Chapter 377

Li Lianjie himself has a high box office appeal in China, and he also invited the popular music king Jay Chou to compose the theme song "Fearless" to promote the movie. Therefore, the movie dominated the entire Spring Festival once it was released.

The movie's promotion also used the gimmick of "Jet Li's last martial arts movie", but later on it was just pure marketing. Could it be that "The King of Kung Fu" and "The Famous Man" were still literary dramas?

But this marketing is quite effective. Not to mention ordinary audiences, even Wu Yuchen was dragged out by Li Xiaoran to watch "Fearless" together. It can be said that the young people of their generation grew up watching Jet Li's movies, and they were deeply influenced by them.

"Fearless" was filmed well, especially the action scenes were exciting, and the Kung Fu Emperor lived up to its reputation.

Li Xiaoran watched and asked Wu Yuchen: "Was Huo Yuanjia so arrogant when he was young?"

The image of Huo Yuanjia in film and television dramas has always been that of a master, but this version has changed a bit. Huo Yuanjia’s fights in the first half of the movie are exciting, but it also portrays Huo Yuanjia as a young and energetic person. It is said that he is a somewhat arrogant and domineering person, a warrior who cares about face and values ​​loyalty, and has a somewhat muddled mind.

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "It is a commonly used method in artistic creation. Only when there are many shortcomings in the early stage can the character's growth be reflected. But I guess the descendants of the Huo family will not be willing to do it this way."

If Wu Yuchen remembers correctly, Huo Yuanjia's descendants sued the producer after the movie was released, saying that it seriously distorted Huo Yuanjia's true image and caused damage to Huo Yuanjia's reputation. Wu Yuchen didn't know whether this was a real lawsuit or a hype ploy by the producers. In short, it seemed that he didn't win the lawsuit in the end.

After a while, Li Xiaoran couldn't help but said: "Is it cut here? The turning point is a bit too abrupt..."

Wu Yuchen also nodded directly and said: "It must have been cut, and probably a lot more."

After the movie "Fearless" was released, many people complained. Most of the people who complained were actually watching the deleted version, which is the 104-minute version shown in theaters. If you go to the cinema and watch it, you can obviously tell that it has been deleted. The scene where Huo Yuanjia's character changes drastically will make people watch the movie abruptly.

In fact, the real version has a 141-minute director's cut, which contains a lot of Huo Yuanjia's more extreme words when he was young. The editing has reduced his aggressive and fierce character, and the most important scene of living in a Miao village. , is actually a very important scene that awakens Huo Yuanjia's fighting spirit, and plays a very important role in inheriting this character's growth from a martial artist to a grand master.

To be honest, the deletion of this scene had a great impact on the expression of the film, resulting in the character's growth line not being full enough.

But there is no way. If it is not cut, 141 minutes is 37 minutes compared to 104 minutes. If it is not cut, the number of scenes scheduled every day will be much less. Of course, the producer chooses to sacrifice part of the film quality in exchange for commercial profits. After all, it is absolutely Most of the audience did come for Jet Li's action scenes, not his literary dramas.

After returning home after watching the movie, Li Xiaoran said: "It's okay. Although there is no big surprise, Jet Li's performance is quite good. It's better than "The Promise"!

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head and said: "Haha, don't look at "The Promise" being scolded so harshly, but its box office is not comparable to "Fearless"."

The current box office of "The Promise" has reached 175 million, and although "Fearless" finally exceeded 100 million, it has just exceeded 100 million. I have to say that this wave of publicity for "The Promise" is still in place, and "Steamed Buns" has indeed played an assisting role.

Li Xiaoran also smiled and said: "Don't mention it, just because of the trouble between Director Chen and "Steamed Buns", if I hadn't seen the movie, I would have really wanted to go to the cinema and see what "The Promise" was like."

Then Wu Yuchen rolled his eyes, leaned into Li Xiaoran's ear and said: "Sister Ran Ran, I think the steamed buns in "The Promise" are not as fragrant as yours~"

Li Xiaoran looked at Wu Yuchen after hearing this, and held his hands in front of his chest, not to block it, but to hold it up intentionally or unintentionally, showing his majesty, and raised the corners of his mouth and asked: "Want to eat?"

Wu Yuchen nodded immediately.

Then Li Xiaoran turned around and snorted: "No! I'm so greedy for you!"

