157 The second-highest box office of a domestic Hollywood blockbuster almost broke the filmmaker's mentality

Where has the Human Eradication Plan been revised? Of course, there were no major changes, but the background setting was slightly modified to incorporate what he saw in another plane.

Here's what the new background looks like:

In 2030, the population explosion in the United States, financial capitalists have seized 99.99% of the wealth, unemployment has skyrocketed, the crime rate remains high, residents rush into shopping malls to buy zero yuan, school shootings, and armed robberies occur every day...... The gap between rich and poor continues to widen, with the streets of cities like New York and Los Angeles lined with countless homeless people, and almost every city has a few 'zombie' streets, which are crowded with people who have been sucking up......

The entire United States has fallen from a global hegemon into chaos and degeneration.

At this time, an organization called the new founding father of the United States emerged to replace the original American partisanship. The new Father of the Nation came up with a way to get the United States to deal with the redundant population, solve the unemployment rate, solve crime, restore order, and eliminate the negative emotions of the people, and the Human Eradication Plan was introduced.

The new Father of the Nation designated March 21 as 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next morning. On this 1 day, all weapons below level 4 can be used freely, level 10 government officials have been granted clearance immunity, and others are not allowed to harm. When the siren sounds, any crime, including murder, is legal for the next 12 hours.

During this period, the government will no longer provide fire and emergency medical services until the end of the purge at 7 a.m. the next morning, but the police have the power to check that illegal weapons are not used, and if they find that they have exceeded the level, the police can immediately remove the user.

……

"He, your setting is really too fierce, do you really have any negative views of the United States?" Jason Statham came to visit the "Human Eradication Project" and took a deep breath after seeing the script of "Human Eradication Project".

"No, of course, Jason, don't get me wrong. You can't maliciously assume me just because I'm Chinese. In fact, in the field of cult films, various crews and directors are trying their best to come up with more extreme stories, which is part of the extreme exploration of cult films, isn't it? ”

He vehemently denied it, because it was really not written by him, but by a pure American named James Demonac in another time and space.

He's just a content porter, and he will never wear this kind of hat to discredit the United States, because he really didn't write it.

Although no one knows this plane, who knows it?

"Well, what's the point of this kind of story?" Jason asked.

"I don't understand, the reason why I make this type of movie is because it has its advantages, and its biggest advantage is exploration. That's right, it's exploration, and I've made a new exploration of the aesthetics of violence in this film, and I'm also going to try new things about the filming techniques. ”

He lit a cigarette and depicted it excitedly, as if he was talking about a beautiful thing.

"Really?"

"If you don't believe it, you can stay and see my new exploration, if you're free, of course."

"Okay, I just have a few days to spare, aren't you going to finish it right away, I'll see you finish."

"OK, you're going to see something amazing."

……

Due to the development of technology and the output of various equipment, Hollywood is now popular for one-shot shooting, and many crews are playing, so He Fang also played a sports long shot in the last three days of shooting.

It's the exploration of new technologies that he told Jason Statham.

The content of the long shot is the scene of the people who participated in the killing and the police who maintained the order of the killing on the streets on the night of the killing.

This kind of plot is most suitable for shooting sports long shots, seeing the big from the small, presenting the surface with points, and then pulling out the panorama, such a long shot is really technically difficult to play well.

The cooperation of the team, the scheduling of the director, and the professional requirements of the personnel are extremely high.

From the close-up of the shot, then slowly pull up, then the orbit is propulsed, and finally the camera is switched to the telescopic gun, which plays a 270-degree perspective, and finally Scanican takes over the long-distance shooting of a group of people.

Foul killers fall, police officers who maintain order enter the scene to shoot violators, and people in God's masks look at the camera......

Then the camera shifted from the Steadicam to the drone, which slowly rose and pulled farther and farther away after a set of aerial shots......

This long shot is all over three minutes long, which is very cool.

When the sixth shot was a complete success, the scene resounded with enthusiastic applause, as if everyone had created a great achievement.

"Wow, Ho, this shot is so cool." Jason Statham believes that He Fang is really using cult films to explore new possibilities.

He Fang is consciously or unconsciously exploring new shooting techniques, he believes that any technology is progressing, and any new aesthetics are also developing in exploration.

Just as he wants to re-explore the aesthetics of violence, this kind of cult film is the best way to explore.

It's violent enough and cool enough, so it can support the exploration of new violent aesthetics, as well as the possibility of exploring new lens movement long shots.

When He Fang was filming the final stage of "Human Eradication Project" in the United States, the global film market had already entered the summer season.

It's a pity that China's summer file does not have domestic films that can be played to support it, and the two Hong Kong films are relatively interesting.

One is "Martial Arts" played by Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei on July 4, but unfortunately the plot of this movie is a bit bad and a few good actors are wasted.

The other is "Eavesdropping 2", which was released on August 18, but the reputation and ratings are not good.

These two Chinese movies have grossed more than 100 million yuan in the entire summer season, and the others are all cannon fodder.

Then this summer file was swept away by two Hollywood blockbusters at the domestic box office, one was "Transformers 3" released on July 21, which took away 1.07 billion box office, which made everyone staggered, this is the second domestic movie with a box office of more than one billion, right?

The last one was "Avatar", and it was all Hollywood movies.

In front of "Transformers 3", another Hollywood blockbuster "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" has become very commonplace, because it only got 400 million box office in Chinese mainland.

