The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 306 "Extreme Escape"

The 2005 Spring Festival Gala was more lively than the previous ones, and it was closer to the common people.

The sketches include "Romantic Things" and "Kung Fu", the songs include "Gong Xi Fa Cai", "Girl Waving Wings", and the impressive dance "Avalokitesvara".

Li Shengyao was still the same as the previous years, and took a few quick glances.

On New Year's Eve, most of the time, he was on the phone.

Call Wu Wenhui, the backbone of the company, give them Spring Festival condolences, call Han Sanping and Lao Mouzi, chat casually, and connect with each other.

There are many phone calls, mainly actors and directors.

Zhou Xingxing called him to congratulate him on a happy new year, and the two chatted awkwardly.

The person who chatted the most and for the longest time was Wang Jing.

Fatty Wang has finished filming "Prison Break", he is very excited and confident, and hopes that Fenghua will sign an agreement with TVB as soon as possible to let TVB broadcast it.

"Prison Break" is similar to the previous co-produced dramas.

Fenghua wrote the script, and then paid half of the production fee, and the overseas dividends were [-]-[-]%, and the copyright of the play belonged to Fenghua.

The total investment for the 3000 episodes of "Prison Break" is [-] million.

Li Shengyao himself still takes it very seriously, and has always arranged for people to watch him.

Wang Jing is looking forward to it, and Lee Shengyao is also looking forward to it. He has already contacted Fang Yihua and arranged for people to go south to Hong Kong Island to sign a contract, which will be scheduled after the Lantern Festival.

After hearing Li Shengyao's words, Wang Jing continued talking on the phone for a long time before ending the chat.

Just after midnight, there were many more text messages, wishing Li Shengyao a happy new year.

He selectively replied to a few, then closed his eyes and went to sleep.

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After the Spring Festival, Li Shengyao mainly stayed at home, naturally to write scripts.

It is not the script of "Travel to Busan". "Travel to Busan" has been changed to "Travel to Bangkok". It tells the story of the hero from Hong Kong Island who escapes after encountering a zombie.

The script was finished before he returned home.

He mainly writes the script of his next play.

"Let's Punch, Dad" has already been produced, and it can actually be released after the new year.

But at this time, there is no Spring Festival, Qingming, or May [-]st. The better time for this time is the summer and the Lunar New Year.

It was not until seven or eight years later that the living standards of the people in the mainland improved, and then gradually there were various schedules.

At that time, the May [-]st file, the National Day file, and the Spring Festival file will all become very important.

Even on non-holiday days like Valentine's Day, several romance movies will be released at the same time. If you are lucky, they can reach more than one billion.

There is not a very good schedule now, but fortunately, there is a protection month for domestic films in the mainland.

In June, July, December, and January after New Year's Day, there are generally few Hollywood blockbusters. These months can give domestic films a box office boost.

He still set the schedule for "Let's Punch, Dad" in mid-to-late June. At this time, ordinary people usually start watching movies on a large scale.

From February to June, there are four full months.

Naturally, it was impossible for Lee Shengyao to be idle at home, and the promotion would not take that much time.

During this period of time, he will write the script well, determine the actors, and prepare for shooting.

If all goes well, the new film will be launched in mid-July, and the filming will be completed in two months, and then it can be released in time for the Lunar New Year.

In this case, he will be able to release two films in [-].

Regarding his second film, Director Lee decided to copy the Korean movie "Extreme Escape" after much deliberation.

"Train to Busan" will not pass the review in the mainland.

But "Extreme Escape" should be able to. This movie is the box office champion of the Peninsula in the summer of 2019, and it has also harvested tens of millions of dollars in Southeast Asia.

The male protagonist is neither famous nor handsome, with a simple face, following Panxia's looks, and the female protagonist is Lin Yuner.

Such a cast lineup was actually not favored by others, but it took off thanks to the interesting plot.

It was still screened in the summer, fighting with a lot of Hollywood blockbusters, forcibly blazing a path to promotion.

"Extreme Escape" has not been screened in the mainland like "Wrestle, Dad".

At that time, Han Ying had no way to enter the mainland.

But if you watch his themes carefully, you will find that this movie actually fits the movie-watching tastes of ordinary people in the mainland.

The common people in the mainland like comedies, themes with family as the bond, and big scenes.

In 2018, there was a similar Hollywood movie that did not lose money by relying on the box office in the Mainland.

This movie is "Sky Rescue", and Dwayne Johnson is the leading actor.

The box office of the movie in the beautiful country is only 6000 million, but in the mainland it is 9000 million, almost [-] million US dollars, surpassing the mainland of the beautiful country.

"Sky Rescue" has a bit of comedy, big scenes, and the hero has this thrilling action in order to save his family.

"Extreme Escape" perfectly meets these elements and is defined as a disaster comedy movie.

The plot of the movie is that the male protagonist is a muscular useless guy who is looked down upon by his family and friends, and dare not confess his love to the girl he loves.

A family gathering encountered a poison gas leak.

He and the heroine gave up the chance of survival to his family, and he tried his best to escape.

The movie is funny and warm, as well as the thrilling parkour climbing, and the big scene of the collapse of the building.

Not only was this movie unbeatable in the Korean Peninsula during the summer season, earning [-] million at the box office, it was also extremely popular in the Southeast Asian market, contributing to the export performance of Korean movies.

Lee Shing Yew planned to copy this movie, and the investment was 4000 million.

It shouldn't cost that much money. Don't look at the collapse of buildings and the dispatch of helicopters. In fact, most of the plots involve the hero and heroine climbing the building to escape.

In Lee's previous life, in 2018, the total investment in Peninsula shooting was only 6000 million.

The key to this play is to find a hero and heroine who can run and dance.

Especially for the leading actor, there will be a lot of parkour and climbing scenes. After the actor is confirmed, he must undergo long-term training.

In the Korean version, it is said that the director had contacted the male lead actor as early as a year before the film project was established, which means that the male lead actor consciously started training at that time.

The heroine is Lin Yuner. This movie can be said to make her proud and prove that she is not a useless vase.

Although Lin Yuner has X-shaped legs, she ran around in the movie, climbed tall buildings, and climbed tower cranes. She was really brave.

She is from a women's team and has trained intensively since she was a child, so her physical fitness is naturally no problem.

At present, there is no actress like Lin Yuner in domestic entertainment.

Just like Chen Xun, Dong Xuan and the others, although they practiced dancing since they were young, after learning to perform, the training intensity dropped a lot.

After Li Shengyao chose the actors, he must arrange for them to practice for two or three months like in "Let's Punch, Dad".

The male protagonist is only required to be physically strong, and there is no requirement for appearance. The setting is a Luthor.

The heroine asked for more, to be young and beautiful.

According to this scope of selection, there are actually many actors like Neiyu. The question is who will be helpful to the film.

"Let's Punch, Dad" couldn't find a suitable female lead, so Li Shengyao found Lei Min.

Now coming to "Extreme Escape", he hopes to find two actors and actresses who can improve the box office and have a topic.

(End of this chapter)