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

Chapter 301 Eight Billion Dollars!

January 2008, 12

"Xiu Chun Knife" crew

The movie has been started, secretly of course.

With the current popularity of "The Wandering Earth", if Director Lu's new film is launched, the attention will definitely be very large, which will affect the filming work. It will be impossible to complete the filming of the movie "Embroidery Spring Knife" before the Chinese New Year.

At this time, the crew and the girls in the makeup team were putting on makeup for Master Liu, who would be filming the scene later.

"Shishi, look!" Zhao Liying sat down next to Liu Shishi, holding a newspaper in her hand, "Director Lu's "The Wandering Earth" has a global box office of over 16 billion US dollars."

The table is the Chinese Film Newspaper.

The front page headline was given to "The Wandering Earth".

#16billiondollars! "The Wandering Earth" is on its way to becoming No. 1 in global movie box office history#
Now "The Wandering Earth" has been released in most regions around the world. Once released, it firmly topped the box office of the local film market. The global box office of "The Wandering Earth" continues to grow.

Chasing towards the more than 18 billion US dollars of "Titanic".

As for the mainland, "The Wandering Earth" has been released, and the final box office stayed at 15.8 billion.

Already very close to 16 billion.

The extra month of release also allowed "The Wandering Earth" to increase its box office by more than [-] million.

This shows how popular "The Wandering Earth" is.

In the mainland film market, where a single movie has already made a success of over 1 million yuan, "The Wandering Earth" was able to earn more than [-] million yuan at the box office one month after its release.

"Let me see." Liu Shishi took the newspaper and looked at it with excitement on his face, "I knew that the global box office of "The Wandering Earth" would exceed 16 billion US dollars in the next few days."

Liu Shishi is very concerned about the box office data of "The Wandering Earth".

This is Director Lu's painstaking work, and it has a different meaning. The entire Chinese film market is paying attention to it.

"Shishi, don't move around, your hair is a little messy." Zhao Liying told Liu Shishi not to be too excited and to keep her makeup on, as she will be filming Shishi's scenes later.

Zhang Zhen from the crew also held a newspaper in his hand and started chatting with the actors present. "'The Wandering Earth' has now reached a global box office of US$16 billion, and has great hopes of breaking the global championship record held by 'Titanic'."

"I think "The Wandering Earth" will definitely break the global record of "Titanic"." Zhang Ruoyun took over, "Previously, Director Lu's "Let the Bullets Fly" broke the domestic record of "Titanic". Now "The Wandering Earth" "Earth" too."

Zhang Ruoyun serves as the male protagonist of "The Wandering Earth".

I have been paying attention to discussions and news about movies online.

Nowadays, major domestic forums are particularly optimistic about "The Wandering Earth" breaking the record.

Because "The Wandering Earth" is still popular.

This is the world's first 3D movie.

Entering a movie theater is an unparalleled experience.

If it is other movies, you may watch them on TV, computer and other terminals, which will not be much different from cinemas.

But "The Wandering Earth" is different. Only in the cinema can you feel the charm of the first 3D movie. Many people watched "The Wandering Earth" for the second time.

Watching it once is not enough, you have to watch it a second time.

What's more, if I want to watch a 3D movie now, there is only one "The Wandering Earth".

"Xiao Zhang, Director Lu is not here, you have to talk when Director Lu is here." The male actors present, such as Zhang Zhen, Wang Qianyuan, Nie Yuan, etc., joked again.

Among the entire crew, Zhang Ruoyun is the younger one, and everyone loves to make fun of him.

"Whether Director Lu is here or not, I will say it." Zhang Ruoyun became Director Lu's number one fan, and he was particularly grateful for Director Lu's regard.

We must also work hard to become actors like Mr. Wang Baoqiang and Mr. Huang Bo from our company.

Although Zhang Ruoyun starred in "Young You" and "The Wandering Earth".

But "Better Days" is made famous by Liu Yifei, the queen of the three major mainland film festivals. In "Better Days" Liu Yifei also performed better and had more roles.

As for "The Wandering Earth", the special effects attracted the most attention. It was the first 3D movie in history.

In terms of actors, the audience pays more attention to Chen Long, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yifei and others.

"What are you talking about?" Lu Chen walked over with a smile.

"Director Lu!" Everyone stood up immediately.

Master Liu quickly came over and came to Lu Chen, "Director Lu, what do you think of my makeup?"

