Chapter 664: Word of Mouth
After the premiere of the movie, it snowed heavily in the sky, and everyone thought it was a miracle, if it snowed so heavily during the premiere of the movie, the premiere would be in vain. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but there was no snowflake during the premiere, and as soon as the premiere ended, it began to snow heavily, which was really like a miracle, as if God was also moved by the movie.
After the premiere, Zhang Ran and the crew did not rest and rushed back to Beiping overnight. There will be a premiere in Peking tomorrow afternoon, and this premiere will invite a large number of media and filmmakers to gather momentum for the film.
Just when Zhang Ran and the others left, the relevant places on the Internet were talking about this movie.
"I was moved to tears when I watched the movie, the last time was "Mom Loves Me Again" 20 years ago, and this time it was "Tangshan Earthquake". Crying hurts all the internal organs, Director Zhang is really amazing!"
"Today I went to see it with a little girl who had just graduated from the unit, and under my seat, there was a pile of crying wet tissues. After watching the movie, the little girl said as soon as she saw it, "Sister, you are crying so much, I just used a tissue!"
"Thank you Director Zhang Ran for showing us the tragedy at that time, especially warm, especially touching, this movie can be watched at least twice, the first time you go by yourself, you can cry heartily, and then take the whole family once!"
On this night, there were many fan messages on the official website of "Tangshan Earthquake", and the comments were almost one-sided praise, from the director Zhang Ran, to the screenwriter, to every actor became the object of praise, which made all the audiences who had expectations for this movie look forward to it even more.
Early the next morning, "Tangshan Earthquake" occupied the headlines of all media and entertainment editions of the opportunity, with similar titles, almost all of them were ""The Great Earthquake" Tangshan premiered for 10,000 people, and the scene cried into tears". These reports are all covering the pomp and circumstance of the premiere, and there is not much description of the movie.
In the afternoon, the premiere of "Tangshan Earthquake" was held in Beiping, attracting many heavyweights in the circle to come to cheer, including Xu Ke, Chen Kexin, Chen Guoxing, Huang Jianxin and other famous directors, as well as Na Ying, Wang Fei and other famous musicians, Li Lianjie, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming and other movie stars also came to the station to help, and the scene was star-studded.
During the screening of "Tangshan Earthquake", sobbing continued to sound, and when the subtitles just began to roll and the audience saw the four big words "Director Zhang Ran", the thousands of viewers at the scene burst into applause for 5 minutes.
After the movie ended, Xu Ke walked over, excitedly pulled Zhang Ran's hand and said: "Amazing, really amazing, I didn't expect your special effects to be able to do this level, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate!"
In 01, Xu Ke filmed "The Legend of Shushan", originally wanted to make a magical blockbuster, but he didn't expect it to become the most serious fiasco in his film career, and his creation has not been able to find a direction since then. The reviews of the movies are getting lower and lower, and the box office is getting worse and worse. Recently, he is conceiving a movie about Di Renjie, but the investment in this movie will definitely exceed 100 million, and investors are discouraged.
In the previous life, the special effects of Xu Ke's movies were basically covered by Koreans, and now when he heard Xu Ke say this, Zhang Ran felt very relieved, and his efforts were not in vain. Zhang Ran knew that Xu Ke would soon get out of the trough, and smiled at him: "Chinese films need big productions, and Director Xu Ke is one of the few directors who can make blockbusters, and I look forward to cooperating with you!"
Xu Ke immediately smiled when he heard this: "Okay, then let's make an appointment to talk!"
After the premiere of the film, there is a special press conference to focus on media interviews, which is also the most effective way to publicize.
In the question session, the first person who started to ask questions was a reporter from "Peking Evening News": "Director Zhang, first of all, I want to express my respect to you, this movie is really shocking." Recently, "The Assembly" has set off a discussion about the main theme, I think "Tangshan Earthquake" and "The Assembly" have one thing in common, which is different from our past movies, that is, starting from the vision of ordinary people, I want to ask, is "Tangshan Earthquake" the main theme movie?
After the release of "Assembly", especially after "News Network", a discussion about the main theme movie was set off, and the two sides argued very much. Some people believe that the main theme is to sing praises of virtue, but "Assembly" does not, so "Assembly" is not the main theme, while others believe that Gu Zidi's loyalty to the country and loyalty to his comrades-in-arms, especially through the unshakable brotherhood of life and death, this is the main theme.
Zhang Ran didn't expect that the controversy on this issue would be related to his own film, so he said: "I think before discussing this issue, we must understand a concept, what exactly does the main theme movie mean? If the main theme is to be able to complete the heroism, optimism and fearless fighting spirit of the Acura Revolution, then our film is not; if the main theme film refers to reflecting the mainstream values of society, then our film is the main theme movie." Our film is mainly about home and relatives, relatives do not need to say much, but what is home? Home is the eternal spiritual destination of Chinese and the sustenance of life. No matter how far away we are during the Spring Festival every year, no matter how difficult the road is, we always have to go home. I didn't go home for the Spring Festival last year, and I felt a little sorry for my parents, so no matter how busy I am this year, I will definitely go home. Recently, the snowstorm in the south has been particularly severe, and many people who went out to work still insist on going home under such difficult circumstances, and some people even walked home directly because they could not buy tickets. Is there a difference between these people who go home and the people in the movie who want to go home in the car of Zhang Jingchu and Hu Jun? There is no difference! This is our mainstream values, and if the main theme movie refers to a movie that reflects the mainstream values, then we are the main theme movie!"
