Chapter 194: My brother is a piece of waste
What kind of movie is "East Becomes West"?
Countless fans are curious.
Especially Jiang Qin's appearance as Zhou Botong, I am extremely looking forward to it.
The female version of the old urchin?
Of course, Jiang Qin's popularity is not the highest in the cast, and the topic is naturally not the strongest.
What is the most handsome Huang Yaoshi.
The most handsome Ouyang Feng, the most handsome Duan Wangye......
The most powerful cast.
There was a lot of discussion on the Internet, but Mu Chen ignored it, but devoted himself to the filming of the movie.
This is a joyful scene, and the atmosphere may be harmonious when filmed, but it is not very smooth.
Many actors can't help but laugh as they pat themselves.
Huang Yaoshi is practicing swords with his cousin Qigong.
Li Yunyi: "Hey, junior sister, be careful!"
Su Xiaowan: "Senior brother, it's so tiring to practice this 'eyebrow sword'!
Li Yunyi: "It's really sad to have eyebrows to stab out every move." ”
Su Xiaowan: "Yes." ”
Li Yunyi: "Senior sister, why don't we practice the 'Affection Knife'?"
Su Xiaowan: "'Affectionate Knife', I'm afraid you won't be able to hold it." Senior brother, do you remember the day when you practiced the 'Dry, Chai Lie, Fire' 'palm' on the mountain...... If I hadn't struggled, I'd have made a big mistake. ”
Li Yunyi: "You have to figure it out, it was my ...... who struggled that day."
"Cards!"
"Poof!"
As soon as Mu Chen shouted, Li Yunyi and Su Xiaowan couldn't help laughing, and the same was true of the people next to them.
"Do it all over again. Mu Chen said.
They weren't smiling just now, but they had a hint of a turtle smiling expression.
Moreover, their expressions were still a little restrained, and they did not let go.
Continuing to shoot, Su Xiaowan and Li Yunyi brewed for a while, and while controlling their emotions, they also let go according to Mu Chen's requirements.
This time, it's over!
Especially Su Xiaowan, her demeanor and tone gave people a kind of surprise.
Subsequently, the three princesses played by Li Ruoxi appeared.
The crew of "East Becomes West", the number of laughs is very common.
Not only Li Yunyi and Su Xiaowan, almost everyone has a time to laugh.
It's a film with magic.
It is not uncommon for actors to laugh.
But the whole crew is like this, so it's rare to see.
Mu Chen was a little helpless, but he didn't get angry.
When promoting, cutting out the images of these NGs and using them as propaganda materials can also have a miraculous effect.
There are many NGs, which delays shooting and increases the budget.
It's nothing.
The atmosphere of the crew was joyful, and with the filming, almost all the actors were more and more open.
Especially Jiang Qin, who plays Zhou Botong.
Of course, if it is said that the most NG times is the scene where Mu Ze has a blue nose and swollen face and a sausage mouth to show Su Xiaowan his seductive eyes, it has been NG more than a dozen times.
NG was a common thing, but the shooting went very smoothly.
The movie itself is not very difficult, nor is there much scene, and the shooting is naturally much faster.
In less than a month and a half, "East Becomes West" was completed.
It started in mid-October and was completed before New Year's Day.
This speed is undoubtedly extremely fast.
After completion, it immediately entered post-production.
"Infernal Affairs 2" has already been drawn, and the box office is a lot less than the first part, but it is also as high as 1.3 billion.
I don't know how much more box office this than the original.
For the two films, the cumulative domestic box office almost won 3 billion. Counting the foreign box office and copyright fees, Dawn Film and Television has made a profit of more than one billion with this film.
For this reason, Mu Chen has an urge to write all the classic Hong Kong films in his mind.
Those are not memories, they are money.
As soon as New Year's Day passed, the upcoming films of the Spring Festival file also began to be hyped.
Post-production has only just begun, but the publicity has already begun.
Mu Chen didn't care about the publicity.
He was busy with post-production, as well as recording songs from the film.
Among the songs in the original version, the most impressive is not "Who is the Big Hero", but the song "I LOVE You".
When Hong Qi sings this song, it is definitely a highlight in the film.
And these songs are all sung by Mu Chen.
Of course, there are many classic funny scenes in the whole film, and the laughter is not embarrassing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that watching a laugh hurts a belly.
And Ouyang Feng's killing of Hong Qi is the funniest in the whole film in Mu Chen's opinion.
