Chapter 651
"The movie is about to be released, how can we not come back?" Wang Shu heard Sun Li's resentful voice and answered with a smile.
"I thought you weren't coming back." Sun Li exclaimed.
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed and asked, changing the subject: "How are you doing there?"
"Not bad." Sun Li answered, "During this period of publicity, I feel that the audience is very excited about watching the movie. The movie should be able to achieve a very good box office when it is released."
"As a heroine, the higher the box office, the better for you. Maybe after this movie, you will become a first-line movie actress." Wang Shu said with a smile.
Sun Li also had expectations for this, but she said: "How can it be so easy?"
It is now 2010, and the top mainland actresses are Zhou Xun, Jiang Wenli, and Mei Ting.
Jiang Wenli was able to jump into the forefront because she won the Best Actress at Cannes for her role in "The Tuner".
Mei Ting was able to enter the front line because she starred in "Pacific Rim"
However, Jiang Wenli has been involved in the field of art films all year round, so it doesn’t matter.
When it comes to commercial films, the only top actresses in the Mainland are Zhou Xun and Mei Ting.
As for Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi, they are top notch.
For example, Zhang Ziyi's salary is 10 million, while Zhou Xun's salary is only 5 million.
Since there are only a handful of first-tier actresses, Sun Li has a great chance to step into the ranks of first-tier actresses in commercial films with "The Night the Comet Came".
The premise is that "The Night the Comet Came" did well at the box office.
If it's only 2 to 300 million, it won't be able to put Sun Li on the front line. It will only be possible if the box office reaches 5 to 600 million.
Of course, first-line actresses in commercial films are relatively weak. As long as there are no high-quality works in the future, they will soon be knocked back to their original shape.
For example, Sun Lizhen entered the ranks of first-line actresses because of "The Night the Comet Came".
Then Wang Shu will definitely be more popular among actors in the film and television industry.
Under his guidance, Jiang Wenli, Mei Ting, and Sun Li all became first-line actresses, among whom Jiang Wenli also won the honor of Best Actress at Cannes.
These irrefutable data are placed in front of us, and everyone knows it clearly.
"Didn't you say that the audience's mood for watching movies is high? As long as the box office of the movie is high enough, you can step into the front line as a heroine." Wang Shu said with a smile.
"It would be great if it goes so well." Sun Li answered with a hum, and then asked, "Are you in the capital or another city now?"
"In the capital." Wang Shu.
"Oh, we're not here." Sun Li said, "We are currently promoting the movie in Chengdu and we plan to return to Beijing tomorrow."
"Yeah." Wang Shu responded.
The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone.
In the afternoon, Wang Shu went to Yangshi's studio to accept an exclusive interview with Yangshi.
Yangshi's interview is recorded and will be broadcast after the movie is released, so Wang Shu can selectively spoil some content during the interview.
I can only selectively reveal a small part, and I can't say much.
Even though it is a taped broadcast, no one can guarantee that there will be too many spoilers, as someone has already revealed the show before it is aired.
"Director Wang, we are very curious, how did you come up with the idea of filming the movie "The Night the Comet Came"?" Yangshi host asked politely.
Faced with questions, Wang Shu talked eloquently.
"I was in Hollywood, staying in my apartment and learning about parallel universes and quantum physics online, and I searched for the word 'decoherence,' which explains why different possibilities don't happen at the same time. For example, there could be 2,000 people in this room You exist at the same time, just because Decoherence, you don't affect each other. The opposite of "decoherence" is "coherence", which means that the parallel universe collapses and things become chaotic and crazy, and this word also means "clear/organized". It has two meanings. On the contrary, I find it very interesting.”
"Then the idea came up to make a movie out of it."
"The theme of "Comet" is very simple: parallel universes that were originally independent of each other appear at the same time. You go to the wrong world line, bump into another self, and find that your boyfriend/girlfriend has been swapped. In science fiction films, this kind of subject is not Rare.”
"Human beings are not absolutely rational creatures. We behave chaotically, talking at the same time, repeating similar, useless information over and over again."
"This is very interesting. It can be made into a movie and put on the big screen."
The CCTV host nodded and then asked: "Director Wang, many people are also curious, is "The Night the Comet Came" a hard science fiction film like "Pacific Rim"?"
Wang Shu smiled and replied: "No."
