Chapter 487: One Person is a Legion

According to the competition format of Director Show, the four directors draw lots each time to select two short film themes.

Of course, there are only 20 categories, such as 【Science Fiction】, 【Suspense】, etc., but no…….. 【Animation】!

This makes Luo Mo, a director whose representative work—and only film work—is Monkey King: Hero is Back, seem somewhat out of place.

From the perspective of the rules, every director has their own strengths and weaknesses.

This form of drawing lots is also more exciting.

The stars in the camps are the same; they all have their own strengths and weaknesses.

It's just that some people's strengths might not even be as good as others' weaknesses……..

After Ning Dan's voice spread throughout the venue, the other three directors also looked at Luo Mo with great interest.

At the end of the second episode's recording, all four directors went on stage to draw lots, but none of the results were announced to the public.

Only Tian Ou himself knows which two categories he drew; the three of them are unaware.

In fact, to ensure the quality of the program, only one of the four directors' short film themes is a "real draw."

The other theme was already communicated with the production team beforehand; it is a "fake draw."

This provides both uncertainty and a bit of stability.

Therefore, they all feel that Luo Mo will choose to redraw.

In this way, out of the two short films, there would be one he could decide on his own.

If he chooses to use the categories Tian Ou drew directly, then one of them is what Tian Ou chose himself, and the other is what he drew by luck, which is equivalent to opening two blind boxes.

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo smiled and said, "No need for the trouble. My luck has always been poor, so I might as well try Director Tian Ou's luck."

Remember back in the Creating Idols period, he would always boast to Tong Shu that he was the Emperor of Rock-Paper-Scissors, and then every time he went up as the captain to play, he never won.

Director Wang Rong thought to himself upon hearing this: "Ning Dan must have already leaked both of Tian Ou's categories to Luo Mo, right?"

"Otherwise, there's no reason for him to choose this way."

"But it's understandable; replacing someone at the last minute is bound to be rushed, not to mention he is still a newcomer to film." Wang Rong didn't think much of it.

Li Dongliang and Fang Jie exchanged glances; they also felt that Ning Dan must have tipped Luo Mo off.

Li Dongliang's expression remained cold, while Fang Jie wore a half-smile.

Ning Dan's voice came again: "Alright, we respect Director Luo Mo's choice."

"Then, next, we will announce the first category drawn by the four directors on the big screen," Ning Dan continued.

In an instant, almost all the contestants present held their breath, staring at the big screen.

This is not only closely related to the directors, but also closely related to them.

Only Song Ge remained very dazed, his eyes devoid of focus.

The four directors' themes began to be announced from left to right.

"Director Wang Rong, Science Fiction."

A forced smile appeared on Wang Rong's face.

It was as if he was very resistant to this category.

In reality, since it is a variety show, the actors perform on temporarily constructed stage sets; it's not like the director films first, then edits, and can add post-production special effects.

Therefore, Science Fiction is one of the most difficult.

This caused the facial expressions of the contestants in Wang Rong's camp to become a bit more solemn.

But in fact, this theme was chosen by Wang Rong himself.

He doesn't care how it ends up being filmed, because he has a Science Fiction blockbuster set to be released soon.

This short film is actually just an advertisement for that film of his.

At this moment, this director with the honor of Best Actor said with a worried face: "Given the competition format and the constraints of Director Show, filming 【Science Fiction】 is actually very, very difficult. I hope everyone can be more accommodating and tolerant when the time comes."

——And so the acting began.

Then, the category "drawn" by Director Li Dongliang was 【Action】.

This caused many people at the scene to gasp in surprise.

If one says Science Fiction is difficult because of the lack of special effects, then Action tests the actors themselves even more.

If you can't do fight scenes, you just can't.

On a film set, you can still find a Body Double.

In Director Show, although if filmed well, a Body Double might not necessarily be noticed, some angles and some shots still require doing it purely by oneself.

