The leisurely time passed very quickly. Maybe it was because of God's pity that Devil Lin was busy with three dramas in a row. May and June were very peaceful, so Su Ze had a good rest.
"What's the expected box office for Fierce Fight?" Kong Xue saw Su Ze sweating profusely. Although filming with Devil Lin was very hard, he did develop a good habit of fitness, which is very important for star body management.
"How much is the investment?" Su Ze has been doing oxygen for half an hour. At that time, he was so tired every day that he didn't bother to ask anything else. Now he doesn't even know the total investment.
"More than 30 million." Kong Xuet said: "If the box office exceeds 100 million, you can make back your money. There is not much pressure."
Su Ze nodded, got off the treadmill, took the hot towel from Shishi, added some energy drink, and then started to exercise for half an hour.
Seeing that Su Ze didn't say anything, Kong Xue knew instantly that sports-themed movies, or sports-themed movies, had a low ceiling. After all, the plot was simple and there were no overly complex characters, so it would be difficult to make a big hit.
To put it bluntly, the main story line revolves around sports. There are many documentaries at home and abroad, but there are not many commercial films that can be marketed, and most of them are feature films.
The most popular one is the United States. Compared with "The Weakness", "The Fighter" and "Moneyball", sports movies have been nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture for three consecutive years. In recent years, sports movies have lacked blockbusters and the market response has been mediocre.
Combining an advanced film industry with a deep sports foundation, Hollywood can always rely on twists and turns, sophisticated production and a strong team.
People have the capital to bring out the unique passion, passion and mass character of the sports theme to the fullest. Who can make everyone like fitness.
Of course, the domestic market has never given up testing the waters on sports movies, but the results obtained are not satisfactory. Looking back at the Olympic year more than ten years ago, it can be said that it was the explosive period of sports movies.
While lifting the iron, Su Ze recalled the scenes of filming the fierce battle. He is still full of expectations for his first sports film, not only for the box office, but also for the sense of accomplishment in creating a new character.
One can blame the market environment back then for not being mature enough, and one can blame the sports culture back then for not popularizing the public. But nowadays, the integration of capital and the sports industry is getting closer and closer, but the miserable situation of domestic sports films seems to have remained the same for ten years, with no obvious improvement.
What is the selling point of sports movies?
In Su Ze's view, sports represent a positive and tenacious spirit and attitude towards life, which flows in everyone's blood.
If a work with this kind of theme wants to touch the hearts of the audience, it depends on whether it can find emotional resonance and deeply reflect human nature.
The biggest selling point should be that it tells the story of the growth experience of ordinary people becoming champions. The audience wants to know why these people become champions, but most sports films barely dig into it.
Take a look at Wrestling Dad. From being not favored at the beginning, it has developed an upward arc in terms of box office, attendance, and word-of-mouth. The film schedule increased from 13.3% on the first day to 31.8%, and the Douban score increased from 8.8 to 9.2, with a box office of 26
The day passed the billion mark.
Even surpassing the total box office in India!
Could it be that domestic audiences don’t like watching it?
I have made special research on it. Apart from Aamir Khan's dedication, the box office success is not accidental. The characters created in the film are full and realistic.
When fatherly love, social class conflicts and exciting sports find intersections, the number of viewers who can inspire emotions is doubled.
Suddenly I understood why Kong Xue asked. Fierce fighting is not Lin Chaoxian's first sports theme. Seven or eight years ago, he made a movie about cycling called Po Feng.
The box office was terrible.
Su Ze doesn't care much about the box office. The reason why he likes Wrestling Dad is also because of fellow actor Aamir Khan. First, he gained 28 kilograms in a short period of time to complete the filming of the middle-aged and elderly role of the 55-year-old character.
Then, in order to reshoot the scenes of his youth, he lost 25 kilograms of fat in five months and became a muscular man.
This shooting sequence is completely unreasonable, but in order to restore the most realistic character, they chose to use the stupidest method to create it.
Giving up makeup and special effects just to experience the feeling of obesity firsthand.
I didn't quite understand it before, but after a fierce battle, I discovered that an excellent movie, especially an excellent sports movie, is by no means as simple as "acting" for an actor.
Su Ze closed his eyes. One dusk afternoon, he was playing basketball in the gymnasium when he was in junior high school. Warm light came in from the windows, and he was the only one in the huge gymnasium.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, and with every rhythmic sound of a basketball hitting the floor, I could even feel my own heartbeat slowly becoming synchronized with the sound.
Warmth, quietness, and an inexplicable feeling. I didn't understand it at the time, but now I finally realize that this kind of movement is the feeling of working hard for my dream.
Forever young, forever passionate, forever filled with tears!
"You can make arrangements for me when I arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow."
“It doesn’t have to be too good, just some abalone and shark fin will be fine.”
"Hey, hey, hey, and..."
Hanging up Zha Zhahui, Su Ze smiled. The Battle will premiere next week, and both Zhang Jiahui and Lin Chaoxian will come to promote and run road shows.
Neither Devil Lin nor Zha Zhahui have an extrovert personality, especially Zha Zhahui, who is usually very silent and likes to think alone, and always has the feeling of being closed to strangers.
Only in filming can you appreciate his full dedication to the role and his complete devotion to shaping the character. Sometimes he is afraid of sinking too deep and unable to extricate himself.
Every actor has a unique way of entering a play. The most common one is to experience life and feel the character's living conditions immersively, so as to understand the inner world.
Because of the system, Su Ze is used to getting closer to characters from details, such as micro-expressions, voices, body parts, movements...
Just like looking in the mirror, when you are truly in sync with the character, you will naturally resonate with it, and the audience will become involved naturally.
After so many years, I have already formed an instinct. A dozen different characters in a dozen works seem to have experienced a dozen short wonderful lives. This is the most enjoyable process.
We ask ourselves that now the box office is no longer the first consideration. As long as the script is good and the characters have not been tried, everything else is not a problem.
At least you haven’t made a so-called bad movie since your debut?
"Two movie kings join forces!"
"The most exciting fight movie in history!"
"Su Ze tried mma for the first time!"
"Fisting to the point of physical contact belongs to men's romance!"
Until a promotional poster was released, with Su Ze on the left and Zhang Jiahui on the right, both shirtless and with angular eight-pack abs...