In Jiangcheng in early March, the wind blowing on my face was still a bit cool.
Lu Tan walked into a cafe in the city and saw a young man about his own age waving towards him.
The young man was quite handsome, and unlike many of the young guys nowadays who are prettier than girls, except that his body was a bit brittle, overall he was okay.
"Hello, Director Lu, I am Ye Cheng."
The young man introduced himself.
Lu Tan had also obtained information from Li Zijian before.
Although he is said to be a young man, Ye Cheng is actually two years older than Lu Tan, almost 25. His family is engaged in real estate, and his father is one of the partners with Jiangcheng Industrial, but Ye Cheng does not want to inherit the family business, or in other words, he
He doesn't want to just lie down and inherit the family business. He has his own dream and wants to pursue the entertainment industry. If he fails, he will go back and inherit the family business.
Today's young people are so blessed that they don't know how to be blessed. Some people dream of being able to lie flat and have a good life without working hard. But some people obviously don't need to work hard anymore, but they just want to experience it.
Life.
"Just call me Lu Tan. I heard this is your first time making a movie?"
Lu Tan casually ordered a cup of coffee and asked.
"Yes, I used to participate in variety shows and didn't have the opportunity to make formal movies or TV series. Now I have this opportunity and I have to make good use of it."
Ye Cheng replied simply.
"Variety show? What variety show?"
Lu Tan didn't usually pay much attention to these variety shows, so he asked casually.
"A lifestyle variety show called "Wonderful Fields", where a few celebrities are farming, cooking, and experiencing life in the fields."
Ye Cheng took a sip of his coffee.
"Oh, it's pretty good."
It is true that Lu Tan has never watched this variety show, but he has always heard about the chain of contempt in the industry. Those who make movies despise those who make TV series, and those who make TV series despise those who make variety shows. Variety show stars are just like others.
The main reason is that a lot of the fandom economy is linked to variety shows. The general process is for a young actor to debut and film one or two online dramas, most of which are adaptations of online novels or dramas about brotherhood, and then participate in variety shows to build up their presence and establish themselves immediately.
As for the characters, some of them just keep appearing in variety shows and then accept commercials, and they live a very comfortable life.
Moreover, there are various kinds of variety shows nowadays, including life-style ones, including farming and cooking, a few people playing cross-level games, singing and dancing, board games, and even blind dates.
Seriously speaking, as long as they don't mess with fans, take drugs, or have issues of principle, etc., these little fresh meat can actually stabilize themselves, but the premise is that they can't continue to make serious movies and TV series, and their true colors will be revealed as soon as they are filmed.
The audience roared.
And Ye Cheng obviously doesn't want to be limited to the variety show circle and wants to make a breakthrough.
"What movie are you going to make and what role will you play?"
Lu Tan's coffee was finally served, he stirred it with a spoon and then asked.
""No. 9 Huangmei Street" is a low-cost horror film."
Ye Cheng answered truthfully. Although generally speaking, it is taboo to inquire about other crew members who have not yet started filming, but Ye Cheng wanted to express his sincerity first, so he spoke frankly.
"Actually, to be honest, Director Lu, this film was only approved because of your movie. The producers felt that horror movies have great potential, so they rushed to start filming."
"Then I think your crew may be losing money."
Lu Jian also had something to say.
The market for horror films has never been large. Because of its scary nature, the natural audience is limited. The ones that can really create box office must be family films, or the least suspenseful ones. And Lu Jian is really out of the circle with big online movies.
, it has been less than half a year since now, and most of the horror movies produced in such a short period of time are just crude imitations.
"..."
Ye Cheng didn't know what to say for a moment.
"But it doesn't matter. If your crew loses money, it doesn't mean you lose money."
Lu Tan comforted.
"...Actually, my family also invested in this movie."
Ye Cheng was a little embarrassed.
For an 18th-tier star like him, who relies on variety shows to appear in movies, he needs an agent with strong resources. However, obviously, Ye Cheng's agent does not have such strong resources, so his family provided money and invested.
One point, Ye Cheng can be considered as bringing capital into the group.
"...There's no problem. Even if you lose money, if the whole movie sucks, no one will criticize you for your poor acting skills... You won't be the director and screenwriter at the same time."
Bar?"
Lu stumbled and realized later.
"No, no."
Ye Cheng shook his head hastily, he was not that swollen yet.
But then he thought about it, didn't this mean that if he became the director and screenwriter, the film would be completely ruined?
If someone else had said this, Ye Cheng might have felt that the other person was mocking him.
But the opposite side is Lu Jian.
The man who set the box office record for domestic horror movies.
Even if he criticizes his acting skills in front of his face, he still has to bear with it.
"That's good."
Lu Tan took a sip of coffee. It was very bitter, but refreshing enough. He put down the cup and asked again.
"What do you think of your own acting skills?"
"My acting skills are not bad. I studied Stanislavski's method acting skills. I think..."
Before Ye Cheng could finish speaking, Lu Tiao raised his hand.
"Don't you still understand that there is account verification?"
"That's not true. What's wrong?"
Ye Cheng didn't know why.
"That's okay."
Lu Tan remembered a big V who had commented on his acting skills before. He was not only a film and television star, but also a doctor with a double degree. He was also a method expressionist.
After secretly searching on his mobile phone, Lu Jian discovered that the celebrity had been banned for academic fraud. It was really unpredictable.
"Okay, just show your fearful expression and let me see."
Lu Jian said.
"A look of fear?"
Ye Cheng was stunned.
Later, he felt that this must be Lu Tan testing himself. After thinking about it, Ye Cheng closed his eyes and pondered for a while.
Then, Ye Cheng opened his eyes, the muscles on his cheeks trembled, his eyes widened, and his mouth opened.
"Don't come over here!"
It also comes with a line.
Several people around looked over.
Lu Tan sighed as he looked at Ye Cheng's performance that looked like an emoticon.
"Brother Ye."
"What's wrong?"
Ye Cheng calmed down his expression and asked hurriedly.
"How about we play the role of a murderer?"
"Director Lu, you are saying that I am more suitable to play that kind of cold and fierce character?"
Ye Cheng was a little excited.
"No, the murderer doesn't need to show his face."
Lu Jian told the truth.
"..."
Ye Cheng couldn't hold himself any longer.
"Can it be so bad?"
"Ahem, maybe you usually do too many variety shows and need this kind of exaggerated performance. By the way, has your family invested in Yannan Drama Academy?"
Lu Tan was a little curious whether Ye Cheng had bought his diploma in acting.
"No, what's wrong?"
Ye Cheng didn't know why.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Lu Tian now feels that this commission is very problematic.