China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 338: Changes in Edge of Tomorrow, Iron Fist is released, thanksgiving
The day after the creative crew arrived in Shanghai, filming officially began.

The first scene was filmed at Huashang Media’s own indoor studio in Shanghai. At this time, it has been decorated as the office of General Gao, the commander-in-chief of the campaign. General Gao is played by teacher Liang Guanhua.

The first scene was filmed when General Gao introduced the current basic situation on the battlefield to the actor Yang Tianbao.

Yang Tianbao is the name given to the male protagonist by Li Mu. In Li Mu's version of "Edge of Tomorrow", the heroine's name is Mulan. It is inspired by Mu Guiying and Hua Mulan. Li Mu feels that this name is more suitable for the female character who turns the tide. The image of a warrior. Since the heroine's name is related to Mu Guiying, Li Mu changed Yang Zongbao's name by one word and became the name of the male protagonist here - Yang Tianbao!

"Crack!"

The assistant director shouted stop, and the tense nerves of the crew finally had time to relax for a moment. Everyone felt that this step must have been passed. Teacher Liang Guanhua's skills are really impressive, and he stood in the office wearing a general's uniform. , the aura comes naturally.

Of course, our director Li Mu is not inferior at all, and it needs to be noted that our director Li looks so handsome in a major uniform. Didn’t you look at the ladies on the set and their eyes almost went straight?

The result was as expected. Li Mu walked to the monitor and watched the content he had just filmed twice before nodding in approval. However, Liang Guanhua seemed hesitant to speak.

"Teacher Liang, do you have any other opinions about the scene just now? If so, just tell me directly and we will study it together." Li Mu asked after seeing this.

Liang Guanhua did have a different view on this scene, but he felt that he shouldn't bring it up because Li Mu's reputation was too great.

Li Mu's status in the field of science fiction movies has already stood at the top of the world together with Spielberg and Cameron, but Liang Guanhua himself had never made a science fiction blockbuster before, which made Liang Guanhua have to doubt what he was going to mention. Whether the opinion really has value, but now that Li Mu has seen it, Liang Guanhua simply knows everything.

"Director, this scene is about General Gao introducing Major Yang Tianbao to the upcoming counterattack in the coastal areas of China. Only then did Major Yang Tianbao learn that the destination of his upcoming interview was at the front line. After repeated refusals to no avail. , Major Yang even threatened the general, and the result was that the general ordered him to be arrested and sent to the front line to die."

Li Mu nodded slightly.

Liang Guanhua continued: "As the frontline commander of the counterattack campaign, General Gao thought before the launch of the campaign that after the war, a large number of dead soldiers' bodies were packed in body bags and sent back to the rear. Someone would need to take the blame. After being threatened, he made an impromptu move. Threateners are sent to the front line to die - from his behavior, I can't see his ability to be appointed as the commander-in-chief. What I see is that as the front-line commander, he was easily angered and temporarily changed his original plan. .”

"Then what do Teacher Liang think should be changed?" Li Mu asked.

Liang Guanhua said: "It is best to set the general's image more positively, and better reflect the abilities he should have when he was appointed as the commander-in-chief. Major Yang mobilized millions of people to die on the front line, and when soldiers enthusiastically joined the army The morale is very high, but many people begin to waver when they go to the front line and face life and death. The best way to get these people to burst out with courage again is to send the major who mobilized them to the front line to fight alongside them. In other words, the general is not forced to After being enraged, he suddenly decided to send the major to the front line to die, but that was his plan from the beginning, and he wanted to use the major's blood to once again inspire the courage of the front line officers and soldiers."

Li Mu said: "A general who is unscrupulous but capable?"

Liang Guanhua nodded.

Li Mu thought about it, maybe this change is indeed more in line with the Chinese people's psychology, because in the eyes of most Chinese people, since a person can reach a high position, he must have his own merits. The general in the original movie Of course he's not a fool, but he doesn't show his extraordinary qualities either.

"I can see it!"

Li Mu finally agreed with Liang Guanhua's proposal, and the two began to deliberate on the revised plot and lines together.

Half an hour later, the filming resumed.

