November can be said to be the end of the year, and 2010 is about to come to an end.
After the excitement of National Day, the movie market became much deserted.
The only one that can sell at the box office is "Western Wind", which was released at the end of October. It is an action crime movie directed by "Wind" director Gao Yushu. After two weeks of release, the box office has already exceeded 70 million.
Starring Duan Yihong, Ni Dahong, Wu Zhenyu, Xia Yu and Wu Jing, it is a rare high-quality western crime film.
The box office of 70 million is already a big hit for a western crime film. This is due to the popularity of "Jesus Unknown" and "Wu Jing".
In addition, only the romantic movie "My Sassy Girl 2" sold 10 million in three days of release.
Nine years ago, Nan Bang's "My Sassy Girl" was also very popular in China and was very well-known. This "sequel" also received a lot of publicity.
However, the heroine pretends to be innocent and brutal, while the male actors pretend to be injured, pretend to be infatuated, pretend to be gentle and work hard, acting like a fake mother-in-law.
A bad review can sell 10 million yuan in three days, and this title accounts for at least 80% of the credit.
A sequel that has no relationship other than the title of the film has also allowed many people to see the significance of IP.
In fact, previous popular movies such as "Koshiko Treasure Box", "Ouchi Agent Rei Ling Dog", "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance 2", etc., have already made many producers see business opportunities.
Juli Film and Television invited Jet Li to create "The Legend of White", a companion piece to "Green Snake". Fahai's image is expected to be subverted again.
As for the monk, the one who impressed me most was Fa Hai in the TV series "The Legend of White Snake".
Xu Ke subverted it once in "Green Snake". The bottom of the cassock was full of muscles, and he would fight whenever he disagreed. Zhao Wenzhuo, who shouted the mighty Tianlong, is also fresh in people's memory.
After two years of silence, Guangxian finally made a move and invited the director of "Painted Skin" Chen Jiashang to film the classic Liaozhai story "Painted Wall".
Dadi Cinemas has recruited Liu Zhenwei to remake "The East Makes the West 2011".
A lot of movies that are either remakes or sequels have been approved one by one, and they are all directed by famous directors.
They are all gimmicks. If you can’t find a director or actor with appeal, then you’ll find a well-known story.
There is no doubt that it is a complete piece of shit.
However, what is a little strange is that there are rumors that "Painted Skin 2" is almost ready, but Chen Jiashang went to film "Painted Wall".
After a little inquiry, Li Qian also found out that Chen Jiashang had just lost the sequel to "Painted Skin 2".
The newly joined producers Huayang Media and Ningxia Film Group have replaced a new director Wu Ershan, who only has one feature film, and it has not been released yet.
As a new director, no wonder the style of the sequel is so different.
Let’s not talk about the core of the story. It’s normal for the same person to be very different in this aspect, but the pictures are like two movies.
The new director seems to be a fine arts major and also studied oil painting. No wonder the scenery, costumes, and exteriors all have strong color beauty and are particularly gorgeous. They are somewhat similar to Zhang Yimou, but there are differences.
Generally, even if the art is changed, there won't be such a big difference. It makes sense if the director is changed.
However, the two big stars are a problem for new directors.
Li Qian heard Deng Chao say during a previous chat that during the post-production period of "The Wind", Li Binbin and Zhou Xun's agents went to see the two directors every now and then. After the finished film was released, it was shot by shot, shot by shot, every second.
Seconds, no one wants their actors to have less roles.
Chatting and gossiping is probably a bit exaggerated, but it also shows how terrifying the fight between actors of the same level can be.
In fact, when he has nothing to do, Li Qian also likes to inquire about some gossip, which is much more exciting than all the rumors on the Internet. When he is bored and has nothing to do, he just likes to have fun, just like watching a movie and relaxing.
During this period, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" was a hit, Wu Jing was in the limelight, and Li Qian was not idle either.
In fact, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is not as good for Wu Jing as "Ip Man" is for Donnie Yen.
After all, the core of "Ip Man" is the character of Ip Man, and this role must be played by Donnie Yen. There is really no actor in China who is more suitable than him.
The biggest selling point of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is the idea itself. The role of Wu Jing is not irreplaceable, and there are many people who can play it.
This resulted in that when this movie appeared in the news, nearly half of the news had the prefix Li Qian produced. Even if Li Qian deliberately reduced the number of appearances in the media, he almost never appeared in public after the movie became a hit.
However, "Warm and Bright" is about to be released. There is no doubt about the quality and watchability of this movie. Su Lun's last movie was a hit and made him famous. However, the narrative method is not so straightforward. Many viewers will not watch it if they don't watch it.
Any movie review will probably be confusing the first time you read it.
Li Qian also accepted an exclusive interview to promote the movie.
"Hello Director Li, last month the action movie "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" that you produced sold a box office of 290 million, setting a box office record for action movies and maintaining an unbeaten record for the films you produced. So far, the box office of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" you have produced has been
There are so many movies that are box-office hits, do you have any secrets? What enables you to have such a good eye for discovering outstanding new directors?"