Ouyang Feng was bent on killing Hong Qi, of course, this was also instructed by Hong Qi, but he never succeeded.
In the front, it was caused by Hong Qi's counterattack, but Ouyang Feng's secret calculation in the back was not successful.
When Hong Qi was defenseless, not only did he not hurt Hong Qi, but he hit himself crookedly and injured himself, which is called lifting a stone and hitting his own feet.
Do not have the intention of harming others.
Post-production is fast, this year's Chinese New Year's Eve is on January 24, less than half a month of post-production, but more than enough.
Mu Chen includes cutting, soundtrack, etc.
He has the original as a reference, and the post-production is naturally much simpler and much faster.
The fighting momentum of the Spring Festival stalls has begun before the release.
Propaganda is the beginning of the fight.
The role of publicity for a film is immeasurable.
Among them, from the perspective of momentum, "Mountains and Seas" and "Zhao's" are half a catty, followed by Mu Chen's "East Becomes West".
Mu Chen didn't use "Wolf Warrior 2" to compete with these two films, but he caught up with a "nondescript" film like "East Becomes West", which made many people scratch their heads.
It seems that under the momentum of the two movies "Mountains and Seas" and "Zhao's", this kind of film that borrows the popularity of TV series and the films piled up with an all-star lineup seems to be a bit more than worth the loss when it is released under this situation.
How so?
Many people speculate, and some even think that Mu Chen is inflated to the point that he thinks that he can PK with Xu Wenchen's meticulously crafted film by making a film casually.
No one will regard Mu Chen's "East Becomes West" as the opponent of the two films "Mountains and Seas" and "Zhao's".
"Director Xu, which film do you think is the most threatening to "Mountains and Seas" among the films released during the Spring Festival?"
Xu Wen, the director of "Mountains and Seas", is one of the first-line directors in China and one of the directors with great box office appeal.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to attract more than 400 million yuan in "Mountains and Seas".
"Of course, it's Director Chen's "Zhao". Xu Wen said with a smile.
The director of "Zhao's" is Chen Mouzhi, and Xu Wen has a lot of private conversations with him, but it is not bad.
In fact, the two don't want each other's movies to fight each other's movies during the Spring Festival, but they can't control it.
"What about Mu Chen's "East Becomes West"?" the reporter asked randomly.
"Although Mu Chen is young, he is definitely an extremely good director. Xu Wen said, "However, his "East Becomes West" is too rushed. If it is "Wolf Warrior 2", there may still be some threats. ”
Too rushed, which means biasing speed and ignoring quality.
The underlying meaning is: this film is not good!
Why is this so?
Mu Chen is still too young, a little less steady, and he was blinded by his previous success.
If you want to pose a threat to his "Mountains and Seas", it must be a film that strives for excellence.
"Wolf Warrior 2" is a film that strives for excellence, but for "Mountains and Seas", it is only a little threatening.
The word "some" is the point, but it is also a kind of politeness.
Well, this is the interpretation of the media and netizens.
Xu Wen doesn't think that Mu Chen's "East Becomes West" is a threat, and Chen Mouzhi naturally thinks so.
The opponents of the two of them are only each other, as for Mu Chen...... This time it was a little worse.
Of course, whether it is Chen Mouzhi or Xu Wen, although the two of them are not optimistic about Mu Chen's "East Becomes West", they are full of praise for Mu Chen.
Director Mu Chen's strength, there is no doubt that even if they are famous directors, they can't step on it, let alone step on it.
They don't have to step on the dust to make topics and promote movies.
They don't have to, and neither do their films.
However, they are not optimistic about Mu Chen's "East Becomes West", but it still makes Mu Chen's fans unhappy.
This has something to do with the deliberate instigation of the media.
"I don't seem to be very optimistic about your "East Becomes West"!" Chen Fuhai looked at Mu Chen and said, "In terms of film scheduling, it is difficult to compare with those two films." ”
"How much?" Mu Chen asked curiously.
There are fewer films scheduled than those two films, and Mu Chen is not surprised.
Who doesn't matter?
"18%!" Chen Fuhai said.
"Not a lot. Mu Chen nodded and said, "What about the two films?"
""Mountains and Seas" is about 27%, and "Zhao's" is about 25%. Chen Fuhai said, "In addition, "Big Guy" is scheduled for nearly 15%. ”
"Mountains and Seas" and "Zhao's" are more than 50% scheduled, and Mu Chen is not surprised.
