Big names rise

After saying goodbye to his wife and children, He Mu took the well-known dog actor Tudou and a group of staff around him to the crew of "Zi Bu Yu", which has been under construction for more than a month.

The launch of the sequel of "Zi Bu Yu" is definitely a big event in the current mainland entertainment industry. Many people are waiting to see He Mu bring Xiaoshuidian to create another glories. This may become the most successful series of Chinese-language movies. Of course Some people also criticized He Mu for being too anxious and eager to make money, for fear that it would damage the quality of the film. After watching Jiang Wen, he is still enjoying the post-bullet glory after "Let the Bullets Fly", and the new film has not been released for a long time. Just start with enough preparation.

There will definitely be disputes, and there is no way to keep a low profile. The news about He Mu's new play starting in August and September has already spread, and it's no secret that "Zi Bu Yu" was filmed. It was developed into a tourist attraction with the theme of "Zi Bu Yu", so the film's launch could not be hidden from the media. He Mu simply held a grand launch press conference to answer some of the media's doubts, and at the same time tell those opponents in 2012 , "Zibuyu" is here, everyone be careful.

The launch conference of the sequel of "Zibuyu" is also the celebration of the first part of "Zibuyu". As of mid-August, the North American box office of "Zibuyu", which has been released in the United States for a month, has accumulated to 3360 million Sweeping the decline of Chinese-language blockbusters such as "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Di Renjie: Tongtian Empire" in North America, the film's rating on imbd has remained stable at 8.1 points, and the number of ratings has exceeded [-], which is the top score on the list The best Chinese movie.The heroine, Xiao Shui Dian, is hailed as "the Shirley Temple of the East" by the mainstream media in the United States. The popularity of this little girl is very high among the Chinese Americans.

With a score of 3360 million US dollars in North America, "Zi Bu Yu" became No. 5 on the list of foreign language films in North America, surpassing the 3323 million of the French film "Amelie".It is slightly lower than the 3763 million of the Mexican movie "Pan's Labyrinth", and coincidentally, the protagonists of "Pan" and "Zi Silent" are both ten-year-old girls. Both movies have some magical colors. The difference is "Pan's Labyrinth" is more cruel and dark, and is not suitable for minors to watch, while "Zi Bu Yu" is much more relaxed and cheerful, and there are many cute things.Little ones will love it.

The North American box office of "Zi Bu Yu" ranks fifth among all foreign language films, and third on the North American report card of Chinese films, with the 5370 million of "Hero" and the unattainable 1.28 million of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" .The film still unbreakably occupies No.1 on this list.

After including the box office in North America, the global box office of "Zi Bu Yu" has reached an astonishing 2.15 million US dollars. "Global box office success of 2.13 million.Promoted to the world's highest-grossing Chinese-language film.And this does not include the European and South American markets. He Mu announced this set of figures at the press conference, and this celebration is also based on this theme.

In addition to the domestic box office of 6.5 million RMB, which is just over 7 million US dollars, "Zi Bu Yu" has achieved frequent success in the global box office market with its good reputation, easy-to-understand plot, beautiful scenery, and unique oriental flavor. The overseas box office has reached nearly [-] million RMB !

You must know that last year, the overseas box office plus sales of mainland movies were only a little over 10 billion RMB.And it has been maintained at this level in recent years, and even has a downward trend year by year.It is not the same as the box office surge in the mainland. This year, because of "Zi Bu Yu", this number is very likely to exceed 15 billion, resulting in a qualitative breakthrough!This is a great contribution to China Film and even to the entire SARFT. One must know that it is one of the high-level instructions to let Chinese films represent Chinese culture better. A little bit.

In fact, after the appearance of "Zi Bu Yu" including "Zhang Zhen Tells Ghost Stories", some jealous colleagues have repeatedly reported Mizuki, saying that the films made by the company were suspected of promoting feudal superstition, but they were blocked by the film bureau. Going back, not to mention that "Zi Bu Yu" made the leaders look good, just He Mu and Xiao Fang's strong background and broad network of radio and television ensured that as long as Mizuki didn't go too far, radio and television would turn a blind eye One-eyed, after all, it's not their word that they can't cross the line.

