China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 177 "Let the Bullets Fly" is very popular, but compared to Guan Ling, it's just average!

On the Internet, because the horror film written by Guan Ling was released in North America, there was another discussion.

As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry.

Nowadays, many people know that Guan Ling has strong abilities, but everyone is a little surprised by the horror movie.

If nothing else, there is no soil for horror movies in mainland China.

Because after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was not allowed to become a spirit. Of course, bloody, violent and terrifying films have always been discouraged. After all, domestic movies are not rated.

"If Guan Ling were to write a commercial film, I would definitely think that Guan Ling is the most awesome Chinese. But I don't like horror films. Just like when he said he wanted to write the Palme d'Or before, he couldn't see the big king. How old are you? Huh? What kind of experience do you have? Do you know what terror is? It’s too big to take a big step, but it’s too small to be beaten by others, and it’s too big to be laughed at by the crowd.”

"Wan Ziren's own script can earn tens of millions of dollars. If Guan Ling's script only earns a few million or tens of millions of dollars through James Wan's name, wouldn't this person be in a big loss?"

Some people can't wait to jump out and want to see Guan Ling's jokes.

Anyway, there are some who are bullish and many who are bearish.

It's not that everyone looks down on Guan Ling, but it's just that China is so rare. There are many legends of gods and monsters in ancient classical literary works, such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Chu Ci", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", including some references in the Four Great Classics, etc.

But when China enters the era of visual civilization, China is limited in this regard.

With the Western world, the gap suddenly became so large that it was difficult to catch up.

Because a series of themes such as vampires, zombies, demons, aliens, haunted houses, ghost ships, etc. have appeared in the Western world. In China, gods and ghosts are still circulating, but the ghosts are not allowed to appear.

In the early part of the last century, there were some horror films in Hong Kong.

Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, horror films in Hong Kong and Taiwan became very popular. The stories were poignant and full of horror. Their films were even selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

In the 1980s and 1990s, with the explosion of kung fu movies in Hong Kong, typical horror movies such as "Ghostbusters" appeared. Zombie movies became very popular, but if you look at all the above movies, they are all from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

As for the mainland, four words are enough to sum it up, but they are vague and vague.

The downturn in domestic horror films cannot be described in words. After all, everyone has always scorned strange powers and chaotic gods. We are all staunch communist successors and red scarf captains.

In the past two years, "The Shining" and "Close Your Eyes" were released in mainland China, which contributed a lot to the box office for many horror film lovers, but the effect was only a few million.

So now that Guan Ling is making horror movies, many people think that he is not doing his job properly.

Jiang Wen was also surprised and called Guan Ling to confirm the situation, "Director Guan, is this horror movie really written by you?"

"Correct."

"Confidence? Although you are now very good in North America, there is really no foundation for horror movies in China. If you become popular, no one will take it seriously, but if you do it, many people will But we’re all waiting.”

This is a hidden reminder from Jiang Wen. Recently, because of the Golden Lion Award and the upcoming 400 million box office, many people in the industry are unhappy with him, Jiang Wen, and of course they are also unhappy with Guan Ling.

Circle. Either a friend or an enemy.

"Who knows, there is nothing to do even there. I can cooperate with James Wan and earn some money to spend." Guan Ling said, "But now I hope this drama can be a success, and I also want to see who is waiting to see me. joke?"

"Yes." Jiang Wen curled his lips and said, "As soon as these words came out of your mouth, Director Guan, I understood why you want to make some money to spend, and why you want to show off. I have known you for so long, and I have no confidence that you can't do it. Just say this. I won’t say anything else, awesome. I’m just waiting to see the results.”

Jiang Wen understands so well,

Guan Ling's current situation is just like when he won the Golden Horse Award for Director and was very high-spirited. Everyone said, Director Jiang, you are really awesome. He just said calmly: Where is the bull? So-so. That is to say, the audience and judges love it.

The yin and yang of Guan Ling's words are the same. Who knows, I want to make some money to spend.

This tastes so authentic!

If you want to pounce, you just don’t think of pounce. This self-confidence almost hit Jiang Wen's face along the phone line. Of course, Jiang Wen was too lazy to talk anymore and hung up the phone.

"How's it going? What did Director Guan say?" Zhou Yun asked beside her. She was the one who urged him to make this call.

"Didn't you hear everything? He is very confident."

"Let's wait for the result." Zhou Yun said, "Husband, if Director Guan can make a horror movie in Hollywood and it will be a hit, would you like to think about it and deepen your cooperation with Director Guan?"

"I understand." Jiang Wen nodded.

He usually doesn't want to make cheesy movies, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want to make movies.

