The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

Why do movies and TV series have similar filming periods even though their story lengths are different?

The difference is that TV dramas have many camera angles, resulting in more footage.

Another factor is that many supporting characters have a significant amount of screen time on their own.

Therefore, when filming a TV series, two or three assistant directors may be assigned to film the scenes of supporting characters.

Unlike movies, even in ensemble films, the supporting characters' scenes are often accompanied by the main characters.

Almost all the scenes were shot by one director, and the assistant director had very few scenes to shoot.

If all goes well, the next project should be "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Gu Ning plans to hand over most of the scenes to Fan Chunxi for filming, while she will just keep an eye on the direction.

"Thank you, Director Gu!"

Fan Chunxi is already in his thirties and has a very calm personality, but he was still very excited when he heard the news.

He wasn't formally trained in acting, but after years of working his way up in various film crews, all he wanted was to one day be able to direct.

Unfortunately, although he has learned a lot from film crews over the years, the number of scenes he has actually directed is limited.

"Keep up the good work, I believe in you."

Gu Ning smiled and said, "As long as you are capable enough, you will be the company's second signed director! At that time, the company can invest in and let you lead the production of a movie."

"Don't worry, Director Gu, I will definitely not let you down," Fan Chunxi said firmly.

"Let's eat."

Gu Ning picked up her food and chatted with Fan Chunxi about the afternoon's filming schedule while eating.

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The following morning, an article titled "Is Xiao Rizi's investment in a film about the War of Resistance Against Japan an admission of past sins, or is there something wrong with the film itself?" appeared on the headlines of several entertainment media outlets.

Although this statement has been mentioned online before.

However, the other party did not provide any evidence, and did not even mention the company that invested in the investment.

Therefore, some netizens commented below, asking whether it was true or not.

It did not attract much attention.

This time it was different. Several print media outlets listed Xiao Rizi's company and the amount of investment in detail.

Then, some controversial points in the film were brought up to question whether the film was meant to help Xiao Rizi acknowledge this history or to whitewash Xiao Rizi.

This news immediately sparked a wave of criticism.

Within just a few hours, newspapers from several media outlets sold out.

The criticism wasn't directed at the few media outlets that reported on it, but rather at Lu Chuan and those media outlets that praised the film.

The world is never short of "smart people" who think they are the only ones who are sober while everyone else is drunk.

They believe that the numerous online attacks on the film are definitely a premeditated and deliberate attempt to smear it.

Therefore, even though they hadn't seen the movie, they still criticized the comments and posts attacking it online.

But they're not stupid. Would anyone in the world fund their enemy to seek revenge against them?

During that period of history, the people were utterly despicable. Would they really invest in this kind of movie?

The media has published the invested companies and the amounts in their newspapers, and they are responsible for doing so; it's clearly impossible for the information to be false.

The only explanation is that there's something wrong with the movie, and the comments and posts criticizing it online were genuine.

This instantly caused those netizens who had initially spoken up for Lu Chuan to lose their temper.

In an instant, the entire internet was condemning Lu Chuan, and these people were even more scathing in their criticism than the previous netizens.

Lu Chuan's ancestors for eighteen generations suffered.

It's not that they hate that period of history, but rather that they previously considered themselves to be on the side of justice, and now they find themselves to be the clowns. That contrast is what they find hardest to accept.

Amidst the widespread condemnation online, one post quickly went viral.

The post was very simple, urging netizens not to go to the cinema to watch movies.

The post suggests that many viewers are curious to see if the movie is as biased as the online criticism suggests, and whether it's an attempt to whitewash everyday life.

But doing so will bring box office revenue to the movie.

If this kind of movie becomes a box office hit, it will be a tragedy for the whole nation.

Moreover, if the film becomes profitable, perhaps more people will make this kind of film.

After this post was published, some people who had planned to go see the movie immediately changed their minds.

Many of the audience members who had already bought tickets went to the cinema to get refunds.

Amidst the barrage of criticism, Gu Ning's amnesia was repeatedly mentioned, causing a surge in the video's views.

Gu Ning's short videos are seeing increasing views on various websites.

This is also why Gu Ning said before that even if he made Sohu take down the short film, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

These days, there's practically no concept of "authentic" content online.

As soon as the short film was released, it was downloaded and shared by a huge number of people.

Liu Yang paid attention to the online activity and immediately uploaded Li Yugang's recorded song "Red-Clad Heroine" to various music platforms.

When Gu Ning finished the song, he invited Li Yugang to participate.

After listening to the song, Li Yugang agreed.

Because Gu Ning paid for it, he was only responsible for singing and recording the songs, and the copyright of the songs had nothing to do with him.

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"The box office performance has been quite good these past few days. Please keep up the good work, everyone."

In the van, Lu Chuan smiled and said to Gao Yuanyuan and the others, "I've already spoken with the investors. After the movie finishes its run, I'll give everyone a red envelope."

Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Ye, Fan Wei, and the others did not show any change in expression upon hearing this.

Normally they might be happy, but lately they've been getting a lot of flak during their roadshows, so it's no wonder they're in a good mood.

Just then, Liu Ye's phone rang. He apologized and answered the call.

His expression changed slightly shortly after the call connected, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Okay, I understand."

A few minutes later, Liu Ye hung up the phone and turned to Lu Chuan, who was sitting in the back, and said, "Director Lu, I'm sorry, there's an urgent matter at the company that requires me to go back as soon as possible. I won't be able to participate in the upcoming roadshow for the time being."

Lu Chuan frowned and said, "The movie has only been released for a few days, and now is the perfect time for promotion. I confirmed with you beforehand and asked you to set aside your schedule during this period."

"I'm so sorry, this happened so suddenly," Liu Ye said.

Just as Lu Chuan was about to say something, Gao Yuanyuan's phone rang.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call."

Gao Yuanyuan turned her head to answer the phone as she spoke.

"Liu Ye, over here..."

Before Lu Chuan could finish speaking, she was interrupted again by Qin Lan's ringing phone.

"What did you say?"

Qin Lan answered the phone and exclaimed in surprise upon hearing the news from the other end.

Seeing Lu Chuan looking at her, she leaned close to Lu Chuan's ear and whispered, "There are so many negative comments online right now, and a lot of people are going to the cinemas to ask for refunds. My agent told me to stop participating in promotional events for the time being."

"Impossible, why didn't I answer the phone?" Lu Chuan said incredulously.

Logically, with a large number of audiences requesting refunds, he, as the director, should be the first to receive the news.

"I don't know either. Liu Ye said he couldn't participate in the later commercial performances, which is probably because of this." Qin Lan shook her head.

At this moment, Gao Yuanyuan hung up the phone and said, "Director Lu thinks I also have some urgent matters to attend to, so I can't participate in the roadshow for the time being."