Chapter 0439: I Treat Money Like Dung
“…… Since the musical version of "Silence" appeared in the media and became known, it has brought domestic musicals and even musicals, a stage art form, to the public. For no other reason, it will be created and starred by Ji Ming, who is in full swing! As for its form, its content...... Before watching, no one has a bottom, and even many people have no concept, because the vast majority of people may not have seen a musical.
Discussing the musical "Silence", there are two points that cannot be bypassed, one is naturally Ji Ming, and the other is its film version, interestingly, the production and shooting of the film version should be before the musical version, in other words, the musical is adapted from the movie script, but the musical is on first, there is no doubt that there is commercial logic in this. As an art film, the box office performance of "Mo" may not be able to reproduce the documentary achievements of Ji Ming's debut film "Immortals", so, [www.boquge.xyz] A musical that can arouse great attention, whether it is good or bad, can save countless publicity and distribution costs for the film, which is also in line with Ji Ming's works have always been excellent results in publicity, just like "Immortals" back then, stepping on "The Last Night on Earth", which has not been met for ten years and has received rave reviews , won an astonishing box office of 1.55 billion.
Speaking of Ji Ming, this has only been debuting for three years, and has grown into the most popular, national, and box office dominating reputation of the top star actor in the Chinese-speaking world with an unstoppable rise, and there are actually only a few on his work list, the drama "Thunderstorm", "The Last Emperor", the movie "Immortals", "The Wandering Earth", and the musical "Silence" that has just been released and the movie version of "Silence" that will be released in a week, a total of six times. For an actor of this level, the amount of works of this order of magnitude is not less, but too little, which is especially enough to show the steepness of the rise trajectory of this natural idol.
However, the lack of works does not mean that he is weaker than any of his peers, "Thunderstorm" is known as one of the most successful and artistically accomplished adaptations in decades, and this drama work is itself the king of Chinese drama, and it is the most dazzling pearl in the crown of drama , Ji Ming obviously won, with this debut work, he won the Supporting Actor Award and the Newcomer Supporting Actor Award at the Shanghai Magnolia Drama Awards, one of the highest awards for drama, becoming the most eye-catching newcomer in the drama world, and he can be said to have become famous all over the world in one fell swoop.
There are two versions of "The Last Emperor", one version is produced by Ji Ming's alma mater, the Central Academy of Drama, this student drama won the vice president of human arts, and the famous actor Pu Zhongxin commented: "The student drama is the first, and the standard is not inferior to the professional! The second version is produced by the Chinese drama Zuting Jingcheng Renyi Theater, the box office of this work is the current drama box office record holds, during the performance and tour, Luoyang paper is expensive, everywhere, can arouse the local media and the public enthusiastic pursuit and discussion, especially when it is performed in Shanghai, there are sometimes comments that the grand occasion is comparable to Mei Lanfang and Meng Xiaodong when they took the stage in the Ten Mile Field. With this play, Ji Ming won the three highest awards in the field of Chinese drama in one fell swoop - Magnolia Leading Role Award, Plum Blossom Award, and Wenhua Performance Award. This also laid the foundation for him to become a national first-class actor at the age of 22.
The movie "Immortals" is Ji Ming's first starring film work, it is worth mentioning that before this, he made a cameo appearance in "I Am Not the God of Medicine" invested by Xu Zheng, and after only one or two minutes of appearance, it triggered many hot searches, and this movie, with a box office of nearly 4 billion and a score of 9 on Douban, has become a rare Chinese film classic in recent years. And his real debut film "Immortals" is not far behind, and even worse, this film first won a jury prize for a Chinese film at the Cannes Film Festival, and also awarded Ji Ming a special jury performance award for the first time, which was the first of its kind at the film festival. Since then, he has won the best actor crown at the Montreal Film Festival, making Ji Ming the youngest A-category actor at the moment. Since then, the film has been released at home and abroad, setting a box office of 1.55 billion and a $200 million in China, becoming a record that cannot be looked up to as a domestic art film.
"The Wandering Earth" is Ji Ming's first starring commercial film, this domestic sci-fi has been questioned, no director, no actors, no investment, and when Ji Ming joined, it was at the moment when it was about to run out of funds, Ji Ming, who was already famous all over the world at that time, teamed up with Wu Jin to invest 60 million yuan, and starred in the knife, and tried his skills in film and television investment. The result is obvious, with a box office of 5.72 billion, it is still the first box office in the history of the domestic market, and it is also known as the opening work of domestic science fiction films, which is of milestone significance. This film established Ji Ming's indisputable top commercial value.