Since it is a sequel movie, there will definitely be characters from the first movie who will leave, and new characters and actors will join. "Zibuyu" 2 and 3 were filmed together, so it can be regarded as a movie, but the shooting cycle is long and the content There are many, and it will be edited into two films with different themes. Boss He will definitely increase the pay for the actors who appear in both films, but most of the new roles will be concentrated in the second film. There are also more portrayals, and the third part requires fewer characters, mostly virtual characters produced by computers, with grand scenes, and will perfect and sublimate the theme of the whole series.

What the media is most concerned about is which actors will leave, and which actors will be lucky enough to join this crew that is destined to become popular.

It can be said that the crew of "Zi Bu Yu" is now a domestic actor, regardless of the mainland or Hong Kong and Taiwan. Even some supporting roles such as Ouyang Nana and Bao Beier have become famous after this movie. For those actors who are not famous , This is an opportunity to reach the sky in one step. Even famous actors, such as Si Xiaohuadan, although they don't have many roles, their style has obviously improved a lot after "Zi Bu Yu".

In the role selection stage, I don’t know how many agencies tried their best to stuff their own artists into the crew of "Zibuyu", including Huayi Performing Arts Agency, which is not in the same position as Mizuki. It is not easy to get a small role. It would be perfect if I could play the important role of fox spirit Amber in "Zibuyu 2". In addition, in the second part, Amber's elder brother Yan, Yan's fiancee, and also Humber's favorite female fox spirit Zhuji are all very important roles. Major brokerage firms and independent agents have broken their heads for these roles.

At the press conference, He Mu did not announce the new characters in the sequel, but revealed which characters will not appear again due to the limitation of the plot capacity, for example, Liu Shishi and Wang Luodan in the four beauties of Linzhi Town will not appear again , Yang Mi will be retained, but there will be fewer roles, and the restricted Mi Mi is no longer what it used to be. He Mu can't bear to let her play a small supporting role, so she can only make a cameo appearance as a friend.

The fate of Liu Yifei has not been finalized yet, because Liu Yifei took on two big dramas "Hongmen Banquet" and "Four Famous Catchmen" almost at the same time, and in the sequel of "Zibuyu", He Mu arranged for the role of female star. Many, if she doesn't have time to act, He Mu will use plan b. Liu Yifei hopes to continue to act. She is discussing coordination with the two crews, and He Mu also needs to make full preparations. He has already started contacting the person who will replace Liu Yifei. Actress too.

In addition, Liang Jiahui and Yu Feihong, the parents of the protagonists, will be retained, and the roles will increase, and the importance will begin to be highlighted.

Mo Yu's "classmates" Ouyang Nana, Wu Lei, and Jia Mumu will also continue to play, but their roles will also be weakened. After all, they can't spend half a year on the crew like Xiao Xiang.

The six great men and women in the film, Mr. Li Mingqi, Mr. Li Shaohong, Mr. Wu Ma, etc. will continue to appear, but some of them are just one or two scenes, and some roles have become more substantial. For example, Mr. Wu Ma, he only existed in the last film. In the portrait, in the legend, he will finally come out of the painting in this one.

For the newcomers appearing in the sequel, He Mu did not entertain honestly. Here he kept a secret, only saying that they will be relatively fresh faces, and they will be announced one by one during the filming process.

Three of the four Xiaohuadans have left, and the new ones are fresh faces. Judging from the overall cast lineup, the sequel is not as strong as the first one, but this will not affect people's enthusiasm for watching movies. Now, Xiao Shuidian and He Mucai It is the biggest signature of this movie.

The reason why so many celebrities were recruited for the first film was because of insurance, and because He Mu was not so confident in directing a film for the first time.But don't be afraid now, as a mainland director with [-] million people and the creator of the world's best-selling Chinese-language film, He Mu doesn't care so much about the actor's reputation when choosing actors, but the image fit is the most important thing. (To be continued..)