"The movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is officially finished!"
After hearing director Lin Yuan's voice coming from the loudspeaker, the entire crew cheered in unison.
The crew held a launch press conference in early February after the new year started. As of mid-May, excluding the time when Lin Yuan attended the Magnolia Awards and the crew selected scene flowers, it has taken exactly three months to complete. It has finally come to an end.
of the filming of the movie.
The three-month shooting was not too fast, which was within Lin Yuan's expectation, but it took a week or two longer than expected.
There are many scenes, frequent close-ups, and the delicate portrayal of the relationship between the characters... It is really time-consuming to make the movie "The God of Medicine" with the most satisfactory effect.
If it weren't for the good selection of actors this time and the few mistakes made during the filming process, I'm afraid this movie would have to wait until June to be completed.
Although the movie has been finalized now, it does not mean that it is finished filming. There is still a long post-production process.
After the filming of the movie was completed, the first thing Lin Yuan did when he returned to China was to send the film to Raytheon.
Submit it for review first, then edit it.
Movies with realistic themes like this will inevitably face deletions, it just depends on how serious the deletions are.
However, Lin Yuan was relatively free during the period when the film was being submitted for review.
Taking advantage of this period of time, he planned to quickly go to Wang Baoqiang's place to film the scene for "Havoc in Tianzhu".
Otherwise, wouldn't it be too embarrassing to keep dragging him until all the other scenes of his crew have been filmed, and he is the only one left to show his face?
Therefore, Lin Yuan went to Ning Hao and directly explained the purpose of his visit: "Director Ning, I would like you to pay more attention to the "God of Medicine". I still have some things to deal with."
The reason why Cun Chu asked Ning Hao for help was because he had experience in this area.
At the beginning, whether it was "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Racing" or "No Man's Land", these movies often encountered obstacles when they were submitted for review. As the saying goes, you can't get to know each other without fighting. After dealing with those people for a long time, Ning Hao himself also
I learned a lot of experience. When I was filming movies like "The Flower of the Heart", did it go much smoother without even seeing it?
"Okay, I thought it was something."
Ning Hao patted his chest and agreed directly: "This matter will be taken care of by me."
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After handling the matter of "I'm Not the God of Medicine", Lin Yuan took a plane to the set of "Havoc in Tianzhu".
As soon as he arrived on the set, he was greeted by the crew members.
In fact, crew members like these meet a lot of celebrities on a daily basis.
The reason why I am so excited is that Lin Yuan just won the Magnolia Best Actor Award some time ago. He is not the most popular star in the industry, but he has always remained in the top three.
Secondly, the cast of their "Havoc in Tianzhu" team is really a bit hard to come by now.
Except for Wang Baoqiang, a top star, Bai Ke, Liu Wei, and Yue Yunpeng all belong to the ranks of second-tier stars, and they are still actors with little box office appeal. However, this is not difficult to understand, because the total investment Wang Baoqiang received is
It's only about 100 million. After deducting my own salary and the crew's expenses, there isn't much remaining budget.
Inviting these relatively famous second-tier stars was Wang Baoqiang's last act of stubbornness.
This means that in terms of the cast, the crew of "Havoc in Tianzhu" cannot be compared with the two movies "A Good Show" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine". It's no wonder that Wang Baoqiang wants to let Lin Yuan
He and Huang Bo made a cameo appearance in the movie.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan doesn't have many roles. While waiting for filming, he can also find time to check out the box office of movies scheduled for May Day.
This year’s May Day period is much more intense than last year.
The four movies "Bomb Disposal Expert", "Memory Master", "Like You" and "Chun Jiao Save Zhiming" have been promoted overwhelmingly before they were released. Fan meetings were held and premiere movie tickets were raffled off.
, in order to promote the movie, it can be said that various methods were used, and it felt like eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing his magical powers.
In addition to the movie itself, there are two other aspects that netizens are paying close attention to this time around.
The first is whether any movie can break the box office record set by "The Mermaid" during the Spring Festival. The second is whether Huang Bo can regain his position as the number one actor in the domestic cumulative box office with the movie "The Memory Master".
I don’t know if it’s a topic created by the movie distributor, or if netizens like to read this kind of news. In short, these two topics suddenly rushed to the top of the hot search list, not to mention uninformed passers-by and netizens, even Lin Yuan
After seeing this kind of news, I felt a little curious.
Just when the box office came out, both the filmmakers in the industry and the netizens who wanted to enjoy it online suddenly felt a little boring.
