The superstar starts from the creation camp

Chapter 381 Four years.

Li Mu filmed a fight scene of a few minutes, but Li Mu filmed it for three days and re-shot it three times. It was because this fight scene was too important. The role of Ding Qing in the early stage was a playboy and a cynical image. , in the warehouse scene, he showed his cruel side. If it was just that, then the character creation was quite a failure, so Ding Qing needs a scene to justify his name.

In this fight scene, the most exciting thing is that he waited anxiously for the elevator, only to find that there were already six swordsmen with sharp blades looking at him in the elevator, with chasing soldiers behind and tigers in front. , but Ding Qing got into the elevator without hesitation. In the narrow elevator, he was the one who survived facing six people alone.

It is also this classic elevator scene that allows Ding Qing to show his God of War side to the world.

The character Ding Qing is actually a very contradictory existence. On the one hand, his friendship with his brothers is moving. Even though he knew that Li Zicheng was an undercover agent for the police, he did not let Li Zicheng die. Tell him for a moment to resist fate.

But at the same time, when facing the enemy, the ferocity he displayed also made people shudder. In the scene in the warehouse, Li Zicheng's fear of Ding Qing was clearly seen.

Such a combination of contradictions is a huge challenge for any actor, not to mention that Li Mu always compares his performance of Ding Qing with the original version, and his requirements are not unreasonable.

"New World" was filmed in South Korea for a total of eight months. By the day of the filming, many Chinese actors were able to communicate with Korean actors in some simple Korean. In particular, Chen Xuan was able to chat with Choi Minho without translation. .

Chen Xuan's professional performance also convinced the crew of him. Some Korean actors also expressed sincerely that before the cooperation, they thought that Chen Xuan was only a star who became popular only by relying on the company's resources.

Li Mu smiled secretly, that is, they have never seen another ruthless character in the film and television industry who is known as the desperate Saburo, yes, this person is Peng Yuyan, this guy who claims to unlock at least one professional skill without making a movie, In "Guild Fight", I practiced with real boxers for three months, and my body fat was only 3%. I also learned mixed martial arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai.He learned sign language when filming "Heard and Hearing". He practiced for a long time for several months, and he got hand cramps every day.For "Broken Wind", he rode for about 7 hours a day, and he rode all the mountains in Hong Kong. By the way, he got the professional racing driver's license.For "Operation Mekong", he learned Thai, Burmese, and shooting, and participated in the special training of the royal security guards of Thailand.

After the trip to South Korea, the crew went back home. Compared with the enthusiasm of the Korean media, the Chinese film and television circle is actually not optimistic about this film with Chinese and Korean actors.

In fact, there are many good movies in Korean movies and Huaxia movies every year, and in the years when the Chinese and Korean entertainment circles communicated most frequently, there were indeed many Korean actors and producers who had cooperated with Huaxia film and television companies, but , without exception, almost all the films did not get good results, not even those that were well received or not. Without exception, they were all bad films that were neither well received nor well received.

Later, with the promulgation of the Korean restriction order, no Huaxia Film and Television Company was willing to cooperate with South Korea anymore, because it has been proved that the co-production between China and South Korea is really unacceptable, and no one would make fun of their own money. The reason why the investors did not The divestment is entirely for Li Mu's face.

No matter how unfavorable the outside world is, the crew of "New World" is still full of confidence. After a month of post-production, the film has finally met the audience. The release date is October National Day.

The premiere ceremony was naturally held at the "Muzi Theater", which is also Li Mu's home stadium. Several Korean leading actors who had been waiting for a long time also came to the "Muzi Theater" on this day.

After listening to the translator's introduction, they couldn't help but have a new understanding of Li Mu. They thought that the other party was just the boss of a studio. Making this movie was desperate, but they found out in Huaxia that the so-called "studio" It is bigger than many large entertainment companies in South Korea, and even has its own theater chain, which really subverts their cognition.

And the audience of Muzi Theater also welcomed the Korean actors with dignity, especially when "Xinyu" appeared on the stage, everyone still liked this tall, wild beauty, and the Korean entertainment company The representative of the audience laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths.

