China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 343 The Two Great Hobbies of Men

On July 7th, just the third day after "The Secret of the Dragon" was released, something happened in the entertainment industry that shocked everyone. At her solo concert in Changsha, the Chinese music queen Zhang Liangying performed a vigorous performance forced marriage drama.

"I'm standing here waiting now. I think I have thought it through now. I have thought it over. I don't want to live alone anymore. If you are willing to marry me now, just come up."

At that time, the fans in the audience thought that this was a specially arranged interactive plot for the concert, but looking at Zhang Liangying’s expression, it didn’t look like she was acting. After ten seconds, 30 seconds, and 60 seconds, no one came on stage, or even connected. There were no rescue workers, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

Five minutes passed, as the atmosphere became more and more embarrassing, and just when Zhang Liangying was on the verge of collapse, a slovenly middle-aged man who looked ordinary, even a little slovenly, finally walked onto the stage. .

When Zhang Liangying saw that the man finally came on stage, she was so excited that she wanted to go forward and hug her, but the man calmly avoided her.Regarding Zhang Liangying's affectionate confession, the man just said thank you calmly and turned around and left the stage.

When the forced marriage drama took place, Li Mu and Liu Yifei were filming "Edge of Tomorrow" in Shanghai, but it was obvious that Liu Yifei was not unaware of it beforehand.

Liu Yifei and Zhang Liangying have been best friends for many years. It is only natural for Zhang to make such a difficult decision and reveal some information in advance to her best friend who was also troubled by the man's delay in proposing.

When the video was played, the 5-minute silence in the middle made Liu Yifei clenched her fists. Fortunately, the man her best friend was in love with finally came on stage, even though Liu didn't like that man at all.

"I don't like this Feng Ke very much. Liangying has already done this for him. If you look at him again, he is so slow and unmanly." Liu Yifei shook his head as he spoke, "I really don't know what Liangying is. I don't like him, but fortunately the ending is not too bad. I hope Liangying can be happy in the future."

Li Mu said: "Things seem a bit stupid, but it's not all bad. At least after this incident, I can have a clearer understanding of my position in the other person's mind. Only after I'm disappointed can I really let go."

"You don't like them two?"

"Of course."

"But didn't Feng Ke come on stage?"

"Of course he has to go on stage. Zhang Liangying made it clear that today is the showdown with him, and he pretended that the concert will not be held if he can't go on stage. Feng Ke is a businessman, the concert is his own business, and Zhang Liangying is his cash cow. How could he not go on stage to stabilize the other party first? But look at the few steps he took when he came on stage, as if he were visiting a grave. He had a straight face and no smile the whole time, and was talking incoherently. When his back was turned to the audience, he seemed to be trying to persuade Zhang to go to the grave. The overall situation is the most important thing - how can this mean that you really want to marry the other person?"

"But...the whole network is watching!"

"So what? When the heat is over, Zhang is stabilized, and the two of them perform a drama of being together. This matter will be over, and everything will be the same from now on. I guess it is impossible to actually get the marriage certificate. Yes, Feng never really thought about marrying her from the beginning to the end!"

"Are you saying that Liangying has given up everything and doesn't care about anything anymore, but nothing can be changed in the end?"

"Of course, what's the use of just being brave in this kind of thing?!"

"But...but..."

Liu Yifei suddenly felt sad.

Zhang Liangying is one of her rare good sisters who is very opportunistic, and their experiences are quite similar.

Zhang Liangying has been in love for more than ten years, and the person she likes has never mentioned marrying her. Why hasn't Liu Yifei himself been looking forward to Li Mu proposing to her for several years?

Zhang Liangying was finally forced to marry in front of all her fans. When Liu Yifei was filming "Let's Get Married", didn't he secretly prepare an engagement ring and plan to propose to Li Mu in reverse?It's just that Li Mu was one step ahead.

At that time, Liu Yifei didn't even think about what Li Mu would do if he didn't agree to his proposal. He didn't want to think about it, and he didn't dare to think about it.

Now taking advantage of Zhang Liangying's incident, Liu Yifei couldn't help but think of himself at that time, and he was inexplicably afraid.

"But what, if a man really likes a woman, how can he force the woman to propose to him in turn?!" Li Mu said.

Liu Yifei suddenly blushed.

If a man really likes a woman, he will not push her to that point - then who is she?At that time she almost...

