Chapter 233: 'Shanghai Fortress', which is scheduled to compete with each other
Chapter 233 The movie is scheduled to be released, and the competing "Shanghai Fortress"
Chapter 230: The movie is scheduled to be released, and the competing "Shanghai Fortress"
It is best to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade. This sentence can be said to be vividly displayed in the movie "My Motherland and Me".
In addition to the three film companies that mainly produce Huaxia Film, Bona Pictures, and Alibaba Pictures, there are also 48 companies that jointly produce, which basically covers most of the companies currently active in the film and television industry. It can be said to be a collection of
Taking over half of the film and television industry.
Whether it is in terms of topic management or marketing campaign, everything went extremely smoothly.
Since the director list of the movie was announced, topics related to the movie "My Motherland and Me" have dominated the hot search list on Weibo.
Seeing that "My Motherland and Me" was gaining momentum, Guo Fan began to feel a little unable to sit still.
Originally, he didn't plan to promote the movie in advance. After all, with the cast they had tentatively decided on, they really couldn't find anything to promote.
But things are different now. With Lin Yuan starring, the crew of "The Wandering Earth" has a traffic core.
In addition, Lin Yuan is the director of the movie "My Motherland and Me", and the topic is currently being discussed on the entire Internet. It is a good opportunity to get a piece of the pie and promote the movie "The Wandering Earth".
There is no way, who asked their crew to promote the movie because their budget is not high.
Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, Guo Fan, as a director, definitely wants to take advantage of it.
"Teacher Lin Yuan, the crew will start work at the beginning of the month. We are going to take the time to invite the media to hold a film release conference in the past few days. I wonder if you are free to come over?"
Today's movie press conferences are nothing more than movie press conferences with a different name. The essence is still to promote the movie.
The focus of promoting the movie is only on the movie schedule, and through fixed-schedule promotion, the movie and the release schedule are bundled together, so that when the audience mentions the movie schedule, they will think of the movie released in this schedule.
However, in recent years, movies have been withdrawn from time to time, so the release conference is naturally not so grand, but as a means of promoting the movie, it is still very good.
Lin Yuan did not answer in a hurry, but thought about it in his mind. After making sure that he had free time, he agreed: "Okay, Director Guo will call me then."
As a leading actor, it is normal to attend a movie release press conference.
Besides, since the end of the Spring Festival this year, Lin Yuan has rarely appeared in front of the media cameras. This movie release conference can also give him a sense of presence.
The time soon arrived for the film’s release date.
At the hotel press conference, hundreds of reporters invited by the crew of "The Wandering Earth" have already arrived. Most of them are reporters from the two investors, China Film and BJ Culture.
Regarding the invitations from China Film and BJ Culture and Media, the reporters present were also a little puzzled as to what big move these two companies were making.
Before the main creative staff of "The Wandering Earth" came over, the reporters who were invited were already talking about it.
"Lao Li, do you know what actions China Film and BJ Culture are taking? Judging from this posture, there should be something big to announce."
"I don't know, but it looks like they are going to announce a new movie. You can see that the stage is set up."
"China Film Group has a lot of movies, it's hard to guess, but there is something from BJ Culture. Movies like "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The God of Medicine" all have its investment presence."
"When you say that, I'm kind of looking forward to it. Isn't it the filming of "The God of Medicine 2" is about to start?"
Amid the reporters' speculations, Director Guo Fan walked at the front, followed by other creative staff, who walked onto the stage with flashes and clicks of lights and smiles on their faces.
Originally, when the media reporters saw Guo Fan, the new director, they were just going through the motions, but when they saw Lin Yuan appearing in the team behind them, they suddenly started clicking the shutter more frequently.
Producer Xu Jianhai picked up the microphone, looked around, and said formally: "I'm sorry to keep you all friends from the media waiting for so long. I invite you here today because I want to promote a new film jointly produced by China Film and BJ Culture."
Without any nonsense, Xu Jianhai went straight to the topic. The media reporters present immediately cheered up and listened carefully.
Just a few days ago, news broke that Lin Yuan would direct the movie "My Motherland and Me". Now looking at the situation, Lin Yuan is obviously related to the new film jointly produced by China Film and BJ Culture.
Could it be that Lin Yuan knows the comments from netizens and is starting to go back to the time when he is crazy about taking roles?
The media reporters present were filled with emotion and were already thinking about how to write today's news.
"China Film and BJ Culture Media are preparing a science fiction film adapted from Liu Zixin's novel of the same name, with an initial investment of 400 million, and the film will be directed by director Guo Fan."
