Chapter 1056 It’s Bad Enough (24)
Shen Xudong is not prepared to participate in "Mermaid" after Stephen Chow...
That agreement was really outrageous - Rays, as the main investor, gained 20%...
Of course, Enlight's stock has increased by 40%, and by the way, it owns the copyright of "Mermaid". Therefore, Chow Xingchi abandoned Enlight to make "Mermaid 2", which has never been released.
In the film and television industry, flattery is a common practice, and being able to tease each other indicates a good relationship;
It is already very serious not to brag or to blame. For example, there are rumors that the five wireless tigers are not on good terms, but they have never accused each other...
Face-to-face criticism is a very serious attack and rarely happens, but it is common for Zhou Xingchi!
So, keep your distance...
As for the 2016 Spring Festival, the company still has many key projects in reserve, such as "The Wandering Earth", "Terminator", "Walking Alone on the Moon" and "Total War: The Great Wall"...
Forget it, let’s not mention this matter. Some media asked about "Ming Moon Heaven", Shen Xudong replied: "I will definitely support martial arts movies..."
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In fact, filming "The White-Haired Witch" is not interesting!
Chinese martial arts are generally presented by three major elements: "hatred of family and country", "flavor of the world" and "love between children and children".
The so-called classic version of "The White-Haired Witch" starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung focused on the love between son and daughter in order to tell a complete story.
When I watched it back then, what impressed me the most was of course Brigitte Lin's peerless elegance, Leslie Cheung's unparalleled performance, and the androgynous Ji Wushuang played by Wu Zhenyu and Lui Shaoling...
But if you exclude the personal charm of these great actors, Yu Rentai's film probably leaves the most with the dark tones throughout the film and Wada Emi's exquisite art design.
It’s just a crappy movie, you should watch it or not…
Zhang Zhiliang wants to play something new!
The Jurchens invaded the country, powerful traitors took over, loyal ministers shed blood, starved to death everywhere, and conspiracies continued...
These things are nothing new to director Zhang Zhiliang. His previous "Mo Gong" directed by Zhang Zhiliang paid great attention to depicting the background of the times.
In his famous work, "The Last Eunuch in China", he has great experience in expressing turbulent times.
The problem is, whether it is Liang Yusheng's original work or the previous adaptations, the focus of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" is love.
Therefore, while explaining the big history, we must also be entangled in small love and hatred.
The whole movie can be summed up in one word: "chaotic"!
In fact, all successful martial arts adaptations in Chinese-language films, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "New Dragon Gate Inn", are small stories in themselves;
Among folk legends, only the "Once Upon a Time" series and "Detective Dee" can be considered successful if their plots hardly need to be too coherent and each episode can be a separate chapter.
Including Jin Guliang's classic works, as well as original works with rich historical backgrounds and connotations, coherent stories and numerous characters, such as Generals of the Yang Family, Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, or Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses, there are few outstanding works in film adaptation.
The few that are talked about are the extremely condensed "Ashes of Time" or the comic interpretation of "The Deer and the Cauldron" series.
How to balance the rich information content of the original work, the distinctive characters' personalities, the wonderful story with constant dramatic conflicts, and the fast narrative rhythm of the film was not well solved in the golden age of Hong Kong films.
But in this category, there are so many film materials that can be regarded as a treasure trove that it is difficult to give up.
Therefore, despite the decline of martial arts films, there are still adaptations such as "The White-Haired Witch", "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", and "The Eight Parts of the Sky"...
Things that so many talented people couldn't handle in the golden age of Hong Kong movies, can they handle it now?
However, Shen Xudong is really curious. Zhang Zhiliang had already pounced on "Butterfly on the Shoulder" before, but he actually had the opportunity to film "Moon Moon". I can only say that the director is too good...
Original Time and Space, theaters have high hopes for this drama, and the behind-the-scenes lineup is very strong:
Photography: Lin Guohua;
Editor: Kwong Zhiliang;
Art director: Xu Ke;
Art design: Tim Yip;
Action director: Dong Wei, even the original music is by Jin Peida...
This schedule, this production, this cast.
It was a little better, and the box office was at least close to the level of "Painted Skin 2". The final box office was less than 400 million, which shows its quality.
What? Youthful play?
Shen Xudong felt sleepy...
This movie is really bad, with almost no redeeming features...
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"They told me this is what the market wants and it's good for my image..."
Backstage, Shen Xudong couldn't help but asked Fan Xiaopang if he knew "Moon Moon" was terrible. The latter was very honest...
There is no actor who would not make a bad movie, but what follows is that the commercial value continues to rise...
In the original space and time, Yang Xiaomi is a very typical example. The first "Far Cry" that she starred in was an out-and-out bad movie. She had no acting skills to speak of in it. She mainly sold her face and figure. But because of her strong fans, the box office reached 90 million yuan, and the poor performance of the film only confirmed her popularity.
Apart from her, the audience really had no other reason to go to the cinema, so capital rushed in. She acted in 17 movies in those years.
Most of them are bad movies, but her commercial value continues to explode...
On the contrary, there are many people who only accept good movies, such as Hao Lei, Yu Nan, etc. They accept good movies, pay for their acting skills, and win awards, but they are not popular enough to be starring in big productions, and they do not make much money. …
"How many actresses can refuse Bona and Wanda's project?"
"…All right,"
Shen Xudong had nothing to say, and Fan Xiaopang thought of something: "I heard that director Zhang Yimou is filming three movies a year in your company?"
"... He is very free and can shoot whenever he wants. He is willing to shoot three movies a year or one movie every three years. I have no objection..."
Fan Xiaopang was very direct: "Don't pretend to be stupid, don't you understand what I mean?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "You have no chance...Director Zhang Yimou doesn't like you like this!"
"Why?"
"You don't have that fierce energy in you..."
Fan Xiaopang was very dissatisfied: "Am I not fierce enough?"
"You are so beautiful, and your beauty is so aggressive. There are very few people you can play with. If your appearance on the screen is too impactful, your acting skills will be weakened... There is no way!"
"...Do you have a suitable role for me in your next play?"
"Next time..." Shen Xudong changed the subject: "By the way, why did "Ming Moon Heaven" find director Zhang Zhiliang?"
Fan Xiaopang explained: "Director Xu Ke recommended it, and I have worked with him on "Ink Attack", so I think it's good..."
"All right…"
Xu Ke has a good relationship with Zhang Zhiliang, and he and Huang Jianxin also have a romantic relationship - he is the producer of "Back to Back, Face to Face"...
But Zhang Zhiliang was making feature films, which were more literary and artistic. After moving north, he didn’t understand the mainland at all and couldn’t shoot what he was good at...
After chatting for a while, Shen Xudong turned around and wanted to leave. Fan Xiaopang held him back: "Don't leave in a hurry. How many people can I introduce to you?"
"Xu Jiayin? I don't want to know him..."
"...It's Qi Jianhong from Cultural Investment Holdings... He's also a good friend of Jackie Chan..."