Chapter 627 Make a Splash

Write something?

"what are you writing?"

"Oh, I have watched more than 20 chick movies in the past week or so, and I have conceived several templates for chick movies..."

"Chick movie?"

Shen Xudong explained: "Chick movies, also called women's movies, refer to those romantic movies with relatively relaxed and romantic plots, mostly with female characters as the core, and men relegated to supporting roles... For example, "Pretty Woman", "Legally Blonde", "Sleepless in Seattle" includes "The Devil Wears Prada" and the like..."

Chen Xi nodded, probably understanding what Shen Xudong meant, and then asked, "Why did you think of making this kind of movie?"

"Making money while applauding people...Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Cameron Diaz all became famous through chick flicks..."

"Then you thought of the template?"

"Of course!" Shen Xudong nodded: "Movies from a female perspective have always been the mainstream of our movies..."

This is not a lie. Hong Kong and Taiwan, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, have always attached great importance to purely female themes and have produced countless excellent works. Even some of these works were directed by men, but the shooting angle was a completely female perspective. It also tells the story of women, from young girls to mature women to old ladies, from turbulent times to peaceful modern times. There are countless Chinese feminist works, such as "New Women" and "Long Live My Wife" which called for women to awaken during the Republic of China...

Several of Amou's early films, "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", and "Walk to Grandma's Bridge" are all from a female perspective!

Hong Kong has "Women at Forty"...

Elements of these movies: work hard, live hard, don’t have to look to men as role models, and constantly strive to surpass yourself.

Of course, these movies are not considered chick flicks because they are not romantic enough!

"The characteristics of so-called chick flicks include a female perspective, cheering and inspiration; love motifs, knights appearing; fashion style, urban blues; funny tricks, happy endings..."

"This type of work is very selective about actors. The heroine should not be too beautiful... she must be popular with the audience. I wrote "Perfect" according to the template. I will show it to Zhao Liying later and let her have a look."

"Zhao Liying..." Chen Xi took the script, quickly read the plot summary, and then shook his head: "Aren't you old enough?"

"...Also...at least around 28 years old..."

"Xiao Zhao is definitely not suitable!"

Yes, Zhao Liying is not suitable...

So who is suitable?

After thinking about it, Shen Xudong said: "You can discuss it with Han Yan... He directed this play, and I also asked him to complete the script..."

"Han Yan...good!"

…

"Perfect"... Actually, this story is very dreamy and not very realistic!

But for the mainland film market, which is a breakthrough point in the market segment, it is a very good chick film template.

Of course, the main reason why it is such a hit is the cast: Zhang Ziyi, Fan Jiuyi, Yao Chen, Lin Xinru, Peter Ho...

It perfectly fits the audience's mentality of watching the excitement.

Of course Shen Xudong can be copied, but Zhang Ziyi's acting in this kind of movie would be extremely inconsistent, so let's replace him!

Actually... Zhou Xun is quite suitable...

Later, when she was still young, she also appeared in "A Coquettish Woman Has the Best Life" and "My Early Girlfriend", both of which sold well.

Of course, the best choice is definitely Bai Baihe, the proven queen of chick flicks!

But... forget it, we'll talk about it later, the important thing now is "Happy Death Day".

As soon as Shen Xudong got out of the car, he was surrounded by a group of reporters asking about the release of "Lust, Caution".

"First of all, I would like to see the General Administration wake up... No matter what, "Lust, Caution" is a movie that goes against mainstream ideology, and it should not be released or even discussed;"

"Secondly, the release of "Lust, Caution" has nothing to do with me... Our company did not report it. I don't know where the news came from. Let me clarify here that we do not have such a strong ability to influence public institutions. If we have With this kind of ability, why do you want to do movies? You can definitely do real estate, build houses, sell houses... Is there any simpler business than real estate?"

"Finally...I want to say something to those people who say that I don't understand film art, 'Even if I don't understand film art, I still know what etiquette, justice and integrity are! What hatred of country and family means!'..."

Shen Xudong's attitude was very clear, but the media and reporters on the scene didn't want to let him go like this, and were ready to ask questions, and even asked questions such as 'Why do you conclude that it is a real gun?'...

Just speechless...

"Okay, today is the premiere of "Happy Death Day", don't ask any more irrelevant questions..."

"…Then, Xudong, will Zhao Liying go to Hollywood to develop in the future?"

"No!" Shen Xudong denied decisively, and then added: "The supporting actress in "Happy Death Day" was just because she had a schedule and the role was suitable... We let her play... It was a small matter in the first place, so we even promoted it Didn’t even do it!”

"That…"

"In the future foreign language films that I will lead, whenever there are suitable roles, I will arrange for my actors to participate in them. I will not make any big fanfare about entering Hollywood... it is too much... I am just going to work. The foundation of Chinese actors must be the Chinese film market .”

"What about the Hollywood movie starring Wu Jing?"

"Let me explain!" Shen Xudong said: "It's not that complicated. It's just a project invitation. I read the script. Although the plot structure is old-fashioned, the team behind the scenes is good. I discussed it with him and he also wanted to work with the Hollywood team. If you cooperate, let’s go…”

"You media should stop reporting about entering Hollywood. Hollywood is not that noble! Hollywood actors, especially those who come back from Hollywood, are not that unattainable..."

After saying a few words, Shen Xudong walked directly into the cinema regardless of what the media at the scene thought...

"Tsk, tsk, Xudong doesn't seem to like those actors who are known as international superstars..."

"He specifically refers to literary and opera actors..."

"That's Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun-fat?"

"...who else could it be?"

…

Of course Zhao Liying also attended the premiere of "Happy Death Day"...

She had never seen the movie and was even a little confused about the plot. After all, the script she received was just her own lines...

It only took a month for her to get familiar with reciting her own lines, and the actual shooting only lasted seven days. How could she have time to familiarize herself with the script?

Therefore, when she watched "Happy Death Day" for the first time, she found it quite refreshing.

The theme of infinite reincarnation, the main plot is very simple, it keeps repeating a certain day, keeps going backwards, keeps moving forward, keeps getting killed, keeps waking up and coming back to life, keeps looking for reasons, it is joyful, compact, romantic, and finally the real murderer is caught and there is a twist. …

Oh, Xiao Zhao also understood the role of his role: murderer!

Xiao Zhao himself felt a little enlightened, not to mention the many media and reporters who were watching the movie!

As soon as the movie ended, a group of people gathered around: "Liying, I heard that the sequel plan of "Happy Death Day" has been launched. Have you been notified?"