Chapter 671: Movie Premiere
After three days of exams in school, the time for the premiere of Xiao Yao's animated film has also arrived.
Like Ye Jiaying's directorial debut "127 Hours" last year, Xiao Yao's animated film only had an internal viewing meeting, and there was no test screening and screening activities, and a premiere was held directly.
Many movie premieres are held before the official release of the film, mainly to celebrate and promote it, attracting more people to the theater to buy tickets to see the movie. And Xiao Yao's animated film is the same as Ye Jiaying's "127 Hours", and the premiere is directly placed on the night before the release. The premiere of the film was shown at 0:00 a.m. on the day of the release, which was directly the first screening of the official release.
However, the premiere of this animated film is also different from "127 Hours", that is, the premiere is not in Yanjing, but in Shencheng, which makes it more convenient for Xiao Yao who is taking the exam. In view of the fact that the stars and reporters who came at the premiere of "127 Hours" exceeded expectations, Xiao Yao did not place the premiere in the screening hall of the cinema this time, but deliberately found a theater that could accommodate thousands of audiences.
Generally speaking, the stars who come to the premiere to help stand on the platform and the media reporters who report are invited by the main creative star team of the film and the film producer and distributor to show their strengths. Although the producer of Xiao Yao's animated film this time is Xiao Yao himself and a small company that mainly produces game animation and special effects, and the level of the distribution company is also one level worse than that of the distribution company of "127 Hours", but with Xiao Yao's connections and appeal, the number of stars and media reporters who came to cheer was not less than that of the premiere of "127 Hours".
The release time of the movie is 0:00 on June 25, and the premiere will start at 11 o'clock in the evening of the 24th. This night was the day when Shonan Satellite TV held the "Graduation Song Party", even if they left early after the performance, the four members of the 101 girl group didn't have time to rush to Shencheng from Shonan. Therefore, among the six girls Xiao Yao promised to invite to the premiere in the show, only Chen Ziwei and Yang Shiyun, who did not enter the final eleven list, participated.
Although after the online variety show, Chen Ziwei and Yang Shiyun, who are not low, also have a high reputation, but not to mention the two who did not debut in a group, even the eleven people over there are all here, and when thrown to an occasion like the premiere, their starlight will also be overshadowed.
However, whether it is a big coffee or a small coffee, Xiao Yao's treatment is the same. Xiao Yao said in the show that there was no red carpet at the premiere, and in fact, there was none. However, Xiao Yao is just unhappy with those cumbersome procedures, and he will not let the stars hide and hide them, and he won't even show his face. Xiao Yao's approach is to directly ask the security guards to put up a cordon at the entrance of the theater, and all celebrities will enter directly from the gate of the theater, regardless of the size of the café.
Whether it is a media reporter, a celebrity fan, a photographer, or an idol who wants to see his idol, he can still get his wish by staying at the gate of the theater.
Last time "127 Hours" was Ye Jiaying's movie, Xiao Yao, who played the male lead, was not the protagonist of the premiere, the real protagonist was Ye Jiaying, and Xiao Yao was just a helping character in it. But this time it was Xiao Yao's movie, and he became a well-deserved protagonist.
Although the seats and the like have been arranged in advance, and many models have been borrowed from Xing Donglin to temporarily act as guides and etiquette personnel, when some celebrities arrive, Xiao Yao still has to go up in person to greet and entertain them, and greet them politely. After all, the status of production companies and distribution companies in the industry is limited, and the network resources are not strong, and many celebrities come to cheer, all for the face of Xiao Yao and his family. Because Xiao Yao came to say something, and the relationship can be casual, those who come to his parents, he, as a son, is more polite and polite.
Fortunately, Xiao Yao is not only young, but also far surpasses his peers in physical strength and energy. I was busy running around the venue for more than half an hour, and I didn't feel tired at all, and I still maintained a good state.
However, my body is not tired, but I feel a little annoyed in my heart. When the guests were basically gathered and returned to the lounge to make the final pre-screening exchange preparations, Xiao Yao even had the idea in his heart that he would not even hold the premiere of the movie in the future, or that he would not participate at all.
Of course, this is just a thought. At least in the next one, the parkour movie that I did with a few friends, I'm afraid this level will be inevitable. Publicity and premieres are still very important to the word-of-mouth evaluation and box office of a movie, even if he doesn't care, he can't care about the feelings of a few friends. Zhao Rui and Xu Fei have filmed a lot of TV series, and the movie that is really the main creator and protagonist is still the first one.
When Xiao Yao was thinking nonsense, Pei Minyi touched up his makeup, and soon it was time for pre-screening communication.
This animated film only has one episode, or only the use of the copyright did not buy the cover copyright. Although Xiao Yao, an all-round artist, can perform a lot of programs, this premiere still did not engage in those fancy performances, only the pre-screening and post-screening exchanges of the main creators.
