Chapter 737: It turns out that I am a theater tyrant
During the National Day, the sharp drop in temperature in many places across the country is in sharp contrast to the explosive growth of the mainland film market.
According to the "golden rule" that film quality determines the box office capacity of the period, the ability to deliver goods during the National Day period in 2019 is unprecedented.
From September 30 to October 7, a total of 9 new films were released, with 123 million moviegoers nationwide, 2.9073 million screenings, and a box office of 5.048 billion in eight days, surpassing all previous movies. National Day stalls.
In terms of single films, the top three National Day films contributed nearly 97% of the box office during the period.
Among them, "My Motherland and Me" ranked first at the box office during the period with a score of 2.203 billion.
Currently, the cumulative box office of this film has reached 2.228 billion, and the final box office is expected to hit the 3 billion mark.
[Captain of China], which ranks second in the schedule with a score of 1.915 billion, has a total box office of nearly 2 billion.
[The Climber], which was released simultaneously in North America and the UK, ranked third at the box office with a score of 777 million.
The blessing of multiple favorable factors such as "the right time, the right place and the right people" has made this year's National Day event the strongest in history.
"Congratulations, Brother Wei. Another 2 billion-plus blockbuster movie has been bagged. The total box office of the movies you starred in has reached 30 billion. It's really an exaggeration!"
[Celebrating More Than Years] In the crew, during the break between filming, everyone was chatting about several movies that were being screened during the National Day holiday. Guo Qilin looked at Gu Wei with envy.
"[My Motherland and Me] really doesn't count. Although I was the leading actor in the [Return] unit, I only appeared for less than 5 minutes and was filmed in a few days.
This Movies in this category rely on themes, and the role of a single star is very limited, so it can hardly be regarded as actual performance."
Gu Wei waved his hand. Although "My Motherland and Me" was a hit, he didn't take it too seriously. Well, in the first place, I took on this film solely to complete the mission.
Tian Xiwei's eyes widened, "According to what you said, Brother Wei, Du Jiang Studio's post online "Celebrating Du Jiang's box office hit 10 billion" is too ridiculous!"
"Starring Du Jiang Has the box office of the movie exceeded 10 billion? When?" Jingtian looked confused.
Da Tiantian was also a movie star and has seen the world. She knows very well what it means to star in a movie with a box office exceeding 10 billion in domestic entertainment.
Don’t look at the movies Gu Wei stars in that cost 2 to 3 billion every time. It seems that it is very easy to get high box office. But that is Gu Wei, and this is the only domestic entertainment.
Actually, an ordinary movie can be considered a hit if it has a sales of 3 to 50 million yuan.
Wanting the total box office to exceed 10 billion requires not only strength but also luck.
"Posted yesterday, I saw it when I was surfing the Internet this morning.
Last month's [Heroes of Fire], National Day movies [My Motherland and Me], [China Machine] Long], plus some previous movies such as "Operation Red Sea", Du Jiang's total box office just exceeded 10 billion.
His studio issued an article to celebrate Mr. Du Jiang becoming the stepfather, Wu Jing, and Huang. Bo, Shen Teng, and Deng Chaohou are the sixth tens of billions of actors in domestic entertainment."
Yang Chaoyue, who was listening to their chat quietly, ate an apple and opened his eyes wide: "Du Jiang, a tens of billions of actors, is too big. It’s water.
None of the movies he appeared in seemed to be the protagonist. "
Tian Xi smiled and nodded: "Yes, the male protagonist of [Operation Red Sea] is Zhang Yi, [Heroes of Fire] is Huang Xiaoming, [Captain of China] is Zhang Hanyu, [My Motherland and Me] ] Not to mention, he plays the flag guard next to Brother Wei.
Netizens say that Du Jiang is just trying to get involved. The so-called tens of billions of actors have no gold content." "Netizens' ridicule" Yang Chaoyue muttered while chewing an apple.
Gu Wei smiled: "I can't say there are no benefits at all. Although they are all supporting roles, it is very rare for Du Jiang to participate in these big projects.
He has a more decent image and some tough guy temperament. There are not many actors of this type in domestic entertainment. With such a name, he will get more opportunities in the future."
Yang Chaoyue put the apple in his mouth Swallowed: "I don't know why, but I always feel that Du Jiang has no sense of existence. Just like when I watched "Operation Red Sea" before, I could remember Zhang Yi after watching it, but if I didn't look at the cast list, I wouldn't even know that Du Jiang was there." Acted in this movie"
"Hahaha! "
After she said this, everyone laughed.
"After Chaoyue, you will have the opportunity to see Du Jiang and tell him this in person~" Gu Wei said with a smile.
