Chapter 241: Crushing

In a film work, the more big names, the better. Of course, if there are so many times that fans don't care about anything else in the film and go to count the stars, that's a different story.

Wen Yi's film, judging from the script, although it is not a pure men's movie, the heroine has no possibility of overpowering the male protagonist or even the villain, whether in terms of roles or roles. What's more, whether it is Wen Yi who plays the male protagonist or Jason who plays the villain, it is estimated that there is really no actress in Hollywood who can steal the limelight from the two of them in this film at this time.

Pure men's drama, in Wen Yi's memory, is nothing more than the "Expendables" series, a film in which those veteran action superstars gather together and detonate the screen again.

Wen Yi still likes that series of films, and he doesn't even mind finding a chance to remake them in this world. Or, invest directly in the series.

Maybe even create a mercenary world! Of course, it's too early to say that. Wen Yi doesn't have any time or funds, and the most important thing is that he doesn't have the appeal of Stallone in his previous life at this time.

After all, the films in this series will give many old fans a lot of memories. It is also a series of movies that Wen Yi likes.

It is definitely a very happy thing to put the movie you liked in your previous life on the screen again.

The script of Wen Yi's new film was finalized and entered the preparatory stage, and the news naturally couldn't help but get out. The news that Wen Yi wrote, directed, and acted by himself has long been confirmed. As for who will enter this film and take the opportunity to show their faces internationally, many people still guessed Lin Yuyan and Yuan Fang.

After all. Reasonable. This kind of opportunity. Wen Yi naturally won't let go of the artists who promote his company. And. Lin Yuyan and Yuan Fang are undoubtedly the two best-developed actors signed by Jiayi Company today, and they are also the most worthy of praise.

Although Yuan Fang has not yet become popular, everyone can see that there is already this trend. "Resident Evil" was released in North America, not only had a good reputation, but also broke the record of Chinese films at the box office. Among them, the biggest beneficiary, in addition to the starring Lin Yuyan, is Yuan Fang.

What's more, Yuan Fang still has a blockbuster that has not been released. It was a film cooperated by Zhang Xiaogang, a big director in China. In addition, that film was written by Wen Yi himself.

Wen Yi's identity as a screenwriter now. A sea change has taken place. It's not because he won the best screenplay, but because the movies he wrote were favored by big Hollywood directors, and the scripts he adapted were also recognized.

Many people believe that in terms of screenwriting, Wen Yi has been ahead of many screenwriters and is in line with international standards.

Lin Yuyan and Yuan Fang joined the crew, which was not unexpected by everyone. It is conceivable that Wang Li, who has worked with Wen Yi many times, was invited into the crew. After all, among the action actors, he is familiar with Wen Yi. And among the younger actors, Wang Li is the one with the best development today.

Of course. His good development has nothing to do with Wen Yi.

Wen Yi collaborated with a Hollywood company to shoot the film, and many people speculated that it would be a kung fu movie. After all, it is cooperation, and it cannot be done by Wen Yi's temperament. And Wen Yi will not be like filming films such as "Crazy Stone" before, which is unexpected.

It's just that what makes everyone laugh is the title of this film, which is called: "Kung Fu"!

Regarding the title of the film, Wen Yi thought of many names, and finally finalized the title. Although the name of this film comes out, he can't help but think of Xing Ye's film. But after all, it's another world. There is no star master in this world, let alone his "Kung Fu"!

Naturally, these news did not drive the media crazy, but what made them crazy was that the villain who played opposite Wen Yi in the film would be Jason, a superstar in Hollywood.

A lot of people, don't understand. But it's more about anticipation.

This is a kung fu movie, and according to convention, there is naturally a decisive battle between the protagonist and the villain!

Before, some good people compared the two, although Jason lost unexpectedly, and Jason, as the villain in this film, will naturally lose the fate. But the decisive battle between the two of them on the screen, after knowing the result, still made many people look forward to it.

This is definitely shocking news. It is definitely not just the Chinese entertainment industry that is shocked, but also the world entertainment industry.

However, the news in the entertainment industry comes and goes quickly.

This film is just in the preparatory stage at this time, and it is difficult to say when it will start. Naturally, the company and the producer will not spend a lot of effort on publicity at this time. So, the news is shocking, but the staying power is limited.

The situation in the Chinese entertainment industry has changed, but no matter how it changes, since Wenyi's debut, no matter how low-key he is, there will never be less news about him.

At the end of December, Wen Yi's "Resident Evil" and Lu Ming's "Biochemical Virus" were released in major theaters in China.

The achievements and reputation of "Resident Evil" overseas do not need to be publicized at all, and they are already well known.

And "Biochemical Virus" is naturally sad. It's not that no one knows about this film, and it can even be said that this film is known to everyone because of its various aspects with the film "Resident Evil". But that's where the tragedy of this film lies.

The popularity is extremely high, so high that Cheng Dù, who surprised Lu Ming and Bona Film and Television. But I have to say that sometimes being well-known is not necessarily a good thing.

Especially when the popularity is not proportional to the box office, it reflects the tragedy of this film even more.

and "Resident Evil", which has achieved excellent results overseas, can be said to be a comparison and a fight for Huaxia's face. Needless to say, it's hard not to be sad.

Because too many people will not hesitate to choose "Resident Evil" when choosing one of the two, "Resident Virus" is sad under the expectations of everyone.

There are many big names in "Resident Virus", but compared with "Resident Evil", which is in the limelight overseas, it is a little weaker. It can even be said that at the box office, it was directly crushed by "Resident Evil".

Of course, the saddest thing is not because of this. It's that the reputation of this film is excellent. It's even better than "Resident Evil", at least in the rating on Douban, the score of "Resident Virus" is higher than that of "Resident Evil"!

The most painful thing for the director and the investment company is undoubtedly whether the film is popular or not!

Lu Ming is in pain, and Bona Film and Television is even more painful!

The investment in "Resident Evil" is huge, at least several times the investment in "Resident Evil", but in comparison with the box office, even if you don't count the overseas box office of "Resident Evil", then "Resident Virus" is not enough to watch. There is simply no comparison.

No matter how good his reputation is, under the comparative resistance of "Resident Evil", it is estimated that he will not even be able to recover the cost. At this time, Lu Ming and Bona Film and Television regretted it a little.

Judging from the box office, Wen Yi won, and there is no suspense about winning. However, on top of word-of-mouth, Wen Yi has a slight advantage.

In fact, in all fairness, "Biochemical Virus" is an extremely good film, even if Wen Yi was asked by reporters, there was no less than praise. Although many people wondered, why Wen Yi didn't take the opportunity to ridicule, after all, it was the other party who picked it up first.

Even if he was sarcastic, no one would say anything wrong with him. Because he is the inherent benefit of the victor.

Wen Yi's move, some people praise him for his generosity, and some people say that he is realistic and not hypocritical. Some people think that the reason why he is like this is because he no longer regards a director of Lu Ming's level as an opponent.

Since you don't even have the qualifications to be an opponent, what qualifications do you have to be retaliated against by yourself?

However, everyone agrees with Wen Yi's analysis of why "Biochemical Virus" failed at the box office.

Although the film "Biochemical Virus" has a large scene, there are very few commercial elements, and some are biased towards art. The humanity involved in it shows a sense of cruelty.

Human nature is well grasped, but this is in place, which has been praised by many film critics, but also disliked by many fans. Watching movies, too many people just want to have a good time, a pastime. I don't want to see the good and ugly of human nature, to think about human nature, to think about life.

That's why popcorn movies always outperform art films!

Too many people shy away from these questions.

And it is not the critics who provide the box office, but the fans! (To be continued......)