Normally, if Zhou Yun persuaded him like this, Jiang Wen would definitely fall out. But Guan Ling and Jiang Wen think it's okay.

With Guan Ling's investment commitment, he can look for it outside or polish his favorite scripts.

Moreover, this drama has made Guan Ling a lot of money, so even if he loses money in the next drama, he won't feel too much pressure.

"Signing with Lingyun Media is also a good choice." Jiang Wen thought to himself, "It feels like a good choice to be an idle contract director and choose the scripts I want."

……

On October 18, Xie Jin passed away.

As a leading figure among the third generation of directors, Xie Jin's death caused a sensation in the entertainment industry.

Because his films have an indelible impact on Chinese film history, and six of his works have won the "Hundred Flowers Award", which is a record that no one can break.

Xie Jin's films have a very obvious national soul and pay great attention to the destiny and culture of the nation.

He is not only a film master, but also a nobleman of many stars.

Therefore, his death suddenly silenced the entertainment industry.

A memorial service is scheduled for five days later.

Director Xie Jin's patriotism and love for his family have always been recognized by the entertainment industry, but his life is a little more difficult. Although he has four children, one of them has cancer and three are stupid.

And just some time ago, his eldest son just passed away. Before that, the third child died of an asthma attack.

Many people on the Internet believe that the white-haired man sending the black-haired man away may have been the last straw for Director Xie.

Even his death happened in a hotel. Before that, he had just received an invitation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his alma mater and was about to celebrate his 85th birthday. So this result can't help but make people sigh.

For a time, Jiang Wen became the focus of many people's topics.

Because he is the one who is promoted by Director Xie, not only him, but also Liu Xiaoqing, Fan Bingbing, Siqin Gaowa, Zhao Zhetian and others.

Jiang Wen was indeed sad about it and immersed himself in it for a few days.

……

Guan Ling, who was not familiar with Xie Jin, naturally would not attend any memorial service, but hearing about the miserable life of the director who filmed "Furong Town" really touched Guan Ling's heart.

The hemp rope always breaks at the thinnest part, that's probably what it means.

As a director, he has cultivated so many big stars, but he has not caught up with the good times.     Causes life's misery and makes those who hear it cry.

On October 10, the entertainment industry was shaken by new news: Gigi Lai retired from the industry.

This is the most beautiful Zhao Min in "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer". Guan Ling thinks it is a more beautiful version of the role than that played by Alyssa Chia.

But she had only been popular for a few years, and she was still in a state of popularity, and then she suddenly withdrew from the circle.

This means that another beauty in the Hong Kong film industry has left the film industry. The Hong Kong film industry has been having a bad time these days. It was already in decline and has been moving closer to the mainland. The previous incident of Xiao Bailong's beating broke a leg of the Hong Kong film industry. The scandal at the beginning of this year The incident has broken another leg of the Hong Kong scene. Now that Gigi Lai has withdrawn from the scene, it can be said that this year's Hong Kong scene has been given another strong dose of medicine.

This has completely intensified the process of Hong Kong's development towards the mainland.

In this case, the first weekend box office of Guan Ling's horror film in Hollywood has finally been released.

The release of "Insidious" in North America was based on reviews, so the first-day box office was of little significance. However, some data obtained by Motian Lingyun, such as attendance rate and positive reviews, show that this movie may create a good box office.

So everyone has been waiting for four days, from Thursday to Sunday, for the final results of the first weekend's box office.

This data is not only waiting for Guan Ling, but also Motian Lingyun. James Wan and Gai Naote have already made several trips, but many theaters need to collect it slowly. This is not a blockbuster, and the collection of movie box office is relatively fragmented.

Lionsgate Pictures, where James Wan worked before, is actually waiting for the follow-up to this movie.

The other six major ones were fine. Although everyone knew that Guan Ling was great and Ferris Lingyun was Guan Ling's independent film company, no one paid much attention to the horror films made by a Chinese who shoots cult horror movies.

On Monday afternoon, Guyot called.

"Guan, come on, cheer! We can celebrate the harvest."

Guan Ling could feel from the other party's hearty laughter that the other party was probably laughing so hard that he couldn't close his mouth at this moment.

"Generally when we are in China, we will ask, there is good news or bad news, which one do you want to hear first. But chatting with you is obviously not interesting, because your smile is like a tractor in the Chinese countryside. So, how much did the movie take at the box office?”

Guan Ling said he was merciless, but he was also very anxious in his heart.

The smile over there stopped suddenly, and it was obvious that the tractor was a very hasty metaphor to describe a smile.

