Chapter 254 "Three Guns"
Lin Nan is currently filming the second half of "The Thief".
To the outside world, "Chilling" and "Wind and Cloud 2" were released on the same day.
The first-day box office of both movies was over 10 million.
Money is a worry!
Because the next day is "Three Guns", and there will be two imported blockbusters this month.
Zhang Yimou’s movies are the focus of the entire circle.
On the day of release, it easily took in 21 million box office.
From the next day on, the previous films "Chilling" and "Wind and Cloud 2" were directly reduced to foils.
While taking advantage of the break, many people from the crew went to watch "Three Guns".
After returning, there was not much discussion, but almost everyone sent congratulatory messages on Weibo.
The box office exceeded 100 million in 4 days!
This is the audience's respect for the chief director of the Olympic opening ceremony. CCTV News reported this brief message.
How high your expectations are, how big your disappointment will be.
A lot of complaints and negative comments appeared online.
This time quite a few media and viewers are on the same side.
"This movie is purely Zhao Jiaban's 'noisy' folk style. I feel that the whole movie is completely out of Zhang Yimou's control."
"This is a long-running movie. A wonderful sketch, with a strong flavor of duo..."
"Hippy smiling face, unprofessional acting, jumping narrative techniques, completely terrible and fragmented plot!"
"What is Zhang Yimou doing? He is cheating money..."
"The cost of 28 million is indeed cheap but not good..."
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It can be seen that Zhang Yimou was completely blackmailed this time.
Bad films by great directors often follow a pattern, the more they are criticized, the more popular they become.
"Three Guns" is like yesterday's "The Promise", with box office rising steadily amid criticism...
"Director Zhang, what went wrong with this movie?"
Several cast members came to consult Lin Nan, and he only said a few words.
"The producer seriously interfered with the director's creation. I heard that the script and actors originally decided were completely different from what we see now, and there was a big change before the battle..."
Think about the overwhelming outside world. Lin Nan felt that Zhang Yimou would think carefully about the cooperation with Zhang Weiping this time.
“Everyone is preparing for the next scene and try to ensure a smooth passage.”
"Okay, Director Lin."
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As the filming comes to an end, the main actors have been finalized one after another, such as Zhang Yi and Wu Gen.
The two of them are familiar with each other, and Wu Gan even more so came to talk to Lin Nan.
He wants to transform into a director, which is exactly the same as Xu Zheng's original idea.
"In the past few years in Hong Kong Island, I have almost always been a partner. There are many people who have helped me, but I will never be the protagonist."
When Wu Gan said this, there were some Helpless, I guess I have seen the reality clearly.
"Then what are you planning next?" Lin Nan asked curiously.
"I will return my work focus to the mainland and wait for a few years. After all, I am poor now and I don’t have a girlfriend, haha..."
Lin Nan was amused, he is a free and easy person people.
"Well, if there is any suitable role in the future, I will consider you."
Hearing this, Wu Gan was obviously happy.
"Thank you, Director Lin, I will remember it..."
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The stronger the box office of "Three Guns" is, the louder the criticism becomes. It's a flood of bad reviews.
In particular, the colorful costumes and vulgar and abrupt lines were described by netizens as eye-catching and disgusting.
Over 100 million in 4 days and 200 million in 8 days.
In an interview with the media, Zhang Weiping predicted happily.
"It hit 300 million in two weeks, and 400 million in three weeks. After one month, it will definitely be a new box office record..."
The result was not what Zhang Weiping predicted.
After the box office of "Three Guns" reached 200 million, it was cut in half again and again, and its growth plummeted day by day.
As a producer, Zhang Weiping has not considered the problems of the film itself.
He blamed the two imported blockbusters that were released, "2012" and "District 9".
Zhang Weiping first bombarded the issue of film arrangement, and then the map cannon.
“China Film Group is the only one”, “power monopoly”, “suppression of dissidents”, “Huabiao Award is full of chaos”, “personality cult”...
Han Sanping came to visit the cast of "Thieves", and Lin Nan joked about it.
“Don’t mention it, the nickname given by Zhang Weiping is quite domineering, ‘Mountain Eagle’!”
Han Sanping thought of Zhang Weiping with a look of disdain.
“I blindly interfered, and my reputation backfired. Do you blame China Film Group for arranging films?
The shit basin is really good. Wait until one day Zhang Yimou is gone..."
Lin Nan also admires Zhang Weiping. The imported film was decided in the first half of the year, and this can be pushed forward.
The nickname "Mountain Eagle" completely offended Han Sanping to death.
The cast and crew, seeing that Lin Nan and the two were talking about this topic, didn't feel like interrupting, so they greeted each other and stopped interrupting.
Han Sanping walked around the set, nodded and looked at Lin Nan.
"They say you are learning from Hollywood this time, and it really looks like that. It's very impressive. How long will it take to finish filming?"
"About a week. But the post-production and special effects of this movie will probably take some time."
Lin Nan replied. He predicts that the release of "Thieves" will have to wait until at least the second half of next year.
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The filming of "The Thief" has entered the final stage.
