Chapter 623: Marching forward
In the Western restaurant.
Wearing a dark brown suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and a mature hairstyle like a middle-aged man, Gu Wei was cutting the steak on the plate in front of him in a leisurely manner.
The camera slowly zooms in, and the steak, which is about 50% cooked, still has some bloodshot streaks in it. This also symbolizes that the "Lu Shiyi" in 2018 is not the kind and innocent "Lu Ming" back then, but a ruthless, ruthless, and cruel person. The unscrupulous real estate tycoon.
“You are harming Lu Ming”
Gu Wei looked calm and looked up at Liu Yifei opposite, who was dressed in a slightly rustic style.
“Your apartment has been deformed, right?
The next step is to disappear.
There will be two situations for Lu Ming.
The first one , follow my current trajectory step by step to reach today; the other is, because of your appearance, he did something he shouldn't have done, and will eventually be swallowed up."
"Being swallowed means" Liu Yifei looked confused.
"He will die"
"Although there will be no problem between you and me, you don't want him to be in danger, right?" Obviously, Gu Wei, who plays Lu Shiyi, is deceiving Gu Xiao at this moment. Jiao.
According to the logic in the movie, if the past changes, the current people and things will disappear. Therefore, if Lu Ming's life trajectory changes, the real person who will be swallowed up will be Lu Shiyi.
So he wanted to persuade Gu Xiaojiao through deception not to interfere with Lu Ming, and to try to let history move forward according to its original trajectory.
"Then how can we save him?"
"Leave him.
Lu Ming and I are the same person, but I can give you a better life.
Most The key thing is that we are from the same time and space. This is reality.
And you don’t have to accompany him to grow up to gain something, right?”
At this point, Gu Wei smiled, with a tone that was 30% sarcastic and 70% playful
"Click! Passed!"
Director Su Lun's voice came from behind the monitor.
"How about this, isn't this effect good?" said Xu Zheng, who was also looking at the screen beside him.
“It’s very good. The “Lu Ming” years ago and the “Lu Shiyi” 19 years later gave Gu Wei two completely different feelings when performing.
From the perspective of a bystander, except for the fact that they look the same, they are two completely different people." Su Lun praised him without hesitation.
"Haha, it's normal. If you don't have two brushes, you can't always let yourself be handsome. The audience liked it”
“What would you like to eat tonight? "
After changing clothes and coming out to meet Liu Yifei, Gu Wei asked.
" Make up your mind, didn't you say you want to see [Nezha]? ”
"Then just have a bite at the local restaurant nearby. I saw that you ate quite a lot on New Year's Day."
"What, I didn't. It's obvious that you ate more, but that's my appetite." It’s relatively small, I only ate a little bit”
“Okay, a little bit
The cinema has been arranged, and you can go there after dinner. It happens to be the Spring Festival period now, so everyone goes to work as usual , and there are fewer people watching movies.”
“I’ll listen to you.”
As early as when "Nezha" was released during the Spring Festival, Liu Yifei mentioned that she wanted to watch it. She was very curious about what this animated film that Gu Wei was interested in and now a hit was like.
The two of them left the set together and went to a nearby movie theater after dinner.
Everything was arranged by Gu Wei's personal team, and soon the two of them entered the theater and started watching the movie.
"Here you go."
After sitting down, Gu Wei took out a packet of paper and handed it over.
"What for?"
"I can use it to watch a movie later."
Liu Yifei took it dubiously and put it aside.
From the beginning of the movie, from the completion of [Nezha] production to the premiere to today, Gu Wei has watched it several times, so no matter how touching the plot is, he has no reaction now.
But Liu Yifei is different. Today is her first time watching this animated movie.
Originally, Taiyi Zhenren and Shen Gongbao were very happy when they appeared on the stage, but as the plot progressed, she slowly inserted herself into the role of the movie.
Shen Gongbao said: "The prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain. No matter how hard you try, you can't move it." She also felt deeply.
When Li Jing asked for a life-changing talisman and wanted to die for his son, Liu Yifei's eyes had already started to turn red.
Waiting until the last battle, when Nezha shouted, "My fate is not up to me! Whether it is a demon or a fairy, it is up to you." She leaned next to Gu Wei and took out a tissue to wipe it. tears.
The movie ended and the subtitles were scrolling on the screen. Liu Yifei took a tissue and blew her nose. She was obviously moved by the plot of the cartoon.
"No wonder this Spring Festival movie can achieve such a high box office. You were so confident back then. It is such a good movie."
"When did my vision miss it?
But you There's no need to be so moved, right?" Gu Wei lifted up the hair hanging down by her cheek, looked at Liu Yifei's red eyes, and said funny.
“What, it’s really touching, okay?
All the characters in it are very vivid and three-dimensional, including the defiant Nezha, Li Jing and his wife, and the funny Taiyi Zhenren , I can’t even hate Shen Gongbao as the villain.”
Gu Wei looked at Liu Yifei's pear-shaped face, and his heart moved.
