China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 369: Zhang Yimou and Guan Ling's collaboration? A magical scheme?!
Guan Ling had watched the movie "The True Story of Jianghu Swordsmanship" several times when he was watching movies in his previous life.

Some people say that this movie is a pure bad movie, while others say that this movie is a masterpiece that allows a generation to look in the mirror.

The Douban score is 6.5 points, but many movie fans think this is the biggest injustice to the movie!

Some people also say that the low score of this movie is a protection for the movie.

Once the score is high, the movie may be gone.

Guan Ling has no comment on these.

Although China's film censorship system is somewhat bt, if a film like this can be banned, it would really be a bit of a cover-up.

As for whether it is a bad movie or a masterpiece?
Guan Ling thinks both make sense.

The movie is bad because of its form; the nonsensical style is not popular in mainland China.

Is "Three Guns" nonsensical enough? When the movie "Three Guns" caused controversy, it even caused a discussion on the entire Internet. Many people discussed whether it is possible to "make it nonsensical" and carry out the spoof to the end.

It's full of farcical assumptions.

All the characters have become weights serving the nonsensical plot. The whole film is filled with various vulgar elements such as adultery, catching an adulterer, murdering a husband, faking a corpse, and murder for money.

Although with a unique sense of humor.

But this movie is completely meaningless and is just a joke to make people laugh.

But "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is different. Guan Ling thinks this movie is a bit like "Wulin Waijia" in that it uses modern values ​​and plot content to package an ancient story.

If you look closely at the genre, it cannot be said to be a purely comedy costume film.

It's more like an absurd and fashionable costume film.

This style is more common in ancient poetry, and people generally call this technique "using the past to satirize the present."

Why borrow from the past?

Of course, we cannot be sarcastic today.

For many things, you have to have skin before you can have meat.

Without that layer of packaging, Guan Ling believed that the script of this movie would definitely be rejected, and it would be rejected outright.

When Guan Ling thinks about this movie, many of its classic lines come to mind.

"Other people's girlfriends are already lying on the bed, but mine is still hanging on the wall."

"In the future, I will make bricks and my son will help me carry them."

"Why are your son's pectoralis major muscles so exaggerated?"

"My father is Zhang Erhe!"

Thinking of this, Guan Ling couldn't help laughing. The classic event in his memory that my dad is a xx should happen soon.

Guan Ling remembers it was this year.

He searched the domestic Internet and found that there was no news yet.

That will definitely be in the next three months.

By then, these lines and the sensation caused by reality will be intertwined, which is simply a natural advertisement for the script.

It’s just a pity that Zhang Yimou was still filming "The Flowers of War", so he couldn’t catch up with this wave of popularity as soon as possible.

But having said that, Guan Ling believes that the movie "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is definitely one of the best domestic films.

The reason why the previous film was critically acclaimed but not commercially successful was that the box office was very poor.

It also has a lot to do with the director, interpretation, and publicity.

If Zhang Yimou could shoot this movie, the publicity would definitely increase and more people would interpret it. Even Guan Ling could not predict what kind of miracles it would create by then.

Moreover, Guan Ling does not plan to shoot this movie herself.

None of the directors under him can shoot this style well.

Zhang Yimou, who suffered setbacks on "Three Guns", became a good choice.

In his previous life, this old man filmed "Man Jiang Hong", which was also an extremely abstract film.

Judging from these movies, Zhang Yimou may have a bottom line, but it is not much.

After writing this script, there is a real chance that I can impress Zhang Yimou.

Guan Ling didn't think Zhang Yimou had any reason to refuse a movie script that could make people laugh and cry, and could be watched four or five times. Although it was nonsensical and spoof, it was not vulgar at all.

The little guy's inspirational failure.

This is another area that Zhang Yimou has been involved in before.

Guan Ling thought this was even a match made in heaven.

Thinking of this, he spent several days writing the script.

This is a movie that was obscured in its previous life. It is also a life comedy that has been overlooked by many people.

Perhaps in this life, Guan Ling can use Zhang Yimou's help to give this movie a different ending.

……

To mark the finale of "Awakening Age", CCTV specially held a closing program.

Guan Ling was not present, but the leading actors Yu Hewei, Zhang Songwen and others, as well as director Jiang Wei, were all interviewed on the spot.

