Chapter 47: The End of August (1/5)
(Thank you for the reward, when this book is over, what I promised you, I will definitely write it!)
I really don't know what those people think, I actually think that Lu Xiaoran will be jealous of the box office results of "Wolf Warrior 2"...
He's an investor!
The largest producer, after the release of "Wolf Warrior 2", directly drove the stock price of oranges in the secondary market, and it rose by 15% in half a month!
Orange's share price has returned to 150 billion, and Lu Xiaoran's personal worth has also ushered in an increase...
How could Lu Xiaoran be jealous?
It's not in a hurry to be happy!
After "Wolf Warrior 2", Wu Jing kept a lot of low profile, and basically didn't go out to be interviewed by the media, but he couldn't stand the rumors spread by netizens, and even forced Zhen to post a Weibo clarification...
How did Hollywood see the Chinese market before?
They will make romantic films, and they will also make comedies. All they want from Hollywood is big action and big scenes.
Even if there is Lu Xiaoran, there is only one, and half of the team behind "Gravity" belongs to the United States, and "The Martian" is even more with the help of the distribution power of the world...
By the time of "Wolf Warrior 2"...
It's different, this movie completely copied the Hollywood blockbuster model, from the narrative rhythm, the positive and negative character settings, to the picture presentation, and even the international vision, it is very Hollywood. The only difference is that this is Chinese heroism.
"The Hollywood Reporter" said directly: ""The Martian" + "Wolf Warrior 2", Hollywood should panic!"
The report said: "Hollywood has always counted on China to bring huge box office to its blockbusters, and if Chinese films can rely on local strength to produce works similar to Hollywood blockbusters and bring similar excitement to Chinese audiences, the appeal of American action blockbusters to China will be greatly reduced." The Chinese market is maturing rapidly, and appetite for Hollywood blockbusters is likely to shrink. β
They also said, 'This may also affect the number of imports and share of Hollywood blockbusters in the future, and China will be in a better position to negotiate.' β
However, it is only a small report, and their belief in the centrality of their film industry has always been unwavering...
Moreover, Hollywood's values are on the left, and most of the works they create are in line with universal values, the American dream, freedom, equality, democracy...
As long as this tone remains the same, their work will still be accepted by the whole world, especially China - in a sense, what Hollywood exports and what the Communist Manifesto exports seem to be the same thing...
But the real United States does not follow this set of things, so it is very awkward...
......
Back on set, Chris Evans was only on a five-week contract - the Avengers still have to shoot...
In the filming of his last scene, all the mysteries were revealed, and Chris didn't have to hide himself, he stared at Armas and said what was in his heart:
"I'm going to say a few words to you, a few words to tell you the truth!"
"We allowed you to come to our house, and let you take care of the elderly in the family, and accepted you warmly, but now, you want to steal what belongs to us?
"I have this right, this is our family's ancestral house!"
Daniel Craig couldn't help but laugh and interjected: "I have to say that this house was bought by Harlan in the eighties of the last century, or from a Pakistani real estate developer, so, strictly speaking, this is not an ancestral home..."
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!"
"Put away your disgusting southern accent, yes, I tried to kill Fran, but she didn't die, what crime did I commit? Attempted murder?"
"Add a little arson at most... I have the best lawyer, stay two days at most and I'll be able to come out!"
After saying this, he turned his head to look at Armas, and continued, "I will kill you!
And then I was spit in the face ...
Of course, this is the effect after editing, Armas is only 1.6 meters, Chris is 1.8 meters tall, he looks up and vomits, he can't do it...
In order to make it work, I had to take some eight treasure porridge that looked like vomit, add some fruit peels to it, and splash it on Chris's face...
This is a Chinese specialty.
The first time Chris saw the eight-treasure porridge, it was probably too fragrant, so he couldn't help but dig a spoonful and asked, "What is this?"
β... Eight treasure porridge... It's a snack..."
"It's amazing!"
β...β
What's so amazing about this, how rare and weird...
Speaking of rare and strange, Lu Xiaoran remembered one thing, when he ate steak that day, he thought that all Americans ate that kind of bloody raw steak, damn it, it was completely a movie effect, and most of the people who were old and beautiful ate it very cooked...
Of course, the French are not among them, and they really eat medium-rare...
After this filming, Chris Evans' scene ends...
A brief goodbye, he is about to rush to Atlanta to shoot "Avengers 3" and "Avengers 4"...
After the filming of this scene, there are basically some Daniel Craig's detective routines left...
These are very easy to shoot, and they don't need too many actors to cooperate.
It only took a little more than a month and a half for Lu Xiaoran to complete the filming of "Knives Out", much faster than planned...
But his tiredness can't be hidden...
He really wanted to go back to China as soon as possible to have a good rest, but the crew would also have a party on the plane, and he had to attend, but he was physically and mentally exhausted, and he was just attending...
......
Wen Ziren came over on behalf of the producer: "When will "Knives Out" be released?"
β... What do you guys think?"
"How's Christmas?"
Lu Xiaoran shook his head decisively: "... I don't have faith!"
In the 2017 Christmas file, Lao Mei will release "Star Wars 8: The Last Jedi" and "Jumanji: Battle of the Jungle", as well as "King of the Circus", "Pitch Perfect 3"...
"Knives Out" confronts them, either die or die...
"Don't worry, Warner and Universal have said they will fight for at least 3,800 theaters. β
"But will the Christmas stalls be too intense?"
"You are a suspenseful, detective theme, and you don't collide with other movies..."
Lu Xiaoran hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Okay, you can watch it, and I'll edit it myself!"
"Of course!"
Universal and Warner Investment's "Knives Out" are interested in the Chinese market behind Lu Xiaoran, and naturally rely on his opinions...
The final editing rights are definitely his...
Speaking of this, Wen Ziren suddenly proposed: ""The Great Wall 2" I want to invite Wu Jing to shoot a set of shots..."
"A group?"
"The trailer of "The Great Wall 3"... He was a general stationed in the south, and he attacked the Great Wall again, and the Five Elements Army was annihilated, and then he led his troops to the Great Wall..."
Lu Xiaoran was speechless...
You are so red and fruitful, with the help of Wu Jing's fame, is this good?
"Who were you going to look for?"
β... donnie yenοΌβ
All right...
Donnie Yen is Zhen Bullet...
"I can help you ask, and if he doesn't want to, don't blame me. β