"Forget it, on the premise that I will receive a large bonus, I forgive you for insulting my laughter." Guyot still said rudely, "I won a thousand dollars at the box office in four days. With 7.6 million, we have not only recovered our capital, but we have also made at least four times the profit.”

The value is not high, but it is not low either.

With James Wan only being given a production fee of US$1.5 million for this movie, the box office data for four days was already quite terrifying.

"It's not as high as I thought." Guan Ling sighed. Originally, he thought there was a chance of exceeding 20 million. Because there are many horror movies in North America, the audience is very fixed. The box office effect in the first week will usually determine word of mouth.

"Guan, modesty makes one's kidneys weak." He had learned a few saucy words from Guan Ling before, and Gai Naote used them directly. "Stop using your Chinese thinking to tell me that this movie is just so-so. I only know one thing, Guan, you are an amazing horror film writer, and you have chosen an amazing horror film director.

Because our reputation has exploded. Not surprisingly, next week’s movie box office will definitely hit a new high. "

Gai Nao Te's voice was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

"how?"

"Wait for me, I'll fax you some news from the media, and you'll know."

After a while, Guan Ling saw the news sent by Gai Naote.

"Avoiding tacky mystique and scaring the hell out of moviegoers, "Insidious" is James Wan's ingenious work. The fullness and avant-gardeness of its camera expressions and narrative techniques are more distinctive than the previous "Chainsaw".

It breaks through the shackles of traditional horror films and contains shocking scenes that no one has seen in the past ten years!

James Wan cleverly incorporated suspense elements into the horror film, making the story more layered and more entertaining. The relationship between father and son is interspersed with evil spirits and psychics, and in order to save his son, the protagonist must undergo hypnosis, use the ability of soul wandering again, go to the terrifying ghost land, and bring back his son's Soul, while escaping the pursuit of ferocious evil spirits.

The climax of the third act of "Insidious" is quite exciting and can be described as a bold and innovative work that "breaks the world".

The land of ghosts has a gloomy atmosphere, with a red door and lonely ghosts surrounding the father and son. The scene of Josh rushing into it with a weak oil lamp is frightening.

At this time, even the routine jump scare became very powerful, scaring the audience out of their wits at the slightest movement.

The plot advances so quickly that the audience's senses are sensitive and the feeling of horror is doubled! And those wide-angle lenses and photography techniques that can be seen everywhere make the photography effect full of documentary, and the audience can't predict where the fear breaking point will be!

The first-person perspective, the lens that follows the movement of the characters, and the exaggerated wide-angle range give James Wan's camera language a weird and dynamic feel similar to that of Kubrick's "The Shining", while also possessing James Wan's unique low-camera position. , tricky visual angle.

It is the design of these visual elements and details that creates an immersive sense of horror. Perhaps we can say that starting from "Insidious", this amazing Chinese finally laid the foundation for warm-blooded horror. The stable style of the film.

But what’s even more noteworthy is that the film was produced by Guan’s Lingyun Media. The screenwriter is Guan who previously created a new miracle of Chinese-language films in the United States. This makes me confused. Is there anything else that Guan can't do? "

This is the evaluation of Time Magazine.

There are also some other news that have been carried back to China by many media at this time.

"Guan Ling's North American horror film has a four-day box office of 17.6 million US dollars in its first weekend. As expected, the North American box office of 50 million US dollars is already guaranteed to win!"

"The screenwriter of "Detective Detective" teamed up with the director of "Saw", "Insidious" will completely stimulate your senses!"

"Horror! Ferris Lingyun releases another blockbuster low-budget film. Why does this newly established film company keep producing great films?!"

"According to predictions from authoritative organizations, the North American box office of "Insidious" can reach 5000 million!"

The domestic media were also completely dumbfounded.

The originally solemn state in the entertainment industry was suddenly shrouded in questions.

Domestic audiences were also directly frightened.

"5000 million, does it mean US dollars?"

"Are you stupid? The United States uses RMB?"

Netizens are stupid!

Guan Ling made a horror movie, and the North American box office is expected to take 50 million US dollars? 400 million yuan, about the same as "Let the Bullets Fly"?

Under the continuous digging of domestic and foreign media, a latest explosive news has once again appeared in front of everyone.

"According to interviews, the production cost plus publicity cost of "Insidious" was only US$2.3 million."

This news completely shook up the domestic entertainment industry.

The investment is less than 20 million, which is much less than "Let the Bullets Fly"?

Everyone in China has been bragging about "Let the Bullets Fly" for more than half a month. You have poured cold water on everyone for this box office miracle in four days!

What on earth are we bragging about?

The eyes of the industry are all red this time!

Completely red!

This is not a matter of directing or not! This is the God of Wealth!

(End of this chapter)