The "Immortal Qin Empire" trilogy, like the "Feng Shen" trilogy, is still shot one piece at a time.
The "Fengshen" series was filmed this way, initially out of convenience to adjust the subsequent plot, so as not to cause problems midway and lead to three consecutive films.
"Xian Qin Empire" was shot this way. In addition to this consideration, it also took into account the biggest issue: the advancement of special effects technology.
The progress of special effects technology in the past two years has been at a level every year. If we can shoot a year later, we can bring a better audio-visual feast to the audience.
At the same time, it is natural to get better box office.
If the "Immortal Qin Empire" trilogy had not taken over the "Fengshen" series, theoretically speaking, the later the "Immortal Qin Empire" series was filmed, the better.
But in reality, you can't think like that. After all, "Feng Shen 3" has launched an advertisement for "Xian Qin Empire" all over the world. The scene where the Xian Qin generals attack the sky at the end of "Feng Shen 3", I don't know How many viewers were fascinated by it.
The best solution is to film "The Immortal Qin Empire" as soon as possible and retain these audiences.
Therefore, the first part of "The Immortal Qin Empire" was officially approved and put into production.
The entire entertainment industry was moved by the news.
With the lineup of "Xian Qin Empire", even if the crew does not want to hold a launch conference, the media reporters will not agree.
Zhang Yimou led the main creators of "The Immortal Qin Empire" to be interviewed by media reporters.
"Director Zhang, what are your expectations for the box office of the first part of "The Immortal Qin Empire"?"
Zhang Yimou said very conservatively: "The first film will be considered successful if its box office exceeds RMB 800 million. We have high hopes for the second and third films."
The first part of the "Fengshen" series only had a box office of over 600 million.
For general movies, when asked about their box office expectations, just brag as hard as you can. For example, for "Sky Hunters", Da Hei Niu said that he was going for "Wolf Warrior 2".
But Zhang Yimou didn't brag.
Because "Immortal Qin Empire" does not need to attract attention, this drama is destined to have attracted much attention since the success of the "Feng Shen" trilogy.
So he has to keep a low profile.
But the reporters were very dissatisfied and pointed their guns at Yueguan.
"Yue Guan, do you agree with Director Zhang's expectations?"
Yue Guan smiled: "What Director Zhang said is what we think. For the first part of "Immortal Qin Empire", we value word-of-mouth more than the box office. Of course, 800 million compared to "Immortal Qin Empire" It is indeed a bit small, maybe 1 billion. As long as it can exceed one billion, it will be a good start for the "Immortal Qin Empire" trilogy, and we will basically be satisfied."
Yue Guan said this in an understatement.
Zunlong beside him was so impressed that he fell to the ground.
He debuted longer than Yue Guan.
But Billions of Movies...he hasn't made any of them.
Starting at one billion yuan in Yueguan is just basically satisfactory.
The gap between people is really huge.
Zun Long approached Wu Gang and asked in a low voice: "Teacher Wu, is a box office of one billion already so common in China?"
Wu Gang said in a low voice: "Domestic and foreign movies that can break over one billion yuan are still very impressive, but it is really ordinary for Yue Guan. He has made more movies that have exceeded one billion yuan than those that have not."
Zunlong: "..."
Just outrageous.
While he was still feeling outrageous, reporters also approached him.
"John, please..."
Before the reporter finished speaking, Zunlong raised his hand and interrupted the other person: "You don't need to call me by my English name in China, just call me Zunlong."
He still didn't want to call his original name Wu Guoliang.
He didn't want to recall the history that this name represented. After all, his experience before becoming famous was indeed miserable.
However, it is obviously not a wise choice to use English names when mixing in the country.
When visiting a country, you always have to follow the local customs.
Of course, the reporters followed suit: "Zun Long, it is said that you are applying for the nationality of the Dragon Kingdom. Is it true?"
Zunlong nodded: "I am originally Chinese, and the Dragon Kingdom is my motherland. The fallen leaves have returned to their roots, and now it is time to return to the country. This matter is still in the process. I will tell everyone after I get the Dragon Kingdom nationality. of."
He finally listened to Yue Guan's suggestion.
Because he knew what Yue Guan said was right.
He's in Hollywood—there's really no future.
If you don’t want to quit the industry, it would be best to return to your country for development.
And Zunlong is actually quite patriotic. He went abroad because of various factors. He did very poorly at home, and his life experience and childhood experience were too miserable. It's different now, he has become famous.
Returning to one's hometown in fine clothes is a common thing for people.
Even though his adoptive mother was not good to him at the beginning, Zunlong has now reconciled with her and started to support her.
