Chapter 654 Released simultaneously in both countries
"Don't worry, director, God knows this matter. You know it and I know it. I will never tell it."
Liu Shishi swore to the sky.
She is not a fool, how could she tell others such things.
"I believe in you Shi Shi, and I hope you can show your best acting skills next time."
"Absolutely." Liu Shishi nodded wildly.
Her role in this movie is the most important, so she must give her best performance.
After some communication with Xu Nan, Liu Shishi returned to the set radiantly, as if he had been given a blood injection.
Looking at Mimi and Liu Yifei who were preparing to film, Liu Shishi couldn't help but feel a sense of superiority in her heart.
Two idiots, don’t you know, my role in this movie is the most important.
You two are destined to be my foils.
The first day of shooting went very smoothly.
Xu Nan deliberately placed some easy-to-shoot shots in the front to facilitate the actors to get into the mood better.
night.
After the scene is over.
Xu Nan found an opportunity to be alone with Liu Yifei.
"Yifei, there is something I must tell you."
Xu Nan's expression was very serious, and even Liu Yifei was a little nervous.
"Director, what's going on?"
"It's like this. In the movie "Sweep the Alliance", on the surface, you guys have almost the same roles, but in fact, Dian Mu is the most important role in it, playing the most critical role, and the role has the most highlights. .”
"Ah, is it true?" Liu Yifei was surprised and happy.
Xu Nan nodded slightly, his expression serious and convincing.
"Of course it's true. If you read the script carefully, you can find that among all the superheroes in "Sweep the Alliance", only Dian Mother comes from heaven. The others are all local heroes on Earth. The key to the plot is to create conflicts. , also happened because several superheroes doubted the position of the Lightning Mother.”
"This unique identity makes Dian Mu actually the most important character in "Sweep the Alliance", and can be said to be the de facto protagonist."
Liu Yifei's eyes lit up.
"I sent you the script a long time ago. You should have seen the importance of this role."
Liu Yifei nodded wildly: "I can see it."
Xu Nan said seriously: "Now that you can see it, why is your performance so poor today?"
"ah?"
Liu Yifei was stunned.
Is her performance poor?
It's pretty good. I'm acting very seriously, ten times more seriously than in other crews.
Xu Nan was still serious: "I found that you were a little careless when acting. Many people outside said that your acting skills are not good, but in fact, I know that your acting skills are very good, but you need to go all out to perform. "
"The role of Lightning Mother is very important to "Sweep the Alliance". I thought you would show your best acting skills, but in fact your performance was very perfunctory, which made me a little disappointed."
Liu Yifei was extremely ashamed.
It turns out that her role is so important to the movie. It turns out that in Director Xu's eyes, her acting skills are very good, but she just needs to go all out to bring them out.
But when she was performing, she was so careless and didn't give 200% of her acting skills.
She was so damned good.
"I'm sorry, director, I just joined the team today and my condition is not very good."
Xu Nan's face softened: "It doesn't matter, everyone has bad moments, but when you perform next, I hope you can show your best state and best acting skills to bring the quality of the movie to a higher level. .”
Liu Yifei pointed to the sky and swore: "Don't worry, director, I will perform well and I will never let you down."
"I trust you."
Xu Nan nodded: "In the next period of time, I hope you will show your best acting skills, no problem."
"Absolutely no problem."
Liu Yifei nodded seriously.
"That's good."
Xu Nan changed the subject: "By the way, the role of the mother of lightning is the most important thing. Don't tell other people. I don't want to affect their status."
Liu Yifei nodded hurriedly.
"I will never tell anyone. If I say it, I will be a puppy."
"I trust you."
After a conversation, Liu Yifei was full of confidence, radiant, and secretly made up her mind.
Director Xu believes in me so much, I must work hard in acting to repay him.
Under Xu Nan's ingenious arrangements, several main actors in the crew showed their highest subjective initiative and gave 200% of their acting skills.
In fact, their acting skills are not bad. Although netizens have been ridiculing them, they are still compared with the best. Compared with ordinary actors, the acting skills of the leading actors are still better.
