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Chapter 194
Lin Yuan and He Mian nailed the scene on the first take.
However, movies are different from TV series. The footage shot in one take is not enough to support the director's desire to cut this and that.
Lin Yuan and He Mian then added a few more shots.
The challenge of this scene lies in the emotional outburst.
Lin Yuan was fine; he just needed to close his eyes and lie down. However, He Mian went through an emotional breakdown.
For Yu Shenyuan, after his adoptive mother died and after he successfully avenged his superior, no one in the world knew about his past.
The only one who knew was Ye Li.
But Ye Li was already dead, killed by his own hand.
He killed her.
This is perhaps the reality that Shen Yuan finds most unacceptable.
Moreover... when Ye Li was alive, he trusted her, but he was also worried that this trust would be lost. But at the moment Ye Li died, he realized that Ye Li had not changed.
The other party was still Ye Li, but he died so tragically.
Shen Yuan broke down, but he couldn't let his emotions overwhelm him.
Lin Yuan could only pat He Mian on the shoulder to comfort him.
He Mian's depression lasted for several days, but fortunately, he gradually recovered.
At this point, Lin Yuan's scenes in the "Double Blade" production team have basically come to an end.
He still had some scenes to reshoot, but they weren't too difficult. Lin Yuan only stayed on set for an extra week.
Overall, the filming of "Double Edge" was quite enjoyable.
He and He Mian are good partners and respect each other very much.
After "The Storm", Lin Yuan attracted a lot of attention, but during the filming of "Double Blade", He Mian shifted that attention to himself.
He shared a lot of the burden with Lin Yuan.
Since their collaboration on "Double Blade," He Mian has been one of the actors Lin Yuan could talk to in the entertainment industry.
He Mian is very popular and hardworking. To some extent, he has changed Lin Yuan's impression of actors of the same age.
Lin Yuan believes that He Mian will realize his dream sooner or later, and he will definitely become a remarkable actor.
Since filming "Double Edge" began, He Mian has lost a total of 8 pounds. In the end of the script, Shen Yuan has no one he loves and no one he truly trusts. His mentality and physique are just right.
He Mian's thinness stems from his extreme dedication to the role.
Although... for an actor, being too anxious is not a good thing.
But it was precisely because of his extraordinary attention to the character that he created the character of Shen Yuan.
"Time will pass very slowly from now on," He Mian sighed. "There's nothing I can do about it; you'll definitely have a lot to do."
"My work is piling up," Lin Yuan said. "Right now, I just want my agent to give me more vacation time."
"I won't give it to them," He Mian said.
Lin Yuan: "?"
"Based on experience."
"The hardest part of the script is finished, so I can relax a bit now," He Mian sighed. "How about 'The Detective with the Magic Eye' airing this summer? Do you want me to help out?"
"When do you have time?" Lin Yuan said. "Thank you for your kindness anyway."
Lin Yuan left S City with his luggage. S City was already very humid and stuffy at this time of year. Lin Yuan had seen a large, arrogant cockroach jumping around on the film set yesterday.
The screams He Mian let out at that moment were even louder than the screams Ye Li made on the day she died.
Honestly, Lin Yuan had never seen such a big cockroach before. Its two antennae were flailing around, making him feel like he was about to die.
So he didn't exchange many pleasantries with He Mian before leaving S City without looking back.
Lin Yuan had no idea why such a creature appeared on set. Was it because too much blood was added?
This is worth considering.
But it's not worth pondering.
Maybe it was the director's fault. One day, Lin Yuan saw Director Dou Youhui secretly eating barbecue on set, and his already muscular physique looked even more robust.
Returning to City A marked Lin Yuan's escape.
His scenes for "Double Edge" were completed in early June, and in the blink of an eye, the summer movie season is just around the corner.
"The Detective" is scheduled to premiere in early July, at the very beginning of summer vacation. Following the huge success of "The Storm", "The Detective" has also garnered a lot of attention.
For the production team, this is both a good thing and a source of immense pressure.