All the films he produced were box office hits. Not only did the entire film industry feel incredible, but even ordinary audiences were surprised by Li Qian's vision. However, the audience was more concerned about Li Qian's new films than about this issue.
"Actually, how good you are depends on how well you know a person. They have all worked with me, and a few months of watching a movie is enough for me to have a clear understanding of their abilities.
Wu Jing is an exception, but in fact his first movie "Wolf Fang" also has a lot of merits. In addition, the male protagonist in "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is a Chinese soldier, and he is a bloody and murderous soldier, and
The modern soldiers in our images are somewhat different, and Wu Jing, who has been tempered by various villains, has exactly that kind of temperament."
Compared with Wu Jing in "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" and "Wolf Warrior", he is also a soldier, but there are still some differences. However, the background of the story takes place on an isolated island with no order, which slightly weakens the image of this soldier and requires more destruction.
Stronger, more ferocious.
After listening to Li Qian talk a lot of nonsense, the reporter took it in stride, "Many people now call you, Director Li, the leader and mentor of the new generation of directors. What do you think?"
...Li Qian is speechless, this hat is on his head, he is so praised by Chi Guoguo.
Fortunately, Su Lun, Guo Fan, Xu Zheng, and Wu Jing are considered new generation directors, and they are not too young.
However, on second thought, the oldest Xu Zheng is 38 years old, which is indeed young for the director industry. He is only five years older than Ning Hao, and Wu Jing is probably two years older than Ning Hao.
Lu Chuan, who is also a new generation director, is one year older than Xu Zheng.
Although Guo Fan, Su Lun, Xu Zheng, and Wu Jing are enough to represent the new generation of directors in terms of box office, we cannot say that.
"They are all just jokes made by others. In addition, let me tell you a piece of news. Wu Jing is planning to make a modern military-themed blockbuster. At this time, he has also entered the Jinling Military Region and begun to experience the role of a completely closed military camp life.
"
Li Qian changed the subject and threw out Wu Jing's new plan. They couldn't find Wu Jing anyway.
Sure enough, Wu Jing, who has just directed and starred in a movie with a box office of nearly 300 million yuan, is still one of the most popular directors now even though Li Qian has taken away a lot of the limelight, and the movie is still being released.
Li Qian also vaguely revealed some true and false things, and it took a while before the topic came back.
I talked about my "I Am Legend" again, and finally returned to "Warm and Inner Light".
"Director Li, in the previously released trailer, Tong Liya changed many styles, especially the color of her hair. And this is a science fiction romance film. Is there any profound meaning in it?"
Science fiction movies, combined with "Frequency of Life and Death" and "Cohabitation in Time and Space", many fans have speculated whether hairstyles of different colors represent characters in different time periods.
Li Qian nodded, "Indeed, the hairstyle color distinguishes the character's image in different time periods, and each color also has a different meaning."
There is no doubt that time has passed!
At least I learned a key piece of information. Although the movie will be released the day after tomorrow, at least it is useful information.
The reporter is already drafting the news in his mind, but he also wants to dig out more things that the audience cares about.
In November, only one movie like "Warm and Bright" caught the attention of movie fans, not to mention the last movie "Cohabitation in Time and Space" between Su Lun and Tong Liya, which was a hit and also featured the first-line actor Deng Chao.
Li Qian was not stingy and talked about a lot of non-key information and things that did not involve spoilers.
at last.
"Director Li, this is Director Su Lun's second film. Do you think it can surpass the box office record of a romantic film set by "Cohabitation in Time and Space", or can it refresh the box office record of films produced by you?"
What the hell, there is also a box office record for the movie I produced?
There are probably too many ghost records of this kind.
""The Light Within" was not produced by me. "I Am Legend" is a big production, and I don't have much time to do other things." Li Qian shook his head, explained that he was overjoyed, and said with a smile.
, "As for the box office, I have great confidence in Su Lun. This movie will be more exciting than "Cohabitation in Time and Space", and it will also be the best love movie in the new century. It will be a classic."
No numbers were mentioned, but according to Li Qian, it is better, more exciting, and more classic than "Cohabitation in Time and Space". With this comparison, any fool can see that Li Qian means that the box office will be higher.
"Cohabitation in Time and Space" 180 million, which is at least 200 million.
Moreover, what this means is that "Nuan Nuan Contains Light" is more than a little better than "Cohabitation in Time and Space"?
These words were published in the news without modification or processing.
Li Qian praised a movie so much, which made the audience more and more curious.
"Is this really what Li Qian said? "Cohabitation in Time and Space" is already one of the best romance movies in the past ten years. What kind of "Warm and Bright" doesn't even use one and is the best?"
"You're bragging. Which movie doesn't brag before it's released? It's almost like a discount."
"It seems that Li Qian hasn't boasted about anything yet. When "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" was released, he said that the box office would reach 200 million. Some people don't believe that action movies can sell 200 million. It's already exceeded."
