Chapter 223 "Borrowing a Gun" became popular

Quentin is not bragging.

Before leaving, he solemnly invited: "Lang, the villain you play is really to my taste!"

"In the script I'm writing, all the characters are villains. Do you want to try it?"

Shen Lang shook hands with him and said with a smile: "Wait until you finish writing it, and then I'll take a look at your book!"

Quentin nodded helplessly. "Okay, I'll go back and finish the script and send it to you. I can change any character in it to be Asian, as long as you're willing to come!"

"OK!"

After Lao Kun got in the car, he rolled down the window and pinched with his index finger and thumb: "Niu-bi!"

Shen Lang and the reporters were all silenced by him.

However, compared to Shen Lang, who was drunk and wanted to go back to sleep, the reporters were simply shocked at this time.

Shen Lang received an invitation from a US director and is about to go to the US to film!

No one in China knows this news yet.

I didn't expect to uncover such a big secret in a simple interview! So cool...

The key point is that Quentin is not an ordinary person.

He is the representative of non-mainstream directors in the United States.

Although "Reservoir Dogs" has not yet attracted the attention of the majority of movie fans.

But his shooting style has been commented on by many big names in Hollywood, and Quentin may very well be the film master of the next century.

Moreover, since the release of "Reservoir Dogs", major film studios have extended olive branches to this young director, inviting him to shoot various traditional commercial blockbusters, some of which have investments of hundreds of millions of dollars.

But just now, she was peeling cabbage hearts with Shen Lang in the kitchen, and her face was red and her neck was thick at the wine table, and she kept telling dirty jokes...

This……

But this is not important. What is important is that Shen Lang is going to the United States to film.

Although going to America to film is nothing.

But due to the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, there are only a few actors who are successful in Hollywood today.

There are only two Chinese directors: Li An and John Woo.

But Shen Lang, a male actor who is not considered a top star in China, received an invitation from Quentin?
The key point is that Quentin said it in public.

He was willing to modify any character in the script for Shen Lang.

This sentence is very important.

The character originally added to the script was a black man who kept saying “I’m playing the West Coast.”

But if you modify the script and replace the character with an Asian, then the lines, actions, and even related characters must also be modified.

"This... Is Shen Lang worth this?" Everyone was asking the same question in their hearts.

In China, Shen Lang has become the target of public criticism for changing the director's script, but outdoor flowers are more fragrant than domestic ones.

The foreigner even took the initiative to ask to revise the script for Shen Lang.

so magical...

When a group of reporters with heavy concerns left, Shen Lang was given the latest news.

"Teacher Shen, you don't know yet, right? "The Hidden" and "Borrowed Guns" have been shortlisted for the Shanghai TV Festival!"

After hearing this, Shen Lang suddenly became much more sober.

Perhaps many people don’t know what the Shanghai Film Festival is.

But when it comes to the Magnolia Awards, I guess most Chinese people know something about it.

This award is China's first professional award for television programs. For people involved in Chinese TV dramas, this award is very important.

"This Magnolia Award is also interesting. I know that the crews of "Insidious" and "Borrowed Guns" are holding back their efforts. Are they afraid that things won't be big enough by intervening at this time?"

……

A month later, these two highly anticipated spy war dramas were officially launched.

The reason why they were able to be launched so quickly is because these two dramas were nominated for the Magnolia Awards.

In addition to the Shanghai government, the General Administration is also one of the sponsors of the Magnolia Awards.

If we follow the previous film review process, these two dramas will not be reviewed in less than half a year.

By that time, the awards ceremony will be held, but the series has not yet been reviewed. Isn't this a huge joke? So, special matters should be handled in a special way.

But the release dates of these two dramas are actually staggered.

"Borrowing a Gun" will be broadcast first.

It can be said that this drama has just been aired and it has set off a wave of spy war craze among the audience.

The play "Borrowing a Gun" is really special, no wonder Long Yi and the director are so confident.

The main attraction of this drama is its “anti-type” nature!
What is anti-type?
In previous spy war dramas, the protagonists had endless funds and guns at their fingertips. They were undercover agents lurking in the enemy's secret service and had easy access to radio communication tools.

They don't have to worry about their children going to school or their families to support.

But is this a real underground worker?

What are real underground workers like?
Most of them are not celebrities, nor are they undercover agents who have penetrated into the heart of the enemy.

They are clerks, teachers, workers...

"Borrowing a Gun" is exactly the opposite of the setting of ordinary spy war dramas.

The protagonist is just an ordinary citizen who is exhausted from struggling for a living every day.

He was worried about guns and ammunition, he was worried about the radio, and the intelligence he obtained was not some "world-shocking" "high-level intelligence".

He has to worry about the daily necessities of life for his wife and children.

Such people may not be heroes in the traditional sense, but they can definitely enter the lives of ordinary people and resonate with them.

Especially after watching the first episode, Shen Lang admired Long Yi and director Fu Wei even more.

The story begins with the family being penniless, owing money, being unemployed, and owing rent.

The following plot is logical, borrowing money, no guns, borrowing guns, and borrowing from the puppet army relative Lao Man...

The plot is touching and the actors' acting skills are even better.

Zhang Jiayi, the leading actor in "Borrowing a Gun", is a typical example of a late bloomer.

There is nothing wrong with dating a young old girl on screen.

In that era, it was easy to play the role of an underground worker with a difficult life.

Especially when I heard that he had a disease that prevented him from straightening his spine when he walked.

In this drama, this physical problem makes the character who is overwhelmed by the burden of life more vivid.

Once the TV series was broadcast, it became an instant hit. Many families discussed the plot of "Borrowing a Gun" after dinner every night, and the media followed suit and hyped it up.

By the time "Insidious" was released, some media had already released the news.

"Borrowing a Gun" is already the pinnacle of spy war dramas in recent years. It is difficult for "The Disguiser" to compete with "Borrowing a Gun".

In fact, even Jiang Wei and others had lost all their confidence due to the daily rising ratings of "Borrowing a Gun".

It was in this context that the first episode of "Insidious" finally met the audience.

Because of the open and secret struggles between the two crews during this period, as well as the incident of Shen Lang [The Drama Tyrant].

"Lost" also received a lot of attention.

Especially with first-line stars Sun Honglei and Yao Cheng starring in the drama, many viewers are also looking forward to it.

but.

Compared to the beginning of "Borrowed Gun", the first episode of "Insidious" is a bit old-fashioned.

Yu Zecheng, played by Sun Honglei, is a Kuomintang secret agent...nothing new.

His fiancée Zuo Lan is more of a mid-G type of person…nothing new.

In order to protect his girlfriend, Yu Zecheng deliberately delayed the time and did not send any signals during the China-G meeting...which was even more cliché.

……

A few days later, even the fans of Sun Honglei and Yao Cheng who insisted on watching the first few episodes had to admit it.

The beginning of "Borrowing a Gun" is more innovative and attractive than "Insidious".

It's over now.

The ratings of "The Hidden" were already low, and the situation got worse two days after the TV series was aired...

(End of this chapter)