The plot of "Save Mr. My Life" is a prototype case, but some of the plot art has been artistically processed, focusing on the rhythm and narrative style. The plot design itself does not have much to praise.
Not only Lu Mo, but almost all relevant film critics and senior movie fans all focused on the acting skills of several actors.
Cao Xuan, in particular, has received almost the most praise for his acting skills in an individual actor's career. People may not be as gross and exaggerated as Lu Mo said, but they are generous in praising him.
In the past two years, the only actors who have received so many praises for their acting skills are Zhang Hanyu in "Assembly Number", Huang Bo in "Happy Family", and Mr. Zhou in "Li Mi's Conjecture".
The former two can be said to have benefited from the plot, while the latter relied entirely on Mr. Zhou’s personal performance.
Just like "Saving Mr. My Life" is considered to be the pinnacle of Cao Xuan's acting skills, many people also believe that "Li Mi's Conjecture" is a new career peak for Mr. Zhou surpassing "Painted Skin".
Of course, this statement is not recognized by everyone.
Some people prefer Cao Xuan's "New World" or other movies, while some viewers think Zhou Gongzi's "If Love" and "Suzhou River" are more spiritual. Different people have different preferences.
But no matter what, Mr. Zhou is undoubtedly the favorite for this year's Golden Rooster and Golden Horse Awards.
Especially the Golden Rooster Award. Mr. Zhou has already won the Golden Horse and the Golden Statue. If he can win the Golden Rooster Best Actress again, he will become the first Chinese-speaking actress to win three Golden Rooster Best Actress Awards.
Similarly, Cao Xuan is also a favorite for this year's Golden Rooster and Golden Horse. As for the Golden Statue, because there is not enough proportion of Xiangjiang, the registration conditions do not meet the requirements.
And Cao Xuan has already won the Golden Rooster Award. According to the unspoken rule that winning the Golden Rooster award is equivalent to being eliminated, the possibility of winning the Golden Rooster Award twice is not high.
On the contrary, Cao Xuan has never won the Golden Horse. If he can get what he wants this time, he will be the first Chinese three-gold actor.
Although the award has not yet been announced, Huayi and Fanxing have not made any publicity to avoid being slapped in the face, but many interested people are still silently discussing the chances of becoming the best actor and best actress with three gold medals.
It's okay for Jin Ji, after all, he is from his own family and is willing to support mainland actors, and Huayi also has good connections in the Beijing circle.
The Golden Horse may be a stumbling block for Cao Xuan, but how can Boss Cao judge it with common sense.
The Academy Award for Best Actor has never been given to non-Hong Kong actors, and he was forced to bow down by both soft and hard tactics, not to mention the Golden Horse Awards, which were relatively neutral and objective at this time.
In the past few years, Cao Xuan actually had the opportunity to be crowned emperor, especially for "New World" in 2006. At that time, his failure to win the award triggered a storm of public opinion and various conspiracy theories.
And with the last "New World" foundation, even if some people are dissatisfied, they don't dare to play tricks easily, let alone Boss Cao's strong strength.
Taiwanese film business capital now wants to come to the mainland to invest in films. It has three ports: China Film, Shanghai Film and Star.
To put it bluntly, all the major movie studios in Taiwan are guests of Cao Xuan, so how could they turn a blind eye to Boss Cao if they are closely related to the Golden Horse Award?
If Cao Xuan's performance is not good, the Golden Horse Awards can find fault with him for various reasons.
But his acting skills in "Save Mr. Me" are obvious to all, so it would be too difficult to criticize him, and it would be difficult to convince the public.
Film and television awards are based on nothing more than works + personal performance + backstage public relations skills. Cao Xuan is not lacking in all of them. In the minds of some people in the industry, this matter is basically the same.
Lu Mo's film review was criticized by many people for being too fond of Cao Xuan.
Only the "sensational" title, after the initial surprise, did not receive many objections, which shows that everyone still has the same idea.
Just one day after its release, it was announced that this year's Golden Horse Best Actor will be the finale. "Saving Mr. Me" successfully stole the limelight during the Spring Festival.
The box office on the first day was 14.01 million, which may be nothing compared to Cao Xuan's other films, but considering the unpopular subject matter, the crew was a little excited to be able to achieve such figures.