After some interactive games, the film was officially screened, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

"New World" adopts many flashbacks and parallel narrative techniques. The first scene is the scene where Chairman Jinmen is acquitted, which also allows the audience to quickly get into the plot. This is the practice of Korean movies. Let’s satirize the government, and the government is also very interesting. If you are sarcastic, you will be sarcastic, and I will count myself as the loser.

But what is different from other films is that when the screen changes, it switches to two senior policemen. Although they don't know their duties, judging from their dialogue, the officials must be quite big. Of course, the most interesting scene is that, after knowing After trying to control the election plan of the Golden Gate gangster, the chief told the chief: "I don't know about this matter"

It immediately caused a burst of laughter at the scene. This is very bureaucratic and very realistic. The subordinates must be responsible for the blame, and the leader will not make mistakes.

Of course, there are also careful viewers who discovered a foreshadowing. Among the two candidates, Ding Qing and Li Zhongjiu, who will the police choose as this puppet?

The scene changed again. The boss of Jinmen couldn't wait to go to his mistress's house just after he was acquitted. As a result, he encountered a car accident on the way and was sent to the hospital.

The audience are not fools, naturally they don't believe that this will be a simple traffic accident, and the details of a scene in the hospital were quickly observed by film critics, that is, the expression of Li Zicheng played by Chen Xuan seems a little disturbed, isn't it?

Then the screen changed again, and Ding Qing was Li Mu's appearance, which instantly made the audience burst into laughter. With a messy hairstyle, he even licked his face and said that he had hired a professional stylist to design it, and tried to use it in the car. The fake watch was dismantled on the spot as a gift, which also made the audience burst into laughter. This guy is too funny.

Unknowingly, the audience gradually developed a sense of substitution, especially when Chen Xuan was treated unfairly by the police, please ask him to help you with his life, but he didn't even get the most basic respect.

Afterwards, "Xin Yu" and the death of the undercover policeman also made the scene of Ding Qing, the gang leader's hideous face, appear in front of the audience. Although many bloody scenes were deleted for the release, Li Mu's performance still made the audience understand One thing, a gang leader, no matter how interesting he is, is still a villain who kills without blinking an eye.

And Ding Qing's resistance completely angered "Section Chief Jiang". He instigated Li Zhongjiu and made Li Zhongjiu a knife in his hand. In the end, Ding Qing also showed the demeanor of a war god in the underground garage and elevator, and finally went offline sadly.

Before leaving, Ding Qing told Li Zicheng that the gift in his office, Li Zicheng found his police file in Ding Qing's office, that is to say, Ding Qing knew that Li Zicheng was an undercover agent, but he didn't Kill Li Zicheng.

In the dimly lit office, Li Zicheng put on the fake watch that Ding Qing gave him but was rejected. This implication is also obvious. Li Zicheng chose the same path as Ding Qing, police?No, he doesn't trust the police anymore.

As a result, all insiders will be killed by Li Zicheng, including Section Chief Jiang and Ding Qing's lawyer. Li Zicheng has completed his transformation and finally ascended to the position of the boss of the Jinmen gang.

When the film ended, there was a round of applause at the scene. "New World" is not a thought-provoking movie, but overall, this is a gangster movie with no urine point throughout.

Gangster movies are not considered a niche among Chinese-language movies, but they are definitely not a blockbuster genre. Of course, there were many Hong Kong gangster movies that were successful in the last century. However, that is only for the small market of Xiangjiang. Generally speaking, the box office of gangster movies is not ideal, which is one of the reasons why colleagues are not optimistic.

But what is unexpected is that the box office of "New World" broke the [-] million mark on the first day, and there was an uproar in the circle, gangster movie?Or did you co-produce with Korean actors?

Many film and television companies expressed that they could not understand, but the box office will not lie. It was indeed over 1.2 million on the first day, and it reached a terrifying box office of [-] million.

So all kinds of media exclaimed miracles, and all kinds of praise made this movie quickly entered the vision of audiences who like gangster movies. With the increasing box office, several Korean actors also became popular in the mainland because of their outstanding performances. stand up.

Of course, the hottest one is naturally "Xinyu", this wheat-colored model artist has become popular so quietly.

