If you are asked to make a graduation film, you will win the Golden Bear Award?

Chapter 257 The latest masterpiece is a big hit!
February 2007, 2 (the fourth day of the first lunar month)

Peking, Rose Garden Villa
"Aunt Liu, Happy New Year." Yang Mi and her parents came to Lu Chen's house to pay New Year greetings, carrying rich gifts in their hands.

Yang Mi's parents are still very grateful to Director Lu Chen.

It was Director Lu who allowed their daughter to become the heroine of the billion-dollar movie "Transformers", win the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, and become a well-known actress in the mainland.

"Sit down and rest first. The minister will come down later." Liu Ruyu was dressed in a red cheongsam, which was particularly festive and suitable for the festive New Year's day.

The hall was already full of people.

They were all Martian film and television artists who came to pay New Year greetings.

There are male stars such as Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Chen Kun and others.

Actresses include Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, and Liu Shishi.

There are also Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Wei, Li Bingbing, Lin Zhiling and others.

The female Martian film and television artists who had had physical contact with Director Lu were all looking at Director Lu's home, wondering when they would be able to enter the villa as the hostess.

"You guys sit down and rest, I will take care of these things." Liu Ruyu washed the fruits and took food.

"Aunt Liu, let's help you. We have nothing to do anyway." Martian film and television actresses all helped, and Aunt Liu was Director Lu's little mother.

She is the mother-in-law that all the actresses here want.

At this time, Lu Chen, wearing pajamas, came down from the second floor.

"Director Lu!"

The sitting Martian film and television artists all stood up and addressed them respectfully.

90.00% of the artists in Mars Film and Television are young people. Before joining Mars Film and Television, they were not very popular, and some of them were new actors.

It was Director Lu who gave the film and television resources and gave everyone the opportunity to be known to the audience.

Therefore, Mars film and television artists are especially grateful to Director Lu.

"There are guests at home, hurry up and change your clothes." Liu Ruyu didn't expect that Xiao Chen came out in pajamas, but she didn't tell Xiao Chen that many people came to pay New Year's greetings.

I didn't go to the room to talk.

Also let Xiaochen have a good sleep.

Although it is the Spring Festival and a holiday.

But I will never give up my work.

Lu Chen quickly changed into a formal suit before coming down.

"Brother, Happy New Year!" Liu Yifei ran over and wished.

Everyone also came over to pay New Year greetings.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

They are all looking forward to the new year.

Mars Film and Television is now developing and growing. In the new year, everyone has good film and television resources, and they all want to take their acting career to a higher level in the new year.

Wait until everyone has finished their New Year greetings.

Wu Ershan heard Director Lu calling him and came over quickly.

"I read the script of "Red Cliff", made some comments, made a few changes, and sent it to your email." Lu Chen ordered, "After the holidays, you will take a look at it and make the final revisions with the company's screenwriter. When I confirm it, you will assemble the crew and prepare to start shooting."

Wu Ershan nodded, indicating that he understood.

Now my mind is completely focused on the new work "Red Cliff".

"Red Cliff" has an investment of 1.8 million, jointly invested by Mars Film and Television and Baodao Film Company.

This is a masterpiece of ancient historical war.

Wu Ershan will definitely shoot well and strive to advance his career to a higher level.

The special effects production of "Red Cliff" will be completed by Mercury Special Effects. With the setting of "Red Cliff", there are many special effects shots, most of which are grand war scenes.

"Deng Chao, how is the filming progress of "Assembly"?" Lu Chen asked.

It just so happens that everyone is here to learn about the shooting of the company's artists.

"The filming of "Assembly Number" is almost finished. Director Feng said that when the new year starts, it is estimated that the film will be completed in more than half a month." Deng Chao answered about the situation of "Assembly Number".

"Director Lu, my role in "Assembly" was completed years ago." Liu Shishi quickly continued what Deng Chao said.

Although she is the heroine of "Assembly", the movie mainly has men's roles.

Master Liu is free now.

I definitely want to star in new works.

Last year's Golden Horse Award.

Among the four young actresses, only Liu Shishi did not win the award, and she was holding her breath in her heart.

Work harder than before and want a chance to show off.

So I specifically mentioned it in front of Director Lu because I wanted the company to arrange for me to star in new works.

Wang Baoqiang also co-starred with him in "Assembly", but Wang Baoqiang had fewer roles than himself and it was completed earlier.

I heard that the company has customized an anti-Japanese war drama for Wang Baoqiang, hoping to replicate the success of the previous "Bright Sword".

