Time passes day by day, and as students officially start school, the summer vacation period also comes to an end.
"Jaws 3" won this not-so-intense summer war with a box office of 680 million. Future Pictures has won the summer box office championship for two consecutive years.
It's a pity that it didn't break 700 million, but it's within Li Qian's acceptance range. After all, horror movies are a niche genre, and the first one is a gem. It's already a rare achievement to achieve this result.
To put it bluntly, many viewers came here for Li Qian.
And "Painted Skin 2" finally ended with a box office of 633 million, opening high and going low, ranking second in the summer season.
Although this box office was already a big hit compared to the production cost of 120 million, it did not reach Huayang Media's goal. The first blockbuster was considered a failure, and it was still defeated by Li Qian.
As for the third place, "Four Famous Catchers" starring Liu Yufei instead of Deng Chao, this adaptation only received 180 million box office.
The spy movie "The Wind Listener" released in August received a high box office of 250 million.
A spy film about the Kuomintang and the Communist Party made in Xiangjiang, starring Liang Chaowei and Zhou Xun, the lineup is enough to make people look forward to it. After all, "The Wind" is first, and both movies are adapted from the Mai family.
This film has obvious advantages and disadvantages.
As a spy film, it does not show a different kind of bloody cruelty like previous works. On the contrary, it uses an understatement to glide over slightly, and then uses various gorgeous, solemn, sad or low background music.
to show the character’s inner emotions.
For example, the scene when Liang Chaowei just entered the 701 base, the land is overgrown with weeds, large tracts of bare birch forest, soft sunlight, alternating with flashing car lights and street lights.
Moreover, this film focuses more on exploring the connotation and emotions of the characters themselves, rather than just showing politics, showing supreme interests and the so-called honorary mission.
To put it bluntly, it was made by director Xiangjiang. They had not experienced that era. The spy film was made in a non-political style and downplayed the contradiction between ourselves and the enemy.
This is also history. Director Xiangjiang has never been good at history.
In the end, Zhou Xun died in the middle of the performance because of Liang Chaowei's mistake.
Five people surrounded him and hacked him to death. No matter how you look at it, it feels like a gangster movie.
It has advantages, but also a lot of flaws. It can be regarded as an alternative spy film.
Another domestic film with a box office of over 100 million is "The Missing Bullet", which was also released in August with good luck. It was hardly affected by "Jaws 3" and "Painted Skin 2" and earned 150 million at the box office.
However, the reputation is far from good. This suspense film, which is billed as the most mysterious case in the Republic of China, does not have a decent reasoning. The discovery of the truth only requires a moment of enlightenment.
The content is just like the title of the film, a murder case, but no bullet can be found.
However, such an ordinary film was nominated for Best Picture in the just-announced Golden Horse Awards nominations.
Another sequel movie, "Hedong Lion Roar 2", received a box office of 70 million, which was quite a failure. Who would go to the cinema to see Zhang Baizi?
Compared to last year, the summer season feels a bit tepid, but "The Dark Knight" released at the end of August is the biggest hit right now.
This is a movie that can be rated as five stars, but with the second movie ahead of it, it can only be rated as four stars. Even the second movie can be said to be an almost perfect movie.
However, for such a masterpiece, the box office was mediocre.
There were 200 million in seven days in the first week, and in the second week there were only 70 million left. The trend since the beginning of school was very average, and at most it was more than 300 million based on votes.
The TV drama market has also ended. In July, "Legend of Lu Zhen" took the lead. Zhao Liying captured the hearts of uncles and aunts in one fell swoop. Older viewers couldn't help but like her cute little round face.
In August, "Celebrating More Than Years" dominated the TV set. The performance of Hu Ge and a group of veteran actors was very different from today's costume films, which focus on power and intrigue, unlike the costume romance dramas where people fall in love every day.
Both movies and TV series were a great success, and Future Pictures became the biggest winner in the summer season.
The second-round broadcast rights of the two TV series have also been sold. The price is no worse than the first-round price, and it can make a lot of money for Li Qian.
Future Pictures, the most prosperous company in the entire summer vacation, has also aroused countless envy, jealousy, and hatred.
However, this is how successful people are treated, so there is nothing strange about it.
Li Qian finally worked overtime and completed the post-production of the film on September 11th, and sent a copy to Han Sanping for the leaders to refer to, including "The Truman Show", "1942", and "Search"
Select one film to represent China in the Oscars.
Having finished editing the film in advance, Li Qian was a little idle.
I just finished my work and didn't want to go out. I just wanted to rest at home.
Fortunately, Tong Liya's "Beautiful Destiny" hasn't started filming yet, so I spent two days at home with Li Qian without any shame or impatience.
After two days of rest, I went to the company to clock in as usual, and nothing happened.
After ten months of preparation, Wen Muye's "The Pursuit of Happiness" is finally ready to start casting.
