What do you do when you are a director when you don’t shoot movies?

Of course, for a director like Meng Qingzhou, who has a colorful personal life, he almost does this problem every day!

In fact, it also depends on which level of director you are facing.

If he is a domestic front-line professional director, with his own relatively stable company or studio, and a reliable producer working together, then for him, the shooting and non-shooting periods are basically carried out around one or two definite projects.

In terms of time, it can be divided into the project development period. After years of years, no one can tell the truth. For example, the rumor of the casting storm that has been rumored in the past few days, Hou Xiaoxian's "Assassin Nie Yinniang"; the project preparation period is usually half a year to one year, or even two years, and it is for the project to find people, venues, actors, and various preparation periods; the shooting period is relatively short, only more than 100 days long, and only 30-50 days short;

Then there is the later work, with fewer stunts and one or two more stunts, almost two years from entering the base to the end of filming;

Then there is a schedule and a promotion, and the director has to follow the promotion and accept interviews. This time, it is not long, about one and a half months; then there are various award-winning film festivals interspersed, and the director began to prepare for the next project, which is the beginning of another cycle of reincarnation...

In addition to the shooting period, the director can basically take into account some projects to develop at the same time, and the progress is different, but his daily work revolves around this - making scripts, studying shooting content, finding a shooting team, formulating shooting plans, watching the scenes, passing the meeting, etc., and the life meeting is arranged quite fulfillingly.

When there is no filming, there will be some advertising shooting or film festival judges' work coming in and taking up some time. At the same time, it will be a supervisor for young people, or a judge in lectures, script competitions, etc., and the basic time is full.

The rest of the time is no different from that of ordinary people, including eating, drinking, defecation, music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and enjoying things, and taking a look at the necessary dinner parties. There are also many things that are not bad for parents, and I believe everyone has experienced these.

Among mature directors, those with more business acumen will cooperate with various companies and develop various projects at the same time, build companies, do projects, and be bosses, and manage many people.

This includes some business around movies, such as artist brokerage, project development, financing, etc. This is what it means in recent years that film directors have become project managers. All companies have them and will tell some stories to capital and media.

Apart from more famous mature directors, other directors do not have so many dramas. When one can play one after another, there will be a derailment between work and life.

The same process is still the same as before in the project development stage, but at the same time the director is also doing some other work to make up for the shortcomings and immaturity of the project, and earn some money and live a life. The general method is to be a screenwriter, advertising, planning, photography, or join the company to take over a position...and be a teacher, etc.

This group of directors will spend time to earn some money, and will actively participate in various dinner parties to increase their exposure and look forward to meeting their noble people.

But as long as you are still determined to do this, you will still actively promote the project, and you usually live a down-to-earth life.

There is another type of director who claims to be a director, but he spends a lot of time on his life - mixing in circles, then cheating projects, and cheating people - so he can't be called a director. Although there are not many such people, there are also many. After all, they will think that the title of director is still very glorious.

As for the remuneration, unless they are first-tier film directors or second-tier TV drama directors in China, no one can open it for half a year.

Although the market has improved and the remuneration has increased in recent years, it is still a pyramid structure - the people at the top have taken away the vast majority. Before 1995, some directors in the system had fixed wages, but now, as far as film directors work is concerned, as far as I know, Lao Meng knows, even if there is, it is very rare.

Everyone makes a living by craftsmanship and projects;

"You're so miserable about our director, Lao Meng."

It’s rare to be leisurely. Meng Qingzhou saw many netizens @ him on his Weibo. Many people’s questions were curious about what he did when he was not filming;

He didn't care who he offended, and wrote whatever he thought. Soon after he posted it, friends in the circle and artists who were holding their feet forwarded it, which made the Weibo official specially open up a new topic;

"Director's daily life!"

Of course, there are also a few people who joked directly on Weibo, and the previous sentence was the comments made by Urshan on his Weibo;

Urshan is just watching movies in private. Kurosawa Akira's "Seven Samurai" has been watched 50 times two years ago, and he used a small notebook to take notes every time. Now he may have been several more times;

The second is to learn acting classes. They go to Liu Minhui regularly to experience the actor's lonely creation to facilitate communication on the set.

