Suzhou, Yangcheng Lake Peninsula, is known as the back garden of Suzhou and is also a tourist resort.
Even though it is not in the city center, it is after all in a city like Suzhou with a trillion GDP, and every inch of land in the urban area is very valuable.
At this time, a lot of construction work was going on on a piece of land on the Yangcheng Lake Peninsula for tourism and vacation.
However, what is being built is not a hotel or entertainment facility, but the actual scenery of the movie "The Eight Hundred Heroes" is being built.
As the director of the movie, Guan Hu has already brought his team here. Looking at the construction site, he imagined that the building on his drawings will be completely presented on this 200-acre land in a year and a half, and he felt excited in his heart.
"Director Zhu, thank you so much for using such a beautiful piece of land to build a movie location!"
After taking the set team around the construction site, Guan Hu expressed his heartfelt thanks to a director of the Suzhou Tourism Administration.
This land belongs to Suzhou Tourism Company, which originally planned to build a resort, but the other party is willing to use it as a movie location. This is definitely a timely help for Guan Hu.
"You're welcome, Director. Of course we fully support movies like "The Eight Hundred" that show heroes and martyrs." Director Zhu said with integrity.
Guan Hu still expressed his gratitude again and again. He had wanted to make this film since 2012. In 2013, he had just finished filming "The Cook, Actor, and the Scoundrel" and finished writing the script, so he started to prepare for it.
However, Guan Hu planned to truly show the original appearance of both sides of the Suzhou River and made a concept map of the scenery.
However, the unprecedentedly large location production and high costs directly drove away all investors, and the preparatory team was disbanded.
Last year, "Lao Pao" was a hit, so Huayang Media invested in it, but there was still a gap of more than half.
A war movie requires a huge investment, but the funding has still not been raised in a year.
Some time ago, we finally finalized the agreement with Suzhou Tourism Company, which is willing to provide a piece of land of more than 200 acres and undertake the exterior construction.
The cost of exterior construction alone was 120 million, not counting the land usage fees. Plus Penguin and Ah Li, who were not short of money, finally collected all the funds.
As soon as the land was confirmed, Guan Hu started the construction of the location non-stop. He already had a complete plan on paper.
After inspecting the work, Guan Hu left the set crew behind and left with satisfaction.
However, Guan Hu still had a question, "Zhonglei, they just used the land where they built the resort to build outdoor scenes, and Penguin and Ah Li also invested so actively."
A niche movie like "Old Paoer" was a hit, and now he was going to direct a super blockbuster with an investment of more than 500 million. Guan Hu unconsciously drew closer to the relationship between the two parties and called Huang Zhonglei by his first name.
Huang Zhonglei said with a smile, "Suzhou Tourism Bureau plans to cooperate with the company to build a movie world park in Yangcheng Lake. The outdoor scenes will also be part of this movie world."
"That's it." Guan Hu understood that the usage fee for this land, plus the 120 million cost of building the location, were paid by the Suzhou Tourism Bureau and counted as investment in the film.
At the same time, this is also part of the Movie World Park, which is equivalent to spending one penny and has two functions.
"Actually, it was also a drag on Li Qian's fortune, otherwise the investment from Suzhou Tourism Bureau and Penguin and Lili wouldn't have been in place yet." Huang Zhonglei added.
"What does it have to do with him!" Guan Hu frowned, feeling uncomfortable hearing the name Li Qian.
"It's not like Li Qian is going to make three tribute films in a row, two of which are war films. Think about it, when did Li Qian look the other way? There are penguins in Suzhou, ah, Li Qian, let go this time. I'm willing to
Invest in movies like The 800 Heroes."
Although Huang Zhonglei didn't want to admit it, it's not like he hadn't talked to Penguin and Ah Li before. However, these two giants were simply willing to invest 100 million US dollars in the magical blockbuster "Asura", but when it came to "The Eight Hundred Heroes"
I have thought about this over and over again and have been unable to make up my mind.
Isn't it because "The Eight Hundred" is a story about heroes and martyrs? It's also a war movie, so it's not much different from the main theme.
The two giants have invested in movies everywhere in the past two years, but they have never touched a movie with a main theme. After all, when the main theme is mentioned, the audience doesn't want to watch it.
But this time, Li Qiangang announced that he would make three main themes, which happened to be two war movies, and people like Huang Jiguang and Qiu Shaoyun had much more main themes than "Eight Hundred Heroes".
As soon as the announcement was made, Penguin and Ah Li immediately relented.
Although Huang Zhonglei and Li Qian were enemies, Li Qian really helped them this time.
