China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

[I wrote yesterday that more than 200 words failed to pass the review, please don’t blame me! ]

[After revision: 4500 words!!!]

Although no one knew why Guan Ling had such high expectations for Wu Jing, it did not stop people from being shocked when they heard about it.

This kind of attention is indeed worth Wu Jing's dedication.

Guan Ling's words in the entertainment industry are nothing less than golden rules.

But people don’t know how Wu Jing, a half-baked person, could achieve such a result?
By mouth?
End of June.

The filming of "Trip to Hong Kong" has entered its daily rhythm.

Liu Dehua, Cheng Long and others also came to the crew to play zombies and help Guan Ling.

Guan Ling originally thought that for a movie that would go down in film history, Han Sanpin should also be invited to star in it.

Not only did Han Sanpin not accept his kindness, he also scolded him.

Guan Ling was not annoyed either.

I am in pain and happy day and night.

Gu Tianle and Wu Jing put a lot of effort into the action scenes, both in terms of wirework and rhythm.

The extras also put in a lot of effort. Although the choreographer trained them early on, some of them still had uncoordinated body movements when playing the zombies.

This group of people were gradually eliminated and replaced by new extras.

Finally, we directly moved some dancing troupes and clubs from Hong Kong here, and finally solved the problem of the zombie aesthetics.

The new batch of people are much more skilled. They are very fast and can fold their limbs and do all kinds of flips.

High-intensity body training ultimately results in an astonishing zombie effect.

The choreographer is very serious, has a solid dance foundation, and is dedicated to pushing his body to its limits.

There are many differences in body language from men to women, from the old to the young.

It is something that takes time and effort during the shooting process.

In such a large crew, these extras are quite difficult to control.

The reason for this is due to the setting. Guan Ling chose the zombie settings from the original version. They are quite distinctive and agile, similar to sprinters, which is quite different from the previous slow-moving zombie images.

Guan Ling is very clear that in order to keep the zombie movies coming out fresh, only by training hard on the zombies aspect can we have successful images and results in the future.

These fast-footed zombies not only gave the audience goosebumps, but even the lead actress Wu Jing said she was scared to death.

What’s funny is that when Cheng Long came to play a zombie on his first day, he was chased by a group of zombies all the way.

I was so scared that I failed several times.

Poor big guy in the action movie, he still can't control himself in the zombie movie, and always feels that these zombies are out to chase him.

"If you ask me, you're used to being chased." Guan Ling said, "When you make another movie, you have to chase them and kill them, just like in Taken."

"Are those scripts of yours going to start filming in the second half of the year?"

"That depends on you." Guan Ling said, "If you can hold on, then continue. But now the special effects are very powerful, so don't keep risking your life."

"Have you seen these zombies? Many of them wanted to join the martial arts department but couldn't. Dragon and horse spirit, this has been the spirit of Hong Kong movies for many years."

Cheng Long sighed.

The extras were flying and jumping around on the subway with great effort, which really made Cheng Long cry.

"It's not easy for these extras. Not only do they have to put on unrecognizable makeup, but they also have very few screen time. Some of them even become human backgrounds, which is worse than being a tree."

"Don't sigh for them. By the time the movie comes out, you'll be a zombie too."

"I go!"

Cheng Long was almost choked to death by Guan Ling's words. He turned around and choked Liu Dehua, "Hua Zai, my face is big. When there are cameras, you may not be able to survive. You may be killed by Wu Jing's headshot with one punch."

Liu Dehua didn't care, but Wu Jing became nervous.

When Wu Jing got nervous, Liu Dehua also got nervous.

Last time, he heard Gu Tianle say that Director Guan planned to make Wu Jing a more powerful director than Chen Kai in the future. Although he was a little surprised, Liu Dehua still patted Wu Jing on the shoulder and gave him a few words of encouragement, just to make good friends.

……

Something strange happened at the Shanghai Film Festival again.

The heat of the awards ceremony red carpet slightly distracted from the hype surrounding the terrifying box office performance of "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds".

Zhang Baizhi attended the event in a sexy way, wearing a white fish-scale long skirt that covered her chest.

Song Jia's elegant long skirt, although not as gorgeous as Zhang Baizhi, but her temperament is outstanding.

The two of them appeared on the red carpet one after another, and the noise they caused was surprisingly almost the same. The two of them competed for beauty on the red carpet, and the previous superiority of Hong Kong stars has now been shattered into pieces.

However, during the press conference of "The Lion Roars 2" starring Zhang Baizhi and Xiao Shenyang, a statement made by Zhang Baizhi sparked heated discussions in the media.

"We just got divorced, and as everyone knows, a lot has happened between us in the past 10 years..."

The audience was quite moved by these words.

