During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 150 The movie is finished and blockbusters are rampant
  Without much rest, Wei Jin took a group of actors to the aerospace training base on the second day of the celebration banquet and accepted an interview with reporters. This was the first time since the project started.

After simply announcing the progress of the project and the upcoming shooting plan, Wei Jin sent the reporters away to start a new shooting task.

In the tall green screen studio, the actors' performances looked very funny, and their emotional expressions were all based on imagination. This requires a strong sense of belief and acting skills. However, after the special effects are added in the post-production period, a different look will be presented to the audience. before.

Many of the people working behind the scenes have tanned their skin in Hongya, and their skin has become much rougher. The wind and sand there are strong and the sun is strong, so Liu Tianwang wears a space suit most of the time, which is a little better.

During this period, Wei Jin mainly shot the parts that required special effects rendering in the later stage. After shooting as soon as possible, they could be sent to the nearest Shanhe Ink for production. If they were not sure, they could be sent directly to the digital field, which could save a lot of time.

As for the literary and dramatic part, Wei Jin planned to leave it until the end.
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  "Tiantian, can I have one more?"

Wei Jin frowned as he looked at the picture on the monitor. Jing Tian's performance had improved a lot, but Wei Jin hoped that she could show her best in the play.

"Director, I can do it."

Jing Tian returned to her previous position without any hesitation. On the set, she kept calling Wei Jin director, not wanting others to think she was being special.

"The little girl is still very perseverant, but Director Wei's requirements are too high. How many times has this happened?"

Wu Jing asked Zhang Ziyi beside him.

"You don't understand this. Director Wei is helping her. She made her debut in her first movie and presented it perfectly. This requires vigorous training."

"Ka, Tiantian, your performance is great, this one passed."

With the help of the crew, Jing Tian took off his spacesuit, his face still stained with sweat, and his pretty face was a little rosy.

"Tiantian, go and take a rest. There aren't many scenes left."

Thanks to the long-term training and familiarity, the filming at the aerospace training center progressed very quickly. Even the weightless scene, which was originally thought to be the key and difficult part, was shot extremely smoothly. The current progress is somewhat beyond Wei Jin's imagination.

Regarding the scenes in the command center, Wei Jin communicated with the leaders of the space agency that they could use the real surveillance hall to shoot, and there would be space agency staff on hand to cooperate.

Materials for some big scenes will also be provided by the space agency, which can be said to be very convenient. The only requirement of the leadership is to film a real space flight of a major country.

In this regard, Wei Jin firmly stated that completing the mission must at least be worthy of those real rockets and spacecraft shots, right?

With the strong support of the space agency, some of the staff even appeared in person and acted as extras, allowing the scene in the monitoring center to be filmed very quickly, and it was all completed in one day.
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  In the park, the final scene of "The Martian" is being filmed.

Liu Tianwang sat quietly on the bench, watching a group of young reserve astronauts passing by. Several old friends came over, their faces full of emotion, as if they were lamenting that there would be successors.

"click"

Wei Jin did not continue to speak. He looked at the picture on the monitor and compared it with what he had seen in his mind. After a long while, he raised the horn in his hand:
  “I declare that production of ‘The Martian’ is officially finished!”

"Great!"

Many staff members present cheered. It was true that the filming of this drama was too fragmented, and the scenes jumped very frequently. It was not complicated, but it was very annoying.

After the cheers, everyone fell silent again. After spending several months together, there was always a bit of reluctance.

From late March, when Wei Jin launched the project, to identifying five investors, and then to reviewing the script, in April, he began to build the Mars base, selected the characters, and intensively trained, to the official start of filming in early May, and now it is officially completed, time It's already mid-July.

Wei Jin's original three-month shooting time was slightly shortened, which also benefited from the early training and reasonable arrangement of the shooting plan.