Many confused contestants were already thinking in their hearts: "What is going on? Is the directors' luck all that bad?"

"Wait, but there are indeed two action stars in Director Li Dongliang's camp!"

"Isn't that prince of Tenglong Entertainment someone who has studied martial arts since he was a child?"

"This round is practically tailor-made for him."

Well, the actual situation was guessed correctly just like that.

Li Dongliang is just here to promote people in this round.

At this moment, he even smiled and looked back at everyone sitting behind him, saying: "I have basically already thought about how to cast the roles."

As for Director Fang Jie, her category is 【Romance】.

This is one of the simplest themes.

It is also one of the themes Director Fang Jie is best at.

Her style of doing things is relatively conservative; although she holds the title of the number one female director in Huaxia, she hasn't filmed any box-office hits in recent years.

After starting her own company, she hasn't really promoted anyone either.

On the contrary, due to some special reasons, the company is mired in lawsuits, and she feels a bit abandoned by her followers.

Coupled with the fact that she has reached menopause, she looks much more serious than she did a few years ago.

Romance is an eternal and unchanging theme, yet, in truth, classic and high-quality Love Films have indeed become fewer and fewer in recent years.

For short films, due to the limited duration, the chosen angle and content appear particularly important.

At this moment, the three directors were all performing the act of opening a blind box.

Only Luo Mo was truly opening a blind box.

Run Jie, whether out of revenge for the two not meeting for a long time or for some other reason, simply did not leak the topic to Luo Mo!

Heh, women.

But Luo Mo was quite indifferent, not panicking in the slightest.

Before the camera, he looked at the big screen with calm and composure, under no pressure at all.

—Anyway, I'm just a temporary worker.

On the big screen, two large characters began to appear.

These two characters made the contestants behind Luo Mo show smiles of relief.

But Luo Mo was slightly stunned.

—【Comedy】!

They felt this genre was easy to handle, but Luo Mo felt it wasn't that simple.

Admittedly, his mind was filled with many things that were all very promising.

However, this thing called Comedy tests more than just acting skills.

On Earth, many Best Actor-level Actors still cannot perform Comedy well, giving people a very awkward feeling.

A sentence instantly flashed through his mind: "One Best Actor a year, but only one Zhou Xingchi in a century."

In the 【Comedy】 genre, some Actors who naturally possess a sense of humor have an advantage that is simply too great.

Luo Mo turned his head to look at the people in his camp behind him, watching their eager expressions one by one, and he kept repeating in his heart:

"This one is average."

"This one is average."

"This one is average."

When he saw Song Ge, he thought: "Can't act in a Comedy, but lives like a Comedy."

Song Ge did not dare to meet Luo Mo's gaze, but felt a sense of relief in his heart.

"Thank goodness it's not an action film."

He was very afraid that he would be the one going up to play the person getting beaten.

And for the sake of the show's authenticity, what if it were real hits?

You have to know, on film sets, there really are cases where someone can't act out getting hit well, and the director goes up personally to slap them.

After announcing the first genre, Ning Dan's voice spread throughout the venue again: "Then, we may begin."

As soon as the words fell, the four directors and all the contestants stood up one after another.

However, on the side of the other three directors, people immediately crowded around; these people had been waiting off-camera for a long time.

They were the personal teams brought by the three directors.

Inside were makeup artists, cinematographers, costume designers, and so on.

Of course, there were also very, very, very important... screenwriters!

Moreover, these three directors each brought more than one gold-medal screenwriter they were familiar with.

They possessed extremely strong creative abilities, or rather, they had a large amount of stock on hand that could be taken out and used at any time.

Like the screenwriter beside Wang Rong, who is hailed as the number one person in Huaxia micro-films.

Only beside Luo Mo did the creature known as a screenwriter not exist.

"Because I don't need one."

(PS: Second update, asking for double monthly votes at the end of the month!)

(End of this chapter)