On June 20th, Huayi's orphan and DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda premiered

On June 29th, China Film Chibi and the National Superman Hancock premiered at the same time

On July 9th, Shangying outwitted Tiger Mountain and Paramount Iron Man, which premiered at the same time

On July 16th, directed by Spielberg, the king of Hollywood, the legendary series Raiders of the Lost Ark 4 debuted in the summer finale

In the summer file for a whole month, China, Hollywood hegemons, and 7 strong films fought together, and the battle was fierce, which was unprecedented in Chinese film history. [No pop-up novel network]

This can be said to be the first time that Chinese filmmakers have challenged Hollywood on home since China opened up the film market in the 90s.

Think about it, the three giants of Chinese films, Feng Xiaogang, Wu Yusen, Gu Xiaofan's strongest director lineup, Jiang Wen, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei's strongest actor list.

On the matchup, Spielberg, Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith, Harrison Ford

This is not only a collision in the film, but also a direct comparison between Chinese and American actors in performance, can there be anything more interesting than this

At this moment, the fire of war ignited by outwitting Weihu Mountain has been burning to the entire summer file, which makes everyone look forward to it, in the summer file, Chinese movies and Hollywood movies will directly confront, and what will be the final outcome

Who will overwhelm each other at the box office?

The eight major theaters across the country are hyping the summer file as "the strongest month in Chinese film history", and they began to warm up more than 3 months in advance, and new theaters have sprung up all over the country.

The bosses of the eight major theaters are all smiling, no matter who wins or loses on both sides this time, the theater must be able to make a lot of money, and the audience has a herd mentality, as long as the social effect is formed, it is strange that the theater is not full in June.

For both China and the United States, this battle of Tianwang Mountain cannot afford to be lost, and all parties have begun to prepare with all their might.

In the Daxing'an Mountains, the crew of more than 1,000 people outside Jiazigou was stationed at the foot of the snow-covered mountain, and the frost was frosty at night, the cold was biting, and the temperature was more than 10 degrees below zero, which made the body of each crew member curl up slightly.

In the heavy snow, the crew finished the start-up ceremony and began another sacred ritual to cut hair.

The makeup team was directly outside the tent, and under the heavy snowfall, all the actors' hair was cut short and sloppy, and all the hairstyles should be kept in the same state for two months from today.

The staff wore heavy coats, hats, and scarves, covering their entire bodies tightly, only exposing their eyes to the outside, but the actors had to expose their faces and hands to the cold and snow.

You can see that each actor's lips are trembling, and their hands are red from the cold.

This is not the crew abusing the actors, but a routine of the crew to turn on the film in a brutal environment in the wilderness, where cutting your hair means that all the previous things on your body are thrown away, and what remains here can only be the role you played in the film.

Everybody can cover themselves, but only the actor can't, because you need to perform through your face, your hands.

If you can't even carry the hair-cutting ceremony in the field on the first day, how can you stick to the next two months of shooting

Feng Xiaogang, as the producer, observed the entire start-up ceremony from the side, and he found that the group of people brought by Jiang Wen did not greet the rest of the crew at all, and even Jiang Wen brought his own photographer and equipment.

This Jiang Wen, this is going to be brutal, Feng Xiaogang felt that something was wrong, and couldn't help but quietly pull Jiang Wen aside and persuade:

"Teacher Jiang, did you have a misunderstanding with Gu Xiaofan, Gu Xiaofan is young and ignorant after all, you have to bear with me, or I will ask him to apologize to you and apologize for some things, you don't have to worry too much about some things, after all, he is an investor in our film"

Feng Xiaogang also heard about the matter when he was taking makeup photos, and thought that since Gu Xiaofan and Jiang Wen had a knot, it was better to be a peacemaker himself.

Jiang Wen listened to Feng Xiaogang say "He is our investor", in fact, he was reminding himself not to go against Gu Xiaofan, Jiang Wen thought to himself, do I Jiang Wen want to bend my waist for these five buckets of rice If this little director's level is not enough, why should I listen to him

"No, I have my own ideas." Jiang Wen waved his hand, since he had already brought the team here, he couldn't let Gu Xiaofan lead his nose away, if he deliberately photographed his mountain carving stinky and stupid, then wouldn't his reputation be ruined.

After everyone finished cutting their hair, Jiang Wen gathered everyone together and took this opportunity to propose:

"This time the filming is heavy, I have asked the fellows, the snow season is only 1 month at most, I think if you want to catch up with the filming schedule, this time it is best to shoot in two groups, one group is filmed by Director Gu with Unit 203 to shoot the village, and the second group is led by me to shoot the scene of Yang Zirong in Weihu Mountain.

When the two groups of people are almost finished, they will shoot a group scene, and Director Feng will take the camera. ”

"Divided into two groups" Feng Xiaogang's heart tightened when he heard this, this Jiang Wen was too bold, not only did he not bow his head, but also forced Gu Xiaofan to give him power.

Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but glance at Gu Xiaofan, shook his head and signaled to him, don't promise Jiang Wen.

You must know that Jiang Wen's personal style is so strong, if the two sets of lenses are put together, if Unit 203 is weak, it will really become a legend of mountain carving

But the two groups of people at the scene, who were originally distinct, immediately cheered when they heard this.

"That's a good idea."

"Okay, it's best to shoot like this."

"When the time comes, the two groups will shoot a group scene, and the brothers will have to start lightly"

Looking at the passionate people below, Gu Xiaofan was silent, weighed the pros and cons of doing this in his heart, and inadvertently glanced at Jiang Wen, and as soon as the two looked at each other, Gu Xiaofan knew what Jiang Wen meant.

It's not a problem to shoot in two groups, after all, it's not difficult to shoot separately, and with the ability of this group of actors, it's not difficult.

The real difficulty lies in the group scene of the conflict between Unit 203 and the bandits of Weihu Mountain, which is the most conflicting part of the movie.

Jiang Wen said that when the two groups of people are almost run-in, they will shoot a group scene, which is obviously to compare who can lead their own team well and bring out their spirits.

The bandits of Weihu Mountain are the overlords of this forest and snow field, and Unit 203 is a Red Army unit known for its faith and willpower, and it should be a character in the movie.

Whoever doesn't bring their own people and loses their part in the group drama, then they really don't speak at all.

This is not as simple as showing your face in the previous makeup photos, it completely depends on the strength of the director and the actors.

Jiang Wen is taking this opportunity to regain face.

Gu Xiaofan figured this out in his heart, but he was not annoyed, but felt that Jiang Wen's idea was good, if the two groups were separated, the filming progress could indeed be much faster.

Looking at the two factions in the crew, they were all eager to compete immediately, and Gu Xiaofan finally nodded: "Mr. Jiang's proposal is very wise, I think this plan is feasible." ”

Everyone in the crew secretly applauded, and some were puzzled, and more looked at each other and felt a little caught off guard.

If there was only one director in the crew in the past, and one person had the final say, it would be clear and clear, but this time there are three directors in a big crew, and one is bigger than the other, which makes everyone a little confused, who has the final say

In this way, it is not bad to be divided into two groups