However, Wu Yuchen, who was already hungry, stepped forward and started to enjoy it happily after a while amid Li Xiaoran's half-hearted push and laughter.

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There were not many popular programs in the 2006 Spring Festival Gala, and only one "Three Auspicious Treasures" was impressive. There were a lot of mobile phone ringtones, but it was far behind last year's "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

However, the Spring Festival Gala was mediocre, but a TV series became popular during the Spring Festival: "Wulin Gaiden"!

The year 2006 was really an important year when grassroots comedy elements began to rise in China. First, there was the Internet "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" that made the whole network burst into joy, and then it was broadcast again "Wulin Gaiden", a very classic and extremely popular comedy series!

There should be no need to say more about how popular the show "Wulin Gaiden" is. The pinnacle of Chinese sitcoms, even after 20 years, still stands in the hearts of many viewers.

Even on the 18th anniversary of its broadcast in 2024, many people lamented: "Xiao Guo will be liberated in two years!" - In the play, Guo Furong had to work for twenty years because of destroying items in the inn. Everyone still remembers the debt that can be paid off.

And basically every actor in "Wulin Gaiden" has received a lot of dividends from this. The person who benefited the most from her previous life was Yao Dazui, and she was also the best developed among them. But this time she didn't have such an opportunity. The person who played Guo Furong was Gao Yuanyuan!

Gao Yuanyuan is already a first-line actress on the small screen in China. She has been popular since "Love to the End" until now, and "Kung Fu" released the year before last has also given her a lot of performance on the big screen. .

To be blunt this time, she is the biggest star and the biggest publicity point among the cast of "Wulin Gaiden". Most of the viewers attracted by this show are for Gao Yuanyuan. And "Wulin Gaiden" did not disappoint the audience. The more you watch it, the more addictive it becomes and the more you watch it, the better it gets!

In the previous life, "Wulin Gaiden" basically relied on tap water, but this time it is different. It is not only the star effect of Gao Yuanyuan, but the performance is naturally better than that in the previous life. It became popular not long after it was aired and has continued to be talked about on the Internet.

The drama was broadcast during Yangma's prime time during the Spring Festival. The ratings on the first day were 3.95%, which climbed to 5.26% on the second day, surpassing the ratings of "Beijing Yanyun" in 2005, which had a high ratings during the same period. Ratings, becoming the first in the ratings among the new year dramas that were aired at the same time. The ratings exceeded 10% in the first 10 days of broadcasting, and have remained above 10% ever since!

Guo Furong is a skilled martial artist but has just entered the martial arts world, the inn proprietress Tong Xiangyu, the master thief Bai Zhantang who washes his hands with a golden plate, the knowledgeable Lu Xiucai, the inn chef Li Dazui, etc. This group of young people performed classic funny scenes under the same roof, and gradually grew up with the audience in laughter and tears.

At this time, Wu Yuchen was also hugging Gao Yuanyuan, watching TV, laughing, and praised: "Yuanyuan, you have successfully transformed this time. You performed well. Many people are praising you!"

Hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan raised her chin proudly: "That's not true. This time we filmed "Wulin Gaiden", we filmed it for a full 8 months! If I don't make some progress, I'll kill myself with a piece of tofu. !”

Wu Yuchen smiled and touched Gao Yuanyuan's cheek. Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills are indeed much better now than in his previous life. When it comes to acting, one's own talent and spirituality are one aspect, while acquired training and sufficient acting experience are no less important than the former.

In her previous life, Gao Yuanyuan's roles basically didn't change much after her debut. She has always acted in her true colors since her debut. It wasn't until Zhou Zhiruo's role in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" that there was a slight change, but not much.

But things are different now. Not only is Gao Yuanyuan's acting experience richer than in his previous life, but he also has better resources and has played many different roles. With this kind of training, his acting skills will naturally improve. After playing the role of Guo Furong this time, It's obvious that his acting skills have improved.

"Before I joined the group, I thought Guo Furong was a heroine, and I even found a coach to practice martial arts for a while, but it turned out that it was useless. Guo Furong's job was to serve tea and water, clean the tables and sweep the floor!"

Wu Yuchen laughed when he heard this and said, "Just be content. It's easier to serve tea and water than to hang out with Wia!"