In the next two days, the box office of "Save Mr. My Life" also remained good, with a box office of nearly 46 million in three days, directly beating "The Legend of the Dragon and the Phoenix" which was released in the same period with just 20 million.
However, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, when the annual holiday was over, the box office of "Saving Mr. Me" dropped significantly, and it finally took in a box office of about 70 million in the first week.
This data is absolutely eye-catching. You must know that the movie "Saving Mr. Me" is a literary and artistic movie, and it was not shot with the intention of being a big hit.
Fanxing's initial estimate was to exceed 100 million. This is still due to Cao Xuan's high popularity. Even if the box office is lower, it can be accepted.
But I didn’t expect to do 70 million in the first week. According to this trend, even if the rising trend collapses later, 150 million may not be difficult. If the momentum can be stabilized, 200 million is not impossible.
However, Cao Xuan feels that the possibility of reaching 200 million is not high, because the box office was very popular in the first week, and the exposure during the annual holiday and Spring Festival Gala greatly contributed to it. In addition, the film's reputation has attracted a lot of viewers.
But this is not a commercial film after all. When the popularity subsides, I am afraid that the box office trend will not be as brilliant as it was in the first week.
But 150 million is enough, and Ba La Ba La can also earn tens of millions in income, half of which will go to Fanxing, and half will go to Cao Xuan's salary as dividends.
The cost of "Saving Mr. My Life" was limited, so it was considered to be an independent production by Fanxing. Cao Xuan starred in it with zero pay, and only received 50% of the dividends.
Although Fanxing owns 100% of Cao Xuan's equity, due to taxation, company dividends and other reasons, the company's accounts and personal accounts are separated.
In the early years, Fanxing was not very sensitive to this aspect because it was not large in scale and Cao Xuan frequently transferred large amounts of personal funds in and out. However, as the company grew and even established a group company, related issues could not be taken lightly.
So even if it is troublesome and he may even pay more taxes, Cao Xuan insists that public affairs are public and private affairs are private.
Cao Xuan himself signed a special artist contract with Fanxing. Fanxing did not get a share of the contract, but Cao Xuan would pay a management fee every year to prevent Fanxing from working for him in vain.
For example, the investment in "Let the Bullets Fly", although it is all Cao Xuan's money, is invested or distributed in the names of Fanxing and Cao Xuan respectively.
Funding and various tasks are connected by Fanxing and "Let the Bullets Fly". In the end, Cao Xuan's personal share of the money will be calculated and transferred directly to his personal account.
Before this, this money was basically the business of the artist management department, which was so overwhelming that the variety show department couldn't breathe.
However, now that the rules have changed, the two legs of the artist management department have been cut off, and it has become the bottom of several major real power departments. Thanks to the commercial attributes of Fan Xiaopang and others, Vice President Jiang would have died.
This way the company becomes more formal, and Cao Xuan also has some cash, and he buys snacks and other things for his children from time to time...
"Saving Mr. My Life" was a hit at the box office. For Cao Xuan, it was just about completing the task, winning awards at the end of the year was the key.
After the first week's box office came out, I took my family to Europe for a vacation.
However, for the other leading actors in the crew, "Saving Mr. Me" had a greater impact on them.
The one who benefited the most was Wang Qianyuan. His performance in the movie was eye-catching and impressive.
Naturally, he went from being unknown to becoming a popular movie star. It is said that many film offers came to his door, and more than 80% of them were tough guy roles.
However, Wang Qianyuan did not rush into the role, fearing that his image would be fixed. It can be seen that he still has a good idea of his career plan.
Next is Liu Huohua. He is actually pretty good and has a relatively solid background. He is a double-gold actor and has previously had films with good box office results such as "The Promise" and "The City of Golden Armor". Unfortunately, they are all supporting roles.
The biggest benefit for him from participating in "Save Mr. My" this time is that he met the screenwriter Ding Sheng and fell into the eyes of Boss Cao.
The next film "Tough Guy", invested by Guolan and directed by Ding Sheng, has Liu Huohua as the male lead. This is also his first time in a commercial film.