Liang Guanhua sat behind his desk, his expression looking quite serious: "You have inspired millions of people to rush to the front line. These soldiers are all good. They are very brave, but no matter how strong a warrior is, there are times when he is fragile. I hope you It can once again inspire their determination to fight to the end.”

Li Mu took off his military cap and put it on his lap, while crossing his hands in front of him. At this moment, he looked relatively relaxed: "Establish a new model? The first thing I thought of was to recreate a person who was once timid but now But he is a typical image of a very brave warrior. You find the people and I write the articles. You know, this is what I am best at."

Liang Guanhua's eyes narrowed slightly, his stern gaze flashed away, and then he smiled.

This look was definitely not planned before filming started, it was Liang Guanhua's improvisation on the spot.

Li Mu keenly caught the fleeting change in Liang Guanhua's eyes. He leaned back slightly and held his hands in front of his chest. This was a typical defensive posture. It was not until Liang Guanhua smiled that Li Mu released this defensive posture and laughed. got up.

Liang Guanhua said at this time: "I have found the man. The ship will leave in an hour. The soldiers are waiting for you. Your destination is the beach on the front line of the counterattack."

There was doubt in Li Mu's eyes. He frowned and asked, "The beach on the front line of the counterattack? Does that mean I have to interview your people on the battlefield?"

Liang Guanhua looked back at the map behind him and said: "Demon City, there are only a few alien activities there, and we have an absolute military advantage! You will write the most exciting battle scenes there to inspire my soldiers."

"General, thank you for your confidence in me, but I chose my current job just to avoid this situation." As he said this, Li Mu tried his best to smile, but after seeing Liang Guanhua's expressionless face, Li Mu couldn't help but smile. Mu's smile froze on his face, and he continued:

"I...I...I only participated in military training in college. After the war broke out, I lost my original job, so I chose this profession. So I have my expertise. You...do what you should do. But, I really don’t have military training. I am very honored to have the opportunity to interview our soldiers on the front line, but I am not afraid of your laughter. In fact, I am bleeding and I can’t stand my fingers being cut by paper."

After speaking, Li Mu continued to laugh dryly to relieve his tension and embarrassment at the moment, but Liang Guanhua's face was expressionless at the moment. At this time, the air in the scene seemed to have solidified, and Li Mu also stopped his awkward dry laugh.

Liang Guanhua finally spoke when Li Mu was already restless: "Major, I think you misunderstood. I didn't want you to go to the front line to interview my soldiers."

Li Mu breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard this, then patted his chest, and then laughed out loud with relief: "General, you really scared me to death just now. Although the war reporters don't have to charge into the battle in person, even though there are no front-line soldiers, It's so dangerous, but not a few people have died because of it, and I will absolutely, absolutely, never step foot on the front line."

Liang Guanhua crossed his arms at this time: "What the millions of soldiers inspired and mobilized by you hope most at this moment is to fight side by side with their idol, that is, with you. That's right, you will not be a war reporter, you will be Mingming A hero who has the rank of major or is a civilian, but still repeatedly asks to go to the front line to fight in person. If you unfortunately die in battle one day, you will be remembered forever, and your heroic deeds will inspire countless newcomers to continue to rush towards the enemy. Until the enemy is completely wiped out, until the fight is complete and the victory is complete! Until those disgusting things are no longer seen on our planet.”

Li Mu swallowed, and his lips trembled slightly. The expression on his face was one of disbelief at first, and then fear showed in his eyes bit by bit.

The photographer moved the lens in front of Li Mu's eyes and gave Li Mu a big close-up, recording Li Mu's demeanor change at this moment, which can be called a textbook level.

"Crack!"

The assistant director shouted at this moment.

Then the studio was quiet for three to five seconds, and then many people began to applaud spontaneously, and then more and more people applauded. Many people talked with great interest about the performances performed by Liang Guanhua and Li Mu just now.

"Great, wonderful!"

"Teacher Liang is very aura. He really looks like a general when he puts on the military uniform!"

