Chapter 564 Destiny
“Old man, why can I be here if it wasn’t because of you?
Running away from home, how old are you and you still run away from home, that’s your biological father, how can you hide from him? Where are you going?
Bring your sister out too, it’s so dangerous outside!”
Wu Mengda completed the scene in prison where Han Ziang taught Liu Qi a lesson.
Gu Wei doesn't have any lines in this scene, he just needs to be beaten.
"And you!" After saying Liu Qi, Han Ziang turned his attention to Han Duoduo.
But after all, I couldn’t bear to scold my beloved granddaughter.
“Have you learned how to steal?
Steal my card
Just do whatever your brother tells you to do, you are stupid! "
"Uncle Da, I see you look much better than you did a few days ago." After filming this scene, the staff were moving things to transition, and several actors were resting nearby.
" After two days of rest, my body feels better.
Old man, if this were the case before, this workload would be nothing at all.”
Wu Mengda held a portable oxygen bottle and breathed oxygen while lamenting that time is not forgiving.
"What do you think is the difference between filming our scene and filming in Hong Kong Island?" Gu Wei was also resting, and chatted with Wu Mengda for a few words when he had nothing to do.
“I started filming in my early 20s and have been filming for more than 40 years now. I have watched Hong Kong Island movies from their heyday to their decline.
Compared with the mainland, Hong Kong Island is still too small-minded, like this A movie with hundreds of people, big scenes, large sets, and various elaborate props cannot be filmed in Hong Kong."
As he spoke, he picked up the well-made mechanical props at hand.
“Back then, I was filming TV series at TVB. There were dozens of costume dramas, and everyone used the same set, and the clothes and props were all made in various ways.
The same goes for movies. A dozen or so people make up a small crew. Sometimes a movie takes more than ten days from start to finish. "
"But at that time, Hong Kong Island also produced many excellent film and television dramas." Zhao Jinmai interrupted while listening to the two chatting.
"Haha. Yes, although that It is an era of quick success and quick profit, but after all, there are still people who are making movies with their heart.
But Hong Kong Island is too small after all, only about one-tenth the size of Qindao, and the market is limited. Filmmakers there are filming When I was young, I was used to being petty, and it was difficult to shoot any big scenes
If our movie was handed over to a Hong Kong director, tsk tsk”
Wu Mengda shook his head and said nothing further.
However, Gu Wei next to him knew that the shooting style was one thing. The directors and production teams from Hong Kong who came to the mainland to film movies were accustomed to sucking blood from the crew. The 400 million investment could finally be used for movies. I don’t know how many there will be.
“But the films produced by Xingye have always been very good, [Kung Fu] and [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons] are very good-looking!” It seems that Zhao Jinmai is a fan of Zhou Xingchi.
“Hahaha
Is he a genius? He works hard enough, so he can succeed in everything he does!”
Starting from "Kung Fu", Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda completely parted ways. The two worked together for more than ten years and brought many classics to the audience. However, in the end they became strangers due to differences in filming and conflicts of interest.
However, Wu Mengda never said anything bad about Zhou Xingchi in front of outsiders.
"Grandpa Wu, how did you and Master Xing meet?"
"To be honest, I had no impression of Zhou Xingchi when we first met.
Because we are all on the same TV station, he does his children's program, and I do Happy Tonight, or dramas
When I saw him, I had no idea who he was. I just wanted to say hello.
He might have known me at that time, because I started to gain a little fame after "Chu Liuxiang". At that time, Zhou Xingchi had just entered TVB's actor training class."
Ng Mengda resumed During normal filming, Guo Fan split up his scenes and tried to reduce the length of his daily shooting to avoid another problem with his body.
The time soon came to late July. As of yesterday, "Take My Brother Away" has been in theaters for 15 days, with a box office of 218 million. However, the current single-day box office is less than 5 million, and it has been impacted by the release of new films such as "The Legend of Wukong" and "Father and Son". The box office has also dropped a lot, and it will be difficult for the final box office to reach 250 million.”
The release date of "Wolf Warrior 2" was getting closer and closer, and Gu Wei asked for leave to return to Beijing.
On the way, Yang Dan reported to him the results of Han's daughter's movie "Take My Brother Away Quickly". "It's already very good. I didn't expect to make money, so I didn't expect to get a surprise.
It seems I should give Senior Sister Han a call. Congratulations on the box office success of your debut film.
By the way, was there a movie called [Qinghe Nangao] released a few days ago? ”
Gu Wei was able to think of this movie because it starred Jingtian.
Some time ago, Gu Wei went to Shanghai to attend a fan meeting, and Da Tiantian specially sent him a message, inviting him to attend the premiere of [Qing He Nan Gao].
Unfortunately, Gu Wei is too busy recently and has no time at all. He has to go back to the group to film after finishing his work in Shanghai.
He has planned a lot of activities in the past two months, and he needs to take leave frequently. It is impossible for him to run around for other people's affairs.
Even if Guo Fan didn't say anything, Gu Wei himself would feel bad.
Moreover, Ni Ni invited him to attend the premiere of "The Legend of Wukong", but he refused because he couldn't leave for filming, and Da Tiantian was no exception.
“[Qing He Nan Gao] was released on the same day as [The Legend of Wukong].
However, this film had a particularly poor box office. It was released for more than a week, and the total box office was less than 20 million yuan.
The producer is expected to suffer a huge loss!”
Yang Dan paused as he spoke.
"And I have read some online reviews about this movie. The reputation is very bad, and the Douban score is less than 4 points."
Gu Wei touched his chin, not surprised.
Isn’t it normal for a movie where Da Tiantian is the protagonist to be a blockbuster?
“From the beginning of this summer season until now, there has not been a single hit movie in the domestic film market.
[Take My Brother Away Quickly] has a box office of over 200 million, which is already considered very good. .
The best box office performance this month is "The Legend of Monkey King", which was released for 8 days and had a box office of 520 million. However, the decline is now obvious, and the single-day box office has dropped to just over 10 million.
There is also a much-anticipated fantasy comedy [Meow Star], directed by Chen Musheng and starring Gu Tianle and Ma Li. However, the box office in the first week of release was less than 40 million, and the reputation was also a mess."
"Haha. I didn't expect the market to be so cold in the first month of this summer's season.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s just the darkness before dawn.
I believe the audience has been looking forward to a movie worth watching”
The schedule for [Wolf Warrior 2] was chosen by Wu Jing. When Gu Wei found out, he took a brief look at the summer schedule and found that there were no noteworthy films, so he agreed.
But he didn’t expect that the summer market would be so cold this year.
Last year, "Tomb Raiders" also sold 1 billion at the box office, and Gu Wei's own "Tang Detective 2" set a box office record for Chinese movies.
This year’s environment is like all the blockbuster movies making concessions to the upcoming [Wolf Warrior 2].
Gu Wei knew that no one planned this situation in advance, and no one else knew that the highly anticipated films would perform so poorly.
Maybe this is the fate of "Wolf Warrior 2". The right time, right place, and people are destined to go down in the history of Chinese movies.
“One more thing, [I’m Not the God of Medicine] directed by Wen Mu has been completed and is currently in the post-production stage at the company.” What kind of work will Director Mu Ye make?"
This version does not have Xu Zheng, and Gu Wei is added. Although the plot has not changed, the final effect is definitely different from the original version. Gu Wei is also looking forward to it.
(End of this chapter)