Chapter 820: Sigh
After Liu Chen and Director Zhou came to Seoul, they enjoyed extraordinary treatment. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Even Lee Myung-bak, the mayor of Seoul, made a special trip to meet with Director Zhou and gave enough respect.
Liu Chen knew that at this time, the whole of South Korea was trying to catch up with Hong Kong's film entertainment.
But it is undeniable that Cheng Long, Director Zhou and other veteran Hong Kong actors are extremely famous in South Korea.
Even after the news that Director Zhou was coming to South Korea, outside the hotel where Director Zhou and the crew stayed, many fans of Director Zhou were waiting early.
After Director Zhou and those enthusiastic Korean fans signed autographs, they returned to the hotel with the crew.
The itinerary in South Korea is also very tight, and after the crew participates in a test screening tomorrow, Director Zhou also asked Liu Chen and him to participate in a local variety show in South Korea to increase the exposure of Director Zhou's film.
The next day, they held a preview screening at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul.
It is not only the venue for the Blue Dragon Film Awards, the highest level in Korea, but also the venue for many meetings of Korean dignitaries.
Liu Chen has lived in China for a long time and has never experienced the life of such a small country.
And when he actually got to South Korea, he could understand these Koreans.
Although he doesn't like these sticks very much, he has to say that these nationals have more of a sense of crisis than the Chinese people.
And not only Koreans, but also Japan also have this sense of crisis.
When he came to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, Liu Chen saw many veteran Korean artists in the theater.
At this time, Korean movies were just in their infancy, in 01 year, a "Sassy Girlfriend" swept Asia, and after that, this year, a "Tai Chi Flag Flying" broke out of Asia again, and even caused a lot of repercussions in the international film industry.
Not to mention the essence of these movies, just South Korea has created such a powerful entertainment industry with a territory of less than one province in China, which has to make people reflect.
In later generations, many people said that they would resist South Korea's cultural aggression, but as a result, variety shows, TV and movies that bought copyrights from South Korea were very popular.
After the screening, countless South Korean reporters surrounded Director Zhou and interviewed him about the film.
In South Korea, these reporters don't care about Director Zhou's private life, they just care about Director Zhou's films.
And Liu Chen and the rest of the crew went back to the hotel first, this is not as good as Huaxia, Liu Chen is not well-known here, and it is reasonable that he will not be paid attention to.
After returning to the hotel, Liu Chen just wanted to go back to his room, but saw a strange man in the lobby of the hotel.
The reason why he is called eccentric is because the man is in his thirties, wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses.
Especially with a toothpick on his mouth, he is very similar to the costume of 'Little Brother' in classic Hong Kong films.
Liu Chen looked at the man and smiled, and was about to leave, but at this moment, the man came straight towards Liu Chen, grabbed Liu Chen and spoke carefully.
However, it is a pity that Liu Chen does not know Korean, so he does not understand the language with that person.
The man obviously also understood the language barrier between the two, and scratched his head anxiously.
And at this moment, the man suddenly heard something and talked to Liu Chen in half-baked English.
It turns out that this man's name is Fu Chengzhe, and he is currently an advertising director, according to him, he is a big fan of "Little Brother Ma", and his dream is to one day make a classic movie like "The True Color of Heroes".
And he grabbed Liu Chen, just to know Director Zhou's current position, he wanted to see the king of comedy in Hong Kong with his own eyes!
Liu Chen smiled and explained to him that Director Zhou was still in the theater.
Then I talked to him about the movie.
Listening to his narration, Liu Chen can see that this person has a love for movies, and he has a soft spot for Hong Kong shootout films, and he can easily access the works of Hong Kong film directors such as Wu Yusheng and To Qifeng.
The two chatted for a long time, until Director Zhou returned to the hotel, and this Fu Chengzhe got Director Zhou's autograph, and then left happily.
Liu Chen looked at his back and sighed in his heart.
In China, the Chinese people have such a good environment and countless audiences who love movies, but they have never been able to give birth to a film director who has conquered the world, which cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness.
"What's the matter, brother? I see you sighing. ”
Director Zhou smiled and patted Liu Chen's shoulder and asked.
Liu Chen turned around and replied: "Director Zhou, in fact, I have been thinking about a question recently, how will Huaxia resist the impact of Hollywood blockbusters in the future, relying on the country's protection policy is never a long-term solution, maybe domestic films can still support it for a while, but after a long time, the audience is aesthetically fatigued, and they will not buy it." ”
When Director Zhou heard Liu Chen's question, he immediately fell silent,
After a long time, he sighed and said: "Actually, I have been thinking about this problem, you know, I have considered this issue since I made "Shaolin Football" a few years ago, and I was thinking at that time, should Hong Kong local films introduce American blockbuster special effects, or should they rest on their laurels and only make some small-budget movies? With this in mind, I made the attempt of "Shaolin Football". Of course, you also know the results, which can be said to be successful or unsuccessful. ”
"The success is naturally the big hit of "Shaolin Football", and the failure is our Huaxia special effects, which have not caught up with the level of others, and even the special effects industry in the United States is becoming more and more advanced, but we Huaxia are still making those low-budget movies, completely unaware of the coming of the crisis!"
The next day, South Korea's MBC TV.
Liu Chen and Director Zhou came to MBC TV, which is known as the three major TV stations in South Korea, to participate in the variety show "Let's Play" hosted by Liu Jae-seok.
At this time, South Korea's variety shows have not yet reached their peak, and Liu Jae-seok has not yet been named the host of South Korea's two major nationals like later generations.
Liu Zaishi is in his thirties, but he has been immersed in the Korean variety show industry for more than ten years.
He has always been known for his dedication, and the stars he works with are all impressed by his dedication and dedication.
And this "Let's Play" is also a variety talk show created by MBC TV specifically for Liu Zaishi.
As soon as this show was broadcast in early 04, it became the champion of variety shows in South Korea with a rating of 9%.
After Liu Chen and Director Zhou arrived at the waiting room of the show, a middle-aged man came in with some staff.
After he saw Director Zhou, he kept bowing to the latter, his expression was very respectful, this person was Liu Zaishi.