At half past eleven, the main creators appeared on the stage, and the pre-screening communication and interaction also began.
The director, screenwriter, and soundtrack of this animated film are all Xiao Yao alone, and the number of people in this main creative team is also quite small. There are only four people, Xiao Yao, Tong Luo, He Ying and Huang Shi, among which He Ying and Huang Shi are the two dubbing voices that Xiao Yao saw that the number of people on the stage was too small, and he went on the stage to make up the numbers. However, the specifications of this pre-screening exchange are not low, because the host is Wang Yuan, the gold medal host of Shonan Satellite TV, who came to help. It is said that Wang Yuan and Ke Jun both wanted to come, but because Ke Jun was going to host Shonan Satellite TV's "Graduation Song Party" tonight, Wang Yuan hosted it alone.
Since Wang Yuan is the host, it is not simply a matter of introducing the main creators and letting media reporters and the audience ask questions directly. Wang Yuan, who once interviewed a member of a European royal family, is also a good hand at doing interview programs, and after introducing the main creators, everyone took a seat on the stage of the theater, and Wang Yuan did an interview first.
Tong Luo has participated in many talk shows for this movie, He Ying and Huang Shi are just voice actors, so the protagonist of Wang Yuan's interview is naturally placed on Xiao Yao. Although I still asked some more conventional questions about the theme of the movie, creative inspiration, and the difficulties and troubles encountered in the production process, it still felt a little different from Xiao Yao's mouth.
"Why did you think of making an animated movie? You just won the Best Newcomer Award this year, and many people think that you should make persistent efforts to make live-action movies!" Wang Yuan's first question was thrown to Xiao Yao.
"The film was made two years ago. Xiao Yao smiled, "At that time, I hadn't made a movie, uh, a feature film, let alone won an award." I just think that most of the animated movies in China are relatively young, so I want to make an animated movie that is interesting and adults find interesting when they watch it. ”
"I started working on it two years ago, and it's not too long or too short for an animated film. Wang Yuan smiled, "At that time, you just entered Shen Opera, when did you have this script or idea?"
"The script was written before taking the art exam, and it was completed before entering the Shenju program," Xiao Yao said, "I went to Mr. Tong's company by chance, and I thought that his company could complete this animated film, so I cooperated with him to start the production." ”
"I started writing scripts before I entered college!" Wang Yuan sighed.
"Wow~" An audience member in the audience exclaimed.
"I was involved in writing the script of a TV series when I was in middle school!" Xiao Yao laughed.
"Well, don't talk about that. Wang Yuan smiled and continued, "Let's talk about the movie itself, I won't ask about the plot, and give us a brief introduction to this movie with a few keywords." ”
"Animation, sci-fi, comedy, love, environmental protection!" Xiao Yao stretched out a fist and took turns raising his fingers, counting exactly five.
"Let's go into more detail about each other!" Wang Yuan said again, "Why these five?"
"It's hard to make animation, but I've never been a director of a feature film, and it's a science fiction story, so for me, animation is relatively simple and suitable for my imagination. Xiao Yao smiled and withdrew his fingers one by one, "Science fiction, because it's a story of robots, why is it a story of robots? Because I think it's cool! Comedy, I hope the audience watching the movie is happy." Love, the eternal theme, robot love, cool and cute. Environmental protection, the first movie script, represents a certain first impression, in addition to silly music, you must always find something deep and lofty for your own movie!"
"Uh~" Wang Yuan choked for a moment and said with a wry smile, "What a casual feeling!"
"You have a lot of experience in the past two years, you have made a movie, I'm talking about Jia Ying's "127 Hours", I have participated in a lot of variety shows, as well as playing live broadcasts, foreign fashion weeks, star basketball games at home and abroad, and I have been to earthquake-stricken areas, and I also have to go to school," Wang Yuan said with Xiao Yao's experience in the past two years, "It's hard to imagine that you still have time to direct an animated movie!"
"Time is like that, there is always a crowd!" Xiao Yao smiled.
"Haha~" The celebrity guests and the audience laughed.
"Pay attention to the words!" Wang Yuan reminded.
"I'm talking about the water in the sponge, where do you want to go!" Xiao Yao glanced at Wang Yuan.
"Hey!" Wang Yuan glared.
"Ha~" The audience laughed again.
"No kidding," Xiao Yao waved his hand, "I'm a director, not a technician like a painter, I'm only responsible for controlling the general direction, finding faults and giving requirements, now that technology is so developed, it's also very convenient to connect." The producer of this movie, I am in front of Mr. Tong, but the producer, Mr. Tong is in front of me, he is in charge of the production process, and the technicians are all his subordinates. ”
"In fact, what Xiao Yao gave is already very detailed. Tong Luo interjected, "The script is very detailed, the images of each character have been designed, and the storyboard script has been drawn a lot." Our technician just had to do it according to his script, storyboard and requirements, and I was basically an overseer. ”
"Just now you said that the producer is in front of Mr. Tong, that is, in terms of the investment in this animated film, you are more than him? I heard that you have basically thrown all the income of the past two years into it?" Wang Yuan asked again.
