Chapter 460 You Come and I Go
Unlike Zha Lan, who has already achieved success, fame, money and leisure, Zhuang Long and others began to leave one after another after they told Su Yun that they had no intention of giving up yet, but would try their best to strive for further progress in their careers.
The first ones to leave are definitely Zhuang Long and Chen Baiyang, who are traveling around the world with the crew's promotional mission.
"Take care of yourself." Su Yun said softly as he looked at the two people who were ready to go.
It is said that with today's technological development, mountains and rivers are no longer obstacles and we can see what we want... But the fact is that humans are still too small compared to this planet.
Especially for people like them whose working hours and locations are completely variable, once they say goodbye after meeting each other, it is difficult to guarantee when and where they will meet again.
It was also for this reason that Su Yun, who was originally quite troubled by this unexpected encounter, inevitably felt a little sad when the separation came.
"Don't worry, I'll come to visit you whenever I have time in the future." Chen Baiyang responded first.
Hearing this, Zhuang Long, who was standing on the other side, immediately looked at him with a half-smile: Sure enough... you are still too young.
That's right, compared to the experience he and Su Yun had shared from the beginning to the end, the young man Chen Boyang regarded Su Yun more as the ideal lover of his stunning youth, so it is inevitable that he has an overly tolerant and beautifying filter towards her as a young lover.
As an "old friend" who has known Su Yun for a longer time and has witnessed all of her tricks, he could undoubtedly tell from Su Yun's stiff movements at that moment that Su Yun's silent response to this sentence: saying goodbye is sad, but if it comes to the future, she is definitely not willing to accept this "surprise".
Su Yun looked at Zhuang Long's half-smile, and immediately understood what he was thinking at the moment. He raised his eyebrows at him silently, and in his warning there was a hint of pampered coquettishness.
After receiving Su Yun's "warning", Zhuang Long immediately smiled at her gracefully, "I will take good care of myself. You too, don't be too obsessed with work. You must know that your health is the most important thing."
"Alright, alright, I get it. You guys go over quickly. It will be bad if you waste time." Su Yun waved and hurried them away.
After seeing off Zhuang Long and Chen Boyang, Tom wanted to stay a little longer, but was stopped by Su Yun with the excuse that work was more important...
Finally, the only one left was Zhang Querong, who looked fine but actually had a lot on his mind.
Counting the days, it seems that it is time for him to do this...
His achievements in the film industry over the past two years are undoubtedly much better than his achievements in the music industry, and the "dual king competition" situation that was intentionally or unintentionally created by various people has already put him and his former friends in an awkward position.
As the situation became increasingly heated, Patrick Tam announced at the awards ceremony that he would no longer accept competitive awards, causing an uproar.
He just endured for two more years, and finally began to feel the importance of keeping silent in a circle where he felt increasingly lonely.
"Do you want to temporarily quit the music industry, take a break, and then focus on the film and television industry?" Hearing his inner thoughts, Su Yun felt that it was unexpected, but also reasonable.
After all, compared to his original trajectory of directly announcing his permanent retirement from the music industry, then looking for opportunities to make a comeback because he couldn't forget his love for singing and regretted it, which eventually led to a lot of criticism, this kind of "temporary" life is much better.
"I was wondering why you, a busy workaholic, suddenly have time to come visit me. Turns out you're just being nice for no reason!" Su Yun glared at him in pretended anger, which made Zhang Querong, who saw through her thoughts, laugh out loud.
"If I don't come here to 'beg' you for help, you will have no choice but to announce your permanent withdrawal." Zhang Querong smiled and shook his head.
How could a company that has reaped countless benefits from these artists let its cash cow escape so easily?
If he fails to seize the opportunity of Danny finishing his studies and returning to the music industry, which would help him continue to retain this group of fans, if he wants to "rest" again, he will really have to resort to such a tough and decisive move as quitting permanently.
Su Yun obviously thought about it and understood the real reason why he announced his temporary withdrawal and rest at this time. She glared at him again in annoyance: "You two are both causing trouble for me!"
"There's no other way. I've given you everything. You have to take responsibility, right?" Zhang Querong replied with a smile.
"I knew it - you are the worst one among these people!" Su Yun snorted.
After all, he had been through a lot at the bottom after his debut was not smooth, and he had seen all kinds of rules and unspoken rules. No wonder he has such a sophisticated yet unsophisticated face, and can also seize fleeting opportunities...
After a moment of silence, Su Yun sighed and said, "Be prepared. I will notify Xiangjiang and try to prepare for you in advance so that you don't feel as...sudden as I did today."
"It's not sudden. I'm more than two years behind Allen." Zhang Querong shook his head, then held Su Yun's hand again and kissed the back of her hand gently, "Thank you very much, responsible and beautiful lady."
