Chapter 516 Guan Hu’s invitation

In recent years, Grand Guangming Cinema has been an important theater hosting the Shanghai Film Festival film screenings, especially the opening films, which are basically screened in this theater.

However, the scene of the opening film screening of this year's Shanghai Film Festival was obviously much higher.

Basically, all the celebrities who have walked on the red carpet before are gathered here, and there are also many directors and producers. The screening of the opening film of the film festival has the momentum of a premiere.

Although many of the opening films in the Magic City Film Festival's history have been commercial films that will be released soon, this is the first time that a film of the magnitude of "The Wandering Earth" has been released.

Guo Fan and the main creator of the film are the busiest and are always surrounded by media reporters.

Wu Jing has only received two tribute films since the blockbuster "Spike II" in the summer of the year before last year, "My 1949" and "Watergate Bridge", and they have not been released yet. Other than that, he is in

Prepare the script for "Spike III" and prepare for filming.

But even if he is a little low-key, he is still the well-deserved ace star of "The Wandering Earth", and he is the most eye-catching.

He has set a box office record in Chinese film history by directing and acting in his own films. This achievement is enough to make an actor a super star. The silence of the past two years will not make him lose his luster.

In addition, the commercial value and exposure of Bai Yu, the male protagonist of "The Wandering Earth", has also increased significantly since "Inception".

"Director Guan, you also know that I am filming "Interstellar" and it will take at least three months to finish..."

Obviously, Guan Hu felt it was difficult after receiving the composition, so he roped in this big shot to help.

There were so many people wanting to get in front of him that there was really no need to take the initiative to come to Chen Jingxing.

How did you guess this?

So Guan Hu didn't know about Chen Jingxing's bold plan to make an unprecedented "one shot to the end" (pseudo) war movie.

He and many people within Jingying Film thought that it was purely DreamWorks' job to cope with the tasks assigned by the superiors. After all, Chen Jingxing had never made a war movie.

Zhao Ningyu is also a big shot in Beijing circles, a professor at Beijing Film Academy, a member of the Film Theory Working Committee, deputy director of the Criticism Research Department of the Society of Criticism, a director of the National Dramatists Association, and deputy secretary-general of the Directors Committee and Screenwriters Committee.

The two film and television versions of "Signal", "Mirage" and the animated film "Your Name" also show multi-line narratives. Although the director of these films is not Chen Jingxing, he is included in the list of screenwriters, and most people also believe that this is

This brain-burning style is indeed Chen Jingxing's characteristic.

Guan Hu wondered: "Is it "Li Yannian"? Is this movie directed by you?"

Chen Jingxing was also a little curious that Guan Hu took the initiative to talk to him.

After all, it was Chen Jingxing's own $500 million blockbuster that was supposed to be shown at the Shanghai Film Festival, but Cheng Yaojin came out and stole the opening film, ruining the rhythm of the promotion.

It's also impossible.

In the past life, the time was too tight, the script was obviously rough, and there were many repeated scenes in the finished film, so it was actually on the pass line.

No one really cares about face.

Although Chen Jingxing drew a total of three big cakes when he came to the bottom of the matter with the National Film Director Jiang, currently only "Li Yannian" has been registered, and the director is not Chen Jingxing. "1951" has not yet been registered, and Jiang Ruoping has not disclosed it to the outside world.

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It turned out that Chen Jingxing was invited to join his new project.

Chen Jingxing had the same idea as him, which strengthened his confidence in the idea of ​​creating this script.

Could it be that Guan Hu had the same idea again?

"Battle of Jincheng..." Chen Jingxing pretended to be curious: "Does Director Guan want to make a platter movie?"

Originally, I wanted to give this proposition to Chen Jingxing, but Mr. Jiang from National Film Group was fooled back by Chen Jingxing's pretentiousness.

He is indispensable for many movie screenwriters and producers of Jingying Film.

And if before the release of "Inception", there was Ning Hao who could compete with Chen Jingxing in terms of multi-line narrative. After "Inception" was released, Chen Jingxing was undoubtedly the first person in the country in terms of multi-line narrative.

Regardless of how the filming of "King Kong River" in the previous life was, Chen Jingxing actually approved of Guan Hu's choice of this angle.

"It is indeed the story we chose, but Lao Zhao and I wanted to use a multi-angle and multi-perspective narrative. The time was the story of crossing the bridge from that afternoon to the early morning of the next day. We told a story three times from three perspectives!

From the three perspectives of infantry, US pilots, and gunners, and finally converging on the bridge, different perspectives combine the different styles of different directors to give the audience a more novel viewing experience."

Maybe the approval of "Eight Hundred Revelations" has something to do with Guan Hu taking on this topic.

Guan Hu couldn't hide the surprise on his face for a while: "I haven't even written out the script yet..."

Guan Hu's expression was complicated, but he soon regained his excitement: "It seems that we are heroes and see the same thing."

Although in the eyes of most viewers, Guan Hu's status is obviously inferior to that of Chen Jingxing, he is now considered a top domestic director.

Not to mention Zhao Jinmai, "The Walking Dead" has made her famous beyond the competition of her age, directly catching up with Yan Xiaoyue.

Today's war action movies are no longer suitable for war movies with a grand perspective like "Armageddon".

