A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 340 The Disadvantages of Martial Arts Actors

"Are you crazy or am I crazy? Even if you train me, I still have no movies to shoot. The current market will not allow the emergence of the next Brother Long or this Brother Jie." Chen Jinnian looked over with a frown.

Wu Jing remained silent, which was considered as his agreement. He drank a sip of water in frustration.

But others did not understand what he said.

"Why not allow it?" Jiang Shuying asked puzzledly.

"Simple, because of profit." Chen Jinnian handed the work to Zhang Ruoyun, wiped his hands with a towel, and continued, "Nowadays, idols, popular actors, boy bands and girl bands are popping up like mushrooms after rain. Do you think it's because the audience likes them? No, it's the result of maximizing market profits."

"Don't those companies know that the artists they have are incompetent, have terrible acting skills, and have low character? Of course they know, and everyone else knows it, but why do they promote them? It's because these marketing-driven traffic artists can be mass-produced, and the final decision rests with the company. If you're obedient, they'll promote you for two more years and make you work hard to make money for the company. If you're disobedient, they'll just replace you with a new batch of obedient artists."

"In the past, when technology was relatively backward, good looks were a scarce resource, and artists had bargaining power. Now that technology is so advanced, there's no such thing as artificial humans. For example, sister, looks like yours are extremely popular in the market, so I'll get a group of girls to look like you, and after some marketing, release them to compete for your resources. Compared to the high pay, that little surgery fee is nothing."

Chen Jinnian realized that he had stunned everyone, so he stopped talking about the company's operations and shifted the focus to the action actors.

"But action actors are different. They have a long learning curve and a distinct style. To put it bluntly, once an action actor becomes famous, the company behind him has no control over him. After Bruce Lee passed away, a bunch of young actors appeared in Hong Kong hoping to take over his legacy, but none of them could."

"There's another problem. Action actors make money too slowly. Popular actors can work non-stop, constantly accepting announcements, but action actors can't. Once they get injured while filming, the entire crew has to shut down and wait. If you don't believe me, just ask Brother Jing. How many injuries has he had?"

Wu Jing wiped his mouth and said with a smile, "You shouldn't ask me about the injuries I've suffered. You should ask me where I haven't been injured. Last year, during filming, I fell from the second-floor boarding house and was hospitalized for a week."

Jiang Shuying gasped, "It's so serious, how long did the crew stop working?"

"One day." Wu Jing stretched out a finger.

"After I got injured, Jinnian immediately took over the crew and went on to shoot other scenes. After I returned to the crew, the action scenes couldn't be filmed for the time being, so it was Jinnian who led the crew to finish filming my drama scenes first. So this movie actually has two directors."

Everyone was moved after hearing this, but Chen Jinnian said something that spoiled the mood.

"Stop, stop, stop mentioning my name. My director's salary is very high, much higher than that of an actor. Not only do you not pay a penny, but you also use my name."

"The crew is short of money, right? Wait until I have money, I will definitely pay you back." Wu Jing ran over happily, "Come on, come on, go to the table, I'll grill it."

"Okay, Xiao Wu, roast it a little tenderer. I don't want it too old."

"Hey, I think you deserve to be punished."

Wu Jing clenched his fists and was about to hit him, but Chen Jinnian dodged it with a nimble turn, then crawled two steps on the ground without caring about his image, avoiding the opponent's attack range.

He then found the program director Li Chao to discuss the recording issues. After confirming that the content was sufficient, he suggested that the other party could turn off the machine and finish work early, as he would need to set off with the crew at four o'clock tomorrow morning.

The production crew had no objection. They had flown in from Brazil and had been working continuously for a long time. If they didn't take a break soon, they wouldn't be able to hold on for tomorrow's filming.

So, for the first time, the guests of "Flowers and Youth" discovered that the production crew had finished work early in front of them.

"clap clap"

Chen Jinnian recently came and clapped his hands twice to attract everyone's attention.

"Everyone, the cameras are off. You can relax now. No need to tense up. I'm mainly asking who will be going with the crew tomorrow. There will be no cameras filming, so it's purely voluntary. Please consider carefully. It is indeed dangerous, even more dangerous than watching a lion bare its teeth."

These are what Wu Jing and I have discussed. It's up to you whether to go or not. There's no need to use a camera to force people to make a decision.

The eight guests of "Flowers and Youth" looked at each other, wanting to wait for others to make the decision first.

"You don't have to look at others, just make your own decision. The production team will also make arrangements for those who stay, so you don't have to worry about not having shots."

"Then I'll go." Zhang Ruoyun raised his hand. He felt that if he missed this opportunity, he would never be able to go in and take a look again.

With someone taking the first step, the psychological pressure on others was reduced a lot.

"Then I'll go too." Jiang Shuying said. As the oldest sister in "Flowers in the Palace", she was willing to give it a try.

Then Nazha and Chen Bolin also agreed.

The final result was four to four, half of the people chose to go, and half stayed to wait for the program team to complete the task.

"Brother Jing, are there any precautions we should take tomorrow?" Jiang Shuying stood up and asked.

"Once the crew starts working, you must not act alone. No matter where you go, you cannot go alone. Even to go to the bathroom, you must go with a group of people. It's best to bring a male companion with you."

After Wu Jing finished speaking, he glared at Lu Jingshan fiercely. A few days ago, Lu Jingshan went to the beach alone and almost scared him to death. She was really brave.

"Okay, I see."

"Actually, there are other things to pay attention to." Chen Jinnian pointed and reminded: "Sister, you'd better change into a pair of long pants. The ones you're wearing now are too short."

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Shuying's legs.

"Why, doesn't it look good?" Jiang Shuying showed it off generously and reached out to touch the smooth skin, "Do you want to touch it?"

Even though he knew the other party was teasing him on purpose, his heart still beat faster. He rubbed his nose and said, "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

It’s better for a little boy like him to stay away from the older sisters.

"Oh, you're still shy." But Jiang Shuying didn't want to let him go easily. Instead, she kept asking with a smile.

Chen Jinnian simply sat next to Lu Jingshan and pretended to be dead, lowering his head to eat the skewers seriously. All the food he had eaten along the way was airplane food. Now that he had something delicious to eat, he might as well eat more. Who knows when the next big meal will be.

"Wow, you really are a movie director." Nazha said in surprise while flipping through her phone. She didn't know Chen Jinnian and thought Wu Jing was joking.

"Do you have any filming plans recently?"

"Yes, of course there is one. There is a big production with an investment of over 100 million right now." Without waiting for his answer, Wu Jing beside him said sourly.

With an investment of over 100 million yuan, everyone immediately became interested and stared at Chen Jinnian like a group of wolves staring at a sheep. There were not many large-scale film projects approved in China, and all of them were controlled by major companies. Suddenly, such a project appeared in the hands of a new and unknown director.

It's hard not to be interested.