China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 482 News about "Avengers", Fan Bingbing's chance? ! "Even if the Wind Rises" is about to be released!
Wang Sicong is Wanda Films' sincere gift to Guan Ling. He plays the son of a wealthy man who hit and killed a pregnant woman in "Wild Tales", while You Benchang plays the wealthy man.

This was contacted by Guan Ling personally. Anyway, this play is a bit crazy, so why not make it even crazier.

Nowadays, Prince Wanda is also a very popular name on the Internet.

In April, during the Wang Xiaofei incident, Wang Sicong publicly criticized South Beauty's Wang Xiaofei's mother on his Weibo, to which Wang Xiaofei responded by calling her a "stinking idiot" in the comments, which instantly made him famous.

A common figure showing off wealth on Weibo.

At this moment, Wang Sicong has not yet reached the stage of changing internet celebrities like changing clothes. He is simply chatting with a girl who makes him smile all day long on Weibo.
Or they may publish some articles showing off their wealth, such as "The third one this year, the 30th in total, the declining book director and the department director are present at the same time, which is rare."

In just a few months, Wang Sicong attracted the attention of many green tea bitches, black fungus and losers.

Wang Sicong became even more angry after being scolded by Wang Xiaofei, one of the four young masters in Beijing.

Since then, Wang Sicong has gained the title of Internet celebrity.

But he has not found a new way to break out of the circle again. He just watches the IG team and plays games every day, and some ideas are sprouting in his heart.

Under such circumstances, Guan Ling's invitation made Wang Sicong very excited.

After communicating with his father, Mr. Wang was also very pleased and asked Wang Sicong to give it a try. This is better than flirting with female Internet celebrities.

Maybe we can also take a look at Guan Ling’s skills. After all, Wanda wants to get involved in upstream filming in the future.

The matter was settled.

But on major portals and forums, people have different judgments.

“Now that capital has entered the market, can Wang Sicong make a movie?”

"I always feel that Guan Ling or Ning Hao will ruin this movie. It's already hard to handle so many big names in the filming, and now there's a rich young man. Can the studio handle it?"

"Others may not be able to do this, but Guan Ling? Who dares to challenge him?"

"There's nothing wrong with what he said. Even if Ning Hao can't suppress it, Guan Ling is here. If these celebrities really think they are big enough and worthy of Guan Ling's script, they won't join!"

……

The news of casting for the new play came out very quickly.

Especially the speed, it was like a whirlwind in the entertainment industry.

In mid-September, related news quickly climbed to the top of the hot searches in the entertainment industry.

Various forums are full of comments about the actors in this drama and how to distribute the roles, but there are also more animation fans who feel that their patience is reaching its end.

Everyone on the internet criticized you, Guan Ling, for not making animated films, but you actually keep making all kinds of weird things for people.

There is no news about the animated film at all!
The most important thing is that Guan Ling ignores these little black fans. They feel that their anger on the Internet is like punching cotton.

"Director Guan, can you take me on a role and save me from this dire situation?"

When Sun Honglei called Guan Ling, his voice was full of enthusiasm and anticipation.

During this period, Sun Honglei felt a little jaded.

After "Warring States", all the malice in the world poured towards him crazily. He made a lot of money, but what was equivalent was the psychological and spiritual damage caused to him by the movie.

In fact, he has quite a few roles this year. Most recently, he was filming the movie "I Do," which is scheduled to be released on Valentine's Day next year. In the movie, Sun Honglei plays the role of a wealthy man.

But for now the drama is over.

Sun Honglei still hasn't found any new job.

Instead, he is busy promoting the TV series "Men Gang" which will be aired in October this year. This drama is his second collaboration with director Zhao Baogang, and also a new track for his subversive image, that of a gentle otaku.

At first, Guan Ling didn't ask him to join her movie, so he didn't want to join.

Because he really wanted to take a break for a while, and he also took on a new script called "Border Storm", and the image of the drug dealer in the script attracted him a lot.

But when Sun Honglei saw Jing Tian joining Ning Hao's new movie, he could no longer sit still.

"I will take back everything I lost with my own hands!"

