Chapter 421: Caught
If we talk about which domestic producer is the most successful in Thailand, it must be Chen Zhixi.
The movie "Lost in Thailand" increased the number of domestic tourists to Thailand by 40%, and the Prime Minister of Thailand personally came out to express his gratitude to the crew. The "Detective Chinatown" a few years ago has led to a new wave of cultural tourism.
This time, the new movie "The Accidental Detective" is still produced by Chen Zhixi, and Thailand has given the green light to the entire project. People and land are provided, and a large number of preferential policies for expenses are also given.
It is also because of the help of the Thai Film Bureau that Chen Sicheng's preparations are very smooth, and the filming officially started in early June.
The candidate for the "eldest daughter" was finally decided on Zhao Jinmai. One reason is that the pay is cheaper, and the other is that Zhang Zifeng's schedule is not suitable.
However, it is the exam season now, and Zhao Jinmai has to wait until he finishes his final exams before flying to Thailand to work as a "summer job".
As for the "little daughter", the crew auditioned a group of young actors and finally decided on a little girl named Yang Enyou. Born in 2013, she is only six years old this year, and she fits the role perfectly.
In addition, the two important villains of the movie, the rich second-generation mother "Police Chief" and her husband "Mayoral Candidate", were cast by Chen Jin and Wang Jinsong respectively.
These two not only have excellent acting skills, but more importantly, their image and momentum have a sense of disguise and oppression of "seemingly evil but not righteous", which coincides with the image of the villain in the movie who is "decent in identity but dark in heart".
However, Chen Sicheng is also a little worried now, that is, the villain's momentum is too strong, and the protagonist group may not be able to suppress it.
Of course, Chen Sicheng is not the only one who is worried.
"I didn't expect that President Meng would still want to call me."
Qin Lan's straightforward and slightly teasing voice came out from the phone: "I thought I was old and ugly, and I was forgotten."
"How could it be? As the saying goes, young people don't know how good sisters are, and they mistake girls for treasures." Meng Bai smiled and said, "It's mainly because our white moonlight 'Sister Shanfeng' has been too popular in the past six months, and we dare not disturb her too much, right?"
"Humph, come on, I've never seen you feel embarrassed." Qin Lan said angrily, but her tone couldn't help but smile.
Speaking of which, last year was really a year of career explosion for Qin Lan. At the beginning of the year, the role of "Chen Jiaying" in the TV series "Peace Hotel" won her a lot of fans.
Then in the second half of the year, "Story of Yanxi Palace", she played "Empress Fucha Rongyin" although it was only a supporting role, but seeing the gentle and colorful personality, she became popular again and became the "white moonlight" of many drama fans.
Before this, Qin Lan's popularity was not low, but her popularity had always been around the second or third tier. But last year's wave of explosion directly increased her status and popularity.
By the way, although the "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" was taken off the air last year, it has been seeking an opportunity to be broadcast again. As a result, Yu Zheng used his ancestral craftsmanship to make "Story of Yanxi Palace", which has a similar background and theme, broadcast first and occupied the audience's attention.
"Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" saw that it would become an "imitator" if it was delayed any further, and there was no time to wait for the star, so it went directly to the Internet broadcast.
However, the quality of this drama is average, and the plot has been changed into a mess. In the end, let alone "replicating "The Legend of Zhen Huan", it was even suppressed by "Story of Yanxi Palace".
Li Qin wanted to pretend that nothing happened and hoped that Meng Bai would forget the bet at the beginning of the year, but it was a pity that Mr. Meng always had a deep memory of such things. In the end, with the principal and interest, plus the punishment for her attempt to default on the debt, a total of "four demands" were owed.
Back to the present, the film has started shooting, and Qin Lan, the heroine, is already in Thailand. She called mainly to complain about her own pressure.
"Teacher Chen Jin's acting is really amazing." Qin Lan said: "I have watched her dramas before, and I feel that she is kind most of the time. I was wondering if she is suitable to play the villain. But when we were actually acting together, I found that she is simply too suitable. The oppressive feeling hidden behind the smile, I feel scared even though I know it is acting."
After speaking, she sighed: "I feel that my momentum is a little weak, and I can't keep up."
"It's right that your momentum is weak." Meng Bai comforted her: "There is a gap in status between your characters. It is normal for her to have a stronger sense of momentum. Only in this way can the audience feel the sense of urgency of the protagonist. What you have to do is to show the reversal of the inferior versus the superior and the weak against the strong."
"Oh - I know, but I still feel so stressed." Qin Lan sighed.
"So you have to work hard, sister. How can a woman not make progress!"
