August 21st, Berlin, Germany, Sunny, Hilton Hotel, the last stop of the crew's film finale publicity conference.

"They're here, it's time to get to work. ”

The new female colleague doesn't seem to like the smell of smoke very much, as an old smoker, he is still quite conscious, and fanned the smoke with the palm of his hand to avoid suffering from the girl's eyes, although the old reporter likes to take a sip of everything, as long as she continues to do this job, sooner or later she will get used to it, but he hopes that this habit will come later.

Good people are always more conscious than bad people.

The cigarette butt was thrown into the ashtray he carried with him, and he shook it twice, as if a child was listening carefully to the sugar jar and a few pieces of candy, and finally pursed his lips and put the ashtray into the pocket on the chest of the vest.

The camera is turned on, refocused, the light and dark colors are adjusted, the driving convoy is aligned, one step ahead, the most suitable position is grabbed, the face is close to the camera, one eye is closed, the wrinkles are instantly raised, and only the shutter sound continues to sound.

The convoy is coming, all Maybach, Camilla, as the daughter of a Mercedes-Benz performance car design engineer, lacks nothing and will not lack luxury cars.

Fans who occasionally heard the news had been waiting for a long time, until the convoy stopped on the side of the road, and the main creators all got out of the car, and cheers rang out, of course, this cheer only belonged to Kamiya for the time being.

"Real Scenery ......"

The female colleague is not very old, and she has a good impression of Kamiya, standing on tiptoe, stretching her neck to look in the direction of Kamiya, her eyes are a little blurry, like worship, and like fantasy.

"In the future, there will be a chance to see such a beautiful scene, and now it's time for you to do your job, Hannah, unless you want to go back to being scolded by the editor-in-chief. ”

In her fantasy, she shouldn't be a spectator, so this sentence would be somewhat annoying, but she didn't refute it, squeezing into the crowd with a long microphone, hoping to find a good position again.

The photo didn't feel right, he put down the camera, looked at the photo he had just taken, darkened it, readjusted the light, and ate a piece of gum by the way, he looked at the girl, she was only standing in the third row, in fact, she could have squeezed it in again, but she chose to stay where she was, he didn't speak, just made the sound of chewing gum, and raised the camera again.

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There are a total of 17 promotional conferences, covering nine countries in Europe, Asia has not been there, Huaxia cannot be released, and there are relatively few films scheduled in this and Han countries, so it is not worth a trip, so if Lu Ze wants to attend the event in China again, he still needs to wait for a few years.

Due to the relatively small cost of publicity, the itinerary was more or less tight, and the twenty-seven stations were completed in twenty days, and every day they were either facing reporters or staying in the sky, and now that they were at the last stop, even in Kamiya's hometown, everyone did not have the physical strength to cheer up.

At a glance, a group of people hung their heads, their heads were swaying, and their faces were full of depression, they really didn't look like important members of the crew attending the movie press conference, but like the family members of the deceased who came to mourn.

A group of people did not enter in turn, but walked directly inside, and even the red carpet, the big project of the press conference, was omitted, and simply took a few photos and wrote signatures on the curtain, in the surprised eyes of reporters, it only took five minutes for these people to finish the work that other crews could drag for an hour.

When the reporters and invited guests were all seated, Lu Ze and his entourage also stood outside the door of the venue and waited quietly for the host to notify everyone to enter.

At this time, Lu Ze raised his head and looked at the screen on the stage, although it was not the first poster he had seen, the throbbing would still rise in his heart as far as his eyes could see.

Although this poster was made urgently, it made all the crew feel amazing, the whole page of the poster is mainly black and white, the upper part is black, the lower part is white, and the characters and scenery are divided, as if the sky and the earth are upside down.

The portraits and buildings are dark gray, conspicuous enough in black and white, but not so abrupt, the portraits are arranged in front of the big and the back are small, the standard role is in order, Lu Ze and Kamiya stand at the forefront, standing upright facing the audience outside the poster, their faces are not sad or joyful, just staring directly at everyone.

The outstanding point of this poster is that the inversion of black and white reveals the content of the movie, and at the same time, the painter chooses the refractive angle of non-natural light in the use of light, that is, the angle of light that does not exist in nature, similar to the lighting technique commonly used in ghost films, which gives the audience a sense of unease and depression as if it were lit from the bottom up.

As expected, after the guests saw the poster at first glance, they began to talk to each other, whispering, and the exchange between the guests closest to the door, Lu Ze stood outside the door, and he could hear it more or less.

