On the morning of New Year's Eve, Li Qian got on a plane to his hometown of Hongzhou.
The flight lasted two and a half hours, so Li Qian read the newspaper for a while on the plane.
Although it’s the Chinese New Year, entertainment news is still as lively as ever.
"Yangtze River No. 7" continues to be a hit, with its first-day box office previously reaching 12 million, surpassing the two blockbusters "Assembly Number" and "Reporter".
Zhou Xingchi's appeal is unquestionable, even if the character he portrays this time is very different from before.
Even in the face of a rare snowstorm, "Yangtze River No. 7" still took in 63 million at the box office in the first four days, which is not much worse than "The No. 1" and "Assembly Number".
Now it has been released for seven days, and the total box office has exceeded 80 million. It is estimated that it will exceed 100 million in ten or even nine days.
It’s another blockbuster movie. It’s not too dull at the end of this year’s Lunar New Year season. “Slam Dunk” will be released soon, and the audience will have a movie to watch during the Spring Festival.
Then I read other news for a while. The entertainment sections of the paper media were all about Chen Guanxi's affairs. There were even several newspapers whose front pages were still about the scandal and the news of some new female star.
The man who repaired the computer has been arrested, and the wedding that a certain celebrity was about to hold has also been ruined. More and more videos and photos are being circulated, involving seven female celebrities, as well as all the young female celebrities in Hong Kong.
became the object of suspicion.
And the impact is not just that, it also involves celebrities’ film contracts and endorsements.
For those that have already been filmed, most of the characters have to be deleted.
The movie "Jump Out" starring Chen Guanxi was only completed last month, and now it has been announced that all Chen Guanxi's scenes will be deleted and reshot.
The production company must have gone crazy, he is the male lead, so deleting it and replacing him would be like reshooting it.
Moreover, the second male lead in this film is Wu Yanzu, and Wu Yanzu plays the role of Chen Guanxi, which is enough to prove Chen Guanxi's popularity in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
If this incident had not happened, Chen Guanxi would definitely be a leader among the new generation of artists in Hong Kong.
But it will definitely get colder.
Apart from Chen Guanxi, Chung Hsin-tung was the most affected. Her role as the young Fu Zhifang in Cheng Kai's "Mei Lanfang" was opposed by Fu Zhifang's descendants. It is said that her family is already negotiating with Chen Kai, if not
If someone is replaced, Brother Cheng Kai will be sued for infringing on the reputation and portrait rights of his ancestors.
Fortunately, it's just a small supporting role, otherwise, Cheng Kaige, a great director, would also collapse.
The impact was really not small, it is not an exaggeration to say it was an earthquake.
After reading all the entertainment sections of several newspapers with great interest, Li Qian put down the newspaper.
There was still more than an hour left and there was nothing to sleep for. Li Qian simply took out his notebook and pen and wrote the outline of the new movie script.
Every time I choose a new movie, I have to struggle a lot.
The cost is not enough. If a small-budget movie wants to sell a high box office, a comedy usually hopes to have a higher box office.
However, comedy can be said to be one of the genres that most relies on actors. Li Qian has been thinking about it for a long time and plans to make a low-budget science fiction film.
There are no science fiction films in China, not even soft science fiction in recent years.
Chinese science fiction films are also an attraction for the domestic market and audiences.
Since no one has ever tried a science fiction film, even if it is a low-budget film and there are no superstars starring, the audience can't help but wonder what a Chinese science fiction film will look like.
In addition, Li Qian's last movie sold 100 million at the box office and has a good reputation, so he already has a certain box office appeal.
Therefore, low-budget science fiction films are the first choice.
But the word science fiction is usually insulated from low cost.
It can also achieve true science fiction, and the cost is low, but it is not easy to find.
In the end, Li Qiancai chose a lonely and sad low-budget science fiction film "Moon".
The title of the film is unremarkable, and even when the audience hears this title, they will subconsciously think that it is a documentary or popular science film.
The plot of the movie is very simple, just one line.
Nuogan years later, humans have been able to land on the moon. A technology company is committed to the energy development of the moon and meets the earth's energy needs by collecting helium-3.
The company has a mining base on the moon, but it only has one employee. The dispatch cycle is three years. After completing three years of work, they can return to Earth to reunite with their families.
However, the real employee returned more than ten years ago, and the only one left working on the moon was his clone, the fifth clone.
The lifespan of a cloned human is only three years due to genetic defects, which is the same as the dispatch cycle.
Every three years, one is burned and the next one is awakened. Four have been burned in a row.
Each clone has the original memory transplanted, including all memories of work, family, and life, and is no different from the real employee.
From the moment they were awakened, they all thought that they had just been sent to the moon and were preparing to complete the mission for the next three years and that they would be able to leave in three years.
In this movie, all the scenes are on the moon, and the scenes on the earth, such as the video tape of the clone watching the original wife and daughter, all appear on the video tape.
To be honest, Li Qian was a little shocked when he found this movie in his mind.
It's not an exaggeration to say it's a classic. Even the 50-cent special effects in my memory don't feel technological at all.
However, after the truth is revealed, it really makes people feel deeply sad and lonely for no reason.
A clone, with longing and concern for his wife and daughter, is working on the moon hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
He is the only one on the entire moon, plus a robot.
The only motivation that kept him working for three years was his wife and daughter far away on earth. He worked so hard for them.
But when Clone No. 5, who had been working for almost three years, happily thought that he could reunite with his family, he discovered that all this was false. His wife and daughter only existed in his memory and were implanted.
Memory, he is just a clone.
It felt like the whole sky had collapsed.
The clone No. 6 that was activated later was also implanted with the memory of the original body. They all had the same memory and the same wife and daughter.
Including the four clones that were burned before expiration, as well as clones No. 7, No. 8... and even dozens of clones parked in the basement that have not yet been activated.
They all have wives and daughters, but those are not their wives and daughters.
Loneliness and sadness are the most intuitive feelings after watching it for the first time.
However, it is difficult to sell negative emotions alone. Just like the failure of "Tou Ming Zhuan", it is a good lesson.
Later, clones No. 5 and 6 cooperated with each other and worked together to escape back to Earth to expose the company's conspiracy. The two clones with the same identity were able to live in peace and help each other.
He can even give up his own life to help the other person, which is a tender picture.
Although it makes people feel lonely and sad, the movie is still touching!
Being able to move the audience is part of the success.