After all, I have acted in so many dramas, even a pig has experienced it.
Among the several leading actors, the only one with poor acting skills may be Lin Hongxiu, but with Xu Nan explaining it carefully and the fact that this movie mainly relies on special effects, it won't be a hindrance.
Anyway, it must be better than the time of "Captain China", and that's enough.
In this way, three months flew by.
The movie "Sweep the Alliance" has finally been completed.
This movie was actually not difficult to shoot. The really difficult part was the special effects.
The audience's tastes are very finicky. In the past, special effects that achieved 70% to 80% of the Hollywood effects would have been enough to satisfy them and exclaim that domestic movies are the glory.
But now, after the baptism of several special effects blockbusters, the audience's vision has become higher, and the special effects must be more refined and more realistic than before to satisfy them.
Fortunately, Xu Nan spent a lot of money on this movie and hired most of the best special effects teams in the country. In terms of special effects, it has reached the highest level and will definitely not be weaker than any other movie, and even surpass it to a certain extent.
In terms of scenes, this movie is also extremely grand, especially the final decisive battle between the heavenly army and the sweeping alliance, which is even more exciting.
The only weakness may be that the movie's formula is a bit old. Good triumphs over evil, and light defeats darkness. It belongs to that old-fashioned formula.
But the routine is not afraid of aging, as long as it is easy to use.
And in order to make up for this weakness, Xu Nan has made many innovations in the plot, such as heaven, spiritual energy recovery, superhero gathering, etc.
To sum up, this movie has reached the top level in all aspects and is a rare masterpiece.
Xu Nan is full of confidence. It is almost impossible to lose money on this movie. The only question is how much money it can make.
The filming of the film is completed, and then comes the post-production work.
Xu Nan has rich experience in this area and is handy.
His focus was instead on the schedule.
The impact of movie schedule on a movie's box office can be said to be crucial, and can even determine the life or death of a movie.
After careful consideration, Xu Nan finally decided to release the film on the National Day schedule on October 1st.
The reason is very simple. Only in this period will there be enough market space to accommodate top-level productions like "Sweep the Alliance".
And I don’t know what’s going on with this year’s National Day schedule, it feels a bit weak.
The previous National Day movies were like a battle of the gods. Every movie was a top-notch production. Regardless of the lineup or themes, they were extremely attractive and made people want to go to the cinema.
But this year’s National Day release has a lot of movies scheduled, but they are all front-line productions. I can’t say they are bad, but they are still a little worse than the top ones.
The market is big enough.
The competitors are not strong enough.
It would be outrageous not to choose this schedule.
Xu Nan felt that this was a gift from God.
If God does not take it, you will suffer the consequences.
It was decided that it would be scheduled for October 1st.
After deciding to schedule the film for November, Xu Nan fell into a busy schedule.
Fortunately, there are still two months until October 1st, which is enough time for the post-production of the film to be completed.
So his time is not too tight.
That day, while Xu Nan was having dinner, he suddenly received a call from Lin Ziyi.
"I heard that your new movie "Sweep the Alliance" is going to be released on October 1st. Is it true?"
"Yes, only during the National Day period can there be enough space to accommodate my movie."
Lin Ziyi said: "I have a suggestion. Your movie can be released simultaneously in the United States, so that you can get the most box office."
Xu Nan thought for a while: "Are you sure this is okay?"
In fact, Xu Nan's other films have all been screened abroad, and their results have generally been pretty good.
Don't forget, he has a film and television company abroad, and that film and television company is still helping him create profits.
Lin Ziyi also once managed Imperial Cinemas, one of the three major theater chains in the United States.
Therefore, Xu Nan and Lin Ziyi both have the ability to have the movie released simultaneously in both countries.
There are many benefits of showing in multiple countries. You can make more money and your influence can be greatly spread.
Xu Nan's last film "Dian Mu" was very successful when it was released in the United States, with a box office of over 100 million US dollars. It was the best-performing domestic film overseas.
Therefore, Xu Nan had no objection to letting the movie be released in the United States. He was just considering whether it was worth it.
