Entertainment: My house collapsed and I was forced to start making movies

Chapter 198 Creation 101
Regarding the announcement of the new movie, Tong Guan is not particularly enthusiastic.

Different from the previous "I'm Not the God of Medicine", Tong Guan's positioning of the new film is more to win awards.

A prize for Liu Yifei.

Although he is the male protagonist in this movie, he feels that his performance is not very good in terms of plot.

If he wants to win the award, he will probably need to move around a bit, and maybe even talk.

But now Tongguan has no intention of hooking up with them, and he doesn't want to damage his reputation in this kind of thing, so he gave up.

Of course, the more reason is that his "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars in the new session.

To be precise, multiple nominations.

Because Tong Guan has won four Oscars before, his reputation abroad is not low now.

The overseas distribution of the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is still being handled by Warner Bros., which has collaborated with Tong Guan.

When it was broadcast overseas in the second half of the year, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating was not low.

Tong Guan, who was still filming a new movie at the time, had other thoughts.

He contacted Warner Bros., did a little bit of manipulation, and nominated himself for Best Actor.

Of course, Tong Guan himself doesn’t know whether he can win the prize.

Because this Oscar is different from last time, he will not spend a lot of money to win the statuette like last time.

So during the promotion of the new movie, Tong Guan had already boarded a plane and headed abroad.

"Here again."

Just after getting off the plane, Liu Yifei said with some emotion.

The last time she and Tong Guan came here, it was because Tong Guan could hardly survive in the country, so they came here to find a breakthrough.

But this time is different.

"Yeah, here we come again."

Tong Guan echoed.

He understood what Liu Yifei was feeling.

In fact, he himself was a little emotional.

Obviously not much time has passed, but I feel like a lot has changed.

"Are you confident of winning the prize this time?"

Liu Yifei looked at Tong Guan and asked.

Tong Guan shrugged: "Who knows, just think that we are here for a trip. Anyway, we didn't have enough fun last time."

"makes sense."

Seeing that Tong Guan spoke easily, Liu Yifei no longer cared about whether she could win the award.

For Tong Guan now, Best Actor is just a dispensable trophy.

Getting it is just the icing on the cake, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t get it.

Anyway, his main job is as a director and boss.

Acting is just a dispensable part of his many professions.

"Speaking of which, has Warner always contacted you about making movies?"

Liu Yifei recalled the frequent contact with Hua Na during the filming of the previous movie, and couldn't help but curiously asked.

"Yeah." Tong Guan nodded: "Since I returned to China, they have contacted me frequently and wanted to cooperate with me in making a movie, but I have never agreed. You know, I don't like it now. Life is too busy. Moreover, the last time Parasite won the award, it was a trick. In addition to a large amount of money, the film was more eye-catching in its shooting and narrative techniques. This kind of award can win once, but it will obviously not win the second time. It’s so realistic.”

"Then let's focus on plot and connotation. Isn't this what you are best at?"

"No, the market situation at home and abroad is different. Many connotations that are applicable domestically will not work abroad. Otherwise, I would not be so confident about whether "The God of Medicine" can win the award."

“What are the more popular connotations abroad?”

"What else could it be, race?" Halfway through his words, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Tong Guan's mind.

His eyes gradually lit up.

Yes, what is the most popular connotation abroad?
It's racial discrimination!
Seeing Tong Guan's sudden silence, Liu Yifei couldn't help but look at him curiously.

Then she saw a pair of glowing eyes.

"What did you think of?"

Liu Yifei's words interrupted Tong Guan's thinking. He turned around, hugged Liu Yifei's face and kissed her hard.

"Wuhu! I almost forgot, there is a kind of movie that is definitely very popular here abroad! At least it has a good reputation!"

Seeing Tong Guan's excited face, Liu Yifei became even more confused.

"Didn't you say you don't like being too tired now?"

Tong Guan spread his hands: "I don't like to be too tired, but I also don't like to do nothing. I just don't have anything to do next year, so I'll make a foreign movie for them to watch. It just happens to block the Huana side. I agreed to cooperate before. If I don’t fulfill my promise, it’s not a big deal if they bother me every day. Maybe I’ll still be able to cooperate with them in the future.”

