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Chapter 159 The Second Highest Box Office of a Domestic Hollywood Blockbuster Almost Destroyed the Filmmaker's Mentality

Has the "Human Clearance Plan" been revised?Of course, there are no major changes, but the background setting has been slightly modified to incorporate the content he saw in another time and space.

The new background introduction looks like this:

In 2030, the population of the United States is exploding, financial capitalists have seized 99.99% of the wealth, the unemployment rate is soaring, and the crime rate remains high. Residents rush into shopping malls to "buy for zero yuan", school shootings, and armed robberies happen every day ...The gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen. The streets of New York, Los Angeles and other cities are filled with countless homeless people, and almost every city has several "zombie" streets, which are full of people who are smoking high ...

The entire United States has fallen into chaos and degeneration from a global hegemon.

At this time, an organization called the leadership of the New Founding Father of the United States emerged, replacing the original American party.The new founding father came up with the fastest way for the United States to solve the excess population, solve the unemployment rate, solve crimes, restore order and eliminate people's negative emotions, and the Human Clearance Plan was introduced.

新国父他规定每年3月21日晚上7点至第二天早上7点为美国法定杀戮日。在这1天，所有4级以下的武器都可以自由使用，10级政府官员已经获得清除豁免权，其他人不允许伤害。当警笛响起的时候，包括谋杀在内的任何罪行在接下来的12小时内都是合法的。

During this period, the government will no longer provide firefighting and emergency medical services until the clearance ends at 7:[-] the next morning, but the police have the power to check that illegal weapons are not used.

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"He, your setting is really too fierce. Do you really have any negative views on the United States?" Jason Statham came to "The Purge of Mankind" to visit the set. Take a breath.

"No, of course, Jason, don't misunderstand me. You can't imagine me maliciously just because I am Chinese. In fact, in the field of cult films, various crews and directors are trying their best to come up with more extreme stories. It's part of the exploration of a cult film, isn't it?"

He Fang vehemently denied it, because it was not written by him, but by an authentic American named James DeMonaco in another time and space.

He is just a content porter, and he will never wear this hat of smearing the United States, because he really didn't write it.

Although no one knows this time and space, He Fang knows it himself.

"Well, what's the point of this kind of story?" Jason asked.

"You don't understand. The reason why I make this type of film is because it has its advantages. Its greatest advantage is exploration. That's right, it is exploration. At the same time, I will also try new explorations in shooting techniques.”

He Fang lit a cigarette and described it excitedly, as if talking about something beautiful.

"is it?"

"If you don't believe me, you can stay and take a look at my new exploration, of course, if you are free."

"Okay, I just have a few days to spare. You're going to finish it right away, and I'll see you finish it."

"OK, you'll see something amazing."

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Due to the development of technology and the output of various equipment, one-shot shooting is popular in Hollywood now, and many crews are playing it, so He Fang also played a long shot in the last three days of shooting.

It is the exploration of new technologies that he told Jason Statham.

The content of the long shot is the street on the night of the killing day, the scenes of those who participated in the killing and the police who maintained the order of the killing appeared one after another.

This kind of plot is most suitable for shooting long shots of sports. See the big from the small, present the surface with points, and then pull out the panorama. It is really technically difficult to play such a long shot well.

The cooperation of the team, the scheduling of the director, and the professional requirements of the personnel are all extremely high.

From the close-up in the lens, then slowly pull up, then the track advances, and finally the hand-held camera is switched to the telescopic gun, the telescopic gun plays a 270-degree viewing angle, and finally the Stanicam takes over the long-distance tracking of a group of people shoot.

The foul killer fell down, the police who maintained order entered and killed the violator, and the person wearing the mask of God stared at the camera...

Then the lens was transferred from the Steadicam to the UAV, and the UAV slowly rose, and a set of aerial shots moved further and further away...

This long shot was shot for more than three minutes, which is very cool.

When the sixth pass was completely successful, there was a warm applause at the scene, as if everyone had created a great achievement.

"Wow, He, this shot is so cool." Jason Statham believed that He Fang was really using Cult films to explore new possibilities.

He Fang is exploring new shooting techniques consciously or unconsciously. He believes that any technology is progressing, and any new aesthetics is also developing through exploration.

Just like he wants to re-explore the aesthetics of violence, using this cult film is the best way to explore.

It is violent enough and cool enough, so it can support the exploration of new violent aesthetics, and the possibility of exploring new lens sports and long shots.

When He Fang was filming the final stage of "The Purge of Human Beings" in the United States, the global film market had already entered the summer season.

It's a pity that there are no domestic films that can be released in China's summer vacation to support them. The two Hong Kong films are relatively worth seeing.

One is "Martial Arts" starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei on July 7th. Unfortunately, the plot of this movie is a bit bad, and a few good actors were wasted.

The other one is "Eavesdropping 8", which was released on August 18, but the word-of-mouth and ratings are not very good.

During the entire summer vacation, only these two Chinese movies had a box office of over [-] million yuan, and the rest were all cannon fodder.

Then this summer, the domestic box office was swept away by two Hollywood blockbusters. One was "Transformers 7" released on July 21, which took away 3 billion box office, which surprised everyone. Is it a movie with a box office of over one billion?
The last one was "Avatar", which were all Hollywood movies.

In front of "Transformers 3", another Hollywood blockbuster "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" has become very common, because it only received 4 million box office in mainland China.

