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Chapter 438: Valentine’s Day

"Li, did the filming go well?"

On the set of "Jurassic World", Spielberg also came to see the filming situation.

“It was smoother than expected, but also more stressful than expected.”

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said that the American media would report on this movie almost every few days.

Because there are so many fans paying attention to this movie.

This IP is so attractive and has a large number of fans. It can be said that "Jurassic World" was filmed not only for today's new audiences, but also for audiences more than 20 years ago.

There are two groups of people here, how to integrate them is what makes this movie successful.

This is one of the reasons why it was so difficult to find a director for this film.

Forcibly binding the movie to feelings, or simply setting feelings regardless of the quality of the work, will only be self-defeating and ruin the IP.

In terms of influence and audience size, "Jurassic" is undoubtedly at the top of the list.

When "Jurassic Park" was released, it aroused the enthusiasm of movie-watching audiences around the world.

Because the director must know which character or plot is the most concerning to the audience.

Generally speaking, if a work wants to sell emotions, it must meet at least two basic conditions.

But if you just sell emotions, you don’t need a director of Li Mu’s level.

And the emotional work itself will naturally be in this memory, so that it can achieve the effect.

This is the hardest part of being a director.

Secondly, emotional works must have a strong influence and audience.

Most people saw these former overlords of the earth on the screen for the first time, and were impressed by the movie CG technology at that time. In the end, "Jurassic Park" won more than 9 million US dollars worldwide, becoming the box office champion in film history at the time.

By evoking most people's fond memories of classics and using it as a gimmick and selling point, it allows some people to pay for their childhood. From a business perspective, it can also be regarded as a marketing tool.

Children are still children, teenagers are still teenagers, and youth are still young people. Groups of the same age group rarely "look back" and more often "move forward." However, if they don't look back, this feeling will be out of the question.

The reason is simple: the time is too short, and the age of the main audience for emotional works has not changed much.

Emotions can be seen almost everywhere in movies, animations, new games, etc. in recent years.

"Jurassic World" has been released for 22 years, so there is no doubt that it fits the situation, so it is a test for the director.

First, the time between new works and emotional works must be long.

Only after a certain period of time has passed and the audience has crossed the original age group, can the new work play the role of causing them to look back on the good memories of the past.

After all, there are very few films like "The Lion King" where the entire film is filled with emotions. Most emotional films often contain many non-key points.

Finally, it is the emotional point designed by the director.

"Jurassic World" must not only meet the expectations of new and old fans, but also arouse the feelings of old fans. It cannot be deliberate. It also has to provide a good beginning for the series. This is really a lot of pressure.

The formation of feelings needs to be tempered by time. If the time between the new work and the emotional work is too short, then the former can only be said to be a tribute to some of the latter's points of selling feelings, and the word "sentiment" is completely incompatible with it.

With these two foundations, "Jurassic World" is qualified to sell emotions.

If the director mistakenly thinks that these are emotional points and then moves them out, not only will they not be effective, but they will make other places that are supposed to be emotional points look dull.

Here Li Mu and Spielberg have the same opinion, which is to let the Tyrannosaurus rex from 22 years ago be active in the theme park again and become the main force in defeating the big boss Indominus Rex.

For old fans, not only can they see the Tyrannosaurus rex on the screen again, but they can also see its outstanding performance. It can be said to be a wave of emotion.

The other is to make dinosaurs the protagonists.

In the old version of the "Jurassic Park" trilogy, you can find that the core of the movie gradually changes from dinosaurs to humans. Especially in the third part, Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex are completely "tool men".

The story is how the protagonist team rescues people. If you replace the Spinosaurus with any huge monster, it will not have any impact on the entire plot.

This is one of the reasons why the reputation and box office of the old version of the trilogy have deteriorated.

If Li Mu shoots "Jurassic World" in accordance with the final direction of the old trilogy and changes the theme from dinosaurs to humans, then this movie will most likely bring back the two children from "Jurassic Park" .

Using them as the main perspective, they play a wave of emotional cards that show that the teenagers have grown up, and the dinosaurs have become supporting characters again.

Then the IP will be completely destroyed.

After all, the audience’s favorite movies are all kinds of monsters. There are countless movies with humans as the protagonists. If they really want to watch them, why should the audience choose this kind of monster movie?
But it is not enough to do this, because this is only the core, and more details and the most important innovation of the film are needed.

