CHAPTER XXXV
Xu Hui was first known to the public because of his image as a singer.
Including his return to China for development, the most talked about is not his two movies, but the EP, 6 songs have created a record, not only in terms of sales, the cumulative sales have exceeded one million, and the number of auditions for each of them has exceeded 60 million!
The song "In My Singing" has created nearly 900 million auditions!
directly left "Blue and White Porcelain" in second place.
Without a doubt, this is a classic EP!
In the second-rate era, a first-class EP was born!
Many people have already compared Xu Hui with Zhou Jielun.
It's a pity that since then, there has been no sign of Xu Hui releasing new songs, at most he sings in the movies he directed or produces.
After Weibo, countless Xu Hui's fans sign in every day, hoping that Xu Hui will release a new album soon...
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“… Singing? I'm sure I'll sing it again, in fact, I've written a few songs recently, plus I want to cover the songs of a few seniors, and adding one piece is enough for an album. However, I haven't been able to find time to record songs, so I'll be busy for the past few months..."
After saying this, Xu Hui continued: "In fact, it is very sad to make music in China, there are many young people with music dreams and ambitions for music, their popularity is far less than the idols produced by the Korean assembly line, I have talked to Mr. Liu Huan before, he said that Chinese music is currently at the bottom of the world music scene, I deeply think!"
"The bottom?"
“… In pop music all over the world, musicians from no country care as much about lyrics as we do, and you can also see that in recent years, even since there have been pop songs, songs that can generally become popular are because the lyrics are well written, and there is little progress in melody. ”
"Of course, Zhou Jielun is different, he is a genius!"
Seeing what the reporter wanted to say, Xu Hui added.
"Haha, it seems that Director Xu is a fan of Zhou Jielun!"
“… Well, I think Zhou Jielun is the last banner of the Chinese music scene, if this flag falls, it's hard to imagine if anyone else can stand up. ”
"Director Xu, can I ask you a personal question?"
Seeing Xu Hui nodding, Wang Xiaofeng continued: "I heard that Zhejiang Satellite TV invited you to participate in "I Am a Singer", but you refused, why?"
"I announced to the public that there is no time, in fact, time is such a thing, there will always be a crowd! I'm still a little scared, don't laugh, I'm really a little scared, think about it, my popularity is so high, what if I don't perform well, what if I lose my fans, even if I perform well, there will be people who will pick on me and say that I am shady or something..."
"Then will you be on "I Am a Singer" in the future? Many audiences are especially looking forward to seeing you and Zhou Jielun on a stage like "I Am a Singer"..."
“… The idea of speaking, I will compete with Zhou Jielun in singing?"
"Netizens voted spontaneously..."
"Okay, as long as Zhou Jielun is okay, I have no problem!"
Dong Chou shouldn't bend his waist for five buckets of rice...
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"Let's talk about movies, what type of movies do you like?"
"Basically, I watch any type of movie, suspense, drama, action, romance, but in recent years, I don't have much time to watch movies, I'm too busy..."
"Have you watched Avatar?"
"Of course, it's so hot, I took my parents to watch it together. ”
"Do you think the future will be a world of 3D movies?"
"Of course, blockbusters, especially science fiction films, will be much better if they are produced in 3D mode! If it is a movie with a lot of night scenes, it is better not to make it in 3D mode, because when shooting with a 3D camera, it will unconsciously reduce the brightness and blur the image..."
Xu Hui has a certain understanding of 3D shooting technology.
He once worked as an assistant director in a domestic 3D film crew and saw 3D shooting.
"There are already directors in China who have decided to make 3D films, do you also have plans to do so?"
"At the end of the year, I might make a martial arts film that is very suitable for 3D lenses, or... Look at the cost, if the cost is too high, I am reluctant to invest a lot of money!"
Pao Hui still can't fly like Xu Laowei.
Maybe the mentality is different, it's not your own money that is wasted...
"When it comes to film investment, your latest work "Once Upon a Time" is definitely a big investment!"
"Of course, the production cost of 140 million, plus publicity, at least 200 million, is definitely the largest budget movie I have ever directed..."
Wang Xiaofeng's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but there were all kinds of disdain in his heart.
'It's good to have 100 million for 200 million!'
In his opinion, all domestic blockbusters have a virtue, first pull a bunch of stars, and then pull a bunch of investments, as for what is filmed.
Does it matter what you're shooting?
Isn't it the face of the star that the audience should see!
Xu Hui still talked eloquently: "... In fact, the salary of the actors is not much, at most less than 15% of the total investment, mainly spent on post-production and props, after all, if you want to recreate China in the mid-19th century, it will take a lot of work. ”
"You've built new buildings?"
"Well, that's not true, the current post-production can fully meet my expectations in many aspects, and it is no longer the era when you had to build a city in order to make a movie. ”
“… It seems that the later stage of this drama is looking for a domestic special effects company, right?"
"That's right, it's a relatively new special effects company. In fact, there is a misunderstanding here, not that the special effects technology in China is worse than that in foreign countries, for example, Base FX, which cooperated with us this time, their entire team used to work in Hollywood..."
"Is it because of the equipment?"
Wang Xiaofeng has always wanted to interject...
"No, we use the best equipment in the world, and many Hollywood special effects teams may not be able to afford such good equipment!"
“… So according to what you mean, people and equipment are fine, so why do our special effects look so good... So embarrassing?"
"The cycle is too short, special effects rendering is a particularly time-consuming job, my MV for "Wukong", three minutes of special effects rendering, took almost a month! This time "Once Upon a Time", from the beginning of the script creation, the person in charge of Base FX has been following up, the entire special effects cycle is almost 18 months, in terms of time, we are enough. Some crews in China don't respect the duration of special effects at all, and desperately keep the cycle down, so what should they do?
"I watched what you said in public before, as if you wanted to make "Once Upon a Time" a series?"
"Hmm. ”
Xu Hui took a sip of tea: "In the middle of the nineteenth century, when the Qing Dynasty was bombarded by an empire with a strong ship, there were too many things that could be depicted with the lens in that era. ”
"Of course, in the movie, his image is definitely not just an ordinary Chinese, I want to give him the characteristics of both old and new cultures, he was xenophobic at first, and later began to accept foreign things..."
"I hope that the character of 'Huang Feihong' and this series can become a new business card of Chinese films!"