"You have a really sweet tongue." Su Yun looked at him speechlessly.
"Huh? Haven't you tasted it yourself? Didn't you really feel it that night?" After all, they were "good friends" with whom he had a close relationship. There was something even more weird in Zhang Querong's flirtatious personality.
In colloquialisms, "sweet talk" usually refers to "sweet words", but whether he was really teasing or pretending to be ignorant is impossible to verify.
However... considering his past as a playboy and Huang Ge's nature as a little prince, Su Yun felt that it would be better not to investigate the truth...
After finally dealing with another troublesome man, Su Yun now turned her attention to the last super troublesome old man.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zha Lan asked curiously.
"If you and Romy work together again, people won't say anything, right?" Su Yun asked worriedly.
When Zha Lan heard this, she immediately laughed: "Oh? I thought you were someone who would do anything to make more money from the movie."
Su Yun was so angry that she raised her hand and hit him: "I'm serious - after all, you and Luo Mi are my friends."
"Then I am really flattered." Zha Lan replied in an exaggerated manner, and then continued in Su Yun's death gaze and raised fist, "Don't worry about anything. Not only will others not say anything, but they will also only look forward to it."
"Although the past events are a long time ago for both of us, as long as there is publicity and money to be made, naturally there will be people who will dig up these old stories again. You might as well worry about how to deal with enthusiastic gossipers when the time comes..."
"And speaking of which, someone invited me to work with Romy again before, but Romy wasn't very interested in that script, and then she received your invitation, so she temporarily turned it down... This time I came here, in fact, I also wanted to talk to her about this script."
After hearing what he said, Su Yun immediately understood the hidden meaning: No wonder he was willing to admit defeat so easily, it turned out that there was such a relationship!
If he agreed to make a "friendly cameo" in his movie, then wouldn't it be reasonable for her to reciprocate and help this scheming old man persuade Romy to accept the movie script?
After Su Yun secretly cursed Zha Lan for being a fox in his heart, he sent the person away with a business-like smile that made him frown deeply.
After using all possible means to persuade and get rid of these irrelevant people, Su Yun finally had time to continue filming "Birds of Prey".
Strictly speaking, the movie "Birds of Prey" can actually be regarded as a narrative that is divided into segments and perspectives.
The main plot of the movie is undoubtedly the mutual redemption of the second-generation Batgirl Barbara Gordon and the third-generation Batgirl Cassandra Cain; the personal stories of Ms. Black Hawk Natalie Reed, the second-generation Black Canary and the huntsman Helena Bertinelli are intertwined, and finally connected into a story line of the rise of female superheroes, deriving the "Birds of Prey", a female-dominated superhero team.
There is no doubt that Su Yun and Brooke both continued their previous role assignments, playing Cassandra and Barbara respectively.
Regarding this point, most fans who like these two characters and actors are cheering and rejoicing - after all, the live-action comic adaptation of "Batman" has already proved that these two castings are perfect enough. Unfortunately, "Batman" is mainly about Batman's story, and these two rare characters with top-notch appearance and acting skills do not have many roles in "Batman", which is a pity.
Even Warner Bros. was excited about the surging popularity of "Cassandra", a girl with no kung fu skills, and was planning to ask DC Comics to publish a comic story with "Batgirl" as the protagonist... So, when the news that Su Yun was planning to shoot "Birds of Prey" came out, those who loved to chase hot topics the most immediately began a new round of wait-and-see attitude, both openly and covertly.
Batman v Superman, directed by Su Yun before, although the plot was a change from the style of single character series movies, this type of movie with comedy as the main theme really appealed to all ages and families. Not only the box office has been rising day by day, but also the sales of various DVDs have been at the top of the sales charts. It is much more gratifying than the previous "Batman: The Dark Knight", which was more literary and artistic but also had a high commercial box office.
If nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to occupy the top two spots in this year's box office with these two unpopular live-action comic book adaptations, shocking the eyes of those who were not optimistic about them before...
It makes me happy just thinking about it.
What is unexpected is that Su Yun, who is very good at making money from fans, did not take the opportunity to ask for a break after her filming schedule was interrupted by "Batman v Superman", but she hurriedly started a new crew to shoot the female superhero movie that she had obtained the filming rights from them a long time ago but could not start due to various reasons.
However, if Birds of Prey sells well, it will prove that there is a market for this subject matter. Maybe if we work hard in this direction, we can open up a whole new market and reap a wave of profits that we didn’t have the chance to reap before…
Su Yun was naturally not surprised by Warner's attitude: after all, their actions were helping to facilitate the filming of "Birds of Prey" and they were not hindering the film, so of course she didn't mind these people using her and her movie as a pathfinder.
When the popularity of the previous live-action comic-adapted movies has not yet passed and the audience's enthusiasm has not completely subsided, it is the easiest time to take money from the audience and fans' pockets.
