The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 461 Interview
"The giant film "The Founding of the Party" as a gift for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party will be released nationwide on June 6."

"From "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" to "The Great Tangshan Earthquake" and then to "Let the Bullets Fly," the box office records of domestic films have been refreshed time and time again. On the eve of the release of "The Founding of the Party," the crew made bold promises, hoping to hit a box office of 8 million."

""The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party" was a success at the box office on the first day, with 2000 million yuan. After five days of release, the box office has exceeded million yuan, and the box office is expected to reach million yuan in two weeks."

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June 6 was the tenth day after the Magnolia Awards Ceremony ended and the fifth day after the release of "The Great Cause of Party Building".

After the road show promotion activities, Lu Yuan and Jiang Qiuyun took a flight back to the capital.

Jiang Qiuyun held a marketing book titled "Interpreting Popular Culture" and read it with gusto.

She has been pursuing progress recently, always looking for opportunities to remove the word "execution" from the execution agent.

Perhaps her eyes were slightly tired from reading for a long time. She rubbed them and looked to her side inadvertently. She saw Lu Yuan in a daze, thinking of the marketing plan she had just seen.

"Boss, I think the possibility of "The Founding of the Party" box office exceeding 8 million is very small."

Lu Yuan happened to be sitting next to the window. Through the porthole of the plane, he could see clouds and mist in the distance like ships, and water ripples nearby.

The message he saw on his phone before boarding the plane came to his mind, and he agreed.

"It's not very small, it's almost non-existent. According to the current trend, the box office growth will gradually slow down, and there is a high probability that it will be capped at 5 million."

The two of them were not baseless speculations.

Compared with the online marketing method of "Thirty-day Love", the marketing method of "Party Founding" is extremely overbearing and magnificent.

Before the film was released, theaters across the country were covered with posters of the film, and the number of films scheduled was terrifying, accounting for more than half of the total.

In just a few days after its release, it effortlessly dominated the hot topics on Weibo, with over 30 discussion entries.

The news of Sun Li and Deng Chao's wedding a few days ago, as well as the Magnolia scandal that caused a lot of fuss, were quickly suppressed.

The box office was released, it was 2000 million on the first day and exceeded million in five days.

The results look good, but compared with "The Founding of the People's Republic" two years ago, the number of films scheduled for "The Founding of the Party" has increased significantly, but the box office has dropped slightly.

And the feedback on the Internet is not very good, and the reputation has somewhat collapsed.

Many rating websites, including Douban, have invariably closed the comment and rating functions in order to protect themselves.

This leads to the fact that this film seems to have no word-of-mouth marketing, and it has neither bad nor good reputation.

Before going to the cinema, many viewers have the habit of checking recent movie ratings online. The current situation of "The Founding of the Party" has left many people at a loss as to what to do.

During the promotion period, Lu Yuan saw Huang Jianxin's edited film for the first time, and he was very clear about the essential reasons that led to this situation.

The story of the film is not told well and the narrative is messy.

Unlike "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", which has one line and one central character, and is clear and clear, "The Founding of the Party" seems a bit fragmented.

Jiang Qiuyun closed the book and analyzed: "Furthermore, this kind of all-star lineup and the gimmick of watching the best actors and actresses play soy sauce is not as effective as it was in 09. The audience's interest is not as high as the first time. Before the release, many people expressed their disapproval online. Willing to pay again.”

Lu Yuan glanced at the "Interpreting Popular Culture" in her hand and urged: "Continue."

Jiang Qiuyun pursed her lips and said, "I think any gimmick used again and again will make the audience tired.

Moreover, when there are more stars, the audience's attention is distracted. Many fans only get a glimpse of their favorite star and then support other works in which he stars. "

Lu Yuan nodded, Jiang Qiuyun's analysis was reasonable.

The essence of a movie is to tell a story through the lens. Any fancy shooting techniques, editing methods, or the addition of famous actors are just bonus points.

Wang Jiawei's lens is very powerful and very aesthetic. He is a person who truly uses images to tell stories.

But no matter how powerful the camera language is, the story is not good enough. At the end of the filming, it is nothing more than gold and jade, and everything is ruined.

So what if celebrities join the show? Audiences only have one chance to buy a ticket out of curiosity.

After returning to the capital, the preparations for "Cohabitation in Time and Space" have entered the countdown.

This drama is of great significance to Lu Yuan. It is the first film independently invested by Yuanfang Studio, and a complete crew will be built from scratch.

Typically, a crew consists of six core departments.

