In July, regarding the movie, in the world, "Twilight: Lunar Eclipse" led the way, with a super box office data of 70 million US dollars in the first week of release in North America, and in July, it won nearly 300 million US dollars at the box office in North America alone, and as high as 600 million US dollars worldwide.

The envious Hollywood film companies have straight eyes, and they are also making movies, and they have worked hard to make big productions, but in the end they have both losses and profits. Summit Entertainment's movies have little production cost, such as the "Twilight" series, which has three films so far, but none of them cost more than $100 million, which is simply ten times ten times more profitable.

In China, it is "Old Boy" that dominates the scene, and the overwhelming news is all about this movie.

But in fact, these news are turned over and over, and they can't change any tricks. Judging from the announced lineup, it can't be said how brilliant it is, because the current domestic first-line actresses are International Zhang, Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei, and the first-line male stars are Zhou Yanfa, Ge You, Jet Li, and Cheng Long. Of course, Huang Bo is also a first-line, and Shao Shuaijun is even more first-line in the director world, overall, it belongs to a luxury lineup, but it is not super luxurious.

This is still unknown to everyone, Li Bingbing and others are just cameos. From the perspective of plot and subject matter, the movie is not a big production, and the total investment of the movie does not exceed 20 million yuan when the stars make cameo appearances and do not charge fees.

If this is placed in the United States, it will not even invite the thighs of a star.

Just because this is Shao Shuaijun's return from Hollywood, the film shot in China, "Old Boy" has reached incredible heights. Compared with Li Yu's filming of "Color. The Ring is even more sought after.

In the question-and-answer session of reporters at the start-up meeting, many reporters asked Shao Shuaijun why he wanted to return to China to shoot films. According to everyone's literal understanding, Hollywood is a grade higher than the Chinese-language film industry, and the director can gain a foothold in Hollywood, and no one wants to come back.

For example, Li Eucalyptus, it was also because of the failure of "Hulk" and the fact that "Broken Arm Mountain" had not yet been released, so he received a three~level film (?). The classification is indeed three ~ level) "Color. Rings. Wu Yusen had to come to the mainland to shoot "Red Cliff" because of the deterioration of the movies he made in recent years.

But anyone who can mix in Hollywood is a filmmaker. It doesn't matter if it's a star or a director. Don't want to come back. But Shao Shuaijun chose to return in the period when the sun was in full swing, which has to make people think about it.

In this regard, Shao Shuaijun explained: "For me. Now make a movie. It's more about a preference. "Oldboy" is a memory of the middle school days. This is a reflection of Asia that is unique to China, and it is impossible to capture the original feeling anywhere, only in China. I said that a long time ago. It doesn't matter where I make the film, for me, I just need to find a good subject matter and make a good film. ”

A reporter asked Shao Shuaijun why he suddenly changed careers and came back to be an actor, Shao Shuaijun replied: "I want to experience a different self, an ordinary self, I imagine what kind of existence I will be like like that." I was very impulsive and wanted to show a different version of me in person. "Or rather, a me, from a previous life.

"Why did the casting use the original cast of Crazy Stone? There are many who are the original cast of "33 Days of Broken Love"? ”

Shao Shuaijun said with a smile: "I shoot movies, and "Buried Alive" is just my one-man show. "Crazy Stone" was the first time I controlled a huge crew, learned to command and dispatch and other complex directing processes, and our entire crew was squeezed into one heart and worked together to achieve the perfection of the shooting. It can be said that at that time, many people were grassroots, and Xu Earn was the existence of the biggest brand, and then looking back, wow, it has been five years, and everyone has changed a lot. I think that how many years in this life can be worth remembering, it is better to gather everyone together and cooperate again. As for Master Liu, because they are artists under their own company, and they are familiar with each other, they will get together. ”

"Have you ever wondered how much box office you want to win? So many big names joining? ”

"I never thought that some movies you shoot it just for the box office, and some movies you shoot it not for the box office, I don't think 'Oldboy' is a movie made for the box office. I hope to use such a movie to commemorate our dreams and inspire us not to give up on the road of pursuing our dreams. Then, the meaning of the existence of the movie is there. ”

Seeing that Shao Shuaijun always said something mysterious, the reporters knew that Shao Shuaijun was a Tai Chi pusher, so they turned their guns and began to ask the celebrities. asked Huang Bo first: "You and Director Shao formed the stick brothers and sang "Old Boy", can you explain what the relationship between this song and this movie is?" ”

Huang Bo smiled and said: "The relationship is that we sang this song in the movie, of course, what Director Shao meant, he doesn't sing well, so it will be dubbed by the chopsticks brothers in the later stage." It's like saying that we're lip-synching, haha. ”

"Hey, hey, Huang Bo, what are you talking nonsense, it's you singing out of tune." Shao Shuaijun hurriedly came out to refute the rumors. Of course, everyone didn't believe him, Huang Bo was a singer in his early years, and he exploded Shao Shuaijun after singing.

