You don't understand the happiness of the director

Wang Quan's words were like asking something in Xu Ke's heart. He has always had a dream of a fairy. In the past, the best story of a fairy was "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan" by Huanzhu Louzhu, so he filmed it in 1983. A "New Shushan Swordsman".

The reason why it is called "New" is because Xiangjiang had already filmed a version of "Swordsman of Shushan" in the 1940s. Of course, due to the age, the visual effects were not eye-catching at all, but "New Swordsman of Shushan" by Mr. Xu is also considered to be the first of its kind. , aiming to compete with the Western "Star Wars".

This movie caused Jiahe to suffer serious losses. Later, Xu Ke was unwilling to give in and raised nearly 100 million from several companies such as China Star to create the 2001 star-studded "The Legend of Shushan".

The special effects scenes have been fully upgraded and look very cool, but there are gains and losses, and the plot is more confusing and inexplicable. In the end, I even lost my pants. On the contrary, with the rise of online literature in recent years, it has been praised by many online writers and netizens. Highly praised by readers, his movie became many people's first enlightenment to the world of Xianxia.

"Why don't you want to make a movie? I have always dreamed of making one, but the investment in a fairy tale movie is huge and the income is poor. There is really no hope." Xu Ke shook his head helplessly.

Fan Bingbing nodded while eating the snacks on the plane. Who would do anything that doesn't make money?

Wang Quan smiled and said, "Don't Director Xu think that the emerging 3D technology is an opportunity for Xianxia movies?"

Xu Ke raised his eyebrows. He did have this idea. The fights and spectacles in fairy tales can be bright and colorful. If done well, it will definitely be more suitable for 3D movies than themes like "Inception" and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". The format is comparable to "Avatar", but it requires money and the trust of investors, absolute trust.

To be honest, I can’t give Xu Ke absolute trust in Wang Quan, because looking at his works in recent years, the scripts have too many flaws. It doesn’t require to be so meticulous and perfectly closed, but as a commercial film, it must at least be smooth and refreshing. There is no Obvious injury.

Without the constraints of the producer, Xu Laoguai would definitely make the mistake of focusing on special effects and neglecting the plot.

"Director Wang, do you plan to invest in my movie about Xianxia? If you want to make a good movie, the investment is not small." Xu Ke asked. He and Wang Dao had reached a cooperation intention for "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", which was also shot in 3D. After coming down, Hua Yi also wanted to find him to film the sequel to "Detective Dee".

He is one of the directors who becomes more and more popular as he gets older, especially for 3D movies. Apart from Wang Quan, he is the only one in China. All major companies are rushing to cooperate with him. There is no need to worry about having no projects. But if he can make Xianxia, ​​he can do anything else. Push it away!

Wang Quan nodded, "I do have this idea, but as you said, the risk is too high. I have always been worried about the public's acceptance of the fairy tale theme. I have always felt that this is a niche theme with oriental characteristics, so Jiahe has produced a low-cost 3D Xianxia movie and plans to release it next year to see how the market accepts it."

"Ah!" Tsui Hark was very surprised. "When did it happen? Who took the photo? Why have I never heard of it?"

The key thing is that Shi Nansheng never told herself, alas, am I no longer her darling?

"The movie was mainly completed in Los Angeles," Wang Quan said with a smile. "The movie has been completed. I'll invite you to watch it in Xiangjiang this time."

"Of course, you must see this!" Xu Ke was very excited and asked, "What story is it filming? Is it Shushan?"

Wang Quan did not answer this question directly, "Actually, I don't think Director Xu has to fight with Shushan. This story is actually not that widely circulated. Nowadays, with the rise of online novels, novels about cultivating immortals are emerging one after another, and their imagination is very grand. It is a creative blueprint worth choosing.”

In fact, in addition to Internet kids, Tangren has always wanted to make the Legend of Sword and Fairy series into a movie. However, Tangren Pictures falsely calls it a "film industry", but has made no achievements in the film field.

Xu Ke said: "I have read a few online novels. To be honest, they have no fairy tale flavor, lack of classical beauty, and the stories are hard to describe in one sentence."

"Just tell me whether you feel good or not."

"This..." Xu Ke recalled several articles, "Although there are occasional twists and turns in the middle, it is always successful in the end."

"Yes, the audience is just like this now. Watching movies is just for fun, and their stories are poorly written, which makes it easier for filmmakers to recreate." Wang Quan also agreed with Xu Ke's words, and most of the Internet Novel cannot be directly adapted into a movie. Major surgery is required at the script stage.

Afterwards, the two chatted about the current status of 3D movies, and Xu Ke remembered an interesting thing.

"I heard that there is a 3D movie in Xiangjiang that is very popular recently."

King Quan, "Oh, what movie?"

Xu Ke avoided Fan Bingbing and said softly: "Bliss Treasure Mirror~"

Wang Quan immediately remembered, oh, it turned out to be this movie. There were actually a few words in front of it, XX Group, and the box office was indeed good.

