Chapter 276: A good move to eliminate the firepower

As a film director.

How can we make it easier for movies to win awards?
Shen Lang summed up three points.

First, great story!
Second, good actors!
Third, good narrative structure!
Among them, the third point can make up for the shortcomings of the first point.

For example, in "Pulp Fiction", Quentin's free-riding weird brain is absolutely world-class.

His story is just a boring gangster fight.

But the story, after being disrupted and reorganized, is only understood by the audience at the last moment. What can this bring to the audience?
"Damn it, that's what it is!"

Sense of accomplishment!
Yes, it’s a sense of accomplishment. I figured out the story myself and I understood it!
The originally boring movie suddenly became [mysterious].

Oscar judges are also human beings, and they also have common human emotional values.

Quentin met their emotional values, so in the end Pulp Fiction was unexpectedly successful.

The same thing happened with Slumdog Millionaire.

The narrative structure of this movie is called a dual-line narrative structure.

One of the main plots is that the protagonist participates in the TV show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"

The other main line splits into two branches.

In branch one, the protagonist is suspected of cheating and suffers various tortures in the police station, reflecting the dark reality of the society of a certain South Asian country.

In the second branch, the protagonist flashes back to his miserable childhood, adolescence, and youth through each question he answers correctly, further exposing the social reality of a large South Asian country.

The story structure is very interesting.

The plot is actually about the protagonist fighting against evil forces for love. It is old-fashioned and has nothing new. If it were shot with a normal narrative structure, this movie would probably be a failure.

However, in another time and space.

"Slumdog Millionaire" won a series of major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, and it can be said that it swept the Oscars that year.

Director Danny Boyle is one of the most prestigious film directors in the UK.

The science fiction films "28 Days Later" and "Solar" directed by him were also must-see movies for movie fans around the world at that time and space.

However, thanks to "Slumdog Millionaire", Danny Boyle successfully joined the ranks of top international directors.

Later, he served as the artistic director and chief director of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

However, in this life, the British have nothing to do.

Shen Lang searched the Internet.

The original work of this movie, "Q&A" by Indian writer Vikas Swarup, is still unknown in whose mind it was conceived.

If you write the script yourself, it is original.

There is no cost at all.

Thinking of this, he quickly called his boss and called his cousin Shen Nan.

……

"This is the story, fresh out of the oven. Are you interested, boss? Are you interested, Shen Nan?"

"It's just that this time it's not a small-scale shoot. We're going to shoot in Buffet, no, Barrett, that's not right. We're going to shoot in Barat. The cost is a bit high. We have to adapt to the language, climate, customs and so on in advance!"

"There has to be a selection process for actors and stuff too!"

"Look..."

After the two of them pondered for a moment, the boss spoke first: "The script is quite innovative. I can invest in it, but why is it set in Bharat? Why is it not set in China?"

Shen Lang had already thought of an excuse for this: "Of course it should be placed in Barat. In our country? "Millionaires in the Urban Village"? "Is it Longdong, Xiancun, Kangle, Zhucun, or Sanyuanli, Yangji, Pazhou, Shipai, Tancun, Liede?"

Upon hearing these names, the boss and Shen Nan turned pale.

"So, there is no way. We can't find it here. We can only look for it abroad. Barat is good and fits the script perfectly! As for whether there are poor places here. There are, but it doesn't fit the plot and is not suitable!"

"Now that you put it that way, it's true!" Shen Nan pointed at the script and said, "But why don't you change the plot?"

Shen Lang spread his hands: "Don't ask, the answer is that I think Barat has beautiful scenery and simple folk customs. I want to take this opportunity to go out for a walk with Brother Nan!"

Shen Nan: “…”

Gu Jialan: “…”

There are many things that need to be prepared when going abroad to shoot a movie, and Gu Jialan’s film company has just been established, so many things are still in the exploratory stage.

Therefore, she had to seek introductions from industry insiders and then fly to Bharat for inspection, a lengthy and cumbersome process.

In the early stage, Shen Lang will definitely be a hands-off boss.

During the later inspection stage, if the boss wants to go, it is absolutely your responsibility as a subordinate to accompany him!

Don't get me wrong, it's just about accompanying you and talking about the Taj Mahal, the love story that happened at the filming location of this movie.

Holding the boss's hand, we walked along the Ganges...well, upstream along the Ganges...well, along the streets of Mumbai.

If you see special skills like catching crispy balls with bare hands or pressing flying cakes with armpits, you will definitely take your boss to see them for fun. As for eating them, it's not worth it, really not worth it.

You have to drink mineral water, no kidding, everyone who has been there knows it.

"Shen Lang, as a screenwriter, why don't you accompany me to fly to Barat to select actors and so on."

“Well, Brother Nan, for such an important mission, I think you should go alone. Remember to bring a few strong and powerful bodyguards with you. After all, that is a country where neither the third sister-in-law nor the exhaust pipe is safe.”

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing. I'm just afraid that when you come back, the chrysanthemums will be withered, the ground will be covered with wounds, and you'll be very confused!"

"..." Shen Nan said, "What about you?"

"Of course I will continue to play badly. Rest, rest!"

Rest, funny, rest is impossible to rest.

Gu Jialan's phone rang the next second.

"Boss Gu, I'm Ning Hao!"

"Director Ning, hello, what's the matter? Go ahead!" Gu Jialan looked at Shen Lang with a puzzled look on his face while talking on the phone.

Ning said with a smile: "Ahaha, I have prepared a movie and would like to invite Teacher Shen to star in it."

Gu Jialan was even more confused. Shen Lang and Ning Hao were so close that they were almost wearing the same pants. If he wanted to act with Shen Lang, he could just call Shen Lang directly. At most, he could report to the company at the end.

But how did this call come to me?

"Look, Teacher Shen told us when we were drinking in Shancheng that if there is anything, calling my sister-in-law is more useful than calling him. Now Teacher Shen is a big star, and I am afraid that he will not want to perform, so I am going to cut off the source of the problem and come to you!"

Gu Jialan: "...Director Ning, it's not what Shen Lang said."

"I understand. I understand. In the entertainment industry, it's very important to maintain a single persona. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this. Jia Lan's work... Jia Lan Film and Television Company is your husband-and-wife business, and I've never mentioned it to anyone else!"

Shen Lang watched his boss answer the phone, and suddenly a chill came over him. What? His boss also had the Laolu system?

How good is the villain's acting skills?
No, I’m your senior!

(End of this chapter)