Chapter 400: Box Office Miracle
"If one day I'm gone, will you look for me like a motor?" "Will you keep looking?" "Yes." "Will you always find death?"
"Yes. "You're lying. "The movie began, the shaky camera messed up the picture, the cold narrative tone, all the pictures seemed dim, there was a green rust-like color, undulating but not melodious, beautiful and indescribable background sound, and the movie "Suzhou River" began like this. Quite a few people in the entire cinema frowned. What kind of filming technique is this? There are no flashy shots, no handsome guys and beautiful women, and no sense of big production. The shaky lens gives many people a feeling of dizziness, as if someone is shooting with a normal DV.
Although through the words of "me" behind the camera, everyone faintly feels that the narrative of this movie is probably quite alternative, and many plots are told through "me". However, this voice is not good at all, and the tone of speech is unbearable for many people. And what he said was also a bit clueless and inexplicable. Be all abroad. Many people have been watching it for several minutes and still feel this way. What kind of story does this movie want to tell?
"Messy, boring movie!" said one of the college-looking boys. "Ye Zheng's movies have always been good, let's take a look. The girl next to him said that she was Wan Ping, and since she fell in love with Cui Shuai in the same class some time ago, when she came to watch the movie, she threw Xiaoxue aside.
No, the movie theater in the school premiered "Suzhou River", so she quickly ordered Cui Shuai to grab two movie tickets and come here. In the past few minutes, Wan Ping also felt inexplicable. It's just that I have too much trust in Ye Zheng, and I feel that I should continue to take a good look.
"Even if he is a master, there are still failures, of course Ye Zheng is inevitable. Cui Shuai said: "What kind of movie do you look at, it's not cool at all, I don't like to watch this kind of literary film......" Before he finished speaking, Wan Ping's murderous eyes came over: "You don't like to watch it, but I like it, do you have an opinion?" Cui Shuai immediately stopped.
"Hmph! Then watch it honestly! I'm Ye Zheng's brainless fan! I said that this movie is good, it's good! If you have the slightest opinion, go to the hotel alone on the weekend!" Wan Ping said. "Don't......" Cui Shuai immediately grimaced bitterly: "That's a waste, what about eighty yuan a night......" As he spoke, he laughed in a low voice: "I heard that the sound insulation effect of that hotel is very good, let's try it?"
"......" Wan Ping glanced at him: "Be quiet, watch a movie!" The movie continued, and "I", as a photographer, was invited by the owner of the Happy Pavilion to shoot mermaids, met Meimei, and then it didn't take long for them to soak together all day. "Is it to tell their love story? However, I have not been exposed behind the camera, is the story going to continue to be told like this? only through Meimei in the camera and my narration?" Wan Ping couldn't help but wonder. That's right, the beginning of the movie.
She remembered that there was a person mentioned in the dialogue at the beginning of the movie, Motor, yes, this must be a very important character, right?And then the narrative of "I" mentions Motor: "Every time Meimei drinks too much on the balcony, she asks me if one day she really leaves, will I go to her like Motor, I ask who Mada is, and she says that it is a madman who lives in the neighborhood and rides an old motorcycle past my balcony every day, saying that she has been looking for a girl he loved before......"
Oh, and there must be a story in this movie about the motor and that girl he loves. Wan Ping's judgment in his heart. The next plot is immediately on the motor. A man driving a motorcycle appears in the camera, and it is still the words of "me" behind the camera to tell the story. Then, Wan Ping realized that the main plot of this story does not revolve around "me" and Meimei, but about the motor and a girl named Peony. The motor of the motorcycle delivery took over the job and picked up the girl Peony. After the two get along for a while, Peony falls in love with Motor, and Motor also has feelings for Peony, but at this time, Motor unites with his friends from the underworld to kidnap Peony. Peony was disheartened and stood by the Suzhou Creek.