"I'm not stupid."
Jing Tian also covered his mouth and smiled, "I'm a handsome guy. Is it blind to surpass you?"
"No, I also think he is handsome. Not bad, but I really have no impression of his roles in movies. The only thing I remember is that he was in "Where Are We Going, Dad?", and it was because of his son's "um hum" that I had some impression of him."
Yang Chaoyue spread his hands. , with an expression that said there was nothing I could do.
“Boss, do you think [The Climber] is really not good-looking? I’ve been reading the news in the past two days, and among the three National Day movies, it has the most negative reviews.” Tian Xiwei asked.
"I met Wu Jing and talked to him before. In fact, the theme and story of this movie are very good, but there were some problems during the filming.
Li Rengang's abilities are limited, and he is still a Hong Kong film With that set of thinking, shooting a movie with a main theme like "The Climber" is a little bit out of focus."
"I know that the most criticized thing about this movie now is the emotional line." Tian Xiwei said.
Gu Wei nodded: "Yes, it doesn't mean that movies with the main theme cannot have emotional lines, but the priorities must be clear and not overpower the main theme.
[The Climber] is not about A simple mountain climb is related to the sovereignty and dignity of the country.
In the 1960s, the issue of the ownership of Mount Everest had been in hot water. my country wanted to divide it half with Nepal because Mount Everest is on the border between the two countries. However, Nepal did not agree.
At the same time, in 1953, someone in Nepal had already reached the top of the mountain, and foreign media also believed that our country could not complete this arduous task. Therefore, our country pushed towards Mount Everest under tremendous pressure. This is mountaineering. main meaning.
As a main theme movie released on National Day, the glory and sense of mission of climbing Mount Everest are the focus of the movie.
However, the patriotic feelings that should have been reflected here were greatly reduced, and instead, there was a love scene that took the spotlight. The climax scene after climbing Mount Everest also became Fang Wuzhou's confession to Xu Ying, "I want to marry you." " line. ”
Guo Qilin nodded in agreement.
"It's a pity for Brother Jing, because [The Climber]'s reputation and box office are not ideal, and many netizens think this is the shattering of his box office myth.
Some say that because he didn't cooperate with you, Brother Wei, he himself It won’t be able to sustain a high box office.”
“Nonsense, you can’t blame the actors for a bad movie, just like you blame the director for a movie if the cook doesn’t cook well. The director has the final say on who to use and who not to use.
So if the effect of a film is not good, it is first the director's problem, and then it will be his turn. Actor.
Wu Jing took over [The Climber] because of favors. He even approached me at first, hoping that I would join him.
I didn’t have a schedule at the time and after getting to know the other main creators, I refused without hesitation. ”
“Did you know at that time that [Climber] was not good at photographing? Jingtian asked.
“I have a hunch. The heroine is Zhang Ziyi. With her celebrity status, she will definitely not be able to play soy sauce in the movie. Some emotional scenes will inevitably be added, which deviates from the main plot.
One more thing I couldn’t trust was Li Rengang. Facts have proved that he did not disappoint me.
Of course, the most important thing is that this movie is a tribute film from the Shanghai Film Studio. Even if I join, I don’t have much say.
The movies I have starred in before were either controlled by my own company or had my investment in them. I have the right to adjust the plot if I am not satisfied with it. For example, the script we are shooting now, "Celebrating More Than Years", was approved only if I was satisfied with it. If there is any scene that I feel is not good during filming, I will communicate with the director and he will change it.
This feeling is what I want. I don’t like being a puppet without any control at all."
"Tsk, tsk, Brother Wei is in his current state. It's beyond the reach of us young actors.
We just thought that it would be good if we could act well according to the requirements of the director and the script, but it is too far behind you," Guo Qilin said.
Jingtian stared at Gu Wei with his beautiful eyes, "I feel your current state. Another person"
"Who? "
"Jiang Wen! "
"What do I have in common with him? "Gu Wei didn't know why.
"I am equally overbearing. Even if I am just an actor, I still hope that the film will be made according to my own ideas. The films I act in will have a strong personal style!"
"Am I overbearing? I don't feel it~
< br>Qilin, am I overbearing?" Gu Wei asked the others.
Guo Qilin smiled and said: "Brother Wei, you are not overbearing, you are domineering.
And you are always very gentle when you are with us"
Jingtian continued: "You may not feel it yourself, because every time we have a disagreement, I will listen to you. Just like when we were filming [Si Teng] together, sometimes you feel that a scene is wrong and you have to change the lines and actions, or even Your opponent's actors should also follow suit, and the director will listen to you without hesitation."
