Chapter 378: Four Years.
A few minutes of play, but Li Mu filmed for three days, and remade it three times, it was really because this fight scene was too important, the role of Ding Qing in the early stage was a gentleman, a cynical image, showing his cruel side in the scene in the warehouse, if it was just like this, then the character portrayal would be quite a failure, so Ding Qing needed a scene to justify himself.
In this fight, the most exciting thing is that he waited anxiously for the elevator, but found that there were already six knifemen with sharp blades in the elevator looking at him Ling Ran, there were chasing soldiers in the back, and there were tigers in front, but Ding Qing did not hesitate to get into the elevator, in the narrow elevator, one person faced six people and finally survived him.
It is also this classic elevator fight scene that shows Ding Qing's side of the god of war in front of the world.
Ding Qing's character is actually a very contradictory existence, on the one hand, his friendship with his brother is moving, even if he knew that Li Zicheng was an undercover agent of the police, but he did not kill Li Zicheng, but told him at the last moment of his life that he wanted to rebel against fate.
But in the same way, when facing the enemy, the ferocity he showed also made people frightened, and in the scene in the warehouse, Li Zicheng's fear of Ding Qing was unobstructed.
Such a combination of contradictions is a huge challenge for any actor, not to mention that Li Mu always compares his interpretation of Ding Qing with the original version, and his requirements for himself are not undemanding.
"New World" was filmed in South Korea for a total of eight months, and by the day it was finished, many Chinese actors had been able to communicate with Korean actors in some simple Korean, especially Chen Xuan was able to chat with Choi Min-ho about some connotative jokes without translation.
Chen Xuan's professional performance also convinced everyone in the crew, and some Korean actors also sincerely said that before they cooperated, they thought that Chen Xuan was just a star who became popular by relying on the company's resources.
Li Mu smiled secretly, that is because they have never seen another ruthless character in the film and television industry who is known as the desperate Saburo, yes, this person is Peng Yuyan, this guy who claims to unlock at least one professional-level skill without filming a movie, filmed "Guild Wars", practiced with real fighters for three months, practiced to only 3% of body fat, and also learned mixed martial arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. Filming "Listening and Speaking", he learned sign language, practiced for several months for a long time, and practiced every day until his hands cramped. Filming "Breaking the Wind", he rode for about 7 hours a day, and the mountains in Hong Kong were ridden all over the world, and by the way, he obtained the professional racing driver certificate of the venue. Filming "Operation Mekong", he learned Thai, Burmese, shooting, and participated in the special training of the royal security guard of Thailand.
ended the trip to South Korea, and the crew went home, compared to the enthusiasm of the Korean media, in fact, the Chinese film and television industry is not optimistic about this film cooperated by Chinese and Korean actors.
In fact, there are many good films in Korean films and Chinese films every year, and in the years when the Chinese and Korean entertainment circles are most frequently communicative, there are indeed many Korean actors and producers who have cooperated with Chinese film and television companies, but, without exception, almost all the films have not achieved good results, not even those that are not popular, without exception, all of them are bad movies that are neither popular nor popular.
Later, with the promulgation of the Korean restriction order, there was no longer a Huaxia film and television company willing to cooperate with South Korea, because it has been proved that the Sino-Korean co-production is really unsuitable, and no one will joke with their own money, and the reason why the investor did not withdraw is completely for Li Mu's face.
No matter how optimistic the outside world is, the crew of "New World" is still full of confidence, and after a month of post-production, this movie finally met the audience, and the release schedule is in October National Day.
The premiere was naturally held at the "Muzi Theater", which is also Li Mu's home field, and several Korean leading actors who had been waiting for a long time also came to the "Muzi Theater" on this day.
After listening to the translator's introduction, they couldn't help but have a new understanding of Li Mu, they thought that the other party was just the owner of a studio, and making this movie was a desperate gamble, but when they arrived in Huaxia, they found that the so-called "studio" was bigger than many of their large entertainment companies in South Korea, and even had their own theaters, which really subverted their cognition.