This really treats the audience and fans as family. Everyone knows what happened and the details, which are all in the photo album.

However, the various voices on the Internet did suddenly become lively.

"'The Lion Roars' is like a curse to Zhang Baizhi. In the first part in 2002, she played a fierce woman who was loyal to love. However, her love life at that time was not satisfactory. It was revealed that she broke up with Xie Tingfeng. In the same year, Xie Tingfeng fell in love with Wang Fei. This blow made Zhang Baizhi lose weight like a lightning bolt. Ten years later, when they teamed up again, she was divorced again."

"Brother Chen Kai's The Promise finally became a prophecy. Hong Kong stars in the film at that time gradually became supporting roles in the mainland, but Brother Chen Kai once again stood at the top."

It is indeed the pinnacle. Even those who look down on Brother Chen Kai know that today's "Along with the Gods" is indeed the pinnacle of commercial films that Brother Chen Kai has never touched.

The bard's recitation of poetry this time was not a joke, nor a farce.

Although Guan Ling played a decisive role in this, no one can deny Chen Kaige's contribution.

Especially when compared with Xie Tingfeng, Zhang Baizhi and others, the main players of "The Promise" who were ridiculed seem even more regrettable after seven years.

And at the end of the award ceremony, news broke that the judges argued until late at night.

The final award was still the Shanghai Film Festival’s favorite “First Time”.

The Golden Goblet Award was once again presented to a non-professional. The leading actor of the Russian film "The Conductor" won the Best Actor award in his first film appearance. The Chinese film "Detective Hunter Zhang" directed by Gao Qunshu, which starred entirely by non-professional actors, won the Best Director award.

The host Cao Kefan's words were dug up again on the Internet.

"First-time film directors should come to the Shanghai International Film Festival. It's easier to win a big award."

People don't know whether this is a compliment or sarcasm.

It is worth mentioning that Yang Mi also participated in the Shanghai International Film Festival. When she appeared on the red carpet, the noise she caused was louder than that of Zhang Baizhi, Song Jia and others.

It allows people to intuitively feel Yang Mi's current power!
... "Director Guan, we have to thank you."

Ye Ning, Yan Yu and others flew to Hong Kong specially to treat Guan Ling to dinner, and their excitement was self-evident.

"The box office of this movie is not calculated by money, but by the law of cause and effect. On the day of its release, we, the cinema managers, collectively changed our names to 'money printing press maintenance workers.'"

Ye Ning rarely made a joke.

"For our cinema chain, no matter whether it is a domestic film or a Hollywood blockbuster, as long as it makes money, it's fine. But when it comes to movies related to Director Guan, making money is too easy, even scarier than Hollywood blockbusters.

Our promotional strategies are twofold: 1. Open up movie theaters 2. The audience’s wallets automatically turn on quantum tunneling mode.”

"You weren't panicking at all at the beginning? It's Chen Kai's movie."

"I was definitely a little panicked at first, fearing that Director Chen would really ruin the movie by scheduling so many screenings, and then say in an interview that he wanted to make a money-losing movie for excitement. In the end, the box office curve of domestic films was bent into the shape of a Nike logo."

Ye Ning didn't pretend, "Director Chen's movies are famous, but who wouldn't be anxious? We're not Zhang Yimou. Earlier, when Director Zhang and Director Guan saw that the production share of your single movie increased, Director Chen also got anxious and wanted to overturn the table with us."

"Is there such a thing?" Guan Ling was curious. This was the first time he heard of this rumor.

He looked at Yan Yu and thought, as one of the CEOs of Dadi Cinemas, shouldn't I know about this topic?

"Director Guan, don't look at me. I didn't go there at all." Yan Yu smiled. "If Mr. Ye hadn't spoken today, I would have known about it for the first time!"

Guan Ling continued to listen to Ye Ning: "At that time, Director Chen Kai convened several theaters. I went, but Dadi Theaters did not go. They were also prepared to have a drink to increase their share. At that time, everyone looked at each other and refused. Director Chen may have felt that Zhang Yimou and you both had extremely high shares, so he was furious. He flipped the table directly."

"Did you really overturn the table?"

"I did, but it didn't move. It's made of sandalwood."

Guan Ling almost burst out laughing.

Ye Ning and Yan Yu also laughed, "But Director Chen summoned us again this time, so I thought about coming to Director Guan to learn from him. If Director Chen wants to divide the profits this time, how should we deal with it? We are not afraid of offending Director Chen, but we are mainly worried about your relationship..."

"Let's talk about it one by one." Guan Ling said, "It's hard for me to sign Director Chen as my own. The interests involved are not small, and the future investment share is uncertain. If it's a movie like "Along with the Gods 2", it's likely that Ling Yun will take the lion's share. You can give him some face then."