"Storm" is an extra-special effects blockbuster, but what about "The Detective"? It's an ordinary commercial film with nothing special, not many special effects scenes, and the plot... well, it's watchable.
If "The Detective" were to be compared to "The Storm," the entire production team would feel that such expectations were too high and they couldn't afford them.
However, thanks to "The Storm", "The Detective" did save a lot of money on marketing and distribution.
We've never received this kind of treatment before.
Of course, we should also thank Chen Cong for his role in it. Since "The Detective with the Magic Eye" was a movie that Chen Cong turned down, coupled with Chen Cong's special constitution, some netizens became superstitious and believed that the quality of "The Detective with the Magic Eye" must be good.
Lin Yuan glanced at the roadshow schedule, which was another long list. Fortunately, there were many actors in the "Magic Eye Detective" crew, so Lin Yuan didn't need to attend every single one.
He Xun's name appeared on the forms for the games he played.
"Why are we always lined up together?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.
"It's all for generating buzz, isn't it?" Before He Xun could answer, Yu Ying spoke up first, "Don't forget how the popularity of 'The Storm' was generated."
Lin Yuan: "..."
That's true.
Yesterday, he clicked on topics related to "The Detective with the Magic Eyes" and saw that some media outlets wrote that "The Detective with the Magic Eyes" was a reunion between him and He Xun.
Ultimately, it's all because Lin Yuan filmed too few romantic scenes, leaving the media with no way to create buzz.
While "The Detective" has been given a release date, "Up in the Clouds" has also released its latest trailer.
"The Magic Eye" says "to continue the previous relationship", while "Ascending to the Clouds" says "long-lost" - the use of four-character phrases is quite fluent.
Okay, Lin Yuan's last drama, "Just Right," was indeed a long time ago.
Lin Yuan has acted in about three movies before finally appearing in "Up in the Clouds," leading many marketing accounts to say that Lin Yuan is basically giving up television dramas and focusing on being a movie actor.
Lin Yuan stated that the reporter must have been lying under his bed and heard him say this personally.
With its large cast and crew, "Up in the Clouds" has been hailed by the media as the most anticipated drama of the year since its summer premiere was confirmed.
Lin Yuan only hoped that everything would go smoothly.
Although the director is not the type to be swayed by external factors, the crew of "Ascending to the Clouds" is diverse, and Lin Yuan is unsure whether anyone will take over the director's role after filming wraps up.
In a film crew like this, anything is possible.
Lin Yuan himself didn't have much experience, but he had heard quite a few fantasy stories from his agent.
It's worth mentioning that Liu Jingyi has become much more low-key, no longer frequently referring to Lin Yuan as "Brother Lin" or "Brother Yuan".
Lin Yuan just wanted to surrender.
Fortunately, Liu Jingyi failed, and the two didn't generate much buzz.
When Liu Jingyi was close to success, Lin Yuan almost became the key to popularity, and many celebrities in the industry mentioned their "Brother Lin".
Lin Yuan said that they were really not familiar with each other.
If this continues, he'll have to change his surname to Ba Yuan. No one will be able to call him Brother Lin anymore; they'll have to call him Brother Ba.
It's catchy and easy to hear.
...
This summer's movie season is incredibly competitive.
For many film crews, the summer season is a battleground they absolutely cannot afford to miss.
The types of films released during the summer season are also more diverse than those released during other seasons.
There were several Hollywood blockbusters, as well as animated films from Japan, horror films, war films, and re-releases of old films... Lin Yuan sifted through them and found films that interested him.
Objectively speaking, in terms of subject matter, "The Detective with the Magic Eye" does not have a significant advantage.
Although the audience is relatively accepting of mystery and suspense genres, this means that the script must have a complete logical chain.
It can't be too obscure or mind-bending, otherwise the average viewer won't understand it.
But if it's too simple, it loses its fun.
In conclusion, it is necessary to strike a good balance.
In the eyes of many detective fans, all kinds of reasoning have reached a dead end. All the stories that can be written have already been written by the masters of the past. No matter how hard the screenwriter tries, it will be difficult to come up with something new.