I just looked at myself in front of the mirror.

I feel that I am more beautiful in ancient costume.

Especially in today's scene, she is wearing a white costume dress.

Lu Chen did not answer, but squatted down and pulled up the hem of Liu Shishi's skirt.

"Director Lu, there are so many people~" Master Liu's face turned red instantly.

I thought Director Lu had an idea.

But wearing short jeans underneath the trousers, it’s not just one piece, it’s very inconvenient.

The rest of the crew turned around, feeling that they couldn't stay here, disturbing Director Lu and Master Liu, and they all came up with all kinds of weird reasons, such as the reason why their cousin was about to give birth, or why their grandma was getting married.

The main thing happened suddenly and there was no good reason.

"Everyone come back." Lu Chen called to everyone.

Everyone stopped, it was neither walking nor not walking.

"The skirt is mopping the floor. It's dirty. Change it." Lu Chen just lifted a corner of the skirt to check, not to lift the skirt to do errands.

This is a serious crew, not an island crew.

What do the people in the company think?

Do you still want to do this on the set?

"Director Lu, I'm sorry, I forgot for a moment." Master Liu immediately apologized. Director Lu was here just now. He was so happy that he forgot the costume team's reminder that before entering the shooting location, he should always walk with the hem of his skirt to prevent skirts from being worn. The corner mop is dirty.

Because it is a costume drama.

The length of the skirt reaches the floor.

And because it’s a white dress, it gets dirty very easily.

This is not a filming location and it has not been cleaned.

"It's okay, hurry up and change your skirt." Lu Chen asked Master Liu not to blame himself. Fortunately, the leading actors all had two sets of costumes, just to prevent accidents with the costumes and delay the filming work.

It’s okay to spend more on clothing, because your time is more valuable.

Master Liu hurriedly went to get spare skirts with the girls in the clothing team.

"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Get ready, we're going to start shooting later." Lu Chen asked everyone to return to work and didn't care about their random guesses.

Regarding everyone’s reaction just now.

Also very speechless.

How could he be so impatient?
It’s not like I haven’t gotten it before.

Besides, I stayed with Master Liu last night.

Not only last night, they have been living together for the past few days.

It is also for Liu Shishi to have more rich experience and better perform the role of 'Zhou Miaotong' in Jiaofangsi in the movie "Xiu Chun Dao".

……

"Teacher," Lu Chen shouted.

"Director Lu~" Master Liu came over holding up the hem of his skirt and had already changed into another skirt.

"When you are lying on the bed later, I will tell you to turn on the camera, and after about three or four seconds, you will open your eyes." Lu Chen told him what to pay attention to while filming.

"Yeah~" Master Liu nodded obediently.

"Okay, let's go to bed." Lu Chen ordered.

"Here?" Master Liu signaled that he was thinking wrong again, but he immediately changed his mind and said, "Hmm~"

Lu Chen saw the blush on Liu Shishi's cheeks, but did not let Liu Shishi recover. This made her look more charming, like wearing blush, and she looked like a Jiaofangsi girl who was proficient in playing, playing, and singing.

"action!"

The camera is turned on.

Aiming at Liu Shishi lying on the bed.

First there is a medium shot, a full body shot.

Then slowly zoom in, and only take a two-second close-up of the face.

Liu Shishi, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes, tilted his head and looked outside the bed.

In the room, the Jinyiwei 'Shen Lian' played by Zhang Zhen is squatting in the room warming himself by the fire.

Liu Shishi got up from the bed, half sat on the bed, looked at 'Shen Lian' in the room, "Come on the bed and sleep."

"I have to go to the Yamen later..." Zhang Zhen said the lines.

"Click!" Lu Chen put down his headphones.

"Director Lu, is there something I didn't do well?" Zhang Zhen thought it was because he didn't act well. This was the first time he starred in a movie directed by Director Lu himself.

In the previous "Red Cliff", Director Lu was only the director of the film and rarely came to the set.Unlike this "Xiu Chun Knife", Director Lu has always been on the set and is personally in charge of directing.

"It's not your business." Lu Chen felt that Zhang Zhen's performance was good, especially the look in his eyes showing respect for Liu Shishi's role as 'Zhou Miaotong'.

This fits the movie character very well.

In the movie, 'Shen Lian', who is a royal guard, has always respected 'Zhou Miaotong' and would not go to bed with him even if he gave him money. He always wanted to redeem his life.

