Superstars start as villains

Chapter 168 Fake play is real.

Chapter 168 Fake play is real.

[Fuse] The box office on the first day of the mainland was 1386 million. The attendance rate in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou reached an astonishing 80%. [-] million, and he is about to become a member of the billionaire directors club.

You know, you can count the number of directors whose domestic box office exceeded 07 million in [-] with one hand, and the gold content is not generally high.

Compared to the director, actors are the most discussed in the comments section of [Fuse]. As a police kung fu movie, Gu Zai doesn’t play much in this movie, and the literary drama is not as exciting as in [Disciple]. He ignored it.

However, some viewers compared Fan Bingbing with Zhang Jingchu. I have to say that although Zhang Jingchu's popularity is not very good, her acting skills are still worth mentioning. Compared with her, Fan Bingbing's acting skills are still much inferior , It is normal for the audience not to complain.

Of course, as supporting roles, Gu Zai and Fan Bingbing did not have much discussion, and more discussions still revolved around Zhou Xing and Kwan Zhaolong.Wrinkle Zhaolong, as the anti-number one, is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding characters in the film. Tony's ruthlessness and cunning in the thesis scene make people shudder, and in the martial arts scene, many audiences even worry that the protagonist will not be able to beat him.

And Zhou Xing's addition of MMA mixed martial arts elements in the fighting scenes has also been sought after by many fighting fans. Many viewers even think that Zhou Xing's move will affect all future kung fu movies, which is of great significance.

After [Transformers] was released, domestic films began to become the main force in the mainland market. In addition to the outstanding performance of [Fuse], an alternative film almost subverted the perception of the entire film industry, that is, Jay Chou directed and acted 【Secret】.

In the entertainment industry, there are many examples of acting while singing well, and it is not uncommon. If Jay Chou starred in a certain movie, at most it would be fans' attention and media reports. When Dong directed and acted on his own, almost the entire entertainment circle was not optimistic about the movie.

Even many seniors in the circle ridiculed him: I didn't learn to walk, so I wanted to learn to run.

In fact, it's not just people in the industry who don't like him, even many of Jay Chou's fans don't like him being able to direct and act on his own. After all, directing was still a "high-end" profession in 07.

However, the box office of [Unspeakable Secret] broke through 600 million on the first day of release. Many media even confirmed the data with the theater several times before publishing. zero.

After the news was confirmed, the media began to report overwhelmingly. For a while, various voices of encouragement, criticism, and pantothenic began to surround Jay Chou, and at the same time pushed him to the forefront.

The voice that appeared the most in the media was still doubting that the box office of [Unspeakable Secret] was made by Jay Chou's fans. Immediately, a term "fan economy" began to appear in the public eye.

In this regard, Jay Chou is indisputable, because according to the survey, at least one-third of the box office of [Unspeakable Secret] is contributed by his fans, and many viewers who are not fans also like some of his songs to some extent .

In fact, it makes sense, "The Unspoken Secret" can be regarded as a qualified youth film, and the suspense and music are well integrated. The only thing worth criticizing is Jay Chou's acting skills. I can only use one word to describe "sentimental". , but for youth films, it's actually quite boring if the acting skills are too mature.

[Fuse] The box office broke through 4630 million in the first week, and Huang Baiming laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. The overseas copyright income of this film has already returned to the capital, and the current box office is purely profitable. Commercial films, in the end, what you watch is the return.

[Unspeakable Secret] The box office exceeded 2300 million in the first week, but it can clearly feel that its stamina is insufficient.

In the end [Fuse] The domestic box office reached 1.02 million, Hong Kong’s box office was 1300 million, and Zhou Xing produced another movie that broke [-] million. At the same time, Ye Weixin was successfully sent to the billionaire director club. For a while, many media took this as the headline, was reported.

The final box office of [The Unspeakable Secret] was only 3400 million, far below expectations, but even so, it is quite a remarkable achievement. At the same time, "fan economy" has become a proposition that many film and television companies have begun to study.

After the promotion of [Fuse] ended, Zhou Xing and Kwan Zhaolong returned to the crew of [Certificate of Fame].

At this time, more than half of the scenes of "Certificate of Casting" have been carried out, but the next scenes are all tough. Since Zhou Xing was going to participate in the promotion of "Fuse", his scenes have been suppressed and not filmed. The busiest person on the crew.

"You are betting, you are betting with [-] lives."

This is a night scene. Zhou Xing is wearing armor and sitting in front of the table, supporting the case with one hand, looking ahead with piercing eyes: "War itself is a gamble."

Lu Dashan, played by Zhou Bo, shook his head slightly: "I don't gamble. My [-] soldiers belong to Mr. Chen's family. If we lose the bet, Mr. Chen will have no confidence in speaking in the court."

"How are you willing to make a move?" Zhou Xing asked in a deep voice.

"My soldiers only give you momentum."

Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, gritted his teeth: "This is your only chance to win!" He stood up and said sharply: "Otherwise, Kui Ziying will trample you underfoot forever!"