With an investment of up to 400 million in science fiction movies, are domestic science fiction movies about to rise?
When they heard the first half of the sentence, the media reporters were perked up, but when they heard the second part that the movie would be directed by Guo Fan, they were stunned again.
Guo Fan and others certainly know that "The Adventures of Li Xianji" directed by Guo Fan can be regarded as a science fiction film, but its box office was only 7.2 million, ranking eighth in the National Day box office that year. The results were obviously not ideal.
If Guo Fan were to make a romance movie, the media reporters present would definitely have no doubts, but when it came to directing a science fiction movie, no one had any confidence, and even an idea suddenly popped up in their minds, that is, it would be better to let Lin Yuan, a new director, do it.
Directing this science fiction movie?
Producer Xu Jianhai did not give reporters a chance to ask questions, leaving the stage to Guo Fan and Lin Yuan, who are today's protagonists.
Guo Fan suppressed his excitement and briefly told the plot of the movie on stage, and then introduced the creative team. Of course, the most important thing was to announce the release date of the "Wandering Earth" movie.
I don’t know whether it was the addition of Lin Yuan to the crew that gave Guo Fan courage, or whether he has always been more confident in his own work. In short, "The Wandering Earth" has finally been scheduled for the most intense Spring Festival next year.
The news that "The Wandering Earth" is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival next year quickly spread throughout the Internet through news reports from reporters at the press conference.
Although domestic science fiction movies have never been good, science fiction novels still have two talents.
Especially after Liu Zixin won the Hugo Award in 2015, domestic netizens have been looking forward to the film and television adaptation of the "Three-Body" novel.
Although the science fiction novel "The Wandering Earth" adapted this time is not as famous as "The Three-Body Problem" and "Ball Lightning", it is also sought after by many science fiction fans and still has a certain reader base.
In addition, Lin Yuan attended the press conference and will star in the movie "The Wandering Earth" as the leading role. As soon as this news came out, even if they were not science fiction fans, many netizens began to learn about the movie "The Wandering Earth" in advance.
Novel of the same name.
Discussions about the movie "The Wandering Earth" also exploded online.
"Damn it, China Film and BJ Culture actually want to invest in the filming of "The Wandering Earth", starring Lin Yuan. Will domestic science fiction movies rise like this?"
"No wonder Lin Yuan starred in "Ready Player One" before. He was stealing lessons from Hollywood science fiction movies. This time I would call it a dare!"
"The only fly in the ointment is the choice of director. Will Guo Fan make a science fiction movie? If the science fiction movie becomes a love movie, then it will be a lot of fun."
"I feel like "The Wandering Earth" was a bit difficult to film. The original novel can be said to be very dark, and I feel like it can't be adapted to the screen."
"Yes, I feel it would be better to film "The Three-Body Problem". I heard that the "Three-Body Problem" animation is in production. I wonder if I will be able to see the "Three-Body Problem" movie in my lifetime."
"I feel that Lin Yuan may be overturned this time. Domestic science fiction movies have already been buried in the coffin. Won't starring in a domestic science fiction movie simply ruin his reputation?"
"You still can't say that. The previous investment of 200 million in "The Secret of the Dragon" would have been fine with any special effects. This time the investment has been doubled, so it shouldn't be much worse."
With an investment of 400 million, and the movie "The Wandering Earth" joined by Lin Yuan, the popularity on the Internet quickly overshadowed the previous hotly promoted "My Motherland and Me".
In recent years, audiences have watched a lot of science fiction movies, but nine out of ten of them are imported films from abroad, such as "Transformers", "Avengers", and "Ready Player One". However, the domestic films that appear on the screen
Science fiction movies are very rare.
Under such circumstances, netizens are still looking forward to the movie "The Wandering Earth".
Seeing that the attention of netizens has shifted to the movie "The Wandering Earth", and there is even a vague tendency to bring the title of "domestic science fiction pioneer" to the movie "The Wandering Earth", China Television Entertainment began to be unable to sit still.
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Within two days, China Television Entertainment announced the launch of the "Shanghai Fortress" movie project with a high profile and officially entered the filming stage.
And the cast was announced directly.
"The deer is contained, it is comfortable, the height is detailed"
Although the popularity of the starring role is not as high as that of Lin Yuan, there are many first-line stars, and there is even a popular star like Lu Han, and he has quickly gained the support of many fans.
Previously, "The Wandering Earth" was scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival, and later, "Shanghai Fortress" announced the start of filming in a high-profile manner.