But after Guan Hu heard what Huang Zhonglei said, his previous good mood suddenly disappeared.
"The Eight Hundred", which has been stranded for three or four years, will it be able to be filmed? Or does it depend on Li Qian?
It’s Li Qian again!
Li Qian was also rejected by Li Qian when he was auditioning for the movie "Battle of Jincheng", and he even tried to ridicule himself for not knowing about the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Thinking of what happened at that time, Guan Hu still felt a lot of futility in his heart.
Plus this time, I feel even more frustrated.
When you come, you will be happy, and when you return, you will be angry.
When Guan Hu returned home, he remembered that a few days ago, the Directors Guild invited him to attend the launch conference of the three main theme blockbusters for which Li Qian was the chief director. It seemed that it was today.
Check the time, it should be over.
I searched the Internet on my mobile phone and found that the news had come out and there was also a video.
Looking at the Director Center Hall, 14 directors from the 1950s to the 1980s were chatting on the stage.
Taking a closer look, except for Zhang Yimou, Brother Cheng Kai, and Zhang Yibai, everyone else is related to Li Qian.
Needless to say, there are several assistant directors and executive directors under Li Qian. Xu Ke filmed "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" for Li Qian, Zhou Xingchi's past two films were both released by Li Qian, Xue Xiaolu's famous work "Beijing Encounter"
Seattle" was also invested and released by Li Qian.
Almost all of them were Li Qian's people. When he thought of Li Qian's rejection of him, Guan Hu became angry.
Although Guan Hu wanted to film "The Eight Hundred Heroes" that he had been thinking about for several years more than the Battle of Jincheng, but he still felt humiliated when others excluded him and lost the project.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so Guan Hu called Huang Zhonglei over.
"Zhong Lei, I want to hold a formal press conference in two days!"
Guan Hu couldn't bear it anymore when he saw others taking the limelight. He was going to hold a press conference immediately to officially announce that the epic masterpiece "The Eight Hundred" with an investment of 5.6 billion yuan was officially launched.
Two days later, at the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall in Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai, many media came to attend the launch conference of this super blockbuster with a claimed investment of 600 million.
"Use movies to pay tribute to history!"
"Create a new chapter in Chinese-language films!"
"Forgetting history is a terrible thing!"
Guan Hu gave an impassioned speech on the stage, describing his original intention and goals for making this film.
"Click, click, click, click."
The media took pictures frantically. After all, it was a war movie with an investment of 600 million, and it was about the Guo Army. This was the first of its kind.
But no one would argue that the Eight Hundred Heroes were soldiers of the Guo Army. They were also national heroes and were too sensitive.
However, for a war blockbuster with a cost of 600 million and such a scale, the reporter still asked some questions about the box office and audience, as well as whether it had a main theme.
In this regard, Guan Hu said that he will make a movie that is different from the main theme war movie, and does not care about the box office, just to let the audience understand the truth of history.
The cost was 600 million, and the protagonist was Guo Jun. As soon as this official press conference came out, it caused an uproar on the Internet.
Netizens were quite surprised, after all, they had never seen this kind of movie.
But after a little research on the Battle of Sihang Warehouse, I learned about this history, and was deeply moved by the Eight Hundred Warriors.
That is to say, some people, the so-called fruit fans on the Internet, were very enthusiastic, and even went so far as to start causing trouble. In just a few days, the Internet became a quarrel.
Those are the things that everyone knows.
After Li Qian held the launch conference, he stopped working on the three films and waited for the thirteen directors to finish writing the scripts before starting the next stage of work.
I also saw the news about "The 800 Heroes". As for this movie, in fact, the war scene in the middle is pretty good even if I cut it from beginning to end.
Of course, except for the white horse in the middle, which is awkward.
Also, the accent of the group leader Xie Jinyuan is a bit like the Japanese speaking Chinese in the Anti-Japanese War drama, and Xie Jinyuan is also a soy sauce guy. The fastest update on the computer::/
The soldiers of the Guo Army have strong combat effectiveness. This can be seen from the neighborhood wars. The combat effectiveness of the Guo Army who joined the neighborhood army in large numbers is really incredible.
The bad thing is at the top, it's absolutely terrible.
I really don’t know what those fruit fans are thinking, that is, public opinion is now more open, and in ancient times many people would have been beheaded.
The four major families, Lao Chang, and those people, it would not be too much to shoot each of them ten times.
Those who reversed the case for Emperor Sui Yang can understand it, but those who reversed the case for Lao Chang really don’t know how their brains grew.
A little patriotic act is praised in various ways, but other things that are ten times a hundred times more disgraceful, such as selling out the country's territory, are not mentioned at all.