"Really? What would a man do if he really likes a woman?"

"I will do everything possible to arrange a proposal and wedding for her that she will never forget. When I accidentally find out that my girlfriend can't wait to propose to him, I will try my best to delay the assistant's time to get the wedding ring and create it on the spot. Eleven proposal songs to delay time and propose to your stupid girlfriend before she takes action.”

Liu Yifei thought about the scene on the day of the proposal in her mind, and then she was sure that Li Mu had known her plan in advance.Compared with the more than five minutes of silence before Feng Ke took the stage, Li Mu's operation of singing eleven proposal songs that day was simply perfect, but...

"Create eleven proposal songs on the spot?! But as far as I know, you have been composing those songs for at least half a year!"

"Ah? Is there any?" Li Mu was very thick-skinned. When his bragging was exposed in person, he didn't blush at all. Instead, he laughed and said, "But it's normal for me to really brag. One of the two major hobbies of men includes bragging. , if any man says he doesn’t like to brag, then he must be bragging!”

Liu Yifei was amused and laughed: "I have never seen you so shameless and shameless. You can still make up such a set of fallacies right after you are caught bragging. You just said that men have two major hobbies. One is bragging. What’s the other one?”

"The other one?" Li Mu stretched out his hands and tugged. He had already taken off his shirt, revealing his perfect abdominal muscles. He leaned forward, and his face stopped a few centimeters in front of Liu. They could already feel each other. Hearing the other person's breath, "What do you think the other man is?"

Liu Yifei's face turned even redder instantly: "How did I know!"

"I don't know? As far as I know, you women like our men's hobby the most, and you often become addicted to it and can't extricate yourself!"

The atmosphere became a little heated, and the smell of hormones was everywhere in the air. Liu's face was already a little hot, and his breathing became rapid: "Huh, men, they are all gangsters after all!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hands and pulled her, taking off her T-shirt, revealing the perfect waistcoat line underneath: "There's really nothing you can do about it. A great director has all that kind of stuff in his head."

"Pretending to do that kind of thing? That kind of thing?" At this time, Li Mu took a step back to open the distance between the two, and then continued, "I mean, another major hobby of men is fitness! It is to develop a good-looking body. Abs! By the way, why are you taking off your coat?"

"Ah? Fitness?" Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then his face turned even redder to the naked eye, "Then you just said that women like your men's hobby the most, so why are you so addicted to it?"

"That's right!" Li Mu said, "Don't you women drool when you see a man's abs? Wait, don't you think what I said is-" "Don't say it!"

Liu Yifei blushed and hurriedly interrupted Li Mu's words, but Li Mu smiled even more happily: "Oh...it turns out that your women's first hobby is not to see a well-proportioned figure, but -"

"Stop talking! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything, stop talking nonsense, okay, can't I just do it?!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and hugged Liu amidst his exclamations.

……

On July 2015, 7, Huashang Media announced that the film "The Secret of the Dragon" invested by the company would be released in mainland China on July 13. According to incomplete statistics, as of 7:2 on July 7, the film After 12 days of release in mainland China, the box office performance has exceeded 24 billion yuan.

Looking at the box office trend, the final box office will definitely break the 20 billion mark. The prediction given by Maoyan Movie is 22.7 billion.

How about this result?

If you compare it to other film companies, that would definitely be a record-breaking achievement worth writing about. You have to know how many films in the entire Chinese film history have a box office of over 20 billion?
Not many!

But should this achievement be placed within Huashang Media Company?
It’s amazing, no one thinks it’s a big deal, it’s not even amazing!

Huashang even has 40 billion-rated movies, but this is a mere 20 billion-rated movie - you can't say it's trivial, that would seem a bit too crazy, it's just average!

A film's performance in the national film history is considered explosive, but when placed alone within a film and television company, it is nothing unusual. No matter how you think about it, it feels wrong, but the reality is that it is really like this, so what can be done?
Who makes Huashang Media so strong and perverted?

After "The Secret of the Dragon" was officially released, Pan Yueming became completely popular. To be precise, he had already become popular.

Just some time ago, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Ancient City" starring Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, Zhao Da, Yue Yang and others has just become popular all over the country. Pan Yueming's personal reputation has also undergone a complete reversal because of this online drama. .

