Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 249 End of the Year
Wuershan acted quickly. Once he decided not to consider 3D production, he accelerated the post-production editing and production.

"Painted Skin 2" quickly released the latest stills.

At the same time, Huayi Company announced that Zhou Xun would not renew his contract.

The mainland's first actress to win three major film awards is about to leave Huayi Film Group, and many people in the circle are paying attention to her experience with the company.

"Both parties parted ways amicably. I hope Zhou Xun will develop better and better in the future."

"There is no contradiction, it is completely false reporting."

"There is no such thing as only one person can stay with you. This is the other person's choice, and Huayi Company fully respects it."

During the interview, Wang Zhonglei also answered several questions from reporters, speaking in a gentle and kind voice throughout.

Zhou Xun’s departure puzzled netizens, and many people posted online with various speculations.

At the same time, companies such as Orange Sky Entertainment, Star Media, and Wanda Pictures are also frequently letting people contact each other. This person is one of the few big stars in the mainland.

They have their own traffic and a lot of resources. Once they are recruited into the company, they do not need any training and can generate revenue immediately.

Wang Jinghua from Company 18 could no longer sit still and planned to use the relationship between Gu Wei and Zhou Xun to have a good talk with the other party and take advantage of this piece of fat meat.

"Director Gu, Sister Hua called me and wanted me to go to her place."

After receiving Zhou Xun's call, the other party came up and spoke directly.

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled and moved really quickly.

"What do you think about it?"

"I don't really want to work in a company anymore. I'm thinking of opening my own studio, where I can have more freedom."

"A studio? That's fine too."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei shook his head, put aside other things in his mind, and concentrated on the work at hand.

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The casting of Zhang Yimou's new drama has become one of the most watched events in the industry.

"The new movie will use newcomers, that is, amateurs with no acting experience at all."

“There will be auditions across the country, not just limited to major art schools.”

When the news was announced, many people in the circle were speechless.

There are not many works by several big domestic directors. Director Zhang Yimou likes to use newcomers, so there are even fewer opportunities.

"It's Director Zhang's art film. I wonder who will be lucky enough to be chosen."

After seeing the news, Liu Yifei's tone was filled with envy, and then she turned to look at Gu Wei.

The latter touched his nose, a little speechless.

As the end of the year approaches, many new films by various directors have been completed, and more new film projects have been launched.

Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" was also completed this month, and he hurried back to the capital after the completion.

"You can do the post-production special effects here. Try out your new equipment and see the results."

Another work by a big director has been completed, and many people in the circle are asking about the film's release date. Many small and medium-sized companies are most afraid of colliding with the release date of such big productions. Once the other party's box office is a big hit, they will really lose all their money.

You have to know that in recent years, due to film pay and various reasons, the cost of film production has been slowly increasing, and those who have made a little investment cannot afford to lose money.

In late January, the General Administration announced last year's domestic box office data, and the total box office in 09 directly exceeded the 70 billion mark.

Well, the vast majority of the box office revenue comes from imported films, and most of the remaining part comes from a few big directors, and then other film and television companies get some of the leftovers.

It should be noted that it took five years for China's mainland box office annual revenue to increase from 10 billion yuan to 20 billion yuan, three years to increase from 5 billion yuan to 20 billion yuan, and one year to increase from 30 billion yuan to nearly 3 billion yuan.

When the total box office in mainland China approached 50 billion yuan last year, everyone expected it to exceed 2009 billion yuan in 60.

As a result, the number was directly raised to 70 billion. Judging from the apparent numbers, it is indeed quite encouraging.

This has also caused major film companies in the industry to be eager to release more films to reap this year's box office revenue.

However, netizens also complained that there were many bad movies last year and the box office performance was generally good.

These movies are either protected by the halo of big directors, or have incredibly high production costs, or have big stars as the lure, which attracts many audiences to the cinema.

"False prosperity and false box office results in abnormal development."

Many articles have criticized these meaningless movies. After all, they have created a bubble-like prosperity in the film market in a way that is almost like raising prices.

Following the announcement of the total national movie box office in 2009, the box office rankings of the country's six major cinema chains were also officially released recently.

Among the 35 major cinema chains in the country, Wanda, Star Media, Shanghai Film Group, China Film South Shinkansen, Capital New Film Association, and Guangzhou Jinyi Pearl River ranked in the top six.

Their total box office last year was approximately 43 billion yuan, accounting for 66.6% of the national market share.

Among them, Wanda Pictures firmly occupied the top spot and took the biggest piece of meat, relying on the fact that it has more 3dimax theaters than other cinema chains.

