Soon, the role of the female number one was also decided.

It's an acquaintance, Wenqiu.

Wen Qiu specially called Yao Rong to express his gratitude.

Although she is a first-line flower, she has been spinning in TV dramas, and she has never been able to get good movie resources.

If Yao Rong hadn't recommended her to the director, she might not have been able to get the female number one in this big production.

Yao Rong did not take credit: "I just recommended it casually, it was you who conquered the director with your acting skills." ”

If it weren't for its own strength, when the opportunity came, it would be impossible to grasp it.

Wen Qiu smiled, and didn't bother with Yao Rong about this matter.

It's good for her to keep the favor in mind.

"Aunt Yao, when are you coming to the crew?"

"Let's wait for the final exam."

Wen Qiu laughed: "Yes, I forgot that it was the final season recently. Then when you come, I invite you to eat delicious food, I am more familiar with the film and television city. ”

The day after Xu Weiheng finished the final exam, he and Yao Rong flew to the crew together.

When he got there, Wen Qiu was the first to greet him, followed by the director and the male number one.

After taking a look at each other, the director pulled Yao Rong away: "Ms. Yao, it's just in time, I have some plots I want to discuss with you." ”

Wen Qiu introduced to the male number one: "This is what I often tell you about Xu Weiheng. ”

Male No. 1 Di Zheng is thirty-five years old this year, and he is a well-known good man in the circle, and greeted Xu Weiheng with a smile: "Have you finished the final exam?" How did you do on the exam? ”

Xu Weiheng couldn't hold back his laughter: "The test is okay." Hello Mr. Di. ”

"Don't call me a teacher, just call me brother like Wen Qiu."

The three of them have a heart to make friends, so the chat atmosphere has been very lively.

The relationship between the protagonist group is harmonious, and the other supporting actors and group actors will naturally not be demons, and the atmosphere of the whole crew is very comfortable.

More than a year has passed, and Xu Weiheng's acting skills have improved a lot compared to filming "In the Prime" at that time.

played against the male number one Di Zheng and Wen Qiu, and they didn't lag behind.

In addition, his eyebrows and eyes have also grown wider than before, fading away from the green, and the lens expression of the whole person has reached a higher level.

After a few scenes, Di Zheng asked Xu Weiheng with a smile which film and television school he planned to apply for.

"What do you think of our Huaying?"

Wen Qiu was proud: "It's late, as early as a year ago, I made an appointment with Wei Heng, but he was going to come to Huaju to be my apprentice." ”

Di Zheng patted his thigh: "You're too fast." ”

"Of course, good seedlings have to be settled early."

Di Zheng complained: "Are you picking vegetables?" ”

Xu Weiheng sat next to him, smiling and listening to their fight.

The director passed by, saw this scene, and sighed with the producer: "Among the three of them, Xu Weiheng looks the most calm." ”

The producer of this movie is the person in charge of Blue Shadow who met with Yao Rong at that time.

He also boasted: "I am not arrogant or impatient, my acting skills are good, and my future prospects are limitless." ”

The director laughed: "Chen Shuangqiu, that old guy, is an eagle all day long, but he was pecked by the eagle." ”

At this time, Director Chen, who is at the center of other people's topics, is busy filming his "Endless Darkness".

When he heard that Xu Weiheng went to play the second male lead in "Shen Ai", Director Chen snorted coldly, and he was quite dissatisfied from the bottom of his heart.

"Endless Darkness" and "Shen Ai" are both 300 million productions, and the former's film and television company Black Age, and the latter's film and television company Blue Shadow have been rivals for many years, and Director Chen and the director of "Shen Ai" have also been rivals for many years, and they don't know how many times they have competed with each other.

However, Director Chen invited Xu Weiheng to play the male lead in "Endless Darkness", Xu Weiheng did not agree, and instead played the male lead in "Shen Ai", which made Director Chen very annoyed and felt that he had lost here.

In order to win back this game, Director Chen became more and more attentive when filming "Endless Darkness".

Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching.

The crew gave everyone a few days off.

After Yao Rong and Xu Weiheng discussed, they decided not to go back to City D for the New Year, but to travel to a tourist city.

