Chapter 0419: Box Office, Magazines, and Venice
"Teacher Ji is here?"
The man who greeted Ji Ming first smiled quite amiably. However, Ji Ming doesn't know him, "GQ" may be because of the men's magazine, which is not the same as "Vogue" and "Bazaar", most of the executives are men, and Ji Ming doesn't know whether this is the editor-in-chief or the leader of the group.
"This is the editor-in-chief of Tang. When Tang Fan shook hands with Tang Bian in Yang Ruyi, he whispered to Ji Ming's popular science: "I only took office this year, after a vicious fight, I used to work in the group. You are on both "Vogue" and "GQ" this time, and he is also operating in the middle of the group, which is very sincere. β
Both magazines belong to the same group.
Ji Ming nodded slightly, the smile on his face kept coming, and his eyes were also given to Tang Biao, after seeing that he had hugged Yang Ruyi, he stretched out his hand first: "Mr. Tang, hello." β
"Hello hello, I've always wanted to meet you, but I didn't have a chance. Tang Bian is not yet forty years old, wearing a very tight black shirt, inch head, wearing glasses, and the smile behind the glasses is very strong: "You are too homely, you don't come out to walk around." β
"Aren't you here today, please take care of it. β
"This should be what I said, by the way, I haven't congratulated you yet, I won the first battle of investment, I just went to watch "Nezha" yesterday. β
Tang Bian stretched out his hand and led Ji Ming to the sofa to sit down, the shooting plan was actually completed by the teams of the two sides a long time ago, but when he came to the scene, he definitely had to let Ji Ming watch it again, and the photographers and editors here had to introduce him again in person - big stars, they must not have a sense of existence. Just like serving the leader, you make a plan so tightly that the leader doesn't play at all, and sometimes it's not necessarily a good thing, and you have to find a little fault with the leader.
"Teacher Ji, what is your opinion, you said, we can adjust it on the spot. β
Ji Ming smiled, this plan Tang Fan and Yang Ruyi have already gone through it twice, and he himself has roughly turned it over, so he has no opinion. The theme given to him by "GQ" this time is very interesting - Ji Ming: I graduated.
Starting from his graduation from college this year, the keyword "start", and then extending vertically to his career planning and pursuit, and horizontally deriving to the observation of the market and industry, a rather large article. "GQ" also sent a large team, especially in the direction of text collection and editing, not only the magazine's own editor, but also invited an expert in the field of literature and communication to talk to Ji Ming.
For the filming part, a very senior team was also used, and the clothes, shoes and bags prepared were lined up in three columns in the studio, dense and variedβall of which was a lot of work.
With Ji Ming's level of dedication, when he saw those things, he inevitably exclaimed:
I'm going to be tired today.
The shooting is still very smooth, although the workload can't be saved, but the mood is okay, and I can't shoot what I want, so I will be anxious.
Until more than 9 o'clock in the evening, after thirteen hours of shooting, the staff of the studio were all tired to death by Ji Mingshuai, and everyone couldn't help cheering and applauding after Tang Bian finished saying "Everyone has worked hard, and Mr. Ji has also worked hard".
Oh~ It's like a group of refugees knowing that someone has taken them in.
However, Ji Ming's work is not over yet, the interview has not been done yet, and he talked for more than two hours, after the last question was raised, Yang Ruyi looked at the interview outline, and let out a small breath, it was finally over, this kind of high-intensity, continuous work of more than ten hours is indeed not something that ordinary people can bear.
"The box office of "Nezha" has exceeded 3.6 billion, this is the first time you have launched a work just as a producer, and you have achieved such amazing results, coupled with your previous achievements in art films, science fiction films, and dramas, both awards and box office are breathtaking. Some people say that you have reached the peak of your career just after graduation, and it is difficult to break your own record, so now you are focusing on domestic musicals, do you also consider changing the runway?
Ji Ming took a sip of tea, and the steaming black tea made his dry eyes a little comfortable: "Breaking the record is actually not a pursuit, yes, if an actor makes a movie for a higher box office and awards, it is actually difficult to support it, because these things are very uncontrollable, it is better for money."
So from beginning to end, I always filmed because of that character, that story that moved me, so much so that I wanted to show it to the audience. The impact of these achievements on me, of course, is not that there is none, I will definitely be more cautious in the selection of plays, because more and more audiences will choose to go to the cinema because of the word Ji Ming, if they are disappointed, maybe I will think, ah, am I committing a crime against our industry, haha.
As for musicals, it can be regarded as a matter of course, if you want to do it and can do it, then you can do it, but there is no consideration of changing the runway. β
"Can you add a small question?"
"Huh?"
"If one day you were really going to change runways, what would you do?"
"Stay in Chinese opera to teach?" Ji Ming shrugged his shoulders: "Maybe, I still enjoy the feeling of teaching people." Or playing the piano? β
When he withdrew from the studio, it was about to pass two o'clock, and in the early morning of August, it was still very hot, Ji Ming let out a breath and shook hands with Tang Bian to say goodbye.
"I'll just sit in the blank seat. Tang Bian finally confirmed it again.
