129 The script is not acclimatized
Last August, Wei Xun's song "The Story of Time" made many people begin to recall their youth.
Then, after the Spring Festival "Chinese Partners" was released in the theater, a wave of nostalgia completely blew.
Taking advantage of this nostalgic trend, movies, TV series and even songs on the market with youth nostalgia have emerged in a crowd, obviously wanting to follow the trend and take advantage of the popularity.
As the leader of this nostalgic trend, Wei Xun continued to release a movie with nostalgic theme at this time, which obviously seems to be a waste of money.
Not to mention that Wei Xun's new movie is not only youthful nostalgia, but also rumored to be a comedy.
Netizens are a little unacceptable to this.
"The Chinese Partners are in front of me, and I can't imagine that Wei Xun can use the same story as the same topic to surpass myself."
"Recently some people say that Wei Xun is second in Bai Qianchi, who started his career in filming comedy action movies, so what exactly is Wei Xun thinking, confused."
"I really want to stick to Bai Qianchi, so I might as well stop filming comedy movies and action movies. Who among the big brothers in the movie circles did not start with the action movies?"
"The malicious intentions upstairs should not be too great. Just because Bai Qianchi started filming comedy, Wei Xun couldn't film it? Just let Bai Qianchi apply for a comedy patent, it's funny."
"I am a fan of Wei Xun. It doesn't matter what movies I make. Anyway, I'll watch whatever he shoots. But to be honest, I think Wei Xun may not have comedy cells. She is too handsome and not down-to-earth enough, so I'm a little worried."
Although Wei Xun's new movie has not yet begun to be officially announced, it may be a nostalgic comedy theme, and many people are not optimistic about it.
That morning, Dong Zhen knocked on the door of Wei Xun's house with the online remarks and opinions founded.
That’s right, the news about Wei Xun’s new movie theme on the Internet was deliberately released by Wei Xun, with the purpose of testing the reactions of netizens.
"At present, it seems that the problem is not big. It's just that everyone is a little disappointed when they see you continue to shoot old themes and "Chinese Partners" in front of you."
When he handed the surveyed opinions to Wei Xun, Dong Zhen said: "But the voices from the outside world can only be references. You shoot the movies and control the quality yourself. At that time, the voices of opposition will become praise."
Wei Xun looked through the data table given by Dong Zhen and smiled: "I understand this principle. Compared with the previous few years, my online reputation this year has been much better."
Hearing this, Dong Zhen also laughed.
In fact, when she came, she was worried that Wei Xun might feel uncomfortable when she saw these feedbacks, but as Wei Xun herself said, these voices are really nothing compared to the pressure of online public opinion he had suffered before.
So Dong Zhen asked, "Then I will monitor the direction of online public opinion for the time being. With a little guidance, but I will intervene more?"
"OK."
Wei Xun nodded in agreement, then thought for a moment and said, "By the way, there is another thing. The heroine of "Charlotte's Troubles" will come to audition later. Don't hurry to leave, communicate with her agent about the subsequent public relations issues, and help me refer to whether this role is suitable for her."
Dong Zhen smiled and said, "Okay."
Her boss is Wei Xun herself. When Wei Xun asked her to participate in the core team, she was obviously gradually accepting her.
And to be honest, Dong Zhen is quite curious about Wei Xun's new heroine.
You should know that after Wei Xun recently revealed that he wanted to make a new movie, Mao Bin's email address and phone number were being bombarded every day, and many people were asking questions about the heroine of the movie.
Even Zhai Qing called and only then was disappointed and gave up after hearing that the new movie was a small-cost comedy.
Half an hour later, Zeng Li and her agent Zhao Hui came to Wei Xun's house under the leadership of Mao Bin.
Medal Media is still renovating and does not have a suitable office location, but fortunately Zeng Li is the audition heroine, so Wei Xun asked her to come directly.
After seeing Zeng Li's appearance, Dong Zhen, like Mao Bin, thought Wei Xun was so funny.
This actress is the heroine named by Wei Xun in the legend?
Oh no, Mao Bin said that Wei Xun was inspired to write "Charlotte's Troubles" after seeing this actress named Zeng Li.
Who dares to believe it if you say it?
