This comment flashed by, and some viewers who saw it thought of Wei Lan, but their attention was soon diverted to the ongoing program.
After all, Wei Lan's profession is a director. Unlike actors and stars, she doesn't have to pay attention to maintaining exposure. So even though she is the most popular and well-known director nowadays, the feeling she gives to fans is different from that of stars. Every time she appears, she brings a new movie to spark a craze and discussion, and then disappears to shoot the next movie.
Because Wei Lan always appears unexpectedly and disappears decisively.
This has led to Wei Lan's fans being very Buddhist. When they haven't seen her, they will urge her from time to time on Weibo, and the rest of the time they can only wait quietly for the panda to return to the stage.
"The identity tag of our boss director has been announced. Now, it's time to draw lots for the shooting content that we are most looking forward to." Luman smiled, and several different subject entries appeared on the big screen behind him.
Modern, palace, martial arts...
"This is the theme entry for this issue. Now our lucky audience will vote for the entry in the theme pool. The one with the highest number of votes will be the theme that our boss director will shoot this time."
Following Luhmann's order, the audience began to vote.
Soon, a bunch of entries scrolled by, and finally, an entry appeared in the center of the big screen.
'Science fiction'
"Science fiction?"
The guests on the scene were all surprised that the subject matter was unexpected. This background is not easy to shoot. Moreover, the boss director, like all new directors, also has data flow restrictions when shooting short films. As we all know, science fiction and surreal themes consume the most data flow.
"I didn't expect that this group of lucky viewers would vote for this topic." Luhmann was also surprised when he saw this.
But after a little thought, it is understandable. Since the program started filming, there has been no short film on this subject, so it is normal for the audience to want to change their taste in this episode. It can only be said that the boss director is not very lucky.
"...Next, it is our theme entry, which will be selected by our lucky audience on the spot."
The theme selection is also a highlight, because it is not a vote, but a random selection.
Having learned from the mistakes of "Actors Go Forward", the popular themes are usually love and ethics. If a voting system is implemented for the themes, the themes may become homogenized. In order to prevent this problem, audiences are randomly selected in this area and then the audience makes the selection.
All themes in the subject pool and theme pool will be informed to the boss director in advance so that he can prepare some plans, but the final arrangement and combination will be decided on the spot.
Under this requirement, the director will prepare the script according to the theme of the short film and then modify it according to the different backgrounds.
However, there is a drawback to doing this, which is that some themes do not fit well with some backgrounds. It can be said that under this setting, professional directors are greatly restricted in terms of shooting time and content, striving to narrow the gap between new directors and professional directors while increasing the fun.
Under the audience's expectant gaze, the theme of this issue's short film directed by Boss finally appeared.
'Lonely'
"Wow..." The new directors at the scene looked at this entry, and after being surprised, they couldn't help but look a little relaxed, because science fiction and loneliness, the content under this theme is not easy to shoot.
Especially with limited data flow and limited actors - the number of leading actors in a short film can only be three, not counting the background extras.
Loneliness, whether it is to highlight the emptiness of space or the loneliness of an individual, but the subject matter is limited to science fiction, so it would be best to have a large scene as a backdrop, but data flow is not enough.
Several actor judges also looked thoughtful after seeing this. From an actor's perspective, it is not easy to express the theme of loneliness well. It is certainly possible to pretend to be melancholy, but it would be a bit inferior.
What’s more important is that the scoring criteria are also attention collectors. If there is not enough plot conflict or tension, the attention score will not be high. Even if the short film itself is excellent, it will not get a high score.
After the content of the topic was determined, the barrage of comments started to appear:
"I'm curious about how the director will film a sci-fi themed film about loneliness, but... it doesn't sound like a very interesting subject matter..."
'I feel like the boss director is going to fail this time'
'The four new directors started to laugh in their hearts. Last time they met Director Wang Jiang, only two out of eight people made it. This time the boss is unlucky, so everyone should be able to make it.'
The random segment came out, and the next step was to play and comment on the short films that the new directors had made in a week.
They are also five-minute short films, and the one-week production cycle is enough for them to design the script and work with the new actors. With ample time, they made it all the way to the top four. The short films of the four directors were all well done, and the final attention scores were all over 80 points. The highest score for a new director is currently 87.
After the audience has finished watching, the guests will replay and comment on the short films one by one, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses.
The finale short film directed by the boss will not be released until the very end.
"Okay, we have finished watching the works of the four outstanding new directors. Next it is time to watch the works of the mysterious boss director they are challenging this time."
The audience's attention was aroused again, and a wave of barrages flashed across the live broadcast.
'Here it comes, it's time to open the blind box'
"This is the first time a science fiction film has appeared. Although I know there won't be any big scenes, I still want to see what it will be like."