"October 1st is not a good time in the United States." Xu Nan hesitated.
His movie is definitely top-notch in the United States. If it were placed on a different schedule, it might lose some of its box office.
Lin Ziyi said: "Don't forget, you are also very famous in the United States now. If it is released later, pirated copies may be released earlier, which will cause more box office losses."
"Besides, there is also an advantage to the off-season for movies, that is, there are no movies that can compete with you for film schedule."
Xu Nan thought about it seriously and found that this was indeed the case.
"Okay, I will do as you say. It will be released simultaneously in China and the United States. The next step will be a global release."
After talking to Lin Ziyi, Xu Nan hung up the phone and continued working on the later stages of the film.
A few days later, the post-production work on the film was completed.
Next, it’s promotion and release.
Time flies and September is here soon.
The social workers are still busy at work, going to classes every day to survive, but their purpose is to survive in this world.
Fortunately, there are still holidays to soothe their wounded hearts. There are seven days off on October 1st. Most people can take this opportunity to relax and spend some leisure time.
Among them, watching movies is the first choice for entertainment for many people.
In order to attract more viewers to the cinema, several movies in the eleventh slot have begun large-scale publicity work, including the movie "Sweep the Alliance".
Compared to other movies, "Sweep the Alliance" attracted a large number of viewers with only a little promotion.
The reason is simple, this is the work of director Xu Nan.
No matter how much controversy surrounds him and how many people dismiss his means of success, it cannot change an obvious fact.
Xu Nan is one of the few great directors in China. Under the same conditions, his works are what the audience pays the most attention to and wants to see the most.
Therefore, after seeing the news about Xu Nan's work on the Internet, netizens started discussing it enthusiastically.
""Sweep the Alliance", this name is kind of cool."
"A bad movie, but a normal movie."
"Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is a difference. I may not watch a bad movie, but I will definitely watch a normal movie."
"According to the information revealed so far, "Sweep the League" will succeed "Dragon Mother" and is part of the superhero series. It should be a good movie."
"Then I'll rest assured and look for a chance to watch it during my vacation."
Although Xu Nan is famous, he is also criticized for his frequent filming of bad movies.
Although he often emphasizes that the films he makes are not bad, most people don't think so.
However, Xu Nan is still very capable when he takes it seriously, which is recognized by audiences across the country.
"The Beginning", "Staring Man", "Dragon Mother", and several excellent TV series. The accumulation of these works has made the audience have a high level of trust in Xu Nan. As long as it is a normal movie, they do not mind contributing to the movie. ticket.
Moreover, this movie also invited four top female stars, Mimi, Liu Shishi, Liu Yifei, and Lin Hongxiu, which made many viewers look forward to it.
Whether it is Mimi, Liu Shishi, or Liu Yifei, they are all female celebrities with high national popularity. Basically everyone knows them personally. Even Lin Hongxiu, who is slightly inferior, has become a national celebrity with the footwashing water incident. As we all know, with Bai Fumei's character, she has a lot of domestic fans.
To be exaggerated, if these four people are together, even if they are chatting and eating melon seeds, many people will buy tickets to watch it, not to mention that Xu Nan created this movie himself.
"After watching it all, the movie "Sweep the Alliance" is the most attractive."
"That's right, four top female stars, and it's also the culmination of the superhero movie universe."
"Big special effects, big scenes, I just like this kind of simple and rough movies."
"I didn't want to watch Xu Nan's movie at first, but it seems that other movies are not as attractive as Xu Nan's movie."
"Me too. I just want to relax and have fun during the holidays. I heard that "Sweep the League" focuses on special effects and big scenes, so I'd better watch this."
"Suddenly I am looking forward to the National Day holiday. I really hope that day can come soon."
"I'm looking forward to "Sweeping the Alliance". Don't forget, Xu Nan is very good at photographing beauties. The gathering of four beauties is a top-notch visual feast."
"In other aspects, it's hard to say that many movies are bad, but when it comes to shooting beautiful women, they are truly amazing. You can always trust this guy's aesthetic vision."
The audience is looking forward to "Sweep the League".