Of course, what Lu Chen didn't know was.

The respect in Zhang Zhen's eyes showed that he knew that Liu Shishi was Director Lu's person. The whole crew knew that, including Zhao Liying, who was on the crew, she was also Director Lu's person.

Both are members of the Four Little Flower Girls, the first actresses trained by Director Lu.

"Director Lu, what did I do wrong?" Liu Shishi asked cautiously. It was not Zhang Zhen's problem, so if Director Lu yelled 'click', it must be his own problem.

"Your voice isn't good enough. It needs to be softer." Lu Chen requested.

This is live radio.

Not post-dubbing.

Therefore, the actor's tone of voice when speaking his lines must also be carefully controlled.

"A little softer?" Master Liu didn't understand for a while, but after hearing Lu Chen's explanation, he finally understood, "Come on the bed and sleep~"

After saying the lines he just said, he asked Director Lu if it was okay.

Lu Chen shook his head, sat in front of the bed, put his hand on Liu Shishi's throat, and helped him pronounce it.

Master Liu said the lines he just said again.

Lu Chen tasted it for a while, but still felt that the taste was a little bit off, so he whispered in Master Liu's ear, asking her to use the same tone as last night.

The tone last night was very good. Unlike Liu Wei, Liu Shishi's voice was much more restrained, small and crisp.

Liu Shishi's face turned even redder, but he still followed the instructions and said a line in the same tone as last night.

"Okay, just keep the tone like this." Lu Chen asked Master Liu to remember the tone just now, then returned to the director's chair and continued the shooting.

"action!"

The camera is turned on.

"I have to go to the Yamen later." Zhang Zhen's character 'Shen Lian' continued the lines spoken by Master Liu.

Master Liu stood up, his skirt dragging on the ground, and sat on the chair next to him. When he spoke, his voice was particularly crisp, "You are the most interesting person. You are the only one who comes to Nuanxiang Pavilion and spends money not to have sex." The only one.”

"I can sit wherever I want." Zhang Zhen stood up, came to the room and sat on a chair, keeping a distance of more than two meters from 'Zhou Miaotong' played by Liu Shishi.

At this time there was a voice outside the door.

"Smelly bitch, I'm here today because I think highly of you. Please quickly let the little girl named Zhou clean up and see me."

Both of them glanced outside and heard the noise outside.

Of course, this sound will be added later.

"When I save enough money, I will redeem you." Zhang Zhen lowered his head and looked at the floor, his eyes showing determination. This is also the biggest goal in living in the world.

"My Lord General, how much of your salary can you redeem me for?" When Master Liu said his lines, he kept the tone of Director Lu's request, "Besides, this is the Jiaofang Department, and no one can come out without documents from the Ministry of Punishments. go."

Shen Lian lowered his head and pondered.

At this time, a scene will be interspersed in the movie.

Also at the beginning of the movie, the three brothers Zhang and Zhen lead a team to capture the eunuchs.

There is a eunuch hiding in Mr. Chen's home.

Zhang Zhen made a deal with Mr. Chen to ensure that his family would be safe. The condition was that Mr. Chen would add one person to the list of persons pardoned by the Ministry of Punishment.

In the movie, 'Shen Lian' played by Zhang Zhen has been secretly paying for 'Zhou Miaotong', but Zhou Miaotong must not know it.

"It's almost midnight, I'm leaving." Zhang Zhen picked up the embroidered spring knife next to him, stood up and left.

"No need to change clothes next time." Liu Shishi said the lines.

The camera filmed Zhang Zhen, and Liu Shishi behind him was blurred. This lens filmed Zhang Zhen. His facial expression changed after hearing this paragraph.

"I'm afraid you won't like that official uniform." Zhang Zhen was not in a good mood.

"Who doesn't know here?" Master Liu said with a smile, but his words were hurtful, "You are Lord Shen of the Jinyi Guard."

After hearing this, Shen Lian must have an answer, but directly pushed the door open and left.

In the Ming Dynasty, Jiaofangsi was officially operated.

Many of the girls inside were the female dependents of wealthy families whose homes had been confiscated, or the families of court officials.

And those who ransacked homes were almost all Jin Yiwei.

This is also the reason why "Zhou Miaotong" doesn't like "Shen Lian" in the movie. She is only afraid of "Shen Lian". The shadow of the same year, when she was a child, was Shen Lianchao's family, and it was Jin Yiwei who sent her to the Jiaofang Division.