"It's not just these two years. Xiao Yao smiled, "I still have the savings of the previous ten years! I became financially independent early on." But it's not all thrown in, for example, I now have my own place to live in Shencheng, for example, the next movie that is being prepared, I also have some funds to invest. ”
"Are you starting to prepare for the next movie again?" or is it an anime?" Wang Yuan asked curiously.
"No, live-action movies, action movies!" Xiao Yao smiled, "This hasn't been turned on yet, let's not talk about it yet, let's talk about it when it can be released after filming!"
"Okay," Wang Yuan nodded and turned to Tong Luo, "Teacher Tong, Xiao Yao was your student two years ago, right?
"I definitely don't dare to have other students!" Tong Luo smiled, "This is a famous genius, and the script he came up with is indeed very impressive to me." And he is still a very famous second-generation star, what I thought at the time was that even if he couldn't do it, but he still had his parents behind him, but I didn't expect that he didn't use his parents' relationship or his parents' money. ”
"How do you know that I didn't use my parents' connections and money?" Xiao Yao interjected with a smile and asked, "I don't think I told you about this, did I?"
"Of course I have my channels to know!" Tong Luo smiled mysteriously.
"What about the two of you?" Wang Yuan finally looked at He Ying and Huang Shidao, "I heard that you dubbed this animated movie this time as a friendly cameo, how did you get fooled by Xiao Yao?"
"It's not a friendly cameo, Xiao Yao paid us!" He Ying smiled.
"Although it's a friendship price, it's really paid, so it's not a friendship cameo. Huang Shi also smiled.
"Xiao Yao and I are old friends. Huang Shi continued, "The first time we worked together was the "Lingyunzhi" a few years ago, Xiao Yao's first TV series, and my first Feitian Award for Best Supporting Actor. Later, I also acted in his short film "The Tuner", which was really a vain job without a penny. ”
"Brother, it's a short movie, and it can't be released in theaters!" Xiao Yao reminded, "Later, I sold the copyright, but I reissued you a red envelope, don't talk to me so hard." ”
"But it was made up later, and when I filmed, I said that I was not paid. Huang Shi smiled, "You said that I have done it for nothing, and he wants me to go for this reward, can I not go?"
"Xiao Yao and I met on your Shonan Satellite TV's "Sound Immersion". He Ying said with a smile, "At that time, in the finals, I said in passing, saying that if you make an animated movie, I will dub it for you for free, but who would have thought that he would really ask me to dub it." What was said in the show, how many viewers have seen it. He told me to go, can I not go? Otherwise, he will break the news and say that I have no faith in my words, and where will I have the face to come out to meet people!"
"Sister, when I said in the show that I invested in an animated movie, the part where I went to the show to find a voice actor was not broadcast at all!" Xiao Yao reminded with a smile.
"Huh?" He Ying said in surprise.
"It seems that you haven't watched that finals, this is a loss, right?" Wang Yuan said with a smile.
"With so many people, let such a little guy win the championship, how embarrassed am I to look at it?" He Ying smiled bitterly.
"Well, we've talked a lot. Now let's see what questions the audience and netizens have, and what questions they want to ask us, the creators on stage!" Wang Yuan turned his head to look at the audience.
For this premiere, Xiao Yao gave Haiyan Video, who had just cooperated, to Haiyan Video, but in addition to the official cooperation, Xiao Yao also gave many online anchors personal live broadcast permissions, so this time the anchor who asked questions on behalf of netizens was not only Chen Beila, but Wang Yuan chose to draw.
Whether it is the questions from the audience or the questions from netizens who watched the live broadcast of the premiere, they are basically focused on Xiao Yao. The core character of this animated film is Xiao Yao, and the questions from the audience and netizens are not only varied, but also some more quirky and tricky questions.
Fortunately, Xiao Yao reacted quickly enough, his eloquence was good enough, and his face was thick enough, so he was still comfortable answering. In this link, many of Xiao Yao's answers can cause bursts of laughter from the audience, and the atmosphere of the whole scene is relatively joyful.
In the bursts of laughter from the audience, the half-hour pre-screening exchange passed quickly. Wang Yuan stood up to announce the end of the pre-screening exchange session, and when the movie was about to be played, the audience put down their arms to ask questions and cheered and gave a round of applause.
This round of applause is not only to send the host and several main creators away, but also to send the upcoming film to the show. After all, most of the people who came to this premiere were to watch Xiao Yao's animated movie for the first time.