In early April, "Best Lost Friend 2", directed by Wang Jing and starring Zhang Guorong, Liang Jiahui, Lan Jieying, Mao Shunyun, Lou Blu-ray, and Chen Jialing, was officially launched. [This book is first published]

This film has attracted a lot of attention from the very beginning. Among the leading actors, Zhang Guorong just became popular because of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Liang Jiahui just came back from the mainland filming "Tongzhi ZTE", and Lan Jieying is now more famous It's a mixed bag.

(Note: "Tongzhi Zhongxing" is the third part of "The Biography of Cixi" after "Burning the Yuanmingyuan" and "Downing the Curtain". Another time and space has not been filmed. It is now jointly filmed by DreamWorks and China Film Co-production Company. It will be released in the summer after completion.)

After joining DreamWorks, Liang Jiahui only made a few cameo roles in other films, but he made two more films in mainland China, and was ridiculed by some Hong Kong media as a "red actor".

With such a cast, it's not too eye-catching.

About half a month later, the scandal between Cheng Long and Lan Jieying gradually ceased, which is the result of the joint efforts of Jiahe and DreamWorks.

In the report of "Splashing Wine Gate", although Jiahe tried his best to clear Cheng Long, many people still believed that Cheng Long was at fault, and there were even rumors that Cheng Long was extremely lecherous.

With Cheng Long's current reputation, there is no need to rely on hype to expose him, so this scandal is not good for him.

On Lan Jieying's side, the benefit outweighs the harm. Because of her long-term ban from TVB, her fame has been almost consumed. Now he is famous for winning the Best Newcomer at the Academy Awards and having an affair with Cheng Long, and then he starred in Wang Jing's new film and had an unclear relationship with Kang Jianfei, so that Lan Jieying stayed in the entertainment industry for a long time for half a month. The position of the headlines has more exposure than the top first-line actresses in Hong Kong.

However, this news spread to Japan and Taiwan, and Cheng Long's fans over there stopped doing it. Taiwan was a little better. Japanese Cheng Long fans were angry with Lan Jieying, and some people even made cross-ocean calls or wrote letters. They went to the Oriental Entertainment Company and claimed that they would commit suicide if they did not block Lan Jieying in protest.

It is different from the boycott Lan Jieying received in Japan. Wang Zuixian has become popular overnight in Japan and South Korea.

In April, the screening of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in Asia has completely ended, and the total Asian box office is more than 137 million Hong Kong dollars.

In another time and space, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was due to film scheduling and scheduling issues. Although the box office in Hong Kong can only be regarded as good, it is extremely popular overseas. In addition to the Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, "A Chinese Ghost Story" has also been screened in 8 countries including Japan, France, South Korea, Finland, and Sweden.

Now DreamWorks' overseas distribution capabilities are even stronger. "A Chinese Ghost Story" was released in Japan following the release of "Shushan", sweeping the box office market during the Spring Festival in Japan. Wang Zuixian surpassed Lin Qingxia to become the most popular foreign actress in Japan with just one play.

The Korean side is even more crazy. Although the Korean box office is far lower than the Japanese box office, the Korean people's love for "A Chinese Ghost Story" can no longer be described in words.

Wang Zuoxian has become the dream lover of many men in Korea, and Zhang Guorong is also ranked No. 1 in Korea's most popular foreign male stars (Cheng Long is No. 3).

Just before the filming of "Best Lost Friend 2", Zhang Guorong also went to South Korea to appear on a show. When the program left the TV station after recording, it also caused a small commotion.

A film review of Japan's "Movie Xunbao" gave "A Chinese Ghost Story" a very high evaluation: "The investment cost of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is one-fifth of that of "Shushan", and its box office in Japan is four times that of "Shushan". One of them, but from the perspective of film art, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is more surprising than "Shushan".

"Shushan" is better than special effects, scenes and beautiful scenery. In these respects, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is much inferior. "A Chinese Ghost Story" is also very old-fashioned in terms of plot, far less exciting than the story of "Shushan".

The essence of "A Chinese Ghost Story" lies in who and how it interprets the story:

First of all, let's talk about people. Director Kang Jianfei found the best story spokesperson, and that is Wang Zuixian. In this film, Xiaoqian, played by Wang Zuixian, captured the hearts of the audience with her amazing beauty, and the whole film was filled with a strange and sentimental atmosphere of romance and liberalism. The gorgeous female ghost Xiaoqian is enough to make any man in the world fall for her. And the unforgettable love between her and Ning Caichen has become an eternal sadness in the hearts of the audience;

Second, let's talk about the way the film is performed. The drama "A Chinese Ghost Story" shows a very high level of screenwriting. The rhythm is tense and lively, and the * is repeated. The development of the plot seems to have stepped on the development node of the audience's mind and emotions.

in styling design. Xiaoqian's white clothes are like snow, elegant and light, while Ning Caichen seems to be dressed as a book boy in the Song Dynasty, and Yan Chixia's style is rough and simple. The soundtrack in the film is the highlight of the highlights, in addition to the moving melody. More rich in Chinese classical beauty. Deep mixing and reverberation effects are used to create a sense of space and mystery. In the film, Chinese and Western instruments such as erhu, harpsichord, and flute are mixed. From every detail of the film, we can find that the music, sound effects and plot development almost match. It is seamless, like the music of escaping from the woods, the harpsichord is used to represent the roar of the tree demon, and the flute is used to show the spirit of the Taoist priest. Create the desire to follow the Taoist priest to the sky and escape from the woods.

