When Feng Xiaogang's "The Night Banquet" was completed and shut down, it was confirmed that it would be released this summer.
However, due to too much tension in the post-production period, the crew had to postpone the filming to September, and it was scheduled to be released on September 14.
This really makes the August movie a bargain.
Although "Fame" has been released for more than 20 days, there is not much competition in the August slot. The long tail effect has really allowed "Fame" to gain a lot of box office.
By the last weekend of August, "Famous" had been in theaters for 25 days, and its total box office exceeded 54 million, making it the domestic film with the highest profitability in recent years!
"Famous" can no longer run in first- and second-tier cities, and high-definition resources are already available online. China Film Group decisively moved the film to lower-tier markets and released genuine high-definition DVDs.
At present, box office statistics are not perfect enough. Theaters in first- and second-tier cities can still collect data, but it is difficult to guarantee the authenticity of data from theaters in third- and fourth-tier cities, or counties and towns.
It's common to hide the box office, and China Film doesn't expect to get a good box office in the sinking market, as long as it looks too ugly.
As for the DVD, you can't even count on it. It's just a dispensable addition.
On the 25th, Liu Yifei’s 19th birthday.
The crew bought cakes and gifts for her birthday.
Zhang Yuanjun regretted: "I should have been working for two more days, but you got the cake and gifts."
Liu Yifei will finish filming in a few days.
"Forget it, I don't know who to spend the money on." Liu Yifei scolded him with a smile.
"If you marry a wife and have children, you don't have to spend money on food, rice, oil and salt to live your life."
"You don't even have a girlfriend and you just want to get a wife and have children. Who are you going to marry?" Liu Yifei said.
Seeing that Zhang Yuanjun stopped talking, Liu Yifei stretched out her hand and said, "Where is my gift?"
"Didn't the crew buy you a gift?"
"This belongs to the crew, where's yours?"
"Good guy!" Zhang Yuanjun laughed, "The gift given by the co-writers and the crew as a whole is not counted, but I want to give you another gift individually? There are more than 100 people in the crew, and you accept more than 100 gifts? The abacus is going loud. ." Zhang Yuanjun slapped Liu Yifei's outstretched hand without a gift.
"Forget it, I make so much money and I don't know who will be cheaper in the future." Liu Yifei didn't really want Zhang Yuanjun's gift. She was already very satisfied with the gift given by the crew.
On the 29th, Liu Yifei finished filming.
"Come, come, come, one for each, everyone has something, everyone has something." Liu Yifei was handing out gifts to the staff - her upcoming Mandarin album "Liu Yifei", and signed each one.
When Zhang Yuanjun came here, he had nothing nice to say: "No, Sony isn't so poor, right? I can choose this kind of clothes for you."
On the cover of the album, Liu Yifei is wearing a printed T-shirt and a large gauze skirt.
"No, did Sony choose this for you, or did you set it up yourself?" Sony probably wouldn't do this if it went to such great lengths to sign Liu Yifei.
"I built it myself, doesn't it look good?" Liu Yifei said.
"Whatever you think looks good." Opening the CD box, the attached photo on the inside page was much better looking. She was wearing a white dress and was highly exposed. "This should have been taken by Sony."
Liu Yifei pouted and was unhappy. She knew that Zhang Yuanjun was secretly saying that she didn't know how to match clothes.
After delivering the album and taking photos with the crew, Liu Yifei and her mother said goodbye to the crew: "I'm leaving, bye!" Liu Yifei waved.
After Liu Yifei leaves the crew, she will devote herself to the promotion of her new album.
But the crew is still working day and night, and they really don’t have that much time to pay attention to the release of her album.
Liu Yifei's completion also means that the crew of "Animal World" has finished filming all the scenes except the gambling game on the ship.
The day after Liu Yifei left, the crew all moved into the studio and will spend 2 months filming all the remaining scenes.
Time is tight, the task is heavy, and we need to rush forward non-stop.
At 2 o'clock in the morning that day, Zhang Yuanjun finished work and returned to the hotel.
Assistant Xiao Zhao came in and said to him: "Huayi sent us a script."
"What script?"
""Assembly"."
Zhang Yuanjun was still quite surprised that Huayi was willing to give him "Assembly Number": "Do you want me to act in it, or do you want us to invest?"
