Chapter 192: "The God of Medicine" Watching the Movie (I)
October 1st, early morning.
In the third ring road of Beijing, a large cinema of Yida Cinema Line, the first roadshow of "The God of Medicine" officially kicked off.
Because it was a temporary change location, and the distance of the change was very far, it was impossible for the media to come from Jiangcheng to the capital again, and there were relatively few media who received temporary notices, so there were not many media who came to participate in this roadshow.
Wang Xiaobai, Murong Bing and other main creators, as well as several employees of Xingchen Dahai, sat in the first row of the theater, waiting for the start of the film.
Five minutes later, the film begins with a burst of Indian-inspired music.
In the painting, an old man walks out of his shop, shouting "Xiao Cheng Xiao Cheng", and walks into a shop called "Prince Indian Divine Oil".
Then, a very old big back computer appeared in front of me, and then, behind the computer, a face that looked like it hadn't slept for a few days, unkempt appeared in the picture, that sloppy image, so that everyone was a little surprised, is this still Wang Xiaobai?
Although he is not handsome, he is at least handsome.
At this moment, this decadent and sloppy appearance completely subverted everyone's impression of him.
The old man said, "The landlord's phone called me again, and I said you didn't open the door." β
He took a cigarette in his mouth and folded his hands together to express his gratitude to the old man.
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"You'd better take him to see it. β
"No need, the hospital is all cheating money, and if you are not sick, you will be shown to be sick. β
"I can't say everything, who is responsible for paralyzing me?"
In a nursing home, Cheng Yong was talking to the person in charge of the nursing home.
He said that his father was fine, but in fact, the audience could see that it was not the old man who was fine, but the son who had no money.
I don't have any money, so I can only hold on.
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"Dad?"
"Huh?"
"I want to buy a pair of sneakers. β
ββ¦β¦ How much does it cost?"
β260γ β
This number made his expression freeze, and from the way he buckled the noose when he paid the money at the nursing home, everyone knew that he couldn't get the money. Or rather, if he takes out this money, his quality of life will be affected.
"Why don't you ask your stepdad to buy it for you?"
"I don't want him to buy it. β
The son said.
He was very comfortable with this sentence, smiled proudly, put down his chopsticks, buckled the noose in his wallet and took out some money, and from time to time he also looked at his son with his eyes, which shows how distressed he was when he took out this money. But for the sake of his son, he still took it out.
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"Mr. Cheng, Ms. Cao can give you a compensation, and we can discuss how much it is. β
In a law firm, Mr. Cheng sat across from his fashionably dressed ex-wife with a document in hand, and a lawyer in a suit and leather shoes told him.
These words stirred the poor man's poor self-esteem.
He was annoyed and said, "What do you mean!, let me sell my son?"
"We know very well that even if you leave your child to you, you can't afford to raise him. Ms. Cao is actually helping you. β
The lawyer's words are hard to hear, but that's the reality.
"No, I don't have to. β
He is very stubborn, and he has never discounted his love for his son.
"Is it great to have money? Is the money your own?"
His self-esteem was severely trampled on, so he used anger to hide his shame.
"Mr. Cheng, listen to me......"
The lawyer is persuading, but the camera is always focused on his ex-wife.
The ex-wife lowered her head and turned the ring on her hand uneasily, which could be seen from this behavior, her heart was full of fear and uneasiness, and this fear and uneasiness obviously came from the restless man in front of her.
"Cheng Yong, can you not be so selfish?"
The ex-wife asked.
Syllable!
He slapped the table and said angrily: "Let me tell you, I am Cheng Xiaoshu's father, don't want to take him abroad." β
"Daddy, what kind of daddy are you!" the ex-wife laughed, smiling with contempt, full of disdain for his statement. The ex-wife continued to ask: "Have you fulfilled your responsibilities as a father? What's the use of him following you now? Will he sell health care products with you when he grows up?"
The ex-wife's three consecutive questions made his self-esteem feel trampled again, "What did you say!"
"You don't give me a glare. If you don't agree, I'll go to court and file a lawsuit. β
"You're scaring me, aren't you? Do you believe me pumping you?"
He stood up excitedly and threw the glass of water in front of him away, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"Believe, of course I believe, haven't you smoked enough over the years?" the ex-wife smiled, a fearless smile, but it made all the audience feel very distressed.
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In less than ten minutes of the plot, Wang Xiaobai's identity in the play is already very clear - a loser who has failed both marriage and career.
He lacks social integrity, is selfish, irritable, irritable, and spans women.
If "Xia Luo" is a scumbag, and the role of "Cheng Yong" means that Wang Xiaobai tore the last fig leaf and presented a complete scumbag in front of the camera, without any beautification.
At this point, the audience was full of anticipation.
At least from the current point of view, on the road of literary films, Wang Xiaobai has not gone astray.
Whether it can succeed and make the audience willing to spend money on the cinema to buy it still needs the plot later.
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The plot continues.
The impoverished life continued, and at this time, the appearance of a tall and thin man changed the situation.
