How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 80: Comparing Extraterrestrials with Science

Specifically, the more a movie can showcase the charisma of its lead actors, the greater the boost it will provide to those actors after its release!

The previous film, "My Sassy Girl," basically saw Wang Xiaoshuang reap all the popularity benefits.

Although Wang Xiaoshuang faced widespread online criticism later in the film's release, her fan base increased more than tenfold because of the film.

More importantly, following the release of the movie "My Sassy Girl", Wang Xiaoshuang earned at least tens of millions from various GG endorsements and other deals!

She even made her way into the film industry and became a movie star.

This is how a movie boosted Wang Xiaoshuang's career!

Who can blame her? Her character is likable, and she's beautiful.

There are still many people whose values ​​are dictated by their physical appearance!

Perhaps many people like her personality and think she is straightforward.

The real person's personality is a perfect match for the movie character's, which is why I like them even more?

On the contrary, the male lead gained a lot of female fans because he played an ugly character. However, the popularity boost he received was definitely not as great as Wang Xiaoshuang's!

So sometimes, if someone says that the pig's feet are too heartless and that he abandoned Wang Xiaoshuang, it's considered a bad omen.

If Wang Xiaoshuang hadn't helped you back then, how could you have had the opportunity to become a director?

Once successful, they'll immediately turn their backs on you!

He's definitely a scumbag.

But in reality, Wang Xiaohao's movie also helped Wang Xiaoshuang a lot!

Leaving aside her outrageous salary at the time, the fact that her popularity soared after the movie's release meant that she earned at least 50 to 60 million more in just over six months.

Huang Anzhong earned tens of millions from just one movie.

Wang Xiaoshuang's assets, including hers, amount to tens of millions.

How much is Wang Xiaohao?

How much does he earn from making his own films now?

So why does Wang Xiaohao still follow those two and become their money-making machine?

Besides, Wang Xiaohao has already helped Wang Xiaoshuang and Huang Anzhong earn so much, he doesn't owe them anything!

With the funds officially in place, 40 million yuan was transferred to the production team's account.

Wang Xiaohao also began to formally assemble the crew and started the formal pre-production preparations before filming.

Before filming, the most important thing for the crew is to break down the script and develop a shooting plan.

At least, this is Wang Xiaohao's usual work process.

Other directors may have different work habits.

Wang Xiaohao, along with several assistants, would first break down the entire script.

Break it down into various scenes and create a shooting plan. For example, calculate how many scenes the film will have, including how many interior and exterior scenes.

Where were the outdoor scenes filmed? Were the indoor scenes filmed on location or in a studio?

Then they'll call over key members of the production team, including Ding Binbai, Wang Le'an, and Zhao Liang. At most, they might also include the art director and set designer, for a meeting.

Develop a shooting plan for each scene, such as where the scene should be shot, what the shot size should be, and how to arrange the lighting and cameras.

Before filming begins, the script is reviewed and a shooting plan is developed.

Then, based on the shooting plan, find suitable shooting scenes and then modify them.

At the same time, Wang Xiaohao also had to continue assembling the crew, recruiting more people, and auditioning actors.

Like "My Love from the Star," the female lead was decided from the very beginning.

As for the male lead!

Wang Xiaohao said it didn't matter.

He only had one requirement: that the person be handsome and youthful.

Ideally, he should appear younger than the female lead, but be an ancient monster, or rather, an alien, to create a sense of contrast.

In reality, this movie is essentially a CEO romance drama. So whether the male lead is an alien, a god, or a demon is entirely up to you.

But as everyone knows, gods and demons are difficult to get approved for censorship. Because they're not scientifically accurate!

On the contrary, aliens are much more scientific!

Therefore, the only option is to make the male protagonist an alien!

Of course, what makes you think aliens have superpowers?

So Wang Xiaohao could set the male protagonist as a being from a higher-dimensional world, who, for some reason, descended to this world. Anyway, as long as it sounds scientific, that's all that matters!

It's like a remake of "A Chinese Ghost Story." The female lead can't be a ghost, so she becomes a fox spirit. There can't be Taoist priests, so demon hunters appear...

Very reasonable!

It really looks like a beaver!

So who will play the male lead?

You know what, you really have to admit, while the entertainment industry may not be good at much else, the speed at which news spreads is incredibly fast!

The news that Wang Xiaohao needed actors to film his new movie quickly spread.

Immediately, a whole bunch of actors came to Wang Xiaohao's door asking for roles!

This group includes male actors, female actors, and even androgynous actors.

Even though Wang Xiaohao has made it very clear that his new movie already has a female lead.

However, many actresses still came to Wang Xiaohao's door in various ways, even by chance or by knocking on his door in the middle of the night, to try and seduce him.

They want to steal the lead actress position from Zhen Liang!

Zhen Liang was so angry that she almost cursed out several times!

With the success of one film as a guarantee, Wang Xiaohao is no longer an unknown.

In addition, the romantic genre itself is very attractive to actresses.

In most movies, the female lead doesn't have much room to perform.

However, romance films are an exception, as they best showcase the female lead's strengths.

This is a huge attraction for any actress!

Especially given the lack of excellent romance films in China!

In recent years, I don't know what's wrong with domestic directors; they all seem to be stuck making big-budget films and can't seem to get out of it.

Those blockbuster movies feature grand scenes, a grand scale, and spectacular spectacles, and often include a female lead and a love story.

However, the romances in these blockbuster movies tend to be dramatic and often entangled with various conspiracies and betrayals.

Nobody knows how to make pure love movies.

As a result, Wang Xiaohao made a film, and the market response was quite good.

Suddenly everyone realized, oh, romance movies can be quite profitable!

Following the release of "Savage", a large number of romance films were subsequently produced.

That's how the market works; whatever theme is popular, everyone rushes to make films about it!

Then Wang Xiaohao actually made an art film for his second movie, which even won an award, and made Zhen Liang, this bitch, a little famous on the world stage.

So, as the director who made "My Sassy Girl" and "Beautiful Legend," his third film is bound to be incredibly appealing to actresses.

Even Wang Xiaoshuang called to inquire about the role.

However, Wang Xiaohao told her directly that the female lead for this movie had already been cast, and that the female lead was also an investor in the film.

Wang Xiaoshuang thought it was the same as what she had done before, and she was so angry that she cursed loudly!

Wang Xiaohao wasn't going to let her get away with it; he hung up immediately and blocked her.