During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 160 Scarlett’s new love and the mysterious rituals of the East

Compared with the original version, Wei and Jin's version of "Now You See Me" has not changed much. It just made some foreshadowing in the plot and buried some buttons for the sequel.

The producers of the original film did not expect it to be a hit at the box office. The sequel is equivalent to a temporary launch. In addition to the good stunts and magic, there are some shortcomings in the plot. Wei Jin will naturally not make such a mistake. He is planning to become a series, the subsequent scripts are already being perfected.

During the two days since arriving in North America, Wei Jin also dealt with a lot of things. On the first day, he went to the digital field to check on the post-production status of "The Martian."

In the post-production center of the digital field, a large number of machines and equipment are in operation, producing frame by frame and second by second.

Before sending it over, Wei Jin had already set the direction and detail standards, and the person in charge of Shanhe Ink was keeping an eye on it, so it was basically a mechanized matter.

After checking the production results, Wei Jin was very pleased that there had been no major deviations for more than a month so far.

The only thing that made Wei Jin's heart tremble was that the cost was too high. In the digital field alone, it cost 6 to 7 US dollars every day, sometimes even as high as 10. It was a worthy gold-swallowing beast.

This also strengthened Wei Jin's determination to continue to develop special effects technology. Sooner or later, Shanhe Ink will be able to monopolize domestic special effects production.

Speaking of which, several domestic films that have been completed this year, including "The Call to Action" and "Assembly Number", have chosen to produce post-production special effects at Shanhe Ink, and their reputation has already been established.

The next day, Wei Jin met with several movie magician consultants, the most famous of whom was David Copperfield.

As the most famous magician in the world, some of the most famous magic tricks are definitely familiar to magic lovers, such as traveling through the Great Wall, making the Statue of Liberty disappear, flying in the air, etc.

Many of the magic in the original movie can be accomplished using special effects or relying on editing, and does not require the actual use of magic.

However, out of consideration for details and logic, Wei Jin still hired these magicians to help enrich the details of the magic from a professional perspective, making the movie look more realistic and without bugs that an insider would see through at a glance.

For the magic industry, revealing the secrets of magic is destroying the jobs of the entire industry, and people in the industry are gnashing their teeth at this.

It just so happens that the main plot of "Now You See Me", in addition to doing justice for the sky, also despises the secret of magic. The villain old man made a living by revealing the secret of magic, and was finally sanctioned.

And the movie essentially promotes magic, so many magicians are willing to come and help.

In addition to these consultants, in order to meet the shooting needs, the crew also specially invited two professional magicians and card tricks artists to provide guidance to the group and may also act as substitutes when necessary.

After all, the two characters "Magician" and "Locker Picker" have a lot of card scenes. If you want to look handsome and unrestrained, professional techniques are essential. For this, the two actors have been training for a period of time in advance.

Of course, Wei Jin is also well prepared. If the actor's technique is really not good, he will rely on editing and using hand substitutes. In short, there are more methods than difficulties.
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On the third day, Wei Jin and Jing Tian came to the set and met several main creators. The scene was almost decorated.

Captain America, who plays "The Magician", is handsome, but when he's not filming, he likes to grow a beard, like a kiwi fruit.

Wei Jin specifically looked at Captain America's buttocks, and they were indeed very perky. It is said that this guy has a lot of money, and a photo that was accidentally leaked was called King Oyster Mushroom.

Wei Jin felt sorry for this. After all, he was not worthy of being a bachelor of eighteen, and he found that he was still growing in recent years, which was a bit scary. I am afraid that he will not live up to his reputation in the future.

Wolverine Ryan, who plays "The Hypnotist", has deep eyes and a restrained personality. Although he has been in the industry for more than ten years, he is still only a third-rate actor in Hollywood. Perhaps because he is not good at talking, he seems very quiet on the set.

Robert Pattinson, who plays "Unlocker", is no stranger to Wei Jin. The box office success of "The Twilight Saga" has greatly benefited him, and he has gained a large number of fans in recent months.

And he also got the definite news that the second part would be launched soon. With a commercial series in hand, Robert could already foresee that his days of success in Hollywood were not far away.

Therefore, Robert was very active when he saw Wei Jin. Some time ago, Christine learned that he could star in Wei Jin's new movie, but she looked envious.

Daddario is naturally charming, and he is really big. According to Wei Jin's visual inspection, he can compete with Liu Yan. Foreign women still have a natural advantage in this aspect.

Wei Jin plans to let the stylist change her makeup. The advantages must be highlighted, and the promotional posters must also be highlighted by then. I believe it will attract many LSPs to enter the theater and pay for it.

As for the black villain, Wei Jin was a little surprised. He was too cruel and violent in "The Doomsday Dictatorship", but when he came into contact with him, he turned out to be a kind and honest person who was easy to talk to.

