China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 587 Tianxian eats shriveled, happy big honey

In July 2010, many mainland movies were released, which kicked off this year's summer competition.

What is different from previous years is that Fanxing, who is known as the king of summer movies, only released two main films this year.

"No Man's Land" filmed by the head director Ning Hao, co-starred by Huang Bo and Duan Long, two powerful factions under Fanxing.

This film Ning Hao interestingly reduced the comedy color that he is famous for, and made a western-style road movie, emphasizing the law of the jungle.

The filming of this film was completed as early as the beginning of 2009. It was originally planned to be released last year, but there was a problem with the review, and the file was withdrawn twice in succession.

The main issue is the scale of the plot. Even with the backing of Fanxing and China Film, some cuts were made, and it took more than a year before it was released.

There are also certain restrictions on publicity, especially the withdrawal and deletion of files can not be used as a gimmick.

But even so, the lineup of Huang Bo + Ning Hao + Duan Long is still good, but due to the style and publicity, it is estimated that the box office is unlikely to be too prominent.

Another movie is Fanxing Investment, the work "People on the Journey" directed by its director Cao Bo.

This is also an old man of Fanxing Company, and he has filmed a lot of TV series, such as "Snow Goddess Dragon", "Luo Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", "Mythology", "Tang Palace Lock Jade" and other star hits are all directed by him.

However, in terms of movies, Cao Bo is a pure newcomer. The cost of "On the Journey" is not high, and it focuses on comedy. For him, it is a test of the waters.

Boss Cao has always been interested in supporting mainland directors. Previously, Ning Hao and Feng Xiaoning had more resources.

Needless to say about the former, "No Man's Land" is Fanxing's third film investment for him, and it is also Fanxing's best mainland director.

Especially after Lu Tailang's turmoil last year, his fame and reputation plummeted, and he has not slowed down until now. Ning Hao has become the banner bearer of the sixth generation of directors.

The other Feng Xiaoning is a fifth-generation director. After joining Fanxing, he also handed over the film "Happy Family".

Currently, Fanxing is preparing to prepare for the main drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan", which is also being filmed by Feng Xiaoning.

Boss Cao likes Feng Xiaoning very much, even better than Ning Hao, ranking second among the starry directors.

The reason is that Feng Xiaoning is versatile, he can shoot history, play around the city, the key is not very picky.

Apart from some work, in most cases, what the company arranges is what it is.

You know, many directors have a lot of ideas and prefer freedom, especially well-known directors, who have a particularly stubborn temper and are only willing to work on projects that interest them.

So for Cao Xuan, the boss, a director who is not picky and has a good standard is definitely what he likes the most.

Apart from Ning and Feng, there is another director of Fanxing that I have to say, and that is Chen Hanzhu.

This so-called Boss Cao's No. [-] dog licker is also Cao Xuan's favorite and trusted director. Currently, he is not only the contracted director of Fanxing, but also the deputy director of Fanxing's film and television department.

There are three giants in the Fanxing film and television sector. The first is Ding Ying, the vice president and director of film and television in charge of the film and television sector, and the other two are deputy directors. Chen Hanzhu is one of them.

His deputy director is mainly responsible for controlling the content of various film and television projects, a bit similar to an art director.

In theory, he can supervise or even intervene in all aspects of a project, such as script coordination, scene persuasion, shooting content, and editing of finished products.

The real power is still great, and even the directors of many group departments are not as breezy as him, and he can be regarded as a star-studded executive.

Cao Xuan let him hold such an important position, not only because of Lao Chen's flattering + loyalty, but also because of his ability.

Lao Chen's creativity and directing ability may not be as good as those famous directors, but he also has his own advantages. He has good artistic thinking and strong business thinking, and understands the audience and the market.

The existence of Chen Hanzhu is to restore those fanxing screenwriters and directors who let themselves go to normal.

Such film and television projects produced by Fanxing may not be particularly good, but they will definitely not become bad movies.

To put it bluntly, Lao Chen just kept the lower limit.

It may not have much to do with him how the starry golden signboard shines, but it has always stood firm and deeply rooted, and Lao Chen definitely deserves the greatest credit.

So don't look at Chen Hanzhu's lack of reputation among the starry directors, but his real power and energy are definitely among the best.

