Chapter 234 Sun Honglei: I’m angry but my arm is broken! Han Sanpin: I still like the big ones!
Guan Ling’s idea did not come out of the blue.
Guan Ling had this idea as early as when "The Wolverine" was released.
When Marvel went bankrupt, it sold the copyright of the X-Men to Fox, and Fox and Guan Ling also had a good partnership.
What’s more, there is Wendi Deng in Twentieth Century Film Company.
Guan Ling believes that if he can come up with the X-Men script, it will not be difficult to cooperate with 20th Century to develop new movie projects.
After all, Guan Ling is now a symbol of making money in Hollywood.
After all, the Scarlet Witch has not yet appeared in the movie, so changing the settings will have little impact on the entire movie.
Chinese Americans!
The character setting of this person is not difficult. It makes sense if the father and daughter are changed to adoptive father and daughter, and they become Chinese. He will first appear in a series of X-Men projects, and finally open a movie. The Scarlet Witch movie is not difficult at all.
But Guan Ling would not tell Fan Bingbing immediately about this matter.
After all, we need to mediate with Fox.
This can take some time. There are still several years before the copyright dispute between Marvel and Fox in 2014, and it is still long before Fox is acquired by Disney.
There is indeed no reason why 20th Century Fox looks down on Guan Ling.
"The Wolverine", which it spent a lot of time filming, has a global box office of more than 300 million US dollars, which is slightly behind "Taken".
But the cost is a full $100 million.
Now for 20th Century Fox, Guan Ling is already one of those big directors that is hard to find.
Guan Ling was not in a hurry either.
Fan Bingbing has had many movie roles recently, and the preparation for this role will always take time.
This period of time is just right for Fan Bingbing to work hard. She has done well in fitness recently and can do forty or fifty squats.
However, Li Yu's movie was about to start filming, and she could not continue to work out with Guan Ling, so she quickly left the filming scene.
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In the following time, Guan Ling once again devoted himself wholeheartedly to the filming of "Inception".
One day in early July, Liu Yifei finally finished shooting there for half a month and returned to Los Angeles to reshoot related scenes.
She has to come.
The scenes in Los Angeles will be completed in about a week. If we can't catch up, it will delay the progress of the filming.
It is impossible for everyone to fly to other countries and finally return to Los Angeles to accompany Liu Yifei to complete the filming.
Liu Yifei's face was really haggard, and she would pick up a coffee cup from time to time and take a slow drink.
Her English proficiency is very high, she is also very smart, and the performance that Dream Builder requires her to perform is not that difficult. After six days of overtime work, her work content is completely finished.
Under Guan Ling's instruction, Liu Yifei invited everyone to a cocktail party to express her apology.
"Don't worry too much about Crystal," Nolan said. "Our movie could be shot so quickly this time without Guan's help.
According to my previous thoughts, in the first half of the filming, the special effects time may need to be longer. It took a long time, but now it seems that Guan has solved a lot of problems for me.
At least the filming in Los Angeles ended much earlier than I thought.
I heard before that Guan is. Kuaishou, it seems so now.
Crystal, you know Guan best, is he a Kuaishou? "
Nolan's words were full of fun, and everyone laughed. .
Liu Yifei blushed like a little apple and was so shy that Guan Ling took over the topic.
“Nolan, you have to know that the reason why I am fast is because I have pictures in my mind. No one can do this. Moreover, I have arranged for people to do the parts that have been completed. We have special effects, real shooting and special effects description, we can do it at the same time."
"What did Hua Xia say about his awesomeness?" Nolan shook his head in admiration, "I heard it said before. New bee, newbee!”
Everyone was laughed at by Nolan.
Guan Ling did not expect that when he was a child, he used Chinese Pinyin to learn English, and that foreigners learning Chinese could also read and write in English.
After a good night of relaxation, I gave everyone a holiday. The next day, everyone is about to embark on the journey to Canada.
Liu Yifei drank a little more than two drinks. Although she was done with the scene, she still felt a little scared.
But everyone's attitude towards her was very gentle. After having enough wine and food, everyone dispersed and went back to rest.
