Chapter 799: Want to make progress
On October 1st, National Day, [My Hometown and Me] was officially released.
As the most anticipated movie during the National Day holiday, [My Hometown and Me] did not disappoint everyone.
The cumulative box office in the four days of release exceeded 1.1 billion, and the attendance rate, average attendance, single-day box office and film schedule all ranked first in the National Day schedule!
The audience score of the film on Maoyan and Taopiaopiao dual ticketing platforms is as high as 9.3. Its popularity and reputation are soaring, and it leads the National Day schedule.
"Win the Championship", which was released first, failed to succeed, "Pioneer" suffered a double blow at the box office in terms of word-of-mouth, and the highly anticipated animated film "Jiang Ziya" also failed to meet expectations at the box office.
The National Day stalls filled with blockbusters have become the only one of them all.
[Jiang Ziya] has nothing to do with [Wei Tianxia Animation Company]. It is an animated film produced by [Cai Tiaowu Pictures], a subsidiary of Enlight.
During the production, [Caitiaowu] contacted [Wei Mingxia], hoping to link [Jiang Ziya] with [Nezha], but Gu Wei rejected it.
It’s not that I don’t want to give light to the light, but [Wei Tianxia] itself has plans to produce an animated version of Fengshen Universe. In the future, it may also produce Jiang Ziya’s solo animated film. Of course, it is impossible to follow [ Caitiaowu's [Jiang Ziya] linkage.
The company's "Yang Jian's Searching the Mountains and Conquering the Demons" started preparation and production in 2018. It is almost completed and will most likely be released next year.
In [Yang Jian], Nezha, Ao Bing, Taiyi Zhenren, etc. will all appear. It is truly the same world view as [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World].
Don’t ride on [Nezha]’s traffic, [Jiang Ziya]’s popularity is far less than that of the original time and space.
However, when promoting the movie, it still claimed the title of the most powerful domestic animated film after "The Great Sage" and "The Devil Boy", coupled with the visually attractive trailer and the publicity that did not consider the investment in lighting. Fa, [Jiang Ziya]’s box office performance during its first three days was very good, second only to [My Hometown and Me].
Unfortunately, [Jiang Ziya]’s follow-up reputation was not good, and it failed to retain the traffic generated by the publicity, and the box office continued to decline in the later period.
To be honest, [Jiang Ziya]’s animation effect is pretty good.
[Color Bar House] Backed by light, with no shortage of funds and talents, it is considered the top animation film company in the industry.
After the unprecedented success of [The Return of the Great Sage] and [Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World], capital has paid more attention to the animated film industry, and some high-quality projects have also received more funds.
[Jiang Ziya] was prepared and produced under such circumstances.
However, sufficient funds can only improve the animation effect to the best. The most critical thing for a movie is the storyline.
This is precisely what [Jiang Ziya] is most criticized by the audience.
The plot of the movie can be summarized in one sentence: The younger brother accepted the order of Big Brother to assassinate the target, but found that the target turned out to be innocent. The conscience of the younger brother discovered that the pain was wrong, and in turn killed Big Brother to retaliate.
Does it look familiar, a classic formula from American Hollywood gangster movies?
Basically, as soon as the movie opens, the audience can guess the subsequent plot.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tianzun must be the biggest BOSS.
Shen Gongbao's sensational drama is not embarrassing to watch, and it is quite complete from beginning to end, but it really does not give the audience a sense of involvement. The previous foreshadowing was almost a brushstroke, and the emotion of blocking a sword did not resonate at all.
This level is too different from [Nezha].
Nezha’s sensational plot has been foreshadowed from the very beginning of the movie, including the origins of the spirit bead and the devil boy, Shen Gongbao’s discussion of people’s prejudices, and Li Jing’s request for a talisman to die in order to keep his son alive.
The true feelings are obvious to all the audience, and the final scene of facing the catastrophe really made countless viewers cry.
In comparison, [Jiang Ziya]'s sensationalism is too low-level and has too little foreshadowing to achieve the expected effect.
[Qing Yu Nian 2] After turning on the computer, Gu Wei started to be busy again.
As a leading actor, he has a lot of roles. He comes to the set every morning and leaves at night, shooting from morning to night.
As the heroine, Jingtian is very free. Compared with the first film, Lin Waner has fewer roles. She only needs to come to the crew when she has filming tasks.
In fact, in "Qing Yu Nian", apart from the male protagonist Fan Xian, the most important role should be "Wang Qinian" played by Tian Yu.
He is Fan Xian's loyal follower, and he basically appears whenever Fan Xian is around.
One week after the launch, Wang Xiaochen and Wang Churan joined the team.