However, the box office of "Transformers 3" exceeded 1 billion, which made the domestic entertainment industry blow up, and suddenly began to reflect on Chinese films.

Everyone is convinced that "Avatar" can take away the box office champion in film history, after all, it is a technological revolution. But the second place at the box office was taken away by "Transformers 3", which makes people a little unconvinced or uncomfortable.

Could it be that our films have been reduced to the point where they can only drink soup in their own markets? What has the development of film developed over the years?

What worries everyone the most is that new negotiations on the introduction of films will begin next year, and there will only be more and more Hollywood blockbusters introduced in the future, will it be the third, fourth and fifth box office in film history in the future...... Is it going to be a Hollywood blockbuster? This kind of thing is not allowed to happen.

"China's Commercial Films: We Have a Long Way to Go"

"Chinese films didn't even win the second place at the box office in film history, and the commercialization of films needs to be solved urgently"

"Those who criticize where commercialization and industrialization, reality tells us that literary films can't support the market"

"We can only watch Hollywood blockbusters reap the box office in our market"

……

"The 68th Venice Film Festival Finalists Announced, He Fang's New Film Shortlisted"

"Please don't shoot the award film festival, the commercial film market needs him more"

……

A summer vacation caused a mess in the Chinese film market, and some people were beaten by "Transformers 3" to lose their mentality. Some audiences and fans began to become more and more disgusted with the literary films that hedged the awards, because they did not see that literary films had saved the Chinese film market.

At this time, He Fang had already returned to China on July 25, but he had been quiet and did not let people know.

Even when the reporter wanted to interview him because of the big discussion of "Transformers 3" in August, he did not accept the interview on the grounds that he was filming in the United States.

In fact, it's not that he wants to do this, but the boss asked him to be low-key, and then let him focus more on the later stage of "Pacific Rim", Chinese films need a turnaround, and at present, they can only count on "Pacific Rim".

The Spring Festival stalls in 2012 have helped him clear the obstacles, and in the words of the leader, this shame cannot be hung for too long.

If it weren't for He's stern refusal, everyone above would have hoped that "Pacific Rim" would be released on National Day.

It seems that this time I really forced my superiors to be in a hurry, and the pressure of public opinion was too great, and I had no face.

He is also depressed, why should he be low-key? Don't let you be interviewed?

Are you afraid that he will say anything about commercial films and producer-centered systems to provoke social discussions? Shouldn't this be discussed?

But the reply he got was that for the time being, public opinion could not be allowed to ferment again, and things could be done quietly.

Well, this is the usual style, and He Fang is also helpless.

But he can't hide from it, for example, on August 29, when he is going to leave for Venice, he has to make a public appearance.

At this time, Chairman Huang Ke told him that he could be interviewed, but he had to say something uplifting.

How can it be understood.

This is not where to go to the Beijing airport, and after meeting with the crew of "Scorching Sun", the reporter caught him.

"Director He, congratulations on your new film being shortlisted in Venice, do you have any confidence in winning the award this time?"

"Let it be, do your best to see the destiny of heaven, anyway, we have done everything we need to do our best, and the rest depends on the will of heaven."

He Fang said words without nutrition.

"Marco MΓΌller, the president of Venice, went to see the film in May, did he say if he would win the award?" The journalist asked.

"You think too much, he is only the chairman of the film festival, not the chairman of the jury, and he can't decide whether the film can win the award or not. He just happened to come to China for something at that time and came over to watch the film, and then exchanged. ”

"Oh, I heard that the Berlin Film Festival also invited you to participate in next year's Berlin Film Festival, why didn't you choose Berlin?"

"Because the film is made, I don't want to press it, since Venice time is the closest, then Venice, I look forward to the movie being released earlier."

He explained.

"Is the release schedule set?"

"It's decided, let's release the National Day file, it can't be delayed for too long. After all, I still have a new film to make soon, and I'm afraid I won't have time to do publicity. He Fang said.

"What do you think of the summer file "Transformers 3" won 1 billion box office? There are many people who call on you to stop making literary and award-winning films and make commercial films wholeheartedly, what do you think of this proposal? ”

He Fang smiled bitterly, and really wanted to light a cigarette and take a puff.

"The box office of "Transformers 3" exceeded 1 billion, which proves the rapid development of China's film box office market, and at the same time, it has also brought many new audiences into the cinema, which is a good thing. I will carefully consider everyone's appeals, and in fact I have not stopped shooting commercial blockbusters. ”

"For example, "Pacific Rim", which will be released during the Spring Festival next year, is a commercial blockbuster, and I am confident that it will break the box office of "Transformers 3", and I also have a record of credit impact on "Avatar", I don't believe you can look forward to it."

"There are also 10 new blockbusters that I am about to shoot, "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits", which are all my attempts to make commercial blockbusters. However, this box office record breaking can't just be done by me, we have to work hard together. ”

"I talked to director Feng Xiaogang during the Spring Festival this year, and I said that the three major directors should make at least three movies a year, so that the actors in the circle can shoot and bring domestic films together."

"And various large companies should also increase the speed of new films, and promote some high-quality blockbusters, so that our films can really start."

He Fang nodded after speaking.

"Any other suggestions?" The journalist asked.

"What advice do you want me to have? The film and television base of Lake Film Group has built the foundation for making blockbusters, and the market has begun to rise. Now that the foundation is there, and the market is there, if domestic films can't get up, then I don't know what to say. ”

(End of chapter)