The reporters present all nodded their heads in unison, and many of the reporters present today are young people, and many of them do not have a deep memory of the Tangshan earthquake, but why are they particularly moved? It lies in the fact that home is the softest and warmest part of everyone's heart, and this movie pokes at the warmest and softest place in everyone's heart.
Of course, this question seems very simple to say, as if every director can do it, but in fact it is not, and there are very few directors who can really do a good job.
The second reporter stood up and asked: "Director Zhang, the movie poster of "Tangshan Earthquake" says 'It is not recommended for primary school students and preschool children to watch', I also think that the movie is more tragic after watching the movie just now, and it is not very suitable for children to watch." I don't know what you think of the movie rating?"
Zhang Ran has a lot of thoughts and opinions on the issue of classification, although it is not suitable for discussion here, he still said: "There are many types of films, and children's films only account for a small proportion. We don't have a grading now, and many parents take their children to the theater to watch movies, and they can only rely on knowing in advance whether it is suitable or not. But there are very few parents who do this, and many people don't understand what the movie is about, and they go shopping together on weekends, watch a movie together, and by the time they walk into the movie and realize that the movie is not suitable for children, it is already too late. Some time ago, I heard a friend say that when watching "Lust and Caution", some parents brought their children into the scene, which was really scary. Ratings are definitely as they should be, and some films are not suitable for children to watch, so it is really necessary to establish a film rating system. As for what to do with the grading system, I won't expand on it here!"
A reporter got up and asked: "Director Zhang, what do you think the final box office of the movie "Tangshan Earthquake" will be?"
This question is a question that many reporters like to ask, but Zhang Ran knows that it is a pit for the movie "Tangshan Earthquake". In the previous life, Feng Xiaogang was scolded by many people because he shouted "Tangshan Earthquake" with a box office of 500 million, saying that it was difficult for him to make a fortune.
Zhang Ran naturally wouldn't make this kind of mistake, and said with a relaxed face: "Naturally, the higher the better, the higher the box office, the more audiences, and for such a major theme, I think the more people who pay attention to it, the better." China is an earthquake-prone country, and there are earthquakes every year, so if our film can make more people pay attention to this matter, let more people understand earthquakes, and understand earthquake escape knowledge, I think it will be a very meaningful thing. ”
When a female reporter got up, she didn't know if she remembered the plot in the movie, tears fell suddenly, and she said in a choked voice: "I'm sorry, I'm really moved." I think it's a great movie that should be seen by the whole world. What I want to ask Director Zhang is, do you think this film can win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film?"
China has an Oscar complex, not only for directors, but also for many audiences. The main reason is that in the past 30 years of reform and opening up, Chinese filmmakers have won almost all kinds of large and small film awards, only the Oscars are bad, so everyone always likes to talk about this.
Zhang Ran didn't attach much importance to the Oscars, and said with a smile: "It should be impossible, the Oscars are American awards, and the Oscars for foreign language films are a small award, mainly awarded to films that are very different from the temperament, techniques, and culture of local American films." To put it simply, it is to make them feel that this film will not be made by the Americans, and the movie is good, so that they can hope to win the award. "Schindler's List" We know, but can we make a Chinese version of "Schindler's List" and win the Oscar for foreign language film? Our film is not a dish for Oscar foreign language films, we will not sign up, and we have not considered the issue of awards, the audience likes it is the most important thing!"
After the press conference, excited film critics and many celebrities published their comments on the Internet overnight, singing praises for the film.
Wu Kai, the chief writer of "Movie World", believes: "Every actor in the film plays very well, I personally think the best is Li Na's actor, thin and weak girl, but the explosiveness is amazing! This girl will definitely be popular, Li Na's role is too painful, and the actor is extremely well controlled in details, with layers and tension!"
Long Bin, the host of "The Tenth Screening Room", commented: "After watching "Tangshan Earthquake", it is false to say that I am not moved, especially when it comes to the climax at the end of the film, there is a sobbing sound. The earthquake special effects are good, I didn't avoid the cruel shots, I felt very uncomfortable, and I couldn't bear to watch it. It's not appropriate to say that it's a disaster movie, because no one would watch such a real film with an entertainment mentality. The return of family affection in the flashy world is the greatest significance of this film, and it is recommended to watch it!"
Zhang Wei, editor-in-chief of "China Film Report": "Watching the Tangshan earthquake in the afternoon, as soon as I entered the venue, I told myself that even if I wanted to cry, I had to hold back as much as possible, otherwise it would be very embarrassing! But the tear gas bombs in this piece hit frequently, and I couldn't help but secretly take out a tissue from my bag and pretend to wipe my tears as if nothing happened, and it didn't take long to find that the men and women around me were similar to me, so I was not embarrassed." As a result, I had to sneak into the bathroom to look in the mirror when I appeared, and oh my God, my eyes were red and swollen! "Tangshan Earthquake" is Zhang Ran's sixth film, but it is definitely his pinnacle work! The film is unexpectedly full, good, really good. I've never seen that movie that can make a bunch of old men cry like peaches, everyone is looking forward to it!"