With that said, Tong Guan took Liu Yifei's hand and walked out of the airport.

"Let's go to the hotel first and let me think about the new script."

When he arrived at the hotel, Tong Guan did not contact anyone in Hua Na. Instead, he immediately took out his notebook and started writing a new script.

Liu Yifei didn't bother him and just watched silently.

Tong Guan's creation speed is not fast, and he seems to be grasping some details.

But Liu Yifei watched it with gusto.

This was the first time she saw Tong Guan create a script with her own eyes.

At night, Tong Guan's script has not yet been completed.

But he himself left the computer.

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I just feel a little tired."

Plagiarism is not a particularly easy task, especially since Tong Guan's memory has been awakened for many years.

Many things in his past life began to become blurry, and it was impossible for him to remember every detail of every movie clearly.

Especially for this kind of non-native movie, many details in it need to be recalled repeatedly to figure it out clearly.

This causes his brain to become exhausted.

After hearing Tong Guan's words, Liu Yifei came behind him and gently pressed his hands on Tong Guan's head.

"No one is rushing you, why are you in such a hurry? Just take your time. We still have a lot of time anyway."

Hearing this, Tong Guan also smiled: "That's right. No one is rushing me, so why are I in such a hurry."

While Tong Guan was busy working on new scripts and Oscar matters abroad, another storm had arisen in China.

Not long ago, Fairy Tale Video announced that it would launch a new talent show called "Produce 101."

The most popular 101 people were selected from 11 contestants to form an idol team and debut.

The key is that this variety show has two versions, a male version and a female version!
In other words, there will be 202 contestants in this variety show.

Of course, if it was just like this, then everyone might not expect that much.

Isn't it just a talent show? Who hasn't seen it?But what if these 202 players are all extremely outstanding beings?

When Fairy Tale Video released the photos of the 202 contestants, Weibo exploded.

"Ah??? No, where did you find so many handsome guys and beauties?"

"Awesome, I took a look around, and out of more than 200 contestants, only about a dozen were average-looking, and the rest were all handsome guys and beauties!"

"There really aren't any ugly ones, they're all handsome guys and beauties!"

"Where did Tongzhu find so many handsome boys and beauties?"

Soon, information about these more than 200 players appeared on the Internet.

After seeing their information, netizens fell silent.

"Good guys, are they all from Fairy Tale Media?"

"When did Tongguan sign contracts with so many artists?"

"And there is news that these are all artists who have been eliminated and have no value in cultivating. Participating in this variety show is purely waste!"

“I used to think that the entertainment industry was easy to mess around with, but now that I look at it, it’s not that easy to mess around.”

"Good guy, to be trained as a child, you have to fight your way through more than 200 handsome boys and beauties. How outstanding is this!"

In the past, netizens thought that anyone Tongzhu could train could become a first-class artist, reach the pinnacle of life, and enjoy the spotlight and endless money.

But after this talent show came out, everyone realized that although training people in Tongguan seems simple, it is definitely not cost-free.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many 'waste products' being screened out.

In fact, in their eyes, these trash figures are first-rate handsome boys and beauties.

"Okay, okay, let's fight for scraps, right? I want to see how these guys can fight."

"If nothing else, the competition in this variety show should be fierce. After all, this is the last chance for these contestants. If they can't get ahead, they will be treated like waste."

"The variety show hasn't started yet, but I can already smell the gunpowder on them!"

"I'm already excited when I think about a bunch of handsome guys and beauties being jealous of the tickets in my hand!"

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Because Fairy Tale Video has previously produced popular variety shows such as "I Am a Singer" and "Running Man", the audience still has expectations for the variety show produced by Fairy Tale Video.

Especially this variety show is full of handsome guys and beauties, and all of them have special backgrounds.

And their life and death all depend on the votes of the audience.

This feeling simply makes the audience feel so happy!
As for those who can enter the entertainment industry, except for a small number of people, most of them have good family conditions.

