China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 256 Are you in such a hurry?Can't wait?
"At that time, the filming of "Pacific Rim" was to build the Huying Film and Television City. What if the film failed? After all, you had no experience in making science fiction blockbusters before, and even the whole of Asia had no such ability. " Wu Xiaoli asked.

"I thought about failure, so we sorted out the script of the movie over and over again, first to ensure that there was no problem with the story, and then assessed the production risk over and over again. Finally, we determined the conditions that could ensure the smooth completion of the filming and production. Next, everyone is taking this risk."

"Also, it's not that I don't have this experience at all. I followed the filming of "Avatar". Therefore, as long as the quality of the film is good, then I dare to take this risk, and I can give everyone an explanation." He Fang said and picked it up I took a sip of water.

"Your bottom line is that you can at least come up with a quality-passing movie to give everyone an explanation? That is to say, if it fails and everyone questions it, at least they will not question the quality of the movie, but will only find reasons from other aspects. This is true. It's a saying." After Wu Xiaoli finished speaking, she wrote and drew in the notebook in her hand.

"Then why do you mention the industrialization of film and the producer-centered system? This will only set off a huge debate in the industry, and it will also put you in a vortex. After all, you want awards and box office. It is necessary to put oneself in the whirlpool of public opinion again."

The question Wu Xiaoli asked is indeed crucial.

"There are two reasons. One is that the film and television city built by Huying Group needs to be continuously used by large-scale film crews, otherwise it will be built in vain. And if you want to establish a large film crew in China, you must have a healthy The production mode, the director-centered production mode can easily collapse when making blockbuster films. After one or two blockbuster films collapse and lose money, there will be no investors to invest in blockbuster films in the future. Then the base we built is still In vain."

"Oh...so that's the case, then why can't the director-centered system make blockbuster films?" Wu Xiaoli asked.

"Have you seen blockbusters in Europe? Have you seen blockbusters in island countries? They are all director-centered. Why only Hollywood has blockbusters? Because making blockbusters is not just a matter of simple film creation, it is related to project management. Like a machine, it needs to be extremely precise in every aspect in order to be successful. Obviously, a single director can’t do this, and many directors only know how to create and don’t know how to manage projects.”

After He Fang finished speaking, he took another sip of water, his addiction to cigarettes was on the rise, so he could only drink water to relieve his addiction.

"What about the second reason?" Wu Xiaoli asked.

"The second reason is that the Huying Group wants to develop. It does not rely on our family being the only one that can grow by eating alone. It relies on the entire market being active, and then the bigger the plate, the more we can do more and more. Bigger. It’s like how big you are in Hong Kong, that’s a market of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars for a single film. If you make one of the top six in Hollywood, then your single film will have billions of dollars in the world. market. That’s the difference, and that’s why we’re changing the industry.”

"Wow, it turns out that you see things so far-reachingly. I can imagine what you imagined when you were studying and working in the United States..."

After Wu Xiaoli asked two more questions, He Fang proposed to stop for a while, drinking too much water and going to the toilet, just in time to smoke a cigarette.

When he came back after going to the toilet and smoking, the recording continued.

"Director He, it seems that there are different voices towards you at home and abroad, what do you think of this matter?"

"I think this is normal. It's like a baby at the beginning. You are harmless to humans and animals. Everyone likes you, including your dog. But when you grow up and the dog steals your food, you will fight back. , other children snatch your toys, you will fight back, and the classmate will not return your pen with you, you will learn to snatch it back..."

"At this time, your friends, your classmates, and your dog will unanimously dislike you. They will sue everywhere, yell everywhere, and some people will even buy public opinion to hack you together. Your existence is to block the interests of others , so many people will think of getting rid of you and then hurry up."

"I want to be industrialized, and those who don't want to be industrialized don't like it. I want to be a producer-centered system, and those who advocate a director-centered system don't like it anymore. My movies want to get high box office, and those movies that compete with me don't like it. I'm going to sell the film abroad, and those international competitors don't like it anymore..."

"So, I have to get used to being disliked, splashed with dirty water, besieged, and smeared. Just like being besieged in September because I forwarded the news about the aircraft carrier, they can find any reason to besiege me."

