Chapter 627 Official Duties that Cannot Be Escaped

After relaxing at home for more than a week, Luo Quan's good days finally came to an end.

After nearly half a year of preparation, Luo Quan finally received the news.

Fu Huadao and the staff in various positions are basically ready, and filming can start now.

But before the actual launch, we have to build momentum first.

To put it bluntly, it means increasing exposure, such as walking on red carpets, appearing on talk shows, etc.

At this time, the variety show "Director is Ready" planned by Penguin is currently on the air.

Because most of the guests are controversial figures, and the program crew deliberately created a confrontational effect, the scene was full of excitement.

We have all watched a lot of shows where celebrities compete against each other, but I have never seen a show where famous directors compete against each other.

This is much more interesting than ordinary variety shows. Penguin, aside from other things, can always come up with some new tricks.

Based on the relationship between Luo Quan and Penguin, it was very easy to get the qualification to be a guest on the first flight.

This is Luo Quan's first variety show this year, and probably his only one.

After all, she only accepted one last year, and the music variety show at Station B didn't create much buzz. The only one who looked pretty good, Hao Shuai, was eliminated in the second episode.

This year's Penguin is completely different. The lineup is very strong. There is no shortage of directors, celebrities, and hot topics. They even have great powers and even invited Luo Quan.

Although she took the initiative to be a part of the show, the program team must have put a lot of effort into publicizing it, exaggerating how hard she worked for the show.

After all, it is the consensus in the industry that Luo Quan is difficult to recruit, so publicity like this can be regarded as promoting her status.

This kind of business exchange makes her very comfortable.

Of course, the penguins and the audience are also very comfortable.

Penguin has received more traffic, and viewers can see their favorite stars in their favorite variety shows, which is a win-win-win.

"Director Please Ready" has already filmed its third episode. The program team's idea is not to use a talent show to select the best director.

Instead, we invite these well-known professional people to come to the program to discuss the current difficulties and solutions for Chinese films.

The specific performance is to let several main guests shoot the movie, and then let the flying guests and public judges comment, and try to give constructive opinions.

The flying guests are mainly industry insiders, mostly directors, producers, screenwriters, and there are also two or three distributors.

The composition of the public judges is more complicated. Each one has the title of professional film critic or film and television practitioner. Only they themselves know the specific gold content.

It is worth mentioning that this program also set up one of the most interesting links.

That's what you do.

That is, after the resident guests have finished shooting a short film, if they are not satisfied with the comments of the flying guests or public judges, they can use this right to say to the dissatisfied judges: You can do it.

If the judges agree, they will also make a short film and compare it with the director's work. The winner will gain applause and respect.

There is applause for those who lose. Only those who are not as skilled as others can know where their shortcomings are and can make corrections and progress.

I have to say that doing it this way really adds a lot to the variety show.

The refrigerator doesn't cool. If you don't know how to build a refrigerator, you can't comment on this problem. There is a solution on the show.

Since you said that I am not good at taking pictures, then come and take a picture and see how good you are.

Because there is a challenging part, but making a short film is not done overnight, it takes at least three to five days, so the variety show is divided into two parts.

The first part shows the director's own works, including the judges' evaluations and scores.

The latter part is full of gunpowder, that is, the stage of questioning and challenging you.

Because Luo Quan has an extra role, not only will she be included in the previous review, but she will also be included later in the review.

Therefore, although Luo Quan is said to be in only one phase, it actually has to be shot in two phases.

Variety shows are all scripted, and her script is to question the focus of a regular guest.

This focus figure's surname is Fei, and he is known as Director Fei in the world.

His main achievement is to make the super bad movie with the lowest rating in Chinese film history - "Entertainment is a Circle".

How bad it is can only be described in words. After reading it, I just felt dizzy, at a loss, and confused.

In the words of Mr. Li from the variety show, the movie watching process is like sitting on pins and needles.

Penguin invited him here just to increase the topic.

Facts have proved that it is indeed very successful, and the first two and a half phases have achieved quite good results.

