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Chapter 92 Ordinary
Although "My Sassy Girl 2" imitated many scenes from the first movie as much as possible.
However, the result of the photoshoot can only be described as awkward!
Wang Xiaoshuang's performance was also a bit too crazy and excessive. She laughed and acted silly in the movie, and the leading man, a top male star, tried his best to cooperate, making faces and gestures along with her.
The audience members outside the movie screen all had blank expressions!
Wang Xiaohao left before the movie finished.
Of course, Wang Xiaohao wasn't the only one who left early.
Under such circumstances, it would be a miracle if the movie did well!
The first two days were all because of the good reviews of the first movie, but after the reviews came out, naturally no one watched it anymore.
After returning home, Wang Xiaohao went online and read various reviews of "My Sassy Girl 2".
Netizens are quite witty, offering criticisms from all angles, including things like "a poor imitation."
Movie sequels are inherently difficult to make!
The first movie was the most refreshing, but it's hard to maintain that freshness in the second movie.
If you asked Wang Xiaohao to film "My Sassy Girl 2", he wouldn't know how to film it.
The male and female leads are already together, what are you going to do?
Like the "Yuehai" version, they'll break up the male and female leads again and repeat the plot of the first part.
Even fans of the first movie couldn't stand it!
In fact, Wang Xiaohao had considered how to film "My Sassy Girl 2" in his spare time.
As it turned out, he actually came up with a solution.
First and foremost, the original cast will be retained, and the male and female leads will definitely be included.
The two got married, had a child, and then this child took on a new role.
The female lead continues to be feisty and wild, and she and the male lead show off their affection in various ways, while also incorporating comedic elements to fully demonstrate what it means for parents to be together as a form of love, and for children to be merely an afterthought, no, just a bonus when topping up a phone plan.
This introduces new characters and offers a fresh perspective on the main couple...
That's how you can easily create something original when you shoot a film!
Pity!
Anyway, he'll never make another movie like the "My Sassy Girl" series in his lifetime.
For Wang Xiaohao, "My Sassy Girl 2" was just a passing phase.
Since the screening didn't achieve great results, Wang Xiaohao felt much more at ease.
This is what they mean by "I'm relieved that my ex isn't doing well!"
Next, Wang Xiaohao focused all his energy on the post-production of "My Love from the Star".
For this episode of "My Love from the Star," Wang Xiaohao once again entrusted the editing to Chen Dawei, with whom he had collaborated several times.
Even Chen Dawei couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so good to be a young person like you, making a movie every year, so fast!"
I promised to help you get a Phoenix Award for Best Newcomer last year, but I never expected you to go and get one yourself through Caesar!
The Phoenix Awards for this year have not yet been held; only this year's Phoenix Awards will recognize films from last year!
That's why Chen Dawei agreed to help Wang Xiaohao secure a Phoenix Award for Best New Director. That's why he's expressing his current sentiments!
Wang Xiaohao joked, "No way! Teacher Chen, please keep helping! Who would complain about having too many awards?"
Chen Dawei laughed and said, "If you want to win another award, it won't be the Best Newcomer Award anymore!"
Wang Xiaohao understood what he meant; he had already won the César Award for Best Newcomer. Winning another Best Newcomer award domestically would be unthinkable!
When Chen Dawei officially started editing "My Love from the Star" for Wang Xiaohao, he was immediately astonished: "Director, what magic potion did you take? How has this movie improved so much?"
Cheng Dawei has already edited two movies for Wang Xiaohao.
He was the one who understood Wang Xiaohao's progress in film the most.
When filming "My Sassy Girl", Wang Xiaohao's filming was very proper and neat, almost like a well-written essay by a primary school student.
This isn't about the plot or anything like that, but rather the directing techniques.
Basically, the shots are just the most ordinary push-pull and zoom movements, without any fancy moves, completely unremarkable.
It is truly ordinary, nothing special, just mediocre.
Instead of something as ordinary as Louis Koo!
By the time of "Beautiful Legend," Wang Xiaohao's directing skills seemed to have improved considerably, but it's debatable whether they were particularly brilliant.
However, in this filming of "My Love from the Star," although it is only a commercial film, Wang Xiaohao's filming was smooth and natural, and it had a grand and majestic feel to it!
A heavy sword has no edge; true skill lies in simplicity!
Simply put, it still didn't use any particularly cool shooting techniques.
However, the various ordinary shooting techniques, when combined in his hands, flowed incredibly smoothly, like flowing water. It seemed as if he had subtly captured his own rhythm.
Cheng Dawei said, "This film of yours is not easy to edit. I need to think about it carefully so as not to ruin such a good film! Tsk tsk..."
By the way, are you free in a couple of days? I'd like to introduce you to a few people; they're all veterans in our industry!
Cheng Dawei had never said anything like that before.
Even if they said they could find a way to help Wang Xiaohao win a Best Newcomer award, it's still a matter of who gets the award, since awards are based on connections!
But this time was different. Cheng Dawei genuinely felt that Wang Xiaohao's skills were now highly refined and he was showing signs of becoming a master. He believed that even competing for the Phoenix Award for Best Director would not be a problem!
Wang Xiaohao naturally understood Cheng Dawei's meaning and readily accepted it.
In any industry, you need to network and build connections.
This is especially true for movies!
However, Wang Xiaohao comes from a poor background and has no connection with any mainstream circles in the film industry.
He didn't even graduate from one of the two major film academies in China.
If someone is a graduate of one of those two prestigious film academies, then in the context of martial arts films, they would be considered to have a prestigious and upright background, and naturally have connections to make it in.
You can build connections with upperclassmen wherever you go!
Unfortunately, Wang Xiaohao isn't. So there's nothing more to say!
If Wang Xiaohao had continued to associate with Huang Anzhong, he might have gotten involved with the film industry in Cangnan Province.
However, the film industry in Cangnan Province is merely a local power, not the mainstream. And who would be foolish enough to continue following Huang Anzhong and letting him leech off them?
Moreover, Huang Anzhong's methods are too reckless; he'll get into trouble sooner or later!
By the way, it's not just a matter of time anymore, something has already happened.
Otherwise, how did Yuehai Company manage to get the copyright to "My Sassy Girl" from him?
Without copyright, what right does Yuehai Company have to film "My Sassy Girl 2"?
If Wang Xiaohao agrees to join Yuehai Company and work for someone else, he will also have a chance to infiltrate the Beijing social circle.
But at most, they'd be doing menial tasks like serving tea and water.
Wang Xiaohao was naturally unwilling!
Now that Cheng Dawei is willing to take Wang Xiaohao to meet senior figures in the industry, he is willing to bring Wang Xiaohao into the industry.
How could Wang Xiaohao be unwilling?