Chapter 249: The rise of poet Chen, the questioning and embarrassing situation faced by Director Zho

Chapter 249: The rise of poet Chen, the questioning and embarrassing situation faced by Director Zho

"Director Zhou, science fiction is a genre that Chinese filmmakers rarely touch upon. Do you think you can make a good science fiction movie?"

The press conference started soon, and "science fiction movies" indeed became a hot topic in the media's interviews.

Neither Zhou Qing nor the main creators were too surprised by this.

Science fiction movies are indeed a rare thing for Chinese entertainment these days.

Looking at the entire history of Chinese entertainment films, there are few serious science fiction films.

First, no one wants to shoot.

After all, science fiction movies mean big scenes and big productions, which means burning money, and the risks are really too great.

It would be fine if the car doesn't overturn, but if it does, it would really make you lose everything.

Second, even if you take pictures, they won’t be good.

The cultural soil of Chinese entertainment is different from that of Hollywood. It’s okay to make police, gangster, martial arts, historical and feature films, but it really can’t handle science fiction.

Therefore, considering various factors, science fiction movies are basically an isolated subject in the Chinese entertainment industry.

No one would touch it.

Nowadays, when people talk about science fiction movies, the first thing that comes to their mind is Hollywood's science fiction blockbusters.

Such as "Star Wars", "Terminator", "Jurassic Park", "Transformers", "Spider-Man", and so on.

Science fiction movies are almost subconsciously assumed to be Hollywood science fiction blockbusters.

So doubts are inevitable.

Is there anyone in the domestic entertainment industry who can really make a good movie like this?

Even if the director of the science fiction movie is Zhou Qing, one of the top directors in mainland China!

Although Director Zhou's performance since his debut is amazing, every movie he has made has achieved brilliant results.

Especially "Painted Skin" and "Now You See Me" have broken the records in the history of Chinese-language films and are leading by a huge margin.

But that doubt still cannot be eliminated.

"Science fiction movies are not a scourge. Whether it's a science fiction movie or any other movie, the final destination is the same: you have to tell a good story."

"Although Source Code is my first foray into science fiction, I am confident that I can deliver a satisfactory answer to everyone."

"I've made quite a few movies since 127 Hours. Have I not disappointed you?"

“Same thing with Source Code!”

Surrounded by many media cameras at the scene, Zhou Qing spoke eloquently and showed extremely strong confidence.

It's not just Zhou Qing, the same is true for other main actors such as Duan Yihong and Zeng Li.

They have all read the script, and each of them has been impressed by the brilliant ideas and concepts.

Everyone firmly believes that "Source Code" will definitely be a masterpiece.

Just like Director Zhou’s previous films.

"What story does Source Code tell? What does 'Source Code' mean? Director Zhou, can you tell us a little bit?"

"Let's keep some mystery. After the movie is released, everyone can go to the theater to experience it for themselves."

"Director Zhou, what do you think is the difference between making science fiction movies and other types of movies? Are there any special problems that need to be overcome?"

"This question is too general. There are many types of science fiction, but as far as Source Code is concerned, there is actually no obvious difference from making other movies."

Not only director Zhou Qing, but also main actors such as Duan Yihong and Zeng Li were asked a lot of questions.

Reporters at the scene were not giving up yet and tried to pry out more information about "Source Code" by asking indirectly.

But Duan Yihong, Zeng Li and others are not so easy to fool, right?

This "confrontation" between the two sides did not provide any more useful information except raising everyone's expectations for "Source Code".

"Source Code, written and directed by Director Zhou Qing, has started filming. This is Director Zhou Qing's first foray into science fiction and is worth looking forward to."

"Director Zhou Qing held a press conference for the launch of Source Code, and Director Zhou made a bold statement that science fiction movies can also be made well."

"Chinese-language films have their own sci-fi movies. Will Source Code be as successful as Director Zhou's previous films?"

Although not much information was revealed, the fact that it is "Director Zhou + science fiction movie" is enough to make "Source Code" the most popular movie in the industry.

After all, science fiction movies are indeed very special for Chinese-language films.

In the eyes of the public, science fiction films are almost synonymous with Hollywood's "exclusive films."

It's a movie that only Hollywood can pull off.

Looking at all the famous directors in the Chinese entertainment industry, none of them has ever made a science fiction movie.

Director Zhou is the first person to try it out!