"Big Guy" is a Hong Kong film, and the production company is the British Union, and it is quite good to be able to get 15% of the film schedule.
The four films accounted for 85% of the film schedule, which shows that most of the other films are cannon fodder.
However, this film schedule is the first day of filming, and the film schedule will definitely be adjusted after that.
Mu Chen believes that after the release, the film schedule of "East Becomes West" will increase instead of decreasing.
"After the release, I don't know who is the winner in the end. Mu Chen said with a smile.
The publicity of "East Becomes West" may not be as good as those two films, but the momentum is not small.
What's more, with such a cast, the fan box office is an amazing number.
The first trailer of "East Becomes West" was released, Mu Chen posted it on Weibo, and then Li Ruoxi, Mu Ze and others also forwarded it.
These people have countless Weibo fans, and the publicity effect is naturally good.
Subsequently, the trailer landed on major video websites.
The trailer isn't long, but it's also extremely engaging.
"Toad Divine Skill First Form!"
"The dragon is in the sky!"
In the trailer, the first scene is the duel between Ouyang Feng and Hong Qi.
However, the image was fleeting.
Then, it was Li Ruoxi who played the third princess and yelled "The sea is immeasurable", and Ouyang Feng and the imperial concubine looked around with some horror.
Huang Yaoshi's finger magic power, Duan Wangye's yang finger, Zhou Botong's three-flower gathering top...... Many actors disappeared in a flash, and people were a little confused, but they were also aroused by curiosity, and the desire to watch the movie was bred in their hearts.
"Director Mu Chen's work!"
"On January 25, the first day of the Lunar New Year, it will be released hilariously!"
The last two scenes of the trailer are just text.
The trailer is just one part of the movie's promotion.
Judging by the effect, it doesn't seem to be bad.
Some of the shooting footage released also caused a lot of repercussions.
publicity, "East Becomes West" naturally does not cost as much money as the other two movies, but the effect may not be bad.
Mu Ze and the others were running around, and the momentum was also very great.
The star lineup is large, and the net is wide.
"Really put down the propaganda and go home for the New Year?" Mu Ze looked at Mu Chen, a little surprised.
"On the twenty-ninth day, aren't you still promoting in Jincheng?" Mu Chen said, "After the publicity, we will go back." During the Spring Festival, aren't Li Yunyi still running publicity?"
While promoting the movie, it is not promoting itself.
A lot of people who are not well-known are so happy.
Mu Chen doesn't need to use movies to promote himself, and Mu Ze doesn't need to.
However, the film needs their promotion.
It's just that Mu Chen won't go home for the New Year because of the promotion of the movie.
Family reunion, he sees it more than money.
"Ruoxi is going back with you?" Mu Ze then asked.
"Go back!" Mu Chen said.
When Mu Ze heard this, a wry smile appeared on his face.
"Are you embarrassed to let Su Xiaowan go back to Yanjing alone?" Mu Chen said with a smile.
Jincheng publicity, there are only four main creators of "East Becomes West".
Mu Chen, Mu Ze, Li Ruoxi, and Su Xiaowan.
"Why do I feel that you deliberately arranged for Li Yunyi and them to go to other cities to promote it?" Mu Ze looked at Mu Chen and said.
Mu Chen's words before, how could Mu Ze not hear it.
Did Mu Chen do it on purpose?
Be!
"You're thinking too much. When the time comes, whether to invite Su Xiaowan to her home for the New Year or not, you can do it. Mu Chen smiled and said.
Mu Chen's films, he rarely participates in publicity, and there are very few roadshows.
He said that he was afraid of shooting the actor's limelight.
Those who know him well know that he is troublesome.
However, some publicity before the release of the film, he occasionally participated.
On the twenty-ninth, Mu Chen and his party came to Jincheng.
The media and fans have come a lot.
Although Mu Chen rarely participates in publicity, he is not inexperienced, and with Li Ruoxi, Mu Ze and others, he can be regarded as at ease.
After the publicity, it was late to return to the hotel.
Mu Chen kicked Mu Ze, and then gave him a look.
Mu Ze showed a tangled face, opened his mouth, and invited Su Xiaowan to go to his house for the New Year, but he still didn't say it.
Mu Chen hated that iron could not become steel, and he felt that his brother was a waste.
