Founded in 1950, the magazine's headquarters moved from Shanghai to Beijing, and then from Beijing to Shanghai, until it moved back to Beijing again after the reform and opening up.

In the past few years, "Popular Films" were all edited by the China Film Association. Just a few months ago, "Popular Film" was finally separated from each other to form its own magazine, and at the same time, it was boldly revised, and on the basis of the original professional and ideological surnames, it became more interesting, fashionable and news.

Zhao Lei is the chief editor of "Popular Film", and after learning the news that Wang Zijun was going to hold "A Chinese Ghost Story" in Daguanlou, she personally made a guest appearance as a reporter for an interview. If possible, she hopes to do an interview with Wang Zijun and write Wang Zijun's first interview article in the mainland.

Zhao Lei brought a photojournalist Xiao Chen from a magazine, and the two arrived at the scene an hour in advance, only to find that many fans had gathered there, and they were fans who couldn't watch the movie without tickets.

"We're going to see a movie!"

"Are you Daguanlou or not the People's Cinema? How to serve the people? People want to see movies, but you don't sell tickets. ”

"Yes, sell tickets, sell tickets quickly! What I have is money. ”

"Why are those people admitted? We can't get in! ”

"Down with the privilege, buy a fair ticket!"

"Down with the privilege!"

“……”

Zhao Lei and photojournalist Xiao Chen were blocked outside, and they were directly dumbfounded, so crazy when Li Lianjie's "Shaolin Temple" was released a few years ago.

In fact, not only Zhao Lei and them, but even Wang Zijun himself was quite surprised. "A Chinese Ghost Story" has been promoted in the mainland for more than half a month, and the publicity is not very strong, so a few text advertisements have been placed on "Popular Film" and several newspapers that allow commercial advertisements, and it can have this effect.

The manager of the Daguanlou Cinema was so helpless that he had to come out to explain, he held a tin and shouted the microphone and said, "Don't panic, everyone. Today is the premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story", which is used for artistic discussion and advertising, and there are only three screening halls to screen "A Chinese Ghost Story", and all the people invited are from the literary and artistic circles and the press. The official release, please wait another week......"

The theater manager talked for a while, and finally calmed down the anger of these fans, and waited for another week, then wait slowly.

There are also some guys, I don't know where to get the premiere tickets, and they were directly fried for 50 yuan a piece, and those scalpers were almost flattened by the sea - is there any mistake, the movie ticket of five cents has reached the sky, and it has directly doubled a hundredfold.

However, those fans did not come in vain, from time to time there are movie stars like Fu Yiwei , Liu Xiaoqing , Zhang Yu , Si Qing Gaowa and other movies that are rarely seen come over, and there are many names on the fans' autographs.

"Sister Zhao, you see that Zhang Laomou and Brother Chen Kai are also here." Xiao Chen, who had a camera around his neck, suddenly pointed ahead.

Zhao Lei tiptoed to see that it was indeed Chen and Zhang. It's normal to think about it, even those movie stars have been invited, and these two directors and photographers who have won international awards will inevitably be invited. However, Wang Zijun's face is really big, Zhang Laomou and Chen Kaige were both in Xi'an some time ago, so they made a special trip to Beijing to participate in the premiere.

Xiao Chen took a few photos of Zhang Laomou and Brother Chen Kai, then turned his attention to the back, and suddenly his eyes widened and said, "Sister Zhao, why are there still foreigners over there?" ”

Zhao Lei didn't care much and said: "I heard that Wang Zijun has a foreign bodyguard with him, maybe it's his bodyguard." ”

"No, that man is very familiar!" Xiao Chen explained.

"On which side?" Zhao Lei asked.

Xiao Chen pointed outside and said, "There is a place across the street, eat the two of the rock sugar gourds." ”

Zhao Lei looked at it, but it was a man and a woman, she didn't know the woman, but the bearded man Zhao Lei had seen countless photos, and couldn't help urging: "Quick, shoot them!" That man is Spielberg, the director of "Jaws"! ”

"Spielberg? Yes! How could he be in Beijing? Xiao Chen reacted suddenly, held the camera and fought his way out of the crowd, ran half the street and knelt in front of Spielberg with a pop, raised the camera and took pictures.

The sudden killing of Xiao Chen startled Spielberg, and he didn't realize that it was a reporter until he saw the other party taking pictures. He posed very cooperatively for Xiao Chen to take pictures, and at the same time smiled and said to the black-haired beauty next to him: "Oh, Kailin, it seems that Chinese journalists are no different from Hollywood." ”

The black-haired beauty didn't answer, but spit out the rock sugar gourd in her mouth, frowned and said, "This Chinese dessert tastes so weird!" ”

"Haha, let Zachary treat us to roast duck at night!" Spielberg laughed.

While the two were talking, Zhao Lei had already squeezed out, stretched out her hand and smiled at Spielberg: "Hello, Mr. Spielberg, I am Zhao Lei, a reporter for "Popular Film". ”

"Hello, beautiful Zhao." Spielberg came to China specifically this time to shoot "Empire of the Sun", and had to travel to Shanghai, Suzhou and other places. Because I had to contact many Chinese actors, I had a very rough understanding of the Chinese film industry before I came, and Spielberg, the magazine "Popular Film", happened to know about it.