Anyway, as long as their mother and son stay together, it doesn't matter where they spend the New Year.

After a few days of enjoyable play, the crew re-entered the filming state.

It took another week, and Xu Weiheng's scenes were all filmed.

After all, the real time-consuming place of making science fiction movies is actually the post-production of special effects.

On the day of Xu Weiheng's finale, the crew prepared a very big cake for him to see him off.

After eating the cake, Xu Weiheng will fly back to school first, and Yao Rong will stay here until all the filming tasks of the crew are over.

At the end of February, all the scenes of "Shen Ai" were filmed and entered intense post-production.

At this time, the glasses-free 3D technology of Tiangong Vision has been fully matured and can be put into use in movies.

When the post-production of "Shen Ai" came to an end, Director Chen's new movie "Endless Darkness" began to release promotional videos one after another, and it was set for next year's Spring Festival.

At the same time, many movies have also been set for next year's Spring Festival.

Among them, there are six movies with an investment of more than 100 million.

In addition to "Endless Darkness", there are also spy war films jointly shot by Win-Win Emperors, family comedies cooperated by several popular comedians, and the return of the director who has been dormant for many years......

Each one is extremely threatening, and it can be called a fairy fight.

"How much time will it take for 'Shen Ai' to complete post-production." Yao Rong called Tiangong Vision and asked about the progress.

"Half a month to a month."

Getting the exact answer from Tiangong Vision, Yao Rong contacted the director and the person in charge of Blue Shadow: "I suggest that "Shen Ai" directly show the sword and set the file for next year's Spring Festival, preferably on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

The director asked, "Will it premiere on the same day as Endless Darkness?" ”

"There is no doubt that our biggest opponent in this year's Spring Festival file is "Endless Darkness". If even "Endless Darkness" loses, in the entire Spring Festival, which movie can beat "Shen Ai". ”

Kill the Spring Festival stalls, be upright, and crush them with the general trend.

This is the confidence of "Shen Ai".

After a pause, Yao Rong added with a smile: "Also, don't forget, the goal of "Shen Ai" is not the champion of the Spring Festival, but - to win the first box office in the history of Chinese films." ”

As soon as these words came out, the director and the person in charge of Blue Shadow were excited.

The director said: "That's right, "Shen Ai" is not afraid of any opponent, what should really be feared is the opponent of "Shen Ai"!" ”

The person in charge of Blue Shadow patted the case and said, "Then we will say so!" ”

Half a month later, "Shen Ai" completed the production of special effects and submitted it for review as soon as possible.

As soon as the review was completed, "Shen Ai" immediately announced the premiere time, and announced that "Shen Ai" will use a new revolutionary special effects technology.

Seeing the premiere time of "Shen Ai", Director Chen was so angry that his face darkened.

But thinking of the quality of "Endless Darkness", Director Chen's floating heart was a little calmer.

And because his first two movies hit the streets one after another, in order to avoid the mistakes of this movie from repeating the past, Director Chen deliberately spent a lot of money and invited the world's best special effects company to produce the post-production.

As far as he knew, that company didn't take over post-production of "Shen Ai."

He didn't believe that the special effects of "Shen Ai" could surpass "Endless Darkness".

It's probably just a gimmick to hype.

Different from Director Chen's contempt, many netizens expressed their expectations for "Shen Ai".

[A big production with an investment of 300 million, our family's Wenqiu's film resources are finally no longer bloody]

[The screenwriter is actually Yao Rong! ] Amitabha, I wish that the quality of "Shen Ai" can be on the same level as "Starry Sky" and "Light Year"! 】

Oh my God! Danger Heng is finally going to make a movie again! 】

[For the combination of Wen Qiu, Xu Weiheng and Yao Rong, I also want to go to the cinema to contribute a box office]

[Upstairs +1, the three of them like the most in the third season of "Dear Family"]

Soon, the first trailer of "Shen Ai" was released.

Director Chen clicked in and watched it at the first time.

The barren world, the human beings on the verge of despair, the creatures who depend on each other for good and woe......

In just two minutes, the video presents a shocking picture.

