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    The afternoon sun shone on Cheng Peng's face, casting a light golden color that looked a bit dazzling.  But his expression was not very good. He frowned and looked a little sad, as if he had been hit by something.  This expression made everyone nervous. Zhang Meng couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Peng, what happened? Why is your expression so scary? I'm a timid person, so don't scare me." Cheng Peng sighed heavily.  , said: "I just received a call from Wang Changqing. It's bad news!" "Ah, no?" Zhao Linlin shouted.  She is full of confidence in the movie, how could this happen?  Tong Lixi looked at Cheng Peng's sad expression and felt a little uncomfortable. She comforted him: "It doesn't matter if you can't be shortlisted. It's just that they don't have the vision. Let's just go to other film festivals!"  "Zhang Meng is familiar with film festivals and knows that the Berlin Film Festival has many units, such as the New Generation Unit, Panorama Unit, etc., and it is actually good to be shortlisted for these units.  Cheng Peng sat dejectedly on the chair, leaned back, and sat up again. He was simply restless: "It's bad news, very bad news!" He paused at this point, looking a little confused.  Everyone continued dejectedly: "This news may make your Spring Festival difficult, but it is the fact. Hey, there is really no way. You must go to Berlin with me. The film has been shortlisted and is in the main competition!" Zhang  Meng and the others were stunned for a full second before they came to their senses. They knew they had been tricked by Cheng Peng. Before they had time to complain, great joy burst out in their hearts: "Long live!!" "Successful, hahaha, we succeeded.  "It's great, it's great!" They hugged each other, yelling and yelling, like a group of madmen, as if they couldn't fully release the joy in their hearts.  Cheng Peng looked at his excited companions, and the joy hidden deep in his heart broke out and bloomed on his face: "Comrades, be steady! Why are you so happy if you're not just a finalist?  If you win an award at the film festival, wouldn't you want to run naked?" After they had enough trouble, Cheng Peng started the following topic: "I will definitely walk on the red carpet in Berlin. The security personnel won't let me go on the show in the way we are dressed.  Lin, I¡¯ll leave it to you to contact the clothing sponsors. If you can attend the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival, many big companies will sponsor you. Don¡¯t contact the big sellers!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you don¡¯t want the image, I still want it!¡±  When Cheng Peng saw Tong Lixi's high spirits and expectant look, he felt that he should pay more attention to it, so he said: "Yaya is the face of our company, so we should contact her with a professional designer to design specifically for her. For women  For actors, dresses are so important when walking on the red carpet. Only unique and beautiful clothing can attract the attention of photographers and have the opportunity to appear on the cover. This is the best way to increase your popularity. " Ask a costume designer to prepare for the red carpet!  There are still relatively few costumes designed by actresses in China, but they will become more and more common. This is a trend.  Like Zhang Jingchu's later "Peacock Dress" and Fan Bingbing's "Crane Dress", they were all designed by professional designers.  "Okay, leave this to me!" "Mengzi, the main purpose of our going to Berlin is to sell movies, and we must rent a booth. You are studying stage design, so I leave the booth layout to you. These things  It must be prepared in advance!¡± ¡°No problem, we will design our booth beautifully by then.¡± Being shortlisted for the main competition is very important to Cheng Peng, which means that the new film can be put on the agenda.  .  This is very realistic. If he is not shortlisted, it will be difficult to sell a film like "The Two of Us". He can only raise funds through other means to make new films, which may take a long time.  Once shortlisted, the film will be directly presented to hundreds of film producers around the world.  Now that the film has been shortlisted, some preliminary preparations can begin, especially things that need to be prepared in advance.  Cheng Peng said: "Linlin, contact an actor named Lian Kai. He has acted in the TV series "The Matchmaker in Green" with Zhou Xun. Tell him that we have a movie that invites him to be the leading actor. At the same time, the movie needs professional special effects makeup artists.  , let him also serve as a special effects makeup artist." Zhang Meng perked up when he heard this, and immediately asked: "What are you planning to shoot for the new film? Have you written the script?" "Didn't I say that when I first met Linlin?  Well, the script has been written for a horror movie. If you are interested, take a look!" Cheng Peng opened the script in his notebook and handed it to Zhang Meng. He knew that the two of them would be shocked, and he was looking forward to it.  Zhang Meng and Zhao Linlin sat together, reading page after page.?The script, the two people's expressions were relatively relaxed at first, but became more and more serious. By the time the story was finished, both of them had cold sweat on their heads.  This is a very scary story, dark, bloody, and suffocating. After reading the story, both of their scalps were numb.  Very excellent script!  But Zhang Meng did not cheer for this, but was a little surprised. Cheng Peng obviously knew the rules of Chinese movies very well, how could he make such a low-level mistake?  After two seconds of silence, Zhang Meng said: "The story of this film is very good, and the monster theme is groundbreaking in China, but can the film pass the review? Broadcasting and television have always been strict about bloody and violent films, and this story is really  It's very scary. It's hard for movies that are too scary to pass the review. Linlin, what do you think?" Zhao Linlin nodded seriously and said, "It's really dangerous. There is an implicit rule in radio and television that horror movies can't be too scary!  " Horror movies can't be too scary. It sounds like fantasy, but it is the truth.  Ever since "The Ghost in the Dark Mansion" scared people to death, radio and television have been very strict with horror films. There is a hidden unspoken rule when reviewing films, which states that films cannot be too scary.  