New Age Artists

Chapter 397: "Lost on Journey" starts filming, why is the little steel cannon okay (13)

2 month 22 day.

After the Lantern Festival, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month is auspicious, and the filming of "Lost on Journey" will start!
Shen Santong made some changes to the plot and the characters were also modified.

Li Chenggong, played by Xu Zheng, is not the boss of a doll shop, but the owner of a toy factory.

Wang Baoqiang has not changed, he still plays the role of a dairy factory employee, but the factory's operational difficulties are not due to melamine, but for other reasons.

Huang Bo has a cameo as the husband of a female liar. This role does not exist in the original version. Shen Santong does not make excuses for the liar, which is different from the original version.

Yuan Quan plays a female swindler.

Zuo Xiaoqing plays the lover and mistress.

Yan Danchen plays the wife, or to be more precise, the ex-wife, which is also different from the original version.

The biggest change in the plot is the storyline of Li Chenggong and Meili.

Shen Santong didn't like the original version, the mistress took the initiative to withdraw, and his wife forgave him and returned to the family.

It doesn't taste right.

But when targeting the Spring Festival period, he also has to consider the issue of family fun.

I took great pains to create this plot and did repeated research.

Tang Yan guest-starred as a security officer.

Li Xiaolu plays a man selling mobile phones at the train station.

Fan Bingbing plays the role of a woman who walks into the wrong room.

Huang Xiaoming guest-stars as a handsome guy.

Yang Mi, Zhang Xiaofei and Yuan Shanshan guest-starred as three female college students.

Launch conference.

Shen Santong led the crew to hold the opening ceremony.

After several films, the opening ceremony of the Locomotive Film Company has a set of fixed rituals.

It’s not about worshipping gods in the Hong Kong circle, but about appeasing the camera.

Shen Santong kept muttering: "The machine soul is very happy, the machine soul is very happy!"

After the opening ceremony, Shen Santong brought the main creators to meet with reporters.

At this press conference, Shen Santong did not allow any questions regarding the photography exhibition.

Shen Santong used a domestic entertainment gala to suppress it, but it didn't have much effect.

The photography exhibition is still making headlines.

Only by deeply understanding this era can one understand its powerful impact.

The filters and popular stars in the Hong Kong circle have always been too impactful.

Two days ago, on the 20th.

This matter is no longer just a problem in the Hong Kong entertainment industry; it is a huge blow to the overall image of Hong Kong.

And yesterday, the 21st.

The photographer finally returned to Hong Kong Island.

On the day when they returned to Hong Kong Island from Vancouver to hold a press conference, the police sent nearly 200 people to maintain order on the scene.

The “future superstar” turned into the “Silver Devil of Hong Kong Island” overnight.

The photographer has also received bullets sent anonymously and received death threats over the phone.

At the press conference, he formally apologized to the victim, admitted that the information was true, and announced that he would withdraw from the Hong Kong entertainment industry indefinitely.

His lawyer issued a letter to the media on his behalf.

What Shen Santong found most amusing was that the entire statement was read out in English.

Even using Cantonese is better than using English.

How many people abroad know you? Even if they do, how much benefit can it bring to you?

He made money from the University of Tokyo and wrote an apology letter in English, which is ridiculous.

Later, JJ only released an English statement on the Internet.

These people are spoiled.

If you are humble and have lost your spine in chasing stars, then don't blame others for not caring.

The photo exhibition was indeed very entertaining, especially when he apologized yesterday.

If nothing unexpected happens, some people in the Hong Kong circle will speak out today to cover up this matter.

Therefore, Shen Santong had to be especially careful with his questions and not get involved with this stuff.

Shen Santong's press conferences have evolved to the point where he collects deposits from journalists.

If you don't ask random questions, the money will be returned in full, and you will also be given money for tea as per the usual practice.

Conduct a surprise attack and ask irrelevant questions?

Sorry, the money will be confiscated, the reporter will be blocked, and points will be deducted from his unit.

After three times, they will no longer cooperate.

For Sanlian, Southern Metropolis, Xinjing, Phoenix and the like, the deposit will be doubled.

