Chapter 500: "Durala" is hot
As a director, you need to be in charge of all things in the crew, including the trivial matters during the preparation period, which is very tiring, so most directors are directing one or even a few years a year, and it is rare to see a few or even a dozen director works a year like Wang Jing.
He Mu's plan is to start "Zi Bu Si" directly after filming "First Love Diary", so before he reshoots "First Love Diary", he must make all the preparations for "Zi Bu Si", including building the scene, actor configuration, and behind-the-scenes lineup, especially the invitation of the actors and the behind-the-scenes team, these have to be called by him one by one, invited, discussed, and confirmed.
"Durala" is about to be released, He Mu signaled the publicity team to release the news of his preparation for his film debut, this time it is not a micro movie, but a movie that is really going to be released in the cinema, I think that in order to set up a project for this script, He Mu used a lot of relationships, who let him write the outline of the script is a bit mysterious, the film bureau is afraid that there will be too many remnants of feudal ideology after filming, so it was very tough at first not to pass, and then it was through the relationship of Shen Yancheng, who Xiao let go, that he successfully obtained the shooting permit, Although Shen Yancheng is not responsible for film affairs within radio and television, after all, he is also a deputy director, and his authority is very heavy, and he still has a lot of weight.
The micro-film has not yet been filmed, and everyone still doesn't know what He Mu's directorial level is, so he wants to make a feature film again, which suddenly became a popular entertainment event, which directly drove the attention of "Du Lala's Promotion". This excites those who like him and makes those who hate him find a reason to attack him. Say what "it's okay to make a micro-movie for fun, if you really make a movie, I'm afraid it will drag the company down", of course, those who dare to say this must dare to withstand the attack of He Mu's fans.
In a word. He Mu hasn't said anything to shoot, it has attracted widespread attention in the circle, and there are even more discussions on the Internet, people want to see if this all-round genius has the talent to be a director, and whether his directorial works can be box office hits like those movies he starred in.
The time spent in the preparation of the film and people's discussions, and after several enthusiastic screenings, "Durala's Promotion" is finally going to be released nationwide. The publicity work of "Durala" was done very well and comprehensively, and He Mu followed Lao Xu to the main box office towns in the country. Everywhere she goes, she is warmly sought after, as a talented female director and a female literary youth, Xu Jinglei is a little uneasy when she sees this kind of scene. From then on, she knew that the box office of "Durala" could not be low. She is likely to become the third female director after Jin Yimeng and Hu Mei to break 100 million at the box office.
Now the biggest threat to "Durala" is the two-week release of "Alice in Wonderland", the box office of this Hollywood blockbuster has accumulated more than 150 million in two weeks, good reputation and childhood memories make this film the first choice for family viewing, the box office in the second week is much higher than the first week, and the momentum is very violent, and there is the sci-fi film "Future Police" starring Andy Lau, Da S, Zhu Bingbing, etc., which was released by Wang Jing for a week, as for the others, Wang Jing's other work "Beautiful Secret Order". Anle Pictures is preparing "Full Moon Hennessy" for Tang Wei's comeback, as well as Pony Galloping and Bona distribution. broke the situation of "Avatar" Zhou Guan, and "Koshihikari Treasure Box", which has been safe for more than 100 million but has a bad reputation, is not to be worried.
The day of April 8th has finally arrived, thinking that He Mu has not released a new movie for half a year, this time He Mu's fame and Mizuki's distribution ability have made great progress, plus the original work of "Durala" has a good foundation and is extremely popular before the screening, He Mu has reason to believe that this will be another popular movie with a box office of over 100 million and can cause social topics.
At midnight that day, copies that were put into use all over the country began to be put into use, and many young men and women who did not sleep at night poured into the cinema to get a sneak peek. The adaptation of a popular novel, the first workplace fashion drama in China, the fresh combination of He Mu and Xu Jinglei, and the supposedly shy bed scene are the keys to attracting these energetic young people to the theater.
As soon as the morning dawned, the mainstream cinemas sent feedback information back to Shuimu Forest, and the staff in charge of box office statistics immediately summarized the data of more than 20 cinema lines, and finally came to the conclusion that there were a total of 500 zero-point screenings, 482 effective screenings, and a zero-point box office of 2.2 million! If you look at the data when "Glass Heart" was released last year, you can find that the box office of "Glass Heart" was 1 million at 400 o'clock games, and the popularity and market performance of "Durala" have comprehensively surpassed the original "Glass Heart" directed by newcomer Tao Quduo! After getting these news, He Mu breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he could rest assured that he could go to Qingdao to complete the rest of the "First Love Diary".
However, before leaving Beijing, He Mu still had to solve the three little actors of "Zi Bu Silent", and if he got them, the cast would be almost alive.
