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

The sequel of "Zi Buyu" is definitely a big deal in the current mainland entertainment industry. Many people are waiting to see He Mu bring Xiaoshuidian to create new glory. This may become the most successful series of Chinese-language movies. Of course, some people criticized He Mu for being too anxious and rushing to make money, which is afraid it will damage the quality of the movie. Watch Jiang Wen, who is still enjoying the post-bullet glory after the movie "Let the Bullets Fly", and the new film has been reluctant to be announced for a long time. It must be sufficient preparation to start.

There will definitely be some controversy, and it is impossible to keep a low profile. News about He Mu's new drama in August and September has been spreading, and the shooting location of "Zi Buyu" is not a secret. Hengxi Town has long been developed into a tourist destination for "Zi Buyu", so the filming of the movie can't be hidden from the media at all. He Mu simply held a grand opening press conference to answer some media's doubts, and also told those opponents in 2012 that "Zi Buyu" is here, everyone should be careful.

The launch conference of the sequel of "Zi Buyu" is also the celebration of the first part of "Zi Buyu". As of mid-August, the box office of "Zi Buyu" that has been released in the United States for a month has accumulated 33.6 million yuan in North America. It has wiped out the decline of Chinese blockbusters such as "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Die Renjie's Tongtian Empire" in North America. The film's rating on IMBD has also been stable at 8.1 points, and the number of ratings exceeded 100,000, making it the best-achieved Chinese movie on the list. The heroine Xiao Shuidian is even hailed by mainstream American media as "Siolan of the East. Deng Boer". Among the Chinese American people in the United States, the popularity of this little girl is very high.

The 33.6 million US dollar score in North America makes "Zi Buyu" the fifth place in the North American foreign language film rankings. It exceeds the 33.23 million in the French movie "Angel Loves Beautiful" and slightly less than the 37.63 million in the Mexican movie "Pan Shen's Maze". Coincidentally, the protagonists of "Pan Shen" and "Zi Buyu" are both girls around ten years old. Both movies are somewhat magical. The difference is that "Pan Shen's Maze" is more cruel and darker, and is not suitable for minors to watch, while "Zi Buyu" is much more relaxed and cheerful, and there are many cute things. Children will like it very much.

The North American box office of "Zi Buyu" ranks fifth among all foreign language films, and third on the North American report card of Chinese films. There are also 53.7 million for "Hero" and 128 million for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" unattainable. The film still remains unbreakable to dominate the first place on this list.

After adding North American box office, the global box office of "Zi Buyu" has reached an astonishing $215 million, not only is it the second Chinese-language film to exceed $200 million in global box office, but also narrowly defeated "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with a slight advantage and was promoted to the world's most popular Chinese-language film, and this does not include the European and South American markets. He Mu announced this set of numbers at a press conference, and this celebration was also themed.

In addition to the local box office of RMB 650 million and above US$100 million, "Zi Buyu" has a good reputation, easy-to-understand plot, beautiful scenery and unique oriental flavor. It has received good news in the global box office market, with overseas box office reaching nearly RMB 700 million!

You should know that last year, the overseas box office and sales of mainland films were only over RMB 1 billion, and it has been maintained at this level in recent years, and it has even declined year by year. It is incomparable to the scene of the surge in box office in mainland China. This year, because of "Zi Buyu", this number is very likely to exceed 1.5 billion, resulting in a qualitative breakthrough! This is a great contribution to China Film and Television even the entire State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. You should know that letting Chinese films represent Chinese culture to better go global is also one of the instructions of the senior management. It is no wonder that Radio, Film and Television has a little bit of tolerance for Shuimu's horror films.

In fact, after "Zi Buyu" and "Zhang Zhen's Ghost Story" appeared later, some jealous colleagues reported Shuimu Company many times, saying that the movies shot by its company were suspected of promoting feudal superstition, but they were blocked by the Film Bureau. Not to mention "Zi Buyu" made the leaders' faces shine. He Mu and Xiao's strong background and wide connections in Radio and Television alone ensured that as long as Shuimu was not too much, Radio and Television would turn a blind eye. After all, it was not their words to pass the line.

Since it is a sequel movie, there will definitely be characters in the first movie leaving, and new characters and actors joining. "Zi Buyu" 2 and 3 are shot in a unified manner, which can be regarded as a movie, but the shooting cycle is long, the content is large, and it will be edited into two movies with different themes. For actors who appear in both movies, Boss He will definitely increase the pay, but most of the new characters are concentrated in the second movie, and this movie also has more portrayals of emotions. The third movie requires fewer characters, mostly virtual characters made by computers, with grand scenes and will improve and sublimate the theme of the entire series.

What the media cares most about is who have left and who are lucky enough to join this crew that is destined to be popular.

It can be said that the crew of "Zi Buyu" is now a domestic actor, and both mainland and Hong Kong and Taiwan are most desirable. Even some supporting roles such as Ouyang Nana and Bao Beier have become famous after this movie. For those unfamiliar actors, this is a chance to reach the top in one step. Even famous actors, such as the four young actresses, although they don’t have many roles, they obviously have a much higher style after "Zi Buyu".

During the role selection stage, I don’t know how many agency companies try their best to stuff their artists into the crew of "Zi Buyu", including Huayi Entertainment Agency, which is inconsistent with Shuimu, it is not easy to get a small role. If you can play the important role of "Zi Buyu 2", it would be the most perfect. In the second part, Amber’s brother Yan, Yan’s fiancé, and also Amber’s favorite female vixen Zhuji are all very important roles. Major agency companies and independent agents have broken the heads for these roles.

At the press conference, He Mu did not announce the new roles added in the sequel, but it revealed which characters will not appear again due to the limitation of plot capacity. For example, Liu Shishi and Wang Luodan from the Four Beauties of Linzhi Town will not appear again, Yang Mi will retain it, but there are fewer scenes. The restricted Mi Mi is no longer the same as before. He Mu couldn't bear to let her play a small supporting role, so he had to make a guest appearance in a friend.

As for Liu Yifei's stay or not, it has not been finalized, because Liu Yifei has almost taken on two major dramas "Hongmen Banquet" and "Four Famous Captains". In the sequel to "Zi Buyu", He Mu has arranged more scenes for the role of female star. If she doesn't have time to act, He Mu will use the B plan. Liu Yifei hopes to continue acting. She is discussing and coordinating with the two crews, and He Mu also needs to make preparations. He has begun to contact the actress who replaces Liu Yifei.

In addition, the parents of the protagonist Tony Leung and Yu Feihong will be retained, and the roles will increase, and the importance will begin to become prominent.

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

The six large-scale handsome men and women in the film, Mr. Li Mingqi, Mr. Li Shaohong, Mr. Wu Ma, etc., will continue to show up, but some are only one or two shots, and some scenes become more abundant. For example, Mr. Wu Ma, the previous film only exists in the portrait. In the legend, he is finally about to come out of the painting.

He Mu did not treat the newcomers honestly in the sequel. He kept him in a scrutiny and said that they would be relatively fresh faces. They would reveal them one by one during the filming of the movie.

Three of the four young actresses left, and the new ones were new. Judging from the overall cast lineup, the sequel was not as powerful as the first one, but this would not affect people's enthusiasm for watching the movie. Now, Xiaoshuidian and He Mu are the biggest signatures of this movie.

The reason why the first film found so many celebrities is for insurance, and the other is that He Mu is not so confident in directing a movie for the first time. But now he is not afraid. As a 600 million director in the mainland and the creator of the world's most popular Chinese films, He Mu will not care so much about the actor's fame when selecting an actor. Instead, the most important thing is to match the image.
Chapter completed!