Chapter 297
This is the appearance that a top star should have.
As we enter September, the competition for summer movie season has basically come to an end.
"Beauty and the Beast" earned 2.405 billion yuan in box office in mainland China. Since the movie has not yet been released, the last decimal point may still increase.
This imported fantasy romance film was the runner-up in the summer box office. Another domestic comedy film came from behind and took the lead with a lead of 200 million yuan. The two films ranked fourth and fifth on the annual list respectively.
Dilland and Ling Suisui were both very satisfied with the box office in the mainland market, but their black fans seemed to have taken stimulants, spreading rumors such as "Ling Suisui has fallen from the altar" and "Summer box office champion was slapped in the face", leaving passers-by confused.
If a movie ranked fifth in the mainland's annual list and had a box office of 2.4 billion is ridiculed, then what about other movies? Is it because you only see Ling Suisui and no one else, that you think it's easy for a movie to earn tens or hundreds of billions at the box office?
It has been a consensus for many years that comedy skits have advantages in the mainland market. On the contrary, fantasy romance films are not popular. It was Ling Sui who once again created a box office miracle. "Beauty and the Beast" directly broke the box office record for this genre. Didn't you mention it at all?
Moreover, this movie directly boosted the popularity of related IPs, making Deland, a "toy-selling company", a lot of money. The economic benefits after the film's success are not only reflected in the box office, but the real money converted from the IP is a number that cannot be underestimated. This is an aspect that comedy films of the same period cannot catch up with.
The most important thing is that "Beauty and the Beast" has grossed 1.62 billion US dollars worldwide, making it the champion of this year.
Although Sui Si's wording was very precise, saying "currently ranked first in the global box office", based on data from previous years, this result is already difficult to surpass, and several major Hollywood studios do not have any particularly promising movies in stock to release in the second half of the year.
Sui Si didn't want to brag about this matter right now, after all, the year hasn't ended yet, and Ling Sui has achieved too many things, so this one doesn't matter. But if their own people don't occupy the position of public opinion, others will. In order not to give black fans the opportunity to send brainwash packages everywhere, they have to use the "Global Annual Champion" to launch a dimensionality reduction attack on the domestic entertainment.
Some people say that calculating overseas box office is unethical, but that's only because no one watches some people's movies in mainland China, let alone the chance of selling them overseas. For someone who counts the box office and doesn't even count cameo appearances, why is he pretending to be reasonable at this time?
Princess Belle's charm has swept the world, and audiences all over the world love Ling Suisui. The fact is so simple, just hold back if you don't agree.
The superstar's career fans are very busy, and their fans haven't had much free time recently.
They will participate in the second round of voting for the Golden Eagle Awards. Ling Sui's "Under the Wave" and "Yao Tai Lu" are on the list. There was even discussion within Suisi about betting on which drama would be nominated for Best Actress.
Most people support "Under the Wave" and expect Li Xiang to be nominated for the three major mainstream awards. This is what is called respectable; fans who support "Yao Tai Lu" also have reasons. Li Xiang has already won an award, so let Jiayue win one as well. They are both Ling Sui's roles, so they have to be fair.
Some people are also joking, saying that only children make choices, while adults want both. Can't you really nominate two works at the same time for the Golden Eagle Awards?
As for whether there will be no nominations... Anyway, the ones who should be most worried about this are not the fans and audiences.
The magazines that the fans bought last month have been delivered from abroad this month.
Ling Sui wore six sets of antique haute couture in the magazine, and the total value of the high-end jewelry she wore was several hundred million. This is the appearance that the first and only top female star in the domestic entertainment industry to appear on the cover of the American version of Vogue Jin Jiu deserves.
Even if there is no need to boost sales, Sui Si would like everyone to have a copy and keep it as a treasure. There is still a lot of competition in China about the five big and two small things, but look at how Ling Sui is treated, this is the real next level.
At the same time, "Ru Meng Ling" has been in production for half a month.
