Chapter 385 Finalization and the sequel to Zhou Xingchi
July is approaching, the summer season is approaching, and the atmosphere in the film industry is gradually changing. The war for the summer season has begun to ignite.
Some uncompetitive movies were released in June in order to avoid the popular summer schedule.
I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. Instead of going to the summer stall to pick up some scraps to eat, it is better to be the king in June.
Yu Wenle and Huang Qiusheng, the two leading actors of "Initial D", starred in "The Driver".
"The Ruffian Hero" starring Huang Bo, Zhao Youting and Yang Ying was also released.
"The First Time" starring friends Zhao Youting and Yang Ying.
In the past year or two, there has been an obvious phenomenon. Most of the low-budget movies released during the off-season, but not the kind of three-day trip to the theater, are starring young actors.
The market is getting bigger, major companies are producing more films, and young actors have more and more opportunities to appear on the big screen. They are born at the right time.
However, even in June when there were no blockbusters, these films did not earn much at the box office. "The Ruffian Hero" starring Huang Bo only had 46 million in its first six days.
The main reason why it won't be released during a popular period is that there aren't any movies that attract much attention at this time, so you can post announcements and brag as much as you want.
During this period, there were quite a lot of press releases from Zhao Youting and Yang Ying, all of which overshadowed the leading actor Huang Bo, all boasting about two new generation actors.
If you go to the summer season, not only will you not be able to compete at the box office, but you will also have to worry about all the press releases. With blockbusters and big stars paying attention, who in the audience will care about a few newcomers.
Promoting newcomers is also a purpose of movies. Movies may not make money, but if they gain some fame, they can make money for the company.
However, July is almost here, and all the upcoming blockbusters have begun intensive promotions to compete for one of the most popular dates of the year.
"Painted Skin 2" was the first to be released, and it was also the first to start promoting it. With the foundation of the previous film, it was naturally a huge topic. Moreover, the debate between fans of Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun about the film's ranking also made the movie
The heat is up.
Over the issue of who is the heroine, the two teams, themselves, and fans have been fighting since the last movie, and Huayang Media is also deliberately looking for trouble.
Suddenly a poster was put out, with Zhou Xun's name first, and then Zhao Wei's name first.
Either the two people's heads are on the poster, this poster is in front, and the other poster is the other person in front.
"The Four" starring Deng Chao and Liu Yufei, "Search" by Cheng Kaige, and "Wu-Tang" starring Yang Mi and Zhao Wenzhuo. The combined hot team is not as good as "Painted Skin 2", it is a complete defeat.
"Jaws 3", which was also released in July, is far less popular than "Painted Skin 2". The director and actors are not well-known.
The most famous ones are the supporting roles, including Liu Xing and Yang Zhi, who are famous in "Family with Children", Tang Yixin who played the villain in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and Zhao Liying who played Qing'er in "The Return of the Pearl".
However, the attention is still very high. After all, the first two films are very famous and are classic thrillers, but there are not many topics.
Moreover, "Jaws 3" will be released simultaneously in dozens of countries and regions around the world. After all, Warner is at the forefront even among the major Hollywood giants.
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The summer season is getting closer and closer, and "The Truman Show" has been filming many scenes one after another during this period.
On June 22, the crew also ushered in the filming of Jiang Ning's last scenes.
The main scenes have basically been filmed. In addition to the scenes from the main audience perspectives such as the security guard and the old couple, as well as the scenes of searching the whole city after Truman disappears, there are also scenes at sea.
The scenes at sea have to go back to the capital to be filmed at the Huairou Film and Television Base. The film and television base here has not yet built an underwater studio, and they are all rushing to complete the building exterior of the entire base that Li Qian needs.
As for the whole city searching for Truman scene, it will take at least a month until the overall appearance of the base is completed.
Therefore, in Jiangning, there are only some scenes from the audience's perspective and the TV host's scenes, which are relatively simple.
It's simple, but it's no less important than any play. It can even be said to be crucial.
Starting with the scene of the two security guards, a security guard booth was set up in the studio. There was nothing complicated about the frontal shot.
Li Qian smiled at the two actors and said, "Big Tou, Lao Zhou, I don't need to explain this scene. Just treat it like watching a romantic movie. Every time it reaches a key point, the screen will black out and the scene will turn."
Now, the actors and actresses are left gasping for air."
"I understand, boss."
"I understand, Director Li."
Lei Jiayin and Zhou Dehua replied, thinking that Li Qian knew a lot about erotic movies.
After putting on makeup, thinking about it for a while, we started shooting.
"Scene 13, one shot at a time!"
"start!"
This scene is not long after the movie opens. His wife persuades Truman not to think about traveling. However, her persuasion is fruitless, and the two of them go to bed.
Two security guards were watching the live broadcast and happened to see this.
Lei Jiayin, who was wearing a security uniform and a bit greasy, said with a dull expression, "You can't see anything at all. Every time at this time, the camera will move away and some music will be played, and the sound will be disturbed."
Zhou Dehua, who was pretending next to him, nodded and agreed, "Then the wind blows and the curtains move, and you can't see any wonderful scenes."
It's a very simple scene, it's just two security guards who are eating and waiting to die and complain about it. Every time the show team comes to the sex scene, they don't show it.
Then there is the scene where Truman escapes, the two of them are worried about him and cheer for him, and finally the scene where Truman successfully walks through the door and celebrates.
The two high-fived and laughed, and the live broadcast signal was interrupted. Then Lei Jiayin asked Zhou Dehua, "Are there any other good programs to watch?"
To them, this is just a show.
The scene between the two of them was completed in an hour and a half, and then the scene where Teacher Qin Yi and Teacher Wang Deshun reacted while watching the live TV took only an hour.