"Everyone has worked hard during this time. Let's get ready. Director Han has prepared a closing banquet tonight. We won't stop until we get drunk."
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  Han Sanping attached great importance to this final banquet. If Wei Jin hadn't pulled him, he would have booked the auditorium.

Even so, a whole floor of a five-star hotel was booked for the final banquet. The creative team, investors, a large number of media and industry stars came to support the project, making the final banquet almost a press conference.

All the main creators were interviewed on stage, telling interesting stories about the filming, especially Liu Tianwang, who talked about his own survival, which made everyone happy.

"I would like to ask Liu Tianwang, how do you feel about working with Director Wei Jin?"

"It's very good. This is an unprecedented experience. Director Wei seems to have the finished film in his mind. The shooting efficiency is very high. I look forward to the opportunity to continue our cooperation."

Liu Tianwang really wants to cooperate with Wei Jin again. He has understood the importance of word-of-mouth, and has also begun to reflect on his many human affairs movies. Is it worth it at the expense of word-of-mouth?

"Ms. Zhang, I heard that you didn't pass the audition and got the role directly. Is this true?"

"Yes, Director Wei and I have known each other for a long time. This time I took the initiative to call and seek cooperation. Unexpectedly, Director Wei also admired my acting skills, so I successfully won the role."

Zhang Ziyi is also very happy. Although this film has a male protagonist, that is how the film and television industry is. Moreover, the first female protagonist in a space science fiction film in China also made her steal the spotlight.

During this period, as some media highlights and training photos were circulated, Zhang Ziyi's reputation has improved greatly. Many netizens feel that at least she is still very serious about movies.

In the face of reporters' questions and answers, everyone behaved very appropriately and without any mistakes, which also made reporters a little crazy. How can we make news without breaking news?
  Jing Tian is the most immature among the actors, so he has become the target of many reporters.

"Miss Jingtian, what is the relationship between you and Director Wei? It is understood that all the resources you have since your debut have been provided to you by Director Wei's company or individuals. Why is this?"

"Director Wei has some connections with my family and is a family friend. He has always taken good care of me. I am very grateful."    "So are you in a relationship?"

"I refuse to answer this question, thank you."

Jing Tian has been out for a long time. He has faced many interviews and is very familiar with his answers.

In subsequent interviews, several other creative actors also took good care of Jing Tian and said a lot of nice things to her. They really had a good impression of this polite and persevering little girl.

Wei Jin is the director of "The Martian". At today's closing banquet, the media paid more attention to him than expected.

Questions were constantly thrown to Wei Jin. Those who could answer Wei Jin answered as much as possible. Those who couldn't answered said they needed to keep it secret. However, they also gave the media a lot of first-hand information. Maybe this is the treatment that a big production with an investment of 4 million should receive. .
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  After the interview ended, Wei Jin sat down with several investors and started chatting.

"Mr. Wei, how long is the estimated post-production period?"

The person asking the question was Fiber Optics Lao Wang. With an investment of more than 70 million, he also wanted to see the funds return as soon as possible.

"For at least a year or so, I have arranged for two special effects companies to work overtime. This speed is already the limit."

Regarding the later stage, Wei Jin has thought very clearly. If he starts a new film in the second half of this year, he will basically be able to determine most of the progress. Later, he will arrange two groups of people to study and help keep an eye on it.

"Don't be anxious, let's just wait. Since we are going to make a blockbuster, we have to ensure the quality. For this, everything else can be put aside."

Since Director Han took office, his power has become more and more powerful, and everyone present can feel it.

"I have already accepted the product placement, but we still need to continue talking about the patch advertising that generates the bulk of the revenue, to strive for a good price and reduce risks. Fiber optics are strong in this aspect. Mr. Wang, you have to worry more. "

A movie usually has advertisements embedded within a reasonable range, but the value of this part is generally not too high, because it is impossible to give too many shots, the audience's attention is not focused on it, and the promotion effect is average.