"Click!" Lu Chen put down his headphones, "Okay, that's it. Let's get ready for the next one. Zhang Zhen, you go down and change into the Feiyu costume. And Shishi, you also go and change into the costume for the next scene."

this scene.

There is one more shot.

in the second half of the movie.

As for the shooting, it must be shot together, saving time and cost.

……

City Garden Hotel
The hotel where the crew of "Xiu Chun Knife" stayed
The largest suite in the hotel must be occupied by Lu Chen.

At this time, Lu Chen was sitting on a chair in the living room of the suite. There was a laptop on the table and he was downloading files sent to his mailbox.

The file name is "The Elegance of Ming Dynasty".

This is the task Lu Chen gave the company.

A screenwriter and an expert on Ming history jointly wrote a TV series script about the Ming Dynasty.

"Xiu Chun Knife" cannot be shot in vain.

The theme of "Xiu Chun Knife" is indeed not a popular movie theme.

However, if you do it yourself, you are not subject to restrictions on subject matter, but it will still have a slight impact on the box office.

Just filming "Xiu Chun Knife" would be a bit of a loss from a profit perspective.

The money I will earn by waiting for the release of "Spring Knife" will definitely not be as much as the cost of directing the sequels of "Batman" and "Iron Man".

So we have to let the company take advantage of the popularity of "Xiu Chun Knife" and shoot a TV series set in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, when Lu Chen shot "Xiu Chun Dao", he wanted to popularize the film and television theme of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not delay making money from it.

What is now sent to Lu Chen's mailbox is the first version of the script of "The Ming Dynasty".

Once the script is finalized, the company can recruit people to film.

"Director Lu~" At this time, Master Liu came over and poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Lu Chen's desk, "It's my fault today. I didn't perform well. I will work harder in the future to live up to your treatment of me, Director Lu." expect."

While shooting today.

The first scene with Zhang Zhen went very smoothly. Except for my tone of voice that was not quite right at the beginning, there were no other problems. It can be regarded as a pass.

However, in the second shot of the scene, I ended up NGing several times.

In the second scene, the character "Zhou Miaotong" played by himself in the movie continues, asking "Shen Lian" to go to prison to save his sweetheart Yan Gongzi. As long as he rescues him, he will go with him.

When Shen Lian came back, he brought news that his sweetheart was dead.

This scene took place in the same scene as the one shot just now.

But the emotions of the characters are completely different, and they have to perform two completely different emotions. The immediate transformation of these emotions still takes into account the actor's skills.

Especially this scene has a crying scene.

Master Liu also saw today how demanding Director Lu is for "crying scenes". When he was scolded today, it reminded Master Liu of the crying scene when Liu Yifei was filming "A World Without Thieves".

Of course, Liu Shishi didn't think it was a big deal when he was scolded. Liu Yifei was scolded too, but he was afraid that Director Lu would think he didn't work hard enough.

On this issue before, Director Lu Ke criticized himself, saying that he had a little bit of Buddha nature, and that he was incomparable to the efforts of the other three, especially Zhao Liying.

Since then, Liu Shishi has devoted himself wholeheartedly to his career as an actor and worked hard to make progress.

"It's okay. We just started shooting today and there are difficult scenes. It's normal." Although Lu Chen was talking to Liu Shishi, his eyes were fixed on the laptop screen and he was browsing the TV series script.

Master Liu felt a little disappointed, but today he brought back today's costume, took a shower, put it on, and put on some light makeup.

The makeup is not much different from daytime.

What is different from when I was on the set during the day is that there are no short jeans under the white skirt. It is just what I wear when resting at home, which is very convenient.

"Bring me the charging cable." Lu Chen saw that the laptop was out of power and was raising his head to give instructions. He noticed what Master Liu was wearing, "Why did you put your costume back on?"

"Director Lu, this costume is only for today's scene and will not be needed for future filming, so I thought of keeping it. This is also a memory." Liu Shishi replied shyly.

He also feels that he looks very beautiful in this ancient costume, and Director Lu should like it very much. As long as Director Lu likes it, Master Liu is willing to do anything.

"Then let me help you deepen your memories." Lu Chen closed the computer.

I can see Master Liu’s careful thinking.

Then you're welcome, try the girls from the Ming Dynasty Jiaofang Division for free.

(End of this chapter)