Chapter 302 Liu Yifei returns to China
The drama "The King of Kung Fu" is a co-production, jointly invested and filmed by the internationally renowned production company Lionsgate, the American Relativity Media company and the domestic Huayi Brothers Media Group.
The filming started on May 2nd and was shot in Anji, Dunhuang, Xianju, Wuyishan and Hengdian.
The U.S. release date of its film has been targeted for 2008. At that time, Lionsgate UK will be responsible for the distribution of the film in the United Kingdom, Huayi Brothers Media Group will be responsible for the film's domestic promotion and distribution, and the American Relativity Media company will be responsible for the film's domestic promotion and distribution. It will be responsible for selling distribution rights in other countries and regions.
When Liu Yifei got this role, she originally promised Hua Yi to join, but then she regretted it.
Naturally, both parties were somewhat unhappy.
At this point in time, Huayi is one of the overlords in the film and television industry.
Liu Yifei offended Huayi, which is equivalent to a soft ban.
Because Zhang Yimou only favors new actresses except Gong Li, it is difficult for Liu Yifei to have the opportunity to cooperate with her.
Gu Changwei and others are also making art films, and they will not use her either.
In the entire mainland film industry, apart from the films produced by the China Film Department, only the Beijing and Hong Kong films related to Huayi are left.
As for Chengtian, there are many artists signed but not many resources.
In other words, if you offend Hua Yi and don’t have connections in the northwest, it will be like being soft-blocked.
It was precisely because Hua Yi held a pivotal position in the film industry that Deng Chao wanted to squeeze into the film industry, so he went to hook up with her.
Facts have proved that Huayi does have the energy to soft-block Liu Yifei.
Since the two sides fell out, Liu Yifei has been involved in various negative news.
It was not until 2010 that Chen Jinfei hooked up with Hong Kong Island resources, which made Liu Yifei appear on the big screen again.
Then, capital entered the film and television industry, and a new era began. Coupled with the decline of Huayi, the so-called soft ban had little effect.
Of course, even in a new era, Liu Yifei has always been excluded from the Beijing circle.
As for the field of TV dramas.
Although her current position is no longer acting in TV series, but to develop into the film industry.
But the fact is that she is not easy to get along with in the field of TV dramas.
Zhouyi Film and Television has declined. Nowadays, Tangren is the most popular TV drama production company.
"Legend of Sword and Fairy" starring Liu Yifei is a TV series produced by Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty wanted to sign Liu Yifei, but Liu Yifei refused.
In the same drama as Hua Yi, Liu Yifei refused to post Tang Dynasty's announcement to the outside world and would no longer cooperate with Liu Yifei, nor any of her artists.
The film industry was softly blocked by Huayi, and the television industry was explicitly prohibited from cooperation by Tangren.
One is one of the overlords in the film industry, and the other is one of the overlords in the television industry.
Of course, the television industry is full of hills, unlike the film industry which offended Hua Yi and others and offended most of the film industry.
However, the fact that there are so many mountains in the TV industry also means that except for a thriving film and television company like Tang Dynasty, which can tell whether the TV drama resources it controls are high-quality resources at a glance, it is difficult for many other companies to tell.
Liu Yifei is now very famous, and for the sake of her own reputation, she cannot bear the risks.
So, although there are many hills in the television industry, there are few choices available to her.
These days, unlike seven or eight years later, the difference between TV and movie stars is no longer obvious.
Right now, the status of TV celebrities is far lower than that of movie celebrities.
In this case, in order to stabilize her status in the industry, Liu Yifei's team will only choose to cooperate with well-known TV drama production companies, even if they switch to the field of TV dramas.
And...it also needs to be an excellent TV drama script.
In the original timeline, Liu Yifei did not film any more TV series after she decided to develop into the film industry.
It wasn’t until 2017, ten years later, that he began to take on TV series again.
In this era, what matters is traffic. Although the class gap between TV drama fans and movie fans still exists, it is not as obvious as it was ten years ago.
Liu Yifei thought for a while, took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Wang Shu: "Director Wang, are you busy filming?"
"No, in the car." Wang Shu replied.
He is not in the capital at the moment, but moving to a small county in the southwest for filming.
“In the car?” Liu Yifei looked confused.
“I am on my way to another location for filming.” Wang Shu edited a text message to explain.
“That’s it!” Liu Yifei suddenly realized.
Wang Shu edited the text message: "Have you returned to the capital?"
Although he and Liu Yifei rarely met, they often sent each other text messages to communicate.
