July, hot July, busy July.

Halfway through 2005, the China Film and Cinema Association announced that the annual output of domestic films will once again set a new record, and is expected to reach 260.

Many directors who have switched to the mainland film market due to the downturn in the Hong Kong film market have also come up with strange tricks to cater to the audience's tastes.

In order to take care of the comedy tastes of audiences in the north and south, Wei Jiahui will prefer more physical humor in "Himalayan Star" and abandon verbal humor;

"Bodhi Ancestor" Liu Zhenwei is full of feelings, bringing the sister chapter of "Journey to the West" "The Great Sage of Love";

Xu Krypton chose the most popular large-scale costume martial arts movies in the mainland in recent years, and gathered superstars such as Zhang Guirong and Ming Ming to shoot "Seven Swords......

However, "Himalayan Star" only got 15.6 million box office in Xiangjiang and 12 million in the mainland; "The Great Sage of Love" is slightly better, with a box office of 8.28 million in Xiangjiang and 49 million in the mainland; All lost their qualifications to compete for the crown of the year.

On the 8th, Xu Krypton announced that "Seven Swords" would be released on the National Day.

Xu Laowei is full of confidence this time, and is not afraid of the superhero blockbuster "Fantastic Four" adapted from Marvel's comic of the same name brought by Twentieth Century Fox Films, and the fantasy drama "Children's Dream" directed by Chen Desen and starring Andy Lau, Huang Rihua and Mo Wenwei.

Seeing this news, Brother Chen Kai smiled.

"How do you feel like you're smiling......" Chen Hong put down the newspaper and looked at him and said, "A little 'disdain'?" ”

"Is it so obvious?" Brother Chen Kai raised Erlang's legs and said: "It's not that I disdain it, it's more a pity and a pity, I know that "Wuji" is scheduled for December 15th, but I don't dare to fight with me head-on." ”

"It's normal, it's all about making money, there's no need to fight to the death." Chen Hong analyzed.

"It's not that I'm arrogant, "Myth" and "Seven Swords" are not my opponents no matter what time they are released." Chen Kaige's confidence is a hundred times higher than that of Xu Krypton and Tang Jili, and he has long regarded the crown of the year as something in his pocket.

Moreover, his goal is not just to win an annual title, but to win the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

He wants to prove that he can make a film that surpasses "Farewell My Concubine", so as to sweep away all doubts from the outside world!

"I don't know much about "Seven Swords", but you have to pay attention to "Mythology", that Lu Bu has not been an ordinary fire recently, and he has already become popular abroad." Chen Hong reminded.

"It doesn't matter, Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Bozhi are also very popular, besides, one or two superstars and celebrities may be able to pull up a box office of 10 million or 20 million, but they will definitely not be able to carry a box office of hundreds of millions, and in the end, the quality of the movie itself must be excellent." Brother Chen Kai talked eloquently.

That's the truth.

In the end, the box office of a movie must not be supported by fans, fans can only guarantee a part of the box office, but they cannot create a high box office.

Only when the quality of the movie is good, the word-of-mouth ferments, and passers-by go to the cinema to watch it, can it afford a high box office.

"Have you arranged the movie promotion?" Chen Hong asked.

"Well, isn't it popular to be on variety shows now, I contacted "Lu Pre-appointment" and "Happy Camp", and then fried the love between Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Bozhi, and the popularity is basically enough." Chen Kaige replied.

From the perspective of the market, there are only two parameters that determine the final box office performance of a movie, one is the pre-screening popularity, and the other is the word-of-mouth of the film.

Among them, the pre-release popularity determines the opening performance of the movie, and the reputation of the film determines the stamina coefficient of the movie.

If a movie has been filmed and post-production has been completed, the word-of-mouth has been basically fixed and cannot be changed, so in the publicity stage of the film, only the pre-release popularity of the movie can be changed.

As for the warm-up of the movie, everyone's means are similar, you can release trailers, stills, you can fix some gossip and off-screen topics, or you can go off the rails, but you can't blur the focus and make people lose interest in the film itself.

The publicity arrangement of "Mythology" in the mainland is also based on variety shows, and at the end of July, it will go to "Happy Camp", "Era Show" and "The Same Song".

Then from the beginning of August to the Qixi Festival, Lu Bu held fan meetings in Yanjing, Hangzhou, and Chongqing, which was the last warm-up event before the release.

