Images Started to Move Chapter 6

Max Shi finally did not leave the table. Before he even reached the door, he was persuaded to come back by the Wang brothers from Huayi Advertising.

Feng Xiaogang also apologized. After all, he was the one who asked Max Shi to help, and Max Shi didn't need the money.

When Max Shi wanted to be a writer, his family disagreed and hoped that he would go into business. They even bought him a Jetta and a gold Rolex starry sky watch.

However, there were too many diamonds on the gold Rolex, which sparkled brightly in the sun, making it difficult to tell the time, and Shi Qi found it troublesome.

Fortunately, the person didn't leave, otherwise the scene would have been ugly.

Even after being persuaded to come back, Ethan Tang still felt a little embarrassed.

There was nothing wrong with Feng Xiaogang and the others, they were just having a quarrel among friends.

Go have a drink, get drunk, and it will be over.

However, Feng Xiaogang, Victor Wang, Martin Chen and others all agreed on the same tone. Although President Han did not express his opinion, it seemed that he agreed.

He deleted and revised his own script, and after Max Shi came back, he was still sulking and didn't say a word.

Only George Ge still looked leisurely, as if it had nothing to do with him.

However, unexpectedly, just giving Ethan Tang a chance to show off gave him a big surprise. It seemed that Feng Xiaogang agreed with all the suggestions he made.

How could Feng Xiaogang not agree? It really touched his heart.

There were even some things that he had similar ideas about, but before he had thought them through or perfected them, Ethan Tang said them out loud.

What a talent!

"Ethan Tang, you just graduated this year?"

Thinking that Ethan Tang was so suitable for him and had just graduated, Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but ask again.

"We just took our graduation photos a few days ago." Ethan Tang nodded.

"Director Su has helped us a lot as he has such insights into movies right after graduation." President Han also praised him.

"Mr. Han is right. He is truly a young talent. Is there anyone in your family working in the film industry?"

Huang Zhongjun laughed. Compared to Ethan Tang's ability as a screenwriter, he was more curious about whether he had any background, so he asked George Ge, who was always in a Buddhist attitude, to take the initiative to introduce him.

Ethan Tang could only smile, he had a Fcuking background.

George Ge smiled and said, "Ethan Tang is not only a good screenwriter, but also has a deep understanding of comedy and performance. Just now when we came here, we saw a young man at the factory gate. He had a very honest and simple smile, which was very likable. But he saw through us at a glance."

At that moment, he vividly recounted what had happened at the gate of Beijing Film Studio, where Ethan Tang saw through Oliver Wang's smile.

It was a very ordinary thing, but George Ge's ability in storytelling was beyond doubt. He told the story in a very humorous way, making everyone present listen with great interest.

The atmosphere suddenly changed from the confrontation between Feng Xiaogang and Max Shi to harmonious.

However, this meeting has just begun and is only setting the tone for the next draft of the script.

How to write the script and how to shoot the movie still need further discussion.

To change the original script so much is definitely not just a minor revision.

In fact, the script has huge problems.

In the middle of the discussion, Ethan Tang also put forward some of his own opinions at the appropriate time.

"Director Feng, I actually have a big confusion about the script. The character of Taylor, a famous Hollywood director, is too out of place in such a comedy film that is mainly based on humor and satire.

In such comedies, the characters with more screen time are usually divided into three categories: those who laugh at others, those who are laughed at, and those who laugh at themselves.

But the character of Taylor doesn't belong to any category, yet he has too many scenes, which makes him seem redundant in the whole movie. "

Before Feng Xiaogang could say anything, Max Shi spoke first, his tone full of sarcasm.

"I've said it before, this character is problematic because it's only concerned with pleasing foreigners. I previously increased the roles of the old-school Hollywood producers and the young up-and-coming producers just to fill in the void of Taylor's character!"

Well, the argument started again. Max Shi was still very dissatisfied with the fact that his script had been drastically edited and deleted.