Promoting the progress of something from the perspective of others is one of the manifestations of the master's behavior. It is also possible that it is to collect red-framed glasses. To be fair, Lao Wu's taste is indeed online, which is derived from his many years of artistic attainments.

"Old Meng, why are you doing tinkering with Weibo? Have you written the song of the little girl? And the script that promised me? No one has harassed you recently!"

Even though he was far away in Nanjing, Xiaohu still did not let Meng Qingzhou go, and he kept calling for greetings every day without leaving the script;

"When will you and Reba come back?"

The family has been in a lot of people recently, and Zixuan and Xiaoyuanying are all busy reading novels and studying scripts, so what often appears is the scene of a bookish family;

Three people either in the living room, in the open-air balcony, or go to the pavilion outside the house, a pot of tea and a few glasses of red wine, and spend half a day in a quiet and comfortable manner;

If Xiaoyu and Xiaoxuan come over to smash the situation, the three of them will take the two little devils to the community to play for a while, then hand it over to the aunt to continue pretending to be a cultural person;

"Arriving in Yanjing tomorrow night, are you going to pick us up?" The backstage of the event site, Mimi and tender and white face was filled with the glory of happiness;

No matter how the outside world spreads Meng Qingzhou's private life, in the eyes of the vixen, Lao Meng is already considered a self-disciplined in the entertainment industry. If the number of scumbags is really not as good as those well-dressed scumbags;

"I will definitely pick you up when you go home. Send me the flight number!"

Because it was the event site, Mimi covered her cell phone and said tenderly: "You know what you are like, and I will go back to reward you."

Meng Qingzhou shouted in his heart, isn’t this what a boyfriend should do? How can I reward me?

...

Dou Wentao came to his home again, and the preparations for the new variety show were orderly, but he was still a little unsure of the guests in the previous episodes, including the topics involved;

"Isn't Jiang Wen the first issue settled? I've told him to make the final decision. Your interview outline came out early. That guy is not a good guy. Don't force you to join the army then!"

Dou Wentao pointed to the folder on the desk, "I have done the interview outlines for the first five issues, but they are all intentional. The details depend on the recording site."

"Mr. Meng, I want to change the candidates for the first episode to Yang Xiaohu. In the past few years, Jiang Wen has almost been hidden in his life except for the influence of "Let the Bullets Fly", but I don't talk much. I'm worried that it will affect the performance of the program after the broadcast!"

Because of Dou Wentao's influence and the strength of the Maritime Flower Crown variety show market, the new variety show has been locked in advance by Zhejiang Satellite TV before it started. The specific price will be determined after three episodes of broadcast, including the naming rights, which was also reserved by OPPO for 80 million. This number is not low. After all, it is a conversation program, and Dou Wentao is personally satisfied;

The power is fully granted, and the project is not short of funds. The boss can barely be called a cultural person. Dou Wentao has no worries about his job change;

"If it were a little fox? Old Dou, have you talked to her?"

"No, if you don't agree, I don't need to look for her anymore. And Mr. Meng, I think it's the biggest gimmick that you can participate in the first episode, and the ratings must be good!"

Lao Meng knows the power of gossip, but he will end up on his own in the first episode. Is it too early?

Celebrities themselves have high attention and great influence, and they usually show themselves as positive images. If you make a gossip, no matter whether you are a fan or not, many people will want to find out and join in the fun;

It’s like Wang Ergou and his wife in the building next to you have a quarrel over emotional problems and are rumored in the entire community. They usually nodded, but at this time you want to figure out whether there is a mistress or a green man;

In the final analysis, life is rich, and people who have time to gossip are always better than people who are still running around for bread!

Rich people are busy continuing to make money, people in love are busy with love, people who study hard are endless exercises, people with poor families and meager income are busy supporting their families, while ordinary people who are unknown and mediocre have become the backbone of the melon-eating crowd.

"How many episodes do you want to see the effect? ​​Also, there is no need for audiences on the scene, right?"

"No, I don't like audiences when doing shows. Mr. Meng, I plan to choose a different venue for each show. Do you think this is OK?"

Lao Meng nodded. He was not very interested in the studio, so it would be best if he could be outdoors;

"Old Dou, you must pay attention to the standard. I asked Mr. Zhong to report to the radio and television in advance. They asked them to review the planning of each issue first, and then go through it after the production is completed. We must ensure that there will be no controversy!"

