Chapter 477: Continued Explosion
However, on the evening of August 8, there were only a dozen minutes left before "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was to be broadcast.

"Hey, who told you to change the channel?"

In a two-bedroom apartment in Shanghai, a boy used the remote control to switch to the Zhejiang Provincial Channel. The girl next to him was not happy.
"Switch to Anhui TV. I want to watch Love Apartment 3."

The boy smiled flatteringly: "Honey, let me watch "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City". You said yesterday that Wanyu left and you won't watch "Love Apartment" anymore!"

Yesterday, episodes 3 and 11 of "Love 12" were broadcast. Wanyu went to Milan, and Zhanbo was in a state of depression.

Such a plot naturally caused the show to lose fans, and many viewers shouted that they did not want to watch the subsequent plots. The ratings of Anhui Provincial TV also dropped from 1.30 to 1.24.

The broadcast time of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" is exactly when the opponent is at its weakest, which is naturally arranged in advance by Xingchen Film and Television.

The girl was stunned for a moment before she said, "Oh, no, I want to see it too!"

The boy said with a bitter face: "No, you said you didn't want to watch it last night!"

The girl raised her chin and snorted, "I didn't want to watch it last night because I was in a bad mood, but I want to watch it today because I'm in a good mood. Is that not okay?"

The boy looked angry, turned his head away and threw the remote control on the sofa. The girl said unhappily, "Hey, who are you throwing at me?"

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If the girlfriend is difficult to please, there will naturally be an argument over this.

There are also reasonable people who say Wanyu and Zhanbo broke up, and suddenly they don't want to watch the rest of the show. They will watch the replay tomorrow, and if it's not good, they won't watch it anymore. They happily help their boyfriends change the channel.

As soon as the "News Broadcast" ended, after two commercials, Zhejiang Satellite TV's Classic Theater began.

After the dragon mark, the opening theme slowly sounded, and the many special effects shots presented in it made many viewers secretly look forward to it.

After the opening credits, the plot begins with the scene where Hu Bayi joins the war. This makes all the book fans a little excited, as it is too faithful to the original novel.

Most of the production budget of the Xingchen Film and Television version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" was spent on visual effects.

Therefore, the scene layout can only be considered above average, and there is still some distance from the top level.

But Gu Wei thinks this is not a problem. When he watched Gu Zai's "The Return of the Condor Heroes" back then, he was attracted by the plot.

If netizens hadn’t dug up the stills more than a decade later, how many people would have noticed while watching the drama that the waterfall in the Unrequited Valley was actually covered with plastic sheeting!

Therefore, a fast and smooth rhythm is very important.

If we really want to add some padded content, this TV series could be shot in sixty or seventy episodes, but the pace would be too slow.

The first episode mainly introduces the two protagonists, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan (Fatty Wang), and then the two get to know Da Jin Ya. The plot is quite compact.

Then, when Wan Qian, who played the role of Yang, appeared on the stage, she instantly established the character's image, which attracted some viewers in front of the TV and couldn't help but shout "good".

There is a very reasonable saying in the crosstalk world: if one word is missing or one more word, or if one "um" or "ah" is missing at a critical moment, the audience will not laugh. It is so magical.

The same is true when filming a movie. The same lines, spoken with different tones and expressions, will give people a completely different feeling.

A typical example is the martial arts dramas, where Hong Kong actors make them look chivalrous, while the mainland ones are better in terms of location, costumes, props, etc., but they lack that charm.

But the next day, CCTV released the ratings. When "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" was broadcast on the Classic Theater of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV, the city network ratings reached 1.81, winning the national championship in the same period.

The ratings for "Love Apartment 3" that night were only 1.19, ranking second.

High ratings are not the most pleasing thing. Good reputation is the real good thing.

The Longlin version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has a Douban score of 8.3 and has received numerous positive reviews.

It has sparked heated discussions online.

The most amazing thing is that the supporting character Da Jin Ya became popular first!
Speaking of which, whether in movies or TV series, it is often said that supporting characters steal the limelight from the main characters.

It's like Chiba Shinichi's Xiongba, who stole the limelight from the protagonists Feng and Yun.

Yue Yang, who played Da Jin Ya, also took away a lot of roles from Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi.

The hottest topic among netizens is naturally Da Jin Ya's acting skills. Yue Yang's every move reveals the flavor of a veteran who has been immersed in the antique business for many years. He can hold his own in the scene and has enough charm in the jargon. As soon as he appeared in "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City", he was definitely the image of a big profiteer!