Such an actor, who is almost undefeated, from art to business, from domestic to international, from stage to screen, when it was announced that he would produce and star in a musical, it was predicted that this must be a classic, it must be a classic.
The pressure is so great that you can imagine it.
However, the musical version was officially performed in Shanghai recently, and Ji Ming handed over a far more amazing answer than expected.
It unsurprisingly sparked rave reviews, but it was still surprising that it was hailed overnight as a Chinese musical to catch up with the United Kingdom. The score of this musical on a website is even as high as 9.7 points, which is alongside many world-famous dramas such as "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Miserables" - in this sense, it is indeed catching up with the United States. There is no doubt that he is a classic.
Ji Ming obviously did not disappoint anyone, but gave a huge surprise that has always been there.
As for the film version of "Mo", which has not yet been released, it is the second art film that has been written, produced, invested and starred by himself after being a blockbuster in art films and commercial films. How many movie lovers are eagerly awaiting, waiting for the new work of this film actor, who may be the most appealing film actor at the moment.
There is no doubt that the excellence of the movie script, in which the foundation of dance and performance, has become the premise of the success of the musical version. Similarly, the original films, which were blessed by the Venice actors, also made them believe in the quality of the musical, and sold out the tickets for the 36 performances of the first tour.
As mentioned at the beginning of this article, this musical, which was born as a classic, has become a true classic by now.
So where is it classic, and why is it classic? It should be said that it is classic everywhere!
I have said too much about Ji Ming's 'great achievements' above, but when evaluating this musical, it is absolutely impossible to bypass the starring role - all the essence, music, dance, and performance brilliance are all condensed on him. Of course, this is not to erase the achievements of other actors, in fact, the main creative team of "Mo" is very young and inexperienced, but a well-known domestic musical director told the author that these young actors have reached the top level in China in terms of acting skills, singing skills and physique, even though the gap between domestic musical actors and the West End and Broadway is not small, but such a new team has grown to this point in just a few months, which is already shocking, and I can't help but remind me that Ji Ming made his debut in the variety show "I Am an Actor" 's performance, the name of Mr. Ji, used to be resounding in the entertainment industry, and so far young actors such as Hu Xu and Li Lan still call Ji Ming Teacher Ji - I don't know if the rapid growth of those young actors is related to this, but Ji Ming's exemplary significance must exist, and sharing the stage with a stage performance master for several months is a rare experience for many young actors.
Ji Ming has many solo songs in musicals, but the arrangers and lyrics are all from a group of young creators, which can be said to be very bold. But the effect presented is enough to prove the vision of Ji Ming and the crew, these songs are full of vitality, infinite freedom, and uninhibited emotions. The fit between these pieces and the plot is by no means comparable to one or two famous composers.
Of course, the classic thing that distinguishes this musical from other works is still its dance - the dance of the musical is born from the movie, and the film version is by the domestic modern dance industry, especially the choreographer Jin Xuan, who has also publicly stated that these dances are tailor-made for Ji Ming and "Mo". After watching it, I must admit that Ji Ming's dance level is so high, it is really breathtaking.
It was rumored that Ji Ming's dance was of a professional level, but I didn't see it with my own eyes, and I still couldn't believe it, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I found that where is the professional level, it is obviously the top professional level - he danced the first dance, and it amazed me, but the key is that the second, third, and fourth dances...... Still refreshed my amazement again and again, until the last "Silent Lake", after the dance, in the heating is not warm in the musical theater, but there was a fine bead of sweat on my back, I can't tell whether it is cold sweat or hot, really that dance, both hearty, exciting, and terrifying, make people both afraid and afraid, the last action is over, I heard the sound of exhalation, everyone held their breath for a long time.
In addition to music and dance, musicals are called dramas, and there must be a plot - the plot of the musical "Silence" is concise and compact, clear before and after, and goes deep step by step, which will not make people feel difficult and difficult to understand, nor will it be too plain and boring, through music and dialogue, and the right dance will express the emotions to a certain extent, and the shades are appropriate. With the assistance of dance, this plot is already a degree where one more point is too much, and one less point is missing, and the three complement each other to create a real musical, which is neither a variant drama, nor a stage version of a movie, it is a musical, and it can only be a musical.