For positions that were not too professional, such as production, drama management, and recording, he directly transferred experienced veterans from Zhou Yi.

As for the crucial photography, he chose to bring it in from outside.

As for the art, the style of Zhou Yi's costume team is hard to describe, so naturally it cannot be used again.

In the past few years since he entered the industry, he has accumulated rich experience and connections on the small screen, but there are not many works that have truly set foot on the big screen.

Although "Thirty-day Love", his first starring role, was a box office hit, Teng Huatao's language on camera was criticized by industry insiders as a mess.

The reason is that Teng Huatao used the TV series' production team when filming.

There are essential differences in image expression between TV series and movies.

In movies, photography is part of the narrative, and different compositions, colors, and light and shadow changes will convey a lot of information beyond the lines.

Therefore, in many cases, even if the character does not have two lines, the director's meaning can be conveyed through the screen.

In comparison, the photography of TV series is simpler and more direct.

In terms of picture contrast, the contrast of TV series pictures is obviously weaker than that of movies. The light will be flatter and the characters will appear more beautiful, but they will also lack texture.

Moreover, the photography of most TV series does not have much meaning in terms of composition.

For those directors who don’t want much.

It can even be as simple as switching between several scenes in sequence, commonly known as just framing people in them.
On the way from the neighborhood to the studio.

Zhou Yaoyao was sitting in the back row, put down the French fries, stood up and grabbed the back of the chair, tilted her head, and blew into Lu Yuan's face recklessly.

"Uncle, how long until we arrive."

"Half an hour." Lu Yuan scratched his ear, feeling itchy.

"When will my aunt and sister come back? She also said she would take me to the mall to buy nice dresses."

"I'm going to earn money for your dress. I'll be back in a few days."

"Uncle." She clucked like a little hen.

"hiss!"

Lu Yuan reached out and knocked on her forehead, and said impatiently: "Why do you talk so much? Can't you learn from your brother and just sit down and eat?"

"Oh." Zhou Yaoyao pouted, sat back, and ate potato chips.

Zhou Qi sat on the other side of the back row, wearing a peaked cap and playing Ultraman obediently.

Lu Yuan conveniently turned up the air conditioning temperature in the car and went to the studio today to meet an actor who came for an interview.

In addition to the male and female protagonists, there are several characters who have more scenes in "Cohabitation in Time and Space".

Including the male lead's boss Zhao Junyi, who is ruthless and will do anything for money, and is the villain in the film.

It can be said that Zhao Jun is the key figure that brings about the change in the hero's entire life. Without him, the hero's life would be completely different.

Therefore, the choice of actor for this role is crucial.

Unexpectedly, these two little brats clamored to follow, saying they wanted to go to the studio to play with Lu Jing.

The old woman was eager for this, so she immediately put the two of them into his car, and then went to design new clothing styles.

Lu Yuan glanced at his nephew through the rearview mirror and saw his mouth crackling with voice sounds. He asked boredly: "Qiqi, who bought the toy?" "Aunt and sister."

"Do you love your mother or your aunt and sister?"

"Aunt sister."

"That's it, do you love your uncle or your aunt?"

"Uncle." Zhou Qi held up Ultraman and said loudly.

Lu Yuan was very relieved that the pain was not in vain.

Zhou Yaoyao didn't know what she thought of, so she stuffed the potato chips in her hand into her mouth, licked her fingers, puffed her cheeks, and asked loudly: "Qiqi, do you love sister?"

Zhou Qi was stunned for a moment, said nothing, and held the two Ultraman biu~biu~biu~ in his hands, with his own dubbing.

A hint of embarrassment can be seen on Zhou Yaoyao's palm-sized face.

Her eyes widened, and she asked another question: "Do you love your uncle or your sister?"

"Love uncle." Zhou Qi answered quite simply.

Zhou Yaoyao's thick eyebrows frowned slightly: "Do you love your sister or your uncle?"

"Love uncle."

Lu Yuan interrupted: "If you love shit, you still love your sister."

"Love shit."

"Kukuku." Lu Yuan pressed the horn.

Zhou Yaoyao remained tactically silent, her little face tightened, she stared straight into his eyes and asked: "Do you love your sister or not?"

"Love shit." Zhou Qi turned her head away stubbornly.

Lu Yuan couldn't hold it back: "Hahaha."

Zhou Yaoyao seemed to feel that she was losing face. She clenched her fists, raised them high, and shouted: "If you love your sister, you still get punched."