After the results came out, other cinema chains saw them and unanimously accelerated the construction of 3D screening rooms.

"This is a good thing. When 2012 is released in two years, the box office will definitely have a qualitative breakthrough."

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Some time ago, the movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" which was widely circulated on the Internet has started shooting in Hengdian. According to media reports, a start-up ceremony was held on site, with representatives from Fox Searchlight, Huayi Film Group, and Shanghai Film Group Co., Ltd. attending.

The other female lead in the film is the South Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyun who is working in Hollywood. She will also face the most daring challenge since her debut in this film, shooting large-scale scenes such as nudity and homosexuality.

“The subject of the movie is very popular and the casting is very suitable for the script.”

Director Wang Ying said this in an interview with the media.

"Director Wang, I heard that the original female lead of the movie was Zhang Ziyi, but it was changed to Li Binbin as a temporary replacement."

I have to say, reporters will still ask.

"Well, there is no such thing as a replacement. There were many actors who auditioned, and after much consideration, Li Binbin was chosen."

Wang Yingxu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

These two days, Wang Ying, who was originally not very satisfied with the casting, couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Fortunately, I didn't get elected, as there were more and more voices of doubt.

As reporters in the industry investigated more and more detailed information, it was eventually announced by the media.

After the incident came out, not only this actress, but other actresses in the circle also had a headache.

If we really speak frankly, I guess what many people do would make netizens exclaim in shock.

"These are all lessons. No matter what the situation is, we must not mess up things in the future."

"This time, I guess it will take a while to slow down."

With the attitude that black and red are also red, the recent popularity has continued for several days.

Lu Yang’s “Love Is Not Blind” was announced to be completed in the capital. Gu Wei did not attend the completion ceremony, but Song Ge went there happily.

In his words, after all, it was a script he discovered, so he still had to support it.

"It's quite fast."

"It's an urban romance film. It's not difficult. The actors we chose have good acting skills. The speed of filming was beyond my expectations."

Lu Yang said with a smile.

During the filming, Zhu Yawen and Su Chang did perform well, and many shots were completed in just one take.

In the film industry, commercial romance films are a relatively simple job. Compared to many art films and domestic blockbusters, the difficulty is much lower.

For example, in the movie "Hero", there is a scene where Li Lianjie and Liang Chaowei sound their footsteps on the lake. The sound engineer bought high-quality condoms and put several layers of them on the microphone to record the footsteps of the two protagonists on the water.

In fact, for a movie, the behind-the-scenes staff is quite important, although when the movie is released, the staff list is only quickly skipped at the end of the film. The audience sees the glamorous stars, but few people pay attention to these ordinary heroes behind the scenes.

The camera crew may have to push a heavy camera back and forth on a laid shooting track over and over again just to capture a better picture.

The lighting team will constantly test the lighting effects before shooting, and change the headlights in the middle of the night to try to achieve better lighting effects.

The makeup crew must be on standby at the shooting site at all times regardless of heat, cold, wind or snow, in case the actors need to touch up their makeup at any time.

Including the stage staff, artists, props, and chefs, each group has a hard time.

In short, in the entertainment industry, the people who silently contribute the most are often the people behind the scenes. Behind every glamorous star, there is such a group of people.

"Let's do the post-production editing first. When it's almost done, I'll choose a good date for you to release it."

After hearing Lu Yang's words, Gu Wei thought for a moment and then spoke.

It's a pity that we don't have enough time, otherwise it would be interesting to release this movie on Valentine's Day.

"Row."

After finishing the film, Lu Yang devoted himself to the post-production and stayed at Xingchen Film and Television Company almost every day. This was his second independent film and also a commercial film, so he attached great importance to the box office.

While doing the post-production, he would occasionally modify the newly created script, planning to realize his "martial arts dream" in the next movie.

As the New Year approaches, Xingchen Film and Television Company started its annual meeting early.

Different from previous years, there are many new employees joining this year, including those from Shiba Culture Company, Zhouyi and recent graduates.

The annual meeting was not large in scale. Wang Chen held it in a star-rated hotel next to the company. They had food and drinks and distributed red envelopes on the spot. After all, giving money is the most cost-effective.

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It’s near the end of January.

As more and more news comes from Hollywood, netizens' attention to this year's Oscars has reached an unprecedented level.

"Liu Yifei is nominated for the Best Actress Oscar."

“The first mainland actress nominated for an Oscar.”

In an instant, the Internet exploded, and even the "donation fraud" incident was covered up.

I feel a little bit amused and helpless at this moment. Even in such a bad situation, I still got the limelight stolen.

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(End of this chapter)