Chapter 397: My First Movie(1/2)
It would be fine if this character is difficult to play, but the most important thing is that Wang Chong feels that the character's personality does not match him.
Realizing this, Wang Chong also found Liang Yan and pointed out that it was inappropriate.
However, director Chen Ge did not take Wang Chong's words seriously and returned them. He was very optimistic about his role.
So there is no way, so I can only do this.
So, for more than half a year, Wang Chong almost worked hard to film this drama.
Several other starring actors were late and left early, and the requirements were still high, so only he did a good job, which was praised by colleagues in the crew.
The days of filming are fun, but also hard.
However, for Wang Chonglai, this little bit of suffering is nothing.
You know, he had been in the Killer Training Camp before, and the hardship is nothing at present.
After nearly half a year of hard work, the large-scale drama "Famous Legend of Ancient Love Travel" was finally completed.
This drama is claimed to have invested over 100 million yuan, and many popular young people have obviously joined.
It’s a pity that it’s surprising that once this drama is broadcast, there are many bad reviews on the Internet.
The male lead inside is too masturbating, no matter whether the female lead is wearing makeup, her acting skills are still being criticized.
As for the second male lead Wang reenacted, he plays a talented scholar. Because his temperament does not match this role at all, he is also criticized for being a mess.
"I thought Jet Sun could act so well, that's too bad."
"Lianjie Sun, you'd better sing well, but don't mess around."
"It's so hot to the eyes, this is so hot to the glasses, one-star walks."
In the end, this TV series, which claimed to be a big investment, won a low score of 3.9.
For a time, investors lost all their money. As for Wang Chong, many people online said that they could not act and had no acting skills.
Wang Chong also admitted that he did have an average acting skills, but he couldn't blame him for this drama. He had already pointed out some questions, but the director was full of confidence, what could he do?
Afterwards, Wang Chong also took on some roles one after another, but they were all lukewarm.
What surprised him was that during this period, Huang Duoshui took on a fantasy film, and after playing a fairy, he became popular.
Because of the good response, she took on filming the next two films and filmed some other costume dramas.
The role of a costume woman she played was very good, which was very consistent with her weird temperament, which made her move from an eighteenth-tier actress to a second-tier star with dazzling results.
As for Xu Wen, like before, her main focus is on youth idol dramas.
The character she plays is characterized by blood.
Either love comes to life or dies of illness or death. Anyway, more tear-jerking is more tear-jerking.
After that, she might have felt a little dissatisfied, so she took on a romantic comedy movie with the support of her agent Rao.
Unexpectedly, after the movie was released, the response was very good, and the box office reached 700 to 800 million.
You know, it is already very good that a romantic comedy movie can reach this box office.
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In a blink of an eye, Wang Chong is already 24 years old.
Late at night, he was watching the entertainment version of the news alone.
In recent years, there have been many young stars, which have long been overwhelming his momentum.
Although no one dares to challenge him in music, he is still a sloppy existence in film and television.
"It won't work if this continues."
Wang Chong put down his phone.
Although the annual income has already exceeded tens of millions of dollars due to music income, it is already a rich person.
But his goal is to become a superstar, and obviously, just having musical achievements is not enough.
He needs to become a star, make high-box movies, or even go abroad, go to the world, become an existence like Jackie Chan in his previous life, and it is best to win a lifetime achievement award, which is his goal.
Now that he is 24 years old, there is really not much time left for him.
Now he is not without filming, such as a costume drama he recently took on, where he plays a detective and is considered the fourth male lead.
There is also a disaster film, which plays a refugee who fled and died halfway through, and is considered the fifth male lead.
As an actor who is not a professional, it is already very good for directors to give him these roles.
But... if these characters continue to play like this, he is worried that he will never make a breakthrough.
Because after playing a supporting role for a long time, the audience thinks you are a supporting role over time, which is not a good sign.
"I've pushed it, I won't perform these things anymore!"
Wang Chong slapped the table and decisively called his agent Cong to talk to him.
