Zhang Dabeard watched the material taken today as usual in the evening. Looking at Shao Bin's performance on the screen, the old man's frown never relaxed.
This Linghu Chong was far different from the Linghu Chong in his mind. At first, Big Beard was still lucky, hoping that Shao Bin could use his own efforts and constant adjustments to get as close to the character of Linghu Chong as possible. But it has been more than a week since filming started, and there is still no progress at all.
And as long as we talk about Shao Bin, both directors are complaining about being late and leaving early. If they don't practice martial arts properly, the action scenes will not be filmed well. I don’t like to read scripts yet. In the past, I was fine reading the scripts from the script, but when it came to filming, random word changes often happened. Not only did the opposite actors become passive, but even the good-tempered Huang was forced to become anxious several times.
The bearded man thought that Xu Qing had been away for two days, including that Li Tang had not come back yet, all of which were caused by Shao Bin.
If he had a vague idea before about whether it would be appropriate for Shao Bin to play Linghu Chong, now it has become a matter of whether to replace Shao Bin.
As a result, Zhang Dabeard suddenly felt a lot of pressure. Now Shao Bin's role has been filmed for almost two episodes, and one-third of the salary has been paid before filming started. If the role really needs to be changed, not only will all the previous work be cancelled, but the crew will also face losses of millions of dollars. What's even more terrible is that Shao Bin was originally appointed by him, which means that he, the chief producer, will be the first person responsible for the losses caused by the change of roles.
In addition, although substitution is easy, there is also the risk that a suitable substitute may not be found for a while, or that the substitute may not be good.
In the past two days, the old man has become so anxious that his white hair has increased a lot.
When in doubt, ask Xinman.
If Zhang Jizhong and Fan Xinman were together for sex at the beginning, then over the years, their relationship has turned into a mutual help.
Fan Xinman is very smart, calm and decisive when dealing with situations, and is good at analyzing and summarizing. Otherwise, he would not be able to achieve the position of producer and chief director of the commentary column of CCTV News Channel.
Lao Zhang hesitated and dialed Xinman's cell phone. It rang for a long time. Just when he was about to become impatient, the call was finally connected, and it was obviously very noisy on the other end of the phone.
"Where are you?" Lao Zhang asked displeased.
"I just finished the show and I was having dinner outside with my colleagues from the column. What happened?"
Xinman on the other end of the phone also had a bad tone.
There is a fifteen-year age difference between the two of them, and Lao Zhang gradually becomes unable to do what he does as he grows older, but Xin Man loves to play...
How to put it, as long as he doesn't make a principled mistake, or as long as he doesn't see it with his own eyes, Lao Zhang will turn a blind eye to some rumors. After all, he still needs this good wife, and they have been together for so many years, even if they are new Man is no longer young. Even if his left hand touches his right hand, he is still a relative after all.
"I have something to tell you."
Perhaps hearing Lao Zhang's serious tone, Xin Man on the other end of the phone said: "Wait a moment..."
After a while, the noisy background disappeared, and Xinman's voice came clearly: "Hey, you said!"
Lao Zhang told Xinman what happened here and his thoughts.
"Lao Zhang, this matter is not a trivial matter. You should think about it carefully." Xinman said seriously after hearing this.
"It's just because it's not a trivial matter that I want you to help me make an idea. If it continues like this, if it doesn't work, the losses will be even greater, and I can't bear this responsibility."
Only in front of Xinman would Lao Zhang show his weak side.
Anyway, Xinman has seen him when he is at his weakest.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then Xinman said: "Old Zhang, I suggest you keep an eye on it for two more days. Anyway, things are already like this, and it won't take more than two or three days. If it really doesn't work, then just stop it." , don’t hesitate. After all, the loss is not big now, and there is still room for saving, otherwise..."
Xinman didn't say anything further. Of course Lao Zhang knew the subtext behind it, otherwise this might completely turn into a Waterloo for his career.
In addition, Xinman also told him to start looking for replacement candidates in advance to avoid being unprepared.
Maybe it was the conflict with Lao Zhang the day before that made Shao Bin feel scared, but he was not late the next day, and his attitude towards filming was considered serious. Although the filmed content still makes people feel unsatisfied, it gave Lao Zhang renewed hope.
If Shao Bin's attitude had always been this upright, if he could work hard, maybe there would be no need to change people, and the film could go on smoothly.
However, the straw that breaks the camel's back often comes so suddenly.
March and April are the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River. Fortunately, with God’s help, the sun is rarely in the sky at noon on the third day, and the rapeseed flowers are in full bloom this season. Huang temporarily decided to shoot on location instead, because there was a scene in the script in which Linghu Chong was in a rapeseed field.
Shao Bin was not very happy when he learned that Huang was going to shoot on location instead, but fortunately he reluctantly agreed. But when we arrived at the scene, because it had rained last night, the field was still a little muddy. Shao Bin, who loves cleanliness, was unwilling to lie directly in the field. In desperation, his assistant brought a reflector from the light to put it underneath.
