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Chapter 479: "Barbaric Era" officially announced that Guan Ling is going to create an all-star movie! ?
Everyone at the scene was stunned when they heard the sound.

Everyone is wondering what the evil work Guan Ling mentioned means?
But after further communication, I heard that this play might be an all-star movie, requiring at least a dozen minor protagonists and at least dozens of actors.

A strange emotion arose in everyone's heart.

Wang Changtian spoke first: "Director Guan, if there is a suitable role, can you give Guangguang a chance? You know, we have just gone public, and we need some good news for both investment and artist management."

"of course."

Guan Ling nodded.

Just in August, Wang Changtian’s Guangxian Media was listed, and now is the time when it needs stimulation.

The brothers Wang Changtian and Wang Hongtian have always been more aware of the times, and Wang Changtian has basically been in charge of external affairs. It is normal that they are impatient to hear about Lingyun Media's new play.

Ning Hao, after all, is a director who just created a billion-dollar box office.

Although it is not as good as the record set by Guan Ling, a Chinese director, for his film "Inception", if we add a few more qualifications, Ning Hao is after all the first Chinese director whose Chinese-language film has grossed over 1 billion yuan at the box office, and he is also the only one.

No one is unmoved by his new play.

Among the many people present, only Han Sanpin paused and spoke.

"Let's be clear first. What kind of evil job is this? Bloody and violent?"

Han Sanpin was really a little panicked. He also discovered that not many good things happened during the time when Ning Hao and Guan Ling got together. Previously, "No Man's Land" had been banned, and then Guan Ling wrote a play for Ning Hao to pay tribute to. But Guan Ling himself made "Confessions" with Hou Hsiao-hsien, which was about revenge, and it was so exciting!

He was overwhelmed by the various situations in China.

Many complaints.

Han Sanpin was often reminded during meetings that he should keep in touch with Guan Ling more often and not let himself go too much.

So when Han Sanpin heard the word "evil work", his eyelids were really a little nervous.

"Yes, but it basically has no impact on the plot, and you can treat the whole movie as an animal world." Guan Ling responded with a smile.

There is naturally another reason why Guan Ling chose this movie.

As I recall, "Life of Pi" will be released next year. It is a movie with deep hidden metaphors.

The connotations represented by the animals naturally have countless interpretations by countless viewers.

Now Ning Hao is filming "Wild Times", also relying on straightforward wildness. When the time comes, it may be seen in many film festivals along with "Life of Pi". With this tailwind, perhaps Ning Hao will become famous in the global director circle.

Han Sanpin was relieved: "Give me the script later, I'll let the experts review it first, and we'll talk about it later after it's approved."

"Of course." Guan Ling nodded.

The matter regarding "The Savage Age" was settled for the time being, and the celebration outside seemed to have nothing to do with Guan Ling.

He called Guy Ritter and asked James Wan to release Aquaman overseas as scheduled, and then apply for a mainland release according to the process. He had already told Han Sanpin that as long as the film could be released in Europe and the United States, the mainland could introduce it at any time.

To approve a piece of film, you just need to go through the procedures and complete the formalities.

After coming out, Guan Ling met Liu Dehua.

After exchanging greetings, Liu Dehua said goodbye.

"I'm on my way here this time. I have a flight to Venice soon. Director Guan, see you later. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me."

After asking, Guan Ling found out that Liu Dehua was going to Venice to support Ann Hui.

……

That night, Guan Ling and Liu Yifei snuggled up to each other and didn't want to separate for a long time.

Since Liu Yifei had ignited Guan Ling's anger, he refused to wear it.

Liu Yifei had no choice but to agree in the end.

Ask for what you want and you will get what you want.

Guan Ling also strongly requested Liu Yifei not to take any medicine and let everything take its course.

Her toughness made Liu Yifei secretly mutter in her heart that she should not have come to Guan Ling at all. She originally thought that she could give birth, but it would be better to make a love movie first. However, Guan Ling mentioned a movie that could show her heroic image, which made her a little excited.

For a moment, he was confused by Guan Ling's fierce attack.

I don't know why, but I agreed.

Since Guan Ling had to go to Shanghai to supervise the follow-up matters of "Even If the Wind Rises", he left early the next morning.

Liu Yifei looked at the empty bed, and thought of Guan Ling's different ferocity yesterday, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Suddenly, she remembered what happened yesterday.

