Chapter 570: Acting Breakthrough [One Change]
While the two reporters were squatting at the door of the theater, Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei in the cinema had already begun to watch "My Savage Girlfriend".
As soon as the film opened, the drunk Wang Guxian vomited the filth of the uncle wearing a wig on the subway, and the audience was discouraged, but Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei did not laugh, not only did they not laugh, but they still had a very serious expression on their faces.
The audience bought tickets to enter the venue just to have fun, but in the eyes of professionals like Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei, Wang Guxian's performance was a breakthrough in his previous performance style.
After "A Chinese Ghost Story", although Wang Guxian also acted in many other types of movies and refused to play female ghosts again, Xiaoqian's image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that the audience will unconsciously think of Xiaoqian when watching Wang Groupxian's other movies, which is both a recognition and a kind of trouble for Wang Groupxian.
Once the actor forms a fixed image in the hearts of the audience, the acting path will become very narrow, and Wang Guxian has faced such embarrassment before.
However, after this "My Sassy Girlfriend", I believe that this problem can be greatly improved, because of the role created by Wang Guxian in the film, there should be no audience in the cinema who will associate her with the female ghost Xiaoqian.
"It's a comedy movie, it's a shame." Wang Jiawei sighed lightly.
Liu Zhenwei nodded sympathetically, "If you want to change to a more formal theme, you will definitely be able to win a nomination for an actress at next year's Academy Awards." ”
Hong Kong's comedy films have always been insulated from film awards, except for the first Academy Awards, which awarded the best actor to Hui Guanwen, no comedy star has won this award. Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical comedy has been popular for so many years. He himself has not even been nominated for an Academy Award; Although Xu Guanwen has been nominated, he has been constantly nominated. But every year is the life of the accompaniment.
Comedy and action films are both representatives of the commercial film genre. Various film awards that pride themselves on artistry certainly do not favor this type of film.
Wang Jixian completed a breakthrough in his acting style in a comedy-style movie, so Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei felt a pity.
"Let's take a look further, I think Mr. Lin wrote this story more than just funny."
Liu Zhenwei whispered, and the attention of the two returned to the big screen.
The first half of the film does everything that a successful comedy can do, and the laughter of the surrounding audience never stops, but when I see the second half. The laughter in the theater slowly stops, replaced by the worry that the hero and heroine will be together.
At this time, Wang Jiawei suddenly turned his head and said to Liu Zhenwei with a smile: "I really let you guess correctly, the audience who walked out of the cinema today, I'm afraid no one will think that this is a comedy." ”
Liu Zhenwei nodded, "Mr. Lin is really powerful, he deceived all of us." ”
Wang Jiawei smiled faintly, "It's going to be lively now, what do you think the media will say about this movie?" ”
"Hong Kong should be fine, after all, the atmosphere is much more open. I don't know what the reaction will be after the release of this movie in Taiwan. Liu Zhenwei replied with a smile.
At present, the atmosphere in Taiwan society still tends to be conservative. "My Sassy Girlfriend" has changed the image of the heroine in the past movies as gentle and virtuous, and the beautiful heroine is more rude than a man when she is savage, which may cause a lot of controversy in Taiwanese society with conservative folk customs.
"It suddenly occurred to me now that what the boy we had just met at the door said really made sense." Wang Jiawei suddenly said.
"Oh?" Liu Zhenwei turned his head to look at him curiously, "Which one?" ”
Wang Jiawei imitated the tone of the boy at that time and said, "Do you think everyone is Wang Guxian?" ”
Liu Zhenwei smiled and nodded, he already understood what Wang Jiawei meant - if the heroine of "My Savage Girlfriend" was not Wang Guxian, the audience might really find it difficult to accept the role of this savage woman on the screen.
"How else to say that Mr. Lin's means of making popular female stars really unmatched?" Liu Zhenwei originally wanted to use the phrase "tune. teach", but it was not appropriate to think about it, and temporarily changed the words.
Wang Jiawei didn't answer again, this matter is not something he and Liu Zhenwei need to worry about, and the most urgent problem in front of the two of them now is how to evaluate the movie to the reporters guarding outside when they go out after the film.
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"It's out!"
"Where?" Ashi was pushed by his companion's arm, and immediately raised his head to look at the crowd that had dispersed.
The companion didn't dare to point directly with his hand, for fear of being discovered by the other party, so he roughly described the position of Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei in words.
"See, yes, it's them!" Ashie's tone became excited, today finally didn't wait in vain, and finally let them catch a big piece of news.