[Ahhhh

[I hope not to have a promotional video that is both the peak]

[Damn, why does Wen Qiu only have a few seconds of footage in this promotional video!! 】

[Not to mention Wen Qiu, Xu Weiheng and the male number one only add up to a few seconds of footage, I suspect that the crew is deliberately making trouble to hang our appetite]

[Brothers, see you at the beginning]

[See +1 at the beginning]

The barrage quickly swept over the top of the mobile phone screen, Director Chen glanced at it a few times, and was very upset, so he turned off the barrage, lit a cigarette, and returned to the beginning of the promotional video while smoking.

watched the promotional video again, and Director Chen had to admit: the special effects of this movie ...... Not much worse than Endless Darkness.

His heart gradually sank, and he no longer had the calmness he had before.

Even the investors called Director Chen and asked if "Endless Darkness" could win against "Shen Ai".

What Director Chen can say, he naturally reassures the other party again and again.

After hanging up the phone, Director Chen found himself in a cold sweat.

He patted his heart and comforted himself: Although the special effects of "Shen Ai" are very good, if there is any revolutionary breakthrough, it is a joke!

Director Chen and netizens are waiting for the official blog of "Shen Ai" to release the second promotional video, the strange thing is that the official blog of "Shen Ai" has no movement, if it weren't for the update of some stills from time to time, everyone really thought that the official blog number was dead.

But then, Director Chen didn't have the heart to pay attention to "Shen Ai".

All of his energy was focused on promoting Endless Darkness.

This is a big production that he used to turn over.

Just when the promotion of "Endless Darkness" is nearing the end and there is still a week left before the premiere, "Shen" finally has a new action -

The official blog of Tiangong Vision issued a statement, claiming that it has achieved a breakthrough in film special effects technology and completed the research and development of glasses-free 3D technology. From today on, the history of human cinema is about to get rid of 3D glasses and enter the naked-eye 3D era.

In the end, the official blog of "Shen Ai" was returned.

"Shen Ai" Weibo reposted and responded at the first time:

[Glasses-free 3D technology has been first applied to the post-production of "Shen Ai", and now all movie theaters under the name of Blue Shadow are being renovated, so stay tuned]

As soon as these two Weibo posts came out, everyone went crazy!

[Is this true?] When did this achievement break through, and why has there been no news before! 】

[Relevant industry workers said that glasses-free 3D technology has always been an important breakthrough direction in the future, but I don't know how many teams have fallen in front of this technology!! 】

[Ahhhh 】

[Such a big company shouldn't do false publicity, even if the glasses-free 3D technology is not mature enough, it doesn't matter, I must make up for this excitement]

Many netizens found it unbelievable, but soon, the forwarding of the relevant departments confirmed the authenticity of the news.

In Weibo, the relevant departments said that this technology is very mature, as early as a year ago, Tiangong Vision has cooperated with relevant departments. In the near future, glasses-free 3D technology can be applied not only in the field of film, but also in all walks of life.

With the endorsement of the relevant departments, the attention of "Shen Ai" has skyrocketed at an alarming rate.

When some netizens who reacted slowly went to the cinema to buy tickets, they found that the tickets for the first three days of "Shen Ai" were basically sold out.

Especially the show in the Blue Shadow Cinema, which was even full.

In the end, many netizens either bought the show a few days later, or they could only go to other cinemas first.

Under such a momentum, the crew and investors of "Shen Ai" are naturally happy, and the mood of the crew and investors of "Endless Darkness" is not very good.

Director Chen stared at the hot search of "Shen Ai" taking the lead in applying naked-eye 3D technology, watching its popularity quickly rise to tens of millions, and even rising, only to feel a rush of blood on his head, and he almost fainted on the spot.

How can it be!

How could such a technology break through silently!

There is no doubt that the audience's pursuit of new special effects technology will greatly help the box office of "Shen Ai".

Compared to the special effects, "Endless Darkness" loses.

Compared with the actors, the lineup of "Endless Darkness" is strong, but the lineup of "Shen Ai" is not bad.

Director Chen can only pray for the plot of "Shen Ai" to pull his hips now.

Restless, Director Chen called a friend and asked for the premiere ticket of "Shen Ai" from the inside, intending to watch the film as soon as possible.

