Chapter 40: Blending into the Theater

"Happy Ghost is quite funny, our whole family has watched it three times. This time it's not a film from New Art City, it should be good. A few people sitting not far from Lu Yan were biting on sugar cane, waiting for the screening of "Shanghai Night".

One of them wondered, "No! I've heard it's called 'Film Studio'. ”

"You know, the film studio was founded by Tsui Hark, and it is actually a satellite company under the name of New Arts City. By the way, a few months ago, he was the director of "Best Partner: The Queen's Secret". That's what I'm here for! An audience member who knows a lot about this began to show off his own way.

"Oh...... It turns out that this is the case, and it seems that this film should not be bad today. ”

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Lu Yan secretly glanced at Tsui Hark and understood that this was a director's reputation in the hearts of the audience. "Director, your reputation is really good!"

"What's the use of a good reputation, or look at the box office!" Tsui Hark pouted and said that he had so many films with a good reputation before, but he didn't sell well. At that time, it can make him depressed.

"In fact, the first consensus that the midnight show gave us was that filming and production are for the audience. It doesn't matter if you're a director or a producer. The works that come out should strive to stand the test of the audience. The second is that through the audience reaction at the midnight show, the structure of the film can be adjusted and modified in time before the official release. It is even a common occurrence that there are directors who change the ending according to the wishes of the audience. The midnight show is not only a test of the quality of the film, but also convenient for the filmmaker to have a data support for the future release market, which can more effectively predict the box office and word of mouth. Wait a minute, you have to remember to listen to some of the opinions and exclamations of the audience. These things are of great help to us in the future! Tsui Hark took out the pen and paper he had prepared, and waited for the film to play.

Look at the accompanying creators, who are also secretly writing in their respective corners. As for Lu Yan, he was completely unprepared.

In his imagination, he thought that today was to attend the so-called 'premiere'. I didn't expect it to be a 'midnight test screening', but he didn't know anything about it.

Suddenly, all the noisy movie theater headlights went out. A beam of light shone directly on the huge movie screen from the projection opening on the back wall of the theater, and with the sound of impact, the words blood-red immediately appeared on the screen - film studio.

The originally noisy audience also quieted down. It's just that the sound of biting sugar cane and eating peanuts still sounds from time to time.

At the beginning, the scene is a few dancers in the dance hall showing off their bewitching figures, and the female singers singing playfully. Immediately after, the screen turns to the backstage of a certain dance hall.

Zhong Zhentao, as the male number one, appeared as a clown.

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The sound of artillery fire was incessant, and people fled with their bags and children on their backs......

The audience, who began to immerse themselves in the world of film, suddenly burst out laughing.

It turned out that the thief sneaked into Zhong Zhentao's house, this time Zhong Zhentao and Ye Qianwen came back, and then Zhang Aijia also came suddenly, in order to avoid misunderstanding, Zhong Zhentao had to hide Ye Qianwen, pity the thief, and had to take the opportunity to hide in the east again and again......

This scene suddenly made the audience laugh back and forth.

"That thief is too stupid, if I ...... it a long time ago"

"According to me, Zhong Zhentao is funny, you look at his expression, as if he is breading a woman outside."

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The final emotional follow-up of the film is ready to be completed, and it is still completed in a comedic atmosphere. A heart-wrenching relationship in troubled times was completed with tears and laughter. Ye Qianwen's "Evening Breeze" is used here as the finishing touch, and it also enhances the literary and artistic atmosphere of the whole movie. When the audience's hearts were still warm in the story of love, another "Ye Qianwen" appeared, and the story of "Shanghai Night" was staged again.

"It's a pity, I thought Zhong Zhentao could enjoy the blessings of all people......"

"It's a good film!"

"I think it's good, but it's a bit of an injury. But it's still funny when it's funny, and I want to laugh when I think about it. ”

The whole film was played, but not to the point where the audience stood up and applauded. Thinking about the recent releases of several movies, they are all very good, so "Shanghai Night" is decent in everyone's eyes.

But just after watching a movie, everyone must be talking about it. Many plots in my mind have not yet retreated.

Tsui Hark and others also took the opportunity to quickly record the audience's remarks in their notebooks.

In fact, don't look at Tsui Hark's breezy appearance, there were worries in my heart at the beginning. After all, this midnight show is the most unruly, and if the film is not good, it will be scolded by the audience pointing at its nose and scolding it bloody. If it looks good, it will usher in full applause and heartfelt admiration from the audience, and it will spread word of mouth. Therefore, in this era, even dull literary films, as long as the test screening has a good reputation, it can also have some box office.

And at midnight, if the audience is not satisfied, it is still a trivial matter to scold a few words. It is even possible to hit someone with his hands, and there is no need to take responsibility.

It wasn't until the audience felt that it was not bad, and Tsui Hark became a little relaxed.

"Let's go! It seems that it will be fully launched in the next two days, and it will depend on the will of God how the box office will be. After the audience almost left, Tsui Hark got up and said, "Yan Zai, it's the first time to participate in the midnight test screening, it's not bad, right?" ”

"It's fine! Director: What you said at the beginning was too scary. Lu Yan was indeed a little frightened by Tsui Hark's words before entering the arena, but he did not question the true surname of those words. From seeing the audience's arguments just now, he has already believed eighty percent.

In fact, in Lu Yan's view, this unwritten rule is both good and bad. The advantage is that it can urge filmmakers to work harder, which is a hundred times stronger than those actors and directors who only get paid and don't make films well. The downside is that the audience often dominates the creator's thinking, and once a film is a success, it will be copied by others. In Lu Yan's view, this is one of the reasons why the trend was rampant in the late 80s and early 90s.

"I'm not lying at all, I don't believe you should ask someone when the time comes. If you follow the director of a bad movie, I guess you will know what it means to be terrible. Tsui Hark smiled and patted Lu Yan's shoulder, waved his hand to the other main creators, and said, "Let's go!" It's been hard work for you all today, so I'd like to invite you to have some supper. ”

[It seems that everyone can't open it? The editor is off work, so I'll try to post another chapter. 】

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