Chapter 193: Warm applause
Zhou Xu also thought so, he felt that this was an opportunity, so he came as promised. It was the most important concert he had ever experienced in his life, and he was greeted with thunderous applause from the moment he stepped onto the stage. He is also gearing up and wants to show what he is good at.
It's a pity that he was wrong, very wrong!
When Zhou Xu sat in front of the drum kit and waited for the performance to start, Chen Wei walked up to him and coldly dropped a sentence "Are you an idiot to me, I know you sued me." Zhou Xu instantly fell into an ice cave, and he was chilled.
The audience was stunned, and they realized that Zhou Xu had been deceived by Chen Wei. Chen Wei's purpose was to destroy Zhou Xu, because before he went on stage, he told the band that the people sitting in the audience were all bigwigs in the music industry, and they never forgot it, and once they performed badly, it would be completely finished.
That's when the show began. Zhou Xu didn't have the correct score in his hand, and he couldn't perform normally at all, which made him feel nervous, flustered, and at a loss. In the end, after Chen Wei's ridicule of "It seems that you no longer have this talent", he left with anger and shame.
Zhou Xu returned to the backstage in despair, his heart was like ashes, he knew that he was finished. Just as his father was comforting him, the sound of the dance curtain rang in his ears, and the next song to be performed was "Whiplash", which he knew by heart. Zhou Xu knew that this was his only chance to fight back, and without the slightest hesitation, he stepped onto the stage again, this time, he had no scruples.
"Listen to my prompts!" this is Zhou Xu's instruction to the band members when he takes the stage.
When Zhou Xu's drums sounded, the whole music rhythm revolved around the drums, and he dominated the audience.
Chen Wei once said that he never found his Charlie Parker. Now looking at Zhou Xu, who is swinging the drumstick with all his might, that crazy speed. The perfect rhythm conquered him.
Chen Wei realized that this was the Charlie Parker he had been looking for. Maybe Zhou Xu will hate himself and take revenge on himself. But Chen Wei didn't care. His dream is to train a Charlie Parker out, he feels that he has succeeded, he has stimulated Zhou Xu's potential, and let Zhou Xu complete the transformation.
The hatred vanished, and Chen Wei's eyes were kind and warm, like a real teacher looking at his most satisfied student. He fully cooperated with Zhou Xu's performance, trying to make the whole performance more perfect.
Zhou Xu felt the kindness in Chen Wei's eyes, and he knew that Chen Wei was convinced and he had won. I couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, the two looked at each other and smiled, and all the grudges disappeared in this smile, and now they just finished the show as two excellent musicians. They put all their strength and dedication into the performance, pushing the whole performance to a climax.
Just when Zhou Xu's drums raised the music to the top, the screen went black and the movie ended.
The subtitles scrolled quickly on the big screen, and the lights in the cinema were not yet on. It was still dark. But the entire screening room was eerily quiet, no one spoke, no one got up, and everyone was immersed in the plot. Stupidly staring at the screen.
Bang Bang Bang -
After a brief silence, someone took the lead in applauding, and more and more people applauded. The applause grew louder and louder. The audience vented their surging passion with applause, and the warm applause echoed in the theater like a stormy wave. It's almost like towing an entire movie theater upside down.
All the audience was very excited and excited. The movie doesn't have flashy visuals. There are no grand scenes, just passionate music, and unremitting efforts for dreams, and the whole movie has a shocking power.
Domestic reporters remembered that when the movie was launched, Zhang Ran said that "Bursting Drummer" was a bloody movie, and many people didn't particularly understand this concept at that time. Now they all understand, this film is simply refreshing, the masochistic effort makes the blood boil, the final ending is unconventional, and the rousing music makes people explode.
At this time, many reporters have only one thought in their hearts: If this is called a bad movie, then what is a good movie? If this is a flood of bad reviews, then what kind of film will receive rave reviews?
There were only two people in the whole scene who couldn't be happy, Zhang Zhiliang and Yu Minghai. Zhang Zhiliang has always felt that Zhang Ran's story lacks depth and depth exploration of the characters' hearts, and now he still thinks so, but this film is really too exciting and beautiful, and even he feels that his blood is boiling. This made Zhang Zhiliang really feel the pressure, and he said in a low voice: "Mr. Yu, you can't let this movie be released!"
Yu Minghai knew that the quality of Zhang Ran's movies must be good, and they were all shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Tokyo Film Festival, but he never dreamed that the movie would be so good.
"Bursting Drummer" is much higher than Zhang Zhiliang's film in terms of watchability. Two movies with similar content were released at the end of the year, and "Notes with Blood" was dead.
Yu Minghai glanced at Zhang Ran, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Don't worry, this movie has three wrong views, the teacher wants to destroy the students, and he also does something to the students, this alone can sentence them to death!"
Yoji Yamada didn't like the story of "The Burst Drummer", it was too dramatic for him, but the film's rhythm, lighting, and use of camera were excellent, and he was reminded of some of Kurosawa's films. He felt that if Zhang Ran had been born a few years earlier, if he had been Japanese, perhaps Akira Kurosawa would not have written to Takeshi Kitano and entrusted Japanese movies to Takeshi Kitano, but entrusted Zhang Ran. It's a pity that he is Chinese!
Now the Japanese film market is very bad, Hollywood movies account for 70% of the box office of the entire market, there are many directors who can make art films, but there are too few directors who can make good commercial films. The situation with Chinese cinema also seems to be bad, but with such young people, there is hope for Chinese cinema!
