Chapter 447 New Look
After the two crews flew back to Hong Kong, Su Yun took some time out from filming to talk to Fang Mona and asked her to pay more attention to Wang Liyan's relationship status.
"I've always felt that it's not suitable for her to fall in love too early. Firstly, it will affect her career, and secondly, she won't be able to handle it." Fang Mona didn't quite agree with Wang Liyan's relationship in the first place, and now that Su Yun revealed such a big piece of news, her face immediately darkened.
Even though she is definitely not as good as Su Yun, her real biological daughter, Wang Liyan is still a future big star candidate that she spotted at first sight and brought out with all her strength. If she is deceived by a scumbag who can't handle relationship problems well, it would undoubtedly be a slap in her face.
Maybe it was fate, but before she met Su Yun, she had thought of controlling her using the love-brained approach of young girls - now, although Su Yun didn't fall for it, she unknowingly fell for Wang Liyan, whom she treated like a half-daughter.
Perhaps it is because when one has a real soft spot, one's personality will also become a little softer. When Su Yun heard Fang Mona apologize to him for her previous "thoughts", he immediately waved his hand and said, "This problem cannot be entirely blamed on you. Young people need guidance."
Seeing Su Yun speaking in an overly young manner, Fang Mona was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Anyway, I will take care of this matter. Just finish filming Grave Robbers and then hurry up to accept the Warner contract."
"Of course. No matter how urgent the work is, you should put your health first." Thinking of how much Su Yun had suffered from birth to growing up, even though she now looked so healthy and energetic and could work non-stop, Fang Mona couldn't help but worry about her physical condition.
"Well, I will definitely pay attention to it, please rest assured." Su Yun nodded seriously in response.
Although her work schedule is not as good as that in Hollywood where people have a clear separation between work and private life, her work situation is definitely a better combination of work and rest than that in Hong Kong where people work hard as long as they can. Otherwise, why would so many people want to join her team?
In addition to the fact that the remuneration is better and more stable than that of other production crews of the same period, they will not push their people to the limit and use them to death, which is what everyone cares about and likes the most - after all, money is something that can only be spent if you are alive...
In fact, Su Yun has been trying to change this atmosphere of involution and harshness, but this deep-rooted "tradition" is not something that newcomers like her and her second brother can change all at once, so they can only rely on their status as newcomers to squeeze out the meager benefits for the workers from those old hands.
Especially since the parents are also well-known warriors of the "mean" army, even if they are not completely targeted due to their blood relationship, it will still be difficult for them to go home.
Capital has never been so easy to shake. Su Yun did not gain much benefit from cost-cutting, so he naturally set his sights on open source, hoping to gradually improve the remuneration level of the company's employees through the method of more work, more pay.
Even though Zhao and TBB's employees are known for their humanity, humanity will not remain unchanged forever. The people under them have to drink some soup so that they can have more energy to work.
This truth is so obvious that it cannot be more obvious, but many people do not take it seriously. They often do the opposite and ignore their conscience for profit.
For example, Warner Bros., with whom she has worked for many years, always makes people angry every time a new outrageous operation suddenly emerges. However, the most ridiculous thing is that Warner Bros., which often interferes with production, is actually one of the companies with relatively little involvement in production among the major companies of the same level...
Of course, while the platforms of large companies allow people to obtain a lot of resources, it is also inevitable that they will take advantage of their size to bully customers.
When Su Yun followed the rising star Jiahe, besides being looked down upon by the past connections, they often quarreled over the issue of profits. Later, Zhao changed to the Zhao family. On the surface, Warner seemed to be less dog-eyed, but privately, the quarrels over the distribution of profits became more intense. Every time the two sides negotiated, they would bring a row of people to calculate the data, for fear that the other party would embezzle the money if they were not careful...
It is considered "conscientious" for big companies to cook the books through various means, swallow a portion of the profits and dividends, and drag on for several years to settle the final accounts; but those with a darker heart and more cruel heart can make a blockbuster movie that has a box office of more than ten times the cost end up with a loss, and then not give you a penny or even ask you to pay for it... This is not a joke, but the real truth.
