Chapter 799 Want to make progress
On October 1st, National Day, "My Hometown and Me" was officially released.
As one of the most anticipated movies during the National Day holiday, "My Hometown and Me" did not disappoint everyone.
The cumulative box office exceeded 1.1 billion in 4 days of release, and the attendance rate, average number of people per show, single-day box office and screenings all ranked first in the National Day period!
The film received a high audience rating of 9.3 on both Maoyan and Tao Piaopiao ticketing platforms, and its popularity and reputation continued to soar, leading the National Day box office.
The earlier released "Win the Championship" failed to catch up, "The Vanguard" failed both in terms of reputation and box office, and the highly anticipated animated film "Jiang Ziya" also failed to meet expectations at the box office.
The National Day box office, which was packed with blockbusters, was dominated by "My Hometown and Me".
[Jiang Ziya] has nothing to do with [Wei Ming Tianxia Animation Company]. It is an animated film produced by [Colorful Sky Pictures] under Light Media.
During the production, [Colorful House] contacted [Wei Ming Tian Xia], hoping to link [Jiang Ziya] and [Nezha], but was rejected by Gu Wei.
It's not that they don't give face to Guangxian, but "Ming Tianxia" itself has plans to produce an animated version of the Fengshen Universe, and may also produce a single-player animated film of Jiang Ziya in the future. Of course, it is impossible to collaborate with "Jiang Ziya" of "Colorful House".
The company's "Yang Jian: The Legend of the Condor Heroes" began preparations for production in 2018 and is now almost completed. It will most likely be released next year or the year after.
In "Yang Jian", Nezha, Ao Bing, Taiyi Zhenren and others will all appear, which is truly the same world view as "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World".
It cannot take advantage of the traffic of [Nezha], and the popularity of [Jiang Ziya] is far less than that of the original time and space.
However, when promoting the film, it still played the title of the strongest domestic animated film after "The Monkey King" and "Ne Zha". Coupled with the visually attractive trailer and the publicity and promotion with great investment, "Jiang Ziya" had very good box office results in the first three days of its premiere, second only to "My Hometown and Me".
It’s a pity that the subsequent reputation of "Jiang Ziya" was not good, and it failed to retain the traffic brought by the publicity and promotion, and the box office continued to decline in the later period.
To be honest, the animation effect of [Jiang Ziya] is pretty good.
[Colorful House] is backed by Guangguang, and has no shortage of funds and talents. It is considered to be the top animation film company in the industry.
After the unprecedented success of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", capital has paid more attention to the animation 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 effects to the best, and the most important thing about a movie is the storyline.
This is precisely the aspect of "Jiang Ziya" that is most criticized by the audience.
The plot of the movie can be summarized in one sentence: A younger brother accepts the order of Big Brother to assassinate his target, but it turns out that the target is innocent. The younger brother's conscience awakens and he feels wronged, so he kills Big Brother to avenge the injustice.
Does it look familiar? It’s the classic routine of American Hollywood gangster movies.
Basically, as soon as the movie starts, the audience can guess the subsequent plot.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tianzun is definitely the biggest boss.
Shen Gongbao's sentimental drama is not awkward to watch, and it is quite complete with a beginning and an end. However, it really fails to give the audience a sense of immersion. The foreshadowings laid before are almost glossed over, and the emotion of blocking a sword fails to resonate at all.
This level is far behind [Nezha].
Nezha's sensationalism has been laid out from the very beginning of the movie, with the origins of the spirit pearl and the demon boy, Shen Gongbao's discussion of the prejudices in people's hearts, and Li Jing's request for a talisman to die in his son's place in order to keep him alive.
The audience can all see the true emotions, and the scene where he faces the heavenly calamity in the end really made countless viewers cry.
In comparison, the sensationalism of "Jiang Ziya" is too low-level, with too little foreshadowing, and it fails to achieve the desired effect.
After the filming of [Joy of Life 2] started, Gu Wei became busy again.
As the leading actor, he has a lot of scenes to watch. He arrives at the set every morning and leaves in the evening, shooting from morning to night.
Jing Tian, the heroine, is very idle. Compared with the first part, Lin Wan'er has fewer roles, and she only needs to come to the crew when there is a filming task.
In fact, apart from the male protagonist Fan Xian in "Joy of Life", the character with the most screen time should be "Wang Qinian" played by Tian Yu.
He is Fan Xian's loyal follower, and he appears almost whenever Fan Xian is around.
