Being a director is a hobby,
Acting is the home.
The author | coconut tree
"Acting and directing" is still a common career path, which is true in the field of online movies and traditional films.
On August 22, the online fairy movie "Royal Dragon Xiu Xian 2: Warcraft Frontier" directed by actor Peng Yuyu was exclusively launched on iQiyi. So far two days online, according to Yunhe data, the film is currently ranked No.1 in the movie public opinion heat feedback activity list.
Peng Yuyu, who is not from a science class, has tried multiple roles such as screenwriter, director, actor and so on since he first starred in online movies in 2014, which has made him a very special presence in the online film industry.
This time Data ENT Digital Entertainment had the honor to interview Peng Yuyu, and he also told Digital Entertainment very frankly that the choreographer and director are just an extension of the actor, and his biggest motivation comes from the idea of becoming a good actor, "I hope I can go further."
Shoot only stories of interest
"Why make a fairy movie?"
"Because I haven't seen the Fairy Movie I want to see before."
"The Legend of the Royal Dragon Xiu Xian 2: The Frontier of Warcraft" inherits the previous work of 2018, "The Legend of the Royal Dragon Xiu Xian".
The film three years ago was regarded by many as the precedent of authentic network immortal movies, and the second part also made many upgrades on the basis of the previous work, including the upgrade of demon fighting, the upgrade of special effects, and even added a lot of ridicule for hot topics on the Internet, such as "elders urging marriage" and "boss brainwashing" and other topics.
For Peng Yuyu, this may be a Xian Xia movie that he has not seen before, so he chose to write and direct himself.
From an actor to a director, it is impossible to do without a little ability. But when Peng Yuyu had not yet become a "brother of online movies", he was already trying this.
In 2015, the online movie "Taoist Out of the Mountain" created tens of millions of box office with an investment of 280,000 yuan, and the male protagonist was Peng Yuyu, which also opened the way for Peng Yuyu to star in a series of Taoist and zombie movies next. It was also in that year that Peng Yuyu had a more unknown directorship and made two films, one of which was the Taoist theme of "Maoshan Daoist".
Technical conditions and experience are related, at that time these two works did not let Peng Yuyu's director identity be recognized by more people, for the audience, he is still an actor. But Peng Yuyu didn't care about it, "the director is just interested in me," he said.
Different from being an actor, becoming a director, Peng Yuyu can shoot his favorite subjects and stories more freely, "what do you want to do," he said with a smile. But this greater freedom also brings more things to consider, "the first is that there is a concept in the budget, and the second is that when filming, you think about scheduling, pictures and other things." ”
But he will also try to do a good job. He will have his own requirements for the actors at the filming scene, through his past experience, the newcomer actors can come out to the starring position, Peng Yuyu will tell them that they should cherish the opportunity, so he is usually more severe.
The other specifics other than shooting are complicated, so he prefers to treat directing as an interest in comparison. There are too many things to consider, "when acting will not be pure", Peng Yuyu is still more willing to be a good actor.
Although he has become an online film director with a box office of tens of millions, Peng Yuyu still respects the professionalism of the director, "not everyone can be a director", and he himself is only willing to try when he encounters themes and stories that he is really interested in.
Crisis
Back in the field of acting, Peng Yuyu also has a very clear understanding of his position.
Before more people knew, Peng Yuyu encountered many bad luck, but for him those were "routine setbacks". He knows that to get into this line, these are the only ways to go. So slowly, he had the opportunity to be known by more people.
From acting in the zombie genre in 2015, to starring in the "Super Eunuch" series in 2016, the "Supernatural Event of the Dragon Fall Incident" in 2017, the "Pagoda Town River Demon 2" and "The Legend of Shushan Descending Demons" in 2018, and to today, Peng Yuyu has become a well-known "online movie brother" by box office and popularity.
Since 2018, the cumulative box office of online movies starring Peng Yuyu has exceeded 100 million.
But even so, he still maintained a sense of crisis.
The replacement of online movies is very fast, "so I can't stop", on the one hand, he needs to keep filming, on the other hand, he hopes that he is not limited to the field of online movies. This is also the current dilemma of Peng Yuyu.
"In online movies, actors are very passive."
For him, past achievements are both a reward and a constraint in a sense, in the fantasy, ancient costumes, zombies and other theme categories, Peng Yuyu has a certain status, but at the same time, the situation is that similar subject matter invitations are endless, which makes Peng Yuyu who wants to try different themes more passive.
Starting from scratch to becoming a fragrant bounty in the online movie industry seems to be enough, but only Peng Yuyu himself knows that this is far from enough for him.
"When did you realize you were really an actor?"
"I feel like I'm just getting started." He replied.
The achievements made so far only account for the tip of the iceberg in Peng Yuyu's plan for himself, and he prefers to start from here and lead to more fields.
"I want to act in an idol drama," Peng Yu said with a smile, but later added, "Just think about it." He seems to be optimistic and practical, but the only constant in this process is that he has not stopped, whether he can go further or not, at least for now " can not rest" .
So he had a lot of identities, writer, director, actor. It is worth noting that the online movies directed by Peng Yuyu are all starred by himself, and it can be seen that in the final analysis, he still wants to be a good actor, in order to be seen, in order to play the stories he is interested in.
Peng Yuyu in the dialogue is very frank, and he does not mention words such as "love" at all, but hopes to have more possibilities.
Grow together with the market
In the past two years, the online film market has produced a very large development under the catalysis of the epidemic, and almost everyone is shouting "improving quality and reducing quantity". But in fact, creators who really want to do a good job in content have long remembered this point.
The filming of "Royal Dragon Xiu Xian 2: Warcraft Frontier" was completed before the epidemic, and the later part was completed after the epidemic. Even so, good feedback has been earned on the content.
For Peng Yuyu, the original intention of making a good content has always existed.
"I can only be very resistant to filming, anything can be done, I am willing to pay, other times may not be able to."
But he also knows that this is not only a subjective requirement, the external market environment is also objectively demanding these things, "the production specifications of online movies have been improved, some poor quality films may not even be able to see the platform, there will be no good resources and locations to recommend, naturally there will be no more people to see, there is no way to talk about commerciality, it will be slowly eliminated."
Therefore, "Royal Dragon Cultivation Immortal Legend 2: Warcraft Frontier" at the beginning of the adhering to the "different" and "good content" to do, naturally there will be their own audience.
"Everyone must want to do a good job", just affected by capital and users, may not be so easy. However, Peng Yuyu is still very optimistic about the online film market in general, whether as an actor or a director, he believes that "improving quality and reducing quantity" is a big trend, and it is also a direction that everyone wants to change.
Talking about the themes he wants to try in the future, Peng Yuyu said that he will still start from interest and choose based on reality.
In life, he likes to look at overhead themes, "such as the kind of special effects in foreign countries, like Marvel, or super powers, or zombie themes", which may also be the original origin of xiu immortal stories such as "Royal Dragon Xiu Xian 2: Warcraft Frontier" in Peng Yu Yu's heart.
Whether it is an idol drama or an overhead theme, this is the possibility that Peng Yuyu envisioned for himself. In the future, he will still use good content and good performances to go hand in hand with the market.