From the male lead in a literary and artistic film, to the male supporting actor in a big production, to the male lead in a commercial movie, regardless of the cost of the role, the role positioning is one step at a time.
At least a few niche actors who are comparable to him, such as Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Hu Ge, Yan Kuan and others, are currently far inferior to him in terms of movies.
After Deng Chao became the second male lead in "Assembly Number", there was basically no development.
The role of a Japanese military officer in Huang Xiaoming's "The Wind" has now been cut off by Fanxing's Duan Long. He cannot get high-quality resources at Huayi and has recently been interested in moving closer to Hong Kong.
Except for Sun Quan in "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", Yan Kuan has no other movie roles that he is very good at.
After leaving Fanxing, this actor wanted to break through his position as a domineering president and gave up his favorite idol dramas and costume dramas. Now he is preparing to shoot a suspense TV series and plans to play the villain. He may not be interested in movies in the short term.
Among all the actors, Hu Ge is the one with the best development. In "Detective Dee: The Heavenly Empire", he won the second male lead Baimao. In "Let the Bullets Fly", which will be released in the second half of the year, either Liu Zi or Hu Wan will play a big role.
Even "Three Kingdoms Guandu", which is planned and filmed by China Film Group Corporation this year, with the support of many stars, Hu Ge will definitely get a starring role.
I have tempered myself with several major productions. Although I am a bit far away from being the best actor, I can still stand out on my own.
Even Liu Huohua is not without envy of this "Big Brother from the Stars". He is backed by a big platform and is extremely rich in resources.
In addition, there is Guo Zhenni. Her role is a bit small and she is not very popular, but the key is to get the attention of the stars.
As Lu Mo said, there is no shortage of popular stars in the stars, but there is a shortage of capable actors who are popular and good-looking.
Guo Zhenni has previously appeared in hit works such as "Wulin Gaiden", "Tang Gong Suo Jade" and "Myth". Although she is not the heroine, she is an important role and her popularity is not low.
It's just that she has a low-key personality and doesn't like to be exposed. She only focuses on filming. She seems to be quite different from Liu Tianxian and Da Mimi, but in fact, her foundation is not bad.
Cao Xuan is planning to let her play the leading role in the first online drama "Cannon Fodder" produced by Fanxing.
The plot is a quick time travel story from a female channel. The heroine, as an employee of the Time and Space Administration or a reincarnation of the Lord God, travels through various worlds and counterattacks in a Mary Sue drama.
Now that the online series of "Infinite Horror" has ended, Infinite Streaming also has a certain influence. Although it is not unique, it is still novel in film and television dramas.
However, Cao Xuan was not sure whether such a film and television drama would be accepted by the audience, so he planned to make it into an online drama. It is expected to have 30 episodes, with about one reincarnation world every 10 episodes.
After filming, I put it on Penguin Star Video to play independently. If it becomes popular, it can help attract traffic to the website. If it is not popular, Stars will be topped by other TV series.
In theory, this kind of fast-travel drama can be produced for many seasons as long as the script is enough. If the effect is good, a film and television series can be created around Guo Zhenni.
Guo Zhenni has a feminine appearance but also a heroic spirit. She can be salty or sweet, which is perfect for this kind of smart and tough heroine who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She can deal with the environment calmly and quickly.
This drama is to build up popularity for Guo Zhenni. Even if Guo Zhenni is considered to be a powerful actor, it will be inconvenient to be bound to the series. The worst is to let her film for two seasons and find some accidents to change the protagonist.
Anyway, neither the Time and Space Administration nor the Samsara is unique. If Guo Zhenni doesn't play the role, someone else will take over.
The company's Lan Xi, Zhang Li, Qi Wei and others can ask the screenwriters to write a different heroine based on their characteristics.
The past few years have been a blue ocean for TV dramas, especially as online video websites are about to be launched. Even if several artists in the company want to get involved in movies, Cao Xuan has always insisted.
I plan to take this opportunity to shoot a few more hit TV series, and first make Penguin Star famous.
Cao Xuan has bought the copyright of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and will start filming next year, which will also be the highlight of Fanxing.
Including Hu Jing, Fan Xiaopang and other female stars will appear, it is definitely a top-notch lineup.