The host of Yangshi then asked: "Director Wang, according to the disclosed information, "The Night When the Comet Comes" has twenty or thirty parallel worlds and hundreds of foreshadowings, right?"
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Wang Shu replied with a smile: "The movie hasn't been released yet, so we can't say anything about it yet."
"However, each edit in the movie is a different time and space, because the characters' clothing and the furnishings in the house are constantly changing. After just a few seconds, the actor's buttons suddenly untied, and the color of another actor's wine glass changed. They all imply that the world line has changed.”
"This is not a pure hard-core science fiction, it has fantasy parts. The most science fiction plot is just the 'Schrödinger's Cat' part. The rest is just my attempt to explain an adventure with a scientific theory."
The host of Yangshi responded and then asked: "Director Wang, I heard that "The Night When the Comet Came" only lasted three days of filming, right?"
"Yes." Wang Shu replied seriously, "It only took three days of filming."
After saying that, he then smiled and said: "Not only did it only take three days, but it also only had a living room and a few cameras."
"On the night when the comet comes, as long as people's hearts are throbbing enough, the rest is not important."
"I'm sorry to viewers who are obsessed with scientific explanations."
"For thousands of years, long before the birth of modern science, comets have been synonymous with magic and myth, so in the first few minutes of the movie, the audience has been told: Pay attention, something magical is about to happen."
"What I want to explore is human nature, and quantum physics is only an auxiliary means."
"Other science fiction makes people afraid of the stars, but "Comet" makes people afraid of themselves."
"The most heart-wrenching scene in the film is when Sun Li is walking alone on the street in the dark, seeing the comet passing above her head, countless houses in parallel worlds, and countless possible versions of herself - some turning against each other, some being suspicious and jealous, Among infinite possibilities, she chose the best world, killed herself in that world, and replaced her.”
"The world line ends at this moment, and the story is as clear as ever. This is not a simple 'evil comes from the heart', but the person you are most familiar with and trust the most - yourself, has completely disappeared."
"The calm, rational and kind-hearted Sun Li turned into the most ferocious killer."
"At that moment, the gestalt collapsed, just like when you face a mirror and find an unfamiliar face inside."
"Meeting yourself is the death flag in almost all science fiction stories."
"The only thing we fear in the world is ourselves. You are afraid of violence because you know that you can be a perpetrator. So, this movie is a metaphor. Deep inside you, there is always something that makes you uncomfortable and disapproval , something that cannot be surrendered, if you don’t fight it, things will become like this-"
Wang Shu paused for a moment before saying this, and then continued: "Science fiction is just a subject matter. It puts people in an extreme environment that is impossible to exist in reality, and then uses these weird things to trigger thinking. is the most important.”
On April 29, the premiere of "The Night the Comet Came" was held as scheduled.
Even though the film was only made with a small budget and only took three days to shoot, it still had its due premiere.
In the morning, a press conference was held.
At 3 p.m., the red carpet event for the premiere begins.
Wang Shu is now the director of Lianzhuang Oscar and is quite famous in the country. Industry leaders such as Han Sanping, Wang Changtian, Ren Zhonglun, etc. all came to support the event.
In addition, there are a large number of actresses in the mainland film and television circles such as Zhou Xun, Ning Jing, Mei Ting, Yang Mi, Shu Chang, Yan Danchen, Xu Huanhuan, Dong Xuan, Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Gao Yuanyuan, Jiang Wenli, etc. Come to the scene to support.
On Hong Kong Island, Zhou Haiwei, Zhang Pozhi, etc. also came to support her.
Everyone knows that some people come to support him because of their close friendship with Wang Shu.
Some people came simply because Wang Shu was a great Oscar-winning director who had won two Oscars in a row, and they wanted to take this opportunity to show their face in front of Wang Shu.
"Congratulations on winning another statuette." Han Sanping said with a smile.
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed, "The quality of "Life of Pi" is not bad. As long as the Oscar doesn't act like a monster, I should get a share of the grand prize."
Han Sanping nodded. He had seen "Life of Pi" and it was indeed very artistic.
I heard that the original work is considered impossible to be adapted into films in Europe and the United States.
Under this gimmick, Wang Shu not only turned it into a film and television, but also made it into a film and television very successfully.
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Based on this alone, he deserves to win a big award.
