Chapter 145: The premiere of "National Anthem".
The movie premiere, Zhou Bai is the first time to participate, said that it is the premiere, in fact, it is more like a celebration ceremony, "National Anthem" as a gift film for the 50th anniversary of liberation, is a veritable main theme film, the premiere was placed in Xiangnan, Xiangsha City's auditorium, in addition to the main creative staff, the premiere was attended by some leaders of the propaganda mouth of Xiangnan Province.
The number of people in the system is more than the number of people in the film and television industry, and the invited guests are also some old leaders, which is incompatible with the premiere of commercial films.
At this time, it is much more convenient to have Kang Jian, an old driver, and the director Wu Ziniu is also very familiar with the management leaders of some propaganda outlets in Xiangnan Province, so as not to make Zhou Bai overwhelmed, he helped to introduce, and led Zhou Bai to get to know the leaders, and the "official" flavor of this premiere is very strong.
Zhou Bai also knows what he should do, this kind of scene of setting up a movie and leading a singing scene is actually used to praise virtue, and it will also become one of the highlights of the leader's political achievements, he is the hero of the movie, not the actor of the premiere.
Of course, the opportunity to be in the limelight is the leader, and this movie itself is the main theme film, led by the Propaganda Department of Shonan, success is the leader's political achievements, and failure is the director's pot, anyway, the leader can give a keynote speech on how to make a movie that the people like to see for three days and three nights, if the movie fails, this pot is not the turn of the leader to carry it.
In fact, in the creation of "National Anthem", there is indeed a lot of pressure from all sides, no matter whether the opinions are professional or not, Wu Ziniu, the director, has to consider how not to offend the other party, so "National Anthem" can maintain the current quality, Wu Ziniu is indeed indispensable.
Today, "National Anthem" is released nationwide, and in this situation where the number of screens in the country is less than 2,000, the number of screens scheduled for the premiere of "National Anthem" can reach more than 1,000 screens, and it can only be said that the main theme film is born with an absolute advantage over other films.
The current cinema chain is all state-run, and private capital is not allowed to participate in the operation of the cinema chain at all, if you want to get the film schedule, in addition to your relationship with the theater chain, it also depends on what the foundation of your movie is, just like another movie "My Father and Mother" starring Zhou Bai that was released ten days later, the film schedule is not as high as "National Anthem".
Chen Kun and Zhou Bai came to attend the movie premiere together, this kid is basically in a state of confusion, especially not adapted to this environment, that kind of restraint can be seen, Zhou Bai actually doesn't like this kind of premiere, it's too serious, and there is a taste of rules everywhere, so many times he chooses to stay with Chen Kun and chat.
After the leadership talks, all kinds of encouragement, and singing praises of virtue, it is the screening time of the movie, which is also the first time Zhou Bai has seen his performance on the big screen, and more than half a year has passed since the shooting, which also makes Zhou Bai full of emotion.
At the beginning of the movie after the opening dragon mark, Zhou Bai waited for the end of the brief scene of the Dongying people's invasion of China, and finally saw his face appear on the big screen, with a scruffy beard, thirty-one or twelve years old, and a round hair, this is what Zhou Bai looked like on the screen.
Watching his own movies is an indescribable experience, the feeling of excitement from the heart is not something that everyone can experience, Zhou Bai is both apprehensive and happy, and trembling slightly with excitement.
Chen Kun next to him is more unbearable than Zhou Bai, he is the same, this is also the first movie he starred in, his voice and figure in the light and shadow are performing stories on the big screen, experiencing changes again and again, and Chen Kun shed tears unconsciously.
The whole movie is 115 minutes, and Zhou Bai finally calmed down after about ten minutes of the movie, although that sense of happiness and satisfaction is still full of Zhou Bai's heart, but I don't know why, Zhou Bai slowly began to examine his performance.
Well, I should have used more performance methods for the performance of this shot, and I should have asked the director to shoot a few more at that time, this look is in place, but the transmission of emotions and body should be more casual, it seems that I still don't have enough understanding of acting at that time.
Throughout the movie, Zhou Bai watched the movie in such a fastidious state, of course, this is not to say that Zhou Bai's performance is very poor, but looking back, Zhou Bai feels that he can perform better, the level should be richer, and the performance can be more in place.
To put it bluntly, he is actually a perfectionist, at least in terms of performance, if Wu Ziniu knew his idea, he must have told him that his title of playing maniac was not obtained for nothing, from the beginning of Zhou Yi to the last Zhou Maniac on the set, you have tossed many people a lot.
Let's just talk about it now, in the movie, Zhou Bai is about to abuse Chen Kun a little miserably, and this is already the result of Wu Ziniu's filming and filming again and again in order to balance the effect of the movie.
The process of playing is actually very subtle, and the connection between actors is actually very particular, so when the old drama bone and Xiaosheng Xiaodan are playing, they try to hold the performance as much as possible, and they have to try to make the other party take it better, but unfortunately even so, there are still many scenes that feel that the gap in acting skills is too big at a glance, and Xiaosheng Xiaodan can't catch it at all.
This kind of scene seems to have a strong contrast, but it is actually a kind of damage to the movie, so the director tries his best to achieve a balance between the actors, so as not to be completely covered by the performance of one side, otherwise the rival play will become a one-man show, and the play will be ruined.
The situation between Zhou Bai and Chen Kun is actually similar to this situation, when the movie started filming, it was okay, although there was a gap between the two, but it was not a particularly strong contrast, but as Zhou Bai became more and more involved in the play, his acting skills also upgraded, and Chen Kun couldn't catch it at all, and Wu Ziniu had a headache to death at that time.
The upgraded Zhou Bai is too terrible, and few people on the entire set can follow, so they have to grind again and again, but fortunately, Chen Kun is also a person with a heart, and he worked hard, and in the end he was able to maintain a delicate balance.
Even if there is a difference in this balance, it does not destroy the narrative and rhythm of the movie, and it can be regarded as another chemical reaction.
If he changes to the current Zhou Bai, he has many ways to solve this situation, and now he can perform more freely, and he will also appropriately reduce the pressure on the actors, but on the set of "National Anthem", his understanding of performance at that time was not as broad and deep as it is now.
Zhou Bai is growing, and Chen Kun is also growing, and now Chen Kun has made a lot of progress in his acting skills, and that movie shooting is also a good training for him, and now his acting skills are improving rapidly, and the head teacher is full of praise.
Compared with his performance with Zhou Bai in the movie, Chen Kun knew in his heart that he had really lost to Zhou Bai this time, and he had always been suppressed, and he had nothing to say, Chen Kun thought to himself that if there was a next chance, I would not lose to Lao Bai so easily.
At the end of the movie, the applause was thunderous, and in the applause, Zhou Bai and other main creators took the stage to thank them, and then there were some interviews and answering some questions from the media, and the premiere was almost over.