Among domestic directors who are good at multi-line narratives, Chen Jingxing is definitely the best. His first theatrical film "Fatal Identity" is a multi-line narrative. The police chase, the murderer's escape in reality and the personality battle royale in the brain are synchronized.

carried out and deceived many viewers.

This is consistent with the development of the previous life plane, but it is one year ahead of schedule.

Chen Jingxing pretended to think and then asked tentatively: "Could it be that what Director Guan wants to film is the battle to build and defend the wooden bridge over the Jincheng River before the Battle of Jincheng?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm not in a hurry for this movie. It doesn't matter if I wait until you finish filming and join me."

Of course, just because the entry point is right doesn’t mean that the final presentation will be excellent.

Guan Hu is familiar with the registered gift film. The brief introduction of the registered film "Li Yannian" is about how the battle hero Li Yannian withstood many enemy counterattacks and regained the 346.6 Highlands. I feel that this story is a bit small and too ordinary.

Chen Jingxing had an expression on his face like "Did I really guess it right?": "If I had taken the picture, I would have chosen this paragraph to make an article about it."

As a century-old store, Daguangming Cinema has the largest cinema lobby and the largest cinema art gallery in China, which is why many premieres and film festival screenings like to be held here.

Chen Jingxing showed a helpless expression: "I won't be able to take any time off after the filming of "Interstellar" is over. I also have two tasks."

At this time, Guan Hu took over this task a year in advance, so he had ample preparation time. Carefully polishing the script may not result in a good movie.

However, Chen Jingxing really didn’t have time, so he could only decline.

Of course, Guo Fan and others attracted most of the attention. Chen Jingxing did feel much more relaxed, and even met Guan Hu in the cinema lobby.

It is also speechless to say that today, from the red carpet to the opening ceremony to the opening film screening, film creators such as Chen Jingxing and Guo Fan did not even say a word.

Because the Battle of Jincheng was the last major battle of the Korean War, and the opponent was mainly the Southern Korean army, and they achieved a brilliant victory, such a subject is actually not easy to make into a movie.

Of course, Chen Jingxing has no intention of making "One Shot to the End" public. His own fame is enough to become a gimmick for the movie.

So when Guan Hu walked over, several company bosses and celebrities surrounding Chen Jingxing also wisely left some one-on-one space for the two of them - mainly because DreamWorks had recently launched three dramas.

It has not been registered, but everyone in the industry basically knows it. Of course, good resources must be obtained quickly. In the entertainment industry, luck and opportunity are the most important. If you can win a role, you may be promoted in one step.

Guan Hu is the director of "The Eight Hundred Revelation". Since he and "The Wandering Earth" did not compete to be the opening film of the film festival, the relationship between the two directors may be very subtle in the eyes of outsiders.

The first non-science fiction film and the first war film directed by Chen Jingxing is already very topical, so there is no need to reveal the real gimmick prematurely.

Guan Hu replied with some mystery and excitement: "It's not a platter movie. It's Lao Zhao and Zhao Ningyu's idea to make something new. After thinking about it, Lao Zhao and I both feel that if Director Chen joins, this

The movie may not be able to become a war classic."

Unexpectedly, the pressure was transferred to Guan Hu.

Chen Jingxing himself likes multi-line narratives, and he is quite optimistic about Guan Hu's idea.

The gift mission film explained above, the Battle of Jincheng.

It is necessary to choose a plot suitable for visualization. Under enemy bombing, a small engineering company repairs, protects, and rebuilds an important passage for supplies and personnel - the Konggang River Wooden Bridge. This point is very suitable for the movie story, and it is easy to use it as a plot.

It's small and big, and the rhythm is exciting enough.

The cast of "The Wandering Earth" can be described as star-studded. They have been the protagonists of the media and cameras since they walked on the red carpet.

Guan Hu invited Chen Jingxing because of his talent in multi-line narratives. Another director wanted to invite Guo Fan, and the three of them would work together to make a war movie with multi-line narratives.

Although this first-generation genius director in China had some ups and downs in his career, it was far less smooth than the development of the second-generation genius director Ning Hao and the third-generation genius director Chen Jingxing. However, as Feng Xiaogang began to retreat to the second line, he has now become the number one movie star in Beijing.

I have to direct it, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to helm a blockbuster like “The Eight Hundred Revelation” with a cost of over 500 million.

Chen Jingxing and Guan Hu didn't have many interactions with each other, but they had met and communicated on many occasions, so on the surface they were still very close.

Multi-line narrative can sometimes indeed allow a film to present a more novel viewing experience.

As expected, Guan Hu revealed his true intention in just a few words.

"It's not "Li Yannian", it's another gift film. It hasn't been approved yet, but the script is already being written."

It seems that Chen Jingxing has really received the mission. Also, who among the top leaders in the country has not received the mission?

Then he couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy. It was really difficult to make a movie with the main theme of the Korean War, and he himself was a little worried.

However, although Guan Hu was a little disappointed that Chen Jingxing could not join, he was still very confident in the project he planned. Chen Jingxing was not the only one in China who was good at multi-line narratives. If there was no Butcher Chen, there would be Butcher Ning and Butcher Xin.
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