Nowadays, "Jingjue Ancient City" has just finished airing and is still hot, and "Searching for the Dragon" is coming soon, and the production level is quite good, so the popularity of Pan Yueming and other protagonists has naturally increased.

Many netizens even began to criticize themselves for being wrong.

First, I followed the trend and scolded Pan Yueming before, but now I know I was wrong. Second, when the casts of "The Secret of the Dragon" and "The Ancient City" were just announced, many people criticized Pan Yueming and Zhang Yuqi for choosing to play Hu Ba respectively. One and Shirley Yang, it’s just nonsense!
Now it seems that this group of people is wrong again.

Hua Shang, or rather Li Mu, is really extremely accurate in employing people!

Tong Liya plays the role of Ding Sitian in "The Secret of the Dragon". Although her role is not many, the final effect is amazing.

Before the film was released, some fans of Tong complained on the Internet that because of her celebrity status, Tong Liya was arranged to be the voice actor of Zhang Yuqi. I wonder what the leaders of Huashang Media thought. Could it be that Zheng Yuqi, an outsider, could be better than our Yaya? More suitable to play Shirley Young?

Shirley Yang has foreign ancestry, and YY has Western characteristics. Isn’t this just right?
Some people even secretly boycotted "The Secret of the Dragon" because of this, but when the movie was finally released, they said: Oh my god, it smells so good! Ding Si played by YY is so sweet!
……

In mid-July, "Coco", which was produced by Manwu Animation Studio for three years, was finally submitted for review. Within Huashang Media, Liu Siying, Chen Zhixi, and co-director Tian Xiaopeng were all nervous because of this.

Don't be nervous!

All the characters in "Coco" are real "ghosts", and as we all know, all Chinese "ghost movies" will without exception turn into "dreams" or "mental illness" in the end, but "Coco" But not in "Travel". Until the end, the "dead people" are really "dead people" and the "ghosts" are really "ghosts" - can this pass the test smoothly?

The production budget of the film is as high as 1.5 million US dollars, and the production cycle is as long as three years. What if it fails to pass the review in the end!
Yes, although this cartoon is filled with a lot of "dead people" and "skeletons", it is really not scary at all. Not only is it not scary, it is even very touching.

Every one of Huashang's top executives couldn't help but cry when watching the movie, but so what if they shed tears?
Crying has nothing to do with failing the trial!

Although the script had been read to the superior department before the project was officially launched, the superior did not say anything to death. They only said that it was not possible in principle, but it was not absolutely impossible. The final opinion was to make the movie first, and then discuss whether it could be done after the movie was completed. Matters that have passed trial.

Can the investment of US$1.5 million be approved if we discuss it after the auction?

Very reasonable!

However, the risk is really huge!

But how could Li Mu be frightened by this risk?
Besides, the original time and space have all passed the trial. With its influence in the country, there is no reason why this time and space cannot pass.

This movie is obviously a large-scale production aimed at the international market. It is a cultural export and a political achievement. Although it may not work in principle, sometimes not working in principle is just another way of saying that it is feasible in practice?

Therefore, although the company was extremely nervous, Li Mu himself was not too worried.

By the way, Li Mu's version of "Coco" basically copied the Pixar animation version of the original time and space. The setting of the story still chose Mexico, and chose Mexico's Day of the Dead.

In fact, China also has similar festivals, and it is not completely unfeasible to localize the story of the movie. For example, Mexico has the Day of the Dead, but China also has the Ghost Festival and Qingming Festival. But after thinking about it, Li Mu finally chose to copy it. Original version.

First of all, "Coco" is a Hollywood movie, but it tells the story of Mexico. Since American movies can tell the story of Mexico, why can't Chinese movies?

Secondly, the entire movie "Coco" highly restores many details of reality in Mexico. If the background of the story is to be changed, there will be too many parts of the movie that need to be overhauled in the end, and the final effect will be finalized by then. It's hard to say whether it's the original "Coco" or not.

Thirdly, "Coco" is a story that spans a hundred years, and when was China a hundred years ago?It’s the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China!
The main theme at that time was to save the nation and survive!
Li Mu always felt that something was not right about having the protagonist's great-great-grandfather stay away from home to pursue his dream of music.

In short, for various reasons, Li Mu finally gave up the idea of ​​overhauling "Coco" and localizing its background.

(End of this chapter)