After confirming that he wanted to shoot, Li Qian started to think about it.
This kind of subject matter is not too entertaining, and it needs to be more rigorous.
Li Qian was thinking about the plot outline and adding details.
The protagonists are definitely the brother and sister, and the male and female protagonists are not lovers, which is relatively rare in commercial movies.
In fact, on the whole, the structure of a traditional commercial movie is still the same. After the plane lands, everyone's life changes drastically, which is unacceptable at first, but they have to face it in the end.
Stage by stage, oneself and the people around him change, and each stage in between is mixed with some situations of other passengers on the plane.
The flaws in the details, except for the beginning being a bit mysterious, are actually more realistic later on, which is better.
For example, in the beginning, there was a leukemia patient in the family, and the financial situation was not very good, so the family went on a trip.
This seemingly outrageous thing is actually easy to explain.
My young son has been suffering from leukemia since he was a child. The doctor said that he would not live for two years. It is normal for a dying person to have a dream.
The son who has been living inland dreams of going to the seaside, or living in the south, and wants to see snow once, and the family will accompany him to fulfill his son's (grandson, nephew)'s humble dying wish.
This is a completely normal thing. It is much more reliable than an adolescent boy wanting to be a real man before he dies. Health care is illegal.
Not only is it illegal, but it is also quite embarrassing. Your family may be notified. If you are a minor, your parents must be notified.
It's embarrassing enough for the school to call the parents, let alone the big health care.
...
During this period of time a year ago, Li Qian was thinking about the plot. It should be realistic but not lack of watchability. After all, the movie is meant to be seen by more people.
I also kept an eye on "The Wandering Earth", and Teng Huatao occasionally came to ask for advice. After the failure of "Waiting for the Wind", he became much more humble.
The news that he is going to make a science fiction film called "Fortress" has also spread in the industry, and many people are interested in it. They have not lost their confidence in Teng Huatao because of the failure of "Waiting for the Wind".
There is also Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 2", the final script has been completed, and preparations will begin after the year.
Li Qian has read the script, storyboards, and storyboards, and the overall plot is not much different from the original version.
Judging from the storyboards of the script, the second part is completely an upgraded version of the first part, and it can be seen that Wu Jing has matured.
This is also due to the background of the story. After all, the first part took place in China and there were too many restrictions. The second part is completely free and enjoyable.
The first one had the feel of a special forces TV series, and its style was relatively traditional. This sequel is a real Hollywood-style personal hero action blockbuster.
They are all mature directors, and Li Qian doesn't point fingers. He pays attention occasionally and won't get involved in specifics.
...
The New Year is approaching, and the Spring Festival is about to arrive.
However, this year's Spring Festival schedule coincides with Valentine's Day, and the competition is so fierce that some movies have been postponed altogether.
The movie "Running Man" is scheduled to be released at the end of January, and it grossed 230 million at the box office in the first three days.
After "Where Are We Going, Dad", another major variety show hit the box office, and at the same time, it also stimulated traditional film makers to criticize the film.
Ma Xiaogang, who had been silent for some time, also criticized the film, saying that criticizing variety shows would have a bad impact on the film industry.
Come to think of it, "1942", which he made seriously, failed so miserably, and someone else's film, which is not a movie, actually sold well. It's strange that he can feel balanced.
Some people support Ma Xiaogang, saying that trashy audiences have created the success of trashy movies.
Some people remain neutral, saying that existence is reasonable, while others ridicule Ma Xiaogang's "Private Customization", which is not very good and extremely vulgar.
It was criticized and sold very well, crushing "Bear Bears" and "Pleasant Goat", two animated movies that children love.
The former is okay, with sales exceeding 100 million in three days, and the latter with sales of 25 million in two days. It seems that the cartoon market has completed its upgrading, and children prefer Big Bear II to Pleasant Goat.
The children's favorite has changed from sheep to bears, and they don't know what animal will be next.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and many movies such as "Daddy's Holiday", "The Legend of Zhong Kui", "Heroes of Heaven", "Omen 2", "Up to the Sky", "Wolf Totem", etc. have launched a cruel promotional campaign
of fighting.
Of course, Ning Hao's new work "Detective Chinatown" is also indispensable. The comedy duo of Ning Hao + Wang Baoqiang, plus Tong Liya's guest appearance as the heroine, is as popular as any other movie.
Seven movies will be released on the same day, which can be called the most brutal competition in the history of Chinese-language films, if not one of them. It is much more fierce than the Lunar New Year festival that just passed.