As long as Su Yun can keep steady and build on the foundation she has laid before, she can be guaranteed not to lose money this time.
Isn't the purpose of exploring every new field to make a lot of money and become a big boss?
What's more, fans and moviegoers are very supportive of Su Yun's character design: in recent years, the struggle for rights of different genders has become increasingly fierce, and the voices are getting louder and louder day by day. Even the film and television industry has begun to be affected and influenced by the waves of struggle, and has begun to dislike the beautiful posture that is unique to women.
In the beginning, the struggle for rights between different genders seemed to have won some "preferential treatment" for women. It can be said that to some extent, they did temporarily improve the status of women and female artists.
But the problem is that the birth of power is always accompanied by negative things. It only took a few short years for women to be called upon to speak up and for some people to go too far.
When such a wave of voices overwhelms the voices of ordinary people, many people will be nervous when writing characters, fearing that they will accidentally offend these people, which will then trigger rounds of boycotts, and ultimately destroy their carefully crafted characters and works.
Why are most of the characters in the movies with female protagonists in recent years, such as the "Alien" series, designed with a neutral and heroic temperament? Isn't it more or less influenced by the post-war economic boom and the liberation of people's hearts?
No matter what, money is always a person's courage.
But this situation is also a good thing from another perspective: some groups that had no interest or money before began to have money at their disposal and the freedom to buy whatever they want.
In the past, even though we tried so hard to sell comics through various channels, only boys would buy them, while girls had no interest in reading them even if we gave them to them.
But things are different now - the status of women is improving year by year, and they are gradually beginning to like comics and have become one of the purchasing forces.
Especially in comic book movies: easy to get started, grand scenes, simple and clear stories, true and tortuous emotions, etc., a series of characteristics make them the main consumer force.
Although Warner has many complaints, Su Yun agrees with one point: "It's not bad to make money."
They don't care how loud the outside voices are. They believe that once they have decided on an idea or practice that can make money, they will basically not change it - because of this characteristic, when it comes to the so-called correct level of something, they are extremely stubborn.
On the contrary, it is a good thing for Su Yun, as she can choose the right actors with peace of mind, without having to spend time and energy to deal with all kinds of correct and passionate things...
However, the current problem is that when faced with a scarce resource like beauty, some people choose to protect and embrace it, while others choose to despise and envy it.
Bright and beautiful styles have always been the most vulnerable to various insults and attacks. Unless they are special actors, those who can film are definitely actors with decent looks or figures. If they put on some heroic tights, there will immediately be people who pick it out and accuse them of "excessive exposure", "using natural physical conditions to obtain improper benefits", etc.
In order to resist this type of criticism, in recent years, female characters with some roles have wanted to take the lead role, temporarily abandoning their natural good looks and good figures, getting rid of the title of "vase", and entering the acting world.
In fact, everyone knows that there are some hard-working people in the entertainment industry, regardless of gender, age or status, who just want to lower their looks so that people can see their acting skills.
Especially in the art and literature circles, whether openly or secretly, they "target" handsome men and beautiful women. Therefore, anyone who wants to change his or her personal label by impacting an award has to grit his or her teeth and pick one or more of the ugly choices such as "stupid, ugly, and disabled", and then use a variety of unrecognizable or bizarre faces to climb the distant mountain of awards in the eyes of the world, whether laughing or amazed.
In this case, in later generations, there was a man who was almost crazy for an Oscar. He was fat and thin at will. With his unrecognizable wilderness hunter look, he finally succeeded in landing and fulfilling his dream...
Therefore, Su Yun's preparation for this film has undoubtedly gone through a new round of design and has been tempered in various aspects.
Fortunately, the actors she chose are all beauties who look good even in sacks. Even if they directly adopt the style of female heroes in comics, they are all beautiful in a unique way... But it would be better to combine it with the real situation and redesign a new style that is similar to the comic style but more suitable for the three-dimensional world.
Just like the new looks of Batman and Superman, although some die-hard fans may think that the comic book looks are not respected enough for the sake of visual effects, most people accept it well, and they can also take the opportunity to release two versions of puppet models and other peripherals, sharpening their knives to reap the benefits of the leeks...
Even genuine cosplay costumes can be sold in pairs at the same time - this is no small number!
In view of the fact that the sales of the two versions of the peripherals are indeed a lot more money, so this time when they heard Su Yun's application to design a new look for the character, Warner Bros. was very generous and said: Let her do it freely, and we can share the profits together...
In the future, all kinds of comic characters and real-life characters will be equipped with this official, authentic, multi-version dream combination set... then it will really be a great win for Pig Cage.
Su Yun was naturally delighted that the application was approved so easily and smoothly this time.