After reaching a certain age, many people will gradually reconcile with the world and let go of past grievances.
Zunlong is almost in this state now.
Of course, this is because he has never been tricked by people in China in his life.
If we are deceived and deceived by domestic capital like in the previous life, no matter how patriotic we are, we will not be able to withstand such hardships.
In this life, he returned to China to film Yue Guan's drama. Yue Guan would definitely not cheat him, and his life trajectory would naturally be completely different from his previous life.
The nationality of the Dragon Kingdom is not particularly easy to obtain, but the whole world will give the green light to famous and wealthy people. In addition, with the help of Yue Guan, it is only a matter of time for Zunlong to switch back to the nationality of the Dragon Kingdom.
Reporters are still very interested in Zunlong. After all, Zunlong's behavior can be regarded as officially moving from Hollywood to the domestic entertainment industry.
"All domestic artists want to go out and make a career in Hollywood, but you insist on coming back. Can you tell us why?"
Zunlong told the truth: "People are humble when they leave their hometown, and the moon abroad is not particularly round."
He is doing quite well in Hollywood and has made money, but the roles he plays are basically Chinese in the impression of Westerners.
Can't get any good plays.
And it will definitely get harder and harder in the future.
Therefore, Yue Guan was not cheating him by letting him return to China for development.
Of those stars who left their homeland to pursue their career in Hollywood, only one of them is Cheng Long who succeeded, Li Lienjie barely counted, and the others were all just making soy sauce.
Some even lost their domestic base in order to break into Hollywood.
After Hollywood ruthlessly shut them out, domestic audiences have forgotten them.
The gain outweighs the loss.
The main lineup of "Xian Qin Empire" is star-studded. Everyone has a lot worth interviewing, and basically everyone is a capable player.
This lineup looks naturally strong.
However, the reporters asked a question that the audience was very concerned about: "Director Zhang, will "The Immortal Qin Empire" become a show where actors compete for their acting skills?"
Zhang Yimou glanced at Yue Guan, and then replied firmly: "The probability is not high, the "Xian Qin Empire" trilogy will not use acting skills to attract the audience."
"What for?"
"First, special effects; second, plot; third, all-star cast."
There is no need to show off the acting skills of this lineup.
Because they appear in the play, the audience already knows that the acting skills are definitely good.
But they won't be the focus.
The focus of special effects blockbusters is always the special effects. Anyone who tries to change this will be taught by the market.
Yue Guan said before when he was filming "Unification of the Qin Empire" that this TV series would test his acting skills more than "The Immortal Qin Empire".
Because "The Unification of the Qin Empire" will also describe the growth of a character.
In "Immortal Qin Empire", except for the description of the protagonist Ying Zheng, others will not have too much writing to shape his past. Most of them are at full level when they appear.
Let me put it bluntly, letting this group of actors play "The Immortal Qin Empire" is a waste of their acting skills.
But this was also done on their own initiative.
No one is a fool, any drama that is bigger than the sky is bullshit. A blockbuster that has the potential to break box office records is particularly attractive to any actor, even if the character they play may be flat.
After the launch conference, Zhang Yimou gathered the main creators together and held a script reading.
This is also Yue Guan's suggestion.
It is still necessary to read the script together. If everyone has a unified understanding first, the filming can be faster.
Yue Guan did not expect Zhang Yimou to shoot as fast as Wang Jing.
But in theory, it won't take too long to film the first part of "The Immortal Qin Empire".
Because the most time-consuming part of the entire series of the "Immortal Qin Empire" trilogy is post-production, shooting is actually not that difficult.
After the script reading began, Yue Guan took the initiative to speak:
"Teachers, if you have any questions about the script, you can ask it directly. Director Zhang and I have communicated with the screenwriters of the screenwriting team many times, and we still understand the script well enough."
As soon as Yue Guan finished speaking, Chen Baoguo spoke: "Yue Guan, was the Emperor of Heaven weakened in the script of "The Immortal Qin Empire"? In the previous "Feng Shen" trilogy, the Emperor of Heaven was the biggest winner, but in "The Immortal Qin Empire", the Emperor of Heaven was the biggest winner. In the script of "Xian Qin Empire", the Emperor of Heaven is obviously much less threatening."
Yue Guan smiled: "Teacher Chen, the strength of the Emperor of Heaven has not been weakened, but others have become stronger. In "Fengshen 3", the human king Suantian, with the help of Nuwa, made it on the list of gods. With hands and feet, the heaven has become the heaven of the human race. In fact, it is equivalent to the boss of a start-up company bringing in professional managers, but being ignored by the professional managers."
A typical case of luring the wolf into the house.
Chen Baoguo can understand this setting.
