Chapter 320 Release Date
The popularity of the selected roles in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has not yet died down, and Bona suddenly announced that the 3D martial arts movie "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" produced by the company will adjust the release date and will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

For a while, not to mention netizens, even media reporters and other filmmakers in the industry were a little puzzled. A while ago, Yu Dong of Bona and Zhang Weiping of New Picture were still confronting each other, but after just a few days, they gave in?

Zhang Weiping took the opportunity to say something sarcastic, "It's a good thing to be self-aware, otherwise you will just bring shame upon yourself."

"Okay, if you're brave enough, don't change the schedule. I'll respect you as a man." In the office of Bona Company, Yu Dong said gritting his teeth, with the teacup he had just broken next to him.

Later, according to insiders, Zhang Weiping yelled in the chairman's office of China Film Group and had an argument with Han Sanping.

Now everyone else was even more curious about what had happened and why all these strange things suddenly happened at the same time.

The next day, New Picture Company announced through its official Weibo account that due to post-production reasons of "The Flowers of War", the film could not be released during the Lunar New Year holiday as scheduled, and the new release date was changed to the Spring Festival holiday.

"Wow."

Now, the media reporters were like cats that smelled fish, scratching their heads anxiously, not knowing what was going on.

Immediately afterwards, when facing the media interview, it was Bona's Yu Dong's turn to be sarcastic, and then the two sides started to argue with each other again.

"Could it be that the Sino-US co-production '2012' is scheduled to be released during the National Day holiday?" Someone pondered over it carefully and couldn't help but feel terrified.

Another new movie project has been launched in the circle, "A Romantic Affair" starring Huang Xiaoming.

The producer directly announced the heroine, who is the leader’s new girlfriend, Hong Kong model Yang Ying.

Later, the leader’s ex-girlfriend broke the news on Weibo, suspecting that the reason for their breakup was the involvement of a third party.

Netizens were eating up the melon, while actresses in the industry were a little envious. Another rich bachelor had been taken away, but it wasn't them.

...

On the Internet, some careful netizens discovered that the last TV series filmed by Zhou Yi, "Peacock Feather", will be broadcast at the end of February.

This TV series is the last one produced by Zhou Yi. The copyright has also been acquired by Xingchen Film and Television Company, and the post-production has just been completed.

Not only that, Xingchen Film and Television Company also announced that it will start filming the second part of Seven Weapons, "Sword of Immortality", in the second half of this year.

"Fuck, really? Who is the lead actor?"

"I'm looking forward to seeing the three Zhouyi treasures get together again."

"There are seven weapons, but only six TV series can be made out of them."

Wang Chen accepted an interview with reporters on behalf of the company and said frankly that the script of this TV series is still being revised and the leading actors are still being cast in the circle, and the audition list will be announced when the time comes.

When asked whether the leading actors were the original Zhou Yi Sanbao, Wang Chen just said a few perfunctory words and did not give a definite answer.

"The Sword of Eternal Life" is one of the seven weapons in Gu Long's novels. Compared with the novels of Jin Yong and others, Gu Long's novels are not difficult to adapt.

When it comes to the adaptation of Jin Yong's novels, we have to mention Xu Ke and Wang Jing.

Director Xu Ke is a Chinese from South Vietnam. He moved to Hong Kong Island with his family when he was sixteen. The war and turbulent life in his childhood gave him a "complexion about troubled times", which he often expresses in his films in different forms, whether heartbreaking or humorous.

Only by reflecting on the "Swordsman" trilogy can we grasp the essence of the original work, and create a free and unrestrained Linghu Chong who longs to retire. We can also deconstruct the essence of the power struggle in the "Sun Moon Sect".

Especially at the end of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", when Ren Woxing, who was blind in one eye, cleaned up those ministers who he thought were traitors and made them fall to the ground one by one, it was definitely the highlight of the film. Everyone understood it, oh, it turns out that it doesn't matter who sits in that position.

The genius Wang Jing is a well-known quick shooter who always loves to make crazy spoof shit and fart movies. However, when it comes to adapting Jin Yong's novels, he lives up to the title of genius.

Stephen Chow's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron" made significant deletions and revisions to the plot while maintaining the original story structure, especially focusing on the word "anti".

The widely known dialogue between the master and the disciple, which is talked about by many movie fans, is a sharp satire on the so-called "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming" activities of the Tiandihui.

It can be seen that the adaptation of novels into TV series or movies is not without prospects. The key is whether the essence of the novel can be captured, whether one has the ability to do so, or whether one can find someone with that ability.

Xingchen Film and Television is absolutely professional in this area. The company itself has many professional screenwriters, and after acquiring Zhouyi, it has formed a professional screenwriter team.

In this regard, Gu Wei borrowed from the Hollywood screenwriting model.

You know, there is a big gap between China and the United States in terms of film and television drama creation, especially in screenwriting. There is a team of screenwriters behind any American drama, while in China, screenwriters are basically self-employed. The gap between the two is like the difference between an assembly line factory and a handicraft workshop.

