Chapter 440 Youth, you think too much!(1/2)
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There was a rumor before that Wang Meng, Tsui Hark and Chen Kexin had a movie plan?
However, it is always the gossip, and the reporter can't find the entrance even if he wants to break the news.
It was not until the beginning of this year that the "Die Renjie: The Empire of Tongtian" was launched to shoot that the reporters knew the actual situation.
I also learned that there is another plan to cooperate with Chen Kexin.
I only heard that it is a magic adventure theme, but I don’t know the specific details.
Until a few days ago, DreamWorks announced the news.
The title of the film - "Xu Xiake's Ancient Mysterious Mirror"; Director - Chen Kexin, Wang Meng.
Screenwriter - Wang Meng, and Screenwriter Association...; Production cost - US$45 million. Type: - Magic, adventure, love
Main actors:——Feng Shaofeng, Tang Yan, Yuan Hong…
Summary:——The story took place in the late Ming Dynasty.
A young Xu Xiake accidentally cut his fingers and blood dripped on the roll. Only then did he realize that this roll is not simple and has a heritage.
Scattered in the land of China, there are nine secret realms that have never been well-known. This parchment scroll is the medicine spoon that enters these nine secret realms. The holder is the selected person to decipher. Some people in the secret realm are waiting for the rescue of the "Son of Destiny"...
When these information were published, everyone realized that this work was very confidential.
From the cooperation between Tsui Hark and Chen Kexin and Wang Meng, we can see that DreamWorks' intention is very obvious, with the main purpose of exploring ancient Chinese themes and adding elements such as adventure, reasoning.
A report once said:—
"Dreamworks combined with the cooperation between Hong Kong directors Chen Kexin and Tsui Hark is a good grafting bridge. It is also a good idea to explore the treasures of our country's historical treasures. Through the success of Wang Meng's adaptation of "Painted Skin", everyone has seen Chinese-themed movies, which can go to the world and help the spread of our country's culture..."
Anyway, this is a good thing.
It is not a plagiarism and stealing the creativity of other countries, nor is it a bad production that follows the trend and makes money. It is a good subject with full creativity and distinctive ideas, which is worthy of praise.
Some even predicted:—
"It is not difficult to imagine that if "Xu Xiake" and "Die Renjie" succeed, we can expect that more historical figures will be discovered. But? I don't know whether it is good or bad? We would be happy if DreamWorks came to create it. I am afraid that it is still the kind of people who follow the trend and make money, which will ruin a lot of porridge."
Now!
It is a period of the popularity of "The Matrix", and a lot of news will be drowned out.
But once "Die Renjie" is successful and "Xu Xiake" is launched, such news will definitely be sought after by many people.
No matter how you say it is, it's a big event.
This is the case now. Since "Die Renjie Series" has not been released yet, people dare not speculate casually, so it seems a bit calm...
Just like "The Matrix" scares many Chinese film and television companies.
What if "Die Renjie" and "Xu Xiake" also succeeded?
Haha…that was the beginning of conquest by DreamWorks.
Two days ago, Wang Meng received a call from Chen Kexin, hoping that he would attend the opening ceremony.
Originally, Wang Meng refused, what could it be? Chen Kexin added Wang Meng to the director's list.
Is this difficult?
Like Michael Bay, Chen Kexin said that the failure of "The Vote" also had a great impact on him.
In the original time and space, he was silent for a while. Without silence here, he was pulled by Wang Meng.
In fact, in Wang Meng's opinion, Chen Kexin is a good director. The failure of "The Legend of the Constitution" is purely because he spent money to draw the wrong place. The actor's pay accounted for more than half of the production cost, which is simply nonsense.
Let’s take a look at the current "Xu Xiake Series".
The production cost is $4,500 (actually $35 million). The actor's salary is less than $2 million. It is less than one-tenth, and the remaining 30 million, the special effects account for nearly 1,500.
The remaining nearly 20 million is the money needed for publicity and shooting.
There is no big head and light feet, and it is a very healthy crew.
Besides, script and setting?
This is not Wang Meng's wisdom alone, but it was accomplished by combining Wang Meng, Chen Kexin, and the Screenwriter Association, and many people.
The power of collective strategy, the standard commercial blockbuster model, to put it bluntly, we don’t care about art, it just makes money.