The reflector was very fragile, and because Shao Bin was so tall and tall, it broke as soon as he lay down on it. However, his condition was not good, so Huang was not satisfied even after several takes of this scene. But every time he lay down, a piece of the crew's reflector broke off, and in the end the reflector was not enough.
Huang, who has always been good-tempered, completely exploded this time, accusing Shao Bin of not reading the script, not doing his homework, not filming well, and not being willing to endure hardship. Shao Bin retorted and said that Huang had changed the shooting plan at a moment's notice and he was not prepared. Moreover, he was afraid of getting dirty but he just didn't want to lie down in the field.
So they broke up unhappy, and the location scene was never filmed.
Although Shao Bin's performance yesterday rekindled Zhang Dashu's hope, but to prepare for a rainy day, Zhang Dashu has really been thinking about replacement candidates in the past two days.
In fact, during the preparations, the one he was most optimistic about at the beginning was not Shao Bin but Hu Jun. He admired actors with this kind of tough guy image, because he was also this type when he was an actor before. But Hu Jun is left-handed. If he is cast as Linghu Chong, not only will it be inconsistent with the Linghu Chong described in the book, but more importantly, all the martial arts moves designed by Yuan Bing will have to be overturned and restarted. This is obviously impossible. Got Shao Bin.
As for the other candidate, the currently popular niche student Li Yapeng was self-recommended. But he was not the ideal candidate for Linghu Chong in Big Beard's mind. He originally wanted him to try Lin Pingzhi. But his agent Li Yawei refused. Just kidding, he is a popular niche, how could he deign to play a second male lead, let alone a villain.
Now that there are no other suitable candidates, Li Yapeng can give it a try.
Of course, the change of roles is of great importance. At the same time, from Shao Bin's incident, the bearded man also learned a lesson and stopped being willful and self-willed, lest he find out that the clown is himself in the end.
He planned to have people come to the crew to audition if he really came to the point of changing roles. He and the two directors made the decision together. Collective leadership and collective decision-making are my D’s consistent style. It’s just that I was too assertive before and didn’t understand it clearly.
By the way, there is also the matter of changing roles. If it really comes to this point, he will bring the two directors together to make a decision. Although the person is appointed by him, the change of roles must be made by a collective decision. This is the only way Only then can you appropriately reduce your responsibilities.
Just when Lao Zhang was thinking about everything and was feeling relaxed, Lao Huang angrily ran over to complain.
After listening to Lao Huang's hoarse accusations, Zhang Dabeard was not as angry as before, but was very calm, and the other boot finally fell to the ground.
In this case, there is no need to take any chances, and a change of roles is inevitable.
Then Huang Jianzhong was very dissatisfied when he saw the bearded man looking calm and calm, and asked: "Old Zhang, what do you mean? I think you need to talk to Shao Bin again and let him correct his attitude, otherwise this The play can’t be filmed.”
Zhang Bearded smiled slightly, pulled the excited Lao Huang to sit down, and then ordered his assistant to invite the action director Yuan Bing.
Huang Jianzhong was also an old man. Seeing that Big Beard was so abnormal, there must be a reason, so he simply sat down and took a look at what kind of medicine Big Beard was selling in his gourd.
Yuan Bing arrived soon.
"Teacher Zhang, are you looking for me?"
Yuan Bing came in and saw Lao Huang there, wondering if Shao Bin had caused trouble again.
Sure enough, after Zhang Bearded asked him to sit down, he asked him seriously: "Director Yuan, what do you think of Shao Bin's performance during this period?"
"Well……"
Yuan Bing was stunned for a moment, and then sighed, why should I ask? It's obvious that there are lice on the bald head! And he was the first person to quarrel with Shao Bin on the set. At that time, it was you with a big beard who came to mediate and managed to calm it down. Now when filming action scenes, he no longer considers how well Shao Bin fights. There is a stand-in anyway, so Shao Bin's face is only shown in close-ups and frontal close-ups.
Although Yuan Bing didn't speak, the look on his face said everything.
Zhang Bearded nodded and said to Huang Jianzhong: "Director Huang, what do you think?"
Lao Huang was already holding back his anger, so he immediately said: "I think it's okay. Anyway, I can't cooperate with this person now."
Hearing this, Zhang Dabeard's eyes suddenly lit up, he slapped the table and said, "Okay, today we will make a decision to replace Shao Bin."
As soon as these words came out, Huang Jianzhong and Yuan Bing couldn't help but widen their eyes. To be honest, they had had enough of Shao Bin for a long time, but they didn't expect Zhang Dabeard to be so decisive in this matter.
Then I heard Zhang Dabeard say with a righteous face: "It is easy for us to make this decision, but the work after making the decision is not easy. Maybe the person we are looking for is not as good as Shao Bin, but what we want is a creative attitude! This is to bear the pain The decision to cut off the meat is now at the most dangerous time for the crew. No matter how big the risk is, people must be replaced. We cannot slap ourselves in the mouth in the future!"
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