But pre-roll ads are different. They are professional ads added at the beginning and end of the movie. Especially the pre-title ads, the audience's attention is highly focused, the promotion effect is very good, the conversion rate is very impressive, and it has strong commercial value.

"No problem. I'm not good at making movies, but I'm good at advertising."
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  The business was almost done, and a few people started chatting. Fiber Optics Lao Wang and Wei Jin talked about the changes in the film market in the past two months.

The most lively thing during this period was when a number of production companies went to the State Administration to complain, accusing China Film Group of controlling the access rights of imported films but not protecting domestic films. As a result, the whole of June and July was dominated by Hollywood.

"Soul Chariot" in early June was okay. Most of the moviegoers were students. Even so, the box office in the first weekend was 6 million, and it finally earned more than 1000 million in the box office.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" came out in mid-June with great momentum. It was completely aiming for the results of "Spider-Man 6", and the result was not surprising, with a box office of 3 million.

I originally thought this was the end, but unexpectedly, something even bigger came in July. "Transformers" is scheduled to be released on July 7, and it will be released for three days, grossing 7 million. You must know that this is a working day, and many industry producers The company is being tortured to death.

"What do you think China Film Group thinks? Domestic Film Protection Month just gave up?"

国产电影保护月是电影局从扶植国产电影的角度考虑，在2004年口头下达的希望全国各院线支持国产影片的通知，每年6月10日至7月10日，或7月10日到8月10日期间，不鼓励引进海外分账大片。

"I don't know. In fact, I am also a victim, haha."

Speaking of this, Wei Jin also felt dumbfounded.

"Search" is scheduled to be released on June 6. Although it is an award-winning literary film, it is still a script written by Wei Jin. The story is told clearly and the audience can understand it.

The three-day box office of the first weekend was 3200 million. The data is very impressive and the reputation is also good.

Under the pressure of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the gathering of many domestic films, as of July 7, the box office of "Search" reached 11 million.

It looked like it had a chance to exceed 100 million, but the box office trend was completely shattered by "Transformers". In the past two days, the box office has been less than 1 million.

Comparing their feelings, Wei Jin naturally understood the mood of those production companies.

The hard-working movie was originally thought to be able to gain some box office under the protection of the Domestic Film Protection Month. However, when faced with the rampage of Hollywood blockbusters, it was directly reduced to cannon fodder. No one would feel distressed and would not accept it.

However, this is the case in the film industry, and Hollywood is no exception. Except for large companies that have the ability to resist risks, small and medium-sized companies will directly return to their original form after a movie if they are not careful.

"Do you think this is Director Han's new tactic? Specifically putting Hollywood blockbusters on the summer schedule to make room for other movies?"

"You said this, do you believe it yourself? I'm too lazy to care. Anyway, "Xiu Chun Dao" is scheduled to be released on August 8. I will fight whoever comes."

Originally, China Film Group wanted to schedule it during the National Day, but Wei Jin will go to North America later, and the current schedule of his film will not have much impact.

In addition, in the past few years, Wei Jin Company has released movies in the summer season every year, which can be regarded as invigorating this schedule, so they simply decided to schedule it directly.

"Of course you have that confidence in your movies, but most producers are still struggling to survive. However, there was a small-budget movie last month that almost exceeded 20 million in box office. It seems that ordinary production companies can only make a living. Make it at a low cost, otherwise the risk will be too great.”

Wei Jin really knew about this. This was "The Strange Case of the Republic of China" created by a sugar man. It took a suspenseful and terrifying way. The cost was only 1800 million, but the box office actually got more than million. When Liu Shishi came to make a cameo, there was no one. Please help Ms. Cai say kind words and thank you.

It is reported that Sugar Man has continued to develop similar books and wants to delve into this field. Think about it, it is still very tempting to make millions from one movie in two or three months.

Wei Jin thought for a moment, what benefits could he get from Miss Cai? Just the investment share of "Sword and Sword 3" is not enough. I wonder if Liu Shishi can do it?
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