The only sun in Huayu

11 month 18 day.

With most of the filming for "No Man's Land" finished, only some outdoor scenes remained, so Shen Shandeng simply relinquished his responsibilities.

After a good time exploring Karamay, the film crew officially wrapped up shooting on the 25th.

Upon returning to Beijing, Shen Shandeng immediately threw himself into his work.

First, there's the upcoming Lunar New Year film season.

A meeting was convened with the relevant personnel.

Ma Youde reported: "Compared to last year, this year's Lunar New Year film season is unprecedentedly competitive."

Shen Shandeng glanced at the film and felt that this year's Lunar New Year film season was indeed crowded.

Last year's Lunar New Year film season mainly featured Chen Kexin's "The Warlords" and Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly," with one film released on December 12 and the other on December 20.

Stephen Chow's "CJ7" was released on January 30th, and "Kung Fu Dunk" on February 7th, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Both films were aimed at the Spring Festival.

In the future, the Spring Festival period will be the primary release window. Currently, the Lunar New Year period, or New Year's Day period, is the primary release window for domestic films.

As for the summer movie season, it's still dominated by Hollywood films.

This year's Lunar New Year film season is facing unprecedented competition.

Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" is scheduled for release on December 5th, marking the first film in the Lunar New Year film season and another biographical epic by Chen Kaige following "Farewell My Concubine".

Although it has a strong artistic atmosphere, it has an excellent reputation.

Then "Jiajing" and "Ip Man" are scheduled for release on December 12, followed by Xiao Gangpao's "If You Are the One" on December 18.

"If You Are the One" marks the return of Xiao Gangpao to Feng Xiaogang's comedies after many years, taking a romantic light comedy route and is highly anticipated by audiences.

Ma Youde stated frankly, "From industry insiders to the media and the audience, everyone says that this year's Lunar New Year film season is the most competitive Lunar New Year film season."

Shen Shandeng nodded: "That's true."

In January, there will also be John Woo's "Red Cliff Part II".

As the final episode, although the previous part didn't receive great reviews, it still garnered a lot of attention.

This film was also the opening film of the Tokyo International Film Festival and was a huge box office success, breaking records for Chinese-language films.

Then there's Ning Hao's "Crazy Racer," a multi-narrative dark comedy that Ning Hao has released again after "Stone," which has many viewers looking forward to.

Faced with such fierce competition, Wu Jing, who is directing for the first time, said with some concern: "I have asked around about 'Ip Man'. The script is solid and Donnie Yen's solo performance is also good. It is very likely to be a dark horse at the box office."

Shen Shandeng said, "Jiajing is a different genre from Ip Man. We are focusing on a historical action film. Don't put too much pressure on us. If the box office can exceed 100 million, that's good enough."

The film "Jiajing" also has some action scenes, but it mainly focuses on dialogue.

In this drama, Shen Shandeng's role is to complete the worldview, and also to integrate the physiological manifestation of internal energy into daily life.

Simply put, because of limited budget, "The Eunuch" used its resources wisely, so many special effects were only used at crucial moments.

Unlike "Jiajing", which only features climactic scenes or action scenes, "Jiajing" also incorporates elements of daily life.

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard" will be even more spectacular, showcasing the accumulated technological achievements and creating several wonders. That will be the first true martial arts blockbuster.

Shen Shandeng spoke casually, but Wu Jing was very nervous, afraid of disappointing him.

The meeting is over.

Ma Youde asked, "There's a problem with the prototype of Ip Man. Should we change it?"

“If they follow the rules, we won’t move.” Shen Shandeng looked at the information Ma Youde had prepared and praised his meticulousness, but still restrained himself.

It's better for a traitor to become a hero than for a hero to become a traitor.

In his previous life, Shen Shandeng really liked the movie "Ip Man".

It wouldn't be considered exceptionally good, but it's at least a normal, enjoyable drama, with a similar core to Chen Zhen and Wong Fei-hung. After reading about the real-life inspiration for Ip Man, Shen Shandeng was amazed, never expecting that this kung fu hero IP would be so different from his on-screen persona.

It seems that the "Ip Man" movie has received support from Ip Man's descendants. However, this IP is trying to piggyback on Bruce Lee's fame, focusing on Bruce Lee's master, but it has not been approved by Bruce Lee's family.

Shen Shandeng felt this was worth considering, as it was a result of the dual shaping effect of the market and public preferences, which improved the original prototype.

By the end of November.

The film "Nanjing! Nanjing!" has obtained a release permit.

"Great!"

Lu Chuan was overjoyed. Although the trial had lasted for more than two months, it went much more smoothly than they had imagined.

To his delight, the suggested revisions were only a thin page long.

Lu Chuan felt that many people were protecting this film.

Moreover, these opinions were all removed when the final version was written; the only change was that the length was shortened.

Tan Hong specially invited Shen Shandeng out and also brought Lu Chuan along.

Seeing that Lu Chuan was a little reluctant, Tan Hong said, "Chuan'er, no matter what, Director Shen helped with the film. We'll see each other again soon, so we should still show our appreciation."

Tan Hong knew that Shen Shandeng was a respectable person, since no all-inclusive service was arranged for him.

So it was a proper dinner party.

"I still want to broaden my horizons."

The secretary told Shen Shandeng about Tan Hong's invitation. Shen Shandeng was somewhat disappointed when he saw it, as Tan Hong was the younger brother of the owner of Heaven on Earth.

At the dinner party.

Tan Hong and Shen Shandeng shared the good news: "It was a great surprise to us. Although the review process was lengthy, there were only a few suggestions for revision. There were basically no major changes; they were all minor and isolated."

"There was no talk of removing any particular scene, and no important scenes were cut because of censorship."

Lu Chuan said proudly, "I can feel that many people are protecting this film. Without these hands protecting it, it would definitely be riddled with holes."

Tan Hong raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Director Shen. You removed the nude scenes. We'll make some final revisions, and at most cut a few more minutes."

Lu Chuan had drunk quite a bit and retorted with a stiff neck, "It's not that anyone forced me to cut it, but that I think these scenes make the film seem particularly long."

"After the film was submitted for review, I kept making revisions myself. It wasn't based on the bureau's or anyone else's opinion, but on my own feeling that the film wasn't good enough, so I kept cutting it out, cutting out many actors' scenes."

Shen Shandeng knew what Lu Chuan cared about and laughed, "Nanjing is your film, Director Lu, it has nothing to do with me."

Tan Hong quickly replied, "I can't do without Director Shen's help."

Lu Chuan accepted without any qualms, showing off by saying, "Cutting some scenes was for commercial reasons. First, we didn't want it to be too long, and second, it was a matter of pacing. Some scenes are good, but if the shots are too long, the audience's enthusiasm will wane."

Lu Chuan was already imagining the scene when the film was released.

"Many people will definitely ask why this film passed the censorship after watching it. In fact, this just shows that our mechanism is not so rigid and is quite open."

Shen Shandeng nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, saying, "I agree that Director Lu's opinion is brilliant."

Tan Hong changed the subject, saying, "When we submitted the film for review, we heard that some people said the Japanese characters had too much screen time and that we should remove them. Fortunately, that storyline was ultimately retained."

Lu Chuan interjected, "The Japanese storyline is very important in the play. I was terrified at the time, but fortunately, the leaders were insightful and had the ability to appreciate the situation."

Shen Shandeng took a sip of tea and felt relieved. He could only say that his strategy was a great success, as different people could see the side they wanted to see.

suddenly.

Shen Shandeng thought of something: if he asked Kadokawa to pick up the camera, would some artists think it was a tribute to their founder? (End of Chapter)