Chapter 585: It’s a pity for this topic
The filming of "The Story of Minglan" went very smoothly. In addition to the male and female protagonists, other characters also appeared one after another.
Zhu Yilong who plays the young master Qi Heng, the eldest lady Liu Lin, the concubine Lin Gao Lu, Sheng Rulan played by Zhang Jianing, Sheng Molan played by Shi Shi, Sheng Hong played by Liu Jun, the young Qinshi played by Wang Yinan, and so on.
[The Story of Minglan] can be regarded as an ensemble drama. In addition to the male and female protagonists, the other supporting roles are equally wonderful. They have different personalities and are making various efforts for their own lives and goals.
Even the villains Lin Xiaoniang and Xiao Qinshi who oppose the heroine are all doing it for their children so that they can get more and live a better life. They are not stereotyped villains.
The team of [Noon Sunshine] is undoubtedly excellent, but it is undeniable that this group of actors are also very good.
Not to mention the veteran actors, even some of the young actors performed very well.
A good script, a good production team, and good actors will naturally produce good works.
"Sister Gao Lu and Teacher Liu Lin acted so well, it was a real pleasure to watch them filming.
But I feel pressured when I act opposite them."
A scene of the male and female protagonists attending a private school had just ended, and the scene switched to filming a scene with Lin Xiaoniang and Da Niangzi. Zhao Liying was standing aside, taking a break while looking into the venue.
Gao Lu graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. She looks a bit like Gao Yuanyuan, beautiful and charming.
It's a pity that she didn't become famous when she was young, but for some reason a video of her and Zhang Yi laughing while eating became an emoticon package circulating all over the Internet.
Gu Wei had contact with her when filming "You Are My Glory", when she played Pan Yueming's lover.
Not to mention Teacher Liu Lin, he is an absolute talent and veteran actor.
She plays Jiang Dehua, Jiang Defu's sister in "Parents' Love", and is a golden supporting role.
The two of them interpreted the roles of Da Niangzi and Lin Xiao Niang extremely successfully. It can be said that their contribution was indispensable to the final success of "The Story of Minglan".
"They are professionally trained and have over ten to twenty years of acting experience, so it's no surprise that they have such good acting skills."
As he spoke, Gu Wei looked at Zhao Liying who kept the script in her hand.
"With your current level of effort, it wouldn't be surprising if you could catch up with them in the future."
In the future, Zhao Liying is the one who has made the most successful transformation among the 85 flowers. Although she failed to break into the film industry, from "The Story of Minglan" to "Happiness to Ten Thousand Homes" and "Wind Blows in Half Summer", we can see her determination to transform into a powerful actress.
She was nominated for the Magnolia Award for Best Actress three times, and although she failed to win the award, many audiences and people in the industry have recognized her acting skills.
"I hope so, thanks for your good wishes."
September is almost over and October is coming.
The competition for the National Day movie schedule this year is very fierce. The action film "The Foreigner" starring Jackie Chan, "The Shameful Iron Fist" brought by Happy Twist, the second work directed by Dapeng "Sewing Machine Band", the war film "Sky Hunter" starring Li Chen and Fan Bingbing, and "Chasing the Dragon" directed by Wang Jing will all be released during the National Day.
Movie fans are also extremely looking forward to these movies.
7 days is neither short nor long, and holidays always go by quickly.
Working people have returned to work after their vacation, and the results of the five summer blockbusters have also been announced at the box office.
There is no doubt that "The Shameful Iron Fist" is the biggest winner of the National Day holiday, and it is in an absolute leading position in the box office competition.
It broke 300 million in the first two days of its first week and exceeded 1 billion in 7 days during the National Day holiday. As the third film of Happy Twist, "The Shameful Iron Fist" is considered to be inferior to "Charlotte's Troubles" in quality and film depth, but as a comedy, it is undoubtedly qualified.
The movie is funny and relaxing, with lots of laughs throughout, making the audience in the theater laugh from beginning to end.