The scenes mainly focus on Zhang Hanyu, Liu Dehua, Fan Bingbing, Yan Danchen and others.
The last climax is Zhang Hanyu's action scene.
A dedicated actor always impresses people. He refused to be a substitute. The long chase and fight scenes were so smooth that it really only took one day to complete them.
“Click.”
“You can rest now. The last action scene of this movie is finished.”
Everyone understood what Lin Nan meant, which meant that the movie was only a few days away from being finished.
Unlike "The Thief" where the media is not allowed to visit the cast, the crew of Lu Yang's "Embroidery Spring Knife" is much more open.
From time to time, photos appear on the Internet, and the news is constant.
On the other side, Wang Jiawei's "The Grandmaster" has been launched with a high profile.
However, at the press conference, it was Zhang Ziyi who was asked the most questions.
The latter is also a bad year.
First he was asked why he was dumped, then he questioned why he had lost all his Hollywood resources, so he had to return to China in despair to develop his career, and finally there was the scandal.
After the entire press conference, Zhang Ziyi had a dark face throughout the whole process, barely holding on until the end, and the other main creators also looked bad.
A lot of media compare "Ip Man" with "The Grandmaster".
Yinghuang's speech was very professional and he did a publicity by the way.
"The former is a purely commercial film, but it is also full of feelings about family and country. As for the latter, I don't know much about it, so I won't comment.
In addition, "Ip Man 2" is about to complete post-production and is likely to be released next year. The first half of the year..."
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The crew of "Thieves", the last few scenes.
Fan Bingbing was wearing a swimsuit and chatting duplicitously with Yan Danchen by the hotel's outdoor swimming pool.
One is graceful and graceful, the other is quiet and elegant.
In the secondary shot, Zhang Hanyu, in disguise, became the final winner...
"Click."
"I announce that "The Thief" has officially been completed."< br>
The benefit of dual-line shooting is reflected in efficiency.
Lin Nan thinks she can shoot like this in the future.
In the story, the final winners are the two characters played by Zhang Hanyu and Yan Danchen. The others either died or were captured.
"Director Lin, will there be a second part with this ending?"
Liu De asked with a smile, and the others also pricked up their ears.
Lin Nan shook his head, "Maybe. Leave a foreshadowing, maybe one day I remember it, there may be a sequel."
When he wrote the script, he did leave a foreshadowing of the ending. But he may not necessarily make a sequel himself, maybe it will be given to someone else in the future.
"Haha, of course we hope there will be a sequel, if Director Lin is busy."
Fan Bingbing, Yan Danchen and others joked.
Since all the people who finished filming have left the crew, Lin Nan is not planning to hold a finishing party.
After a hug, everyone’s life as a crew for the past month has ended.
"This play tells the story of a thief, but in real life, I hope we don't do anything illegal..."
As soon as Lin Nan finished speaking, Yan Danchen said with a smile: "Director Lin also We encourage each other, and you are worthy of being a great director, haha..."
Liu Dehua, Fan Bingbing, and the rest of the crew also laughed, looking in agreement.
Lin Nan saw this and just hoped that these people would take care of themselves.
Now that the movie is finished, Lin Nan no longer rejects the media.
What Sina got must be first-hand information.
"The shooting of "Thieves" is completed today."
"Hollywood production model, the shooting efficiency is evident."
"Director Lin Nan, the shooting was successfully completed."
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Previously on the set, reporters could not see Lin Nan.
Now that the film was finished, the media stopped him and asked him what he thought of "Three Guns".
"Three Guns" has a bad reputation.
In just one year, Zhang Yimou was pulled down from the altar, and he felt like he was being criticized by thousands of people.
Perhaps Lao Mouzi was holding his breath in his heart. When he was being interviewed, he said, "Scold me, you won't be able to defeat me..."
This time the crowd was even more angry.
"Director Lin, what do you think of the one-sided negative reviews of "Three Guns"?"
"Zhang Weiping accused Han Dong of being a mountain eagle..."
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A lot of questions were thrown at him, and Lin Nan was a little dizzy.
"I was in such a rush while filming that I haven't even had time to watch the movie yet..."
If Lin Nan answered a question today, she probably wouldn't be able to leave.
After getting in the car, I heard Jiang Yuerou talk about the box office of this movie.
It has exceeded 200 million in eight days. It has been almost ten days, and the box office has not reached 250 million yet. To what extent does word of mouth have to backfire for this kind of box office trend?
"Director Lin, "Peacock Feather" has also been completed..." Jiang Yuerou said suddenly.
Only then did Lin Nan remember this TV series, which he had bought together in a package.
"Then let's do the post-production. Then we can use the video website channel to retain the copyright..."
What Jiang Yuerou actually wanted to say was about Zhou Yi's contracted actors, but Lin Nan was not prepared to accept this, and he would not renew the contracts of those people.
For a moment, Jiang Yuerou understood what Lin Nan meant.
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After two days of rest, Liu Yifei called to urge her.
"Have you set off? When will you arrive?"
"Tomorrow, tomorrow morning you can see me."
"Don't lie to me, I will get up early tomorrow!”
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(End of this chapter)