emotional when they lie.  Will fluctuate. Then the story told by King Qin is blue, which represents calmness, indicating that King Qin is very calm and everything is under his control. Then there is the green color of the broken sword, which symbolizes peace. This is not killing.  Zhang Yimou directly displayed many inexpressible things through color. Overseas audiences knew what he was talking about at a glance, so this film did very well at the overseas box office. However, the use of color in "Hero" is more Western, and Chinese people are more interested in it.  My understanding of color is somewhat different from that in the West, but I can't understand his stuff and find it incomprehensible, which leads to a particularly interesting phenomenon. It's been criticized domestically and received rave reviews abroad. No matter what, the success of "Hero" overseas is worth it.  For reference, I want to give it a try and see if I can find a balance that is acceptable to both domestic and foreign markets. "Is the target the overseas market?  Wang Qinian shook his head and said: ""Hero" is indeed very successful. It has a box office of 4 billion in Japan, which is higher than the domestic box office. However, "Hero" has a large investment. The investment of 240 million cannot be repaid domestically. You are a low-cost "  Isn¡¯t it necessary to make a "literary film?" Cheng Peng certainly has his own goals: "If I had been making low-budget movies, I would not think so much, but I have two stories that I particularly want to make, and that is the direction I want to work on.  If it really has to be filmed, the cost may exceed US$100 million. It would take 2.4 billion in domestic box office to recover the cost. Now China¡¯s annual box office is only 800 million!¡± Wang Qinian now understood completely: ¡°If that¡¯s the case!  , then the overseas market is too important, and you need to think about it carefully, but are you thinking too far? " Cheng Peng scratched his head and said with a smile: "I used to do things in a mess, and rush forward when my head gets hot.  , I have suffered a lot, and now I think it is better to have a plan, step by step." Then he raised his head and looked at the two of them, his eyes shining brightly: "How about you two, I hope?Would you like to make a movie with me?  " Wang Qinian and Zhou Yang smiled at each other and extended their hands to Cheng Peng: "Okay, let's make a movie together!  ¡± (I have been talking about lighting art for so long because I actually want to find a possibility to open up overseas markets in the future. If I just make a movie and it will become a big hit overseas, it would be too fake. Although the reason I am looking for may be ridiculous, it still counts.  Reasons. Let¡¯s start shooting directly.)
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