"Private Custom", which started the same way as "Thailand", hit the market in a way that no one expected.
The show also received great reviews, and viewers who watched it said it was funny.
Some people also talk about the three vulgarities in movies, saying that such movies are not good for the film industry, but will mislead investors and directors in the industry.
Even the box office on the first day was the same, exceeding 80 million. Even "Private Order" had fewer films scheduled and the attendance rate was a little higher.
But that's all. After the third day of release, the two movies took two completely different paths.
"囧囧" ignored all the "three vulgar" criticisms and made great progress all the way. After surpassing "Journey to the West and Conquer the Demons", it once again put "Avatar" under its weight, second only to "I'm Not a Medicine God" and "The Truman Show"
world".
As for "Private Customization", although a large number of viewers still say that the movie is particularly funny, the negative voices are not small at all, and it is still the "three vulgarities" mentioned before.
But the impact this had on "Private Customization" was too great, and the box office almost collapsed.
The first week was 330 million, the second week was 210 million, and in the third week, thanks to the New Year's Day holiday, although there was some recovery, it only took in 100 million.
It was released for three weeks with a total box office of 640 million.
And "囧" has been in theaters for five weeks, and the total box office has reached 1.46 billion. There is little hope of breaking through 1.5 billion.
After all, it is a plot-oriented movie, and it is not as touching as "I Am Not the God of Medicine", so even if it is funny, if it is pirated at this time, the impact is still not small.
Moreover, the New Year's Day holiday has passed. In addition to "Private Customization", a new film "Police Story 2013" and two Hollywood blockbusters were released at the end of December, so the competition pressure is increasing.
However, even so, 1.46 billion is still a number that is beyond the reach of 99% of movies. This is enough to be called the annual hit.
One after the other, two comedy movies in 2013 brought a successful end to the year.
As for the new movies currently being released, they are all lukewarm. Even if "Police Story 2013" adopts the title of this series, the box office is mediocre.
In the past, Cheng Long's films were screened all over the world, but this time they were limited to a bar in the capital, which disappointed the audience.
And I don’t dare to compliment him when he plays. People call Cheng Long old, can he still fight?
The one-on-one fight in the bar cage is the only formal action duel scene in the whole film. The Filipino boxer kicked him with a heavy leg, and Cheng Long's facial muscles were exaggeratedly deformed, which made the audience's hearts twitch.
There are a lot of slow-motion shots in this section. Watching the slow Cheng Long being hit, kicked down, thrown on the table, smashed into the ice pile, and stepped on the barbed wire, coupled with the overall dark and depressing background tone, suddenly
I find that watching his movies now feels more and more like a kind of masochism.
In the previous "New Police Story", he was helpless in the face of the kidnappers and knelt down to Wu Yanzu. In "Shinjuku Incident", he was completely incapable of martial arts and was chased by the underworld.
By this time, I was beaten to pieces and had to maintain a stiff main theme and empty truths with a solemn expression forever. It really makes people miss the high-spirited Cheng Jiaju and the Asian Eagle.
This is also a microcosm of domestic action movies. What is also interesting is Yu Rongguang. In "The Dragon", he wore a windbreaker, scarf and sunglasses. He was calm, ferocious and cunning. He used a sharp whip kick and arrogantly said to Jet Li: Your father-in-law
It only costs a few hundred yuan a month, what are you trying to do with your life?
Although I disagree with this, thinking about that scene makes people's blood boil, but here, he turns into an impulsive and superficial SWAT captain, quarreling with Cheng Long and apologizing at the same time, which is really embarrassing.
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Action movies and action actors are becoming less and less popular, and there is actually not much meaning in simply fighting.
Jet Li is now half-human and half-god, talking about Taoism and Buddhism.
Donnie Yen became more and more self-aggrandizing and hyped, leaving the "Ip Man" series with frequent bad movies.
Hong Jinbao became increasingly bloated and unable to walk, talk, let alone fight.
Yuan Hua and Yuan Biao can no longer be seen, because Chen Guokun, who has been popular in the TV series "Legend of Li Xiaolong" for a while, can only pretend to be Li Xiaolong, and Xie Tingfeng can only pretend to be cool and handsome in an amateur way.
Only Wu Jing, who has singled out top players from various countries in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, has taken a completely different path.
Jinling Liuhe Pingshan Forest Park, tanks and armored vehicles have gathered here, artillery has been unloaded from tractors, and countless soldiers wearing camouflage have gathered here.
If it weren't for the on-site cameras and hundreds of crew members dressed in ordinary clothes, others might have seen it and thought it was a war.
The crew of "Wolf Warrior" was filmed here, a modern war movie, a war of iron and blood.
