Chapter 664: New Movie "Lost"
In the planning of many movies, Luo Mo can still see the good and bad at a glance.
It can be seen that in "The Legend of Wukong", Shen Dan and Tan Zhicheng both made a bloody investment.
This is mainly about the enthusiasm for this project, and the planning books made by the two of them were written after a lot of hard work, which Luo Mo can understand very well.
But this project is still really interesting.
The real subversion of Journey to the West started with the two movies "Journey to the West", in those two movies, Liu Zhenwei and Stephen Chow created some very classic things, but they were not liked by the audience when the movie was just played, some fathers don't love their mothers, and the box office is not high, and even Stephen Chow and Liu Zhenwei almost turned their faces because of this film.
But after that, this movie suddenly became popular in the mainland, and more and more people regarded it as a classic.
The era when "Journey to the West" began to become popular was the most popular era of Chinese DVDs and VCDs, and in that era, the total box office of the entire mainland was less than one billion in a year, and the box office of a film was a great success as long as it exceeded 10 million.
This is because at that time, China's cinema system had not yet been reformed, and the impact of pirated DVDs on the market was so great that Chinese films were almost extinct.
It was in that environment that "Journey to the West" gradually became popular in the process of students buying DVDs.
Then, two thousand years later, Chinese online novels began to gradually rise, and an author called Jin He Zai reconstructed the story of Journey to the West, and many of the things in it carried the influence of "Journey to the West".
If this film is really made, it can even be included in the category of "Journey to the West".
"The Legend of Wukong" is not suitable for a pure special effects blockbuster, after all, the tone of this film is relatively depressing, full of intrigue and thorns everywhere. A lot of people live in a living, bloody hoax, doing things that seem like mockery for something specious.
This repression has also caused the classics after Wukong's rebellion, especially the scenes where he fell after his greatest fall, which has left a strong impression in the hearts of many readers.
Such a film...... How can it be made into a special effects blockbuster with a tense rhythm, exciting story, powerful special effects, and the best one to have a happy ending later?
But Luo Mo also feels that even if this is the case, the requirements for the quality of "The Legend of Wukong" should not be lowered, after all, this novel is a former Internet masterpiece in the hearts of many Chinese, once it becomes a masterpiece in their hearts, they will be picky about the movie after it is transformed into a picture...... Even some particularly sensible readers still hope that the movie can best show their imagination of "The Legend of Wukong", so special effects production and the like are also indispensable, so the investment in the movie is also low......
In short, to be honest, it is very likely that this is a thankless project, and it is very likely that it did not cater to the moviegoers or the original readers of the novel after it was made.
This is very similar to some of the dilemmas Luo Mo faced when he wanted to film "The Three-Body Problem".
But judging from the planning of Shen Dan and Tan Zhicheng, their views on this issue are very clear, and they also have a way to reconcile the contradictions between the two.
Luo Mo even felt that this was very meaningful for his "Three-Body Problem", so this was also a direct reason why he agreed to the plan between the two.
And to make this film well, Shen Dan's ability to control commercial films is undoubted, he has been by his side for so many years, and he has just made a film with a box office of 800 million, and his commercial talent is very strong. And Tan Zhicheng's "Young and Frivolous" was able to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival, where the air has a literary flavor, which also proves Tan Zhicheng's talent in this regard.
The combination of such two people is really exciting.
After getting Luo Mo's support, the two had not left, and then, after they glanced at each other, they said to Luo Mo: "Senior, in fact, we still have a reluctant request." ”
"Huh?"
"We want to trouble you to be a producer of our "The Legend of Wukong", and grasp the rhythm of this film in general, you see ......"
"Oh, that's fine." Luo Mo nodded directly and agreed.
He also knew what the two of them thought, that is, he hoped that he could check it, and now many people in China have a bit of a mythical taste when they look at Luo Mo...... Especially after his "Yue Fei" won the shocking box office worldwide, this feeling is even stronger for them.
Even if it was someone like Shen Dan who had been with Luo Mo for many years, he would still feel that if Luo Mo pointed out, their films would be much better.
Luo Mo didn't refuse...... Although he did start with knowledge from the future, after "Yue Fei", he did grasp the essence of some films that can be accepted by both the Eastern and Western markets, so he will not shirk this matter.