Wang Quan looked at Fan Bingbing's plump body. This kind of movie is more interesting to watch with a beauty like Bingbing.

After getting off the plane, Xu Ke went to watch the 3D fairy tale movie with Wang Quan. Wang Quan looked at Fan Bingbing and said, "Bingbing, do you want to come with us?"

Fan Bingbing actually has no interest in the so-called 3D fairy tale movies. What she is really interested in is Wang Quan, so of course she is happy to accompany Wang Quan when he invites her. Even Xu Ke is also there, which is too light bulb.

Wang Quan had told Shi Nansheng in advance that she had already made arrangements at a Jiahe Cinema. After arriving, the three of them entered a private IMAX giant screen hall, holding 3D glasses in their hands.

In order to get the best effect, the loss of setting aside this hall to show such a movie is not small. Now "3DXX Group" is selling like crazy in Hong Kong.

Fan Bingbing saw that Shi Nansheng was there, so he suggested, "Mr. Shi, Director Xu, why don't you two go in front, and we won't disturb you."

Xu Ke actually wanted to discuss it with Wang Quan while watching, but what Fan Bingbing said made sense. He hadn't watched a movie with Asheng for a long time.

So the two groups of people were separated by two rows of seats so as not to interfere with each other.

After putting on the 3D glasses, the movie started. However, as soon as he saw the title, Xu Ke took off his glasses and looked at Shi Nansheng in surprise.

Shi Nansheng held Xu Ke's hand and asked him to continue reading.

Although Fan Bingbing's attention was always on Wang Quan, always thinking about having some fun in the dark, she soon realized something was wrong.

"This, isn't this the movie directed by Xu!?"

Wang Quan smiled slightly, "Have you seen it before?"

"I've seen it, but it was a DVD that was ten years old." Fan Bingbing said.

Wang Quan, "Yes, it has been ten years. The movie was not popular back then. I don't know if it is possible for it to regain a new lease of life if we change it like this."

The movie "The Legend of Shushan 3D" stars Hong Jinbao, Zheng Yijian, Zhang Bozhi, Gu Tianle, Zhang Ziyi, Wu Jing, Liu Xun, etc.

Xu Ke never expected that Jiahe, which Wang Quan said would be making a 3D fairy tale movie, would actually convert his own "The Legend of Shushan" into 3D!

"How much did it cost?" he asked Shi Nansheng.

"It cost 10 million to buy the copyright, and 50 million to convert, re-edit, and restore the picture quality. A total of more than 60 million."

Xu Ke was surprised: "With such a big deal, can it make money?"

Originally, he wanted to scold Wang Quan, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, for playing with 3D. In his opinion, the act of converting to 3D was shoddy. It was an act of making money for 3D for the sake of 3D. He used software to turn originally 2D movies into 3D. , which is incomparable to shooting movies in 3D.

But they have spent so much money, which is equivalent to the investment in a movie. Obviously, they cannot attack the other party with shoddy production.

Shi Nansheng said: "Wang Quan didn't want to make money, he just wanted to try out what effect the combination of 3D and the Xianxia genre would have. He said that instead of making a new movie, it would be better to directly use the best Xianxia movie in the world to transform it. "

When he said this, Shi Nansheng squinted his eyes slightly, and sure enough, Old Monster Xu looked complacent.

Shi Nansheng continued: "And he has also thought about investing in a fairy tale film, but if he really wants to make it, it will definitely be an investment of the level of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which will not be tens of millions, so he needs to be cautious. "The Legend of Shushan" was partially converted into 3D as a way for him to test the market."

Long before "Inception" was released and before 3D became more popular, Golden Harvest won the copyright of "The Legend of Shushan".

Xu Ke sighed, "It's a big deal to spend tens of millions to test the market."

Shi Nansheng said: "But compared to his wealth, this is nothing."

Xu Ke had also heard of the Forbes rich list, and thought that was true. At such a young age, he was already as famous as Li Jiacheng and Zheng Yutong. It was incredible!

"Wait, I remember this is not the case?" Xu Ke pointed at the screen.

Shi Nansheng explained: "This movie has been re-edited, and four minutes have been cut from the previous waste film. Some parts have also been re-dubbed to make the plot development more rounded and intuitive. It is now 108 minutes, oh, this The version was edited by King Quan himself in Los Angeles two years ago.”

Xu Ke turned around and glanced at Wang Quan. Wang Quan's hand on Fan Bingbing's leg temporarily stopped. This is called holding still.

Xu Ke turned his head and the royal power continued.

Fan Bingbing glanced at him. This man is so annoying. If you have the ability, you would really sleep with me. He always teases people to the point where they can't get enough, which only adds to the trouble.

After 108 minutes, Xu Ke put down his 3D glasses excitedly and shouted to Wang Quan behind him, "Director Wang, can I watch it again?"