Major companies are not fools. The Spring Festival is now the only time period that covers children, teenagers, adults, and middle-aged people. The market is far larger than any other time period.
Moreover, the Spring Festival is also the time when people watch the most movies repeatedly. After all, besides watching movies during the New Year, there are very few other entertainment activities.
The previous movie "Dad's Holiday", "Where's Mom?", was a hit, and "The Legend of Zhong Kui" starred Chen Kun and Li Binbin, two Mesozoic stars.
"Omen 2" is also a hit sequel, "Up in the Sky" is a TV series adaptation, "Wolf Totem" is an adaptation of the best-selling book, not to mention "The Lion", the name Cheng Long is the name.
What's more, "The Lion" invested a huge 60 million yuan in ticket subsidy on major ticket sales platforms, and got a bunch of low-priced tickets at 9.9 and 19.9.
More than one company is paying for ticket reimbursement, and several movies have invested a lot of money in publicity and distribution.
"Detective Chinatown" does not exclusively sell online tickets this time, as the competition is too great.
And after two monopolies, the market share of Future Films has almost caught up with Grava, and the next step is to fight for financial resources.
In fact, the market share of Grava, Future Movies, Maoyan, and Taopiaopiao is not much different. QQ Movies and WeChat Movies have merged. It is estimated that it will be a matter of time to catch up. The user base is there.
The next two years will be a free-for-all, and with the exception of Grava, everyone has their own strengths, and audiences will have a long period of cheap movies to watch.
Various ticket subsidies, overwhelming publicity, and scandal speculation have turned the entire movie market into a mess.
There is even speculation that the mother of Chen Kun's illegitimate child is Li Binbin, but this is no one else.
The two old men, Fa Ge and Uncle Long, also worked very hard when running the road show. They are working so hard even in their old age, and the others are even more energetic.
Because of the Spring Festival, the premieres of several movies have been moved forward a few days.
"Detective Chinatown" held its premiere on the 22nd day of the Lunar New Year and the day before the Little New Year.
It was a cold day, so Li Qian took the time to go out in the evening to cheer for Ning Hao.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, everyone puts down what they are doing and rarely takes a break, so basically everyone comes here.
I said hello and chatted with everyone, and everyone couldn't help but talk about his new film.
Everyone is preparing for new films, including Xu Zheng's "Hong Kong", Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 2", Guo Fan's "The Wandering Earth", and Ning Hao is also preparing for "Heart Blossoms".
I also lamented the huge investment of 100 million US dollars in "Asura" and Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" which was said to have an investment of 1 billion US dollars.
After chatting for a while, the premiere ceremony began. According to the procedures, Li Qian stopped showing off.
The movie started to show immediately afterwards. As a comedy, the audience's laughter from the beginning proved its success.
While playing mahjong from Wang Baoqiang, he yelled with a weird accent: I have a blue dragon drinking water on my left, a white tiger flicking its tail on my right, sand hidden in my pocket, wealth everywhere, a tree behind me, the God of Wealth is here to visit, and I will kill you all.
Leave nothing naked!
From this point on, the laughter never stopped.
The difference in personality between the two male protagonists is itself a source of laughter, and the other supporting characters are also very good and contribute a lot of laughter.
Moreover, Tang Ren, a character who has left his hometown and is living alone, can easily make the audience empathize with him during this Spring Festival. It is not easy to be away from home, and he is struggling to survive.
Of course, the suspense case as the main line has always attracted the attention of the audience. When the mysteries are solved one by one and the truth is approaching, the audience suddenly realizes.
It turns out that the adoptive father killed someone for his daughter.
However, this was not over yet. In the end, Qin Feng discovered the sexual orientation of the deceased Songpa. Before returning to China, he went to the hospital again and met Zhang Zifeng. The evil smile sitting on the hospital bed made all the audience take a breath and shudder.
Feel.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
The applause after the fright was enough to prove how satisfied the audience was with the movie.
...
At the celebration banquet after the premiere.
"Congratulations, Director Ning, for protecting the wall." Li Qian had a drink with them, rubbed Zhang Zifeng's little head, and said with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for a few years. Zifeng has grown up and his acting skills are getting better and better. Just now he was
It shocked the audience."
"Director Li." Zhang Zifeng lowered her head in embarrassment, somewhat resisting Li Qian touching her head, but she still didn't avoid it like she did when she was young a few years ago.
"She has become a big girl now." Li Qian sighed. She is no longer so lively and fun when she grows up. During the filming of "I Am Legend", she was still called uncle. She was told not to call her brother, and she was not happy to touch her head.