As far as I know, there are some differences in the plot between the musical and the movie version, and the plot of the film may be a little more difficult - after all, a film that can be praised in Venice must have its avant-garde. Among them, the difference can only be distinguished by everyone after the movie is released.
In the end, even though I rarely watch musicals, I have to be bold to say that Ji Ming has indeed brought Chinese musicals into a completely new situation by himself. It is hoped that it will be an opportunity for musicals, which are a stage art form that is so spectacular in Europe and the United States, to bloom with its unique charm and brilliance on the land of China, so that musical theater lovers can enjoy the world's best musicals without going abroad. ”
This magnificent work can almost be regarded as a biography of Ji Ming's writings.
"I don't know why, after reading this article, I have a feeling that Ji Ming is about to retire. ”
- "Hahahaha, me too. ”
- "+1, it feels as if he doesn't do repetitive things, one supporting role in a drama, one starring role in a drama, one starring in an art film, one starring in an art film, one starring in a commercial film, one starring in an animated film, and one starring in a musical...... All of them are all kinds of box office records and award records. In this case, he will either change the runway, dance and sing, or he will have nothing to do. ”
- "You can go to sing, Sister Lin fell from the sky......"
- "Ten thousand blood books, Ji Ming go and sing Hua Dan, preferably Mei Pai." ”
- "You can act in a TV series, have you forgotten?? He hasn't acted in a TV series yet, anyway, he has a wide network, find a bunch of old drama bones, what Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo, Li Xuejian, Tang Guoqiang, Sun Li, Taohong, Chen Shusiqin, Gaowa, etc., and then find a few great god screenwriters, find a director, Zheng Xiaolong, Zhang Li and the like, come to a big costume conspiracy drama, watch big and small dramas, all kinds of high-level bureau fairy hands, and some martial arts action, my mother, I'm excited to death when I think about it- Moreover, I have always felt that Ji Ming is the most suitable kind of appearance for wearing ancient costumes, since I met him, I have seen all the male protagonists of Jack Su, and they have automatically brought in his face and figure, if I can't see him in a costume drama in this life, it's really uneasy, and I can't look at it. ”
- "Costume +1." ”
- "I'm afraid that he won't act in a TV series, and movie celebrities will either have no acting or no money when they go to TV series, and Ji Ming won't be able to do any of them." ”
"I remember when Ji Ming first debuted, some people compared him to the koi girl, and now it's not the same thing. Ji Ming is the real chosen son, koi from the sky, step by step, he didn't make a mistake, he didn't go an inch crooked, and he almost rose to today's status at an angle of 90 degrees. ”
Ji Ming's works are about to become the audience's own place. ”
- "Hahaha yes, no matter how many other dramas there are, at least there are Ji Ming's dramas to watch, that's what it means, that's what I think." ”
- "The mainstay, about that. ”
An actor should have no regrets about being able to get this evaluation.
Ji Ming stopped scrolling down the screenshots of these evaluations, and sighed: "There is a feeling that my wish has been fulfilled and I have retired." ”
“…… I said Ji Ming, I call you grandpa, the movie is about to be released in a week, you told me that your wish is fulfilled and you want to retire?" ”
"I treat money like dung. ”
"......" Mr. Song endured: "Then you still haven't won Cannes, Berlin, or Oscar." ”
"I see fame like dung. ”
"......" Mr. Song couldn't bear it anymore: "You still have the earnest expectations of fans, looking forward to the autumn water." ”
"I see movie fans as - cough, there is no feast in the world. After Ji Ming sighed, he was really crazy when he saw Mr. Song, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and sat up straight: "You just said that the Oscars?
Mr. Song blinked: "Do you think there is hope?"
To be honest, the "Tang Xuanzang" and "Wolf Warrior 2" sent out by the Film Bureau in the past two years are really too whimsical, and everyone has no idea about this award. This year, I heard that "The Wandering Earth" and "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World" will be sent, but in the end, I still got on "Mo" - the three are all Ji Ming's peripherals, which is also very interesting.
Ji Ming glanced at him, what to eat is not enough, what to do, it is useless not to make a wish at this time.
"Okay, you can go quickly, and I'll think about whether I want to retire after success. ”
“……”