April passed by in a hurry, and May came in a blink of an eye.
The faint fragrance of flowers fills the air, a little less chilly in early spring and a little more like the heat wave in early summer.
"The Grandmaster" is released for twenty days.
The box office finally reached an astonishing 350 million, becoming a symbol of the new era of Chinese cinema.
Some people are envious, some cheer, some are jealous, and naturally some are excited.
It's normal, there are all kinds of people in this circle.
Along with the popularity of "The Grandmaster", Hong Kong films have also set off a craze for martial arts. Countless film registration applications have been queued up, and the names of the martial artists in the Republic of China era have been listed. It seems that it once brought people back to the past.
The peak era of Shaw Brothers martial arts.
However……
By the time May arrives, all filmmakers will inevitably feel a little regretful.
I'm afraid "The Grandmaster" won't reach 450 million.
May Day Golden Week is as lively as usual.
Many people who have been tortured by work get a short respite at this moment.
Although you know that travel will be crowded, and traveling is just about people watching, looking at people, but countless shopping malls and scenic spots are always crowded with people. Walking among them, you can completely feel that this bustling world is full of crowds and suffocation.
feel.
Naturally, major theater chains across the country have also ushered in the first movie-watching peak of the year. Many screening halls were packed with seats on this day, and the excitement was surging.
On the evening of May 1st, "Interstellar" was officially finished.
The final box office of this movie was set at 480 million.
This well-received old American science fiction film did not reach the top spot in China with a box office of 530 million, surpassing "Jurassic" as expected, but ended in regret.
The release of "Interstellar" did not increase the movie schedule of "The Grandmaster", but instead was occupied by the new movie "Sevier".
The box office of "The Grandmaster" was not ideal on the May Day single day. Its popularity gradually disappeared and was hit by Hollywood blockbusters. The box office of "The Grandmaster" in a single day was only 7 million.
Although seven million is not a small amount for a movie that was released for 20 days, such a speechless performance during the May Day Golden Week is destined to plunge the box office in the next few days.
"City of Golden Armor" had a box office of 3 million that day and was on the verge of being released after one month of release.
"Struggle", which was a hit at the Cannes International Film Festival, has many people on the Internet clamoring to watch it a second time. It's still strong, and it still has a box office of four million, but everyone knows that this documentary film is about to arrive.
It's the end. The only suspense is that we can go one step further and break through to 170 million yuan.
However, it's quite difficult.
Released for one month.
Everyone who deserves to see it has seen it, and winning another award at Cannes will not prevent the film from declining.
This is a documentary film.
Strictly speaking, this movie is labeled as unpopular, niche, etc.
The box office reached nearly 150 million within one month of its release. This is one of the few miracles in the history of Chinese films. It is impossible for the Chinese film industry and fans to revolve around you, Zhou Yang, alone.
[30 million, 30 million box office on the first day, breaking the historical record of Chinese movies again!]
May 2nd.
Countless filmmakers have seen the premiere box office report of "The Sevier".
They felt deeply unbelievable, and even felt that they had seen it wrong at first reaction.
The premiere box office exceeded 30 million!
What the hell is this concept?
At the beginning of the year, "Jurassic" topped the global box office list, with a box office of only 23 million yuan on its opening day!
Although it is the May Day Golden Week, this amazing box office is really exaggerated!
Damn it!
"Jurassic" hasn't secured its top spot at the box office, is it about to be torn down now?
……………………
Zhou Yang took the time to watch "The Sevier".
After reading it, I sat silently on the chair and thought about the plot for a long time.
This is a nautical movie.
It is relatively unpopular in this world, or in other words, there are so many Hollywood movies so far. If we really want to talk about navigation movies, we can trace them back to a movie called "The Captain" in the 1970s.
At that time, the film cost a huge sum of US$10 million. At the time of filming, director Mel even claimed that he wanted to become a grand master like James Bunt.
The astonishing investment and the ambitious director's bold ambitions undoubtedly made this movie called "The Captain" famous.
However, in the end, "The Captain" failed miserably at the box office, and director Meyer became the film's victim.
Unable to bear the blow, he shot himself at home and was discovered by his family two hours later.
In the decades that followed, no one came across this kind of movie again. Even if there were directors who were not afraid of death, they would all end in failure without exception.
However, "The Sevier" decades later showed everyone that not only can such movies be made, but they can also be made very well.
The turbulent and imaginative ocean world, the thrilling movie plot, each vivid and unique movie character...
Zhou Yang remembered that on his way back to the office after reminiscing about "The Sevier", he was filled with wonder all the time, and even couldn't help but want to watch it a second time.
After returning to the office, he couldn't help but completely record the content and lens language he saw in the movie, and repeatedly pondered and researched it. Finally, he concluded that he could not make such a movie, at least now he was completely incapable of controlling it.
After Zhou Yang checked the director of this movie, he was even more shocked.
The director's name is Kadelph. He is a little-known director in Hollywood. He has served as an assistant director on films such as "Interstellar", "War", and "Magic Academy", but he has never directed before "Sevier".
any movie.