A writer's mouth is as powerful as his pen.

At this time, someone needs to come out to smooth things over. Usually, it is James Wang who does this. Later, he often represented Huayi externally, working with various celebrities, appearing in various social occasions, and fighting various publicity campaigns.

Compared with his younger brother, Victor Wang is much more low-key, giving the outside world the illusion that he is taciturn and not good at speaking.

However, before James Wang could try to smooth things over, Martin Chen, Columbia Asia Production Director, who had been watching, spoke first.

He coughed twice and said, "'Big Shot' is different from other movies. It faces the global film Mark Liet and needs a story that can be accepted by both domestic and foreign audiences. We still need to be cautious about the role of Taylor."

So it was because of this. No wonder Ethan Tang always felt something was wrong.

Columbia invested 20 million in "Big Shot", and with the overseas revenue, it will definitely be released in North America and even the world.

There is a common phenomenon in Hollywood movies: the Chinese supporting characters in the movies look different from us.

A typical example is Fu Manzhou, the super villain in Marvel.

The treacherous and evil image of a pointed chin, mustache, and slender eyes, always confined to a dark world, proficient in all kinds of torture and poisons, planning all kinds of evil activities, embodied all the worst imaginations of Westerners at that time about the Chinese in the East.

Chinese characters in Hollywood movies, even if they are supporting roles, regardless of gender, good or bad, always tend to be ugly.

Correspondingly, there is an unwritten rule in Hollywood that the white middle class always occupies an important position in a movie and receives special care and respect.

Taylor in "Big Shot" is a white elite with a certain social status. In order to be released overseas, he cannot be vilified.

This makes the character in the movie particularly incongruous. He is even more upright than the male protagonist George Ge.

He has a lot of scenes, is neither funny nor sentimental, is more righteous than the protagonist, and is a foreigner. This kind of character should not appear in a comedy movie.

We cannot offend foreigners, nor can we offend the male lead George Ge, and we cannot offend domestic and foreign audiences.

In fact, the best way to deal with it is to use the same approach as Feng Xiaogang's other film, "See You Tomorrow."

In that movie, George Ge taught Chinese lessons to American police in the United States. He stood on the podium, holding a teaching stick, and taught the American police Chinese words such as "lie down", "stop talking nonsense" and "be honest".

And when teaching these words, the tone was like that of a police officer speaking to a prisoner. He spoke to the American police and waved his pointer from time to time.

The American police in the audience sat obediently and allowed George Ge to teach them a lesson.

The audience enjoyed watching the American police, who always have a sense of superiority, obey the orders of a Chinese gangster respectfully in the United States.

This is a typical offense to foreigners. If the role played by the great director Taylor had been handled in this way, it would have been more appropriate for a satirical comedy.

But this certainly cannot be changed. After all, Colombia is the investor, and the largest investor.

But there are some things that Ethan Tang still said directly: "But what about the domestic audience? The character of Taylor runs through the whole film and there is no dramatic conflict with Mr. George Ge.

As two main characters in a comedy, they should fight with all their might, cancel each other out, plot, torture, sabotage, ridicule, etc., each with their own purpose or desire, so as to arouse laughter.

"Does the domestic audience still need to worry?"

James Wang felt that Ethan Tang was too nosy. He was just here to help out, so why would he talk so much?

"As long as it's Director Feng's film, there will be no shortage of audiences!"

Although this decisive statement seemed a bit arrogant, everyone present felt it was natural.

Otherwise, Columbia would not have spent 20 million to buy overseas copyrights. This is a comedy, and the jokes in different countries around the world are different. The cultural differences are too great.

Victor Wang has absolute trust in Feng Xiaogang, no matter what he shoots.

Although Mr. Han did not have absolute trust, he still invested in a family emotional film like "A Sigh", not to mention that "Big Shot" is a comedy.

Feng Xiaogang's comedies are hard currency.