"Of course, Teacher Liang's surname is Di and his given name is Renjie. He is from Bingzhou. His official position is Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi. He is also the deposed envoy and the governor of Youzhou. He is entrusted with the imperial commission to oversee all important military and political affairs in Youzhou. ""Hahaha……"

"The director's several changes in mentality are also very expressive, including the ease when he gave the general advice to set up a heroic example, the confusion and panic when he misunderstood that the general wanted to send him to the front line for interviews, and suddenly learned that the general actually wanted him to go to the front line to participate in the war in person. The fear and panic at the end, especially the change in his expression at the moment when he finally learned the truth, is simply amazing!"

At this time, Li Mu, Liu Yifei, Liang Guanhua, Hu Jun and others gathered around the monitor to watch the performance just now, with expressions of surprise on everyone's faces.

Li Mu said at this time: "During the post-editing, the audience will know from the beginning that the general is going to send the protagonist to the front line to die, and then the protagonist will easily suggest to the general to establish a new combat model. This is a typical example of digging for oneself. If you bury yourself, the information gap will make the audience laugh."

Everyone around him echoed Li Mu, but Liang Guanhua stood there silently, still thinking about the performance just now.

When he was performing just now, he suddenly felt something. An old saying suddenly appeared in his mind: "If you kill one person and the three armies are shaken, kill him!" Then he looked at Li Mu, and suddenly there was an idea in his mind of Cao Cao borrowing the head of the grain officer. With the artistic conception of An Junxin, he never expected that this fleeting thought would be instantly captured by Li Mu, who was playing against him. Not only did he capture it, but he also responded in time. Li Mu was The uneasiness on his face flashed away, and then his body leaned back unconsciously, and then crossed his arms in a defensive posture. So sharp! "

While the crew was preparing for the next scene, Li Mu took the time to discuss the upcoming plot with the actors. After about ten minutes, after all departments were ready, the next scene began soon.

……

In the original version of "Edge of Tomorrow", at the beginning of the film, the male protagonist frequently appeared on the TV screen, and what he said were words to boost morale and promote the victory of mankind.At the beginning of the film, the male protagonist repeatedly mentioned that he helped the generals mobilize millions of people to rush to the front line. As a result, after the male protagonist was thrown into the grassroots units, the grassroots soldiers did not recognize him. This was very strange, because his job was obviously Boost morale on TV.

Correspondingly, the heroine who is a typical fighting character is well known to everyone. Li Mu thinks the original plot is very strange, so he will make corresponding adjustments in this version.

For example, after the male protagonist was thrown to the grassroots, the grassroots actually knew him. The original male protagonist didn't know how to use a gun when he was thrown on the beach for the first time, and no one taught him.

In Li Mu's version, no one believed that the male protagonist couldn't use a gun. After all, he had often pretended to be a combat expert on TV, a qualified warrior who knew all about mechas.

This can also be used to create a sense of joy.

The male protagonist had to learn how to fight in order to save his life. As a result, anything he said that he didn't understand was regarded as a joke by everyone. The more serious he looked and asked people to teach him, the more others thought he was pretending, and he was eventually thrown away. On the battlefield, he couldn't even shoot!

……

While "Edge of Tomorrow" was being filmed, "Iron Fist", which had been postponed once, was finally officially released, with a final box office of 32.14 billion yuan!

It is a bit regretful that it failed to break the previous record of 33.7 billion for "The Richest Man in Xihong City", but "The Shameful Iron Fist" is different from the former. The former has Shen Teng. Shen Teng has acted in a series of comedies of Huashang Media, and has already faded away. There is a certain image of the king of comedy. Newcomers in the film industry like Elen and Mary can achieve results close to Shen Teng's peak work as soon as they appear on the scene. This is actually quite good.

Of the more than 32 billion box office, about 13 billion belongs to the producer, and about 13 million of the 8 billion belongs to Huashang's gross profit, and the rest belongs to other producers.

Hua Shang's films have always had a tradition of inviting companies with good relationships to "share" risks.

In fact, where does the risk come from? Huashang agrees to invest in other companies. In fact, it is not much different from giving money. Huashang has never lost money on its scripts. Huashang is not short of investment money. Huashang is fully capable of eating most of it on its own. Profits, but Hua Shang has never done that.