Liu Yifei also needs to prepare for the start of filming of "Extreme Job". For this drama, Liu Yifei also specifically asked Guan Ling who to choose as the director.

Guan Ling originally intended to let Xu Zheng shoot the film, but during this period of time, he had been tinkering with the movie script of "Lost in Thailand".

So Guan Ling hesitated for a long time and told Liu Yifei that this play was a comedy, so they still had to find a company with relevant experience to handle it.

"Go contact Fang Ping and go to Beijing to find a company called Happy Twist and ask them if they want to invest and participate in the movie."

Guan Ling said, "I've read the news before. The national tour of the play 'The Earl of Wulong Mountain' written by them is very popular and has many fans. It seems to be very popular. The future comedy market is a very large market. If possible, ask them if they want to participate in film production and join Lingyun Media."

Liu Yifei hummed.
She was indeed quite free during this period, so she decided to go with Fang Ping to ask and get in touch.

After all, Liu Yifei is a professional actor and understands that there is not much difference in essence between comedy dramas and comedy movies. On the contrary, since comedy dramas have large theaters and second and third floors, they want to make many audiences laugh and become repeat customers. These people must have certain admirable qualities.

Besides, how could she not believe what Guan Ling said?
……

Entering September, the weather is clear and cool.

The temperature also became somewhat changeable, sometimes it was like summer, and sometimes there were strong winds howling.

In the entire entertainment industry, the hottest things are the releases of those few movies.

In faraway Italy.

The grand opening of the Venice International Film Festival is full of noise and expectations this year compared to previous years.

At the 68th Venice International Film Festival, only two Chinese-language films were shortlisted in the main competition unit, "A Simple Life" directed by Ann Hui and "Seediq Bale" directed by Anthony Wong. Although they cannot be said to have stolen the limelight, it is indeed quite gratifying.

At this year's Cannes, Chinese films were all speechless, but at Venice, they regained their confidence. Several films appeared in groups, with great fanfare and attracted great attention.

As a blessed land for Chinese-language films, this year's Venice International Film Festival President Marco Mueller has always been a president who is very fond of Chinese films, and the performance of these three Chinese-language films is naturally highly anticipated.

But it is a pity that neither of these two Chinese films is from the mainland. They are all from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

But after all, it is a Chinese-language film, so mainland movie fans are still paying close attention to it.

But before the opening of Venice, Cai Shangjun's "People Mountain People Sea" and Hong Kong director Johnnie To's "Overheard" caught the last train to Venice as surprise films. They were all shortlisted for the main competition unit at once, leaving the entire circle speechless.

There are a total of 21 films in the main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival. Four of them are among them. By chance, they can win the grand prize, right?

Many people are speculating that this year, it is very likely that a Chinese-language film will win the Golden Lion again.

This is already Johnnie To's third trip to the water city. Overheard tells the story of a bizarre robbery between Lau Ching-wan's gangster and Richie Jen's inspector. However, after the opening, many mainland movie fans realized that this film was the last to catch the train and post-production was not completed.

Ann Hui has won many awards at international film festivals, but she has never won a Golden Lion. People think that this time, her film A Simple Life will most likely help her win this honor. The presence of two leading actors, Liu Dehua and Deanie Ip, will certainly give Ann Hui a surprise. However, as this is Ann Hui's first time to be nominated for the Venice Film Festival, no one knows whether she can win the award.

Seediq Bale tells the story of the Japanese rule in 1930 in Taiwan, China. Mona Rudao, the leader of the Mahpo tribe of the indigenous Seediq people, led his people to rebel against the Japanese government and launched the Wushe Incident. The epic theme is quite appealing. The version edited by Wei Desheng was 4 hours and 20 minutes long, and then he listened to Marco Mueller's advice and cut it into a 135-minute film.

The surprise entry of "People Mountain People Sea" into the main competition was also beyond Cai Shangjun's expectation. However, this news did not cause much stir to the Beijing Film Academy, as the director was from the Central Academy of Drama.

It's very unconventional, and for fans in mainland China, this drama is naturally not that worthy of attention.

But it is worth mentioning that Chinese people can be seen everywhere in all major sections of this year's Venice International Film Festival, including the Screening Section, the Day Section and the Horizon Section. Jia Zhangke even went to the water city in person and served as the chairman of the Horizon Jury.

It looks lively, but if you look closely, mainland directors have made very little contribution and most of them are just there to stroll around.