Wang Shu is a great director after all, so naturally he plays a big role in Liu Yifei's heart.
These two identities naturally have a correlation of interests.
For example, Brother Hu, even if he has become a well-known actor in the future, he will always be polite and condescending when sending messages to Chen Jiashang.
This is the attitude an actor should have towards a great director.
"I'm back in Beijing. The filming of "The King of Kung Fu" is about to start. Get ready to go back to Beijing." Liu Yifei replied.
"Haha, after this film is finished, will you become an international star in the future?" Wang Shu joked.
"The King of Kung Fu" is a co-production, starring Chen Long and Jet Li, and has always been very popular.
"You are thinking too much." Liu Yifei knew that Wang Shu was teasing, so she replied with a dark face.
When Wang Shu saw this reply, he stopped teasing and edited the text message: "I'm not in Beijing now. When I return to Beijing, we will have time to have dinner together."
"Okay!" Liu Yifei agreed.
After answering, he edited the text message: "After I returned to Beijing, I heard that "Terror Cruise" directed by you has been screened internally and said that the response was very good."
"Is there any chance this time? Is it confident that the box office will exceed 300 million and achieve the number one result?”
This number one refers to the number one domestic film box office.
"Well, if you want to ask if I have confidence, of course I will answer yes. But the reality is that 300 million box office is not something that can be achieved, so I just have confidence. As for what will happen, it depends on whether the audience will buy it. Yes." Wang Shu replied.
2007 is not 2017 10 years later.
The highest box office this year was only 282 million, which was achieved by the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers".
For the whole year, there was no movie with a box office of more than 300 million.
In fact, if the Film and Television Bureau had not issued a statement forcing "Transformers" to be released, this movie would have achieved better results.
With the popularity of "Transformers" when it was released, it is a sure thing that it will surpass "Titanic" which earned 40 million US dollars in the mainland.
In the end, due to the fate of the Film and Television Bureau, the box office was fixed at 282 million when it was released.
Otherwise, this will be a movie that breaks the record of "The City of Gold" and becomes the second movie in domestic theaters to exceed 300 million.
Obviously, it is precisely because the box office trend of "Transformers" is likely to exceed 300 million and it will become the next "Titanic", so the Film and Television Bureau ordered it to be released.
There is already a mountain that has been erected for nearly ten years and has not been climbed over. The film and television bureau does not want another mountain to appear.
Therefore, the box office of "Transformers" was fixed at 282 million and was forced to be released by the film and television bureau, instead of surpassing the 292 million of "The Golden Jacket" to become a new big mountain. "Titanic", released in 1998, was the first movie to exceed 300 million in domestic theaters.
It’s just that this movie is not only a foreign language film, but also has little reference value for the film market at that time.
Because, in 1998, the domestic movie box office for the whole year was only 1.44 billion, while the box office of "Titanic" was 320 million, accounting for one-fifth of the total.
This kind of box office myth is difficult for domestic movies to replicate.
Under normal circumstances, when talking about the first domestic film to break hundreds of millions, it mainly refers to domestic films and does not include foreign language films.
And the movie box office rankings will also only rank domestic movies separately, and then use this list to speak for itself.
These days, Hollywood blockbusters are absolutely a scourge for mainland filmmakers.
For example, when the movie "Transformers" was released in the mainland, it was not like the overwhelming publicity when "The Golden Armor" was released.
This Hollywood blockbuster was not promoted at all in China. Not only was the premiere omitted, but the main creative staff never came to promote it.
In this way, even though it was forced to be released by the film and television bureau, it earned 282 million at the box office.
As for domestic movies, all kinds of publicity are overwhelming, and the box office is only 100 or 200 million, and even more than 100 million cannot be achieved.
Therefore, if these foreign language films are also ranked together with domestic films, then domestic filmmakers will have no shame to speak.
Only by making a list that only ranks domestic movies at the box office can we speak loudly like an ostrich.
"I have confidence in Director Wang, and I can definitely break the 300 million mark." Liu Yifei replied.
Wang Shu was noncommittal about this.
The market in 2007 was enough to support the emergence of movies with a box office of over 300 million.
As long as the promotion and distribution are in place, "Terror Cruise" has a chance to exceed 300 million.
Although there were already more than 300 million domestic movies in 1998, one-fifth of them cannot be replicated after all.
Under normal circumstances, it is basically impossible for a movie to exceed 300 million.
Now, under normal circumstances, there can be movies that exceed 300 million.
