Just after the investment budget for director Feng Xiaogang's new film "Hands Up" was revealed to the media by internal members, the outside world instantly made waves.
People originally thought that Huayi would make a desperate move at such a critical moment when people are emptied out, and come up with a big-budget production to turn the situation around. Unexpectedly, what awaited them was a "small" movie with an investment of less than 10 million yuan, which completely failed to make people and Director Feng Xiaogang's net worth comes to mind.
??If it¡¯s just a small investment, forget it, but isn¡¯t it about making a ¡°war movie¡±? Do you want airplanes and cannons? Do you want hundreds of extras? Do you need special effects production? ¡
From the perspective of people who don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, no matter how much you spend, 10 million is not enough, and you still want to attract attention during the Lunar New Year. At least the investment is too insincere. Although Zhang Yimou¡¯s film this year is a small investment compared to the past, But there is still at least 60 million left!
What¡¯s more, some people blame Huayi¡¯s low investment on the problem of ¡°Sword of Immortality¡±, believing that Long Fan¡¯s hugely expensive ¡°Sword of Immortality¡± severely damaged Huayi¡¯s vitality and was unable to attract more sponsorship for Director Feng.
"Hey, how about I say that there are always a bunch of reporters in China who are so stupid that they happily publicize that they have been fooled after being fooled."
At the press conference for the new film "Hands Up", Feng Xiaogang did not change Feng's habit of being loud-mouthed, and openly damaged the reporters who were targeting Long Fan, "Yesterday, an Australian friend asked me if I needed funds. They could help me get 130 million to 180 million U.S. dollars in sponsorship, but I declined. I understand that other directors are desperate to get it, and my amount is really too little. But he is like this in this movie. It can be done with just a little money, so why should I throw so much money into it? Long Fan's script is excellent, and excellence cannot be measured by how much money is invested."
A reporter in the audience immediately asked, "What are your box office expectations for this movie?"
Feng Xiaogang took a sip of tea and smiled, "It's not convenient for me to say this, but the screenwriter and I probably have the same idea. Just ask him."
Jiang is still old and hot. In order to avoid being caught in the future, Feng Xiaogang kicked the ball directly to Long Fanna. Let him speak out his ambitions on his behalf.
Long Fan, who was sitting next to Feng Xiaogang, saw Director Feng's nonchalant look after passing the ball, and he was very confused in his heart. Will telling the reporter of this 100 million wish scare the reporters at the scene.
But since Director Feng has hinted at himself like this. Long Fan adjusted his sitting position slightly and then reported, "One hundred million."
"Wow"
The scene instantly became noisy, with many reporters whispering or covering their mouths and laughing. The two directors and screenwriters were both too unreliable.
¡°We know that there were actually small-budget films that turned around before, investing millions and making tens of millions of profits, but are your expectations too high?¡± A female reporter immediately asked, ¡°Are you kidding me?¡±
"Of course this is a joke. You guys are too serious." As the male lead, Guo Da couldn't sit still. He felt that if he didn't come out and say a few words, there might be newspapers tomorrow saying that he came to participate in the movie for a box office of over 100 million. , that¡¯s a big joke, ¡°Don¡¯t always focus on money, but also on people. Director Feng Xiaogang is very good, and Long Fan¡¯s works are also great, so I think you should ask more about the works. Things should not always be about money and money, vulgar!"
In response to this, Fan Changjiang smiled and said nothing. Commenting in my mind, it seems that Teacher Guo still doesn¡¯t know enough about commercial movies.
Long Fan shrugged and said nothing more. He was also mentally guessing what kind of results the work would achieve after it was released.
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In mid-May, the cast of "Hands Up" was fully assembled. The first batch of crew members had already rushed to the filming location of He Nanhui County to start pre-shooting preparations. As a screenwriter, Long Fan continued to return to Zhejiang Province while waiting for "The Fairy Sword" While participating in the final review of "China's Good Dance" based on the review results.
In order to avoid the army of river crabs as much as possible, "Sword of Sword" was finally cut from the originally planned thirty-eight episodes to thirty-four episodes, eliminating some episodes that were similar to the game scenes, and focusing on the plot and special effects.
Responsible for the post-production special effects of "Sword and Fairy" is a treasure island special effects company found by Daewoo. The efficiency is quite good, and 80% of the additional special effects have been completed.
When the first episode of this work that Long Fan devoted countless efforts was produced, the first thing Long Fan did was to gather the remaining members of the crew to watch it together at the Hengdian studio.
After learning that the editing was completed, Liu Yifei, Chen Qiaoen, Tang Wei, Peng Yuyan and others also put down their work and returned to Hengdian to experience the first episode together.
In an empty room on the Hengdian studio, several celebrities were sitting on small benches, sitting around the only TV in the room like students who had just finished school, waiting nervously.The staff put the videotape into the machine.
In order to calm the atmosphere, Long Fan smiled like the host and announced, "Everyone, the first episode of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will premiere exclusively on Hengdian TV."
Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to Long Fan, held her chin in her hands and turned to look at him, "I'm a little nervous because of you."
Not only Liu Yifei, but also the other actors present were staring at the TV screen and suddenly became nervous and excited.
¡°Perhaps it¡¯s because there are so many rumors about ¡°Sword of Immortal¡± that even the leading actors involved are somewhat curious and speculating about what kind of effect this work will have.
"Born to prove that there are traces of love
Fire, a greater life after burning
"Killing is to praise the magnificence before destruction"
As the scene slowly unfolds, JS's singing voice comes out. The unique voice coupled with the vicissitudes of the melody of "Slaying the Wolf" brings a special touch to people.
