Superstar Couple

Chapter 420 I’m afraid it’s going to lead another craze

Co-directors not only need to have a tacit understanding with each other, but also have a similar reputation. Liu Meng's current status and ability are not comparable to Chen Ke's.

Chen Ke wanted to support him, but Zhang Le didn't dare to know what was good or bad. Besides, directors and actors are different. If an actor is in front of the stage, if someone supports him, it will undoubtedly increase his exposure, and it is okay to take the opportunity to rise to the top. But after all, the director is behind-the-scenes, relying on this kind of high position, the fame is big, and it may not increase the box office appeal.

Directors still have to rely on their works to speak. There is only one film by Liu Meng, which is far behind that of a veteran director like Chen Ke. To put it bluntly, he is not qualified to co-direct with Chen Ke at all.

Liu Meng's potential is limitless, in Zhang Le's view, it is absolutely possible to become another box office appealing director of Xinle Film and Television. If it stained him a little bit because of this, it would undoubtedly be worth the candle.

For Zhang Le, who wants to reuse Liu Meng, this is naturally to be rejected.

Chen Ke has been in the entertainment circle for decades, and not everyone knows the twists and turns inside. He was kind, but after being rejected by Zhang Le, he reflected it. Naturally, there is no objection to Zhang Le's proposal.

Although Chen Ke is a great director, he is not conceited and is also good at learning. Although there are many places in his movies with strong personal style, but those don't affect the movie itself.

When Liu Meng got the news, he was undoubtedly shocked. Of course, he wasn't shocked because he was "downgraded" just after he brought a high-grossing movie to Xinle Film and Television, from an independent director to an assistant director.

"Wolf Warrior" is still in theaters, and the popularity has not subsided. Fans are still discussing when Liu Meng will release a new film. If people who don't understand the situation know that he is only acting as a second-in-command for others, they may suspect that Xinle Film and Television is killing the donkey.

Naturally, Liu Meng didn't think so, he knew very well that his opportunity had come.

Chen Ke is very well-known in the Chinese circle, and it can even be said that many famous directors are his protégés. Even Zhang Le, the most well-known director in the world, has received his guidance, and Zhang Le has never denied this point, and even mentioned it often.

As for the famous young directors of Xinle Film and Television, almost all of them followed Chen Xuexue.

Liu Meng is not very old, and he only filmed TV dramas before. Although the first film is a huge success today, it doesn't get carried away with it. He is aware of his own shortcomings, and he is also clear about his own positioning.

Among the directors of Xinle Film and Television, Zhang Le is undoubtedly an all-rounder, who seems to be good at all styles. Comedy, action, sci-fi, mythology and fantasy, etc., whether commercial or artistic, are not a problem. It's just that he prefers commercial films.

And others are good at comedy, some are good at science fiction, and some even lose money at the box office, but can win awards. Among the many genres, there were none involving war, which is why he was able to change from a director of TV dramas to a film director, and even get Zhang Le's script.

Of course, Liu Meng studied the script of "Battle of the East China Sea" at the first time. Although it involves war, it is different from the traditional one. But this made Liu Meng see another direction of war films.

Unlike the United States, China has never had a war in recent decades. Not even a small-scale war. Of course, secretly does not count. So if you want to shoot, you can only shoot decades ago. This undoubtedly limits the development of military films. After all, movies are not like TV shows.

Just like "Wolf Warrior" this time, because of Zhang Le's relationship, the military supported it very much. But the scene still didn't satisfy Liu Meng. After all, this movie is about a "war" between the army and mercenaries. If a lot of high-tech combat preparations are produced, those mercenaries will be considered too highly.

Although "Battle of Los Angeles" is an alien invasion, it puts the war in Donghai, the largest city in China, which undoubtedly makes Liu Meng's blood boil. His investment in this film is several times, even ten times that of "Wolf Warrior", so it goes without saying that the scene is.

What's more, this movie is a sci-fi movie, so Liu Meng can use more room for imagination.

The movie world is that small. Xinle Film and Television approved two films, and the news spread not long after. The large investment in two sci-fi blockbusters has made many film and television companies feel uncomfortable.

However, for those in film and television companies, this is not the immediate concern. After all, these two movies will not come out in a while. What they are more concerned about is undoubtedly the completion of Zhang Le's new film, and when will it be released.

No film and television company wants to collide with Xinle Films' blockbuster, let alone Zhang Le's film.

There is not much news about Zhang Le's new film, but people in the circle obviously know more about it. Although this is a sci-fi movie, it is different from the previous "Inception" about overlapping spaces and "National Day" about aliens.

This is a story about robots.

Among science fiction films, those about robots are undoubtedly a big category. Of course, this is for Hollywood. Before Chinese science fiction films, it was a desert at all. After Zhang Le grew up, he drove the development of Chinese science fiction films. But now I still can't escape Zhang Le, or the sci-fi movie model produced by Xinle Film and Television.

Previously, the two works of Xinle Film and Television led the upsurge of alien movies, but now the movies following the trend have become disasters. And this movie about robots, with Zhang Le's usual style, is probably going to lead another craze. Moreover, many film and television companies are already considering whether to shoot some low-cost robot movies and release them immediately after "Iron Armor and Steel Fist".

In fact, many people have already started to do it. Although it may not be shown in theaters, the emergence of online video sites today has given these movies a lot of room for survival. And every movie of Zhang Le undoubtedly followed the trend the most. However, what makes people dumbfounded is the largest video website in China, in which Zhang Le has the largest share.

Therefore, Zhang Le is still very clear about the flood of alien movies. It's just that what he didn't expect was that some of these movies could actually be shown in theaters.

"Iron Armor and Steel Fist" has not yet started to promote, and even the launch is very low-key. But there is still a lot of news about the movie. Of course, this is mainly because Zhang Le's movies have attracted so much attention.

If someone pays attention, there will naturally be media pursuit.

In fact, a movie that combines robots and kung fu is full of gimmicks. If it is replaced by other directors, it will also attract attention. It's just that Zhang Le's fame overshadows the film's originality.

Zhang Le's films are not lacking in creativity at all.

Many people believe that the "failure" of "The Grandmaster" at the box office made Zhang Le start thinking about the future of Chinese kung fu movies. And "Iron Armor and Steel Fist" is the product of his thinking.

But more people don't think so, especially those loyal fans of kung fu movies. Combining kung fu movies with robots may be a way out for kung fu movies, but it loses the most essential thing of kung fu.

This movie Zhang Le does incorporate kung fu, but if it is another attempt at the development of kung fu, it is a bit too much. Even during filming, Zhang Le modified the script and complained in it.

Robot fighting is just a combination of robots and fighting techniques, but definitely not a combination of robots and kung fu.

Fighting is not kung fu.

There are a lot of kung fu involved in the movie, but when those kung fu are applied to the robot, it only has its shape, without its essence.

Some things just can't be perfect.