On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, at ten o'clock in the morning, "Endless Darkness" and "Shen Ai" had their national premieres.

At twelve o'clock at noon, Director Chen wore a peaked cap, disguised himself, and went to the theater under Blue Shadow.

It didn't take long for people to wait, and the lights in the screening room went out.

When it lights up again, it's when the movie starts playing.

Without wearing 3D glasses, the picture of "Shen Ai" is more three-dimensional and vivid than when watching with 3D glasses.

Ten minutes before the movie, the end of the world has not yet come, but a torrential rain has swept the whole world.

When Xu Weiheng, dressed as a student, appeared, everyone's eyes lit up.

The young man is slender, wearing a shirt and trousers, and the style and discipline button is tied to the last one, and when the eyebrows that fly obliquely into the sideburns are slightly raised, he is like the pride of heaven in the book.

Later, the end times came.

Almost instantly, the land became barren.

Everything is turning to ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Everyone was blown away by the image.

Watching Xu Weiheng and his friends wander between life and death, choosing between life and death, looking for a touch of emerald green for human beings in the wilderness, the audience who would have whispered or eaten snacks and drinks were silent.

Director Chen was also silent.

He didn't want to admit it.

He didn't want to admit it at all.

However, "Shen Ai" turned out to be more in line with his appetite and aesthetics than the movies he made himself......

Is it because of the director?

No.

The director of "Shen Ai" is his old rival for many years, and he knows exactly what level the other party is.

What really moved him was the script.

The plot of "Shen Ai" not only did not pull his crotch, but was so good that he was amazed.

Towards the end of the movie, Xu Weiheng's character was the first to fall.

His body, so thin that it was almost human, fell heavily into the desert, and his whole body sank into the soft sand, but his eyes were fixed on something.

The young man has a cruel despair for the end times in his eyes, and also a chase for life.

Those deep emotions, he didn't have to speak, he didn't have to be hysterical, he just raised his head so calmly that the audience could already read everything from his eyes.

His eyes swept over the barrenness little by little, and his eyes slowly became silent, but when his gaze returned to his teammates, his eyes had a little more brilliance and longing again.

Such vivid eyes, Director Chen had seen it twelve years ago.

——Twelve years ago, "2050" was born, opening the era of disaster movies in the last days of China, and the child called "Star" has also become the brightest star in the whole movie.

Director Chen stood up in shock

"What's going on! You sit down, you're in our way! ”

"That is, do you have a sense of public morality?"

The whining voices around him brought Director Chen back to his senses.

He sat down in a hurry, but his mood couldn't calm down for a long time, and Xu Weiheng's eyes kept flashing back in his mind repeatedly.

Obviously, when filming "20502", Xu Weiheng could no longer play the effect he had in mind, but now after two years, in this movie, the little drama that once amazed him is back......

Is it because Xu Weiheng has no strength, or because of the harsh criticism of Xu Weiheng by the overall environment of the crew, so that Xu Weiheng can't act that effect?

Thinking of the conflict between the male number one Xu Yiyuan and Xu Weiheng in "20502", he always impatiently asked Xu Weiheng to back down......

Thinking of the reporter stepping on Xu Weiheng's biological mother and praising Xu Yiyuan's biological mother in "20502", Xu Weiheng was so angry that he had a quarrel with the reporter, and accidentally flipped the reporter's camera to the ground, he pointed at Xu Weiheng's head and scolded......

Director Chen had to face one thing-

His indulgence almost killed a talented actor who had not yet fully grown up.

After the death of Xu Weiheng's character, others are still carrying the final fate of mankind.

When they finally saw the fragile flowers swaying in the cold wind on the snowy peaks where humanity was almost extinct, the movie theater erupted in applause.

The movie dimmed and lit up again.

This shot is the speech made by Xu Weiheng at the beginning of the last days when he insisted on participating in the search for green plants-

"Perhaps when we have gone through a lot of hardships and overcome all odds to find greenery, the end times are still far from over. However, as long as the end of the world does not completely exterminate human beings in the first place, the human race will be able to live endlessly. ”

"The cruelty of the last days also bears witness to the greatness of the human race."