And Choi Minho also quickly became one of the representative actors of the acting school. The most important thing is that he is cheap. Choi Minho, whose price is close to the people, soon received many invitations for similar roles.

However, gangster movies are not the kind of movies that are suitable for family fun. Although the box office momentum is good, that is relatively speaking. In the final 30 days of release, the box office has seen over one billion. Compared with the box office of 1.2 million on the first day, it is not too much. stunning.

Of course, for most investors, this kind of income is already pretty good. It is not easy to make money these days, especially if you invest in the film and television industry, if you are not careful, you will lose everything.

With the cooperation of "New World", after the company's several films, many investors in the circle rushed to invest, and the profit ratio was not bad. Gradually, there was a consensus in the circle that the films of Li Mu's company may not be all good. Make money, but at least not lose money.

As a result, many entertainment companies will start to analyze the key points. The first point is professionalism. Li Mu's crew is very professional, whether it is shooting or post-production, which can shorten the shooting time. Second, the preliminary preparations are adequate. From the proposal of the script to the final draft, the main creators must participate in the whole process.

The last thing is the choice of actors. Li Mu rarely chooses actors based on their popularity, and even often uses some newcomers in big productions. It is useless to be inappropriate even if they are big names. Even Chen Xuan is not able to play the male lead in every play. number.

To sum up the above, many film and television companies found that they could not do it at all. Among other things, it was impossible for actors alone. Many film and television companies these days do not rely on movies to make money at all. They make movies just to make money. It's just that artists are popular, of course they also know how much they are, and they know that they can't make any blockbuster movies.

Time flies by inadvertently, and four years have passed in the blink of an eye. During these four years, Li Mu's main energy has been on the construction of theater chains, and some emerging fourth-tier cities have become his goals.

In the past four years, the number of Hualan theaters has increased from 125 to 379. Although the income of the theaters is not as good as that of Huayi Cinemas, it has not lost at all in terms of scale.

Of course, there is a price to be paid for doing this. Li Mu has reduced his shareholding in Muzi Studio to 63%. Cash flow, and then use this part of the funds to open more theaters.

In Li Mu's view, theater chains are the foundation of long-term development. The reason why the company's shares have been soaring all the way is actually the reason why Hualan theater chains are blooming everywhere.

In four years, the two little guys have grown up to look like little adults. Li Ruiting became more silent, but his studies are surprisingly good. Li Mu and Wang Ziwen have never been tutored at all, and they are among the best in every exam.

But Li Ruilan is about to be in the sixth grade, but her grades have always been in the middle class. It's not that she is not smart, but this girl has a wide range of hobbies. Singing, dancing, and piano are all in the forefront among children of her age.

So every time a parent meeting is held, Wang Ziwen is always very happy to mention Li Ruiting to attend the parent meeting, while Li Mu can only be interviewed by the teacher as Li Ruilan's father.

In fact, he also proposed to rotate with Wang Ziwen, but unfortunately, it was quickly rejected by Li Ruilan. Whenever this time, Li Ruilan would look at him with watery eyes: "Dad, do you not like me?" gone?"

Of course, this girl was mainly afraid that Wang Ziwen would come back to trouble her after being scolded.

So Li Mu could only tirelessly be educated by the teacher, but he still refused to repent. Li Mu actually agrees with Li Ruilan's liking for art, and he has no intention of letting her daughter give up any one of the things to concentrate on studying, and she will still arrange it every day. My daughter takes various art classes.

Although Li Ruilan is young, in terms of professional level, she is already as good as some trainees, and Sun Ying loves her even more.

After Li Ruilan's tenth birthday, they also ushered in the annual summer vacation. Li Ruiting still stayed at home and read various extracurricular books, but Li Ruilan couldn't sit still at all and followed Li Mu everywhere. run.

Li Mu had just returned to the company that day, before his butt was hot, Liang Hongfei rushed in excitedly: "Old Li, I came up with a great idea this time."

　First of all, I would like to say sorry to everyone. Due to the sudden death of my grandma, Yadan rushed home to attend the funeral. I originally planned to finish this month and start a new book. I guess it will have to be postponed.

　　In addition, I recommend the new book "I Don't Want to Make Wine" by the big pig farmer. Friends who like this kind of works should not miss it.

　　


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