The audience is very curious about why such a talented middle-aged actor was not very popular in the circle before.

Later, some netizens dug up the experience of this actor, and everyone discovered that there are many veteran actors with superb acting skills in the circle who have been buried.

To be honest, there is no shortage of actors in the entertainment industry who have played a certain role too successfully and then have to face the difficulty of transformation.

A typical example is the male and female protagonists in the "Love Apartment" TV series. In the original time and space, Wang Chuanjun, who played Guan Gu Shenqi, spent a lot of effort to reverse his fixed image.

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By the evening of the 5th, the ratings of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" on Zhejiang Satellite TV had risen to 1.98.

On the evening of the 6th, it broke through 2 and reached 2.07, always ranking first in the country during the same period.

The ratings of the three satellite TV stations in the capital, Shandong Province and Sichuan Province are also close behind Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The ratings of Mango TV and several Anhui provincial satellite TV stations in the same time period are far behind.

It is worth mentioning that on the evening of August 8, the 5th episode of "Love 3" was broadcast, with the final battle at the top of the Forbidden City.

Although the city network ratings of "Love 3" broadcast by Anhui Provincial Satellite TV that night were only 1.09, the reputation formed by the exquisite special effects of the episode made the ratings of "Love 3" jump to 1.42 on the second day.

It also sparked a discussion about which one would become the ratings champion of the summer season, "Love 3" or "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

Since the broadcast of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City", which follows the original novel, fans of the novel and students have been very excited.

Thanks to the fans captured by the first two films, the popularity of "Love 3" is only slightly lower than that of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Mystical Ancient City" continues to be popular, with countless beneficiaries, and the first to benefit are naturally the actors.

Although Da Jin Ya's acting skills were unanimously praised, he had too few roles after all.

After netizens discussed for a while, there was no further development.

Wan Qian, who played Staff Officer Yang, and Chen Minghao, who played Fatty Wang, are naturally well-known to the audience.

For a time, the popularity of both of them remained high.

……

What is coming will eventually come. News came from Hollywood that a shooting occurred at the premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises".

After seeing the news online, Gu Wei immediately called Nolan to express his condolences.

"Thank you, Gu. This is unbelievable to me."

Nolan's voice was a little choked up on the phone. After the two chatted for a while, he felt better after receiving Gu Wei's comfort and encouragement.

After the shooting, Hollywood also took immediate countermeasures. After all, 14 people died on the spot and the impact on public opinion was too great.

In order to quell negative comments online, major Hollywood producers including Warner Bros., Sony, Fox, Disney, and Paramount made a direct announcement to the public.

Part of the movie's box office revenue on the 23rd will be used to compensate the victims' families.

To show respect for the victims of the Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting and their families.

This incident has attracted the attention of relevant departments in China, and a meeting was held for major film and television companies and directors in the industry. The purpose is naturally to make everyone consider carefully when choosing a script to avoid similar incidents.

However, the General Administration's censorship of domestic films is much stricter than that of imported films, and many directors feel that holding this meeting is a waste of time.

After all, mainland directors have no chance to make restricted movies.

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It is now mid-August, and imported films are still popular everywhere, so mainland film companies are almost avoiding them.

Because everyone knows that this period of time is extremely difficult.

Looking at the several imported films released this month, led by "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Spider-Man", if domestic films rashly enter the market, there is a 3% chance that they will become cannon fodder.

But even so, there will always be some stubborn people.

The two films produced by Hong Kong teams were confidently scheduled to be released in August.

"The Listener" chose to go head-to-head with "Batman" at the beginning of the month.

The release date of "The Lion Roars 2" is scheduled for the middle of the month. I originally hoped to survive in the cracks and take advantage of the opportunity!

As a result, a Spider-Man movie was airdropped in late August.

When the producers of the two films wanted to regret, it was too late.

Many mainland film companies are waiting to see the joke with glee.

To be honest, there is a reason why the release date of "The Whisperer" produced by Media Asia was set for early August.

This spy film, which cost over 100 million yuan, has a very strong creative team.

Its production team, director, and screenwriter all come from "Infernal Affairs".

Even the cast includes several movie kings and queens such as Leung Chiu Wai and Zhou Xun.

It stands to reason that with such a powerful configuration, there is reason to not be afraid of any opponent.

Alas, I encountered "Batman".

Just like that, in August, the first domestic blockbuster that competed head-on with imported films appeared. The media paid close attention to it, but the result was a bit regrettable.