"If I jump, I'll turn into a mermaid and come to you!" Peony looked at the motor expressionlessly, his eyes did not show any light, and then let go of the hand that grabbed the railing, leaned back and jumped into the Suzhou River. "This girl is so stupid!" Wan Ping said, "Isn't it just that she was hurt by love, and suicide is not worth it." "This is a deep love, and it is also deeply hurt. Cui Shuai sighed and said, "Wan Ping, it seems that you still don't love me enough, otherwise you will definitely be able to experience this feeling." ”
"I wouldn't be so stupid, if you dared to do this to me, I would definitely throw you into the river. Wan Ping snorted. In fact, before they knew it, they were already attracted to the movie and began to enter the plot of the movie and discuss the plot and characters in the movie. The swaying shots, rough pictures, and boring tones make some people sleepy without love, but for others they have a strong attraction. This is, of course, because everyone's personality and preferences are different, and the way they like and accept the film is also different. In fact, Hong Guang did not make this movie with the original flavor of the original. After all, every director's style is different, and film, to a large extent, is the art of the director. Hong Guang's shooting is more modern and urban than the original. However, the literary atmosphere of this movie is still very strong, which is the style orientation made by Ye Zheng's script.
If you like literature and art, you naturally prefer this kind of movie. But if you like blockbusters with big and intense scenes, you are likely to find it boring and pretentious. In Ye Zheng's previous life, this movie won many awards abroad, but the attention it received in China was very small, among which there were reasons for the ban, and a very important reason was that the style was too unpopular, the artistry was too strong, and the film's techniques and skills were too alternative and obscure, which made it difficult for many people to accept it smoothly. In this world, the situation is much better, but in general, it is still not as attractive as blockbusters.
The movie continues, and Mada, who was released from prison five years later, begins to look around for Peony, and when he meets Mimi, who looks exactly like Peony at the bar, Mada thinks she is Peony, but Mimi is not. Later, Mada found Peony in a 24-hour convenience store, and the two of them drank too much alcohol and drowned in the Suzhou Creek...... At the end of the movie, that dialogue appears again. It was a conversation between "me" and Meimei, who learned the whole truth after learning the news of Mada Peony's death.
"If one day I'm gone, will you look for me like a motor?"
"Yes. ”
"Will you keep looking?" "Yes." "Will you always find death?"
"Yes. "You're lying. Something like this can only happen in a love story. "You don't believe it?" "Don't believe it." It's true. "And then Meimei really left "me", and what about "me"?"Will he go to Meimei?" Wan Ping asked softly. "Definitely not. Cui Shuai said: "This person should be an extremely realistic person, he is definitely not the kind of person who regards love as his life with Motor and Peony, Meimei left him, even if he is sad, he will not go to Meimei, because he knows that his love with Meimei, since there will be no result, it is better to give up." ”
"Really?" Wan Ping said. Next, "I" monologue confirmed Cui Shuai's words. "If Meimei hadn't gone, maybe we would have been drinking on the Suzhou Creek as we used to, floating on the Suzhou Creek together, all the way to the sea. Maybe the sun will come out and the river will become very clear, but I won't go to Meimei again, because I know that everything will not last forever, I would rather close my eyes alone and wait for the next love. After this monologue and the jumbled shots that are as chaotic as the beginning, the scene suddenly goes dark and the film ends.
Many people who thought the movie was very boring at the beginning suddenly had a feeling of loss, this movie, one story in this movie, or two stories, makes people feel unfinished, but they feel just right. "You're right. Wan Ping said: "He really didn't go to Meimei." "Hmm. Cui Shuai nodded: "At first, I thought this movie was boring, but now I suddenly feel that it is very interesting, and I want to watch it again, and these four people in the movie are also very interesting." Everyone has a different personality and a different way of life, and they also led to the father of Peony, who made a lot of money by smuggling. And some men, after answering "yes", find that the girl has really disappeared! They really want to test the truth of this promise. As a result, some found it in two or three days, and some lost contact and broke up in ten or eight days...... Within a month, dozens of news broke up because of this matter, which made Ye Zheng, who heard the news, smile bitterly, and hurriedly posted on Weibo: "Don't play like this! Tell everyone, never use this kind of thing to tempt and persecute your lover, this is a very unwise behavior."
What do you get if you go and persecute your lover? If he cares about you, you're stupid to do it because you've hurt him. If he doesn't care about you, you're even more stupid to do that...... I advise you to cherish the people in front of you! In this life and this life, if you meet someone you love and love you, how lucky it is! Don't regret and regret your mistakes...... There was once a sincere love in front of me, I didn't cherish it, and when I lost it, I regretted it, the most painful thing in the world is nothing more than this, if God can give me a chance to do it again......" It's already November, and the publicity of "Journey to the West" is in full swing.