But the fact that "Transformers 3" broke through 10 billion at the box office made the domestic entertainment industry explode, and suddenly began to reflect on Chinese movies.

Everyone is very convinced that "Avatar" can take the box office champion of film history, after all, it is a technological revolution.But the second box office was taken away by "Transformers 3", which makes people a little unconvinced or uncomfortable.

Could it be that our films have been reduced to the point where they can only drink soup in their own market?What has the film development developed over the years?
What worries everyone the most is that next year new negotiations for the introduction of films will start, and more and more Hollywood blockbusters will be imported in the future. Will the third, fourth, and fifth box office in film history...will be Hollywood blockbusters?This kind of thing is never allowed to happen.

"China's Commercial Films: We Have a Long Way to Go"

"Chinese films are not even the first to win the second box office in film history, and the commercialization of films needs to be resolved urgently"

"Those who criticize commercialization and industrialization, the reality tells us that literary films cannot support the market"

"We can only watch as Hollywood blockbusters reap the box office in our market"

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"The 68th Venice Film Festival shortlist announced, He Fang's new film shortlisted"

"Please don't shoot for award-winning film festivals, the commercial film market needs him more"

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A summer vacation made the Chinese film market a mess, and some people's mentality was unbalanced by "Transformers 3".Some viewers and movie fans are becoming more and more disgusted with literary films that hedge awards, because they have not seen that literary films have saved China's film market.

At this time, He Fang had already returned to China on July 7th, but he had been keeping quiet so that no one would know.

Even when there was a big discussion about "Transformers 8" in China in August, when reporters wanted to interview him, he refused to accept the interview because he was filming in the United States.

In fact, it’s not that he wants to do this, but the higher-ups asked him to keep a low profile, and then let him focus more on the later stage of "Pacific Rim". " up.

The 2012 Spring Festival file has helped him clear the obstacles. In the words of the leader, this shame cannot be hung for too long.

If He Fang hadn't sternly rejected it, the higher ups would have hoped that "Pacific Rim" would be released on National Day.

It seems that this time the superiors were really pushed into a hurry, the pressure from public opinion was too great, it was embarrassing.

He Fang is also depressed, why should he keep a low profile?Not allowed to be interviewed?
Are you afraid that what he said about commercial films and producer-centered systems will stir up social discussions?Shouldn't this be discussed?

But the answer he got was that for the time being, the public opinion should not be allowed to ferment again, and he should calm down and do things quietly.

Well, this is the usual style, and He Fang is also very helpless.

But he can't avoid it. For example, on August 8, when He Fang is going to Venice, he has to make a public appearance.

At this time, Chairman Huang Ke told him that he could accept an interview, but he had to say something inspiring.

How can I understand.

Not long after that, he arrived at the Beijing airport, and after meeting with the crew of "Scorching Sun", the reporter caught him.

"Director He Fang, congratulations on your new film being nominated for the Venice Film Festival. Do you have confidence in winning the award this time?"

"Let's go with the fate, we will do everything according to the destiny, anyway, we have already done our best, and the rest depends on the will of God."

He Fang said words that were not nutritious.

"Marco Muller, the chairman of Venice, went to see the film in May. Did he say whether he would win the award?" the reporter asked.

"You guys are overthinking it. He is just the chairman of the film festival, not the chairman of the jury. He can't decide whether the film will win or not. He just happened to come to China to watch the film and exchange ideas."

"Oh, I heard that the Berlin Film Festival once invited you to participate in next year's Berlin Film Festival. Why didn't you choose Berlin?"

"Because the film has been made, I don't want to press it. Since the time in Venice is the closest, let's go to Venice. I am looking forward to the film being released earlier."

He Fang explained.

"Has the release date been set?"

"It's decided, let's release it on National Day. It can't be delayed for too long. After all, I have a new movie to request soon, and I'm afraid I don't have time to promote it." He Fang said.

"The summer file "Transformers 3" won a box office of 10 billion. What do you think? There are many people who call on you to stop making literary and artistic award-winning films, and make commercial films wholeheartedly. What do you think of this proposal?"

He Fang smiled wryly, really wanting to light a cigarette and take a puff.

"The box office of "Transformers 3" broke through 10 billion, which proves the rapid development of my country's movie box office market, and it has also driven many new audiences into movie theaters. This is a good thing. I will carefully consider everyone's appeal. In fact, I It didn’t stop shooting commercial blockbusters.”

"For example, "Pacific Rim", which will be released in the Spring Festival next year, is a commercial blockbuster. I am confident that it will break the box office of "Transformers 3", and it will also break the record of "Avatar". If you don't believe me, you can look forward to it."

"There are still 10 copies of my new blockbuster "Three Dozens of Bones", which are my attempts to make a commercial blockbuster. However, breaking the box office record can't be done by me alone. Everyone needs to work hard together. "

"During the Spring Festival this year, I talked with director Feng Xiaogang. I said that the three major directors must make at least three movies a year, so that the actors in the circle can have a movie, and they can also bring domestic movies."

"Moreover, all major companies must increase the speed of promoting new films and push some high-quality blockbuster films, so that our films can really take off."

He Fang nodded after finishing speaking.

"Any other suggestions?" the reporter asked.

"What advice do you want me to give? The film and television base of Huying Group has already built the foundation for making blockbuster films, and the market has begun to rise. Now that the foundation is in place, the market is also in place. If domestic films cannot be produced, then I don't know what to say."

(End of this chapter)