Director’s Legend

The air tickets for coming and going were booked by Huayi. A group of more than a dozen people all sat on the plane. Last night, we had a night of sleep and slept less. Everyone was a little sleepy and slept blindfolded on the plane. Shao Shuaijun didn't have any sleepiness. He asked for a newspaper and held it in his hand, which was the "Kyoto Entertainment Letter".

After turning two pages, I came to the section of film and television resources. There was a big headline on it, which read "Post-85 director, 20 million box office."

According to our newspaper, the film "Buried Alive" painted yesterday, as an ultra-low-cost film with an investment of no more than 100,000 yuan, successfully set a box office miracle of 23.5 million yuan, second only to "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" and "Leng Mountain", ranked third in the annual box office. As the starring, screenwriter and director of the film, Shao Shuaijun was born in 1986 and has just turned 18 this year, setting the record for the youngest director at the box office of 10 million.

The movie "Buried Alive" tells the story of a man driving a truck in Iraq who was attacked by a kidnapper and buried in a coffin. After waking up, he called to save himself. There is only one actor in the whole film, who keeps calling for help from the outside world, and the scene is limited to a wooden coffin.

It is difficult to determine what kind of movie "Buried Alive" is. It is not a horror film, no blood and thriller, nor a literary film, no lengthy love, affection and friendship, nor a blockbuster. I am afraid that there is no lower cost in history. Movie too. It has only one actor, tossing in the coffin for 90 minutes.

But as Shao Shuaijun, who directed the film for the first time, he gave life to this film with his outstanding talents. A movie of a person only needs a phone to extend a vast world. This world is not pale, but colorful, full of social innuendo, full of humanistic torture, and the deepest point of intuitive humanity.

"It's hard to imagine that this is a film made by an 18-year-old director. It subverts my view of Chinese films. In the past, we only used pretentiousness to pile up literary films, or big investment in exchange for all shit. Through this movie, I know that we Chinese can also make good movies and support the rise of Chinese-language movies!"

This is an audience who has watched the movie, said in an interview with this newspaper. After watching the movie, most of the audience said that this is a very outstanding movie, and the 23.5 million box office is the best proof. Of course, turnip greens have their own love, and some people don't like it.

"Oh, you asked me what I think about Buried Alive? Sorry, I don't have any views! Why? Because it hypnotized me in the first three minutes."

Obviously, the audience did not understand the essence of the movie. According to the feedback from the film’s distributor Fang Hua, the taste of "Buried Alive" belongs to the minority. The reason for the high box office is the profound connotation of the movie. , Let some viewers choose to watch it again, or even watch it twice.

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"The "Kyoto Entertainment Letter" will not be a newspaper invested by Huayi Brothers, how can I become a flower?" Shao Shuaijun stabbed Zhao Cheng, who was about to sleep, and the two seated next to each other.

Zhao Cheng yawned: "What's weird about this. Didn't "Buried Alive" sign up for the Magic Capital Film Festival? In order to shine at the film festival, the public relations department spent a lot of praise, not just "Kyoto Entertainment Letter", There are more than a dozen newspapers, all of which have spent money to invite people to write good reviews. There are also online forums, as long as they are related to movies, please ** post praise, fatigue bombing."

"As for? Even if you win an award at the Magic City Film Festival, what can you do."

"How could it be so bad." Zhao Cheng simply didn't intend to go to sleep again. "Only by winning an award at the Magic City Film Festival can it attract the attention of the old Americans, or why should "Buried Alive" participate in the Sundance Film Festival."

"Do you really plan to participate?"

"Why not? Anyway, burying it alive has already made a lot of money, and the rest is to make a profit by selling a million, but also to improve the company's reputation, why not do it."

"Going to participate, the chance of winning is not great."

"Aren't you very confident at the beginning? You told Mr. Wang that "Buried Alive" was filmed exclusively for the Sundance Film Festival."

"I did it to raise the price..."

"It doesn't matter, we are very optimistic about the quality of alive burial anyway. The gimmicks here are really too much. The U.S. market is completely pioneering for us. What if we fail? If we really find a buyer, we can get a line. To lay the foundation for future films to be sold to the United States."

Shao Shuaijun nodded, thinking that "Buried Alive" should still have a market. After all, the original version's results are there: "Alright, you guys are famous, I can still get some light, and maybe I can go to the United States to make blockbuster movies in the future." With this kind of propaganda method, Shao Shuaijun did not pretend to be lofty and disdainful. He spends a penny more on publicity, so that the movie can make an extra buck, which is an individual choice.

The entertainment industry is like this, you can't change anything, you can only make sure you don't do it. Shao Shuaijun is responsible for making the movie, and others are responsible for propaganda.

After getting off the plane, everyone separated. Shao Shuaijun and others rushed back to the crew, while Zhao Cheng went to the county government to run the formalities. Zhao Cheng is now a trapeze, flying back and forth in the mountain city of Kyoto. The company's affairs must be busy, and the crew must also be busy. Of course, when signing the agreement, he has the box office share as motivation.

When he arrived on the crew, Shao Shuaijun once again devoted himself to the filming of the film. Without the delays of trivial matters, the progress of the film was rapid.

I have the original version in my mind for comparison, and Shao Shuaijun makes it easy to shoot, and everything is in order.

Soon, one month passed, and two-thirds of the shots of the movie were shot.

During this period, many media came to visit the class. Most of them wanted to interview Shao Shuaijun, but they were rejected by Shao Shuaijun on the grounds that they were busy at work, and then the leading role was pushed out. There is Huayi’s propaganda and the confidence of "Buried Alive". The media also pays great attention to "Crazy Stone". The film has not been finished yet, and the protagonists are familiar with the major newspapers and entertainment news.

Only Shao Shuaijun stayed deep in Jane, hiding from reporters. The reporter wanted to write about his news, and turned over and over only two photos, one was taken at the opening ceremony and the other was taken at the celebration banquet. Not even a single photo.

Time flies. This day is a set of exterior shots. The location of this set of exterior shots is a bit special. It needs to be shot on the spiral bridge of Rongqiao Peninsula. This is the last set of shots in the film. Heipi (Huang Bo), who has been hungry for three days, snatches bread from the bakery in his style, and the boss is chasing after him on a motorcycle with a rolling pin.

"Huang Bo, Brother Xi, just fight for one or two times." Shao Shuaijun sat on the pickup truck and talked to them. Liu Sanxi plays the bakery owner.

Because the spiral bridge is elevated here, the traffic volume is relatively large, and the permission to apply for the shooting has not been obtained. Zhao Cheng personally went to Yuzhong ~ county government ~ government to run, ran a dozen times, and only approved an hour. The traffic ~ police team guarded the entrance under the bridge and reminded every driver of the car to slow down.

"Attention all units, prepare to shoot!"