However, although Director Fei received a lot of criticism in the first two issues, he himself knew that he did have shortcomings, so he didn't refute it much.

Two directors with bad tempers helped him attract firepower.

And if you do what you do, the result of the previous link will always end with the failure of the challenger.

Facts have proved that even if the theoretical knowledge of those who rely on their mouths is in place, they will not be able to compete with real directors. After all, this is what they learn and this is what they do as well.

Director Fei, on the other hand, is like a director who has more than qualified theoretical knowledge, but whose actual operation is infinitely close to zero. If you can do it well, you will probably win.

Fortunately, the program team saw that it was not easy for him to be criticized for two episodes, so they directly arranged for Luo Quan to be his challenger.

Losing to Luo Quan is not a shame for a director like him, because losing is normal.

The pressure came to Luo Quan. It would be normal if he won, but if he lost, the scene would not be pretty.

Of course, Luo Quan himself has no pressure. The pressure mentioned above refers to the pressure of public opinion.

I am quite confident, because the title of the third issue is free play, you can shoot whatever you want.

And no matter how she questioned it, all she wanted to film were the clips from "Farewell My Concubine", which was just the right time to promote the movie, which was killing two birds with one stone.

Soon, the news that Luo Quan would appear in the third episode of "Director Is Ready" became the top trending topic.

Penguin took the lead in buying hot searches, and various marketing accounts forwarded reports with great intensity, and the traffic was directly filled up.

Passers-by and fans are also very happy about such reports. After all, it is sometimes quite refreshing to see popular variety shows on Luoquan.

People say that celebrities are different on the show than usual. They want to see what kind of sharp comments Luo Quan, who likes to comment harshly on various news reports, will make on this show.

The biggest possibility is that the person being evaluated can't pat her down, talk about it, or even beat her. It's simply three levels of crushing.

This kind of scene is very exciting just thinking about it.

When some netizens saw this, they directly x-on:Director Fei’s Weibo, making it clear that this was aimed at you.

In fact, if you think about it for a while, you will know that for such a big star to appear on the show, it is impossible for him to be just a commentator. It is a must for you to do your job.

Director Fei, as the person responsible for the controversy in the show, has already been intimidated twice in a row. It would be inappropriate to continue to intimidate.

Besides, with a total of five permanent guests, it was his turn.

Therefore, most people knew that there would be a fierce battle between Director Fei and Luo Quan this time.

It can’t be said to be a fierce battle, because in most eyes, this is a competition without suspense.

But before the show airs, anything is possible.

Some good people even encouraged Director Fei to explode his potential and amaze everyone at this moment when the whole world is not optimistic about you.

Although Director Fei himself quickly posted on Weibo, he used a funny internet picture of trembling, which was somewhat self-deprecating.

However, with the encouragement of so many netizens, I should still really want to win this game.

And the mentality of netizens is actually quite strange sometimes.

Although most people like Luo Quan, Director Fei is now the weak one and Luo Quan occupies an invincible position.

But people just like the script where the underdog can turn defeat into victory in the end.

Because this kind of script is the most dramatic and exciting.

There is no doubt that Luo Quan has become a big villain.

Under Penguin's deliberate promotion, there has been a "Cheer for Director Fei" support event on Weibo, which has become quite popular.

The topic is already full now. Whether the broadcast will be effective or not depends on the work.

Two days later, Luo Quan arrived at the Jiangnan Television Center in the center of Jiangnan, where Penguin programs were recorded.

After putting on their makeup, the guests took their seats one after another, and the camera started recording.

When he first arrived, Luo Quan also said hello to the big guys on the show.

As a rule, new flying guests also have to introduce themselves. Those who have new works will talk about their new works, and those who have no new works will talk about their past works to increase their popularity.

"Hello everyone, I'm Luo Quan. I'm honored to be invited to participate in the program "Directors Are Ready" to discuss the future of Chinese films. I personally have some superficial opinions and I want to discuss it with you later. comminicate.

