Chapter 381 The showdown of the great directors begins,
Li Qian is busy filming his new film in Jiangning, and the mainland film market has also ushered in the May Day schedule of the new year.
Summer schedules and Lunar New Year schedules are highly competitive, and now the Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, and May Day holidays have gradually become popular movie schedules.
Ning Hao's new film "Golden Heist" was released first, and Xiao Ma pointed to this film to regain his popularity.
However, the box office was far less than people expected. The total box office in the first seven days was only 63 million.
Not only Xiaoma is disappointed, but the entire industry and the audience are also disappointed.
After "Crazy Stone" in 2005, Ning Hao had high hopes from everyone and was hailed as the leader of the younger generation of directors.
"Crazy Racing" did not disappoint, with a single film box office exceeding 100 million.
"No Man's Land" was banned, and this time it returns to comedy, the industry's expectations are high.
However, with a box office of 63 million in seven days, the total box office is only over 100 million.
Although this box office is enough to make a profit, compared with the 2009 "Crazy Race" which exceeded 100 million, it is obviously a failure.
This time it is still black humor, but compared to the semi-suspense style of the previous two films with multi-line narratives, it has become a single-line narrative, which is a bit monotonous and the plot is a bit old-fashioned.
A small gangster accidentally got involved in a robbery plan planned by the revolutionaries, hoping to steal eight tons of gold prepared by the Japanese army to purchase weapons.
Although this film has a one-line narrative, it also has many characters. But I don’t know whether Ning Hao was hit by the ban of “No Man’s Land” or why. There are so many bloody plots.
The Japanese soldiers who lay down in large numbers after being shot, the heroes who are always invincible, the villain who resurrects after being shot, and his lover who is suddenly killed after exchanging heart-to-hearts, the key is to change the system.
It's just that Ning Hao's level is still there, and the movie is generally okay, but it's much worse than the Crazy series, and the contrast is a bit big, so the reputation seems to be bad.
However, relying solely on the support of its peers, "Piffle", which was released on the same day, did not get a good reputation, and its seven-day box office was only 14 million.
The only advantage is probably that it gave the audience a scene that made people laugh. Zhang Yi exchanged the wife of the investigation captain for a group of hostages.
The one with the best reputation is "Killing" starring Huang Bo. A somewhat connotative interpretation is that those who challenge tradition and centralization will eventually compromise because of their families. Centralization will only seek revenge for selfish desires, and never for right and wrong. Everyone will only see the wind.
The helmsman will not be aggressive, but he is still not as ruthless as those in power.
Of course, these glorified protagonists allude to the government and liberalism at every turn, and they treat freedom as a feather in their caps. I don’t know what is going on in their minds all day long.
In fact, what this movie is about is just two words in the title.
People in the village hate Niu to the core. He destroys holy water, peeks into sex rooms, breaks sacrifices, digs up ancestral graves, smashes memorial tablets, and breaks rules. From the elderly to children, from men to women, he destroys all morals, traditions, beliefs, and all aspects of life.
Privacy and rules were violated by him.
The villagers hated him, and they deserved to hate him. However, in such an isolated village, they did not rudely and directly sink such a big criminal into the pond or expose it to the public. Instead, they used various means and methods to tremble and fear.
He drove him out, wanting him to leave by himself, surrender by himself, and die by himself.
They didn't dare to kill, so they chose to kill.
Kill to take life, kill to take heart!
It has a good reputation. This kind of film is what Guan Hu is good at, but don't even think about it being a hit.
And by May 5th, the three domestic movies were completely swept into the corner by the newly released Hollywood blockbuster "Avengers".
Just after the long holiday, the box office hit 120 million in two days, and Hollywood blockbusters once again dominated the domestic film market.
However, Su Yiran's blockbuster film, which brings together many superheroes, has a good reputation, but its box office performance is mediocre.
It was 60 million a day in the first two days, but in the next week it was only 200 million in seven days, and 330 million in nine days. There is still a certain distance between being a hit.
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In mid-May, "The Truman Show" has been filming in Jiangning for a month. Within this month, the planned scenes have been completed one after another, and more than one-third of the filming process has passed.
And Zhou Xingchi also joined the group as promised. When I saw him again, he was not as taciturn as he was a month ago.
The last time we met, even when they were discussing movies, he always had a silent expression and looked very worried.
But when we met again this time, Zhou Xingchi's face was full of smiles.
"Director Zhou."
"Hello, Director Li."
When they met and said hello, Li Qian could tell that he was smiling from the bottom of his heart.
"Director Zhou seems to be in a good mood. Is there anything you are happy about?" Li Qian asked.
Zhou Xingchi smiled and said, "Isn't it a joy to build a studio as big as a city and control the fate of everyone in it?"
Li Qian was slightly startled and then smiled, "That is indeed something worth being happy about."
This state of Zhou Xingchi is what Li Qian wants. The producer in the movie can be said to be one of the most powerful people in the world.
The annual income of one program exceeds the annual income of many small countries.
