Chapter 601: Sunset in Paris
Honggu said that her wish today is to hope that the new movie schedule can be a little more. Zhang Gurong said with a smile.
"In this way, it seems that I need to ask the theater chain to raise the film schedule to meet Ah Hong's wish." Hearing this, Qiao Feng was stunned, and then smiled helplessly.
"Don't listen to Leslie, I didn't make this wish." Although there was a hint of wanting to let him arrange more films for his man's words, but it was also a hint of heartbeat, Zhong Chuhong still didn't want his man to be embarrassed in the end.
After all, this movie is just a short film of a musical film, too niche and destined not to do too well at the box office.
In addition, his own man has extended the screening of the restricted movie Black Sun 731 with a small audience for some good schedules such as the Spring Festival, and for this reason, he has also reduced the film schedule of Jiahe and Xinyicheng, so that the two companies and the theater chain have made a lot of money, which has caused some dissatisfaction.
If it is because of himself, if he does this again, several shareholders of the theater chain, which is still balanced and peaceful, will be dissatisfied, Zhong Chuhong will never want to.
"Leslie, don't blame me for not helping you, who makes Mr. Qiao the most important in Honggu's heart, I can't do anything about it." Zhou Yanfa looked at Zhang Guorong teasingly and joked.
Zhang Guorong made a sad and resentful expression, looked at Zhong Chuhong and then at Qiao Feng, and then turned his head to wipe the tears that didn't exist.
"I watched the sample film of this musical, and the performance was as good as ever, and I heard Honggu say that the screenwriter, director, and scene selection are all involved, so I have to support this film." Although Zhong Chuhong is reluctant to make it difficult for herself, after all, it was Zhong Chuhong who participated, Zhang Guorong and Zhou Yanfa also jokingly mentioned it just now, even if it is for Zhong Chuhong to have a long face, Qiao Feng has to mean it.
What's more, this film is really good, of course, from an artistic point of view.
Zhang Guorong is the male protagonist in this film, Zhong Chuhong is the heroine, and Zhang Manyu is the second female lead.
For perfectionists looking for a higher level of art, Paris, a place where every inch of art is imbued, is undoubtedly the place to go. Leslie, a drama student, had the same idea, so when his application to study at the University of Paris was approved, he decided to leave everything in Hong Kong, including his girlfriend Maggie (played by Maggie Cheung), and go to the city he longed for to find his dreams. After arriving, he was amazed by the rich spiritual life in Paris, and in addition to being influenced by the art here, he gradually changed his previous narrow outlook on life and values because of his extensive experience.
While silently missing Maggie, Leslie meets a beautiful Oriental woman again and again. Finally, one day, while sketching at Les Halleo, Leslie met a Chinese-American painter named Cherie. After the exchange, the two sides continued to find that everyone had common interests and topics, and also had a place that made each other fall in love, and they couldn't help but hate each other.
However, both of them are mature and rational adults, and they understand that this long-distance relationship will not lead to anything, so they often emphasize that the relationship between the two parties is good friends, and they can only be good friends. One day, Leslie and Cherie bump into Maggie's uncle, Uncle Sam.
When Leslie visited Cherie as usual, she was touched to find that she had been secretly painting many portraits of herself. That night, Leslie and Cherie had dinner together in a romantic restaurant, and the emotions of both parties were high, and they felt like they had a thousand glasses of wine with their confidants. In the case of being half-drunk and half-awake, the two finally couldn't control their love and spent a lingering night together.
Unexpectedly, Maggie came from Hong Kong to visit Leslie, and Cherie, who had a bold personality and understood righteousness, actually concealed it for Leslie in front of Maggie, and was grateful to Cherie but also guilty.
Although Leslie is happy to meet Maggie again, he gradually feels that Maggie has changed, just as Maggie also feels that the lover in front of him is the same as Leslie in the past. Leslie politely refuses Maggie's sudden offer to get married, and their relationship begins to deteriorate.
At the same time, Leslie meets Cherie again, and the two rekindle their love and start working again.
When Cherie is really emotionally attached to Leslie, Maggie tells her a shocking thing: Maggie has brain cancer. Unfortunately, Cherie can't let love again at this time, so not only did she not tell Leslie about it, but she also advised Maggie not to reveal it to him, so as not to make one more person suffer.
At this time, Leslie had decided to break up with Maggie and met with Leslie and Maggie in a half-push.
Upon learning of this decision, Maggie left in grief and wandered the streets of Paris alone, taking poison and committing suicide when all thoughts were lost.....
Leslie, who was in love at the moment, suddenly received Maggie's suicide note, read it and rushed to the rescue, and Cherie followed suit..... Cherie told Leslie Maggie that she had brain cancer.
Maggie is rescued, Leslie agrees to marry her, and while trying on the wedding dress, Leslie overhears a conversation between Maggie and Uncle Sam, and it turns out that "brain cancer" is just a good thing planned by Uncle Sam.
"Sunset Paris" includes eight new songs by Zhang Guorong: "Farewell", "Miss You", "Eccentricity", "No Need Too Much", "Flame Moth", "Thorn of Emotion", "Favorite", "Starting from Zero", three of which were composed by him himself, and four are masterpieces that have won the Golden Melody Award. The sequence of the songs roughly shows the plot: longing after parting - feelings that shouldn't happen - reckless love - conflict and distress - choices and decisions - everything starts again.
"The legacy of hatred is always immortal, the daughter is still chic with a smile, right and wrong and wrong are like a lake blowing wrinkles, I have been loved and hurt, you have been loved and hurt, I have been loved and hurt you, I was originally to meet you and be separated again......" Zhang Guorong sang the helplessness of love in this movie.
Only eight songs are included in the seventy-minute film, and the singer is downplayed personally, emphasizing more on the "movie" side, portraying the characters at great length, showing the plot, and highlighting the acting skills.
Zhang Guorong is very committed to this film, and personally invited the directors Wu Yusen and Zhong Chuhong, who worked very well together, and Zhang Manyu went to Paris to shoot, personally designed the plot, personally participated in the screenwriting, scene selection and other work - if a film can only be titled "such and such a work" by the director's name, then this "Sunset Paris" can almost be regarded as half of "Zhang Guorong's work".
He plays Leslie in the film, a "negative man" as the saying goes, who is always in a struggle with himself, with several important emotional turns, and a stoic image of emaciation after breaking up with his girlfriend that has not been seen in his previous official films.
Beautiful music, gorgeous backgrounds, handsome young men and gentle girls, such a story really shouldn't end in tragedy, watching Leslie finally look back at the tower at sunset, Qiao Feng was thinking when he watched the dailies: Is it that at the turn of the next street corner, he will meet the person he loves again?