Chapter 374 Mutual ridicule
News from the Venice Film Festival has already made headlines in the entertainment industry.

On the one hand, it is because the outrageous operation of "Legend of White Snake" is ridiculous, and on the other hand, it is also because there are as many as four Chinese-language films shortlisted for the main competition unit this year.

From the perspective of the domestic film and television industry, this year will definitely not be a year of empty-handedness, and the hope of winning the Golden Lion is very high.

However, with the hot publicity of "2012", it naturally became the biggest topic in the circle.

It's not just the high investment in this movie, the actors in it also attracted everyone's attention. It also attracted the attention of some female stars in the circle, including Fan Binbin, Li Binbin, Zhao Yanzi, Zhang Ziyi and others. Seeing the popularity of the trailer, they couldn't help but envy, jealousy and hatred towards Liu Yifei, and had all kinds of complicated emotions.

Back then, Liu Yifei became famous thanks to TV series such as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Dragon", and was given the title of "Sister Fairy". At that time, the hacking incident happened. On the surface, it was Huayi and other companies who took action, but in fact, these big stars also put in a lot of effort in secret.

But now, the status of both parties in the circle has undergone tremendous changes. The former is currently the top actress in the country, and it is only a matter of time before she becomes the top actress in the world, while the latter are still trying to find ways to impact Hollywood.

On the other side, Yang Mi stared at the popularity of "2012" on Weibo and sighed slightly.

Watching the large-scale promotion of "2012", I can't help but feel envious, especially one of the female protagonists, Liu Yifei, whose role in this movie is no less than that of Matt Damon and Nicole Kidman. You know, the latter two are currently the hottest top stars in Hollywood.

"Far Cry" grossed 9000 million when it was released. Although it is unlikely to break million, it is her personal "success".

The crew of "The Four Famous Catchers".

After several months of shooting, the film is now nearing completion.

"Mimi, Director Chen has sent a letter inviting you to audition for his new movie."

After Zeng Jia received the invitation from Chen Kaige's company, she was extremely excited and couldn't wait to talk to Yang Mi.

"Director Chen?" Yang Mi was a little bit unbelievable and asked again.

"Yes, it's Director Chen Kai."

"Which movie of the same type as 'On the Beach at Night Alone' is the invitation?" Yang Mi, who had reacted, asked hurriedly.

"Yeah, this is the one. It's been reported online. Let's find some time and go for the audition first."

Zeng Jia did not hesitate at all. Even though Brother Chen Kai had failed several times, he was still one of the best directors in the country.

"The audition is fine, and The Four is about to wrap up, but the problem is, I have other film contracts now."

At this moment, Yang Mi suddenly felt a little regretful. Relying on the popularity of "Far Cry", she has now accepted invitations to several movies in a row.

Some are supporting roles, while others have more roles. However, no matter how small the role is, they still need schedule to shoot.

And in some of the scenes, he will be partnering with the movie emperor Tony Leung Chiu-wai.

You know, the last mainland actress who partnered with Tony Leung was Tang Wei, who went from being a newcomer to a top domestic actress after one drama.

The more she thought about it, the more conflicted Yang Mi became. She didn't want to miss any of the movies, but she didn't want to miss any of the movies directed by Chen Kai even more.

"Let's talk after the audition. Besides, the role I'm auditioning for isn't the heroine, so it shouldn't have much of an impact."

At this moment, Zeng Jia was thinking about the benefits of working with a great director, and didn't pay any attention to the expression on Yang Mi's face. He had to hurry over now, otherwise it would be embarrassing if the role was snatched away by someone else.

"Well, pack up and leave tonight. I'll go ask Director Chen for leave!"

After thinking it over again and again, Yang Mi chose to accept it all. At worst, she would have to work harder and run back and forth. At this moment, Yang Mi's eyes were full of the word "ambition".

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In the first half of the year, the domestic movie box office exceeded 60 billion yuan, and there is great hope of hitting the 120 billion yuan target. For this purpose, the General Administration even specially organized a semi-annual meeting and brought in film companies in the industry to discuss the "big plans" for the second half of the year.

Gu Wei found an excuse not to go, and if he went he would just listen to others bragging.

Sure enough, after Ning Hao came back from the meeting, he told him that this meeting was just a rehash of the old tune. To sum it up, everyone should work together to achieve 120 billion this year, and the schedule should be arranged reasonably without internal friction.

Obviously, this is referring to the fact that several blockbusters were released together during the Lunar New Year period last year. After all, this is not conducive to expanding the film market.

Moreover, the domestic box office at that time could not afford three blockbusters to be released consecutively in the same period of time.

No one mentioned the matters of "Painted Skin" and "Legend of White Snake", mainly because "Painted Skin", with an investment of only 30 million yuan, has nothing to do with blockbusters in any way. The interaction between the two is seen by the outside world as just for publicity and promotion. To put it bluntly, it is just to copy the popularity and sell movie tickets.

As for the fact that "2012" dominated the Lunar New Year box office and forced other movies to change their release dates, someone also mentioned it, but was then refuted by Han Sanping.

In the circle, although the various film and television companies usually seem to be harmonious, there are actually many conflicts behind the scenes.

The typical ones are Bona Film Group and New Picture Group, and the most serious ones recently are Guangguang Film Group and Juli Film Group. But now there is another pair, Huayi Film Group and Bona Film Group. Yes, Bona Film Group, which is backed by Poly Film Group, is so arrogant.

