Chapter 657 Changying Comes to the Door

comedy…

The core is a tragedy!

In fact, it is a kind of summary...

Most drama theories are a kind of inductive summary.

Because there is drama first, and then there is drama theory!

Academics like to summarize theories and then interpret them themselves.

The core of comedy may or may not be tragedy.

Chen Peisi said that the reason why people laugh is actually a manifestation of their sense of superiority.

Where does the feeling of superiority come from?

I'm good but you're bad, I'm good but you're not, and if I'm not good to you, that's a disadvantage.

He believes that the principle of comedy lies in constantly building a difference, and the point of laughter is the difference...

It also makes sense. The foundation of comedy is the mismatch and inequality between certain aspects of the events. Such differences will have funny effects.

The presentation of these differences is tragic.

Shen Xudong believes that the core of comedy is usually some laughable plots, scenes and dialogues, which make the audience feel happy and relaxed through exaggerated and funny techniques.

In addition, comedy also allows the audience to resonate and reflect by revealing and ridiculing human weaknesses and flaws.

Shen Xudong wrote on his blog: "Comedies in the Mainland will definitely develop explosively. On the one hand, comedies and horror films are the two magic weapons for small films to make a big difference. However, based on the domestic situation, except for folklore genres, horror films are basically on the street, betting on the local market. Comedy is a weapon for countries to fight against Hollywood blockbusters; on the other hand, comedy requires empathy, which only creators with roots in the local area can understand!"

In other words: comedy needs to be down-to-earth, and it is difficult for people in Hong Kong and Taiwan to truly understand mainland culture...

Returning to the interview, the media at the scene continued to ask: "He said that in terms of sincerity, including the presentation of the film, "Journey to the Road" is definitely the best of the three comedies... He also praised you and Bao Qiang for being suitable actors. Comedy actors...what do you think?"

Shen Xudong’s original words: Comedians are actually very scarce. The cake is huge and there are very few people sharing it.

To be precise, it should be "The cake is very big, and few people can get a bite of it." How difficult can it be for you to be an actor who can be accepted by more than one billion viewers, and most of the viewers buy it?

Xu Zheng nodded: "This question, when we chatted together, he said it, and I agree with him: Comedy is much harder than tragedy! Especially language gags, all come from the violation of expectations, and now it's information In the era of explosions, many jokes, spoofs, and cold jokes have become well-known to the majority of netizens. It’s even harder to get in front of the audience!”

"Comedians... many times, it's not the lines themselves that are funny, but the person who says them!"

After talking about fancy things for a while, Baoqiang also arrived, and the two of them went directly to the screening room...

…

Company, Shen Xudong is thinking about the actors of "33 Days After Love"...

The heroine must use White Lily.

Others are inappropriate.

Shen Xudong is considering the male lead!

First of all, second-tier male actors must be excluded.

This is the case in the entertainment industry. First-class stars are connected with first-class resources, and second-rate stars are connected with second-rate resources. It is rare to skip a level.

If there is, it must be the luck that was cultivated in the previous life through the guidance of noble people.

"33 Days Out of Love" is definitely a high-quality resource - Shen Xudong wrote and directed it, these words represent quality!

Bai Baihe is not well-known, so he must choose a famous person to lead him.

About thirty years old,

Those who meet the requirements are those niche students who are obviously on the rise: Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Tong Dawei...

Heraldry... Without "Struggle", he is still brushing his face.

With Ma Yili, the little man has a very stable posture and it is not difficult to get to the top.

Thinking of the coat of arms, Shen Xudong suddenly thought of Wang Lei, who replaced the coat of arms as Xiang Nan...

No, Wang Lei’s temperament is not suitable!

In the same way, neither Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, nor Liu Ye...

Speaking of which, Brother Xiao Ming is quite unlucky. He has just filmed "The Gunslinger", which is a reference to Leslie Cheung's "The King of Guns". Brother Xiao Ming plays the role of Leslie Cheung!

Unfortunately, "The Outlaw" has another protagonist: Teacher Chen...

This movie is far away from release...

By the way, it was Lin Chaoxian who made Huang Xiaoming get to know each other in "Outlaws", so he was invited to "Operation Mekong" and "Operation Red Sea"...

Well, Brother Xiao Ming declined it!

Shen Xudong was just putting aside his plans when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He looked up and said, "Come in!"

It's Zhao Linhai.

Shen Xudong immediately put on a smile: "What's wrong?"

"…There's something wrong!"

Shen Xudong poured him a cup of tea: "Just tell me, is there anything we can't talk about directly?"

Zhao Linhai took a sip of tea: "Do you know the Japanese box office of "Cao Cao"?"

"You know, within ten days of its release, the number of moviegoers reached 1.9 million, setting a record in the history of Chinese-language films in Japan..."

Japanese audiences really love "Cao Cao"!

Of course, the premise is that the plot is good...

"Cao Cao" has a huge reputation in Japan, with a satisfaction rate of 95%...

The daily box office of "Zhao Zilong" was US$29 million, which is already very high. The box office of "Cao Cao" was as high as US$22 million in ten days!

What concept?

In other words, the final box office of "Cao Cao" is likely to exceed US$50 million!

Beyond imagination, it broke the Japanese box office record for Chinese-language films - the previous highest was US$33.99 million for "Hero".

Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" had a daily box office of 5.06 billion yen, but the exchange rate was different at that time.

It's hard to compare.

Speaking of "Cao Cao", Shen Xudong remembered something: "By the way, because of "Cao Cao", the Japanese rights to "Zhao Zilong 2" were sold for US$22 million, and the money has been paid back!"

"Congratulations!" Zhao Linhai changed the subject: "...then you still want to make "Cao Cao"?"

"I probably won't do it for the time being. Teacher Bao Guoan is getting old... Even if I do it, I have to restart it and choose another story..."

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong was confused: "Why do you ask this?"

"Changying wants to be Cao Cao..."

"Just do it, Cao Cao has no copyright restrictions, anyone can do it if they want to!"

"They want you to get involved..."

Shen Xudong scratched his head, hesitated, and then said: "I don't have time to think about this at the moment. You also know that the "Three Kingdoms" series will soon be followed by "Guan Yunchang" and "Zhang Yide"... I am not very satisfied with the script..."

Zhao Linhai shook his head: "They don't want you to participate deeply..."

"What's the meaning?"

"You pay for it, and they shoot..."

Translated, the long shadow dominates…

Shen Xudong was a little angry: "Are you crazy? Why should I pay? And why should I pay for them to shoot? I can't find anyone myself?"

"They have a script...do you want to read it?"

"Yo? Have you even prepared the script?"

Shen Xudong watched Zhao Linhai take out a stack of scripts from his carry-on bag, with "Tongque Terrace" written on the cover...

Tongquetai…

At that time, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he built the capital of Ye and built the three towers of Tongque, Jinhu and Bingjing, which are known as the "Three Towers of Ye" in history books.

It is said that after Cao Cao eliminated the Yuan brothers, he stayed in Yecheng and saw a golden light rising from the ground in the middle of the night. The next day, he dug up a bronze sparrow. Getting the Bronze Bird today is also an auspicious sign. Cao Cao was very happy, so he decided to build the Bronze Bird Tower on the Zhang River to demonstrate his contribution to calming the four seas...

Of course, later generations will know Tongquetai mainly because of Du Mu's "Red Cliff": Dongfeng does not want to be with Zhou Lang, Tongquechun locks Er Qiao...

When Shen Xudong saw this title, he suddenly thought of this project. Isn't this "Tongque Terrace", the one starring Zhou Runfa and Liu Yifei, one of the eight consecutive kneelings of the fairy sister...