After reading Kadelph's resume and seeing that he was only thirty years old, Zhou Yang couldn't help but feel emotional.
There are always some amazing geniuses in this world.
Noon on May 2nd.
Zhou Yang made a series of summaries of what he learned from the movie "The Sevier" and marked each learning point with his personal understanding before he put down his pen.
"Mr. Zhou, Li Qiang, the director of the photography team of "Infernal Affairs" is here and asked about our film shooting plan. Are you free to meet him now?"
"Well, okay, let's meet."
When we were filming "Under the Mine", the camera crew leader was named Qian Wei.
Although we had endured hardships together and risked our lives to make movies together, during the turbulent period of China Star, Qian Wei led a group of people to leave China Star and join Xinghui. During that time, the entire film production of China Star was
The team almost came to a standstill.
Later, Li Qiang stood up.
He was one of the few people who did not leave with Qian Wei. Although no one cared about him as an intern at first, and even Feng Kai thought it was dispensable, but after being baptized by "Jinyiwei", Feng Kai was surprised to discover this
The intern grew up rapidly. In the later stages of "Jinyiwei", he was not only able to lead the team independently, but also completed a series of shooting tasks that even Feng Kai found difficult.
Zhou Yang had a deep impression on Li Qiang.
Feng Kai had praised him so many times since "Jinyiwei" that Zhou Yang could hear it in his ears.
"Mr. Zhou..."
Li Qiang pushed the door open and stood in front of Zhou Yang honestly.
He wears glasses, has dark skin, and does not look mature. He still retains a hint of childishness from his previous intern days, but his eyes are shining and his whole body is full of energy.
He looked at Zhou Yang, his expression unable to conceal his enthusiasm.
Starting from "Under the Mine", I have witnessed Zhou Yang's rise step by step. I have been infected by the inspiration along the way, and I am also looking forward to the future where I will soon cooperate with Zhou Yang again.
"Xiao Li, this is the shooting plan."
"good!"
Li Qiang took the plan handed over by Zhou Yang and couldn't wait to read it over.
He found that the plan not only contained a complete shooting project, but also storyboards drawn by Zhou Yang himself.
Every important shot of the movie is in it. What's amazing is that after looking at a few paintings, the actions and rich lens language when shooting the scenes appeared in his mind unconsciously.
This plan can even be used as a template teaching material for teaching.
"Xiao Li, I'm probably going to present such an effect. You should be able to understand it, right?"
"I understand! It's so detailed that even a freshly graduated college student can understand it! This is the most detailed plan I've ever seen!" Li Qiang nodded desperately and couldn't express the excitement in his voice.
With this plan, all he had to do was follow Zhou Yang's instructions and shoot!
After the excitement was over, I felt lost for a moment.
When filming "Under the Mine" two years ago, who would have thought that such a layman from a wild background would one day write such a detailed and professional shooting plan?
He held the plan tightly.
He seemed to see the sweat that had been shed for countless days and nights.
"Well, let's get back to work."
"Okay! Mr. Zhou..." Just when Li Qiang was about to leave, he suddenly stopped talking.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Yang was surprised.
"Qian Wei and Zhang Lei will definitely regret the stupid decisions they made..."
"Why regret it?" Zhou Yang smiled and then looked out the window thoughtfully: "They should be living a good life following Jiang Ge now. They also participated in Jiang Ge's "Machine Man". I heard that they made a lot of money.
Quite a few, everyone has his own way, we can't tell whether he is going right or wrong..."
"Time will prove everything. They will eventually become a joke after dinner in the new era..."
"You seem to have a problem with them?" Zhou Yang asked.
"My teacher told me that choice is more important than hard work, but actually, well, it's nothing..." Li Qiang scratched his head, and then wanted to say something heroic, but then he felt it was inappropriate.
When he left the office, he looked at Hua Xing with people coming and going, and a trace of fighting spirit flashed on his face.
He took out his mobile phone and saw the camera crew from Django's "Night Walker".
There is Qian Wei inside, and he is in an important position.
That year!
Xinghui offered a high price to everyone except him.
After all, he is an intern, so he can understand, and he has never thought of leaving Huaxing.
but……
A sense of imbalance and resentment has always been in his heart and has become the driving force for him to move forward.
Zhou Yang is growing up, and so is the ordinary intern he once was...
Now everyone is on the same starting line.
So.
Let’s prove who is more valuable!
……………………
"Mr. Zhou...the contact with the actors did not go smoothly..."
"Except for Liu Tianwang, Zhao Shaohui and Zhao Tianwang, some of the movie stars we originally planned to contact were cut off by "Night Walker"... Don't they know our backstage?"
After Li Qiang left, Xu Mei walked in again.
only……
This time his expression became a little unbelievable.
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There is another chapter, it’s so hot that day and night are reversed. Brothers who can’t wait, let’s read it tomorrow morning... Sorry, sorry, try to be early tomorrow...