214 Sacrifices for the Box Office
As the saying goes, whatever you fear will come to you.
Originally, Ye Fan didn't have enough time, as various music award ceremonies were about to start again.
Ye Fan looked at the invitation in his hand:
"The 21st Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs", May 6, Hong Kong Island Convention and Exhibition Center;
"The 9th Wanwan Golden Melody Awards", May 29, Wanbei Arena.
Fortunately, several other major music award ceremonies were not held at the same time, otherwise Ye Fan would be really busy.
"You should be able to win some big prizes this time. I really want to go with you."
Seeing Zeng Li's envious expression, Ye Fan smiled and said, "What you said reminds me. I'll ask first if there is any grand prize. If not, I won't go."
"I took the time to go there, but there was no big prize, so what's the point of going there? It also delayed my filmmaking, it's not worth it."
Zeng Li smiled and said: "For such an important award, if you don't go there unless you win the award, wouldn't it mean that you are not giving honor to the organizer?"
"Hey~ it's their loss if I don't go, okay. As long as their awards are fair and just, it's my problem if I don't go. They want me to give them face, so it's not a big deal if they beg me to go."
"Hehe, I know you are great, but it's better to go if you can. Don't offend anyone too much."
Ye Fan looked at Zeng Li, who looked virtuous, and nodded silently.
He sacrificed his filming time to attend the award ceremony. If he is not satisfied with the award, don't blame him for being disrespectful.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You beat me so much during the day. Do you want to make it up to me now?"
Zeng Li rolled her eyes at Ye Fan and said, "You asked me to really beat him. That's how your novel was written. Who can blame me? You still need me to compensate."
Seeing that it was useless to talk, Ye Fan had no choice but to act rogue, saying that it was wrong for her to hit someone without compensation, and even acted police with Zeng Li.
Looking at the upright Ye Fan, Zeng Li smiled and said: "Officer Ye, do you have any evidence? If not, I will call for help~"
"Just scream, no one will come to save you if your throat is broken..."
"I don't believe it, please help... um..."
Um...it turns out that Ye Fan's "acting skills" have improved so much.
The next day, Ye Fan told Chen Kexin that he was going to attend the music award ceremony, and asked Chen Kexin to focus on filming his scenes in the next day.
Chen Kexin has nothing to do with this. Ye Fan has this right as the No. 1 of the crew. Besides, he has already received the directing fee. Even if the filming schedule is delayed by Ye Fan, that is their investor's business.
Moreover, when filming movies on Hong Kong Island, it is common for actors to skip scenes or take leave. Hong Kong directors like them have become accustomed to it. Chen Kexin is a little uncomfortable seeing mainland actors being so dedicated.
Seeing that Chen Kexin agreed so readily, Ye Fan didn't say much, turned around and devoted himself to the filming of the movie.
What we are going to shoot in a moment is a very important classic shot, that is the shot of Ye Fanquan... taking a shower.
Chen Kexin and other Hong Kong filmmakers didn't have much feeling for this kind of shot, but he was thinking about whether to clear the scene or not when shooting for a while. It was a little entangled.
Zeng Li and other mainlanders looked at Ye Fan with expressions that wanted to laugh but couldn't. After all, this kind of shot was relatively large in 1998, but Ye Fan's female fans would probably be very happy when they saw this scene.
Bar.
"Xiao Fan, you already know that you are going to star, so why are you writing such a large scale? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to pass the review?"
Looking at Zeng Li with a smile on his face, Ye Fan smiled bitterly and said: "The mainland version is definitely different from the versions in other places. I realized later that I wanted to change it too."
"But Boss Yang and the others disagreed. They said that with this scene, the box office of "Savage Girl" would be higher overseas."
"Then what can I do? I can only sacrifice my body for the box office."
Zeng Li laughed unkindly when he heard Ye Fan's words, and the others couldn't help laughing.
Ye Fan complained in his heart that the atmosphere in Bangzi Country was really open. No wonder they could produce so many classic third-category... ahem, third-category movies...
At this time, Chen Kexin came over and said: "Okay, okay, Ye Fan, please be mentally prepared. The filming is about to start. Do you want to clear the set?"
Although Chen Kexin didn't want to clear the place, he wanted to see if Ye Fan would be embarrassed.
But as a famous director, if he didn't raise this issue, Ye Fan would inevitably have to write it down in his notebook if he found out about it later.
"Yes, we must clear the place."
Ye Fan answered extremely quickly. This was the first time he had filmed such a scene, so it was impossible not to be nervous.
"That's not the same thing. Anyway, so many viewers can see the movie after it is broadcast."
Looking at Chen Daoming with a smile on his face, Ye Fan couldn't complain, could it be the same?
Ye Fan is going to think about other classic movies with this kind of scene when he has time, and see if he dares to act in it!
Seeing that Ye Fan's mood had stabilized, Chen Kexin started filming.
Ye Fan carried Zeng Li on his shoulders. This action was very easy for Ye Fan. After all, the two of them acted a lot in the evening...cough~
Mainly because Zeng Li is underweight and Ye Fan exercises regularly and is in good health. However, during the filming of this scene, Ye Fan still had to pretend to be struggling.
Arriving at a small hotel, Ye Fan gasped and checked into a room with the boss. After he put Zeng Li on the bed, he was about to take a shower.
While taking a shower, Ye Fan was also cruel. When things came to a head, he couldn't allow him to back down. Anyway, he opened and closed his eyes in one shot.