"Is it one of those cheap special effects from the movies we saw many years ago?"
The unknown is the most attractive. The boss director's performance is placed at the end, one for fairness, and the other to serve as the finale. However, there are also well-known directors who have failed in this link, but because of the hasty preparation, many viewers expressed their understanding afterwards.
However, directors who can still produce excellent works under such conditions will naturally be praised.
The audience who were watching the show on the holocron suddenly felt a black screen as a short film shot by the boss director played in front of them.
On the evening bus, it was almost completely dark and there were only a few passengers.
The TV on the bus was playing the news.
"A gamma-ray burst from the right arm of the Milky Way passed through the Earth at around 7:43 tonight. Astronomers said that this was a rare phenomenon that only occurs once every few hundred years...Except for a brief malfunction of some electromagnetic equipment on Earth, this astronomical phenomenon did not cause any damage..."
"According to experts, a normal gamma-ray burst is enough to instantly destroy 99 percent of life on Earth. The fact that we are safe and sound is a kiss from the goddess of luck..."
As the broadcast sounded, the view was focused on the protagonist, a tall man wearing a grey jacket. He was sitting in the back seat of the bus, sleeping on the backrest of the front seat. If you looked closely, you could see that there was still some cigarette ash on the cuffs of his jacket.
"Next stop, bus number xx, passengers getting off please be prepared..."
Hearing the reminder, the man suddenly woke up, raised his face, rubbed his messy hair, stood up and walked to the back door of the car.
'Who is this?'
'Looks familiar'
"I feel like I've only seen it recently."
There was a quick glimpse of the man's face, and the audience followed him as he got out of the car, still guessing who this familiar-looking actor was.
The view was always focused on the man's back, watching him get off the bus and buy cigarettes and instant noodles from a vending machine. Then the scene changed and the man walked alone to a building in an ordinary community, carrying the things he bought.
There was an electronic access control system at the gate. He walked over, raised his hand, and pressed the number 802.
“Beep, beep…”
There was a sound coming from the access control system.
Hearing the sound, the man paused.
The camera cut to his face, revealing his handsome and weathered profile.
With this close-up shot, the audience finally figured out who this person was——
Ye Jingran!
Ye Jingran has been silent for five years and has disappeared from the public eye. He has not released any works for several years. His latest film, "The Lonely Island", which won the Golden Tripod Award, is an art film with little box office success. This resulted in him not leaving a very deep screen image in front of the public, even though the lawsuit he had some time ago was a hot topic.
In addition, the makeup this time "uglier" Ye Jingran's appearance. By adjusting the skin color, hair, and Ye Jingran's own body language acting, he looks like a haggard office worker.
In the first scene, few viewers recognized him, until the close-up at this moment, when they finally saw that it was him.
Seeing that the protagonist of this short film was actually the newly elected Best Actor in recent years, the judges and contestants who were watching the short film on the big screen couldn't help but open their mouths in amazement.
Especially the new directors in their early twenties, whose facial expressions, originally somewhat relaxed, suddenly became distorted, and they exclaimed with their companions and opponents:
"The best actor!"
“It’s so luxurious!”
"This is a double boss!" A contestant covered his mouth. There were already speculations about the choice of director.
The judges on the jury also showed surprise. The only difference between Ye Jingran and them was time and experience. So they watched the video more focused and seriously.
Qin An, the only female judge sitting in the judging panel, had already smiled. She felt familiar with the camera movements from the very beginning, and now that she saw Ye Jingran appear, she was even more certain about who the boss director was this time.
The live audience can also see the reactions of the contestants and judges, and the comments are already going crazy:
'I think I have guessed who the boss director is.'
"Yes, it is almost certain that she is coming, she is coming..."
'Panda, come out! Bring your New World!'
"Oh my god, what a splendid lineup! This time the top four are really unlucky, it just happened to coincide with her movie promotion period, it's a big deal!"
A bunch of comments had already guessed that the boss director this time was Wei Lan. At this time, a comment passed by, and the comments were silent:
"Come to think of it, Director Wei's actual age is younger than all the new directors here, right?"
The audience who were waiting for Wei Lan's arrival couldn't help but be stunned. With that magnificent resume, everyone subconsciously imagined a well-known director who had been filming for more than ten years. Even though Wei Lan is the most popular director nowadays, it is precisely because of her high popularity and legendary resume that many people subconsciously separate ordinary directors from Wei Lan.
After this reminder, the audience suddenly realized.
It turns out that Wei Lan has only been filming for two years. He is the same age as the new directors or even younger, but he has already achieved such success. He has opened up a huge gap between himself and his peers and even most directors...
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