Huayu09: Starting with Hijacking Xiao Shenyang

"Uncle Zhang, what's the attendance rate like at the major cinemas in Shanghai today?"

Chen Mo asked in a deep voice.

"Just a moment." Zhang Jiahao made a few calls and then replied, "The average attendance rate is 60%, and the prime-time screenings are sold out."

"understood."

Chen Mo nodded.

The Shanghai audience remained aloof and quiet, but the attendance figures didn't lie.

Liu Yifei, through her sincerity and demanding schedule, won back the hearts of Shanghai audiences for "Project Gutenberg," or rather, for Chen Mo.

Sometimes, all the audience wants is an attitude.

Chen Mo took the phone back from his teacher's wife, found Lao Liu in his contacts, and pressed the call button.

"Beep beep beep..."

No one answered; they're probably still at some event.

"Sisi, you've worked hard."

Chen Mo sent a message of condolence.

"Sisi doesn't talk much usually and doesn't compete or fight for anything, but she really steps up when it matters. Xiao Mo, my darling, let's not let her down."

Ma Lijuan patiently explained.

"Master's wife, it hasn't come to that yet..."

Before Chen Mo could finish speaking, his lower back started to hurt again.

"It hasn't come to that yet! It hasn't come to that yet! You're going to deny everything once you've pulled up your pants, huh? Xiangjiang Hotel... Old Zhao, are you still standing there watching?"

Ma Lijuan's blue bar (symbols of financial distress) was running low, so she extended a cooperation invitation to her husband.

"They're here!"

Zhao Benshan's broadsword was already itching for a fight.

I can't stand hitting my child on a rainy day, not even for a second.

"Bang!"

He kicked the traitor directly in the butt.

"Oh dear, Master and Mistress, please be gentle! I was wrong, I'll never do it again."

Chen Mo was hit by a mixed doubles match, but he didn't budge an inch.

The elderly couple are getting on in years and both have some health problems. What if they get upset and something bad happens to them?

Moreover.

If you make a mistake, admit it; if you're going to get hit, stand up straight.

As for whether it will be changed, that's a matter for later.

The film crew has been put on hold again. Teacher Zhao and his wife are scolding their young apprentice. Isn't this more interesting than making a movie?

What do you mean by delaying the filming process?

Jiang Wen was watching with the most enthusiasm and was cheering them on.

"Alright, alright, old woman, stop pinching me. Everyone's looking over here."

Zhao Benshan offered a reminder.

"Hmph! I'll make you lose face in public, and see if you can control your lower body after this."

Ma Lijuan warned through gritted teeth.

"Please calm down, Master's wife. She seduced me!"

Chen Mo decisively sold Fan Xiaopang, and then shamelessly ran to his teacher's wife, gently patting her back to soothe her.

"Didn't you send that text message?"

Ma Lijuan raised her eyebrows slightly.

The image freezes.

Chen Mo wasn't embarrassed at all.

"Hmph! I asked Fan Xuexue, she wouldn't dare lie to me. No one else knows about this and no one else will know. But lust is a dangerous thing, you should think carefully before you act."

Zhao Benshan coldly reminded him.

"Yes, Master and Mistress."

Chen Mo didn't dare to argue anymore.

But Fan Xuexue is indeed fully responsible for this matter. If she hadn't offered to take the initiative and then deliberately seduced Chen Mo, he wouldn't have ended up burning with desire.

As for those who knowingly entered into a trap, it's best not to dwell on that.

Anyway, it's all Fan Xuexue's fault.

Yes, that's right!

"Ah Qiu~"

Fan Xiaopang, who was filming "Buddha Mountain", suddenly sneezed.

After a moment of contemplation, he took out his phone and sent a text message.

"Director, always be ready!"

……

……

Over the next few days, Chen Mo spent his time on the phone with Liu Yifei while filming "Let the Bullets Fly".

Hu Wan's camera was entirely focused on Goose City, which directly led to Jiang Wen becoming a hands-off manager.

Directing and acting in your own scenes is really exhausting and delays the filming schedule. After each shot is completed, you have to review the effect, and if you're not satisfied, you have to reposition yourself and reshoot.

Since Chen Mo knows "Let the Bullets Fly" well enough, and is a junior director whom Jiang Wen admires, he might as well just keep an eye on the monitor, saving Uncle Wen the trouble of running back and forth.

The staff went from being uncomfortable at first to getting used to it now.