Gao Yuanyuan thought about it. If he really wanted to shoot an action scene, or something like that, it would be much more painful than serving tea and water.

Then she shared with Wu Yuchen with a smile: "Actually, I'm pretty good. Sha Yi, who plays Bai Zhantang, was asked to lose weight before he joined the cast. He didn't eat or drink every day, so he lost more than ten kilograms. But he is also easy. I have a fat body, and I can only fill less than half of the food bowl every day after turning on the phone, and I don't allow oily water to get on it.

However, Jiang Chao, who plays Li Dazui in our group, is exactly the opposite of Sha Yi. The director asked him to gain 30 pounds and eat and drink like crazy every day. Sha Yi's mouth watered every day when he saw Jiang Chao's favorite and spicy drinks. Jiang Chao complained to Sha Yi every day, saying that he was uncomfortable. These two had us laughing our ass off! "

While Wu Yuchen was watching "Wulin Gaiden" played on TV, he listened with great interest to Gao Yuanyuan's narration of various interesting things that happened during the filming.

The popularity of the "Wulin Gaiden" project has not only increased Gao Yuanyuan's popularity, but Miracle Films will also operate it as a big IP. TV series only make the first wave of money, and subsequent movies, games, etc. will follow. Especially the profits from game development are more than the movies and TV shows themselves.

After celebrating the Lantern Festival at home, Wu Yuchen set sail again and took his private jet to Hollywood. However, this time he was not traveling alone, but with the crew of "The Embalmer" including Jiang Qinqin.

The list of nominations for this year's Oscars has been released, and "The Embalmer" is naturally on the list. It is not only nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award, but also Best Film Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Actor. Three nominations for supporting role.

To be honest, Wu Yuchen was a little surprised by this nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Mr. You Benchang was on the list. It's not that Wu Yuchen thought his performance was not good, but that Hollywood still has prejudices against Chinese actors. I didn't expect it. He was actually able to give a nomination.

It would be a good thing to have one more nomination, but Wu Yuchen estimates that this is almost the end of it. On the one hand, You Benchang is a new face, and he is also Chinese. Being nominated is already a victory. On the other hand, the film crew did not spend resources on public relations for this award. Moreover, the old man is old and did not go here at all this time. . What about public relations?

But the rest of the crew were very happy, including Jiang Qinqin. It was the first time for many of them to attend the Oscars!

After arriving in Hollywood this time, after settling down with everyone, Wu Yuchen couldn't take any time off. While attending some public relations banquets with "The Embalmer", he also had to worry about other things.

"Transformers" is currently in normal condition. Preparations are almost complete. Filming will officially start next month. "Fantastic Four" encountered some troubles in the Maple Leaf Kingdom. Jessica Alba was filming action scenes. When I was injured, although it was not serious, I still needed to recover for two or three weeks. She had cried bitterly to Wu Yuchen, her sweet father, on the phone, and Wu Yuchen could only comfort her through the phone. After all, he couldn't abandon Jiang Qinqin and go to Maple Leaf Kingdom to be with her.

Then there's "The Rescue". The film was finished filming last month and is now in post-production. Wu Yuchen also went to watch it. Generally speaking, the filming was okay, but he watched Wu Bai The first version of the cut was not very satisfactory.

"This paragraph, and this paragraph, make it faster. The rhythm! I hope the rhythm is faster! Through editing, the plot advancement is more impactful, injecting a sense of urgency and movement into the film, making the audience unable to stop in the short gap. "Relax."

Wu Baige listened to Wu Yuchen's request and wanted to try harder: "Director Wu, this is already very fast, isn't it? If it goes any faster, the beauty and artistic conception will be gone!"

Wu Yuchen shook his head when he heard this: "It doesn't need to be beautiful. The key point of this movie is the rhythm. It must constantly affect the audience's emotions. It means that the audience can follow the protagonist to beat and beat, and constantly feel refreshed!"

In the filming of "Hurricane Rescue" this time, Wu Baige followed the script and did not overextend himself. Therefore, the plot of the movie is no problem, but in terms of editing, he still retained some of his personal style. I consciously want to create that romantic tone in some aspects.

However, the movie "Rescue" does not need to be so romantic. It emphasizes sharpness, tension, and excitement, so Wu Baige's violence can be retained, but the romance can be left alone, as it conflicts with the style of the film.