This is the same as when a good person does a small wrong thing, he will be criticized heavily.
And when a bad person does a good thing, he is praised instead.
Of course, if you want to refute, they will say that history is written by the victors.
However, this kind of person is out of his mind, and all kinds of quarrels on the Internet will not lead to any results.
It's the end of the summer season, and everything is in a mess.
The back-to-school season is here, summer vacation is over, and all kinds of movies have come to an end.
All the films with guaranteed budgets have been sold out, and the only film that has exceeded the guaranteed budget, "Tomb Raiders", has just exceeded one billion.
However, it has nothing to do with Li Qian. He received a distribution fee and "Cold War 2" exceeded 800 million, making a fortune.
As for other companies, investors are fine because they have a guaranteed bottom line, but issuers with guaranteed bottom lines will lose money.
Three blockbusters with a guaranteed minimum of 1 billion, only took in a total of 2 billion at the box office. The thunder was loud but the rain was small.
However, as the National Day holiday arrives and new blockbusters are released, audiences and the media begin a new round of criticism.
Movie companies and ticket purchasing platforms have also ushered in a new round of war.
"The Murderer" starring Liu Ye and Zhang Yi gained good reputation, but lost the box office.
"Anti-Corruption 2" is the same as the first one. It is a mediocre Hong Kong film with a mediocre reputation. Moreover, the best acting actor in the film is Zhou Yuming. Louis Koo's face is too stiff.
However, the box office is much better than the first one, with 120 million in 5 days and no problem breaking 200 million.
"Westward Journey 3" is a very popular movie, but you don't even need to think about it to know that it is a bad movie.
However, Wu Jing, a tough guy, actually played the role of a chatty Tang monk in it, which was shocking.
Although the acting is not very good, it is still a bit funny.
However, Wu Jing, the Tang monk, seems to have become the son of a six-eared macaque?
Wu Jing also has a good relationship with Liu Zhenwei, otherwise he would not have made a guest appearance since he was so busy.
I’ve been trolled all over the Internet, all kinds of trolls, but I haven’t seen a few good words.
But the box office was pretty good, with 250 million in five days and over 300 million in ten days.
The sequel to "Westward Journey" is still directed by Liu Zhenwei, so the audience will always miss it a little bit.
On the 29th, "Bad Angel" directed and starred by Deng Chao was also released, and the frequency of this film schedule is also very fast.
Although "The Breakup Master" was so badly criticized, the box office was still good this time, earning 500 million in four days.
Of course, it was still criticized by everyone on the Internet, even worse than "The Breakup Master".
He pretends to be crazy and stupid, his jokes are awkward and awkward, and he still has nothing to do and makes chicken soup!
Deng Chao was almost scolded for being autistic, so he came specifically to ask Li Qian.
"Am I really not suitable for comedy?"
Li Qian was surprised, "No, Brother Chao, why do you think you are suitable for comedy?"
"Isn't "The Truman Show" a good one? "Mermaid" was also okay." Deng Chao's face drooped, almost autistic.
When "The Truman Show" was released, the media and audience praised it so much that Deng Chao almost thought he was the second Zhou Xingchi.
But let alone the second Zhou Xingchi, it would be nice if he could avoid being scolded.
"" Li Qian was speechless, ""The Truman Show" only has a little comedy effect on the surface. It is a drama film, and the entertainment effect is only on the surface. It does not rely on the comedy part to attract people."
"Then what kind of role should I shoot?" Deng Chao was at a loss. Comedy shooting was easy and he was not tired. He had just found a perfect genre that suited him, but his prospects were suddenly dim.
"Actually, Brother Chao, you can play any type of role, ranging from princes, generals and ministers to traffickers and pawns. Although you are not handsome and you are a passerby, you will not be restricted because of this. But there is one thing. You
Forget it about self-directed and self-acted comedies, unless you want to continue to be trolled by the entire Internet." Li Qian said.
Being a director is not that easy. This industry is far more difficult than screenwriting, acting, and photography.
Deng Chao has given up the idea of directing and acting for the time being. It is not that easy to be criticized by everyone on the Internet.
However, I never know when I will think about it again.
All the National Day movies have been sold out, and only the last two movies are left.
On the 30th, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" directed by Xu Ke and "The Mekong River" directed by Lin Chaoxian were released, which can be regarded as a chance to win the National Day film.
Both movies have received good reviews at the box office, and both have positive themes.
Two movies that could barely be considered war movies were huge hits, and the war theme suddenly became less niche.
The previous three movies "The Loveliest Man" and "The 800 Heroes" are also increasingly anticipated by the audience.