The reason is very simple. The box office of "The Bomb Disposer", which had the highest box office during the May Day period, was only 400 million, while "The Memory Master", which netizens have high hopes for, had a total box office of less than 300 million, let alone surpassing "The Mermaid".
》The box office record is that the combined box office of the two movies is not even one-fifth of the box office of other movies!
But this made Lin Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.
Huang Bo's "Memory Master" only took in 290 million at the box office, which means that he is still the actor with the highest cumulative film box office in China.
On the other hand, "Havoc in Tianzhu", which started filming at about the same time as "I'm Not the God of Medicine", has also entered the final stage of filming.
During this period, Chen Sichen also visited the set of "Havoc in Tianzhu".
I actually came here for one thing, and that was to say hello to Lin Yuan and Wang Baoqiang. The preparations for the "Tang Detective 2" movie have been completed, and it is expected to be shot at the end of the month.
After the success of the movie "Tang Detective", Chen Sichen's ambitions naturally became a lot bigger. He wanted to release "Tang Detective 2" during the Spring Festival next year. As a result, five months have passed now. If he doesn't
If you are busy shooting, you won't be able to catch up by then.
Lin Yuan and Wang Baoqiang also agreed directly.
Anyway, the filming here has been completed, and there are still a week or two before the end of the month, which is enough for them to adjust their status.
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After finishing several scenes in "Havoc in Tianzhu", Lin Yuan was not in a hurry to return to Shanghai. Instead, while he happened to be in the capital, he stopped by Guangguang Media Company to prepare to communicate with the other party about the next "
Publicity matters for the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
As soon as they met, Vice President Li said to Lin Yuan politely: "Director Lin, we have already seen the finished film. You don't look like you are a first-time director. You completed a movie in three months."
It’s a movie, and the quality is so good, it’s really admirable!”
In fact, it is normal for a general feature film to take two to three months to shoot, unless a film like "Tang Detective" requires shooting in various places.
Lin Yuan waved his hand and said modestly: "Mr. Li, you're too polite. It's all because of the good cooperation of the crew. Most of them are indoor scenes, and the actors' acting skills are also top-notch. I still feel that three months is a bit long.
"
After chatting for a while about things unrelated to the movie, Lin Yuan got down to business and talked about the announcement of the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
Vice President Li seemed to be very confident in promoting the movie and directly assured: "Don't worry, Director Lin, in terms of publicity, we at Enlight Media are second to none in terms of private media, and no one dares to say that we are first. Besides, we at Enlight Media are very interested in the movie "The God of Medicine"
We also attach great importance to the movie and will definitely do our best to promote the movie when the time comes."
This is not because Vice President Li is bragging, but because Enlight Media really has this capability.
There are more than 300 TV stations. It can be said that as long as there are people, Enlight's publicity network can be spread wherever there are people. What's more, the business of Enlight Media has been developing more and more rapidly in recent years. If you want to promote a movie, I am afraid that the entire country will be affected overnight.
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Lin Yuan also took this opportunity to express his thoughts: "Mr. Li, I want the movie "The God of Medicine" to be released during the Spring Festival next year..."
Hearing this, Vice President Li was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer Lin Yuan.
Enlight Media's movies for next year's Spring Festival schedule have basically been confirmed, and that is "A Good Show" directed and starred by Huang Bo.
The reason is very simple. After being stimulated by the movie "Mermaid", all major film studios have now realized that the movie market during the Spring Festival is like a piece of cake. If you want to divide the cake into your own bowl as much as possible, you have to
Show corresponding strength.
Wanda Pictures has confirmed the movie to be released during the Spring Festival next year, and that is the movie "Tang Detective 2".
You must know that "Tang Detective" can earn more than one billion at the box office. As long as the sequel maintains the standard and coupled with Wanda Pictures' vigorous promotion, it will not be a problem to hit the box office of two billion. Even if the quality of the movie is good, it will be
It is not impossible to hit a box office of 3 billion.
In this case, Enlight Media definitely wants to put all its resources into one work.
Judging from the three movies invested by Enlight Media, "A Good Show", "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and "Havoc in Tianzhu", "A Good Show" is undoubtedly the best choice.
First, the cast is luxurious, and with Huang Bo directing and starring in his debut film as a gimmick, the box office will definitely not be too low.
On the other hand, if Light Media promotes the movie "The God of Medicine", Lin Yuan's side will become more popular, and "Tang Detective 2" will get a wave of traffic in vain?
