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Chapter 413 413. The First Year of Science Fiction Movie 【Subscription】

"The Wandering Earth" can be said to be Huaguo's first true science fiction film.

Known as the milestone of Chinese science fiction.

Next year will also be called "the first year of science fiction films in Huaguo" by netizens.

If Lu Chen remembers this movie correctly.

When the movie is released next year.

It did not have particularly high promotional marketing and expectations in the early stage. It relied on word of mouth to kill a bloody road. Douban scored 8.0, and other platforms scored above 9!
At first, "Crazy Alien" starring Shen Teng and Huang Bo was everyone's most promising New Year's film. After the premiere, it won the box office for several days, but it was overtaken by "The Wandering Earth" on the fourth day.

The box office of the film reached 4.1 million yuan in a single day, and the box office is about to exceed 5 billion in 17 days after its release, and it is still rising. Everyone is very optimistic that it can break the box office record of "Wolf Warrior 2" of 56.79 billion!

The success of "The Wandering Earth" has not come easily.

Because no one has tried it before.

but,

A Star Wars Story: Rogue One.

"This movie should be good. If it is done well, it will most likely become a milestone in domestic sci-fi movies." Lu Chen explained with a long sigh of relief.

However, setbacks are setbacks,

Lu Chen was still looking forward to it.

Therefore, there is a high probability that it will not work if you want to be a pioneer officer.

In "Wolf Warrior 2", it fully penetrates the texture of the film, effectively arousing the audience's sense of national honor and identity.

Liu Shishi had time to drive with Lu Chen at home.

Their idea is to make a solid film first. If it is a police film or a crime theme, it should first study how to make the film meet the basic aesthetic norms of the police film. When making a military film, it should be based on the standards and genre models of war and military films.
Otherwise, it is impossible to make the audience determine what genre they want to watch and attract them into the theater, so what is the effect of publicity?

Director Nolan, who has directed the classic films "The Dark Knight" trilogy, "Inception" and "Interstellar", has no new work since 2014. "Dunkirk" is famous for its focus on war themes. It can be said that it has attracted much attention.It also seems to have greater ambitions.

"Wolf Warrior 2" broke all domestic film records that could be broken, and in the end it set a box office miracle of 56.79 billion yuan.

Because no one has announced the schedule yet, the schedule of big-budget movies is an absolute secret of the company, and they are generally not revealed until necessary.Otherwise, it is easy to be overshadowed by the opponent.

Lu Chen also wanted to chat with Director Guo to make the script more refined.

After all, only winning a movie like this can be shocking enough. Even if you win a movie like "Transformers", even if you win, it won't cause much repercussions.

And Lu Chen knew this, it was based on the memory of his previous life.

but.

"Too."

Lu Chen was also ready to lose face, who told him to catch up and lie down.

He seems to be clearly telling others that this "Dunkirk" is the new field he wants to open up.

"Youth" and "Legend of the Demon Cat" have won word-of-mouth in the industry, especially Feng Xiaogang's "Youth". This literary film without IP and "heavy industrial visual effects" continues to attack other new films, and won more than 10 billion by the end of the year. yuan box office.

Of course, these are just Lu Chen's ideas, and they haven't been announced yet. It's hard for Lu Chen to imagine that if he announces his ideas.

However, after the great success of "Wolf Warrior" and the previous "Operation Mekong", it completely opened up a new idea and new aspect of the narrative of the main theme movie, that is, the genre of the main theme movie.

It can be said that it is also quite eye-catching.

The mainstream values ​​that the movie wants to convey also exist as the narrative power of the movie.

Maybe this movie can also participate.

It might be really hard.

In addition, there is Nolan.

Some main theme movies are "not good-looking", and audiences "don't like to watch them". Over time, audiences have left a stereotype of "only preaching" to the main theme movies.

For this.

Some viewers said that this is actually the Chinese version of "Captain America", which pushes Chinese-language war-oriented military/cop films to a new level.

The fifth-generation directors represented by Feng Dao and Chen Dao have come up with blockbuster works.

The communication of the main theme is not done through boring preaching, but is naturally delivered to the audience while being good-looking, reaching the state of "moisturizing things and silently" in the communication of the main theme film.

For several months in a row, no film has grossed more than [-] million yuan at the box office.