At night, Liu Yifei nestled in Guan Ling's arms.
Her little face was already flushed, Guan Ling poured some hot water for her.
"My mother said that she is a little worried. She will go to Europe with me this time, so that she can accompany me when I fly back and forth." Liu Yifei said.
Guan Ling was wary.
"Are you going to join us in Europe?"
"Yes, what? If my mother were here now, would you still be afraid, right?" Liu Yifei laughed out loud.
Guan Ling looked at the drunken Liu Yifei and stroked her hair at the temples. Liu Yifei's face was different from that of Liu Yan and Fan Bingbing.
Liu Yifei has an awe-inspiring fairy spirit, which is different from the little meat buns that Zhao Ling had when she was a child.
Now Liu Yifei has a touch of oriental elegance and intellectuality.
And Fan Bingbing is charming and elegant.
Liu Yan is a complete stunner.
"As you said, I'm not afraid even if your mother is here. Now that your mother is in the house, I'm not afraid either."
Guan Ling's mouth was still stiff, and he leaned back, "... …Who am I?”
Liu Yifei laughed.
After a brief taste, the two of them hugged each other and chatted.
After a long flight on the plane, Liu Yifei felt a little sore, so she could only rely on the missionaries to teach.
It is difficult to bear the ravages of violence.
"I heard from my mother that "Latent" is so brutal. It has achieved an average ratings of 9.87% on seven TV stations."
Liu Yifei was amazed.
If March belongs to "Spring Knife", April belongs to "Painted Skin", and May belongs to "Ip Man", the box office of "Shoplifters" in June obviously failed to lead the movie rankings List.
But "Latent" is definitely the biggest surprise on TV in June.
Guan Ling picked up the phone and saw many calls from Sun Honglei.
"Sun Honglei has been thanking me for a month, and I have almost blocked this guy's phone number."
"Now, even the most popular people in China can't find him, and as a result, he is still being ignored every day. I called you to say thank you." Liu Yifei glanced at the call record and said, "Hey, why haven't you called me in more than a week?"
Guan Ling is so busy filming movies recently that he doesn't really care.
Liu Yifei did some news searching and found that Sun Honglei had not even been interviewed in the past half month.
This is obviously not normal.
But Liu Yifei mentioned Sun Honglei, and Guan Ling suddenly had some ideas.
I previously wanted to invite You Benchang to film a movie in which he starred. The role of a middle-aged male, Sun Honglei, was just right.
I made a call and was answered in seconds.
"Director Guan, what are your instructions?"
As soon as Guan Ling answered the phone, he could feel Sun Honglei's winking expression over there.
"Latent" is so popular recently, why haven't you participated in any interviews?"
If others asked Sun Honglei, maybe Sun Honglei would just respond perfunctorily.
But Guan Ling asked, Sun Honglei didn't dare not say it.
Not for a while.
Guan Ling almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
……
Sun Honglei is quite miserable.
This guy was originally filming "Three Guns" with Xiao Shenyang on Zhang Yimou's crew. It happened that "Latent" became a hit. Everyone in the crew was very happy for Sun Honglei.
To celebrate, Sun Honglei, Xiao Shenyang, Zhang Yimou's daughter and others went out to eat, drink and sing karaoke.
Originally, the two of them had some disputes over their scenes in the movie.
This time I drink, I get drunk.
I felt dizzy all of a sudden.
It happened that a fan came to ask for an autograph from Xiao Shenyang, but they didn’t really recognize Sun Honglei.
After going back and forth, the two had a quarrel.
The two Northeasterners are really both tigers and tigers.
"What are you looking at?"
"What are you looking at!"
Little Shenyang shouted angrily. Sun Honglei slapped his forehead.
A great battle because of Sun Honglei’s mistake, everyone suddenly woke up!
This palm directly shattered the vase and even fractured Sun Honglei himself.
"I said, Director Guan, please stop laughing. My arm is in a cast now. How can I go out for interviews?"
"Then don't go out, it's hurt. It took me a hundred days to move my muscles and bones."