You can say whatever you want, at least Chen Kexin and Wang Meng don’t care.
But? The question is, what if everyone says that the two of them have no artistic atmosphere?
Chen Kexin is not afraid. He has too many art-themed movies. Who says he doesn’t understand art? It’s because he’s nothing to do.
Wang Meng, a "slag", naturally won't let people say bad things about him. This guy has been ready long ago.
Anyway, "The Legend of A Niu" will always be released in front of "Xu Xiake". Your sister said that I only make money but don't understand art. Are you blind? Look at my A Niu.
Wang Meng has always benefited from it every time and took every step very steadily. This is not a simple good luck. This guy's calculations are also very powerful. If he can't calculate, he will have the current scene?
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At 9 a.m. on October 16, "Xu Xiake's Ancient Mysterious Mirror" started filming in Hengdian.
Feng Shaofeng, who was the pillar of the game this time, was very excited. Since he collaborated with Wang Meng in "Painted Skin", he has become famous by relying on a monster catcher. Since then, he has been making continuous film appointments and endorsements, and slowly began to reach the peak of his life. I think it is a little excited...
It's even more amazing now, and he is the first starring actor in the $45 million production.
He is still a movie starring, and he is simply a growth of eating hormones - fattening!
Let’s look at the heroine Tang Yan who works with him. She is definitely a beautiful woman. She is invincible and so lucky!
However, when the night was late, he was also thinking: Who made him achieve what he has achieved now? Who promoted him to Qingcong?
It’s Wang Meng, his own boss, and his idol.
Although that's what? I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and thought of Wang Meng. If Wang Meng knew about it, he might get tighter and regret promoting him.
When can’t you think about it? Can’t sleep in the middle of the night?
Well! The picture is too ‘beautiful’!
In short... Feng Shaofeng is grateful to Wang Meng. This time I heard that Wang Meng also has a director, so I was even more excited.
I thought to myself: I will perform well and not let the boss down.
Yuan Hong and Tang Yan also had the same idea as Feng Shaofeng.
At the beginning of this year, Yuan Hong switched to DreamWorks and was also an artist at DreamWorks.
Since joining DreamWorks, he has started filming "Sharp Heart", and there have been many comedy films and TV shows, or award ceremony, show, endorsement, and other good news.
Yuan Hong is very grateful to Wang Meng and thinks it is better to come from the same school? He is too righteous and takes too much care of himself.
This time, he was also very excited to be the second male lead in the $4,500 production.
This is his first time in a movie, and he has been in TV series before. Now he is moving to the big screen and is the second male lead, a big production.
This step saves at least five years!
Can you not be grateful?
As for Tang Yan, let alone, everything about her is almost given by DreamWorks. Since she was a student, she has been a signed actress at DreamWorks.
Just like her mother's family, Tang Yan has a gentle personality, a little shy and not good at socializing.
Strictly speaking, it is difficult for such people to make a name for themselves, but they are lucky.
In the last life, there were countless dark speculations about Tang Yan's rise, such as Lao Touzi.
This life has been much better. Everyone knows that it was Wang Meng who pulled her and Bai Baihe together, and almost no one attacked her.
In public, he has always been the image of a young jade girl.
Tang Yan is not an ambitious person, and she never thought that she would change jobs if she was so awesome.
Her idea is very simple. Let's stay in DreamWorks until old, but the people here are all very good.
Of course, if Wang Meng knew that a beautiful woman would be shocked to find him to retire.
In fact, Tang Yan is really a bit simple. It’s not that everyone at DreamWorks is very good, but that he joined DreamWorks early and they met the current DreamWorks giants.
These giants all know her and have a good relationship. Do those below dare to mess with her?
Just a fool messed with her?
Not to mention that Wang Meng discovered it himself, there are also comments in the company that Tang Yan is Wang Meng’s little lover.
So!
No one dared to cause trouble, so she naturally felt comfortable and had plans to retire.
The three starring actors of "Xu Xiake" miraculously thought of one. All three wanted to act well and repay Wang Meng's support.
Until Chen Kexin informed the three of them, it was almost done and started.
The three of them came to the backstage and were all from the same company. They all knew each other without looking up.
So we started chatting.
To be continued...