After some pleasantries, Wei Jin also introduced Jing Tian to everyone. The little girl did not show any stage fright and introduced herself in fluent English.
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"Ryan, why are you looking at me like that?"

During the script reading meeting before filming started, Wei Jin always felt that Wolverine looked at him a little strangely. Could this guy have an unknown orientation?

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, not only Ruian's face looked a little unnatural, but several other Hollywood actors also looked strange.

For a moment, Wei Jin was confused.

"Ahem, Wei, come here with me, okay?"

Robert was the most familiar with Wei Jin among the crew. Without waiting for Wei Jin's consent, he pulled him aside and made sure that no one else could hear their conversation before he said:

"Wei, don't you know he is in a relationship with Scarlett?" "Ah? Sorry, I really don't know. You know I rarely pay attention to Hollywood gossip."

Wei Jin really didn't know about this. In his previous life, he only paid attention to his widowed sister's figure. As for the rest, who the hell cares.

Then there is no problem with Ruian's gaze. After all, the widowed sister has been developed by herself so that her shape is fixed. As her current boyfriend, he should be surprised by his abilities, right?

"Is that so? We all thought you invited Ruian on purpose so that the crew could humiliate him."

"Hey, man, Scarlett and I are just friends. We have a few friendly games at most. I won't make fun of my own movie."

After understanding the whole story, Wei Jin went directly to Ruian and motioned for him to come to the side to talk.

At this time, Ruian was very worried. His relationship with Scarlett was not favored by the outside world for no other reason than that women were strong and men were weak.

Scarlett is already a well-known actress in North America, while he is only a third-rate actor in Hollywood. Their status is completely unequal.

This time I bravely participated in Wei Jin's movie, and I was even prepared to be targeted. I also wanted to seize every opportunity to prove myself.

"Hey man, relax, first of all I want to say congratulations, Scarlett and I are good friends and she helped me a lot when I first came to North America."

Sensing Ruian's nervousness, Wei Jin chose his words more carefully, but he did think so. Scarlett was a qualified cannon, but people have the right to pursue happiness.

As a partner who has had in-depth exchanges, the only thing Wei Jin can do is bless him.

"Besides, don't worry. I chose you just because I appreciate your acting skills, and you fit the character very well. I hope we can have a happy cooperation on the set."

Wei Jin didn't want the selected actors to have messy things on the set that would affect the quality of the film and the filming schedule.

"Okay, director, I understand. Thank you for your affirmation. I will pay attention."

After hearing this, Ruian's mood was indeed relieved. He paused and continued:

"Also, thank you for your blessings. Scarlett actually mentions you often. She is very grateful for the songs you sent her, which made her music dream come true."

When Wei Jin heard this, he just nodded and said no more. At this moment, the two men seemed to have completed the handover ceremony.
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That afternoon, "Now You See Me" officially started shooting in Los Angeles.

At the opening ceremony, several Hollywood actors were a little curious as they watched Wei Jin bow respectfully to Mr. Guan.

"Sally, what is the director doing? Is it some kind of ceremony?"

Robert, who was a little more active, turned to look at Jing Tian, ​​making some guesses:

"Well, you can understand it as a prayer. I hope the Eastern gods will bless us for smooth filming and a big box office success."

Looking at the French fries, burgers and egg tarts placed on the table, Jing Tian couldn't help but laugh or cry. They were serving Western meat to Mr. Guan, and he didn't know if he liked it.

"Really? It's so amazing, I want to worship you too"

Several Hollywood actors who had never seen the world looked excited and imitated Wei Jin's example, lighting incense and burning incense.

As expected, this photo was captured by the media, and subsequent reports were even more serious:

"Mysterious Eastern sacrificial rituals, the winning magic weapon of Chinese Oscar directors!"

For a time, many media outlets were discussing it, thinking they had discovered some terrible secret.

Even Matt Monda, who is promoting "The Invisible Guest", also admitted this on social media:

"Director Wei Jin will lead us to hold such a ceremony before starting the filming. He told me that in the East, this means praying for smooth filming and box office success. I firmly believe this."
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Not long after "Now You See Me" officially started filming, "Spring Knife" was also officially released, with a domestic box office of 3.34 million, a Hong Kong box office of 5700 million, a Bay Area box office of 6800 million, a Nanyang box office of 1.45 million, and a total Asian box office of 6.04 million.

In addition, in terms of copyright, South Korea paid 500 million US dollars and Japan 600 million US dollars. In North America, due to the bad influence brought by "The Promise", Wei Jin's reputation was only sold for 800 million US dollars, which made Wei Jin gnash his teeth at Poet Chen.

According to the current domestic accounting method, Wei Jin's revenue from this movie is about 1 million. Including overseas copyrights, the revenue is nearly 2 million. Wei Jin's cost of million has already been collected through post-roll advertising. When it comes back, it is equivalent to a business without capital, which is simply a huge profit.

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