Countless photographers were waiting in Hengdian day and night, but the crew's confidentiality was very strict and most of the scenes were indoors, so there were very few clear footage that could be captured. Finding Ling Suisui was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Because Yun Zheng's character has many scenes of fighting on the front lines, and it's difficult for the crew to leak notices, many photographers are not sure whether Ling Suisui is in the crew today.
In order to prevent proxy filming, many actors in "Ru Meng Ling" were given "special work clothes" to go to and from get off work. Anyone who has more scenes than extras, even if it's just a cameo, will arrive and leave the set wearing the same clothes. With everyone wearing hats and masks and actresses covering their hair, it's really hard to tell who is who when you meet people with similar body shapes.
Under the strict security of the crew, many photographers returned home in disappointment. Although Sui Si cannot see the fresh Ling Suisui, she can understand the crew's need for confidentiality. While expressing her support, she also advocates not to buy and spread Reuters so as not to overdraw the audience's sense of novelty. She looks forward to seeing "Ru Meng Ling" in the form of a finished product.
In the dressing room, Xu Han sat upright on a chair. She hadn't changed out of her costume yet, and several staff members were carefully removing her hairpins and hairpins. During this process, she didn't even dare to breathe.
Only when her entire set of headgear was removed and placed in a velvet-lined box did everyone relax with a sense of relief.
It's no wonder that everyone is overly cautious, because this set of headgear is a true antique work of art with a total value of approximately eight figures. It was Tong Xiaoman who personally used her connections to borrow the painting from the collector.
After filming today's scene, Xu Han will not need it again, so he can return it to someone else intact.
Xu Han leaned back in his chair and played with his phone, but couldn't help but open the album to look through the photos. She took many photos of herself wearing the headgear, and she looked so beautiful that she couldn't take her eyes away from the mirror.
Actors still have to find a good crew when filming. In Ling Sui's dramas, the character makeup always serves the plot, and he never pays attention to the main or supporting roles. Who could have thought that such expensive and beautiful jewelry was given to a supporting character who couldn't even make it into the top ten.
When Xu Han was feeling emotional, her best friend and temporary assistant A Mei came up to help her remove her makeup.
Ah Mei looked around and asked again, "This is the dressing room for supporting roles. Isn't it the same as the leading role?"
"We don't have this in our crew, anyone who needs it can use it." Xu Han temporarily stopped scrolling through his phone, "Which protagonist do you want to find, Sister Sui?"
Ah Mei nodded embarrassedly, and asked Xu Han to speak in a low voice so that others would not hear her bringing fans into the crew, as it might have a bad influence on her.
In response, Xu Han said that she was worrying too much because A-Mei was not the only one who found a way to sneak in. Look at the extras out there, it’s hard to find one who doesn’t like Ling Suisui.
In order to prevent crew members from taking advantage of their positions to sell extras at high prices to make money from fans, Fengshou Media has been very strict in this regard. Several people have been fired since the start of filming. However, the number of fans is too large and they can get in through formal channels.
But, Xu Han changed the subject: "If you had said earlier that you wanted to meet Sister Sui, I would have introduced you to her place as an extra. If you follow me, you won't be able to see her."
"Ah? Don't most actors have scenes opposite her?"
"Yes." Xu Han nodded first, then said: "But among all the actors who will be officially announced on Weibo, I am the one who has the least scenes with her."
"The princess I played was unwilling to marry and even put up some resistance in the palace that she thought was useful. But the enemy troops in the north would rush into the capital and snatch me away. When I was tortured to death, I saw Yun Zheng walking towards me and she collected my body."
This is the plot line of Xu Han's character, and the scene after being kidnapped by the enemy was not filmed in Hengdian, and the time was not this month. By that time, A-Mei's annual leave had long ended and she had to go back to work.
Ah Mei was in tears. She thought she had found a shortcut to see Ling Suisui, but it turned out to be a dead end!