"Do you think there's something unusual about their behavior today, that they are so casual that they appear in public and they don't worry about being recognized?" The companion said puzzled.
"What's so strange about this, the two of them are directors and not actors, although they are very famous, but there shouldn't be many ordinary people who can match their names with themselves, and deliberately covering them up gives people the feeling of 'there are no silver three hundred taels here'...... Alright, don't think about it so much, let's get over there, or they'll have to go. Ashi called out to his companion and squeezed into the crowd without looking back.
Looking at the two reporters squeezed out of the crowd, Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei glanced at each other, and a smile appeared on the corner of their mouths that only each other could understand - it's finally here!
"Director Liu, Director Wang, I am a reporter from Oriental Daily, I have a few questions I want to interview the two of you, is it convenient?"
Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei both pretended to be very embarrassed, and it took a lot of words for Ah Xi to reluctantly agree to the interview.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of the two reporters, Liu Zhenwei specially added: "We have other things, if you have any questions, please ask them quickly." ”
Ash and his companions did not dare to delay and immediately began the interview.
"Did you just go to see the movie "My Sassy Girlfriend"?"
Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei nodded in unison.
"What do you two think of the film?"
Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei made eye contact, and after the last moment, Liu Zhenwei opened his mouth and asked, "Are you coming or am I talking?" ”
"Come on, I'll add if it doesn't work." Wang Jiawei quietly gave up the opportunity to Liu Zhenwei.
Liu Zhenwei nodded, turned his head to look at Ah Xi who was asking, "Mr. reporter, have you seen this movie?" ”
Ah Xi shook his head, not understanding why Liu Zhenwei asked so.
"Then I really suggest you should buy a ticket to go in and see it, it's a very special movie." Liu Zhenwei said very seriously.
"Special?" Ah Xi's companion keenly captured the word and asked further, "What does Director Liu think is special about this movie?" ”
"The positioning of the heroine." Liu Zhenwei blurted out, and after a pause, he added: "In previous Hong Kong movies, the existence of female characters was more of a plot need and foil, but in this movie, this situation has undergone a big change...... If you've been paying attention to Hong Kong films that have been released recently, you'll find that feminist cinema is slowly becoming a trend, from "Three Heroes of the East", "Breaking Bad" to now "My Sassy Girlfriend", this trend is becoming more and more obvious. ”
"What does Director Liu mean that feminist films will become the mainstream of the market in the future?" Ah Xi asked.
Liu Zhenwei shook his head, "This is not true, but judging from the box office performance of movies such as "Three Heroes of the East" and "Thunderbolt Baby", feminist movies will be a more popular theme in the future. ”
"In other words, Director Liu is very optimistic about the box office of "My Sassy Girlfriend"?" Ashie's companion asked.
"It can be understood that way." Liu Zhenwei didn't deny it.
"Let me say a few words." Wang Jiawei interjected at this time, "Just now he suggested that you watch this movie, my suggestion is that if it is just ordinary entertainment, it is enough to watch it once, but to really understand this movie, then you have to watch it at least twice." Why do you say that, because this movie tells an affectionate and strong story, but it packages itself as a funny film, but in fact it is very down-to-earth and sincere! ”
Compared with Liu Zhenwei's evaluation, Wang Jiawei's expression went further, Ah Xi and his companions were a little curious, when did these two become so talkative?
Just when the two reporters were still stunned, Liu Zhenwei opened his mouth and urged: "Okay, it's time to go!" ”
Wang Jiawei also knew that the drama was almost done, so he refused the request of the two reporters to continue the interview, squeezed into the crowd with Liu Zhenwei, and soon disappeared from sight.
After the two left, Ashi's companion finally said the question that had been holding back in his heart for a long time: "Do you think this interview is too easy?" ”
"Maybe it's because the two of them are in a good mood today, maybe it's because the movie is really as good as they say it is...... Anyway, we earned a news, didn't we? Ah Xi patted his classmate on the shoulder, "Okay, don't think so much, go back and catch up with the draft!" ”
On the second day of the release of "My Sassy Girlfriend", Taiwan's Changhong Film and Television Company, which participated in the investment of the film, immediately held a press conference and announced that the box office of the film's premiere was 3.37 million.
Wu Dun was in a good mood, not only revealed the film's release in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea at the press conference, but also released in advance that if the film's premiere box office in Taiwan can exceed 10 million, he will hold a celebration banquet.
In contrast, the news published on the entertainment page of "Oriental Daily" about Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei going to the cinema to watch the movie and giving high praise was drowned out in many reports about the movie "My Sassy Girlfriend", which was not very eye-catching. (To be continued......)