The roles they played were considered supporting roles in the drama. They appeared in the scene about Baoyue Tower at the beginning of the TV series.
Wang Xiaochen plays the role of "Yuan Meng", the manager of Baoyue Tower, who is also the madam in the traditional brothel. He is a villain.
Wang Churan's "Sang Wen" is an oiran who was forced into prostitution and sent to Baoyue Tower.
The scenes between the two of them are not that many, and they can be filmed within a few days of joining the team.
"Your Excellency, you want to check Baoyue Tower?"
"Who did you listen to?"
Wang Churan's ancient costume is really beautiful, with bright eyes and a tall nose, She has a small cherry mouth and a palm-sized face that is white and rosy. She is even more stunning when dressed up in the costume women's hair accessories designed by the crew. Her image as an oiran is very convincing.
"My lord has come back from the dead and comes to see me in a place like this. You can't really like me, right?
I am just an ordinary woman. Except for Baoyue Tower, I am surrounded by ordinary people. People, ordinary things"
"Then what's so unusual about Baoyue Building?"
"Baoyue Building has just opened, and it has already attracted courtesans from various families in Kyoto. They are the most profitable signboards.
Every family They all have backers, but no one dares to say no.
This is not normal.” br>
Let’s do this again later! "
The director's voice came, and Wang Churan looked guilty on the opposite side.
"Sorry, Brother Wei."
Compared with his stunning appearance, Wang Churan Her acting skills are much worse, her expressions and lines are not very good. The first scene she joined has been filmed several times. "Well, let's go over the lines for this scene again. I know." This line is a bit long. Although you have memorized it, you still need to pay attention to your manners and expression while speaking."
Gu Wei was not impatient, but tried his best to guide her.
"When you say this line, you have to put yourself into the character's psychology. Fan Xian asked Sang Wen to find out about the situation in Baoyue Tower, and Sang Wen also wanted to use Fan Xian to escape.
So she I am willing to help, and I am a little anxious inside.
You are looking for this feeling."
"I understand."
"Also, don't shake your head too often when you say your lines~"
With Gu Wei's careful guidance and help, this scene was filmed twice more before the scene was over.
After filming a scene, the staff prepares for the transition and the actors can take a break.
"Brother Wei, I'm causing trouble for you~"
In the lounge, Wang Churan, dressed in costume, approached Gu Wei.
She really prepared for this drama, but she didn't expect that the crew of "Qing Yu Nian" would have such high requirements for actors. She had never been like this in filming before, so the director almost gave in.
"It's okay, it's normal for actors to be NG, and you have just joined the group, so you have to go through a familiarization process," Gu Wei comforted with a smile.
"However, your preparations today are indeed not very complete. I looked at the shooting schedule. Tomorrow we will still shoot the scene of Baoyuelou. You have also left the country, so prepare well when you go back."
Wang Churan nodded vigorously, his eyes rolling, not knowing what he was thinking.
After Gu Wei finished speaking, he ignored her and looked down at his phone.
At the end of the National Day holiday, "My Hometown and Me" earned a box office of 1.9 billion in seven days, and its word-of-mouth ratings on major platforms also led the way, continuing the success of last year's "My Hometown and Me" model.
The evaluation of the "A UFO Falls from the Sky" unit directed by Gu Wei is average, neither the best nor the worst. However, since Gu Wei is the director and the "Tang Detective" team is involved, the story of this unit is more relevant. The amount of discussion was very high.
Peng Yuchang of Gu Wei Company also has a movie released in the 11th slot. He co-produced "Home at One O'clock" with Liu Haoran and Yin Fang.
This movie is a young version of "Partners in China", telling the story of young people thinking about starting a business.
【Get home at one o'clock】It was shot quickly and released quickly. The movie only started shooting in July this year, was completed in August, and then released in October.
As a result, the box office of the movie on the first day was only 26 million, and the number dropped from 16% to 8% on the second day of filming.
While looking at the news about the eleventh movie on his mobile phone, Yang Dan walked over to Gu Wei.
“Boss, Director Han Yan’s team sent a message, [Send You a Little Red Flower], after the film viewing party, decided to schedule this year’s Lunar New Year movie.”
“Specific. Did you tell me the date?”
"December 31st, New Year's Eve"
Gu Wei frowned slightly and put down his phone.
“It’s the time arranged by China Film Group, I’m pretty good at choosing it.”
There are many producers of [Send You a Little Red Flower], and Xuanfa found one of them. China Film Group, so many things for the release were arranged by China Film Group.
“Should the release date of the company’s [Lovers 2] be moved forward or backward?”
Yang Dan asked again.