However, the companies involved in the investment cannot be completely free. If only one party in a relationship benefits, then the relationship is destined to not last long. In fact, many companies that have long-term cooperative relationships with Huashang have also been providing their services to Huashang. Exclusive resources.

And as the box office of "Shameful Iron Fist" officially exceeded the 32 billion mark, Mary's popularity, who contributed a wonderful performance in the film, is rising rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the past, we had to fight tooth and nail for a small and insignificant supporting role, and we might not be able to win it. Now, all kinds of scripts that we didn't even dare to think about before are now being desperately stuffed into our hands, back and forth. The difference in treatment was so huge that Mary couldn't help but even want to cry.

My heart is both sad and happy.

Her career finally experienced tremendous growth, and the first person Mary wanted to call and talk to was his master, He Jiong.

The first time she was seen by the audience on TV was in the sketch "Super Happy Insole" with He Juan. Over the years, He Juan has been doing his best to take care of her, help her, and encourage her. It can be said that He Juan is her. A light in life.

After the call, He Juan was very happy for his apprentice on the phone. Mary's kindness in repaying her kindness made He Juan feel that his previous help to her was not in vain. Of course, he did not expect the other party to repay him, but Who doesn’t want their kindness to be cherished?
After the two chatted on the phone for a while, He Juan reminded Mary with some worry.

"You are popular now, but your background is still insufficient. For this popular work, this gust of wind will pass, so you must seize the opportunity and don't make mistakes, you know?"

"Master, don't worry, I know."

"There will definitely be many opportunities to be interviewed by reporters in the future. When you want to thank someone, don't forget Director Shen Junsheng and Director Li Mu."

"I know. In fact, during the casting process for "The Shameful Iron Fist", many people thought that I was not suitable to play the female lead. They said that I was okay in dramas, but my appearance seemed a bit poor in movies. In the end, Li Director Mu supported me against all odds, and I got the leading role this time."

"Hua Shang is Li Mu's Hua Shang. Compared with Director Shen Junsheng, Li Mu will definitely give you more opportunities, but don't ignore Director Shen Junsheng because of this and only see Li Mu, who has a higher status. No matter what, the real director of "The Shameful Iron Fist" is Shen Junsheng. If you can only see Li Mu, it may affect your reputation."

"Thank you, Master, for reminding me. I understand."

Mary was very touched. Master was still trying his best to plan her future career as before, and reminded her not to make those mistakes.

At the same time, Ai Lun was also thinking about similar issues. He kept reminding himself not to drift, but to stay steady. When he had the opportunity, he should express his gratitude to Director Shen and Director Li like this. On the one hand, he was really grateful for this. On the other hand, both of them also need to maintain their own image of gratitude.

The two people, especially Li Mu, have an astonishing number of fans. When fans see that the person promoted by the idol is very grateful to the idol, they will naturally have a good impression of them.

During the same period, a reporter interviewed director Shen Junsheng and asked him how he felt about having two films under his name with a box office of more than 30 billion in the mainland single market. The reporter also specifically mentioned that currently even director Li Mu only has one. This is a work that has reached a box office of 30 billion in the mainland market alone.

Shen Junsheng’s reply to this was:
"I remember that when "囧囧" continued to break various records, the media reported overwhelmingly, and I seemed to have become the most promising young director in the mainland besides my boss. At that time, I was indeed a little arrogant, a little complacent, and a little excited, but I was also It was limited to this, but the next day my boss patted me on the shoulder and said that I had done a good job, which almost made me cry. Before 2005, I was just a pretty good photographer, but that was all. There is a high probability that this will remain the case in the future, until I met my boss, who said that my basic skills were good and asked me to follow him in the future. From then on, my life has changed dramatically."

"I have created a series of miraculous works in my name, whether it is "囧囧", "The Richest Man in Xihong City" or the current "Shameful Iron Fist", they were all given to me by my boss. Compared with the endless articles about me in the media, Praise, in my heart, the boss’s words of ‘Well done!’ are always the most touching to me.”

Well, it seems that Li Mu is Shen Junsheng's He Jiong. He Jiong has a disciple like Mary who has helped and is always grateful and grateful. Li Mu also has a subordinate like Shen Junsheng who never forgets Li Mu's promotion.

(End of this chapter)