As a "stunned youth" who suddenly broke into the director's circle and made a lot of achievements,
Wu Jing has suffered a lot of white eyes and controversy.
No one can still do both after the transformation, and Wu Jing's exception has been questioned, which is beyond reproach.
But on the contrary, Wu Jing really did it.
From "Wolf Warrior", all the way to "The Wandering Earth", and then to "My Father and Me",
Obviously, this "wolf warrior" has more and more say in the mainstream director circle.
Through the analysis of Wu Jing's "Director Circle Promotion", it is not difficult to find that this seemingly easy road to fame, in fact, Wu Jing walked thrillingly, and a little carelessness is the end of all disasters.
In 2017, Wu Jing, who has a special feeling for the theme and story of "Wolf Warrior", began the preparation of the second part.
At that time, the total investment was as high as 150 million.
For the investment amount that has now "risen in the water", 150 million is not enough to see, but at that time, it was already a big event.
There is no reason for him, few people believe that this movie can be successful, and no one believes that they can make money for themselves.
Wu Jing has been raising money for a long time, and the investment received is still far from enough, and many of them are even morally intended to help "free" by friends.
After trying all the possibilities, Wu Jing planned to mortgage his villa.
Just when he was hesitant, his wife Xie Nan stood up. She did not quarrel with her defeated husband, and did not even ask too many reasons, but firmly stated:
The house is gone, you can still earn another set, big deal I raise you!
The final result, no one expected. The success of "Wolf Warrior 2" is multifaceted, not only the box office, but also the word of mouth is soaring, which can be said to be a big miracle in the industry that year.
From falling into the valley bottom to raising his eyebrows, and then looking at Wu Jing, I only felt that he had won a big gamble, but if I looked at it at that time, I would definitely be shocked by his persistence.
That is, from that time on, Wu Jing's "stubbornness" has been revealed.
Because this stubbornness is too difficult to be understood, his every success has become a "narrow victory" and a "big gamble" in the eyes of others.
This has to change other people, it is estimated that the pros and cons have long been measured, but on the contrary, he just insisted.
After the wolf warrior, the finalization of "The Wandering Earth" was not optimistic for a while, but he proved with a box office of 4.687 billion that we can also talk about science fiction works.
In this year's "My Father and Me", the first appearance of "Riding the Wind" can present a theme with Shen Teng, Huang Bo, Zhang Ziyi, these outstanding actors + directors, which is enough to prove the industry's recognition of him.
For more people, it is not only his works and acting skills that are recognized, but also the silly energy he has when polishing his works.
As early as the filming of "The Wandering Earth", he received a call from director Guo Fan.
Guo Fan took out a subject that was not so attractive at the time, tentatively asked him if he wanted to join the company, originally thought he would hesitate for a while, but did not expect that Wu Jing'er did not say four words:
"I want to invest!"
This made Guo Fan use only one phone call to impress Wu Jing's subject matter, what is it?
This film has no well-known actors to star, some are just the real life of an old man," "Endless Climbing", which is the answer.
Douban 8.2, ticketing software 9.5, and the inspirational praise in the comment area completely prove that Wu Jing gambled right this time!
The way the film is presented is not very "pleasing" at the beginning.
In the era of various special effects and plots, it still uses the form of a documentary to tell the life of an ordinary old man.
For themselves, that experience is precious, but not everyone is interested in paying attention to the lives of others, how can Wu Jing and Guo Fan have the courage to make such a movie that is doomed to lose money?
Before the release of the movie, singing and not being optimistic followed, which was simply strikingly similar to the original.
What is surprising is that after the screening, the film, whether it is word of mouth or the spontaneous Amway of netizens, has begun to rise steadily.
It's a movie, and it's a real life.
Xia Boyu, a 72-year-old man in Chongqing, after losing his legs, always had the dream of climbing the summit of Mount Everest, and finally stood up in one failure after another, and finally realized his dream on May 14, 2018.
That year, Xia Boyu was 69 years old, forty-third year after his calf amputation.
In 1975, during the summit of the national mountaineering team, because of the extremely cold weather, Xia Boyu resolutely gave up his sleeping bag to his teammates, and when he went down the mountain, he permanently lost his legs.
For ordinary people, I am afraid that they will not be able to overcome it in their lifetime, but for him who loves climbing, it is just a slight obstacle on his way to the top.
In order to complete his unfinished climbing career, he gritted his teeth and insisted on exercising, and he trained the prosthetic limbs as if they were his own.
After experiencing repeated failures due to weather reasons, he finally succeeded in realizing his long-cherished wish and became the first person to climb the peak without legs.
His story is strange to many people, but as early as "The Climber", the role played by Hu Ge is a true portrayal of him.
The spirit of this old man who does not accept defeat and does not admit defeat is really magical, so that the audience who is accustomed to watching sharp editing and cool special effects can be spontaneously attracted at a glance.
Hearing that Wu Jing wanted to shoot the story of Xia Lao, Hu Ge did not say a word, took the initiative to explain the film, and repeatedly spoke and publicized the film on social platforms.
At the scene of the movie, the young audience who thought they would be indifferent expressed their love for the film and their respect for Xia Boyu with irrepressible tears.
As the poster of the film declared, "Life is not afraid of late, just see whether you dare to dare", bravery and tenacity, is the inexhaustible driving force to support a person's success.
This declaration alone is already very Wu Jing. This is probably the reason why Wu Jing chose to support it without hesitation after learning this story.
In fact, when he answered the phone at the time, he listened to Guo Fan share the story and asked only one question.
He asked Guo Fan if he had seen the film and whether he felt moved.
Guo Fan did not hesitate to express his affirmation, so he did not hesitate to choose to join the company and make such a film that was destined to be free of topics and controversies.
Some people think that he is bent on going his own way, but from another point of view, maybe this is why he can gamble and win repeatedly.
Because compared to other directors, who pay more attention to external techniques such as plot, special effects and editing, the story Wu Jing wants to tell has always been very simple.
Whether it is the blood and bravery of the "wolf warrior", or the unspoken abandonment of the "climbers", or the inheritance between "riding the wind", Wu Jing's story is told very carefully.
There is no pretentious and profound theme expansion, no dazzling showmanship, and no deliberate eyeballs with the help of traffic stars, he has always been honestly telling the story he wants to tell, and sharing the emotions he wants to express and feel good with the audience.
After the release of "Endless Climb", Wu Jing, who has always disliked the whole fancy publicity, broke the ground and repeatedly spoke for the film on social accounts and public occasions, and the serious and hard look made many people say:
After many years, I finally understood Wu Jing.
As he shared on social platforms, "Mr. Xia Boyu, let me see that people can have unlimited hope and endless possibilities." Life has to go through mountains, and everyone is a climber. ”
The eldest elder was able to say these words, which showed that it was really touching.
It is precisely because of this heartfelt and unrequited letting go of it that wu jing, which is always a near victory, has been achieved.
Constantly gambling between traffic and word of mouth, Wu Jing, please gamble more!