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Chapter 220 The Lunar New Year file ends (two-in-one chapter please subscribe!)

Liu Ye can be regarded as the smoothest one after stepping into the showbiz around 00. Whether it is Lu Yi, who was so popular in the past, or Chen Kun, who starred in many classic TV dramas, they are almost meaningless.

In 98, his first movie "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Feature Film and the Montreal International Film Festival's Most Popular Feature Film Award, and he was also nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Just graduated from university in 01, starring in "Lan Yu" won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in one fell swoop, and was nominated for the Golden Statue Award for Best Actor, but eventually lost to Zhou Xingchi.

The 23-year-old Golden Horse actor!

In 02, he starred in "The Little Tailor of Balzac" and was shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film!

The leading role in "Landscape of Love" was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, and he was assisted by Xiangjiang star Zheng Yijian.

It was absolutely rare in the film industry at that time to have a Xiangjiang star who was one level higher than himself as a supporting role.

"Purple Butterfly" starring Zhang Ziyi and Li Binbin was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

"What Can I Take to Save You, My Lover" was also a classic TV series of the year.

Not to mention the TV series "Waste of Blood" starring in 04, it is a classic of a generation!
In the same year, he starred in the movie "Beauty Grass" and also won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor.

Afterwards, he starred in two super blockbusters, "The Promise" and "Curse of the Golden Armor".

Last year, she entered Hollywood for the first time, and starred in the drama "Dark Matter" with Hollywood superstar Meryl Streep.

In 7 years, the road has been almost smooth and smooth.

Like many celebrities' star journeys, small-budget literary films win awards and then focus on the box office.

However, in the next two years, he will face an embarrassing situation, no blockbusters will be accepted.

Not only are there no blockbuster films, but the protagonists with medium costs are also out of reach.

Although this time it is for Deng Chao, but at least it is the second male lead of a big production, with a box office guarantee, which is much better than the third character in "Keep Calling"!
In addition to Liu Ye, Yu Nan also won a lot of awards, but the domestic box office of those films didn't add up to more than 1000 million, and they didn't have much reputation at all.

Moreover, the three films she won are all films directed by her boyfriend Wang Quanyen.

Coupled with Deng Chao who starred in "Assembly Number", they are considered to be the only few "big names".

Several other actors, Tang Yan, Liao Fan, and Wu Gang have worked together, but they are not very famous.

I am very looking forward to and excited about this role, including Deng Chao, who has been appointed by default.

"You have already received your respective scripts, and you have a general understanding of your roles, so let's start now!"

"Deng Chao, Liu Ye, Deng Kai, Tang Yan."

"The four of you are magicians. You must always remember your identities when performing. Magic itself is a kind of performance!"

"In other words, the characters you play are also acting in the movie!"

"I asked you each to learn a little magic. You don't need to learn it. You just need to do the basic movements. Can you do it?" Tang An asked the four of them.

"Yes, Director Tang!" The four of them responded one after another.

Deng Chao is a master of deception, the most basic is card magic, but it is too difficult for him to learn it in a month. If some difficult moves of shuffling and cutting cards are really impossible to complete, then find a magician to stand in and just shoot. into the hands close-up.

Tang Yan made a guest appearance as a passerby, and Deng Chao started with a deck of cards.

It is the magic of square 7 at the beginning. The technique is still a little stiff and not natural enough, but the expression and eyes are in place.

Although it is not as flamboyant as later, it is just right to have this level in the movie. After all, it is not a variety show. It only relies on body language and funny to amuse the audience, mainly magic.

Tang An nodded without commenting, and then the other three played a part.

It can be seen that they have been more or less prepared, and no one is perfunctory.

"Everyone did a great job!"

Tang An first expressed his affirmation of their performance, and then said, "It can barely pass in the 2x speed camera."

As soon as these words came out, the smiles that had just appeared on the faces of the four of them froze in an instant, neither smiling nor not smiling.

Thief embarrassing!
"Deng Chao, you are better at playing cards than me. It's not bad to be able to do this for more than a month. Director Wang has already contacted several magicians. Take some time to practice every day, and what makes perfect."

"Alright Mr. Tang, I will definitely satisfy you!" Deng Chao promised with a nod.

"Liu Ye, when you guessed the name and pronounced each letter just now, the speed of your speech was too flat. Although you were not really guessing, you couldn't make it look like you were reciting a line, following the changes in the eyes and facial expressions of the person in front of you."

After commenting one by one, Tang An finally concluded with two sentences.

"There are still a few problems that you all have. Every magician is very confident when performing. No matter whether you are sure or not, at least the audience must see that you are confident, otherwise you will not see a little confidence in your eyes. , How could they believe it!"

In fact, the problem was far more than that, and Tang An didn't say too much, and if he said too much, it wouldn't change in a short while.

After asking their agent to sign the contract, Tang An left Deng Chao and the four of them behind.

"Do you have anything else to do in the next month?" Tang An asked.

""Assembly" will take a few days to promote, and basically nothing else." Deng Chao thought for a while and replied.