The incident happened on August 8 this year when Yuan Li attended the 28th Huabiao Awards ceremony. On the red carpet that night, she attracted attention in a see-through outfit.

Afterwards, a netizen named "Xuzhu_Mr." began to fiercely criticize Yuan Li's dress for the Huabiao Awards: "From the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards to this year's Huabiao Awards, Yuan Li's dresses when attending were quite outstanding, which shows her desire for promotion. Afterwards, she pretended to be innocent and blamed Guangqiang."

"Do you have any international works? Now you are making irresponsible remarks, causing the media to speculate wildly. Can TV actors stay away from the film industry?"

Because the netizen follows Li Binbin, he is suspected to be a fan of Li Binbin (some people even speculate that he is Li Binbin’s English teacher).

So Yuan Li began to imply Li Binbin, "Have you ever made a movie and won glory for Chinese movies on the international stage? The only Chinese actresses known to foreigners are Gong Li, Yi Fei, Zhang Ziyi and others. The others are just to stir up trouble and pretend to be high-class."

The two sides were sarcastic at first, and then they started to fight directly. You called her a "chicken" and she called you a "bitch". Both of them were very tough and the fight was extremely lively.

Yuan Li had Bo Na's back and was not afraid of Li Binbin at all. The insults she leveled became more and more unpleasant.

Although Li Binbin has left Huayi Company, this does not affect Huayi's support for her. After all, she is an old employee who holds Huayi shares, and her sister Li Xue is also a senior executive of Huayi, and the two parties are still cooperating.

Now, the fight between the two has become a matter between Huayi and Bona.

Although the matter was eventually resolved, Yuan Li is well-known in the circle for her vengeful character.

Later, when Huayi Company was on the decline, Yuan Li posted many Weibo posts to mock the other party.

In fact, the feud between the two started as early as 09. At that time, the movie "The King of Guns" was invested by Bona. Yuan Li thought that since it was funded by Bona, she should play the leading role. However, her role was eventually taken by Li Binbin. This was originally Yuan Li's chance to enter the big screen, but it was ruined.

Later in 20 years, Yuan Li publicly posted photos of Li Binbin before and after plastic surgery on Weibo, and wrote " cents per share" to mock him. At that time, Huayi had already declined, and without Huayi, Li Binbin could no longer stand up.

The fight between Huayi and Bona did not last long because the script of "1942", which Feng Xiaogang claimed was his masterpiece, was rejected by the General Administration and did not pass the review.

In 1993, it was Wang Shuo who recommended Liu Zhenyun's original work to him, thinking that it should be made into a movie. Since then, Liu Zhenyun began to write the script. The film was set up twice in 2002 and 2004, but the script review failed both times.

You know, including this time, "1942" has failed the review for three consecutive times.

At this moment, Huayi certainly had no time to chat with Bona anymore, but was busy with this matter.

At the beginning, Feng Xiaogang was able to keep his composure, but when he saw that the auditors were not willing to listen, he returned to his true nature and started to criticize directly.

First, on Weibo, he said that the current film censorship system is greatly "harming and shackles" film creation, and called for the restoration of the relaxed literary and artistic policies of the 80s.

He then bluntly stated that those in charge of censorship were all outsiders, either "experts" from this unit or "leaders" from that organization, and most of them had never worked in film production.

It's no wonder that after these speeches, many directors in the circle supported him, especially those who made art films, and they jumped up and down to demand the implementation of a film rating system in the country.

But in the eyes of the people in the General Administration, their appeal was pure nonsense and did not stir any movement at all.

Finally, Huayi Company stepped in and after a lot of hard work, the script finally passed review.

Even so, when the project was officially launched, the General Administration also gave the following prerequisites:

First, we must keep in mind when filming that the most pressing issue in our country in 1942 should be national conflicts, not class conflicts;
Second, while depicting national disasters, we must also portray the warmth of humanity and release kindness;

Third, the ending of the film should give people hope;
Fourth, do not exaggerate the role of American journalists in disaster relief and accurately grasp the scale of religious issues in the film;
Fifth, reduce the description and filming of bloody scenes.

As soon as the requirement came out, everyone fell silent. This review opinion is, to some extent, also a viewing outline, an outline to fill in the gaps. If you look at the finished film alone, the main structure of the film is still complete, and there are no obvious omissions.

However, these requirements will also make some side plots a bit abrupt, and people who have seen the movie will also find obvious signs of deletions.

For example, on the issue of religion, the missionary Xiao An, played by Zhang Hanyu, has a feeling of wanting to say something but not being able to, and it doesn't matter whether he is there or not.

But in the actual script, there are many more scenes between Father Megan and Xiao An. Xiao An later went crazy, and Father Megan took him to Luoyang for medical treatment. In the end, Xiao An burned the Japanese army's food in Luoyang and was killed by the Japanese army.

White also had more scenes. After the donkey was stolen, White also interviewed Lao Fan. White's article was sent to the United States through Luoyang Commercial Radio Station. Later, the director of the Luoyang Telegraph Bureau was secretly executed.

For example, the so-called bloody description in Article 5 is actually a bit obscure in the script.

The blind deer was knocked into the pot by someone, and then no one saw him alive or dead, which was a hint of cannibalism. Later, when White met Chiang Kai-shek, he said that there was cannibalism in Henan, and these were all connected.

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(End of this chapter)