He Fang said with a helpless smile.

"Then have you thought about fighting back?" Wu Xiaoli asked.

"I have thought about it, but... I don't have the energy to talk to people in the media every day. I am very busy every day. I shoot three or four movies a year. How many things do I have to do? In front of the computer, standing in front of the media and arguing with them?"

"So, they can do whatever they want. I do my thing, try to make the movie as good as possible, and get as much box office as possible internationally."

He Fang habitually raised his hand to smoke, but found that there was none in his hand.

Wu Xiaoli smiled and nodded.

"But this will affect people very much. Are you not afraid of being affected?"

"Why are some people who are obviously talented in acting or directing, but they are short-lived because of some public opinion? It is because they cannot withstand such a storm. As a person who often appears in front of public opinion in the entertainment or cultural circle, The first thing you have to learn is to face the storm of public opinion, if you can bear it, you can continue to move forward in the industry, if you can’t bear it, then I suggest you change careers and do something else.”

After He Fang finished speaking, he tilted his head and mumbled.

"Okay, that's a good point. Can you talk to us about Hong Kong movies? I heard you have a different view on Hong Kong movies?"

……

The interview lasted for three hours, mainly because Wu Xiaoli started to ask questions, and felt that He Fang could speak eloquently and nicely, so she forgot the time.

Does the show host need technical content?Of course, the skill of asking questions, can you open up the other party's chatter box, and will your own questions make the two parties have a good time chatting?
In fact, it’s the same as an actor. Sometimes you meet a good director, he gives you a good script, and brings you a very good performance environment, so it suddenly explodes, the performance is still unfinished, and even falls into the plot. I can't pull it out...

Wu Xiaoli is like this now, chatting with He Fang feels very comfortable, and she talks a lot.

However, there will always be a time when the interview is over, and at noon the hungry stomach ends the interview, and then He Fang calls several hosts from Mango Channel over to have a meal at noon.

Wu Xiaoli has come to Changsha, so the host of Mango Channel has to meet, at least in the eyes of outsiders, everyone looks good.

That's how it is in this circle. Sometimes you not only live for yourself, but also for others.

On October 10, He Fang finished dealing with the matter in Changsha, and then flew directly to the island country.

Here I want to talk about how He Fang's version of "Edge of Tomorrow" was changed. Let me first talk about the story of the original "Killing Reincarnation".

The story in the original book is: Europe was the first area attacked by aliens. At that time, when this kind of aliens invaded, Europe was the first to attack. As a result, the French were the first country to be captured. Here is another challenge to the French's surrender attribute, an inheritance of the French Terrier, but this is not the point. After they finished fighting France, they found that the English Channel was blocking it, and Britain kept its safe position.

The protagonist needs to defeat the aliens in the alien login operation and make contributions to the human counterattack against the aliens.

Is this a variant of Normandy, and the setting of this story also has a flavor of World War II.

Then talk about a role, starting with the male protagonist.

In "Edge of Tomorrow" in another time and space, the protagonist is William Cage, and the major is the public relations officer of the United Earth Defense Force Logistics Department, responsible for promoting their "auxiliary combat system" (multifunctional exoskeleton) to the frontline troops.However, just the day before the Defense Force planned to counterattack the European continent, he was transferred to the front-line combat unit by his superiors, and thus started his legendary experience.

In the original novel, the male protagonist Kiritani Keiji is a low-ranking soldier of the United Defense Force.After acquiring the so-called "reset" ability, his accumulated combat experience earned him the title of "Killer Cage".So "Edge of Tomorrow" in another time and space is called William Cage.

Let’s talk about the heroine, the heroine of “Edge of Tomorrow” from another time and space is Rita Futaski, who is the first human being to gain the ability of alien creatures to “reset” in battle.She used this ability to kill more than 1000 alien mimics in the "decisive" Battle of Verdun, helping the United Defense Forces to save the defeat on the European continent, so she is also known as the "Angel of Verdun".

In the original novel, the heroine's real name is not Rita Vertaski, but the name on a passport she stole before joining the army.

