Chapter 447 War Film

Su Zhe has no energy to pay attention to the negotiations for "Unnatural Death".

Anyway, he has already written the script, and as a spin-off of the Tang Detective Universe, he cannot act in it.

On the contrary, Mary Sue has been trying to package it and put Gong Man in to play the heroine Misaki Mikoto, who is the female forensic doctor played by Shi Yuan in his previous life.

This is not only to allow Gong Man to enter Japan, but more importantly, Misaki Mikoto, as a character in the Tang Detective Universe, may appear in subsequent works.

For insurance, Su Zhe hopes to let someone he trusts play an important role in the Tang Detective Universe, so as to avoid writing the script in the future, and the other party will raise the price and swallow up most of the profits of Iron Man like Robert Downey Jr.

Mary Sue talked for a long time and asked Gong Man to audition before finally succeeding.

But when signing the contract, it gave the Japanese a strong shock - Gong Man's salary was as high as 10 million!

In fact, this is not high. For a newly crowned Tokyo Film Queen, a top actress who has starred in domestic films with a total box office of more than 5 billion (Secret and Better Days), it is too little.

It is purely a rare opportunity, special case, special negotiation, plus Gong Man does not care much about these, so it is only 10 million friendship price.

But in Japan, it is too exaggerated.

Although Japan is a developed country with a higher per capita income, the pay of Japanese drama actors is not high. ——This is reasonable.

For example, Shi Yuan is already one of the top actresses in Japan, and many people in China call her "wife".

But her total pay for starring in "Unnatural Death" is only 120,000 yuan, which is not as high as the pay of special group actors (extras) in China.

However, as a top actress, Shi Yuan has income from endorsements in addition to her pay, and her annual income is about 20 million, which is quite reasonable.

And some small stars, who cannot get endorsements, rely entirely on pay, and are not stable, are really a bit poor.

Rumor has it (Twitter hot search, not confirmed, just forwarded, not authentic, not my rumor, please delete if infringed), Prince Wang dated two actresses in Japan, and the cost was not as much as that of domestic Internet celebrities.

In short, if you only look at the pay, Gong Man went to Japan to film "Unnatural Death", which was quite like the Hong Kong stars coming to the mainland to film TV series when the mainland was not yet developed.

The difference in pay between the two sides was too big, and the Japanese were stunned and couldn't understand it at all:

"Are Chinese people so rich?"

"No wonder they all want to go to the Chinese market, I must star in "Detective Chinatown 3"!"

"The status of Chinese female stars is too high, not only the pay is high, but also there are special cars, translators, assistants, drivers, bodyguards..."

Gong Man is one of the smallest female stars in China, but when she is abroad, of course she has to pay attention to safety and is equipped with many staff.

This shocked the Japanese actors.

These anecdotes from the crew were passed on to Mary Su by the assistants, and were treated as anecdotes and told to Su Zhe:

"Mr. Su, didn't you see the surprised look on the faces of those Japanese people? They really haven't seen the world."

"If they knew that you were paid 100 million, what would they think? They would be scared to death."

"Hahaha, just like when we watched Hong Kong stars, wouldn't there be people shouting for 'equal pay for equal work'?"

Su Zhe didn't laugh, but shrugged:

"Japan and South Korea are both developed countries, but the pay of actors is not high. Only the top stars have a good income; and for us, the pay of actors is extremely terrifying."

Who is right?

I'm afraid that except for the stars themselves, most people have the same view.

However, Su Zhe can't change this situation, and he has no intention of changing it. He said lightly:

"The pay is high, but if you can't do well and can't compare with others, it will only be embarrassing. I'm afraid you will be ridiculed and boycotted."

He was talking about "National Glory".

The content of this variety show has been determined, organizing stars to experience life in the military, similar to the previous life's "Real Men" or the Korean version of "Real Men".

A group of stars received military training, showed their spirit, and finally participated in the competition.

It is said that there were some real military exchanges, or maybe the Chinese military took the opportunity to show off its muscles, so it is not convenient to talk about it.

Moreover, that is all military affairs and has nothing to do with the results of the stars' competition.

So Su Zhe only focused on the content he participated in:

"The first stage is the confrontation between China and Japan, but Japan, as a defeated country, has no army!"

The Self-Defense Force can't be used seriously, right? China can't recognize it!

Lu Xiaomin explained to him:

"The confrontation between China and Japan is carried out in the form of ancient military."

