After years of ups and downs in the film and television industry, why did Wu Jing become the "box office king"

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After years of ups and downs in the film and television industry, why did Wu Jing become the 'box office king' - Lujuba


A few days ago, Wu Jing once again set a new record, becoming the first domestic actor whose gross box office exceeded 15 billion yuan. After filming "Wolf Warrior" in 2015, the middle-aged action star over 40 ushered in the peak of his acting career. In the words of the film critic Zhou Liming, Wu Jing "built himself into a domestic Stallone." Regarding Wu Jing that year, he did not hesitate to mortgage his real estate to fund the filming of "Wolf Warrior"; the crew of "Wandering Earth" encountered financial difficulties. The news of not only taking the initiative to participate in the performance, but also bringing capital into the group, has been talked about by people, but in the eyes of colleagues, what kind of professionalism and exclusive secrets does Wu Jing have to stand out?


took the stopwatch card to control the rhythm


"The Climber" director Li Rengang praised that he has known Wu Jing for more than ten years. After this cooperation, I feel that Wu Jing is professional in almost all aspects. "His handling in drama surprised me. I can imagine how much effort it would take him to do what he is today. He acted with true feelings, and with great sincerity to be a good actor and a good filmmaker. "Many times, Wu Jing is acting in crying scenes, Li Rengang Sitting in front of the monitor will be moved. In his eyes, Wu Jing’s success is not accidental. He has set a good example for filmmakers, "You must work hard if you want to succeed."


Zhang Yi has a lot of rivals with Wu Jing in The Climber, which also allows him to Observe all aspects of Wu Jing up close. He found that Wu Jing knew exactly what his aesthetics of movies was, and also knew what kind of rhythm genre films should have. "I think in front of him, I am completely a primary school student." Zhang Yi likes to listen to Wu Jing telling himself about his research on genre films. Before filming "Wolf Warrior", Wu Jing was holding back his energy and must make this thing happen, so he found classic action movies to study. He even used a stopwatch to check the time to study how Hollywood action movies are. Controlling the rhythm, I want to find the secret of Hollywood blockbusters. Wu Jing once said, don’t think about surpassing others at once, the gap is obvious, but first be a good student, learn and imitate from others with an humility, and then integrate and become your own, and then make a different work. . This pragmatic attitude impressed Zhang Yi.


Two o’clock in the morning, chatting is not enough


Wu Jing’s dedication and seriousness to work also made Zhang Yi admire: "I have convinced him. Nine and a half sentences out of ten sentences say, what should we do in this scene now, you should How to act, how should I act, how do you take the move after I have finished the act, how should I take it after you make the move. Come on! Let’s play it, and I’m exhausted!" Sometimes, it’s eleven in the middle of the night. Wu Jing also teased him, "Come on, let's talk." Zhang Yi went to Wu Jing's room and saw that it was messy and there were leftovers. Wu Jing sat in front of a pile of scripts and drafts, writing and drawing, and even the sofa was littered with materials. Zhang Yi had to sit on the ground, "He was shaggy every day, and he started chatting with me happily." Sometimes he had to remind him. , It's two o'clock in the morning, and I'll get up at six o'clock to go to work, but Wu Jing will say and talk for a while. Even as diligent as Zhang Yi, it is a bit overwhelming. Zhang Yi learned a lot from Wu Jing, "With him, I have an urge to become a better version of myself. This is the influence he has on me."


Wu Jing usually feels carefree, but Jing Boran discovered, Under Wu Jing's rough appearance, he is actually a very delicate and sensitive person. He remembered that several scenes in "The Climber" were the result of the second creation of Wu Jing and director Li Rengang. They reorganized the script and rewritten all the dialogues.


has become a deep-rooted experience school


Zhang Yi is very curious about Wu Jing's precision in performance. He asked Wu Jing, how did you do it? Wu Jing told Zhang Yi that he had never studied acting specifically, so the method he adopted was to experience as much as possible. In order to shoot "Wolf Warriors", he went to the special department to train and learn to make himselfFor a truly qualified special forces. When filming "The Climber" this time, he honestly went to learn mountaineering and rock climbing. Wu Jing once said: "Let me face the state of hypoxia when performing on the green screen at high altitude. It is difficult to do it. I should still go to the scene to experience it. Without the experience of going deep into my bones, I can't act."


"After the end, Wu Jing revealed on his Weibo that he is currently learning "dongqian" in preparation for the new film. It is with such a hardworking and serious attitude that Wu Jing finally stood out after years in the ups and downs of the film and television industry and eventually became the "king of the box office."


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