There were also people promoting the non-competitive units, such as "Legend of the White Snake" directed by Cheng Xiaodong and starring Jet Li, "Traces of the Pirates" by Xu Haofeng in the Horizon Unit, and "Flowers" by Lou Ye in the Venice Day Unit. In the middle, "Traces of the Pirates" was quite interesting and triggered various comments from netizens.

But after a while of noise, no one cared about it anymore.

Compared to the sensational news in Venice last year, this year's event is only lively on the surface.

It’s just that “Traces of the Japanese Pirates” makes people think of Japan and the story of last year.

A year later, at last year’s Venice Film Festival, Guan Ling’s news was once again dug up by netizens and remained a hot topic on Weibo for three days.

There has been news about this on all major portals, and people are still using Guan Ling’s bold words at the Venice Film Festival last year to cheer for Chinese animation.

"A year has passed. At last year's Venice International Film Festival, facing the provocative questions of Japanese reporters, Guan Ling claimed that Lingyun Media and Motian Lingyun would produce five animated films. However, so far, no animated film has been released. Neither in mainland China nor in Hollywood. We know that the production of animated films takes time, and there have been rumors that "Even if the Wind Rises" will be released during the Lunar New Year this year, but many Chinese fans, especially animation fans, are still waiting for the details."

“Guan Ling Animation has made great promises, but when and where can it be fulfilled?”

"The box office of "Hot Girl" has exceeded 700 million. Does Guan Ling still remember her original ideals?"

Many news reports have questioned Guan Ling’s original remarks, but some netizens also enjoyed the extreme foul language.

"It has been a year since Guan Ling's grand ambitions were announced at the 2011 Venice International Film Festival, but Guan Ling is still filming "Hot Girl" in China. It's awesome, but what about your dream? Do you really want to brag and be mocked by the Japanese?"

"The Internet also has memory. Just look at Kung Fu Panda 2 a few days ago. Chinese animation is just as bad as Chinese football. They are both garbage now. Does Guan Ling really think he is omnipotent? Can he change the global animation landscape by himself? No matter how awesome he is, he is still number one in Hollywood and number two in Japan!"

"No drama, no drama."

……

Soon there were rumors that Guan Ling was currently in Shanghai, doing follow-up work on Even If the Wind Rises.

But there are still some netizens who are cool and do it online.

For a time, Guan Ling was indeed questioned by many unknown groups.

Some people think that Guan Ling’s previous bold statement was just a helpless move because “Inception” was indeed plagiarized from “Paprika”.

But Guan Ling was too lazy to pay attention to all this.

During the day he edited movies and worked on the soundtrack, and at night actresses from Hengdian kept coming to serve him. Guan Ling seemed quite relaxed.

He doesn't care who wins Venice.

……

News on the Internet is still changing.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" grossed $7 billion worldwide, making this final chapter the unrivaled success.

Some experts predict that this drama will still have a long-tail effect and will easily break 14 billion.

This result,

Not only has it surpassed "Transformers 3" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", it is also very likely to become the 2011 global box office champion.
It also broke the eight-year record held by the "ancestor" of the fantasy world, "The Lord of the Rings 3", and rose to the third place in the global box office in film history.

The first and second place were "Avatar" with a box office of 27.92 billion US dollars and "Titanic" with a box office of 18.43 billion US dollars.

Among the top 15 movies in the global box office, there are five Harry Potter movies.

——The Philosopher's Stone, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 all made the list.

This also makes people sigh that "Harry Potter" is worthy of being the best-selling film series in film history.

It can be said that wherever this movie goes, it will inevitably create a whirlwind.

In mainland China, the box office of this movie finally broke 5.8 million yuan, but what is regrettable is that "Holy Smoke and Mirrors" with a score of 7.2 million yuan has become an insurmountable barrier for "Harry Potter and the Harry Potter Film Festival".

But on the Internet, the voices questioning Guan Ling Animation are still growing louder.

But soon, a piece of news made the doubts even louder.

On September 9, Han Sanpin informed Guan Ling that the script had been approved.

Then, a piece of news swept the industry.

Lingyun Media officially announced: The new movie "Wild Times", written by Guan Ling and directed by Ning Hao, will soon be casting across the entire network, and may involve more than 20 stars.

For a time, people in the circle were in unrest.

Many actors were secretly delighted.

"Director Guan, are you planning to create an all-star movie?"

(End of this chapter)