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the barracks quickly without stopping, he had already said what he needed to say, and the other party was also a veteran, so he could not change his mind with just a few words.

"Crack, this one is over, let's call it a day." Chen Kexin walked up to Zhou Xing: "It's been hard work, go back and rest early, running publicity is no easier than filming."

In fact, if it wasn't for the lack of time for the film, he wouldn't have asked Zhou Xing to start filming the same day he came back. The distributor had already issued an ultimatum, and the film had to be released at the end of the year, so he didn't have much time left.

Zhou Xing was not too polite, and fell asleep when he returned to the hotel, without saying anything all night.

A few days later, before dawn, Zhou Xing was woken up by his assistant Xiaomei: "Boss, wake up, the crew has started work."

The reason why we get up so early is because this scene has a sunrise scene, and it is also a big scene. It takes a lot of time to gather and line up for group performances, and we have to get ready before sunrise.

"Boss, the breakfast shop hasn't opened yet. I've made you a bowl of instant noodles. I'll deal with you while you're putting on your makeup." Assistant Xiaomei was inexplicably sad. Fans would only see the glamorous side of the star. How much did they pay behind it.

Zhou Xing didn't get enough sleep, so he just said "hmm" and sat to catch up on sleep. Hua Tsai and the others were also the same. They had to catch a night show last night and woke up so early today.

There were more than 300 ensemble performers in this scene, and the assistant director was going crazy, urging them to change their costumes and line up. Most of them are still sleepwalking, and the efficiency is not high.

"Hey, cheer up, where's the group leader? Didn't you inform you earlier? All of them became thieves last night? If you don't want to do it, get out as soon as possible."

The assistant director's yelling could be heard everywhere. While the group leader had to appease the group performers and cheer them up, he also had to say good things to the assistant director with a smile on his face. This is the way it is in this business, and it's not easy for anyone.

It took about an hour and a half for these preparatory work alone, and finally the sky was bright, and all the group performances and equipment were in place.

"Voting Certificate, Act 125, Shot 2435, action."

Zhao Erhu, played by Hua Tsai, came to the front of the battle on horseback, and an extra performer came up to him holding a white flag in his hand.

"There is a disparity among the few, the high and the low will make a judgment, the grace of heaven is mighty, and you will be spared if you surrender"

Suddenly, Zhao Erhu swung his saber, and the visitor fell off his horse in response, killing him with one blow.

The morale of the "Shanzi Camp" was high, and the group performers waved their props and shouted.

"Kill!" Jiang Wuyang, played by Jin Chengwu, gave an order, and the group performers in the front row rushed up holding bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets as shields in their hands.

In the opposing camp, musketeers lined up, and rows of muzzles were pointed at the charging crowd. With the order of the commander, the musketeers emitted a row of white smoke.

Then, a large piece of the charging queue fell down.

"If you're almost dead, don't you want to go?" Zhao Erhu's eyes were red.

Pang Qingyun yelled angrily: "Remember, there is only one commander on the battlefield!"

At this time, the distance between the two sides was only a hundred steps, and Jiang Wuyang shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

The archers hiding behind the crowd threw shots, and the musketeers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom suffered heavy casualties and retreated again and again. The two sides fought close to each other, and the enemy formation was dispersed.

"Get ready!" Seeing this, Pang Qingyun was about to command, but before the word "Chong" was uttered, Zhao Erhu couldn't bear it anymore, and led the team to rush out.

"Blindfolded!"

Zhao Erhu, played by Andy Lau, ordered all the martial arts riders to take out black cloths to cover the eyes of the horses. This section alone was filmed six times. It is not easy for a high-speed gallop to complete such an operation. Once the hands of the superb rider are off the reins, they may lose their balance and fall over.

It's no wonder that many similar shots are now replaced by fake horses. Exquisite riding skills cannot be practiced in a day or two.

The cavalry of the two sides confronted each other, and Pang Qingyun joined the battlefield. This scene was also the scene where Zhou Xing fought the most in [Certificate of Voting].

What's more interesting is that when Chen Kexin was filming, he found that many of the group performers were extremely engaged in fighting and their expressions were real.

As a result, when he yelled "Ka", the two sides were still fighting.

The assistant director hurriedly led people forward to pull them away, only to find out after questioning that the two sides were fighting for real, and the performance just now was completely real.

It took a long time to persuade people to come down and send the injured to the hospital.

At the end of October, 【Certificate of Voting】finally completed the filming of the last scene and officially finished filming.

Chen Keyin let out a mouthful: "I will never make war movies again."

Zhou Xing looked at each other and smiled with all the leading actors, just thinking that he was joking. To be honest, such a war scene with so many big scenes like [Certificate] puts extremely high demands on the director's on-the-spot scheduling. A director who can complete such a big scene in a Chinese film There are not many, and Chen Kexin's ability to achieve this level is enough to leave a mark in the history of Chinese films.

(End of this chapter)