He smiled and said, "How do you think about what I told you before?"
"What?" Wang Shu didn't react for a moment.
Han Sanping answered with a somewhat speechless expression: "It's about returning to China to make a movie."
"Didn't I tell you before?"
"This time you have won Oscars in succession, and your honors in the film field have surpassed many people in the country."
"In addition, you are good at making art films and commercial films."
"So the higher-ups hope that you can return to China to help the development of domestic films."
"Someone has already told me that if it is a movie you make, as long as it does not involve issues of principle, the scale can be relaxed."
"I think you should understand that the reason for doing this is to reassure you and let you know that the higher-ups do support you."
"Uh..." Wang Shu opened his mouth after hearing this, but still prevaricated, "Director Han, didn't you already say that before? At this stage, I need to finish filming the movie in cooperation with Paramount, and I will watch the others later."
It's only 2010 now, so it's not a good time to return to China and make commercial films.
Waiting until 2012 is the right time.
Of course, if you are making an art film, then this is the right time.
But since it is an art film, Wang Shu can definitely film it in Hollywood.
Art films shot in Hollywood can win not only Europe's top three awards, but also the Golden Globe and Oscar.
In China, at most they are Huabiao, Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, and Golden Horse.
In comparison, these awards are worthless.
"Okay." When Han Sanping heard this, he knew that Wang Shu had a plan in mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
Then he added, "I still have things to deal with, so I won't stay here any longer. I wish the movie "Comet" a big hit."
"Is there really something going on?" Wang Shu asked.
Han Sanping chuckled: "Why are you lying to me? The company has a lot of things going on right now, so I made time to come here, and now I have to rush back for the meeting."
"Okay, I won't stay any longer." Wang Shu said with a smile.
After sending Han Sanping away, Wang Shu just returned when Ren Zhonglun came over and said, "Director Wang, congratulations on winning another Oscar."
"Haha, Mr. Ren is too polite." Wang Shu answered with a smile.
Ren Zhonglun then asked curiously: "Director Wang, I just saw you and Director Han chatting. What did they talk about?"
"It's nothing, just asking me if I will be filming a movie in China next time." Wang Shu knew Ren Zhonglun's thoughts and answered half truthfully.
"Oh?" When Ren Zhonglun heard this, he pretended to be curious and said, "Then how did Director Wang answer? Is he filming a movie in China or not?"
"How else can I answer?" Wang Shu said with a smile, "My first priority now is to make the movie that I am cooperating with Paramount. Other projects are too far away to talk about now."
Ren Zhonglun was silent for a moment and said: "Director Wang, are you interested in cooperating with Shanghai Film Academy?"
"4 movies, 50 million intention contract."
"The director's salary is 1000W."
"If Director Wang wants to participate in the investment, he can also participate in the investment."
4 movies cost 5000W, which is 1250W each, plus the director’s salary of 1000W, for a total of 2250W.
In other words, if you cooperate with Shanghai Film Studio, not counting the investment share, just directing a movie alone will cost you 22.5 million.
This price is far higher than other directors in the country.
But having said that, Wang Shu is indeed worth the price.
Not only is he a Venice and Oscar-winning director, but the fact that most of his commercial films are hits is enough to make Ren Zhonglun pay extremely high prices.
Now that the two are combined, 2250W seems very high, but it is not high when placed on Wang Shu.
However, this price is already sky-high in the country.
Shangying can be said to be full of sincerity.
Ren Zhonglun saw that Wang Shu was silent, and then said: "The script... is also calculated separately."
"If Director Wang has a suitable script, it will cost 2 million."
2250W plus 200W is 2450W.
Wang Shu could feel Ren Zhonglun's sincerity, but he didn't need the money, so there was no need to do this.
Because of this intention contract, unless he participates in the investment, the copyright of the film basically has nothing to do with him.
And even if you participate in the investment, you only have the right to dividends, and the copyright is still in the hands of Shanghai Film Industry.
Then he smiled and said: "Mr. Ren, the conditions you offered by Shanghai Film Academy are very generous."
“Although I don’t know what other directors’ prices are, this price is already sky-high.”
"It's just..."
After a brief pause, he then said, "Let's do this, Mr. Ren. If I return to China to make a blockbuster movie in the future, I will call Shanghai Film."
(End of chapter)