In a screening room of the China Film Group, the screening of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" that has not yet been submitted for review has just finished.
"Director Han, how are you?" Li Qian asked.
“The scales are very good and there is almost no fault to be found.”
Of course Han Sanping knew that Li Qian was not asking about how the film was shot, but about the scale, but he still couldn't help but sigh, "To be honest, before today, I never thought that the finished film would be like this."
Li Qian shook his head, "This is the only way we can film it. I'm satisfied if it can be released."
This kind of subject matter, whether it is more dramatic conflict or more realistic, can be shot more exciting, deeper and more powerful, but it cannot be shot.
Li Qian didn't go abroad to compete for awards or sell it to Europeans. If it can't be released, there is no point in filming it.
"This is enough. The movie is both powerful and has the elements of a commercial blockbuster. For realistic-themed movies, no other movie can compare."
Han Sanping was filled with emotion. As the helmsman of a state-owned film and television company and a former director, he had seen so many movies. With this kind of subject matter, he could think of many plots with his eyes closed.
However, Han Sanping thought he could not think of it, nor had he seen it, to achieve perfect coordination among business, audit, and impact.
"What you did this time is even better than "Let the Bullets Fly." Jiang Wen still can't change his temper. I'm a little worried about his next movie." Han Sanping said.
Li Qian shook his head, "From a director's professional and technical perspective, there is still a big gap between "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Let the Bullets Fly." I'm still clear about this."
"That's right." Han Sanping did not refute, but added, "But "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will be easier to sell. I now believe that this movie can sell one billion!"
"It's 1.3 billion." Li Qian said.
"Then I'll wait." Han Sanping smiled,
It is straightforward and straightforward, with no ostentation. Everything serves a straightforward and simple story, without any pretensions to mystery.
This is also the biggest feature of Li Qian's previous films. In terms of skills and directorial level, Zhang Yimou, Cheng Kaige, and Jiang Wen are all far superior to Li Qian.
However, high-level directors do not tell stories in a down-to-earth manner. They focus on connotation and technique. In this era when the audience has many choices, they prefer a good story.
Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" only compromised half of it. If the story had been simple and straightforward, last year's "Let the Bullets Fly" and "I Am Legend" would have been a fierce box office fight, not "
"I am a legend" is a great success.
However, after the great success, Han Sanping may become restless again based on his understanding of Jiang Wen.
Shake your head, don't think about anything else, and return to the topic.
"I'll go directly to Director Wang later. It shouldn't be a big problem, but there are some shots that may be a little sensitive, so be prepared," Han Sanping said.
"Dr. Han, please tell me."
"The first one is that the old man knelt down to the police, and then the police resigned. There may be a dispute with the Ministry of Public Security, and then Lu Yiyi hanged himself." Han Sanping pointed out one by one.
"Well, although the old man knelt down to the police, he later resigned out of conscience. Is this a positive portrayal of the policeman?" Li Qian said.
"At the same time, it also contrasts the public security chief. Even if he just performs what a police officer should do, he can easily be labeled as a villain." Han Sanping reminded.
As expected of someone who is half an official, Han Sanping has a very thorough view.
"Then try my best. If it doesn't work, I'll change the backup lens. If there is an old man who wants to kneel down but is held up by the police in time, it doesn't matter if I change the lens."
Even if you know how to shoot the original shot and have made detailed shot scripts and storyboards, many ideas can pop up on the set at any time, and one shot can have many ways of expression.
For example, during the dinner party, Lu Youyi asked Cheng Yong if he was joking, and Cheng Yong replied, "Fuck off." There were dozens of performances for that one word scene.
Some were silent, some were scornful, some were saying "Get out of here" very loudly, which was very violent, and there was also a film that was made into a film that was more to the point, a very light "get out", and defeated Lu Yiyi's last words with one word.
hope.
The old man was kneeling there. He was helped up when he knelt down. He was helped up just as he was about to kneel down. He was already half squatting and almost kneeling down. All the footage was taken for backup. Anyway, digital machines can be made at will.
"Okay, apart from these few shots, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Han."
Han Sanping nodded, looked at Li Qian and suddenly said, "Aren't you worried at all? Huang Zhongjun, Yu Dong and the others are constantly making small moves."
As the helmsman of China Film and Television, no trend in the industry can escape his eyes, so he is naturally aware of the recent connections between several major companies.
However, what he was curious about was that Li Qian never showed a trace of worry from beginning to end.
It's so abnormal.
"I've already expected it. As opponents, nothing they do is surprising." Li Qian smiled.
"But you shouldn't have said in public that you wanted to hit the box office record of "Avatar" before. It's taboo to talk about the box office of realistic themes." Han Sanping shook his head.