So Master Liu didn't want to be idle.

"It's finished, let's rest for a while. When school starts, go to the college to study seriously for a while." Lu Chen asked the teacher to focus on the college's courses in the new year.

Currently among the four Xiaohuadan, Liu Shishi ranks last in terms of acting.

Liu Shishi was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy before and became a level 05 acting student with Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, but he never seriously went to school to study.

This time, she was arranged to enter the academy to improve her acting skills.

It can be seen that since the Golden Horse Award, Liu Shishi has worked harder and knows what he wants, which is a good thing.

"Okay, Director Lu." Master Liu nodded excitedly.

I am so excited because I know that after Liu Yifei starred in "Inception", she was asked by Director Lu to enter the Beijing Film Academy to study. Since "Inception", Yifei has not had any new works for nearly a year.

Then came the new film "Young You", which allowed Yifei to get rid of the title of vase in one fell swoop, become the Best Actress of Baihua and Golden Horse Awards, and become a big movie star with acting skills and fame, and her status rose to a new level.

"Minister, it's Chinese New Year, so don't worry about work matters." Liu Ruyu took out a newspaper and said, "You should talk about happy things, such as the current box office of "Partners in China"."

Liu Ruyu held the newspaper in her hand.

It is the Chinese Film Newspaper.

The front page headline was given to the movie "China Partners".

The title only has three large characters.

#春节片! #
The article begins with congratulations, "China Partner" has exceeded [-] million in three days.

The first day of the Lunar New Year was 3753 million, and the following two days were 3973 million and 4230 million respectively.

Breaking through [-] million in three days!

And it’s the Spring Festival, a time when foreigners go home to celebrate the New Year.

It was Director Lu who relied on his personal influence in the film industry to attract tens of millions of viewers to watch movies in cinemas during the Spring Festival holiday.

The Chinese Film News even invented a new word.

Spring Festival stalls!
It is as famous as the Lunar New Year stall, National Day stall and summer vacation stall.

The article gave great praise to Lu Chen for daring to release the film during the special period of the New Year.

When "Partners in China" was announced to be scheduled, a few media outlets pessimistically thought that director Lu Chen was too good to be true. No matter how famous he is or how good his work is, scheduling issues still have to be considered.

And the best time is the Lunar New Year movie, which will be released in December.

Works directed by well-known mainland directors, such as "Hero", "The Golden Armor", "The Promise" and "Big Shot", are all scheduled to be released in December.

Director Lu has not had any works released in December since "The Road to Misfortune".

But these are also other good movie schedules.

But now, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, many people have begun to badmouth it.

However, as soon as "Partners in China" was released, it slapped the naysayers in the face.

Breaking through [-] million in three days!

Still at this time of the Spring Festival, this is already a miracle, a miracle in the mainland film industry.

The Huaguo Film News even talked about the schedule of mainland movies in an article, saying that most mainland directors would only choose to release their films in December.I rarely try new schedules.

If we want mainland movies to truly develop, we need more movie schedules to accommodate more movies.

The more movies released, the probability of excellent works will be greatly increased, and thus mainland movies will develop. This is a virtuous circle.

Director Lu Chen dared to try a way that other great directors did not dare to try, and first chose to release it on the first day of the new year.

before this.

No work by a well-known director, no major production, dares to be released on the first day of the new year.

Because everyone knows that on New Year’s Day, no one will go to the cinema to watch movies.

However, Lu is directing a new work "China Partners".

It proves that during the Spring Festival, people will still go to the cinema to watch movies.

The box office grossed 3753 million on the first day, and in the following two days, it hit new highs repeatedly. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, it broke 4000 million in a single day for the first time.

"Brother, even the People's Daily has reported on "Hua Guo Partners"." Liu Yifei also read the media reports on senior's new work in the past few days.

Almost all were complimentary.

Even the most authoritative popular film newspaper in the Mainland praised "China Partner".

I also particularly agree with the content in the movie.

Now China is full of opportunities.

People's Daily called on outstanding Chinese overseas to return to China to contribute to China's economy, and warmly welcomed overseas Chinese to return to the country to invest.

Also take the previous "Changjin Lake" directed by director Lu Chen, which grossed 11 billion in box office in the mainland, to prove that China is now a huge consumer country and is currently the country with the most return on investment in Asia.

"Director Lu, according to the current box office trend of "Partners in China", it will definitely surpass "The Golden Armor" directed by Zhang Yingmou." The faces of the film's leading actors Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, and Chen Kun were full of pride at this time. smile.

