536. Two films

Regarding movies, Zhou Fangyuan carefully thought about the famous movies in his mind, and finally selected two movies.

The first one is still a comedy and funny route, and considering the stars who now have a cooperative relationship with Far Media, he finally chose Rentu as the first movie of Far Media in 0 years.

The general content of the journey is that the Spring Festival is approaching, and the owner of the toy group, Li Chenggong, returns to Changsha for the New Year, and at the same time, under the pressure of his lover Mannie, he is preparing to divorce his wife after the New Year. As a result, after meeting Niu Geng, a "senior" milkman who went to Changsha to collect debts, bad luck continued at the airport. The trick of fate, Niu Geng met Li Chenggong unexpectedly all the way. The two of them had a lot of things on the way, and they also encountered all kinds of people and strange things, which made Li Chenggong embarrassed, and his noble image was gone, but Niu Geng was optimistic and positive. In order to be able to return home, the two traveled together, and they changed various modes of transportation on the way home, planes, trains, buses, ferries, trucks, and even tractors. But the two still spent the Chinese New Year's Eve in the wilderness, looking back on the hardships of this road, and the people or things they met along the way had a great impact on their lives. In the end, after the two experienced from strangers to becoming friends along the way, Niu Geng's sincerity also changed Li Chenggong's indifferent character and evoked Li Chenggong's return to true feelings.

And when the tired Li Chenggong came home, he found that Mannie had arrived one step earlier than him, and even saw his wife, and Li Chenggong, who was full of anxiety, came home to see the calendar that stayed on the wall and was not torn, and saw his happy wife, daughter and old man. Firecrackers rang out, Li Chenggong and his wife hugged each other affectionately, we know that this year, Li Chenggong went home, not only physically, but also mentally.

This movie is not only a comedy, but also has a certain educational significance, it can be said to be a rare good film, of course, the sequel to this movie is even more powerful, and it will create a box office of more than one billion in the future. Of course, people are not bad on the way, the investment of 7 million yuan has been exchanged for a box office of more than 37 million, and the income is five times, which is already very good. And the most important thing is that with this movie as a foreshadowing, Thailand will break through the box office of more than one billion, which can be said to be a relationship of inheritance from top to bottom.

Of course, the level of Thailand, even if it is released directly, the effect will not be too bad, but how to say it, at this time, the domestic film industry has just begun to revivenation, and the scale of the entire box office is not too large, and Zhou Fangyuan wants to make money from Thailand, so naturally he can't take out the big head to play the striker as soon as he comes up, it is better to use people to make a bottom on the way, and then rely on Thailand to win the box office. So after a simple thought, Zhou Fangyuan still decided to get on the horse first, and then wait for next year or the year after next, and then get Tai out, of course, if it does not reach the year of the later generations, even Tai will not be able to recreate the glory of more than one billion. But it doesn't matter, after all, the box office has to cover the impact of inflation, and the purchasing power of 1 yuan in 0 years and 1 yuan in 1 year is completely different.

The first movie has been decided, and for the second movie, Zhou Fangyuan has set his sights on a movie called Assembly Number.

The general content of the rallying call is that in the Huaihai Battle in 1948, the battle between the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the GMD army was unprecedentedly fierce. Gu Zidi, the commander of the Ninth Company, accepted the task of blocking the battle, and he agreed with the regiment commander to use the assembly call as the order to retreat, and if the assembly call was not sounded, the whole company must hold out until the last moment. In an abandoned old kiln, 47 soldiers fought bravely, and after all, the firepower was outnumbered, and Gu Zidi watched his comrades die one by one but could not do anything. The platoon commander Jiao Dapeng was Gu Zidi's right and left man, and before he died, he said that he heard the rallying cry and asked Gu Zidi to retreat with the few remaining brothers.

Gu Zidi found that the friendly troops had already retreated, and he suspected that he had ignored the trumpet, causing his comrades to lose their lives in vain. Shocked and guilty, he rushed out of the kiln with his explosives bag and went to the enemy trenches alone. The rest of the warriors were eventually killed.