Usually, there will be 10-15 screenwriters discussing the plot of an American TV series together. The plot must be broken down to every minute, and there must be eye-catching "explosive points" every few minutes to prevent the audience from changing channels. Then two screenwriters will go to another room to write the specific lines, and the rest of the screenwriters will continue to advance the story.

However, in China, screenwriters generally keep to themselves and refuse to cooperate. Even if they occasionally cooperate, they will break up once the play becomes popular.

In fact, domestic screenwriters are not without a team. Many famous screenwriters have ghostwriters behind them. However, because the professional living environment for screenwriters in the mainland market is so poor, most of the ghostwriters lack experience and have limited skills.

In contrast, overseas, the script investment of film and television dramas generally accounts for 10%-20% of the total investment, but in China, the income of screenwriters can only account for about 5% of the total investment. The income of a first-tier screenwriter is not as good as that of a second-tier director, or even a third-tier actor. Domestic producers pay too much attention to celebrities and believe in the so-called "box office appeal", spending % to % of the crew's investment on celebrities with sky-high salaries.

As for the plot full of loopholes, awkward and shocking lines, and special effects reduced to 2.5 cents, they are all considered minor problems. It is said that understanding big productions as inviting a bunch of big stars is a common misunderstanding in the industry.

...

On the other side, after Jiang Xueruo finished talking with a few people, they also gave their responses one after another.

Zhao Liying's contract with Huayi Company was about to expire, and after returning to Huayi Company, she chose not to renew the contract.

"Thank you, Sister Li, for taking care of me during this time."

The other party didn't care. After all, there were too many artists like Zhao Liying in Huayi, so many that the company hadn't even noticed them. They didn't usually join the crew or participate in large-scale events, so few of them could stand out.

"Okay." The other party said lightly. I thought that the chubby-faced artist in front of me felt that he had no chance in the entertainment industry and was preparing to quit and change his career.

Walking out of the gate of Huayi Company, Zhao Liying breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t know if her decision was right, but leaving Huayi was something she had considered for a long time. She would never see any opportunities here in her entire life.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Liying took out her cell phone and said, "Hello, Sister Xue Rou, I have completed the formalities here."

"Okay, come to the company, I have prepared a contract for you."

Jiang Xueruo's voice came from the phone, and at this moment Zhao Liying showed a slight smile on her face.

At the same time, Yu Bo, who had promised Jiang Xueruo, did not directly choose to breach the contract with the agency Guangna. There were still three months left in the contract, which would expire at the end of May.

Wang Chen and Jiang Xueruo discussed it and decided not to announce the main cast to the public for the time being, waiting until the contract expires to announce it.

"Director Jiang, we've only managed to get one of the three Zhouyi treasures, what about the other two?" In the company, Wang Chen said with a smile as he watched Zhao Liying sign the contract.

As for Zhao Liying's artist contract, it was naturally signed under the name of Company 18. The artist contracts of Xingchen Film and Television Company currently only include Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and Chen Minghao, and the contracts of Liu Yifei and Qin Hao are about to expire. Gu Wei does not plan to continue signing new people.

Signing with Wang Jinghua of Company 18 is no different from signing with Xingchen Film and Television, and he doesn't have to worry about it.

"We are still communicating with Zhang Jin. He has just finished filming "The Legend of the Heroic Doctor in Shanghai" and is currently in Hong Kong Island." Jiang Xueruo's tone was somewhat emotional when she spoke. After Zhou Yi was acquired, the development of several male actors who were promoted were mediocre, and most of them played supporting roles.

"Junyi is still considering it. He originally planned to announce his retirement from the entertainment industry in a while, but now he is a little hesitant. I will try my best to convince him."

...

China Film Group has announced the films that will be released this year.

"Guan Yin Shan" starring Fan Binbin is scheduled to be released on March 3rd.

Next up is the imported film "Battle Los Angeles" which will be released on March 3th. It's about the battle between earthlings and aliens, and many viewers are looking forward to it.

At the end of the month, there will also be "Single Men and Women" starring Louis Koo and Da Meiyuan.

Then, netizens discovered that the Sino-US co-production "2012" was on the list, and its release date was December 12st.

Now, everyone finally understands why the release dates of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" and "The Flowers of War" were changed.

"If it were me, I would definitely change it. If they collided, I would probably be crushed."

"Both big directors have changed their release dates, and The Grandmaster is ready to face off head-on."

Netizens commented one after another.

The media also enjoys watching the fun.

"'2012' is scheduled for the Lunar New Year holiday, but directors Xu Ke and Zhang Yimou have stepped aside."

"Director Gu Wei dominates the Lunar New Year box office, and domestic films dare not compete with him."

Many acquaintances also called and jokingly said they would book the entire theater.

On the other hand, Wang Jiawei was also discussing with the producers whether to face "2012" directly.

At the same time, Zhang Ziyi was also a little worried. Her development in the past two years has been extremely unsmooth. Now she is finally going to release a blockbuster, but it happens to clash with Gu Wei's movie.

"Alas." A sigh came out of her mouth. She was just an actor and could not decide the release time. She just hoped that the producer could think it over carefully.

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(End of this chapter)