"Do you know why Yuanshi Tianzun didn't choose Shen Gongbao to be the "Twelve Golden Immortal"?"
"Because he is from the demon clan?" Gu Wei shook his head.
“Because he has bad intentions and easily goes astray?” Gu Wei shook his head again.
“Then why?”
Gu Wei smiled.
"It is said that Yuanshi Tianzun went to Shen Gongbao alone and said to him: "Disciple, you are superb in Taoism and have strong ability to do things. I will give you the last spot of the Twelve Golden Immortals. Do you want it? "
After hearing this, Shen Gongbao was overjoyed and immediately bowed his head and knelt down, "I don't. No."
"Hey, since you don't agree, I won't force you. It's all personal fate." After saying that, the original Tianzun left.
“You will not be disappointed! ”
"Hahaha
You know how to tease me." After Gu Wei said this, Liu Yifei immediately smiled, and the sadness just now was gone.
From the first to the sixth day of the lunar month, the 2018 Spring Festival movie season that just passed has set too many records.
The cumulative box office in the six days was 5.676 billion yuan, an increase of nearly 70% from the 3.375 billion yuan in the same period last year.
1.265 billion yuan in a single day on New Year's Day, the highest single-day box office in the global market, the first time in the Chinese market to exceed 1 billion in a single day, and the highest single-day box office for a single film.
[Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World] 2.013 billion yuan, [Monster Hunt 2] 1.475 billion yuan, and [Operation Red Sea] 1.19 billion yuan.
Two billion-rated movies and one two-billion-rated movie have been produced in six days, which is unprecedented; more than 32 million people watched the movie on the first day of the new year, this amazing data has once again been finalized : Watching movies as a family has firmly become one of the contemporary “New Year customs”.
“It is not surprising that [Nezha] can achieve the results it has today.
The audience in our country has always had a certain degree of desire for animated movies.
As early as 15 years ago [The Return of the Great Sage] has achieved a box office of 1.7 billion, which can already prove this
The reason why animated films in recent years have not done very well is entirely because of insufficient production quality, but the market and audience have always been there.
Now [Nezha] comes out, which just meets the audience's needs.
And during the Spring Festival, isn’t it natural that a wonderful animated film with positive energy for family fun and some educational significance should be widely loved by everyone?”
In the crew, Gu Wei specially Taking time out to be interviewed by China Film Reporter
The publicity team led by Jiaozi has already returned to the capital after the road show, and he has also been very busy in recent days accepting interviews from various media arranged by the company. He also appeared in several variety shows.
This made Director Dumpling, who had always worked behind the scenes, feel very uncomfortable.
As a producer of the film, Gu Wei also received many invitations, but he was busy filming and only chose two official media outlets to be interviewed on the set.
“In just four years, as a producer, you have successfully produced two animated films that have achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success. Will there be more and better works to bring to the audience in the future?”
“Of course, for now we have plans for the next step.
Chinese classical mythology is an inexhaustible treasure house. The protagonist of the next Chinese comic will be the charismatic Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun - Yang Jian! ”
[Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World] has become a hit, with a box office of 2 billion in 6 days, a high reputation, and various widely circulated lines, all of which make this animated film extremely popular during the New Year. Comparable popularity.
Just like when [Wolf Warrior 2] became a hit last summer, [Nezha] as an animated movie has now caused widespread discussion in society.
Everyone returns to work after the New Year, and when chatting, they inevitably mention this movie.
The question "Have you seen it?" ”
The one who said, "I watched it with my family."
If any friend says that he has not watched it, the people around him will definitely recommend him to watch it. It is a wonderful movie that cannot be missed. Domestic animated movies.
The evaluation of [Nezha] on the Internet is basically one-sided. The vast majority of viewers who have watched the movie are full of praise for this "Light of Chinese Comic".
【Newly compiled mythical story, telling the sad childhood of Nezha in a non-sad way.
Rich, diverse and imaginative pictures; a plot that contains humor, passion, touching and life perspectives; and a well-arranged narrative rhythm. The climax at the end is one wave after another, making the audience extremely excited. , moved me to tears again, it is really admirable, this is an excellent animated movie. 】
[It is both exciting and core. The fighting scenes, scenes, character expressions, character creation and psychological construction are all perfect.
"It is up to me to decide whether I am a demon or a fairy." "My destiny is up to me and not God." "If fate is unfair, fight it to the end." Born to be stubborn and break stereotypes, this is Nezha! ]
[It is definitely not easy for a child to be born with dark circles.]
[Undoubtedly, this is the best movie during the Spring Festival this year.
The friendship between Nezha and Ao Bing is about hard work and success for each other. There are regrets in this relationship, but there is no right or wrong. They will be happy in the future.
Nezha and his parents walked together halfway, parting ways, and the rest of their lives are long, but they are still waiting for each other with family affection! 】
【Forgive me, when I first watched it, I thought the image of Nezha was extremely ugly, but after seeing it, I gradually got used to it, and when I finally transformed, it was so handsome! 】
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Of course, although [Nezha] is wonderful, it cannot be liked by everyone.