The famous Ning Hao had to obediently call "Brother Chen" when he saw him. Da Mimi and Liu Tianxian relied on the support of the East and West Palaces, and they were not afraid of Fan Xiaopang, but they had to be honest when they saw Lao Chen.

Many people joked that Fan Xiaopang, Liu Yan and others were imperial parties, and compared them with the Eastern and Western parties.

But in fact, they just don't stand in line, and there is no such thing as an imperial party. Cao Xuan himself is the boss, no matter which party is his employee, he treats them equally, and pulls the team when he is full.

If one day it is really necessary to form an imperial party, Fan Xiaopang and the others are at most the backbone, and the real core of the imperial party must be Chen Hanzhu.

Compared with other contracted directors, Lao Chen's filming frequency is very low in recent years, and his main energy is on the work of the deputy director.

However, he recently accepted the movie "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".

Who made this [Cao Xuan Music Universe IP]? As Cao Xuan's queen MV director, he also directed the previous two films "Fairy Tale" and "Long Time No See".

In the same line, Old Chen naturally didn't want to pretend to be someone else, and Old Freak Xu dared to rob him, he would have to bark his teeth.

At the same time, Lao Chen is also very confident. [Cao Xuan Music Universe IP] Although Cao Xuan is the core, he has always been in charge of it. From the MV back then to the current movie, he participated in the whole process and witnessed it all the time.

No one knows Cao Xuan...'s MV better than him!

In addition to these three mainland directors, Cao Bo belongs to this family, and is also the key training target in the future.

"People on the Journey" is just a small test, and the follow-up "33 Days of Broken Love" directed by him will be the highlight.

"No Man's Land" at least still has cards to play. The two leading actors of "On the Journey", Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang, have not yet started to make waves in the film market.

Fortunately, the investment in this movie is less than 1000 million. Fanxing doesn't have a blockbuster movie this summer, so they will focus on a lot of resources for them. If they fight a little bit, they will definitely not lose money.

The cost of "No Man's Land" is about 3500 million, and the joint investment of the two films does not exceed 5000 million.

But it's not that there are no blockbuster movies, but most of them are in the preparation and production stage.

Cao Xuan's "Now You See Me" has just finished filming, Mr. Xu is busy working on "Women Are Not Bad", and the next movie "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" has just been approved.

Another leading director, Lin Chaoxian, is preparing to shoot a new action movie "Raid", starring Wu Jing, who reached a cooperation with Fanxing at the beginning of the year.

The latter established Jingcheng Dengfeng International Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., which took full power to take over the personal brokerage business, and Fanxing took a 55% stake through capital injection and became a major shareholder.

This also means that Wu Jing has officially joined Fanxing Galaxy.

In fact, if Wu Jing is willing to sign with Fanxing Company, although he will not be able to get the [-]th contract, it is very hopeful that the [-]-[-] contract will be opened.

Now that they start a company in partnership, more than half of the income will go to Fanxing, and they will not be regarded as direct descendants, so they will suffer a lot at critical moments.

But then again, although starting a company may make less money now, sometimes you can't compete with direct line artists, but you have a high degree of freedom. If the company grows bigger in the future, it is better than taking the company's dead share.

How to choose depends on personal ambition and ability. Wu Jing is willing to fight, and Fan Xing is not demanding that he must be signed into the company.

After Wu Jing officially joined the Fanxing System, he immediately got the resource "Raid".

Cao Xuan thought about the movie "Raid" before, but later felt that the story was too thin and did not act, so he gave it to Wu Jing.

The background of the story is set in Southeast Asia, and the protagonist is set as a mercenary, mainly because it is easy to pass the trial.

The plot is very simple, that is, a group of drug lords occupy a certain building, and the local government has the evidence of their crimes, and wants to get rid of them quickly.

However, this building is heavily guarded, and the drug lord's subordinates are also very powerful. Ordinary armed forces can't get in at all. They also colluded with the military and some officials. They ran away at critical moments, often without success.

Therefore, a team of elite mercenaries including the male protagonist was specially hired, who were both confidential and strong in combat effectiveness. They cooperated with some honest special police officers to directly raid the building, catch the drug lords, and bring them to justice.

The story has a bit of Mexican color, and similar situations in Southeast Asia are not uncommon.