"Wolf Warrior 2" not only restores the dignity of domestic films, but more importantly, it brings back some audiences who have left the cinema, which not only boosts the audience's confidence in domestic films, but also boosts the confidence of the film market .

Find a time.

After half an hour.

But if we really want to talk about the domestic box office,
It's true that I may not be able to do "Wolf Warrior 2".

The film was launched in France in May last year, and the crew went to the original site of the Dunkirk retreat to shoot.Nolan, who is good at real shots of big scenes, did not hesitate to use two valuable real props: a French navy warship named "Maillé-Brézé" and an old-fashioned German fighter jet worth 5 million US dollars.

Since you want this movie to be a boost, you must increase your investment.

Because "The Wandering Earth" is a movie that focuses on special effects, they are willing to spend money on special effects, and save as much as they can in other aspects, especially the actors' remuneration. Keep the price very low!

"So, you're going to pull this movie into your tank?"

Lu Chen felt that they could cooperate for a while.

After "Wolf Warrior 2", there are also films such as "The Iron Fist of Shame", "Chasing the Dragon" and "The British Showdown", which have achieved double harvests at the word-of-mouth box office.

To put it simply, there is absolutely no problem with "Jurassic Park" winning "Transformers", but I want to win this work.

The significance of the success of "Wolf Warrior 2" is not only its boost to the box office, but also its success has opened up a new situation for the main theme of this film genre.

Lu Chen planned to chat with Wu Jing and change the schedule for "Wolf Warrior 2".

Regarding this point, although netizens are not very clear, they definitely know one thing, that is, Nolan's new movie is coming.

Regardless of the "Wolf Warrior" series or "Operation Mekong", not to mention the main theme and values ​​of the film, if you take the film out alone, they are also quite mature commercial films.

"Transformers" is definitely not comparable to this movie.

Since they want to participate,
Then you have to grab Wu Jing's chance to make money.

The eighth film has been filmed.

"Wolf Warrior 2" has such a high box office,
The main force is at home, and the foreign box office is almost negligible.

Even if the types are different, after all, he is one against three, so who can say what?

Don't look at Lu Chen already has several movies with a box office of 80 billion or even [-] billion.

This year's domestic films are a bit miserable.

What a terrifying sensation it will cause.

The release of "Wolf Warrior 2" completely reversed the situation where domestic films were "beaten" by imported films.

This ip is indeed the most profitable series in Hollywood, and this movie is also a bit fierce. This is also the number one opponent Lu Chen chose for himself.

Might be about to let it out.

"Dunkirk" was shot with IMAX 65mm film and cameras, in order to show the grand momentum and tragic scenes of World War II in a panoramic view.

After agreeing, the director told him that the film crew had no money and could not pay his salary, so Wu Jing would not accept his money. Originally, it was agreed to be a guest star for one day, but the director said that it was overdue, and he wanted to be a guest star for 31 days, so he also agreed. After the filming, the director told him that the crew’s budget was not enough. Wu Jing also thought about the difficulty of filming "Wolf Warrior", so he helped others to the end, so he invested 6 million yuan for the crew. Later, the budget was not enough. Wu Jing Also added investment!

Many main theme films go straight for the purpose of political propaganda or heroic biography. The narrative motivation of the film places too much emphasis on propaganda and enlightenment, while ignoring the artistry, innovation and appeal of expression, which leads the creators to narrow their creation. The space, artistic techniques are naive, and the production level is simple.

As for the last is.

But there are turning points.

Whether in terms of quality or otherwise.

This movie is also making money, and it is sure to make money without losing money.

but.

In addition, the science fiction market in Huaguo is blank, and if you are not careful, it may become a bad movie. It is said that Director Guo got the script of "The Wandering Earth" last year. At that time, he had no idea, but he still made up his mind to try a handful.

This series is a bit harsh.

"Wolf Warrior 2" fully implements this point. It goes further than "Wolf Warrior" and "Operation Mekong" in terms of genre. It is not only a "combat-type" military film, but also a film with an international perspective. , a model blockbuster of international standard;

"The Iron Fist of Shame" may be released earlier.