CCTV has defined the nature of this TV series.
A revolutionary tribute to the classics in terms of drama quality and soul.

Many of the previous tribute dramas were of high quality and had strong storylines.

This TV series is not just about quality. The entry point, character thoughts, and spirit of the film, from a soul perspective, created a soul collision between the characters of that year and the audience.

The director of CCTV TV channel said on the show:

"Most young people today simply cannot imagine that the things they memorized by rote in political classes, which they themselves did not believe in, were once truly regarded by a group of people as their lifelong ideals and beliefs for which they fought and sacrificed. The theories in political books that you memorized so many times that you feel sleepy are the beliefs that some people fought for their entire lives.

Director Guan's script, Director Jiang's direction, and the wonderful performances of many actors seem to depict a past that was like a great wave of trials and tribulations. But I think their performances may still be just a kind of consolation, consoling those warriors running in loneliness, consoling their spirit of not fearing to be pioneers. It is a kind of pure romanticism.

Everyone was so intensely angry and sad, yet also full of fire, hope and optimism.

In that passionate era of the Enlightenment, getting rid of old ideas was a huge mountain hanging over everyone's head. The sparks condensed from the ideas that served as the command and guideline for all actions penetrated the confusion of that time and will alert us now.

Some people on the Internet said that this TV series should be included in the must-see list for nine-year compulsory education.

We think that many of the characters in this TV series should, and even need to, be included in the top 100 classic characters.”

At the end of the interview, the host raised the microphone and asked director Jiang Wei.

"Director Jiang, will this TV series have a sequel? Do you have any idea about this?"

"I don't know about that," Director Jiang Wei said with a smile, "In my opinion, the end of this TV series is the end of the ideological revolution, and whether it is differences or comrades, it has nothing to do with the word awakening embodied in this TV series...

But whether there will be a sequel depends on whether Director Guan can write a new script."

They burst into laughter during the interview.

“There probably won’t be a sequel.”

Zhu Yawen suddenly said.

The host picked up the microphone and looked at Zhu Yawen, "Yawen knows that Director Guan has no plans to shoot a sequel, right?" "Before I came to this play, I had a discussion with Director Guan,"

Zhu Yawen suddenly became serious.

"He said that the sequel to this TV series is every day now."

The interview site was in complete silence!

Jiang Wei didn't expect Zhu Yawen to say this.
The host was also stunned.

Only the director below reacted quickly enough and pushed the photographer's shoulder.

"Come on, push up and look at the facial expressions of the guests! Close-up, I want a close-up!"

……

It's October.

The premiere of "The Great Earthquake" began at the Tangshan Stadium in Hebei Province. This premiere ceremony was specially selected by them.

For this premiere, they even customized the world's largest giant screen.

Accompanied by the passionate music, the lights on the stage slowly lit up, and the giant screen began to play the short film "Origin". In just three minutes, the short film showed in rich layers the interviews with Tangshan eyewitnesses, the origin of the film, the highlights of the film shooting process, and the main creative staff laying flowers to the 12 victims at the Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Wall at 24 pm on the 13th... and other scenes. It succinctly and touchingly expressed the respect of the entire crew of "Tangshan Earthquake" for Tangshan's history, the remembrance of the 24 billion living people for the dead, and the respect of a country for a city.

“23 seconds, 32 years, a moment of life and death, the legend reappears!”

Most of the industry celebrities arrived at the scene, and all the well-known celebrities from Hebei were present.

Guan Ling also saw the sensation caused by the premiere in the United States.
Feng Xiaogang was indeed dashing this time. In front of tens of thousands of people, he played every wonderful moment of his past Feng films in the form of a kaleidoscope.

In the edited short film, Feng Xiaogang changed his bad temper and talked about his ideas loudly.

"I have a dream that one day there will be a solution to all the differences among mankind",
"I dream that one day the earth will be filled with flowers and children will smile again."

"I need to thank the people of Tangshan, the film producers and leaders at all levels, and invite everyone to witness this historic moment, solemnly report to the 730 million people of Tangshan, and witness the whole of China staying up all night for love!

I declare the premiere of the movie to begin!"

"Director Feng has really invested a lot of money this time." Fan Bingbing watched the premiere of Aftershock and couldn't help but exclaimed, "This will definitely have a huge impact on audiences across the country."