In order to prevent the defendant, the film did not specify which country it was, and it was a fictional city in Southeast Asia.

Wu Jing is the first male, and there is also a second male. Originally, he wanted to invite Zhen Bullet, but when asked about the salary, he asked for 1800 million yuan.

Don't think it's too high, the movie "Guan Yunchang" asks for 2000 million yuan, and it seems to be the top card in Xiangjiang.

Later, they simply recruited Shi Xiaolong and Xie Miao, two rising action stars from the mainland, to join them, which can be regarded as cultivating talents for the mainland film industry.

One of the two plays the male second, that is, the male protagonist's younger brother who has gone astray, the other plays the villain thug, and the other is the captain of the special police, who can be regarded as the male protagonist's teammate, played by Zhang Zijian.

There are not many action actors in Fanxing, except for Cao Xuan, the only ones who can really fight are Lao Jiao and Zhang Zijian.

The former is in transformation and there are constant drama appointments, and it is impossible to act as a supporting role for Wu Jing, so the latter can only be used.

There is also a big villain, who doesn't have many roles, so you can just find an old actor, or you can find an actor from Southeast Asia.

"Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" plans to find a super big name for the male protagonist, and the female protagonist is aiming for a top-tier talent. The lineup is luxurious, and the investment is naturally not low. The estimated cost is 1.5-2 million.

The cost of "Raid" is not low, the actors' remuneration is second, and the male protagonist Wu Jing's remuneration is only 120 million. The main cost is the set and behind the scenes.

In order to shoot, the crew directly rented an abandoned building, and then spent a lot of money to renovate it, and had to shoot and repair it when they went back.

Lin Chaoxian is also an explosive maniac. Apart from the action scenes, he also added a lot of gun battles and explosion scenes. The cost of the film will naturally increase, which is expected to be no less than 5000 million yuan.

Fortunately, this was shot in Southeast Asia, and the price is cheap. As long as it is in Xiangjiang or the United States, the cost can't be doubled.

The two dramas add up to more than 2 million yuan, plus the US$8500 million "You Now You See Me", Fanxing has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in these three dramas alone.

This year's summer vacation is not so much that Fanxing is shabby, it is better to say that Fanxing is holding back his big move...

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In fact, strictly speaking, Fanxing will have a blockbuster movie released this summer, which is the famous "Three Kingdoms·Guandu".

However, Boss Cao is determined not to have anything to do with this drama.

Even Fanxing did not list the product, but only appeared in the penultimate joint production, and it was only said that Fanxing participated in the release.

No way, this movie is too much.

On the second day after it was released, Cao Xuan quietly watched it in Qin City, and then he doubted life all over.

Like "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", "Three Kingdoms: Guandu" is also divided into upper and lower parts. The plot starts from Guan Yu's surrender to Cao but not to Han until Yuan Shao's defeat at Guandu.

In the upper part, Cao Xuan mainly got Guan Yu, and then the two sides went to war. Cao Xuan killed Yan Liang and Zhu Wenchou, Yuan Shao's army came to attack, and the battle of Guandu was imminent.

If Fanxing came to shoot, there is no doubt that Guan Yu and Cao Cao will be in the C position, and then Yuan Shao and Liu Bei will be there.

But in "Three Kingdoms: Stars", Cao Cao is indeed the C position, but Guan Yu has become a supporting role, a tool man used to set off Cao Cao's virtuous corporal.

The actor of Guan Yu is not the most classic version of Lu Shuming, but Ba Sen, who played Genghis Khan and is also the actor of Guan Yu in Wu Baige's original "Red Cliff".

This teacher's acting skills are fine, and his appearance is actually very dignified, but he is a bit too old. He is 56 years old this year, and due to maintenance, his eyebrows and eyes are already looking old.

At the time of the Battle of Guandu, Guan Yu was about 40 years old and in his prime, at the peak of his energy.

It seems a bit old for Lu Shuming to play the role at this time, let alone Bassen, who is in worse condition than him.

However, the crew gave Guan Yu a bit old-fashioned appearance. In the movie setting, as a general, he is not talkative and has a gloomy expression.

The majesty and arrogance of Guan Erye can hardly be seen. To put it bluntly, he looks a bit like a resentful woman.

In addition, the acting skills of the two leading actors, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, are not problematic, they acted very well, and interpreted some character traits very well.