"Thank you for the compliment," Zhao Lei looked at the beautiful woman who came with Spielberg and asked, "Who is this beautiful lady?" ”

Spielberg introduced: "Katherine Kennedy, my good friend. ”

Katherine Kennedy, the same age as Wang Zijun, used to be Spielberg's secretary and is now the owner of the production company. "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Back to the Future" trilogy, and later "Jurassic Park" and other films, all of which Catherine served as a producer.

Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" filmed in China this time was also co-produced by Catherine Kennedy's company and Time Warner. The two have a good personal relationship, this time they came to China a few days in advance, and happened to meet Wang Zijun who was going to premiere "A Chinese Ghost Story" in Beijing, and after receiving the invitation, they happily came over, in fact, they mainly took the opportunity to travel to Beijing.

Although Zhao Lei is the screenwriter of "Popular Movie", she has never heard of Catherine Kennedy's name, and really thought she was just Spielberg's friend, and never talked to her much after that.

"Mr. Spielberg, did you come to Beijing specifically to attend the premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story" this time?" Zhao Lei asked.

Spielberg laughed, "Of course, Wang and I are good friends. Miss Zhao, I heard that the roast duck in Beijing is delicious, do you know where to buy it? ”

Why did you suddenly switch from movies to food? Although Zhao Lei couldn't keep up with Spielberg's rhythm, she still took the opportunity to say: "Quanjude's roast duck is the best, why don't I take the two of you after the premiere?" ”

Spielberg didn't want to be entangled by the media, and said: "No need, the king arranged a guide for us, but we seem to have missed it." I remember, Quanjude, thank you, Miss. ”

After the two foreigners finished speaking, they squeezed inside, and the other media reporters didn't know any of them. Zhao Lei followed closely behind, constantly introducing Spielberg to the delicious places to eat and play in Beijing, and the reason why she was enthusiastic was that she didn't want to let go of this opportunity to interview Hollywood directors.

Wang Zijun will definitely come to Beijing often in the future, but Spielberg, the American bearded man, is difficult to say, if he misses this time, he doesn't know what year it will be next time.

When Spielberg and Catherine entered the screening room, Wang Zijun was arguing with Zhang Laomou and Chen Kaige, and Liu Xiaoqing stood next to the three of them and laughed.

The two foreigners came in quite conspicuously, Wang Zijun recognized them at a glance, and said to Zhang Laomou: "Two more guests are here, let me introduce you to them." ”

Brother Chen Kai and Zhang Laomou also won awards at international film festivals, and they recognized Spielberg at a glance and said in surprise: "Why is he here too?" ”

Wang Zijun said with a smile: "He is going to stay in China for a few months this year, and the woman next to him is the proprietress of a Hollywood film company, if you are interested, you can talk to them for a while." ”

With the three of them over, Wang Zijun stretched out his hand and shook hands with Spielberg and said, "The guide I sent over called back and said that I lost you at the airport, and I was so scared that I am still crying." ”

"Haha." Spielberg said, "Kailin and I waited at the airport for half an hour and didn't find the guide who came to pick us up, so we took a taxi and came directly." ”

Wang Zijun pouted and said a little speechlessly: "That idiot guide is my new employee in the mainland, and what he wrote on the pick-up board is actually the Chinese translation of the names of the two. ”

Catherine Kennedy laughed, "It seems that we should learn some Chinese, at least our own names." ”

"Let me introduce you," Wang Zijun said, "This is the famous Chinese director Mr. Chen Kaige, this is the famous photographer Mr. Zhang Laomou, and as for this young lady, she is the famous Chinese actor Liu Xiaoqing." ”

Spielberg had heard a little about Chen and Zhang, but only to the extent that he knew that there was such a person, but he couldn't name them. As for Liu Xiaoqing, the devil knows who she is?

The premiere was still a little time away, and the scene of several people chatting together attracted all the reporters at the scene, and those reporters privately inquired about the origin of the two foreigners.

Several people sat down together, and Chen and Zhang chatted with the two foreign friends very enthusiastically. Liu Xiaoqing also wanted to join, but her English was not good, and she couldn't even understand it, let alone chat. However, she was also reluctant to seek the near and far, and she was about to crash into Wang Zijun's arms when she leaned over, and said familiarly: "Mr. Wang, when will you come to the mainland to film?" ”

"It depends." Wang Zijun faced this naked seduction of "ciluo", and couldn't help but move sideways for a distance. The beauty in front of her, in order to be able to get a Beijing hukou and marry a tragic young man in Beijing, kicked her husband on the fourth day of marriage, and is now living with a married director, and finally broke up the director's family and married him, but in a blink of an eye, he cuckolded the director and hooked up with Jiang Wen (Lao Jiang's teacher personally confirmed that the two had lived together for three years).

This kind of woman is too terrifying, Wang Zijun thinks he can't afford it.

(To be continued)