"The poster looks a little ...... Depressed, I can't tell what it feels like, and sure enough, the content of the new movie is that kind of depressing plot, I originally wanted to take my children to see it, but now ...... Forget it. ”

"As I expected, Mickey Taylor used to playing the tune, I'm used to it, and this time the newspaper called me, otherwise I wouldn't have contributed to the box office of this kind of movie that would be depressed for days after watching it. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?"

Although Europe and the United States have always been the main source of box office for literary films, you have to believe that in fact, most audiences in Europe and the United States do not like this kind of movie, and the attitude of people all over the world is surprisingly consistent in not liking the matter of seeking abuse.

"So, now I invite the main creators of the crew to come to the stage to answer everyone's questions, ladies and gentlemen, everyone applauds and encourages. ”

The host didn't waste too much time, pointed to the door with his palm, and then took the lead and applauded gently, and the vanguard Mickey sorted out his clothes, coughed lightly, and strode onto the stage.

Not surprisingly, when in the UK, the media paid the most attention to Mitch personally, and when he came to Berlin, the home of Kamiya, the reporter naturally wanted to dig some material on Kamia.

For a while, the focus of the question was not on the movie itself, but on Kamiya's life, what are the new paintings recently, why did you return to the entertainment industry, what are your plans for the future, and so on.

After all, he is a local star, and Kamiya is now returning to the big screen for the first time after six or seven years away from the film industry, Mitch and others have given enough time for reporters to communicate with Kamiya, but the atmosphere will be a little embarrassing, and Lu Ze, who always fights away, can only be glad that there is a lot of mineral water on the table, otherwise it is really not enough for him to drink.

About ten minutes later, under the guidance of the host, the reporter's questions were back on track, and the discussion revolved around the movie itself, but it was ...... With Kamiya present, Lu Ze was still panicking.

"Of course, this choice to continue filming is really because the script written by Mickey moved me, to be honest, I started filming at the age of five, playing someone else occupied most of the time I had passed, time was constantly eating away my love for movies, until I was twenty-seven years old, I found that I couldn't love movies anymore, I was bored, just like I didn't have feelings for Hey, until Mickey found me, and after seeing the script, my scalp was numb, until now, I can't guarantee that this movie has regenerated my love for movies, but at that time, my consciousness was constantly telling me that I wanted to play her。 ”

"It's really a great team, it's really not a pleasure to work with them, it's neat and neat, never muddy, Mickey, Kesha, Lucas, Lu Ze, each of them has unique skills, and their imagination for movies is wild, especially Lu Ze, after working with him, I found that my acting skills do have room for improvement, and the space is ridiculously large. ”

This is not a lie, but the reporter friends took Kamiya's words as excessive praise for Lu Ze, and some were unimpressed, but just took a photo of Lu Ze smiling awkwardly.

At the end of the one-hour interview, Lu Ze spoke less than twenty sentences, which is not less, at least more than the two brothers of the old family, but for the identity of the actor, it is indeed a little shabby.

In the last part of the press conference, Mickey spoke, picked up the microphone and nodded lightly to everyone in the audience, and vaguely mentioned his pants by the way.

"The original plan was to launch the first version of the trailer at eight o'clock tonight, but after thinking about it, since I came, let everyone take a look first, and it is also convenient for everyone to write a column quickly, which is good for everyone, thank you for your media support to the crew. ”

This news is a surprise for reporters, even if it is just a few hours faster for others to see the trailer, these hours are enough for them to take the lead in writing a manuscript and get a little more bonus, and in an instant, the applause from the audience is much louder and sincere.

The lights were turned off, only the wall lamps were on, so as not to panic the guests too much, the main creator and his party stepped down, sat down in the first row, looked at the screen quietly, and the trailer began.

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"Once upon a time, we believed that we could be free from this human suffering......"

The screen is dark, white characters emerge, bubbles whisper softly, and then the engine sound gradually approaches, the screen gradually lights up, the picture seems to be in the early morning, and it seems to be at dusk, the light blue filter reveals a calm, and sad style, a dark blue old Ford along the coastline, from the end of the road.

The sound of the piano accompanies the violin, without a hint of excitement, and the melody is like an endless spiral staircase, which makes the listener's mind constantly circling, but gradually rising, grasping the ear, and depressing.

"So how much am I supposed to pay back a month? two thousand four hundred and nineteen pounds?"

The tobacco burns in the fingertips, the fingertips meet the sea breeze in the car window, the wind does not move the fingers, but the tobacco burns at an accelerated rate, turns into ashes, is blown away by the wind, runs along the arm, and then is overtaken by the vehicle.