Interestingly, in Chapter 8 of the comic version released later, there is a prequel story of Rita, telling how her family was killed by a mimic beast, which gave her the idea of ​​joining the army for revenge, but throughout the comic, Rita’s real name is It's blacked out, I don't know what it means.

Therefore, the heroine's name had to be changed. He Fang originally wanted to name Wu Meiniang, which fit Fan Bingbing's famous role.

But when I thought it would be a bit offensive, I canceled this idea and changed the name of the island country to Wu Lianzi.

Finally, let’s talk about what has been changed, why the location is an island country, and it has become an offensive and defensive war against the island country.

Why change to an island country?He Fang has a reason. The original book says that aliens have attacked the European continent. Is Britain still so important to aliens?
Is it not good to occupy the European continent well?Want to occupy England?In order to eliminate the last resistance of mankind?Maybe it's not that aliens want to occupy England, but humans want to counterattack aliens here?Anyway, various reasons can be said, but it is a bit far-fetched.

Therefore, it is more reasonable for aliens to want to conquer the Asian continent after conquering the island countries. After all, the island countries have no resources, so it is best for them to conquer Asia.

Therefore, the Tsushima Strait has become the front line, and the Battle of Tsushima Island is very important.

The joint army is still the same joint army, but it is a real joint army instead of a joint army with only westerners. Half of them are oriental.

The general plot has not changed much, but the final ending has changed.

In another time and space, the ending of "Edge of Tomorrow" is a bit unfinished. There is no final battle with a big scene. The scene at the beginning of the movie is big and enjoyable, but the scene when the aliens are defeated at the end is not big at all, which is not enjoyable.

If the ending of "Edge of Tomorrow" in another time and space can have a big scene, it is estimated that its box office will at least double.

In another time and space, the global box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" is only 3.7 million US dollars, which is enough to show that the whole plot is still problematic.

He Fang thought about it, the biggest problem is that the ending is not exciting, not passionate.

Therefore, He Fang changed the ending. The ending must be fierce, heroic, and beautiful.

"Director, hello."

After He Fang arrived at Fukuoka Airport, people from Warner Company came to pick him up.The person who picked him up was Joan Berg, a producer from Warner Bros.

"Berg, hello. How is the preparation going?" He Fang greeted Berg enthusiastically.

"Everything is going well. According to your requirements, it has been going well recently. However, everything has to be decided by you." Berg shrugged.

"Ha, let's go, let's go..."

"Hi, Director He Fang." Just as He Fang got into the car, he saw a cute girl in the car greeting him excitedly.

He Fang looked at Joan Berg in a daze, and Berg spread his hands: "Miss Xinyuan said that you must have a local person pick you up when you come to the island country, but she can't go to the airport, so she can only wait for you in the car. "

"Oh, Miss Xinyuan has worked hard, you don't need to be so polite." Only then did He Fang know what was going on.

"It's okay, it's okay, this is a courtesy, as an island country actor in your next movie, I should come to our island country." Yui Aragaki's reason is so lame, you come to pick up the actor of the next movie The director of this movie?

No wonder Berg looks a bit weird. It may be because the vice president of Warner is of Japanese descent, so they give some face to the islanders.

"Ha, thank you so much, let's go, let's go to the set." What can He Fang say?

But looking at Yui Aragaki's enthusiasm, is there any event tonight?
After He Fang glanced at it, it was a pity, it should be around B, and it lacked a touch...

Yui Aragaki seemed to see the disappointment in He Fang's eyes, she puffed her chest out and pulled the corner of her clothes, He Fang couldn't help smiling, and Yui Aragaki also smiled.

Some things are unspoken.

From Fukuoka to Tsushima Island, you can transfer by plane or by boat, but it doesn't make sense to transfer by plane at such a short distance, so He Fang also took a boat to see.

The boat was a luxury private cruise ship, and as soon as he boarded the boat, Berg told He Fang to let him take a rest first, and then left.

But Yui Aragaki didn't leave, looking at her eyes, are you in such a hurry?Can't wait?
(End of this chapter)