Chen Mo shouted "Action!" and the crew started work.

Chen Mo yelled "Cut!" and everyone, including Jiang Wen, waited for instructions. If it went well, they would film the next take; if not, they would film another one.

Trust comes from strength.

Chen Mo's shots were both good and fast, and Jiang Wen couldn't find a single flaw in them. That's about the same as his own shots.

"Click!"

"Uncle Wen and Uncle Ge, please speak a little faster. During post-production editing, we need to switch between shots quickly to create a sense of pressure and tension, and to speed up the narrative pace of the film."

Chen Mo shouted through a megaphone.

"OK!"

Ge You nodded in agreement.

"no problem!"

Jiang Wen also felt that the lines were too slow and wanted to say let's do another take, but Chen Mo was faster than him.

See that? This is what you call mutual appreciation among professionals!

Filming continues.

There aren't many shots left in the outskirts of Beijing; we expect to wrap up in two more days.

On October 11, "Project Gutenberg" grossed 350 million yuan in China, 75 million US dollars in North America, and 40 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.

Other regions are also experiencing slow growth.

There have been instances before where overseas box office revenue exceeded domestic box office revenue, such as with films like "Hero," "House of Flying Daggers," "Still Life," and "Red Cliff."

But none of them are as powerful as "Dynasty Warriors".

As of October 2009, the top-grossing Chinese-language film was "If You Are the One," released the previous year, with 3.25 million RMB. The second highest-grossing film was "Red Cliff Part I," with 3.21 million RMB, followed by "Curse of the Golden Flower," with 2.91 million RMB.

In other words, "Project Gutenberg" had already secured the top spot on the Chinese film box office charts even before it finished its run in theaters.

Feng Xiaogang left right after filming Master Tang's scenes; otherwise, he would have been very upset to see Chen Mo.

I've been making movies for over a decade, and I finally managed to become a box office champion. Before I could even enjoy it, you, a new director, stole it from me.

That morning, Tang Chao came to the film crew to take away the lyrics and music for "Gulou". The old Beijingers had been waiting for Chen Mo for a long time and could no longer keep him hanging.

and.

In a few days, "Project Gutenberg" will be taken off the screen ahead of schedule.

The potential hasn't been exhausted, so why not continue showing the film?

Damn social niceties.

"Project Gutenberg" significantly squeezed out the screening space of "The Founding of a Republic," causing the box office of this tribute film personally directed by Han Dong to fall far short of expectations.

If "Project Gutenberg" continues to be shown, the hype surrounding "The Founding of a Republic" will fade, and its box office performance will be even less likely to recover.

Also.

Huayi Brothers' "The Message" is also waiting to be released. This kind of spy film is not suitable for the Lunar New Year season. Mid-October is the deadline.

Most importantly, Huayi has just completed the pre-listing process and is waiting for "The Message" to be a box office hit, using it as a core bargaining chip to boost investor confidence and drive the stock market.

"Director, Chairman Han is here."

The staff led the group of big shots into the film set.

Han Shanping, Cheng Long, Da Wang and Xiao Wang, Feng Xiaogang, Liu Li, and Jin Yue, the chief director of the 2010 Spring Festival Gala.

"Okay, let's finish filming this shot right away."

Jiang Wen nodded.

The group glanced at Jiang Wen on horseback, then at Chen Mo behind the monitor, then back at Jiang Wen and then back at Chen Mo.

Han Shanping stood with his hands in his pockets, his expression meaningful.

It's always been Master Wen who snatches the director's chair from others, how come it's reversed today? The sun isn't rising in the west, is it?

Given Jiang Wen's personality, the Cannes award-winning director and the newly crowned domestic box office champion wouldn't make him humble himself; in fact, it might ignite his fighting spirit, making him think, "It's not that I'm less capable than you, it's just that the audience isn't sophisticated enough."

"Uncle Ge, when the bandits throw you onto the cart, add a shot of your shoes flying up to enhance the cartoonish feel and drama, echoing the double rhyme of 'affection' and 'endurance.' What I want is for the audience to smile knowingly after seeing it. And Old Chen, when you talk to your wife, be more like a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry). Don't be so tense when riding a horse; relax and have some fun. You need to make the audience feel that you are a bandit who grew up on horseback, not a horse thief..."

Chen Mo pointed out several flaws, and everyone listened very attentively.

Han Shanping and others were also listening attentively.

A big question mark popped into my head.

Whose movie is "Let the Bullets Fly"?