"Affected by Batman, The Listener, directed by Mak Chiu Fai and starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Chow Hoon, did not perform well on its first day, far below expectations, closing at 1650 million."

"Imported films remain unstoppable, while domestic films continue to fail."

There were many reports online about the failure of "The Whisperer", but Chen Kaige's "Search" finally won 1.5 million yuan at the box office, which is a huge profit compared to the investment cost of this movie.

For a moment, Director Chen felt a little proud again and continued to give advice in the circle.

Even Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen, who were preparing a new movie, could not escape.

Director Chen kept praising "Search" as if he had won the Palme d'Or again.

After "Search" was taken off the screen, the box office of "The Four" successfully exceeded 200 million, and the daily box office dropped to around five digits.

Wang Changtian and Chen Jiashang discussed it and decided to take the film off the screen. After all, the majority of the revenue had been collected and the film had already made a lot of money, so there was no need to continue spending effort on it.

Just like that, "The Four" was officially taken off the screen.

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The preparations for "Parasite" were in an orderly manner. As the producer of the film, Gu Wei took time out to meet with the main creative staff, and then continued to invest in the filming of "The Wandering Earth".

Chen Kaige's "Search"; Feng Xiaogang's "1942";
In addition to Gu Wei's "The Wandering Earth" and Zhang Yimou's upcoming "Parasite", several big directors in the circle are busy with film matters.

As the record holder for domestic film box office, Jiang Wen naturally cannot sit idle all the time.

As early as the Cannes Film Festival, Jiang Wen announced the preparations for a new movie. Two months have passed in a flash, and this guy is still revising the script.

Among the five great directors in mainland China, Jiang Wen is definitely ranked first when it comes to being slow.

……

At the China Film Digital Base, after finishing today's filming, the assistant reported in a low voice that Director Jiang Wen was coming.

"Director Gu, bro, how's the filming going?"

When the two met, Gu Wei heard the other party's address, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. He listened with interest to how Jiang Wen planned to continue fooling people.

After all, when it comes to the ability to deceive people, this person has a criminal record in the circle and is a typical example of getting something for nothing.

"Director Jiang, is the script ready?"

Gu Wei asked calmly.

"Hey, that's about it. It's really boring to stay at home, so I came to talk to you and see if I can find some inspiration."

Hearing this, Gu Wei was speechless. What normal director would have nothing better to do than come to the set of a sci-fi blockbuster to look for inspiration?

What? Are you planning to combine it with 3D technology and make it big?

"Director Gu, why don't you also revise it for me? After all, you are a Hollywood gold medal screenwriter."

Jiang Wen naturally had no idea what Gu Wei was thinking, so he quickly started to think of him.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "If we can invite Gu Wei to write part of the script, this gimmick alone can increase the box office of this movie by at least tens of millions."

"Hey, Director Jiang, if you haven't finished writing it, just go home and write it. I'm very busy here, so I don't have time to write a script for you." Gu Wei looked at Jiang Wen with disdain.

"Brother, the script writing form of my new movie "One Step Away" is not the traditional division of labor and cooperation system. Instead, each screenwriter has to take turns to revise the script written by others, and then hand it over to me after each draft is completed. I think this can condense the essence of each screenwriter..."

After hearing what Gu Wei said, Jiang Wen started to use his eloquent tongue to deceive him again.

But this time, Gu Wei didn't give the other party a chance to continue fooling around. "Director Jiang, if you need investment, come to me again. I don't have time to study the script with you."

After saying this, Gu Wei found an excuse, turned around and left, leaving Jiang Wen with only his back. Jiang Wen was left feeling a little depressed, not knowing what he was thinking.

.........

Online, all the judges for this year’s 69th Venice International Film Festival have been announced.

The chairman of the jury for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival is American director Michael Mann.

The judges come from all over the world, including Hong Kong producer and director Chan Ke-yan, Serbian artist Maria Abramovic, French actor and model Laetitia Castells, Israeli director and screenwriter Ari Folman and other nine people in total.

In terms of domestic films, Tai Chi: From Zero, directed by Hong Kong director Stephen Fung, was shortlisted for the screening unit;
"Tell Them, I Went on a White Crane" directed by mainland director Li Ruijun and "Three Sisters" directed by director Wang Bing were shortlisted for the Horizon Unit;

In Taiwan, "Diamond Sutra" directed by director Tsai Mingliang is the closing film of the Horizon Short Film Unit.

Two mainland films were successfully shortlisted, full of Chinese elements, which also made netizens excited.

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(End of this chapter)