After thinking for a while, Vice President Li also said earnestly: "Director Lin, since the two blockbusters "A Good Show" and "Tang Detective 2" that have been confirmed for the Spring Festival will be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, then
It will definitely take away most of the traffic, so do you think we should advance the schedule and release it around New Year's Day?"
In order to show the sincerity of Enlight Media, Vice President Li did not forget to add something to Lin Yuan.
"At that time, we will arrange the promotion of the movie. As long as Director Lin can come over, there is no need to worry about it. The theater advertisements are contacted by the local distributors one by one, including offline posters in each city. We can also do it here
Arrange manpower..."
Movie promotion now includes several traditional promotion methods: TV stations, paper media, online media, indoor and outdoor advertising.
There is no need to worry about TV stations. This is the strength of Enlight Media. Although no one pays attention to print media, it does not cost much, and Enlight Media can afford the money.
Online media is even simpler. You can hire a navy team to run movie-related topics... Even if you leave these things to Xitian Media, they can handle them beautifully, let alone Enlight Media.
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Of course, if the quality of the movie is not good, no matter how much effort is put into promoting it, not many netizens will be willing to buy it after it is released.
In terms of movie promotion, Lin Yuan still trusts Enlight Media, otherwise he wouldn't have come to talk to Vice President Li about this matter just after filming.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "I'll leave it to Mr. Li for publicity."
However, when it comes to movie scheduling, Enlight Media plays a much smaller role.
In normal times, Enlight Media would have no problem filling Lin Yuan's film schedule during these schedules, but the Spring Festival schedule is different. Any movie that dares to be released during the Spring Festival schedule does not have capital investment, so let's take Wanda Pictures.
Speaking of which, will the film "Tang Detective 2" be scheduled less at Wanda Cinema?
This is such an obvious answer that you can see it without even thinking about it.
Of course, if the movie "The God of Medicine" is strong enough, in the face of the absolute box office, these theaters have no reason not to give "The God of Medicine" a higher film schedule.
The industry is so cruel, everything depends on strength. Directors, actors, and movies without strength will not get better treatment.
This is unexplainable. Cinemas have to make money. If they don’t make money, there’s nothing to talk about.
You must know that the movie "The Great Wall" invested one billion, and the cost of promoting the movie was three times that of "Mermaid". Under this situation, "Mermaid" even monopolized the box office during the Spring Festival period, leaving no room for survival.
Not to mention other films.
As an actor, Lin Yuan is an expert in making movies, but in terms of the film industry, Vice President Li of Enlight Media is the expert. Lin Yuan can only refer to her ideas.
"If it doesn't work, the only thing I can do is learn from Hollywood, hold a few more screenings, invite film critics and media to preview, and then hold a few more road shows in first- and second-tier cities, invite the media and film critics, and
Let the theaters see the audience's reaction to the movie."
Vice President Li continued, "In this case, it all depends on whether the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" can make the audience buy it."
The implication is that if the quality of the movie is not good enough, it is over.
Although there are some domestic screenings, they are different from those in Hollywood. Domestic screenings are mostly a publicity method, not a distribution strategy. They spend money to invite media and film critics to come over, just to build publicity for the movie.
, as for the true reputation of the movie, the audience has to go to the cinema and watch it to know clearly.
Hollywood's screenings are for distribution services, not for publicity and momentum, but more for collecting audience feedback, giving feedback to distribution companies and theaters, and adjusting distribution strategies and corresponding groups.
Of course, there is another problem with domestic screenings, that is, it is difficult to ensure that the plot of the movie will not be leaked after the audience watches the movie in advance. This is absolutely intolerable for a movie that has not yet been released.
Lin Yuan thought for a while and agreed directly.
He has enough confidence in the movie he made. If any movie can break the box office record of "Mermaid", it must be "The God of Medicine".
As long as the quality of the movie is guaranteed, Lin Yuan will definitely strive for a bigger stage for this movie. He must release the movie during the Spring Festival!
A specific publicity plan will be formulated by Enlight Media. Lin Yuan had to go back to prepare for the filming of the "Tang Detective 2" movie, so he did not stay here longer.
After Lin Yuan left, Vice President Li also reported to Wang Changtian that Lin Yuan wanted to release "The God of Medicine" during the Spring Festival, and then asked in a low voice, "Mr. Wang, you said that the movie "The God of Medicine" is in
Is it possible to release it during the Spring Festival?"
Wang Changtian smiled and his words were full of confidence: "Don't worry, this guy has set few box office records? If anyone can break the domestic box office record now, I am sure that this person must be Lin Yuan.
Now that the movie has been made, it’s up to us to promote it!”