Long Fan also participated in the editing at the beginning, and included some of the more attractive points in the play, including Liu Yifei¡¯s gorgeous attire when she transformed into a descendant of Nuwa, the dragon battle in the sea, etc.
¡°My image is not bad.¡± Peng Yuyan said to himself when he saw his own appearance flashing in the opening credits.
Chen Qiaoen, who was appearing in a mainland TV series for the first time, also watched the screen attentively, mentally scoring his performance.
"Ten years ago. Nanzhao Kingdom"
The plot slowly begins with a prologue text description. The first person to appear is numerous extras, standing in front of the palace and shouting slogans, "Kill the queen, slay the evil spirits!"
The special effects battle at the beginning also made Long Fan and others secretly excited. Compared with the slightly mysterious special effects in the original work, the special effects scenes co-produced by Daewoo are eye-catching. It seems as if he is really wielding a sword and riding the wind.
"The money spent is quite worthwhile." Long Fan judged himself.
The content of the first episode is very simple, it just explains the main characters and the background of the world, and provides a foreshadowing for the subsequent encounter between Li Xiaoyao on Fairy Island and Zhao Ling'er. The plot is compact and coherent.
As the main performer, Long Fan also vividly displayed Li Xiaoyao's naughty and funny side, making others burst into laughter from time to time.
After the first episode was broadcast, everyone unanimously gave heartfelt applause.
This is the fruit of your own labor! Finally came out after being called for a long time. Who wouldn't be happy?
"Is there more? Where's the second episode? It's my turn." Liu Yifei seemed to be addicted to it. After the first episode of more than an hour ended, she started asking Long Fan for the second episode.
Peng Yuyan was also reluctant, "Can you give me a copy of the episode in which I appeared? I want to enjoy it myself first It feels very exciting."
"Everyone is selling themselves and boasting." Chen Qiaoen couldn't help but said, "Actually, I also want to ask, is there one for me?"
"Well, I didn't prepare that much." Seeing everyone's almost unanimous thoughts, Long Fan spread his hands, "When the whole book is completed, I guarantee that everyone will get a collector's edition."
"Then this TV series. Has anyone bought it?" Then, Zhang Hanyu's question made everyone quiet down, and they had to think of the biggest trouble at the moment, which is the broadcast problem of "Sword and Fairy".
Whether it¡¯s one person applauding or a group of people applauding. If you can't get the radio and television approval, you are a blacklist. Even if it is given to the TV station for free, no one will dare to broadcast it, let alone take the initiative to buy it.
Long Fan sighed, "Still trying to communicate. I don't know how the review is going. The results will be available in the next two days at the earliest. From what Mr. Wang said, it seems that there are two aspects that are more controversial. One is a monster, which is suspected of promoting feudal superstition. , and the other one is games.¡±
"I don't know what those cultural review officials think, isn't "Journey to the West" also about monsters? Isn't it broadcast every year!" Liu Yifei was a little angry, "According to what they said, everything compiled by the ancients can be thrown away. "
"This is not the United States after all." Long Fan smiled, "But there's no need to be extreme. It's best if justice defeats evil. This theme is correct and should be fine."
Chen Qiaoen looked at the TV screen with helpless eyes, "I hope"
That night, the leading actors had dinner together and were about to say goodbye to each other when Long Fan's phone rang.
"Huh? Mr. Wang?"
Seeing that the call was from Wang Zhonglei, Long Fan quickly answered the call and asked, "What's the matter?"
"A piece of bad news or a piece of good news, which one do you want to hear first?" The Huayi housekeeper seemed to be in a good mood and actually made a rare joke with Long Fan.
Long Fan was a little confused, "Good news or bad news? Then listen first."?. "
""Sword" has passed the review and can be broadcast without any problems, including being on the Star Channel." Wang Zhonglei laughed, "How is it? Are you relaxed?"
"Really?!" Long Fan couldn't help shouting, his heart suddenly filled with joy, and then asked in a low voice, "What about the bad ones?"
I hope the other party won¡¯t tease me in such a boring way as ¡°the first message is fake¡±.
The other people who were about to get up and leave looked at Long Fan, wondering what was going on.
"The bad news is that you may have to be busy again. The company has arranged a new TV series shooting plan for you. You know Huayi now. Movies can only be a means of publicity. We need new dramas to build blood for Huayi." Wang Zhonglei He said, "Is there any problem?"
Long Fan was speechless. This was bad news, but it was also good news. He was worried about not being able to find a new role for Chen Qiaoen!
"Not satisfied." Since the other party was making fun of him, Long Fan mustered up the courage to joke with the boss, "We agreed to release the record in June, but there has been no movement yet."
"Haha" Wang Zhonglei laughed, "Okay, we have all these. Do you think I can save you a record? Don't worry, I will arrange everything for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Wang, goodbye." After hanging up the phone, Long Fan finally couldn't help it, grabbed the person closest to him and hugged him, shouting, "Great, it's finally over!"
"That's right, there are no restrictions on going to the stars anymore." Long Fan nodded.
There has been news before that even if "Fairy Sword" passes the review, it can only be broadcast on terrestrial channels and cannot enter the star channel. This is also the situation encountered by the original "Fairy Sword", thus falling into the reality of "big fire but unable to sell well".
But perhaps for some reason, Long Fan's version of "Sword of Immortality" has received the same rights as ordinary TV dramas, which must be said to be a happy event.
After the joy was over, Long Fan saw clearly that it was Liu Yifei in his arms. Long Fan quickly opened his arms and said, "Sorry, sorry, I'm so excited."
"It doesn't matter" Liu Yifei's cheeks were slightly red and she didn't mind anything. "That's great. Everyone's hard work has not been in vain."
"Yes." Long Fan turned around and looked forward with an expectant look, "Our fairy sword is finally going to be unsheathed!"
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