, and would stare back at himself very dissatisfied.
Sure enough, children are only fun when they are young, but it is no longer interesting when they grow up.
After thinking about it, Li Qian asked casually, "Have you finished your winter vacation homework?"
"Winter vacation has just begun. How can I finish writing so quickly?" Zhang Zifeng rolled his eyes at Li Qian. Every time he opened his mouth, he always asked about homework, which was more verbose than his mother.
"Ha ha..."
This retort made everyone couldn't help but laugh.
After Zhang Zifeng discovered that Li Qian was still the same Li Qian, he was no longer so distinguished. He immediately shook off the hand on his head and straightened his hair.
Everyone chatted happily among themselves and drank some wine, which can be considered as a way to celebrate the New Year tomorrow in advance.
However, a man with a mustache wearing glasses came over and ruined the good atmosphere.
"Hello, Director Li, I'm Tang Zhicai, President of Sun Entertainment. Nice to meet you."
"Sun Entertainment?"
Li Qian frowned, "A person who washes rice flowers?"
Ning Hao, Wu Jing and others also stopped. This is not a good bird.
The mustache was a little embarrassed, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but he still smiled, "Director Li also knows Director Jay?"
"I don't know, "Omen 2" is also premiering today. As an investor, what's wrong with you coming to my place?" Li Qian didn't have time to deal with this kind of person, so he simply said it directly.
"Since I entered the mainland film industry, I have always wanted to get to know Director Li. This time I finally have the opportunity. We at Sun Entertainment also want to cooperate with Director Li." Mustache still suppressed his unhappiness, thinking that he would do the same in Omen.
He is a man who can take advantage of wind and rain, but I didn't expect Li Qian to have such an attitude.
Li Qian shook his head, "Not interested."
"..." Mustache took a deep breath.
But Li Qian added, "Cooperation is fine."
Mustache breathed a sigh of relief and said with joy, "Director Li..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Qian spoke again, "If you want to cooperate, ask Xi Mihua to come and talk to me!"
"It's...it's not convenient for Director Jay to come to the Mainland."
"Then there's no need to say it. I didn't greet you well, so you can do it yourself."
When the conversation came to this point, Xiaozhu no longer used the hot love to stick to his cold butt, and left angrily.
"Disappointment!"
Li Qian took a sip of wine and was very unhappy.
Seeing that Li Qian directly fired away the chairman of the Sun Group and even called Xi Mihua by his nickname, Xu Zheng had some doubts, "Director Li, that Xi Mihua is the Little King of Omen, could he..."
"When someone calls him King of Blocks, do you really think he's a person?" Li Qian shook his head disdainfully, "There's no need to give face to this kind of person. He's just a blockbuster, and he came to invest in movies for just those few purposes.
"
Wash rice, the new little king of Omen, wash rice, rice is money, this kind of industry is rat shit, Li Qian is too lazy to care about his face.
And in the Mainland, washing Mihua is nothing. Even if he comes in person, Li Qian will not give him a good look.
However, he definitely does not dare to come to the mainland.
Although Ximihua has good relations with some wealthy people and officials in the mainland due to business problems, it is not a problem for Li Qian.
"Don't mess with people like this. You might get into trouble at any time. I think Bernard will suffer from this sooner or later." Li Qian also warned several of their directors. The best-selling directors these days,
You are just fat in the eyes of capital. You may sell yourself out unknowingly just because of money.
"Of course, if there is any good bird in the market, it may not be clean money!" Wu Jing immediately expressed his position.
Others also nodded. They are all successful directors. They have no shortage of investment, and they will not be willing to accept investment from capital like Sun Entertainment.
However, Li Qian's attitude surprised them. They usually get along as friends, and they didn't notice any difference.
But this did not give the little king of Aomen any face, and only then did everyone realize that Li Qian was already a big boss in the industry and could ignore this so-called little king.
However, Xu Zheng is still a little curious, "Are they really investing in movies to make money? Fa Ge acted in "Omen", so it shouldn't be possible."
"Fa Ge is just an actor, and he hasn't been washed now. It doesn't mean that he will be biased against this kind of industry in the future."
I don't blame Li Qian for discriminating against this industry. It's hard to say anything else, but among the people in this industry, 11 out of 10 people are bad and have pus, and there are so many dirty things behind their backs.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
There are children here, so it is not appropriate to discuss this topic.
However, after being disturbed like this, I lost interest. After chatting for a few words and having a couple of glasses of wine, we simply ended the banquet. We agreed to set a time after the new year for everyone to get together for a meal, and then went back to their respective homes.