This one is similar, "Transformers 5" unfolds the story according to two main clues: humans represented by Mark Wahlberg will stand on the same front as Dinosaur King Kong, and face the upcoming new threats together; Optimus Prime will meet the challenge of the super villain "Unicron". The time and space of the story may continue from the Middle Ages to modern times, and the imagination can be described as amazing.

"Can't I? I can't handle it alone."

Driven by "Wolf Warrior 2", the total box office of the summer file directly hit a record high.

Lu Chen felt that it was not yet time.

"Wolf Warrior 2" is this turning point,

According to people familiar with the situation, Li Guangjie, who played Wang Lei, was paid less than one million yuan, and the other actors were not big names. The crew spent almost all the money on post-production special effects, and the salary was less than 10% of the film's budget!
And in order to save money and catch up with the schedule, the whole crew often worked overloaded. The longest time they filmed for 37 hours in a row, not only the leading actors couldn't bear it, but also scared away many staff members!
Because of saving money, there was also the "Wolf Warrior with Empty Gloves" incident that everyone laughed at!
Wu Jing is the biggest star of this movie. At that time, the residual heat of "Wolf Warrior 2" was still there. He was recuperating at home due to physical reasons. By the way, he was preparing the script of "Wolf Warrior 3". Director Guo, the director of "The Wandering Earth", came to invite him He drank, drowsily agreed to be a cameo in a movie after drinking for three rounds!

For a long time, movies with the main theme have generally faced the embarrassment of being well-received but not popular, or neither.

Although "Wolf Warrior 2" is very strong, it can only be strong in China.

The first is "The Last Knight". Michael has claimed several times that he will not continue to direct the "Transformers" series and broke his promise, which confirms the appeal of this super IP from the side.

Although the series has reached its fifth installment, this movie is still one of the most anticipated movies in the future.

That is "Star Wars 8".

Liu Shishi who was woken up by Lu Chen.

Although you can't be a vanguard officer, you can still be a guardian of the land.

That's Dunkirk.

but.

After the release of "Kung Fu Panda 2", that is, after the Spring Festival, Hollywood blockbusters have completely become the protagonists of the market. Domestic films are struggling to survive, and the overall box office is sluggish.

A big reason is that the film has already been made.

Remember, this is only the domestic box office.

Although the types are different, they beat this relatively high-ranking director in the same period.

In addition to these, wait until the Lunar New Year at the end of the year.

This year's summer holiday, Lu Chen is ready to make a round.

Lu Chen is going to kill "The Last Knight", "Dunkirk" and "Star Wars 8" in this schedule.

be honest.

Just play the role of Wu Jing.

but.

Feeling depressed and helpless, he wanted to stop Lu Chen's behavior, but it was too late.
The car is already on.

I thought about it.

I don't think so, I really caught up with lying down,

It also proves.

So, his profile is huge.

It has to be said that the "Star Wars series" continues to be hot, and "Star Wars 8" will follow "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in terms of plot setting, telling the story of the terrorist regime "First Order" in the distant galaxy attacking the New Republic In the capital, the story of the resistance organization destroying the super weapon "Starkiller" base of the "First Order" is the first time to realize the "seamless docking" of the "Star Wars series" in the plot.

Not only is Lu Chen ready to invest, but he is also ready to arrange Tang Lei into it.

……

They are far inferior.

In short, this wave must be right.

"You... are actually optimistic about "The Wandering Earth"?" Liu Shishi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there would be a work that Mr. Lu would like in the outside world.

if possible.

Ok.

Regardless of the scenes, actions, story structure, plot, character settings, etc., they all conform to the internationally accepted "big industrial movie" type.

Can't stop.

This is Nolan's ambition.

Even if you can't,

If there is no appearance of Lu Chen.

The film is based on the Dunkirk retreat in June 1940, enriching the Hollywood market that is dominated by science fiction, action, and remakes.

In Lu Chen's view, "Transformers" may be one of the most boring series of Hollywood genre movies. The previous 4 episodes all ended with giant steel giants "fighting" without exception. Such simple and crude scenes of mass destruction often It can reap considerable global box office, so that this series has the capital to continue to burn money.

of course.

There must be some discrepancies between reality and memory, but the discrepancy is not very big.

As for the three opponents he chose, will they be the opponents of "Jurassic Park" in the end?

This question will have to wait until the summer file to answer.

(End of this chapter)