"Come on, let's introduce, the old neighbor, surnamed Lu, is called Lu Benefit. β
The owner of the shop next door to Cheng Yong walked into the store with a tall and thin man in a plaid suit.
He wore three or seven minutes, wore gold-rimmed glasses, wore a mask on his mouth, and crossed his hands, looking restrained and small.
His appearance made a little commotion in the theater.
"It's ...... Chu Tiange?"
"Why did you lose weight like this? And wearing glasses, it looks weird. β
"Wang Xiaobai defiled my male god......"
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The film continues.
"Hello, hello. β
"What's the matter?"
Cheng Yong wiped the toothpaste foam from the corner of his mouth, his face confused.
"As for him, he wants to ask you to bring some medicine from India. The old man said.
"With medicine?"
Cheng Yong stopped his movements and said vigilantly: "Smuggling?"
"Aren't you all smuggling?" said the old man with a smile, "talk to yourselves." And then he left.
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The appearance of Lu Yingyi brought out the main plot of the entire movie, and also let more audiences know that there is not only one kind of leukemia in this world, but also a kind of "chronic myeloid leukemia" that can be controlled, but the treatment cost is extremely high.
There are 37,000 genuine medicines, but there are only 2,000 pirated medicines in India.
There is indeed a huge business opportunity, but it is clear to everyone that all business opportunities are written in the criminal law.
Cheng Yong is short of money, but he is more afraid of going to jail.
Lu Yingying is destined to fail his hopes this time.
But an accident happened that made him change his mind - his old father fell ill, and the operation cost 80,000 yuan.
A penny is hard to beat a hero, let alone a seller of Indian divine oil?
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"Glenin is the most effective drug for treating chronic myelogenous leukemia and needs to be taken for life. β
"Have you ever heard of Glenin in India?"
"Who did you listen to?"
"I heard from other patients. β
"This drug is a prohibited drug, and many doctors will refuse to treat it if you take it privately. β
"Why?"
"After taking illegal drugs, who is responsible for the problem?"
"Some patients can't afford it. β
"Then there is no way, as long as you enter the period of rapid change, you can only wait for death......"
He was asking the doctor about the truth of what Lu Ying said, but from these few short sentences, he also revealed a strong sense of powerlessness.
For the poor, poverty is the original sin.
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Under the bewitchment of LΓΌ Yingying, and for the sake of the surgery fee for his father, who was lying on the hospital bed, he chose to take a risk - to go to India and buy Glenin.
During this period, the contradiction between patients and pharmaceutical companies was presented on the screen for the first time, which also made many viewers dissatisfied with the company's high price, but more viewers and media fell into thinking.
In addition to the high price of drugs, in addition to pharmaceutical companies wanting to make money, the cost of drug research and development must also be taken into account.
Simply criticizing the high price of drugs and making them unaffordable for patients is not objective, nor is it unfair to pharmaceutical companies.
Seeing this, people can't help but admire, just by grasping the confrontational relationship between patients and pharmaceutical companies, Wang Xiaobai's film has been 60% successful. As long as there are not too many failures in the portrayal of the role of Cheng Yong, this must be an extremely good film.
Wang Xiaobai is improving, and the progress is very obvious.
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Cheng Yong came back with a large number of Glenin, and Lu Ying looked at the box of medicine, and the light of hope burst out of his eyes, so that the audience could clearly feel it.
ββ¦β¦ The key is that the channel is opened, and there will be a steady stream of medicines delivered in the future. β
Cheng Yong said while eating instant noodles.
Lu Ying nodded with longing and hope, smiled like a fool, and unconsciously touched Cheng Yong's thigh, that intimate look was like stroking his lover's thigh. While touching and smirking, he was full of passion.
The audience in the theater was amused by this picture full of emotion.
"What are you touching!" Cheng Yong pulled his hand away with some disgust.
"Let's sell these pills first. β
This sentence made the smile on Lu Ying's face disappear suddenly, and he said timidly: "Who sells?"
"The two of us. β
"Brother Yong, I told you last time that I introduced you to the patient. He sneered, but the refusal was evident.
Cheng Yong's expression suddenly became serious, and he said, "What do you mean?"
"Selling medicine...... Illicit. He cowardly said, you will carry a black pot, send you to death, and I will only take medicine, which makes the audience feel cute and helpless.
But since this matter has already begun, he can't refuse.
How can Cheng Yong be a good person?
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Under the persecution of Cheng Yong, the two began a difficult journey to sell medicine, but unfortunately, not a single bottle was sold, and everyone regarded them as liars.
And at this time, Lu Ying thought of a person.
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The two of them appeared in a bar, and as soon as they entered, the scene of the demons dancing wildly made the overall tone of the movie extremely plain, with a few more colors.
In the theater, everyone was curious about this important character who was about to appear.
As the two of them walked through the bar, the atmosphere became more and more lively, with shouts, screams, and heart-pounding music mixed together.
"That's her!"
Lu Ying looked around, then pointed in one direction and shouted.
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