It takes two and a half hours to fly from Shanghai to Beijing, and it's already past one in the morning when we get home.
Tong Liya is not asleep yet, she is sitting on the sofa holding a script.
Seeing that Li Qian was back, Tong Liya put down the script and trotted over with her bare feet and long white legs.
"You're back. I thought you would stay in the Magic City for one night."
"How can we have that free time? The earliest flight from Magic City to Beijing will not be until noon." Li Qian shook his head.
Tong Liya rolled her eyes at Li Qian, held his arm and swayed, pretending to be dissatisfied and said, "You can't say you miss me!"
"I do, of course I do."
Li Qian smiled, kissed Tong Liya on the mouth, pulled him to sit on the sofa, picked up the script that was thrown on it, and said puzzledly, "Why are you reading this so late? It's been more than two months, and I haven't finished studying the script yet."
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"It's almost time to start the movie. Let me watch it again. Wang Xiaojian is also very good in this movie. I can't let Wen Zhang put him down." Tong Liya said.
"Don't worry, even if Wen Zhang's character Wang Xiaojian is brilliant, he won't steal your limelight. His character has a bad mouth and is a bit girly. Although he is very lovable and funny, and occasionally he is a warm guy, but most of them
Girls will not like this one, they would rather like Diamond King Lao Wu Wang Yaoqing.
The same goes for male viewers, and the core of this movie is Huang Xiaoxian's mental journey during the thirty-three days after he fell out of love. As long as Teng Huatao doesn't make mistakes and go astray, Huang Xiaoxian is the most important role." Li Qian said.
Normal girls who like sissy can be best friends or friends, but they will never want to be lovers.
Normal men also don’t like sissies. Most of them like women. Even those who like men also like real men.
And this kind of love-break movie is definitely for girls. No one wants to see a grown man feel sad and entangled after a break-up.
"Okay, let's watch it tomorrow and take a bath with me." Li Qian put down Tong Liya's script and took him to the bathroom.
"I've taken a shower."
"Wash again, so you can sleep well after taking a bath."
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On the 12th, the Shanghai International Film Festival was still being held in a lively manner, and the opening ceremony last night had been widely reported.
Rupert Murdoch attended in person, the couple had a romantic rivalry, and Zhang Guoli made fun of Ma Xiaogang and scolded him. This was all very good news.
However, the main news is about the summer release of Li Qian's new film "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
With more and more media reports during the day, most netizens who originally did not believe that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will be released next month are now doubtful.
"I'll go, it won't really be released next month, it doesn't feel very realistic."
"I guess it's gone. All reports about "I'm Not the God of Medicine" say it will be released next month."
"I feel like Li Qian is being called a quick shooter faster and faster by us."
"Well, although I want to see Li Qian's movie as soon as possible, I don't want him to be in a hurry. Quality is the most important thing."
"It's not strange to have one movie every half a year, right? In the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong could make one movie every half a month, so there would still be good movies."
"Anyway, it won't be too bad. Moreover, this kind of reality-themed drama has no special effects or anything like that, so it's normal to go faster."
"By the way, that brother who traded his girlfriend for Li Qian's movie is about to be released. Divorce his girlfriend!"
"Here, whoever gives me a girlfriend first, I will divorce her after that."
"Don't bother me so much. Just chop your hands off. You won't have any worries anymore and you can live longer."
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Most viewers already believe that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will be released next month. The only remaining doubt is whether the quality of the film, which was shot in half a year, will be affected due to rush.
However, Li Qian's golden brand still makes most viewers choose to ignore their only doubts.
As for some viewers who think this may be hype in advance, Li Qian has not officially made a statement, so it would be better if there is discussion.
However, it was not only the audience who was shocked, but colleagues in the industry were really shocked!
How long does it take to prepare a movie from preparation to release?
90% of practitioners can answer this question, and the answers will be surprisingly the same.
In addition to large-scale productions, ordinary comedies and dramas also require a one-year cycle.
However, it only took half a year to get to Li Qian!
Although "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is obviously a drama film, half a year is enough to be amazing.
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"One movie in half a year, doesn't that mean that as long as he, Li Qian, is willing, he can make two movies in a year?"
Thinking of this, Yu Dong had a headache.
One movie a year already occupies the best Lunar New Year slots. If there are two movies a year, then everyone else will really have to eat soup.
However, this is based on the premise that high quality can still be maintained in such a short cycle.
But, is this possible?
Obviously impossible!
No matter how miraculous it is, Yu Dong is unwilling to believe this result.
However, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was released, and Yu Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
If Li Qian does not participate in the competition for the Lunar New Year slot, then "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" will only have "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" as its only opponent.
Even if he is not optimistic about Li Qian, a realistic movie about the pharmaceutical industry, Yu Dong is confident to give it a try, but it is always a good thing to have one less opponent, and the pressure will be much less.
However, Bernard has two other movies to be released in the summer, "Fortune Inn" and "Overheard 2", and he still has to meet Li Qian.
But...