In order to make themselves stand out, many contestants with excellent family conditions began canvassing for votes before the variety show was broadcast.

They began to promote themselves in an organized way and attract fans for themselves.

In this way, the popularity of this variety show will naturally become higher.

The higher popularity means that if they successfully stand out and form a group, they will receive more attention.

So they work harder
After repeated cycles, Weibo has hot searches that they paid for themselves almost every day.

There is no need for fairy tale videos to promote this variety show. This variety show has reached the point where everyone knows it.

Of course, the people here refer to netizens.

Even people who don’t watch variety shows know something about it.

The popularity even exceeded this year’s Spring Festival Gala.
When Tong Guan learned about this from abroad, his first reaction was silence.

Have you taken the wrong path?

I have always thought about harvesting money from fans.

But in fact, if you think about it differently, what is there to gain from poor people’s money?

Can't the poor people's money be harvested by the contestants?

Isn’t it the same as harvesting the money from these contestants yourself?
So he said to Zhuang Qiang: "These contestants are so rich, so you don't have any ideas?"

Zhuang Qiang on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Brother Guan, you mean, selling quota?"

"It's low-level! Selling quotas is so low-level. If you can just spend money to buy quotas, will they still put so much effort into promoting themselves and our programs like they do now? I mean, they can charge a little more in other areas. , such as Fuhua Tao, if you pay money you can arrange better ones. For example, if you spend money to train their teachers, you can hire better ones. And marking these can only be arranged by our program team, and we will never accept their independent arrangements. If you want better Yes, you have to spend money, and the fees are expensive. There are many similar ones, you can let the people below think about it again."

"Eh?" After listening to Tong Guan's words, Zhuang Qiang couldn't help but said doubtfully: "Brother Guan, why do I feel like I've seen this routine before?"

"Ahem! Qiangzi, don't say anything that is not conducive to unity."

Zhuang Qiang:.
I didn't say anything!This is what you said!
"I know Brother Guan."

"Well, the players' styles should not be too uniform. Find ways to add more style. Sometimes, being ugly is also an option. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Pretending to be ugly? Okay, I'll let the people below make arrangements."

Although Zhuang Qiang was a little confused about Tong Guan's words, since it was arranged by Tong Guan, it was definitely right for him to follow it.

"Well, let me tell you on Weibo that no matter how popular the show is, it can't be as popular as the Spring Festival Gala. Do you understand?"

"Don't worry, Brother Guan, I understand."

"that is it."

"Okay, Brother Guan."

After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Qiang immediately went to make arrangements.

When the people below heard Tong Guan's arrangement, they were silent for a while.

Then everyone couldn't help but think: "As expected of a big boss, making money is engraved in his bones. Most of the contestants will be sacrificed as sacrifices, and they will have to earn their liquidated damages later, and now they are still making money from them." !”

But thinking back, since it was Tong Guan's arrangement, they would naturally do their best to complete it.

As a result, all contestants of "Produce 101" received new rules from Fairy Tale Media.

Rich players' eyes lit up after seeing these rules, feeling that they would definitely be ahead of other players at the starting point this time.

And those players with average or even poor family backgrounds turned dark when they saw these rules.

But they had no way to resist, so they just started.

So the photographer took a lot of interesting footage.

For example, two handsome guys are sitting on rocking chairs, drinking tea and enjoying life with natural expressions on their faces.

Not far from them were other trainees training hard.

Occasionally, when a trainee passes by them, he asks them: "Why don't you go to training?"

The two of them looked back at him: "Training? What a waste of training!"

There are also players who start practicing Tai Chi directly at the training base to make up for the damage to their bodies during this period of training.

Some players even set up tables to play mahjong directly at the training base.

There are quite a few like this, accounting for about one-third of all trainees.

Because they know that once they are left behind at the start, they will probably have no chance to overtake in corners.

After all, everyone has similar appearance conditions.

　I said at the end of last month that I had some health problems, and I have been putting off going for treatment. I didn’t have time to go until I was busy with the wedding during the National Day. Recently, I have been paying about [-] a day, and I have to get acupuncture during the day. I’m sorry. Everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)