Chapter 53: Watching the Movie (I)
August 8, half past twelve.
In the small theater on the outskirts of Jiangcheng, there are almost no empty seats, and roughly speaking, there are about 200 people.
Murong Bing didn't feel glad because of this, because today was the first day, and the traffic caused by Wang Xiaobai and Wang Chaoyun's quarrel had not yet dispersed, and as time went on, the attendance rate would gradually decrease. She predicts that this movie will be released for half a month, even if it is good, and the cost behind it will depend on selling copyrights to get it back.
Whether you lose or not, it depends on how much you earn.
The time is approaching, the lights are dimming, advertisements are playing on the big screen, and a group of people are chatting and eating popcorn.
"You say, how about Wang Xiaobai's movie?"
"What else can I do? Youth movies are a dead end, whoever touches them dies, I didn't see Wang Chaoyun in a mess? But fortunately, his cost is only 2 million, and if he can get it back, Director Wang will be miserable, and the investor will cry and faint in the toilet. ”
"Do you want to go? I don't want to waste my time. ”
"Forget it, it's all here, if you don't finish reading it and leave, the money will be spent in vain. If it's really ugly, it's not a complete waste to put half of it and leave. ”
"Okay. ”
“……”
In the chat, the movie began, the dragon mark was sacrificed, and the investment company - Wang Xiaobai's personal studio, producer, Murong Bing, was released.
The movie enters the theme, and at the beginning of the book is a yellowed classmate directory with all kinds of childish words written on it, and a familiar feeling comes immediately.
Wang Xiaobai was dressed in a suit, squatted down to shine his shoes seriously, and after finishing everything, he walked to the table, with an apple on it, as if he was looking at something seriously.
"Hurry up, it's a big day. ”
"You want the bride to wait for you alone. ”
Two friends in suits urged.
He turned around and took a bite of the apple, the smile on his face uninhibited and free.
Seeing this, no one understands, isn't it said that it is a youth movie, why is it a wedding at the beginning, and what is the protagonist going to do? Attend someone else's wedding, or attend your own wedding?
Immediately, the picture turned and became a little shabby.
"In 1999, that year, I was sixteen years old......"
Only then did everyone understand that it was a flashback, and the movie entered the main topic.
Subsequently, from the perspective of the protagonist, his friends are introduced, and then from the perspective of friends, their common hobby - Shen Jiayi is introduced.
The beginning of "Those Years" is not exciting, just like a vulgar youth-themed novel, and there are childish things in it when they were teenagers and girls.
Wang Xiaobai's ability to tell stories is okay, and the movie doesn't have any show-off skills at the beginning, only plain and straightforward.
The hero and heroine changed seats, Ke Jingteng said with an unhappy face: "It's really unlucky to change to this ghost place." ”
Shen Jiayi is a good student, and the table before and after the bad students is the most unlucky for her, so her face is even more unhappy: "Who is unlucky, sit in front of me, don't do some childish tricks and cause me trouble." ”
Ke Jingteng sneered disdainfully: "It's good to be a good student, as long as you study well, you can choke people." ”
"Who cares about you? Shen Jiayi said disdainfully.
It was the first time the two had a head-on encounter, and it was also realized that the film was starting to really get into the subject.
It's childish, but it's real, and it reminds a lot of people of the good/bad students they didn't deal with when they were in school.
The movie continues, and the content is still the daily life of the students, there is no early love that falls apart as soon as it comes up, and there are just some small frictions between students, which evokes the memories of the audience.
Seeing this, there is still nothing eye-catching, but for Wang Xiaobai's ability to tell stories, everyone can't help but recognize.
"Well, it's a little better than expected, and the acting skills are not so embarrassing......"
"It seems that Wang Xiaobai will not be able to win the first round of bad movies, but should you think about it secondly?"
"I guess it's a passing grade......
In the thirteen minutes of the movie, Murong Bing came on the stage, and she made a cameo appearance as a teacher in it, with not many scenes, but it also made all the audience excited.
"Wow, Murong Bing is also in it, why didn't you say it when you advertised it?"
"Huh, there's publicity for this movie?"
“……”
I can't say a word that scares people, what else is the promotion of a movie with a 2 million investment, it's not enough to lose.
Murong Bing played a stern teacher in it, and before he stood on the podium, he simply said two sentences neatly: "Go to class, sit down." "I don't give my classmates a chance to get up at all.
Offstage, Shen Jiayi looked anxious, as if she was looking for something.
Ke Jingteng's voiceover sounded: "Originally, I thought that seeing Shen Jiayi, who was excellent in character and learning, was the greatest pleasure of going to school......"
Shen Jiayi was still looking for something, and her face became even more anxious.
The teacher said, "Go to ...... textbook."
The voiceover continues: "I mean, originally. ”
At this time, the teacher also seemed to notice Shen Jiayi, her face was ugly, she lowered her head and said, "Stand up without textbooks......"
Seeing this, everyone also understood, it turned out that Shen Jiayi didn't bring textbooks.
Shen Jiayi stood up with a nervous face, for a good student, it is a shame to not bring a textbook is the same as a soldier who goes to the battlefield without a gun.
She was just about to stand up, when a hand reached out from behind her and put the book on her desk, Ke Jingteng stood up with a big grin.
Murong Bing's face was much more ugly, and he said, "Ke Jingteng, it's already a third of the semester, and you haven't brought the English books you need every day, what are you going to study?"
Ke Jingteng smiled hippiely, picked up the chair, and put it on top of his head.
"Do you know that private school tuition is very expensive? You don't even bring the most basic textbooks, why do you come here every day? Do you eat bento?" Murong Bing's face became more and more ugly, and he reprimanded him mercilessly.
Ke Jingteng was a little embarrassed, but he still said with a hippie smile: "But the bento is for eating." ”
Laugh.
The audience laughed too.
Murong Bing was angry and shouted loudly: "Are you still joking? Do you have any shame......
The teacher's reprimand became more and more serious, and finally drove Ke Jingteng out of the classroom directly, and went to jump ten laps outside the classroom with a chair.
When the camera swept over Shen Jiayi, she lowered her head and let others block her way, she felt very ashamed.
Subsequently, the teaching continued normally, and a group of people followed the teacher to read English, Shen Jiayi was reading seriously at first, but as she read it, her mind had drifted outside the classroom, so she burst out laughing.
She saw a passage written by Ke Jingteng in the book - if Shen Jiayi is not so serious, it is actually quite cute.
And this scene is the first time in the movie that the two people have a beautiful and warm interaction, and it also reminds some viewers of their youth.
Where is the girl who helped her from the disaster at the beginning?
The plot continues to extend, with childish and warm pictures, countless childish and cute little actions, which remind people of their youth. There may be no love, but these small actions and frictions are also real.
And these things that touch people's hearts also completely change people's initial impression of this movie.
Perhaps, this is a very good movie?
At this time, the plot is only halfway through.