Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 467 Zhang Jingyi's New Discovery

During the lunch gathering, the atmosphere at the table was quite strange. Because Zhou Ye remained silent and Lin Li claimed that he had something to do in the afternoon and had to go back to school, the dinner ended hastily in a strange atmosphere.

At the same time, a breaking news attracted the attention of the entire network.

The producer of "Dying to Survive" temporarily announced that the film's official release date will be advanced to noon on July 7. Some speculated that the reason for the advancement was that a fake version of the film appeared online, which put the producer under great pressure.

However, judging from the box office trends, the gun version obviously did not have much impact.

As of midnight on July 7, the first-day box office of "Dying to Survive" has reached nearly 6 million, and the screening share has exceeded 7000%. This is the box office result on a weekday. If it is a weekend, the single-day box office is expected to exceed 50 million.

Since the first round of large-scale film screenings began at the Shanghai Film Festival, "Dying to Survive" has held multiple previews before its release, which not only helped to keep word-of-mouth going, but also brought a lot of box office revenue to the film.

Therefore, on the first day of its release, the cumulative box office of "Dying to Survive" reached 2.33 million yuan, and the film company's share of the box office was nearly 8000 million yuan, which has exceeded the production cost of 6000 million yuan rumored online. This means that the movie has already paid back its investment on the first day of its release, which can be considered a very good result.

Through the box office and the film itself, and looking at the producers and distributors behind the film, you will find that this realistic film that does not look like a blockbuster is actually very favored by the industry.

Xu Zheng and others did a good job in marketing. After the premiere, they have been marketing the story of director Wen Muye.

The online hotly discussed entry "Wen Mu is also Lin Li" has been on the hot search for two consecutive days. The short essay in the entry stated that before the filming was confirmed, Wen Mu was just a small director who had shot a few short films. His most dazzling resume so far was that he was the assistant director for Lin Li.

He also posted all of Lin Li's previous praise for him on the set and his evaluation of him at the premiere, which greatly increased his popularity.

When Lin Li saw this trending search, he smiled without commenting, but it was also a fact, and it also had a certain bonus for him.

I just don't know if the final box office of "Dying to Survive" will change with the presence of this Butterfly.

Early in the morning of July 7, Lin Li rushed to the company from the dormitory.

Unlike before, he was in a slightly different mood today.

Today is the first meeting of the Ignite crew, and the final makeup photos will also be taken today.

For him, it was a brand new experience.

At this time, in the Nanxun Culture conference room, the heads of various departments of the crew, led by Shang Wei, had all arrived, and the leading actors such as Zhang Jingyi were also among them.

It is not yet half past nine, and the long table in the conference room is full. The other staff members who can't sit down are scattered around the round table, gathering in groups of three or four and talking in low voices.

It's just that because there are so many people, all the sounds combined together seem particularly noisy.

"Hello, I'm Mao Xiaohui, the actress who will play your roommate Fang Shumiao. You can just call me Xiaohui."

On the left side of the long table, Mao Xiaohui was quick-witted and took the initiative to greet Zhang Jingyi next to her.

"Hello Xiaohui, I'm Zhang Jingyi, you can call me Jingyi."

Zhang Jingyi, who was in a daze, was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and smiled and responded to her.

"I wanted to say hello to you a long time ago, but I didn't dare to disturb you because you seemed to be thinking about something."

Mao Xiaohui said softly with a very friendly smile.

"Oh, I am indeed thinking about something."

Zhang Jingyi's plain face with light makeup showed an embarrassed smile and she responded in a low voice.

Zhang Jingyi is dressed very casually today, with a grey short-sleeved shirt and a denim skirt. Her long straight black hair is casually draped on both sides, giving her a youthful and girlish look.

She hadn't contacted Lin Li since the last audition, and she couldn't figure out what her mentality was. She had obviously achieved what she had always wanted, but she suddenly became very nervous.

Recently, apart from reading the script, she has been recalling the scene that happened on the audition day. The more she thinks about it, the heavier her heart feels.

She seemed to have discovered something terrible.

She really hoped that it was not what she thought, but it seemed difficult to prove it to herself.

She was afraid that if she saw Lin Li again, she would not be able to help but ask him for confirmation.

"It seems that you are really familiar with Director Lin. You can still be so relaxed at this time. I am so nervous now. This is the second TV series I have filmed, and the director is a big director like Director Lin. My palms are sweating now."

Mao Xiaohui spread out her hands and looked at Zhang Jingyi, looking nervous.

"I can see that, but you don't have to worry, Xiaohui. Director Lin is a very easy-going person."

Zhang Jingyi comforted Mao Xiaohui.

"But I heard that Director Lin is very serious during filming. I'm afraid that if I don't perform well, it will embarrass us on the set."

Mao Xiaohui curled her lips and said with a sad look on her face.

"Don't worry, you're so beautiful, Director Lin won't have the heart to scold you."

Zhang Jingyi looked at Mao Xiaohui carefully, with a puzzled look on her face.

Mao Xiaohui was wearing a dark grey shirt with a white bra underneath, looking like a girlfriend who had stolen her boyfriend's clothes.

She tied her hair into a high bun, which looked very refreshing. Her collarbone was faintly revealed, exuding a bit of feminine sexiness.

Zhang Jingyi didn't know what her mentality was when she said this, but the images of the actresses who were more beautiful than each other on the day of the audition emerged in her mind, and she said it unconsciously.

"Even though you are praising me, why do I hear a hint of resentment in your voice?"

Mao Xiaohui looked at her suspiciously, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"No, maybe I'm still thinking about something and my mind is a little confused."