He just found it a little too easy.
"After I read the script, there is one thing that I still haven't figured out yet: If the other four great emperors of Heaven join forces, can they defeat the Emperor of Heaven?"
"No, otherwise they will directly kill the Emperor of Heaven." Yue Guan gave an affirmative answer: "But the Emperor of Heaven will not attack them casually, because Taishang Laojun, one of the clones of the Immortal Sect Master, is in charge of the three The Thirteenth Heaven is also a time bomb for the Emperor of Heaven. No matter how strong the Emperor of Heaven is, he cannot defeat four hands with just two fists. All problems cannot be solved by force, and we can only slowly try to solve them through other methods."
Chen Baoguo nodded: "Then I have no problem."
Chen Baoguo has no problem, but Gong Li does.
"The Terracotta Warriors and Horses were built by Empress Houtu with the help of Ying Zheng?"
"Yes, the human race has passed down its legacy from generation to generation, and has always considered defeat before thinking about victory. During the period of becoming a god, Emperor Xin rose up to resist, and he did not forget to arrange the inheritance of the human emperor and the future of the human race before he died generously. Ying Zheng is more confident than Di Xin, and the situation he faces is better than Di Xin, but he also has to consider the future of the human race. Once he fails, he wants to ensure that the human race still has hope to rise in the future, so the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Wall are what he will leave to him. The wealth of future generations of mankind.”
"I understand the truth, but why would Empress Houtu help Ying Zheng?"
Yue Guan looked at Zhang Yimou.
Director Zhang, this is your ex-girlfriend, can’t I always be the one on top
Zhang Yimou understood Yue Guan's eyes, coughed slightly, and gave Gong Li a speechless explanation: "This is the setting, please don't get entangled."
Gong Li: “…”
Yue Guan put his hand on his forehead, feeling very helpless.
I kind of know why these two broke up in the first place.
Change it to Yue Guan, and everything will be covered in minutes.
Why do you have to be so arrogant when you can clearly explain a problem in just two sentences
Yue Guan couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward to clean up the mess: "Sister Li, in fact, the script has hidden settings. Empress Houtu and Empress Nuwa have a better relationship, and the Yingzheng lineage is a descendant of Feilian , Feilian was a loyal minister who died for Emperor Xin, and Empress Nuwa admired him very much. The most important thing was that Ying Zheng had already unified the world at that time, and he was the emperor, so Empress Nuwa naturally wanted to help him, so Empress Houtu also chose help him."
"If that's the case, then why didn't Empress Nuwa take any direct action in the entire "Immortal Qin Empire" script?" Gong Li asked.
Yue Guan patiently explained: "Because the Emperor of Heaven's back-up force is in the human world, and the back-up force of the Immortal Sect Master is also in the human world. Zhao Gao is a genuine human race, Liu Bang is a genuine human race, and Nuwa Empress has no reason to intervene in the internal fighting of the human race. . And Empress Nuwa is the Holy Mother of the human race, not the fire-fighting empress of the human race. If the human race is to be strong, it can always only rely on itself, rather than relying on others to stand up and save us."
This is the value that the "Xian Qin Empire" series and the "Fengshen" series have in common.
There has never been a savior.
The strength of the human race depends on constant self-improvement, the hard work of our ancestors, and the continuous progress of our descendants, rather than the mercy of the mighty and the favor of heaven.
Compared with the "Fengshen" series, which ultimately depends on the Empress Nuwa and the Emperor of Heaven, "Xian Qin Empire" is a further step forward and has a higher pattern.
Immortal Qin is more powerful than ancient Yin Shang.
Therefore, Xian Qin is also more proud than ancient Yin Shang.
After unifying the human world, the Emperor of Heaven wanted to recruit Xian Qin, but Xian Qin, who inherited the legacy of his ancestors, was unwilling to grovel to another organization, and was unwilling to let the future of the human race be manipulated by the superior immortal gods.
Therefore, Xian Qin shouted a slogan internally:
Holy immortal Buddha, would you rather have the seed
This slogan greatly inspired the Xian Qin army's momentum, allowing the Xian Qin army to achieve an overwhelming victory over Heaven on the battlefield.
Later, this slogan was changed by the Emperor of Heaven and spread to the human world, becoming "Princes, generals, ministers, it is better to have seeds."
As a result, Xian Qin was cut off.
However, Xian Qin was not defeated by Heaven.
The human race of Xian Qin was defeated by other human races, not by the superior gods.
In order to defeat Xian Qin, the Emperor of Heaven had to take the initiative to guide the human race's spirit of resistance.
Finally, a Xian Qin fell.
Thousands of Xianqin stood up.