Ji Ming nodded, the 10th anniversary of "GQ" still has to give face, not to mention the frequent actions of "GQ" this year, Mr. Tang is even more gearing up, and he previously gave Ji Ming the honor of appearing on the cover of Jinjiu, the first major magazine for men and women, that is, to pave the way for this invitation - Ji Ming is really too reluctant to get involved in Vanity Fair, and he is really not sure if he doesn't give enough favors.
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In the middle of August every year, fans begin to pay attention to the cover of Jinjiu, especially in the places of the goose group in the rabbit area, who has the cover of someone who has been robbed, who whose cover is who operates, which fresh meat has been humiliated, which is out of his own power, and so on, basically a few posts have involved all the traffic on the table, and the popularity of the layout is skyrocketing.
Until an anonymous post broke out in the rabbit area.
This year's "Zhizu GQ" and "Vogue", the largest men's magazine and the largest women's magazine in China, the covers of the two publications are the same person, and they are both single-person covers!!
"Sensational fakes, do you think it's possible?"
"It's not true, it's not true, how much effort does it take to hold it, so that the two major publications are willing to be stepping stones? What kind of character, what princess, this circle and that circle, I can't count such a person." β
"Honestly, if this is true, who do you think is most likely?"
- "Hugo and the Canadians, aren't these two slams? β
- "Or is it the comeback of the ancient queen?"
- "Are you serious? No one mentions Ji Ming? Could it be that these two words have been blocked from your memory? He is not a sensitive word. β
The post quickly turned to discussing the possibility of Ji Ming.
"Ji Ming, it's not impossible, I just feel that this realm is a bit high, so I won't necessarily be so shocked, right?"
"Actually, the first thing I thought of was Ji Ming, you look at Ji Ming's achievements this year, the drama grand slam, the movie explosion, and the level is flying upward. And with his fashion, there is no domestic publication slam, which is somewhat out of line, and maybe people will solve it at one time. β
"Two issues of Jin Jiu, this, tsk. β
After looking at the layout, it was a lot calmer, and all kinds of traffic fans stayed in the nest. It's really Ji Ming's name, which can stop the brainless fans crying at night. β
When the discussion was burned back to Weibo from the niche community, the two magazines did not wait for this speculation to evaporate, but directly announced the cover character of the September issue - "He is a natural elf on the stage, every role is lovely, Wenhua, plum blossom, Magnolia, the drama award grand slam has witnessed his genius, Cannes, Montreal, and a number of box office records, is his glorious silhouette across the big screen, acting, dancing, vocal music, playing, he is almost omnipotent - At the age of 22, he graduated from Chinese opera, and in the year of graduation, he was already in the glory of the times. β
Ji Ming!
"I don't know what's going on, looking at this copy, how can I break it with a little excitement?"
"It's really Ji Ming, the two first issues of Jin Jiu, it is estimated that no one can break it. β
- "The point is, no one will think that someone will praise him, this persuasiveness is called a real bull fork." β
This wave of hot searches has given many people a science of the power chain in the fashion industry, what are the five major women's magazines and four major men's magazines, what is the first issue, what is the golden nine and silver ten, what is the grand slam, and then counting those who have been on the overseas version of the big magazine, such as Ji Ming has appeared in the Asian version of "Vogue", the Italian version of "ELLE", all of which are awesome resumes. Endorsements, personal brands, fashion weeks, and ...... One of the dimensions of Vanity Fair suddenly became closer to the majority of laypeople.
"Some time ago, it felt like everyone was treating you as an investor, and now you're finally back in the entertainment industry. Yang Ruyi took a look at WeChat, she was waiting for a list: "But the sales of the electronic magazines of the two magazines are very amazing, we originally thought that they should not be as good as the one or two who just became popular, but it turned out that there are still more than them - Editor-in-Chief Tang said that your Internet national degree is also quite amazing, and your fan base and the fan groups of other celebrities are overlapping more and more, Liu Ran's fans are also your fans, Yi Qian's fans are also your fans, new fans and old fans are all your fans." β
Ji Ming thought for a moment and blinked: "No wonder, which institution made this data, right? Last time I saw Liu Ran, he also said that I was sucking his fans." β
"That's it, there's no competition between the two of you. β
β...... After all, I look like I'm starting to retire. Ji Ming himself knew how busy he was, but because he had no plans for a new movie, many people outside thought that he had begun to retire, and he was famous and had no scenes to film, so he shook his head: "Is this the time?"
"Pretty much. Yang Ruyi picked up the phone, clicked in and looked at it, but still didn't see the message, but when the screen was locked, it seemed that he saw the screen go online for a while, and hurriedly unlocked it.
"Shortlisted!"
Whew~~ breathed a big sigh of relief.
Although they have even arranged the itinerary for Venice, it is true that the shortlist of the Venice International Film Festival has not yet been released, and no matter how confident they are, no matter how much affirmation the film festival selectors have, they will not be able to feel 100% at ease.
Until this moment.
"Silence" was shortlisted for the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
Soon, a screenshot of the shortlist was sent, although Yang Ruxian's text was not particularly good, but the titles of the Chinese films on the list were all pinyin letters, and the English titles were in parentheses at the back.