Not to mention that Dong Zhen didn't believe it, even Zeng Li's agency Sega Media dared not believe it. It was not until Zeng Li's agent Zhao Hui came to Wei Xun's house with her that she completely felt a little real.
It turned out that this pie really fell on the head of the stupid girl Zeng Li.
"Everyone find a place to sit, and read the script first."
Wei Xun signaled everyone to sit down and asked Mao Bin to send everyone the newly written script. Mao Bin has been busy recently, and the script was written by Wei Xun, so he had not had time to read it.
So everyone sat down on the sofa and started reading the script.
After a few minutes of silence, laughter that everyone could not bear was heard in the living room.
Among them, Zeng Li is the most exaggerated. She burst into tears when she laughs. When she encounters fun lines, she reads them directly.
"I went to the banquet alone to dress up, all my classmates dressed up, hahaha, I'm always talented."
"Charlotte's child is in a difficult life. His father is missing as soon as he is born haha."
"Puff, my father is called Ma Dong. My father is gone as soon as I was born, so my name is Ma Dongmei."
Everyone was laughing in the living room, but because Wei Xun was there, everyone was restrained. Zeng Li was not at all reserved. Although she had tried her best to keep it, she still smiled and trembled all over.
Her agent Zhao Hui probably valued this audition very much, so she kept trying hard to wink Zeng Li and make her feel at peace, but Zeng Li didn't receive any signal at all.
It is obvious that this Northeast girl is already laughing crazy.
Zhao Hui was so angry that he wanted to hammer her to death. Did this tiger girl realize how rare this opportunity is today!
But Wei Xun looked at Zeng Li's performance and felt that the more he looked, the more satisfied he felt.
Dong Zhen and Mao Bin looked at each other quietly, and both saw the understanding in each other's eyes.
If nothing unexpected happens, the heroine must be Zeng Li. The character of Ma Dongmei is simply a copy of Zeng Li, which is so appropriate.
After reading the entire script, Zeng Li raised her head and looked at Wei Xun with anticipation and said, "Brother Xun, I like the character Ma Dongmei!"
Wei Xun did not respond immediately, but asked, "After reading the script, do you have anything to say?"
Mao Bin was the first to speak and said with a smile: "I think it's okay. It's very funny and youthful. I kept laughing when I watched it. But it might be better if some of the lyrics in it were replaced by classic old songs?"
"Analyzing from the perspective of the market, comedy films have been decompressed, so there has always been a huge audience." Dong Zhen also exclaimed: "This book has a lot of funny points, and from the perspective of small characters, it is also very down-to-earth."
Wei Xun refused to comment when he heard this, turned to Zeng Li and asked, "What do you think?"
"It's really funny. I almost laughed from beginning to end. Every character is very vivid, but I agree with Mr. Mao Bin's statement..."
Zeng Li said this and hesitated for a moment. With the eyes of the agent Zhao Hui next to him, he mustered up the courage to say: "The absurd world in Charlotte's dream, especially the lyrics in that world, made me feel a little strange and nostalgic. Maybe Brother Xun, you can consider moving this dream to the real world and using songs from our era."
After saying this, the entire living room became quiet.
Zeng Li looked at Wei Xun's frowning brows and realized that she might have said too directly, and began to regret it.
But Wei Xun was not angry. He came to let everyone read the script today, but he actually had concerns about this.
If the culture is not adapted to the local environment, it is easy to lack a sense of substitution.
At first, according to his original idea, he turned Charlotte's dream into an absurd and weird world, and then put the lyrics in it. This makes logical sense.
But later, the rejection of "Journey to the West" made Wei Xun realize that the earth and here are two worlds after all, and there are differences.
If the nostalgia and sense of the times are removed and only the funny points are left, the movie may not be able to reach the original height.
Even the scripts including "No Questions to the West" and "Chinese Partners" had been adjusted and changed.
So Wei Xun has completely written "Charlotte's Troubles" and shows it to everyone, and it is through their reactions to decide how to adjust.
However, compared with the above two scripts, Charlotte's biggest problem is obviously not the plot, but the song part.
If you can use songs from this world, you need authorization. With the current strength of Medal Media, it is a bit difficult to negotiate copyright issues with singers of some classic songs.
This is also the reason why Wei Xun wanted to use original songs before.
Chapter completed!