Guan Ling suddenly remembered a rumor in his previous life, saying that it was Sun Honglei who was looking for trouble, and Xiao Shenyang did it directly. In the end, Zhao Benshan asked Sun Honglei to kneel down and apologize. Okay, maybe this is the reason?
"Oh. Director Guan, I thanked you before, but you didn't answer so many calls. Now, are you calling me? Are you looking for something to do with me?"
Sun Honglei was also quite helpless.
“But before you say anything, let me tell you, Director Guan, I really didn’t expect that Director Guan, an internationally renowned film director, could just make a move and completely crush the TV series. You have suppressed countless TV series of the same type and created a new trend in TV series. Now everyone asks me for your contact information, director Guan. I really don’t dare to give it to you. If you give it, you will be stealing my role.”
“Okay! , stop it."
Guan Ling immediately shut down Sun Honglei's flattery and said, "There was a character who wanted to talk to you, but let's talk about it later."
"Don't mention it. Ah." Sun Honglei said, "Director Guan, I can play your role even if I have a broken leg, not to mention a broken leg."
"I won't let you play it. Cripple."
Guan Ling chatted for a few words without talking about the character, and hung up the phone.
Sun Honglei’s home.
Sun Honglei looked at his real girlfriend Xiao Wang, who was much younger than him, with a wise light in his eyes.
"Director Guan called me and said that he had a role to discuss. In the end, we stopped talking. What do you mean by this?"
My little girlfriend is just twenty-four years old.
Hearing this, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Director Guan, Guan Ling?"
"Uh!" Sun Honglei blinked and nodded eagerly, a little confused.
I have been thinking hard for a long time, but I can't find the solution.
That night, Guan Ling and Liu Yifei laughed for a long time because of a piece of gossip.
While Sun Honglei tossed and turned at home, he was confused for several days.
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July.
The summer season has officially begun. Transformers has been released for half a month, and the mainland box office has reached 230 million.
While this box office data amazed the industry, it also gave all film production companies a shot in the arm.
Many people suddenly realized that with the increase in theaters and the number of screens, it seems that it is not that difficult to achieve a movie box office of 200 million.
Many directors’ hearts began to throb again.
Twenty days after the release of "Shoplifters", the box office is currently at 177 million. The box office development has been slow at this point.
As a 3D movie released simultaneously around the world, "Ice Age 3" took in a box office of 17 million yuan on its first day.
But this is far from the level of this movie.
Because even in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, this movie is a hard-to-get ticket.
Just because the current domestic 3D movie projection equipment is not perfect enough, the box office seems to be very low.
In fact, in North America, the box office of this movie in the three days of its first weekend has reached 42 million US dollars. Even with "Transformers 2", it is still capable of fighting.
In fact, 3D movies are nothing new.
However, because its production cost is about 15% higher than that of two-dimensional films, and post-production is also more time-consuming, it was initially just a trick used by some movies to show off their skills.
In recent years, as Hollywood producers have been increasingly hit by piracy, more and more film producers regard 3D films as a winning weapon against piracy.
Disney has stated that it will remake classic cartoons such as the "Cars" series and "Beauty and the Beast" into 3D versions.
In addition to traditional cartoons, horror films, science fiction films, etc. have also taken the 3D express. Many people even want to use this effect as a trump card for movie battles.
Since 3D movies have special requirements for projection equipment, in major theaters, whether they have already tasted the benefits of "Ice Age 3" or those who missed this opportunity because of slow shooting, currently They are all seizing the time to add or introduce relevant equipment in order to catch the next few "shuttle buses".
Dadi Cinemas called Guan Ling. They had been working on the construction of digital cinemas.
There are a lot of 3D theaters in China, but this time it still gave General Manager Yan Yu a big mental shock.
"Director Guan, do you think we need to increase the number of digital projectors we introduce?"
"My suggestion is yes."
Guan Ling is now also a shareholder of Dadi Cinemas. He naturally supports this.
Because Guan Ling knows very well that in half a year, "Avatar" will bring its sensation to the world.
Guan Ling also intends to make "Inception" into 3D. Due to the shortened shooting time and reduced cost, the final effect can be better.