In other words, it is equivalent to the ancient version of "Real Men", ancient military camps, ancient training, ancient armor, weapons, etc.

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, then laughed:

"Wouldn't that really be a case of Japanese pirates and fighting against Japanese pirates? Then I'll go and learn the "New Book of Jixiao" (written by Qi Jiguang) and learn the mandarin duck formation first."

Lu Xiaomin was amused by him:

"It's not a real war. Don't look at the big name of "National Glory" and the many ideas on it, but as variety show people, we must first do a good job of variety shows."

She explained seriously:

"Although it is a confrontational program, it is more explosive than ordinary variety shows, but in order to attract audiences, the competition items are designed games. You can't really let the stars line up to fight together, right?"

That wouldn't be a variety show.

And if it's a real cold weapon battle, why let the stars come? Wouldn't it be better to let soldiers or athletes?

Let the stars come, or for the variety show effect.

Su Zhe understood, pondered for a moment, and thought to himself:

Lu Xiaomin is right, the effect of variety shows is very important.

But with his current status, it doesn't matter if a variety show fails. It doesn't attract viewers, and the ratings are not high, which will not affect his status in the circle.

But if it is embarrassing... China vs. Japan... or military vs. Japan...

Su Zhe thought in his heart:

"It's normal to lose to Japan in football, it's a bit annoying to lose to Japan in table tennis, and it's miserable to lose to Japan in the military, right?"

Not to mention the blood feud in modern times, even the ancient Japanese pirates made the Chinese people hate them very much.

Su Zhe made a decision and must take it seriously and never take it lightly.

Even if the show is not funny, he can't lose face.

So he simply contacted the military district and planned to adapt to military life first and prepare in advance.

The military region agreed, but the chief made a request:

"Su Zhe, your movie is very popular and well received. This year is the anniversary of the founding of the army. How about you make a war movie to reflect the great martyrs?"

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment and thought:

No wonder Director Zhai Xiaowen prepared a war movie for a year and it will be released this year. It turns out that it is also a task.

He did not refuse.

From a commercial perspective, patriotic war movies are very profitable. The previous films such as "Changjin Lake", "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Operation Red Sea" were all box office hits.

From a personal perspective, he also hopes to make a movie that can reflect the greatness of the martyrs, and not let those guys who carry the red flag and oppose the red flag secretly carry private goods.

But this kind of movie is difficult to shoot without the assistance of the military region, and the script is also very sensitive, and it is almost impossible to pass the review.

That's why he didn't think of copying the popular war movies in his previous life.

But now that the chief has spoken, he of course agreed immediately:

"I will write the script when I go back! As for the review..."

"Don't worry! Leave it to the military region!"

In this regard, the military region can really withstand the pressure.

The opening of "Wolf Warrior 2" is that Leng Feng's comrade-in-arms was forcibly demolished by the local government, and his comrade-in-arms mother was bullied by local thugs.

Think about it carefully, this plot is too bold to write, the local government and the underworld forces collude, forcibly demolish, bully the people...

This kind of plot, except for the military's guarantee, any filmmaker, no matter how awesome, can't pass the review.

After hearing the guarantee, Su Zhe immediately became bolder. While experiencing military life, he thought about which war movie he copied.

The first thing that flashed in his mind was naturally "Changjin Lake", which ranked first in the box office list in his previous life.

This movie about the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea has won a box office of 5.7 billion, and the second part has a box office of 4 billion.

Two movies with nearly 10 billion, this is the highest-grossing series of movies in China.

From the perspective of the plot, the overall rhythm is acceptable, the content is very touching (such as eating potatoes), and some details are very real (such as the three-three system). No wonder Douban scored 7.4 points.

But Su Zhe always feels that these box office and ratings are mainly because the history and real stories behind them are too touching.

As for the movie itself, there are actually many flaws.

Especially the role of Wan Li played by the prince, who is really unpleasant and somewhat out of tune with the style of the entire film.

But "Changjin Lake" is after all the war film that best reflects the martyrs.

Compared with it, "Wolf Warrior" is a fictional soldier adventure film, and "Operation Red Sea" is a modern anti-drug war.

Anti-drug fighters are certainly respectable and lovely, but in terms of touchingness, they certainly cannot be compared with the profoundness of the martyrs.

