Chapter 83 What is Dark Invasion 2 about?

Chapter 83 What is Dark Invasion 2 about?

Chapter 83 What is Dark Invasion 2 about?

Next, Zhang Chen recounted the plot of "Dark Invasion 2" that he had revised.

After Sarah escaped, she fell into a coma. At this time, another expedition team arrived at the cave where they were.

The uninformed expedition team was also attacked by ogres after entering the cave.

Just when all the expedition members were about to be slaughtered, Juno appeared. She was not dead, but just had a limp in one leg. However, even so, she killed the ogre and survived.

Relying on her familiarity with the cave, Juno rescued some of the expedition members and then began to escape.

The group fought all the way, their numbers kept decreasing, and they finally escaped.

"It sounds like the character creation in this story is much worse than the previous one." This was Ning Hao's first impression after listening to it.

"This is just a preliminary framework. You can slowly enrich the specific details."

"For example, Juno saved them just out of convenience, but she herself didn't want to be burdened with these things."

"Juno is not a saint. Especially since she has just been betrayed by her best friend, she doesn't trust anyone now."

"Then, during the fight and escape, Juno and the rescued captain gradually developed trust in each other.

If you want to be deliberately sentimental, you can arrange for the captain to sacrifice himself at the end and leave the hope of life to Juno, so that the captain's role will be established immediately. "

"Just let Sister Na feel that it's rich. I'll include her name in the screenwriter column when the time comes."

Zhang Chen was willing to help. It was very difficult for screenwriters to make a name for themselves in the circle. Many screenwriters completed most of the work, but in the end they did not even have the right to be credited.

The most difficult thing in this business is to get your name signed. Having works and not having them are two completely different treatments.

"Dark Side Story 2" is a project that is almost certain to succeed. Once the film is successful, the status of all those involved in the industry will rise accordingly.

Zhang Chen has spared no effort to help his brother.

"By the way, Lao Cao can play the role of the captain."

Upon hearing Zhang Chen's words, Cao Bingkun immediately danced with excitement.

Sure enough, his good brother did not forget him.

After saying this, Zhang Chen looked at Chen Xi again and said, "Let Chen Xi produce this movie on her own. I think she did a good job in The Shallows. When the time comes, her name will be listed as the producer. This will be Chen Xi's debut in the industry."

Chen Xi was also excited and eager to try. Although she worked hard from dawn to dusk on "The Shallows", she did gain some benefits. She learned a lot about production from just one movie. She thought she would have to wait for a while before she would have the chance to produce on her own, but the opportunity came so quickly that she couldn't stop it.

Everyone was happy.

Zhang Chen benefited everyone with the movie "Darkness 2".

Zhang Chen benefited, and other actors, directors, and screenwriters all got the opportunity to become famous.

"As for investment, I'll talk to Lao Li later."

The copyright of "Dark Invasion" is shared by Xingchen Entertainment and Mr. Li, the richest man in China. The sequel will certainly not be able to avoid each other, but the investment shares will definitely not be the same as the first one.

To put it bluntly, whether the sequel can be successful depends on whether the original cast is retained, and this has nothing to do with Mr. Li, the richest man in the country.

“You guys need to think about it more specifically. The story and character settings are definitely not as good as the previous one. This is a common problem for all sequels.

The previous film is too classic, and it is difficult for the sequel to surpass it. But as long as the atmosphere is well-created, it is still a qualified horror film. "

There is no way around it. Even if it is the original work, with the original crew, the director deliberately added some settings, such as those ogres are raised by humans.

But even so, "Dark Raid 2" is still not as classic as "Dark Raid". The reason is that the caves have lost their mystery in the sequel.

In the previous film, when Sarah and her group entered the cave, the sense of horror was built up bit by bit. People knew that something would happen, but they didn't know when it would happen, nor did they know what was lurking in the dark. This made the audience look forward to it.

But in the sequel, people knew from the beginning that there were horrible monsters in the cave and they would definitely attack humans, so there was less sense of immersion and less expectation.

Therefore, even if the production level of the original time and space "Dark Raid 2" is above the passing line, the score is still not as good as the first one.

“What should I pay attention to?”

"Two points. First, don't be a literary youth. This is a purely commercial film. It has no literary attributes. Commercial considerations come first."

"Secondly, this is a drama with a strong female lead. The absolute protagonist is Juno, played by Zeng Li, and everyone else exists to set her off.

This must not change. One of the main reasons why "Dark Invasion" was successful is because it is written from a female perspective.

People are tired of seeing strong male characters defeating villains with ease. They are more interested in witnessing how a woman is forced to become a tough girl step by step. "

After Zhang Chen said this, several people's eyes lit up, as if it really was the case.

They also think that "The Darkness" is good, but they don't know what's so good about it.

Zhang Chen's words actually made the analysis of that beauty very clear.

It feels like Zhang Chen has thoroughly studied the audience's psychology.

"What about Che Xiao?"

"Contact her and see if she's willing to make a cameo or two. Even if he wants to retire, she should still be willing to help with one or two scenes. If she's not willing, then we can only describe her from the side."

The so-called side description means that the character does not show his face, and his existence is completely reflected through the oral narration of other characters.

