"Lao Guo, the filming this time was a bit messy, and there was a serious sense of fragmentation. If it weren't for the creativity, the big scenes, and the actors' performance, I would have been in trouble."
The next morning, Guo Fan came to the company, and Li Qian once again talked about the film "The Adventures of Li Xianji".
Guo Fan said with a wry smile, "I didn't communicate well with Li Yang. We talked well at first, but when we got to the set, we had different ideas. He has a strong Beijing flavor, which is very contradictory to science fiction blockbusters."
"It's normal for two directors who are on equal footing to have different styles."
Li Qian shook his head. He knew exactly what the film would look like. Movies and short films are not the same thing at all, and comic movies and live-action movies are not the same thing. Plus, with two directors working together, it would be weird to have no problem at all.
However, Li Qian didn't hesitate for long. It will be difficult to hit the box office, but it will definitely not be bad.
"Okay, this film is over. Just do a good job in promoting it later. I'll be busy for another month and then take a good rest."
"I am indeed a bit tired. After two movies in two years, I feel completely exhausted. I don't know how you keep working so hard, boss, and you don't look tired at all."
Guo Fan, who looked tired, looked at Li Qian who was full of energy, and he sighed in his heart. People are so irritating.
The frequency is high, long-lasting, and the efficiency is high. There is no one except Li Qian.
Li Qian shrugged. You can't say that you are standing on the shoulders of giants. You don't have to take detours and save a lot of thinking time. In fact, it is much more relaxed, both physically and mentally.
Just like the same game, it is extremely difficult for some people to play it with micro-Krypton, but Li Qian is cheating, and it is easier than playing it with heavy Krypton players.
Guo Fan complained here for two minutes, and then said with great enthusiasm, "Boss, it's been a year since the third part of "The Three-Body Problem" was released. I have thoroughly studied this series this year, and I want to give it a try next year."
, can this series be adapted into a movie? If so, this will be an epic series comparable to "The Lord of the Rings"!"
Li Qian was speechless. Guo Fan had been clamoring to make a science fiction blockbuster every year. Whenever he mentioned a science fiction blockbuster, he would be resurrected with full health no matter how tired he was. He couldn't be more excited.
"You have been studying "The Three-Body Problem" while filming this year, and have you studied it all?"
"Almost, I understand it." Guo Fan smiled. The third part was only published at this time last year. He was busy filming and didn't have so much time.
"Almost? When it's filmed, I'm afraid you'll be criticized by readers and become autistic."
Li Qian shook his head, "After you've been busy for a while, let's take a good rest and think about other things."
Guo Fan said, "I don't have time to spare. How about I do an execution for you, boss? Wen Muye is busy with his first movie, Su Lun went traveling again, and Lao Qi is still in southern Henan."
I visited and searched for materials, but you couldn’t execute them. I’m also very interested in the film “The Truman Show.””
"You can come if you want."
Guo Fan was probably the first one to work as a director and then back to execution, and Li Qian didn't refuse.
Guo Fan was also interested in chatting with Li Qian about "The Truman Show", but Li Qian rushed him to lead the actors' road show
The release of "The Adventures of Li Xianji" has completely heated up the competition for the Lunar New Year movies.
The first-day box office was released the next day, and it only received 34 million.
This figure is similar to that of "The Thirteen Beauties" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". The former sold 2,300 for six hours in the evening, the latter sold 30 million after 2 p.m., and "The Adventures of Li Xianji" sold 34 million for the whole day.
However, "Thirteen Beauties" had no rivals on the first day, with more than 60% of the films scheduled, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" had only 40% of the films scheduled on the first day, and "The Adventures of Li Xianji" faced competition from the two blockbusters, with only 31% of the films scheduled.
Three blockbusters shared 94% of the film schedule, and the remaining ten movies shared 6% of the film schedule.
The industry is like this, winner takes all, even if there is a dark horse, it cannot be dark in this situation.
In the entire first week, "The Adventures of Li Xianji" took in a box office of 152 million, which is similar to the other two blockbusters.
The reviews are about the same, with mixed good and bad reviews. It is a passable science fiction blockbuster in itself.
Animation fans were not satisfied with the movie, but those who watched the movie first thought it was good, mainly because the big scenes and the scenes of traveling through time and space again and again were more exciting, and the performance of Mr. Yumotokura at the end was a bonus.
That last look, the internet is full of comments about her amazing acting skills.
A 20-minute animation is easy to shoot, and an 800-minute TV series is also easy to shoot, but a 90-minute movie is precisely the most difficult.
This year's Lunar New Year holiday is also a rare time for a movie that has not received word-of-mouth reviews and has had a double hit at the box office. Three movies have started an unprecedented melee.
Although "The Thirteen Hairpins" displeased the theaters and was longer, the distribution contract that Zhang Weiping signed with the theaters for two more points was conditional.
If the box office is less than 500 million, the producer gets 45%, which is 2% more than the normal 43%.
For the part where the box office exceeds 500 million, the producer can only take 41%, which is two points less than the normal 43%.
Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied the theaters are, they will still support it. The higher the box office, the more they will benefit. This is the advantage of "Thirteen Hairpins".
Although "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" has many shortcomings, in terms of action, it only strives to achieve the ultimate in action design, and the editing is too fast, even to the point of being a bit messy.
Moreover, this kind of speed will seem to lack texture, making the audience feel that they are watching a stop-motion animation that mixes CG and real-life shooting.
However, the 3D effect is pretty good. It shows various large scenes with depth of field and the effects of dynamic objects approaching. It does a good job in this regard.
Whether it is a battle scene with flying sand and rocks in the sky, or a battle scene with hidden weapons and blood dripping back and forth, the 3D imaging performance is good.
Moreover, in order to highlight the three-dimensional effect, some locations, weather, and fighting settings were also deliberately enhanced. The scenes look much better than those in previous martial arts films.
There is also the Xixia Heishui City, the one mentioned in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which is very consistent with Xu Ke's mystical and romantic fantasy style.
Although there are some flaws, in this era of declining martial arts, it is still a rare masterpiece of martial arts in the past ten years.
Each of the three films has its own strengths and weaknesses, and no one stands out from the crowd.
In terms of box office, "The Thirteen Beauties" took in 120 million in the third week, bringing the total box office to 450 million.
"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" received 160 million in its second week, and its total box office in two weeks was exactly 300 million.
The early box office gap between the three movies is very small, and the results of the Lunar New Year season have become confusing.
This also cheered up Yu Dong and Zhang Weiping again. The upcoming New Year's Day holiday is the time to decide the winner of the Lunar New Year Festival. Anyone may stand out.
It is still unclear who will win.
However, insiders were surprised by this result.
Although no company or director wants to see every film invested by Li Qian dominate the same period.
If it were like this every time, others would really have nothing to play with.
However, this year's Spring Festival, summer vacation, and Singles' Day, the three films directed and invested by Li Qian all swept the stage.
The combined box office of the three movies "Time Planning Bureau", "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Love Is Not Blind" exceeded 2.8 billion.
Last year, "On the Road" ranked first during the Spring Festival, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" ranked first during the National Day, "Warm and Bright" ranked first during Singles' Day, and "I Am Legend" ranked first during the Lunar New Year. All four movies invested by Li Qian were
No. 1 in the same period.
Although they don't want to see this situation, all filmmakers have to admit that whenever a movie invested by Li Qian is released, they will actually think so in their hearts, but they just don't want to believe it.
Therefore, when this time comes, you will be surprised instead of being happy for the first time.
Of course, after the accident, I was filled with excitement. It didn't matter if Li Qian couldn't win. At least the movies he invested in were no longer as invincible as they had been in the past two years.
Some people were beating their chests and feeling deeply regretful that they did not participate in the Lunar New Year stalls.
"well!"
Huang Zhongjun sighed heavily and slapped the armrest of the chair with his right hand, his face filled with regret.
"In this case, if any of the movies "Zodiac", "Painted Skin 2", and "1942" were released, it would definitely win the Lunar New Year championship!"
I regret that all three movies performed mediocrely, but such a great opportunity failed to help Huayang Media.
There will be three heavyweight movies next year. Cheng Long will shoot the modern action comedy "Zodiac" again after many years, and it involves taking back his country's national treasure. Needless to say, it is bound to be a big hit. Regarding national sentiment, it has always been
It's a bonus item.
Needless to say, "Painted Skin 2", the sequel to a movie with high box office and high reputation, was a hit with eyes closed.
As for "1942", this large-scale production with an investment of 200 million will be Huayang Media's absolute trump card next year!
If any one of them is placed in the Lunar New Year holiday this year, there won’t be many problems overpowering the three blockbusters currently in theaters.
Huang Zhonglei also looked like he had lost millions, "If I had known earlier, I should have finished filming one of them earlier!"
The Lunar New Year festival is so lively. If it can surpass Zhang Yimou, the combination of Xu Ke + Jet Li, and the new film produced by Li Qian and directed by Guo Fan worth 500 million yuan, then Huayang Media will have unlimited glory, and it can make a lot of money in the stock market alone!
However, now I can only regret it.
Just like people who lose in gambling, they often regret the result. They regret that they shouldn't have thought about what they would have done if they knew it earlier, and they will be wise after the fact.
I didn’t expect that the three blockbusters in the Lunar New Year holiday were all movies with a box office of 600 million yuan. Except for the previous "I am not the God of Medicine", "Tangshan Earthquake", and "33 Days of Love", there were no movies with a box office of 600 million yuan.
It's a movie.
If Li Qian knew what they were thinking, he would really want to ask the Huang brothers a few words.
Who gave you the courage?
I really thought that "I'm Not a Medicine God" grossed 1.6 billion at the box office, and the low-budget romantic comedy "33 Days of Love" sold 600 million, so they regarded the money as money, and even this was no problem with them.
There is no one else to come to Waiwai with other people's box office.