"Feng Xiaogang's movies never lack investment." Xiao Zhao said.
"You want me to play? Who should I play? It's not appropriate for me to play Gu Zi Di at my age." Zhang Yuanjun said.
"Don't even think about Gu Zidi. Huayi has already appointed its own actor Zhang Hanyu, and he gave us the second male lead Zhao Erdou."
"Put the script here and let me take a look. It's too late. You can go back and rest. Tomorrow is another day of drama."
After Zhang Yuanjun took a shower, he leaned on the bed and watched "Assembly Number". This movie is really good.
Although the uncle in Beijing likes to brag and talk about big things, the impression he gives people is often not good enough.
But some of them really have some ideals and ambitions. They really feel that they were born in Forty-Nine Cities and want to do something for society and the people - such people are always in the minority.
"The Night Banquet" can be said to be a speculative work - taking advantage of the trend of blockbusters to make a profit.
But "Assembly" made Zhang Yuanjun see this sense of responsibility in Feng Xiaogang, and this was also true in the subsequent "Tangshan Earthquake" and "1942".
Whether he wants to rely on this kind of national epic to prove that he is not just a superficial laugher, or he really wants to make this kind of film.
The important thing is, he did it.
And all three films were well shot.
Perhaps it was also because the commercial failure of the three films, which were both well-received and poorly received, extinguished the fire in Feng Xiaogang's heart, so that he never touched on national historical themes again - "Youth" is not counted. This film is "Sunset". The youth film of the art troupe.
Zhang Yuanjun was certainly very happy when "Assembly Number" sent him an invitation.
But he really has to consider whether the later schedule is suitable.
After wrapping up "Animal World", he will go to the theater to report, and there will be a concert at the end of the year. If he takes on another movie, he really won't be able to turn around.
But if "Assembly" allows him to postpone joining the group until next year, Zhang Yuanjun will definitely take it.
But thinking about it, I know it's impossible. "Assembly" will be completed in February next year, so how can Zhang Yuanjun be allowed to join the cast after the year.
The next day, when Zhang Yuanjun finished putting on makeup and waiting for the scene, he told his assistant Xiao Zhao: "Put it down, I really don't have time."
Xiao Zhao said: "I guess you also want to push it. Our time is too tight later. We have to be busy for a month just for the concert. If we take on another movie, we will really be too busy."
It's one thing to know that Zhang Yuanjun can't take it, but Xiao Zhao still wants to hand over the script.
"What happened these days?" Zhang Yuanjun asked.
"There is one thing." Zhang Yuanjun thought it was about his studio, but his assistant Xiao Zhao said:
"Brother Hu was in a car accident."
"Who?" The person on the set couldn't think straight.
"Brother Hu, the one who played "Sword of Immortal" with Yifei."
"Oh, him." Zhang Yuanjun didn't know Brother Hu very well. In 2004, he brought Liu Yifei and others to visit the crew of "The Best in the World". After that, Zhang Yuanjun went to Shanghai for shopping, and he acted as his guide.
That's all.
He was in the magical capital, and Zhang Yuanjun lived in the capital, so the two didn't have a close relationship.
"How's the injury?" Zhang Yuanjun asked even though he already knew.
"It's very serious. We don't know yet, and we don't allow relatives and friends to visit."
"It's so serious. What happened?"
"It was said that the driver was driving due to fatigue. By the way, the assistant who was in the car with him failed to rescue him."
Zhang Yuanjun said nothing, only sighed.
"His "The Condor" crew was unlucky."
"What's wrong?"
"Tang Ren filmed a version of "The Condor", and Hu Ge was Guo Jing. Less than a month after filming started, the leading actor was hospitalized in a car accident. Tang Ren doesn't know how much he will lose this time."
"Cai Yinong has been around for so many years, there must be a way." Zhang Yuanjun doesn't care what Tang Ren does, he doesn't even care what happens to Brother Hu.
I'm not familiar with it, but sometimes people are hypocritical and this is where it goes:
"We also sent a fruit basket to show our appreciation, so we can be considered friends after all."
"Okay, I'll ask someone to send it over tomorrow." Xiao Zhao agreed.
"Yuanjun, work has started." shouted not far away.
"coming."
(End of chapter)
