Chapter 248: Birthday Surprise
The domestic version of "Bursting Drummer" is not much different from the version screened at the film festival, except that a few scenes were cut, including the scene where Feng Yuan slapped Jay Chou. Although a few shots were cut, the visual impact was a little weakened, but it did not have much impact on the overall film.
The reaction of the audience was almost the same as that of the Tokyo Film Festival, and at first everyone thought that Chen Wei, played by Feng Yuanyi, was an amiable teacher. Soon they found out that they were wrong, especially when Chen Wei asked Zhou Xu, played by Jay Chou, whether he was fast or slow in the rehearsal room, so everyone thought that this guy was simply crazy.
With the development of the plot, when Chen Wei was expelled and met Zhou Xu in a bar, when he said "There is nothing more harmful in this world than 'good'", everyone fell into deep thought, and everyone felt that this was very reasonable, just like what was said in "Farewell My Concubine", if you don't go crazy, you can't live. Everyone thinks that although Chen Wei is a bit extreme, he is actually really good for students and is a good teacher.
But they soon realized that they were wrong. When the final performance arrived, everyone found out that Chen Wei actually wanted to destroy Zhou Xu, and the audience was stunned.
When the final showdown came, Zhou Xu didn't have a score, but he was already familiar with the song "Whipping", and he didn't need a score to perform it. He began to conduct the band's performances by drumming and snatched control from Chen Wei!
Chen Wei was convinced, he found that Zhou Xu had finally become the Charlie Parker he had been looking for, he smiled, Zhou Xu also smiled, he defeated the devil teacher, and also defeated himself, reaching a realm that he had never reached!
In the end, the two worked together to bring the music to a climax.
As the subtitles gradually passed, the scene was silent. I couldn't hear a single sound.
The audience's reaction was almost exactly the same as at the Tokyo Film Festival, Zhang Ran and several of them experienced it once, but it seemed very relaxed.
However, Huang Bo and Wang Yun were nervous, what was going on, the audience neither applauded nor scolded? This kind of silence is more terrible than invective. The atmosphere at the scene made them feel extremely oppressive.
You are talking!
Smack-
A crisp applause rang out, and it seemed extremely lonely in the silence.
Bang Bang -
Immediately afterward, applause rang out.
Papa
These applause were like igniting a volcano, and the audience was instantly detonated. The meal in the screening hall erupted in extremely strong applause and applause, and the momentum soared into the sky.
Huang Bo and Wang Yun both laughed, and the stone in their hearts fell to the ground, I said, how can such a good movie audience not like it!
The subtitles were crossing, and the lights in the screening room were not on. The applause from the audience continued. However, most of the people stood up, including the guests in the front row, and everyone was applauding vigorously.
During the red carpet show, several reporters who interviewed Zhang Ran in the interview area heard that Zhang Ran was going to win the championship and thought he was joking, but now no one thinks it was a joke. As journalists, they are well-informed and have seen countless movies, but they are still infected by "Burst Drummer". The heart is beating violently, and the blood in the whole body is boiling.
This is an unprecedented domestic film. Strong rhythm, wonderful plot, passionate music, every element gives the audience the strongest audio-visual impact. This film is too refreshing, too crazy, just like Zhang Ran said at the beginning. This is a chicken blood movie, which makes people as excited as if they have been beaten with chicken blood, and it makes people explode!
The film is groundbreaking for Chinese audiences, and it's very, very good. Even these reporters can't help but want to watch it a second time, how can such a movie be bad at the box office?
"Burst Drummer" really has the potential to become the champion of the Spring Festival file!
This is not the first time Zhang Jingchu has participated in the premiere. She knew it was time to go on stage to meet the audience, so she stood up. Zhang Ran pulled her arm and showed a fox-like smile: "Wait a minute, it's not over yet, continue to watch the big screen!"
Zhang Jingchu was a little surprised, I watched this movie three times, how could it be endless. She was about to speak, when suddenly the picture flashed, and a lit cake appeared on the screen, with a line of words written on it, "Jingchu, Happy Birthday!", and at the same time, the music of "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you......" sounded.
Zhang Ran didn't forget, he just pretended to forget!
He deliberately set the premiere for today to surprise me!
Zhang Jingchu covered her mouth and stood stupidly in place, looking at the bright smiling face. But the face quickly blurred, glowing with a gleeful haze.
Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Jingchu, who was hazy with teary eyes, and said with a smile: "Happy birthday, Jingchu!"
"You lie! You remember it clearly!" Zhang Jingchu's tears fell, she was so moved that she pounced directly on Zhang Ran and hugged him tightly, "Zhang Ran, thank you, I'm really happy!"
Zhang Ran gently patted Zhang Jingchu's back: "This reaction is too big, everyone is watching!"
"Let them see, can't I hug my boyfriend?" said that, but Zhang Jingchu still let go of her hand, but the happy smile on her face couldn't be suppressed.
When the audience heard that today was Zhang Jingchu's birthday, they beat the beat and sang "Birthday Song" to send blessings to her, and the whole scene was warm.
Zhang Jingchu has never experienced such a birthday, and she has never had a birthday that can move her so much. She wiped her tears with the back of her hand, choked up, and said, "Thank you, thank you, this is the happiest birthday in my life!"
Zhang Ran said with a smile: "Today is the premiere, I didn't prepare a real cake, I hope you don't mind!"