Tang Jili also considered firing the scandal between Lu Bu and Kim Hee-sun to attract attention, but Lu Bu disagreed, and fried it before going to bed, because it was all fake, it didn't matter, and after going to bed, it would be fried again, in case it was targeted by someone with a heart, and it would be over if some clues were found.

At this time, Lu Bu and Yu Feihong were filming the MV on the North Third Ring Road.

This year is a year of successful resurrection of China's record industry.

Ten years ago, China's record industry was booming, and in the next ten years, there has been little to do except survive, not that there are no good record companies, good singers and good songs, but on the whole, it is so low that people are embarrassed to take a straight look.

The development of wireless services and the involvement of capital have made this industry show an unprecedented magnificent scene.

After the reshuffle, some record companies were eliminated, and some new record companies joined in, such as Feile Records, which was the promoter of Internet songs, and it was behind the flood of Internet songs such as "Mice Love Rice" and "Song of the Pig".

Compared with these new companies, the world's four major record labels, Universal International, Warner Records, EMI EMI and Sony Music, are focusing on new forces in the music scene.

Among them, Sony Music was merged by BMG Boardman and Sony Records, and after expanding its scale, it began to concentrate resources on the Chinese market, and has won singers such as Zhou Jilun, Cai Yilin, Wang Leehom, and Yang Chenglin.

After signing Liu Yifei in a high-profile manner, he found Lu Bu again.

Since I can't sign him anymore, I just cooperate with him, aiming for the distribution rights and copyright of his album.

Generally speaking, the production of an album consists of four major steps.

1. Song production, including creation, screening, recording, and MV.

2. Review, copyright, income distribution, etc., the singer's release of an album will involve a lot of legal and interest issues.

3. Publicity work, after the review and approval, the distributor can agree on the media to promote, and then set the release date and platform of the album, and before that, put the audition audio, title song, MV, etc. on radio, television, magazines, newspapers, online media and other places for publicity.

4, and finally the album is on sale.

Different types of albums, different recording plans, different number of songs, and different production times, for example, a folk album and a world-class album, from creation, recording, arrangement, post-production to sales, the workload varies hugely, some take a few weeks, some may take months, or even longer.

Therefore, if a singer does not have a contract company, it is very difficult to release an album.

It is a good choice to cooperate with a record company, and the profit share is generally 37, and the copyright is calculated separately.

Sony Music's conditions for Lu Bu are only one drop higher than the average, which naturally can't impress him.

Besides, he has already reached a cooperation with Huangying Entertainment.

Yang Huangying only needs 30%, responsible for the distribution of markets outside the mainland, and does not play the idea of copyright.

Of course, it is also because he is deeply appreciated by Yang Huangying that he can get a contract that is impossible in the industry.

declined the invitation to cooperate with Sony Music and returned to the shooting of the MV.

As of today, the MVs of "Legend" and "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" have not been filmed yet.

Today's filming is "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves", and the heroine is Yu Feihong.

It's a simple and romantic song.

It expresses the nostalgia of people in the hustle and bustle of the city for the simple and beautiful emotions of the past.

The style of the MV strives to be beautiful and warm.

They searched for many places before they found a wheat field that had not yet been harvested as a filming location.

The fields are golden, and the patchwork of wheat swayes gently in the breeze.

Yu Feihong's skirt swayed in the wind, and she flew up and down like a butterfly, running happily in the golden wheat field.

Lu Bu stood on the ridge and looked at her affectionately, with admiration, affection, and appreciation in his eyes.

Yu Feihong wore a white pleated dress and made an air bangs shape, which made her quite sweet, and the girlish atmosphere was very strong.

It has to be a big wife, and the beauty generated by every move is like bathing in the spring breeze, feeling natural and comfortable.

"Every frame is beautiful."

"What kind of script do you want, the two of them are already full of stories when they go to that station."

"It's the most felt MV in this time."

Photographers, makeup artists, gaffers and others have sighed that beauty is not only on the face, beauty is not limited to youth, beauty is a whole.

Yu Feihong, who has passed the age of thirty, has taken off his ignorance and youth, his eyes are full of history, but there is no frost on his face, just like a black pearl, exuding a soft luster, restrained and feminine.