As someone who doesn't care about other people's opinions at all and only pursues her inner aesthetic at certain times, she will definitely not be affected by the voices of boycott and do the reverse optimization operation of turning a beautiful woman into an ugly thing.
Even now, examples of beautiful women dressing up as ugly people are still emerging one after another because of the resistance to "beauty" - to put it simply, in order not to objectify women, people choose to uglify women.
She also wants to sell the same clothing peripherals, so is it better to have beautiful characters wearing beautiful clothes, or is it better to have ugly characters wearing beautiful clothes?
You can figure it out with your toes!
She would never go against her conscience and call a horse a zebra or exaggerate ugliness just for the sake of political correctness or boycotting a wave of resistance!
The female superhero actresses she chose are all beauties under normal aesthetic standards: Brooke, who is known as the "eighth wonder of the world", is naturally needless to say, and she is not afraid of self-praise. As another protagonist, she herself has been called many times, such as "the most beautiful oriental female face", "the most beautiful woman in China", and other shameful titles...
The other three female supporting roles with relatively large parts are all beauties pried from various channels - the actress who plays Ms. Blackhawk is Cindy Crawford, who was ranked fifth in the 100 sexiest actresses of the 20th century by a magazine and the second most beautiful woman in the world; the actress who plays the second-generation Black Canary is Nastassja Kinski, who is known as the most beautiful woman in the European film industry; and the actress who plays the role of the female hunter is Sherilyn Fenn, who was regarded as having the beauty of the old Hollywood era after her debut and was later named one of the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Women in the World".
Of course, among the three beauties mentioned above, except for Nastassja Kinski who had already starred in the movie "Tess" in 1980 and achieved huge success in the film industry early on, the other two are still newcomers who have only recently entered this circle.
So the truth is... the combined pay of these three people can be said to be good value for money.
Su Yun was able to boldly go for the new look design, not only because she had the support of her own foundation, but also because the cost of her film remuneration had been reduced by a considerable amount through various means, so she had more funds to invest in this part of the production.
With Su Yun's high standards of "striving for perfection", even Romy, who played a guest role with fewer lines and was known as "the most beautiful woman in post-war Europe", really surpassed Zha Lan in popularity.
Originally, there was a movie script that was negotiating to invite Zha Lan and Romy to work together again, but after Su Yun intervened, Romy tactfully turned down the script and came over specifically to help Su Yun make a cameo appearance in this film, putting together the "beautiful" cast she had always dreamed of.
However, in response to Su Yun's thanks, Romy responded as a matter of course: "Based on our friendship, I will definitely choose you first - and your script is more attractive to me, and the working hours are not long, so after the filming is completed, I can return to my family as quickly as possible."
"Ah, then I am actually a little jealous of David for having a good mother like you who values family." Su Yun continued.
"Speaking of which, I have to thank you for saving David." Romy smiled and shook his head, sighing, "If David hadn't been with me, you wouldn't be where I am today."
My heart is so calm and gentle, with a passion for everything in the world, I insist on spending every day in this cold yet warm world...
"I am very honored." No matter how hard she tried when she was a child, she could not save the ill-fated Princess Sissi. Now she has the opportunity to save Romy, who also has an ill-fated life, and indirectly fulfill her childhood dream.
The two chatted and laughed for a while. In the end, Su Yun of course did not forget to "reciprocate" to Zha Lan, so she gave a few more words of advice. After all, she persuaded Romy and got her response that "after I finish filming this movie, I will seriously consider whether to accept that script."
After receiving this response, Su Yun, sitting at her desk at the end of the workday, immediately wrote down the records of the recent period in her small notebook.
I have to say, watching a movie is very enjoyable, but filming a movie is boring and busy most of the time.
Especially for someone like her who is at the top of the food chain of the entire crew, she has to pay attention to matters big and small. Even with an assistant, it can only reduce some of the complicated work that does not require much brainpower.
And many times and many things still need to be checked and handled by yourself one by one.
When she woke up in the middle of the night, she found that the light was still on in Su Yun's room. She rubbed her eyes and pushed the door open quietly. When she saw the figure working at the desk, she couldn't help but shook her head helplessly.
Feeling a cup of fragrant hot coffee placed next to him, Su Yun looked up at the person who came and immediately smiled: "I will be able to deal with these soon, and I will go to rest in a while."
Bo Ji smiled, and after sitting down to "monitor" under the pretext of "waiting", Su Yun picked up her coffee and drank it angrily: "It still takes some time..."
"Plans can't keep up with the changes, so I can only work overtime to get everything done in advance, and then I can catch up with the progress..." Su Yun explained while working, "After finishing this one, I can go back to Hong Kong to shoot another movie I've wanted to shoot for a long time."
"Is it the movie 'A Story of Kyushu' that you have been talking about for a long time?" Brooke asked with interest.
"Yes, soon, it's time——"
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