Su Zhe pondered for a while and decided:

"Let's stick with "Changjin Lake". At worst, I can change the script and delete Wan Li!"

Anyway, he couldn't play Wan Li, and if he had to play, he would play the male lead Qian Li.

So, he painstakingly copied the script of the first "Changjin Lake" and handed it to the military region, but learned:

"The script is excellent, but director Zhai Xiaowen has already filmed the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Can we change the subject matter?"

The same subject matter doesn't matter, but the same subject matter released in the same year, and both are assisted by the military region, will inevitably divert the box office.

The military region doesn't care about the box office, but of course it won't be willing to cooperate with the two films that affect each other.

Su Zhe scratched his head. He had worked with director Zhai Xiaowen before and knew that this man had a rigid mind and probably couldn't shoot this great war and the great martyrs well.

He wanted to tell the military region not to trust Zhai Xiaowen and not to let him waste such a good subject. Let me shoot it!

But Zhai Xiaowen is a well-known director in the country after all, a top director in the mainstream world. Before he really failed, he couldn't convince the military region with Su Zhe's speculation.

"You can't shoot "Changjin Lake", "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Operation Red Sea" are modern wars... You can't shoot "Eight Hundred", right?"

The martyrs of the National Army should also be respected, but the taste of that movie is even stranger...

Su Zhe scratched his head and thought carefully for a moment, and finally thought of a name, a very old movie, indeed the most classic war movie in China, with a score of 9.5 points, far exceeding "Changjin Lake".

That is - the movie "Wreaths under the Mountain" shot by director Xie Jin in 1984.

This movie is adapted from the novel of the same name, which is a novella written by Li Cunbao in 1982 based on real people. It reflects the touching stories that happened during the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.

"The Wreath under the Mountain" was very famous among Su Zhe's generation. It is a classic military literature and war film.

But in his generation, many people have never heard of it. After all, when this movie was released, people under 40 years old were not born yet.

Su Zhe had only heard the name at first, and had seen some people put "Garland Under the Mountain" and "Tunnel War" together as examples of classic war movies.

But he has never seen the specific content of the film. After all, who would be interested in an 84-year-old movie or a main theme movie?

In his mind, let alone the main theme movies of the 1980s, even most of the new century's main themes are boring model dramas.

It's not even as good as the model drama. "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" is better than most main theme movies.

In those movies with crude subsidy themes, the protagonist is always upright and upright, full of slogans, and ultimately justice triumphs over evil.

Who would be interested in a movie like this, except for the mandatory booking of the venue?

But after "Changjin Lake", some marketing accounts and up editors "pushed" them. They mentioned "Garland Under the Mountain", strongly recommended it, and even provided explanations.

Su Zhecai watched it curiously and found that he had underestimated the movie.

To some extent, this movie is more bold than the younger generations!

The leading actor Zhao Mengsheng, played by Tang Guoqiang, who was still a young boy at that time, was not at all the masked hero Su Zhe imagined.

As a second-generation red man, he was arranged by his mother to go to the army for gold plating. However, before the war started, he planned to escape and return to the rear. His mother personally went through the back door to intercede for him.

The army chief severely refuted this behavior, and his lines were very classic:

"Are our children just going through the motions as soldiers? When it's time to shed blood and sacrifice, let the children of ordinary people do it? This is not the GC Party!"

Zhao Mengsheng was forced to go to the battlefield, and in the experience of war, he finally grew into a qualified warrior.

The growth arc of the characters, the reasonable distribution of literary and martial arts, and the rationality of the plot, "Garland Under the Mountain" far surpasses "Changjin Lake".

The only flaw is that the battlefield scenes are not grand enough. This is a limitation of the times.

But with today's special effects, you don't have to worry about this problem.

So Su Zhe only worries about one problem——

He fearfully copied the original lines of the movie, very hesitantly:

"Can these lines really pass the review now?"

Sometimes when seeing these old movies, Su Zhe really feels a little emotional. Does the stricter review standards mean a regression in self-confidence?

Anyway, Su Zhe felt the majestic confidence in the bold lines of "Garland Under the Mountain".

——We dare to point out problems because we believe that, like Zhao Mengsheng, our problems can be corrected after baptism and education.

If you are not allowed to point it out, does that mean you don’t believe it can be corrected?

Su Zhe didn't know. He just copied the script silently and handed it to the military district without changing a word.

Waiting for the answer to the question.