"Because I'm right, and when the TV series came out later, it proved that the effect of the changes I said was really good." Gu Wei looked innocent.
“But this is actually not what an actor should worry about. Besides, in most cases like this, even if it is wrong, the director will stick to his own idea. After all, the director must have his own authority in the crew. This kind of I've never seen this before while filming."
Gu Wei thought for a while, and it seemed that what Jingtian said was correct.
Not to mention the film and television dramas controlled by his own company, he is the boss himself, so of course he says what he says, and the directors work for him, and only those with a sick mind will go against him.
It seems that when filming other films, he also habitually changes the films and scripts. For example, when filming "The Wandering Earth", he changed many scenes from the original script. Guo Fan undoubtedly listened to him.
The same goes for [Wolf Warrior 2]. Wu Jing had a good relationship with him, and Gu Wei made some suggestions and the two of them discussed it and changed it.
When filming "Cohabitation in Time and Space", Liu Yifei always listened to the director's instructions on how to shoot. Gu Wei always had some ideas of his own because he had seen the original version, but Su Lun and Xu Zheng never No matter what he said, he still listened to him.
“It was only when you said that that I realized that I am a drama tyrant!
It seems that I was more obedient when I debuted in "Xiu Chun Dao". After filming "Tang Detective 1", I always change the scene every time I film it!”
Gu Wei scratched his head.
“No one said it before, I thought everyone was very satisfied.”
“When you are filming your own drama, you are the boss, when you are filming the foreign drama, you are the God of Wealth, the producer Even if Fang changes directors, they can't replace you, so no director will be willing to offend you. Of course, they will follow your wishes.
What about great directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhou Xingchi? I have never cooperated before, so no one will have any objections to your ideas."
Jingtian saw it very clearly.
After Gu Wei became famous, the box office of each of his movies was higher than the last one, but he has never collaborated with any big director, which is strange.
In fact, all of the top domestic directors have invited him. Chen Kaige has asked Gu Wei to shoot "The Legend of the Cat", Feng Xiaogang "Youth", and Zhou Xingchi "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", but he has not Didn't answer.
“Why not? Didn’t we film [The Great Wall] together?”
“Please, just go ahead and make some noise. It’s a total of two sentences and three scenes. It turned out that I invited you to play the role of Lu Han, but you didn’t accept it.”
Kingtian did not hesitate to expose him.
"Hey, I have to pay more attention to this aspect in the future. If we meet a tough-minded director and we quarrel again, it will damage my reputation."
Gu Wei doesn't want to have a domineering image outside. , I still want to save it.
Yang Chaoyue was on the sidelines and said: "Boss, you don't need to pay attention.
You forgot about last year's filming of "Young You", when you lost your temper and kicked Zhou Dongyu away on the set, the circle Everyone knows it inside, I guess no one will make you unhappy."
After hearing this, Gu Wei glared at Yang Chaoyue: "You are the only one who talks too much, don't talk about me outside anymore!"
Yang Chaoyue had been his life assistant for nearly two years, and she knew many things about Gu Wei.
"Don't worry, boss, I have the strictest words. I never tell others about you."
Yang Chaoyue raised his hand and made a zipper gesture on his mouth, doing ensure.
"The key thing [Young You] was a big deal at the time, and everyone knew it."
Gu Wei turned to look at the others.
Jingtian smiled and nodded, while Tian Xiwei blinked his big eyes: "Boss, I must be aware of it in the company."
Guo Qilin had a doggy smile on his face: "Brother Wei, should I say I know or I don't know?"
"You're the only one who talks so much!" Gu Wei said angrily, and everyone laughed.
"After the show is over tonight, let's go out and watch a movie together.
The three National Day movies are so popular that I haven't watched them yet." Jingtian suggested.
"This is good, I want to watch it too."
"Watch a movie and take a break."
Others agreed.
"That's no problem. I'll arrange whatever you want to see," Gu Wei said.
"Which one do you want to see?" Jingtian asked the two little girls.
"Let's say [My Motherland and Me]. This movie is the most popular right now, and the boss is here." After Tian Xiwei finished speaking, others nodded.
"Okay, let's watch this.
I'll have someone book a hotel to book the show later. Let's go to dinner first and then go to the theater after the show in the evening." Gu Wei made the decision. , and then thought about it.
"Chaoyue, go and talk to Huang Mengying later and call her.
Qilin called Zhang Haowei and Liu Duanduan. If they want to come, they can come together. We are all young people. ."
Zhang Haowei plays the role of the prince, and Liu Duanduan plays the role of the second prince. Both of them have important roles, and everyone is getting along well while working together these days.
(End of this chapter)