But the plot is more difficult to explain in one word, and that sentence is a bit too petty.

The peak battle of hundreds of thousands of troops did not reflect the epic sense of the war.

Whether it's a war game or a military arrangement, the attitudes shown by both sides are like the opening of a club.

Let someone lead tens of thousands of people to kill them, kill all the enemies, and occupy a territory.

The tactical purpose of this military operation, the follow-up goals, and what kind of changes have been formed on the entire battlefield, without any information, it is just for the sake of fighting.

It can be seen that the director did not study the materials of the Battle of Guandu in detail, especially the military aspects.

You must know that when "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" was filmed, a group of screenwriters and historical consultants first introduced the entire real Chibi battle situation from the details based on various historical materials of the Three Kingdoms, and then incorporated the well-known plot of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

These materials alone, after summing up, amount to as many as three 10,000+ words.

In the movie, the high-level battle deduction of both sides and the subsequent deployment of troops and changes in the battlefield situation are all based on this information. It can be said that it is full of details and interlocking.

Don't underestimate this kind of plot, maybe many audiences don't understand it, but through the accumulation of this kind of details, the texture of the whole movie can be improved, and it can also create an atmosphere of battle and shape characters.

The reason why Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang are awesome is calculated from these details.

In the same way, how ingenious Cao Cao and his advisers are, and how ingenious Yuan Shao is, can also be reflected through these battles.

At the same time, there is no accumulation of details, which will make the logic of some characters seem fragmented, and then feel unreal.

For example, Cao Cao, Fa Ge played very well. He not only has the domineering spirit of a prince, but also can bend down to salute a corporal, which is quite heroic.

However, in the movie, after Guan Yu kills Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Cao Ying's self-confidence is overwhelming, as if Yuan Shao is just a dog who can be killed with a wave of his hand.

After seeing Yuan Shao bring hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to call, everyone panicked, and finally forced Cao Pi to add drama, plus counselors to calm people's hearts.

Let's just say that this is the case, and Cao Ying is not stupid, how could he panic.

According to the official history, the two sides have known it for a long time. Yuan Shao is aggressive, and Cao Cao has already had a decisive battle in his heart. Even before he conquered Guan Yu, he may have had various battle plans.

Perhaps the screenwriter and director understand the situation, but it is because there is no attention to detail that the plot seems a bit inexplicable.

Forcibly analogy, the entire upper part of "Three Kingdoms: Guandu" is a bit like such a story.

The Eastern Han society intends to select the speakers in the north, and Cao Boss in Yanzhou and Yuan Boss in Hebei have the best chances.

On this day, Big Ear Liu from Xuzhou offended Boss Cao, and Boss Cao took people to occupy his territory.

Big Er Liu ran to Boss Yuan, wanting to borrow troops to take back his territory.

At this time, Yuan and Cao hadn't completely broken their faces, Yuan Boss contacted Cao Boss, saying that he would set up a table and drink, and his brothers would settle down.

Boss Cao didn't care about Boss Yuan at all, and Boss Yuan became furious, so he sent his leader, A Yan, to ask for someone.

Because Ayan's attitude is relatively arrogant, the two sides clashed, Ayan was very powerful, Cao boss's men couldn't beat him, and finally Guan Zai attacked and hacked the opponent to death.

When the top horse died, Boss Yuan would definitely want to take revenge. By the way, he was going to kill Big Er Liu. Big Er Liu said that his top horse would not betray him, and he went to ask for someone in person.

Boss Yuan sent another horse, A Chou, to accompany Da Er Liu, but was attacked by Boss Cao, and A Chou was hacked to death by Guan Zai.

Boss Yuan killed two champions in a row. Boss Cao felt that Boss Yuan's strength had declined, and he was very satisfied. Then he planned to reconcile and stabilize the other party for the time being.

When he became stronger, he killed the opponent, but Boss Yuan got impatient and led all his brothers to fight him.

Boss Cao was dumbfounded. He thought it was just two younger brothers. Why was there such a big fight?

The origin of the entire Guandu battle in the official history, from the tacit decisive battle between the two northern power groups, was after several years of preparation and testing, but in the movie it became a forced fight between the associations.

Even after Cao Xuan made such a replay, he still felt that Cao Cao still had the attributes of a white lotus flower. He killed his younger brother and blamed him for starting a war with him.