The first reporter was from a good cooperative unit, and the first question was communicated in advance: "Director Shen, there are rumors that the new play will open a new schedule. Is this true?"

There is no need to hide the fact when opening up the Spring Festival period; it must be done in a grand and upright manner.

Shen Santong: "To be precise, it is not to open a period, but to separate the Lunar New Year period and the Spring Festival period."

"This way, we can have two schedules that are more likely to sell box office."

"Hong Kong movies developed earlier than mainland China, and in the beginning, they were rarely shown during the Spring Festival. I remember that everyone was busy greeting each other during the Spring Festival."

"The first Chinese-language film to introduce the concept of a Lunar New Year film was Jackie Chan's "Young Master", which was released on February 1980, 2, one week before the Lunar New Year's Day on February 9."

"It eventually grossed HK$1000 million, making it the first film in Hong Kong's film history to gross over HK$ million. It also made the industry realize the power of the Spring Festival period for the first time."

"In 1981, Michael Hui was not to be outdone and chose to release his Modern Bodyguard a week before the Spring Festival, which was the first time he proposed the concept of a 'New Year's film'."

"In 82, Xu Guanwen continued his efforts and "Best Partner" was released as scheduled."

"These two films were the box office champions of the year, and broke the 1500 million and 2000 million lines for Hong Kong films in succession."

"For three consecutive years, the annual box office champion of Hong Kong movies has been the 'New Year's films' during the Spring Festival."

“The concept of Lunar New Year films was thus formally established in Hong Kong Island, becoming the most worthwhile film to watch every year in people’s minds.”

Shen Santong talked about the history of the Chinese-language film Lunar New Year season: "The Lunar New Year season in mainland China started with Party A and Party B, directed by Feng Xiaogang."

"Party A and Party B in 97 changed the landscape of mainland commercial films."

"This is our first film to be marketed as a 'New Year's film'."

"Party A and Party B was released on December 12 and became an instant hit, saving Director Feng's film career and bringing a new concept of Lunar New Year films to Chinese cinema."

"After that, Director Feng released "See You Tomorrow", "Never Ending" and "Big Shot", all of which were box office successes, and he also won the annual box office championship for domestic films twice."

"The concept of Chinese New Year films at this time specifically refers to New Year films led by Feng's comedies."

"Then there were domestic blockbusters like Hero, which usually started in December of the year and lasted until the Spring Festival in February of the following year."

"All movies released during this period can be called Lunar New Year films. This is Lunar New Year film 2.0."

The Lunar New Year blockbuster developed by Feng Xiaogang is naturally flawed.

From 1995 to 1997, Jackie Chan's films "Rumble in the Bronx", "Police Stories 4" and "A Good Man" won the annual box office championship in Hong Kong Island for three consecutive years.

These films were released as New Year films before the Spring Festival and were basically released simultaneously in mainland China, thus leaving mainland audiences with the impression for the first time that "watching Jackie Chan's movies during the New Year."

"Party A and Party B" avoided Jackie Chan's "Who Am I" which was released on January 98, 1, and chose to be released at the end of 17.

Therefore, when people heard the famous line "1997 is over and I miss it" in the cinema, 1997 was not actually over yet.

After 98, Jackie Chan went to Hollywood to develop his career. Since then, all his movies in Hollywood have been released in the summer vacation, and the Lunar New Year period has become the world of Feng's comedies.

Since then, the best date for the Chinese New Year holiday season has been December 12, which falls on Christmas Eve, because of the habit of avoiding Jackie Chan's films.

The Lunar New Year period changed from the original Spring Festival period to the New Year's Day period.

Flaws are flaws, but as long as the problem is solved, the movie box office is king.

Opening up a time slot is indeed beneficial to the film industry.

A lot of things happened to Feng Xiaogang in his previous life, and "Cell Phone" became the fuse. Why is he fine, but Fan Bingbing is gone?

The reasons are many and complex.

One important point is that Feng Xiaogang has made great contributions to the film industry and opened up the Lunar New Year box office.

In the 1990s, when domestic films were mostly silent, his Feng-style comedies were able to sell well.

As long as civilians do not completely cross the line, their merits and demerits can be offset.

(End of this chapter)