It has been several years since you would have been able to see a domestic science fiction movie in the cinema, but now there are two big-budget science fiction movies about to hit the big screen. In addition, both are adapted from science fiction novels of the same name, and the press conference is scheduled to be released.
There are also only a few days apart, which makes it difficult for netizens to compare these two science fiction movies together.
Soon, the Internet was filled with discussions about "The Wandering Earth" and "Shanghai Fortress", and the tense atmosphere became increasingly intense.
Even film companies such as Huayi Brothers and Enlight Media couldn't help but look askance after seeing BJ Culture Media Company and China Television Entertainment spending hundreds of millions on science fiction movies such as "The Wandering Earth" and "Shanghai Fortress".
There are not many big-budget movies in China.
However, big-budget movies do not necessarily bring high returns, especially domestic science fiction movies. This is a truth that the bosses of major film studios are well aware of.
If domestic science fiction movies really had such a big market, why would Wanda Pictures suddenly withdraw its investment?
Even Huayi Brothers is unwilling to invest in domestic science fiction films, and Enlight Media would rather spend money on domestic animated films than invest in domestic science fiction films.
I am afraid that currently only this young film and television company is willing to try domestic science fiction movies.
However, these old film and television companies have not been idle, but have focused their attention on these two movies. If these two movies do well at the box office, it will not be too late for them to invest in domestic science fiction movies later, but if these two movies fail
If so, I'm afraid that BJ Culture Media and China Television Entertainment will inevitably be ridiculed by other film companies.
Not long after the film release press conference, Lin Yuan arrived at the Oriental Movie Capital Sunac Film and Television Industrial Park.
When filming "A Good Show" before, the crew shot here for a period of time, so this place is not unfamiliar to Lin Yuan.
As soon as he arrived at the film and television base, deputy director Yu Gang and the crew came to pick him up in person.
If Guo Fan hadn't been unable to leave for the time being, I'm afraid it would have been Guo Fan who came here now.
No way, this is the treatment you get after becoming famous. Lin Yuan's salary is more expensive than the cost of the entire crew. In addition, it can be seen from the popularity on the Internet in the past few days. Netizens' expectations for domestic science fiction movies are not as good as
Expectations for Lin Yuan, the leading actor, are high.
In this case, let alone director Guo Fan, if Lin Yuan plays a big name, the entire crew will have to surround him.
In the studio, Guo Fan was busy checking the scenery and camera positions. When he saw Lin Yuan coming, he quickly put down what he was doing and walked over enthusiastically.
After a few simple greetings, we got down to business: "Teacher Lin Yuan, here is a custom-made spacesuit. You can try to see if it fits. If it doesn't fit, I will have someone modify it as required."
Lin Yuan picked up the space suit with both hands and weighed it. It was said to be a space suit, but it was actually a relatively thick down jacket. The original hat was designed into a removable transparent helmet, and with other small designs on the cuffs, the whole set
The clothing weighs at least more than ten kilograms.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan had picked up a lot of basic attributes before, so after putting on a costume weighing more than ten kilograms, the impact would not be big.
When he changed into his space suit and appeared in front of director Guo Fan again, Guo Fan's eyes suddenly lit up.
They were still discussing during the casting process for their movie, saying that it didn't matter whether the actors in this movie were popular or not, because many of the scenes the actors appeared in were wearing specific space suits.
When an actor wears a helmet and there is a thin layer of mist inside, the audience cannot see clearly what the actor looks like.
But now, when Guo Fan saw Lin Yuan's look, he knew that his idea was wrong.
Although the actor's personal image was not obvious in front of the camera after putting on the customized space suit, they forgot one thing - their eyes!
The helmet is transparent. Even if the actors breathe, causing a thin layer of mist inside the helmet, the audience can still clearly see the actors' eyes containing different emotions inside the helmet!
Lin Yuan's performance is actor-level, whether it is the detailed depiction of facial expressions or the changes in his eyes.
Whether it is the tragic sacrifice to be shown in the movie, or the desolate feeling when the end is approaching, in the end, the entire movie shot has only one thing to express, and that is to preserve something as precious as a diamond - hope!
And what Lin Yuan wanted to express in his determined eyes just after he put on his spacesuit was exactly what this movie wanted to express the most.
The moment he saw Lin Yuan's eyes, many pictures immediately appeared in Guo Fan's mind.
It's a pity that the scenery in the studio has not been completed yet. No matter how many ideas he has in his mind, he can only put them aside for now and wait for the official start-up later.