Sun Honglei really wanted to be in this movie, just to prove that if Ning Hao directed this movie well, it would prove that the previous "Warring States" was not directed well. All the responsibilities have nothing to do with him.

The previous play was really caused by Jingtian, the screenwriter, and the director. Please stop scolding me, Sun Honglei, in the future!

Anyway, the meaning is very simple.

To wash away the shame caused by making a movie with Jingtian.

In this way, when people mention "Warring States" in the future, they may think of a very good work that Sun Honglei and Jing Tian collaborated on.

Sun Honglei doesn't really believe that the work directed by Ning Hao and written by Guan Ling can be too bad.

If the effect is really bad, then control the variables and the blame can easily be put on Jingtian.

All in all, it's perfect.

"I really want to act in this movie to wash away the bad luck that's beenfallen me. Director Guan, if you have time, just reimburse me for the car fare. I don't need the film remuneration."

"Really not?"

"How could it be false?" Sun Honglei said, "Director Guan, I'll be honest with you. Last time you told me to eat more good food, I still have a thorn in my heart, which was caused by "Warring States" and Jing Tian. I thought about it and decided that I had to find her and make another movie with her to remove this thorn myself."

"The main roles are basically gone now." Guan Ling couldn't help laughing. After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized that the middle-aged loan shark who was paired with Jing Tian in the kitchen unit hadn't been cast yet, so he asked, "How about letting you and Jing Tian play together?"

Sun Honglei shuddered.

"Ah? Really fake?"

He wanted to remove the thorn, but he was still a little timid about filming with Jingtian.

It would be better if he and Jingtian had scenes at the beginning and end of the film respectively, so that the two of them would not see each other throughout the whole play.

"I originally wanted Zhang Shi to play this role, but your image is only slightly suitable for this role. If you don't want to participate, then there will be no suitable role."

Guan Ling said.

Sun Honglei gritted his teeth and said, "That's fine. Looks like I have to grit my teeth and come and pull it out myself."

……

The news that Sun Honglei joined "Wild Tales" once again caused a wave of enthusiasm in the circle.

At the same time, the most classic news in the film industry in September was the release of "Captain America".

Hollywood blockbusters set a good example, and "Hollywood Saga" followed closely behind. At first, people thought that the summer season, or "Hollywood Saga", could support the last dignity of domestic films. Then everyone thought that "Captain America" ​​would completely sweep the mainland film market like "Transformers" and "Harry Potter".

At this time, the box office of "Hot Girl" finally settled at 7.6 million and was taken off the screen.

It can be said that Captain America has almost no rivals.

But the box office on the first day dropped everyone's jaw.

In North America, the film grossed $6600 million in its first three days, winning the weekend box office championship.

But in mainland China, the box office only earned 789 million on the first day, which shocked everyone.

Many people were quite afraid of this movie before, and when they saw the results afterwards, everyone was a little confused.

"why?"

Afterwards, some film reviews were gradually revealed on the Internet.

"It's not really a Marvel blockbuster. It's just about establishing a worldview and attracting female audiences from all over the world. Muscles have the upper hand throughout. The plot of the whole film can only be explained by the word mediocre."

"A handsome guy who can shake his chest promotes patriotism. An American must defend the United States, and a patriot must defend his country. These contents are all reasonable, but for a superhero movie that focuses on big scenes, this movie is really difficult to gain more support. Both the pattern and the scene are too small. The background of World War II is not clear enough, and the war scenes are like a child's play."

"Thanks to the popcorn machine, everyone can become a muscular superman after popcorn frying!"

"Why is there such a huge gap between the performance of the US and China? Americans evaluate based on the quality of the 'comic adaptation movie', while Chinese people evaluate based on the fact that the movie is not a blockbuster. The difference in performance is only due to the different definitions of the movie."

“Believe me, guys, this is the American version of ‘The Untold Story’!”

The domestic box office results are naturally clear to Hollywood.

Especially "Thor" and "Iron Man", which have been released in mainland China before. Marvel understands the market and certainly has expectations in their hearts.

But this result makes Marvel movies a bit embarrassing.

In the following period of time, Captain America's achievements in the United States began to develop at a slow pace and he was soon forgotten by the crowd.

Hollywood.

Marvel Studios.