As for who will play the heroine Zhen Huan, Cao Xuan has not decided yet, but he can let all the actresses have a friendly exchange.
It is worth mentioning that this version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" does not follow the Qing Dynasty, but creates an imaginary dynasty based on the original work.
Nowadays, certain bureaus are not strict in their control, and historical nihilism has not yet targeted the film and television industry. "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was released first, so it can avoid some censorship.
It's difficult for Cao Xuan. For fear of something happening, the time-travel drama was canceled directly. He repeatedly stated in the opening and closing credits that the story was purely fictional.
The various time-travel plots also involve celestial phenomena and adventures, and there are never any fancy things like jumping into a well or crashing into a car. If a child imitates it, it will be too late to cry.
Even after "Tang Gong Suo Jade" became popular, the crew specially hired a history professor and several leading actors to add a few minutes of small easter eggs at the end of the film in the form of an interesting extra.
The characters in the play who popularize the true history of science even go so far as to slap themselves in the face and single out relevant historical operations in the play to prevent misleading the audience and being labeled as distorting history.
However, Cao Xuan worked so hard, but he couldn't stop a bunch of pig teammates from acting unscrupulously. After seeing the popularity of time-travel dramas, he started to follow suit, and all kinds of outrageous plots emerged one after another.
If this continues, Cao Xuan estimates that time-travel dramas may disappear from TV stations in a few years, and then they will change their style and move to the online drama market.
In addition to "The Legend of Zhen Huan", while Fan Xiaopang and Liu Tianxian switched to movies, Damimi still focused on TV series.
Fanxing bought the rights to last year's hit Korean drama "The Temptation of Wife" and adapted it into "The Temptation of Going Home", with Damimi playing the heroine Pinru.
The second female lead, Ellie, is also set to be Empress Nishinomiya's beloved disciple, Tang Yan, the best friend that Da Mi Mi won over in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3".
After Tang Yan graduated from Chinese drama, she did not successfully enter the stars, but she also did not join the Cheng Tian of the original time and space.
The latter was so tortured by Fanxing that she was half-dead. There was still a grudge between the two sides. She had eaten the bear's heart and dared to give eye drops to Cao Xuan and Zeng Li.
So she signed a contract with Da Mimi's old club Rong Xinda, and hooked up with Tang Ren and Huan Rui, but in the end she relied on Empress Xigong to win the role of Zixuan in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3".
Speaking of which, this person is also one of the rare talents in the 02 class of Chinese opera.
Although she and Liu Tianxian are classmates, they are not close to each other. Instead, they became very close to Damimi because they worked together in filming.
Da Mimi doesn't know whether she really likes her or wants to stimulate Liu Tianxian. Among the several good girlfriends who appear on Weibo every day, apart from Zhao Xiaodao, the one who appears most frequently is Tang Yan.
This time, the role of Ai Li in "The Temptation of Going Home" was secured for Tang Yan after being strongly recommended by Damimi.
For this reason, she also offended Zhang Li, who was eyeing this role, but Damimi didn't care, she was even happy about it.
After all, although Zhang Li was not in the 02 class of the Chinese Opera, she was only one year behind. She also had a good relationship with Liu Tianxian and has always been the backbone of the Fanxing Xigong Party.
After this incident, it was enough for Tang Yan to be remembered by the Nisigong Party.
Tang Yan also knew that what she did was unpleasant, but she had no choice. If she could join Fanxing, she would definitely be a loyal minister and general of the Xigong Party, but she was not a direct descendant of Fanxing.
The last time she was able to act in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3", she went out of her way to ask Zeng Li to help intercede, but Zeng Li had many students, so it was impossible to help her all the time.
Tang Yan found a good reason for herself. The so-called Xigong Party is actually a small internal group of Fanxing, and it does not affect the interests, disadvantages, honors and disgrace of the large group of Class 02 of Chinese Opera. She is still a well-behaved and sensible student of Teacher Zeng.
If it doesn't work, I'll be an undercover agent...
Zhao Xiaodao, another general of the East Palace Party, played the role of Gao Shanshan in "The Temptation of Going Home". He also played the supporting role of the five poisonous beasts in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3".
As for Solanum nigrum, it was captured by Liu Shishi of the Tang Dynasty.