Let's talk about the action scenes. In this film, all the shots of the masters fighting are shot from the bottom up, and the photographers are chasing them out by lying on the pre-built rails. In this way, the screen has a three-dimensional scroll effect. The master's martial arts action is a one-dimensional screen whose inclination angle changes to two-dimensional, and the fast panning follow-up is three-dimensional, which makes the entire action scene rich in layers and thrilling. The director used a lot of slanted composition shots and block-cut editing techniques. The low-camera shot made the object distorted. The oblique composition of shots and block-cut editing techniques made the shot feel unstable and enhanced the sense of movement. , resulting in a huge momentum and strong visual shock. On the whole, the action scenes in "A Chinese Ghost Story" are different from traditional Chinese kung fu films. What they focus on is not the real kung fu of one move, but the deification and illusion of martial arts. Through special skills and editing methods, they create a way that transcends physical conventions and the human body. A visual spectacle beyond the limits..."

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, which has been in operation for two years, has recently included "Police Story", "Shushan" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" as teaching materials. These three films have become compulsory courses for the director department of the Academy for Performing Arts.

As for Europe and the United States, the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story" will not be released until after the Cannes Film Festival, and I don't know how much box office can be recovered.

As the director of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Kang Jianfei's reputation in the Japanese film industry has also increased to a higher level. Some people have already called him a commercial film master-because Kang Jianfei's films are often sold in Japan.

This time I went to Japan to shoot "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith". Kang Jianfei was blocked by Japanese reporters at the filming location.

In Kang Jianfei's adaptation of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the male and female protagonists belong to multinational killer groups, all headquartered in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The male and female protagonists played by Kang Jianfei and Zhong Chuhong were when they completed the assassination mission in Japan. Accidentally met and fell in love.

There are several countries where the film was filmed, and all of them are countries and regions where DreamWorks movies have a higher box office. On the one hand, the multi-country shooting can make the film more internationalized, and on the other hand, it also caters to the fans of these shooting locations, so as to increase the overseas box office.

Of course, multi-country framing also causes the cost of shooting to increase exponentially.

After Kang Jianfei's shooting plan was initially formulated, a special person was already in charge of the preparation.

For example, shooting in Japan takes about 5 to 7 days. The crew has already reached a sponsorship agreement with the Tokyo Peninsula Hotel and several businesses in Ginza to provide free venues for the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" crew for filming.

In addition to this, The Peninsula Tokyo will also host the Hong Kong staff of the "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith" crew. One week of free board and lodging is provided.

The price Kang Jianfei had to pay for this was the one-second logo of the Tokyo Peninsula Hotel in the movie. As for those businesses in Ginza, it is much more casual, just shake a few indoor shots, which is completely a friendly cooperation.

The site where Kang Jianfei was besieged by Japanese journalists. It was in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo that he was still setting up seats with Li An and Zhong Zhiwen. The reporters who came to hear the news broke in regardless of the hotel's security.

After all, I went to someone else's site to film, so there is no need to offend local reporters, and when the film is released, these reporters will need to cooperate with the publicity. Kang Jianfei let Li An and Zhong Zhiwen continue to work, and he brought the dozen or so Japanese journalists to a corner of the lobby and said, "The Japanese journalist friends are really enthusiastic. I am very happy to be interviewed by you, but due to the tight shooting time , I hope everyone can understand, I can only answer a few simple questions today.”

After several years of study without effort, Kang Jianfei's English level is decent, and basic daily communication is no problem. But the English the Japanese speak is terrifying. Sometimes even the British couldn't understand. In order to avoid misunderstanding and misrepresentation, Kang Jianfei still spoke Chinese, and then the Japanese staff of the crew translated it into Japanese.

A reporter at the forefront asked first: "Mr. Kang, I heard that you are directing and acting in an urban action film this time. Why don't you ask Lin Qingxia, Li Saifeng or Miss Wang Zuixian to be the heroines?"

Now Wang Zuixian and Li Saifeng are the most popular Hong Kong actresses in Hong Kong. Lin Qingxia also has many fans in Japan because of "Royal Sister" a few years ago, but she has been in semi-retirement in the past two years. Last year, she participated in the movie Kadokawa Films It's also not selling well, so its popularity has dropped a lot.

Except for Wang Zuixian, Li Saifeng and Lin Qingxia, the Japanese really have no impression of other Hong Kong actresses. The "Best Partner" series also sells well in Japan, but the heroine Zhang Aijia is not very popular in Japan, and few Japanese can call Zhang Aijia's name.

So now Jiahe and Xinyicheng are very embarrassed. The Japanese market has unlimited potential for Hong Kong films, but these two companies have never been able to launch actresses that are popular in Japan. In order to take care of the Japanese box office market, Golden Harvest and Xinyicheng have only two choices. One is to go to Oriental Entertainment Company to invite Li Saifeng and Wang Zuixian to film, and the other is to invite a popular Japanese actress to Hong Kong to be the heroine. The former option is cheaper than Kang Jianfei~lightnovelpub.net~ The latter option is good, but the salary of a popular Japanese actress is too high.

Kang Jianfei just took this opportunity to introduce Zhong Chuhong to Japanese reporters. He called Zhong Chuhong, who was wearing **** clothes: "This is Miss Zhong Chuhong, the heroine of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". She is also a popular actress in Hong Kong. To play female leads, the answer is simple, because they are not suitable for the role."

"A Chinese Ghost Story is beautiful, has Mr. Kang considered making a sequel?" another reporter asked.

Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "The plan for the sequel is currently under discussion. However, the sequel to "Shushan" has been finalized, and director Xu Ke will officially start filming in the second half of the year."

The reporter's question began to turn to gossip: "Mr. Kang, there are rumors that Wang Zuixian and Zhang Guorong are in love, is it true?"

Kang Jianfei said with a smile, "You have to ask the client. Well, I'll answer five more questions."

"Mr. Kang..."