Many people also gave the movie negative reviews online, and the Douban score dropped from 8.9 on the first day to 8.6.
But these are ultimately a minority in front of the huge crowd of people who like movies.
From February 22nd to 25th, from the seventh to the tenth day of the lunar month, the first week after the Spring Festival ends.
The momentum of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" continues unabated, reaching 1 billion in 4 days, and the total number of tickets exceeded 3 billion.
[Operation Red Sea], which has also had an excellent reputation in terms of word-of-mouth, also received a box office of more than 800 million yuan, counterattacking [Monster Hunt 2] with a total box office of 2.018 billion yuan, becoming the runner-up in the Spring Festival box office.
[Monster Hunt 2]’s box office dropped off a cliff after it was released during the Spring Festival, with the total box office struggling to reach 1.624 billion yuan.
As for "Journey to the West", the total box office barely exceeded 600 million, and the single-day box office dropped to less than 20 million.
From this perspective, word-of-mouth and the long-tail effect have a huge impact on a movie. Big production, big IP, superstar franchises, and ultra-high investment in marketing cannot prevent the movie from box office after the collapse of word-of-mouth. of cliff-like decline.
[Monster Hunt 2] and [Journey to the West, My Country] are the most typical examples.
“.Same joy, the results of [Operation Red Sea] are good, but compared to Mr. Gu’s [Nezha] it is still far behind
It can’t be said that it is caring, Miss Zhang Tianai She performs very well in acting, and Director Lin always praises her for her hard work and hard work.
Her contribution is indispensable for the film to achieve this result.
No problem, our two films are the real leaders in the film market now, and interactive publicity can make the popularity last longer.
When Mr. Gu returns to Beijing, my name is Lin Let's get together.
Director Lin said in my ear that he wanted to work with Mr. Gu again.
Okay, that's it, I'll make the arrangements ”
In Bona's president's office, Yu Dong hung up the phone after chatting for a while, and then called his assistant in.
"Find the manager of the marketing department"
Not long after, a short, fat, middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses knocked on the door and came in.
“Old Zheng, for the next online promotion of [Operation Red Sea], we can interact with [Nezha]. It just so happens that we have exceeded 2 billion, and [Nezha] has exceeded 3 billion. This is a good idea.
I have already made an agreement with Mr. Gu from [Wei Tianxia], and they will also cooperate and try to keep our movie popular on the Internet.”
Yu Dong didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point to arrange the work.
"I understand, Mr. Yu, I will implement it right now"
Not long after the marketing manager left, Lin Chaoxian knocked on the door and came in.
"Director Lin, sit down quickly"
Facing Lin Chaoxian, Yu Dong was much more enthusiastic than his subordinates. He stood up and poured tea for him personally.
"Director Lin has worked hard on the road show these days."
"It should be. Fortunately, the results of [Operation Red Sea] are not bad, and it has lived up to the efforts of the creative team."
Lin Chaoxian picked up the teacup. He blew on it and took a sip.
"[Operation Red Sea] has a very good reputation. According to the current box office trend, it should not be a problem to break 3 billion.
Director Lin can take a break, I will arrange the marketing team to continue online Propaganda”
"Listen to the company's arrangements"
The two chatted for a while, and Yu Dong suddenly asked.
"Of the two films we talked about before, which one does Director Lin plan to shoot first?"
Lin Chaoxian put down his tea cup and thought for a while.
“The scale of [Winter and the Lion] is too grand. It is different from the films I have made before. It is a real war film.
I'm afraid that I can't control it with my current abilities.
And I still need to communicate with Lan Xiaolong about a lot of the content in it.
Let’s shoot [Emergency Rescue] first.”
Lan Xiaolong, a famous domestic writer and screenwriter, is the screenwriter of [Soldier Assault] and [I Got to Commander My Regiment].
The name "Winter and Lion" may be unfamiliar to many people, but it also has another name called "Changjin Lake"
"Yes, compared to [Winter and the Lion], [Emergency Rescue] is much easier to shoot.
Does Director Lin have any thoughts on the actors?"
"The male protagonist "Gao Qian" The best candidate is of course Gu Wei, but he did not participate in the previous [Operation Red Sea]. [Emergency Rescue] is inferior to [Operation Red Sea] in terms of story and concept. I wonder if he will be interested."
Yu Dong lowered his head and thought for a while.
“Let’s give it a try, it would be the best if we can cooperate again.”
"If that doesn't work, Peng Yuyan is also a good alternative. I have worked with him before, and I have a very good impression. He is a very hard-working actor." Director Lin is really optimistic about Peng Yuyan.”
“It’s not that I am optimistic, but that he is really working hard enough to make progress. I think he has become very close to Jiang Wen in the past two years, and Director Jiang also appreciates him.”
"Okay, let's make the decision first. I'll communicate with Gu Wei first. If it doesn't work, I'll make the decision with Peng Yuyan!"
Yu Dong attaches great importance to Lin Chaoxian's opinion.
(End of this chapter)