"May I ask Master Liu, can you tell me what kind of role you are as the school girl in the movie?"

Master Liu can be said to be one of the few eye-catching beauties in the movie, and today she wore a floral dress, which is very eye-catching: "I am the school flower, so I am naturally a goddess who can't be seen, Director Shao and Huang Bo both want to chase me, but their methods are a bit out of the table." ”

"Xu Earn, it is said that you are the villain again?"

Xu Earn wore a peaked cap: "It can't be said to be a villain, at least in the movie, a bunch of old classmates, I am the best one." Have you seen the scene of today's "Good Chinese Boy" program, this is the program under my hands. Director Shao can only host the wedding outside, Huang Bo is just a hairdresser, and I drive a Mercedes-Benz. ”

The plot that should be revealed will naturally be revealed, and the plot that should not be revealed will be perfunctory, and this boot meeting will end like this. At noon, the crew had a meal together, and the afternoon officially started. The first scenes were filmed by Guo Tao, Li Bingbing, Sun Li and Deng Zhao, the four of them made cameos, and a total of three sets of shots can be completed.

One group is audition, watching Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai's performances, and there is no need to speak. One group is in the hotel, accepting Bao Xiaobai's arrangement, ready to humiliate and eliminate Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai, just nod and agree twice. There are more lines in the rematch shots, and the four of them humiliated Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai one by one, and then all announced that the two were eliminated.

Three sets of shots and three scenes, all of which are solved in the Dream Chasing Film and Television Base, if it's fast, it's a little late, and it can end today.

The movie is not a special effects film, not a martial arts film, not a drama, just a black humor about dreams and youth, and the performance does not have to be pursued in detail. Otherwise, Shao Shuaijun would not have personally gone into battle if he was killed, for fear of being scolded.

"Come on, come on, I'll give each of you a close-up of this scene, you must show contempt, contempt, coldness, and expressions, preferably exaggerated, with your lines, there must be a sense of evil and arrogance. Sister Bing, Sun Li, can you two overcome yourself and show the feeling of a wicked mother-in-law? ”

"Look down on people, who are you, do you have long eyes?" Li Bingbing performed on the spot and despised Shao Shuaijun. She is Li Xiuxiu's sister and Shao Shuaijun's sister, and she is easy and casual.

"Gotta hurry up and put on makeup, and the shooting will start in a while."

Soon, the four people who put on makeup plus Bao Xiaobai played by Xu Yu sat on the judges' seat. The audience that has already been found at the bottom is also in place. Under Lu Le's command, the camera was already aimed at the faces of each judge.

"What do you do?" Guo Tao asked solemnly.

Yang Ying, assistant to the director, took the lines to play: "Wedding host." Barber. ”

"Wedding officiant, hairdresser, haha." Several judges laughed presumptuously.

"How old are you, why do you have wrinkles on your face?" Sun Li sneered.

“32。 31。 ”

"Do you know you look old? You are indeed very old, and you are the oldest here? Deng said with a smile, looking full of sarcasm.

"Do you think you're going to be popular?" Li Bingbing looked like he was asking, but he was actually shaking his head, the meaning was very clear, you will not be popular.

"Cards! is worthy of being a powerful acting master, amazing, passed it once! Shao Shuaijun praised and said, when it comes to acting skills, several people are very good, "This scene is over, now we are moving on to the next scene, this scene is the two of them are singing songs, you listened, you are a little ashamed and moved, and show it." ”

Then the music sounded, and the chopsticks brothers' singing came out of the speaker, and the four of them suddenly had a change in their expressions. With the singing, I gradually got a little moved, and lowered my head in shame, or looked at the stage with complicated eyes. Now it's just a scene of four people, and the scenes of Shao Shuaijun and Huang Bo singing and dancing will be edited later.

"Cards! The tension of the expression is not enough, do it again! ”

After filming this scene three times in a row, without giving time to breathe, Shao Shuaijun's voice sounded again: "Okay, when you enter the next scene, you are struggling to show the cross-cut sign." Yang Ying, get ready to read the lines, three, two, one, start! ”

Hurry up and hurry, and finally at nine o'clock in the evening, the scenes of the four people were filmed. If this is in the United States, you will already be off work, and if you don't get off work, you have to pay high overtime. But now in China, overtime is commonplace, and talking about money hurts feelings. Therefore, Shao Shuaijun filmed very happily, or he shot as he wanted on his home field, and he shot when he thought of it, and he didn't need to worry about the mood of the crew at all.

That's why capitalists like to come to China to pan for gold.

However, Shao Shuaijun just likes this kind of shooting that doesn't care about time, he has always been very generous in giving money, and the crew has money to take, so they can't wait to delay a little longer, and they are all happy.

After the filming was completed, Shao Shuaijun invited everyone to have another beer and sent the four away. The crew got off work, but he didn't get off work, and he called the director team again and began to arrange tomorrow's tasks. In a movie, there are too many things for directors to worry about, which is why many directors like to bring a group of assistant directors to share the burden. (To be continued......)