We moved to the bathroom to take a shot of Pan Lei watching the live broadcast in the bathtub.
As the person in charge of comedy, it took me a little extra time, three hours to complete.
One morning passed, and the crew moved to a larger restaurant again, where they had lunch and filmed the scenes of the waiters and customers watching the live broadcast.
There are a lot of actors needed here, so we called all the actors from the company, plus the staff from the production team to make up the number, and come and play extra roles.
In order, the scenes were shot one by one, and they also used the heart-wrenching scene where they saw Truman trying to escape and prayed for him.
In the monitor, young waiters, ordinary employees in cheap suits, well-tailored gold collars and even company executives stopped what they were doing, and everyone stared at the big screen.
Some people held their chopsticks tightly, some looked worried, some covered their mouths, and the air froze at this moment.
Li Qian picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Okay, get ready!"
"1,2,3!"
As Li Qian counted to three, everyone cheered, cheering for Truman to make the decision and get out of this prison.
Some people beat the table crazily to vent, some jumped up and shouted Truman's name loudly, strangers hugged each other, some pumped their fists heavily, high-fived others, and some cried with joy.
"Okay, click!"
This was the last scene in Jiangning. Li Qian watched it several times and found that there was basically no problem.
But looking at the various people dressed up, I don't know why, but something is suddenly missing.
Li Qian called Guo Fan and asked, "Old Guo, come and see, who is missing in this scene here?"
"Everyone is here. From ordinary company employees to company executives, there are people dressed in all kinds of costumes. Restaurant owners and waiters are all here." Guo Fan said, and suddenly said, "There is also a restaurant chef missing."
"right!"
Li Qian almost didn't remember it, but there was no need to retake all the previous shots just to add someone else. Just retake the last shot. When everyone cheered, the chef heard the sound and rushed out with a big spoon.
The chef was preparing dinner for the crew, and Li Qian asked the boss to find a middle-aged chef who was the fattest, most chef-like, and most elegant.
"Let's do this later. Chef, when you hear the order, rush out of the kitchen. You should be excited from the bottom of your heart. It's best to have some tears in your eyes. Then, put this big spoon in the pot and heat it up.
Dip it in some oil, vegetables, etc." Li Qian told the chef.
"But I don't know how to act, so I have nothing to be happy about. My son only got 500 points in the college entrance examination." The fat chef said with some embarrassment.
"..."
Li Qian thought for a while, "How about you watch football?"
"Look, the national football team is just not up to par, alas..." When talking about the national football team, the chef got excited and began to babble. He seemed to be a senior fan.
This is easy to handle, Li Qian said with a smile, "Then you can imagine it, or think of it as the National Football Team winning the World Cup."
"..."
Now the chef is speechless. He still won the championship. If he can enter the World Cup, he will die laughing.
I let the uncle think about it for a while and then took this shot.
The other extras were still the same as before. When they started cheering, in less than a second, the fat chef from the back kitchen rushed out waving a big spoon, laughing excitedly with a big spoon on his face.
Steaming and soaked in oil, it looked like it had just been taken out of the pot, and it joined in the cheers.
"Okay, pass!"
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After filming Jiang Ning's scene, of course Li Qian took the crew on the plane and flew directly to the capital.
After resting for a while at night, we started working during the day the next day, shooting scenes at sea in the underwater studio of Huairou Film and Television Base.
The scenes on the sea and in the water are the scenes of Truman going to sea with his father when he was a child, and the scenes of overcoming fear and escaping from the sea.
The scenes at sea were filmed for five days, and Deng Chao spent five days soaking in the water.
There is still the last scene of Truman saying goodbye. The movements of everyone on the crew have become much more agile, and the movements of their hands and feet are much faster.
"Brother Chao, there is not much difference between this place and the opening. Compared with the opening, there is a little more freedom and ease, and the whole person is much more relaxed. Also, when you walk in, don't hesitate."
"I understand." Deng Chao put water on his head and said with a smile, "I am liberated now. The filming is finally finished. I should be in the same state of mind as Truman at the time."
It was the last shot, so Deng Chao was allowed to rest for a quarter of an hour, get wet again, and then the shooting started.
“Every part is ready, it’s time for the last shot!”
"Scene 96, two shots once!"
"start!"
As Li Qian shouted with great enthusiasm, Deng Chao faced the camera while standing on the steps on the wall painted with blue sky and white clouds.
Three seconds later, a smile appeared on Deng Chao's face, "In case I never see you again, I would like to wish you a good morning, afternoon and evening."
After saying that, Deng Chao grinned, very relaxed and free.
He put his right hand across his waist, bent down to the camera, and took the curtain call for his solo show that lasted for thirty years.
After the curtain call, he stood up and walked into the darkness inside the door without looking back.
Li Qian stared at the monitor closely, waved his hand heavily, and shouted, "Pass!"
"The Truman Show is finished!"
At this point, "The Truman Show" lasted two and a half months and was finally completed. Only one month left to go to Jiangning to shoot aerial shots of a city-wide manhunt!
Everyone in the crew was immediately relieved and cheered.
Li Qian stood up and looked at the people celebrating, feeling much more relaxed.
Zhou Xingchi also got up from his chair and said with emotion, "I can't wait to see the movie released. This must be one of the most classic comedies in China!"
"It won't be too late. It's only half a year away. It's going to be very soon. I'll be here when Director Zhou finishes the later stages of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons." Li Qian said with a smile.
Zhou Xingchi thought for a while and said, "Actually, during this period, I thought about making a sequel to the movie."
"How do you say it?" Li Qian asked.
Zhou Xingchi pointed to the door facing the blue sky and white clouds, and sighed, "It's dark inside that door!"