A week after filming started, Wang Xiaochen and Wang Churan joined the crew.
The roles they played were temporary supporting roles in the drama, and they appeared in the scene about Baoyue Tower at the beginning of the TV series.
Wang Xiaochen plays the role of "Yuan Meng", the supervisor of Baoyue Tower, who is also the madam in a traditional brothel and plays a villain.
Wang Churan's "Sang Wen" is a courtesan who was forced into prostitution in Baoyue Tower.
There aren't many scenes for the two of them, so they can finish filming in a few days.
"My Lord, do you want to investigate Baoyue Tower?"
"Who told you that?"
Wang Churan looks really beautiful in ancient costume, with bright eyes, a high nose bridge, a cherry mouth, and a small face the size of a palm that is fair and rosy. She looks even more stunning in the ancient female hair accessories designed by the crew. She is very convincing in playing the role of the oiran with this image.
"My Lord, you have come back from the dead and come to a place like this to see me. You can't really be attracted to me, right?
I am just an ordinary woman. Apart from Baoyue Tower, I am surrounded by ordinary people and ordinary things."
"Then what's so unusual about Baoyue Tower?"
"Baoyue Tower has just opened and has already attracted courtesans from all over Kyoto, making them the most profitable businesses.
Every family has a backer, but no one ever dares to say no.
This is not normal.”
"Crack! Wang Churan, stand still and try to find the rhythm of your lines.
We’ll do this again later!”
The director's voice came, and Wang Churan on the opposite side looked guilty.
"Sorry, Brother Wei."
Compared with his stunning appearance, Wang Churan's acting skills are much worse. His expressions and lines are not very good. He had to shoot his first scene several times after joining the crew.
"Well, let's go over the lines for this scene again. I know this line is a bit long. Even though you've memorized it, you still need to pay attention to your manners and expressions while you speak it."
Gu Wei was not impatient, but tried his best to guide her.
"When you say this line, you have to put yourself in the character's shoes. Fan Xian goes to Sang Wen to find out about the situation in Baoyue Tower, and Sang Wen also wants to use Fan Xian to escape.
So she was willing to help, and she felt a little anxious inside.
You have to find this feeling.”
"I see."
"Also, don't shake your head too much when you're speaking your lines~"
With Gu Wei's careful guidance and help, the scene was shot twice more before it was passed.
After a scene is finished, the crew prepares to move on and the actors can take a break.
"Brother Wei, I'm sorry to trouble you~"
In the lounge, Wang Churan, dressed in costume, approached Gu Wei.
She really prepared well for this drama, but she didn't expect that the crew of "Joy of Life" had such high requirements for the actors. She had never been like this when filming before, and the director would just give her a pass.
"It's okay, it's normal for actors to make NGs, and you just joined the crew, so you also need a familiarization process," Gu Wei comforted with a smile.
"However, your preparations today really aren't very thorough. I looked at the filming schedule, and we're still filming the Baoyue Tower scene tomorrow, and you'll be there too. Go back and prepare thoroughly."
Wang Churan nodded vigorously, his eyes rolling around, not knowing what he was thinking.
Gu Wei ignored her and looked down at his phone.
After the National Day holiday, "My People, My Hometown" earned 1.9 billion yuan at the box office in 7 days, and its word-of-mouth ratings on major platforms also led the way, continuing the success of last year's "My People, My Country" model.
The reviews for the "UFO Falls from the Sky" unit directed by Gu Wei are average, neither the best nor the worst. However, since Gu Wei is the director and the "Detective Chinatown" team is involved, the discussion about the story in this unit is very high.
Peng Yuchang from Gu Wei Company also has a movie released during the National Day holiday, "Home at One Point", which he co-starred with Liu Haoran and Yin Fang.
This movie is a younger version of "Chinese Partners", telling the story of young people recalling their entrepreneurial journey.
[Home at One Point] was filmed quickly and released quickly.
The film started shooting in July this year, wrapped up in August, and will be released in October.
The result was that the movie's box office on the first day was only 26 million, and the screening rate dropped from 16% to 8% on the second day.
While watching the news about the National Day movies on his phone, Yang Dan walked up to Gu Wei.
"Boss, Director Han Yan's team sent a message saying that after the screening of [Send You a Little Red Flower], they've decided to release it during the Lunar New Year holiday this year."
"Did you tell me the specific date?"
