Chapter 208 Perspective and Positioning

Of course, the most important reason why Su Yun wanted to film the game version of the plot was because the game version of the plot was a group drama with multiple protagonists.

Although ensemble dramas cannot concentrate most of the resources on one person like dramas with a strong female lead, thereby making the person with the most resources gain the greatest possible popularity, ensemble dramas can obviously reflect the depth and core of the subject matter better than dramas with a strong female lead.

And the most important point is that in Su Yun's next plan, the film adaptation of the "Resident Evil" IP series is just one of the links in the future journey. It is set to be six consecutive female-led dramas, which will inevitably take her several years to carry out related filming work.

On the contrary, if it is set up as an ensemble drama, firstly, it can better play to the theme; secondly, it can also be used to form a team and bring together a group of talent resources that can be used in the future. When she is busy with other projects, the remaining protagonists and supporting roles can still ensure the normal filming of the "Resident Evil" series of films.

This is the difference between actors and behind-the-scenes workers - actors need favorable conditions such as the inclination and share of resources; behind-the-scenes workers focus on resource allocation, overall macro-control, and the formulation and arrangement of relevant development plans, which are related to the entire filming work and are quite critical.

After expressing this idea to Romero, Romero also expressed his admiration for Su Yun's ability to see the big picture at such an age: Although most people in the circle pay more attention to the importance of behind-the-scenes work, in this world, being the protagonist in front of the scenes is obviously more glorious than being a behind-the-scenes worker in front of people.

Especially for young people like Su Yun who are approaching adulthood and are about to start the best period of their youth, they can resist the temptation of becoming famous and instead focus on the overall macro-control of the entire series, freeing up resources for reallocation... This is something that many people who have seen the glory of being in front of the camera find difficult to do.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the first film he shot, “Night of the Living Dead”, which made his directorial career famous. Due to the tight funding at the time, most of the staff had to work behind the scenes while also serving as extras in front of the camera.

Especially the zombie extras who changed the definition of "zombie". Apart from the part-time guest appearances of the crew, most of them were free guest appearances by the local crowd who loved to join in the fun. Their expressiveness was so strong that in the related themes after "Night of the Living Dead", the zombies' staggering gait and threatening claws all came from this group of drama queens who were unwilling to be lonely...

Although it was a coincidence that created a new way of performing, the main reason behind it is actually the need for self-expression in human nature.

Therefore, only when someone like Su Yun, who has seen the glory of being in front of the camera but is still willing to restrain the need for self-expression and retreat behind the scenes, can they get the outcome that is closest to the original plan to the greatest extent possible: after all, few people rush to the streets before filming, right?

When starting out, isn't the goal of every filming project to be a huge success and make a ton of money, gaining both popularity and money?

However, in the process of implementing the shooting plan, there are obstacles caused by actors competing for positions, capital chasing profits, and various factors that you don’t even know about that will affect the implementation of the shooting plan. There are just so many of them.

Some of the more important factors are the various ways actors try to steal the spotlight and the difficult demands investors make for their artists to gain a favorable position.

"You flatter me too much. From the beginning to the end, I just wanted to tell a good story." Su Yun smiled: The longevity of a work that can become a classic cannot be compared with its temporary popularity.

Of course, it would be best to have both, but if you can't have both, then Su Yun will definitely choose the option that maximizes benefits.

Just like when she was willing to pay for the production of "Leon: The Professional" at her own expense, she was never thinking about the temporary losses, but the huge profits that could be brought in the future.

"I want to try to shoot some promotional content for the game first." Finally, Romero checked his schedule and managed to squeeze out two weeks of free time for Su Yun.

"Okay, actually we have almost prepared the subsequent plot, but due to current technical reasons, whether it is games or film and television, it will cost a lot of money and time to achieve the expected results, so we have slowed down the progress now." Su Yun replied.

The first part of the game was released two years ago, and part of the second part was used as bonus material when she applied for admission. If it weren't for the fact that computer technology is still in its infancy and she needs to slow down and slowly control this advanced production technology and the current level of civilian game consoles to make a balance that both sides are satisfied with, she might have been able to make the subsequent parts.

It doesn't matter. Since the end of last year, when Apple was officially listed and created a stock market miracle, more and more bigwigs in the field of computer technology have obviously paid attention to it.

The prosperity of an industry still needs the joint efforts of a group of people. If you only try to keep going on your own, you will eventually get hurt if you take too big a step.

After agreeing with Romero to give him the North American promotional gg for the second game to test the feel of it, Su Yun said, "If you really have any ideas, you can contact me at any time. I look forward to your joining us."

The attitude when negotiating business needs to vary from person to person. For someone as straightforward as Romero, it is natural to speak your mind in an equal manner, which is more likely to win his heart than to use a condescending and mysterious attitude.

After finishing their business, the two of them were in the mood for some casual conversation. Facing Romero's question, Su Yun smiled calmly and said, "I'm planning to take this opportunity to try out some topics with an alternative perspective."

"An alternative perspective?" Romero was interested. "Brewster's Billions is an alternative perspective of a Chinese protagonist. Are you going to try another protagonist of color next time?"

In an era when actors of color were still looked down upon in this circle, Romero was one of the pioneers of equal rights: the leading actor in his first film, Night of the Living Dead, was an African-American - this became a controversial topic in 1968 when it was still difficult to accept a black actor as the protagonist in a movie with white actors.