It is also worth mentioning that Cao Pi has a love triangle with Yuan Xi and Zhen Mi.

Cao and Zhen are childhood sweethearts, but at the age of 12, Zhen moved to Jizhou with his parents, but the two still miss each other.

When Zhen Mi got older and her reputation spread, Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, proposed to marry her.

Zhen Mi didn't like Yuan Xi, but she couldn't hold back the power of the Yuan family, so she had to obey. After Cao Pi learned about it, he snatched the bride on the way on the wedding day.

Yuan Xi was furious, just when Wen Chou came to question the crime, he followed the army to snatch his wife, but was ambushed, Wen Chou was hacked to death, and he himself fled in a hurry.

Later, when Yuan Shao's soldiers came under pressure, Zhen Mi decided to leave Cao Pi, leave a letter, and return to Yuan's house alone.

On the one hand, she heard that her parents were captured by the Yuan family and she wanted to go back to save them. On the other hand, she felt that the people were suffering from the war, so she wanted to go back and find a way to persuade Yuan Xi, and then asked him to persuade her father Yuan Shao to withdraw from the war and avoid the war.

In the end, she also expressed in the letter the little love between the two men and women. What she wants to do is peace and great love. For the sake of the common people, I hope Cao Pi can understand.

Cao Pili didn't understand or didn't know, but Cao Xuan really couldn't understand.

How did the screenwriter come up with this kind of cerebral hemorrhage plot?

Where did Zhen Mi get her confidence? ? ? ! ! !

Cao Xuan even wondered if Wu Baige deliberately blackmailed Liu Tianxian, but thinking about the original "Red Cliff", there is also a link where Xiao Qiao enters Cao's camp alone and persuades Cao Cao to retreat.

Maybe people feel that such a woman is true, kind and beautiful in their hearts, and this is the highest state of peace and love.

Cao Xuan went back and asked Zeng Li to call Liu Tianxian,

First, be prepared for negative public opinion.

Second, if there is any "Mengmeng Stands Up" plot in the lower part of "Three Kingdoms·Guandu", he contacted China Film to delete it.

Nishigong Niangniang was also very speechless, Liu Tianxian was tricked, no one thought that Wu Baige, the international director and the IP of the Three Kingdoms, could shoot to this level.

Cao Xuan understood Wu Baige's power, but when he contacted Liu Tianxian, the crew did not finally confirm Wu Baige as the director.

Moreover, the management team and Liu Tianxian himself had a strong desire for this drama at that time, and Cao Xuan had no reason to forcibly stop it.

After all, that is the famous Hollywood director Wu Baige,

At that time, several big stars were about to lose their heads, and it was Fan Xing who pushed Liu Tianxian to the top by relying on his influence and the relationship with China Film Group.

This matter is a mess. Fanxing has made it clear that it does not want to engage in the IP of the Three Kingdoms, but China Film does not want to give up and start a new one.

Three Kingdoms itself is a public IP, anyone can shoot it, Fanxing has no reason to stop it.

Not to mention "Three Kingdoms·Guandu", even if there is a film and television company filming "Chibi War", Fanxing may not win the lawsuit if he sues him for copyright infringement.

Due to China Film's face, Cao Xuan made a cameo appearance.

Liu Tianxian and Hu Ge were simply fooled by Wu Baige and the big production. The latter was okay, at least there were a few people in front of him. Liu Tianxian was the only important female character, so naturally he was the first to bear the brunt.

There are many people who are popular, Liu Tianxian has been so popular in the past two years, many people like her, and many people bother her.

The previous works were good, and the protection of Fanxing was also strict.It didn't cause any trouble, and now he handed over the handle by himself, so he naturally fell into the whirlpool of public opinion.

Of course, some people are sad and others are laughing.

Da Mimi, who is still filming on the set of "Laughing Jianghu", her face is almost sore from laughing these days.

God is sorry, this is the first time she has seen Liu Tianxian so devastated, she is happier than earning 1000 million.

Da Mimi's greatest joy every day is to read comments online, then make phone calls with Zhao Xiaodao, and then hold the mobile phone together to chat.

The actor in the next room couldn't bear to be bothered, thinking about calling her to complain about her nuisance...

(End of this chapter)