And the audience of Muzi Theater also welcomed the Korean actors with a lot of face, especially when "Xinyu" appeared on the stage, everyone still liked this tall and wild beauty, and the representatives of Korean entertainment companies on the side were also smiling so much that they couldn't close their mouths in the audience.
After some interactive games, the film was officially screened, and the scene suddenly fell silent.
"New World" adopts a lot of flashbacks and parallel narratives, the first scene is the scene of the acquittal of Chairman Kinmon, which also allows the audience to quickly bring into the plot, this is the practice of Korean films, there is nothing to satirize the government, and the government is also very interesting, you are sarcastic and sarcastic, I will calculate that I lose.
But unlike other films, the picture turns, switching to two senior policemen, although they don't know their positions, but from their conversations, the official is definitely not small, of course, the most interesting scene is that after knowing the plan to control the Kinmen gang election, the chief told the director: "I don't know about this matter"
It immediately caused a light laugh at the scene, which is very bureaucratic and very realistic, and it must be subordinates who take the blame, and leaders will not make mistakes.
Of course, there are also attentive viewers who have found a foreshadowing, between the two candidates, Ding Qing and Li Zhongjiu, who will the police choose to be this puppet?
The picture turned again, and the Golden Gate boss couldn't wait to go to his mistress's house just after being acquitted, but he encountered a car accident directly on the road and was sent to the hospital.
The audience is not stupid, naturally they don't believe that this will be a simple traffic accident, and there is a scene in the hospital that was quickly observed by film critics, that is, Li Zicheng played by Chen Xuan seems to be a little uneasy, is it ..........?
Then the picture turned again, Ding Qing is Li Mu's appearance, which instantly made the audience laugh, with a messy hairstyle, he actually licked his face and said that he had found a professional stylist to design, and he tried to use a fake watch as a gift in the car but was dismantled on the spot, which also made the audience laugh for a while, this guy is too funny.
Unconsciously, the audience gradually developed a sense of substitution, especially when Chen Xuan was treated unfairly by the police, please people are helping you with their lives, but they can't even get the most basic respect.
And then the death of "Xinyu" and the police undercover agent also made Ding Qing, the gang leader, a hideous scene appear in front of the audience, although many bloody scenes were deleted in order to be released, but Li Mu's performance still made the audience understand one thing, a gang leader, no matter how interesting he is, is still a villain who kills people without blinking.
And Ding Qing's resistance also completely angered the "Section Chief Jiang", he instigated Li Zhongjiu, and made Li Zhongjiu a knife in his hand, and finally Ding Qing also showed the demeanor of the god of war in the underground garage and elevator, and finally went offline.
Before leaving, Ding Qing told Li Zicheng that the gift in his office, Li Zicheng found his police file in Ding Qing's office, that is, Ding Qing actually knew that Li Zicheng was an undercover agent, but he did not kill Li Zicheng.
In the dimly lit office, Li Zicheng put on the fake watch that Ding Qing gave him but was rejected, and the implication is also obvious, Li Zicheng chose the same path as Ding Qing, the police? No, he doesn't trust the police anymore.
As a result, all those in the know will be killed by Li Zicheng, including Section Chief Jiang and Ding Qing's lawyer, Li Zicheng completed his transformation and finally ascended to the position of the boss of the Kinmen gangster.
The film ended, and there was a round of applause at the scene, "New World" is not a movie that can be thought-provoking, but overall, this is a gangster movie with no urine points throughout the whole process.
Gangster films are not niche in Chinese films, but they are definitely not a blockbuster genre, of course, there were many Xiangjiang gangster films in the last century that were successful, but that is only for the small market of Xiangjiang, for the entire Chinese film, the box office of gangster films is not ideal, which is one of the reasons why peers are not optimistic.
However, what is unexpected is that the box office of "New World" broke the 100 million mark on the first day, and there was an uproar in the circle.
Many film and television companies said that they couldn't understand, but the box office would not lie, it did break 100 million on the first day, and it reached a terrifying box office of 120 million.
So all kinds of media exclaimed miracles, and all kinds of beautiful words also made this movie quickly enter the field of vision of audiences who like gangster movies, and with the increasing box office, several Korean actors also became popular in the mainland because of their outstanding performances.