However, what is inconsistent with this chilling scene is that our male protagonist Wu Jing is sitting in a wheelchair at this time.
Li Qian was about to transfer to Northeast China for filming. He also saw the news about Wu Jing's injury, so he turned around and went to Jinling. From a distance, he saw Wu Jing in a wheelchair, making gestures with other actors with his hands. He was anxious.
He still wanted to move his legs, but he didn't obey his own orders.
"Brother Jing, don't move your leg. If you move it again, the film won't be filmed." Li Qian came closer and looked at his injured leg with some worry.
"What's wrong? Is it serious?"
"Director Li is here."
Wu Jing turned his head while holding the wheelchair, and spread his hands in embarrassment, "There is nothing wrong with him, I just had a fork surgery."
"Front fork?" Li Qian didn't know anything about the technical vocabulary.
"It's just a small problem with the ligament." Wu Jingyan explained concisely and asked, "Have you finished filming "Return to Youth"? Why do you have time to come to my place?"
"I'm going to the Northeast in two days. I'll stop by and take a look. The news is almost saying that you are disabled. If that doesn't work, I'd better go to the hospital to recuperate for a while." Li Qian said.
Wu Jing's face was full of disapproval, "News reports are just like Baidu's medical treatment. Lung cancer can be seen with just a cough. According to the news, I might as well have my limb amputated."
He posted a photo of himself in a hospital bed on Weibo, taking a photo of his injured leg. As a result, the media, which was extremely imaginative, began to think differently.
Wu Jing was injured while filming a war scene. He made a mistake in an explosion scene. He mistakenly mistook live ammunition for blank bombs on the set. Wu Jing became disabled and had to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Wu Jing could no longer shoot action scenes. "Wolf Warrior" was his swan song.
He didn't want to talk more about his injured leg. Instead, he curiously asked about Li Qian's film, "Going to the Northeast? Is it to film a scene about resisting the Japanese and aiding Korea?"
"Yes, the Northeast Military Region and Changying Film Factory have already arranged everything for us to be in place. We don't want the military to keep waiting. It happened to be many years after filming that scene."
Li Qian nodded and said, "You still can't be careless with your legs. Filming is a small matter. If you show up at the wedding ceremony in a wheelchair in a few months, Sister Nan will probably kill me."
Wu Jing and Guangxian's host Xie Chan fell in love in 2012 and have been together for two years. Xie Chan is also pregnant. She originally planned to get married this year. The wedding date has been set. The wedding will be held in May, just as the filming of "Wolf Warrior" is finished.
When mentioning marriage, Wu Jing smiled sillyly, "It doesn't matter, she doesn't dislike me anyway."
After having fun alone for a while, Wu Jing said with some regret, "It's a pity. I originally wanted to make a guest appearance, but now I can only play a guest role as a wounded person."
Originally, Wu Jing wanted to make a cameo appearance as a sniper in several scenes in the scenes of fighting against the United States and aiding Korea. The prototype was Zhang Taofang, the sniper god of Shangganling, who killed 4 enemy soldiers with 436 rounds of bullets in 32 days.
Wu Jing talked to Li Qian several times, but since he was still filming and directing and acting himself, it was very troublesome, so Li Qian didn't let him make a guest appearance.
Later, I settled for the next best thing and played a random guest role. Now it seems that apart from the wounded, there are no other roles to play.
However, it was impossible to transport him all the way to the Northeast to play a supporting role as a wounded man.
Seeing that Wu Jing was so energetic, Li Qian felt more at ease. After staying in Jinling for a few hours, he got on the plane to the Northeast.
It is now January 7th, and there are still 25 days before the Spring Festival. The crew will have a holiday on the 29th of the New Year, which means they have to finish filming all the scenes of the War to Resist the Japanese and Aid Korea within 23 days.
The total number of scenes is not a lot, but the war scenes are a bit more troublesome after all. The 23 days is a lot less, but it is not very abundant either.
When he came to Northeast China, Li Qian first met with Changying Factory and the Military Region to express his gratitude.
The scenes of the two battles of Changjin Lake and Songgu Peak were completely designed with the help of the military region’s staff. The Political Department of the Northeast Military Region and Changying Film Factory also made great efforts in the early stage of filming.
I arrived in Northeast China on the 7th, socialized and repaired, and immediately got into work on the morning of the 8th.
The story of the fight against the United States and the aid to Korea is not complicated at all. In fact, the story of the entire movie is simple and fragmented. After all, the span is too long.
The scene here begins when the male protagonist is in danger on a fishing boat and floats to the shore, where he is rescued by volunteers.
In the beginning, because he knew a little bit about bandaging wounds, he bandaged a suddenly injured soldier in the army, so he was kept privately by the company commander. This is where the story begins.
