I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 500 September (24)

The film "Eight Hundred" was launched in 2017 and has been aiming for the Golden Horse Awards from the very beginning!

Guan Hu was full of vigor and ambition at the time. He slammed the table at Ye Ning, the then head of the film department of Huayi Brothers, and said, "Put the money I need on the table. Don't give a damn about what I shoot."

It's simply awesome.

However, "Eight Hundred" is not a war film...

The reason why it is not a war film is that it is overly romanticized and no longer follows the logic of the battlefield.

Romanticism is overdone. A typical failure is "Daytime Meteor" in "My Motherland and Me". The director thought he was writing poetry, but the audience felt confused...

It should be considered a spectacle: being able to watch real war events while drinking coffee with garlic and making bets across a river is unique in history.

This is a wonder!
The movie magnifies the wonders, especially the leap and the husband Xu Guo, which really touches the heart, not only visually but also spiritually. I cried while watching it.

Besides, why did Guan Hu visit Qin Han?

Really worship him?
What a bullshit!
Who is Qin Han? You may not know him well. But in his era, he was as famous as Lin Qingxia. Together with Qin Xianglin, Lin Fengjiao and Lin Qingxia, he was called the "Two Qins and Two Lins", which means he could influence the Golden Horse Awards.

The same reason applies to him supporting the man named Dai in 16. This man and Qin Han have one thing in common: they have a great influence in the provincial film industry. From 1999 to 2014, he was nominated for the Golden Horse Awards 12 times and won 9 times!
Isn’t it because of the Golden Horse Awards?

Why could that be?
Could it be that he really admired her so much?

Not that much...

I just didn’t expect that the Golden Horse Awards would go haywire…

The biggest problem with "Eight Hundred" is the ending - why retreat?

This is the most critical part of the entire film. The explanation given by Xie Jinyuan in the film is to preserve the seeds.

A bit confused...

Everyone knows that this seed is the seed of anti-Japanese spirit, the seed of the eight hundred heroes who sacrificed their lives, and not the seed of flesh!

So why save the body by retreating?

They can fight to the death, but it means death. Are these people afraid of death?

From generously donating their lives to resolutely retreating and escaping, from ordinary people becoming heroes, and from heroes becoming "deserters" - although in the eyes of us, the audience, they are heroes whether they retreat or not.

But in the minds of the parties involved, this is definitely a hurdle that cannot be overcome.

Isn't this the key point of the film, when the villain is revealed and the theme of the film is reflected?

But...it didn't go deep!

……

In September, the film market…

It’s not all calm, because Disney’s blockbuster “Mulan” was launched on its streaming media Disney+…

Well, it’s one week earlier than its release date in mainland China!
It was said that it was originally scheduled to be released on August 8th...

To put it simply, this movie is a bad movie!
The key point is that a lot of people think that whose interests are affected... No, the domestic people think it is not okay because it affects interests, and they talk as if foreigners have a very high opinion of it.

Whose interests can be affected by a film or TV series?
If it is well made, the audience will buy it. Before the broadcast of Story of Yanxi Palace, Yu Zheng produced it, which was mocked by many people and even compared itself to Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, which was produced by many big names. Many big names probably regarded it as a thorn in their eyes, but it was well made and it was a hit.

If you don’t have the ability, just say you don’t have the ability. If the film is bad, then it is bad!
If it's not good, it's not good. Even if you have a lot of fans, it's useless.

Fat is fat, no matter how fine-tuned it is.

……

On September 9, Shen Liang arrived in Changchun to attend the Changchun Film Festival.

I met Wu Jing that night and talked about "Changjin Lake"...

Wu Jing is the heritage ambassador of this Changchun Film Festival.

Well, in recent years, Wu Jingcheng has been a professional film festival ambassador: Hundred Flowers Awards Promotion Ambassador, Shanghai International Film Festival Promotion Ambassador, Changchun Film Festival Heritage Ambassador, Silk Road International Film Festival Promotion Ambassador, Beijing Film Festival Promotion Ambassador...

Industry recognition!

Shen Liang... we still have to wait a little longer. Besides, he is not a professional filmmaker. He has an all-round development path including TV series, music and movies.

In fact, as early as the end of last year, after 9 months of preliminary preparations, director Liu Weiqiang led his team to the Northeast to prepare to shoot "The Battle at Lake Changjin" in Dandong and Changbai Mountain.

The original director of "Changjin Lake" was Andrew Lau.

The sudden outbreak disrupted the original filming plan, inter-provincial transportation was blocked, and personnel needed to be quarantined. All 200 extras previously invited from the Hollywood union were sent back to the United States on a special plane.

The film hasn't even started shooting yet, but 1.8 million yuan has already been invested!

Huang Jianxin and Yu Dong were so anxious that they had to adjust their plans immediately to remedy the situation.

Then, Liu Weiqiang went to shoot "Chinese Doctor", and Yu Dong found Director Chen, Xu Ke and Lin Chaoxian, and the three groups were responsible for "Changjin Lake".

“目前已经确定陈导11月24日开机，林超贤导演明年1月18号开机，徐导明年2月15日开机…”

“…Starting filming at the end of November?”

Wu Jing nodded and said, "This movie will take at least 150 days to shoot... I'm afraid you can't promote "The Crowd" and "Underground Fire"..."

Shen Liang waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. 'Raging Fire' mainly relies on Andy Lau for publicity. 'Underground Fire' is a sci-fi disaster film for the Spring Festival next year... It is very popular in itself... Why did it start filming so late?"

Wu Jing didn't quite understand it either, so he replied, "Maybe the early stage coordination work... needs to be done well!"

"Well, with Lan Xiaolong as the screenwriter, it won't be that bad!"

"The box office of 'Raging Fire' has reached 27 billion, right?"

Shen Liang nodded: "About the same, the total box office is estimated to be between 28 billion and 29 billion."

"I saw you played well."

"It's mainly because of the good design of the Zhen Clan." At this point, Shen Liang asked curiously, "Hey, Brother Jing, did you suffer a loss when fighting against Zhen Zidan?"

Wu Jing chuckled: "... He was beaten by me several times! I tell you, I only understood the truth later, that is, in action movies, the more outstanding the supporting roles are, the more outstanding the protagonists are, and the more capable the supporting roles are, the more capable the protagonists are!"

Shen Liang nodded: "Almost!"

(End of this chapter)