The phone hung up, and the phone was thrown in the passenger seat, bouncing twice on the soft sponge, and then no longer struggling, lying there quietly.

The cigarette butt was kissed affectionately by the stubble-covered lips for the last time, and then was thrown out the window without hesitation, and instead of following the vehicle, the camera moved downward, focusing on the cigarette butt, which rolled twice on the asphalt, and the bright spark gradually dimmed, suddenly squashed by the oncoming vehicle.

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"Maintain the family with hypocritical emotions, and the family uses hypocritical emotions to warm our ......"

The melody of the music began to be complicated, but it still swirled, rising, the screen dimmed, and then lit up again, illuminated by a sharp knife that trembled above the baby's skull......

Jumping cut, a woman's face appears in the shot, expressionless, looking at the tip of the knife, it looks plain, but the palm holding the corner of the clothes is so hard that it changes color.

Breathe...... Heavy, shuddering, the fingers clenching the handle of the knife began to congest, and the screen flickered, dimmed, lit up and dim, like a light that would go out at any moment.

A drop of water, falling, smashed on the baby's face, who is still asleep, not knowing the danger, the camera is down, on the baby's ruddy skin, the droplets roll down and are absorbed by the pillow......

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"We know very well that we are just ordinary people, our careers will not be successful, our families will not be harmonious, and our ideals will ...... It will never happen. ”

His body was thrust against the shelves, knocking down large swaths of books, and he bent down, his hands trembling, and picked up the books in a panic and put them back where they belonged.

The second time he bent down to pick up the book, and before he could get up, he met the second kick, kneeling on the ground, clutching his abdomen, still trying to continue to pack the book, and finally, the arm that supported him from sticking to the ground shook violently, and he fell, curled up, not daring to roll, and the book he had just picked up fell to the ground again, spread out, and was blown by the wind that broke in from the window.

The pages are rolling, rattling, this is the book, being blown apart on a certain page, Jesus is crucified, blood is flowing on the cross, no ...... The blood is his.

The camera is downward, resting on the book, and the blood flows, flowing through Jesus, through the cross, and finally horizontally in the characters, as if adding a bright red mark to this sentence.

"Life is in him, and this life is the light of man, which shines in darkness, but darkness does not receive light. ”

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"When the false affection of maintaining the family becomes genuine, it is destined to be the beginning of all suffering......"

The music begins to be exciting, still circling, the violin drives the emotion, the audience gradually clenches their hands, and finally, the emotion explodes.

"Jason, maybe I can help you! Jason, what the hell is wrong with you at school? Jason!"

He knocked on the door, his face full of worry, he was starting to age, just like other parents, maybe he kept asking Jason to provoke Jason, so he angrily pushed the door out and confronted his father.

"So what? I came out, so what!

"What?"

"So what can you do to help me? Do I look like I need help? Do I have a word on my face that says save me? Or do you want me to learn to be like you and be born complaining about the bad life that is? If I can't save myself, who else can save me? But ...... I can't, I can't hold on any longer......"

He grabbed his father by the collar, his face turned red, he roared, and as soon as he exerted his strength, tears sneaked out, and finally, he lost his strength, slowly fell down, hid in his father's arms, and cried.

Jumping scissors, she leaned against the door frame, looked at the father and son, exhaled, her cheeks bulged out, and finally, looking out the window, she wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingers, the camera went down, tears flowed on her fingertips, slowly, evaporating on the skin.

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"One is born, and one dies, even though we are here, in fact, completely sealed in our own shells. ”

Lying quietly on the cold iron bed, the old man folded his hands on his lower abdomen, with a little expectation in his face, turned his head sideways, smiled and nodded to the people outside the glass window.

A white towel covered the face, the pillow slowly pierced into the old, wrinkled skin, and the pink liquid slowly flowed through the hose, gradually ...... into the blood vessels.

Be quiet......

Half a minute later, he began to react, he twisted his body, but he was confined to the iron bed, his hands and feet were bound, he couldn't sit up, he began to struggle, dragging his limbs with all his strength, smashing the iron bed with a loud bang, he began to convulse, his hands and feet were twisted to a deformity, and the white towel collapsed into a pit, in fact, he couldn't breathe anymore, just opened his mouth, eager to inhale even a little bit of oxygen.

Ultimately, quiet......

The picture was dark again, no longer lit up, but the white handwriting changed again, and the smoky male voice spoke for the last time, sighing as if exclamation.

"Sad, ......"

The last time the picture changed, there was no longer any sound, even the music had come to an end, and at this moment, the entire venue was quiet and a little scary.

", January 1, 2024, officially released ......"

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