After being wounded, Gu Zidi was captured by the People's Liberation Army as an enemy soldier. It was only in the hospital in the rear that he learned that his original unit number had been cancelled, and not only did he find it difficult to prove his true identity, but even the 47 brothers who died in the war would be considered missing. Gu Zidi managed to join the PLA artillery unit and follow the team's footsteps in the north and south, and his only motivation for survival was only to restore the honor due to his dead comrades. Even if time flies, even if history has gradually been forgotten, the unforgettable brotherhood has not diminished at all, in Gu Zidi's mind, what is always vivid is the image of his brothers Wang Jincun, Jiao Dapeng, Jiang Maocai, Lu Kuangou, etc.

Poor and uncertain riverside bones, like a person in a deep dream. As persistently looking for Gu Zidi is Sun Guiqin, the wife of instructor Wang Jincun. It wasn't until she met Guzidi that she was convinced that her husband had died in battle. The two who have been wronged share the same grief and faith, and they embark on a journey of verification together. Gu Zidi introduced Sun Guiqin to his best friend Zhao Erdou when he was in the artillery unit and witnessed them tie the knot. When they finally returned to the old kiln where the bloody battle took place, they found that the battlefield site had been destroyed beyond recognition by coal mining. Except for the valley field, no one knows, or even believes, that just under this kiln, there are dozens of warriors who died heroically. Gu Zidi digs like a mountain of coal mines, and he wants to let the truth come out no matter what.

In the end, this kiln was discovered during the construction of water conservancy in the Wenhe River, and the 47 remains inside were confirmed to be all the soldiers of the 9th Company of the 139th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Central Plains Field Army. In the end, Gu Zidi and his 47 comrades-in-arms were awarded the honorary title of Battle Hero.

This is director Feng Cannon's first war film in the true sense, which not only makes people look at him impressively, but also because his film has risen to another level. After experiencing the fatigue of "form over content" in Chinese New Year films in recent years, I am really excited to finally see a film with a "core". Feng Cannon opened up a new form of heroism, and he put his perspective on those ordinary soldiers who were very cute from the soul to the **, breaking through the main theme mode of previous war films. At the same time, this film also allows domestic audiences to lift the curtain of heroism and see the true face of war, which is the first war blockbuster in the true sense of the word in China. Huaxia's war movies have finally gotten rid of the straightforward heroism and the simple binary opposition of red and white, and have gone deep into the perspective of ordinary soldiers, focusing on the ordinary soldiers who are brave, cowardly, and even mistakenly shot prisoners on the battlefield, and they are no longer members of the group exercise of war blockbusters.

And the investment in this movie is more than 100 million, of course, this is considered the cost of publicity, and the final box office is more than 100 million, among them, the remuneration of the protagonists is only 1 million, and a lot of funds are used in the shooting of the movie, as well as various props, in fact, film art is like this. If a large amount of money is invested in the star's salary, it will inevitably lead to insufficient investment in other aspects, and the result will be a situation where the plot is empty, the picture is weird, and the props are chaotic. On the contrary, if a large amount of money is invested in the shooting of the movie, then the basic quality of the film can still be guaranteed.

But then again, sometimes star effect is really important, like the famous slam dunk, what is that?

Jay Chou's acting skills are no longer questionable, he is not synonymous with acting skills at all, and he is completely at the same level as the angel baby of later generations. Of course, Jay Chou's strength in writing songs is obvious to all, and Zhou Tianwang's name is definitely not just talking, but the high level of writing and singing does not mean that the acting skills are also high. It's just such a movie, but it took away more than 100 million box office, and it also won the ninth place in the mainland box office that year, I have to say that the star effect is really terrifying. And later generations pay attention to a fan economy, which is probably the case.

Fans' love for celebrities can reduce a person's IQ to a certain extent, which is obviously a deficiency part, but it can be completely ignored by fans and willing to pay for it.

