Chapter 1286 1388. A tricky variety show
Nie Wei asked the program team to give him the rules of the program and the planning of the first two episodes.
Time passed by little by little. Nie Wei looked at the plan and rules in his hands. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. The more he looked at these things, the more problematic the show became. Finally, Nie Wei couldn't help it anymore and called the PD present to the door. outside.
"Why would you choose such a play and ask actors to rehearse it?" Nie Wei asked sternly as soon as the door closed.
"We just considered that these are classic passages, so the audience will have a sense of familiarity." PD quickly explained: "It's like those classic songs. During the singing competition, as long as those singers sing classic songs, the votes will generally be It won’t be low.”
"Can it be the same?" Nie Wei held her forehead and felt a headache.
"You just know that classics are attractive enough, but have you considered the difficulty? Singing is singing, and people don't have an intuitive impression of the sound, but performing is different."
This is what Nie Wei is annoyed about. Film and television classics are more likely to be deeply rooted in people's hearts than songs, and they are also easier to leave a lasting impression on people. Many singers cover classic old songs. As long as they have the right pitch, enough emotion, and the ability to play, they will basically do it. It has received good reviews, but how many film and television remakes can get good reviews?
In the film and television industry, how many remakes can surpass those in the front seat?
Nie Wei didn't dare to say there weren't any, but when he thought about it, he couldn't think of one for a long time. He could only say that there were only a handful.
But unsuccessful works abound.
Comparing the ratings on the Fanxing website, Huang Rihua's version of Tian Long Ba Bu has a rating of 8.9 on the website, while Hu Jun's version dropped to 8.2. As for the recent Xiao Wow version, it is only 4.3.
Is it because the photo from behind is not good? If you look at the photography technology, scenes, and special effects of the TV series themselves, in fact, TV series have always been improving, and the gap in actors is actually not as big as imagined. The problem lies in "preconceptions." ’
Also, Old Bright Sword has a rating of 9.3 on the Stars film review website, while New Bright Sword only has a 4.3.
There is also a score of 9.6 for the old Westward Journey, but only 6.5 for the New Westward Journey.
Even those remakes that have been prepared for a long time cannot be recognized by the audience. So by putting such a classic character on the stage and only giving these young actors a few days to rehearse, is this film just for them to go on stage and embarrass themselves?
There are many similar examples. If you want a remake to be successful, you must have a big breakthrough. But in less than a week, what kind of "big breakthrough" can a few young actors come up with together?
The program team wants to pay tribute to the classics, but if it tells the audience, it may destroy the classics in their minds.
Nie Wei really wanted to call the program team "smart" at this moment.
"Has your program been aired?" Nie Wei thought for a while and asked directly.
"Not yet. You are participating in the first episode and we haven't even released the trailer yet." PD replied quickly.
"Then let's pause the filming first, and I'll call your station director." Nie Wei said directly. The PD was stunned when he heard it, and then he felt a little angry.
"Mr. Nie, the actors and staff are already in place. We have been filming for half a day yesterday. If it is not appropriate to stop work at this time," the PD said. In fact, he still had something to say in his heart. You, Nie Wei, are amazing. But you are the boss of Fanxing and Huayi, and you are not the boss of our Pearl TV station. Why should we listen to you?
As soon as Nie Wei took out his mobile phone, he heard the words from the PD. He glanced over and said nothing, because it was really embarrassing to compete with such a person.
But just this glance made PD feel as if he had fallen into an extremely cold abyss, and his whole body broke out in a cold sweat.
When Nie Wei and PD were talking outside the door, the atmosphere in the room was quite strange. Zheng Shuang did not expect that Nie Wei would suddenly call PD out, and she seemed very angry.
Is it because the script is too difficult? Zheng Shuang guessed.
What she didn't know was that it didn't matter if the script was just too difficult, but according to the crew's routine, they used a bunch of actors as stepping stones to praise a few people. Although Nie Wei didn't know who the lucky one was, But Nie Wei was sure that Zheng Shuang was definitely not.
This kind of show, for Zheng Shuang, or for most of the actors participating in the show, has no meaning other than recruiting bad actors.