As times change, the main audience in theaters is no longer the group of young people who watched "Jurassic Park" 22 years ago, but a new generation of viewers, who are the main force in the movie box office.

But as teenagers living in the information age of the new century, the things they have seen are not the same as those in the 90s, and they have no feelings for this dinosaur movie.

Therefore, for "Jurassic World", the most critical thing is how to combine emotion and innovation so that the film can satisfy old fans while attracting new fans.

"Li, I remember there is a saying in your country, if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight."

"No, you're not flattering me."

Li Mu smiled, and then discussed the plot with Spielberg.

"Actually, I think your design is better than I thought. I can't even imagine how these plots are connected to the first part."

Spielberg was quite surprised to hear the details Li Mu discussed with him. During the filming, there were many clever tribute scenes, which were shot for the fans of the year. It seems very simple, but the design here requires careful and clever arrangement by the director. First you have to think about it before you can do it.

For example, Li Mu is already arranging the special effects team to use the dragon egg as the first camera angle.

Dinosaur sneeze, some familiar equipment and the former gate, using a burning rod to attract the attention of the T-Rex, the same ending arranged, and using a sheep to lure out the T-Rex, etc.

Even the appearance of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Li Mu, specifically emphasized to the special effects department that when doing the special effects of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the aging look must be made.

Because 22 years have passed, the former overlord has also entered his twilight years, because according to research, the longest-lived Tyrannosaurus rex only lived to be 28 years old.

Not only that, while aging, the wounds and scars left during the battle with the Velociraptor in the ending of the first film must be reflected on this Tyrannosaurus rex for the audience to see.

These are the details of the setting, and they must be considered clearly.

"I'm sure this movie will be a hit."

Spielberg was reassured when he saw the current filming. Everything was better than he imagined.

"hope so."

Li Mu is also looking forward to the scene when the movie is released.

"By the way, BD Wong hasn't arrived on the set yet? I haven't seen him in several years."

Spielberg lamented that the young man who once worked in the laboratory of "Jurassic Park" has become something like that now.

"His plot is scheduled to be filmed later."

Huang Rongliang is also the only returning actor from "Jurassic Park" to "Jurassic World".

It was February 2th, but due to the time difference, Li Mu had already talked about the holiday with Liu Yifei on the phone half a day ago.

Li Mu looked at the time. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon, almost time.

"Let's finish work early today and everyone go back early."

For a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day, you have to dress up no matter what, and leave some time for the crew to go back and clean themselves up.

After hearing Li Mu's words, everyone immediately cheered, especially those with beautiful girlfriends.

Li Mu smiled and didn't care. He sent a message to Liu Yifei and told her that the crew had called it a day.

"Hehe, it's Valentine's Day over there today, how do you plan to spend it?"

Liu Yifei asked with a smile.

"Valentine's Day, as the name suggests, is a day for lovers. Spend it with your lover."

"What??? Who are you looking for?"

Liu Yifei didn't react for a while and asked some questions.

Li Mu couldn't help but snicker, "Lover!"

"Which one?"

"We don't know yet."

"I want to file a complaint and tell my aunt."

"Fool, aren't you my lover?"

Li Mu suddenly said, causing Liu Yifei to stutter, "Well, I'll forgive you."

"By the way, why don't you ask me who the main palace is?"

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The two spent their time happily bickering.

But the industry is boiling again.

According to incomplete statistics, the annual romance blockbuster "Beijing Love Story" written and directed by Chen Sicheng undoubtedly topped the national box office rankings that day with a box office of 1.02 million.

This opening result makes the movie "Northern Ireland" the highest-grossing 2D Chinese film in mainland film history.

Not only the Spring Festival sales are explosive, but this Valentine’s Day is also a complete explosion.

And it’s also a romance film directed by a newcomer.

"Chinese-language films will achieve greater glory in 2014, and the golden age has completely arrived."

"The era of billions of dollars per day has collectively arrived, and Chinese-language films have officially entered a new chapter."

The domestic media seemed to be on a climax.

Breaking over 100 million in a single day was unthinkable when I got up early. It was only in the past few years that the number exceeded 100 million in a single day for the first time.

But this year, there are already two movies that have done this at the beginning of the year.

This may be the best era for movies.

Domestic Internet giants have begun a new round of entertainment layout actions, and their strategies for the new year seem to be targeting this piece of the cake.

(End of this chapter)