Cheng Peng knew this rule, but after repeated weighing, he decided to do it: "I plan to cut two versions. The domestic version is cleaner and less scary, and the foreign version is more bloody and scary. If it doesn't pass the review, then  We can only give up the domestic market and only go overseas. "Zhao Linlin shook her head and said: "Is there any example of a horror film that has a particularly high box office overseas? Japan's "The Ring" was such a sensation in Asia, but it also had zero box office in North America.  " Cheng Peng is more confident about this: "The box office in North America is only a small part of the movie revenue, accounting for only 20% of the movie revenue. Although the box office of horror movies is not good, it has always performed well in the DVD and video market. In Asia, the box office is only a small part of the movie revenue.  The only movies that sell well overseas are action movies and horror movies. I haven't checked the specific data of "The Ring" in North America. I will use kung fu movies to illustrate. Before Jet Li entered North America, several of his movies were in North America.  Released? Basically not, but why is he so popular in North America? Because the video tape sold well. For example, the first part of "Once Upon a Time" had zero box office in North America, but the revenue from the video tape was more than 1,000.  The same is true for horror films. And thanks to "The Ring," Hollywood has paid special attention to Asian horror films in the past two years, and it is easier than ever to sell films. " Facing Cheng Peng, Zhao Linlin sometimes felt particularly powerless.  , feeling very useless, he smiled bitterly and said: "You know the film market better than I do. I really don't know who is studying filmmaking. But why not change it to someone who is not so scary? It's always a good thing to have less risk.  " " Let me tell you why I chose this story. This story mainly requires three techniques. The first is makeup to draw the monster. The second is modeling to build the model of the cave. The third is green screen. There are relatively few green screens.  , only a few shots are needed. Green screen, makeup, and modeling are the most important components of film special effects, and they are also the basis of special effects. As a director, I need to accumulate special effects bit by bit.  Experience, when I want to do big production, I can¡¯t do it.¡± Cheng Peng knows that no one can make a fortune in one go, especially technical things, which must be accumulated. There are no shortcuts in the world of movies.  His goal is far ahead, and he can only move towards it step by step.  Zhao Linlin stared at Cheng Peng for a few seconds. She saw the unshakable will. Finally, she nodded and said: "Okay, but why do you need to go to Xiangjiang to hire an actor to be a special effects makeup artist? If not, you can hire one abroad.  ¡± Cheng Peng knew Lian Kai well. Later, Lian Kai opened a Xina Mofu special effects makeup company in Beijing, specializing in special effects makeup. He had the memory of visiting Lian Kai¡¯s company in his mind, and he was very impressed, so when  When he needed special effects makeup, the first thing he thought of was Lian Kai.  "Lian Kai was originally a special effects makeup artist in Hollywood. He participated in the special effects makeup for many Hollywood movies such as "Alien" and "Mutant DNA". He became an actor by accident. His makeup skills are very good, and more importantly  He is relatively familiar with the Hollywood special effects circle. It is much better to recruit people in Hollywood through him than to blindly search for people." Zhao Linlin nodded and said, "Okay, I will note it, and I will contact him as soon as possible." "Yes.  After making some arrangements for the company's affairs, Cheng Peng began to act as a hands-off shopkeeper and began to draw storyboards with all his strength.  His life has returned to the state it was a few months ago, turning off his cell phone, locking himself in his room, paying no attention to anything, and just immersing himself in painting.  A few days later, the Berlin Film Festival announced the list of shortlisted films. Two Chinese-language films were shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival, one was "20, 30, 40" and the other was "Both of Us".  "20, 30, 40" is a film starring Zhang Ai, the three major movie queens from Hong Kong and Taiwan.The romantic comedy starring Jia Jia, Rene Liu and Li Xinjie was already very eye-catching, and now it has been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, which has immediately attracted great attention from the media; and the director and starring of "The Two of Us" are newcomers who have never heard of it.  The attitude of the media is relatively cold, and no one knows where they are. A few media outlets cannot find a way to interview them.  Yang Mi is a loyal reader of "Beijing Entertainment News" because the newspaper is beautifully printed and contains a lot of gossip. Although she is a person in the entertainment industry herself, she is still very interested in other people's gossip, such as Nicholas Tse's.  Today, Yang Mi was in a good mood. After walking out of the campus, she went directly to the newsstand and handed the change to the aunt who sold the newspaper.  "The "Beijing Entertainment News" has been prepared for you a long time ago, take it!" The newspaper seller was familiar with Yang Mi. Knowing that she came every day, she immediately handed a newspaper to her.  Looking through the newspaper, Yang Mi saw the news on the front page that "20, 30, 40" was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. She felt envious in her heart. It was great to go to the Berlin Film Festival. If only I could go there sometime!  It¡¯s no wonder she is envious. The Berlin Film Festival is a world-class stage. Countless people dream of showing themselves here, and countless newcomers take off here and attract the attention of the world.  But when she read along the news and read another shortlisted film "The Two of Us", she suddenly became sluggish.  How is this possible, this guy¡¯s movie was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival?  Oh my God, I turned down a film that was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival!  (The second movie mainly talks about special effects makeup. I don¡¯t know much about special effects makeup, so I can only try my best.)
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