She knew that the movie [Love Saint 2] produced by the company was also scheduled to be released before New Year's Day.
[Love Saint 2] is a comedy movie, and it will definitely have an advantage to be released on the festive holiday of New Year's Day.
But "A Little Red Flower for You" is Gu Wei's movie.
No matter what the subject matter is, the movie the boss stars in is a hit, and it may have an impact on the box office of [Lovers 2].
This is about one's own people beating one's own people.
Gu Wei thought for a while.
“No, we still stick to the original schedule without changing it.
The two movies are of different genres, so there won’t be too much competition, and the New Year’s Day schedule is big enough.”
Gu Wei knew in his heart that although "A Little Red Flower for You" is a good movie, the box office will not be too high due to the subject matter.
1.5 billion mark.
[Love Saint 2] is basically worth 500 million to 1 billion. There is not much competition between the two movies when they are released together.
In the evening, the crew’s hotel.
Wang Churan put on beautiful clothes, touched up her makeup, and looked around in front of the mirror.
“Perfect, Wang Churan, you are so beautiful!”
After admiring it narcissistically for a while, she picked up the script and went out happily.
The actors in the crew are basically all in the same hotel, but the rooms are different depending on their status.
People like the male and female protagonists, directors, producers, etc. live in the best rooms, basically on the same floor.
The remaining actors were arranged in rooms of different specifications according to their roles and roles.
Take the elevator to the next floor, walk to a door, and ring the doorbell.
Naturally she came to see Gu Wei.
We haven’t seen each other for a month. During the day, we caused trouble for Gu Wei on the set, so we had to come over at night to express our gratitude.
Wang Churan really wanted to.
A few seconds after the doorbell rang, the door was opened from the inside, but the person who appeared was not the person she imagined.
“Sister Jingjingtian!”
The smile on Wang Churan's face became stiff. She didn't expect that Jingtian, the heroine of the crew, would actually open the door for her.
After saying that, she looked up at the room number to make sure she didn't get the wrong room.
It turned out that it was indeed true.
Jingtian opened the door and looked up and down at Wang Churan who was standing outside the door.
"Are you?"
"I am Wang Churan, the new actor in the crew, who plays "Sang Wen". This is Teacher Gu Wei's room, right?"
Jingtian nodded: "Yes, do you have anything to do with him?"
“Teacher Gu Wei helped me a lot during today’s filming, and tomorrow we have a scene opposite each other, so I thought about coming over and starring against him.”
“That’s it, he’s here. Take a shower, why don't you come in and wait?"
Jingtian looked at the script in Wang Churan's hand and invited her in with a smile.
Wang Churan glanced into the room, and there was indeed no one. He could vaguely hear the sound of water running in the bathroom.
She hesitated for two seconds, with a trademark fake smile on her face.
“Since it’s inconvenient, forget it.
I can go back and do my own research.
I won’t bother you”
"Well, when Gu Wei comes out, I will tell him that you were here."
Wang Churan nodded and turned around to leave in a bit of embarrassment.
Jingtian didn't say anything more. He watched the smile on his face disappear as he watched the other person leave, and shook his head.
After a while, Gu Wei came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
Wearing a white bath towel, he wiped his head and walked out.
"Someone was looking for you just now."
"Who is it? Is there something urgent about coming so late?" Gu Wei sat next to Jingtian, picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip.
Da Tiantian looked at Gu Wei with a playful smile on his face: "A little girl who wants to take shortcuts"
Gu Wei didn't know why, Jing Tian said with a smile: "Wang Chu Ran, she took the script and said she wanted to compete with you for tomorrow's scene."
Gu Wei suddenly said: "We have a scene tomorrow, her acting skills are average, she may not be confident about herself."
"Hmph! Her acting skills are average?
I feel like she did a pretty good job in those few words she just said to me.
Nowadays, little girls are not old, and they are very motivated to improve. ."
Of course Gu Wei knew why Wang Churan came, but it was just a coincidence that he didn't send a message to tell him before coming, so it was inevitable that he would meet Jingtian.
He smiled and hugged Da Tiantian’s slender waist and joked: “It’s a good thing to want to make progress. I like people who are motivated.”
Jingtian looked at Gu Wei angrily and turned his head to ignore him.
Gu Wei stopped talking and held Jingtian in his arms. He lowered his head and kissed the other person's fair neck. His big hand on his waist reached up inside his clothes.
Da Tiantian’s breathing became more and more rapid, her face flushed, and her eyes gradually became blurred.
"He will bully me"
Gu Wei raised his head and met her eyes.
"Don't you like me bullying you?"
"I do."
(End of this chapter)