After saying this, the two also cared about Luo Mo's next new movie, and Luo Mo didn't say much about this......
However, after saying goodbye to Shen Dan and Tan Zhicheng, Luo Mo also thought of a lot of things, including his plan for his new movie, and now he has more plans, and some of these plans are relatively mature. The most important thing is that after hearing Ning Hao's new movie plan, Tan Zhicheng and Shen Dan's new movie plan, Luo Mo now has more enthusiasm for his new movie - everyone is busy with their new movie plan, and he can't be too far behind after "Yue Fei"!
These are Luo Mo's thoughts.
Next, Luo Mo once again perfected the script of his new movie and the details of the storyboard script, which is the main thing, and at the same time, he also asked people to send the script to the Film Bureau for review, in addition, Luo Mo also began to tell the company about the preparation plan for this new movie...... The other shareholders of the current company may be a little dissatisfied with some of Luo Mo's efforts purely for the rise of Chinese films, but when it is really said that Luo Mo wants to be the director and make a movie himself, they can immediately raise their legs in favor!
They immediately began to have a strong interest in Luo Mo's new movie plan, so even many guys who only have shares here but can't participate in the company's decision-making at all, and have almost no knowledge of these things, are now looking forward to Luo Mo's new movie being shown in front of them as soon as possible.
The movie plan is only roughly in shape, because now Luo Mo has not even started to contact the two main actors...... And they are the two belated main actors in his heart. But even if it is this prototype, many people know a little bit about it, and they know about this movie called "Lost".
This is a police film, according to Luo Mo's own statement, and according to the information provided now, this is the case, and Luo Mo has also put a lot of effort into this police film.
If "Inception" can barely be regarded as a police film, then this film is Luo Mo's second police film...... But for most people who have a deep understanding and love of movies, they all feel that this is Luo Mo's first police film.
When Hong Kong films were in their glory, police and gangster films were one of the most important film genres, and Hong Kong filmmakers almost proliferated this genre of films to the peak.
Their police and gangster film genre is quite rich, and there are a variety of film forms, sometimes it is purely an action movie into a police movie, becoming an action feast, there are many such examples, after all, Hong Kong films were famous for action kung fu movies at the beginning. But they are definitely not the only type of countering violence with violence, there are also many psychological warfare things, Johnny To is particularly good at this kind of film, and of course there are many other directors who have created similar things.
Luo Mo's film, he didn't reveal too much information to the people in the company, and he estimated that these guys wouldn't understand it if he revealed too much, so he simply didn't say too much, just revealed such a wind.
Although everyone doesn't fully know what kind of things Luo Mo's new movie is going to make and what effect it can make, at least now they all believe that Luo Mo's movie can make a lot of money!
Since "Yue Fei", Luo Mo's films can make a lot of money, which has also become a concept that will not be covered up in the hearts of many people.
However, when everyone saw the investment in Luo Mo's new film and the invitation of actors, there was still a feeling of being a little generous, of course, the investment had dropped too much compared to "Yue Fei......
The most important thing for everyone is that they are very surprised by the actors of "Lost" chosen by Luo Mo.
The actor he chose for "Lost" is a complete household name in China, and he became a household name many years ago. For such a thing, many people feel that Luo Mo is indeed planning a classic police movie...... has used these two people, so his films must be in the past for the classics.
Many people who like movies, after seeing Luo Mo's investment in "Lost" and the actors' plans, have a feeling of blood boiling - finally wait until Luo Mo thinks of this kind of thing! It feels really amazing! Everyone is looking forward to Luo Mo's new movie being filmed as soon as possible and released as soon as possible.
And Luo Mo also began to contact these two actors through official channels and private channels at the same time, in fact, he also contacted his childhood idols - Cheng Long and Jet Li!
Cheng Long and Jet Li are also the idols of many Chinese when they were children, and there are too many people in China who grew up watching their movies, and many of these people are now old.
Cheng Long is in his sixties, and Jet Li is in his fifties......
But their influence in China is still strong...... Even in the world, it is still very influential.
In fact, Luo Mo's film even has the feeling of a fan movie, he is a fan of two people, and he also wants to make a film for all the fans of the two people in China, so he has the current plan of "Lost".