"December 31, New Year's Eve"
Gu Wei frowned slightly and put down his phone.
"It must be the time arranged by China Film Group. They're quite good at choosing."
There are many producers for "Send You a Little Red Flower", and the publicity and promotion was done by one of the producers, China Film Group, so many things related to the release were arranged by China Film Group.
"Should we move the release date of the company's "Love in the City 2" forward or backward?"
Yang Dan asked again.
She knew that the company's film "Love in the City 2" was also scheduled to be released before New Year's Day.
"The Good Doctor 2" is a comedy film, and it definitely has the advantage of being released on the festive New Year's Day.
However, "Send You a Little Red Flower" is a movie by Gu Wei.
I think any movie starring the boss will be a hit regardless of the subject matter, and it may have some impact on the box office of "The Good Doctor 2".
This is one person fighting against another.
Gu Wei thought about it.
"No, let's stick to the original time.
The two films are of different genres, so there won’t be too much competition, and the New Year’s Day schedule is also large enough.”
Gu Wei knew that although "Send You a Little Red Flower" was a good movie, its box office would not be too high due to the subject matter.
1.5 billion is a big hurdle.
[The Good Doctor 2] is basically a 500 million to 1 billion film, and there is not much competition when the two films are released together.
At night, at the crew’s hotel.
Wang Churan changed into beautiful clothes, put on some makeup, and looked at herself in 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 their rooms are different depending on their identities.
People like the male and female protagonists, director, producer, etc. live in the best rooms, basically on the same floor.
The remaining actors were arranged in rooms of different sizes according to their roles and status.
I took the elevator up one floor, walked to a door and rang the doorbell.
She naturally came to find Gu Wei.
We haven't seen each other for a month, and he caused trouble for Gu Wei on the crew during the day, so he had to come over in the evening to express his 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 one she expected.
"Sister Jingjing Tian!"
The smile on Wang Churan's face became stiff. She didn't expect that the heroine Jing Tian 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 room wrong.
It turned out to be true.
Jing Tian opened the door and looked up and down at Wang Churan who was standing outside.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Wang Churan, the new actor on the crew, playing the role of Sang Wen. Is this Mr. Gu Wei's room?"
Jing Tian nodded: "Yes, do you have something to do with him?"
"Teacher Gu Wei helped me a lot during filming today, and we have a scene together tomorrow, so I thought about coming over to act with him."
"Oh, he's in the shower. Why don't you come in and wait for a while?"
Jingtian glanced at the script in Wang Churan's hand and invited her in with a smile.
Wang Churan glanced into the room and found that there was indeed no one there. He could vaguely hear the sound of running water in the bathroom.
She hesitated for two seconds, her signature smirk on her face.
“If it’s inconvenient, forget it.
I can go back and study on my own.
I won’t bother you anymore.”
"Okay then, when Gu Wei comes out I'll tell him you were here."
Wang Churan nodded and turned away in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
Jingtian didn't say anything else. He watched the other person leave and the smile on his face disappeared. He shook his head.
After a while, Gu Wei came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
He was wearing a white bath towel and walking out while wiping his head.
"Someone just came to see you."
"Who are you? Is there something urgent that brings you here so late?" Gu Wei sat down next to Jing Tian, 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 a shortcut"
Gu Wei was confused, and Jing Tian smiled and said, "Wang Churan, she brought the script and said she wanted to rehearse tomorrow's scene with you."
Gu Wei suddenly realized, "We have a scene tomorrow. Her acting is average, so she might not be confident in herself."
"Huh! Average acting skills?
I feel like she acted very well in what she just said to me.
Young girls today are still quite young, but they are very motivated to improve themselves.”
Of course Gu Wei knew why Wang Churan came, he could only say it was unfortunate because he didn't send him a message to inform him before coming, so it was inevitable that he would run into Jing Tian.
He smiled and put his arm around Da Tiantian's slender waist, jokingly saying, "It's a good thing to want to make progress. I like people who are ambitious."
After hearing this, Jingtian looked at Gu Wei angrily, then turned his head and ignored him.
Gu Wei stopped talking, hugged Jing Tian in his arms, lowered his head and kissed the other's white neck, and the big hand on his waist reached into his clothes and moved up.
Da Tiantian's breathing became more and more rapid, her face flushed, and her eyes became gradually blurred.
“They will bully me.”
Gu Wei looked up and met her eyes.
"Don't you like me bullying you?"
"like."
(End of this chapter)
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