As to whether Director Zhou can make a good science fiction movie, there are generally two completely different attitudes in the industry.

One is the opposition.

Some people think Zhou Qing is too proud and has become arrogant after his several successful movies.

Science fiction movies are not something that anyone can make!
The second one is of course support.

Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, if there is anyone who can make a good science fiction movie, it must be a top director like Director Zhou, right?
But regardless of opposition or support, there is no doubt that "Source Code" has received unprecedented attention.

"Every unit prepares!"

"Clear the venue!"

"Source Code, Scene 1, Scene 1, Shot 1, Begin!"

On the set, "Source Code" began its formal filming, and the first shot was a close-up of the male lead.

The camera was directly in front of Duan Yihong's face, and the distance was very close.

This shooting method requires relatively high acting skills from the actors.

It's like a performance under a magnifying glass, the slightest flaw will be magnified several times.

But for Duan Yihong, it is not a problem at all, he can handle it easily.

However, following an order from director Zhou Qing, Duan Yihong's face, who was "sleeping" with his head leaning against the window, began to twist unconsciously.

Even his eyeballs were moving along with it, as if he was having a nightmare.

Even with eyes closed, the character's emotions at the moment can be clearly conveyed.

"what!"

The next moment, Duan Yihong suddenly stood up.

He instinctively took a deep breath and began to look around subconsciously.

It was a feeling of confusion and bewilderment, yet also a hint of alertness.

A hint of vigilance unique to soldiers who have received special training.

"I accept your suggestion, it's a good idea."

A voice attracted Duan Yihong's attention, and Duan Yihong then noticed Zeng Li sitting opposite him.

???

A series of question marks appeared on Duan Yihong's forehead.

He doesn't know this woman!
Duan Yihong also felt puzzled by what the woman said.

Because he searched his mind so hard, he couldn't remember what advice he had given to the other party.

"You look very pale, are you okay, Lin Hai?"

Zeng Li did not think much about Duan Yihong's abnormal behavior, and subconsciously believed that it was due to his physical condition.

What she could not have imagined was that the old friend in front of her had already been "possessed" by someone else.

"Crack!"

"Over!" The entertainment industry in December was still very lively. Even since the beginning of the month, there have been continuous "big moves".

Needless to say, on December 12, the filming of the science fiction movie "Source Code" by the top mainland director Zhou Qing started.

Only four days later, on December 4, another top director, Chen Shishi's "Mei Lanfang", was grandly released.

As for the results, they are still very good, and can even be described as amazing.

The box office on the first day was as high as 1500 million!
What is the concept of 1500 million?
It is naturally inferior to "The Promise" and "Curse of the Golden Flower", and it is also far behind "Painted Skin" and "Now You See Me".

But one thing cannot be ignored, "Mei Lanfang" is an art film!

For an art film to achieve such a high box office on the first day, it is really incredible.

You have to know that looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry, including those commercial blockbusters, there are not many that can achieve this first-day box office.

For example, even though the movie "The Warlords" was star-studded, its box office on the first day was only 1000 million.

Stephen Chow’s “CJ1200”, million.

It’s not even as high as the first-day box office of Chen Shiren’s "Mei Lanfang".

Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster "Assembly" also had a box office of 1500 million on the first day, which is the same as "Mei Lanfang".

"The Forbidden Kingdom" co-starring J Dee and J Dee only grossed 1600 million, just one million more than "Mei Lanfang"!

So no matter how you look at it, the first-day box office of "Mei Lanfang" was extremely explosive.

People in the industry are also extremely optimistic about the future trend of "Mei Lanfang", and generally believe that the total box office of this film will exceed 2 million yuan.

After all, Stephen Chow's "CJ1200" had a first-day box office of 2 million and the total box office reached million.

If Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly" had not encountered "Now You See Me", it would have had no problem breaking 2 million.

Therefore, there is no doubt that "Mei Lanfang" also has the potential to break 2 million.

And the potential is not small.

Poet Chen was full of energy and vigor once again, and his face looked radiant with joy.

came back!
The peak Chen Kai who filmed "Farewell My Concubine" is back!

Poet Chen, who fell into the pit of "The Promise" and was covered in dust, stood up!
It’s just a pity that while poet Chen was happy, he did not notice that the evaluation of "Mei Lanfang" was actually very average.

Of course, given poet Chen’s personality, he wouldn’t care even if he saw it. It’s impossible for him to think that there is anything wrong with his film.