"I believe it when it comes to box office. Su Lun's new film will definitely be as good as "Cohabitation in Time and Space" if it can be produced, but I don't believe it can surpass "Cohabitation in Time and Space" in terms of quality."
"Well, I'm a little confused now. I originally saw Yaya's appearance in the movie, with messy hairstyles of three or four colors, and unrefined makeup. I was ready to wait and see. After hearing what Li Qian said, I'd better go there on the 11th.
Bar."
"Me too, I actually have a green hair style. I'm really trying to persuade me to quit. Going to the cinema alone to watch a group of couples on Singles' Day would be cruel enough, and I still have a green hair style."
"The tickets have been bought, and six singles in the dormitory will go to see Yaya together. I don't have a girlfriend in real life, so it's good to watch the girlfriend in the movie. Every time I watch a romance movie, I will automatically be introduced to the male protagonist."
"The best romance movie in the new century? If Li Qian dares to say it, I dare to watch it. I will go to the cinema on the 11th and be tortured!"
"If you torture a dog, just torture the dog. If you are being sprinkled with dog food every day, go to the cinema and see the goddess to comfort your lonely soul."
"Let's take a bold guess. Li Qian said that Yaya with different hair colors are in different times. Is the plot that Deng Chao traveled through several times and met Yaya from various time periods in the past? Otherwise, why would there be several paragraphs about Yaya and Yaya in the trailer?
The scenes in which Deng Chao gets along are different, some are very gentle, and some seem a bit irritable."
"It makes sense, but it's definitely wrong!"
"Stop guessing. Did you guess it right once? Save your brain and go watch a movie."
...
There are only two days left to release the movie. Li Qian helped promote the already popular movie, making it even more popular.
However, many people in the industry sneered at it.
"Mysterious."
Even if the film is not released, various companies have been paying attention to Li Qian.
This Li Qian has learned to brag now, so he is no different from them!
Time passed by minute by second, and soon it came to the afternoon of November 10th, the day before the movie was released, and the premiere ceremony of "Warm and Bright" was officially held in Beijing.
It was rare to get out and about, so Li Qian came earlier and arrived at the screening room at 5:30.
There were quite a few people. In addition to Wu Jing who went to Jinling Military Region for retreat, Xu Zheng and Guo Fan all came, and many actors also came, all of whom we had worked with before.
"Director Li."
"Boss."
As soon as he arrived, Guo Fan asked, "Boss, why are you talking nonsense in front of the media this time? This is not like you."
"What the hell?" Li Qian was a little surprised, "What are you talking about? I'm an honest person and only tell the truth."
Guo Fan's lips twitched, "You said that "Nuan Nuan contains the light" will be the best romance film in the new century."
"Have you not seen movies before? You don't have any appreciation ability at all?" Li Qian asked back.
"I think "Nuan Nuan Contains the Light" is similar to "Cohabitation in Time and Space", but it lacks a lot of laughs in comparison, and in terms of the science fiction elements of the two, "Nuan Nuan Contains the Light" is a bit more difficult, and "Super Time and Space Cohabitation"
"Cohabitation in Time and Space" is an interesting point." Guo Fan said seriously.
Li Qian suddenly asked, "Are you still single?"
"What?"
Guo Fan didn't realize what it had to do with being single or not.
"You're a bachelor who's been here forever and you're still reviewing romance movies."
"..."
What’s wrong with singles? Discrimination against singles? Singles are not guilty!
Singles are not even qualified to review romance movies?
Guo Fan opened his mouth but said nothing, but his resentful eyes were silently protesting.
"Ahem..."
Xu Zheng next to him wanted to laugh, but was a little embarrassed and could only cough twice.
"Yes, in terms of jokes and punchlines, "Warm and Bright" is indeed not as good as "Cohabitation in Time and Space", but don't forget what the essence of a romance movie is, what kind of imagination, and the laughs are the icing on the cake, embellishments, and the core.
love."
Li Qian shook his head, "The selling point of "Warm and Bright" is not to clear the memory, but the two love affairs between the male and female protagonists, whether it is the one they met again later, or the first one the male protagonist recalled in the long memory.
, can resonate with people. Compared with "Living Together", this love is more real, more delicate, more touching, and easier to immerse in.
This kind of emotional resonance is the most difficult thing to achieve in romance films and in every genre. Even if there are not many jokes, it will not affect the sales. It can move the audience more than any jokes."
After saying that, Li Qian patted Guo Fan's arm and said jokingly, "Old Guo, there are so many beautiful girls, find someone you like and can talk to, let's fall in love, it's so boring to be alone."
After saying that, Li Qian stopped talking to him and joined Liu Yufei, Liu Shishi and the others, chatting with beautiful girls, which was much more interesting than chatting with grown men.
Although we are not familiar with each other, we have met four times, once at an audition, once on set, and twice at premieres, but we are not afraid of running out of topics, so we can just chat, and there is no need for Li Qian to find topics.