"Mr. Tang, I'll be fine for the next six months!" Liu Ye thought about going back and turned down other activities.

"I'm already in my senior year, and the school doesn't force me to go to class." Deng Kai also said immediately.

"I" only Tang Yan hesitated

"I'll give you a week to promote your movie with the crew!" Tang An said in one go.

"In the next month, I will invite several magicians to give you one-on-one tutoring, and the four of you will cooperate to complete at least one play every week from now on, so as to cultivate your sense of stage and tacit understanding."

One play a week!
I have to practice magic and rehearse drama. Although the time is tight, Deng Chao was an actor in the National Theater before. Liu Ye has been filming dramas for nearly ten years. Tang Yan has performed in the Olympic Games and he will not be frightened.

Although Deng Kai hadn't graduated yet, he had planned to go to the Shanghai Opera Theater with Cheng He before, and he also went for an internship for a while, so there was no problem.

Unexpectedly, Tang An hadn't finished speaking, "Besides, I will have people arrange a large number of performances for you, with various specifications, mainly singing and dancing, let me relax a little, don't be too tight, Find the feeling of being on stage!"

This was actually prepared for Tang Yan. He was still not open enough when performing. The most important thing about that kind of escape magic is to mobilize the emotions of the audience and make the audience nervous. This is half the success.

The rest of the small supporting roles, Tang An, didn't bother to ask, and let Zhao Jun handle it directly. After confirming all the actors, he announced the list.

At the same time, the investment cost has also been reported to the outside world as a full 1.5 million.

The production cost is 7000 million, and there is no upper limit for promotional expenses. It is normal to report 1.5 million.

This starring list once again caused a lot of waves in the Lunar New Year file.

It is really that these actors have no "star flavor".

"Shark Beach" has a low cost, so there is no other way, "Horror Cruise" still has Xu Jinglei, and the combination of "Super Body" Li Binbin + Cheng Daoming is not bad. star-studded.

But now, the investment in "Now Now You See Me" is almost catching up with the sum of the previous four films, and the lineup is becoming more and more shabby.

Although Deng Chao has filmed several TV series, they are just TV series, and the only movie "Assembly Number" that has been produced has not yet been released.

The other "Horror Cruise" and "Super Body" are small roles.

Zhang Hanyu was questioned when he played the leading role in "Assembly". At least he also played the role of the villain in "Super Body" and the leading role in "The Wind".

There is no problem with Liu Ye acting as the second male lead, but he is supporting Deng Chao.

Tang Yan, a half newcomer, went straight to the stage of a heroine with a big investment of [-] million yuan, which aroused many unhealthy guesses.

"Deng Chao plays the leading role? Did he write the wrong name? Liu Ye is also good. How many movies has Deng Chao made?"

"Now I'm a little suspicious of what kind of movie this is. This lineup doesn't look like a group of shocking thieves!"

"These actors were hired at a cost of 1.5 million. The crew is too stingy. Where did the money go?"

That's right, with a cost of 1.5 million, these actors are less than 1000 million, so where did the money go?
The audience and the media immediately realized that even if 1.5 million is worth it, then 1 million should be there.

Then the problem came, the money was not spent on the actors, and the publicity could not spend so much, so there was only one possibility left.

special effects!

Thinking of the scene in "Super Body" again, someone immediately guessed that "Now You See Me" must have a lot of special effects.

On Saturday, December 12th, Huayi announced the details of the movie.

No one cared about other things, everyone focused on the column of type, and there were two more words next to the word crime.

magic!

Everyone suddenly shouted, it turns out that the meaning of the thief is to use magic to steal.

This is really a type that has never been seen in China!
Although the real popularity of magic in China has to wait until Liu Qian performed magic tricks in the 09 Spring Festival Gala, but in the past few years, there have been many magicians performing in the Spring Festival Gala, and the audience is not unfamiliar with this thing.

But how to steal using magic?
"I really didn't expect it. It turned out to be a magic theme. I'm curious how to use magic to steal it!"

"The subject matter is very novel. I hope that Tang An's film will be as exciting as the previous film. I am looking forward to it!"

"Magic is magic, don't do everything with the help of machines, then digress!"

"Direct hypnotism is enough. Hypnotize all the people in the bank and let them take out the money obediently!"

"I guess it's a gimmick. If the magic is really that good, you'll have to go to a fart class. It's enough to learn magic. To put it bluntly, it's all fake. It must use some high-tech equipment!"

In the fiercely competitive Lunar New Year file, "Now You See Me" still occupies a part of the entertainment news page under the premise that the two blockbusters have launched a large-scale publicity offensive.

Four days later, Tang An became one of the biggest stars when he participated in the premiere ceremony of "Certificate of Fame". The reporters around him were second only to Li Lianlian and Liu Dehua, and much more than the host Chen Kexin.

"Director Tang, may I ask how you came up with the idea of ​​making a movie about magic?"

"This is actually an idea that popped up when I was watching the Spring Festival Gala over the years. I found magic very interesting. Later, I found some videos of well-known magicians at home and abroad. After more than half a year of consideration, I decided to shoot a movie about magic!"