In order to have a one-time life, Ye Fan unleashed all his potential. When the police looked at him at the door and raised his hands, saying not to move, Ye Fan raised his hands, but the towel fell from his hands.
The scene suddenly became awkward. At this time, Ye Fan had just finished taking a shower. He was completely... well, he couldn't block his body by raising his hands. If he didn't raise his hands, the police wouldn't let him do it. It really means that he didn't do it if he raised his hands, and he didn't do it if he didn't raise his hands.
Therefore, Ye Fan's honest and honest expression at this time timely showed his current emotions of panic, fear, innocence and even confusion. The complex expressions and emotions directly made the scene full of comedy!
Fortunately, the scene had been cleared, and the two police officers they called were also actors from the Beijing Film Studio, and their expressions were well controlled, without any laughter.
"Good! It's stuck! It's passed! It's perfect!"
When Chen Kexin saw Ye Fan's performance, he couldn't help but admire him. It turns out that pressure is the key to improving an actor's acting skills. He either breaks through or stagnates.
At this time, the two policemen couldn't help it anymore and started laughing.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Ye Fan quickly went to the bathroom and put on his clothes when he heard Chen Kexin shouting.
When Zeng Li saw the director yelling, she also got up and went to the bathroom to help Ye Fan get dressed. Her technique might be even more skillful than Ye Fan's.
When Chen Kexin saw Zeng Li's behavior, his eyes became a little ambiguous, but he didn't say anything more and left the room with the others, closing the door.
"Tsk, tsk, Ye Fan has such a good figure. How did he train those abs and chest muscles?"
"No, I'm envious too, especially... he's just a little older than me."
"Tch, come on, it's not like I haven't seen you before when I was taking a bath in the bathhouse, so don't put too much prestige on yourself."
"Hey, you think Pan Lu and Deng Xiaoxian have at least three or four of them."
"I feel like he has nothing but time to occupy."
…
Listening to the people nearby discussing Ye Fan's figure, Chen Kexin didn't pay attention. He was so surprised by Ye Fan's acting skills that he didn't react. Now that he thinks about Ye Fan's figure, he feels all kinds of envy and jealousy in his heart.
After Ye Fan and Zeng Li walked out, everyone was waiting for them outside. Chen Kexin took the lead in applauding, and others followed suit.
Ye Fan didn't know why and looked at everyone in confusion.
"Xiao Fan, Director Chen said that your performance just now was great. We saw it and it was indeed true. You have made a big breakthrough in your acting skills. Congratulations!"
Chen Daoming's words did not make Ye Fan happy. He asked speechlessly: "Have you all seen it?"
"Well, I've seen it all. You just performed well."
"Yes, your expression is very good, but I still have to say that your figure is really good."
"Hahahahaha~"
…
Everyone's words made Ye Fan want to cry, and then he looked at Chen Kexin fiercely!
Chen Kexin felt a huge murderous aura coming towards him, and he quickly said: "The main thing I want to show them is your upper body. The focus is on your expression. Don't get me wrong."
Feeling that his murderous aura was gradually fading, Chen Kexin breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, Ye Fan's aura was nothing like that of an actor. Some of the elders in Hong Kong were not as powerful as Ye Fan. Fortunately, he didn't have any evil intentions.
Seeing that he was not fully exposed, Ye Fan didn't bother to pay attention to Chen Kexin. After realizing the feeling just now, he found that his ability to control and mobilize emotions had greatly improved.
It seems that the pressure just now made him break through his acting bottleneck, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
The others were also shocked when they saw Ye Fan's expression just now. His eyes were indeed sharp, and they did not dare to make any more noises. They praised Ye Fan and went about their business.
But Chen Daoming came over and said to Ye Fan: "Well done, your acting skills have improved a lot, which is really rare at your age!"
Several teachers from China National Theater also came over and praised Ye Fan, and Ye Fan, who came to his senses, responded modestly.
Then Ye Fan and Zeng Li also took a look at the scene just now and found that his expression was really good, which made Ye Fan feel better.
"Tsk, tsk, I didn't realize that you have a way of acting in comedy. It seems that you didn't let it go when you acted in sketches before."
Looking at Zeng Li's interested expression, Ye Fan said helplessly: "It's okay if you don't tell me, but if you tell me, I feel something is wrong. No wonder many people don't want to watch the play I'm acting in. It's so embarrassing."
"Haha, I really like watching it. Are you going to show it to me tonight?"
"What's the habit? My body looks so good on you..."
Zeng Li became anxious when she heard what she said. She quickly covered Ye Fan's mouth and said with a red face, "What are you doing? You are saying this in public. Are you saying that I am ignoring you?"
Ye Fan took Zeng Li's hand off and said, "Okay, okay, it's okay if we don't talk anymore. Let's hurry up and film."
Zeng Li then let Ye Fan go and followed him to film a scene.
‘It’s great to be young~’
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Chen Kexin suddenly felt that this drama might really be a hit. Ye Fan and Zeng Li were obviously a couple, with a tacit understanding of emotions and top-notch acting skills.
What's more important is that both of them are very good-looking, and the plot is novel and not ridiculous. It's a movie with great potential!
Putting aside the factors that made him unhappy, Chen Kexin objectively analyzed the movie and found that the movie was indeed good. If the movie was really a hit, would there be more companies looking for him to make movies?
Then the losses he suffered from Ye Fan can be recovered from other companies!
Only children can tell the difference between right and wrong, adults only look at the pros and cons!
Chapter completed!