The domestic premiere of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" was held in the auditorium of the export company. The premiere was attended by the main creator headed by Xu Wangqiu, the leaders of the export company, the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, and nearly 1,000 audiences. This premiere was not as grand as it was in Dongying, there was no red carpet, and only China News Service and Xinhua News Agency came to report on it, but the atmosphere was no worse than that of Dongying's premiere.

Before the opening of the movie, when Xu Wangqiu and the main creator of the crew walked on the stage, the scene was like an erupting volcano, and the shouts and screams soared into the sky. What made the Dongying actors feel incredible was that when the audience heard that Junya Sato was the director of "Manhunt", the applause and cheers burst out from the scene no less than that of Chinese actors. This not only made Akina Nakamori feel incredible, but even Junya Sato himself couldn't believe it, he didn't expect to be so popular in China.

During the screening of the film, the reaction of the audience in Beiping was almost the same as that of the audience in Dongying. From the beginning of the movie, everyone was deeply attracted by the plot of the movie and immersed in the story, and after the theme of the movie gradually became heavy, the audience was almost silent, only sobbing came out from time to time.

The crying point of the Chinese audience is different from that of the Dongying audience, where the Chinese audience cries particularly badly is the international students singing the "March of the Volunteers" and several scenes such as the severed fingers of Guo Yishan, while the crying of the Dongying audience is more Songbo They saw the crazy Ba and were killed by the Entian atomic bomb.

The Chinese audience was also very sad to see Ba go crazy, because Ba was a very good girl, but not many people cried; while when they saw the atomic bomb explosion, no one at the scene felt sad, but some people applauded, and some even whispered "good bombing" and "blow up the dog's day".

"A Game of Chess That Didn't End" is a relatively heavy movie, Guo Yishan's experience is very tragic, his wife died, his son died, and his daughter also died, but fortunately, the ending is bright, Guo Yishan recognized his own granddaughter and reconciled with Songbo. The audience took a long breath, there was a feeling that the suffering was finally over and the future was full of hope, and the faint music at the end of the film soothed the faint sadness in the audience's hearts.

In the faint sound of music, the audience stood up, clapped their hands vigorously, and thunderous applause rang out in the screening hall. "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is a particularly realistic movie, and it is also a shocking movie, after watching it, everyone's hearts are heavy, and there is an indescribable feeling. They have no better way to express themselves, but to applaud to express their inner excitement at this time.

In the continuous applause at the scene, Xu Wangqiu and the others walked on the stage again to communicate with the audience.

Xu Wangqiu stood on the stage, listening to the applause and cheers of the audience, and pressed his hand down. After the scene was quiet, he spoke: "Maybe everyone doesn't know, because Mr. Tokuma received a bullet from the right wing during the filming of this movie, and someone even threatened to kill him." Director Sato and other actors were also attacked and abused to varying degrees. They really deserve our respect, and we hope you give them a round of applause. After speaking, he turned to look at the Dongying actors present and took the lead in applauding.

Tang Yanqiang smiled when he heard this, and applauded Junya Sato. The audience was moved by Junya Sato's deeds and felt that they were very remarkable and worthy of respect, and they all applauded vigorously. A lot of the audience shouted, "You guys are amazing. There were even young audience members shouting in Japanese, "Thank you, friends!"

In the face of the enthusiastic applause of the audience, the eyes of several Dongying creators were a little red, and they couldn't help bowing and thanking them. Junya Sato said excitedly: "I think the Chinese people are too good, China is too good. We don't want war, never. ”

In the evening, the Ministry of Culture held a banquet at the China Hotel to entertain the Dongying film delegation, and all the main leaders of the Ministry were present.

In the toast, Wang Lanxi, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, the capital's film and cultural circles, extended a warm welcome to the visit of the Dongying film delegation. He said that "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" is a symbol of Sino-Japanese friendship and a model of cooperation between Chinese and Japanese filmmakers, and will certainly play a positive role in the further development of cultural exchanges between China and Japan.

Yasukushi Tokuma expressed his hope that this kind of cooperation can be maintained and more good works will be made.

Most of the leaders in the ministry were present, and Xu Wangqiu, as a subordinate, would definitely have to toast. Xu Wangqiu came to the leader's table with a wine glass and toasted one by one. The leaders present gave Xu Wangqiu a lot of face and raised their glasses happily.

The new Minister Chen Xuzhi not only drank the little wine in the cup, but also pulled Xu Wangqiu to chat a few words, and finally encouraged: ""A Game of Unfinished Chess" was shot very well, and you presented a great gift for the 10th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. I hope you will guard against arrogance and rashness and shoot more and better works. ”

Xu Wangqiu came back with a toast, drank with the people at the table, and then chatted with Junya Sato about the movie. After chatting for a while, he felt that a gaze was staring at him, and when he looked up, Akina Nakamori pouted and looked at himself faintly, as if he had been wronged by something.