After [The Shameful Iron Fist], it was Brother Cheng Long’s [The British Showdown].
A box office of 400 million in 7 days is not particularly outstanding among Jackie Chan's movies, but the reputation of this movie is better than expected.
The story is a bit like "Taken", but the plot, characters and suspense are more exciting.
With a Douban score of 7.4, it is one of the few high-scoring films by Jackie Chan in recent years.
The remaining bands [Sewing Machine Band], [Chasing the Dragon], and [Sky Hunter] are ranked in the third tier.
The box office of "Sewing Machine Band" during the seven-day National Day holiday was only over 200 million yuan, while the box office of "Chasing the Dragon" and "Sky Hunter" was even lower, less than 200 million yuan.
To be honest, Dapeng's second film is actually of higher quality than his debut film "The Pancake Man", which can be clearly seen from the word-of-mouth feedback from the audience.
However, this is how the film industry works. A good movie does not necessarily have a high box office. Many movies with super high box office have a certain degree of randomness. You don’t know which point will make the movie a big hit.
Moreover, the poor box office performance of "Sewing Machine Band" is directly related to Dapeng himself.
The first "The Pancake Man" raked in over 1 billion at the box office despite its poor quality due to strong publicity. However, this also overdrew its reputation and lost the trust of a large number of viewers.
When "Sewing Machine Band" was released, although it was obviously a work with great care, many viewers did not buy it and did not want to be fooled a second time.
However, although the box office of the movie did not meet expectations, Nazha's performance in it was widely praised, and "Ding Jianguo" became another classic role for her after "Bei Weiwei" and "KIKO".
The phrase "These legs are long, white and slender, come and touch them." has also become a hot internet meme.
"The director has been in a bad mood these past few days. He even had an argument with a film critic and threatened to fight him."
"It wouldn't be like this if the box office wasn't ideal, right?"
“No, it’s said that the critic had already written a bad review before the movie was released. If the crew paid him, he would delete it, and if they didn’t, he would publish it.
This incident disgusted Director Dapeng."
“With this kind of business, it’s no wonder Dapeng is angry.
Where are you now? "
"Yuezhou, I didn't rest after landing today. I went to 4 movie theaters before returning to the hotel. I'm exhausted."
"Take care of yourself. I read the news online. Everyone really praised your performance in the movie, and your line is also very popular right now."
"Hehe, then do you want to touch it properly when we get back?"
Gu Wei was about to flirt with Nazha when the doorbell rang. He knew it must be Zhao Liying coming to act with him.
"I still have some things to do here, you should go to bed early."
"Okay, I'll send you a WeChat message later."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Wei went out to open the door, and sure enough, Zhao Liying was standing outside holding the script.
"I should give you a key to the room, so it will be more convenient." The two of them went into the house and sat on the sofa. Gu Wei poured her a glass of warm water and placed it in front of her.
"Are you annoyed that I always come to see you?" Zhao Liying raised her eyebrows.
"I'm not being sarcastic. I really think this will be more convenient." Gu Wei took his script from the desk beside him and said helplessly.
"Forget it. It's not a big deal to knock and open the door. It would be so embarrassing if I just walked in and saw something I shouldn't see."
"Is there anything about me that cannot be seen by others?" Gu Weiqi asked.
"Among my 'sisters' and the other young actresses in the group, which one of them doesn't look at you with sparkling eyes?"
Zhao Liying was talking about Zhang Jianing who played Minglan, Shi Shi who played Molan, and Wang Herun who played Sheng Hualan.
[The Story of Minglan] There are a large number of female characters in this drama, many of which are young characters. Young actors are needed to play the roles of various noble ladies and their maids.
“Is there?
I didn’t feel anything while filming.” Since joining the crew, the people Gu Wei has collaborated with the most, besides Zhao Liying, are her role as the eldest brother Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye’s stepmother Xiao Qinshi.
Speaking of Xiao Qinshi, her actor Wang Yinan is a classmate of the original "Knowing Your Destiny" male lead Feng Shaofeng, but they end up playing each other's stepmother in the drama.