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"Director Lou's "Lanxin Theater" has also entered, and there is another one called ji-yuan-tai-qi-hao," Yang Ruyi read a little twisted, but Ji Ming quickly heard it.
"A film in Port City, an animated drama. Ji Ming took her mobile phone, scanned it, and saw many masterpieces, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Steven Soderbergh, and Olivia Assayas, all of whom are frequent visitors to the three major ones, to say a gossip, this Assayas is the ex-husband of the Chinese film goddess Zhang Manyu, and the marriage between the two only lasted for three years, but the French film "Clean" directed by Assayas and starring Manshen won a silver palm for her after the Cannes film - although the divorce agreement between the two of them was signed at the filming site of this film.
How profoundly this shows that it is better for a husband and wife not to work together, and that it is either career or love that is the end.
However, the two are still friends after they broke up, which is very nice.
"Hey, "Joker"? Warner's DC comic adaptation?" Although Venice has valued Hollywood so much in recent years that it has been ridiculed by Cannes several times, it is quite bold to let a comic book be shortlisted. Ji Ming shook his head, this list is out, and it is estimated that it will set off a lot of controversy.
"I guess it's just a symbol. β
Ji Ming was noncommittal: "I really want to see it, when it's time for the premiere, remind me." β
"Good. β
Yang Ruyi didn't pay much attention to it, and just wrote a note on the mobile phone memo, for the domestic media, Ji Ming's new work and Lou Ye's new work were both shortlisted, and the record of three kills in Chinese films is the news point worth paying attention to.
Although Ji Ming and the others were one step ahead, the media soon got the entire list. Of the 22 shortlisted works in the main competition, there are three Chinese films, and there are also Chinese films in the horizon unit and non-competition screening unit.
The report came out quickly.
"Transferred to Venice, Ji Ming pointed at the actor?"
Gong Li and Ji Ming were both shortlisted, and after Berlin, the Venice emperor and queen had the opportunity to fall with Chinese filmmakers. β
"Ji Ming's new work "Silence": A dancer's rhapsody of life?"
The official website of the Venice Film Festival reveals the clues of Ji Ming's new work. β
Ah, Ji Ming, it's Ji Ming again...... "Nezha" is still winning the box office, more than a month after its release, it has approached 4.8 billion box office, even though the key has been postponed, but it is impossible to surpass the second "Wolf Warrior 2", let alone the first "The Wandering Earth", but it is enough to make this domestic animation win all the honors it can get.
In addition, Ji Ming has just led a group of fashion icons, giving the public a glitz and glamour of fashion vanity fair.
And now, he is relaxed and comfortable to tell everyone - invest in fashion? No, my main business is acting!
Because he couldn't interview him, the other participating actors, including Taohong, Yuanquan, Zuer, and Chu Xiao, all couldn't escape the chase - especially Taohong and Yuanquan, who had a Venice itinerary.
"Actually, I think he himself should be confused, right?" Teacher Taohong smiled and showed two trademark smiles: "It's that he has been very dedicated to doing the stage and performing, but he is too good to hide it, hahaha." Of course, I really want him to get something, but I'm not a judge, and I don't count. But no matter what the result is, we know very well that we have made a good work, and that is actually enough. β
Yuan Quan answered a question that would inevitably arise: "I have also watched "Black Swan", the two films, I think they are similar in shape but not in appearance, when the time comes, I hope everyone can go and see it, and then judge for yourself, I think it is completely different, just like two people who seem to look a little similar, but their personalities, experiences, etc., are not the same, then they must be two completely independent individuals." β
The crew of "Silence" and the crew of "Lanxin Theater" did not walk the red carpet of the opening ceremony on the 29th, which disappointed the Italian audience, not to mention Ji Ming, who is quite hot in Italy, even Gong Li, who came to Venice for the fourth time, is also a big star chased by everyone.
Ji Ming arrived in Venice on the 30th, according to the arrangement, "Mo" premiered on September 3rd, and the day after he arrived, it was the much-anticipated premiere of "Joker" - no exaggeration, everyone is waiting to see, how did a comic film conquer Venice?
Ji Ming entered the scene to watch the film in a very low-key manner, but the film reporter who happened to be the author of the one-eyed wave next to him, before the movie started, in the dim screening hall, he glanced at Ji Ming one by one, and then looked at Ji Ming, it felt like he couldn't wait to twist Ji Ming's head, took off his hat and glasses, and looked at it carefully.
"Teacher Ji?"
"Hmm, what?" Ji Ming used Italian, a very standard, native Italian. Coupled with the sound of a Su explosion, in the dim world, it is really very confusing.
"I'm sorry, I mistook the person. One by one quickly apologized in her non-standard, not very native Italian, and then exhaled softly, leaned back in the chair, and muttered in Chinese: "Italy is really handsome, just find one, the side face is like Ji Ming." β
Ha ha.
The lights are dimmed, the screen is on, and the clown belonging to Joaquin Phoenix has appeared, and after Heath Ledger, there is no more clown in the world?
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