Chapter 375: The Savage Wind Strikes
This Christmas, the premiere will be held at the same time as "My Sassy Girlfriend", as well as "Mr. Phantom" produced by Golden Harvest.
As the third part of "Mr. Zombie", this movie gathers stars such as Lin Zhenglang, Wu Yaohan, Lu Fang, Lou Nanguang, Li Saifeng, etc., continuing the style of the first part, and is strongly supported by the majority of zombie fans and Lin Zhenglang fans.
The production of this movie is excellent, and the special effects are much more sophisticated than the first two, and the producers and actors have spent a lot of effort, but it is inevitable that the zombie films that have been stuck in the rut will eventually be influenced by many follow-up films, even if zombie fans recognize that Lin Zhenglang starring is an authentic zombie film, but zombie films still follow in the footsteps of gambling films and martial arts films little by little.
Although the audience gave praise on the night of the premiere, and the tickets for the next day were quickly sold out, many critics and media still felt the limit of zombie films.
As a leading film company, if the film is not innovated and innovated, it is inevitable that this type of film will be submerged in endless follow-up films. Although Chen Ping'an has shot a number of different types of movies this year, which can divert those followers, this has only slowed down the decline of zombie films.
For this movie, the media reviews are average, and like film critics, they are more willing to judge "My Sassy Girlfriend".
Savage wind!
This is the definition of "My Sassy Girlfriend" by the media and film critics, and Zhang Min's expression of the little "savagery" in the movie is as refreshing as this movie.
Although it is still a romance film, the way of expression is completely different from today's romance films, and even Chen Ping'an's own love movies "Human Ghost Love" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" are completely different.
Three films about love, expressed in three different forms, each of which is memorable and worth recalling.
"A love movie. The upper can be a stream of consciousness, and the lower can entertain the public, and it looks no different from an ordinary love movie...... Touching is the main theme. interspersed with funny plots with a happy ending; But if you think about it carefully, you can see that there are several foreshadowings that echo. I even found a bit of surrealism at the end, another classic romance movie! ”
"For the first time, because of a movie, I forgot my identity as a journalist, completely immersed myself in the movie, and became an ordinary audience. At the end of the movie, I woke up, panicked but found an unexpected discovery, and only when I really immersed myself in it can I feel the deep meaning of this movie...... Unconsciously shed tears with the heroine. If there is a girl who sheds tears for you. What kind of happiness and pain is it that loves you but can't get close to you? ”
"Ten rules to follow when interacting...... I didn't expect a comedy to be so moving, for the luck of the heroine and the infatuation of the hero. How long have the heroes and heroines in the movie known each other? If it weren't for the deep affection, would the actor be able to summarize the ten touching rules? Think about how many people around us can do it?
Although the movie is only the premiere, it is already conceivable that when the movie is released on a large scale and more and more audiences enter the theater, the majority of male compatriots should be miserable, because female compatriots will definitely use the male protagonist in the play to compare their boyfriends. Ten rules are essential. The number may be varied, from eight to fifteen.
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This is a romance film not to be missed. Chen Ping'an's self-written, directed, and acted movies must be high-quality! ”
"A movie that explores fate and fate with love! A movie that explores the true meaning of love with fate and fate! ”
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The media has given unhesitating praise to this movie, a movie that can move many people, a movie that can make the audience happy and make the audience cry, this is "My Sassy Girlfriend"!
Not long ago, because of the tragic failure of "Mom Loves Me Again" at the box office in Taiwan, those who questioned Chen Ping'an changed their tunes one after another, and no one doubted Chen Ping'an's choreography and directing ability and star-making skills.
In addition to discussing this movie in the media, there is also a lot of praise for Zhang Min, a "Ann girl". Innocence and savagery are combined. Sensibility and reason* are fused, and Zhang Min deduces the soul of the heroine. The title of "Ann Girl" is well deserved!
After the movie was released, Zhang Min's salary skyrocketed. soared from 100,000 to 500,000, and became one of the first-line actresses in one fell swoop. All she has to do now is to increase her appearance rate, consolidate her popularity and fame, and she can step by step into the ranks of top actresses.
During Christmas, walking into the theater with lovers to watch a "My Sassy Girlfriend" has become the first choice for more and more young men and women.
Compared with "The Love of Ghosts" and "A Chinese Ghost Story", this movie seems to be more down-to-earth, and it is easier for young men and women in Hong Kong to find a shadow in their lives. Affected by this, Zhang Min's popularity rose and she became the most popular female star at the end of the year.
In addition, the theme song "ibelieve" sung by Zhang Guorong is also sought after by the majority of fans. Luo Dayou had already prepared, and on the second day of the movie's release, the single "ibelieve" had already come out.
In the streets and alleys full of Christmas festive atmosphere, you can always hear the Chinese song "ibelieve".