For example, when the nurse was chatting with the head nurse, she mentioned that Xia La had suffered a head injury and suffered temporary amnesia.

"Boy, what you said suddenly makes me look forward to it."

A voice suddenly sounded behind him. Zhang Chen turned around and found that it was Han Sanping.

"Boss Han? Why are you here?" "Haha, why can't I be here? I just heard your voice and it sounded familiar. I turned around and found it was you. Not bad. The few words you said just now show that you have figured out the mentality of the audience."

Zhang Chen scratched his head: "No, no, I just think about it when I have nothing to do."

He dares to show off in front of Lao Cao and others, but he really doesn't dare to do that in front of Han Sanping.

Han Sanping's face was flushed, obviously he had just drunk some wine.

"I have to explain that I didn't intentionally eavesdrop on your conversation. It was just that your voices were so loud that they drifted over to my side. The two people next to me can testify to this."

There were two people sitting next to Han Sanping, and their faces looked vaguely familiar.

"Blame us, blame us. We were so engrossed in the conversation that we forgot to control the volume..."

How could Zhang Chen dare to challenge his leader?

"What you said just now was interesting. We are also talking about movies. How about we share a table?"

Han Sanping actually took the initiative to invite Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen glanced at everyone and readily agreed.

Then Ning Hao and others helped move the tables together.

Judging from the decorations on the table, Han Sanping and his companions had obviously come to taste the Ningxia specialties, but they were drinking white wine, while Zhang Chen and other young people were drinking beer.

This is also a characteristic of China. Young people usually don’t like to drink liquor, but as they get older, the genes in their bones will automatically awaken.

"Come, let me introduce you to these two old friends of mine."

Han Sanping still likes to support younger generations. When he was the director of Beijing Film Studio, he supported young directors.

Later, after joining China Film Group, he took good care of Ning Hao, Guan Hu and others.

"This is Ren Zhonglun from Shanghai Film Group, and the other one is Yan Yiyun from Xi'an Film Studio."

Oh, it looks like this is a reunion of former studio directors!

Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai Film Academy, Changchun Film Academy, Xi'an Film Academy, Emei Film Academy and Bayi Film Studio were the six major film studios in the past, which were later reorganized into film and television groups.

Han Sanping used to be the director of Beijing Film Academy and Emei Film Studio, Ren Zhonglun was from Shanghai Film Studio, and Yan Yiyun was from Xi'an Film Studio.

As expected, those who can sit at the same table and eat with the big guys are also big guys.

"This is Zhang Chen, the director of 'Dark Invasion'. He's quite amazing. The box office of his first movie reached 6000 million. If we don't count imported films, it's the second highest box office of the year."

"Hey, Mr. Han, please don't embarrass me."

Zhang Chen pretended to be polite, and then said to the other two:

"I have heard of Director Ren and Director Yan. My name is Zhang Chen, and these are my companions. Let us toast to all of you seniors."

Zhang Chen raised his glass, Ning Hao and others followed suit, and everyone toasted the three big guys together.

The three big guys didn't act pretentiously and drank their glasses in one gulp.

Judging from the way they drink, they should all have a good alcohol tolerance.

This is normal. For people of that era, drinking meant socializing and socializing meant drinking, and most people could drink a lot.

Take the railway where Zhang's father works, for example, there are many people who can drink over a pound of alcohol.

No other reason, life is easy, after get off work there is nothing to do, what to do? Drink.

We get together to drink no matter what. As long as the genes are good, the alcohol tolerance will naturally increase over time.

When it comes to drinking, your genes determine your upper limit, while your acquired efforts determine your lower limit.

At this time, Ren Zhonglun spoke up: "The Dark Invasion is a classic example of making a small profit with a big investment. To be honest, our group has studied your The Dark Invasion to figure out how to make such a film."

"Have you figured it out through research?" Yan Yiyun beside him joked.

“No,” Ren Zhonglun smiled bitterly and shook his head: “Especially after hearing what Brother Zhang said just now, I realized how big the gap is.”

"No, no, Mr. Ren, you are flattering me. I just said that because I was drunk."

Zhang Chen was not used to being flattered, but Han Sanping did not let him go. He said, "Then you were drunk last time when you told me that the box office could exceed 100 million yuan?"

"Oh? What happened? Tell me about it."

The fire of gossip was burning fiercely in the hearts of the two old guys.

"This guy's new film is a special effects film made at our China Film Group. He found me last time and made a bet with me."

"What bet?"

"If the quality of the movie is good enough, he asked me to provide the same publicity and promotion resources as Hero. He said that as long as the publicity is in place, he can guarantee that the new movie will make over 100 million yuan at the box office."

"Over 100 million? Are you sure? It's not easy to make over 100 million at the box office. Currently, only Zhang Yimou can do it in China."

"Not necessarily. At least by the end of this year, Feng Xiaogang's A World Without Thieves and Zhou Xingxing's Kung Fu will definitely exceed 100 million yuan."

"Do you think highly of them?" This is Ren Zhonglun.

"Why don't you mention Jackie Chan? His movie 'New Police Story' seems to be released at the end of this month." This is Yan Yiyun.

Compared with the former, he is more concerned about Jackie Chan's box office, because Jackie Chan's new film "The Myth" is a collaboration with Xi'an Film Studio.

(End of this chapter)