And for this reason, some social critics called Romero's bold attempt in casting an innovative move with special significance, and commented that it was a criticism of the chaotic capitalist society in the 1960s, using the absurd theme of science fiction as a metaphor: the zombies that madly attack the living represent the greedy capitalists who are never satisfied, and the behavior of eating the flesh and blood of the living represents the capitalists' exploitation and possession of the civilians. The protagonists with different characteristics respectively symbolize civil rights radicals, feminists, and anti-culturalists, etc.

"Although my success this time was due to pleasing people of color, my next focus will be on the female perspective." Su Yun shook her head and simply answered Romero's question, "In the vigorous equal rights movement in recent years, in addition to the equal rights struggles of people of color, the struggle for women's rights has also received more and more attention and attention."

After listening to Su Yun's analysis and summary that "women's consumption power in all walks of life and their impact on consumption data in all walks of life cannot be ignored", Romero immediately fell into deep thought.

It was not until the two shook hands and said goodbye that he gave Su Yun a final blessing with a meaningful tone: "I hope to see your innovative perspective."

"This time when I return to Hong Kong, I will first try the mode of telling the story from a female perspective. If it goes well, I believe you will be able to see my new work soon." The GG shooting time agreed with Romero is still a few months later, so Su Yun plans to return to Hong Kong first to put the previously agreed "Armored Sister" on the schedule.

After leaving the restaurant and returning to her residence, Su Yun confirmed that David was already on the plane to Paris, then she half-lay on the sofa and started making a phone call.

No one answered the call to Romy. Su Yun thought about it and called another person's phone number, remembering that David said she had just had surgery and was recuperating in the hospital.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Zha Lan's call went through immediately. After hearing that the person calling him was Su Yun, he didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

So Su Yun told him about Romy and David's situation, and then asked him to help take care of the mother and son over the phone.

"No problem, I'll take care of it." So Zha Lan is worthy of being the one among Romy's three rubbish exes who treated her the best after they broke up. When she heard that the mother and son had something to do, she took on the responsibility of helping and taking care of them no matter how busy she was.

"Then I can go back to Hong Kong with peace of mind." Su Yun hung up the phone with peace of mind, and then contacted Zhuang Long and Bowen: these two are also able to endure loneliness. After becoming a little famous because of the movie, they firmly rejected many film contracts that came to them because of their reputation, and returned to the troupe only to continue to add value to themselves.

However, due to their popularity and acting skills, the roles they were assigned and the treatment they received within the troupe after returning to the troupe were clearly of a higher level than before.

Since they wouldn't be needed for some time anyway, Su Yun generously let them go.

Of course, in addition to letting them go, Su Yun also made an agreement with the two that when there is a need to promote the movie and songs, they must try their best to make time to cooperate with the promotion.

Su Yun, who felt that she had finished most of her work, left in a hurry and silently. When Tom finally went to see her during his rare day off, she had already returned to Hong Kong.

Seeing Tom go out happily and come back dejected, Meg next door was very puzzled: "Didn't Mary tell you that she had returned to Hong Kong yesterday?"

"No, she hasn't contacted me much recently." Looking at Meg who seemed to know everything and himself who was proven to know nothing, Tom felt a little aggrieved: If Su Yun was not far away from him before, she would always take the initiative to look for him!

As a result, ever since Meg appeared, she has become more and more infatuated with the new! He finally got the third male lead role in the movie "Lights Out" because of his good performance, but Su Yun never came to see him once...

Not even a phone!

Although he knew that everyone was busy because their careers were on the rise, Su Yun didn't even tell him that she was leaving. It was Meg who told him the news later...

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Seeing Tom's eyes that seemed to be staring at a mistress, Meg waved her hand quickly.

"Nothing." Tom replied sullenly, then lowered his head and opened the door to go into the house.

"Tsk." Looking at his silent back, Meg roughly understood the inside story: it turned out that in addition to Bourne, the guy from the movie crew who was obviously interested in Mary, there was also a young man here who was bewitched by Mary's charm.

Come to think of it, with such looks, talent, wealth and a nice personality, and she has known and worked with Tom, a young man, since childhood - the two little protagonists in "The Fault in Our Stars" were a pair that many people supported.

Unfortunately, between the two of them, Tom obviously cares more about her than Marie Sue.

And Marie Sue is a rare existence whose looks surpass most people even in the entertainment industry. She was already unforgettable, and yet she also had an elusive quality... No wonder Tom couldn't extricate himself after he plunged into her.

It seems that he came to New York to fight for Marie Sue?

Alas, if I want to chase you I can't accompany you, and if I want to accompany you I can only watch the gap between you and me getting bigger and bigger... How pitiful.

Let's see if I can help him in the future. After all, it was he who recommended me to Mary Sue, which gave her the opportunity to play the leading role in "Brewster's Billions": although she was only a supporting actress, she became famous because of the popularity of the movie and got a lot of film contracts.

At the same time, Su Yun, who was already in Hong Kong, was unaware that her previous unintentional behavior had caused the sadness of one young person and the secret determination of another young person.

At this moment, she was sitting in her office, handing over a newly prepared plot to Fang Mona for review: "This is an urban professional drama from a female perspective, with two male and two female roles, so I hope to apply to transfer Zhou Yuanfa, Zheng Yuting, Zhang Querong and Mei Yanshuang to join the filming team."

Isn't this the good thing about working behind the scenes? Not only do you not have to fight for resources like a black-eyed chicken, but people will also actively come to you to curry favor with you because you have the resources. Your close friends and close friends are always there to support you whenever you want...

So, how can the glory of being a chess piece in front of others compare to the comfort of being a chess player behind the scenes?