Countless media giants want to get the rights to broadcast the program, countless companies want to advertise in the program, and more than two billion viewers watch the program.
Moreover, compared with the leaders of various countries who change their positions every few years and whose peak power lasts only a few years, he lasted for thirty years.
Such a person should be high-spirited. Even if he is old, he should not be a taciturn old man.
Even though Zhou Xingchi has officially joined the cast, his scenes are still to come, it will take half a month. Now the crew is waiting to get used to it.
Li Qian continued to shoot according to the normal schedule. At this time, he was filming the scene opposite Teacher Pan Hong and Deng Chao.
This is a scene in which Truman encounters his deceased father and comes back to talk to his mother.
It has been a month since filming started, and Deng Chao has also entered the state. Not to mention Teacher Pan Hong, this kind of role is easy to pick.
"Wang Ou, come here and take a look."
Li Qian waved his hand, pointed at the monitor and said, "Take a good look at Teacher Pan Hong. This scene is of him comforting his son. It is similar to the scene you shot before where he comforted his husband. Look at how Teacher Pan Hong acted."
Wang Ou stared at the monitor carefully and found that Teacher Pan Hong's expression and tone had not changed much from beginning to end. Even after hearing Deng Chao say that his father was still alive, he did not show any fear of being cheated.
He just glanced at the ceiling for a moment to hide his guilty conscience, and then used some subtle changes in tone of voice and gestures to switch from offense to defense and resolve Deng Chao's doubts.
When Deng Chao insisted that he had not mistakenly identified the person, Teacher Pan Hong's tone did not rise, but instead became somewhat lower. She raised her right hand slightly from the armrest of the sofa, wanted to say something, and put it down again.
Compared to Deng Chao's excitement, Teacher Pan Hong tried her best to calm him down, and then told the circumstances of his father's death in a relatively low tone.
"Truman, have you forgotten that it's because you insisted on driving the boat into the storm..."
As soon as these words came out, Deng Chao, who was originally excited and his chest was rising and falling rapidly, suddenly slowed down.
"But we have never blamed you, Truman." Pan Hong glanced at Deng Chao and looked at him softly, "We will not blame you now."
The emotional Deng Chao calmed down instantly and stopped arguing that he saw his father.
"Okay, pass!"
Li Qian made a big wave of his hand, and the rivalry scene was completed in one go, which was perfect.
While the crew was preparing for the next scene, Li Qian turned to Wang Ou and asked, "How are you doing? Did you see anything?"
"I...Teacher Pan Hong has a very strong aura." Wang Ou thought for a while and said.
Li Qian shook his head, "It's not just this. Looking at the timing of her change of tone, the reality is that when Deng Chao was making a big fuss, she didn't argue with him, but spoke softly and waited for him to calm down slowly.
Seizing this slightly less exciting moment, he said in a low tone that the cause of his father's death was that he wanted to drive the boat into the storm. At this time, Deng Chao's mood dropped again, and then Teacher Pan Hong said two consecutive sentences: "We never blamed you, directly
Make him feel ashamed.
This is called turning passivity into initiative. When you comfort someone, don't try to reason or argue, but find the key points that can make him calm down. Think about how your boyfriend comforted you before."
"I don't have a boyfriend." Wang Ou said instinctively. After saying this, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and his face suddenly turned red.
Of course, this is not because I am shy. I am thirty years old and I am still very shy.
"Ahem!"
Li Qian coughed lightly, what are these words, as if he wanted to do something.
Continuing with the topic just now, "Usually when a boy comforts his girlfriend, he will find that no matter what he says, it has no effect at all. It is better to change the topic and grasp the weak point in the other person's heart. The weak point in Truman's heart is the death of his father.
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But the main thing is speaking skills. Teacher Pan Hong’s words can make the other person feel ashamed, but if it were you, the other person might be even more angry, thinking that you are using words to suppress him.
Of course, you don’t have to do this in your future acting. Your roles are different, but your skills are the same. You can use them in other scenes in the future, or when you quarrel with your boyfriend. Sometimes you can tell him when he is angry.
It seems like he was wrong."
"Thank you, Director Li." Wang Ou said quickly. The great director specially mentioned this when filming. It was not a rare opportunity.
Then we continued to shoot in the living room until the next morning, when we came to the door of the villa to shoot the opening scene of Truman going out.
This scene is very simple. It is Truman greeting his next-door neighbor who happens to be passing by his door. This line is used throughout the entire film.
"morning."
"Good morning." The neighbor greeted warmly.
"By the way, if I never see you again, I wish you a good morning, afternoon and evening!"
After saying that, Deng Chao grinned.
"Click!"
The first shot of this line was so problematic that Li Qian immediately shouted stop.
Deng Chao himself felt very awkward and trotted over, "I always feel a little out of place here, not so comfortable."
At this time, Zhou Xingchi, who had been with the crew for more than a day, spoke up. He smiled and said, "I have an idea here."
Li Qian's eyes lit up, and Zhou Xingchi finally couldn't help but say something. Has the PK between the great directors begun?