Chapter 549: We are comparing it to "Avatar"
In June, on the 6nd, the premiere of "The Secret: Dwelling in Fuchun Mountains", one of the three highly anticipated domestic blockbusters, was held as scheduled in the capital.

The premiere was naturally grand in accordance with Han Sanping's preferences.

That scene was filled with loud gongs and drums and huge crowds of people...

Director Sun Jianjun, starring Liu Dehua, Tong Dawei, Zhang Jingchu and Kurosawa Chiling are all present.

As for the guests present, there were even more.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the entertainment industry has come.

When it comes to treasure-hunting movies, "The Thieves," which set a box office record in South Korea that year, is undoubtedly one of the best.

During the on-site interview, when the reporter asked whether the film was inspired by "The Thieves", director Sun Jianjun's expression became visibly ugly.

"'The Secret: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' was not inspired by that South Korean movie. If it was, it was inspired by movies like 'Avatar' and '2012', and it has nothing to do with 'The Thieves'."

Reporters: “???”

Damn, brother, it's not you. You don't think that just because your movie is a 3D version, it can be related to these two 3D benchmark movies.

No matter how hard the reporters racked their brains, they could not imagine any connection between the two.

Fortunately, Sun Jianjun didn’t stop talking halfway, “The main feature of this movie is the special effects, and the story is secondary. I believe everyone will understand it after watching it.”

reporter:"??"

Well, you are the director, you are awesome, and this really opens my eyes. This is the first time I heard that in treasure hunting movies you don’t have to care about the plot.

Really, learned something.

"The preparation of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" took three years, with an investment of 3 million yuan and staff from 1.6 countries participating in the creation..."

Afterwards, director Sun Jianjun continued to share the touching story of the film.

To sum up, the filming was not easy. It spanned so many countries and involved so many people. It can be said that it was indeed shot in the form of a blockbuster.

As a result, the audience's expectations were raised again.

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In the circle, although both are mainstream movies, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is much more popular than "Wolf Warrior".

This film has attracted much attention since its initial project launch.

Bona is the main investor, and more than a dozen well-known film and television companies in the industry, including China Film and Xingchen Film, are co-producers. This is a big gimmick.

Precisely because there are so many companies involved, the casting of this movie is always on the minds of celebrities in the circle.

After the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, director Xu Ke was the first to announce the cast for the main roles.

The movie "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" has a production budget of 2 million yuan. It is a mainstream commercial film. The main creators and cast are as follows:

Director: Xu Ke;
main character:

Yang Zirong: Zhang Hanyu.

Mountain Eagle: Tony Leung Ka Fai.

Shao Jianbo: Han Dongjun.

Ma Qinglian: Yu Nan.

Gao Bo: Chen Xiao.

Bai Ru: Su Chang.

Other supporting actors: Du Yiheng, Xie Miao, Wu Xudong, Hai Yitian, Zhang Li...

……

Screenwriter: Xu Ke, Huang Jianxin, Li Yang, Gu Wei.

As soon as the list came out, the circle was in an uproar.

Not to mention Zhang Hanyu, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Yu Nan, these three are well-known in the circle for their acting skills and status.

As soon as Han Dongjun's name came out, young artists in the industry became jealous.

What a treatment this is! First, he released "The Wandering Earth" directed by Gu Wei, and now he has quietly taken on the new movie directed by Xu Ke.

What’s even more infuriating is that the role of Shao Jianbo he played had quite a lot of scenes and was not a supporting role at all.

As soon as the news came out, Beijing Film Academy was overjoyed. Although Han Dongjun had already passed the art exam and would be enrolled in September, Beijing Film Academy still issued a notice to show off.

To be honest, there is no shortage of examples of actors who have achieved overnight success in the entertainment industry, but it is rare to find someone as successful as Han Dongjun.

Speaking of Su Chang and Chen Xiao, they had been rumored to be in a relationship before, and were even photographed by paparazzi having private interactions.

Before the filming even started, the media reporters had already seized on this and reported it extensively.

Different from the focus of celebrities, major film and television companies and countless filmmakers in the circle saw Gu Wei's name in this movie.

"Director Gu's script. Isn't he busy filming The Revenant?"

The film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is undoubtedly luxurious, whether it is the producer, investment amount, director, producer, screenwriter, or cast.

But the most eye-catching ones are the names in the screenwriter column.

Wow, it’s just a mainstream movie, but the script was actually written by four well-known directors in the circle.