When "The Legend of Shushan" was made, he thought he had made a super awesome movie, but today he realized that his movie was actually so awesome!

Sure enough, 3D is the correct way to open this movie!

When he watched the sun and menstruation wheels flying out of the screen and directly into his eyes, when Gu Yue's skin broke, the shock was no less shocking than when he first watched "Inception".

Damn it, 3D movies have been around for a long time. Why didn’t I think of filming "The Legend of Shushan" in 3D?

He felt that Shushan Legend could definitely break through the circle this time. It was much better than before, and the plot was much smoother. Wang Quan was indeed an editing genius!

And even the special effects from ten years ago don't feel outdated, but it is true that they are not that sophisticated. If I were to film "The Legend of Shushan" now, I would have to invest at least 300 million.

However, Wang Quan told Mr. Xu, "You can watch it as you like when it is released next year, but it can't be done now. Bingbing and I have to watch other movies."

Shi Nansheng pulled Old Monster Xu, "Okay, let's go first."

Old Monster Xu passed by Wang Quan and held his hand tightly, "Thank you for giving "The Legend of Shushan" a second life. What you said about the cooperation in the fairy tale film, I have no problem with it!"

Wang Quan smiled and said, "I still have some questions here. Let's wait and make a decision after "The Legend of Shushan 3D" is re-released."

If "The Legend of Shushan 3D" is still a hit at the box office after its re-release, it means that the time is not yet ripe for making fairy tale films. Of course, I will not give up on this genre. If Chinese films want to remain prosperous, they must have a variety of themes. dare to try.

As for the standard for selling off the streets, Wang Quan really doesn’t expect to make money, so let’s set a standard of 100 million. After all, it’s a re-release of an old movie, and something like that happened to the heroine, so as long as it’s over 100 million, half of the cost can be recovered. Even a great success.

Mr. Xu Shi Nansheng left, and Fan Bingbing asked strangely, "What kind of movie should we watch? Is it just the two of us?"

Wang Quan pushed her to sit down, "You'll know after watching it. Put on your glasses and it's still a 3D movie."

The title of the film displayed on the screen this time is "3DXX Group: The Treasure of Paradise"!

Fan Bingbing is also an old actor who has watched countless films. When he saw this name, he felt that it was not serious. It turned out later that it was really not serious.

This heroine named Lan Yan is very beautiful. She is actually filming this kind of film? Fan Bingbing didn't quite understand.

"Is this the most popular 3D movie in Hong Kong right now?" Her breathing began to become rapid.

Wang Quan: "It's true even if it's in 3D. This is the most popular movie in Hong Kong right now, no one."

Fan Bingbing felt that Wang Quan was no longer suppressing him, "Director, you don't want to be here."

Wang Quan: "What, sorry?"

Fan Bingbing did hesitate, "The staff can see it."

Touching your legs is not enough. If you really want to do something, it would be great to go to a hotel. A private jet, 10,000 meters above the ground, would be even better!

Wang Quan did not want to discuss it: "At this moment, my impulse has defeated my reason. At other times, I think about having a girlfriend and a daughter, so I don't dare to do anything wrong."

After hearing Wang Quan's words, Fan Bingbing knew that he had to make a decision. After passing this village, there would be no such store.

Finally, she bit her lip and whispered in Wang Quan's ear pure and lustful, "Can you do it without taking off your clothes?"

Wang Quan: "It depends on your performance~"

The movie is 129 minutes long, and Wang Quan can be distracted and entertained while watching it.

Fan Bingbing, on the other hand, is more focused on the royal power, but on the other hand, he is still worried.

After the movie ended, both of them were completely over it.

Then Wang Quan told her, "The staff in the operation room were driven away by my bodyguard. He was guarding outside the door. The surveillance cameras in the entire cinema were broken today and nothing could be captured."

Fan Bingbing's worried heart finally dropped. That is to say, he is a billionaire, how could he put himself in danger? He was not afraid, but he was so scared just now that he did not dare to take off his clothes. Don't dare to shout loudly.

Now that he knew Wang Quan's advance arrangements, Fan Bingbing hooked his arm around Wang Quan's neck and said, "How about we do it again? I want to watch this movie again."

Wang Quan did not let her get what she wanted, "Don't waste time. I have to attend the award ceremony tonight. Let's go back to the hotel to change clothes."

"Oh, okay~" Fan Bingbing was a little disappointed. He always felt that he didn't perform well just now, and he didn't know if he would have a chance tonight.

After the two of them walked out, Wei Bijiang also left the projection operation room, and then he met a girl wearing glasses and holding a movie ticket for "XX Group".

"Hey, you, aren't you the driver of Director Wang Quan!" Jiang Shuying pointed at Xiao Wei, surprised and pleasantly surprised, and at the same time secretly hid the ticket in his pocket...

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