After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn - Chapter 280

[Chapter 279]

The news that Jingying was going to make a big movie spread quickly. The producer and actor have already decided on Tao Mu, and the director has also decided on Cheng Baodong. As for the subject matter, it is better to decide – just shoot the movie version of “The King of Soldiers”. It will be released during the National Day next year. While catering to the main theme, it can also catch the heat of “The King of Soldiers”.

Said to be the movie version of “The King of Soldiers”, in fact, the plot has nothing to do with the TV series. At most, it’s a spinoff of a TV show. That is to say, it tells the story of the leading actor who has become a special force and several other important supporting roles going abroad for missions. This mainly takes into account the time limit of the movie and the smoothness of the action, as well as the visual effects of various blasting pictures.

Of course, another crucial reason for choosing this theme is that most of Jingying’s classmates have received military training for several months. They were still immersed in the shooting atmosphere and did not come out. The school felt that this situation was very suitable for actors to play. No need to spend time on extra pre-screen training either.

In general, Beijing Films wanted to make a big movie to test the waters, but also wanted to ensure the basics of box office and word of mouth, plus the confidence in Tao Mu’s ability to produce, so they were lazy by the way.

All colleagues in the industry can see how much confidence Jingying has in Tao Mu from the actions of Jingying school. But in this way, Cheng Baodong’s situation as a director is somewhat embarrassing.

As we all know, Cheng Baodong is one of a kind on the set, and he is a director who emphasizes the right to speak. Even investors and producers cannot raise any objection to Cheng Baodong’s filming method. In other words, even if there are conflicts and objections, in the end, Cheng Baodong’s opinions must be followed.

However, Tao Mu’s methods and attitudes at work are also very tough. “The Great Wall of Flesh” and “Fashion”, which he supervised, including the mainland version of “Black and White”, all have a strong personal style. Let the phrase “Tao Mu’s products must be high-quality products” spread throughout the industry and become a guarantee of box office and ratings, but at the same time, it will inevitably sacrifice the director’s and other people’s right to speak.

What’s more, the gossip that Tao Mu and Cheng Baodong had a bad relationship had already spread throughout the entertainment circle. Jingying brought these two Buddhas together, and also made it clear that the carriage and horse showed more trust in Tao Mu. All the insiders began to secretly wait to watch the show.

Sure enough, Cheng Baodong, who also heard the rumors, quickly expressed his stance. He proposed to the Beijing Film School to hold an audition meeting for all Beijing Film students during the film preparation. He also strongly advocated that the school choose another script, to depict the connotation and theme of the film while taking into account the commercial nature, and at least to reflect the literary quality and artistic independence of Beijing Film.

Where is the director’s right to speak in the crew? Casting and changing the scene may not be the most important factor, but it is definitely the most obvious and intuitive. Generally speaking, the male and female protagonists of a film and television drama are stuffed in by the management, the producer or the director. As the producer and investor of the big movie, Tao Mu has been designated as the leading actor by Beijing Film. The heroine of this movie is not very important. Obviously, she is a character who is popular and may not be popular. Cheng Baodong absolutely could not tolerate Tao Mu’s crew after taking away the male lead.

Not to mention the requirement to change the script. As the director of the production, Cheng Baodong even wanted to suppress Tao Mu’s team, and of course it was impossible to endure Tao Mu’s personal style throughout the script.

“The King of Soldiers” is a recruitment propaganda drama with the main theme co-produced by Tao Mu and the military. Of course, the way the Beijing Film School chose to shoot the film version of “The King of Soldiers” can maximize the guarantee of the basic film. But for Cheng Baodong, these actions made the film heavily marked with Tao Mu’s personal brand. Under the basic situation that the TV series “The King of Soldiers” has been set for the National Taiwan Golden Theater, the film version is good or not.

Cheng Baodong has been famous for many years, how can he be willing to be Tao Mu’s puppet? And Cheng Baodong’s objection is also plausible. He believes that the Beijing Film Academy is too superstitious about Tao Mu’s personal abilities. Although the TV version of “The King of Soldiers” is a military-supported main theme recruiting propaganda drama, it seems to be a good resource at present. But after the real release, it may not be a big hit. If Jingying rushes to make a movie version, the reputation of the TV series will be bad after it is released, which is likely to affect the reputation and box office of the movie version.

Moreover, the plot of the movie version has little to do with the TV version. It’s just hanging the names of a few main supporting characters. In this case, it is better to make a new movie directly. Moreover, Cheng Baodong also mentioned that the actor is Tao Muwai, and the remaining supporting roles try to choose the famous Jingying graduates in the circle. Wouldn’t this also guarantee the basic disk? And it is more reliable than shooting the movie version of “The King of Soldiers” directly.

Cheng Baodong’s suggestion also makes some sense. But the current situation is that Jingying needs Tao Mu to play the three important roles of producer, investor and actor. The reason why I chose to shoot the film version of “The King of Soldiers” is not only because of the above considerations, but also to support the students of Jingying School. In contrast, although Cheng Baodong is the director of the film, his right to speak is not comparable to Tao Mu, who is also the producer, investor and actor. It is also reasonable.

Of course, as Cheng Baodong said, he is the director after all. Even if he has less right to speak, he has the right to make suggestions in terms of casting and revising the script. Moreover, Cheng Baodong proposed to let the famous graduates in the circle participate in the movie, which did take into account the affordability of the box office. Not to mention that what Cheng Baodong recommends is still a first-line superstar in the circle, also Wang Boyuan, who is also known as Cheng Baodong’s golden partner in the industry.

Cheng Baodong said directly that with Wang Boyuan joining the film, the basic price of this film can be guaranteed at least 500 million. It’s just that with Wang Boyuan’s popularity and influence, if he joins, this movie can’t be Tao Mu’s big male protagonist movie – at least it has to have two male protagonists.

Cheng Baodong’s remarks sounded reasonable. However, Tao Mu, who has the memories of his previous life, knew that when Cheng Baodong held the position of the junior senior in his previous life, he never mentioned the matter of the two male protagonists. So it really came to me!

I didn’t like Cheng Baodong’s behavior at first, not to mention Cheng Baodong made things difficult for Tao Mu several times. Tao Mu didn’t bother to care about his own interests before. Now, when he is the producer and the largest investor, he has to steal his own big male lead and change it into a double male lead – it’s not that Tao Mu has never done something like spending money to promote others in the top position, but then again No matter how you get used to it, Tao Mu has to be willing to do it.

In this situation, Cheng Baodong is treating Tao Mu as a fool?

Although Cheng Baodong is the most popular director of commercial films in the Beijing circle, he is not the only one who can make good commercial films in the entertainment industry.

So overnight, the entertainment industry was stunned to discover that someone on the Internet suddenly broke the news anonymously that the big director used his authority and right to speak to co-operate with the crew’s financial pit to film the best news during the filming.

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