Fortunately, Xu Han comforted her again. Although she couldn't see him during filming, she could have dinner with Ling Sui after work during the day, and he would bring her along.
After hearing this, A-Mei felt that she was fine again. If you want to chase stars, you still need a good girlfriend!
The filming of "Ru Meng Ling" was divided into Group A and Group B. Ling Suisui, who was remembered by many people, was currently filming a scene of practicing calligraphy.
The advantage of having many actors and a very dedicated coordinator is that the actors on the day's notice only shoot for half a day, so Xu Han and others can have plenty of time to remove makeup and rest, and perform in the best condition.
But there is one exception - that person is Ling Suisui.
Her scenes account for more than half of the entire drama. She gets up the earliest and finishes work the latest every day, and overtime is commonplace. Others shoot for two days and rest for one day, but she shoots for half a month straight, and if she can sleep two more hours one day, she considers it a relaxation.
Anyone who has seen her working will understand why Ling Suisui always emphasizes the need for young actors to train more in every interview. With this level of work intensity, you definitely won’t be able to sustain it without a strong body.
At present, Ling Sui is filming the early stage of practicing calligraphy. He can use a brush and write, but the result is very ordinary. These close-ups were all taken by her herself. When the plot develops to the later stage and Yun Zheng is able to write beautiful characters with smooth and majestic style, the master will write for her.
The narrative rhythm of "Ru Meng Ling" is actually quite fast. Tang Bao deliberately left several sections for Yun Zheng to practice calligraphy, which shows that these are definitely not useless scenes.
This is how Ling Suisui understood it: Yun Zheng was ostracized and ridiculed by the civil servants in the capital because her handwriting was not good. They laughed at her for only being able to lift a sword but not a pen, and were unwilling to accept her as a "rough woman" who had switched from a military officer to a civil servant.
However, Yun Zheng's calligraphy improved very quickly. She had talent and was willing to work hard to practice, and soon she mastered calligraphy that was "the reflection of her personality". Her handwriting was not good before, just because she was a girl and no one had ever taken the time to teach her these things.
This is her dilemma and also a microcosm of the social contradictions in the feudal dynasty. The beneficiaries control the right to allocate resources and cut off the upward channel. They stand at the starting line that is constantly moving forward, and they still have the audacity to say that this race is quite fair and that they are the ones who are most capable.
Therefore, every time she practices calligraphy, it is not just a matter of moving her wrists in front of the camera.
She had to restrain her anger towards the civil servants who clung to each other, but also forced herself to calm down; she wanted to vent all the dissatisfaction that had accumulated in her heart, but she repeatedly told herself that she needed to be patient.
Yun Zheng's impulse and rationality were repeatedly torn in her mind, but she couldn't show any big expression on her face. She can only express her emotions through the different strengths of her writing strokes, the flickering of her eyes, and the repeated rise and fall of her chest.
After filming this scene, Ling Sui sat down to rest. There was some sweat on her forehead and back, which showed that she was tired.
She was very tired while filming, but the director behind the monitor enjoyed watching it.
"Ru Meng Ling" is a screenwriter-centered system. Usually, Tang Bian has the highest say. Ling Sui may give suggestions privately, but never in front of others. In the beginning, he was actually reluctant to be a director in such a crew, since he was a famous director after all.
But later he thought that it didn't matter if the screenwriter had the final say. Even if he goes to a crew where "the director has the final say", if he encounters some actors who act like big shots and try to tell the director to do things according to their own will, can he still tell them to get lost? Now is the era of traffic, and you never know who the investors will ask to get out.
The director thought, since they were all working, he might as well work for Ling Suisui, and if he was lucky he could even get a representative work.
Obviously, luck was on his side. Judging from the current filming situation, as long as he is not a waste, the final product of "Ru Meng Ling" will be much better than he expected.
Hehe, I’m reaping the rewards of following the Emperor again. It’s so cool!
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