"Of course, you two rarely have rival scenes together, and they are too embarrassed to talk to you actively, but I can see it clearly." There seemed to be a hint of jealousy in Zhao Liying's tone. In the scenes of the past few days, Minglan and Gu Tingye have become more and more intimate, and she has also become a little immersed in the role.
"It's unavoidable. Handsome, talented, and outstanding people always have these kinds of troubles."
"So conceited." Zhao Liying curled her lips when she saw Gu Wei's arrogant look.
It took the two of them more than an hour to go over the scenes that needed to be filmed the next day, and then Zhao Liying packed up and left.
"By the way, would you like to watch a movie together in the evening?
There seem to be a lot of good movies recently.”
After she stood up holding her script, she suddenly asked Gu Wei.
"Both of us?"
"Yeah, who else do you want to call?"
Gu Wei thought about it.
"I'll call Zhu Yilong, and you call Zhang Jianing, Shi Shi, and Wang Herun as well.
We are all young people, we can have a meal together and then go to the movies.
The lively atmosphere can also bring people closer together and facilitate future cooperation."
Zhao Liying nodded after hearing what Gu Wei said.
“You are so thoughtful.”
"What movie do you want to see?
I asked my assistant to book a venue in advance."
Zhao Liying hesitated for a moment.
"[The Shameful Iron Fist], it's the most popular movie during the National Day holiday. It's said to be really funny."
"Okay, that's it."
This year's National Day box office, which is said to have the most intense competition, has passed, and it can be said that some are happy while others are sad.
Not to mention the big-selling films such as "The Shameful Iron Fist" and "The Foreigner".
Although the box office performance of [Sewing Machine Band] was not ideal, it actually did not lose money.
[Chasing the Dragon] Since it was directed by Wang Jing, everyone initially thought it would be a bad movie, but it turned out to be unexpectedly good, with a Douban score of 7.6 and a very good reputation, making it one of the few high-quality movies by Wang Jing in recent years.
Although the box office was average in the first week after its release, thanks to its good reputation, the subsequent box office performance has been on the rise, and it is likely to catch up with "The Foreigner".
Only "Sky Hunter" lost both in box office and reputation.
This ambitious work, the first directorial debut of Li Chen, was known as "Sky Wolf Warrior" before its release.
With the unreserved support of his girlfriend and the high popularity brought to military films after the huge success of "Wolf Warrior 2", many people are optimistic about Li Chen becoming the second Wu Jing, and think that he may soar to fame with this directorial debut.
After all, his creative environment is much better than Wu Jing's back then. He has big investments, big-name stars joining, a hot market, and all the conditions for big sales are in place.
Unfortunately, the facts prove that there is only one Wu Jing in the domestic entertainment industry.
After the release of "Sky Hunter", the box office on the first day was only 31.57 million, and the box office in the first three days was 86.62 million.
After 7 days of National Day, the total box office was only more than 200 million yuan. Due to poor reputation, the daily box office dropped to less than 10 million yuan after National Day.
It seems like the box office is okay, but "Sky Hunter" is a military blockbuster comparable to "Wolf Warrior 2", and the production cost alone is more than 200 million yuan. This is because Fan Bingbing confiscated his salary, and other leading actors also reduced their salaries to support the film.
Everyone originally thought that even if they didn't make any money, they could at least gain some fame by participating in a hit military film, but unfortunately "Sky Hunter" became a complete joke.
Due to the poor box office and reputation of "Sky Hunter", it is not known whether it was for publicity or the two really broke up. After the movie was released, Feng Xiaogang posted a Weibo post implying Li Chen, saying "Uncle, stop picking up trash and become a director!"
What this means is that there is no longer any threshold to becoming a director, and anyone can be a director.
Li Chen, not to be outdone, also stood up and said, "Some people are luckier and were born decades earlier, which allows them to succeed before others. Everyone has their upstart moments. Can it be that these few movies can be watched for the rest of their lives?"