Zhang Jingyi realized something was wrong and quickly calmed down.

"Ok."

Mao Xiaohui looked at her twice more and said nothing more.

"Well, hello, I'm the actor Wan Peng."

At this time, Wan Peng, who had been listening to them chatting for a while on Zhang Jingyi's left, also came over and greeted them with a warm smile.

Today, Wan Peng may have adapted to the role of Ren Di by wearing a black long T-shirt with a casual leather jacket in the same color, which makes him look smart and playful, with a bit of coolness and neatness.

As she started to say hello, Huang Cancan, who played Xu Lina and was sitting next to her, also came over. The girls started chatting and began to get to know each other.

After all, they would be spending two months together filming, and everyone knew that Zhang Jingyi seemed to have a close relationship with Lin Li, so they all wanted to build a good relationship with her, so the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.

Although male actors such as Lin Yi and He Yu wanted to join in the conversation, the girls were chatting too enthusiastically and it was difficult for them to fit in, so they could only continue to smile awkwardly.

At this moment, the door of the conference room was pushed open. The noise in the entire room paused, and everyone looked over at the same time.

The first person who came into everyone's sight was Gao Wen, who was dressed in a black professional suit. She stood by the door of the conference room with a calm expression, and she always seemed to be in such a serious look.

Then, Lin Li, wearing a pure white short-sleeved shirt and light black trousers, walked into the conference room slowly, with a faint smile on his face. Seeing everyone standing up, he nodded slightly in response. "Hello, Director Lin!"

A rare unified greeting was heard.

"Hello everyone, you are all here early, I should not be late, right?"

"I remember correctly that we made the appointment for half past nine."

Lin Li responded to everyone in a cheerful voice while walking to the main seat.

"Yes, Director Lin, the time is not up yet."

Shang Wei replied with a smile.

"That's good. There are many new faces."

"Everyone, stop standing and sit down and talk."

Lin Li looked around, paused briefly at Zhang Jingyi's innocent little face, then greeted everyone with a smile.

After saying that, he took the lead and sat down. If he didn't sit down, no one present would sit down.

After seeing Lin Li sitting down, everyone else sat down.

After sitting down, the staff who were familiar with the situation straightened their backs, ready to answer questions at any time.

However, all the actors in the crew looked reserved but curious as they secretly looked at Lin Li who was sitting in the main seat. They were full of curiosity about the very topical director Lin.

The first impression was that he was young, and the second was that he was indeed very handsome, even more handsome than he looked in the pictures on the Internet, and very tall.

Another thing is that his attitude seems quite easy-going and easy to talk to.

Suddenly, this group of young actors became interested and thought that perhaps they could establish a good relationship with Director Lin during the filming.

"Director Shang, please tell me about the current preparations."

Lin Li first looked at Shang Wei and asked.

"Okay, Director Lin. We have already confirmed the filming location. We have already communicated with the main filming location, Shanghai Polytechnic University. The school has said that they will fully cooperate with our work."

"Food and accommodation have been arranged."

"The shooting schedule and work plan have also been made, you can take a look at it."

Shang Wei made the report meticulously, then handed the folder in his hand to Lin Li with both hands.

"Ah."

Lin Li nodded in approval and took the folder from Shang Wei to look through it.

As Lin Li and Shang Wei started talking, the actors suddenly noticed that Lin Li's aura suddenly changed. He became calm and no longer as casual as before.

So unconsciously, they began to adjust their sitting posture, and their whole state became tense.

It was also the first time that Zhang Jingyi saw Lin Li in this state. She looked at him curiously and temporarily suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind.

For a moment, the entire conference room fell into silence, with only the sound of Lin Li flipping through documents.

"Well, Director Shang is as rigorous as ever."

After a moment, Lin Li nodded and chuckled at Shang Wei with satisfaction.

"I learned all of this from Director Lin."

Shang Wei's expression relaxed and he flattered him with a smile.

"Director Shang has improved his eloquence now."

"What's going on with the clothing?"

Lin Li smiled, raised his hand and nodded Shang Wei, then looked at the person in charge of the costume group and asked.

"Director Lin, I'm here..."

The person in charge of the clothing group who was named began to make a report.

In the following period, the persons in charge of lighting, camera, art, post-production, publicity and promotion reported their work progress to Lin Li one by one, and there were basically no mistakes.

The actors present were also surprised to find that Director Lin was able to have in-depth conversations with the heads of each department when listening to their reports. He knew the contents of each department very well, and it seemed that there was no section he did not understand.

Several people couldn't help but exchange glances quietly, and they all noticed the shock in each other's eyes.

Is this the knowledge reserve of a great director?
Just outrageous!
Now they seemed to understand why Lin Li was able to produce so many excellent works. A glimpse of the whole picture can reveal a lot of things.

"Okay, we've finished talking about the crew, let's take a look at the actors."

"There's no need to introduce yourself. I know all your information by heart."

"If you don't have anything else to say right now, let me tell you what I think."

About two hours later, Lin Li looked at the actors and asked slowly while moving his fingertips.

"no!"

All the actors shook their heads.

After going through this morning, who would dare to treat Director Lin in front of them as a peer?

"Okay, let me briefly explain it."

"I am under time pressure, and everyone should know this, so I hope everyone can concentrate as much as possible during the filming to ensure efficiency."

"Another thing is absolute obedience. I don't like people giving me advice during filming. Everything is up to me."

"Just these two points, how about that?"

Lin Li paused, glanced at Zhang Jingyi and the others, and said in a light voice.

"no problem."

There was a unanimous response.

Who dares to object to this situation?

(End of this chapter)