After his speech, he bowed, and the star pendant around his neck fell out, swaying around his neck.

Looking at this shot, for some reason, Director Chen suddenly burst into tears.

The ending song of the movie sounded, and Director Chen lost his soul and followed the other audience out of the cinema.

The two girls behind him were talking violently.

From time to time, a sound drifted into Director Chen's ears.

"The special effects of "Shen Ai" are amazing! Oh my God, let's buy tickets for the dormitory collectively. ”

"Okay, okay, I just cared about watching the special effects at the beginning, and then I invested in the plot, and I missed a lot of wonderful pictures."

"Originally, after watching "Endless Darkness" in the morning, I thought that "Endless Darkness" was the best of the year, but now as soon as "Shen Ai" comes out, I feel that the former can only be regarded as a qualified level."

"Indeed, there is nothing wrong with it, and there are no big advantages, I feel that Director Chen's movies have become more and more similar in recent years, with similar backgrounds, similar character designs, and similar sensationalism."

Hearing his name, Director Chen paused abruptly.

The two girls were stopped by him and looked at him curiously.

Through the faint light of the theater, one of the girls saw Director Chen's side face clearly, and opened her mouth wide in shock.

"What's wrong with you?" The companion didn't know what was going on, and continued, "The most surprising thing about me in the whole movie is the role of Xu Weiheng, which is really good!" The look in his eyes before he died was simply stunning! are all male No. 2, acting in "20502" as average, in "Shen Ai" it is like riding a rocket, the expressiveness is amazing, and I don't know what happened. ”

Hearing this, Director Chen quickened his pace and left in a hurry.

Outside the theater, it was snowy.

At this time, the film reviews of "Shen Ai" came out one after another.

Director Chen stood in the snow and slowly flipped through these movie reviews.

A professor at the film school wrote on his Weibo:

[My student once asked me a question, where is the way out for Chinese science fiction movies. At that time, I was helpless about this problem.

But today, I saw an answer in "Shen Ai".

"Shen Ai" is the best answer sheet given to the audience by Chinese science fiction movies.

In addition to the special effects, the most surprising thing about the whole movie is Shen Xing played by Xu Weiheng. When the stars have sunk, the sun will rise as usual. He is the brightest color in the film.

I'm looking forward to the actor's future. 】

There are also many film critics who Director Chen is very familiar with, and they all gave "Shen Ai" a very high evaluation.

At this time, it is inevitable to take out "Endless Darkness" and compare it with "Shen Ai".

"Endless Darkness" is a very good movie, and if it is released at another time, it has the potential to become a box office champion. But it's a pity that this year's movie Spring Festival file is the general kill of "Shen Ai".

No matter what movie it is, in front of "Shen Ai", there is only a share of being crushed.

Now, what everyone is looking forward to is not whether "Shen Ai" can win the Spring Festival champion, but how high the final box office of "Shen Ai" is!

After reading these movie reviews, Director Chen smiled bitterly and saw the latest hot search.

The past and present of "20502" and "Shen Ai".

Netizens have never lived up to the reputation of melon eaters, and there are already many people who have come to Yao Rong's intentions at this time.

[In "20502", Xu Weiheng plays an eighteen-year-old computer genius.

Coincidentally, Xu Weiheng plays an eighteen-year-old computer genius in "Shen Ai".

And the screenwriter of "Shen Ai" is Yao Rong.

You taste, you taste. 】

[In "20502", Xu Weiheng was pushed out by Director Chen to block the gun, and his acting skills caused a lot of abuse and criticism, and he was even forced to apologize because of this.

But in the movie "Shen Ai", Xu Weiheng's acting skills have become the most surprising existence in the whole movie, and the director of "Shen Ai" praised Xu Weiheng again and again in the interview.

The gap between them is simply worlds apart. 】

[Hahahahahaha, I feel that Yao Rong seems to be using "Shen Ai" to teach Director Chen.

The most criticized thing in "20502" is that the special effects are perfunctory and the plot is chaotic.

But "Shen Ai" has achieved gorgeous special effects, a wonderful plot, few love lines but touching, and few but vivid personal plots of the characters.