Trying to prove that you are a capable actor through this show is simply a joke. This show can only magnify and expose the shortcomings of the actors without any benefit.
"Don't worry, your brother will be there for everything." Shu Chang saw Zheng Shuang's worry and comforted him in a low voice.
Shu Chang's words are not purely to comfort Zheng Shuang, but she has full confidence in Nie Wei. At least in the Chinese entertainment industry, Nie Wei is definitely one of the most powerful people in this industry. It cannot be said that it cannot be done without him. matter, but at least for now, Nie Wei can definitely handle it.
On the other hand, Ren Jialun was a little embarrassed. He only knew Zheng Shuang in the rehearsal room, but Zheng Shuang was chatting with Shu Chang. He couldn't intervene in the conversation between the two, and he didn't know what Nie Wei was going to do. For a time, he felt like an innocent passerby waiting for trial, pitiful, weak and helpless.
About ten minutes later, Nie Wei and PD came back.
Nie Wei's face was as usual, but the PD who followed Nie Wei out had a gloomy face when he came back, with the word 'unhappy' almost written on his face.
He is indeed very unhappy now, the kind of unsatisfactory feeling that cannot be suppressed.
Because just now, Nie Wei really called the BOSS in the station, and the BOSS really agreed to Nie Wei's renegotiation of the program. His program had only been recorded for half a day, and now it was about to be suspended.
Not to mention, Nie's only words interrupted the program, but they still had to clean up the mess left behind.
The actors who have already signed contracts, the guidance team, and even the guests who have made reservations may have to cancel. How can we expect Nie Wei to come forward for these things, and not for their program team to deal with them.
When he thought of this, the PD couldn't help but get angry, but he didn't dare to express it, so he could only hold it in. After all, Nie Wei was pretty awesome himself, and he also had the BOSS backing him up. This was really overwhelming. .
"What are you watching? Pack up the machine. We won't be recording today." Seeing the staff in the rehearsal room staring at him, the PD finally found a place to vent his anger and immediately roared.
All the staff were stunned and felt that they must have heard wrongly.
"PD, what did you say?" A screenwriter from the program team subconsciously questioned: "You mean to continue filming, right?"
"Are you deaf!?" the PD roared: "I said pack your things and call it a day, did you hear clearly?"
After saying that, the PD turned around and left the rehearsal room. Before leaving, he even vented his anger on the door. With a loud bang, everyone present except Nie Wei was frightened by the unexpected loud noise.
The staff subconsciously looked in Nie Wei's direction.
"PD is a little out of control, but don't worry. There are just some temporary difficulties in the show, which will be resolved in the near future. Please forgive me for causing trouble to you." Nie Wei explained with a smile, and finally did Apologize.
Although the staff knew that the cancellation of the show must have something to do with Nie Wei, but Nie Wei had such a good attitude, they were really embarrassed to complain.
After all the staff had evacuated, Nie Weicai explained to Zheng Shuang and others: "I may have to urgently discuss the program revision with Pearl Channel in the next three days. If I can successfully come up with a plan, then I will let it go for a few days." Fake, if I can’t reach an agreement with Pearl TV, then the company will help you cancel this show.”
"So serious?" Zheng Shuang was shocked. She didn't expect Nie Wei to want her to quit the show.
"It's so serious. I just took a cursory look at the rules and procedures and found a bunch of problems." Nie Wei said very seriously: "On the surface, this program is to help you young actors prove their acting skills, but in actual operation it is basically It is impossible to achieve this, but you will still expose many shortcomings under the rules of the show, and in the end the gain will outweigh the loss. "
"When I was filming Gu Dan, I practiced those professional fighting skills and some special forces knowledge. It took three months for Zhang Ziyi and other actors to film The Grandmaster. After three years of preparation, Zhang Zhen went from a person who didn't know anything. Ordinary people become national amateur martial arts champions.”
"Maybe you think these are a bit special and exaggerated, but if you think about Huayi's dramas, do you have to be given at least a month to study the script and figure out the characters before joining the cast?"
"The preparation of actors does not happen overnight, even for me, Ziyi, and you, Sister Shu Chang. For the TV series she filmed this time, Shu Chang read the script for more than two months. She also read the original work and worked with me We did character analysis together and took three or four months to prepare before joining the group.”