Of course, the most popular is naturally "Xinyu", and this wheat-skinned model artist has become popular so quietly.
And Choi Min-ho soon became one of the representative actors of the acting school, the most important thing is that people are cheap, and Choi Min-ho, who is close to the people, soon received many similar role invitations.
However, gangster films are not the kind of films suitable for family carnivals, although the box office momentum is good, it is also relative, and in the end, it was released for 30 days, and the box office looked over 1 billion, which is not too amazing compared to the box office of 120 million on the first day.
Of course, for most investors, such income is already very good, and it is not easy to make money these days, especially when investing in the film and television industry, if you are not careful, you will lose all your money.
With the cooperation of "New World", after several films of the company, many investors in the circle competed to invest, and the income ratio was not bad, and gradually there was a consensus in the circle that Li Mu's films may not all make money, but at least they will not lose money.
As a result, many entertainment companies will begin to analyze the key points, the first point is professionalism, Li Mu's crew is very professional, whether it is shooting or post-production, which can shorten the shooting time, and secondly, the preliminary preparation is sufficient, from the proposal of the script to the finalization, the main creative staff must participate in the whole process.
The last is the choice of actors, Li Mu's choice of actors rarely depends on popularity, and even often uses some newcomer actors in big productions, no matter how big a name is if it is not suitable, even Chen Xuan is not able to play the male lead in every play.
Based on the above total, many film and television companies find that they can't do it at all, not to mention anything else, it's impossible to be an actor alone, many film and television companies in recent years don't make money from movies at all, they just make movies to make artists popular, of course, they also know how many pounds and taels they have, and they know that they can't make any blockbuster movies.
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Time always flies inadvertently, four years have passed in a blink of an eye, and during these four years, Li Mu's main focus has been on the construction of cinemas, and some emerging fourth-tier cities have become his goals.
In the past four years, Hualan Cinema Line has increased from 125 to 379, although the revenue of the cinema chain is not as good as that of Huayi Cinema, but it is not lost at all in terms of scale.
Of course, there is a price to be paid for doing this, Li Mu's shares in Muzi Studio have been reduced to 63%, mainly because the company's performance has been too good in recent years, and the stock has been at a high level, so Li Mu released a part of the shares to arbitrage cash flow, and then used this part of the funds to open more theaters.
In Li Mu's view, the cinema line is the foundation of long-term development, and the reason why the company's shares have been rising is actually the reason why Hualan cinemas are blooming everywhere.
In four years, the two little guys have also grown into little adults, Li Ruiting is even more silent, but the study is unexpectedly good, Li Mu and Wang Ziwen have not tutored at all, and they are among the best in every exam.
And Li Ruilan is about to be in the sixth grade, but her grades have always been at the middle level, it's not that she is not smart, it's just that this girl's interests and hobbies are too wide, singing, dancing, and piano are all in the forefront of children of the same age.
So every time there is a parent-teacher meeting, Wang Ziwen is always very happy to mention Li Ruiting to attend the parent-teacher meeting, while Li Mu can only be interviewed by the teacher as Li Ruilan's father.
In fact, he also proposed to rotate with Wang Ziwen, but unfortunately, he was quickly vetoed by Li Ruilan, every time at this time, Li Ruilan would look at him with watery eyes: "Dad, don't you like me anymore?"
Of course, this girl is mainly afraid that Wang Ziwen will come back to trouble her after being trained.
So Li Mu can only be tired of being educated by the teacher, but he still dies without repentance, Li Mu is actually very in favor of Li Ruilan's liking of art, and he does not let his daughter give up any intention of concentrating on learning, and still arranges for his daughter to take various art professional classes every day.
Although Li Ruilan is young, in terms of professional level, she is actually not inferior to some trainees, and Sun Ying loves her even more.
After Li Ruilan's sister and brother celebrated their tenth birthday, they also ushered in the annual summer vacation, Li Ruiting still stayed at home and read various extracurricular books, but Li Ruilan couldn't sit still at all, and kept running around with Li Mu.
On this day, Li Mu just returned to the company, and before his butt was hot, Liang Hongfei ran in excitedly: "Lao Li, this time I thought of an excellent creative ............"
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