Upon learning the box office results in mainland China, director Joe Johnston stopped at his desk, feeling extremely upset.

He knew very well that after this movie, he might not be able to shoot any more Marvel Universe movies.

The poor performance of "Captain America" ​​in mainland China may not mean anything, but in the United States, the subsequent performance of this movie is also quite weak.
Compared to the $1.4 million investment, the global box office of less than $ million was enough to declare the film a failure.

Moments later, Marvel Studios hosted a meeting.

"The failure in the Chinese market was unexpected for us, but we absolutely cannot tolerate the poor box office in North America, so, Joe, you are fired."

The person in charge had a complicated expression. "Captain America" ​​is considered to be the final work of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the second half of this year.

But it's clear that this drama was screwed.

The person responsible naturally had to find someone to take the blame, and Joe Johnston was the best scapegoat.

In fact, it was the same in his previous life. Since filming "Captain America", Joe Johnston has never directed a movie again, and he seems to have disappeared in the long river of history.

Wait until Joe Johnston leaves the house.

The large conference room fell into silence.

The whole room was filled with Western faces.

The person in charge looked around at everyone and set the tone.

"Everyone, I am responsible for the failure of Captain America in the United States, but I am not responsible for the failure in China. To be honest, I still don't know why there is such a huge gap in the box office of this movie in China. Thor took more than 2 million US dollars in the mainland, and Iron Man was at a similar level. However, Captain America only took more than million at the box office in the end.

"Transformers 3" has grossed $1.8 million in mainland China, which shows that there is a huge market for Hollywood blockbusters in mainland China. We need to explore it, everyone."

As his voice rang out, everyone fell into deep thought.

"Guan, the founder of Skyrim, previously shot a movie called "Hot Girl" in China, which had no special effects at all and earned more than 1 million US dollars at the box office. Their "Painted Skin" and "Forever Young" both set high box office records for Chinese-language films. I think we should never give up the Chinese market."

A bearded man looked at everyone and commented.

"We are about to release our Avengers next year. Compared to Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor and other movies that are more about building a world view, Avengers is the movie we must pay attention to. We absolutely cannot ignore the Chinese market for this movie!"

After he finished speaking, everyone around him nodded frequently.

The Avengers cost $2.2 million, most of which was spent on special effects shots.

Compared to several other movies, this one is the main focus of Marvel Studios next year and cannot afford to fail.

"So, everyone, what plans do you have?"

The person in charge narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at everyone around him.

“Join the Chinese movie stars.”

In the silence so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, a voice suddenly rang out.

“I think we can add a Chinese movie star to play a role in the subsequent Avengers films, or even create a new movie just for him.”

He whispered, followed by another sentence.

“Or maybe, we can directly invite Guan to direct. After Inception, Guan is qualified to direct a Marvel movie independently. Moreover, he just filmed Scarlet Witch, which is currently in post-production.”

These words are finished.

The room was quiet.

Everyone knew that this was a difficult topic to discuss, because the copyright of "Scarlet Witch" directed by Guan Ling was negotiated with DC Films.

Previously, DC Movies and Marvel Studios divided the copyright of the Marvel Universe, and "Scarlet Witch" happened to be one of the accidents.

Copyright exists on both sides.

This matter has always been a thorn in the side of Marvel Studios.

The person in charge was silent for a moment.

"I think maybe your idea is the most reasonable option for us."

He glanced at everyone, “We need to contact Guan and DC Films.

Whether it is the exposure of "Scarlet Witch", which has already been filmed, and the box office they expect, or the Chinese movie stars who want to enter Hollywood now, or our desire for the Chinese film market, we need to sit down at a table and talk.

It’s a win-win-win, and it’s good for all of us.”

Everyone was silent, only the voice of the person in charge could be heard faintly.

“Others may not be able to do this.
But I think Guan and the Chinese film market behind him have the face, don’t they?”

……

Magic City.

Guan Ling, who was working overtime like crazy, had just finished the last editing segment of "Even If the Wind Rises" when suddenly she sneezed.

"Someone seems to be talking about me?"

Guan Ling whispered.

I glanced out the window and saw the autumn wind blowing!
(End of this chapter)