First of all, He Mu is sure that Zhao Bin, this is a little boy whose parents died and has a deep introverted personality, in the eighth story "White Snake" he is the protagonist, in order to take care of his seriously ill grandmother, he catches snakes for a living, which seems eccentric and unsociable, for a nine-year-old or ten-year-old boy, such a character is a test of acting skills, He Mu saved some things, and directly hand-picked He Mu had cooperated with him, and played He Mu's childhood form in "One Shot 147", that is, Xiao Ding Junhui's Jia Mumu child, At the age of eight, he already had a pretty good performance, he and Li Chenge, who played Ding Junhui in his youth (Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong Film Awards), and He Mu in his youth, together formed this rare excellent sports competition movie in China in recent years, and now he is ten years old, and he has not acted again during the period, but has just filmed a few commercials, and when He Mu saw him again, this little guy who was a little similar to himself was more handsome.
He Mu asked him a question, "Are you afraid of snakes?" ”
"What's so terrible about snakes." This kid is not afraid of heaven and earth.
He Mu nodded, "It's you." He Mu immediately signed a contract with Mr. and Mrs. Jia, considering that "Zi Bu Yu" may shoot three films, He Mu hopes that the actors will not change, so a clause is attached, if "Zi Bu Yu" makes a sequel, Jia Mumu must try to cooperate, and at the same time, Shuimu Forest will also provide him with more favorable conditions.
Another child in the film is called Gangzi, the son of a butcher's family, who is stubborn by nature and likes to bully new classmates, there are not many scenes, but he is required to have a sense of joy, He Mu found several well-known child stars in China to audition, basically they are all good babies, not very satisfactory to him, and his assistant director Lan Mingzhu recommended a child star named Wu Lei.
The crew of "Zi Bu Si" is much larger, Director He has two directors this time, one is his friend Wang Mingfei, who is now selecting the scene, she will be responsible for photography, editing, etc. in the future, and the other is Lan Mingzhu, who is responsible for assisting He Mu in casting, and Wu Lei is recommended by him.
This young actor is not very old, now 11 years old, but he has acted in a lot of plays, He Mu remembers that when he was playing tricks in the crew of Hengdian's "Fengshen Bang", this child had already played the main role Nezha, and starred in more than a dozen TV series in a few years, and last year he became a smash hit with his eccentric son Tang Bubitter in "There Are Aliens at Home".
After He Mu saw Wu Lei, his first impression was very good, Wu Lei, who has big eyes and brains, looks cute and happy, which is very in line with the needs of the role, his acting skills are good in the circle, but He Mu still let him try a few scenes, asking to play the innocence of Gangzi and the rudeness of the butcher's family, after watching his performance, He Mu was very satisfied, "Not bad, this kid has an unlimited future." "From the perspective of acting skills, Wu Lei is much stronger than Jia Mumu, and he is experienced.
Identified two little boys, just a little girl, this character is called Lin Qin, is a good friend Xiaoyu met after coming to the new school, with a big personality, like to stand out for friends, always bullying Gangzi when Gangzi bullies Xiaoyu, which can be called a profiteering little Lori. This role is very important in the film, and it is not an exaggeration to even be regarded as the second female lead, and she is often mixed with Xiaoyu, so her acting skills can't be too far behind Xiangxiang.
He Mu interviewed several child star girls who were not satisfied, they always couldn't play that kind of barbaric feeling, they were too docile, a little bit unable to let go, and later someone suggested to him, can you find out from the artist's children to see if there is a suitable one, children from performing arts families are more able to release their nature, acting is usually more open, He Mu feels reasonable, so through his friends in the entertainment industry, he asked around if the artists they know have nine, ten, or even eleven-year-old daughters, asking for beauty, not afraid of being born without stage fright, Have a talent for acting.
Later, he really found it, and Mr. Li Liqun, who had cooperated in "The Decisive Battle of Chama Town", told He Mu that Taiwan had an acting family, his father's name was Ouyang Long, who was a popular student in Taiwan, and now he is in politics, his mother is a senior artist Fu Juan, and Ouyang Long's sister is Ouyang Feifei, who is famous all over Asia, and "Passionate Desert" was brought back from Japan. The Ouyang family has three daughters, all of whom are as beautiful as flowers, and the second daughter Ouyang Nana is exactly ten years old, and she has also participated in several variety shows, and her performance is down-to-earth and generous, which is more in line with He Mu's requirements.
Thinking that his crew already has mainlanders and Hong Kong people, if you add Taiwan people, it can be regarded as a lineup of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, He Mu specially watched the variety show video about Ouyang's family on the Internet, and was deeply impressed by Ouyang Nana, who likes to play the cello, when she plays the piano, she is elegant and moving, and she is bright and cute when she puts down the piano, maybe she is a suitable person.
He Mu contacted Ouyang Long through Lin Zhiling again, indicating his identity and intention, Ouyang Long is not exclusive to his daughter's filming, as long as she is active and healthy, He Mu is overjoyed, hoping to meet Ouyang Nana, and said that he can fly to Taipei.
"That's great, Nana actually likes Mr. He Mu very much, and there are your posters in the room, haluha." After Ouyang Long hung up the phone, the second daughter beside him raised her little fist and snorted, "Who said I like him, I obviously like Zhao Youting!" ”
…… (To be continued......)
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