China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 712 Both Clowns Are at the Peak
"Director Li's judgment is as sharp as ever. At the premiere in China, he personally said that the movie might flop in China. At the time I thought he was being modest, but it turned out to be true."

"Well, for a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, it only made less than 90 million in three days. It's really a flop (dog head)."

"Isn't this the first director who can face his own failure calmly?"

"Is there a possibility? This is not a flop at all. They had expected the movie to be a flop in China. They didn't consider the domestic market at all when they made the movie."

"Don't be so serious, the people above you are just joking. Who would dare to say that a movie that has grossed over 500 million and is approaching 600 million worldwide will fail?"

Li Yu's statement at the premiere that Hualiu Company planned to shoot a Mulan movie also sparked controversy.

The comments are a bit polarized. Some people think there is nothing to say. If foreigners can make a movie about it, then certainly Chinese can make one too. It is a classic story in Chinese history.

Some people also think that Li Yu is trying to take advantage of the popularity of Deshini. Why did he wait until Deshini’s official announcement before saying he would shoot the film?
Neither Li Yu himself nor Hualiu Company paid any attention to these controversies.

Because once the two completely different Mulan movies are released, this kind of discussion will naturally disappear.

Li Yu has not been idle these days since returning to China. He is writing the script for "Joker".

With two box office hits under his belt, he now wanted to make something, and Warner couldn't stop him from thinking about it.

"Joker" is a very bloody and violent movie and is rated R.

This type of movie is difficult to be released in the country, so the copyright of the original version has not been imported.

However, it is now the Internet age, and it is not difficult for people in China to see this masterpiece. They can find the resources with just a simple search.

Especially those stupid netizens who are proficient in using various search engines.

Just give them a frame of the picture and they can accurately find the license plate number of the film.

For them, finding the resources to make an R-rated movie is a piece of cake, as easy as eating a meal or drinking a glass of water.

So there is no need to worry about the influence of this movie in the country.

As for the box office? After making "Joker", does Li Yu still care about the domestic box office?
Hua Na wants to use his influence in the country to make money from domestic audiences.

Wouldn't it be nice for Li Yu to use Huana and cooperate with them to make money from foreign audiences?
In a word, just make enough money abroad.

Li Yu was writing the script for "Joker" when Da Tiantian came to him.

Her main purpose was to discuss her Mulan with Li Yu.

Looking at her serious attitude, it is almost impossible for her to give up the role of Mulan to someone else.

So Li Yu didn't help Liu Yifei ask Da Tiantian's opinion.

Anyway, he agreed to Liu Yifei at that time just as a stopgap measure to fool the other party temporarily.

This kind of thing is very common in the circle.

An actor met a director and asked, "Director, if there is a suitable role next time, please contact me. The salary and other matters are negotiable. I mainly want to learn from a great director like you."

Director: "Next time, if there's a suitable role, I'll definitely call you first."

Next time an actor watches the news and finds out that the director’s new play has started filming but he was not actually invited, he certainly won’t be stupid enough to question the director why he was not invited when he was supposed to be.

Because he understood that it was just a polite remark.

The same is true for Liu Yifei, they are all veterans in the circle.

When Hua Mulan released her final makeup photos, she naturally understood that Li Yu failed to convince Da Tiantian.

Many things don't need to be stated explicitly.

"You're writing a script again? And there are storyboards." Da Tiantian took a few storyboards and looked at them. She had worked with Li Yu so many times, and she knew that Li Yu would draw storyboards every time he made a movie, and he was very good at it.

Most excellent directors are also excellent drawing masters, except Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen's storyboard drawing looks like a stick figure. You can find a primary school student who can draw better than him.

The storyboards he drew were understandable only to himself, and difficult for photographers to understand. Perhaps this was the reason why he wasted film and often went over budget when making movies.

A well-drawn storyboard is very helpful for filming.

The photographer can understand at a glance what kind of picture and effect the director wants, so he can get twice the result with half the effort.

The storyboards drawn by Li Yu can be published as comics after some polishing.

In addition to Li Yu, the national teacher is also a master at drawing storyboards, and he may be better than Li Yu in this regard.

His storyboards for "Heroes" are neatly organized and feature a high level of detail.

Xu Ke's storyboard manuscript is even more amazing, it's really the same as the comics.

If you show his storyboard manuscript to others without telling them that it was carved by Xu, they will most likely think it is a rough draft drawn by a cartoonist.

Feng Xiaogang's storyboard manuscripts are the most special among all directors because he used to be an art assistant.

Most directors' storyboard manuscripts are in black and white, but Feng Xiaogang's "1942" was made with a bunch of oil paintings.

"Do you want to shoot a clown?" Da Tiantian saw a storyboard in which a person dressed as a clown was dancing on the stairs.

The clown also appears frequently in other drawings.

Therefore, Da Tiantian guessed that the protagonist of this movie is the Joker.

She asked Li Yu for the script and read it, which further confirmed her guess.

The script clearly states that the Joker is a kind-hearted person, but society is too dark and he lives in a sick society.

The single mom is black, the archivist is black, the psychiatrist is black, and the one being molested is Latino.

The bottom of society are mostly people of color, while those elites who are at the top of society and have the power to speak are all white without exception.

Career, love, family...all abandoned him, leading him to the path of evil.

"People say there has been no Joker after Sith Laco. You want to challenge the classic. Isn't that too difficult?" Da Tiantian asked in surprise.

Indeed, Sith Lacco brought the character of the Joker to a peak that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.

When the Joker appeared in "Batman: The Dark Knight" in 08, all the clowns in movies and TV shows became dull and dim.

The actor died from drugs, which made that version of the Joker instantly become a legend.

In the eyes of many people, no other clown can surpass Sith Raike's Joker.

This is what DC fans think, and so do many professional film critics.

"It is precisely because it is difficult that it is more challenging, isn't it? After successfully completing the challenge, you will gain a greater sense of accomplishment." Li Yu said with a smile.

Before the original version of "Joker" was released, many people had the same idea as Da Tiantian.

After the release of "Joker", they were completely shocked, because the Joker in "Joker" and the Joker in "Batman" both reached the pinnacle and it was impossible to tell which one was better.

(End of this chapter)