Without Meng Qingzhou reminding, Dou Wentao was most concerned about this. He hoped that "The Hexagram in the Entertainment Gua" could be done all the time, and even if it could not be as popular as "The Three People in the Krony", at least it could make new ideas;

Gossip in the entertainment industry has always been the favorite topic of the general public. For ordinary people, most of their lives are dull and there is no big splash. There is very little gossip around them. And after all, they only have nothing to say about, and they can only sneak in private, which is not happy enough.

Celebrities are different. Many of their gossips challenge people's views. The process is ups and downs, the plot is thrilling, and there are many reversals and slaps in the face, which is very dramatic!

And as celebrities, everyone knows each other, you can sit down and smack melon seeds together, which is very tempting!

Entertainment gossip is the same as the weather and zodiac signs. It is often an ice-breaking topic in social occasions. The entry threshold for professionals is 0, and there is no need to occupy brain bandwidth. It is something that everyone can say.

For example, when you meet a stranger in a Western country, there is no need to talk about it, so the two of you had to talk about the weather: The weather is roaring today, and the weather forecast said that there was rain, and it would clear up as soon as you came.

Zodiac signs are also good things, and anyone can talk endlessly: Aries and Leo are the most affair, Scorpio are the coldest, Libras are scumbags, and no one can provoke Virgo female bosses, what are the reactions of the twelve zodiac signs when they are in love...

Even if you listen too much, you can summarize some routines. For example, the analysis of the broken love of the zodiac sign experts on Weibo is generally: you are a fool; he has no conscience. The common characteristics of all 12 zodiac signs are: loneliness and gentleness in the heart, spoiling your lover, etc....

Compared with the weather, zodiac signs, entertainment gossip can be more likely to be able to find a chance and become a magnetic field of discourse in daily life.

You can't even pronounce the name of the participating movies at the Cannes Film Festival, so just talk about Wang Shicong's mother's appearance at the dinner today; if you have only a little understanding of food safety, why not talk about today's hot search on Weibo "XX Eat Meat", and then sigh to the female companion next to you that she has gained weight again;

The gay friend met for the first time. Two people who knew nothing about a gay equal rights bill in the United States mentioned that their favorite director was Meng Qingzhou-

"Why did he break up with the immortal?"

"He doesn't like fairies."

"No, he doesn't like women."

The two veteran drivers smiled ambiguously, and the situation broke immediately, so there was no need to worry about embarrassment, and they were likely to wake up in a bed tomorrow.

...

"You still want to participate in a variety show? Qingzhou, just kidding!"

Xiaolong's face was confused and came out of the room in a daze. Meng Qingzhou asked her if she wanted to participate in Dou Wentao's variety show, and said that she would also participate in several episodes. The girl asked him in surprise;

"I think Lao Dou's planning is very interesting and it's good to have fun. I'll be with me then?"

"Isn't it just those gossips and scandals? What's there to talk about? What if someone asks you a few girlfriends, what do you say?" Xiaogu looked at Lao Meng with a pursed lips. When she thought of Meng Qingzhou being skinned, she felt an inexplicable sense of joy;

"Unless Dou Wentao doesn't want to do it!"

The little round face is not Mimi. Seeing Meng Qingzhou looking down on everything, he closed the novel in his hand after two "hum" sounds and moved to him: "Doesn't your waist hurt, your legs are not sore? Cut!"

Meng Qingzhou said something for a moment, and sighed. He drove without any consequences and was indeed easily ridiculed;

"Haha!" Zixuan was holding the script and was about to ask Lao Meng. As soon as she came out, she heard Xiaogu's jokes and fell on the sofa with a "slap" smile;

"Smile, I see how long you can laugh, little round face, don't force me to use the tricks!"

Zhao Xiaogu glanced at him, climbed up Zixuan, who was sitting up, and said in a pity that he said, "Master, can you let me go?"

I saw her eyes with crystal water marks, trembling with her small and round shoulders, looking at Meng Qingzhou with aggrieved and timid look. She looked like a pear blossom with rain, and she felt a unique and seductive feeling.

Great performance!
Chapter completed!