Li Qian said, "It's good to be controversial. No matter how controversial it is now, it will turn into praise for the movie after it is released."
Moreover, Li Qian is not like Ma Xiaogang in the "Tangshan Earthquake" where he talks about box office every day and talks about money. His proud and arrogant smile is too easy to disgust the sad audience.
Since Li Qian had everything in mind and everything was expected, Han Sanping didn't give any more reminders.
No matter from any aspect, he hopes that "I Am Not the God of Medicine" will be a big hit. If you still had some doubts before, now that you have seen the finished film, with the foundation of "I Am Legend" of 800 million yuan, there is great hope for 1 billion yuan.
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Breaking one billion is the best news this year. If it breaks the record of "Avatar" as Li Qian said, then the producer will be happier than the New Year for Han Sanping.
Whether it is one billion or 1.3 billion, the breakthrough of domestic films is all due to him, so he spared no effort to help Li Qian and personally showed it to the boss of Optoelectronics to remind him of the small actions of several major companies. For him, Huayang
, Bernard was gone and other companies immediately replaced him, but as a hit director, no one can compare to Li Qian.
"The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party" is enough to complete the task, and Li Qian's new film is very likely to break one billion. Han Sanping is in a good mood now.
However, there are a lot of bad things. Bernard's situation in the US stock market is not very good. Yu Dong has recently become very close to Xiang Huaqiang and Xi Mihua, especially the latter's unknown plans.
Shaking his head and getting rid of all these troubles, Han Sanping took the copy and prepared to go to Optoelectronics. Li Qian is going to release it on the 28th and has to do some screenings. There is less than a month left.
After leaving China Film with his assistant, the assistant next to him complimented, "Director Han, you are so considerate of Li Qian that you even personally delivered the copy to him."
"I'm not doing it for him." Han Sanping shook his head. No matter if it's Li Qian, Zhao Qian, Wang Qian or any other Qian, as long as it can sell box office, he has to help.
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After leaving China Film, Li Qian went to the company to discuss publicity issues.
"Everyone, it is expected that the review will be passed in a few days. There is half a month of promotion time before the release, but we have to do it seven days in advance on 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, and 24, which is the first two weeks.
Screenings are held on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, the half-price Tuesday of the previous week, and on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
In other words, there are only ten days between the review and the first day of filming, but fortunately, during this period, the other party helped us do enough publicity, and anyone who surfs the Internet will know that our film will be released soon."
Li Qian smiled.
Speaking of which, I really have to thank them. If it has not passed the review, it will not be easy to publicize. So what does Optoelectronics think? It will be cut first and then reported.
Sometimes Optoelectronics doesn't care about sensitive plots, but they will never allow anyone to challenge their authority.
I haven't reviewed it yet and you are promoting it in a big way, as if it has been reviewed, so I am still reviewing it!
No superior will allow this kind of thing to happen. If there is one, there will be two, and then there will be three. Over time, everyone will be like this, and then the review mechanism of Optoelectronics is just a decoration.
It will definitely take several days for Li Qian to wait for the review to be completed. It is already the 4th, and it is only eleven days until the 15th.
The lack of publicity in the early stage happened to be helped by several major companies.
Li Qian was quite happy, but Du Yang, Zhong Lifang and the others couldn't laugh anymore.
Even though he has confidence in Li Qian, the situation is not very good and there is no way to laugh.
Du Yang and Huang Yan reported on the overall publicity strategy, which is basically based on word-of-mouth marketing. Anyone who does marketing knows how to operate this set. The only difference is that different movies have different effects. Here are five
For a 60% film, word-of-mouth marketing is useless.
"Warring States" was a movie that was heavily praised before its release. A lot of people who watched the previews praised it. As a result, the box office was good in the first weekend, but it was finished immediately in the second week.
Any marketing method is based on the movie itself.
As for distribution, there is no need to worry about the schedule of screenings. The theaters will know what to do with their eyes closed. Li Qian can schedule as many prime-time movies as he wants.
As for the official release schedule, it depends on the feedback from the audiences at the screenings.
They are all professionals who have been in the industry for many years and have done various movie promotions. Li Qian didn’t have much to say, he just added a little bit.
For example, you can't just praise it. After screening, the audience must participate in the discussion. There must be people in every forum to discuss the plot intensely. Even if it is screened, it must create momentum for a full release.
It is a well-founded boast that makes other viewers who have not seen the movie want to take a look.
People have a comparison mentality. I want to have what others have. What’s more, a movie costs only a few dollars. If you watch it on demand and watch it before 90% of the audience, you will also have a sense of superiority when discussing the movie.
After being prepared and reviewing the footage, even if there were problems with those few lenses, there were spare lenses that could be replaced at any time. Li Qian logged into Weibo again and announced that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" would be screened on July 15th.