"He made such a sensation. If he had to compete with me in Inception, I don't think I would have felt good about it."

Guan Ling also admitted that the other party's way of promoting the film, whether it was to gain sympathy or for box office, was essentially a trick.

As a so-called feature film, this movie is actually about disaster and is a symbol of selling.

What we are selling is the motivation and execution ability to provide support from all sides when one side is in trouble.

If he fights with "Inception", even if he wins, it will be a pyrrhic victory.

It means that not much money was made in the domestic market.

"But even if it's this type of movie, you'd feel guilty if you met Director Guan." Fan Bingbing covered his mouth and laughed.

From this perspective, Feng Xiaogang really looks like a loser who was frightened by Guan Ling.

……

"Aftershock" earned 39 million on its first day, and the industry considered this result to be reasonable.

All media outlets turned their attention to Feng Xiaogang.

Now that "Under the Hawthorn Tree" has ended its run, Guan Ling has gone to Hollywood, and the promotion of "The Orphan of Zhao" has not yet begun.

Feng Xiaogang is the most popular director in the industry thanks to "Aftershock".

Not even one.

After the premiere, when the film was released, the internet followed up on the film’s attendance and netizens’ comments.

It has a good reputation and has done a lot of thorough publicity.

As the only National Day blockbuster that theaters are currently counting on, "Earthquake" has also received strong support from theaters this time, and the scale of publicity has been increased significantly.

"Sword Rain" and "Ip Man" which could have been rivals are no longer capable of competing and no longer have the courage to try.

The next Hollywood movie to be released will not be released until half a month later.

"The Great Earthquake" fell into a window period where there were not many enemies.

The online reviews are good, with the focus on the fact that the film is not sensational and is entertaining. This means the film is already half successful.

Many viewers even think that Feng Xiaogang is not using the earthquake to hype up money. There are always special times that require the use of artistic means to let those who have not experienced it remember that day. On the contrary, these people still think that this subject matter and content are still worth watching. It is not just about the earthquake, but more about the blood-thicker-than-water family relationship. They claim that some scenes will make them feel sad and heartbroken and almost cry.

This has further increased the popularity of this movie.

This movie is tear-jerking.

On the second day of box office, "Aftershock" reversed the decline and closed at 4800 million yuan in a single day, which made the entire industry uneasy.

Bona's Yu Dong, who was producing the tribute drama, felt like the door to a new world had been opened.

"I really learned a lot from Director Guan's TV series and the inspiration given to me by Earthquake."

On the third day, the box office of "Aftershock" continued to be high, and the box office of 4900 million made many film practitioners fall into contemplation for a while.

Many people howled in surprise; they didn’t expect that Guan Ling had gone to the United States.

It’s amazing that China can have such a high-grossing director.

No matter how many units went, no matter how many people from Hebei went, and no matter how many private theaters were booked, the box office of this movie is here, and the results cannot deceive people.
It can be said that after Guan Ling left, Feng Xiaogang became the king of the director circle!
Money can be earned!

The spotlights are all on him!

……

The box office of "The Great Earthquake" has been soaring, attracting the attention of many film companies in the industry. Many people are even prepared to copy the script and do the same.

The two main theme films, "Awakening Age" and "Aftershock", were not only officially endorsed, but also performed unexpectedly well.

It also allowed many companies to discover the door to a new world.

The box office exceeded 200 million in the first weekend, which shocked the industry.

The last Chinese director whose film grossed over 200 million yuan in its first weekend was Guan Ling.

"In addition to Director Guan, the status of Feng Xiaogang is compared with Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others..."

"The first weekend box office of Aftershock surpassed the entire month box office of Under the Hawthorn Tree. Where will director Zhang Yimou go from here?!"

There are many people watching for fun online.

Not long after that, a piece of news suddenly swept the Internet.

"A new film written by Guan Ling and directed by Zhang Yimou is currently under negotiation. Is it director Zhang Yimou's comeback film? Is it coming soon?"

Some people originally thought that this was fake news.

When the news interviewed Zhang Yimou.

Facing the expectant gazes of countless reporters, Zhang Yimou nodded.

"Yes, we are indeed going to collaborate on a movie. I already have the script in my hands. I can reveal a little bit, it's a comedy."

After this news was confirmed, the entire network was in an uproar in an instant!
(End of this chapter)