Just ask Director Chen, are you convinced? 】

[Upstairs is too restrained. If you want me to say, Ms. Yao is using "Shen Ai" to teach Director Chen how to behave.

Even if the movie is not made well, what is the matter if the character is not good? 】

[My friends and I seem to have seen Director Chen in the screening room of "Shen Ai" today, and we were suddenly curious about Director Chen's evaluation of "Shen Ai"]

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, at 0:00, the box office of "Shen Ai" came out on the first day.

It topped the list with 3.4 billion.

Many film practitioners were stunned when they saw this data: "The box office of "Shen Ai" is so high on the first day, is there a way for other movies to live?" "After all, the cake is so big, many viewers will not choose to watch another movie after watching it.

The truth is, there really is no other way to live.

"Endless Darkness" had a box office of 1.2 billion on the first day.

The remaining other movies add up, and the box office is worth more than 100 million.

The Spring Festival file has just begun, and "Shen Ai" has stepped on all the movies in the same period to reach the top with an unshakable advantage, thus announcing its status as the overlord of the Spring Festival file.

Three days after its release, the box office of "Shen Ai" easily exceeded one billion, while the box office of "Endless Darkness" was less than 400 million.

For this reason, the crew of "Endless Darkness" urgently held a meeting.

Looking at the freshly released results, Director Chen became more and more silent.

Want to make a comeback with Endless Darkness?

With the current situation of "Endless Darkness", it is the best situation not to lose money.

In the week after the release of "Shen Ai", after the best time of the Spring Festival stalls passed, the single-day box office of "Shen Ai" even increased against the trend, and it reached a small peak on the ninth day of release.

This box office trend stunned many people.

But a glance at Weibo shows why there is such a box office trend.

[I couldn't see naked-eye 3D with a brush, I could only watch ordinary 3D, and I finally bought a ticket for naked-eye 3D today]

[The stamina of this movie is too great, and I made an appointment with a friend to go to the second brush]

[Don't hide it, I've already taken my friends to brush it four times, the second brush is dedicated to special effects, and the second brush is dedicated to watching the plot, this arrangement is very comfortable]

On the twentieth day of its release, the total box office of "Shen Ai" exceeded 6 billion, and it has become a well-deserved No. 1 Chinese film box office.

and "Endless Darkness" was released with a box office of 10.2 billion.

After breaking the record, "Shen Ai" specially held a celebration banquet.

At the celebration banquet, the media flocked to the banquet.

Yao Rong wore a dress, holding Xu Weiheng, and the mother and son walked the red carpet together.

Countless magnesium lights were aimed at the two of them at this moment.

Behind them, Wen Qiu and the male number one Di Zheng were also walking the red carpet.

After entering the venue, Wen Qiu and Di Zheng ran to Yao Rong together and expressed their excitement.

Especially Wen Qiu, she achieved such good results for the first time as the heroine of a big production, and during this time, Wen Qiu has received many movie invitations, almost all of which are female leads.

There's no shortage of big productions in it.

It can be said that her next road will be smoother and smoother than before.

Yao Rong heard her words and smiled and expressed his blessings.

At this moment, there was a sudden gaffe exclamation from the media seat: "Something big happened on Weibo!! ”

"What's wrong?" Yao Rongqi said.

Wen Qiu was also a little strange.

They were wearing dresses and did not carry mobile phones, so Wen Qiu handed over the assistant on the side.

Opening Weibo, Wen Qiu glanced at the hot search, and covered his mouth in gaffe: "Oh my God! ”

Xu Weiheng leaned over slightly.

When he saw the name of the first hot search, Xu Weiheng's body suddenly stiffened, and a stream of heat rushed straight to his eyes.

Director Chen apologized

[Director Chen Shuangqiu V:

Some viewers asked me if I was convinced, and I tell you now that I did. is not convinced because of the good of "Shen Ai", but because of Xu Weiheng's acting skills.

He's the most talented actor I've ever met, and I'm sorry for delaying him. 】

There is no shame in not being as good as others.

His skills are not as good as others, and he is arrogant and ignorant, and he uses people to take the pot, which is where he is really embarrassed.