Zhang Min is also popular, and many commercial companies have urgently sent invitations, advertisements and image endorsements, just to take advantage of her new popularity and make a lot of money in the upcoming Spring Festival.
It's easy to say the price or anything, in order to grab her schedule, the cost is even higher.
On the night of the premiere, Zhang Min, who was excited, happy, and moved, used all the way he could imagine to melt Chen Ping'an into sweet tears, excited screams and murmuring grinding. So much so that after Chen Ping'an woke up the next day, Zhang Min in his arms was a little reluctant to get up, and his legs were a little weak and he couldn't get out of bed.
Zhang Min has been very excited these days, with a smile on his face, going home to share the joy of his success with his parents, and accepting congratulations from relatives and friends.
"My Sassy Girlfriend" blends savage and love, a refreshing model, and a touching plot that attracted a large number of audiences into the theater. Even if New Arts City and Debao stagger their release dates, it will be difficult to shake the box office of the film.
Three days after its release, it left its competitor "Mr. Phantom" far behind. In the first week of release, there is no suspense in the competition for the box office champion of the Christmas stalls, and the new films of Xinyicheng and Debao do not pose any threat.
The follow-up film soon began to have action, and a week later, the script of the follow-up film has come out, focusing on the "barbaric" theme, adding some other elements to it, and then starting to find directors and actors to start shooting.
Even Wang Jingjing smelled an opportunity and brought the script he created - "My Barbarian Female Teacher".
Chen Ping'an was startled when he first saw this book.
Although the name is the same, there is still a big difference in the content, not like the teacher who gave the rich boy a make-up lesson in later generations, but a real campus theme, and I want to find Zhang Min as the heroine.
After discussing with Wang Jing and making some revisions to the script, Chen Ping'an passed Wang Jing's book. Then the company's senior management was brought together to hold this year's year-end work summary and next year's work plan and film scheduling plan.
Originally, this work was presided over by Shi Nansheng, and Chen Ping'an generally listened and occasionally expressed his opinions, but at this year's work summary meeting, he first set a framework for the company's development plan for next year!
This year, he has shot six or seven films, except for "Mom Loves Me Again", which was not released in Hong Kong, most of the other films were released in prime time.
This situation is neither good nor good.
For the company, winning the box office champions in this year's major prime time has completely established Dark Horse International's status as the No. 1 film company in the Hong Kong film industry. Whether it is the deterrent effect on peers or the image created in the hearts of the audience, it has reached a new height.
But for the rest of the company's directors, it was nothing short of a disaster. If it weren't for Chen Ping'an's name and the cohesion within the company that were enough to support it, it would be time for a big-name director to leave.
Directors, especially big-name directors, enjoy box office dividends, and the higher the box office, the more dividends they will pay, and prime time is obviously a hotbed for high box office.
"This year is a special situation, I have made a number of Hong Kong films, squeezing out the prime time, I apologize to everyone. To compensate, this year's dividend will be increased by 10% on the basis of last year. ”
10% is not a small amount, enough to make up for the wounded hearts of the company's directors. And Chen Ping'an next announced that he will only shoot two dramas next year, one is still a Christmas love blockbuster, and the other is scheduled for summer vacation, and the rest of the energy will be mainly filmed Western films and TV stations, and all directors think that their spring has arrived!
Then there is a discussion of next year's film schedule.
Next year's Spring Festival will be relatively early, and January 19 is the first day of the new year, so after "My Sassy Girlfriend" is painted, it is basically time to go to the New Year.
Next year's Chinese New Year movie, directed by Huang Baiming, is currently being filmed, and the name is "Eight Star Annunciation". Since Huang Baiming joined the company in the second half of the previous year, he has directed several small-budget films, although they have all made profits, but the box office is average.
This "Eight-Star Annunciation" is his painstaking work, Chen Ping'an has created it during filming in the United States, and he has been perfecting it. When Chen Ping'an came back from Taiwan, he immediately came to him with the script. Chen Ping'an immediately made a decision after reading the script, and the company strongly supported the play, and arranged to release it in the Chinese New Year, taking over "My Sassy Girlfriend".
At that time, the two discussed for several hours, not to discuss the plot, but to discuss the main actor. After some discussion, the main actors in this movie were finally finalized.
The three brothers are played by Huang Baiming, Zhou Yanfa and Zhang Guorong, and the corresponding three daughters are played by Feng Baobao, Zheng Yuling and Yuan Jieying. The beautiful role of the salesman who has one leg with Zhou Yanfa in the script is played by Wen Bibian. Except for a few special roles, the rest of the characters are selected from the company's artists to make cameos.
In addition, Huang Baiming did not serve as the director of this play, but as the producer, as for the director, Du Qifeng was found! According to Huang Baiming, under his sincere inspiration, Du Qifeng is likely to join his studio, which is equivalent to joining Dark Horse International! (To be continued) R655