Chapter 467: The Trail of the Lord
The start-up banquet was staggered, the atmosphere was warm, and most of the people came to pay tribute to Lu Lin, and if they complimented, they didn't want to risk money. Lu Lin listened too much and gradually got used to it, although he knew that what they said was exaggerated, he was still quite useful.
During the period, I heard people talk about the three popular movies in this year's National Day file, "Jue Ji", "Passing by Your World" and "Operation Mekong".
Someone laughed: "The poster made by Leshi directly deleted the name of director Guo Xiaosi, saying that he was afraid of affecting the box office." ”
"The reputation of his "Little Times" is too poor, and it is inevitable that it will affect the box office!"
"I heard that the reason given by Leshi Pictures is to weaken the label of director Guo Xiaosi, so as not to disgust the audience. ”
"Haha, he has always said that he wants to be compared with Director Lu, but now he can't even appear in the promotional poster!"
"It should be that Boss Zhang Zhaozhang has little confidence in his "Jue Ji", right?" someone said to the point.
After that, there were a few words of compliment to Lu Lin, and the lyrics were to the effect that Guo Xiaosi's filming of a "big movie" like "Little Times" was still successful. Filming a special effects blockbuster to compete with Lu Lin is simply funny.
Director Guo Xiaosi made a lot of money on the "Little Times" series, but his reputation was bad. It was so bad that everyone scolded him, and even Zhang Zhao didn't dare to mention his name on the poster of "Jue Ji".
Director Guo felt aggrieved and posted on Weibo, saying that he was sad. Paying a lot for this film, the limited level cannot erase the fact that he is a director.
Zhang Zhao issued an article saying: Director Guo is not easy, he has paid a lot in the past four years, and everyone sees it in their eyes. Leshi is also growing ......!
It seems to be a posture of internal reconciliation, but in the eyes of netizens, it is just a hype.
"Director Lu, you have watched the trailer of "Jue Ji", the effect is not ordinarily bad, and it is really incomparable with your work!" came over to toast with emotion.
When the other party said this, Lu Lin couldn't refute it, and said with a smile: "Even if it's a nail, it has technical content." What's more, it's a CG special effects blockbuster! Director Guo is not easy to make a special effects blockbuster, let's just watch a little trailer and draw conclusions, which is a bit unfair. Even if you want to scold, you have to wait until after the release!"
accidentally told the truth, but the other party looked like he was taught, and said again and again: "What Director Lu said is reasonable, wait for the release, wait for the release!"
After that, everyone talked about "Operation Mekong" produced by Bona, and felt that the plot synopsis was somewhat similar to the previous "Wolf Warrior" of Longlin Pictures, and felt that the box office would not be too bad.
And "Passing by Your World" starring Deng Chao, because of the bright spots, there is no topic.
A start-up banquet was eaten until more than three o'clock in the afternoon, and then they dispersed, which was regarded as a small half-day holiday. From the next day, the crew of "Lich War" began to shoot nervously.
Because there are too many special effects shots in the whole film, they are mainly shot in the studio. Some scenes need to be filmed by the main creators, such as the humanoid scenes of the ten ancestral witches. And the action special effects part of their transformation is all done by motion cap actors.
So the whole crew is divided into two groups, A and B, and one group shoots the human form of star actors
scenes, a group of martial arts scenes based on motion capture.
There are lines of interaction in literary dramas, and there are some meanings. The fight scenes filmed by motion capture actors are relatively boring.
As the chief director, Lu Lin often takes a look at this group and that group takes a look. If the shooting is not to his liking, he will re-shoot it, which can be regarded as orderly.
said that more than 20 days have passed, and everything went smoothly for the crew of "Lich War". The National Day propaganda war over there has reached a white-hot stage.
On the evening of the 23rd, Yu Dong called and said with a smile: "The premiere of "Operation Mekong" is scheduled for the 25th, the CPPCC auditorium, you must come then!"
Lu Lin subconsciously said: "I'm busy now, but I don't have time to go over to cheer you on!"
Yu Dong lowered his voice and said: "I said brother, the Ministry of Public Security, the Narcotics Control Commission, the Optoelectronics, the Central Propaganda Department, several leaders have come over, and there are nearly a thousand public security officers and policemen, the opportunity is rare!"
When Lu Lin heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved. The main police and bandit themes need to be approved, and "Residual Sins" filmed by Longlin Pictures before ended up with the same fate as another time and space. It is a bigwig who has served two terms in the military and the police, and it is still beneficial to know more of them.
"Okay, then I'll arrange it in advance, and I'll definitely go to cheer you on then!"
Yu Dong said with a smile: "Changliang, when you are interviewed by reporters, remember to say something good about the 'Mekong' and step on some other films." ”
Lu Lin said: "You have 100,000 sailors under your command, do you still need me to charge into battle?"
Yu Dong said: "Hey, you can't talk nonsense, I, Yu Dong, am above board, but I can't do anything like that." It's that the big boss is good at this kind of marketing, which puts a lot of pressure on me!"
Lu Lin said with a smile: "Zhang Zhao was in charge of Guangxian Pictures in his early years, and his marketing methods are in the same vein as Wang Changtian, so you shouldn't be afraid that the two of them will join forces to attack your "Mekong"!"
Yu Dong is really worried about this, mainly because after the box office success of "Wolf Warrior", domestic military action movies have also begun to be favored by the market. The "Mekong Operation" produced by Bona Pictures is also very popular with the market.
The box office expectation given by Time.com is 2 billion, surpassing "Jue Ji" and "Passing by Your World". It is also very possible to say that Leshi and Guangxian suddenly joined forces with Hei Bona!
"I said Brother Lu, in short, you must help me support the scene this time and say a few good words! You have filmed military action movies, you know how difficult it is!"
Lu Lin thinks about the filming experience of the two "Wolf Warriors", especially the filming of "Wolf Warrior 2" to Africa, which is simply risking his life. finally said: "Don't worry, I will definitely support you, I will bring a few of my artists over and ask everyone to cheer for you on Weibo!"
When Yu Dong heard that there were still unexpected surprises, he immediately smiled and said, "It's too authentic, exquisite!"
After a pause, he said: "I know that your Longlin's artist schedule is very full, but it is not for a lot of people, just remember to bring Zhao Liying over!"
Lu Lin couldn't cry or laugh, "You still have a roll call?"
Yu Dong was a little embarrassed, "It's not that the cost is too high, and the pressure to collect the money is high! You also know that this kind of movie has no box office abroad, and it all depends on the domestic market to return to the cost, and the pressure is not ordinary!"
Lu Lin said: "Okay, needless to say, I understand! Even if I don't go, I'll ask Li Ying to cheer you on!"
Yu Dong hurriedly said: "Don't, the point is that you have to come!"
Lu Lin knew his thoughts, and the media would have to compare him with Guo Xiaosi. The special effects blockbuster produced by Longlin Pictures is compared with "Jue Ji". It's quite tricky.
But who said that Lu Lin really doesn't like "Little Times", and doesn't like Guo Xiaosi, who regards himself as a goal!