If there is a problem, it is the audience's problem.

It's because the audience can't understand his movies.

It’s not that poet Chen took bad photos.

As for Wu Jing’s “Wolf Fang”?
Sorry, this movie was actually released on December 12, the day before "Mei Lanfang" was released.

It was originally a film directed by a stranger director, and it was released next to "Mei Lanfang", so the result is predictable.

The box office on the first day was only a pitiful 200 million!

Note that this is still the first day box office.

With the release of "Mei Lanfang", it is really hard to imagine how much box office revenue of "Wolf Tooth" will be left.

Anyway, in Zhou Qing's impression, the total box office of "Wolf Tooth" was only about 600 million.

Wu Jing must have cried so much that he fainted in the toilet.

Being a director is not something that just anyone can do.

But for Zhou Qing, the box office failure of "Wolf Tooth" is not completely worthless.

At least it would make it easier for him to "recruit" General Wu Jing, right?
As for December 12, it is the day of the 6th Golden Horse Awards ceremony.

Zhou Qing was busy filming "Source Code" and must have been absent.

However, the final result was not much different from what Zhou Qing had expected.

The Best Picture and Best Director awards were both won by Chen Kexin for "The Warlords", while the Best Actor award was won by Zhang Hanyu for "Assembly".

"Now You See Me," which had the same six nominations as "Assembly," only won two unimportant awards: Best Editing and Best Screenplay.

Zhou Qing was not surprised.

The possibility of "Now You See Me" competing with "The Warlords" was slim to begin with, so he didn't have high expectations from the beginning.

What about the three movies "Crazy Racing", "Ip Man" and "Love Is Not Blind"?
"Crazy Racing" won the Best Visual Effects Award, and "Ip Man" won the Best Action Design Award.

"Love Is Not Blind" was a runner-up the whole time and achieved nothing.

This was also not beyond Zhou Qing's expectations.

Generally speaking, Zhou Qing's situation in this year's Golden Horse Awards is indeed a bit embarrassing.

After all, when the Golden Horse nomination list was announced, Zhou Qing's presence was very noticeable.

There was such a loud thunder, but in the end there were only so many raindrops?
Inevitably, there were some sarcastic comments about Zhou Qing in the circle, but Zhou Qing didn't take them to heart at all.

Isn’t it just a failure in the Golden Horse Awards?

What does it matter?
Not to mention that Zhou Qing has so many trophies in the three major European awards that he no longer needs the Golden Horse Award to prove himself.

Even among the top directors in the domestic entertainment industry, no one can win at the Golden Horse Awards every time.

This is all normal.

Zhou Qing paid no attention to those unscrupulous media outlets that were hyping him up for traffic, and continued filming "Source Code" as if nothing had happened.

Compared to those other movies, the filming of "Source Code" was really easy and comfortable.

The main scene is just a train, and the main scenes are basically dialogues.

Various conversations.

The dialogue between the male and female protagonists, the dialogue between the male protagonist and some train passengers, and at most a little "action scene".

For example, the male protagonist punches someone.

Under such circumstances, it is no exaggeration to describe the overall progress as rapid.

In just half a month, more than half of the entire film had been shot.

According to Zhou Qing's estimation, the filming could be completed in less than a month.

Especially the scenes on the train, most of them have been filmed.

The hero Lin Hai removed the mobile phone from the bomb by "rewinding" again and again, and found the only contact on it.

Considering that the bomb was detonated by calling a cell phone, that contact was undoubtedly the murderer!
Case solved!
In front of the camera, Duan Yihong's eyes sparkled and he quickly dialed the number.

What he didn't expect was that the call actually went through.

"Hello?"

"I found you, I finally found you!"

While talking to the "murderer", Duan Yihong stood at the head of the carriage and scanned everyone in the carriage.

My eyes suddenly lit up, I found it!
He found the person he was talking to!

Duan Yihong subconsciously quickened his pace and came to the person he was talking to.

"You were the one who called me just now?"

The other party looked up at Duan Yihong with a little surprise.

Because he really didn't expect that the stranger who called him out of nowhere was actually on the same train with him.

"Why do you look so surprised?"

There was a cold flash in Duan Yihong's eyes, but the corners of his mouth showed uncontrollable excitement.

After dying so many times, I finally found the murderer of the bombing.

"Ka! Pass!" (End of this chapter)