"Director Guan's words give us a clue." Ye Ning said, "It seems that we still have to use sandalwood when we have dinner with Director Chen this time."

Several people laughed.

……

July is coming.

The movies that will be released in July are also gradually being scheduled.

Because the box office performance of "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds" put tremendous pressure on other domestic films, other domestic films were also very panicked at first.

But I didn’t dare go to the back row because the pressure was too great throughout August.

Uncharted was scheduled to be released on July 7 by China Film Group, so it doesn't have to compete with Ice Age 21 which was scheduled to be released on July 7.
Then in August, China Film Group directly scheduled the release of "Batman" and "Spider-Man" on August 8, and "Scarlet Witch" on August 27, seven or eight days in advance to reap the box office.

For many domestic producers, this period of time is too difficult.

If you rush in rashly, you will be crushed into ashes.

However, "The Lion Roars 2" and "The Listener" just don't believe it and will be released in early and mid-August respectively. One wants to compete with "Uncharted" and "Ice Age 4", while the other wants to survive in the gap between the two blockbusters.

Other domestic films, on the other hand, have begun to put themselves in the right position.

Movies such as "The Sino-Japanese War of 7", "The Secret Code of Wudang", "The Four", and "Detective Hunter Zhang" almost monopolized the market in July, and their release dates were almost all scheduled around July 1st and 6th.

"On behalf of the vast majority of domestic films, I would like to thank Director Guan for giving them a chance to breathe."

Han Sanpin called Guan Ling and teased him, "If you agree, I can move it forward ten days, but it will put too much pressure on them."

"Don't be too busy thanking me. Given the current threat of 'Along with the Gods', they wouldn't be that comfortable even if it was released right away."

"No one can be comfortable these days." Han Sanpin said, "A bad movie will not do well at the box office. This is determined by the market. What does it have to do with others? Some people think that they can cheat a little at the box office, and this unhealthy trend will be noticed by the audience sooner or later.

As the head of China Film Group, being able to stagger your film with theirs is enough to give them a chance."

"This time, the domestic film market has been boosted by 'Along with the Gods'. We also have to see if the remaining few films can give our Chinese films a face in July."

Han Sanpin suddenly sighed again.

"I can't respond to that." Guan Ling responded casually and remained silent.

"Brother Chen Kai has already broken through 1 billion, but he still applied to the Film Bureau for an extension of the secret key."

Suddenly, Han Sanpin thought of something and told Guan Ling.

"That's fine. He's the director, so he has some rights. Besides, a delay isn't a bad thing for me."

"The Film Bureau has agreed to try to raise the price as high as possible. The box office feedback is strong, and Brother Chen Kai deserves an extension."

"After Uncharted and Ice Age 4 are released, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds will have little influence. Such a delay will only hit other domestic films," said Guan Ling.

"Then you can't blame me. Isn't 'Along with the Gods' also a domestic film?" Han Sanpin said, "Being able to postpone your film for such a long time is already the greatest benefit I have fought for them."

After all, Guan Ling's two films are not domestic films. Uncharted is at best a joint venture, while Scarlet Witch is a Hollywood blockbuster.

"I don't care. We have to give them a way out. But what I said last time is true. If they don't work on quality, how can they move forward?"

"Censorship issues, audience aesthetic issues, capital issues, viewing habits issues, they have plenty of reasons." Han Sanpin laughed.

"There is also the problem of monopoly." Guan Ling mentioned.

"Talking about this, there's no point in talking about it." Han Sanpin coughed twice, not knowing what to say.

Before we finished the conversation, Wang Changtian called.

Guan Ling said something, and Han Sanpin hung up and asked Guan Ling to do his thing first.

"Mr. Wang."

After answering the phone, Guan Ling said hello.

"Director Guan, congratulations! 'Along with the Gods' has achieved another great success. I will come to Hong Kong in a couple of days to meet you and personally invite you to attend the premiere of 'The Four' on July 7. How about that?"

"I'll go when I have time."

"You must have time." Wang Changtian said, "I also want to share in your good fortune!"

"That's fine." Guan Ling said, "Of course I should show my support."

"I'll have to have a drink with you then. I heard from Director Han that the half-month window for the release of The Four was only possible with your consent. Director Guan is a man of integrity and righteousness, but don't regret it later. I'm very confident in the quality of The Four."

Wang Changtian smiled self-deprecatingly.

This is more like a way to cheer myself up.

"It doesn't matter. Let Mr. Wang's movie run forward 39 meters first." Guan Ling joked.

"Thirty-nine meters, what does that mean?" Wang Changtian is old, and Director Wang doesn't understand.

"I have a 40-meter-long sword..." (End of this chapter)