"Haha, I'll lend you some good words." Wang Shu didn't like to open champagne at halftime, so he didn't say anything deeply.
“My hunch is very accurate.” Liu Yifei replied.
“Why did I feel a little panicked when I saw you say that?” Wang Shu saw Liu Yifei’s reply and edited the teasing text message.
“Uh, I’m not going to lie to you, my hunch was really accurate!” Liu Yifei smiled happily when she saw Wang Shu’s reply text message and edited the text message.
"Okay. When will "The King of Kung Fu" be launched?" Wang Shu edited the text message.
Liu Yifei curled her lips after reading the message. The content of the text message that changed the topic was too obvious. She did not dwell on the topic just now, but edited the text message to reply: "It should be in May."
"It's May. I should be returning to Beijing in late April. If you are still in Beijing then, I will treat you to dinner." Wang Shu edited the text message.
In Liu Yifei's eyes, this text message was still Wang Shu changing the subject. She said: "Okay, can I call Shang Changchang together then?"
"Shu Chang is now Are we with you?" Wang Shu asked in confusion after reading the text message.
"No, she's not here, but I will have dinner with her tonight." Liu Yifei replied.
"Okay, let's call Shu Chang together when the time comes." Wang Shu edited the text message and replied.
The two chatted for a while before ending the exchange.
After a long journey, Wang Shu followed the crew to a small county in southwest China.
When I arrived at this place, the first thing I did was not to be busy with filming, but to meet and have dinner with the staff of certain local departments.
After all, Wang Shu is now a big director and star. His being able to come here to shoot scenes will bring a lot of benefits to the local area.
Not to mention anything else, just the filming location, after the crew leaves, the local area can use this as a gimmick to attract tourists and boost the local economy.
So, the staff of some local departments were not only very polite, but also opened the door to facilitate the crew's subsequent filming.
After these mundane matters were almost settled, the crew began filming in full swing.
At the same time, the news that Wang Shu and his group came to shoot the scene also spread throughout the local area, and many local residents came to watch.
Fortunately, staff from certain local departments provided help, which enabled the filming to proceed smoothly.
A few days later.
Mei Ting knocked on the door of Wang Shu's hotel room, walked in generously and asked, "Would you like to go out for a walk?"
"Huh?" Wang Shu asked Lu was confused and didn't want to go out.
This is a small county town in the southwest. You can walk around and look around during the day. At night, except for the brightly lit square area, there is basically nothing to see in other places.
"It's not easy to come here. I don't have time during the day, so I have to go out at night." Mei Tiao said with a faint look in her eyes.
Actually, on this issue, Wang Shu can completely say that after Mei Ting's role is completed, she can take a tour of the county before returning to Beijing.
It’s just that this answer is too straightforward.
So he pinched Mei Ting's face and said with a smile: "Okay!"
After that, they changed their clothes and went out together.
Before that, someone in the hotel saw Mei Ting knocking on the door and walking into Wang Shu's room. Now they saw the two of them going out together, and their suspicions were instantly dispelled.
Obviously, Mei Ting entered Wang Shu’s room not to engage in some male-female matters, but to ask Wang Shu to go out together.
As we all know, Mei Tiao is unfamiliar with the place here.
Among the crew, the person she is most familiar with is Wang Shu.
So, it is normal to call Wang Shu when you go out.
"Director Wang, are you going out?" The young lady at the front desk asked concernedly when she saw Wang Shu and Mei Ting seemed to be going out.
"Yes." Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then explained, "Since I came here, I have been either on the set or in the hotel every day. I haven't gone out for shopping yet."
"It's dark now. Not only are there not many people on the road, but it's not easy to be recognized. Let's go out for a walk and get some fresh air."
This reason is perfect. The lady at the front desk also knows that Wang Shu doesn't want to be recognized. She went out and attracted onlookers, and then reminded: "Then you should be careful, after all, you are not as safe at night as during the day."
She was not worried that Wang Shu and Mei Ting would encounter vicious gangsters when they went out, but she was talking about sneaking this A category.
"Thank you. We will pay attention." Wang Shu responded with a smile.
With that said, under the watchful eyes of the young lady at the front desk, he and Mei Ting walked out of the hotel door.
Looking at the surrounding night, Mei Ting said coldly: "That little sister just now seems to care about you very much?"
"Uh" Wang Shu opened his mouth, wanting to say this is normal.
After all, he has also starred in several idol dramas. With his image as the leading actor in idol dramas, he will definitely make some young ladies fall in love with him.
It is abnormal to not please young ladies.
(End of this chapter)