Lu Bu, who is in his prime, is not young, not immature, his eyes are firm and warm, exuding the ultimate charm from the inside out, calm and sophisticated, and his temperament is outstanding, which is very fascinating.

The MV is mainly to promote the production of songs, focusing on the artistic conception of the music.

A good MV can add a lot of color to the song, and the audio-visual combination will make the listener feel more comfortable and be able to understand the story of the song.

The nine MVs filmed by Yu Feihong, although the styles are different, but the route is the same, the plot, performance, and picture are all reflecting the emotions expressed in the songs.

However, because the transition took a lot of time, the MV of "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" took a total of two days to complete.

After that, there is "Legend", which is Yu Feihong's favorite song.

In March 2002, on the plane back to Yanjing from Shenzhen, Lu Gengxu and Li Jian were speechless with the trophy they had just received.

When talking about this topic again, Lu Gengxu was young and vigorous, and said some angry words: "If you are like this, you always make music that you like very much and want, so you can simply leave." ”

Li Jian was stunned at first, but also felt that it was no problem, so he went to make his own music, so he replied: "You and I have different music concepts, so both of us are in pain, I'll leave." ”

After getting off the plane, Li Jian withdrew from Shuimu Nianhua and left the group name and all the songs to Lu Gengxu.

In the winter of that year, Li Jian lived in a cold courtyard house in Yanjing and watched a lot of movies and a lot of books.

When he watched Zweig's "Letter from a Strange Woman", he was very impressed, and felt that the heroine was a legend in that era and in the life of the male protagonist.

There are people you love forever, but she will never come to you and torment you forever, and then there is this melody.

In the past two years, the time came to the end of 2004, through Li Yanzhe's introduction, Zhao Xueping and Li Jian bought this song, and asked Liu Bing, a famous music lyricist in the mainland, to fill in the lyrics.

Lu Bu's level of appreciation is online, knowing that this song is a good song.

He was very happy to be able to sing such a song.

During the recording, Li Jian and Liu Bing were invited to guide his singing.

On the evening of July 15th, the MV of "Legend" was completed.

Lu Bu paid out of his own pocket and invited all the people involved in the filming to have a meal.

It's been busy for more than half a month, and I always have to be treated.

At the dinner table, Tong Yaya cautiously revealed that Lu Bu planned a dance for her.

This made Liu Yifei jealous, gritted his teeth with hatred, and thought in his heart, when he released an album, he asked Lu Bu to shoot the MV and design various plots, and he must envy Tong Yaya.

Lu Bu could see through the careful thoughts of these little girls.

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The next morning, Lu Bu went to the PZH National Shooting and Archery Training Base, the venue of the open selection of the archery event of the National Games.

This sport is not a popular sport and there are very few people who follow it.

Due to the relatively stretched results of the national archery team, domestic audiences will only take a few glances in competitions such as the Olympic Games.

It is said that it is an open selection competition, but in fact there are requirements for participants, who must first hold a registration certificate issued by the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, and then register by sports associations across the country.

During the three-day competition, 64 athletes from each of the men's and women's medals will be qualified for the National Games.

Sichuan, half of Lu Bu's hometown, can be regarded as a home battle.

met with Yu Zhao first, and then went to meet the coach and players of the Sichuan team.

"Is he?"

"It's him!"

"No kidding, celebrities coming to the competition?"

"I've only heard of athletes going to the entertainment industry after retiring, and I haven't heard of it the other way around."

"Eighty percent are here to play, or hype up the heat."

"Who knows."

……

Lu Bu was recognized, and the athletes talked about it.

It is said that celebrities eat youth, and athletes also eat youth, as they get older, they can't keep up with their speed and physical strength, and they can't play for the country.

After retiring, some are still engaged in the jobs they like in the sports world, some will choose to get married and have children, some will choose to go to school, and some will choose to enter the entertainment industry.

Liu Xuan is one of the more representative, not only has very good gymnastics skills, but also looks beautiful, officially announced his retirement in 2001 and entered the entertainment industry, and he also worked very hard, starring in many film and television works, such as "Me and My Father", "Running Out of the Sky" and so on.

Like Lu Bu, who has already made a name for himself in the entertainment industry, and then entered the sports world, I don't know if there are any people who come later, and there must be no ancients before.

(End of chapter)