Yu Dong began to think about it. For a movie that was completed in half a year and has just been released in a hurry next month, no matter how talented Li Qian is, he may be overturned this time. Even if it is not shoddy, it will definitely be far inferior to his previous ones.
of movies.
Moreover, there are heavyweight movies like "Transformers 3", and "The Founding of the Party" will be released on July 1st. Under the pressure of two blockbusters, such a realistic movie of average quality will break Li Qian's myth.
best chance?
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Huayang Media and the Huang brothers also had the same idea as Yu Dong and also realized that this was an excellent opportunity.
After some discussion, Huang Zhongjun said excitedly, "Brother, this opportunity has come."
"Li Qian brought this to the door himself, of course we can't let it go!" Huang Zhongjun was equally excited, but he still suppressed it, but the light flashing in his eyes indicated that he was not at peace in his heart.
Li Qian has dominated the Lunar New Year festival for two years, and has also set a box office record of 800 million for Chinese-language movies, leaving everyone far behind.
Originally, if Li Qian had maintained this level, their major companies would have no chance even if they wanted to unseat Li Qian.
First of all, there is no comparable movie.
There are not enough resources. One company is definitely not enough. At least several major companies need to join forces.
Several of their major companies had reached an alliance, but it was not reliable. No one would try their best, and it all ended in nothing.
But this time is different, this time there is enough hope.
"The Founding of the Party", as the second part of the series, will definitely have a box office of 5.6 billion.
Not to mention "Transformers 3", which is a blockbuster that will hit billions.
There is also the martial arts film "Martial Arts" starring Donnie Yen, who is at the height of his popularity. Although the previous films he starred in have grossed more than 100 million, there is nothing wrong with Donnie Yen. Major companies generally believe that without Donnie Yen, there would be no success.
Selling for 100 million is a luxury.
It's more of a director problem, but this time it was directed by Chen Kexin, who made up for the shortcomings.
Not to mention the big bang, there will definitely be two to three billion.
The total revenue of the three movies is estimated to be nearly 2 billion, which is enough to snipe Li Qian's movie.
Movies that are comparable enough include "Transformers 3", but the quality of Li Qian's unpopular reality-themed movie is definitely not comparable to his previous movies.
It is simply the right time and place. As long as the major companies can work together, the last person and people will be in place.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yu Dong happened to call and said exactly what Huang Zhongjun was thinking.
As soon as he hung up the phone, Huang Zhonglei couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, what did Yu Dong say?"
"Coincidentally!" Huang Zhongjun smiled proudly.
"Very good!"
The excitement in Huang Zhonglei's eyes was uncontrollable. Li Qian refused him, Guo Fan, and Qi Yukun also directly refused his solicitation. Guo Fan even played tricks on him once, but he was so petty that he never forgot it.
Moreover, when their vice president of production Zhang Jun resigned, he still spread rumors in Huayang, saying that the failure to sign Li Qian was entirely Huang Zhonglei's fault, and that he was taking the blame for Huang Zhonglei.
The subordinate couldn't bear to take the blame and jumped to his rival, which also embarrassed him.
It can be said that Huang Zhonglei is one of the people who most hopes to kill Li Qian.
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Yu Dong and Huang Zhongjun took the lead and contacted Wang Changtian, Song Ge, Li Ming, Qin Hong and others in an attempt to unite all forces of private companies in the industry to jointly deal with Li Qian, who monopolized nearly half of the film industry.
However, Li Qian knew nothing about this and continued to be busy editing "I'm Not the God of Medicine" after returning from Shanghai.
I just finished rough cutting, as well as double cutting, fine cutting, and comprehensive cutting.
Of course, most editing consists of two processes: rough cutting and fine editing. Re-editing is to be more detailed during the rough cutting process, so that the characters' language, actions, the structure of the film, and the rhythm are closer to finalization.
Comprehensive cutting means to read it from beginning to end several times after cutting and make overall adjustments.
Standing on the shoulders of giants, Li Qian did the rough cut together with the re-cut.
However, Li Qian, who was reading the materials and preparing to take action, received a call from Han Sanping.
"Hello, Director Han?"
"Oh, don't worry, Director Han, it won't be released until the end of July."
"Okay, don't disturb Director Han."
Shake his head and hang up the phone.
Han Sanping called to ask about the release status of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". "The Great Cause of Party Building" will be released on July 1st. This is a political mission.
The "great cause of founding the country" is 400 million, and the "great cause of founding the party" needs to be almost the same to be comparable.
"Transformers 3" will be released in mid-July, which is already stressful. If another Li Qian movie is released, it will be difficult for Han Sanping to complete his task.
He was also under a lot of pressure, but each one in this series was not as good as the other. "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" was quite good, "The Founding of the Party" was not that good, but it was still passable, and there was another one after "The Founding of the Army" which was just average.
Han Sanping's concerns were allayed, and Li Qian continued his busy work.
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Basically, you don't listen to what's going on outside the window and just focus on editing the film. Fine editing is also the most important part, so be careful and careful.
However, after a week of seclusion, on the afternoon of June 20, the door to the computer room was opened.
This was the first time that the computer room was opened from the outside. Li Qian, who was looking at the materials attentively, frowned.