In fact, the reason why Gu Wei's name was on the list of screenwriters was because Yu Dong personally called him to discuss it.

You know, Gu Wei only took a look at the script of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" before going abroad and gave a few random comments. Unexpectedly, Yu Dong took advantage of the situation and tricked Gu Wei into the role.

Just like that, the casting for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" had just been completed, and film and television giants such as Huayi, Orange Sky, Star Media, Wanda, Guangguang, and even Hong Kong's Yinghuang, all set their sights on this movie.

Unlike private enterprises, state-owned enterprises such as Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group, Ningbo Film Group, and Changchun Film Group are always paying attention to this movie and another main theme film "Wolf Warrior".

Everyone wants to see what operations the two companies can use to make mainstream movies stand out in the current market.

At the same time, many people are worried that if the two films fail, no one will dare to touch mainstream commercial films in the next three to five years.

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On the other side, the premiere scene.

As the lights in the theater dimmed, "The Secret of Fuchun Mountain" officially met the audience attending the premiere.

The film is also quite mysterious. Even the media is seeing the finished film for the first time, and their previous understanding was limited to trailers and clips.

The guests present also watched this "masterpiece" with great interest.

Since Gu Wei didn't come, Song Ge was naturally present from Xingchen Film and Television Company when he saw the finished film.

This veteran Zisen filmmaker was also stunned, and from time to time he turned his head to look at the other people around him, as if asking why this movie was so different from the trailer and the trailer.

"Is this the same movie?" Ning Hao next to him was very confused.

"That's right. It's not like they put the wrong movie in, right?" Lu Yang joked with a smile.

The interesting thing about this film is that it is really interesting.

When the movie opens and the scene is set in Dubai, everyone would think it is a spy movie.

When it turned to the mainland's high-speed rail, some people thought it was a promotional film about China's high-speed rail.

Then when the scene shifted to Taiwan, well, it did feel a bit like a treasure hunt movie.

Of course, the drones that appeared in this process are considered by many to be a science fiction film.

Within two minutes of the film's opening, the film showed everyone that a film can really have so many elements. Many directors said: "I've learned..."

As the movie continued to show, Han Sanping's face did not look very good, mainly because the complaints from the audience were getting louder and louder.

Everyone was laughing while watching the movie, and the laughter never stopped. If you didn’t know, you would have thought it was a comedy movie!
To be honest, if director Stephen Chow was there, he would probably learn a lot. After all, even at the premiere of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", there might not have been so much laughter.

Alas, the one who suffers the most is Han Sanping, the investor.

At this moment, there was no expression on his face, and from time to time one could see the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. If you say this is a comedy, then Han Sanping would be very happy, but the problem is that it isn't.

After watching the movie.

There were sporadic applause at the scene, which was the best response to the movie, which made the producers and media reporters present very embarrassed.

"Oh, careless."

A well-known film critic in the industry looked at his colleagues with a confused look on his face.

He really didn't know how to write a film review, but since he was paid, he couldn't just not write it.

“This money is really hard to get.”

"Mad, you should think about how to write a movie review."

"It's a really technical job."

Many film critics complained in their hearts.

That night.

Many film reviews have been released, and the charm of money is fully demonstrated at this moment.

“The scene of “Tian Ji: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” is grand and involves so many countries, no one can match it.”

"Gorgeous Lin Chiling, sexy cosplay online, nurse, nun, bride, queen, stewardess, secret agent, there is always one that you like best."

"Liu Dehua's skydiving at the Burj Al Arab is comparable to Tom Cruise's climbing the Burj Khalifa. The technical skills are amazing!"

Anyway, the film critics were a little panicked. The title was chosen, but they didn’t dare to mention a word about how good the plot was, and they only wrote about minor details.

...

At the same time, in Bona Company.

Xu Ke's mood was not as excited as reported by the outside media. Instead, he felt a little anxious.

"Director Xu, the team at Xingchen Films has been arranged. There are about 20 people in total, divided into two teams, one responsible for special effects, and the other responsible for color rendering.

In addition, the number of extras is expected to exceed 200, as well as costume and props, makeup, logistics, security, shooting teams, and people from Beijing Film Studio and Bayi Film Studio.

Including the celebrities and their assistants, the crew of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy must have around 500 people at its peak.”

At Bona Company, the assistant reported the crew's budgets to Xu Ke.

"Well, contact the person in charge in the Northeast to ensure safety."

After hearing the report from his deputy, Xu Ke suddenly became a little nervous. It was not because of the large number of people. To be honest, when he was filming "Seven Swords" and "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate", the scenes were even bigger than this.