"What, Jean Jie, why are you crazy? Why don't you act?" Cong Sister was shocked, "Jian Jie, do you know who those two directors are? The others didn't have the chance to squeeze their heads. You're fine, just push them."
"Sister Cong, I have already considered it. Recently I designed a script and I want to be a director myself."
Since others don’t give him the chance to play the leading role, he will design it himself.
Sister Cong hurriedly said, "Jie Jet, you are still young, why are you anxious to be a director? Do you know how much money you need to invest to be a director? Are you anyone? Also, what about your acting skills? You are suitable for playing a boy in ancient costume!"
Wang Chong sighed, did Sister Cong think he is the only one suitable for that kind?
Wang Chong gritted his teeth. Because of this, he wanted to break through himself. He wanted others to know that he was not limited to ancient costumes, nor to villains such as gangsters. He wanted to be the protagonist and he wanted to break through himself.
"Sister Cong, in this circle, what I trust most is you. I support me for willfulness this time, okay?"
"But...but you need money to make movies. Do you have money? Although you have achieved success in music, you need box office guarantees when making movies. It's far from that. Although your recent movies are not the first and second males, there are many scenes, but the box office is almost the cost line. Who would you invest in you??"
Although Sister Cong sounds ugly, Wang Chong also knows her.
Investing depends on returns.
Some of the films and TV series he filmed before were profitable, especially several films that claimed to have a large investment scale, almost all of which were lost.
Therefore, on the Internet, he already has the title of box office poison.
This is a very bad sign. With this title, investors will definitely not buy it.
But it is precisely because of this that he wants to change himself.
"Sister Cong, you are no one invested in me. If this continues, my acting career will sooner or later enter a bottleneck, so I filmed myself and I have designed a good script."
"Jet Jet, I know you are talented, but...but what about your money?"
"I have saved more than 30 million in the past few years."
"What's enough money?" Sister Cong was speechless.
Wang Chong said: "I'm filming a drama, so the investment is not big."
Sister Cong suddenly understood that Wang Chong wanted to be a big shot.
There are also examples like this. Some talented directors specialize in some ordinary plot dramas, but although this type of plot is not very invested, it has high requirements for the plot.
After thinking about it, Cong said helplessly: "You must film, I can't do it, but can we compromise a little? You can also act on other dramas, and your own dramas can be polished slowly. Then we will do them together. What do you think?"
Wang Chong thought, this would be fine, but he still said, "But I don't want to take on some characters I don't like, I hope the company understands."
"It's understandable."
In the story of the antelope, Wang Chong began to design his first movie.
First of all, if he wants to break through himself, he can no longer have the burden of idols. Therefore, Wang Chong decided to choose the movie "Hello! Mr. Tree."
The cost of this movie was very low back then, and they were all shot in rural areas. Except for Baoqiang Lao, the people invited were almost all ordinary people in the village.
The box office of the movie was very low at that time, only two million, but the key is that Wang Chong didn't want to make as much box office as the first time.
What he needs is an opportunity to change himself in the audience's image.
Thinking back then, although the box office of this movie was not good, it was also related to the general environment. In addition, this movie focused on tragedy and was depressed throughout the whole process. Everyone went to the cinema to seek happiness, but not to seek sadness, so the box office was not good.
However, although the box office is not good, it does not mean that the show is not good.
This drama scored as high as 7.8 on Douban. As a domestic drama film, it is already very good to achieve this.
Of course, this drama will definitely not make money after being filmed, but Wang Chong doesn’t want to make money either. What he needs is to make the audience recognize him and his acting skills.
He can not only play a big shot, a hooligan, or a costume, but he can also play other roles! He has acting skills!
This is his purpose.
Do it when you think about it.
Second, Wang Chong started to finish his work.
A month later, Congjie helped him introduce a director and producer, and they would then direct it.
Wang Zhong also has self-knowledge in his heart. He has just started to make movies and does everything himself, so it is impossible to succeed.
After that, the actors will be selected.
To be continued...