However, the shooting is still based on scenes. The first scene here is the scene where the third company, which is the company where the protagonist belongs, gathers in a village for repairs and training.
What we were shooting today was a training scene, where the new recruits were doing target practice.
"Old Duan, this soldier role is your specialty. I won't say more. A company marched all night, fighting from six o'clock in the morning to more than twelve o'clock at noon. It took a full six hours to face the Mi Er Division.
In the end, only six of the elite ace troops were left uninjured. Hundreds of people died, and more than 600 enemies were killed. Just by looking at the numbers, you can imagine what kind of army this was. What would the company commander of such a heroic army be like?
people!"
Li Qian said to Duan Yihong that he immediately thought of Duan Yihong for the role of company commander.
"Director Li, I understand!" Duan Yihong nodded heavily. He was playing a real hero in history, which made him even more stressed.
"Zhang Yi." Li Qian turned to look at Zhang Yi again. He was asked to play the role in The Sniper, which was based on Zhang Taofang. Zhang Taofang was young when he joined the army, in his early twenties, so he wanted an actor with an unattractive appearance and a juvenile feel.
Zhang Yi is quite suitable. Compared with the sniper god played by Wang Baoqiang in "My Brother is Shunliu", Zhang Yi is the normal version of Shunliu.
"I have also taken you to visit Mr. Lu in Tangshan. You now know almost everything about Zhang Taofang's deeds and his previous experiences in the army. Is that okay?"
"No problem, Director Li!"
Zhang Yi responded solemnly.
He was carrying a Mi944 Mosin-Nagan, a rifle that could not be more ordinary. In China, the volunteer soldiers at that time liked to call it "Shuilianzhu".
When he was originally recruited by Li Qian to play a minor supporting role, Zhang Yi thought it was just an insignificant role that appeared twice.
But when I followed Li Qian to Tangshan and visited Mr. Lu Changqing, a sniper who fought against the Japanese and aided Korea, this veteran always had one eye squinted, but the other eye was staring brightly, as if he was correcting himself.
Aim the gun.
At that time, the old man said that he had maintained this expression since he came down from the Beibang battlefield, and it had not changed for a day. It had been more than 50 years, and even his face had changed due to the "sequelae of the war".
When the old man went to the market, he loved to shoot balloons. He always hit the mark with perfect accuracy. After all, he was also a sniper who killed and wounded 178 enemies on the Beibang battlefield.
What touched Zhang Yi the most was that when he saw the "Shuilianzhu" that Zhang Taofang used on his back at the Military Museum, which was the same model as his, Zhang Yi was stunned.
The gun was just an ordinary rifle, without even a scope. With this gun, 4 enemies were killed with 436 bullets in 32 days.
During World War II, an average of 20,000 bullets were used to kill an enemy. The Milijian people even used 250,000 bullets to kill an enemy on the Afghan battlefield.
Playing such a role is no less stressful than heroes written in Chinese textbooks such as Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun. Even though there are not many scenes, Zhang Yi devoted 200% of his energy.
"Okay, let's get started. I believe you can make the hero come alive in the movie and act this character to life!"
Li Qian clapped his hands and didn't talk too much about the scene. Actors of their ability don't need too much guidance. They filmed first and then watched.
All departments and actors of the crew were getting ready, and Li Qian also returned to the monitor.
"Boss, if I hadn't been preparing for this movie, I wouldn't have known about these things." Su Lun sighed with emotion, "Before I changed, someone told me that there were snipers in our army who could be wiped out with more than 600 bullets in a month.
There are more than two hundred enemies, I definitely don’t believe it.”
"It's not just you, I am the same." Qi Yukun also said with some shame, "A company of more than 100 people blocked the US Army's ace division head-on, sacrificing more than 100 people and killing more than 600 enemies. Such an exaggerated ratio, I even thought
It’s a great anti-Japanese drama.”
Li Qian shook his head, "How else could the Volunteer Army win the Beibang War? Is it really like what some fools said, with human lives?
This battle is a microcosm of the entire Beibang War. Even without air superiority, weapons and equipment are backward, firepower is seriously insufficient, communications and transportation rely on people, and supplies are extremely scarce. All these hardware are backward.
However, in terms of strategy, tactics, execution, and spirituality, we must be stronger. The Volunteer Army, which experienced the baptism of the Anti-Japanese War and neighborhood war, was definitely the strongest army on the surface at that time."
The most powerful army on the surface, this is also what the scenes of resisting the United States and aiding Korea will show.
In the movie, the Volunteer Army no longer looks like a weakling, nor is it as exaggerated as in a drama. There won’t be too many scenes of chicken blood and soaring combat effectiveness. This will be a truly strong army.