But what is different from the past is that this should be the first main theme film shot by Xu Ke so far, and he is not completely sure about it.

Especially when the mainland market does not welcome mainstream films, how to strike a balance between art and commerce is really a headache for him.

"That's it. People from the company will go to the crew in advance and notify all the actors to join the crew and start filming on time in a week."

Xu Ke ordered.

"Okay, Director Xu."

Looking at his deputy's back, Xu Ke shook his head and thought of another mainstream movie "Wolf Warrior" in his mind.

When thinking of "Wolf Warrior", the corners of Xu Ke's mouth twitched unconsciously. Sometimes he was really curious about Wu Jing. He just liked the word "wolf" so much!
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The Cannes Film Festival has come to an end, but Chen Kun’s speech during the interview at the closing ceremony of Cannes has caused quite a stir in the mainland entertainment circle.

The reason was that during the release of "So Young", in the eyes of outsiders, Chen Kun, who was Zhao Yanzi's good friend and classmate, not only did not help promote the film, but also deleted all Weibo posts related to Zhao Yanzi, including the birthday wishes to the woman in March.

Now, fans of director Zhao Yanzi (who may be paid internet trolls) immediately surrounded Chen Kun’s Weibo, scolding and abusing him, accusing him of being rude and a mean person, and not as affectionate, loyal, and well-mannered as his classmate Huang Xiaoming.

Chen Kun, who was far away in Cannes at the time, responded directly and frankly to the interview with media reporters.

"My friendship with her is really not as good as everyone thinks. We are just ordinary friends, nothing more.

In addition, I really disliked that during the release of "Youth", I was repeatedly and continuously used to hype the friendship and other things for the movie."

Before netizens could react to this response, Zhao Yanzi started to make some small moves.

Media reporters suddenly discovered that many of Zhao Yanzi’s friends in the circle immediately unfollowed Chen Kun on Weibo after the incident.

This caused a lot of speculation within the circle and the media, and the desire for gossip increased greatly.

For a while, many reporters and paparazzi took action to find the reason for the conflict between the two.

Speaking of Huang Xiaoming, after the filming of "Partners" was completed, he immediately got a new film project.

The film "A Romantic Affair", directed by Gao Qunshu and starring Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying, held its launch conference in Shanghai.

The film has been officially announced and will start shooting in early June.

Before the film started shooting, the producer announced that the release date would be August 8, aiming directly at the Chinese Valentine's Day.

This time, not to mention the filmmakers and reporters in the circle, even the netizens were confused.

Reincarnation of the Gods: "It took two months to shoot and edit. It is indeed a Chinese romance film!"

Fish in the Clouds: "Alas, I don't want to complain anymore. Domestic films are becoming more and more perfunctory. What can two months do? Domestic films have given the answer. It's enough time to make a movie and release it."

Tiger climbing a tree: "It seems that the two of them are really in love. It feels great to film together. We guarantee that we can get it right in one take during the filming. Maybe it won't take more than two months."

Netizens were very sarcastic and even brought up Feng Xiaogang's "Personal Tailor".

However, in their opinion, although they were both making a movie, Feng Xiaogang only shot for two months and did not include post-production editing.

From this point of view, Gao Qunshu is still very capable. Maybe this movie will be a box office hit and a new commercial director will be born in China.

Although netizens have been complaining about it, the topic of Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying personally playing a couple has attracted a lot of media coverage and has been very popular online.

According to media reports, in order to allow Yang Ying to get the leading female role, the leader not only took the role himself for a low salary, but also had to compete with a South Korean man for the role of two men competing for one woman.

Many people in the circle admire Huang Xiaoming. He really spares no effort to support his girlfriend, which makes many actresses envious.

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The promotion of "The Secret: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is still in full swing. The reviews of some audiences at the premiere are not worth mentioning at all in front of the media and professional film critics.

Perhaps only after the film is released, there will be a large number of negative reviews and we can see more realistic data.

On the other hand, South Korea's CJ Entertainment's "New World" also announced that it had officially finished filming.

Wow, domestic netizens suddenly discovered a problem, that is, compared with South Korea, the filming of domestic films is becoming more and more casual.

Although it doesn’t mean that a movie’s quality will be good just because it takes a long time to shoot.

But such perfunctory operation makes it hard not to think of Huang Xiaoming's movie, which was intended to make a quick buck from the very beginning.

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(End of this chapter)