"Love dogs." Zhou Qi realized something was wrong mid-sentence. She slowly moved her eyes away from the toy, swallowed, and said cautiously: "I love my sister."

"Hahaha, don't be afraid Qiqi, tell the truth, uncle will support you."

Distant studio.

Wen Mino was exhausted during this time.

He serves as executive director on the crew of "Out of Time".

It is necessary to go to the Magic City filming location with the screenwriter, coordinator, photographer, art, lighting, external liaison, etc. to recreate the scene.

The purpose of re-scenery is to check whether the designated shooting location meets the shooting requirements.

If there is a problem, he will ask the external link to re-contact the scene. In some places, a large number of extras will be needed. He also needs to have a rough plan in advance and use the content of the script to brainstorm the scheduling issues of the extras when filming officially starts.

That was tiring, and he realized deeply that being an executive director was not a human job.

But Lu Yuan gave him a big deal. If the studio's first movie did well, he would be asked to direct the next one.

Wen Muye held the brewed tea, looked around, and asked at the front desk: "Where is Teacher Qin?"

The girl at the front desk was in a daze and pointed to the door: "I just went out and said I was waiting outside."

Wen Muye bent down, stuck out his butt, pushed open the glass door, and saw Qin Hao squatting on the steps: "Teacher Qin, let's have a cup of tea."

"Thank you." Qin Hao turned around and took it politely: "Don't call me Teacher Qin."

Wen Mino was noncommittal and squatted down with a smile: "Why are you outside?"

"Get some fresh air." He gave a random excuse.

"Teacher Qin, I heard from the boss that you are also in Class 96 of the Chinese Theater Academy?"

"Yeah." Qin Hao nodded and laughed at himself: "Isn't it strange that all my classmates have become big stars, but I am still a little-known actor."

In fact, he is not unknown. He has participated in literary films directed by Lou Ye and Wang Xiaoshuai, and was nominated for the Golden Horse Award.

But most viewers know him only for the role he plays, not for himself.

"No, no." Wen Muye waved his hand quickly and said, "The boss said that I admire you very much for sticking to your artistic path, and that the audience can separate the actor from the character. This is exactly an affirmation of your acting skills."

Qin Hao grinned and felt that the people around Lu Yuan were quite funny.

Sometimes he thinks about it and feels stupid.

As a member of the famous 96 star class, others have become big stars, but he is unknown.

He also knew that a large part of the reason was his own fault.

He's not bad at talent.

When they were in school, Zhang Ziyi and Liu Ye had the best relationship, and they often worked together to complete their acting assignments. At that time, neither of them had a clear understanding of the situation. They were like sisters and brothers, and they worried together every day.

But he is just the opposite. Not only can he do his homework well, he can also help others with advice and guidance. He is among the top students in the class.

But because my family is well off, I have never suffered from lack of money since I was a child, so I never do anything for money.

Three years after graduation, he promoted eleven plays in a row.

Nowadays, I occasionally receive calls for invitations, and the first thing they say is asking him if he is still filming.

Of course he wanted to do it, but he always felt that he should do a scene with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaicuan, which he generally looked down on.

Last year, "Jingxin" starring Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi, he was approached before the production. Wu Lang sent a notice asking him to interview the second male lead, Ba Ye.

He refused because he didn't want to shave his head and didn't like to be photographed in period costumes.

Then he was taken over by Huang Xiaoming, and "Bu Bu" was broadcast. Huang Xiaoming turned around, and the reputation picked up, and he became popular again.

He couldn't tell if he didn't regret it later.

At that time, I was still wondering, feeling that Lu Yuan was letting himself down, and that the dignified No. 1 young man in the Mainland was filming some bullshit ancient puppet show.

Now that I think about it, no wonder he is so popular, his vision is really extraordinary.

Therefore, when I received Wu Lang's interview invitation this time, I didn't think much and drove over in a dilapidated second-hand Jetta.

Because the hair is second-hand, I am poor.

He likes to make art films, but in layman's terms, art films are films in which the crew is very poor, the audience is small, and no one from the director to the actors can make much money.

It takes two or three years to make a literary film, and the money he makes is not enough to cover his expenses in the capital.

Qin Hao and Wen Muye were squatting at the door, chatting about random things.

A black business car stopped slowly, and two children got out. The younger one ran in front, and the elder one chased behind.

The big one was clenching his fists and yelling shit.

Qin Hao didn't understand until Lu Yuan's figure appeared, and then he walked over with a smile.

"Teacher Lu."

(End of this chapter)