"Only when you are well prepared can you show your best."
"But for this show, I've seen the shooting schedule. The recording interval between the first and second episodes is only one week, six days to be precise, because one day of performance is also excluded."
"That's fine if it's a brand new story and character. After all, such a short drama is still barely enough, but let you challenge the classic plot and characters that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How many points do you think your performance can get by then?" How many viewers will it impress, and what kind of evaluation will it receive?”
Nie Wei then analyzed his concerns in detail to Zheng Shuang. After listening to this, Ren Jialun, who had not left, broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
Before listening to Nie Wei's analysis, he actually felt that Nie Wei was troublesome.
But after listening to Nie Wei's analysis, he suddenly felt lucky. Fortunately, Nie Wei blocked the recording of the program. Otherwise, when the work he and Zheng Shuang arranged was broadcast, the result would have been terrible.
Nie Wei's last three questions were all too clear to him.
In six days, it is impossible for everyone to rehearse together all the time. On this point, what Nie Wei said is too ideal. In fact, the teams of Ren Jialun and Zheng Shuang have already communicated with each other, and they basically spend the entire time practicing together. Just less than two days.
With the acting skills of myself and Zheng Shuang, we still have to figure out the roles, and we only have two days of opportunity to practice together. It would be a blessing if the work we produced can get a score of 70%.
How many viewers can a 70% work impress?
What kind of evaluation can a 70% work get, especially when compared with that kind of classic?
Thinking of this, Ren Jialun shuddered, as if he had a nightmare, and his whole body was frightened awake.
Zheng Shuang's expression was also very solemn. She was straightforward but not stupid. After Nie Wei said it, she understood immediately.
"What this program is going to test, I think is to test the actor's flash of inspiration on stage, but to be honest, it's not appropriate to use this kind of ethereal inspiration to measure an actor's acting skills." Nie Wei's words were slightly ambiguous. Sarcastic tone.
This program has gone the wrong way since the beginning. Under the slogan of paying tribute to classics, it actually pitted all these young actors.
Even without the program being broadcast, Nie Wei could imagine the scene of bad reviews on the Internet at that time. When the reputation dropped instantly, the program team would definitely use the means of "tearing X" to hype it up, and the result would be chaos and absurdity.
As Nie Wei was talking, a cell phone rang in the room.
Ren Jialun took out his cell phone with an apologetic look on his face, walked aside and answered the phone.
"There are some problems. Let's not talk on the phone. We will talk in person later. Don't worry, I'm fine." Ren Jialun hung up the phone in just half a minute, and then apologized to Nie Wei and others: "Brother Nie Wei, Sister Shu Chang, and Sister Zheng Shuang, I'm sorry, my agent is here to pick me up."
"Then go back, don't feel psychologically burdened." Nie Wei smiled and responded.
"Well, thank you, Brother Nie Wei." Ren Jialun thanked him with a grateful face. If Nie Wei hadn't appeared today, he might have been in trouble if he really filmed this program.
Ren Jialun left, and only his own people were left in the rehearsal room.
"Okay, you should accompany your sister well in the next few days. I'm busy." Nie Wei said with a smile, and then stood up and asked everyone to leave together. However, when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned to point at Zheng Shuang.
"Little girl, remember to owe me a meal later."
"Brother, it's just a meal. I'll treat you. How about I cover the meals for how long you and my sister stay in Mingzhu?" Zheng Shuang laughed heartily and acted generously.
If this matter was placed on an introvert, even if Nie Wei promised, he would probably think about it over and over again, but Zheng Shuang didn't seem to care much, and he started to discuss with Shu Chang what to prepare for the crew tomorrow.
Zheng Shuang is the best, and Nie Wei doesn't need to worry about anything. He is busy recently.
In fact, Nie Wei didn't care about the reaction from Pearl TV. He was angry just to give Zheng Shuang an excuse to withdraw in the future. As for cooperation, it would be best if Pearl TV was willing. If not, Nie Wei would not worry about the next home.
Because what he wanted to do had nothing to do with the current show.
Nie Wei wanted to start a new show, a brand new variety show about acting, and then let Zheng Shuang join this variety show.