It is an implicit criticism that Feng Xiaogang only made a few well-received films in his early years and is relying on his past achievements to make a living and show off his seniority.
At the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony more than ten days ago, Fan Bingbing won the Best Actress award, and Li Chen and Feng Xiaogang sat on her left and right.
After winning the award, Fan Bingbing hugged the two people separately and expressed his gratitude to them specifically when receiving the award.
Who would have thought that in less than a month, the two of them would completely fall out.
The tit-for-tat exchange between Li Chen and Feng Xiaogang on Weibo naturally attracted the attention of countless media and netizens, but unfortunately it still had no effect on the box office of the movie.
The main reason is that the Douban score of this movie is only 4.8, and it is undoubtedly considered a bad movie by most viewers. The word of mouth has spread, and no one will buy it even if it is promoted again.
"Old Lu has suffered a huge loss this time!"
On the set of "The Story of Minglan", Gu Wei received a call from Wu Jing during his break. The two were originally discussing the overseas screening of "Wolf Warrior 2", but ended up talking about Li Chen's "Sky Hunter".
“How much money did you invest?”
"I heard he said it was 140 million, but later on during the filming process, the investment was not enough, so Li Chen paid a lot more money out of his own pocket, and in the end the total cost was 200 million."
The largest investor of Sky Hunter is Lv Jianmin of Spring and Autumn Era, who is also Wu Jing's good friend who has always supported him and one of the three major investors of Wolf Warrior 2.
"Tsk tsk, President Lu really loves military films. He invested in your 'Wolf Warrior' without hesitation, and this time he invested so much in 'Sky Hunter'. He really thinks he has high hopes for Li Chen."
“No way, he really likes it.
I have known him for more than ten years. When we were drinking together in the early years, I heard him say that he wanted to join the army after graduating from high school, but he was eliminated because he was not heavy enough.
It's a pity that the subject matter of "Sky Hunter" is good, and the Air Force is very supportive. CCTV even helped promote it before it was released. It's just that the director is not very good.
A few days ago, I took a leave of absence to support the movie premiere because of Lao Lu."
Deep down, Wu Jing hopes that [Sky Hunter] can achieve good results.
He also hopes to see military-themed films become bigger and stronger, and to promote the strength of the motherland and the people's army.
"I haven't seen the movie yet. According to the news, Li Chen was very dedicated. His filming conditions were so good, so how could it turn out like this?"
"Ah~ How to say it
After I attended the premiere and watched the film, I had a feeling that the performance of this movie would not be very ideal.
The main reason is that the plot is rather thin, and Li Chen's filming is too idol-like. The characters in it don't look like soldiers at all, and they don't have that tough temperament.
They are all very fair and clean, and their conversations sound like Qiong Yao novels. It feels like they are in love while wearing military uniforms.
“We are already a couple.”
"Is that Director Wu Jing?" After Gu Wei hung up the phone, Zhao Liying beside him asked curiously.
He didn't turn his back on anyone when he made the call, and Zhao Liying could guess the identity of the person on the other end from the conversation.
"Yes, tell me about the overseas release of Wolf Warrior 2."
"Wasn't it released simultaneously around the world when it premiered?"
“That’s just a gimmick, we don’t have such channels.
In fact, it is only synchronized between China and the United States. Now that the domestic box office is doing well, "Wolf Warrior 2" has also gained considerable fame internationally. Film producers from the UK, France, Germany, Japan, Thailand and other countries have come to us to buy the copyright."
Zhao Liying nodded. She had been filming TV series in recent years and knew relatively little about movies.
"I've already booked the theater for tonight. What would you like for dinner? I'll ask my assistant to order it."
"Whatever, I can eat anything. You decide."
"Okay, I'll find a good one nearby.
Can Jianing, Shishi and the others come together?"
"Of course. I mentioned your treat to them, and they happily agreed."
"Okay, I've already told Zhu Yilong about it. Let's go together after the show tonight."
(End of this chapter)
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