The box office has been rising for three consecutive days, proving that Director Lu's new work has once again received a great reputation and will definitely surpass "The City of Gold" which was released in December last year.

Zhang Yingmou and Gong Li collaborated again, and they are the team members of "Let the Bullets Fly". The male lead Zhou Runfa also has the famous singer Jay Chou. The final box office grossed nearly 3 million in the mainland.

This has already broken Zhang Yingmou's box office record in the Mainland.

But with 3 million, it can’t even make it into the top five in the mainland. This is definitely not satisfactory for Zhang Yingmou, and Zhang Yingmou’s goal is to achieve a box office of more than 5 million in the mainland.

Three hundred million is actually a bit lower than expected.

And mainland audiences are not particularly satisfied with "The Golden Armor".

Many viewers said that Zhang Yingmou deserves to be a photographer, and they thought that the movie has no director, only the photographer. The movie is like a beautiful but soulless beauty.

There are more negative reviews than positive reviews for "City of Gold" online.

#The scenes of "City of Golden Armor" are grand enough, the colors are rich enough, and the actors are eye-catching enough, but they cannot make up for the thinness of the story. I am convinced that the classic drama "Thunderstorm" can be remade like this#
#The most outstanding things in the movie are probably only "Chrysanthemum Terrace" sung by Jay Chou, and a big plate of steamed buns specially served to the audience by director Zhang Yingmou. The big steamed buns that make men like them have no story to tell#
#The success of "Let the Bullets Fly", Yang Mi is just the icing on the cake, not the main dish, but "The City of Golden Armor" is regarded as the main dish, regardless of priority, making the actress Gong Li into a steamed bun dish, it is a waste Thanks to Gong Li's acting skills, Gong Li is remembered only for her good figure in the movie#
Zhang Yingmou's blood surged when he saw the comments from moviegoers.

Zhang Yingmou's hard work was also wiped out. Seeing his junior brother Lu Chen from Beiying, his grades were getting higher and higher, and it became impossible to surpass him.

Zhang Yingmou originally thought that "Hero" was a new starting point, but it turned out to be the highest point. From then on, it went down all the way. Even if he found his old partner Gong Li to cooperate, and the male lead was Zhou Runfa from "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Wushuang", he would also There is no way to hit new highs.

Although the mainland box office has broken Zhang Yingmou's career record, reaching 3 million, he is also the second director whose mainland movie box office has exceeded 3 million.

But for the mainland film market currently dominated by Director Lu, this is not considered a success at all.

"Don't be proud, keep working hard." Lu Chen asked Huang Xiaoming and others to continue.

"A City of Golden Armor" is being released in mainland China. Lu Chen also talked to Zhang Yingmou. He could tell that his senior brother was very disappointed this time and was afraid that he would have to rest for a long time before he had the energy to fight again.

"Director Lu, we will do it. The success of "Huaguo Partners" is all due to you, Director Lu. We are just taking advantage of you, Director Lu." Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, and Chen Kun understood clearly.

The audience enters the cinema.

It was Director Lu Chen who was directed at him.

Also because of Director Lu, everyone is better known to the audience, and there is also one more successful masterpiece.

"Director Lu, there are rave reviews for "Huaguo Partner" online now." Zhao Liying said, and took out the prepared newspaper, which especially praised "Huaguo Partner".

#"华国 Partner" was released. Before I was slapped in the face, I said that Director Lu made the movie for money. Although the three founders of Xindongfang are the main plot in the movie, the movie is really about the 90s, a time full of opportunities. Era#
The article specifically praised the filming techniques used in the movie, which well demonstrated the era when countless people with lofty ideals left the system to start their own businesses overseas.

"Brother, all the online forums are discussing "Partners of China", which is much more popular than "The Golden Armor" which was released during the Lunar New Year holiday." Liu Yifei is happier than anyone else that her senior's new work is selling well.

Now the major forums.

The first topic of conversation must be about the New Year.

The second is Director Lu's new work "China Partners".

Many viewers said online that "Partners in China" is a good-looking and excellent movie.