Another example is the blockbuster Golden Armor that is three times in a row, how did the box office of nearly 300 million come about? Believe it or not, almost one-third of it is contributed by Jay Chou's fans? Therefore, the fan economy is absolutely terrifying, and it cannot be underestimated. Fortunately, in the two years before Zhou Fangyuan's rebirth, fans began to gradually become rational, at least they have the most basic ability to discriminate, and they will not support a certain movie without brains just because they have their favorite stars, everyone will still choose a little bit according to the quality of the movie itself, the premise is that the age of fans must be more than 5 years old.

Young people in their 0s are the most liberating age, and it is normal to indulge in chasing stars. Basically, only when you go to society and see the difficulty of life, the romance of chasing stars will gradually be suppressed, and reason will gradually gain the upper hand, and as a person enters society, the way of thinking will also change, which is completely different from that of students.

Well, after all this, in the final analysis, things like movies can't go to extremes.

You can't just focus on celebrities, and you can't take celebrities seriously at all, the best way is to increase investment in other parts as much as possible while focusing on celebrities. Celebrities, one or two, two or three are about the same, and the level of the movie itself still needs to be there. The movie Assemble is a relatively good one in this regard. The investment in movies is not small, but the remuneration spent on stars is not much. Among them, there are powerful stars such as Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, Liao Fan, Wang Baobao, etc., which can be said to have acting skills and plots, which is a rare good movie.

Of course, the boss behind the assembly number is also terrible, it is the famous Huayi, a well-deserved bigwig-level existence in the Beijing circle, if it is an ordinary company, let alone make movies, it will be great if you can find Feng Cannon. In fact, Feng Cannon is the pillar of Huayi, and other brokerage companies may use celebrities as pillars, but it is different in Florisque, no matter who the brother and sister are, the cannon will always be the most awesome one, there is no doubt about it. But having said that, Zhou Fangyuan never thought of pulling a figure like the cannon under his command.

First of all, Cannon may not be able to look down on his company, and secondly, whether he can succeed or not, doing so is tantamount to tearing up his face with Huayi. It has only been two years since the establishment of Yuanfang Media, how can it be compared with Huayi? Behind Huayi is the entertainment force of the entire Beijing circle, even if it is impossible to block Yuanfang Media, it can definitely make Yuanfang Media feel bad. And most importantly, Zhou Fangyuan didn't need to do this.

The cannon is certainly powerful, but to be honest, a director like the cannon is also scary to go crazy. The cards are big enough, what kind of movie is he going to make, if you are determined, you can't stop it. Not only can't you stop it, but you have to follow the hair, otherwise the other party will be mad and pick a pick. What's more, although the cannon is the pillar of Huayi, it is not impossible to come out and make movies with other companies. With the status of the cannon, Huayi's control over him is actually not very strong, which is also the proper meaning of the question, otherwise the cannon is unhappy and jumps straight back?

For this kind of super coffee, Huayi of course has to follow the other party.

As long as Zhou Fangyuan comes to the door with the script of the assembly number, with the temperament of a cannon, he will agree. At most, when the time comes, let Huayi also invest a sum of money in it, wouldn't it be very good? Everyone can make money, and they can also have a good relationship with Huayi by the way. Compared to signing the cannon directly under your own name, it is a better choice to cooperate with the other party.

As for saying that after reading the script, the cannon may not agree to shoot? It doesn't matter, this is not the only way to lure.

Do you want to go to Hollywood to make a movie? Do you want to work with Cameron?

Hehe, if the cannon can even refuse this, then Zhou Fangyuan has nothing to say. Anyway, he remembers most of the shots in the assembly number, and he can shoot it if he finds another director of the same level, which doesn't mean that it can't be a cannon. At most, the finished movie is slightly worse than the original time and space, but what is this called? In this year when there are no tigers in the mountains, the little monkey of the assembly number can't be called a king? As for the hero of Lao Mouzi, well, it is indeed a very strong opponent, but the total box office in 0 years is about 800 million, considering the monetary value at this time, as long as the assembly number can sell for 50 million, the distant media will have to make money.

And it's not a small profit.

Besides, the cost of the same movie, if it is made now, will be different from that in a few years, so Zhou Fangyuan is not very worried about whether it can have box office income.

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