"Sister Xiaowan, we are going home tomorrow. For the Chinese New Year, it's not interesting for you to go back to Yanjing alone. Why don't you go with us? Muchen's hometown has a good view, so you should travel and relax. ”
Mu Chen pulled Li Ruoxi, and then gave her a look. Li Ruoxi understood, and then pulled Su Xiaowan and said.
When Su Xiaowan heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then looked at Mu Ze, and then at Mu Chen.
"It's definitely too late for you to go home for the New Year. Mu Chen said, "My home is not far from Jincheng. ”
"Yes!" Mu Ze said.
Just one word?
That's what you opened!
Mu Chen was speechless again. Why did my brother get involved in this matter, and it became a bit of a language barrier?
Do you want to find a psychiatrist for him?
The expectation in Mu Ze's eyes could be seen by everyone, and he obviously wanted Su Xiaowan to go.
Isn't that hard to say?
"No, I'm sorry, right?" Su Xiaowan was a little hesitant, maybe a little reserved.
She was clearly a little moved, too.
Mu Chen quietly kicked Mu Ze again.
Mu Ze opened his mouth and didn't say a word.
Mu Chen was completely speechless.
"What's so embarrassing. It was such a happy decision. Li Ruoxi said with a smile.
Early the next morning, Mu Chen and the four drove back to their hometown.
Su Xiaowan recorded "Longing for Life", although the recording place is some distance from Mu Chen's house, she still has a certain understanding of the surrounding environment.
"Mom, we're back!"
When the car opened the door, Mu Chen saw his mother coming out first, and then shouted with a smile.
"Ruoxi is also here!"
Mu Chen's mother ignored Mu Chen, but set her eyes on Li Ruoxi.
When he saw Li Ruoxi, he immediately smiled, and then saw Su Xiaowan, and his eyes lit up.
"This is ......"
"My future sister-in-law, your future eldest daughter-in-law. Mu Chen smiled and said.
When Mu Chen's mother heard this, her smile became even brighter.
Su Xiaowan made a big red face, glanced at Mu Ze, and saw that his face was redder than herself, and then said: "Auntie, my name is Su Xiaowan, just call me Xiaowan." ”
Mu Ze seemed to acquiesce, and Su Xiaowan did not deny it.
Li Ruoxi and Mu Chen glanced at each other, and then smiled.
Mu Ze is back with his girlfriend!
There were more smiles on the faces of the whole family, but Mu Ze and Su Xiaowan occasionally showed embarrassment.
"Is this good?" Li Ruoxi found a gap and asked Mu Chen in a low voice.
"How can you do it without strong medicine?" Mu Chen said, "Everyone can see that they are both interesting to each other, but they don't understand why they don't open that mouth? How many years have it been? No, I don't know how many years they've dragged on. ”
Li Ruoxi nodded and smiled, and said, "You said that they usually talk and laugh without the slightest embarrassment, but when it comes to this, one is more inkblot than the other, why is this?"
"People's hearts are complicated!" Mu Chen thought for a while and held back a sentence.
The devil knows why!
Mu Ze and Su Xiaowan don't know each other's minds?
If this is the case, the two of them can't get together yet, Mu Chen feels that he shouldn't worry about them.
"Huh?"
Li Ruoxi suddenly sighed, and then pointed not far away.
Not far away, Mu Ze and Su Xiaowan faced each other, looking at each other.
Driven by the curiosity of Mu Chen and the others, they quietly walked over, wanting to eavesdrop on what the two would say.
For a long time, the two didn't say a word, Mu Chen and Li Ruoxi looked anxious for them.
"I ......"
Mu Ze was the first to speak and said a word, but there was no follow-up.
Su Xiaowan looked at Mu Ze.
It's just a matter of one sentence, you have to say it!
Mu Chen was powerless to complain.
Suddenly, Mu Ze hugged Su Xiaowan into his arms.
Su Xiaowan was stunned, but she didn't break free.
Silence is better than sound at this time!
Mu Chen didn't expect that his brother would be so direct and straightforward.
"In a word, is it so difficult?" Su Xiaowan said leisurely.
"I, I'm afraid you'll refuse. Mu Ze said.
"Xiaochen, what are you two doing there?"
Su Xiaowan was about to say something, when suddenly a voice sounded, and Mu Ze and Su Xiaowan separated instantly, like frightened rabbits.
Mu Chen and Li Ruoxi smiled awkwardly.
This is the current situation of being caught!
"Mom, aren't you cooking?" Mu Chen said with a smile, and then pulled Li Ruoxi and fled the scene.