#I especially like the lines of the three male protagonists in the movie. Chen Kun said: Real feelings are quiet, they will come by themselves, and there will be no fuss.Deng Chao said: Decisions made by people in desperation are often correct.Huang Xiaoming said: If you can’t prevent wrinkles from creeping up on your forehead, then at least you can’t let wrinkles creep up on your heart#
#Director Lu is really good at selecting soundtracks. I really cried while listening to "The Story of Time" in the movie.I thought about my "American Dream", and I saw the Xindongfang that I had struggled with. I had stayed up all night studying English, and it was so painful, and finally I passed the exam with great success. Now I have learned a lesson and returned, like Director Lu's movie The male protagonist has returned to build my motherland#
#Although "China Partner" is very different from "Changjin Lake", they are actually the same in essence. It tells us that our motherland has become stronger and different from the past, just like Huang Xiaoming's role in the movie, before it was' We were nobodies', but later we became the godfathers of studying abroad. We are no longer 'nobodies'. We have set numerous firsts in the world, and we have risen! #
Audiences in all major forums are discussing "Huaguo Partners" lively.

This is not only a simple movie, but also a history of the struggle of Shintobo. Of course, through Shintobo, we can see other main lines of the movie.

The history of the motherland’s struggle!

In those days, one step at a time.

Deng Chao said in the movie, we came to the United States with our career.

The audience believes that one day, other industries will also have a day that will shock Europe and the United States.

The film "Partners of China" has made the domestic people more patriotic and began to feel proud of the country's growing strength.

This is also the reason why People’s Daily has reported on “China Partner” several times.

Of course, it has been reported several times, and there is another reason. With the development of the economy, more and more people are celebrating the New Year abroad. "Partners in China" is an inspirational movie, which can be a little comfort to those traveling abroad.

"Xiaochen, your decision is right." Liu Ruyu's eyes were full of pride, "You chose to release it on the first day of the new year, which proved yourself and created a new term, Spring Festival release."

This is specially named by the Chinese Film Newspaper.

Spring Festival stalls!
Only when it is released on the first day of the Lunar New Year can it be counted as a new movie schedule for the Spring Festival.

Director Lu's "Partners in China" redefined the Spring Festival movie.

"Auntie, after the holidays, please give me the box office data of third-, fourth- and fifth-tier cities." Lu Chen asked "China Partners" to be released on the first day of the new year.

The first is to create a new schedule so that there are more choices for movies and the mainland film market can accommodate more movies.

The most important thing is to look at the box office spending power of third-, fourth- and fifth-tier cities.

For those young people who have returned to their hometowns from first-tier cities, are they willing to go to movie theaters in their hometowns to spend money, or wait until after the holidays to come to first-tier cities to watch movies?

This data is important.

It is related to the future strategy of Jupiter Cinemas.

"Xiao Chen, I already told you not to talk about work." That's what Liu Ruyu said, but she also kept Xiao Chen's words in mind.

"Auntie, it's my fault for not talking about work anymore." Lu Chen had no choice but to give himself a holiday. After the holiday, he had to immediately start filming "The Wandering Earth".

Although the most important thing about "The Wandering Earth" is the special effects production.

But special effects cannot be created out of thin air. The shooting part must be well shot before the special effects can be produced better.

……

Camera No. 2 of Beijing Film Studio, crew of "The Wandering Earth"

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, "The Wandering Earth" started shooting again. It has been filming for another week now, and the filming progress is progressing steadily.

A new scene will be shot today.

Navigator's scene aboard the International Space Station in the movie.

Lu Chen was talking about the play with Wu Jing and Robert Downey Jr.

There was also a translator beside him, and the translator was Robert Downey Jr.

Lu Chen is now proficient in English, but there is no need to speak it to Wu Jing again. He will speak it to Robert Downey Jr. in English later.

Robert Downey Jr. listened carefully. Although he starred in "Iron Man", the release date of "Iron Man" has not yet been determined. "Batman: The Dark Knight" directed by Lu is scheduled to be filmed in March. .

Of course, even if "Iron Man" is released and Tang Ni becomes famous all over the world, he will always be respectful when facing Lu Chen.

Tang Ni knew that it was Director Lu who gave his movies a second life. It was Director Lu who brought him back into the mainstream of European and American movies. He also gave him a global major production and a movie with a definite leading role.

This kindness is greater than heaven!
"Director Lu, everything is ready." Assistant Director Ning Hao came over to report.

"Wu Jing, Tang Ni, you two get ready." Lu Chen asked the two to get ready, then came to the supporting actor who was waiting to star in the filming and talked about the things to pay attention to next.

The scenes to be filmed next have a lot of special effects scenes, which are very needed. The actors should cooperate well with the special effects scenes during the shooting. After all, no one knows what the special effects scenes will look like until the film is finished. Only Director Lu and the actors can tell, so that The actors have a number in mind.

(End of this chapter)