"You said it the other way around?" Qin Lan complained, and then said with some expectation, "Then have you come to Thailand recently?"
Meng Bai thought for a while: "In a few days, when I'm done with some things here, I'll go over to take a look."
"What do you want to see?"
Meng Bai said with full righteousness: "To see the shooting situation and the performance of the leading actors. If anyone does not perform well, they will have to accept my "individual guidance." "
..."
How did this guy say such things so openly?
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"Avengers 4", which has been raging for the whole of May, finally came to an end one month after its release.
This "ten-year work" of Marvel finally won a total of 4.895 billion box office in China, ranking first in the box office of imported films in the mainland market. It is less than 100 million away from the runner-up position of "The Wandering Earth".
Many of the "The Wandering Earth" black fans who stayed before said in a yin-yang way on the Internet that if "Avengers 4" could not be postponed, they would definitely be able to kill the other party.
Fans of "Little Broken Ball" don't care about this at all. No matter how much these people complain, the final result is that "The Wandering Earth" ranks first. Who cares about their "otherwise this and that".
Marvel, on the other hand, strikes while the iron is hot and announces a new summer movie "Spider-Man 2: Far From Home". It is hoped that the first Marvel IP of "slow failure" can continue to carry the banner of the second phase of MCU.
Unfortunately, many viewers are dissatisfied with the large number of Iron Man elements in the trailer, and they have been tired of this kind of superhero movies for so many years, so the current reputation is not good.
Many viewers said that instead of continuing to watch the "high-tech primitive collision" of MCU, it is better to wait and see what new things "The Wandering Earth 2" can do.
By the way, everyone urged Guo Fan, Wu Jing and Meng Bai to make the second part under their Weibo.
Guo Fan and Wu Jing did not respond, but Meng Bai posted a new Weibo, saying that he would not be the chief screenwriter of "The Wandering Earth 2".
[No way? Is there any conflict between Arclight and Director Guo? Our "Little Broken Ball" team is disbanding now! ]
[No, Mr. Meng! "Little Broken Ball" can't leave you! ]
[Don't do this, Mr. Meng, it's rare to have such a high-quality domestic science fiction series, let's not end it after filming the first part! ]
[……]
Many fans of "The Wandering Earth" were shocked by Meng Bai's message, thinking that there was some problem between him and Guo Fan and they wanted to break up, and they all stopped him on Weibo, and it even became a hot search.
Fortunately, Meng Bai soon posted a new message to explain in detail -
[Sorry, fans and friends, my expression in the last Weibo was a bit ambiguous. The current progress of "The Wandering Earth 2" is very smooth, both Arclight Films and I will continue to accompany everyone on a new "wandering journey". 】
【The main reason why I will no longer serve as the chief screenwriter of the second part is that the second part will be more sci-fi and more hardcore than the first part in terms of plot and style. As a standard liberal arts student, my ability in this regard is indeed limited. 】
【In order to avoid major mistakes in the plot, the overall setting of the second part will be designed by a more professional team and experts in related fields. Of course, I will still participate as a member of the entire film screenwriter team and be responsible for the story plot. 】
【I apologize for the misunderstanding caused, and I hope that everyone will continue to support "The Wandering Earth 2". See you in 2023! 】
Meng Bai's new Weibo post was very timely, and it directly cut off the spread of various rumors before things fermented.
The fans of "Little Broken Ball" finally breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that the problem was not with the production team. Then, many people began to make fun of "Mr. Meng's" new Weibo post.
[I can already imagine the scenes when the second part was filmed. Dear experts: This plot mainly involves #(*&%￥#@......these principles. Guo Fan, Mr. Meng: What! What! What! What is this all about!】
【If it were real life, I would say that Mr. Meng has already written a great first part! But this is on the Internet, so I can only say: Xiao Meng, now you know the importance of learning math, physics and chemistry well.】
【Bad news: Mr. Meng said he couldn't write it clearly. Good news: Actually we don't understand it either.】
【But having said that, I think Mr. Meng's choice is really good. Although science fiction is "fantasy", "science" is also indispensable. Most of the directors and creators nowadays are either liberal arts students or art students. I'm afraid it's really hard to understand how science fiction films are made.】
【That's right, Cameron studied physics in college, Nolan has a brother who writes science fiction novels, one of Kubrick's masterpieces is "2001: A Space Odyssey", and the screenwriter Arthur Clarke was a radar technician for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. In short, they are basically a group of bigwigs in science and engineering.】
[It is suggested that these domestic directors who don’t even know how many points they got in the college entrance examination should just focus on making their own comedies or genre dramas, and don’t try to make science fiction. Yes, I’m talking about you, Ning Hao. Do you need to adapt "The Rural Teacher" to make a movie about Huang Bo playing with monkeys? ]
[……]
A group of fans are very supportive of Meng Bai’s decision. They all said that after the great success of the first film, he chose to retreat bravely and hand over the main force to professionals. This is the truly responsible film creator .