"Boss, for the role of the male protagonist, Liu Ye and Deng Chao are suitable for the Mesozoic era. Who do you think can play it?"
Wen Muye still asked Li Qian for his opinion on the choice of the male protagonist.
"Indeed, and since they both have children, they will be more comfortable playing fathers."
This does not mean that in the entire Mainland, only Liu Ye and Deng Chao among the Mesozoic actors can play "Happiness Knocks on the Door".
There are a lot of roles that can be played, but they are the only ones among the first-line niche actors.
Chen Kun is not suitable for a role like this, let alone Huang Xiaoming, he is just a funny guy.
Xu Zheng and Huang Bo were fine in playing fathers, but it was a bit strange for them to play the process of going from a rookie to a successful person in the workplace, and their appearance was a bit inappropriate.
Moreover, Xu Zheng had finished filming the TV series he had promised his senior to film, and was preparing for the sequel to "On the Road", so neither he nor Huang Bo had time.
As for second- and third-tier actors, they are not considered unless there are no suitable ones among the first-tier actors.
The only reason for any film crew not to hire big-name actors is because they have no money.
Li Qian thought for a while and said, "Let's take Deng Chao. Liu Ye took over the role of the second male villain in "Police Story 2013" and it's no longer available. Deng Chao has a child. As a father, he shouldn't have much problem playing the role.
"
Wen Muye nodded, "I'm just a little younger and less vicissitudes of life."
The hero's family has encountered a big change in his career. He is in his thirties and no longer young. Any major setback at this time will make a man with children change his life.
In this regard, the appearance can be made up, and in fact, Deng Chao also experienced major changes in his life in his early years. His father and sister were seriously ill, and he worked hard to take on the drama. The huge work and family pressure was not much easier than that of the male protagonist in the movie. The difference is that he has a
A job that pays well.
After deciding on the male lead, Fumimano left and went to work.
...
Li Qian stayed in the company all morning, and in the afternoon Wu Jing came after two years of absence.
"Director Li."
"Brother Jing, sit down quickly."
Looking at Wu Jing, who had been standing upright and meticulous since he entered the door, Li Qian smiled and said, "After two years of military camp life, Brother Jing now looks more like a soldier."
After the National Day release of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" was completed in 2010, Wu Jing went to the Jinling Military Region to live for two years in order to make a modern war movie. This is not much different from a person who has been a soldier for two years.
Two years have been enough to change a lot. Now that Wu Jing is walking on the road, if he says that he has just returned from the army, some people will believe him.
In "Soldier Assault", after Xu Sanduo recovered, he walked on the street and was out of tune with the people around him. His words and deeds looked different.
Of course Wu Jing is not that serious. In less than two years, in the Internet age, it is not like he has lost contact with the outside world.
Even when he walks and stands, he is different from ordinary people. Even when he sits, he is meticulous and straight.
Wu Jingduan sat upright in front of Li Qian, with a resolute look on his face, and even his voice was obviously louder than two years ago, "It's not bad, life in the military camp is not bad, I learned a lot, I also think it's time
Let’s prepare for the modern war movie I’ve always wanted to make.”
"Shoot! I fully support it, just tell me if you need anything!" Li Qian agreed.
So simply, Wu Jing has been training with the special forces in the military camp, so his habitually serious expression has become much softer, and his voice has become much more normal.
He said, "I have told the Jinling Military Region that the Military Region will support all weapons and ammunition. There is no need to worry about this. I estimate that the investment budget will be 100 million anyway, and the Military Region will invest a small part."
"No problem, I'll take care of the rest. Brother Jing, just feel free to prepare. By the way, what exactly do you plan to shoot?"
"It focuses on special forces, mainly against foreign mercenary forces. I am still preparing the specific script and have found a professional military screenwriter. However, the title of the film has been decided, and it is called "Wolf Warriors", which is the designation of the special forces.
"Wu Jingdao.
Li Qian smiled and said, ""Wolf Warrior"? Brother Jing, you have a special liking for wolves. The first movie was called "Wolf Fang"."
Wu Jing began to recall, "I have read a book called "Wolf Totem" before, which attracted me very much. I think wolves are cruel to their enemies and loyal to their companions. When their partners die, they will never look for them again.
Another wolf, its wisdom, concern for friends, etc. This kind of thing can particularly reflect the feeling of our country's soldiers, and it is also a character that I particularly ideally like!"
"This is similar to what Li Yunlong said. He said that his soldiers were a group of howling wild wolves." Li Qian said.
"Li Yunlong?" Wu Jing was stunned for a moment before he realized who he was talking about. He nodded and said, "Yes, and I think not only soldiers, but ordinary people must also have wolf nature!"
"After you have been at ease for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of people." Li Qian shook his head. In modern times, especially online, you don't have to be responsible for what you say, and no one will follow the Internet cable to hit you. No one knows who you are or what you are like.