So—even with "The Detective" garnering a lot of attention, director Huang Yawen's goal is quite simple—1 billion.
Upon meeting again, the director shook Lin Yuan's hand with an almost menacing expression: "I'm going to ride on your good luck."
"Sure, everyone's welcome," Lin Yuan replied with a smile. One by one, the other crew members came over and shook hands with Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan dyed his hair back to Lu Zhuo's green color. He cut his hair quite short during the filming of "Double Blade" and it hasn't fully grown back yet.
It's worth mentioning that during the summer when "The Detective" was released, Chen Cong didn't have any new films released. The media made a lot of noise about this, lamenting that Lin Yuan couldn't rely on Chen Cong to boost the box office this time and had to rely on himself.
Chen Cong: "..."
He was really angry, but his agent wouldn't let him speak out.
Chen Cong could only silently post the three words "Are you sick?" on his Weibo homepage, letting the marketing accounts speculate as they pleased.
Unfortunately, while some guessed it was the crew of "Grandpa's Courtyard" and others guessed it was the crew of "Eagle Soars to the Sky," no one guessed it was Lin Yuan.
It's probably because... Chen Cong has no right to think Lin Yuan is sick, but Lin Yuan can certainly think he is sick.
Chen Cong: "..."
He actually went to the temple to pray, hoping that his career would go smoothly and that "The Detective with the Magic Eye" would lose a lot of money.
Unfortunately, Chen Cong's expectations were not met.
"The Detective with the Magic Eye" has not lost money yet, and the pre-sale results are very good. The roadshow performances that the production team has confirmed are in high demand.
"Hehehe, it's been a long time since I've seen Kobayashi!"
"Lin Yuan and He Xun, this fan of 'The Powerful Minister' is ecstatic! My wish is for these two to become super famous, I'm crying! My wish has come true!"
"Honestly, even if the plot of 'The Detective with the Magic Eye' is terrible, I will still support it."
Director Huang Yawen expects the box office to reach 1 billion yuan. She feels that 1 billion yuan is enough, since the film's production cost wasn't that high.
She didn't quite understand how movies with limited budgets for props, sets, and special effects, often costing hundreds of millions, managed to spend their money, but "The Detective" certainly didn't cost that much.
Director Huang Yawen has seen "The Storm".
In her opinion, the 500 million yuan spent on "The Storm" was definitely well spent and not wasted.
But some movies... it's hard to say.
It's worth mentioning that after "The Storm" made a whopping 6 billion, audiences spontaneously started to pay attention to the returns and output of various films.
Audiences can tell the difference between movies that actually cost money, movies that cost very little money, and movies that cost no money at all.
The investment in "The Storm" was only 500 million yuan. How did other movies spend their 600 million, 700 million or 800 million yuan?
The budget for "The Detective with the Magic Eye" didn't even exceed 100 million yuan. 1 billion yuan would be considered a great profit. The pre-sales alone reached nearly 100 million yuan, which relieved the director of a lot of pressure.
With such pre-sale data, if audiences support the film with a little more box office revenue each day, the movie will break even.
During the week that "The Eye of the Demon" was released, there was also a Hollywood movie, an animated film, and another professional drama. The animated film has a limited scope and will not pose much of an obstacle to "The Eye of the Demon". The biggest competitor of "The Eye of the Demon" this week is obviously that Hollywood blockbuster.
Although Lin Yuan is the lead actor in "The Detective," the Hollywood blockbuster "Vacuum Crisis" still occupies 33.3% of the screenings, with "The Detective" following closely behind at 24.1%.
These two films alone accounted for nearly half of the screenings, leaving the other films in a precarious situation.
This time, the media did not criticize "The Detective with the Magic Eyes"; instead, they began to praise it to the extreme.
Lin Yuan was a little uncomfortable.
I always feel like the media is harboring some malicious intentions.
Regardless of whether the media was pessimistic or enthusiastic, "The Detective" steadily reached 300 million yuan in box office revenue on its opening day.
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Author's Note: It's here!!! [Hugs][Hugs]
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