Xu Wangqiu thought for a moment, then laughed: "I haven't forgotten." I've arranged for you to see the pandas. I'm going to arrange for you guys to go. After publicizing it in Beiping, we will go to the magic capital, Yangcheng and Rongcheng next. The giant pandas are basically very close to Rongcheng, and after meeting the local audience in Rongcheng, we will send you to the giant panda base. ”

Akina Nakamori immediately smiled when she heard this, and said with a smile: "Thank you so much." He added: "Mr. Xu, is Rongcheng far away from your hometown? Can you take me to see the panda you raised called Xiaobai." ”

Xu Wangqiu thought to himself, how do you still remember this stubble, I was fooling you, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "If you take the car, it will take more than ten hours." I really can't take you there, and I won't accompany you when you go to the panda base. I haven't been home for almost two years, and I want to take the opportunity to go home and have a look. ”

"It's a pity. Akina Nakamori sighed slightly, stared into Xu Wangqiu's eyes, and asked softly, "Mr. Xu, did I listen to the tape I sent you, what do you think?"

When Xu Wangqiu returned to China in April, he threw the box of Yamaguchi Baihui tapes home, and he didn't have time to listen to them after that. But now that Akina Nakamori asked, he couldn't say that he hadn't listened, so he said, "It's very good." I used to only know that Yamaguchi Baihui was pure and beautiful, and he acted very well, but he didn't expect to sing so well. ”

Akina Nakamori glared at Xu Wangqiu, and said angrily: "Liar, you didn't listen at all." ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled awkwardly, thinking that this girl was stupid, but she didn't expect that when she was shrewd, she could see that I was lying. He coughed and explained, "I'm so sorry. Although the film was finished, a lot of work piled up during the filming of the film and needed to be dealt with. These days are even busier than when I was making movies, and I am busy until late every day, and I really don't have time to listen to music. I'll be sure to listen to it when I'm free. ”

Akina Nakamori breathed a sigh of relief slightly, revealing a satisfied smile: "You can't lie to people, you must listen." ”

Xu Wangqiu knew that Akina Nakamori was a fan of Yamaguchi Baihui, and thought that this was the so-called brainless fan, so she had to let others listen to her idol's songs, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I mean what I say." ”

In the next few days, Xu Wangqiu and the Dongying members of the crew went to the magic capital, Yangcheng and Rongcheng to promote. In all three cities, they were greeted like never before. At the end of each screening, there was a long round of applause, and many audience members even flocked to the side of the stage to tell the crew about their excitement.

Just when Xu Wangqiu and their non-stop publicity, "A Game of Unfinished Chess" was also officially released nationwide.

There are relatively few high-quality films in domestic films this year, from the beginning of the year to the present, only "Shaolin Temple" and Xie Jin's "Horse Husbandry" have been particularly successful, and most of the other films have performed unsatisfactory and received mediocre responses. In this case, China Film Company attaches great importance to "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished", and is also very optimistic about this movie, and has distributed a total of 278 35mm copies nationwide.

This copy count cannot be compared with "Falcon", but it is second only to "Shaolin Temple" among the films released this year, far higher than the 230 of Xie Jin's "Wrangler".

The audience is also full of enthusiasm for "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished", after all, this is Xu Wangqiu's work, and there are big stars like Sun Daolin and Tang Yuqiang. From the first day of the movie's release, the movie theaters in major cities across the country were crowded, and college students, workers, and intellectuals all entered the movie theaters to see it.

When the audience walked into the cinema, the movie did not disappoint them, but gave them an experience that they had never experienced before. "The Hoe" and "The Falcon" are both movies with a particularly strong sense of presence, and in the process of watching the movie, the audience will feel immersive. And "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" has a stronger sense of presence, and the audience seems to have really walked into that period of history, really into the hearts of Guo Yishan and Songbo, to experience their experiences, to feel their pain.

This sense of presence gave the audience an unprecedented feeling, and almost everyone was blown away. When the movie ended, they couldn't hold back their excitement and recommended the movie to their acquaintances and friends.

A week passed quickly, and when Tokuma returned to Toei, the box office of the first week of "A Game of Unfinished Chess" was released. Of course, the score of 3.17 million in the first week cannot be compared with "Falcon", and it is not even comparable to "Hoe Rape". However, this result ranked second among all movies this year, second only to "Shaolin Temple". For a feature film, it is undoubtedly extremely successful to be able to achieve this result.

After getting the box office data for the first week, Xu Wangqiu breathed a sigh of relief. The style of "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is a bit weird, and he was worried that the audience would not be able to accept it, but now it seems that it is not a problem at all.

Unlike the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience, the critics were very cold to "A Game of Chess That Didn't End". Except for Zhong Xinfei and Shao Mujun singing praises to the movie, the critics completely ignored the existence of the film.

"A Game of Unfinished Chess" is very artistic, but Xu Wangqiu has always advocated learning from Hollywood, and has always said that he is making commercial films. However, in the eyes of those who respect "art", Xu Wangqiu is their number one target, and they can't wait to get rid of it quickly, so it is naturally impossible to say good things about his films.

It's just that Xu Wangqiu's movies are more special, "Hoe Rape" is about Teko, "Falcon" is about self-defense and counterattack, and "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" was filmed for the 10th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. These films have been affirmed by the state, and critics dare not openly contradict them.

But that doesn't mean they really ignore Xu Wangqiu's movie, and it doesn't mean that they will keep their mouths shut. They just don't speak out in newspapers and magazines, and they criticize Xu Wangqiu's films very hard in private, and they simply say that Xu Wangqiu is the biggest scourge of Chinese films.

Just when "A Game of Unfinished Chess" was being released nationwide, in the Magic Capital Huxi Workers' Cultural Palace, a storm about Xu Wangqiu and about the development model of Chinese films was brewing rapidly.