Although Su Yun herself is not a professional in this field, any professional can see the problem. She is so arrogant that anyone with a little bit of brains can think of this impossible situation. But they dared to do it, and they were so thick-skinned that they cried and complained that they lost a lot of money on this film, while they made accounts and transferred the profits to the subsidiary company...
After all the profits are squeezed out, the movie will be a loss, so why should we share the profits? You should be laughing if I don't give you money!
In short, the company has been complaining about losses every year, but projects keep coming one after another, and I don’t know who is “losing” here.
Having seen so many capitalists who are not only stingy but also want to bite back, Su Yun can only be more careful and will never save the money if she needs to hire professionals.
As he got older, his work and business scope expanded, and the number of strange accounts with various names increased, Su Yun gradually shifted the focus of his work to production and delivery. He handed over the negotiation of interests to a team of professionals and would no longer take on too much responsibility like he did in the early days of his "entrepreneurship".
The advantages of this are obvious: at least, she can concentrate on her behind-the-scenes work and scientific research in peace and stability, without having to spend too much time paying attention to these conflicting interests.
She only occasionally supervises and checks to make sure that there are no problems with her subordinates, and pays more attention to her own financial situation when she has a new plan. It's funny to say that because she is busy with work and doesn't pay much attention to these things, it is often when the media compiles a new list of the richest people from various channels that Su Yun will belatedly realize what level her current wealth is at...
However, although she ranks high in wealth, she does not have much money on hand, otherwise she would not have compromised with Warner's plan to strike while the iron is hot with the Batman and Superman combination plan and then take advantage of the victory to follow up with a movie.
This is really the last time - although the plot can hardly be counted as part of the official plot and is basically used as a spin-off...but the combination of Zha Lan Bat and Garif Chao is too dreamy a combination. Any fan with a little dream will find it hard to resist this pair of leading actors who can break the dimensional wall with one punch.
What's more, this time, it took a lot of negotiation and discussion to reach a cooperation agreement on the box office revenue sharing...
There is no reason not to go. It is a rare opportunity that Zha Lan continues to maintain the image of Batman because of the promotional contract requirements, and does not let herself go and turn herself into Fatman in the sunshine, beaches, fine wines and delicious food. Rif is still in full bloom now, so this century combination must not be missed!
When Su Yun joined the crew, some of the literary scenes that did not require "transformation" had been almost finished, and the protagonist's superhero look had also gone through multiple sets of creation - of course, strictly speaking, Reeves' new Superman look had to be polished again on the basis of the previous versions, while Zha Lan could basically use the previous "The Dark Knight" look, saving a lot of time and budget.
Warner Bros. was reluctant to spend money on designing a new look for Superman, but they also wanted to make money and restore their reputation by combining the two popular characters, so it was not a good idea to give Batman a cooler armor-style look that is more suitable for modern screen aesthetics, while Superman only has the previous high-contrast red and blue shiny tights and a red cape... So after arguing for a long time, they all agreed to Su Yun's opinion, thinking that this little money should not be saved.
Of course, the most crucial thing is that Su Yun took the initiative to propose that she would bear the design fee of the new look first. If the makeup photos were released and only attracted boos, then she would agree to use the old classic look, and she would pay for the design fee out of her own pocket.
But if the new look is popular, then the money will be included in the film production costs.
However, compared to Batman's controversial but ultimately more acceptable dark-toned light armored suit, Reef's new Superman look has attracted more controversy and debate.
Originally, a large part of the looks of superheroes such as Superman were inspired by the bright and colorful eye-catching looks of the circus to show off their physical strength. Although it is undoubtedly best to show off muscles by going shirtless, considering the relatively conservative atmosphere of that era and the age target of the comics audience, they could only imitate the circus's nylon tights and design a high-saturation, high-contrast color scheme that would be an absolute highlight at first glance.
