The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 261 Another Great Horse
Chen Jingxing lived very comfortably this year, and the next year will be very relaxed, either with his family, or visiting various crews of DreamWorks.

The film project that DreamWorks is still shooting is Guo Fan's "Edge of Tomorrow". Speaking of which, he is also a big winner in the Spring Festival.

Although he has taken over two blockbuster films in a row and is also a signed director of DreamWorks, in the eyes of the outside world, whether it is the media or netizens, Guo Fan has no convincing achievements, and he is completely a resourceful director among directors.

Since becoming a director, he has made two films, one based on an animated short film "The Adventures of Li Xianji", with a cumulative box office of 800 million. Most people in China have never even heard of this film.

Afterwards, "You at the Same Table" was filmed, and the box office was not bad. As a youth love movie, it earned 14 million in 4.6, but its reputation was poor.

And everyone doesn't regard this movie as Guo Fan's work. After all, the screenwriter is Gao Xiaosong, and the movie is also invested by taking advantage of the popularity of the song title. Even the audience who complained about this movie will not point the finger at Guo Fan , but aimed at Gao Xiaosong, Guo Fan is completely a transparent person and tool person.

And "The Mekong River" is actually equivalent to rectifying Guo Fan's name. Although Chen Jingxing is the screenwriter and producer, for this kind of military action theme, everyone, or audiences who have a little understanding of this theme of movies, can also understand the director's intention. importance.

In movies like "The Mekong", the story is actually straightforward, the proportion of literature and drama is not large, and the narrative is not complicated. The large-scale martial arts, action scenes and gunfight scenes are difficult for screenwriters to support.

In this way, the whole process is a film of hard work, and the director is the cornerstone of the whole film.

Even with the same script, different directors can produce wildly different effects.

In the eyes of mainstream film critics, "The Mekong" has basically reached the first-class level of similar themes in Hollywood. Even if it has flaws in some aspects, the gap is not that big. It can be regarded as a major breakthrough of this type of domestic film.

As the director who can export this film, Guo Fan has either really retrieved the "truth" in Hollywood, or he has the talent to control the big scene, and he is a genius whose talent is covered up. Chen Jingxing and Qin Zhonghe can be called Bole .

Although the status of commercial films is not as high as that of art films, and the talent of commercial film directors can hardly be praised as "artistic talent", it is not a genius in the eyes of many professional film critics and film lovers, but in the eyes of the media and people who eat melons, Guo Fan seems to be another great horse in the Chinese film industry.

As a new director who was popularized by "The Mekong River", many media have already issued interview invitations to him, and what is rare is that Guo Fan's image is definitely considered prominent in the director circle, so some commercial invitations have also come one after another.

Even within the company, Guo Fan has become the focus of everyone's attention. In the eyes of many people, Tian Xinye is the second director of DreamWorks. Some second- and third-tier satellite TVs are still broadcasting "Signal" in rotation. The popularity of "Mekong River" and the road to counterattack have greatly improved Guo Fan's status, even surpassing Tian Xinye. After all, the film box office is a great blessing to the director.

However, Guo Fan himself was quite flattered, and still kept a low profile. Immediately after the festival, he re-entered the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow". He also used this as an excuse to turn down many activities and interviews. , There is no need for him as a director to run publicity anymore.

"Edge of Tomorrow" is a standard heavy industrial film, it is very difficult to shoot and produce, and the preparation time is also very long. From November last year until a few years ago, because of the promotion of "Mekong River", the filming was suspended and restarted after the year shoot.

Guo Fan refused interviews and commercial activities. This is also a very important reason. The filming cycle is still very tight. It is also the first time he has come into contact with such a large-scale science fiction film. Many things have to be explored while shooting. In this regard, Chen Jingxing There isn't much help that can be given.

In fact, "Edge of Tomorrow" is the most complicated heavy industry film currently produced by DreamWorks and even Huaguo Films. "Gravity" may have a higher investment, but 80.00% of the difficulties are actually in the production of special effects. Script writers and shot script designers, the real shooting time is relatively short.

The first part of "Matrix" has been regarded as Chen Jingxing's biggest challenge since he became a director, but it is still incomparable with "Edge of Tomorrow".

"Edge of Tomorrow" is not a "cartoon" like "Gravity". The design of mechs and alien monsters, various aircraft and tanks, and various weapons involved is completely complete in terms of complexity and workload. Not inferior to "The Wandering Earth" in another plane.

And judging from the shooting progress, the extremely generous 3.5 million budget of DreamWorks before the project was established is very likely to be overrun, mainly because the shooting time is likely to be extended.

Most directors will not be willing to ask investors to increase the budget. Even if it is spent by other people, it is always uncomfortable to ask for money. Putting face aside, for directors with a strong sense of responsibility, budget overruns and shooting cycle extensions It is also an expression of the director's "negligence of duty", and the actors and crew also need to be appeased.

This sense of urgency and responsibility pressure is also the main reason why Guo Fan has no time to enjoy the fame and fortune brought by "The Mekong".

Chen Jingxing went to the "Edge of Tomorrow" crew from time to time to relieve the pressure in Guo Fan's heart and the pressure of the crew. He was afraid that Guo Fan would push everyone too hard, and repeatedly emphasized that the shooting time of a day should not exceed nine hours. This statement is also disguised It revealed that Chen Jingxing was willing to give the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow" an unconditional back up, and it didn't matter if it was over budget or postponed.

Fortunately, the actors also understand the difficulties encountered in the filming of "Edge of Tomorrow". Li Bingbing has been away from the domestic entertainment industry for several years, and she is already very satisfied to be able to act in such a large-scale production project as soon as she returns to China. I am not in a hurry, as an actor who has been famous for more than ten years, I know that the work is the foundation.

The leading actor, Wu Jing, has no opinion. The project of "Spike II" has already been approved, and even the budget is about to be approved. Not only has the script not been shortened, but some big scenes and settings have been added. When "Edge of Tomorrow" is finished shooting , DreamWorks will start the shooting of "Spike II".

In Wu Jing's eyes, DreamWorks is simply the God of Fortune, extremely generous, and there is no other film company that supports him so much, so naturally he has no complaints about the temporary difficulties he encountered.

In addition to Guo Fan's "Edge of Tomorrow", Chen Jingxing also pays close attention to the ongoing filming of the TV series "Suspect Tracker" and the production progress of Mo's two animation films.

(End of this chapter)