Of course Han Sanpin is also paying close attention to the domestic film market.
Especially the news about the summer season.
When he saw the box office of "Transformers 2" in China, Han Sanpin had to say "Awesome" in his heart.
When he saw that "Ice Age 3" continued to take the domestic box office by storm, Han Sanpin's thoughts started to move again.
The domestic film market is in full swing, but there is a lack of blockbusters like these two movies. Han Sanpin feels really envious and uncomfortable at the same time.
The Palme d'Or had just enjoyed themselves before, but now, it immediately became jealous again.
But Han Sanpin’s envy is far from over.
On July 15, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released nationwide. The film's first-day box office gross was 24 million.
Does this seem like a lot?
Not much?
But the theater knows best that the main consumers of this movie are students who buy half-price tickets. Therefore, the actual number of moviegoers even exceeds the "Transformers 2" that became a hit last month. And this movie, It just opened yesterday with a box office of 420 million.
In North America, "Haha 6" was released in 3,003 theaters on the first day, earning a box office of US$22.2 million. This result is not only much higher than the US$16 million opening of "Transformers 2" on the same day. The film's performance broke the previous box office record of 18 million US dollars set by "The Dark Knight", and "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" followed closely with a debut of 17 million US dollars.
After watching the movie, many viewers said that they were very impressed by the special effects scenes in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". Each scene was exquisite and grand, especially the opening scene in London. The broken Jubilee Bridge is the most interesting. It is reported that the 15-minute IMAX-3D screen in the film also shows this scene.
Han Sanpin finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Comparing these Hollywood blockbusters, except for "Shoplifters", which relied on Guan Ling, the box office during this period was less than 200 million.
As for other movies, only Zhang Yishan's "Searching for Jackie Chan" has become a little dark horse.
cctv5 also specially organized a grand premiere for this movie. As a film that combines youth inspiration, sunshine, kung fu, suspense, comedy and other elements, this movie faces "Transformers 2" and other Not afraid of strong enemies, the film's box office exceeded 12 million in ten days, setting a new record for the highest box office of a domestic children's film.
But as soon as Harbin 6 was released, it fell off a cliff.
This movie has merits. After all, Cheng Long is not the starring role, and it is considered a success at the box office. It mainly drives the vigorous development of domestic children's-themed movies and realizes the exploration of genres for children's films.
Deserves recognition.
But Han Sanpin was still not happy.
On this day, Han Sanpin thought about it for a long time.
I have a lot of things to say, and I don’t know who to talk to.
In the end I chose Guan Ling.
Dialed Guan Ling.
"Director Guan, I've been thinking about it over and over recently. I'm not afraid of Director Guan's jokes. I really just like big ones!"
"The gap in the level of the film industry, It’s difficult!”
"Looking at these Hollywood blockbusters, I am really envious. When will we, the Chinese film industry, be able to ride on the head of Hollywood films and shit like this!"
Han Sanpin's tone was rather vulgar.
But he didn't care at all.
“Look, once these movies were released, they were so scared that domestic movies were afraid to be released throughout July. “The Overheard” was scheduled for the end of July, and “Up” was scheduled for August. At the beginning of the month, "Silver Empire", "Perfect", "Roboman", and "Invisible Killer" will all be released in mid-to-late August.
I really don't dare to play.
If we can't beat "Transformers", that's it. We can't beat even a Hollywood cartoon. "
Guan Ling felt uncomfortable after hearing Han Sanpin's words.
But everything Han Sanpin said is true. If you want to play in Hollywood movies now, you really have to play at a Hollywood level.
I really can’t beat the domestic ones.
The only one that can be played this year is "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".
Talking about "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", Han Sanpin had something to say again.
"By the way, Director Guan, when are you going to return to China? I still keep my role as a reporter. If you don't give me a cameo, my movie will lose 20 million in box office!"< br>
The two chatted for a long time.
The thoughts in Guan Ling's heart gradually became clear.
Anyway, we will be cooperating with Lionsgate Films to shoot fifty new movies. In fact, many low-cost, high-grossing movies around the world are now worthy of preparation and operation!
(End of this chapter)