In addition, the movie "Farewell My Concubine" that I wrote and directed will be released soon. I also ask fans to pay more attention and support. Thank you all. "

A very official self-introduction, but this did not affect the enthusiastic applause of hundreds of guests and more than 200 viewers in the studio.

At this time, Luo Quan's directorial works also appeared on the big screen: "Resident Evil", "Rurouni Kenshin", "The Queen in Chanel", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Frozen".

Each one is a masterpiece that has exploded in box office and word-of-mouth, and the audience has been filled with exclamations of surprise.

"It's really hard to imagine that this was filmed in two years." Director Wang Jing, one of the flying guests, said with emotion.

As a great director in Hong Kong, Wang Jing has been famous for his quick release of films.

In his opinion, the purpose of making movies is to make money. The faster you shoot, the more you make.

At his fastest, he could shoot one movie a month, and many of them became classics, but most of them were bad movies.

But the whole of Hong Kong was like this at that time. If we didn’t shoot like this, we wouldn’t be able to support a large number of practitioners.

Nowadays, anyone who dares to say that he can make a good movie in a month or two is either a liar or a fool.

Even a movie like "Entertainment is a Circle" was shot after five years of preparation.

However, for Luo Quan, the shooting time for each movie is no more than two months. This speed itself is ridiculous.

What's even more outrageous is that the films produced are all classics, which are on par with her extraordinary music.

As soon as this resume was displayed, Luo Quan was immediately labeled as an internationally famous director.

There are many people in this circle who basically know that Luo Quan will definitely gain something in the upcoming Oscars.

Just a few days ago, the Oscar selection committee has announced the list of films competing for various awards.

China's nominees include "The Wandering Earth" for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

It is also the only domestic film that is eligible to participate in the election. It is not certain whether it will be a candidate.

And Luo Quan has more, including "The Queen Wears Chanel", "Silence of the Lambs" and "Frozen".

There are also heavyweight awards such as the Oscar for Best Picture and the Oscar for Best Actress.

Although there has not been a nomination yet, just being eligible to run is already very rare.

And for a movie of this caliber, it’s almost a sure thing to enter the nomination stage.

Such a qualification also made her look quite tall among the guests, and she was already quite tall.

Luo Quan, who is 1.75 meters barefoot and without high heels, would be close to 1.8 meters even if he wears sneakers.

After introducing the new guests, the main event of the show quickly began.

The five of them took out their new works that they shot last week, and everyone watched them one by one, and then made comments.

Because it is free play, everyone chooses a variety of themes.

The first director used to work in a band. He has many popular works and is very famous.

This time, he was on the show as a director, and the film he produced was surprisingly high-quality, which surprised many viewers.

What he shot today was a relatively stream-of-consciousness short film.

A man was smoking in the room. There were cigarette butts all over the floor. He was holding a torn photo in his hand. There was a broken photo frame in his hand. The light and shadow in the room were intertwined. The music was very low.

During this period, the man had a conversation on his mobile phone. He was probably about to get divorced, and he and his wife on the other end of the phone scolded each other until they insulted each other.

When the movie was about to end, more than half of the audience turned off the lights.

According to regulations, the movie will stop when half of the audience turns off the lights.

But this is not surprising, because this has happened twice in a row in the singer-directed works, and today is the third time.

He seems to be at odds with the audience and wants to create something like this to challenge people's bottom line.

Director Wang Jing fired directly:

"There is no plot, only technology. I don't know what story you told. I only saw a decadent man who is about to get divorced.

If this was a scene, I'd give it eight points. If this were a movie, I'd say one point is too many. "

There were disputes and rebuttals. Some film critics felt that the short film was well shot and the picture was very high-quality, which showed that the film was quite good.

Due to time constraints, I cannot tell a complete story.

But if you really make a movie, you won’t be able to make a masterpiece.

Both sides hold their own opinions and are at loggerheads.

But in general, the first work is definitely not without merit. At least in the shooting aspect, the technology is really quite good.

After watching the first movie, the second movie followed.