Zhang Jingchu wiped her tears and shook her head: "No, the cake on the screen is better than a thousand real cakes!"
"That's good, now let's go on stage!" Zhang Ran said with a smile on his face. He has been dating Zhang Jingchu for a few months, but the time they have seen each other is pitiful. He was too busy to be with her like anyone else's boyfriend. He felt a little sorry for Zhang Jingchu, so he wanted to surprise her on her birthday, and it seems that the effect is not bad so far.
Several leading actors nodded and followed Zhang Ran to the stage with excitement.
The audience at the scene saw the crew on stage and remembered their wonderful performance in the movie, and the blood that had just begun to cool down began to boil again. The applause was even more enthusiastic, and the cheers were endless: "Jielun!" "Jingchu!" "Jingchu!" "Feng Yuanyi! Feng Yuanyi!" ......
The audience shouted wildly, and they used such actions to show their support for the film. Hearing the shouts of the audience, the actors all waved to the audience, in exchange for more enthusiastic cheers, and the atmosphere of the scene was like a superstar concert.
No one is organized. There was no rehearsal, everything was from the heart. All the spectators felt a passion burning in their bodies, and they had to cheer, to shout, or they couldn't calm themselves.
Jin Wei also walked to the front of the stage at this time, and her reaction was the same as that of the audience, only to feel that the blood in her body seemed to be burning. With amazement, she said, "It's wonderful, it's amazing." It's exciting, exciting, exciting, I don't even know how to describe it, I just want to say I'll watch it again tomorrow. As she spoke, she asked the audience loudly: "What do you think of "Burst Drummer"?
"Beautiful!" hundreds of spectators shouted in unison.
When the shouting stopped, Jin Wei began to ask questions, Feng Yuanyi impressed her too deeply, and bore the brunt of it: "Teacher Feng Yuanyi." You've done so well that I don't even dare to come near you right now. Think you're a little scary. The audience loved this movie, how do you feel now?"
"I'm happy, very happy. Feng Yuan lowered his head and raised his eyes to look at the people in the audience, and said with a smile, "The year before last, I acted in "Don't Talk to Strangers", and many people shouted 'beating my wife' when they saw me. I guess this year, a lot of people will say, 'Hit the student' when they see me!"
Zhang Ran interjected with a smile: "There is a trailer for the scene of beating students, but the public version has been cut, and everyone doesn't know that you hit students, at most that you are a particularly insidious teacher!"
The audience laughed. Feng Yuanyi usually plays the bad guy, everyone is a little afraid of him, but I didn't expect him to be so funny.
Jin Wei turned his head to look at Jay Chou and said, "Jie Lun, you are acting in a movie for the first time, just now you said how well you acted, but now that I have watched it, I think you have acted very well, not at all like someone who has never acted." How did you do that?"
Zhou Jielun looked at Zhang Ran, then at Feng Yuanyi, and said gratefully: "Actually, I can act to this extent, thanks to the help of Teacher Feng Yuanyi and Teacher Zhang Ran, they let me know what acting is." Of course, I'm still not good enough to act now, and I'll work harder in the future! I'm glad that I was able to join this movie, and I was really lucky to be able to work with so many good actors and directors in my first film!"
"Director Zhang, you see that everyone's response is very enthusiastic, and the box office should be very good. How much do you think "Bursting Drummer" will be at the final box office?" Jin Wei asked a question that many people have asked and everyone wants to know.
Zhang Ran didn't answer, just smiled, and then pointed the microphone at the audience under the stage: "I hope "Burst Drummer" is the champion of the Spring Festival file, what do you think?"
Both reporters and ordinary spectators shouted in unison, "Champion, Champion!" At this moment, they are all fans of "Burst Drummer", and they are all willing to shout for the movie.
As soon as the shouting stopped, I don't know who shouted hoarsely: "Zhang Ran-, Zhang Ran-"
The audience also reacted and shouted along with this rhythm: "Zhang Ran-, Zhang Ran-"
Zhang Ran, who was standing in the center of the stage, felt the monstrous sound, looking at the blurred faces under the stage, and the smile on his face was extremely bright. This call, this shout, made him feel as if he was in a dream, unwilling to wake up.
Lu Chuan looked at Zhang Ran in the center of the stage, felt the shouts from all over the world, and sighed deeply. He was originally unconvinced by Zhang Ran, of course, he is not convinced now, but he was still infected by the movie, and his blood was boiling.
A strong sense of frustration emerged in his heart, he originally believed that his "Ke Ke Xili" would be no worse than Zhang Ran's "Burst Drummer", as long as "Ke Ke Xili" was filmed, he could also win the award at the film festival.
Now after watching the movie, Lu Chuan feels that "Ke Ke Xili" should not be inferior to "Bursting Drummer" in terms of story, but he is inferior to Zhang Ran in terms of movie techniques. This guy's control of rhythm, operation of light and shadow, and scheduling of actors, these directorial techniques have reached the top level in China.
The rhythm of "Bursting Drummer" reminds him of Jiang Wen, the operation of light and shadow reminds him of Zhang Yimou, and the scheduling of actors reminds him of Wang Jiawei, this guy is simply a monster!
Lu Chuan knew that he had lost, and he had lost completely. However, he is not the kind of person who easily admits defeat, and made a decision in his heart that "Ke Ke Xili" will be postponed and the script will be rewritten, and he must not lose to Zhang Ran! )