Although Batman is an exception whose settings have been modified, the particularly eye-catching bright yellow belt around his waist is often indispensable in his classic appearance; not to mention Superman, who has mastered the high-saturation and high-contrast color matching technology...
In addition, the comic book color printing technology in the past was not up to standard and could not print too complex lines and shadows, making it difficult to distinguish the superheroes wearing tights and fighting sports. Therefore, the red outerwear underwear, which was classic but also complained and spoofed by countless people, has been firmly branded on Superman, the son of Krypton.
Similarly, the popular Marvel character Spider-Man is also "tortured" by this high-saturation, high-contrast red and blue color-blocking suit...
They are brothers in distress, needless to say.
Anyway, in the situation back then, such a design not only made it easier for readers to recognize people, but also easier for painters to paint. They just used bright red, green, yellow, and blue. Even if there were problems with the printing technology and there was a color cast, it was still a bright contrast and a standout personality...
But the problem lies in the limitations of this era: in the past, when we looked at these colorful and contrasting characters in comics, they were also two-dimensional paper people, and we could barely hold up this sense of second-year status; but now, if we want to show the classic look of superheroes on the screen of film and television... it is really awkward and embarrassing.
After gradual adjustments in later generations, the classic comic book look was brought to the stage in "Captain America", and the protagonist's strong discomfort and self-conscious shame were used to imply that this high-saturation and high-contrast bright-colored patent leather classic look was really not suitable for daily life.
When it comes to the actual battle scenes, the colors are changed to a new dark and matte look. The shots give off a feeling that is relatively closer to the three-dimensional aesthetic concept and has a much better texture.
Of course, for characters like King Kong Wolf, who in comics wears a bright golden uniform that is too challenging to the three-dimensional human vision, there is also a desperate way - the crew directly let the actors who have trained extremely well return to the shirtless state that can best show off their muscles but cannot be shown due to the limitations of the three views at the time, and use this shirtless look to maintain consistency for most of the scenes...
Although the 1980s was a time of crazy dressing in the eyes of many people, no matter how crazy it was, there was still fabric covering it, and even a lot of scraps of fabric and thread were used to create a layered effect. So Su Yun certainly couldn't do anything reckless, and could only compromise and adopt a moderate opinion.
So, after looking at several sets of looks that were mainly dark in color, with red and blue contrasting colors but obviously much better in texture than before, Su Yun finally stretched out her "sinful" claws and chose the new look without the dark red outer pants.
As soon as this new look came out, it undoubtedly ignited a bomb in the crowd!
Previously, Batman had lost his classic outerwear, but Batman's new look is dark in color, close to black, and it looks like a light armor, so after everyone was entangled between the classic and reality, they silently accepted this more "normal" new look.
But Superman's appearance is eye-catching and unique, and it is definitely the highlight. Even if the main tone is changed from light to dark, the contrast between dark red and dark blue is still eye-catching with a strong contrast.
As for the red pants that have been ridiculed and pranked many times, when they were still there, people seemed to dislike them and even treated them as a joke. But when they were gone, people who were used to seeing them seemed to feel that something important was missing...
However, compared to the conservative people who support the "classics", passers-by and most people who are open-minded and can accept new things and new ideas mostly expressed their approval and praise for this new look.
The scope of this styling controversy was quite wide, and when it gradually settled, Su Yun suddenly received a strange title - "a woman who successfully stripped off the underwear of her husband and supermodel"...
What's more, when asked about Su Yun's radical new look and the controversy that followed, he said with a complicated expression, "Although I still prefer the classic look, I have to say that the new look is more suitable for film and television presentation...
"As a woman who successfully stripped off the old man and the big panties, Marie Sue is admirable in every way..."
Regarding the rumor that she was lurking in two male protagonists at once, Su Yun, who had endured a lot just to get some new clothes for her favorite characters, finally said with a smile: OK, as long as you feel happy...