Yoji Yamada found Zhang Ran and encouraged: "The movie is very good, if Director Akira Kurosawa is here, he will definitely like your movie, come on!" After speaking, Yoji Yamada shook hands with Feng Yuanyi and gave them full affirmation.
Feng Yuanyi and they were all very happy, Yoji Yamada is one of the few Japanese film masters who is still alive, and it is a supreme honor for his performance to be affirmed by him.
The audience at the scene did not leave, and the applause continued to ring. Yoji Yamada didn't say much, and patted Zhang Ran on the shoulder. Motioned for them to come on stage, and the audience was still waiting for them.
In the shouts and applause of the audience. Zhang Ran and a group of leading actors walked onto the stage and bowed to everyone to express their gratitude. And the audience saw Zhang Ran and they bowed. They applauded even harder, shouting and shouting one after another.
The thunderous applause lasted for more than ten minutes, and Zhang Ran bowed three times before the applause slowly ended. The audience expressed their support for the film in the most direct and simple way.
Zhang Ran took the microphone specially prepared by the staff, looked around at the audience in the back row of the theater, and said with a smile: "Here I would like to thank everyone for their support for "Burst Drummer", our film has been questioned by many voices these days, saying that some judges have criticized our film. I didn't take these words to heart, because my film is not made for the judges, but for the audience, and the audience's reaction is what I really value! Your applause is the greatest affirmation of us, thank you!"
The smile on Zhang Ran's face was as bright as the afternoon sun, showing an expression of enjoyment, this is the greatest value of shooting movies, as long as the audience likes it, it is the greatest happiness for the director.
At the press conference afterwards. Almost all the questions went towards Zhang Ran alone, and even Jay Chou was almost ignored by reporters.
Zhang Ran was not carried away by the atmosphere of the scene, and said what should be said, and did not say a word that should not be said. However, he still shared a lot of interesting facts about the filming process. It made the reporters at the scene laugh.
The reporters dug up a lot of gossip they wanted, so they didn't pester Zhang Ran, Bi Jing This is the premiere. It is the stage for movie promotion, so reporters have also begun to set their eyes on several leading actors.
A reporter asked, "Jielun." It's your first time acting in a movie, but it's surprisingly good. How did you do that?"
Jay Chou was very happy to hear that the reporter spoke so highly of his performance, but he didn't take all the credit, and said sincerely: "Before filming and starting, Mr. Feng Yuanyi taught me the basic skills of acting for half a month. But halfway through the filming, when Zhou Xu and Chen Wei were halfway through, there was still a problem, I couldn't play that strong emotion, and Director Zhang Ran conducted special training in order to let me perform that emotion. In order to arouse my emotions, he deliberately provoked me and asked me to beat him! As a result, he was beaten to the point that his nose and face were swollen! I was able to act to this extent, and it was entirely due to the two of them!"
Although Jay Chou said it in a joking tone, the reporters at the scene, whether it was domestic, Hong Kong, Taiwan, or other regions, could hear that this was not a joke. In order to let the actors perform the most realistic effect, some directors will adopt some extreme methods, such as Akira Kurosawa's war scene in "Spider's Nest City", in order to create a sense of reality, he even found a professional archer to shoot the main actor Toshiro Mifune with real arrows.
Jay Chou did not describe the whole process in detail, and even joked, but everyone found a footnote for the excellent performance of the whole movie. For the sake of the truth of the performance, a director abandons the dignity of the director, and is willing to be beaten by the actor to the point that his nose is blue and his face is swollen, with such a director, how can the performance of the movie be bad!
If Hu Jun won the actor half a year ago, he thanked Zhang Ran in an interview, and everyone thought that Hu Jun was modest. But now Feng Yuanyi is grateful for the same guidance of Zhang Ran, Jay Chou, a newcomer who doesn't know how to act at all, can have such an excellent performance, and no one is doubting his words.
The media interview lasted a full hour before it ended, and as the media left, Zhang Ran and the others all breathed a long sigh of relief.
"The audience likes our movie very much, and this time the reporter will definitely not scribble!" Zhang Jingchu was not dissatisfied because she was snubbed at the press conference, but seemed very happy.
Jay Chou rubbed his temples and nodded approvingly, the scene is so warm today, it is impossible for media reporters to be talking nonsense. Feng Yuanyi had a smile on his face, although he didn't say anything, Zhang Jingchu's opinion also agreed.
Zhang Ran also hoped that the media would report it well, but there was always a shadow in his heart, and Yu Minghai's words were like a thorn in his heart, making him unable to be completely happy.
When Zhang Ran and the others walked out of the cinema, dozens of spectators were waiting outside. When they saw Zhang Ran and them coming out, they surrounded them, surrounded them in the middle, first applauded incessantly, and then handed the autograph book to everyone.
After signing for the fans, it was already past ten o'clock when I returned to the hotel. The audience's reaction made Zhang Ran very happy, "Burst Drummer" can't sell for much in Europe and the United States, mainly relying on East Asia and Southeast Asia, and now the audience's response is enthusiastic, which means that the copyright in Japan should be able to sell smoothly.
The film festival is indeed the most important promotional stage for films, and the next day, many domestic and foreign media reported the premiere of "Burst Drummer", and many media gave high praise to the film. (To be continued.) )