Da Mi Mi longed for Liu Tianxian to be her partner, but in the end it became a delusion. The crew of Sword and Fairy wanted to create a stunt, so they hired Liu Shishi, who was known as Little Liu Tianxian.
After the TV series is aired and everyone develops in the future, the Four Beauties of Sword and Fairy in the original time and space will probably become the Five Beauties of Sword and Fairy.
However, neither Damimi nor Liu Tianxian, nor even Zhao Xiaodao are interested in this name.
The first two people's careers are booming at this time and they don't think that the other people are qualified to be alongside them. Zhao Xiaodao is trying hard to hit the stars and has little interest in the title of a TV series.
All told, Zhao Xiaodao has filmed several movies with Damimi, and he has also independently played an important role in a TV series invested by Guolan.
Hu Jing intends to wait until the filming of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is completed next year, so she will be promoted to support Damimi.
As for Liu Tianxian, they have booked the heroine Zhen Mi in the annual masterpiece "Three Kingdoms·Guandu".
China Film and related capital believed that the lack of emotional scenes in "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff" was a minor flaw, so they added an emotional line in "Three Kingdoms·Guandu".
It's roughly a love triangle between Cao Pi, Yuan Xi and Zhen Mi.
Well, basically the two fathers are fighting in the front, and the two sons are fighting for the women in the back.
Cao Xuan was speechless about this plot and complained a lot about Mr. Han. However, Mr. Han and the director still felt that the fighting alone was too monotonous and the love element was indispensable.
It is worth mentioning that the director of "Three Kingdoms·Guandu" hired Wu Baige.
Lao Mouzi was unavailable, and Chen Kexin had a creative conflict with the film crew. In addition, he was busy with behind-the-scenes work on films such as "The Call to Action", "The Beauty of the Country" and "October Siege", so he simply resigned.
Therefore, among the three directors of "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff", only one Huang Jianxin was left as the nominal producer. Mr. Han found Wu Baige who had returned from Hollywood.
Fanxing gave up the main control, and China Film Group mediated behind the scenes. The specific responsible persons became Huayi, Bona and the newly established Pony Galloping. Apart from a part of the investment share, Fanxing was mainly responsible for arranging Japanese distribution.
Looking at this lineup, Cao Xuan silently gave up part of his share, but did not persist in his objection. After all, the heroine was her own artist.
However, Liu Tianxian did remind him that the movie was too murky to navigate, but Liu Tianxian still insisted.
In fact, it is understandable that this opportunity is not simply about acting in a movie.
This is the heroine of a major commercial production with hundreds of millions of dollars. She also has the success of the previous film "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff". If she is released, she can be competed by actresses from Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan, and even Asia.
Liu Tianxian's ability to win this role has proven that she can compete head-to-head with her predecessors in the movie. It is a great improvement and consolidation for her status. If Cao Xuan makes trouble, the first person to scold her is
Fanxing Vice President Jiang Yue.
Seeing this, Cao Xuan didn't stop him. He actually felt that Liu Tianxian, with the support of the stars, was walking more smoothly than in the original time and space, so it would be beneficial to stumble.
Anyway, she has thick blood and Fanxing has resources, so she can’t hurt her at all...
But this is a bitter experience for Damimi. The heroine of "Three Kingdoms·Guandu" is probably jealous of both Zhou Gongzi and Jiuji Zhang, let alone her.
Liu Tianxian participated in "Hurricane Rescue", she can be said to be a flower vase, and her role in "October Siege" comfort group portrait scene was low.
But this time she is a real heroine in a multi-billion dollar production. Although it is also a group drama, Zhen Mi has her own plot line and is undoubtedly the core of the crew.
Even if you have a tough mentality like Da Mimi, just a few months after "Tang Gong Suo Jade" became a hit, you can't help but break your defense again.
Why can't I catch up with her?
Not to mention Da Mimi, even Fan Xiaopang felt a great sense of crisis this time.
She made a contract with Fanxing that she would go out on her own in 2012, leave Fanxing in a dignified manner, and pass on the title of Fanxing's first sister that she took over from Hu Jing to the next person.
But if this trend continues, it’s hard to say whether her reputation as the number one sister among stars will last until 2012...