Of course, many people also noticed that Meng Bai left a time of "2023" at the end of the statement, which is equivalent to announcing the release date of the second part!
Counting the days, it’s only four years. No problem, everyone can wait.
"I regret telling you now that the release date is set in 2023." Guo Fan complained with a wry smile: "I feel that this time may not be completed."
"It's okay. At worst, we can just apologize and delay the release date." Meng Bai said nonchalantly.
Delaying release dates is a very normal thing for creators of projects such as movies, games, and novels. As long as the final product is excellent, the audience will not mind the length of the wait.
"Are there any plans for the second part now?" Meng Bai asked.
Guo Fan nodded. They have not been idle during this period: "For the second part, we plan to move the timeline forward. The protagonist is still Liu Peiqiang, which is equivalent to a prequel."
As he said, he laughed: "Remember when we were at the celebration meeting, a little girl asked, what should we do with the moon if the earth moves away?"
Meng Bai recalled and remembered that it was indeed the case.
"According to the original work, the engine on the moon was pressed to push it away. We plan to do it in one step and blow up the moon directly!"
"The moon, can it be blown up?" Meng Bai was puzzled.
"This... should be possible." Guo Fan was a little unsure. "It's okay. Let's throw this idea to the big guys at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. They will naturally be able to come up with a feasible solution."
As early as when the first part was being prepared, Guo Fan and his team consulted many experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. With the great success of the first part, he is now confident enough and directly invited several scientific research experts from physics, astronomy and the Institute of Computing Technology to join the advisory group of "The Wandering Earth 2".
Meng Bai stayed in Beijing North. In addition to coordinating the progress of "The Wandering Earth 2" with Guo Fan, he also arranged the company's work in the near future.
Zhang Ruoyun's wedding is scheduled for At the end of June, he, as the best man, had to fly to Ireland. After attending the wedding, he would go on a few days of fun, and it would be July when he returned.
It was called an arrangement, but in fact, there was not much to do. There was someone in charge of each business segment, and he only had to make the final decision and approval. So after two days of easy "busyness", he finished his work and flew directly to Thailand.
The reason was very good, to observe the filming of the new movie.
Bangkok, Thailand.
In a single-family villa next to the woods, dozens of people were busy coming in and out. This is the residence of the male protagonist's family in the movie, and it is also the main filming location of the crew.
"You guys are shooting pretty fast." Meng Bai said, looking at the shooting schedule in his hand.
"I had experience here when I was shooting Detective Chinatown 1, and there are no big scenes to design this time, so of course the progress is fast." Chen Sicheng said, "In two more months, we should be able to wrap up by August. If everything goes well, we should be able to catch up with the May Day schedule next year at the earliest."
"Okay, I trust you as the director." Meng Bai said, "Then you go ahead and I'll check on the leading actress."
"Ha, you want to see how our heroine is doing."
Chen Sicheng smiled ambiguously and put his arm around Meng Bai's shoulders: "Hey, you and Qin Lan, are you two..."
"Brother, let's stop gossiping like that, okay."
Meng Bai put his arm down without any fireworks, then waved his hand and walked out.
"Hehe, I can tell even if you're pretending with me." Chen Sicheng laughed, and then couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, being single is still very free."
On the other side, the "free" Meng Bai had already arrived at the hostess' lounge on the scene, knocked on the door, and walked in after waiting for a response from inside.
"Sister Qin Lan."
Meng Bai smiled and greeted.
Qin Lan, who was resting, saw him come in, and her eyes lit up instantly.
"Hello, Mr. Meng... Mr. Meng."
Because there were still people, she changed her address. But then she found an excuse and asked the assistant and makeup artist to go out, and then stood up and hugged him directly.
"I thought you would come next month."
"I'm going abroad at the end of the month, and I just happened to have some time recently, so I thought about coming to see you, sister."
Meng Bai said, his hand had already touched Qin Lan's waist.
"I'm going to die!"
Feeling the movement on his body, Qin Lan patted him lightly: "It's not appropriate for the crew to come here, wait until we get back to the hotel tonight..."
She was halfway through her words when the door of the lounge was suddenly pushed open.
"Brother Meng Bai, you...ah!"
At the door of the lounge, Zhao Jinmai looked at the ambiguous man and woman in the room, and his originally cheerful smile froze on his face.
(End of this chapter)
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