"Then Director Tang, what kind of magic tricks do you shoot?"

"You can tell this from the title of the film. The so-called shocking, it will definitely shock the world. I will show a magic in the film that the audience has never seen before!" Tang An said with a smile.

"Then why did Mr. Tang choose Deng Chao to play the male lead? Is the 1.5 million cost announced by Huayi true?"

"of course it's true!"

Tang An nodded, "Deng Chao was an actor in the National Theater before. Needless to say, his acting skills also have a strong sense of the stage, which is very suitable for the role of a magician who also performs on stage!"

"Our film will be filmed in multiple cities abroad, and most of the cost will be used in the production of the film."

After all, it was someone else's home court. After a few casual interviews, Tang An walked into the infield of the Olympic Sports Center.

Holding the premiere ceremony at the Olympic Sports Center is big enough.

A long distance away, Yu Dong saw Tang An coming up to greet him, "Haha, Director Tang, welcome to the premiere!"

"Hello Yu Dong, look at this battle, it's even bigger than "Curse of the Golden Armor", I will first wish the box office a big hit!" Tang An said with a smile.

"Borrow auspicious words from Tang Dao."

Yu Dong seemed to be in a good mood, obviously very confident in the film.

He also wanted to greet other people. Tang An saw that Han Sanping was also coming, so he went up to say hello.

"Han Dong, you are here too!"

"It's Director Tang. It's amazing that your movie has caught the media and audience's attention before it starts shooting!" Han Sanping laughed.

"Han Dong is joking, it's just a fresh picture these two days!" Tang An waved his hand.

"Director Tang's magic-themed movie this time has added a new genre to the country. Speaking of which, we have to thank you!" said the boss of a medium-sized film and television company next to him.

"That's right, the low-budget horror films have sold much better than before in the past two years, thanks to Director Tang for opening up the market!" Another boss beside him also said.

"The two of you are overrated. As long as the film is well-made, audiences will naturally watch it. It has nothing to do with me!" Tang An said again and again.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Han Sanping suddenly asked about the schedule.

"When will Director Tang's movie be released? Is it still in the summer?"

Facing Han Sanping's smiling eyes, Tang An said naturally, "I still have to watch when the movie will be finished. This time I will go to several countries to shoot scenes, and with the actor's training, I don't know if I can make it in time for the summer vacation. It depends on what Dong Wang means."

Han Sanping smiled and stopped asking. He believed that as long as Tang An and Wang Zhongjun were not confused, they would not come to compete for the summer slot. The epic historical war blockbuster with an investment of 6 million, a big director + big star + big investment, is destined to be a big hit Yes, there is no need to lose both.

At 6 o'clock in the evening, the premiere officially began, and thousands of movie theaters across the country also let the audience in at the same time.

"Certificate of Fame" was not screened from zero, the first day was from 6 pm to early morning for a total of 6 hours.

In just these 6 hours, "Certificate of Voting" still got 1000 million box office!

Nearly 5 million in 9000 days in the first weekend, which is better than the opening score of "The Wind".

Although the performance is very good, the audience and the media reputation are also very high, and the film is one of the top costume blockbusters in history in all aspects.

Even if you look at the next 10 years, it will be difficult for a costume movie to surpass it.

Even the usual weaknesses of previous costume movies, the plot of "The Proof of Fame" has no problems. Li Lianlian's acting skills are perfect, and Liu Dehua, Jin Chengwu, Xu Jinglei's performances are also first-rate.

The camera, action, art, dubbing, lighting, and scenery are all top-notch in China.

However, the movie is too heavy after all. The whole film is full of dark tones, music full of sadness, and desolate and cruel war scenes. There is not even any hope for the audience.

Even if Li Lianlian accepted the award to become Governor of Liangjiang, it was full of calculations and conspiracy.

Such a film is destined to not be too successful in the Lunar New Year file, a time that requires joy.

With the release of "Assembly" in the second week, the seven-day box office dropped sharply, only getting 5300 million.

On the other hand, "Assembly" only got 1500 million in the first day of its release, and 4 million in 7000 days in the first weekend, which is a bit worse than "Certificate of Voting".

However, this is when there is another blockbuster movie in the same period, and it is quite good to suppress the opponent to this decline in the second week.

As of December 12, "Certificate of Voting" has won 30 million box office in 19 days of release.

"Assembly" won 11 million in 1.45 days after its release, and the difference between the two is less than 3000. With the current trend, it has basically won the Lunar New Year box office champion.

Moreover, on the second day after it was released, CCTV devoted one minute and nine seconds to reporting "Assembly", and agencies and schools all over the world began to book large-scale shows.

Even surpassing "The Wind" and becoming this year's box office champion is just around the corner!
Two main theme movies with over [-] million yuan, the media have claimed that the spring of the main theme is coming.

2007 passed, and 2008 is coming.

"Now You See Me" has basically completed the preparatory work, and it will start shooting in less than a week.

But before that, Tang An has to attend Huayi's annual meeting this year!
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